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The Snow Kimono | Notes | Notes
Dedication: To my wife, Lee. I could not have a better companion with whom to share this great adventure.
Epigraph:
"I can be sure that even in this tiny, insignificant episode there is implicit everything I have experienced, all the past, the multiple pasts I have tried in vain to leave behind me..." Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
On his return, after many years' absence, Kenji-san went to see his blind friend.
He told him of Abyssinia, that mysterious land, of his many adventures there.
'So, Keiichi,' he said, when he had finished.
'What do you think of Abyssinia?'
'It sounds like a magical place,' his friend said, as if returning from a dream.
'But I lied to you,' Kenji-san said. 'I was never there.'
'I know,' his friend replied. 'But I was.' Otomo No Tsurayuki, The Night of a Thousand Brocades |
The Snow Kimono | Awards | Awards
2015 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, winner
2015 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted |
The Snow Kimono | See also | See also
2014 in Australian literature |
The Snow Kimono | References | References
Category:2014 Australian novels |
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Cheezmonke is a Youtube Channel which has recently fallen off because the creator, Charles Louis Bateman (who lives in Markdale, Ontario), thinks that getting 6k subscribers from a shoutout from Steak is cheating and then Charles made his new channel and abandoned his old one, Old Cheezmonke. |
Draft:Cheezmonke | References | References |
Draft:Cheezmonke | Table of Content | AFC submission, References |
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Draft:James Lazarus | AFC submission |
James Lazarus is a human being that goes to Longfellow Middle School soon the be a fellow eagle (Shout out Gonzaga). He is also the grandson of Frank Lazarus the holy king. Recently he got a buzz cut and now looks chopped as ever and I like his skinny jeans and his wild bill shirt. He also looks like Otto. |
Draft:James Lazarus | References | References
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1krGLj_qfC7Tri3jbfblomgLUoqDue4KHpHQIyYrQzO4/edit?tab=t.0 |
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Draft:The Hitrik Family | AFC submission |
The Hitrik family (also spelled Chitrik or Khitrik), חיטריק in Hebrew, Хитрик in Russian, is a notable Jewish family, with several influential members. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Yehuda Chitrik | Yehuda Chitrik
Rabbi Yehuda Chitrik was a renowned Chabad-Lubavitch mashpia (spiritual mentor) and storyteller, celebrated as a living link to three generations of Chabad Rebbes. Born on 30 Av 5659 (August 28, 1899) in the little shtetl of Krasnaluki (Krasnaluk), in the Borisov region of the Minsk Governorate (then Russian Empire, now Belarus), he came from a prominent Lubavitch family. His father was Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Chitrik and his mother was Chaya; the family traced its roots back to the early Chassidim of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (the “Alter Rebbe”). Rabbi Yehuda grew up in a deeply Chassidic home, and from childhood was taken regularly to hear Chassidic discourses.
At age eleven he began formal study, first in a local yeshiva in Borisov and shortly thereafter (around 1913) in Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva in Lyubavichi (the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters) . There he studied under the Rebbe Rashab (Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe) and absorbed Chassidic teachings. Rabbi Chitrik later recalled that he had the privilege of being in the presence of three successive Rebbes: the Rebbe Rashab, the Rebbe Rayatz (Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Rebbe) and, in his youth, the future seventh Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson . From about 1914 through 1925 he traveled with the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva to various cities (including Minsk, Smolensk, Nevel, and others) as World War I, the Russian Revolution and economic hardship forced the yeshiva to relocate repeatedly . By age 15 he was sent by his father to live at the Lubavitch yeshiva, where he continued intensive study of Chassidic philosophy and Talmud. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Service in Eastern Europe and Marriage | Service in Eastern Europe and Marriage
In 1926 Rabbi Chitrik married Kayla (Kaila) Tumarkin, the daughter of Rabbi Aharon Tumarkin of Kharkiv, Ukraine. He then moved to Kharkiv (Karkov) and served as a ritual slaughterer (shochet) and teacher in that region. It was during this period in the late 1920s that the young Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson – then a teenager – came to visit Rabbi Chitrik’s father-in-law. Rabbi Chitrik befriended the young Schneerson, who would later become the Lubavitcher Rebbe . (He often told how, even before Schneerson became Rebbe, he recognized him as a great scholar.) Like many Chassidic families in Soviet Ukraine, the Chitriks faced Communist repression: the Russian authorities closed the ritual slaughterhouses in the late 1920s, disrupting their livelihood. In response to Soviet persecution, Rabbi Chitrik remained devoutly active in Chassidic circles, teaching Chassidus and Torah as he could. After World War II and the Holocaust, Rabbi Chitrik left the Soviet sphere. He and his family first settled in Belgium. There, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak) recognized Rabbi Chitrik’s gifts and asked him to remain in Europe to minister to the many Jewish refugees and survivors. He spent the late 1940s helping to rebuild Jewish life in Belgium (and also the Netherlands), spreading Chassidic warmth and Torah study among Eastern European refugees . In 1949 he emigrated with his family to Montreal, Canada, where the Lubavitcher Rebbe appointed him mashpia (spiritual mentor) of the new branch of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Montreal. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Montreal Years (1949–1983) | Montreal Years (1949–1983)
For over thirty years Rabbi Chitrik served as a teacher, mashpia and Chassidic guide in Montreal. He was essentially the spiritual director of the Lubavitch yeshiva there from about 1950 until the mid-1970s . In this capacity he delivered Chassidic talks and personal guidance to countless students. Chabad sources note that Rabbi Chitrik devoted himself to inspiring the youth in Jewish study: he regularly gave shiurim on Tanya, Shulchan Aruch HaRav and Chassidic stories alongside Talmud learning, tailored to the needs of his students . His gratitude to Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Rayatz is recorded in a letter of blessing by the Rebbe Rayatz on Rabbi Chitrik’s appointment in Montreal . Those who studied under Rabbi Chitrik in Montreal remembered his warm personality, encyclopedic memory of Chassidic tales, and strict adherence to Torah and Chassidic practice. During his decades in Montreal, Rabbi Chitrik witnessed the rise of the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe. He was among the delegation of Chabad rabbis from Montreal who formally accepted Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s leadership after Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak’s passing in 1950, and he personally asked the Rebbe to carry on all that the Rayatz had begun . Over time Rabbi Chitrik became known as one of the oldest surviving Lubavitcher Chassidim, cherished for his first-hand memories of the earlier Rebbes. By the 1990s he was widely recognized as the oldest Lubavitch Chassid in the world. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Later Life in Crown Heights | Later Life in Crown Heights
After the passing of his wife Kayla (Kaila) in 5743 (March 1983), Rabbi Chitrik moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York to be near his children and fellow Chassidim . There he continued his lifelong routine of study, prayer and Chassidic teaching until his death. He would rise early each day to immerse himself in Torah and Chassidus, and he often gave informal lessons in Crown Heights synagogues. Even in his later years Rabbi Chitrik was renowned for his sharp mind: he could quote lengthy Torah passages and Chassidic discourses by heart. Students from around the world would visit him to hear his stories and blessings. On 17 Shevat 5766 (February 14, 2006), at the age of 106, Rabbi Yehuda Chitrik passed away in Crown Heights. News reports noted that he had been hospitalized after a mild heart attack, and described him as a “106-year-old Lubavitcher scholar known for his storytelling” . The Lubavitch community mourned the loss of a venerable elder who had personally known three Rebbes of Chabad. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Published Works and Teachings | Published Works and Teachings
Rabbi Chitrik was not only a living storyteller but also a writer. His most famous work is Reshimot Devorim (Hebrew: “Memories of Words”), a four-volume collection of stories, aphorisms and memories from his youth in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva. These notes document hundreds of anecdotes he heard from Chassidic masters and teachers, especially from his mashpia, Rabbi Shmuel “Gronem” Esterman of Odessa, as well as Rabbi Yitzchak Horowitz and others . Reshimot Devorim was originally published in the 1980s (in a largely unedited four-volume set), and then republished in 2009 in a single, annotated edition edited by Rabbi Chitrik’s sons . In English, Rabbi Chitrik is known for From My Father’s Shabbos Table: A Treasury of Chabad Chassidic Stories. This book (compiled from his original Yiddish/Hebrew stories) was translated and published with Rabbi Chitrik’s cooperation . It presents a selection of his most beloved Chassidic tales, collected for use at Shabbos table conversations. Reviewers describe it as exactly that – a “treasury of Chabad Chassidic stories” suitable for inspiring Jewish families . Together, these works preserve and transmit the spiritual heritage of early 20th-century Chabad: they record the teachings of the Rebbes and Mashpi’im in Rabbi Chitrik’s own words. The Rebbe himself had encouraged Rabbi Chitrik to write down what he had heard and seen during his youth . Indeed, the introduction to Reshimot Devorim notes that the Rebbe suggested years earlier that Rabbi Chitrik should put his memories into writing, so that future generations could benefit from them. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Role and Influence in Chabad and Jewish Life | Role and Influence in Chabad and Jewish Life
Rabbi Chitrik’s role in the Chabad movement was primarily as a mashpia – a spiritual mentor and disseminator of Chassidic thought. In Montreal and later in New York he gave farbrengens (Chassidic gatherings), private guidance and public talks that inspired and educated students. His long life made him a natural living bridge between past and present: younger Chassidim would flock to hear his firsthand reminiscences of the earlier Lubavitch Rebbes and their circle. For example, scholars studying the Rebbe Menachem Mendel’s early life have cited Rabbi Chitrik’s memories as valuable testimony, noting that his recollections “helped scholars learn more about the late Rebbe” . Within the broader Jewish world, Rabbi Chitrik was respected as a venerable sage. Secular news agencies and Jewish press (like the Associated Press) ran obituaries noting his longevity, scholarship and storytelling gifts . He was sometimes described simply as a “Lubavitcher scholar and storyteller” . Colleagues and students remember him as a model of devotion: even into his centenarian years his day was filled with prayer, Torah study and teaching. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Geographic and Historical Context | Geographic and Historical Context
Rabbi Chitrik’s life spanned a tumultuous era and multiple continents. He was born in the Russian Empire (what is now Belarus) and studied in Lyubavichi, Russia – the original home of Chabad. He experienced the upheavals of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution, which scattered the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva across Russia . In the interwar years he lived under Soviet rule in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where religious life was suppressed. After World War II and the Holocaust, Rabbi Chitrik worked in Belgium and the Netherlands among Jewish survivors . In 1949 he emigrated to Canada, anchoring the Montreal Lubavitch community as a mashpia . Finally he spent his last decades in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, the center of Chabad-Lubavitch outreach, where he had direct contact with the Rebbe and thousands of Chassidim. Each of these locations had a distinct historical setting: from Tsarist and Soviet Eastern Europe to postwar Western Europe to the vibrant Jewish life of North America. Rabbi Chitrik’s journey reflects the broader story of Chassidic Jewry in the 20th century – surviving war, communism and dispersion, yet preserving tradition and rebuilding communities. His personal history thus provides a geographic and historical bridge: he links the world of Lubavitch in czarist Russia to the global Chabad of today. |
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Rabbi Chitrik’s personal legacy lives on in his writings and in his family. He left behind numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, many of whom became rabbis and educators in their own right. (News reports at his passing noted that he was “survived by more than 300 children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great-grandchildren” .) Among his descendants are rabbis serving Chabad communities around the world – in Israel, Turkey, Germany, and elsewhere. For example, his son-in-law Rabbi David Moshe Lieberman became a Chief Rabbi in Antwerp, and his great-grandson Rabbi Mendel Chitrik became a prominent rabbi in Istanbul. In addition, his family in Crown Heights and Montreal continue to tell his stories and uphold his teachings. Above all, Rabbi Yehuda Chitrik is remembered as a living repository of Chabad history. His books Reshimot Devorim and From My Father’s Shabbos Table continue to be published and studied, and his anecdotes are widely quoted among Chassidim. He embodied the traditions of early Chabad Chassidism well into the 21st century – a humble teacher whose life itself was a testament to the continuity of Jewish faith and learning across four generations. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Mendy Chitrik | Mendy Chitrik
Menachem Mendel “Mendy” Chitrik (b. March 31, 1977) is a leading Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi who has served as the Ashkenazi rabbi of Turkey since 2003 . He grew up in a Hasidic family in Safed, Israel – his great-grandfather was Rabbi Yehuda Chitrik – and studied in the Chabad yeshiva system. He earned a Bachelor of Religious Studies at the Rabbinical College of America (Morristown, NJ) and further studied at the Colel Tzemach Tzedek in Jerusalem . Chitrik received rabbinic ordination from leading authorities: Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg (Jerusalem) and Israeli Sephardi Chief Rabbis Mordechai Eliyahu and Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, as well as from his grandfather Rabbi David M. Lieberman (former Chief Rabbi of Antwerp) . He is fluent in six languages (including Hebrew, English, Turkish and Ladino) , aiding his cross-cultural work. After completing his studies, Chitrik moved to Istanbul in 2001 and in 2003 was appointed head rabbi of Turkey’s Ashkenazi Jewish community . This historic community is very old – it “predates the much larger and more famous Sephardi community” that settled in Istanbul after the 1492 expulsion from Spain . As a Chabad emissary (shaliach) in Turkey, Rabbi Chitrik leads religious life and education for Jews in Istanbul and the region . He serves as a shochet (ritual slaughterer), sofer (scribe), and mohel (circumciser), and oversees kosher supervision. He leads Turkey’s Chief Rabbinate (KTR) Kashrut department for exports (Denet Gıda) and also coordinates kosher certification standards for the Emirates Agency for Kosher Certification . In 2019 he was elected chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States (ARIS) , an organization connecting rabbis across Muslim-majority countries. Chitrik was previously a member of the Conference of European Rabbis’ Standing Committee (2014–2020), and in 2025 was selected as a council member of Israel’s “Voice of the People” forum . He is also a member of the Rabbinical Council of America and other rabbinical bodies. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Published works, talks, and teachings | Published works, talks, and teachings
Chitrik has authored several Turkish-language books on Jewish life and practice. For example, On Yıldır Türkçe Konuşuyorum (“I Have Been Speaking Turkish for Years”) is a collection of his speeches, letters and articles covering topics from Hasidism to Holocaust remembrance . According to its publisher, this book compiles a decade of his public talks and writings on Jewish tradition and ethics . He also helped publish a book on Turkish-Sephardic customs . He frequently lectures on the history, customs and heritage of Turkey’s Jews – notably in Istanbul’s synagogues and to interfaith audiences . In addition to print, Rabbi Chitrik maintains an online presence. He has blogged on the Times of Israel about Jewish-Muslim relations and contributed articles to policy forums. For instance, he wrote a policy analysis piece for the Washington Institute (Fikra Forum) reflecting on an international summit of rabbis from Islamic states . In 2021 he launched a weekly podcast, “Chatting Rabbis,” co-hosted with his cousin Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov, discussing contemporary issues facing Jewish families and communities . Through classes and one-on-one teaching, he has also helped build Torah learning in Turkey. He and his wife Rebbetzin Chaya run regular classes and large-scale holiday events, and they keep an open Shabbat home in Istanbul for locals and visitors alike. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Role and Influence in Chabad and Jewish Life | Role and Influence in Chabad and Jewish Life
As the Chabad emissary to Turkey, Rabbi Chitrik has significantly shaped Jewish life in Istanbul. He and Rebbetzin Chaya Chitrik have strengthened observance and community bonds: they lead daily prayer services, host weekly Shabbat meals, and run Torah classes for adults and children . The couple’s home is known as an “open house” where local Jews and travelers may gather each Shabbat and holiday . Under his guidance, Istanbul’s Ashkenazi community maintains traditional practices while engaging a modern society. He is noted for addressing contemporary issues – for example, he has spoken out against extremist “Messianist” tendencies and teaches unity across Jewish sects . Rabbi Chitrik’s influence extends beyond Istanbul. His leadership of ARIS unites diverse communities: as chairman he connects Sephardi, Ashkenazi and Chabad rabbis serving Jews throughout the Muslim world. Today ARIS includes rabbis in countries such as Albania, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Tunisia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, the UAE, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Nigeria and others . Through this network, he helps isolated Jews in far-flung places and lobbies host governments on communal needs. For example, ARIS provides support and kosher guidance in places like Libya, Lebanon, Afghanistan and beyond. Domestically, Chitrik oversees kosher supervision for Turkey’s food industry (hundreds of factories produce kosher-certified goods ), and he coordinated high-profile kosher initiatives (see Notable Events below). Chitrik is also active in interfaith dialogue. He regularly meets Muslim and Christian leaders to foster understanding. In 2021 he was invited to an interfaith iftar in Washington, DC, hosted by the Turkish ambassador; at that event he spoke about Abraham/Ibrahim and the common heritage of Judaism, Christianity and Islam . (He said, in Turkish: “Turkey is the cradle of religions. We say Avraham, you say Ibrahim… That brotherhood at the ambassador’s home must be visible everywhere” .) Such diplomatic and educational efforts highlight his influence in promoting Jewish-Muslim coexistence in Turkey and abroad. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Notable events and achievements | Notable events and achievements
Evacuation of Afghanistan’s Last Jew (2021): In October 2021 Rabbi Chitrik worked with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry to rescue Zebulun Simantov, long-known as Afghanistan’s last remaining Jew. Simantov was granted a Turkish visa and flown to safety in Istanbul; Chitrik played an active role in coordinating the evacuation .
Traveling Kashrut Inspector (2020–2021): With the COVID-19 pandemic restricting travel, Chitrik took it upon himself to inspect Turkey’s kosher food factories. In summer 2020 he drove more than 3,000 miles across Anatolia with his son to maintain kosher certifications, sharing updates on social media . This odyssey not only kept Turkey’s kosher supply chain intact, but also documented many historic Jewish sites (see image and map below).
2022 FIFA World Cup (Qatar): Chitrik was appointed to supervise the Kosher kitchen at the World Cup in Qatar . This involved coordinating kosher food service for thousands of Jewish fans at Qatar’s stadiums and fan zones during the tournament – one of the most expansive kosher operations ever organized in the region.
Kashrut Leadership: As Turkey is a major global supplier of kosher products, Rabbi Chitrik oversees hundreds of mashgichim (kosher supervisors) in Turkish food factories . He is a field representative for the Orthodox Union (OU) and other international kosher organizations, ensuring that kosher standards meet both local and global needs. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Geographic and historical context | Geographic and historical context
Chitrik was born and raised in Safed (a 16th-century Jewish center in the Galilee), he later lived in Jerusalem and the United States before relocating to Turkey. Since 2003 he has resided in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and a longtime crossroads of cultures . Istanbul’s Jewish history is ancient: the Ashkenazi community he leads “predates” the wave of Sephardi immigrants who arrived after 1492 . Within Turkey, Rabbi Chitrik travels widely. He frequently visits historic Anatolian cities where Jews once thrived. For example, in 2021 he and his son Chaim embarked on a three-week, 5,000+ mile road trip through Anatolia. They posted photos from ruins and synagogues in Cappadocia, Haran (Şanlıurfa), Lydia, Antakya, Tarsus and other sites of Jewish heritage . (A Chabad report notes Chitrik in Cappadocia with his son during this journey .) Beyond Turkey, Chitrik’s work touches Jewish communities across the Middle East and beyond. ARIS’s network links him to communities from Albania and Morocco to Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates . He has traveled to serve and advise Jews in Gulf countries (overseeing kosher certification in Abu Dhabi), the Caucasus, North Africa, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. In all these settings – from the ancient synagogues of Izmir to the modern Jewish community of Dubai – Rabbi Chitrik situates himself within a centuries-old Jewish historical context while addressing contemporary needs. |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | References | References |
Draft:The Hitrik Family | Table of Content | AFC submission, Yehuda Chitrik, Service in Eastern Europe and Marriage, Montreal Years (1949–1983), Later Life in Crown Heights, Published Works and Teachings, Role and Influence in Chabad and Jewish Life, Geographic and Historical Context, Legacy and Descendants, Mendy Chitrik, Published works, talks, and teachings, Role and Influence in Chabad and Jewish Life, Notable events and achievements, Geographic and historical context, References |
Nigel Hughes | Short description | Nigel Charles Hughes (born 25 March 1964) is a British-American paleontologist. He is Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Riverside.
Hughes graduated in Geology at the University of Durham (1985) and completed a PhD at the University of Bristol (1990).
He received the 2021 Raymond C. Moore Medal from the Society for Sedimentary Geology. He is the spouse of fellow paleontologist Mary L. Droser. |
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Draft:Umeboshi Denka | AfC submission | is a manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio, which was serialized between 1968 and 1970.
It is about a royal family coming to Earth after their home planet explodes and their struggles with adjusting to regular life after living like royalty on their planet.
It was then subsequently made into an anime and was broadcast between April and September 1969 leading it to be one of the last black and white animes to be broadcast in Japan. A short film was also released in 1994 coinciding with Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen. |
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Morgan Farm (Sumter County, Georgia) | Short description | Morgan Farm, also known as Nathan Morgan Home Place, is a historic rural farmstead near Smithville in Sumter County, Georgia, U.S.. It was founded by Nathan Morgan, an African-American farmer, and represents the rare ascendence from slavery to property ownership. It has been named a Centennial Farm by the state of Georgia in 1995; and it was listed by the National Register of Historic Places, since February 26, 1998, for its contribution to African American heritage and agriculture. With |
Morgan Farm (Sumter County, Georgia) | History | History
The Morgan Farm was founded in 1886 by African-American Nathan Morgan (1849–1917), with the main farmhouse built a few years later in . Formerly enslaved, Morgan purchased in 1886, where he farmed and raised his own family of nine children.
The property consists of historic farmhouse, with a central hall and a room on each side; six historic outbuildings; cultivated land; pastures; a well; a non-historic ranch house; a shed; and a carport. The late-19th century Southern United States vernacular architecture-style can be seen on the property in the smokehouse, cotton barn, hog pen, mule barn, corn crib, and the hen house.
In 1998, the property was still owned by the Morgan family. |
Morgan Farm (Sumter County, Georgia) | See also | See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sumter County, Georgia
Koinonia Partners, nearby Christian farming community |
Morgan Farm (Sumter County, Georgia) | References | References
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Olive Lee Benson | '''Olive Lee Benson''' | Olive Lee Benson (1932 - 2005) was a hair stylist and businesswoman in Boston. |
Olive Lee Benson | Life | Life
Benson was born in Cambridge, MA and attended Cambridge High & Latin School. She then earned a diploma and certification in hairdressing and styling from the Wilfred Academy. She opened her salon in North Cambridge where she served primarily African American women.
In 2004, Benson was a director of styling for the Democratic National Convention in Boston. She became the director of Education for Soft Sheen, L'Oreal and developed the first universal relaxer.
Benson was the first African American inducted into the National Cosmetology Association's Hall of Renown and was awarded the National Hairstyle Award. She was a board member of Intercoiffure Mondial. In 2023, she was recognized as one of "Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders" by the Black Women Lead project. |
Olive Lee Benson | References | References
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Monique James | Short description | Monique James (April 2, 1926 - January 18, 2001) was vice president of new talent for Universal Studios and a Hollywood talent agent who identified unknown actors and helped mentor and develop their careers in film, television, and theater. |
Monique James | Early life and education | Early life and education
James was born April 2, 1926 in Paris, the daughter of New York Times managing editor Edwin L. James. She attended The Brearley School on the Upper East Side and graduated from Vassar College with a major in psychology and mathematics. She also acted on the post-war Broadway stage. |
Monique James | Career | Career
In 1948, she got a job with Eleanor Kilgallen in casting at CBS, although she didn't know how to type, and in 1949 she and Kilgallen formed Casting Consultants. At the time Kilgallen and James opened their business there were no programs from which Hollywood could find talent they needed. They initially mostly limited themselves to dramatic shows. When a show called Tales of Tomorrow needed some men who looked like they were from another planet, James found men no taller than five feet. When a dog was needed for a show they called actors who owned dogs to find one. They also streamlined the process for both actors and studio hiring teams by identifying a few actors who could meet the shows' needs, reducing the number of candidates casting directors had to sort through. In addition, they acted as agents for some more established actors at the time.
When MCA’s Lew Wasserman contacted her, she had clients Grace Kelly, Leslie Nielsen, and Felicia Montealegre. James and Kilgallen negotiated a deal with Wasserman, and they were later appointed vice presidents. After two years, James transferred to MCA’s Beverly Hills agency with a plan of staying for six months but never left. When MCA acquired Universal Studios, James and Kilgallen were given control of the New Talent Development Program, which was created in 1963.
In 1970, James had a contract list of 30 young actors and actresses. She said that stars young people were drawn to in the 1960s tended to be musicians, but in the 1970s they were more likely to be television and movie personalities, noting Lindsay Wagner in the ‘70s got the same kind of attention that Joan Baez did in the ‘60s. James was able to persuade most producers in Hollywood to consider one of her clients and was known for ghosting clients who didn’t listen to her advice. She would ask actors she was considering to prepare a scene and said she learned a lot about them and how they saw themselves based on what they chose. Even if people didn't have much acting experience, she could assess potential by noticing their voice and the way they moved, how they related to another person. She would read up to 17 movie and television scripts a weekend, noting she followed hunches when she chose actors to support describing them as the spark that is pure talent, part personality, part individuality, part ability to relate to an emotion or person, an ‘authority’ that tells her this person has what it takes to be noticed on screen. Some of the previously unknown actors she helped shepherd to stardom included Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Katharine Ross, Sharon Gless, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Universal's New Talent Program was the last studio training course for young actors, and it closed in 1980. At this time James left Universal Studios and became personal manager for Gless and other performers. |
Monique James | Personal life | Personal life
James' married name was Prince, and she has one daughter Pam Prince. She died of cancer January 18, 2001. |
Monique James | References | References
Category:1926 births
Category:2001 deaths
Category:American film studio executives
Category:American talent agents
Category:Brearley School alumni
Category:Vassar College alumni
Category:People from Paris |
Monique James | Table of Content | Short description, Early life and education, Career, Personal life, References |
Sangh Rajya Kshetra | # | Redirect Union Territory |
Sangh Rajya Kshetra | Table of Content | # |
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Category:Theatre managers | Table of Content | Category redirect |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DankPods | [[:DankPods]] | :DankPods
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I'm not seeing how this YouTuber meets notability criteria per WP:GNG nor WP:NENTERTAINER. The sourcing is very weak, mostly to blogs or blog-like sources or to user-submitted content. The tone is promotional and the article contains quite a bit of non-encyclopedic trivia such as the name of their pet snake and their collection of Pokemon cards. Netherzone (talk) 00:31, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, Music, Technology, Internet, and Australia. Netherzone (talk) 00:31, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Strong Keep: Do you consider The Verge to be a reliable sources? And as per WP policies primary sources can be used for citing basic facts.
I believe you misread the article, the article does not talk about his collection of Pokémon cards, it says how he makes Pokémon like cards for each of the cars he reviews
if you don’t like the part about his snake, delete it DankPedia (talk) 01:10, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
@DankPedia, do you have a relationship with DankPods? LibStar (talk) 01:13, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
No. DankPedia (talk) 01:19, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
A very similar name though. LibStar (talk) 01:22, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
You created the DankPods article and your user name coincidentally is User:DankPedia??? —A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 01:23, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Check the logs, this was a renaming. I do not have any personal connection with DankPods, nor have I ever met the guy in person. DankPedia (talk) 01:29, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep Although I sympathize with the nom, I took a BOLD edit to this and I think GNG is met. I removed some of the more PROMO content Czarking0 (talk) 01:30, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
'''Keep''' I agree. This article should be kept. It goes, while not in depth, into facts about dankpods that should be on wikipedia. Also, we can always edit this article to make it more suitable than it already is. IIEcolor (talk) 01:48, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for the edit, I did change the wording a bit, instead of saying he "attracted" 1.2 million followers I said he has 1.2 million subscribers
This will help with WP:NPOV, which I feel this article satisfies DankPedia (talk) 01:49, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep: Czarking0's edits satisfies NPOV and there are quite a few sources showing notability 174.193.137.171 (talk) 02:16, 21 May 2025 (UTC)— 174.193.137.171 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
Weak Keep - I'm going to say that the Sydney Morning Herald and The Verge sources barely push this over the line of notability. The other's I'm not convinced of their reliability or depth of coverage. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 03:30, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep per 78.26. I agree that the SMH and The Verge sources are just enough to satisfy GNG. Both of them are reliable sources and the articles are pretty clearly independent SIGCOV. I'm not convinced by any of the others. MCE89 (talk) 14:50, 21 May 2025 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DankPods | Table of Content | [[:DankPods]] |
Draft:Untitled Whac-A-Mole film | Draft article | The untitled Whac-A-Mole film is an upcoming live action / animated film based on the arcade game Whac-A-Mole. |
Draft:Untitled Whac-A-Mole film | Production | Production
On May 20, 2025, it was announced that TriStar Pictures and Mattel Films would be collaborating on a hybrid film based on the arcade game known as Whac-A-Mole. |
Draft:Untitled Whac-A-Mole film | Reflist | Reflist |
Draft:Untitled Whac-A-Mole film | Table of Content | Draft article, Production, Reflist |
Category:German theatre managers | Category redirect | |
Category:German theatre managers | Table of Content | Category redirect |
Category:Sportspeople from Jizzakh Region | [[Category:Uzbekistani sportspeople by region | Jizzakh
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Category:Sportspeople from Jizzakh Region | Table of Content | [[Category:Uzbekistani sportspeople by region |
File:Someone You Can Build a Nest In.jpeg | Summary | Summary |
File:Someone You Can Build a Nest In.jpeg | Licensing | Licensing |
File:Someone You Can Build a Nest In.jpeg | Table of Content | Summary, Licensing |
Category:Sportspeople from Fergana Region | [[Category:People from Fergana Region |
Fergana |
Category:Sportspeople from Fergana Region | Table of Content | [[Category:People from Fergana Region |
Bozburun Byzantine Shipwreck | linkrot | The Bozburun Shipwreck is a Middle Byzantine merchant vessel discovered by Turkish sponge diver Mehmet Askin in 1973 off Bozburun and excavated by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology beginning in 1995. Based on dendrochronology, the wood from the ship was dated to AD 874. |
Bozburun Byzantine Shipwreck | History | History
The vessel is the first archaeological evidence of the use of coaked dowels during the Byzantine Period in the transition between shell first mortise-and-tenon construction and frame first construction. Later finds at the Theodosian Harbor in modern Yenikapi, Istanbul further support the usage of this method of construction in Byzantine ships. The Bozburun ship carried an estimated 1300 amphorae which match types made at kilns in Cherson, Crimea. The contents of these amphorae were analyzed and believed to be red wine or grape must. Several pottery marks with h. ΕΠ,ΕΠΙС, or ΕΠΙСΚΟ indicate that the wine was destined for use by a bishop.Harpster, M. B., & Pulak, C. M. (2005). A re-assembly and reconstruction of the 9th-century AD vessel wrecked off the coast of Bozburun, Turkey. [Texas A&M University]. |
Bozburun Byzantine Shipwreck | References | References |
Bozburun Byzantine Shipwreck | Table of Content | linkrot, History, References |
File:Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Anglais 41, folio 8r.JPEG | Summary | Summary
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Anglais 41, folio 8r. Start of the Pore Caitif.
Source: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10027891w/f26.item |
File:Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Anglais 41, folio 8r.JPEG | Licensing | Licensing |
File:Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Anglais 41, folio 8r.JPEG | Table of Content | Summary, Licensing |
Pore Caitif | italic title | thumb|Start of the Pore Caitif in Anglais 41
The Pore Caitif is a didactic Christian religious treatise written in Middle English in the 1390s. The goal of the author, the 'poor wretch' of the title, is to impart to his readers the truths necessary for salvation. The text is associated with the rise of the Lollards in England, although it does not necessarily espouse Lollard theology.
Fifty-seven manuscripts of the Pore Caitif have been identified, of which 54 are extant. Only 30 of these copies are full texts. The earliest manuscripts are three that are nearly contemporary with the work: New York, Public library, MS De Ricci 68; Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS Anglais 41; and Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 13. Several manuscripts contain alterations and interpolations to bring the text into line with the theology of John Wycliffe. These seven "heterodox" manuscripts are known as the Lollard group and include Anglais 41. |
Pore Caitif | Notes | Notes |
Pore Caitif | Bibliography | Bibliography
Category:Middle English literature
Category:1390s books |
Pore Caitif | Table of Content | italic title, Notes, Bibliography |
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