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<mask> (, BEEB) (born December 28, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 45th governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Amagon, Arkansas, <mask> is a graduate of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Beebe entered private practice as an attorney before being elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1982. <mask> served five terms in the Arkansas Senate from 1983 to 2003 and served as President of the Senate during his last term. <mask> was elected Attorney General of Arkansas in 2002, where he served one term from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,  <mask> ran for the governorship in 2006, winning in an uncontested Democratic primary and defeating former U.S. Representative Asa Hutchinson in the general election with 56% of the vote.<mask> was elected to a second term in 2010, defeating former State Senator Jim Keet with 64% of the vote in contrast to fellow Democrat Blanche Lincoln who lost her second re-election bid in a 58-37 landslide. <mask>, who was restricted from running in the 2014 election due to term limits, left office on January 13, 2015. <mask> currently serves on the Governors’ Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. and has endorsed Medicaid work requirements since leaving office. Early life and education
<mask> was born in Amagon, a small town in Jackson County, Arkansas. He was raised by his mother, a waitress, and never met his father. As a child, he moved often with his family. They lived in Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, Houston and Alamogordo, New Mexico.They returned to Newport, Arkansas, where Beebe graduated from high school at the age of seventeen in 1964. <mask> received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Arkansas State University in 1968, where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He earned his juris doctor from the University of Arkansas in 1972. Beebe served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1968-74. Early political career
After the incumbent senator from his newly redrawn district unexpectedly dropped out of the race, <mask> was left without a primary or general election opponent and was elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 1982, where he would serve for 20 years. He never faced an opponent in his twenty-year Senate career in which he became known as one of the most effective legislators based on his pragmatic deal-making ability. During his last session in the state senate, Beebe was elected president pro tempore of the body.In 2002, he was elected Arkansas Attorney General, a position he held for the four years prior to his election as governor. Governor of Arkansas (2007–2015)

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2006

On June 14, 2005, <mask> announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination to run for Governor of Arkansas. Beebe defeated former Republican Congressman and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chief Asa Hutchinson as well as the Green Party candidate and independent candidate Rod Bryan in the general election on November 7, 2006, capturing 55 percent of the vote. <mask> was sworn in as governor on January 9, 2007. He was elected to the Democratic Governors Association Executive Committee for 2008–09. 2010

<mask> was challenged by Republican nominee Jim Keet, a former state legislator from Little Rock. Beebe defeated Keet 64% to 34%

First term
In his official website, Beebe outlines some of the policies he has pursued during his first term.He has outlined a plan for a balanced budget and attempted to cut middle class taxes by slashing in half the percentage of the state's grocery tax and increasing the Homestead Property Tax Credit, which can provide for the lowering of property taxes. Beebe has focused heavily on education reform. He has called for an additional $19 million per year to be spent on assisting special needs students and has designed a program that attempts to increase the quality of teachers within Arkansas by providing alternative pay and mentoring to motivate bright students to enter education or young teachers to work in struggling rural schools. Beebe has rejected calls to allow for Social Security private accounts to be established. He has also made plans to phase out the tax on utilities for manufacturers. He outlined a 12-point plan to make health care more accessible and affordable. Some of his proposals include using federal tax credits to make private insurance cheaper, expanding Medicaid, increasing use of preventive care to stop health concerns before they grow worse, expanding school health clinics, and using home and community-based care as an alternative to nursing homes.Second term

In January 2011, he said that he supported a tax increase for highway funding saying "If they pass a tax increase for highways and it was reasonable, I'd sign it. I don't think it's going to happen." In January 2012, he proposed a $163 million funding increase in a $4.7 billion state budget. He called for $117 million increase in the Human Services Department and a $56 million increase in public schools. He also called for an audit of the state's Forestry Commission's finances after a $4 million shortfall and a layoff of 36 workers. In the 2012 midterm elections, Republicans gained control of both houses of the General Assembly for the first time since 1874 after making major gains two years earlier. This made Beebe the first Democratic Governor of Arkansas ever to face a Republican-controlled legislature.The GOP margin was 21 to 14 in the Senate, and 51 to 48 in the House (with one Green). In his 2013 State of the State address, <mask> made a comprehensive case for Medicaid expansion. In April 2013, Beebe signed into law Arkansas's "private option" to use federal Medicaid money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents. To become law, the proposal needed a two-thirds majority vote. The state's General Assembly, with Republicans in the majority, narrowly approved the three necessary bills to establish and finance the insurance program. <mask> did not see his approval rating slip below 70 percent at any point during his tenure, according to yearly polls from the University of Arkansas. According to the FiveThirtyEight Blog, "[Beebe's] crossover appeal — and the recent history in Arkansas of producing a popular Democratic president — might suggest Mr. <mask>, who will be term-limited in 2014, would be among the more talked-about 2016 contenders."On November 12, 2014, two months before the end of his term, <mask> said he intended to pardon his son for a 2003 felony drug possession conviction. Post-governorship
In March 2015, <mask> joined the Roberts Law Firm PA of Little Rock. In December 2015, he was named to the board of directors for Tyson Foods. Electoral history

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See also
List of governors of Arkansas

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<mask>  (11 September 1917 – 2009) was a pioneer of Op art in the mid-1960s from Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. <mask> was one of its earliest and most consistent exponents and it was in these overlapping fields of optical effect and systemic structure that he was to find the creative substance that was to sustain his whole career. A Constructivist by inclination his interest in mathematics, chaos and wave theories informed an art that is both rational and intuitive. Without losing his rigorous, intellectual approach, Kidner manages to make his work resonate emotionally.Throughout his life he retained an interest in unpredictable world events that provoked unplanned elements within his work but he somehow managed to intimate an underlying order through his use of form and colour. Early life
<mask> was born in Kettering, the son of an industrialist and was one of 6 children. He was educated at Bedales progressive school and in 1939 he went to Cambridge to read History and Anthropology, before studying Landscape Architecture at Ohio state university. He was staying with his older sister and her American husband in the USA when war broke out in Europe.Unable to return home he joined the Canadian army for 5 years. He was subsequently posted to England and after D Day saw active service in France in the Canadian Royal Corps of Signals. Post demobilisation in 1946, he enrolled at Goldsmiths University to study for a National Diploma in Art and Design. However he left after only 3 months as he was disenchanted with the course. From 1947 – 50, Kidner taught at Pitlochry Prep school in Perthshire and it was here that he started to paint as a hobby. In 1949 he met and married his wife Marion Frederick an American actress. From 1951 to 1952 he became a theatre designer in Bromley and Barnstaple whilst continuing to paint.During a painting holiday in the south of France he met André Lhote who introduced him to Cubism and encouraged him to move to Paris and become a full-time painter. He travelled to Paris in 1953 where he attended Lhote's Atelier sporadically. After 2 years he returned to North Devon where his brother was practising as a GP. Here Kidner painted abstract landscapes rather in the spirit of the St Ives School. Subsequently he moved to St Ives for several months where he became acquainted with Trevor Bell, Roger Hilton, Terry Frost, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon and others in the group. On moving to London in 1957, Kidner was introduced to The New American Painting exhibition at the Tate Gallery where he saw the Abstract Expressionism of Jackson Pollock, and Willem de Kooning. Somewhat later Kidner was particularly influenced by Mark Rothko's Colour field paintings.These inspired his After Image paintings, sculptures and reliefs, executed between 1957 and 1962. Another defining experience was a course in 1959 run by Victor Pasmore and Harry Thubron which alerted him to the Bauhaus derived ideas of colour. This led him towards a more objective use of colour that stimulated a new, radical approach to his painting. Kidner's first solo exhibition was held at St Hilda's college, Oxford in 1959 where he showed his After Image paintings. However it was not until 1965 that he became recognised as a pioneer of Op Art following the publicity surrounding the exhibition called The Responsive Eye organised by William Seitz at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Both <mask> and Bridget Riley's work were included. Kidner was to teach at numerous art schools, including Bath Academy of Art and Chelsea College of Art.In 1978 he was invited by the artist Stass Paraskos to be an artist-in-residence at the Cyprus College of Art arts centre in Paphos on the island of Cyprus. Mature career

After Image 1959
Kidner said that "Optics presents a challenge that was once offered by perspective". He was referring to the examination of visual perception in the science of linear perspective developed by Leon Battista Alberti and other Renaissance artists in the 15th century. Kidner was also interested in the work of Seurat and the Neo Impressionists who had investigated the connection between the retina and the brain regarding colour perception, as seen in their Pointillist paintings. Rothko's Colour Field abstractions led Kidner to see colour as "pure sensation". For example in his Moving Green 1959 the colours seem to float in an atmospheric colour relief in front of the canvas.On gazing at the colour field, the eye moves from the green to the red area and a bright, red spot or after image produced by the retina appears in the field. Later Kidner's After Image works became hard edged with flat uniform patterns, when he realised that optical activity producing shimmer is decreased by brushy paintwork and varied shapes.Stripe 1961
However After Image became too limited for Kidner, he found that he wanted to approach colour in a more rational way, so he began a series of striped paintings using two alternating colours. Moire 1963
By 1963, Kidner had recognised the limitation of 2 colours, the problem of how to introduce a third colour was solved for him in an article on the Moire effect in the Scientific American. This effect was first discovered in Japanese silks, when the material was folded, optical patterns and colours floated above the actual patterns and colour of the material. This method produced a dramatic effect when Kidner crossed 2 colour bands with a third at a slight angle, resulting in a completely new pattern, with a wave like vertical image hovering into view producing an intense optical dazzle. Wave 1969
The appearance of the wave captivated Kidner and wave theory became his obsession as he realised that a wave pattern produces many more possibilities than straight lines because waves can be put in or out of phase. As well as optical effects he was interested in distinguishing form from colour. He applied 3 colours to 4 forms in rotation so that no form could be identified by a particular colour.This can be seen in his print Sussex 1967

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In 1969 the notion of colour as form urged Kidner on to do a columnar sculpture of a wave. At this stage he became interested in Number theory as the key to "the nature of order" and "the structure of reality". Kidner was influenced by Lohse, a pioneer of systems art who had written that "Through its relation to structure, technology, science etc (The ) task is to set up systems". Kidner meticulously translated the column into a two-dimensional form as a painting by using a systematic method of measurements and colour-coding as seen for example in:

Grids and lattices 1973 and stretched elastic, 1987

At this stage Kidner began to be interested in the spaces between the lines and crisscross wavy lines began to emerge in his work, culminating in grids and lattices. These were sometimes in phase creating identical spaces in between and then sometimes out of phase so the spaces in between didn't repeat. Kidner used this structure as a basis for creating many variations of this principle and observed that " the endless number of linear intersections both offer and resist any sort of visual resolution." Continuing with his investigation of grids and lattices Kidner experimented with various materials.He stretched and distorted elastic cloth on moveable wooden frames in geometrical shapes, in order to arrive at unexpected shapes, thus introducing randomness, instability and change into his art. He felt that constructive art needed to take into account disorder as well as order. Pentagon 1999
By 1999, chaos theory became a profound influence on Kidner's work and geometric abstraction in the form of Penrose pentagons reprinted on paper became a critical tool as a metaphor for ordering the chaos in the world. This was Kidner's response to the many dystopian world events, such as global warming, wars, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and intense nationalism. Kidner was intrigued by the fact that his pentagon patterns looked chaotic, like whirlpools that appeared and receded as he viewed them. His use of colour in these works was often random and whereas in his former work, colour was used to clarify the grid, now it subverted it. He now invested more value in unplanned elements in his work of that time.He wondered if there may be in chaos "some kind of order that perhaps we haven't yet recognised." In his last decade <mask>'s work became more colourful and free. Titles such as Entangled Hyacinth Bulbs, 2007, Invasion of Iraq: Surprise Resistance 2007 and Particle Evolution: The End of the Tunnel at Cern.2008 indicate their subject matter. <mask>'s distinguished career has included many honours, prizes and international shows. He taught at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham from 1962 to 1982 and was visiting lecturer at The Slade School of Fine Art from 1975 – 9 and Chelsea School of Art from 1981–85. He co–founded the Systems Group with artist Jeffrey Steele and others in 1969. His work is in many important collections including those of Tate Britain, The Royal Academy, The British Arts Council, provincial galleries as well as in Portugal, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Vienna, Tokyo Russia and America.In 2004 he was elected as a senior Royal Academician. He was taken on by Flowers East in 2004. Latterly he was to see a considerable revival of interest in his work, as general critical interest returned to the abstract painting of the 1960s and early 70s. Death
In spite of his progressive Cerebella Ataxia he continued to work in his studio with the help and support of the artist Adrian Richardson until a month before his death having been diagnosed with cancer. <mask> was predeceased by his wife Marion in 2004 and their son Simon was killed in a motorbike crash in 1980. He survived to see his last show of his 1960s working studies, Dreams of the World Order at the Royal Academy in September 2009. Bibliography
Exhibition Catalogues
Love is a Virus from Outer Space [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers East 2003] London.<mask>: At-tension to the Wave [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Center for International Contemporary Arts, 1990] New York. Micheal <mask> RA: Dreams of the World Order 1960s [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers East 25 September – 9 December 2009] London. <mask>: No Goals in a Quicksand [Catalogue of the exhibition held at Flowers East 14 September – 13 October 2007] London. References

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<mask> (1934 – 6 February 2007) was indigenous Nahua native to the mountains of Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico. Her death at 73 years of age caused uproar across Mexico as a result of the accusations that she had been raped and murdered by several Mexican soldiers, but these allegations could not be officially substantiated. Authorities later determined her death to be of natural causes, without criminal implications. This version has not convinced the family or human rights advocacy groups. Case description

<mask> died while herding sheep in Tetlatzinga community. She was found, lying on the grass, still alive, and allegedly managed to say that she had been assaulted by soldiers. The first autopsy confirmed that she had been the victim of rape.The social outrage in Soledad Atzompa, Veracruz, was such that the detachment of soldiers assigned to the area were forced to withdraw. Previously, the behavior of these soldiers had been the subject of written complaints to the local authority, but no action had been taken. The National Defense Secretariat denied any connection to the death of <mask>, whose death was blamed on natural causes. This version of events was also defended President Felipe Calderón. The controversy reached the municipal, state and federal level (including President Calderón), to the highest echelons of the military, the opposition political parties and the National Human Rights Commission. Conflicting accounts of the events have continued to be the subject of disagreement. While some maintain that she died at the hands of the soldiers stationed nearby, others say she died due to complications from an ulcer.The first was initially defended by the government of Veracruz, the second by the Presidency of the Republic and then by the National Human Rights Commission. Her death and the subsequent confusion over its cause reflect different problems in Mexican political and social life, such as indigenous rights, women's rights, poverty, democracy, the role of the military in peacetime, and the objectivity of the media amongst others. Chronology of events

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 26 February. <mask> Ascención is found dying by her daughter, on a plain 100 meters from a military base in Zongolica, Veracruz. 6 March 6. The National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) issued a statement that came to cause confusion, as it admitted that there had been a "crime", but accused "groups" opposed to the government. It stated "It is clear that this groups disaffected by this institution, have repeatedly questioned the actions taken on behalf of Mexican society, and in this particular case criminals who used military uniforms perpetrated the crime, looking for blame to members of the federal executive agency and to leave the area to thereby continue their activities."13 March. Before the end of the investigation of the Office of Veracruz, the Department of National Defense and the National Human Rights Commission, President Calderón said in an interview with La Jornada that Mrs. Ascencio died of "chronic gastritis". 28 March. PAN deputy, retired Gen. Jorge González, showed reporters in the Chamber of Deputies a CNDH document which already anticipated clinical causes of death of <mask> Ascencio, discarding the rape allegation. 6 April. The manager of Social Communication of the Army, Brigadier General Mario Lucio González Cortés, sent a letter to the newspaper La Jornada, noting that "The Ministry of Defense has not shown any of the seminal fluid supposedly found in the body of Mrs. <mask> Ascencio <mask>, and never has had. " 24 April.The governor of Veracruz, Fidel Herrera, meets with the President of the CNDH. 30 April. The case is closed by special prosecutor of Veracruz. The justice of the investigation, Juan Alatriste, partially gave reason to the CNDH, in concluding that the 73-year-old "was not raped," but died of "parasitosis". 2010
 15 March. The State Attorney General (Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado, or PGJE) bars the findings of coroner Dr. Juan Pablo Mendizábal Pérez, responsible for performing the autopsy on the body of the Rosario three years after her death. The barring officially issued by the Deputy of Monitoring and Control of the PGJE was the result of the process of claiming that the physician responsible for contaminating blood samples had erroneously certified the existence of a crime by claiming rape, having performed the autopsy in an unauthorized place and having done so in the presence of unauthorized persons."In an interview on the radio and TV for MVS Radio conducted by Carmen Aristegui, Dr. Mendizábal Pérez defended his position that Ernestina's body was found with a significant amount of sperm in the vagina and rectum which tested positive for prostatic proteins and Y chromosome. Additionally, the doctor defended his initial description of the injuries, reiterating the presence of rectal and vaginal tears indicating nonconsensual penetration. During the interview the doctor said that the autopsy was conducted at a private funeral home, due to the lack of a legal jurisdiction, a situation that occurs far. The doctor also said that this case highlights the involvement of different levels Mexican government — from municipal to federal — in the silencing of the case in order to protect the image of the army, whose staff seem to be primarily responsible for the violation of indigenous rights. During the interview, the doctor contended that the evidence that <mask> was raped is incontrovertible, and the fact that it was denied is possibly "the greatest fraud" by Dr. José Luis Soberanes who then presided over the National Human Rights Commission (from MVS radio broadcast of Carmen Aristegui dated 17 March 2010). Media impact
The case of <mask> Ascención <mask> had national impact and related to other abuses of authority, as the events of police repression in Atenco or the Oaxaca teachers' conflict, in which several women were assaulted by state and federal police. The National Commission on Human Rights, led by Dr. José Luis Soberanes, acted for the perpetrators and was called before the federal deputies responsible for making recommendations to the agencies involved in the case, including SEDENA.Case closure
The Attorney General of the State of Veracruz began an investigation into the case, which ended on 1 May 2007. Having determined that <mask>'s death was a natural death "by parasitosis", no criminal action was appropriate. References

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<mask> (January 14, 1935 – March 7, 2019) was an American lawyer and entertainment executive. He served as President and CEO of MCA Inc. and Universal Studios for over 20 years. Early life and education
<mask>, the son of Jewish immigrants, a Ukrainian mother, Tillie (Grossman), and a Polish father, <mask>, grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas where he was born on January 14, 1935. In 1955, <mask> graduated from Columbia University and subsequently attended Columbia Law School, as both a Harlan Fiske Stone and James Kent Scholar, where he obtained his JD. <mask> was a recipient of Columbia Law School's highest honors awarded to alumni: the Medal of Excellence and the John Jay Award. Career
In the summer of 1958, <mask> arrived in California where he accepted a teaching position at UCLA School of Law. In 1959 while awaiting the results of his California Bar Examination, he joined the legal department of Revue Productions, the former television subsidiary of MCA Inc., and the predecessor of Universal Television, and began his career in the entertainment industry.In 1962, <mask> was involved in MCA's acquisition of Universal. <mask> is credited with discovering director Steven Spielberg. In the late 1960s, <mask> had seen Spielberg's first short film, Amblin, and signed the director, then 20, to a 7-year contract to the MCA/Universal Television in 1968. As recounted by Steven Spielberg on numerous occasions, <mask> famously told him, "a lot of people will stick with you in success; I'll stick with you in failure." In 1971, <mask> became president of Universal Television. In June 1973, <mask> was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of MCA, Inc. and Universal Studios, serving alongside Lew Wasserman. Having the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman, <mask> acknowledged that an essential part of being a mentor is having confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.Together they transformed Universal from a second-string studio, dependent on its television productions, into a major player. Under <mask>'s leadership, Universal released what were, at the time of each of their releases, the highest-grossing films of each of the last three decades of the twentieth century. All three films were Universal/Spielberg projects, beginning with 1975's Jaws, 1982's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and concluding with 1993's Jurassic Park. During pre-production, Jaws was always on thin ice. <mask> attached Spielberg to the project and despite many headwinds, pushed for the picture to be released. He hired his wife to appear in the film.When 1975's Jaws ran over budget, <mask> had Spielberg's back—what skeptics dismissed as an overpriced B-movie became a horror classic that defined the new summer-blockbuster genre. (The $471 million it collected worldwide would be more than $1.9 billion today.) Other high-performing films credited to him are Schindler's List (1993) and Back to the Future (1985). <mask> famously wanted to change the name from "Back to the Future" to "Space Man From Pluto" despite the film having nothing to do with outer space, spacemen, or the dwarf planet Pluto. In 1982, Thomas Keneally published his historical novel Schindler's Ark, which he wrote after a chance meeting with Leopold Pfefferberg in Los Angeles in 1980. <mask> sent director Spielberg a copy of the book along with a New York Times review. <mask> greenlit the film on condition that Spielberg made Jurassic Park first.Spielberg later said, "He knew that once I had directed Schindler I wouldn't be able to do Jurassic Park." The picture was assigned a small budget of $22 million, as Holocaust films are not usually profitable. Spielberg forwent a salary for the film, calling it "blood money", and believed the film would flop. The film was a box office success, bringing in over $320 million and is considered a historic motion picture that poignantly captured the Holocaust. <mask> saw significant opportunity in the music industry and led MCA Music Entertainment's (later renamed Universal Music Group) acquisition of Motown in 1988 for $61 million and Geffen Records in 1990 for $550 million. In 1982, <mask> was quoted saying, "You'd better start saving money to pay your attorney's fees, I view litigation as a profit center" during a meeting to get Nintendo to pay Universal royalties for Nintendo's Donkey Kong franchise. Later when Universal sued Nintendo, this quote was brought up in court.Nintendo was found non-infringing, and it was also revealed that Universal knew King Kong was in the public domain all along. (See also Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.)

In 1984, as part of MCA's potential acquisition of The Walt Disney Company, <mask> agreed to vacate his role as MCA President in order to allow Disney CEO Ron W. Miller to assume the role. Despite coming close to actually happening, however, Wasserman strongly disagreed and said that <mask> should stay as MCA President, causing the deal to collapse entirely. His battle with Terry Gilliam over the final cut of the movie Brazil was the subject of a book and documentary entitled The Battle of Brazil. In 1990, <mask> and Lew Wasserman negotiated a $6.59 billion sale of MCA and Universal to Japan's Matsushita Electric in cash and securities. <mask> departed Universal in July 1995, following the takeover of the studio by the Seagram Company. He produced several feature films through his production company The Bubble Factory over the decade that followed.Boards and honors
<mask> served on the National Board of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Pitzer College (one of the Claremont group of colleges), the Board of The American Jewish Committee, the Board of Research To Prevent Blindness and the Board of Trustees of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He was the Vice Chairman of Human Rights Watch and the co-founder of the Children's Action Network. He was honored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for his life's work in civil rights and inclusive support of the LGBT community. He received Columbia College's John Jay Award in 1981 for distinguished professional achievement, the American Jewish Committee's Human Relations Award in 1982, the National Conference of Christians and Jews Humanitarian Award in 1983, and Pioneer Of The Year Award in 1984 from the Motion Picture Pioneers, as well as the rank of Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1984 bestowed by the French government. In 1987, he received the DeWitt Carter Reddick Award at the University of Texas in Austin, and in 1989 he was named a Lifetime Honorary Member of the Directors Guild of America for his decades of service on the DGA-AMPTP Creative Rights Committee. He received the AIDS Project Los Angeles Commitment to Life Award in 1991, the Medal of Honor from the American Academy of Achievement in 1994 and the GLAAD Media Award in 1996.<mask> and his wife jointly received the 1995 Simon Wiesenthal Center's Humanitarian Award. Sheinberg Place (a street on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles), was dedicated in his honor February 4, 2008, at a ceremony honoring the former studio chief. David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg were among those attending. Personal life
<mask> married actress Lorraine Gary in 1956. Together they had two sons. Death
<mask> died in Beverly Hills, California on March 7, 2019 at the age of 84 from Parkinson's disease. See also

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Rebecca Marie "<mask>" <mask> (3 June 1998 – 19 February 2015) was a British student from Bristol who was murdered in 2015 at the age of 16. In November 2015, her step-brother, Nathan Matthews, was found guilty of her murder and was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 33 years. His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 17 years in prison, although Matthews had insisted to police that she had nothing to do with the killing, or dismembering <mask>' body and hiding the parts. Both Matthews and Hoare were also convicted of conspiracy to kidnap, preventing the lawful burial of a body, perverting the course of justice and possession of two stun guns. Disappearance, investigation, body discovery and arrests
<mask> was last seen at home in St George, Bristol, on the morning of 19 February 2015 by her step-mother Anjie Galsworthy, a multiple sclerosis sufferer, who left the house at around 11:15 A.M for a hospital appointment. <mask> was reported missing at around 4 pm the following day. Investigators found that her phone, laptop and tablet computer were missing from the house, but she had not taken any money or spare clothes with her and did not tell anyone that she was going away.On 22 February, Avon and Somerset Police made their first appeal for information about her disappearance, and the following day, her father and grandmother appeared at a press conference appealing for her return. An online campaign using the hashtag "#FindBecky" was launched on social media, reaching more than two million people worldwide. Police searches focused on a number of properties in Barton Hill, Southmead, St George's Park and Troopers Hill nature reserve. In addition, searches were made in nearby open spaces and park areas, as well as house to house inquiries. Searches were also organised by public volunteers in areas including in Wharf Road in Fishponds, Trym Valley and Badock's Wood. Police made a public appeal for information regarding the movements of a black Vauxhall Zafira between 19 and 23 February. Initial inquiries focused on the belief that <mask> had disappeared after leaving the family home, based on statements given by her step-brother Nathan Matthews and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, who were at the house at the time.They said they had not seen <mask> but "heard the door slam" and assumed she had left. On 28 February, Matthews and Hoare were arrested in connection with <mask>'s disappearance. On 2 March, they were re-arrested on suspicion of murder. The following day, <mask>'s dismembered body was found at a property in Barton Court, Barton Hill. On 4 March, Matthews was charged with murder. On 6 March, four other people who had been arrested were charged with assisting an offender, having been accused of helping to hide or dispose of <mask>'s body. A 23-year-old man who had also been arrested was released without charge.On 22 June, Hoare, who was originally charged with perverting the course of justice, was charged with murder. Matthews and Hoare were also charged with conspiracy to kidnap, preventing the lawful burial of a body and possession of an illegal weapon. The couple were also charged with four unrelated counts of making indecent images of children. Matthews was also charged on unrelated counts of sexual assault and voyeurism. <mask>' funeral took place at St Ambrose Church in Whitehall, Bristol, on 17 April 2015 and was described by her family as "an occasion to celebrate <mask>'s life". The service was followed by a private interment for her family and friends at Avon View Cemetery. Trial, verdicts and sentencing
The murder trial began on 6 October 2015 at Bristol Crown Court.It was the prosecution's case that <mask> was suffocated in her bedroom during a "sexually-motivated" kidnap plot carried out by Matthews and Hoare. According to the prosecution, after the killing, Matthews and Hoare put <mask>'s body into the boot of their car and stayed at the house for several more hours, during which time other family members arrived home. Later that day, they drove back to their own house, where over the next few days they dismembered her body using a knife and a circular saw and put the remains into bags and boxes, which were then hidden in a neighbour's shed. Matthews admitted killing <mask>, but denied committing murder. He instead admitted manslaughter, telling the court that he had tried to kidnap his step-sister as a way of scaring her into changing what he perceived as her bad behaviour, but the plan went wrong and he accidentally killed her. Matthews insisted the killing took place while Hoare was in the garden, and that she was not involved. Hoare, who also denied murder, said she had no knowledge of the murder and had played no part in it, describing text messages she had exchanged with Matthews about kidnapping schoolgirls in the months before as "unfortunate" and "sarcastic".The prosecution claimed that the text messages between the two, as well as other content found at their home, suggested "a shared unnatural interest in attractive teenage females". The prosecution also relied on CCTV evidence of the movements of Matthews and Hoare on the day <mask> was last seen alive, and in the days which followed. On 19 February 2015, before going to Crown Hill, they were seen in a Tesco supermarket buying batteries, which were allegedly needed for stun guns which they intended to use in the kidnap. Footage from the day after <mask> was killed showed Matthews buying the circular saw that was used to dismember her body, and between 20 and 22 February, he and Hoare were captured shopping for cleaning products which it was said they required to clean the bathroom where the dismemberment took place. DNA linked both Matthews and Hoare to items that were found in the shed alongside the remains, and an expert was called to give evidence who said it would be "easier" to carry out the dismemberment if more than one person was involved. On 11 November 2015, after 3 hours and 27 minutes of deliberation, the jury found Matthews guilty of murder and Hoare guilty of manslaughter. Both were also convicted of conspiracy to kidnap, perverting the course of justice, preventing the lawful burial of a body and possession of two stun guns.Two men, James Ireland and Donovan Demetrius, were cleared of assisting an offender, which related to the moving and storing of packages containing <mask>'s remains. Demetrius's brother Karl and his girlfriend Jaydene Parsons, who owned the shed where the remains were stored, had admitted the same charge at an earlier pre-trial hearing, though both insisted they did not know the true contents of the packages. On 5 February 2016, Karl was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment and Parsons was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment. On 13 November 2015, Justice Dingemans sentenced Matthews to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 33 years and Hoare to 17 years in prison. In his sentencing remarks, the judge agreed with the prosecution's belief that the planned kidnap was for a "sexual purpose", telling Matthews he had "a fixation with having sex with petite teenage girls" and that he believed Hoare had been "persuaded to participate in this fixation." He added: "Finally I should like to pay public tribute to the family of <mask> for the dignified way in which they have conducted themselves throughout these proceedings" and then continued: "Hearing the evidence during the trial has been difficult for anyone but it is plain that it has been an immense burden for the family." Post-trial events
In February 2016, a wooden bench was unveiled in <mask>'s memory, located in Goat's Field, close to her home.The bench, carved by Andy O'Neill, was funded by the Neighbourhood Watch Partnership. A painted mural was also erected in memory of <mask> in a park close to where she lived, as well as a lamp that was funded by her former college. In March 2016, <mask>'s father, Darren Galsworthy, released a memoir which described his daughter's life, her murder and the subsequent criminal trial of those responsible. Entitled <mask>: The Heartbreaking Story of <mask>, the book was published by Harper Collins. It was later re-titled to The Evil Within when released in paperback. Matthews and Hoare lodged appeals against their convictions and sentences, but on 23 June 2016, the Court of Appeal rejected their applications, saying that there was "no reasonable argument that the convictions are unsafe or that the sentences were wrong in principle or manifestly excessive". See also
List of solved missing person cases

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2010s in Bristol
2010s missing person cases
2015 in England
2015 murders in the United Kingdom
February 2015 events in the United Kingdom
Female murder victims
Formerly missing people
History of Bristol
Murder in Bristol
Incidents of violence against girls

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<mask> (born 8 September  1948) is a Swedish aeronautical engineer, pilot, adventurer and entrepreneur. He is particularly known for his series of record-breaking trans-oceanic hot air balloon flights and, later, attempts to be the first to fly a Rozière balloon around the Earth – all with British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson. He is also the founder of eponymous Lindstrand Balloons hot air balloon manufacturer based in Oswestry, England. Lindstrand not only flies balloons, but many other aircraft as well, and holds an airline transport pilot's licence for single and multi-engined land and sea aeroplanes and helicopters, and a commercial pilot's licence for autogyros, airships and gliders. His long standing dream to make a flight around the world in a hot air balloon (as opposed to a Rozière or gas balloon which requires no constant source of heated air) still remains unrealized. His distance, duration and altitude records have made him one of the best known balloonists and aerostat designers and engineers in the world. Early life

Lindstrand's aeronautical career began in the Swedish Air Force where he was an Engineering Officer.His first balloon flight in the early 1970s was the result of a bet. He built a makeshift balloon and successfully flew it across the runway while in the Swedish Air Force to claim victory. (When he flew more conventional military aircraft, he chose to use call sign, Polar Per.) Lindstrand later gained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering and worked for Saab Aircraft in Sweden and Lockheed in the United States. He saw his second hot air balloon in 1975 when a neighbour in Sweden purchased it from a British company. When Lindstrand learned that this new balloon was supposed to be state-of-the-art, he decided that he could do better. Company history
With Swedish aircraft engineer and entrepreneur, Håkan Colting, he formed Colting Balloons which operated in Ireland from 1976.In 1978 the company moved to Oswestry, England, to be closer to major markets in the UK and Europe. When Håkan Colting moved to Canada, Lindstrand continued to run the renamed Colt Balloons (later Thunder & Colt Balloons after acquiring UK-based Thunder Balloons). In December 1991 Lindstrand founded Lindstrand Balloons Ltd. and later created a specialized aerospace company, Lindstrand Technologies Ltd. (both based in Oswestry) to manufacture and repair aerostats, airships, gas balloons, passenger-carrying tethered aerostats and other fabric engineering products (including architectural structures, innovative fire-safety devices for road tunnels and inflatable flood defence barriers). In 2002, Lindstrand Balloons was asked to manufacture the complex parachute for the Mars-lander, Beagle 2. Beagle 2 was launched in June 2003, but supposedly failed to land successfully on the Planet Mars on Christmas Day 2003. However, in January 2015 was it located on the surface of Mars in a series of images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera. The images suggest that it landed safely, but two of the spacecraft's four solar panels failed to deploy, blocking the spacecraft's communications antenna.Follow the Beagle 2 link above for more info. Lindstrand Balloons, in partnership with Daimler Chrysler Aerospace of Germany, was awarded a design contract by the European Space Agency to develop a high altitude long endurance airship for possible use in the telecommunications market. Resulting from this, Lindstrand was awarded the German-based Korber Prize for engineering excellence. Record flights

From early in his business career, Lindstrand's main interest and ambition lay in pushing the boundaries of lighter-than-air technology and he subsequently captured every absolute world record for hot air balloon flight. Ascending from Plano, Texas, on 6 June 1988, Lindstrand set a new world altitude record for hot-air balloons, reaching 19,811 meters (64,997 feet). The record stood until 26 November 2005, when Vijaypat Singhania exceeded it. In January 1991, in  the Virgin Pacific Flyer (a hot air balloon measuring 74,000 m³ (2,600,300 ft³), designed and built by Thunder & Colt), Lindstrand and Branson completed the longest flight in lighter-than-air history when they flew 6761 miles from Japan to Northern Canada.Their flight set two new world records for distance and duration and they broke their own ground speed record, recording  245 mph (395 km/h). The Virgin Pacific Flyer still remains the largest hot air balloon ever built. In an attempt to be the first to fly a balloon of any type around the world, in December 1998, <mask>, partnered by Richard Branson and Steve Fossett, flew for 7 days and covered over 20,000 km in a Rozière balloon, launching from Morocco and landing in the Pacific Ocean near to rescue services in Hawaii. Rather less successful was his attempt in 1983 to achieve the world altitude record for hot-air balloons. Sponsored by the English and Welsh Milk Industry, a vast balloon emblazoned with "Milk's Gotta Lotta Bottle" was prepared for launch to be broadcast on live television early one Saturday morning. Adverse weather conditions led to the mission being aborted, but the balloon filled with air whilst being towed along the ground. <mask> was holding one of the ropes, and was lifted 30 feet into the air.On letting go, he fell to the ground, sustaining a dislocated shoulder. The accident, including the fall, was seen and heard on the television broadcast. Recognition

Lindstrand received the Royal Aero Club's Gold Medal from Prince Andrew twice, in 1989 and 1991, and the Royal Aero Club's Britannia Trophy in 1988. He is a recipient of America's highest flying award, the Harmon Trophy, given to him by Vice President Quayle in the White House. In February 2006, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Institute of British Architects for "his highly innovative work in the field of inflatables and their application to habitable structures". Lindstrand is also in the Guinness Hall of Fame. References

External links
 Lindstrand Technologies Ltd. (UK company)
 Lindstrand Balloons Ltd. (UK company)
 Lindstrand Balloons US (independently owned US affiliate/licensee)
 Filmmakers for Atlantic, Pacific and Global flights

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Swedish businesspeople
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<mask> is a writer, producer and editor working in film and television. His films include Rainbow, Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France) and Joy Division as well as the long-running BBC TV series Best Of British. As creator / writer and supervising film editor of Rainbow, <mask> spent a year in post-production on the first all-digital movie released theatrically. <mask>'s latest film is Into The Rainbow / The Wonder on which he is a writer and producer. Early life and education

<mask> was born in London, United Kingdom son of producer, writer, actor <mask> and actress Maggie Don. He was educated at Brighton College and King's College London. Early career

<mask> trained as an Assistant Editor for editor John Daniels in London on sports and documentary TV programming between 1978-80.In the summer of 1981 he was a production assistant in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during the shoot of a pilot for the silent comedy series The Optimist and was subsequently assistant editor during post-production in Los Angeles. He then worked as a camera assistant / technical assistant for both the first season shot on location in Los Angeles during the summer of 1982 and the second season filmed in London during the summer of 1984. The series was first previewed on Channel 4's opening night (2 November 1982) and the series commenced on 14 April 1983. During 1984 and 1985 <mask> worked for Crystal Film & Video in London as a freelance assistant cameraman to various independent production companies as well as on news / current affairs and documentary programmes for the BBC. In 1986, <mask> researched and contributed to the script of the BBC pilot on cinema newsreels Around The World In Seven Minutes And Four Times On Saturday, about the Pathé News and Movietone News cinema newsreels and their lead commentators Bob Danvers-Walker and Leslie Mitchell. and various pop-promos. Best Of British / Winchester Pictures

In 1986 <mask> co-created, wrote and edited the first season of the TV series Best Of British, 10 x 30 minute programs that examined some of the classic British films made by the Rank Organisation through an extensive use of clips.The first season commenced on 22 April 1987 on BBC One. The success of the first season led to four further seasons and <mask> worked in the same capacity on the further fifty seven episodes all of which premiered on BBC One. Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle the programs provided a comprehensive look at British films from 1930s to the 1980s. The final season was originally shown in 1994. He also co-wrote a book based on the first series. Using the same format, in 1990 <mask> subsequently co-created, wrote and edited the TV series The World Of Hammer which looked at the output of Hammer Film Productions. Narrated by Oliver Reed, thirteen episodes were produced and the series premiered on Channel 4 in the UK on 12 August 1994.Best Of British Film & Television was established in 1986 and <mask> became Creative Director for the company, overseeing the creative output of TV programs, documentaries and video specials. On a majority of these also directed, edited, wrote and supervised all stages of production. In 1989 he formed Winchester Pictures with <mask> to handle the development of feature film projects. In 1995 took Winchester to the AIM market as Winchester Entertainment plc. In 1990 commissioned by Channel 4 and director Phil Agland to write the screenplay adaptation of Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders. Film shot during 1996 / 1997 and released 1998. During 1991 wrote a screenplay loosely adapted from the 1957 Rank film Hell Drivers (film) for MGM and a remake of Four Sided Triangle in conjunction with Hammer Film Productions.He also wrote a new screenplay based on the 1961 sci-fi thriller The Day The Earth Caught Fire in conjunction with Schindler-Swerdlow Productions for 20th Century-Fox. In late 1992 <mask> wrote and directed a ten-part documentary series The Gurgling Gourmet for Granada TV. He also completed the script Legacy, adapted from Nigel Kneale's classic 50s Quatermass and the Pit (film). The project was developed with Trilogy Entertainment Group. During 1994 and 1995 co-wrote and edited Rainbow, the family entertainment feature film starring Bob Hoskins, Dan Aykroyd and Terry Finn. Rainbow premiered at the CineMagic Film Festival in December 1995 and opened worldwide during 1996. It was the first theatrically distributed all digital feature film.Independent Productions

During 1995 co-founded The International Football Hall Of Fame and worked over a four-year period to establish the brand and project. Developed in association with Granada Media and the Mirror Group. In 1998 wrote, directed and produced the series, Witness - Events Of The 20th Century, introduced and narrated by David Frost for international television and video distribution by Primetime. The series was originally released in October 1999 and comprised thirteen 52 minute episodes. During 1999 / 2000, <mask> was a writer on the sword and sorcery television adventure The Dark Knight. Originally brought in to establish the tone of the series, he ended up writing seven scripts during the two seasons. Shot on location in New Zealand, the series was first shown on Channel 5 commencing 1 July 2000.Between 2000 and 2008, <mask> was involved as Producer, Executive Producer or Co-Producers on feature films including: Nouvelle France starring Gérard Depardieu, Irène Jacob, Vincent Pérez, Tim Roth and Jason Isaacs; My First Wedding starring Rachael Leigh Cook; Modigliani starring Andy Garcia; School for Seduction starring Kelly Brook and Emily Woof; Day Of Wrath starring Christopher Lambert; Joy Division starring Ed Stoppard and Bernard Hill; The Piano Player starring Christopher Lambert, Dennis Hopper and Diane Kruger; Silence Becomes You starring Alicia Silverstone and Sienna Guillory; Save Angel Hope starring Billy Boyd, Eva Birthistle and Bernard Hill; and Forest of the Gods based on the classic novel by Balys Sruoga and starring Steven Berkoff. From 2008-10 acted as audio-visual producer for the Ultra Green Group, creating and producing over 60 films showing the green technologies the company was implementing worldwide. In 2010 wrote and directed the first series of 13 episodes of the animated "Chuck the Eco Duck". In addition wrote and produced the first audio series of 14 shows for audio / radio. During 2011 and 2012 developed and wrote the film "Iron", based on the birth of the industrial revolution at Ironbridge. During 2013 <mask> was an editor and consulting producer on the documentary "Medjugorge - Myth Or Miracle". Into The Rainbow / 奇迹：追逐彩虹 / The Wonder: Chasing Rainbows

In 2011, <mask> created and wrote the story for the action fantasy feature film The Wonder and wrote the original drafts of the screenplay during 2012.The film shot on location in Qingdao, China and Auckland, New Zealand between October and December 2015. It stars Willow Shields, Wu Lei, Joe Chen, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Archie Kao and Christy Chung. The film was shown at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival during April 2017. The film received its U.S. Premiere with a Gala Screening at the Savannah Film Festival on 4 November 2017. <mask> has also co-written with <mask> the book based on the original story. Friendship Films

Friendship Films was initially established in 2015 to produce The Wonder and thereafter to develop and produce various film and TV projects.During 2018, <mask> created, wrote, edited and produced the documentary series Cult-tastic: Tales From The Trenches With Roger And Julie Corman, which comprises thirteen 50-minute episodes on the career of filmmakers Roger Corman and Julie Corman. It was filmed over a four month period in Los Angeles, California and features over 130 movies. The series is a co-production between Shout! Studios (the production arm of Shout! Factory) and Ace Film HK in association with Friendship Films. Film and Television Productions

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Film people from London
British film editors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)

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<mask> (August 17, 1935 – October 28, 2017) was a principal timpanist and percussionist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He composed well-known pieces for the marimba such as "Yellow After the Rain" and "Sea Refractions"; it is said that these works were composed because <mask> felt that there was a lack of musically interesting material that would introduce his students to four-mallet marimba techniques. Biography
<mask> began his career in the United States Army Symphony Orchestra. He later was principal percussionist of the Dallas Symphony before taking the principal percussion position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1969. When principal timpanist William Kraft retired in 1981 to pursue his career as a composer, <mask> stepped up to assume the role as timpanist, a position he occupied through the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2005/2006 season. <mask> was well known for his prodigious sight reading ability. <mask> became the applied percussion teacher at California State University Los Angeles shortly after joining the LA Philharmonic.During his tenure as timpanist, he took the position as professor of percussion at the University of California, Los Angeles. In May 2012, <mask> retired from teaching. <mask> was also a member of the Philharmonic New Music Group and recorded a wide array of contemporary works as a chamber musician. <mask> held the Performer's Certificate and bachelor's and master's degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with William Street. While at Eastman, he was a member of the original "Marimba Masters." Upon graduation, he served as timpanist with the 7th U.S. Army Symphony Orchestra. As a widely published author and composer, Peter's works and instructional materials are highly regarded throughout the United States and abroad.He owned and operated a music publishing company that handled percussion works exclusively. His faculty positions included the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara from 1990 to 2002, and UCLA, where he taught percussion and conducted the percussion ensemble. In 2006 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sabian Cymbal Company. After a year of declining health, <mask> died on October 28, 2017, at the age of 82. In a newspaper article announcing his death, symphonic conductor James Touchi-<mask>- who was also <mask>' cousin- was quoted as saying, "It's not an exaggeration to say that <mask> was among the dozen best timpanists in the world." In a letter to <mask>, the late conductor and percussionist Frederick Fennell wrote, "I may make music long enough to run into a better percussionist than you, but I doubt it very much." Compositions

Solo Works

Trombone

 Rondo for Solo Trombone (pub.1972)

Marimba

 Sonata-Allegro, marimba and piano (pub. 1968) [Grade 3+]
 Chant, marimba (2 mallets) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
 Sea Refractions, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
 Theme and Variations, marimba (2–4 mallets) and piano (pub. c. 1971) [Grade 4]
Yellow After the Rain, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1971) [Grade 4+]
 Zen Wanderer, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1972) [Grade 3]
 Teardrops, marimba (4 mallets) (pub.1975) [Grade 3]
 Undercurrent, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1975) [Grade 3]
 Waves, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1975) [Grade 3]
 Three Pieces for Three Mallets, marimba (3 mallets) (pub. 1978) [Grade 3]
Dog Beach, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1999) [Grade 3]
Galactica, marimba (2 mallet) (pub. 1999) [Grade 3+]
Pastiche, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1999) [Grade 3]
Starscape, marimba (4 mallets) (pub.1999) [Grade 3]
Barcelona, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 2000) [Grade 3]

Timpani

 Scherzo for Three Timpani (1 player) (pub. 1968) [Grade 3]
 Rondino, 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1970) [Grade 3]
 Tribal Serenade, 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
 The Storm (Silence is Golden), 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1975) [Grade 4]
 Primal Mood, 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1972) [Grade 3]

Multi-Percussion

 Etude #I, 4 tom-toms (1 player) (pub.1967) [Grade 3]
 Rondo, tom-tom solo (4 tom-toms) (1 player) (pub. 1968) [Grade 3]
 Passacaglia and Trio, multiple percussion solo (1 player) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
Perpetual Motion, snare drum and 4 tom-toms (1 player) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]

Percussion Ensemble

 March of the Eagles, 5 percussionists (pub. 1967)
A la nañigo, percussion ensemble (5 players) (pub. 1967)
Study in 5/8, percussion quartet (pub. 1967) [Grade 3]
A la samba, 6 percussionists (pub.1969) [Grade 3+]
Piece for Percussion (4 players)(pub March 27, 1969)

Method Book

Odd Meter Rudimental Etudes, snare drum, educational work (pub. 1967)
Stick Control for the Drum Set, Volume 1: Basic Triplet Patterns, educational work (pub. 1967)
Etude #II, (1 player) (pub. 1968) [Grade 3]
Introduction and Waltz, (1 player) (pub. 1968) [Grade 2]
Developing Dexterity for Snare Drum, educational work (pub. 1968)
Drum Music to March By, educational work (pub. 1968)
Stick Control for the Drum Set, Volume 2: Basic Sixteenth Patterns, educational work (pub.1969)
Advanced Snare Drum Studies, educational work (pub. 1971)
Odd Meter Calisthenics for the Snare Drummer, educational work (pub. 1973)
Intermediate Snare Drum Studies (43 studies), educational work (pub. 1976)
Intermediate Timpani Studies, educational work (pub. 1981)
Hard Times: 20 advanced etudes for snare drum, educational work (pub. 1984)
Elementary Snare Drum Studies, educational work (pub. 1988)
Rudimental Primer for the Snare Drummer, educational work (pub.1990)
Fundamental Method for Timpani, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1993)
Fundamental Method for Mallets, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1995)
Fundamental Method for Mallets, Book 2, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1996)
Fundamental Solos for Timpani: 15 intermediate-level solos for the developing timpanist, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1997)
Fundamental Solos for Mallets, educational work (1999)
Etudes for Snare Drum, educational work (pub. 2003) [Advanced]

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American percussionists
Classical percussionists
1935 births
2017 deaths
American composers

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<mask>, born 21 January 1752 in River, died in Rennes on 19 September 1835, was a French Jurisconsult. He is cited significantly in Proudhon's seminal work What Is Property?. Biography

The period of the Ancien Régime
Raised by his mother, he went to secondary school in Caen, then studied at the University of Rennes, whose faculty includes then Messrs. Loncle, Drouin, Loisel, <mask>c. He earned his doctorate at twenty-five, December 28, 1776, then April 12, 1778, through the competition, the title of associate professor at the University of Rennes. He then completed his studies in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, where he draws some ideas of legislation compared, that he would later use. He held his Professorship until the Revolution, while spend several famous become men in Rennes: Jean-Denis Lanjuinais Lanjuinais]], Professor of canon law, Isaac the Hatter The Chapellier]], <mask>, simple student in law; Félix Julien Jean Bigot husband Husband Bigot]] and Fermon. The French Revolution
Patriot 1789, it is not without pleasure beginnings like most lawyers, trained in the school of Montesquieu, French and Voltaire and the English representative system and the principles of 1789 Toullier of district administrator for some time, but is soon dismisses its functions.During the terror (French Revolution) Terror]], he is very dedicated to his brother, priest not sworn, pursued by Carrier and tracked down pension in retirement. He bought the Manor of Saint-Armel in Bruz. He became a judge of the Court of Ille-et-Vilaine, then comes back to the bar and defended before the courts and councils of war several accused for political reasons. 1799, its name is carried on a list of hostages to the exile and detention, but he is saved by the coup d'état of 18 brumaire. Of many disputes between the State and the families of emigrants are referred to arbitration. The Napoleonic period
Appointed Professor in the reorganization of the University, he wished the Chair of Roman law, but gets French right. Despite this disappointment, this has earned us the remarkable book composed by him, and his notebooks, written for his classes, contained the germ.1811 (it was almost sixty years), he began the publication of his book, and he received his appointment to the deanery, with a flattering letter of Fontanes, then grand master of the University. We know that political views have always raised many storms in Britain, and especially in Rennes. The restoration
Toullier life remains dedicated to his duties as a professor and the completion of this important work. She is troubled by a mishap to which he devoted a quite strong preface placed in front of its eighth volume. 1816, students used tablets of wood to collect notes, following the course. Was found on these shelves of rebus species, initial letters that could explain in several senses, which was infinitely criminal (it's even Toullier who says). The police was educated early teachers; the tablets were seized and it punishes the guilty judged student.Toullier realized that's the Commission of public instruction, to which the report of the Commissioner of police was sent. 31 December 1816, she made a decree which suspended his duties as Dean Toullier, "" seen wearing minutes he had found in the audiences of the Faculty of law of the injurious inscriptions to the legitimate Government, and waited. "the students were not properly monitored and that he not them had not been inspired feelings such as the State was entitled to expect". An order on February 5, 1817 named a commission to inform against the guilty students. The King reserved to know his will against the teachers. An inspector was sent to Rennes; the denouncements were made against teachers. A Committee of some people was consulted, and all was finished by a report in which Toullier was not criminalized, but Jean-<mask> Legraverend was dismissed February 12, 1817.Then Jacques-Joseph Corbière Corbiere]], who then was Minister of the Interior, was presented for the vacant Chair. «"We had always wanted, said Toullier, see Mr. of Corbiere among us.» He is a student of our old faculties; I had been his examiner during his thesis of license, April 3, 1788... All of my colleagues share my feelings for him. He was introduced... " "If Toullier wanted the appointment of Mr. of Corbiere, he did not expect him awarded the Dean, which left her with only the title of Dean of age and services. Here is the explanation Toullier give thereby: "" the talents of Mr. of Corbiere had developed in the National Gallery, he was regarded as one of the leaders of the opposition. " He had energi-manifest regimes, in the gallery and in printed reports, opinions contrary to the University. The president of the commission knew him a lot; Maybe he wanted to win a formidable opponent, because it was expected to see strongly attacking the University. " »

The preface to Toullier, where we have drawn this story, acknowledges that Mr. of Corbiere could be named Dean, the three years of the old deanery being expired.Toullier complains only for having been accused and sentenced without proof. In addition, the appointment of Mr. of Corbiere had not preceded the presentation of two candidates, as was the order of the 17 February 1818. Toullier does not fail to remind note that, some time ago, in a similar circumstance, the confreres of Victor Proudhon Proudhon]] in Dijon had refused to replace it. The Dean's office was visited Toullier in 1830. He died at Rennes on 19 September 1835. He was President of the Association of lawyers of this city and member of the order of the Medal of honor. 1864, rue Toullier in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, of the Paris law school Faculty of law]] and Sorbonne, was renamed in tribute.Since 2012, one of the amphitheaters of the Faculty of law and science policy the name of <mask>ullier reindeer door. Publications

The first eight volumes of his work have been published 1811 to 1818:
 "French civil law following the order of the Napoleonic Code, book in which we tried to bring together the theory to practice", Paris, 1811-1831, 14 vol. in - 8 °;
 "Supplement to the first edition of the first eight volumes of the french civil law", Paris, 1820, strong vol. in - 8 °. 1821 to 1823 appeared in the 9 to 11 volumes, with a general table at the end of the 11th  volume. 1826 to 1831, the volumes 12 to 14 (marriage contract) with table. The "Library Journal" gives the following for other editions: 2nd  edition, 1820, t. 1-3 and 6; 3rd edition.nihil; 4th edition., 1824, Paris, t. l to 4, 6 to 9, 10 copies on paper vellum; the first twelve volumes are dated but Mr. Quérard guess that titles were reprinted. Two tables, one of the subjects and other articles of the code dealt with in the book, are due to Mr. Morel, successor of Toullier. 5th edition., Paris, J. Renouard. 1837, vol. in - 8 °; t. 15, table of contents by Mr. Martin Jouaust, 1834, in - 8 ° <ref>Toullier explained only half about the code. Troplong, civil law explained following the order of the articles of the code, since and including the title of the sale; book which follows that of Toullier; 23 volumes in - 8 °, 1831-1852... -<mask>, French civil law following the order of the code, book in which we tried to bring together the theory to practice, 6th  edition, continued and annotated by Jean-Baptiste Duvergier, 1846-1848, 14 vol. in - 8 °; continuation of the 6th  edition of the civil law, by Toullier, 6 vol.in - 8 °. < Distributor.ref/REFREF >. Toullier book has been translated into German, Frankfurt; in Italian, Naples; There were three Belgian fakes, 1829, 13 vol. in - 8 °, titled 3rd  edition; Vol. grand in - 8 °, 28 deliveries; 1834, flight, in - 8 °; praise of Toullier, pronounced 24 November 1836 to the resumption of the conferences of the order of lawyers, by Mr. <mask>-Paul Paulmier, lawyer ("Observer of the courts", journal of court documents, by Eugène Roch, t. 12). The book of Toullier gave rise to the following publications:
 "Dissertation on the art. 585 of the civil code, and refutation of the doctrine of Mr. Toullier on a question born of this article ", by the lead, London, in - 8 °, 64 pages."Annotations critical on the doctrine of Toullier in his treatise on the french civil law, following the order of the code, collected on the first five volumes containing the material of the first and second in the third book of the civil code, by j.. Spinnael, a lawyer at the Supreme Court of justice, Brussels, Ghent and Lille, 1825, in - 8 ° of v and 193 pages;
 "Annotations, etc., collected on the volumes 6 to 11, containing the material of title 3, 3rd  book code, by. the same ", Ghent, Debuscher and son; Lille, 1825, in - 8 ° of v and 147 pages. "Letters to Mr. Toullier, etc., on some mistakes contained in title 12 of the course of law french, related to the community of the spouses", by M. Guevel, Paris, 1828, in - 8 ° of pages; a first in the same letter, 1827, - 8 ° 16 pages. These letters and comments of Mr. demand, in the "Themis", on the doctrine of Toullier, as for the marriage, have been combined under this title: "Appendix to volume 12 of the french civil law", by Mr. <mask>, Brussels, 1828, in - 8 °. Toullier and Merlin mark the transition between the new and the old doctrine. The directory of case law applies the principles to the species; Toullier is theoretical. Toullier boasted with reason for introducing philosophy in the study of law; There point of view to which it still belongs.His style is clear, much important quality in a Jurisconsult, and if he's sometimes diffuse, it
is not devoid of elegance. The book lack of proportion: the beginnings are not
developed, but the "Treaty on the property and its amendments" announces the author of the 'treaty obligations'. In his "treaty obligations", he surpassed Pothier, said M. Dupin ("letters on the legal profession"), calling him the "modern Pothier". It is, he says, the most perfect of the works that have appeared on the code. "According to Merlin, Toullier is wiser, more strongly reasoned and better distributed than Pothier. The "Treaty of the marriage contract" following is far worth the 'treaty obligations'; He feels the old age of the author. "Toullier, says a famous Jurisconsult, owned by his fame to all the bars of France."("Opening address to the Court of cassation", 1835 <ref>more we got Toullier: "Consultation of several former lawyers of reindeer on the validity of marriages contracted by)
french emigrants before their return, and the recovery in their civil rights work which can be used to supplement or Appendix to said editor on civil death and on the
marriage, in the first volume of his book on the civil code ", of which he appeared 7 volumes, Paris, 1817, in - 8 ° of 58 pages. -Signed by six lawyers and written by Toullier. < banker > consultation)

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<mask> (born April 13, 1956) is an  American former rare map dealer and convicted art thief. He was found guilty in 2006 of stealing 97 rare maps originally valued at more than US$3 million, and sentenced to 42 months in prison. Early life and career
<mask> grew up in Bedford, New Hampshire, and graduated from The Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire. After graduating from Hampshire College, he became a dealer in rare maps. Working in early and rare maps of the world and North America, he was instrumental in helping others to build up two major collections that were subsequently donated to research libraries: the Lawrence H. Slaughter collection now in the New York Public Library and the Norman B. Leventhal Collection at the Boston Public Library. Although Smiley appeared to have a successful career, he was actually mired in debt. He turned to stealing maps from libraries and rare book collections and then reselling them to unsuspecting buyers to make ends meet.Thefts and arrest
On June 8, 2005, the discovery of an X-Acto blade on the floor of the reading room in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University led to <mask>'s arrest. Although three maps on his person matched those missing from books he had just examined in the Beinecke, he protested his innocence. It was not until his court appearance a year later (June 22, 2006) that he confessed to having stolen a total of 97 maps from six institutions — Boston Public Library, Harvard University (Houghton Library), Newberry Library (in Chicago), New York Public Library (the Rare Book and Map Divisions), and Yale University (Beinecke Library and the Sterling Memorial Library) in the United States, as well as the British Library in London. At the time of his arrest, the British Library had already identified him as a suspect and was about to call in the police. Smiley originally said he had been stealing maps for approximately seven years but later reduced that figure to four years. In August 2015, Ronald Grim, a curator of the Boston Public Library, traveled to an antiquities dealer in New York to confirm what he recognized to be a map stolen from the library years prior. It was a rare map advertised in that New York antiques dealer’s summer catalog, and had been created by explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1612.It provided a description of the New England coast and what would later become Canada. According to library records, the map was last seen by <mask>y inside the library on January 2, 2003. A photograph of the map taken by the library in 1992 was key in proving the map was owned by the Boston Public Library, and after months of legal wrangling it was finally returned. The recovery of the Champlain map led to discussions on whether Smiley (still living on Martha’s Vineyard) stole more maps than recorded, and what more can be done to recover them. Sentencing
At his federal sentencing on September 27, 2006, Judge Janet Bond Arterton took note of his cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation:  "If you steal human treasures, then you will go to prison, but if you help recover them, this will be taken into account and weighed in the balance". Since all but ten of the 97 maps Smiley admitted stealing had been recovered, he was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment. Later, in May 2007, he was ordered to pay US$2.3 million in restitution.(The original valuation on the stolen maps had been over US$3 million.) Reported losses by a handful of leading dealers who had unwittingly sold stolen maps acquired from Smiley ran to more than US$400,000 each in three cases; no details have been given about any reimbursement. A second sentencing before a state judge, Richard Damiani, on 13 October 2006, confirmed the earlier sentence, though the judge was critical of the trust placed in Smiley's statements by his federal counterpart. Coverage
The case was widely covered across the United States and elsewhere. Smiley pleaded guilty and he was never cross-examined. Apart from the details he supplied himself, much of the available information came from journalists. Some suspected that Smiley had taken more maps than he admitted.Each of the affected libraries issued lists of missing maps. Several of the entries matched copies of books, now missing their maps, which Smiley had examined. For example, Smiley had admitted stealing from Harvard University an example of the map of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, illustrating a letter from Hernán Cortés (1524), but a prior photograph of the example missing from Yale's Beinecke Library proved instead that it was theirs. Several questions remain unanswered, in particular about the origin and purpose of high quality facsimiles of early maps, some found on Smiley's person when he was arrested, and others in books he examined. Smiley is the subject of a non-fiction book, The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps, written by Michael Blanding and published by Gotham Books on May 29, 2014. Legacy

As a result of Smiley's thefts, research libraries are now more aware of the vulnerability of maps illustrating volumes in their rare book collections, and are improving their documentation and security procedures. At the same time they appreciate the importance to scholars of continued access to such works.The changes are noticeable at Yale's Sterling Memorial Library, where a comprehensive program of cataloging and digitizing the early map collection is under way, funded largely by a donation of US$100,000 from William Reese, who had acted as Yale's advisor throughout the Smiley affair. Some libraries now monitor their reading rooms with continuous video surveillance. Smiley was not the first major map thief. Miles Harvey's book The Island of Lost Maps — about the convicted map thief Gilbert Bland — describes a number of earlier thieves including two Europeans active in or before 2001. However, Smiley may be responsible for more financial and cultural loss than any of his predecessors. Smiley was released from prison on January 15, 2010. References

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<mask>, Rev. (1864-1953) was a Welsh astronomer and priest. He became a senior figure within the Welsh Anglican Church and is well known for his astronomical writing published in Welsh and English. Early life and education
<mask> was born in the village of Pencarreg in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales. He attended Alcwyn's School in Carmarthen and a grammar school in Lampeter before studying at St David's College, Lampeter. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theology in 1885 and won prizes for science and the Welsh language. [1] <mask> lectured at a college in Coventry for a year before his religious ordination in 1887.Clerical career
<mask> <mask> had a varied and successful clerical career within the Anglican Church. He was first ordained as a deacon at St. Asaph Cathedral, Denbighshire, in 1887 and priested in 1888. <mask> remained based in Welsh parishes, serving as a curate of Dyserth, Denbighshire, between 1887–90 and of Rhos-ddu between 1890-1895. He served as a vicar of St. Asaph (1895-1901) and of the parish of Gyffylliod (1901-9), before settling in his role as vicar of the village church in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant. <mask> remained in this remote parish community in the Berwyn Mountains for nearly three decades, until 1938. [2]

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<mask> <mask> had a profound interest in the history of the parish of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, where he served as vicar for most of his life. He lived in the church vicarage, one of the largest vicarages in the St. Asaph bishopric, set in a two-acre garden.This was also the residence of another illustrious historical personage associated with the area, Dr William Morgan, who served as vicar of St Dogfans between 1578-88 and translated the Bible into the Welsh language. <mask> expressed his interest in the social, archeological and religious history of his parish in a Welsh language publication entitled Hanes Plwyf Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant ('The History of the parish of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant') first published in 1940 and translated into English by Ceinwen Edwards in 1998. This parish history includes facts and anecdotes about salient local landmarks such as the nearby Pistyll Rhaedr waterfall, and a number of nearby standing stones (menhirs) and barrows. As well as discussing the area's ancient, druidic history, <mask> touches on aspects of village's religious life, folklore and engagement with ancient healing magic, such as the use of elder bark to heal cancerous skin growths. <mask> wrote at length about the interior of the Church of St Dogfans, describing it as 'beautiful' and noting 'that the building is very old, though, naturally, it has been restored many times." One of the adaptations of the church interior that <mask> was personally responsible for included the painting of stars and planets on the ceiling of the Church. Astronomical writing
On 31 January 1923 <mask> was elected to the membership of the British Astronomical Association.He was proposed by Arthur Mee. On 9 November 1923 <mask> was elected to the fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society. These elections followed a life-time's interest in science and astronomy in evidence since his student days. One of <mask>' most popular books, The Marvels of the Sky: An Introduction to Popular Astronomy (1921), was written while he lived in the vicarage in Llanrhaeadr. In the author's preface, <mask> dedicates his book ‘to my constant and faithful companion, my old Refractor telescope’. <mask>' telescope was a four-inch telescope manufactured by the London optician Charles Tulley. The other astronomical writing by <mask> is the Welsh language text Seryddiaeth a seryddwyr ('Astronomy and Astronomers'), 1923.Published sermons
Another format that <mask> used to express his faith and interest in astronomy, were his sermons. He published Ad Astra, a collection of eight astronomical sermons concerned with the relationship between science and religion, in 1930. In his introduction to the book <mask> defines these rhetorical pieces as 'a short series of sermons, or addresses, of an astronomical character, on the religious aspect of the science.’ The first sermon, 'In the Beginning, God', explores the conflict between science and religion. <mask> discusses several controversial points, such as the implications that scientific estimates for age of the planet hold for the story of creation in Genesis and the implications that Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution hold for Christian faith. Subsequent sermons explore astronomical themes both within the context of Christianity and in a broader, secular context. For example, his sixth sermon, 'Are the Planets Inhabited?’ discusses the possibility of alien life forms and his seventh sermon, ‘Which was the Star of Bethlehem?' discusses the scientific basis, as well as the broader spiritual and metaphorical meaning of this well-known Star.In 1949 <mask> published Myfyrion min yr hwyr, (Evening Reflections) a volume of Welsh language preaching and addresses. <mask>' work participates in a tradition of famous scientific churchmen such as <mask>, the metaphysical poet and Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, whose well-known interest in astronomy and the Scientific Revolution found expression in his religious sermons as well as his lyric poetry. <mask> enjoyed a high reputation for his sermons within his lifetime and preached at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1939. According to the author Mary Gwendoline Ellis, <mask> 'had an exceptional memory and he could conduct church services almost completely from memory'. Later years
In 1938 <mask> retired and moved to Aberystwyth, reputedly to be in close proximity to the National Library of Wales. He named his house in Aberystwyth 'Ad Astra', after the name of his book. Subsequently, <mask> returned to his native village of Pencarreg where he died on 19 April 1953.He is buried in the graveyard of Pencarreg church. References

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