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"john corcoran is a former writer in the white house office of presidential letters and messages during the clinton administration and speechwriter in the california governors office during the davis administrationhe is an attorney and founder of the corcoran law firm located in san rafael california and the founder of smart business revolution which provides advice aimed at entrepreneurs and small business ownersin the governors office he was involved in the creation of the campaign flex your power californias statewide energy efficiency marketing and outreach campaign which was created during the california energy crisis he went on to work as a consultant to the county of marin during the formation of the first successful community choice power program in the state of californiacorcoran writes regularly for art of manlinesscorcoran is the author of numerous opinion articles in the san francisco chronicle san francisco business times and other publications including feds should reject californias loan modification rule nfl stadium bills cut to the front of the line and car startups need to rev up for revolution he is frequently quoted in news publications on legal mattershe is chair of the town of tiburon planning commissionafter graduating from the university of san francisco school of law corcoran was admitted to the california state bar as an attorney corcoran specializes in representing small business owners and entrepreneurs as well as practicing real estate and land use law he has been recognized as a super lawyer rising star for northern california and received a superb rating by attorneyrating website avvocom"
"john banks elliott was ghanas first ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to moscow ussr from 1960 to 1966 during his tenure he was dean of the diplomatic corps head commonwealth ambassadors head african and diplomats head african ambassadors group his appointment as ambassador designate to the ussr was announced in moscow on 8 january 1960his accreditation to the soviet union was directed by the last governorgeneral of the dominion of ghana the earl of listowel william francis hare under the direction of queen elizabeth ii ambassador john banks elliott presented his credentials to the then chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet mr ke voroshilov on 1 july 1960 ghana became an independent republic within the commonwealth and the first president of the republic of ghana dr kwame nkrumah reaccredited his appointment which he presented to the chairman of the presidium of the supreme council mr leonid brezhnevborn in 1917 to gerald barton elliott a lawyer and auctioneer at large and mary woodelliott a sacristan he was named after his grandfather who came to the gold coast as a timber merchant with attention to detail one of his passions was photography j banks elliotts photographs of gold coast showing trading stations factories towns markets and people taken in 18801890 is archived at the bodleian library of commonwealth and african studies rhodes house oxford"
"t james belich born 1976 also known by the pseudonym of colorado tolston is an american playwright and actor he is the author of a dozen plays in genres that include mystery fantasy religious and childrens his works have been performed not only in the united states but also around the world in places such as africa the united kingdom and new zealand belich has been heavily influenced by the works of such authors as c s lewis j r r tolkien and madeleine lenglein 2002 belich helped found the critical mass playwrighting fellowship in the twin cities minnesota which led to creation of the hodgepodge players now the hodgepodge theatre company a theatre group which focuses on presenting theatre for youth and family audiences the hodgepodge theatre company primarily produces original work by critical mass members in addition to his career as a playwright belich also has a background in the sciences having studied physics at the university of minnesota where he earned a phd under his advisor dr james kakaliosbelich has also been active in the theatre in other capacities he has acted in a wide range of roles and has worked behind the scenes in positions ranging from lighting designer to producer in 2006 he brought his own play illinois jane and the pyramid of peril to the minnesota fringe festival with his new company the paupers theater belich currently resides in saint paul minnesota with his wife kelly"
"fergal stapleton born 1961 ireland is a contemporary artist living and working in londonstapleton studied at middlesex polytechnic now middlesex university and graduated from the ma programme at goldsmiths college london in 1993 between 1994 and 1997 he collaborated on a number of works with turner prize nominee rebecca warrenstuart morgan on stapletons 1993 show his manner of entertaining usthe worst thing i have ever donefrieze no 10 may 1993 the logic of dandyism as a mode of conceptual art assumes a view of the dandy not as engaged in a foppish decadent pursuit but as an attempt to get over class distinction by creating ones own aristocracy doing what aristocrats do but doing it better secure in the knowledge that their order and the natural superiority it implies is on a false premisejj charlesworth on stapletons 2007 show and a door opened timeout no 1924 stapletons excellent show produces a rare insight into the difference between images and objects and how mere junk changes into art theyre inches away but seem to inhabit a distant unattainably parallel universe stapleton is an often overlooked talent often eclipsed by the raucous posturings of his yba contemporaries compared with the tired bombast of damien hirsts animal vitrines pictures masquerading as objects these extraordinary experiments in material transfiguration show how sculptural poetry is still alive and well stapletons great skill lies in showing how art works in the reordering of things known producing new unexpected value out of the slightest of means1stapleton has been an occasional lecturer on the ma fine art programmes at goldsmiths college university of london birmingham institute of art design birmingham city university and the slade school of fine art he has also contributed to the art review section of timeout magazine nos 1418 14211425stapleton is additionally a director of v22 foundationstapleton is additionally the author of a novel titled after the death of the goat god key principles in history 2 isbn 9780956441928stapleton is represented by carl freedman gallery london where he has had five solo shows i shall arrive soon in 2003 stapleton grey which he described as an exhibition of paintings of interior twilights ash atmospherics hope expressed in loose change woozy surface mixups semicurious squints at uncertain shapes and irrelevant lightsources in 2006 and a door opened in 2007 dor in 2010 and 2moro in 2014"