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Marina Oswald Porter

**Marina Nikolayevna Oswald Porter** (July 17, 1941) is the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald. According to the Warren Commission he was the sole assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. She married Oswald during his temporary defection to the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States with him. After the assassination and Oswald's murder, she testified against Oswald during the Warren Commission hearings and remarried two years after.

## Life

She was born in Severodvinsk (formerly named Molotovsk), Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia on 17 July 1941. She met Lee Harvey Oswald at a dance in March 1961 in Russia. They were married on April 30 1961. Their daughter, June Lee, was born on February 15, 1962. Later that year the Oswalds moved from Russia to the United States. In Dallas, Marina gave birth to a second daughter, Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald. After the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, Oswald was arrested. Two days later Oswald was shot and killed by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while still in police custody. Porter was under Secret Service protection until she finished giving testimony before the Warren Commission. She told the commission she believed husband was guilty of shooting President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. In 1965, she married Kenneth Jess Porter. They worked at eluding reporters, who had learned of the engagement, and travelled to Fate to be wed by a justice of the peace. They had one son. In 1989, Porter became a naturalized citizen of the United States. As of 2013, Marina lives in Rockwall, Texas, and generally avoids publicity.

## Aftermath of the shooting

Porter has said that she now believes that Lee Harvey Oswald was completely innocent of the deaths of Kennedy and Tippit. In 1980 she was convinced by conspiracy buffs that the man in Harvey's grave was a Russian spy and not her husband. She still lives with her second husband but in private and is afraid to go out in public. She believes her phones are tapped by the Secret Service. Porter also believes the Secret Service want to kill her.

### Her later belief that Lee Harwey is in _movie tapes_ taken during the assassination

She also expressed her belief that Oswald was the "prayer man", a man seen standing on the Depository front steps in films taken by Dave Wiegman of NBC-TV and Jimmy Darnell of WBAP-TV during the assassination, an unprompted Marina told Ed LeDoux that the “Prayer Man” was Lee. Ed Ledoux rang Marina Oswald after Stan Dane had sent enlargements and a copy of his book _Prayer Man: The Exoneration of Lee Harvey Oswald_, in 2018. She volunteered “It’s Lee”. She was not prompted at all. She maintains her belief that Oswald was "prayer man".

## Other websites

- Testimony of Maria Oswald Porter before Congress
- Growing Up As Lee Harvey Oswald's Daughters

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Marina Oswald Porter

- **image**: Marina Oswald.jpg
- **caption**: Marina Oswald in Minsk
- **birth place**: Severodvinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- **occupation**: Pharmacist
- **nationality**: American (formerly Soviet)
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 3
Alisohbat Sumbatzade

**Alisohbat Sumbat oglu Sumbatzade** (8 January 1907, Amirjan, Baku – 1992, Baku) was an Azerbaijani historian and orientalist (and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijani SSR from 1958).

Sumbatzade graduated from the Department of Oriental Studies of Azerbaijan State University in 1929. In 1963 he became director of the Institute of the Peoples of the Near and Middle East of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR. Sumbatzade's main works are on the socioeconomic history of Azerbaijan in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Aydin Balayev

**Aydin Balayev Huseynaga oglu** (; 19 November 1956 – 8 December 2021) was an Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist and professor.

## Biography

Balayev was born on November 19, 1956 in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. In 1980, he graduated from the Department of History of the Azerbaijan State University and in 1982 he started working at the Archeology and Ethnography Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. In 1983-1985, Balayev was a researcher at the Ethnography Department of Moscow State University. From 1985 he continued his doctoral studies at the Ethnography Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow, graduating with a PhD in History in 1988.

Balayev wrote and published many articles on the history of the Azerbaijani independence movement in the 1980s and 1990s, and the Karabakh conflict, in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, Denmark and Russia. In total, Balayev wrote 72 books, 16 of which were published abroad, and 6 monographs.

### Books

- _The Azerbaijani National Movement: From Müsavat to the National Front_ (Baku, 1992)
- _Azerbaijani Independence Movement in 1917-1918_ (Baku, 1998)
- _Ethnolinguistic processes in the 19th-20th centuries_ (Baku, 2005)
- _February Revolution and National Achievements_ (Moscow, 2008)
- _March 1918: A Defining Moment For Azerbaijan_ (Tbilisi, 2009)
- _Mammad Emin Rasulzade (1884-1955)_ (Moscow, 2009)
- _Azerbaijani Turks: National Awareness Processes_ (Baku, 2010)

### Monographs

- _History of Azerbaijan. From Ancient Times to the Beginning of the 20th Century_ (Baku, 1993)
- _Azerbaijanis. Historical ethnographic overview_ (Baku, 1998)
- _Azeris_ (Baku, 2005)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Aydin Balayev
- **birth place**: Baku, Azerbaijan
- **alma mater**: Azerbaijan State University,
 Moscow State University
- **occupation**: Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Ethnography in Caucasus
- **notable works**: * _Azerbaijani National Democratic Movement_,
* __,
* _History of the American People_,
* _March 1918: A Defining Moment For Azerbaijan_
Don Laws

**Don Laws** (May 30, 1929 – December 2, 2014) was an American figure skater and coach. Laws competed in single skating and ice dancing. With his ice dancing partner, Mary Firth, he won the U.S. junior title in 1948. Laws was born in Washington, D. C..

In men's singles, he won the 1950 U.S. junior title and placed seventh at the 1951 World Championships in Milan, Italy. He was coached by Osborne Colson.

Laws died of heart failure in Sandy Springs, Maryland, aged 85.

## Infobox (figure skater)

- **name**: Don Laws
- **image**: Chan 2007 GPF.jpg
- **caption**: Laws (left) with Patrick Chan in 2007
- **country**: United States
- **birth place**: Washington, D.C.
- **death place**: Sandy Spring, Maryland
- **formerpartner**: Mary Firth
- **formercoach**: Osborne Colson
- **retired**: 1951
Jean Béliveau

**Joseph Jean Arthur Béliveau**, (August 31, 1931 – December 2, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. He was nicknamed **"Le Gros Bill"**.

Béliveau ranks among the ten greatest NHL players. Béliveau first played professionally in the Quebec Major Hockey League (QMHL). He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in 1950, but chose to remain in the QMHL full-time until 1953.

Béliveau was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.

By his second season in the NHL, Béliveau was among the top three scorers. He was the fourth player to score 500 goals and the second to score 1,000 points. Béliveau won two Hart Memorial Trophies (1956, 1964) and one Art Ross Memorial Trophy (1956), as well as the inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy (1965).

As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another seven championship teams, the most Stanley Cup victories by an individual to date. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Béliveau died on December 2, 2014 at the age of 83, in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, a suburb of Montreal from unknown causes.

## Other websites

- Jean Béliveau, History by the Minute

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **name**: Jean Béliveau
- **image**: Jean Béliveau 2009.jpg
- **caption**: Béliveau in 2009
- **position**: Centre (ice hockey), Centre
- **played for**: Montreal Canadiens
- **shoots**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 3
- **weight lb**: 205
- **death place**: Longueuil, Quebec, QC, Canada, CAN
- **birth place**: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, QC, Canada, CAN
- **career start**: 1950
- **career end**: 1971
- **halloffame**: 1972
Luc Oursel

**Luc Oursel**, (7 September 1959 – 3 December 2014), was a French businessman. He was the former chairman of the board of the nuclear company Areva and member of its Executive Committee.

He resigned on October 20, 2014 for health reasons. Until June 2013, he was the President of the French Nuclear Energy Corporation.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Luc Oursel
- **image**: Luc Oursel.jpg
- **caption**: Luc Oursel in 2011
- **birth place**: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- **death place**: Paris, France
- **nationality**: France, French
- **alma mater**: Mines ParisTech - Corps des mines
- **occupation**: Former chairman of the board Areva (2011-2014)
- **spouse**: Sylvie Delorme
Lynne Kosky

**Lynne Janice Kosky** (2 September 1958 – 4 December 2014) was a former Australian politician and senior minister in the Parliament of Victoria.  She represented the electoral district of Altona in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party from 1996 to 2010

Kosky died from breast cancer in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, aged 56.

## Other websites

- Kosky, Lynne Janice , Re-member Parliamentary Profile

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Honourable
- **name**: Lynne Kosky
- **image**: LynneKosky2009.jpg
- **alt**: Lynne Kosky
- **caption**: Lynne Kosky in 2009 in her role as Minister for Public Transport
- **term start**: 30 March 1996
- **term end**: 18 January 2010
- **predecessor**: Carole Marple
- **successor**: Jill Hennessy (politician), Jill Hennessy
- **constituency am**: Electoral district of Altona, Altona
- **assembly**: Victorian Legislative
- **birth place**: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **death place**: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **birthname**: Lynne Janice Kosky
- **party**: Australian Labor Party
- **spouse**: Jim Williamson
- **alma mater**: University of Melbourne
- **occupation**: Social worker
Jacques Barrot

**Jacques Barrot** (February 3, 1937 – December 3, 2014) was a French politician. He served as European Commissioner for Justice between 2008 and 2010, after having spent four years serving as Commissioner for Transport (2004–2008) and Commissioner for Regional Policy for eight months (2004).

He was also a minister, and mayor of Yssingeaux.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jacques Barrot
- **image**: Jacques Barrot (cropped).jpg
- **office**: European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security
- **president**: José Manuel Barroso
- **term start**: 9 May 2008
- **term end**: 9 February 2010
- **predecessor**: Franco Frattini
- **successor**: Viviane Reding <small>(Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship)</small>
Cecilia Malmström <small>(List of European Commission portfolios#Home Affairs, Home Affairs)</small>
- **office2**: European Commissioner for Transport
- **president2**: José Manuel Barroso
- **term start2**: 22 November 2004
- **term end2**: 9 May 2008
- **predecessor2**: Loyola de Palacio <small>(European Commissioner for Energy, Energy and Transport)</small>
- **successor2**: Antonio Tajani
- **office3**: European Commissioner for Regional Policy
- **president3**: Romano Prodi
- **term start3**: 1 April 2004
- **term end3**: 22 November 2004
- **predecessor3**: Michel Barnier
- **successor3**: Danuta Hübner
- **birth place**: Yssingeaux, French Third Republic, France
- **death place**: Paris, France
- **party**: Union for a Popular Movement <small>(2002–present)</small>
- **otherparty**: Union for French Democracy <small>(Before 2002)</small>
Ian McLagan

**Ian Patrick 'Mac' McLagan** ; (12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboard instrumentalist. He was best known as a member of the English Rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also worked with The Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s.

McLagan died on 3 December 2014, reportedly due to a massive stroke, in Austin, Texas aged 69.

## Other websites

- Ianmclagan.com official site
- macspages.com  official site

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Ian McLagan
- **image**: Ian McLagan.jpg
- **caption**: McLagan performing with the Bump Band
- **image size**: 225px
- **landscape**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Ian Patrick McLagan
- **alias**: Mac
- **birth place**: Hounslow, Middlesex, England
- **death place**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **instrument**: Vocals, organ, piano, harmonica, guitar, bass guitar, drums
- **genre**: Rock 'n' roll
rhythm & blues
hard rock
blues-rock
- **occupation**: Musician, songwriter
- **associated acts**: Small Faces
Faces (band), Faces
Rod Stewart
The Rolling Stones
The New Barbarians (band), The New Barbarians
Bump Band
Billy Bragg, Billy Bragg and the Blokes
Michael Grimm (musician), Michael Grimm
Izzy Stradlin
The Empty Hearts
- **website**: [http://www.ianmclagan.com/ ianmclagan.com]
Herman Badillo

**Herman Badillo** (August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) was an American politician. He was a borough president, United States Representative and candidate for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Puerto Rican to have been elected to these posts and been a mayoral candidate in the continental United States.

Badillo died on December 3, 2014 of congestive heart failure in Manhattan, New York, aged 85.

## Other websites

- Hispanic Americans in Congress--Badillo
- Puerto Rico Herald: Puerto Rico Profile: Herman Badillo
- New York City Campaign Finance Board: The 2001 Voter Guides
- Badillo for Mayor  Endorsement by the New York Press.
- Manhattan Institute Scholar Herman Badillo
- Badillo Lashes Latinos
- Badillo Is Said to Be Switching to the Republicans
- The best candidate won't win this time  by George Will
- Stalled in America (Why one Hispanic immigrant is being trashed for his blueprint for success)

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Herman Badillo
- **image**: Herman_Badillo.JPG
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **state**: New York (state), New York
- **district**: New York's 21st congressional district, 21st
- **term start**: January 3, 1973
- **term end**: December 31, 1977
- **preceded**: James H. Scheuer
- **succeeded**: Robert Garcia (politician), Robert Garcia
- **state2**: New York
- **district2**: New York's 22nd congressional district, 22nd
- **term start2**: January 3, 1971
- **term end2**: January 3, 1973
- **preceded2**: Jacob H. Gilbert
- **succeeded2**: Jonathan B. Bingham
- **office3**: 8th Borough President of The Bronx
- **term start3**: 1966
- **term end3**: 1970
- **predecessor3**: Joseph F. Periconi
- **successor3**: Robert Abrams
- **birth place**: Caguas, Puerto Rico, Caguas, Puerto Rico
- **death place**: Manhattan, New York (state), New York, United States
- **nationality**: United States
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democrat until the late 1990s; afterward United States Republican Party, Republican
- **alma mater**: Brooklyn Law School
City College of New York
- **occupation**: Lawyer
Walter Reyno

**Walter Reyno** (13 February 1935 – 3 December 2014) was a Uruguayan actor and theater director. He was known for his roles in _25 Watts_, _El ojo en la nuca_, and in _El aura_. Reyno was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Reyno died from respiratory failure in Montevideo, Uruguay, aged 79.
Ed Wynn

**Ed Wynn** (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966) was a popular American comedian and actor. He was known for his role as the Mad Hatter in the 1951 animated movie _Alice in Wonderland_. His son, Keenan Wynn, was also an actor.

Wynn died of throat cancer in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79.

## Other websites

- The Ed Wynn Show at Classic TV Info.
- Four Star Revue/All Star Revue at Classic TV Info.
- Biography of Ed Wynn  at Ed-Wynn.info

## Infobox (comedian)

- **name**: Ed Wynn
- **image**: EdWynnStageDoorCanteen.jpg
- **caption**: Wynn in the movie _Stage Door Canteen_ (1943)
- **birth name**: Isaiah Edwin Leopold
- **birth place**: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **death place**: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Throat cancer
- **medium**: Vaudeville, stand-Up
- **nationality**: American
- **influenced**: Red Skelton, Daws Butler, Kevin James (actor), Kevin James, Ralph Garman
- **occupation**: Actor/Comedian
- **active**: 1903–1966
- **restingplace**: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) California
- **spouse**: Hilda Keenan
(1914-37) (divorced) 1 child
Frieda Mierse
(1937-39) (divorced)
Dorothy Elizabeth Nesbitt
(1946-55) (divorced)
- **children**: Keenan Wynn
Red Skelton

**Richard Bernard Eheart** (professionally known as **Red Skelton**) (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer. He was best known for his national radio and television acts between 1937 and 1971 and as host of the television program _The Red Skelton Show_.

Skelton died in Rancho Mirage, California from pneumonia, aged 84.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Red Skelton
- **image**: Red Skelton 1960 rebalance.jpg
- **alt**: Red Skelton in 1960
- **caption**: Skelton in 1960
- **birth name**: Richard Red Skelton
- **birth place**: Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.
- **death place**: Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
- **resting place**: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
- **years active**: 1923–1993
- **children**: 2
The Mechanic (1972 movie)

***The Mechanic*** is a 1972 American thriller movie directed by Michael Winner. It stars Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Frank de Kova, Celeste Yarnall and Jill Ireland. It was released to mostly positive reviews on November 17, 1972.
Keenan Wynn

**Keenan Wynn** (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor. He was born in New York City, New York. He was known for his role in the 1972 thriller movie _The Mechanic_.

Wynn died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 70.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Keenan Wynn
- **image**: Keenan Wynn in Tennessee Champ trailer.jpg
- **image size**: 225px
- **caption**: c.1954
- **birthname**: Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Pancreatic cancer
- **resting place**: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, Glendale, California
- **occupation**: Actor
- **yearsactive**: 1934–86
- **spouse**: Eve Lynn Abbott (1938–47, divorced, 2 children
Betty Jane Butler (1949–53, divorced)
Sharley Hudson  (1954–86, his death, 3 children)
Frank de Kova

**Frank de Kova** (March 17, 1910 – October 15, 1981) was an Italian-American character actor. de Kova was born in New York City. He was known for his role as "The Man" in the 1972 thriller movie _The Mechanic_.

de Kova died of heart failure at his home in Sepulveda, California, aged 71.

## Other websites

- Frank Dekova at findagave
Realpolitik

**Realpolitik** is a system of politics or principles based on practical, rather than moral or ideological considerations. Realpolitik is the idea that the world is ruthless and you have to act realistically, even if it causes other things to happen that are bad, or decisions have to be made that upset your people.

Ludwig von Rochau was a 19th century writer and politician. He describes it as follows:

A good example of a realpolitik politician is Henry Kissinger, who helped U.S. Presidents in the 1960s and 1970s to expand the power of the United States and its allies.
Linda Christian

**Linda Christian** (November 13, 1923 – July 22, 2011) was a Mexican actress. She appeared in Mexican and Hollywood movies. She worked mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. She was the first Bond girl, appearing in the 1954 movie _Casino Royale_.

Christian was born **Blanca Rose Welter** in Tampico, Mexico. She died in Palm Desert, California at age eighty-seven.
Promised Land (movie)

***Promised Land*** is a 2012 drama movie. It was directed by Gus Van Sant. It stars Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, Hal Holbrook and Rosemarie DeWitt. The screenplay is written by Damon and Krasinski based on a story by Dave Eggers. The movie is about two corporate salespeople. They visit a rural town trying to buy drilling rights from local residents. This movie had a limited release in the United States on December 28, 2012. It was released nationwide on January 4, 2013.
Comrade

**Comrade** is the name given to someone who belongs to the same social group, party, or company. It literally means _friend_ or _colleague_, but it also means _ally_. The term can refer to someone who has the same beliefs or values. That way, in Communism, people who belong to the Communist Party address each other as _comrades_.

Example: "You're right, comrade!"

Terms like this avoid using titles, rank, or any other sign that one person is better than, or different from, another.
Giulio Questi

**Giulio Questi** (18 March 1924 – 3 December 2014) was an Italian movie director and screenwriter. He was known for his roles in _La morte ha fatto l'uovo_ and _Django Kill! (If You Live Shoot!)_. Questi was born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.

Questi died in Rome, Italy, aged 90.
Sjefke Janssen

**Sjefke Janssen** (October 28, 1919 – December 3, 2014) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships.

Janssen was a professional cyclist from 1946 through 1954. After retiring, he became a cycling team-manager and owned a bicycle shop in Elsloo.

He was born and died in Elsloo. At the time of his death, Janssen was the oldest living Dutch Tour de France racer.

He was the father of Dutch Olympic team dressage coach Sjef Janssen.

## Palmarès

- 1944
- Independent Road Race Champion
- 1946 - Bloc Centauro
- 1947 - Magneet
- Dutch National Road Race Championship
- World Road Race Championship
- 32nd, Tour de France
- 1948 - Magneet, Garin-Wolber
- 36th, Tour de France
- 1949 - Magneet
- Dutch National Road Race Championship
- 5th, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1950 - RIH, Terrot, Magneet
- 1st, Stage 2, Saarland Rundfahrt
- 3rd, National Road Race Championship
- 1951 - Ceylon, Prisma
- 1952 - Express, Venz
- 1953 - Locomotief
- 8th, Züri-Metzgete
- 1954 - Locomotief

## Other websites

- Official Tour de France results for Sjefke Janssen

## Infobox (cyclist)

- **ridername**: Sjefke Janssen
- **image**: Sjefke Janssen en Jan Nolten.JPG
- **caption**: Sjefke Janssen (left) together with Jan Nolten (right)
- **fullname**: Sjefke Janssen
- **birth place**: Elsloo, Limburg, Elsloo, the Netherlands
- **death place**: Elsloo, the Netherlands
- **role**: Rider
- **show-medals**: yes
V. R. Krishna Iyer

**Vaidyanathapura Rama Krishna Iyer** (15 November 1914 – 4 December 2014), popularly known as **V. R. Krishna Iyer**, was an Indian judge in the Supreme Court of India. He was born at Vaidyanathapuram near Palakkad, in Malabar region of Kerala. He served in the Supreme Court from 1973 until his death in 2014.

Iyer died in Kochi, Kerala, India from renal and heart failure, aged 100.

## Infobox (judge)

- **name**: V.R. Krishna Iyer
- **image**: V.R.Krishna Iyer.jpg
- **birth place**: Palakkad, Malabar district, Madras Presidency, British India
- **death place**: Kochi, Kerala, India
- **nationality**: Indian
- **residence**: Ernakulam
- **blank1**: Autobiography
- **data1**: Wandering in Many Worlds
Claudia Emerson

**Claudia Emerson** (January 13, 1957 – December 4, 2014) was an American poet. She won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection _Late Wife_. She was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia by Governor Tim Kaine in 2008. Emerson was born in Chatham, Virginia.

Emerson died in Richmond, Virginia from colon cancer, aged 57.

## Related pages

- List of poets from North America

## Other websites

- Claudia Emerson Papers at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia
- Pulitzer Prize website, Emerson profile
- Library of Congress reading (mp3 format file) Interview and poems
- Kooser, Ted, _American Life in Poetry: Column 26--Claudia Emerson's poem "Stable'  Emerson's poems "Migrane, Aura and Aftermath" and "What They Want" in _Visions International_ (issue #67)
- Williams, Susan Settlemyre, "Review | Pinion: An Elegy, by Claudia Emerson", _Blackbird: An Online Journal of Literature and the Arts'', Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Volume 1, No. 2 December 16, 2002

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Claudia Emerson
- **image**: Claudia Emerson2.JPG
- **birth place**: Chatham, Virginia
- **death cause**: Cancer
- **death place**: Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
- **occupation**: Poet, professor
- **nationality**: Americans, American
- **alma mater**: University of Virginia
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- **awards**:
Gershon Kingsley

**Gershon Kingsley** (born **Götz Gustav Ksinski**; October 28, 1922 – December 10, 2019) was a German-American composer. His music genre included electronic music and the Moog synthesizer. He was the founder of the First Moog Quartet, as a partner in the electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, and writer of rock-inspired compositions for Jewish religious ceremonies.

Because of his Jewish background (his father was Jewish),  he moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1938. After the war he moved to the United States.

Kingsley died on December 10, 2019 at the age of 97.

## Other websites

- Gershon Kingsley's homepage

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Gershon Kingsley
- **caption**: Gershon Kingsley 2008
- **background**: non_vocal_instrumentalist
- **birth name**: Götz Gustav Ksinski
- **birth place**: Bochum, Germany
- **genre**: Electronic music, Electronic, Classical music, classical, pop, Sacred music, sacred, Crossover (music), crossover
- **occupation**: Composer, Arrangement, arranger, keyboardist, conductor
- **instrument**: Synthesizer, piano
- **years active**: 1954–2019
Death Wish (1974 movie)

***Death Wish*** is a 1974 American crime-action movie directed by Michael Winner. It is based on the book _Death Wish_. It stars Charles Bronson. It was released on July 24, 1974 to positive reviews. It is the first movie in the _Death Wish movie series_. A remake was released in March 2018.
Death Wish II

***Death Wish II*** is a 1982 American crime-action movie directed by Michael Winner. It stars Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. It received mixed reviews. It was released on February 20, 1982.
Death Wish 3

***Death Wish 3*** is a 1985 American crime-action movie directed by Michael Winner. It stars Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, and Martin Balsam. It was released to mixed reviews on November 1, 1985.
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

***Death Wish 4: The Crackdown*** is a 1987 Americans crime-action movie directed by J. Lee Thompson. It stars Charles Bronson. It is the first _Death Wish_ movie that wasn't directed by Michael Winner. It received mixed reviews on November 6, 1987.
Death Wish V: The Face of Death

***Death Wish V: The Face of Death*** is a 1994 American crime-action movie directed by Allan A. Goldstein. It stars Charles Bronson. It was the last movie in the _Death Wish movie series_. It was released to mixed reviews on January 14, 1994.
The Barry Sisters

**Minnie** (1923 – October 31, 1976) and **Clara Bagelman** (October 17, 1920 – November 22, 2014), also known as by the stage names **Merna** and **Claire Barry**, or **The Barry Sisters**, were popular American jazz entertainers. They worked from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Minnie and Clara were born in Bronx, New York. Merna Barry died from a brain tumor, age 54. Clara died at age 94.

## Other websites

- The Barry Sisters – _I Love You Much Too Much_ on youtube.com
Pleurisy

**Pleurisy** (also known as **pleuritis**) is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining surrounding the lungs. There are many possible causes of pleurisy but viral infections spreading from the lungs to pleural cavity are the most common. Pleurisy can cause sharp pain when breathing, also called pleuritic chest pain.

## Infobox (medical condition (new))

- **name**: Pleurisy
- **synonyms**: Pleuritis, pleuritic chest pain
- **image**: Pleurisy and pneumothorax.jpg
- **caption**: Figure A shows normal anatomy. Figure B shows lungs with pleurisy in the right lung, and a pneumothorax of the left lung.
- **field**: Pulmonology
- **symptoms**: Sharp chest pain
- **causes**: Viral infection, bacterial infection, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism
- **diagnosis**: Chest X-ray, electrocardiogram (ECG), blood tests
- **differential**: Pericarditis, myocardial infarction, heart attack, cholecystitis
- **treatment**: Based on the underlying cause
- **medication**: Paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen
Rita Reys

**Rita Reys** (21 December 1924 – 28 July 2013) was a jazz singer from the Netherlands. In 1960, she was given the title "Europe's first lady of jazz". She sang jazz and bossa nova.

Reys was born in Rotterdam. She died in Breukelen at age eighty-eight.

## Other websites

- Jazz Miscellaneous and More... - page on Rita Reys

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Rita Reys
- **image**: Noordengroot3.jpg
- **caption**: Reys performing in Hotel De Watergeus, Noorden, the Netherlands, in 2004
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Maria Everdina Reijs
- **alias**: Europe's First lady of Jazz
- **birth place**: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- **death place**: Breukelen, the Netherlands
- **genre**: Jazz, bossa nova
- **occupation**: Singer, Vocals
- **label**: Universal Music
Play On

***Play On*** is the third studio album by American country music singer Carrie Underwood. The album was released on November 3, 2009 through Arista Nashville.
Infinity (Journey album)

***Infinity*** is the fourth studio album by Journey. The album was released in 1978 and was the first to feature Steve Perry. It peaked at number 21 in the United States.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Infinity
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Journey (band), Journey
- **caption**: Cover art by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse
- **recorded**: October–December 1977
- **studio**: * His Master's Wheels, San Francisco
* Cherokee Studios, Cherokee, Los Angeles
- **genre**: Rock music, Rock, hard rock
- **length**: 36:28
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **producer**: Roy Thomas Baker
- **prev title**: Next (Journey album), Next
- **prev year**: 1977
- **next title**: Evolution (Journey album), Evolution
- **next year**: 1979
Evolution (Journey album)

***Evolution*** is the fifth studio album by Journey. The album was released on April 5, 1979 and features their first top 20 hit Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'.
Regina Resnik

**Regina Resnik** (August 30, 1922 – August 8, 2013) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She sang on many stages in the United States. She was known for performing in _Il trovatore_, _La Gioconda_, and in _Aida_.

She was born in The Bronx, New York. She died at age ninety.

## Other websites

- Interview with Regina Resnik by Bruce Duffie, March 16, 1987
Stiff Upper Lip (album)

***Stiff Upper Lip*** is the fourteenth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The album was released on February 28, 2000. It was the group's first studio album of new material in 5 years.

## Track listing

1. "Stiff Upper Lip" 3:34
1. "Meltdown" 3:41
1. "House of Jazz" 3:56
1. "Hold Me Back" 3:59
1. "Safe in New York City"	3:59
1. "Can't Stand Still"	3:41
1. "Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" 4:02
1. "Satellite Blues" 3:46
1. "Damned" 3:52
1. "Come and Get It" 4:02
1. "All Screwed Up" 4:36
1. "Give It Up" 3:54

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Stiff Upper Lip
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: AC/DC
- **recorded**: September – October 1999
- **studio**: The Warehouse (Vancouver)
- **genre**: * Hard rock
* blues rock
- **label**: * East West Records, East West
* Elektra Records, Elektra
- **producer**: George Young (rock musician), George Young
- **prev title**: Bonfire (album), Bonfire
- **prev year**: 1997
- **next title**: Black Ice (album), Black Ice
- **next year**: 2008
Their Satanic Majesties Request

***Their Satanic Majesties Request*** is the eighth American studio album and sixth British studio album by The Rolling Stones. Decca Records and London Records released it on December 8, 1967. It is their first album to be released the same way in the United States and the United Kingdom.

The band made psychedelic music for the album. The band produced the album. Andrew Loog Oldham did not work with the band for the album. The band recorded the album from February 1967 to October 1967. Many members of the band used drugs while recording the album.

_Their Satanic Majesties Request_ got good and bad reviews from music critics. Some people thought the album copied the Beatles album _Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band_. After the album was released, the Rolling Stones went back to making blues music.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Their Satanic Majesties Request
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: The Rolling Stones
- **genre**: Pop music, rock music
- **label**: *Decca
*London Records, London
- **producer**: The Rolling Stones
- **prev title**: Between the Buttons
- **prev year**: 1967
- **next title**: Beggars Banquet
- **next year**: 1968
David Steel

**David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood** (born 31 March 1938) is a British retired Liberal politician.

Steel served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1965 to 1997 and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 1999 to 2003.
Mathieu Kérékou

**Mathieu Kérékou**, (2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician. He was President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.

After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 17 years. He was defeated in the 1991 presidential election, but was returned to the presidency in the 1996 election and controversially re-elected in 2001.

## Infobox (president)

- **name**: Mathieu Kérékou
- **image**: Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG
- **order**: President of Benin
- **term start1**: April 4, 1996
- **term end1**: April 6, 2006
- **predecessor1**: Nicéphore Soglo
- **successor1**: Yayi Boni
- **term start2**: October 26, 1972
- **term end2**: April 4, 1991
- **predecessor2**: Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
- **successor2**: Nicéphore Soglo
- **birth place**: Kouarfa, French Dahomey (now Kouarfa, Benin)
- **death place**: Cotonou, Benin
- **party**: People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (1975–1990)
Hull Fair

**Hull Fair** is one of Europe's largest traveling fairs. In 1993 the fair celebrated its 700th anniversary.

It comes to Hull, England for one week. The fair opens on the Friday closest to 11 October each year. During this time the fair is open every day except Sunday. Unlike small local fairs, Hull Fair attracts rides, attractions and travellers from a wide variety of different regions from around the country. the fair is opened by the Lord Mayor of Hull on the opening evening, normally at 5 pm. It first opened from 9 to 23 March 1278.

In 1752 when the calendar changed in Great Britain, 11 days were lost. Wednesday, 2 September 1752 was followed by Thursday, 14 September 1752. The people of Hull believed this took away their fair. Angry mobs shouted “Give us back our eleven days”. The outraged citizens were given their wish. Even since then, October 11th, or the Friday closest to it, became the fair's starting date.
Revelation (album)

***Revelation*** is the thirteenth studio album by Journey. The album was released on June 3, 2008.
Escape (Journey album)

***Escape*** is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Journey. The album was released on July 17, 1981. It was the group's fourth studio album with vocalist Steve Perry.

## Track listing

1. Don't Stop Believin'
1. Stone in Love
1. Who's Crying Now
1. Keep On Runnin'
1. Still They Ride
1. Escape
1. Lay It Down
1. Dead or Alive
1. Mother, Father
1. Open Arms
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir Sheikh **Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani** <small>GCB GCMG</small> (17 September 1932 – 23 October 2016; Arabic خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني) was the Emir of Qatar from 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa on 27 June 1995.

Khalifa died at the age of 84 on 23 October 2016 in Doha, Qatar after being hospitalized for a week.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
- **succession**: List of emirs of Qatar, Emir of Qatar
- **reign**: 22 February 1972 – 27 June 1995
- **predecessor**: Ahmad ibn 'Ali Al Thani
- **successor**: Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
- **house**: House of Thani
- **father**: Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani
- **birth place**: Rayyan, Qatar
- **death place**: Doha, Qatar
- **religion**: Sunni Islam
Jackie Healy-Rae

**Jackie Healy-Rae** (9 March 1931 – 5 December 2014) was an Irish politician. He served as an Independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South constituency from 1997 to 2011.

Healy-Rae was born in County Kerry, Irish Free State. He died on 5 December 2014 at Kerry General Hospital in Tralee, County Kerry after a long illness, aged 83.
Manuel De Sica

**Manuel De Sica** (24 February 1949 – 5 December 2014) was an Italian composer. He was born in Rome, Italy. In 1993, De Sica won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score for Carlo Verdone's _Al lupo, al lupo_. In 1996, he won the David di Donatello for Best Score for Carlo Lizzani's _Celluloide_. In 2005, he was honored with the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic.

Sica died of a heart attack in Rome on 5 December 2014, aged 65.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Manuel De Sica
- **image**: Nancy cuomo e manuel de sica (1974).jpg
- **caption**: De Sica with singer Nancy Cuomo (1974)
- **birth date**: 24 February 1949
- **birth place**: Rome, Italy
- **death place**: Rome, Italy
- **occupation**: Composer
- **parents**: Vittorio De Sica (dead)
María Mercarder (dead)
- **relatives**: Christian De Sica (brother)
Ramón Mercarder (half-uncle, dead)
Fabiola of Belgium

**Queen Fabiola of Belgium** (born _Doña_ **Fabiola de Mora y Aragón**; 11 June 1928 – 5 December 2014) was the widow of King Baudouin. She was queen consort for 33 years, between her wedding in 1960 and her husband's death in 1993. The couple did not have children. When he died, the crown passed to his younger brother, King Albert II.

On 5 December 2014, the Belgian Royal Palace announced Queen Fabiola had died that evening at Stuyvenbergh Castle in Laeken, Belgium, aged 86.

## Other websites

- Queen Fabiola – Official website of The Belgian Monarchy
- Queen Fabiola: The Woman Behind The Hairdo – Website The Royal Universe

## Infobox (royalty)

- **consort**: yes
- **name**: Fabiola
- **succession**: Queen consort of the Belgians
- **image**: Fabiola, queen of Belgium.jpg
- **caption**: Queen Fabiola in 1960
- **reign**: 15 December 1960 – 31 July 1993
- **spouse**: Baudouin of Belgium
- **full name**: Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida
- **father**: Gonzalo de Mora Fernández Riera del Olmo
- **mother**: Blanca de Aragon y Carrillo de Albornoz Barroeta-Aldamar y Elío
- **birth place**: Madrid, Spain
- **death place**: Stuyvenbergh Castle, Laeken, Belgium
- **signature**: 1972 signature of Queen Queen Fabiola of Belgium.jpg
Republic of Molossia

**Molossia**, also known as the self-proclaimed **Republic of Molossia**, is a  prominent unrecognized micronation, founded by  his excellency Kevin Baugh and headquartered in his home near Dayton, Nevada. Baugh has also been the president since 3 September 1999.
Before holding this office Baugh was prime minister of Vuldstein, Edelstein, and Zaria from 1977 to 1999. He changed Molossia from a monarchy to a republic.

Molossia is made up of Baugh's house (known as the Government House), about  in size, as well as  of surrounding property, enclaved by Nevada. It formerly claimed a property in Pennsylvania as well. According to author John Ryan, Molossia is "a hobby that has been pushed to the nth degree."  Originally established as a childhood project in 1977, Molossia subsequently evolved into a territorial entity in the late 1990s.

The name _Molossia_ is derived from the Spanish word _morro_ which means "small rocky hill".  Baugh has stated that the ancient Greek tribe of Molossians is unrelated.

## Other websites

- The Republic of Molossia official website

## Infobox (country)

- **micronation**: yes
- **conventional long name**: Republic of Molossia
- **native name**: Republiko de Molossia
- **common name**: Molossia
- **image flag**: Flag of the Republic of Molossia.svg
- **image coat**: Coat of arms of the Republic of Molossia.svg
- **symbol type**: Coat of Arms
- **motto**: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
- **national anthem**: "Fair Molossia is Our Home" by Kevin Baugh
- **image map**: Map of Molossia small.png
- **area km2**: 0.0053
- **area sq mi**: 0.002
- **nummembers**: 27
- **established event1**: Declared
- **established date1**: September 3, 1999
- **leader title1**: President of Molossia, President
- **leader name1**: Kevin Baugh
- **legislature**: National Assembly (advisory only)
- **demonym**: Molossian
- **government type**: Nominally Unitary constitutional presidential republic under _de facto_ military dictatorship
- **official languages**: English language, English, Esperanto
- **capital**: Baughston
- **time zone**: Molossian Standard Time (UTC-7 hours, 41 minutes)
- **currency**: Valora (currency), Valora
- **calling code**: Area code 775, +1 775
Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands

The **Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands** was a micronation created as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists based in southeast Queensland, Australia.  Declared in 2004 in response to the Australian government's refusal to recognise same-sex marriages. It is near the islets on the Great Barrier Reef.  It is an expression of queer nationalism.

As of 17 November 2017, the Kingdom was dissolved, per the decision made by the Australian people to legalize gay marriage.

## Infobox (country)

- **micronation**: yes
- **conventional long name**: Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands
- **image flag**: Gay flag.svg
- **national anthem**: I Am What I Am
- **loctext**: Coral Sea Islands
- **membership**: LGBT people
- **year start**: 2004
- **date start**: 2 January
- **year end**: 2017
- **date end**: 17 November
- **leader title1**: Emperor
- **leader name1**: Dale Anderson I
- **government type**: Constitutional monarchy
- **official languages**: English
- **currency**: The Pink Dollar
Dick Wilson

**Dick Wilson**, born **Riccardo Di Guglielmo** (30 July 1916 – 19 November 2007), was a British-Canadian character actor. He was known for playing grocery store manager Mr. (George) Whipple in over 500 Charmin toilet paper television commercials (1965–1989, 1999-2000).

Wilson was raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, aged 91.

## Other websites

- An interview with Dick Wilson
- Obituary in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Dick Wilson
- **caption**: in _Bewitched_, 1965
- **birth name**: Riccardo Di Guglielmo
- **birth place**: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- **death place**: Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
California, USA
- **resting place**: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, Hollywood Hills, California
- **years active**: 1956 – 1989, 1999 – 2000
- **spouse**: Meg (m. 1950 - 19 November 2007, his death)
- **children**: Melanie Wilson, Stuart F. Wilson, Wendy Wilson
Pedro Lascuráin

**Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes** (8 May  1856 – 21 July 1952) was a Mexican politician.

He served as the 38th President of Mexico. He served as president for less than one hour on February 19, 1913. It is the shortest presidency in the history of the world. He had earlier served as Mexico's foreign minister for two terms and was the director of a small law school in Mexico City for sixteen years.

## Early life

Lascuráin was born in Mexico City, Mexico.

## Presidency

Before becoming president, Lascuráin was mayor of Mexico City. On 19 February 1913, General Victoriano Huerta overthrew President Madero. Lascuráin was one of the people who convinced Madero to resign the presidency while he was being held prisoner in the National Palace. He claimed that his life was in danger if he refused.

Under the Constitution of Mexico, the vice-president, the attorney general, the foreign minister and then the interior minister stood next in line to the presidency. As well as Madero, Huerta had overthrown Vice-President José María Pino Suárez and Attorney General Adolfo Valles Baca.

Lascuráin, as foreign minister, assumed the presidency. Lascuráin was president for less than an hour; sources quote figures ranging from 15 to 56 minutes. To date, Lascuráin's presidency is the shortest in history, even briefer than that of Venezuelan politician Diosdado Cabello in 2002.

## Death

Lascuráin died in Mexico City from natural causes, aged 96 years old.

## Other websites

- La decena trágica  by Alejandro Rosas
- La decena trágica
- Brief biography at Encarta
- Brief biography
- A little more biographical information

## Infobox (president)

- **name**: Pedro Lascuráin
- **nationality**: Mexican
- **image**: Pedro Lascurain (cropped).jpg
- **office**: 38th President of Mexico
- **term**: 19 February 1913
(c. 45 minutes)
- **predecessor**: Francisco I. Madero
- **successor**: Victoriano Huerta
- **office2**: Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mexico), Secretary of Foreign Affairs
- **term start2**: 10 April 1912
- **term end2**: 19 February 1913
- **president2**: Francisco I. Madero
- **predecessor2**: Manuel Calero y Sierra
- **successor2**: Federico Gamboa
- **birth place**: Mexico City, Mexico
- **death place**: Mexico City, Mexico
- **resting place**: Panteón Francés
- **spouse**: María Flores
Alma Cogan

**Alma Cogan** (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966) was an English singer of traditional pop in the 1950s and early 1960s. She was called "the girl with the giggle in her voice". One of her hit songs was "Sugartime". It was released in 1958 alongside The McGuire Sisters' version.

## Personal life

Cogan was born in the East End of London, England. She died after ovarian cancer at age thirty-four.

## Other websites

- Alma Cogan, _Sugartime_, YouTube
Typhoon Hagupit (2014)

**Typhoon Hagupit** (called **Typhoon Ruby** in the Philippines) was a strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean. The storm headed towards the Philippines.

Storm warnings and notices were up for the Philippines because of this typhoon.

Hagupit became a tropical storm on December 1, 2014. It became a typhoon the next day.
.NET Framework

**.NET Framework** (pronounced dot net) is a product of Microsoft. It is a programming framework used by Software applications in order to run. It has two major parts: the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework Class Library. The CLR is an execution engine used to handle running programs. The class library provides a library of reusable code that applications can use. These are designed to greatly simplify the development of larger applications. .NET Framework supports Object-oriented programming (OOP). Everything in .NET is contained in an object. It also greatly simplifies Windows programming.

Often, a program will ask for a particular version of .NET Framework to be installed (see below). It is usually recommended to install the latest version your operating system (OS) will support. This is because of backward compatibility; the newer version will also support older versions.

Visual Studio is the major development tool for .NET Framework. Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition is the first full-featured edition for personal development. It also has compilers for computer programming languages such as C++ and others.