Wesley L. McDonald
Wesley L. McDonald( July 6, 1924 February 8, 2009) was a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator.
He led the first air strike against North Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident and was the commander in charge of Operation Urgent Fury, the invasion of Grenada to rescue American citizens.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
David R. Pitts
David Riley Pitts is an American healthcare administrator, chief executive, and philatelist.
João Carvalho (fighter)
João Carvalho
( 1988 – 11 April 2016) was a Portuguese mixed martial arts fighter under the Total Extreme Fighting promotion.
He represented Portuguese club Team Nobrega as a welterweight fighter.
Shortly after being beaten by technical knockout in a fight on 9 April 2016 against Charlie Ward( who went on to fight in the UFC following the fight), Carvalho began to feel ill.
He was taken to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, where he underwent emergency brain surgery.
He died in the hospital's intensive care unit on 11 April 2016.
The death of Carvalho aroused rage and an explosion of debate and criticism.
Ward's father and the MMA community shared the sentiment that the fight should have been stopped much earlier.
The referee who was in charge of the fight, Mariusz Domasat, defended his decision and said" If you watch the fight you see clearly there was no reason to stop the fight earlier.
I stopped the fight when there was a reason to stop the fight, when the fighter was n't willing to fight anymore, that's it.
Everyone who has any idea about MMA knows the fight was stopped at the exact proper time.
I am an experienced referee and part of the Irish Amateur Pankration Association ... and I know what I am doing."
Subsequently, Ireland Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, spoke of his long concern for the safety aspect of the sport.
He had written to 17 MMA promoters in Ireland that he expected MMA should adhere to the same safety standards that apply in other sports.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
Escape Fire:
The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare is a 2012 feature-length documentary directed by Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke and released by Roadside Attractions.
"Escape Fire" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, opened in select theaters on October 5, 2012, and was simultaneously released on iTunes and Video-on-Demand.
The film was released on DVD in February 2013 and premiered on CNN on March 10, 2013.
John Farrell (businessman)
John Farrell is the director of YouTube in Latin America.
Dana Blankstein
Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.
She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.
Matthew Heineman
Matthew Heineman is an American filmmaker.
The Sundance Film Festival called Heineman "one of the most talented and exciting documentary filmmakers working today", while Anne Thompson of "Indiewire" wrote that Heineman is a "respected and gifted filmmaker who combines gonzo fearlessness with empathetic sensitivity."
He recently received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First Time Feature Film Director from the Directors Guild of America for his narrative debut "A Private War", making Heineman and Martin Scorsese the only filmmakers ever nominated for both narrative and documentary DGA Awards.
"A Private War" stars Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci, and Oscar-nominee Rosamund Pike as legendary war reporter Marie Colvin.
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival before being released nationwide by Aviron Pictures.
It was a "New York Times" Critics' Pick and "Variety" hailed the film as "Heineman's astonishing narrative debut," and "an incredibly sophisticated, psychologically immersive film.
A Private War" also earned two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress and Best Original Song.
Heineman directed and executive produced a five-part television docu-series entitled "The Trade" that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was recently honored by the International Documentary Association as the Best Episodic Series of 2018.
The critically acclaimed Showtime series chronicles the opioid crisis through the eyes of those most affected -- growers, cartel members, users, and law enforcement.
It was described by "The Hollywood Reporter" as "a thriller...like "Traffic" only current and real", while the "New York Times" said, "Heineman has shown an uncanny ability to gain access to hard-to-reach people and places."
His last documentary film "City of Ghosts", which follows a group of citizen-journalists exposing the horrors of ISIS, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed worldwide by Amazon Studios before having its broadcast premiere on
A&E. Heineman won his second Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award from the DGA for the film -- one of only three directors to win the prestigious honor twice. "
City of Ghosts" also won the Courage Under Fire Award from the International Documentary Association "in recognition of conspicuous bravery in pursuit of the truth" and was listed on over 20 critics and year-end lists for Best Documentary of 2017.
The film was also nominated for a BAFTA Award, PGA Award, IDA Award for Best Documentary Feature, and Primetime Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
"Cartel Land", which explores vigilantes taking on the Mexican drug cartels, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and Best Cinematography.
The film premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where Heineman won the Best Director Award and Special Jury Prize for Cinematography. "
Cartel Land" was also awarded the Courage Under Fire Award, the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary, and the George Polk Award in Journalism.
The film was released theatrically nationwide by The Orchard and had its broadcast premiere on A&E.
He previously co-directed and produced the feature-length, Emmy-nominated documentary ; collaborated for two years on the Emmy-nominated HBO series, "The Alzheimer's Project"; and also directed and produced "Our Time" - his first documentary about what it's like to be young in America.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.

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