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Snowden may refer to: People * Snowden (surname), a given name and a family name * Edward Snowden, former computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 Fictional characters * Snowden (character), a character from the novel ''Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller * Snowden, a Christmas character in '' Snowden on Ice'' Places * Snowden, West Virginia, US * Snowden Mountain, a summit in Alaska, US * Snowden Crags and Snowden Carr, a prehistoric archaeological site in North Yorkshire, England, UK * Snowden International School, a public high school in Boston, Massachusetts, US Music * Snowden (band), an indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, US * ''Snowden'' (EP) * Snowden Family Band, a 19th-century singing group from Knox County, Ohio, US * "Snowden" (song), a 2005 song by Doves from ''Some Cities'' Other uses * ''Snowden'' (film), a 2016 biographical political thriller by Oliver Stone * Snowden (physi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden (surname)
Snowden is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. Loudon Snowden (1835–1912), American diplomat * Andrew Snowden (born 1984), British politician * Cal Snowden (born 1946), former American football player * Charles Snowden (born 1998), American football player * Christopher Snowden (born 1956), English engineer, academic and executive * Dave Snowden (born 1954), Welsh knowledge management consultant and researcher * Edward Snowden (born 1983), American-Russian whistleblower who disclosed U.S. National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs * Elmer Snowden (1900–1973), American jazz musician * Ethel Snowden (1881–1951), British socialist and feminist politician * George Holburn Snowden (1901–1990), American sculptor * George Snowden (1904–1982), American dancer * Gilda Snowden (1954–2014), African American artist from Detroit * Grant Snowden, American policeman and criminal defendant * Helen Martanie Snowden, (1860–1925), American artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden (EP)
''Snowden EP'' is the first EP by the band Snowden, released in 2005. It contains early versions of songs which would later be reworked and released on their debut album '' Anti-Anti'', such as "Victim Card" and "Kill the Power", as well as several exclusive songs. Track listing # "Victim Card" # "Good News" # "Chin Up" # "Kill the Power" # "Come Around" # "Anybody Else" References 2005 debut EPs Jade Tree (record label) EPs {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowdon
Snowdon (), or (), is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. It has an elevation of above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands. Snowdon is designated a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna, and is located within Snowdonia National Park. The rocks that form Snowdon were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. It is part of the larger Snowdon range, which includes Garnedd Ugain, Yr Aran, and Moel Eilio. There are several lakes on the mountain, the largest of which is Llyn Lydaw (), located on the eastern flank at . The mountain has been described as the "busiest in the United Kingdom", and in 2022 it was climbed by 543,541 walkers. There are six main paths to the summit, the most popular of which begins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherax Snowden
''Cherax snowden'' is a species of crayfish from West Papua (province), West Papua in Indonesia (Oinsok River Drainage, Sawiat District, Chendravasikh and Kepala Burung Peninsulas). In the wild, they live in freshwater river tributaries. It is popular as a freshwater aquarium pet across Asia, Europe, and North America because of its orange-tipped claws. Specimens were previously misidentified as members of ''Cherax holthuisi'', also from West Papua. Adult body length is for males and for females. Different shades of green (brownish green and bluish green) is the predominant body color throughout their lives, their claw tips are orange. The first samples became known in the West in 2006 by means of internet pet shops. By the time it was examined by professional zoologists in 2015, ''Cherax snowden'', a new species of crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula in Irian Jaya (West Papua, Indonesia) was already popular as a pet in Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden (physics)
A Snowden is a unit of soft X-ray emissivity The emissivity of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in emitting energy as thermal radiation. Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation that most commonly includes both visible radiation (light) and infrared radiation, which is n ..., equivalent to 10^ ROSAT counts s^ arcmin^. These units were chosen by S. L. Snowden when working with the ROSAT mission to create the ROSAT All-Sky Survey in order to make the surface brightness values fit into a two byte integer. References Units of measurement {{physics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden (film)
''Snowden'' is a 2016 biographical thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald. Based on the books '' The Snowden Files'' (2014) by Luke Harding and ''Time of the Octopus'' (2015) by Anatoly Kucherena, the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) subcontractor and whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) beginning in 2013. In addition to Gordon-Levitt, the film features an ensemble cast including Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, Logan Marshall-Green, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schnetzer, LaKeith Lee Stanfield, Rhys Ifans and Nicolas Cage. An international co-production of Germany, France, and the United States, principal photography began on February 16, 2015, in Munich. ''Snowden'' screened at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2016, before premiering at the 2016 Toronto Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden (song)
"Snowden" is the second single from British indie rock band Doves' third album, ''Some Cities'' (2005). It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2005, charting at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and number 42 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single version of the song was mixed by Rich Costey. Two music videos were produced for the song, directed by Dominic Leung. One features the album version of the song, and the other (also known as the "live edit") features the Rich Costey mix, with both videos featuring different footage. B-side "Son of a Builder" contains elements of "Beasley Street," written by Mancunian performance poet John Cooper Clarke John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet and comedian who styled himself as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. In the 1970s and early 1980s, he released several albums and performed on stage with punk and post-punk .... Track listings Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Snowden (Song) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden Family Band
The Snowden Family Band was a 19th-century African American musical group. The children of the Snowden family of Clinton, Knox County, Ohio, comprised the ensemble. The band's career stretched from before the American Civil War into living memory; no other African American band of their type lasted as long.Sacks and Sacks 12. The Snowdens earned their living by farming. However, through their music, they integrated themselves into their predominantly white community and entertained, corresponded with, and even taught their white neighbors. A long Knox County tradition credits them with composing (or helping to compose) the song "Dixie". Performances The Snowden children began touring sometime around 1850. Friends and contacts in other towns often invited them to perform, and their advertising consisted of nothing more than a few handbills and word of mouth. This invitation from Arthur Kirby is typical: As we are going to have a Suinging party the 12th off August on Saturda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden (band)
Snowden was an indie rock band fronted by musician and songwriter Jordan Jeffares. The name is inspired by Snowden, a fictional character from the novel ''Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller. History Snowden started out in Jeffares' bedroom, where he recorded demos. These demos impressed Jeffares' brother Preston Craig, who then introduced other musicians to Jeffares, thus beginning Snowden. Snowden self released The Snowden EP, which was received with immense local success. They landed spots opening for groups such as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Arcade Fire. In 2006, Jade Tree signed the band and released their debut album '' Anti-Anti''. The album gained immediate attention, as evidenced by its making the "most blogged" band on the Internet according to elbo.ws and getting airplay by Steve Lamacq (BBC). In 2007, the band released videos for "Like Bullets" and "Anti-Anti" and made radio appearances around the country. They recorded special features for Comcast, AOL/Spin, and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Snowden
Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a former National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence contractor and whistleblower who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs. Born in 1983 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, he attended a community college and later enrolled at a masters programme of the University of Liverpool without finishing it. In 2005 he worked for the University of Maryland, in 2006 he started working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and then switched to Dell in 2009 where he was managing computer systems of the NSA. In 2013, he worked two months at Booz Allen Hamilton with the purpose of gathering more NSA documents. In May 2013, Snowden flew to Hong Kong and in early June he revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, and Ewen MacAskill. Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present), His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden International School
The Muriel Sutherland Snowden International School at Copley (formerly Copley High School) is a public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Its international-themed curriculum was introduced by the school's namesake, Muriel S. Snowden, in 1983. The school was renamed after Snowden in 1988. As a part of the international-themed curriculum, students are required to take four years of a foreign language: (Spanish, French, Chinese, or Japanese). In addition to the language component, Snowden International School has the goal of having twenty five percent of each student class take part in exchange/immersion programs to foreign countries including China, Japan, Canada, England and Costa Rica. Special features Snowden offers students an accelerated college preparatory curriculum, the Advanced Placement program, and beginning in 2010, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The school also has a college-like campus setting in Boston's historic Copl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowden Crags
Snowden Crags is a prehistoric archaeological site on Askwith Moor in North Yorkshire, England. Local antiquarian Eric Cowling recorded a stone circle and a concentration of cairns at the location in a 1946 survey, but the site remained obscure due to the density of heather covering it for most of the year. It was rediscovered in 2010 by amateur archaeologist Paul Bennett, who described the stone circle in more detail and noted the presence of a robber trench of unknown date at its centre. A neighbouring area of moorland, Snowden Carr, contains a large amount of prehistoric rock carvings A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ... that were also recorded by Cowling. References Further reading * * Prehistoric sites in England Archaeological sites in North Yorkshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
