title: Mikhail Seslavinsky

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Mikhail Vadimovich Seslavinsky (; born 1964) is a Russian researcher in book culture, a bibliophile and  public figure.

Biography

Born February 28, 1964 in the city of Dzerzhinsk (now in the Nizhny Novgorod Region), Seslavinsky graduated with a degree in history from the N. I. Lobachevsky Gorky State University (now N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod).

From 1986 to 1989, he was a faculty member in the social sciences department  at the Dzerzhinsk Branch of Gorky Polytechnic University (now N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod).

In 1990, he was elected people’s deputy of the Russian parliament (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Supreme Council) for Dzerzhinsk District No. 364, as well as to the Gorky Regional Council of People's Deputies. As a member of the RSFSR Supreme Council, he was a deputy chairman of the Council’s Commission for Culture (1990-1993).

From 1993 to 1998, Seslavinsky served as a member of the State Duma. During this time, he chaired the 1st State Duma Subcommittee for Culture in the Committee for Education, Culture and Science. In the 2nd State Duma he was deputy chairman of the Committee for Culture.

In 1998-1999, he headed the Federal Service for Television and Radio Broadcasting.

From 1999 to 2004, he served as State Secretary and the First Deputy Minister for Press, Television, Radio Broadcasting and Mass Media in the Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet.

Since 2004, he has headed the  Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications until 2020. According to the Presidential Decree of the Russian Federation of November 20, 2020 No 719 "About enhancement of public administration in the sphere of digital development, communication and mass communications" the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications is abolished, and its functions are transferred to the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.

In the period from 2010 to 2014, based on the decision of the agency's expert council, Rospechat provided state support to the Dozhd TV channel in the amount of 30.6 million rubles.

At Mikhail Seslavinsky’s initiative an ethics code for broadcasters – called the Charter of Broadcasters of the Russian Federation – was drafted and signed on April 28, 1999 by the heads of the leading Russian TV and radio broadcasters.

From 2001 to 2003, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Public Russian Television (ORT) and Channel One. From 2005 to 2010, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors at Prosveshchenie Publishing House and also the Administrative Direction for Print, Tver Children’s Book Printing and Publishing Integrated Works and the General Directorate for International Book Exhibitions and Fairs.

Family

He is married and has two daughters, born 1994 and 2003. The older daughter Natalia Seslavinskaya has dedicated her career to the book industry, continuing the family tradition.

Creation

Mikhail Seslavinsky is also a prominent bibliophile and collector of autographs and rare books from early 19th and 20th centuries. He has donated books and manuscripts to state libraries and collections (State Literary Museum, Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian State Library, Rudomino State Library for Foreign Literature, State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Pushkin State Museum, Admiral Lazarev Naval Library, Dmitry Mendeleev and Alexander Blok State Memorial Museum Reserve and Solzhenitsyn Center of Russian Emigré Studies).

Since February 2011, he has chaired the Council of the National Union of Bibliophiles. He has authored numerous articles on bibliology. A full bibliography of his works was published by Pashkov Dom Publishing House of the Russian State Library in 2014 under the title Mikhail Seslavinsky, Bibliophile and Bibliologist: Bibliographical Reference compiled by Leonid Fursenko with an introduction by Alexander Samarin.

Since 2008 Mikhail Seslavinsky has chaired the editorial board of the bibliophile magazine "Pro knigi" ("About books").

He is also the author of the book of children's stories Chastnoe pionerskoe (Private life of Soviet pioneers) which was made into a film of the same name; the collection of articles Homo Scriptoris [=Writing Man]; the books The Scent of a Book Binding (bibliophile album), Polaris (about the adventures of a bobcat in Finland) and The Rendezvous (Russian artists as depicted in French books of the first half of the 20th century); the album Books for Book Lovers (co-authored with Moscow State Printing University professor Olga Tarakanova); the album A Garland of Books and Pictures (children's reading in pre-revolutionary Russia); and the monograph French Bibliophilic Books with Drawings of Russian Émigré Artists (1920s-1940s). He also compiled the collection Tamizdat: 100 Selected Books a collection of articles about books by famous Russian writers and poets (Marina Tsvetaeva, Igor Severyanin, Boris Pasternak, Ioseph Brodsky, etc.), a catalogue titled a Bibliophile’s Wreath to Anna Akhmatova: Marking 125th Birthday – Autographs by Mikhail Seslavinsky; banned in the USSR, thair books were published abroad, as well as the album The Art of the Autograph and My Friend Osip Mandelstam. Selected Illustrated Bibliography and Autographs, and Rare Russian Books of the 20th Century: 333 Selected Books, Marina Tsvetayeva’s Bibliophilic Garland, A Cantata to the Cantata.

On the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the birth of Anatole France, a collection of his writings was developed and published, with an afterword "The Russian dinner of Anatole France". The book also includes some previously unknown drawings by Tatyana Mavrina and Antonina Sofronova: "France", "Anatole", "Under the Sign of Queen Pedok". Riot of Angels, St. Petersburg, Vita Nova Publishing House, 2019.

Seslavinsky is a member of the Board of Trustees at State Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, the Orthodox Encyclopedia, and chairs the Boards of Trustees at the Ivan Fyodorov Moscow State University of Printing Arts.

On August 26, 2013, Mikhail Seslavinsky joined the Council for the Russian Government Media Award. He has been member of the State Radio Frequency Commission since 2004, the Government Commission on Television and Radio Broadcasting, as well as the Government Commission on Religious Organizations.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the commission for the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Korney Chukovsky and the commission for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Lydia Chukovskaya.

In 2015,he was Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Year of Literature in Russia.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the jrganizing committee for the preparation and holding celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Konstantin Simonov.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Osip Mandelstam.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the organizing committees for the preparation and holding  of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Konstantin Paustovsky and Marina Tsvetaeva.

He is also Deputy Chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Maxim Gorky in 2018.

He is also Deputy Chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Alexander Solzhenitsyn in 2018.

He heads the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Nekrasov in 2021.

He heads the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Ivan Bunin in 2020.

Mikhail Seslavinsky holds a Ph.D.Candidate of Historical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts (Department of Art History and Art History).

In June 2023, the Pushkin State Museum opened the exhibition “The Book and Graphic World of Alexander Benois in the Collection of Mikhail Seslavinsky. With additions from the funds of the State Museum of A. S. Pushkin”, dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the creative association “World of Art”. It presented works in the field of theatrical graphics - sketches of costumes and scenery, works in the field of book graphics, as well as letters from A.N.Benois/

Seslavinsky has received a number of Russian state awards. He is a Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor, a decoration he was awarded for his efforts to promote cultural ties between France and Russia.

 Izvestia 23 Dec 2014
 RBK 23 Dec 2014
 Izvestia 76 Nov 2014
 Investigative Committee of Inquiry to the head Rospechat Michael of "anti-state media" - Moskovsky Komsomolets", April 7, 2015
 From 2010 to 2014 Rospechat "into significant financial injections from the state budget in the media whose editorial policy had a pronounced anti-state position." – RBC, April 27, 2015
 Rospechat accused of financing anti-state media - Echo de Moscou, April 8, 2015
 Investigation Committee of suspected Rospechat financing of independent media - New newspaper,  April 10, 2015
 Rospechat financed TV channel "Rain" for 30 million rubles  - Izvestia, April 7, 2015
 Michail Seslavinsky: Of “The Literature Year” surprises and unique projects
 Seslavinsky: “The Literature Year” will be versatile in Moscow and in regions
 Russian Government Direction

References

External links

 Art et Métiers du Livre n° 302 GRÉGOIRE LEVITZKY : ENQUÊTE SUR UN RELIEUR D'ART ATYPIQUE. SESLAVINSKY M.

1964 births
Living people
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
Knights of the Legion of Honour
Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Arts
First convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Second convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
People from Dzerzhinsk, Russia
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Russian male journalists


The 2005 Minnesota state government shutdown was a government shutdown affecting the U.S. state of Minnesota, the first in the history of the state. The shutdown was the result of a fiscal dispute between the Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty and House majority, and the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) majority in the state Senate, that was not resolved by the constitutional deadline on June 30. The Republicans and the DFL disagreed over how much would be spent on state healthcare programs and public schools, and what sources of revenue would be used for this funding. During the shutdown, many non-essential state government programs were closed, and about 8,900 state employees were furloughed. The shutdown lasted nine days, until the legislature passed, and the governor signed, a 'lights-on' temporary authorization of spending, followed by a compromise budget agreement. In 2011, there was another government shutdown lasting 20 days.

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title: 2014–15 Śląsk Wrocław season

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Śląsk Wrocław is a professional football club based in Wrocław, Poland. During the 2014–15 campaign the club competed in the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup.

Competitions

Ekstraklasa

Championship Round

Polish Cup

League table

References

External links

Śląsk Net
Wrocław Kibice Sport
ŚLĄSKopedia
About WKS Śląsk Wrocław

Śląsk Wrocław seasons
Slask Wroclaw


title: Reza Ahmadi

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Reza Ahmadi () is an Iranian football defender who plays for Foolad in the Iran Pro League.

Club career

Foolad
He started his career with Foolad from youth levels. Later he joined to first team by Dragan Skočić and signed a three-year contract which kept him at Foolad until 2017. He made his debut for Foolad in the 2nd fixture of the 2014–15 Iran Pro League against Persepolis as a substitute for Soroush Rafiei.

Club career statistics

References

External links
 Reza Ahmadi at IranLeague.ir

Living people
Iranian men's footballers
Foolad F.C. players
1993 births
People from Dezful
Men's association football defenders
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title: Alexander Zakharchenko

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Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko (26 June 1976 – 31 August 2018) was a Ukrainian separatist leader who was the head of state and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed state and Russian-backed rebel group which declared independence from Ukraine on 11 May 2014. Zakharchenko was appointed Prime Minister in August 2014 after his predecessor Alexander Borodai resigned, and went on to win the early November 2014 election for the position.

Zakharchenko was killed in 2018 when a bomb exploded in a café that he frequently visited.

Early and personal life
Zakharchenko graduated from technical college. He then worked as a mine electrician before opening a business in the mining industry. He studied with the law institute of the Interior Ministry. He was godfather to :Alexander Timofeyev's (ru) children.

Political career
In 2010, Zakharchenko became head of the Donetsk branch of OPLOT, a pro-Russian militant organization established in Kharkiv by Yevgeny Zhilin.

On 16 April 2014, 20 members of Oplot (including Zakharchenko), armed with clubs, rifles and some automatic weapons, occupied the offices of Donetsk city council, demanding a referendum on the status of the region.

By April 2014, he was the commander of a local militia in Donetsk (Oplot). The members of this militia were mainly from  civic and martial arts groups. Zakharchenko was appointed the "military commandant of Donetsk" on 16 May 2014. From May 2014, Zakharchenko played a leading role in the insurgency against Ukraine's central government. On 22 July 2014, he was wounded in the arm during a fight against Ukrainian government forces at Kozhevnia. In late August 2014, the DPR Ministry of Defence announced Zakharchenko's promotion to major general.

Zakharchenko succeeded Alexander Borodai as Prime Minister on 7 August 2014. Borodai then became the DPR Deputy Prime Minister. According to Borodai, Donbas native Zakharchenko succeeded him for a Russian government effort "to try to show the West that the uprising was a grassroots phenomenon". Borodai claims that he personally recommended Zakharchenko as Prime Minister.

In September 2014, Zakharchenko was the lead negotiator for the DPR at the Minsk Protocol, which agreed to a peace plan for the war in Donbas.

During the 2014 Donetsk parliamentary elections, Zakharchenko won the prime ministership with 78.93% of the vote. The day after the elections, the head of Oplot organization Evgeniy Zhylin gave an interview to the Russian television channel TV Rain where he told how Zakharchenko was appointed as a head of Donetsk branch of Oplot and how his candidacy as a leader of the DPR was promoted from Moscow.

In February 2015, Zakharchenko, representing the DPR, agreed to the Minsk II peace treaty, calling it a "major victory for the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics". After signing the Minsk agreements, Zakharchenko stated that should the Ukrainian authorities violate the terms of the agreements, fail to withdraw from the border, or fail to release the Donetsk POWs, he would take Kharkiv and destroy the Ukrainian battalions in Debaltseve. Zakharchenko stated that he had no intention on adhering to the ceasefire within the Debaltseve region.

He was wounded in the leg on 17 February 2015 during the closing stages of the Battle of Debaltseve. In January 2016, he described the battle in July 2014 for the village of Kozhevnia as "a milestone for me", saying that it was "our first offensive. Unfortunately, in the course of fighting we practically destroyed this village. By burning down houses, we saved our lives and the lives of our people."

Political positions
During the 2014 Donbas parliamentary elections campaign, Zakharchenko told potential voters that he wanted pensions to be "higher than in Poland." Zakharchenko said this was feasible because Donetsk is very rich, "like the United Arab Emirates [...] [the Donetsk people] have coal, metallurgy, natural gas [. . .] [t]he difference between [them] and the Emirates is they don't have a war [in the Emirates] and [Donetsk does]." Zakharchenko promised to build "a normal state, a good one, a just one. [Donetsk] boys died for this, civilians are still being killed for this".

He has stated: “…this generation is being raised on democracy, which implies that a family can have two fathers or two mothers. To me, this is categorically unacceptable.”

Zakharchenko was in favour of the death penalty.

In an interview with Zakhar Prilepin on Tsargrad TV in late 2016, he said that Britain must be conquered, which would usher in a "Golden Age for Russia". Prilepin, a Russian writer and political activist of the National Bolshevik Party, stated that Zakharchenko was among the top five most popular politicians in Ukraine and could be elected the President of Ukraine. In 2016, Prilepin published a book in which Alexander Zakharchenko is the protagonist.

Human rights abuses
In October 2014, Zakharchenko declared that he can shoot at any Ukrainian city with a clear conscience. In an interview he said: "I don't care at all. If I don't shoot in Avdiivka because my people live there, then I can shoot in any other Ukrainian city, and I won't feel sorry for the civilians or anyone else. This is a different war. You came to kill us, just to destroy us. So you will get what you are doing here".

During the war in Donbas there were many cases of forced disappearances in the Donetsk People's Republic. Zakharchenko said that his forces detained up to five "Ukrainian subversives" every day. It was estimated that about 632 people were under illegal detention by separatist forces by 11 December 2014.

Freelance journalist Stanislav Aseyev was abducted on 2 June 2017 under espionage charges. At first, the de facto DNR government denied knowing his whereabouts, but on 16 July an agent of the DNR's Ministry of State Security confirmed that Aseyev was in their custody and that he was suspected of espionage. Independent media was not allowed to report from the DNR-controlled territory. Amnesty International demanded that Zakharchenko release Aseyev. He was released in 2019.

Death

Zakharchenko was killed by a bomb explosion in the café "Separ" (a slang for "separatist" both in Ukrainian and Russian) on Pushkin Boulevard in Donetsk, on 31 August 2018. Reports say DNR's finance minister Alexander Timofeyev was also wounded in the blast.

The DNR and the Russian Federation blamed the Ukrainian government authorities. Officials in Kyiv rejected the accusations, stating that Zakharchenko's death was the result of civil strife in the DNR. Initial reports say that Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Trapeznikov was appointed acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Funeral and memorial services were scheduled for 2 September, in the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. A three-day mourning period was declared on 1 September, with the start of the new academic year in the territory being postponed until 4 September.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Zakharchenko's family, calling his death a "contemptible murder". The Russian Foreign Ministry's official spokesperson Maria Zakharova blamed Ukraine for the death, claiming that it is "driving its country to the verge of an all-out disaster at increasingly faster speeds".
The acting head of the Luhansk People's Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, paid tribute to Zakharchenko at a memorial service in the Republic, saying that the "banner of struggle, lifted by Alexander Zakharchenko, will never fall". He said that the Donbas region "will not forgive Zakharchenko's murder".

See also

 Alexander Bednov
 Valery Bolotov
 Igor Mangushev
 Aleksey Mozgovoy
 Arsen Pavlov
 Mikhail Tolstykh
 Gennadiy Tsypkalov
 Separatist forces of the war in Donbas

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Pro-Russian people of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Pro-Russian people of the war in Donbas
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Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2018
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title: Curtis Wilkie

text:
Curtis Wilkie (born 1940) is a retired newspaper reporter, college professor and historian of the American South. He is the author of numerous books including When Evil Lived in Laurel: The White Knights and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer and Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South. Historian Douglas Brinkley has written that, "Over the past four decades no reporter has critiqued the American South with such evocative sensitivity and bedrock honesty as Curtis Wilkie."

Early life

Wilkie was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1940, to parents whose families had settled Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties in 1837. During World War II, he lived at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where his parents worked as civilians in the Manhattan Project. After his father died in a fire in 1947, he spent the majority of his childhood in Summit, Mississippi, where his mother was a schoolteacher and his stepfather was the town's Presbyterian minister. His parents advocated for the racial integration of their church in 1971, at a time when many white Christians in Mississippi were leaving mainline Protestant denominations and public school systems due to race. He graduated from Corinth High School in 1958 and from the University of Mississippi in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Career

While at the University of Mississippi, Wilkie witnessed the discrimination against the first African-American students to enroll, and thereafter became involved in liberal political causes. From 1963 to 1969, at a time when the civil rights movement was at its height in the Mississippi Delta, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Clarksdale Press Register. In 1968, he was a member of the first racially integrated delegation to represent Mississippi at a Democratic National Convention, unseating segregationist state party leaders disqualified for violation of party rules. The insurgent delegation of "Loyal Democrats of Mississippi" was co-chaired by his friends Aaron Henry, head of the NAACP in Mississippi, and journalist Hodding Carter III.

In 1969, Wilkie received a Congressional Fellowship from the American Political Science Association to work in Washington, D.C. as an aide to Sen. Walter F. Mondale (D-Minn.) and Rep. John Brademas (D-Ind,) from 1969 to 1971. In 1972, as a reporter at The News Journal, in Wilmington, Delaware, he covered the first of eight presidential campaigns he would follow during his career. He was featured in The Boys on the Bus, Timothy Crouse's account of the journalists who covered the 1972 election battle between Richard Nixon and George McGovern. Upon moving to Delaware and discovering a racially restrictive covenant on the house he was purchasing, he worked with the neighborhood association's president to remove the covenants from Wilmington's Wawaset Park neighborhood.

He joined The Boston Globe in 1975 and served as a national and foreign correspondent for the paper for the next 26 years.  He was the Globe's White House correspondent from 1977 to 1982 and also served for a time as its Washington bureau chief. In the mid 1980s, he served as Middle East bureau chief for the Globe and covered the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the 1983 bombing of the US Marines barracks in Beirut, the first Palestinian intifada, and the first Gulf War. On Christmas Day 1989, he was with a small group of journalists who came under fire in Timișoara, Romania, while covering fighting between revolutionaries and forces loyal to Nicolae Ceausescu, the deposed president. In 1993, Wilkie established the Globe’s Southern bureau in New Orleans, where he lived in the French Quarter. He retired from the Globe in 2001.

In 2004, Wilkie's friend since childhood, attorney James P. "Butch" Cothren of Jackson, convinced him to return to his home state and teach journalism at the University of Mississippi. The Fellowship of Southern writers presented Wilkie with its Special Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction Writing in 2005. From 2007 until his retirement in 2020, Wilkie was a professor and Fellow at the Overby Center for Journalism & Politics. In 2013, Cothren endowed a scholarship for Ole Miss journalism students in Wilkie's name.

From 2008 to 2010, Wilkie spent two years researching court records and conducting some 200 personal interviews for his book, The Fall of the House of Zeus: The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer, his portrayal of Richard F. "Dickie" Scruggs, the famed trial lawyer and brother-in-law of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. In the 1990s, Scruggs was a lead attorney in the tobacco litigation which was settled for $248 billion.  He was portrayed by actor Colm Feore in the movie The Insider. Scruggs also successfully sued the asbestos industry, the makers of Ritalin, and insurers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Wilkie frequently appears on panel discussions related to Southern politics, journalism and the Civil Rights struggle in Mississippi. He is known for his distinctive bullfrog voice—a deep, slow Mississippi drawl, which has been described as "the sound of marbles rolling around in a bucket of Delta mud."

Books
 When Evil Lived in Laurel: The White Knights and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer (2020)
 (co-author with Thomas Oliphant) The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-year Campaign (2017)
 Assassins, Eccentrics, Politicians, and Other Persons of Interest: Fifty Pieces from the Road (2014)
 The Fall of the House of Zeus: The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer (2010) (2013)
 Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South (2001)
 (co-author with Jim McDougall) Arkansas Mischief: The Birth of a National Scandal (1998)

Other writings by Curtis Wilkie
 "The South’s Lesson for the Tea Party", The New York Times, August 12, 2014
 "The Last Southern Gentleman: Thad Cochran and the lost art of being nice", Politico.com, June 24, 2014
 "Willie Morris: The Prankster", The Southerner, Vol. 1 No. 3, 1999.
 "Bohemia's Last Frontier: New Orleans, a city full of idiosyncrasies, must be restored for the benefit of the nation as a whole". The Nation, October 3, 2005. (Requires subscriber log-in).

References

External links
  Mississippi Encyclopedia entry, Curtis Wilkie
  Articles and columns written by Curtis Wilkie are available for a fee on the Boston Globe website.
  "Press: A Tale of Two Conventions, How a newspaperman and TV reporter covered the Democrats ," by Stephen Smith, TIME, August 25, 1980.
  Story of a Lifetime: Curtis Wilkie, by Jamie Kornegay. Delta Magazine, August 23, 2012.
 Cothrens Celebrate Curtis Wilkie with Major Gift to Create Ole Miss Journalism Scholarship, by Tina Hahn. University of Mississippi Foundation. Legacy of a 60-year friendship expands with educational opportunities
 Q&A: Curtis Wilkie on the Wrong Crowd, by Adam Lynch. Interview in the Jackson Free Press''. October 13, 2010.
 YouTube.com: "Curtis Wilkie, author of "The Fall of the House of Zeus", talks about his book, Southern politics and the saga of Dickie Scruggs."

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American male journalists
21st-century American journalists
20th-century American male writers


title: Daniel Hay

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Daniel Hay (May 18, 1781 – January 19, 1853) was an American politician and co-founder of Carmi, Illinois. Born in Virginia, Hay came with his family to Kentucky at a young age. Shortly after his service in the War of 1812, Hay decided to establish a homestead in Illinois. While traversing to his preferred location, he decided instead to help establish Carmi in White County. He was elected the first county sheriff, then served two terms in the Illinois Senate. He spent the rest of his life working to ensure pension payments and operating a store with his son.

Biography
Daniel Hay was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia on May 18, 1781. In 1788, his family moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky. Thirteen years later, they moved to Butler County, Kentucky. In 1813, Hay volunteered in a Kentucky regiment for the War of 1812. Three years later he moved to the Illinois Territory, intending to settle in Sangamon County. Shortly after crossing the Ohio River, he spent the night in Equality, Illinois. There, he met James Racliffe, Willis Hargrave, and others who convinced him to help establish the town of Carmi, Illinois. Hay purchased a lot there and brought his family over from Kentucky, arriving October 31, 1816.

Hay was elected the first sheriff of White County, Illinois in 1818, serving three two-year terms. He purchased a farm  west of Carmi in 1820 and moved his family there. In 1824, he was then elected to the Illinois Senate, where he served two two-year terms. From 1825 to 1929, he was contracted to move mail from Shawneetown to Vandalia via Carmi and Fairfield. He eventually delegated the service to his sons until the contract expired in 1842.

Hay moved back to Carmi in 1831, maintaining a hotel and ferry. That year, he was also appointed a United States Pension Agent, holding the position for eleven years. He returned to his farm in 1832-33. After his pension role expired, he worked to prosecute claims for pensioners. With his son William, he founded the store of D. & W. L. Hay, which opened in 1840. He turned over his share of ownership to William in 1848. He again returned to Carmi in 1847 after most of his children were grown. That year, he was elected to the Convention of 1848, commissioned to revise the Constitution of Illinois.

Hay married Priscilla Robbins in 1809. They had ten children: eight sons and two daughters. Hay died on January 19, 1853.

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title: Whymper tent

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A Whymper tent is a ridge tent of A-frame construction used for mountaineering which was designed by English mountaineer Edward Whymper (1840–1911) and named after him. Whymper was the first person to ascend the Matterhorn. Tents using his general design were in common use from the later part of the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century and were referred to generically as "Whymper tents". A later smaller variant of the design was called the Meade tent.

Background
In the mid-19th century there were no tents available suitable for mountain climbing. The only tents manufactured were large ones for military use and so mountaineers needed to design and build their own. It was in this context that Whymper designed in 1862–65 and publicised his tent although he did not attempt any commercial exploitation.
Whymper pioneered expedition-style mountaineering and his design was larger and much heavier than the Mummery tent designed some 25 years later by Fred Mummery (1855 – 1895) who favoured lightweight climbing.

Design
Whymper described his design in Scrambles amongst the Alps, first published in 1869. The floor area is six feet () square and in cross section it is an equilateral triangle.  Whymper said the tent weighed about  and could accommodate four people.

Each end comprises two ash poles, each six foot six inches () long, fitted with iron ends and drilled near the upper ends so each pair of poles can be bolted together so that they cross. The roof is made of a single sheet of unbleached cotton canvas sewn around the four poles. A triangular sheet of canvas is sewn in to close one end and two triangular sheets form an entrance at the other end. The floor is a  square of mackintosh material, sewn to the roof sheet and the closed end. The flooring extends up the sides to stop draughts. At the entrance the flooring extends upwards one foot. The entrance flaps are fitted with tapes and the roofing material is nailed to the poles for strength.

When required, the tent was unrolled and erected as a whole. A climbing rope was used to go over the crossing of each pair of poles and along the ridge underneath the roof material. The rope was held taut in front of and behind the tent but guy ropes, as such, were not used.

After it had been lying in a barn in Valtournenche in the Italian Alps for over 100 years, the original tent was donated to the Alpine Club in 1965 by Guido Monzino and it has been restored by the Royal School of Needlework.

Subsequent use and the Meade tent

In the United Kingdom, businesses such as Black's and Benjamin Edgington's manufactured and retailed tents to Whymper's general design, calling them "Whymper" tents and these became the dominant design. Edgington's first sold them in 1892 and were still advertising them in 1960. Arguably, for mountain use the design was not improved on until geodesic dome tents appeared in the late 1970s although changes were made such as improved fabrics and replacing wooden poles with aluminium. The A-frame (A-pole) construction was resistant to wind and was very stable. A flysheet was sometimes recommended and the poles could be made of bamboo. However, the original size was sometimes found too small for four people and a  square version weighing  was available.

The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition used Mummery tents and  Whymper tents (as well as  and  military tents) but for the 1922 Everest expedition a modification was tried using a smaller  version with a flysheet, which was called a Meade tent, after the British climber, Charles Meade. In a few cases a circular entrance was adopted for each kind of tent but this was not popular with the climbers. The expedition also used Whymper tents in preference to the heavier ones of 1921.
It was from a small, two-man,  Meade tent at Camp VI that George Mallory and Sandy Irvine left on their final attempt on the summit of Everest on the 1924 expedition.
The 1933 Everest expedition used Meade tents  that weighed  as well as  square Whymper tents. The successful 1953 expedition used two-man Meade tents for the higher camps and Hunt reported that one night at a low level eight Sherpas slept in a two-man tent.

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Tents


title: Doncaster Rovers F.C. Academy

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Doncaster Rovers Academy is the youth team run by Doncaster Rovers to encourage and develop young footballers in South Yorkshire.

The youth team runs 9 teams and has over 100 players from the ages of 8 to 17. Tony Cook is the current academy manager and was promoted to this position in January 2019 after initially joined the club as head of academy coaching in September 2017. The academy team plays in the Football League Youth Alliance, North East Conference and is only for players below the age of 18. Home games are played at the club's training ground at Cantley Park.

The role of the Doncaster Rovers Academy is to develop players and their abilities to their full potential for the club's first team. Rovers youth team were runners-up of the FA Youth Cup in 1988 and the winners of the Youth Alliance Cup in 2012. The youth system currently has Category 3 status but with future plans to achieve Category 2 status Academy in the Elite Player Performance Plan which would make Doncaster one of the few teams outside the Premier League with Category 2 status.

Current squad

Players listed in bold have signed a professional deal with Doncaster Rovers but are still eligible to play for the U18's.

Staff

Age Groups
There are currently 9 squads at the Academy.

 Under 18
 Under 16
 Under 15
 Under 14
 Under 13
 Under 12
 Under 11
 Under 10
 Under 9

Notable Academy Graduates
The following are players from Doncaster's academy team past or present who have gone on to play in the top 2 tiers of the Football League, or the top tier in another country with prominent national leagues.

References

Academy
Football academies in England


title: International School of Iceland

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The International School of Iceland (abbreviated ISI; official name in Icelandic: Alþjóðaskólinn á Íslandi) is a private, non-profit school in Garðabær, Iceland. It is an international school in the Reykjavík area of Iceland, first established in 1960 as the American Embassy School. ISI has received support in the form of grants, training and consultation from the Office of Overseas Schools in Washington, D.C. since the 1960s.

History
Previously, the school was known as the American Embassy School and then Reykjavik International School in 2004 before taking on its present name in 2006. The school was located on Bergstaðastræti in Reykjavík (as the American Embassy School) and in Grafarvogur before finding its current home in Garðabær,  a municipality of the Greater Rekjavík area.

The International School of Iceland offers a course of study for students K-10. This means that ISI can serve students of primary, middle or high school age. After serving grades K-7 for many years, the school was expanded to include grade 8 in the 2015-2016 school year. Grade 9 was added during the 2016-2017 school year and most recently grade 10 was added to the curriculum in the 2017-2018 school year. This allows students to attend ISI for their entire grunnskoli career before moving directly to menntaskóli (secondary) education.

The school, constructed in 2005, is housed within the Sjálandsskóli building at Langalina 8, 210 Garðabær. Grades K-3 are housed in a second building next door, called Thorsmork.

Academics
The International School of Iceland offers two programs, or “streams.”  The English stream is for families whose parents have been temporarily assigned to work in Iceland by an embassy, business or university; typically, these families live in Iceland for 3 years or fewer. The Bilingual stream is intended for students who live in Iceland on a permanent basis or for an undetermined length of time.

The program includes English, Icelandic (Bilingual program only), mathematics, humanities, thematic units from the International Primary Curriculum, gym, swimming, art, textiles, theater and woodwork. Students in the English stream will learn Spanish as of 2014.

In addition to the academic program, ISI uses external assessments to measure student learning. MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessments were introduced at ISI in the fall of 2010. Students in the Bilingual program take the Icelandic National Exams (Samræmd próf) in mathematics and Icelandic in grades 4 and 7. These exams are administered each year in September.

In May of 2023, ISI was the second school after Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð to offer any form of International Baccalaureate education in Iceland with the introduction of the IB Middle Years Program for grades 7-10. ISI is the first and only school in Iceland to have the IB MYP program and is the first private school in Iceland to have any form of IB education.

Accreditation
In 2010, the school was audited by the Icelandic Ministry of Education. ISI is undergoing the accreditation process with the Council of International Schools (CIS). After a visit from CIS representative George Hobson in January 2015, ISI was given official membership status. In addition, ISI is a full member of ECIS (European Council of International Schools).

In 2017, ISI received joint accreditation with both CIS and MSA (Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools) organizations. Accreditation is an indication that the school offers an education of quality. It indicates the quality of our plan for the future and allows for closer links with other international schools. Colleges and universities worldwide acknowledge that an Accredited School meets internationally agreed upon and recognized standards.

Culture and traditions
School traditions include an annual berry picking trip, a tree planting field trip and a winter ski trip to Bláfjöll (weather permitting).  In May, students run to raise money for UNICEF.

Each year also brings a Halloween Party, holiday celebrations throughout the month of December, a pot-luck dinner in February and a Spring Event with themes that vary from year to year (e.g. 80s Night, Color Explosion or Masquerade).

In May 2014, the school hosted a celebration of its 10-year anniversary; guests included the Minister of Education, the  mayor of Garðabær, representatives from local embassies, and former and current students.

In the spring of each year, students in grades 5-6 raise money to go on an overnight trip in the Icelandic countryside. Grade 7 attends Reykir School Camp for a week of learning and fun.  Grades 8-10 go abroad to expand their learning.

Activities
In addition to the Academic program, the school offers students classes in swimming, gym, textiles, art and woodwork as part of a typical school day.

The school also offers after-school activities, including Photography Club and Art Club. Past offerings include computer coding, role-playing games and creativity, Mandarin Chinese Language, Spanish Language, Icelandic Enrichment, Football (Soccer) Club, Chess Club, Science Club and DJ Workshop.

References

External links

 ISI Official Facebook page
 ISI Official Parents Facebook Group

International schools in Iceland
Educational organizations based in Iceland
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in Iceland
Private schools in Europe


title: Fox Trot Finesse

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Fox Trot Finesse is a 1915 short silent film directed by and starring Sidney Drew. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed by the General Film Company.

Cast
Sidney Drew - Ferdie Crosby
Mrs. Sidney Drew - Ferdie's Wife - Eva
Ethel Lee - Ferdie's Mother-in-Law - Mrs. U. Newit

References

External links

Fox Trot Finesse(YouTube)

1915 films
American silent short films
Articles containing video clips
American black-and-white films
1915 short films
American comedy short films
1910s American films


title: Shanakht

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Shanakht ()(English Translation: Identity) is a Pakistani television social drama series that debuted on Hum TV on 5 August 2014. It is written and directed by Amna Nawaz Khan and produced by Momina Duraid. It is an A N K Production project. The show stars Maya Ali, Fahad Mirza and Noor Hassan Rizvi in pivotal roles. The show aired Tuesdays at 8:00 pm.

The drama serial premiered on 5 August 2014 in Pakistan, with the prime slot of 8:00 pm every Friday on Hum TV. The serial aired its final episode on 16 December 2014 and received acclaim. The finale of the serial left an unforgettable effect on the audience. Shanakht received widespread critical acclaim. It is considered one of the greatest television series ever. Due to the Islamic serial trend and minimum cult philosophy cliche dialogues, the serial was a major hit and received praise. It is also among the top series in Pakistan.

Plot

Shanakht mainly deals with the subject of social life in upper-class Pakistan. The story revolves around a young girl named Qurratulain (Maya Ali) (nicknamed Annie), a devout and practising Muslim. She often covers her head using a hijab as prescribed by her faith. She usually faces strong criticism and objections from her family members over her obsession with being a dutiful Muslim, especially from her liberal-thinking mother. As time progresses, Annie develops feelings for her first cousin Hashim (Noor Hassan Rizvi). Hashim, though fond of Annie, resents her for her religious, and hence outdated, outlook on life. In a twisted turn of events, Hashim sends a wedding proposal for Kashaf (Hina Javed), Annie's younger sister, rather than Annie, who has always been deemed more compatible with him. Kahshaf outright rejects the proposal. With a broken heart, Hashim leaves for England for higher studies, where he befriends Rohaan (Fahad Mirza). Rohaan has a pleasant, fun-loving personality but also believes in adhering to religious teachings. Rohaan's friendship gradually changes Hashim, his attitude towards life and religion.

Cast

 Maya Ali as Qurratulain (Annie)
 Noor Hassan Rizvi as Hashim
 Fahad Mirza as Rohaan
 Muneeb Butt as Haris
 Kanza Wayne as Faryal
 Shamim Hilaly as Shareen
 Azra Mohyeddin as Rohaan's mother
 Shehryar Zaidi as Rohaan's father
 Sabahat Ali Bukhari as Huma
 Hina Javed As Kashaf
 Fariya Hassan As Ayesha
 Mariam Ansari as Zubia
 Bilal Awan

Summary

Episodes 1–6

Shanakht is a story of a girl, Qurratulain, or Annie (Maya Ali), from a modern/liberal family. Things take a new turn when Annie starts covering her head with a head scarf, commonly known as a hijab. Annie faces opposition from her family over this decision, but she is firm. Like a typical young girl, Annie likes her first cousin Hashim (Noor Hassan). Hashim (Noor Hassan Rizvi) also wants her to be his life partner. He is allergic to the new ideas and way of life of Annie to the extent that he proposes to Annie's sister Kashaf instead of Annie. Kashaf rejects the proposal (as she is in love with her friend Haris). With a broken heart, Hashim leaves for England for higher studies, where he befriends Rohaan (Fahad Mirza). Rohaan is pleasant and fun-loving but also believes in adhering to religious teachings. Rohaan's parents are friends with Hashim and Annie's parents, Hashim and Rohaan are unaware of this. Because of the marriage refusal, there is a rift between Hashim and Kashaf's family. Annie overcomes these differences and makes everyone live happily together. Rohaan's family has fixed his marriage date with a girl named Esha, but they are unaware of his new look. When Rohaan comes back to Pakistan, everyone is shocked to see him.

Annie's mother is fed up with her hijab and wants her to remove it immediately. She is angry at Annie that no one is marrying Annie because of her new look and wants her sister Kashaf for the marriage, who is again refusing. Her mother blames her friend Ayesha (also Islamic) for her hijab and forces her to stay away from Ayesha. She is also forcing her to stop wearing a hijab which disturbs Annie. A new proposal comes, and to appear in front of them, Huma(Ainny's mother) tells her not to wear a hijab. She says that Annie can do what she wants after the marriage but should listen to her for now. Annie does so. The proposal is accepted, leaving Annie sad and crying that she has disturbed her identity.

Episode 7-8(Climax)

Annie is unhappy with her fiancée's disturbing personality and dislikes that he wants her to go out with him. Annie tells Kashaf about this. She says that going out to dinner with him will grow their understanding. Annie agrees. The next day Annie goes to a restaurant with her fiancée, where he invites his friend. The episode focuses on the fact that he has a bad character. Realising this, Annie leaves. He holds her hand to stop her and tells her to stay and listen to him. Annie slaps him and shows him his limit. She ends her engagement. When Annie reaches home, Annie tells everyone her decision is right. After this, she tells Huma that there is a charming man whom Annie is waiting for and that he would soon entire her life upon Allah's choice. Huma smiles and agrees. The next morning Annie asks her father Ajmat if she wants to join her office, and through this, she can prove that Hijaab is not a painful thing for women. Ajmat smiles and agrees. Kashaf tells everyone about Haris and gets engaged to him, making Ajmat and Huma happy for both their daughters.

The next day in the office, Annie is working and meets Rohaan. Rohaan gets so impressed with her personality that he asks his parents to take a marriage proposal. His mother and sisters are not happy with this decision. The other day, Annie and Rohaan's engagement takes place. They decided that their marriage would take place in a mosque. This decision disturbs Huma, Kashaf, Rohaan's mother and his sisters Bina and Zubia.

The next episode starts with Rohaan, his father and Amjat. They are making arrangements for the marriage. Rohan and Annie's Nikkah takes place, and after the wedding, everyone except their fathers is shown angry with the wedding. After her wedding, when Annie goes to her room, her mother-in-law tells her that she always hated her and this marriage was only due to Rohaan's decision and that now she has to live according to her. Annie is hurt.

The next day she tells Annie to take off her hijab to go to dinner, or she should stay home for this. Annie refuses to go. Haris demands Kashaf for many things, which is disturbing Amjat.

Episode 9-13

Bina and Zubia (Rohaan's Sisters) are unhappy with the marriage. Zubia gets engaged to Hammad. She starts to dance at a party, and her video gets leaked on the internet. She is upset and scared. Annie asks her to share her problem, and while telling her, Annie takes them both to her friend Ayesha's Home. Ayesha's brother helps them pull off the video from the internet. Zubia and Bina get impressed with Annie's personality and start to like her. Their mother, however, is not accepting of Annie. Kashaf and Haris are married, and Annie and Rohaan invite them to dinner in a restaurant. Rohaan and Haris have a little argument which further changes it into an emotional fight. Rohaan tells his parents that he has to attend a convention for his course and asks Annie to work for his office. Upon meeting Hashim, he tells him that he is married. Because of Annie's work, everyone in the office is impressed, including her father-in-law. Bina dons a hijab, but her mother yells at her and tells her to stop it. Rohaan and Hashim land in Pakistan together, and Annie finds out they are friends. Hashim has married a girl named Faryal. His mother is shocked to learn this, but she accepts them home. Haris asks Kashaf to get him a fla. She denies it, and he slaps her for this. He kicks her out, and she leaves instantly. She later regrets that she would have done what Annie did. A marriage proposal comes for Zubia, and she gets nervous. Annie handles her and calms her down. She feels relieved and hugs her. Rohaan's mother is watching this and gets impressed with Annie. Shereen(Hashim's mother) is unhappy with Faryal's habits and asks Hashim why he chose her over Annie. Haris' dad tells him that his company has faced a loss because of him, and only Rohaan can handle this. Haris talks to Rohaan, and Rohaan agrees to help. Haris is now shocked by his personality. Rohaan's mother finally accepts Annie as her daughter-in-law and Zubia's marriage takes place.

Episode 14-16

Annie is happy as a wife, daughter-in-law, and worker. Due to her sweet nature, everyone loves her now. Hashim is tired of the fighting between Faryal and his mother (Sheeren). He is working with Rohaan and Annie in their office. Haris accepts his mistake and asks Kashaf to forgive him. Kashaf then asks Annie and thanks her for being supportive.

These episode sequences show that Hashim regrets rejecting Annie's proposal and wants Faryal to be a good daughter-in-law. He feels guilty for his bad deeds and for refusing Annie because of her hijab.

Episode 17

Hashim and his mother tell Faryal to live decently and stop her indecent acts, but she tells them she is what she always will be. It furthermore creates distances between Shereen and Faryal.

The next day Faryal angrily goes to Rohaan's office and tells Hashim to leave. Rohaan is not present there, and Annie tells Faryal to have coffee and tells her to wait. Faryal yells and tells her to be quiet. Hashim gets angry at Faryal and tells her to shut up. Faryal then asks Hashim why he rejected Annie if he likes Annie more than her(Faryal). Annie gets hurt and cries, remembering her past. She takes leave from the office and spends her time in depression, whereas, Hashim tells Faryal to apologize to Annie or else he would leave her. And Faryal also starts wearing the clothes that her mother-in-law selects for her.

Episode 18 (Last episode)

The episode starts with showing Annie, who is still depressed. Hashim and Faryal are now getting divorced. When Annie hears this news, she tries her best to help them. Rohaan learns about Annie and Hashim's unstated relationship and tells her he trusts her. Rohaan asks her to stop them. The next morning, she goes there and tells Hashim she is the luckiest girl who didn't marry him. She says that if he wants Faryal to change, he must change himself. Faryal listens to them silently, and she gets to know the truth. The last scene shows Faryal apologizing to Annie. Kashaf and Haris also settle. The story ends happily, showing Annie pregnant.

Reception

The series started with higher ratings compared to other shows. Within its first five episodes, it scored higher TRPs. When it reached episode 8, i.e. when the protagonists got married, the series scored a hit in TRPs and reached more than 6.3 TRPs on average. Upon reaching more episodes, the series eventually grew in TRP ratings and got the highest achievement on Hum TV. It received a huge number of viewers and was among the top 10 series in Pakistan. According to the leading supplier of online BARB ratings reports, ‘Shanakht,’ broadcast at 20:00, garnered 116,800 viewers peaking at 172,200 viewers in the UK, Asia and Pakistan. Critically, Zainab Waseem noted that the drama reinforced what she described as inaccurate stereotypes about the Pakistani elite as being liberal and unreligious.

Inspiration
The drama is inspired by Haya from the most famous novel "Jannat Kay Pattay" written by Nemrah Ahmed.

Soundtrack

Shanakht'si title song is sung by Midhat, composed by Shani Haider the OST was released after the pilot episode and was appreciated.

Accolades

References

External links
 Official Website

 Hum TV's official Youtube
 Hum TV's official Dailymotion
 Hum TV's official Video channel

Hum TV original programming
Pakistani drama television series
Urdu-language television shows
2014 Pakistani television series debuts


title: Marcus Wallenberg Jr.

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Marcus "Dodde" Wallenberg Jr.  (5 October 1899 – 13 September 1982), was a Swedish banker, business manager and member of the Swedish Wallenberg family. He was the most influential representative for the Swedish industrial tradition and Swedish business’ during the 20th century. He was the CEO of Stockholms Enskilda Bank 1946–1958 and during half a century – from the early 1930s until his death in 1982 – he led and reconstructed many of Sweden's largest companies. During World War Two Marcus together with Erik Boheman were appointed to conduct the Swedish trade negotiations.

Marcus Wallenberg had a big interest in sailing and tennis. He participated in the 1936 Olympic sailing competitions and was a Swedish elite tennis player. He received a technological honorary degree from Royal Institute of Technology.

The historian of business and author  describes him as Europe's most powerful banker of the 20th century.

Early life
Wallenberg was born on 5 October 1899 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Marcus Wallenberg and his wife Amalia (née Hagdahl) and brother of Jacob Wallenberg. He passed studentexamen in 1917 and became a reserve officer in 1919 and graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1920. Wallenberg pursued banking studies and had various jobs in Geneva, London, New York City, Paris and Berlin from 1920 to 1925. Wallenberg was an avid tennis player and became Swedish indoor champion in single game for gentlemen in tennis in 1920 and 1926.

Career
Wallenberg became assistant director of Stockholms Enskilda Bank in 1925 and was Vice CEO and member of the board there from 1927. Wallenberg was during the early 1930s board member of Järnvägs AB Stockholm–Saltsjön, AB Atlas Diesel, Investor AB, AB Diligentia, Rederi AB Tanker, ASEA, AB Elektro-Invest and Trafik AB Stockholm-Björknäs. He was also a member of the council of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. He was in the late 1930s, chairman of the board of AB Atlas-Diesel, AB Lauxein-Casco, Hults Bruks AB, Industri AB Furuplywood and Trafik AB Stockholm-Björknäs. Wallenberg was also vice chairman of Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson and board member of AB Diligentia, Electro-Invest, AB Förenade Flygverkstäderna, AB Nordströms Linbanor, AB Scania-Vabis, AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna, ASEA, Ericsson Telephones Limited, Järnvägs AB Stockholm–Saltsjön, Mexican Telephone and Telegraph Co., Plantagengesellschaft Clementina, Società Elettro-Telefónica Meridionale, Società Esercizi Telefonici and the Federation of Swedish Industries (Sveriges Industriförbund). He was also chairman of the Swedish Lawn Tennis Association (Svenska Lawntennisförbundet) and the Sailing Association Havsörnarna.

Wallenberg was in the mid-1940s the chairman of AB Atlas Diesel, Hults Bruks AB, Igelsta Trävaru AB, Järnvägs AB Stockholm–Saltsjön, Mexikandra Telefon AB and Max Sieverts Fabriks AB. He was vice chairman of Halmstad-Nässjö Järnvägs AB, Goodyear Gummi Fabrik AB, AB Papyrus, Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson and Yngeredsfors Kraft AB. Wallenberg was also board member of ASEA, Björneborgs Jernverks AB, AB Aerotransport, AB Diligentia, AB Elektro-Invest, AB Nordströms Linbanor, AB Scania-Vabis, AB Svenska Amerika Linien, AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna, AB Svenska Maskinverken, AB Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompaniet, Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB, SAAB, Wifstavarfs AB, Banque d'État du Maro, Mexican Telephone & Telegraph Co., Federation of Swedish Industries, Swedish Bankers' Association (Svenska Bankföreningen), Swedish National Commission for International Business (Svenska nationalkommissionen för internationella näringsfrågor) and the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology.

He was chairman of the Swedish representatives on the permanent Swedish-British Intergovernmental Commission from 1939 to 1943 and member of the permanent Swedish-British-American Intergovernmental Commission from 1943 and the Swedish Commission for the Swedish-Finnish trade negotiations from 1940 to 1944. He was also board member of the Swedish-English Association (Svensk-Engelska Föreningen) and chairman of the Swedish Tennis Association (Svenska Tennisförbundet) from 1934 to 1953. In 1946, Wallenberg became CEO of Stockholms Enskilda Bank. He held the post until 1958 when he became vice chairman of the board. During the 1950s, he was chairman of the board of AB Atlas Diesel, LM Ericsson, Scandinavian Airlines and the Swedish Bankers' Association. Wallenberg was a board member of ASEA (chairman from 1956), Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB, Federation of Swedish Industries (vice chairman from 1959, chairman 1962-1964) and the International Chamber of Commerce as well as chairman of its Swedish National Committee from 1951 to 1964 (honorary chairman from 1964) and was CEO of the English-Swedish Chamber of Commerce from the 1954. Wallenberg was also chairman of the Royal Lawn Tennis Club (Kungliga Lawn Tennis Klubben) and he became honorary chairman of the Swedish Tennis Association in 1953.

Wallenberg was chairman of the Swedish Bankers' Association twice, 1949-1951 and 1955-1957 and chairman of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics from 1950 to 1975 (honorary chairman from 1975). He was chairman of the Council of European Industrial Federations (CEIF) from 1960 to 1963 and in the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) from 1962 to 1964. Wallenberg was a member of the Economic Planning Council (Ekonomiska planeringsrådet) from 1962 to 1964 and chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce from 1965 to 1967. He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group from 1954 to his death in 1982. He was also a board member of Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the Nobel Foundation. Wallenberg co-chaired the ICC-UN/GATT Economic Consultative Committee from 1969 to 1971. In 1969, he left the post of vice chairman of Stockholms Enskilda Bank and became chairman for two years until 1971 when the bank merged with Skandinaviska Banken and formed Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. Wallenberg was chairman there from 1972 to 1976.

Personal life and death

He was the father of Marc Wallenberg (1924–1971; who in turn was the father of Marcus Wallenberg), Peter Wallenberg Sr. (1926–2015) and Ann-Mari Wallenberg (1929–2019) in his first marriage (1923–1935) with Dorothy Mackay (1900–1984) from Scotland, the daughter of Alexander C.A. Mackay and Edith Bums. In 1936 he married Baroness Marianne De Geer af Leufsta (born 1893), the daughter of chamberlain Baron Louis de Geer af Leufsta and Baroness Märtha Cederström. Marianne had previously been married to Carl Bernadotte af Wisborg.

Death
Wallenberg died on 13 September 1982 in his residence, the Villa Täcka Udden on Djurgården in Stockholm, after having been ill since the beginning of the year. The funeral was held in Saint James's Church in Stockholm on 22 September. The bells of the Riddarholmen Church rang the so-called Serafimerringning because Wallenberg was a Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim. He had built a private cemetery on Vidbynäs in Södertörn south of Stockholm, which was Wallenberg's residence until his wife's death in 1978. There his urn was buried at the side of the urn that holds the dust of his second wife.

Awards and decorations

Swedish
   Knight and Commander of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (1974)
   Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (6 June 1956)
   Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Polar Star (6 June 1952)
   Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (6 June 1942)
   Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa (before 1962)
   Commander 1st Class of the Order of Vasa (6 June 1945)
   Commander of the Order of Vasa (6 June 1939)

Foreign
   Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
   1st Class / Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (14 June 1966)
   Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
   Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
   Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav
   Commander 1st Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
   Grand Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon (15 April 1935)
   Commander of the Order of the Star of Romania
   2nd Class / Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2 June 1953)
   Officer of the Legion of Honour

Honours
Technical honorary doctorate, Stockholm (1957)
Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (1957) (1st honorary member 1969)
Honorary Doctor of Economics, Stockholm (1971)
Vuorineuvos (1973)

See also
List of Sweden Davis Cup team representatives

References

Notes

Print

Further reading

External links

1899 births
1982 deaths
Swedish bankers
Swedish business executives
Swedish male tennis players
Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre
Olympic sailors for Sweden
Swedish male sailors (sport)
Marcus Wallenberg Jr.
Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences


title: Gordons Chemist

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Gordons Chemists is a chain of more than 60 pharmacies, located in the UK.  Gordons Chemists is based primarily in Northern Ireland, with a number of branches also in Scotland; the chain is Northern Ireland's largest independent pharmacy chain.

Gordons Chemists operates an online ordering and delivery service for Health & Beauty goods, via its Gordons Direct website, posting to UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Gordons Chemists began as a single pharmacy in Donaghadee in 1980, and expanded mostly through the acquisition of other pharmacies.

References

Pharmacies of the United Kingdom
Pharmacy brands
Companies of Northern Ireland
Retail companies established in 1980
1980 establishments in Northern Ireland


title: I Mean It

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"I Mean It" is a song by American rapper G-Eazy featuring fellow American rapper Remo. It was released on May 13, 2014, as the fifth single from the former's debut studio album These Things Happen (2014), The song was written and produced by the artists alongside Christoph Andersson.
Despite peaking at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it was still certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA on February 8, 2018. A remix was released featuring an additional verse by Rick Ross.

Critical reception
David Drake of Pitchfork compared "I Mean It" to the work of Big Sean, citing the song as evidence that "Big Sean may have had a bigger influence on millennial rap fans than has generally been acknowledged".

Chart performance
In the United States, "I Mean It" debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the issue dated January 15, 2015. The song left the chart, before re-entering and peaking at number 98 for the issue dated February 14, 2015. It spent a total of four non-consecutive weeks on the chart. "I Mean It" became G-Eazy's first top 40 song on any music chart, peaking at number 20 and 27 on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively. In 2014, the song reached number 88 on the year-end Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Nearly four years after its release, "I Mean It" was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of three million paid digital downloads.

Music video
The video premiered on Vevo, then YouTube, on May 28, 2014.

It was produced by Abby Vo and directed by Bobby Bruderle, who has been a frequent collaborator of G-Eazy's, having done photography work for him since 2011 and directing other videos of his such as "Almost Famous" and "Been On."

In the video, G-Eazy plays a news anchor whose news report is the lyrics of the song, including the chorus, sung by Remo, which G-Eazy lip-syncs. (Remo does not appear in the video.) G-Eazy is at one point shown interviewing himself. The camera occasionally cuts to a female news correspondent, played by Paige Hurd. The video also shows various people watching the news broadcast on TV. Rapper Kyle makes an appearance.

Live performance
On July 24, 2014, G-Eazy made his U.S. television debut performing on Late Night with Seth Meyers performing "I Mean It" and "Far Alone".

Track listings and formats
Digital download
"I Mean It" featuring Remo – 3:56

Digital download (Remix)
"I Mean It" (Remix) featuring Rick Ross and Remo – 3:58

Streaming (Live performance)
"I Mean It" (Live from Spotify SXSW 2014) – 4:07

Credits and personnel
G-Eazy – writer, vocals, additional production
Remo the Hitmaker – writer, vocals, producer
Christoph Andersson – writer, producer, recording at Endless Summer Studios
Jaycen Joshua – mixing at Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood)
Ryan Kaul – mixing assistant
Dave Kutch – mastering at The Mastering Palace (New York City)

Credits and personnel adapted from These Things Happen album liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

2014 singles
2014 songs
G-Eazy songs
RCA Records singles
Songs written by G-Eazy


title: Kylian Hazard

text:
Kylian Hazard (; born 5 August 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for RWDM. He has two older brothers, Eden and Thorgan, and one younger, Ethan, all of whom are footballers.

Early life
Hazard was born in La Louvière and grew up in Braine-le-Comte. His mother, Carine, and father, Thierry, were both footballers playing in Belgium. His father spent most of his career playing as a semi-professional for La Louvière in the Belgian Second Division. He played mainly as a defensive midfielder. His mother played as a striker in the Belgian Women's First Division and stopped playing when she was three months pregnant with her eldest son Eden Hazard. After playing football, both parents became sports teachers. Thierry retired from his position in 2009 in order to devote more time to his children.

Kylian is the third of four children. His eldest brother, Eden, previously played for Lille in France, Chelsea in England and Real Madrid in Spain. His other elder brother, Thorgan, joined Eden at Chelsea in 2012 before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2015. Thorgan moved to Dortmund in May 2019 (summer transfer window) and had previously progressed through the youth ranks of Lille's biggest rivals Lens. His younger brother Ethan currently plays in the youth academy of Tubize, where Eden, Thorgan and Kylian all played earlier in their lives.

Kylian and his three brothers were raised in a comfortable environment with their parents ensuring they had whatever they needed to excel. The family lived "no more than three meters" from a football training ground and the brothers often ventured onto a training pitch through a small hole in order to hone and develop their skills.

Hazard began his professional career at White Star Bruxelles, joining the club in 2013 from the Lille academy where he spent two years.

Club career
After spending one season in the Belgian Second Division, it was announced on 25 June 2014 that Hazard joined Pro League side Zulte Waregem on a two-year contract, with an option to extend the contract for another season. In signing for Zulte Waregem, Hazard followed in the footsteps of his older brother Thorgan, who spent two seasons there on loan from Chelsea, and linked up with Jonathan Benteke, whose brother Christian is also a Belgian international.

Hazard made his professional debut for Zulte Waregem on 7 August 2014, replacing Ibrahima Conté after 69 minutes against Belarusian side Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. He could not help prevent his team from crashing out in the tournament after a 2–2 draw and a 7–4 loss on aggregate.

Hazard made his first start for Zulte Waregem on 21 January 2015 against R.S.C. Anderlecht in second leg of the Belgian Cup; the match ended in a 4-2 loss. He played only 5 games for Zulte Waregem.

On 27 June 2015, Hazard signed a three-year contract with Hungarian side Újpest. Hazard made his debut on 18 July 2015 against Paksi FC which ended in a 0–0 draw. On 21 November 2015, Hazard scored his first goal in a 2–1 away victory over Honvéd.

On 29 August 2017, Hazard joined Premier League side Chelsea, and was put in the club's development squad. Despite reports suggesting Hazard had left Chelsea after a year, he agreed a new two-year deal and was sent out on loan to Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan.

On 5 May 2019, it was announced that Hazard's spell at Cercle Brugge would be made permanent as of 1 July 2019. In January 2021, he was demoted to the reserves for disciplinary reasons.

On 31 January 2022, Hazard was loaned to RWDM until the end of the season, with an option to buy. He made his competitive debut for the club on 13 February, coming on as a substitute for Thomas Ephestion in the 79th minute of a 1–0 Belgian First Division B win over Deinze. Following the loan, Cercle Brugge terminated his contract and he signed a new two-year contract with RWDM.

Career statistics

References

1995 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
People from La Louvière
Belgian men's footballers
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Lille OSC players
RWS Bruxelles players
S.V. Zulte Waregem players
Újpest FC players
Chelsea F.C. players
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Footballers from Hainaut (province)
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Hazard family


title: Russula alnetorum

text:
Russula alnetorum is a species of mushroom in the genus Russula. The fruiting bodies are found growing on the ground in the vicinity of alder trees with which this fungus has a symbiotic relationship. The cap is purple and the gills and stem white, darkening with age.

Description
The cap of this medium-sized Russula is usually between  in diameter. It is convex at first, then flattening out and developing a depression in the centre, and the flesh is thin and fragile. The margin is blunt, smooth at first but later becomes serrated and knobbly. The cap is dark purple in the centre, sometimes with greyish-brown spots, and paler purple near the rim. The gills are white, turning greyish with age, partially attached to the stem and about  broad. The spore print is white. The stem is usually  long but may sometimes reach . It is brittle, with spongy flesh, and hollow with two to four partitions. It is cylindrical, becoming thicker near the base, white at first, but becoming yellowish and eventually grey with age. This fungus is almost odourless, or has a slightly fruity smell.

Distribution and habitat
Russula alnetorum occurs in much of Europe and northern Asia. It is widespread but uncommon, and always grows in association with alders in woodland, swamps, thickets and on riverbanks. It likes moist ground but not waterlogged soils and is found on loams, sandy soil and clay, but not excessively acid soils. Fruiting bodies appear from August to November.

Ecology
Russula alnetorum is a mycorrhizal fungus which has a symbiotic association with the common alder (Alnus glutinosa) and other species of alder.

See also
List of Russula species

References

alnetorum
Fungi of Europe


title: San Quirico, Sorano

text:
San Quirico is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 572.

San Quirico is about 85 km from Grosseto and 5 km from Sorano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to Casone. The village was born after the depopulation of the town of Vitozza, whose ruins lie next to San Quirico. It was formerly known as San Quirichino.

Main sights
 Santi Quirico e Giulitta (18th century), main parish church of the village since 1785, it was restructured in a Neo-Classical style in the early 20th century.
 Chapel of Montignano (19th century), little chapel in the hamlet of Montignano, it was built in 1845.
 Archaeological site of Vitozza

References

Bibliography
  Emanuele Repetti, «San Quirico», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.
 Carlo Citter, Guida agli edifici sacri della Maremma, Siena, Nuova Immagine Editrice, 2002.

See also
 Castell'Ottieri
 Cerreto, Sorano
 Elmo, Sorano
 Montebuono, Sorano
 Montevitozzo
 Montorio, Sorano
 San Giovanni delle Contee
 San Valentino, Sorano
 Sovana

Frazioni of Sorano


title: Byllee Lang

text:
Evelyn Fay "Byllee" Lang (4 December 1908 – 3 December 1966) was a Canadian sculptor who spent the last twenty years of her life in Bermuda.

Early years

Evelyn Fay "Byllee" Lang was born near Didsbury, Alberta on 4 December 1908.
Her father was a rancher, and she grew up at ease handling a rifle and riding a horse.
She studied at the Winnipeg School of Art (WSA) from 1926 to 1930, and paid her way by painting people's pets.
She became interested in sculpture, which was not taught at the WSA at that time.
She therefore moved to the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and studied under Emanuel Hahn (1881–1957).
She gained commissions to make sculptures of the pet dogs of  wealthy women in Toronto, and used her savings to travel to Europe.

Europe

Lang studied for two years in Munich, Germany, and visited other European cities.
When Adolf Hitler took power she was living in Berlin, where she was greatly upset by the anti-Semitic activities of the Nazis.
In Paris she met Alphonso de Marin, from Barcelona, and they moved to Palma, Majorca where they married and settled down.
On the eve of the Spanish Civil War Lang returned to Canada, while de Marin joined the Spanish Red Cross.
She never heard from her husband again.

North America

Lang's ability was soon recognized after her return to Winnipeg. Her work was exhibited in eastern Canada and with the Manitoba Society of Artists (MSA).
Despite recognition, she had difficulty making a living.
In 1936 Lang founded the deMarin School of Sculpture in Winnipeg, where she taught both children and adults.
In 1940 she was elected a full member of the MSA.
She was drawing students away from the Winnipeg School of Art, which invited her to join the faculty and move her studio there.
Lang was an inspiring teacher, and the move proved good for her and for the school.
However, at the end of 1943 the WSA decided that there were not enough students to justify the sculpture class, and Lang lost her job.

In 1942 Lang became convenor of the Manitoba Regional Group of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA).
At the first meeting of the Federation in Toronto in May 1942 she said in an interview, "The isolation of artist in western Canada has been practically a disease."
In 1942 the FCA endorsed a project by Lang for a collaborative mural in the United Services Centre of Winnipeg.
Lang won commissions to make sculptures of leading Canadians. She worked for a while at the National Film Board in Ottawa.
She made an acclaimed bas-relief called Coal Miner, on the basis of which she was given employment in Montreal by the Canadian National Railway.
Lang moved to New York for a period.
There she made a bust of the African-American playwright Owen Dodson (1914–1983).

Bermuda

In 1945 Lang moved to Bermuda, which would be her home for the rest of her life.
She rented studio space from Sir Gilbert Cooper and his brother Arthur on the second floor of their department store, and worked for them as a window dresser.
In 1948 she began to teach children sculpture and clay at the new school of the Bermuda Art Association.
She joined the Bermuda Society of Arts and worked on productions of the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society, where she helped design and make sets and costumes.
She moved her studio three times, each time teaching racially integrated classes, even though other schools in Bermuda were segregated at the time.

In 1958 Lang was given a commission to create the reredos for the Anglican Cathedral, which would consist of an altar screen, a statue of Christ and statues of fourteen saints. Her statue of Christ was installed and dedicated in July 1962.
Smaller statues of the Virgin Mary and the saints Anne, Andrew, Brendan, John, Luke and Paul were installed before the end of the year.
However, the project ran into delays, overruns in cost and controversy about Lang's decision to use local people as models.
She took a break from the stress and went to Mexico.
There it was found that she had breast cancer, and she had a mastectomy.

Lang returned to Bermuda and continued to work on the reredos, where individual donors paid for two more statutes.
She was overweight, smoked and drank.
She died on 3 December 1966 of a heart attack following gall bladder surgery, and is buried at St. John's Church in Pembroke, Bermuda.
Her Bermudan friend Andrew Trimingham wrote that she was "the godmother of every artistic endeavour going."
According to her student and assistant Carlos Dowling, "She truly did not see color."

Work

Lang was skilled in modeling and had the ability to capture the personality of the subjects of her portraits.
In Winnipeg her work included heads of Edith Carter, an instructor at the School of Art, Marcus Hyman, a lawyer and Paddy Stone, a choreographer.
Lang's work in Bermuda included a bust of the carriage driver Davy Douglas, exhibited in Toronto in 1952, a bust of Rudy Commissiong, leader of the Esso Steel Band, and a dolphin for the pool at the Horizons And Cottages resort.
In 2008 the Bermuda National Gallery staged an exhibition called A tribute to the late Byllee Lang.
She has been called a "bedrock realist" and "one of the leaders of a rugged, honest school of Canadian sculpture."

References

Sources

1908 births
1966 deaths
Canadian sculptors
20th-century Canadian sculptors
OCAD University alumni
People from Didsbury, Alberta
Artists from Alberta
20th-century Canadian women artists
Canadian expatriates in Bermuda
Canadian expatriates in Germany
Canadian expatriates in Spain


title: Barthélemy Gillard

text:
Barthélemy Gillard (born 24 May 1935) is a Belgian former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1935 births
Living people
Belgian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Belgium
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Liège
Cyclists from Liège Province
Walloon sportspeople


title: Paul Jasmin

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Paul Jasmin (born April 1935) is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California. Jasmin was an illustrator, a painter, and an actor before finding photography. His commercial work has appeared in Vogue, Teen Vogue, GQ, Details, V Magazine, V Man, Vogue Hommes, W Magazine, and Interview. Jasmin has illustrated and photographed fashion campaigns for luxury brands, including Valentino, A.P.C, and he sits on the faculty of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Early career
In 1954 Jasmin left his hometown of Helena, Montana to travel and pursue acting in Paris, Egypt, New York, Morocco and Los Angeles. He appears as an actor in Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959), Midnight Cowboy (1969) and, later, Adaptation (2002). Together with actresses Virginia Gregg and Jeanette Nolan, Paul Jasmin provided the voice for Norman's mother in Alfred Hitchcock's classic Psycho (1960). The three voices were thoroughly mixed except for the last speech, which is all Gregg's.

After Jasmin's brief career as an actor the artist pursued painting and illustration. From 1965–1975, Jasmin illustrated fashion campaigns for the luxury brand, Valentino. He also illustrated the poster for the 1972 film Bijou, directed by Wakefield Poole.

Photography
At the urging of friend and photographer Bruce Weber, Jasmin began photographing for commercial clients in the late 1970s. Jasmin has realized campaigns for brands including, A.P.C., SAKS, Nautica and Mr. Porter. Jasmin is represented by WM Artist Management http://www.wmartistmanagement.com/artists/photographers/paul-jasmin/

Jasmin currently teaches photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Some of his most famous student-mentees include Sofia Coppola, Melodie McDaniel, Dewey Nicks, and Tarsem Singh.

Monographs
 Hollywood Cowboy (Arena Editions, 2002)
 Lost Angeles (Steidl, 2008)
 California Dreaming (Steidl, 2011)

References

Living people
1935 births
American artists
American male actors
People from Helena, Montana
American expatriates in France
American expatriates in Egypt
American expatriates in Morocco


title: Jennifer Pascual

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Jennifer Pascual, DSG (born 1971) is an American organist and conductor. Since 2003, she has been the director of music at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Education
Pascual earned a Bachelor of Music in piano and organ performance and music education from Jacksonville University, Master of Music in piano performance from the Mannes School of Music at The New School, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.

Career
On February 13, 2002 Pascual was named associate director of music at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey.

On September 1, 2003 she was named director of music at St. Patrick Cathedral in New York City by Eugene V. Clark, rector of St. Patrick Cathedral, and Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York.

Pascual was charged with overseeing all of the music for the Pastoral Visit to New York by Pope Benedict XVI on his April 2008 Apostolic Journey to the United States. During the visit, she conducted the music for the Ecumenical Prayer Service at St. Joseph's Church, Yorkville (Manhattan), Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral, and Mass at Yankee Stadium.

She was also in charge of liturgical music for the Pastoral Visit to New York by Pope Francis during his September 2015 Apostolic Journey to the United States, conducting the music for Evening Prayer (Vespers) at St. Patrick Cathedral and Mass at Madison Square Garden.

Honors
She was named a Dame of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict XVI in December 2008 for distinguished service to the Roman Catholic Church.

Discography
 Organ Music & Gregorian Chant
 Christmas Carols for Organ and Trumpet
 Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (choir)

References

1971 births
Living people
American organists
Women organists
Eastman School of Music alumni
Mannes School of Music alumni
Jacksonville University alumni
Music directors
Dames of St. Gregory the Great
21st-century American women musicians
21st-century American conductors (music)
American women conductors (music)
21st-century organists
21st-century American keyboardists


title: Range Ponds State Park

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Range Ponds State Park is a public recreation area wrapping around the eastern end of Lower Range Pond in the town of Poland in Androscoggin County, Maine. The state park offers a sandy beach with lifeguard-supervised swimming, kayaking, limited motorized boating, hiking trails, and fishing. Mountain biking trails, built with the help of local volunteers, provide intermediate level, single-track loops off a central double-track trail that winds through mature pine and hardwood forests.

History
The park was created after the State Park and Recreation Commission acquired over 500 acres of land bordering Lower Range Pond in 1965 from Hiram Ricker and Sons, bottlers of Poland Spring Water.

Range Ponds

The three Range Ponds are at the same elevation and connected by narrow necks where bridges carry roads over the pond. Flow sequence is from the upper pond through the middle pond to the lower pond which overflows through Range Brook to the Little Androscoggin River in Mechanic Falls  to the north. The ponds have native populations of chain pickerel, white perch, and smallmouth bass, and have been stocked with brown trout and largemouth bass. These species of angling interest prey on native rainbow smelt and stocked alewife. Stocking with rainbow trout and land-locked Atlantic salmon has been discontinued.

Upper Range Pond
Upper Range Pond is the shallowest of the three ponds. It is the southernmost pond, and the north end connects to the middle pond.

Middle Range Pond
Middle Range Pond extends from the upper pond at its southern end to the lower pond at its northern end. Maine State Route 26 bridges the narrows where the middle pond connects to the lower pond. Middle pond is the largest and deepest of the three, and supports some lake trout. There is no spawning or nursery habitat for brook trout, but the species is regularly stocked for angling. Black crappie were illegally introduced to the middle pond in the early 21st century.

Lower Range Pond
Covering , Lower Range Pond is the smallest, but longest, of the three; and forms the top of a "T" with the middle and lower ponds. The north end of the middle pond connects to a short bay on the southwest side of the lower pond. The state park is on the northeast shore and southeast end of the lower pond, while the northwest end of the lower pond overflows as Range Brook.

See also
 List of Hiking Trails in Maine

References

External links
Range Ponds State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Beaches of Maine
State parks of Maine
Poland, Maine
Hiking trails in Maine
Protected areas of Androscoggin County, Maine


title: Marcus Wallenberg

text:
Marcus Wallenberg may refer to:
Marcus Wallenberg (bishop) (1774–1833), Swedish bishop
Marcus Wallenberg Sr. (1864–1943), Swedish lawyer and banker
Marcus Wallenberg Jr. (1899–1982), Swedish banker and athlete
Marcus Wallenberg (born 1956), Swedish banker and industrialist


title: Reginald Kerr

text:
Major General Sir Harold Reginald Kerr KBE CB MC (22 April 1897 – 1 November 1974) was a British Army officer who saw service during both World War I and World War II.

Military career
Born on 22 April 1897, Reginald Kerr was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He received his commission in the British Army in 1914, serving in the Army Service Corps (later the Royal Army Service Corps) in France and Flanders during World War I, gaining the Military Cross (MC) in 1918, and subsequently serving on the staff of the British Army of the Rhine in Germany until 1920.

Remaining in the army during the interwar period, Kerr married, in 1921, and was an instructor at Sandhurst from 1924 to 1928, before receiving an appointment as adjutant at the RASC Training Centre from 1929 to 1930. Then he attended the Staff College, Camberley, from 1931 to 1932, where he came into contact with future generals such as Brian Horrocks, Sidney Kirkman, Thomas Rees and Joseph Baillon and Frank Simpson, who were among his numerous fellow students. This was followed by a posting to the Sudan as a staff officer, in 1934, before returning to England where he again served as a staff officer, this time with the 3rd Division, from 1935 to 1936, and then was chief instructor at the RASC Training Centre, holding this position from 1937 to 1939. The outbreak of war found him back at the Staff College, Camberley, this time serving as an instructor.

During World War II he was on the British Army Staff in Washington, D.C., between June 1941 and November 1942, major general in charge of administration, Eastern Command, between December 1942 and May 1943, and Director of Supplies and Transport at the War Office, between 1943 and 1946. He was Major General in charge of Administration, Far East Land Forces, between 1946 and 1948, and retired from the British Army in 1949. He was Chairman of the British Waterways Board between 1955 and 1962.

Major General Sir Reginald Kerr was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1945, and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1946. He died in Lyme Regis, Dorset, on 1 November 1974.

References

Bibliography

External links
Generals of World War II

1897 births
1974 deaths
People educated at Bedford School
Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
British Army personnel of World War I
Recipients of the Military Cross
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
Royal Army Service Corps officers
British Army generals of World War II
Academics of the Staff College, Camberley
Academics of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
British Army major generals


title: Charles Rabaey

text:
Charles Rabaey (born 30 October 1934) is a former Belgian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1934 births
Living people
Belgian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Belgium
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from West Flanders
People from Wingene
20th-century Belgian people


title: Javier Taboada

text:
Javier Taboada (born 6 January 1935) is a former Mexican cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1935 births
Living people
Mexican male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Mexico
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Mexico City


title: Prescott City Cemetery

text:
The Prescott City Cemetery is the principal burying ground for Prescott, Arkansas.  It is located in the northwestern part of the city and is roughly bisected by United States Route 371. The modern (20th-century) portion of the cemetery is located on one side of the highway, while a historic section, also known as the De Ann Cemetery Historic Section, is located on the other. The historic section dates back to not long after the 1874 founding of Prescott, and was formally conveyed to the city as a burial ground in 1880. Slightly more than  in size, the cemetery is divided into a section for whites, containing more than 600 known graves, and a section for African Americans, which has 95 marked graves. The site is also known to contain a large number of unmarked graves. Many of Prescott's founders are interred here.

The historic portion of the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada County, Arkansas

References

1871 establishments in Arkansas
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County, Arkansas
Cultural infrastructure completed in 1871
Prescott, Arkansas
Cemeteries established in the 1870s


title: Juno Racing Cars

text:
Juno Racing Cars is a British Group CN sportscar constructor. On 7 August 2014 it was announced that Juno Racing Cars was acquired by Ginetta Cars. In June 2016 Juno was bought by a private owner and the base of operations was moved to Portugal.

History

Juno Racing Cars was founded by former Williams F1 engineer Ewan Baldry in 1999. The factory's first car, the Juno SS1, made its track debut in 2001. The car was designed by Baldry and design engineer Ben Lang. Lang was also chief engineer for the TVR Tuscan Speed 6. The SS1 was designed for the 2 liter National Supersports class. The car featured a spaceframe chassis built from cold drawn stainless steel. The car was powered by a Vauxhall 20XE engine. Robert Oldershaw Jr. won the SP2 class in the National Supersports series in a Juno SS1.

The successor of the SS1 was the SS2. The SS2 had a similar design but the technical aspect was significantly upgraded. The chassis was wider and featured a new Hewland sequential gearbox. Robert Oldershaw Jr. won several races in the BARC National Supersports. Oldershaw Jr. finished second in the final classification. Oldershaw Jr. followed up this performance the following year.

A more powerful sportscar was launched by Juno in 2005, the SS3 V6. David Mountain and Andreas Halkiopolous competed the Jaguar powered SS3 V6 in the Britsports Endurance Championship. The SS3 won six races in the Britsports championship. The SSE, launched in 2008, continued to win races in various Group CN classes.

Juno Racing Cars designed their first Formula Ford single seater for the 2009 British Formula Ford season. The Juno JA09 was entered as a factory entry for Chrissy Palmer. Chrissy Palmer raced three races at Oulton Park for the team finishing fifth in the first race. Palmer would go on to win the Formula Ford Festival in 2009 in after switching to the Mygale chassis. A new Formula Ford chassis was designed for the 2010 British Formula Ford season. For 2010 Juno partnered with Century Motorsport to field a factory supported entry. Fielding various drivers, team principal Nathan Freke among them, the team failed to achieve significant results.

On 7 August 2014 it was revealed that Ginetta Cars acquired Juno Racing Cars. The collaboration was formed in order to field an LMP3 entry in 2015.

In June 2016 Juno was bought by a private owner and the base of operations was moved to Portugal.
New models are now being developed, including a new formula 1000 and a new version of the CN model.

Juno Racing Cars is planning to develop a One Make Series that will enable its clients to race between themselves using new or old cars. A special "light budget" Juno will be developed to support this series.

Racing cars

References

External links
 [ (official website)]

Sports car manufacturers
Formula Ford cars
Auto racing teams in the United Kingdom
British racecar constructors
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1999
Automotive motorsports and performance companies
Motor vehicle manufacturers of England
1999 establishments in the United Kingdom


title: Miguel Pérez (cyclist)

text:
Miguel Pérez (born 22 January 1934) is a former Mexican cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1934 births
Living people
Mexican male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Mexico
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Jalisco
20th-century Mexican people


title: Ivesia shockleyi

text:
Ivesia shockleyi, the sky mousetail, is a tiny herbaceous perennial plant in the Rose Family (Rosaceae) native to the alpine zone of the United States Sierra Nevada mountain range.

References

shockleyi
Taxa named by Sereno Watson


title: Tavis MacMillan

text:
Tavis MacMillan (born September 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He has previously served as both assistant and head coach for Alaska after having played for the Nanooks for four seasons.

Career statistics

Head coaching record

References

External links

1970 births
Living people
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey coaches
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players
Atlanta Thrashers personnel
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
People from the County of Warner No. 5
Winnipeg Jets scouts
San Jose Rhinos players
Greensboro Monarchs players


title: Shohreh

text:
Shohreh () is a Persian feminine given name meaning "famous".

Notable people
Shohreh Aghdashloo (born 1952), Iranian-American actress
Shohreh Bayat (born 1987), Iranian chess referee
Shohreh Solati (born 1957), Iranian singer

Notes

Persian feminine given names
Feminine given names