title: Stacy, Minnesota

abstract: Stacy is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, along the Sunrise River. The population was 1,456 at the 2010 census. Interstate 35 serves as a main route for the community.

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# Stacy, Minnesota

**Stacy** is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, along the Sunrise River. The population was 1,456 at the 2010 census.

Interstate 35 serves as a main route for the community.

## History

A post office called Stacy has been in operation since 1873. Stacy was laid out in 1875, and named for Dr. Stacy B. Collins, an early settler.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.58 square miles (9.27 km2), of which 3.51 square miles (9.09 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1930 | 143 |  |  |
| 1940 | 138 |  | −3.5% |
| 1950 | 150 |  | 8.7% |
| 1960 | 211 |  | 40.7% |
| 1970 | 278 |  | 31.8% |
| 1980 | 996 |  | 258.3% |
| 1990 | 1,081 |  | 8.5% |
| 2000 | 1,278 |  | 18.2% |
| 2010 | 1,456 |  | 13.9% |
| 2020 | 1,703 |  | 17.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

### 2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,456 people, 548 households, and 379 families living in the city. The population density was 414.8 inhabitants per square mile (160.2/km2). There were 591 housing units at an average density of 168.4 units per square mile (65.0 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 548 households, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the city was 33.4 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 8.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.

### 2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 1,278 people, 466 households and 326 families living in the city. The population density was 1,159.0 inhabitants per square mile (447.5/km2). There were 474 housing units at an average density of 429.8 units per square mile (165.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.79% White, 0.55% African American, 1.25% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 466 households, of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.23.

Age distribution was 32.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median household income was $42,026, and the median family income was $45,288. Males had a median income of $36,029 versus $25,192 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,893. About 7.9% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

## Notable people

## InfoBox

| Stacy | |
| --- | --- |
| City | |
| City Hall | |
| Location of the city of Stacy
within Chisago County, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′33″N 92°59′52″W / 45.37583°N 92.99778°W / 45.37583; -92.99778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Chisago |
| Area | |
| Total | 3.30 sq mi (8.54 km2) |
| Land | 3.23 sq mi (8.37 km2) |
| Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 1,703 |
| Density | 527.08/sq mi (203.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55079 |
| Area code | 651 |
| FIPS code | 27-62320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395946 |
| Website | www.stacymn.org |


title: Stacy, Virginia

abstract: Stacy is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. A post office was established at Stacy in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961. The community was likely named for Benjamin Stacy, a settler.

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# Stacy, Virginia

**Stacy** is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

A post office was established at Stacy in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961. The community was likely named for Benjamin Stacy, a settler.

## InfoBox

| Stacy, Virginia | |
| --- | --- |
| Unincorporated community | |
| Stacy, VirginiaStacy, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′15″N 81°59′46″W / 37.32083°N 81.99611°W / 37.32083; -81.99611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Buchanan |
| Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 276 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497162 |


title: Staib LB-2

abstract: The Staib LB-2, also called the Little Bastard, Little Bit and The Monster, is a homebuilt aircraft design of Wilbur Staib. It once held the title as the "worlds smallest monoplane".

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# Staib LB-2

The **Staib LB-2**, also called the **Little Bastard**, **Little Bit** and **The Monster**, is a homebuilt aircraft design of Wilbur Staib. It once held the title as the "worlds smallest monoplane".

## Design and development

Wilbur Staib (1914-1993) was a self-taught aircraft designer from Diamond, Missouri. Staib served as a flight instructor during the Second World War at Chanute, Kansas flying PT-14s. Staib designed and built five different "LB" (Little Bastard) aircraft and a helicopter, of which several had the title "world's smallest" at their time of construction. Staib flew his aircraft in airshows with the title "The Diamond Wizard".

The LB-2 is a single engine low-wing, open cockpit monoplane with conventional landing gear. LB-2 was the considered the "World's Smallest Monoplane" when built to take the title from Ray Stits 8 ft (2.4 m) span aircraft. The wing section was adapted from a Piper Cub airfoil.

## Operational history

The LB-2 was flown at near top speed, with stalls untested. The roll rate was good, but turns were difficult. Landing speed was 120 mph (193 km/h). The fuselage was disassembled in 1953 to build the Staib LB-3 biplane.

The LB-3 used new 14 ft (4.3 m) span wings made in the same fashion as Staib's LB-1 with brazed steel spring wing ribs with Taylorcraft airfoil sections. The aircraft cruised at 125 mph (201 km/h) and operated on the airshow circuit for two years. Cliff Baker operated the aircraft one more season, suffering a broken back after a high-speed incident.

## Variants

Staib LB-3 Biplane built from fuselage of the LB-2 Staib LB-5 "Little Bit" Volkswagen powered variant. One on display at the Mid-America Air Museum.

## Specifications (Staib LB-1)

*Data from* Air Trails

**General characteristics**

**Performance**

* **Maximum speed:** 140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)
* **Cruise speed:** 130 kn (150 mph, 240 km/h)
* **Stall speed:** 100 kn (120 mph, 190 km/h) est.
* **Endurance:** 1 h

## InfoBox

| LB-2 | |
| --- | --- |
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Wilbur Staib |


title: St Joseph's College, Coleraine

abstract: St Joseph's College, Coleraine was a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Named after St. Joseph, there was a statue of St. Joseph when entering the building. The school opened in 1961 and was closed in 2019 after 58 years. St. Joseph's merged with Loreto College, Coleraine. Pupils from year 10 transferred to either Loreto College or Dominican college, Portstewart two years before the closure. Pupils from years 9, and 12 stayed in the St Joseph's Building until its closure in 2019. The final Principal of the school was Mrs. Mary Miller.

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# St Joseph's College, Coleraine

**St Joseph's College, Coleraine** was a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Named after St. Joseph, there was a statue of St. Joseph when entering the building.

The school opened in 1961 and was closed in 2019 after 58 years. St. Joseph's merged with Loreto College, Coleraine.

Pupils from year 10 transferred to either Loreto College or Dominican college, Portstewart two years before the closure. Pupils from years 9, and 12 stayed in the St Joseph's Building until its closure in 2019. The final Principal of the school was Mrs. Mary Miller.

## Beresford Campus

Northern Regional College will use the former St Joseph's College building during the refurbishment of their Union Street campus in Coleraine.

55°07′32″N 6°39′53″W / 55.12552°N 6.66486°W / 55.12552; -6.66486


title: Staf Van Eyken

abstract: Staf Van Eyken is a Belgian serial killer who strangled three women between October 1971 and March 1972 in Mechelen and Bonheiden. Because he liked to bite his victims, he got the nickname The Vampire of Muizen. In 1974, he was sentenced to death by an Antwerp cour d'assises, which was automatically converted to life imprisonment.

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# Staf Van Eyken

**Staf Van Eyken** (Dutch pronunciation: \[ˈstɑfɑn ˈɛikə(n)\]; born 21 April 1951) is a Belgian serial killer who strangled three women between October 1971 and March 1972 in Mechelen and Bonheiden. Because he liked to bite his victims, he got the nickname **The Vampire of Muizen**. In 1974, he was sentenced to death by an Antwerp cour d'assises, which was automatically converted to life imprisonment.

## Biography

### Youth

Van Eyken grew up in a poor family in Bonheiden. His father was an alcoholic who one day abandoned his wife, Marie, and two children, Staf and Jenny. He joined the Foreign Legion, because he had a murder on his conscience, later committing suicide in Algeria. Staf's mother remarried and had another daughter, but her new husband was also an aggressive man with a drinking problem. She later received multiple sclerosis and ended up in a wheelchair. Because she could no longer care for her daughter, the child was placed with the neighbours, an elderly couple. But they all tragically died from inhaling fumes from their stove.

Staf Van Eyken grew up as an unruly child who was often mistreated by his stepfather. In his own words, he was sexually abused by his aunt for four years. In August 1965, when Van Eyken was 14 years old, he molested an 11-year-old girl and was sent to a rehabilitation centre in Mol. He moved from one institution to another, performed his military service at 18, and then worked as a railroad worker in Muizen's marshalling yard.

### "The Vampire of Muizen"

On 13 October 1971, Van Eyken murdered his first victim: 18-year-old Marie-Thérèse Rosseel, maid of a local textile baron. He raped and then strangled her, also biting her in several intimate places and stripping her naked, an act which later earned him the nickname "The Vampire of Muizen".

The second woman who was raped and murdered by him was 47-year-old Ida Smeets, wife of lawyer and university professor Frans van Isacker. He had dragged her to an abandoned factory site and tried to rape her. This failed, so he strangled her, returned home to eat, and then went back to his victim to sexually abuse her. When it turned out that the woman was still alive, he strangled her again, this time killing her. This gruesome murder took place on the same day that his mother died.

On 19 March 1972, Van Eyken murdered his third and final victim Lutgarde Van der Wilt, a 19-year-old student with whom he had danced in a youth club. She too was raped, strangled and, like the previous victims, bitten on the breasts. When her body was found, Van Eyken was cycling along the location and behaved rather strangely. The investigators found this suspicious and stopped him on his way to his house. There they saw that he had a blood stain on his sleeve, and was immediately arrested. Van Eyken admitted to the murders and explicitly insisted that he be locked up. Fearing the dark side of himself, he would never ask for a conditional release later on.

After Van Eyken's arrest, it was found that he had tried to assault and strangle a young woman, but she had survived without him realising. During the investigation, it turned out that he had sexually abused a lot of other women and had tried to kill them. However, these sexual offences did not end up on his criminal record, because at the time they wanted to give minors a second chance.

## Present

Van Eyken is currently serving his sentence in the prison of Leuven-Centraal. With more than 45 years behind bars (pre-custody included), he is the longest-serving living detainee in Belgium. The current number two is Freddy Horion, who has been imprisoned for sixfold murder since 1979.

At the beginning of 2016, Van Eyken unintentionally provoked a great deal of commotion when Federal Public Service Justice Koen Geens, despite advice from prison management, gave him permission to leave the prison for one day to visit his sick friend, Jef Lannoo. This decision was controversial because, as a result of the tightening of the law in penitentiary leave days introduced by former Federal Public Service Justice Laurette Onkelinx in 2006, it did not allow parole. Van Eyken's lawyer Walter Damen, however, pointed out that in 2006 Van Eyken had already received more than 80 penitentiary leave days that always ran smoothly. Moreover, according to Damen, the new law still allows for the justice to grant an occasional nightlife permit.

* In 2006 VRT journalist Louis Van Dievel, who grew up in the same neighbourhood as Eyken, published *"De Pruimelaarstraat"* (Uitgeverij Houtekiet), a fiction novel inspired by the life story of Van Eyken.
* In 2009, the eponymous literary adaptation of the book in the Mechelen theatre 't Arsenaal, directed by Michael De Cock, with Vic De Wachter, Gilda De Bal and Jaak Van Assche in the lead roles.

## InfoBox

| Staf Van Eyken | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1951-04-21) 21 April 1951<br>Bonheiden, Belgium |
| Other names | "The Vampire of Muizen" |
|  | |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
| Span of crimes | 1971–1972 |
| Country | Belgium |
|  | |


title: Stanleigh Mine

abstract: The Stanleigh Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 3 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and is currently undergoing environmental monitoring. The mine was in operation from 1958 to 1961, and again from 1983 to 1996. During this time, it produced 14 million tonnes of ore.

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# Stanleigh Mine

The **Stanleigh Mine** is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 3 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and is currently undergoing environmental monitoring.

The mine was in operation from 1958 to 1961, and again from 1983 to 1996. During this time, it produced 14 million tonnes of ore.

## Other mines in the area

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Stanleigh Mine
| Location | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Elliot Lake |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°24′48.67″N 082°38′14.46″W / 46.4135194°N 82.6373500°W / 46.4135194; -82.6373500 |
| Production | |
| Products | Uranium |
| History | |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Closed | 1996 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Rio Algom |


title: Think About the Way

abstract: "Think About the Way" is a song by British, Italian-based rapper Ice MC, released in March 1994 as the second single from his third album, Ice'n'Green (1994), on which it appears in four versions, and his tenth single overall. It was produced by Roberto Zanetti, also known as Robyx, and was written by Zanetti and Ice MC, though many releases credit Zanetti as the sole writer. The female vocals were performed by Italian singer Alexia, though she was also uncredited and doesn't appear in the music video for the song, directed by Giacomo de Simone. The song was very successful in Europe, reaching the top 5 in Belgium and Italy, and the top 15 in Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands. In the UK and Ireland, it was released under the title "Think About the Way", which it refers to the first words of the first verse. After being featured in the soundtrack of the film Trainspotting, the song was re-issued in the UK in September 1996, achieving greater success than its original release reaching number 38 in the UK Singles Chart, and number five in the Scottish Singles Chart. Remixes were released in 2002, in 2007 by Frisco vs Ice MC, and in 2009 by Gigi Barocco vs Ice MC.

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# Think About the Way

"**Think About the Way**" is a song by British, Italian-based rapper Ice MC, released in March 1994 as the second single from his third album, *Ice'n'Green* (1994), on which it appears in four versions, and his tenth single overall. It was produced by Roberto Zanetti, also known as Robyx, and was written by Zanetti and Ice MC, though many releases credit Zanetti as the sole writer. The female vocals were performed by Italian singer Alexia, though she was also uncredited and doesn't appear in the music video for the song, directed by Giacomo de Simone. The song was very successful in Europe, reaching the top 5 in Belgium and Italy, and the top 15 in Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands. In the UK and Ireland, it was released under the title "Think About the Way (Bom Digi Bom...)", which it refers to the first words of the first verse.

After being featured in the soundtrack of the film *Trainspotting*, the song was re-issued in the UK in September 1996, achieving greater success than its original release reaching number 38 in the UK Singles Chart, and number five in the Scottish Singles Chart. Remixes were released in 2002, in 2007 by Frisco vs Ice MC, and in 2009 by Gigi Barocco vs Ice MC.

## Critical reception

Pan-European magazine *Music & Media* concluded, "It was only a matter of time, but the cross between Euro dance and ragga is a fact now. Visualise the male character in Culture Beat as a Jamaican toaster instead of an ordinary rapper." *Music & Media* editor, Maria Jimenez, declared it as a "nearly guaranteed" hit, noting Ice MC's "ragga raps over techno pop beats". Brad Beatnik from *Music Week'*s *RM* Dance Update wrote, "With a subtitle and chorus of '*bom digi digi bom*', plenty of piano and synth, percussion crescendos and a ragga-style vocal, it's not surprising this is currently a huge European hit. It has all the ingredients for being a smash here too." Another *RM* editor, James Hamilton, said, "UK born Ian Campbell's unstoppable cheesy Euro smash is an ultra commercial catchy cod 'ragga' rapped and plaintive Jasmine (from Germany) whined 133bpm galloper".

## Chart performance

"Think About the Way" was a major hit on the charts on several continents and remains Ice MC's most successful song. In Europe, it entered the top 10 in Belgian Flanders (3), Denmark (9), Italy (4), Scotland (5), Spain (6) and Switzerland (10). Additionally, the single was a top-20 hit in Finland (18), France (14), Germany (14), Iceland (18), Ireland (20), the Netherlands (11) and Sweden (13), as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number 18 on August 6, 1994. On the European Dance Radio Chart, it almost peaked atop, reaching number two, behind Cappella's "U & Me", as well as on the European Dance Radio year-end chart and the French Top Dance chart. In the United Kingdom, "Think About the Way" reached its highest position as number 38 in its second run on the UK Singles Chart, on September 8, 1996. It had previously peaked at number 42 in 1994. On the UK Dance Chart, it was a bigger hit, reaching number six. Outside Europe, the single peaked at number four on the *RPM* Dance/Urban chart in Canada and was also successful in Israel, reaching number five there.

## Music video

The accompanying music video for "Think About the Way" was directed by Giacomo de Simone, but it didn't feature Alexia. The video was filmed in Filanda Forno in Massa, Italy and was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in June 1994. The video was later made available on YouTube in 2014, and had generated almost 50 million views as of early 2024. De Simone had previously directed the video for "Scream" in 1990, and would go on directing the video for Ice MC's two next singles, "It's a Rainy Day" and "Give Me the Light".

## Adaptations

Trance DJ and producer act Virtual Vault made a new version of the track featuring the original vocals from Alexia and Ice MC called Think About The Way 2010. In 2011, the German dance band Groove Coverage made a revamped release also called "Think About the Way" featuring vocals from Rameez. Although the Groove Coverage song released on Suprime Records, Sony Music Entertainment released on March 16, 2012, borrows the music and the main refrain of the song, it adds new lyrics in the rest of the song. The Groove Coverage version had been popular in dance venues and a minor hit in Germany reaching number 54 in the German Media Control AG charts.

In 2012, the Iranian-Swedish artist Arash released a musical adaptation of the song called "She Makes Me Go" that borrows widely from the original but with completely new lyrics. Released on initially on EMI Music Sweden and Extravaganza Records on September 17, 2012, it featured Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul and was co-written by Roberto Zanetti, Alex Arash Labaf and Sean Henriques (Sean Paul). Re-released on February 15, 2013 on Universal Music in Germany and other European countries, "She Makes Me Go" has charted in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Romania and Poland.

In 2013, Canadian DJ Anthony Simons produced a cover with Anna Berardi.

## Track listings

* **12" maxi, UK (1996)**

1. "Bom Digi Bom" (the Dyme Brothers mix) – 6:05
2. "Bom Digi Bom" (original extended mix) – 7:12
3. "Bom Digi Bom" (LuvDup 'Cliffy' vocal mix) – 7:09
4. "Bom Digi Bom" (the Dyme Brothers dub)

* **12" maxi, Belgium, Italy, France, Germany (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (extended mix) – 7:08
2. "Think About the Way" (doop dibby dub mix) – 3:20
3. "Think About the Way" (radio mix) – 4:16
4. "Think About the Way" (acapella) – 4:16 (track not available for France and Germany)

* **CD single, France (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (radio mix) – 4:16
2. "Think About the Way" (extended mix) – 7:08

* **CD single, UK (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (original radio edit) – 4:19
2. "Think About the Way" (LuvDup "Cliffy" vocal mix) – 7:09
3. "Think About the Way" (Jules & Skins pumped up club mix) – 5:55
4. "Think About the Way" (original extended Italian mix) – 7:12
5. "Think About the Way" (doop dibby dub) – 3:19
6. "Think About the Way" (Jules & Skins dattman reggae jam) – 6:16

* **CD maxi, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Sweden (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (radio mix) – 4:16
2. "Think About the Way" (extended mix) – 7:08
3. "Think About the Way" (doop dibby dub mix) – 3:20
4. "Think About the Way" (a cappella) – 4:16

* **CD maxi, UK (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (original radio edit) – 4:19
2. "Think About the Way" (LuvDup "Cliffy" vocal mix) – 7:09
3. "Think About the Way" (Jules & Skins pumped up club mix) – 5:55
4. "Think About the Way" (original extended Italian mix) – 7:12
5. "Think About the Way" (doop dibby dub) – 3:19
6. "Think About the Way" (Jules & Skins dattman reggae jam) – 6:16

* **CD maxi, US / 12" maxi, Germany (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (noche de luna mix) – 6:22
2. "Think About the Way" (dattman reggae jam) – 6:17
3. "Think About the Way" (extended mix) – 7:12
4. "Think About the Way" (pumped up club mix) – 5:54
5. "Think About the Way" (LuvDup mix) – 7:09
6. "Think About the Way" (pumped up with girl) – 3:58

* **CD maxi, Canada (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (radio mix) – 4:17
2. "Think About the Way" (extended mix) – 7:10
3. "Think About the Way" (noche de luna mix) – 6:22
4. "Think About the Way" (dattman reggae jam) – 6:14
5. "Think About the Way" (LuvDup dub) – 7:03
6. "Think About the Way" (pumped up club mix) – 5:51
7. "Think About the Way" (LuvDup remix) – 7:03
8. "Think About the Way" (pumped up with girl) – 5:53

* **CD maxi, UK (1996)**

1. "Bom Digi Bom (Think About the Way)" (radio edit) – 3:48
2. "Bom Digi Bom (Think About the Way)" (original extended mix) – 7:12
3. "Bom Digi Bom (Think About the Way)" (the Dyme Brothers mix) – 6:05
4. "Bom Digi Bom (Think About the Way)" (Jules & Skins pumped up club mix) – 5:55
5. "Bom Digi Bom (Think About the Way)" (LuvDup 'Cliffy' vocal mix) – 7:09
6. "Bom Digi Bom (Think About the Way)" (doop dibby dub) – 3:19

* **CD maxi - Remixes, Germany (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (noche de luna mix) – 6:22
2. "Think About the Way" (dattman reggae) – 6:18
3. "Think About the Way" (pumped up club mix) – 5:54

* **CD maxi - Remixes, Italy (1994)**

1. "Think About the Way" (radio mix) – 4:16
2. "Think About the Way" (noche de luna mix) – 6:22
3. "Think About the Way" (dattman reggae jam) – 6:18
4. "Think About the Way" (LuvDup dub) – 7:10
5. "Think About the Way" (pumped club mix) – 5:54
6. "Think About the Way" (LuvDup remix) – 7:10
7. "Think About the Way" (pumped up with girl) – 5:58

## Charts

## InfoBox

| "Think About the Way" | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Single by Ice MC | |
| from the album  *Ice'n'Green* | |
| B-side | "Remix" |
| Released | 18 March 1994 |
| Recorded | November 1993 |
| Genre | Eurodance |
| Length | 4:16 |
| Label | * Polydor (Germany) * WEA International (UK) * Ariplay Records (France) * Dance World Attack (Italy) * 12INC (Sweden) |
| Songwriter(s) | Roberto Zanetti |
| Producer(s) | Robyx |
| Ice MC singles chronology | |
| "Take Away the Colour"
(1994) "**Think About the Way**"
(1994) "It's a Rainy Day"
(1994) | |
|  | |
| Music video | |
| "Think About the Way" on YouTube | |
|  | |


title: St Quintin baronets

abstract: The St Quintin Baronetcy, of Harpham in the County of York, was a title in the baronetage of England. It was created on 8 March 1642 for William St Quintin. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Thirsk. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1795. The family estate of Scampston Hall was passed on to the late Baronet's nephew, William Thomas Darby, the son of Vice-Admiral George Darby, who assumed the surname and arms of St Quintin. The family seat from the 1690s onwards was Scampston Hall, Scampston, Yorkshire.

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# St Quintin baronets

The **St Quintin Baronetcy**, of Harpham in the County of York, was a title in the baronetage of England. It was created on 8 March 1642 for William St Quintin. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Thirsk. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1795. The family estate of Scampston Hall was passed on to the late Baronet's nephew, William Thomas Darby, the son of Vice-Admiral George Darby, who assumed the surname and arms of St Quintin.

The family seat from the 1690s onwards was Scampston Hall, Scampston, Yorkshire.

## St Quintin baronets, of Harpham (1642)

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| St Quintin baronets | |
| --- | --- |
| Escutcheon of the St Quintin baronets of Harpham | |
| Creation date | 1642 |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1795 |
| Seat(s) | Scampston Hall |


title: Stacy Babb

abstract: Stacy Reena Lenita Babb also known as Stacy Babb is a Bermudian woman cricketer who mainly played cricket during her career along with other sports including athletics, football and cycling. She was part of the Bermudian cricket team at the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Stacy also claimed a bronze medal in the women's U17 triple jump event during the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics. She also served as a school teacher in Bermuda after her retirement from playing cricket.

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# Stacy Babb

**Stacy Reena Lenita Babb** also known as **Stacy Babb** (born 13 March 1983) is a Bermudian woman cricketer who mainly played cricket during her career along with other sports including athletics, football and cycling. She was part of the Bermudian cricket team at the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Stacy also claimed a bronze medal in the women's U17 triple jump event during the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics.

She also served as a school teacher in Bermuda after her retirement from playing cricket.

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Stacy Babb
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | Stacy Reena Lenita Babb |
| Born | (1983-03-13) March 13, 1983 |
| International information | |
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| Source: Cricinfo, 11 August 2018 | |


title: Thionia bullata

abstract: Thionia bullata is a species of issid planthopper in the family Issidae. It can be found in the United States. Pine trees, specifically Pinus taeda, Pinus echinata, and Pinus virginiana species, are its host plant.

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# Thionia bullata

***Thionia bullata*** is a species of issid planthopper in the family Issidae. It can be found in the United States. Pine trees, specifically *Pinus taeda*, *Pinus echinata*, and *Pinus virginiana* species, are its host plant.

## Further reading

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| *Thionia bullata* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Issidae |
| Tribe: | Thioniini |
| Subtribe: | Thioniina |
| Genus: | *Thionia* |
| Species: | ***T. bullata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Thionia bullata***<br>(Say, 1830) | |
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title: Mermaid-Stratford

abstract: Mermaid-Stratford is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election, and was previously part of the district of Vernon River-Stratford.

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# Mermaid-Stratford

**Mermaid-Stratford** is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election, and was previously part of the district of Vernon River-Stratford.

## Members

| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vernon River-Stratford | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Assembly | Years | Member | | Party |
| 66th | 2019–2023 |  | Michele Beaton | Green |
| 67th | 2023–present |  | Jenn Redmond | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

| 2023 Prince Edward Island general election | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|  | Progressive Conservative | Jenn Redmond | 1,245 | 45.3 | +14.4 |
|  | Green | Michele Beaton | 1,207 | 43.9 | +5.8 |
|  | Liberal | Gail MacDonald | 254 | 9.2 | -20.6 |
|  | New Democratic | Lawrence Millar | 43 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Total valid votes | | | 2,749 | 100.0 |
|  | Progressive Conservative **gain** from Green | | Swing | | +4.3 |
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| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|  | Green | Michele Beaton | 1,152 | 38.1 | +29.9 |
|  | Progressive Conservative | Mary Ellen McInnis | 934 | 30.9 | -10.4 |
|  | Liberal | Randy Cooper | 902 | 29.8 | -11.5 |
|  | New Democratic | Lawrence Millar | 38 | 1.3 | -7.8 |
| Total valid votes | | | 3,026 | 100.0 |
|  | Green **gain** from Liberal | | Swing | | +29.9 |
| Source: Elections Prince Edward Island | | | | | | |

## InfoBox

Mermaid-Stratford
| Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Coordinates: | 46°13′34″N 62°55′19″W / 46.226°N 62.922°W / 46.226; -62.922 |
| Provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| MLA |
     Jenn Redmond
Progressive Conservative |
| District created | 2019 |
| First contested | 2019 |
| Last contested | 2023 |


title: Mobile station

abstract:
A mobile station (MS) comprises all user equipment and software needed for communication with a mobile network. The term refers to the global system connected to the mobile network, i.e. a mobile phone or mobile computer connected using a mobile broadband adapter. This is the terminology of 2G systems like GSM. In 3G systems, a mobile station (MS) is now referred to as user equipment (UE). In GSM, a mobile station consists of four main components:
  - Mobile termination (MT) - offers common functions such as: radio transmission and handover, speech encoding and decoding, error detection and correction, signalling and access to the SIM. The IMEI code is attached to the MT. It is equivalent to the network termination of an ISDN access.
  - Terminal equipment (TE) - is any device connected to the MS offering services to the user. It does not contain any functions specific to GSM.
  - Terminal adapter (TA) - provides access to the MT as if it were an ISDN network termination with extended capabilities. Communication between the TE and MT over the TA takes place using AT commands.
  - Subscriber identity module (SIM) - is a removable subscriber identification token storing the IMSI, a unique key shared with the mobile network operator and other data. In a mobile phone, the MT, TA and TE are enclosed in the same case. However, the MT and TE functions are often performed by distinct processors. The application processor serves as a TE, while the baseband processor serves as a MT, communication between both takes place over a bus using AT commands, which serves as a TA.

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# Mobile station

A **mobile station** (**MS**) comprises all user equipment and software needed for communication with a mobile network.

The term refers to the global system connected to the mobile network, i.e. a mobile phone or mobile computer connected using a mobile broadband adapter. This is the terminology of 2G systems like GSM. In 3G systems, a mobile station (MS) is now referred to as user equipment (UE).

In GSM, a mobile station consists of four main components:

In a mobile phone, the MT, TA and TE are enclosed in the same case. However, the MT and TE functions are often performed by distinct processors. The application processor serves as a TE, while the baseband processor serves as a MT, communication between both takes place over a bus using AT commands, which serves as a TA.


title: Stacy Aumonier

abstract: Stacy Aumonier was a British author and stage performer, known best for his short stories. Between 1913 and 1928, he published more than 85 stories, 6 novels, a volume of character studies, and a volume of 15 essays. The Nobel Prize winner John Galsworthy described Aumonier as "one of the best short-story writers of all time" and predicted that, through the best of his stories, he would "outlive all the writers of his day". James Hilton said of Aumonier: "I think his very best works ought to be included in any anthology of the best short stories ever written." Asked to choose "My Favourite Short Story" for the March 1939 edition of Good Housekeeping, James Hilton chose a story by Aumonier, "The Octave of Jealousy", which the magazine described as a "bitterly brilliant tale".

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# Stacy Aumonier

**Stacy Aumonier** (31 March 1877 – 21 December 1928) was a British author and stage performer, known best for his short stories. Between 1913 and 1928, he published more than 85 stories, 6 novels, a volume of character studies, and a volume of 15 essays.

The Nobel Prize winner (and *Forsyte Saga* author) John Galsworthy described Aumonier as "one of the best short-story writers of all time" and predicted that, through the best of his stories, he would "outlive all the writers of his day".

James Hilton (author of *Goodbye, Mr Chips* and *Lost Horizon*) said of Aumonier: "I think his very best works ought to be included in any anthology of the best short stories ever written." Asked to choose "My Favourite Short Story" for the March 1939 edition of *Good Housekeeping*, James Hilton chose a story by Aumonier, "The Octave of Jealousy", which the magazine described as a "bitterly brilliant tale".

## Life

Stacy Aumonier was born at Hampstead Road near Regent's Park, London on 31 March 1877. His birth decade is often cited incorrectly as 1887, as in his obituary in *The New York Times*, due to an error in the 1923 edition of *Who's Who*.

He came from a family with a strong and sustained tradition of visual arts. His father, William Aumonier (1841–1914), was an architectural sculptor (founder of the Aumonier Studios off Tottenham Court Road, London), and his uncle was the painting artist, James Aumonier R.I. (1832–1911). Stacy's brother, William (also an architectural sculptor) was responsible for recreating the interiors of Tutankhamun's tomb at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley in 1924. The landmark sculpture *The Archer* at East Finchley Station in London was the work of his nephew, Eric Aumonier.

The name, "Aumonier," came from Huguenot (French Protestant) ancestors.

Stacy attended Cranleigh School in Surrey from age 13 (from 1890 to 1893). Although he would later write critically about English public schools (in newspaper articles for both the London *Evening Standard* and the *New York Times*) for the manner in which he considered they tried to impose conformity on their students, his record indicates that he integrated comfortably into Cranleigh. He was an ardent cricket player, belonged to the Literary and Debating Society, and became a prefect during his final year there.

### Early career

When he left school, he seemed destined to follow family tradition, studying and working in the visual arts, in particular as a landscape painter. He exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in 1902 and 1903, and in 1908, he exhibited a design for the entrance hall of a house. An exhibition of his work was held at the Goupil Gallery (London) in 1911.

In 1907, at West Horsley in Surrey, he married the international concert pianist, Gertrude Peppercorn (1879–1966), daughter of the landscape painter Arthur Douglas Peppercorn (sometimes termed "the English Corot"), and they had one son, Timothy, born in 1921.

A year after his marriage, Aumonier began a career in a second branch of the arts at which he enjoyed outstanding success—as a stage performer writing and performing his own sketches. So much praise was lavished on these performances that it is unfortunate no known recording of them exists.

"...the stage lost in him a real and rare genius," said The *Observer* in an Appreciation published shortly after Aumonier's death, "he could walk out alone before any audience, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, and make it laugh or cry at will."

In *Written in Friendship, a Book of Reminiscences*, Gerald Cumberland wrote that Aumonier's work on stage was the perfect preparation for his later writing career, describing it as "an almost ideal apprenticeship in literature. ... He gave character sketches of all kinds of people—vivid little portraits of curious men he had encountered in country lanes, in town, anywhere. ...To act well one must have observed men and women most closely; more, one must have understood them. Aumonier *did* act well. The theatre for him was but the entrance hall to literature."

### Writing career

In 1915, Aumonier published a short story "The Friends" which was well received (and was subsequently voted one of the 15 best stories of the year by the readers of a Boston Magazine, *Transcript*). In 1917, he was drafted for service in World War I at age 40, serving first as a private in the Army Pay Corps, and then working as a draughtsman in the Ministry of National Service. The Army medical board in 1916 had recorded his occupation as "actor and writer." By the end of the next year, he had four books published—two novels and two books of short stories—and his occupation is recorded just as "author."

During the mid 1920s, Aumonier was diagnosed with tuberculosis. During the last few years of his life, he would spend long terms in various sanatoria, some better than others. In a letter to his friend, Rebecca West, written soon before his death, he described the extraordinarily uncomfortable conditions in a sanatorium in Norfolk during the winter of 1927, where the dampness was so severe that a newspaper left beside the bed would feel "sodden to the touch in the morning".

Shortly before his death, he sought treatment in Switzerland, but died of the disease in Clinique La Prairie at Clarens beside Lake Geneva on 21 December 1928.

### Contemporary Accounts

Contemporary accounts – and his own letters, even at the worst times of his illness – suggest that Aumonier was an immensely likeable, witty man. The chief fiction critic of The *Observer*, Gerald Gould wrote: "His gifts were almost fantastically various; they embraced all the arts; but it was the charm and generosity of his personality which made him—what he unquestionably was—one of the most popular men of his generation." It continued: "The things he wrote will be remembered when the company of his friends (no man had more friends, or more devoted and admiring) are with him in the grave; but just now, to those who knew him, the thing most vividly present is the charm and wisdom of the man they knew."

Gerald Cumberland (in his work *Written In Friendship*) gave an interesting account of the appearance Aumonier presented: "A distinguished man, this—distinguished both in mind and appearance. Self-conscious. Perhaps. Why not? His hair is worn a trifle long, and it is arranged so that his fine forehead, broad and high, may be fully revealed. Round his neck is a very high collar and a modern stock. When in repose, his face has a look of shy eagerness; his quick eyes glance here and there gathering a thousand impressions to be stored up in his brain. It is the face of a man extremely sensitive to external stimulus; one feels that his brain works not only rapidly, but with great accuracy. And at heart, he takes himself and his work seriously, though he likes on occasion to pretend that he is only a philanderer."

BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast *The Baby Grand* on 15th July 2024.

Gabril ... Trevor Peacock

Lena ... Oona Beeson

Winscomb ... John Baddeley

Sir Robert ... Brett Usher

Selma ... Elaine Claxton

Katie ... Rachel Atkins

Mischa ... Malcolm Ward

Paul ... Tom Bevan

Evie ... Harriet Usher

Dramatised by Brett Usher

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993

BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast *Aumonier's World on 16th and 17th July 2024. A* four-part series based on the work of Stacy Aumonier (1887- 1928), considered by his contemporaries to be one of the best short story writers of his time.

1. *Where was Wych Street?*

A pub row in Wapping about the location of a street in central London spreads - with very serious consequences.

Aumonier ... John Baddeley

Gertrude ... Oona Beeson

Lowes-Parlby ... Nicholas Boulton

Vermeer ... John Evitts

Meadows ... Barry J Gordon

Mrs Dawes ... Diana Payan

The Prince ... Lyndam Gregory

Orme ... Colin Pinney

Pengammon ... James Taylor

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.

2. *A Source of Irritation*

Grumpy Sam Gates wants to get on with looking after his turnips in a Suffolk field, but before he knows what's happening, he has been swept off to be a major player in the First World War.

Aumonier .... John Baddeley

Sam ... Colin Pinney

Aggie ... Oona Beeson

Schutz ... Dominic Letts

Haussman ... James Taylor

Jennings ... Michael Onslow

Baines ... David Thorpe

Bradshaw ... Barry J Gordon

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.

3. *Freddie Finds Himself*

26-year-old Freddie Oppincott is the butt of family jokes, because he hasn't found his proper place in the world. His sisters laugh at his latest scheme - to hire himself out as a private detective.

Aumonier/Battersley ... John Baddeley

Freddie ... Julian Rhind Tutt

The Baron ... Sandor Eles

The Countess ... Diana Payan

Olga ... Teresa Gallagher

Emma ... Oona Beeson

Jane ... Rachel Atkins

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.

4. *Funeral March*

At a smart Paris gathering, Aumonier is amused by the darkly comic story of Madame Vieninoff and her poor, late husband - the composer Sergei.

Aumonier ... John Baddeley

Mme Vieninoff ... Fiona Fullerton

Denoyer ... Barry J Gordon

Sergei ... Dominic Letts

Pitau ... Philip Anthony

Yves ... Julian Rhind Tutt

Taillandier ... Steve Hodson

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.

## His Short Stories

There is general consensus that Aumonier's distinctive talent was for composing short stories rather than novels, and fellow writers (notably John Galsworthy and James Hilton) stated that some of his short stories were among the best ever written. Rebecca West said of his writing in 1922 that his ability to blend reality with the imaginary was "the envy of all artists".

"A real master of the short story," John Galsworthy wrote in an introduction to a collection of Aumonier's writing soon after Aumonier's death. "The first essential in a short-story writer is the power of interesting sentence by sentence. Aumonier had this power in prime degree. You do not have to 'get into' his stories. He is especially notable for investing his figures with the breadth of life within a few sentences." Galsworthy asserted that Aumonier "is never heavy, never boring, never really trivial; interested himself, he keeps us interested. At the back of his tales, there is belief in life and a philosophy of life, and of how many short story writers can that be said? ...He follows no fashion and no school. He is always himself. And can’t he write? Ah! Far better than far more pretentious writers. Nothing escapes his eye, but he describes without affectation or redundancy, and you sense in him a feeling for beauty that is never obtruded. He gets values right, and that is to say nearly everything. The easeful fidelity of his style has militated against his reputation in these somewhat posturing times. But his shade may rest in peace, for in this volume, at least he will outlive nearly all the writers of his day."

There is no typical Aumonier story or typical Aumonier character. Some of his stories (among his best) are comedies; some are of missed opportunity or loss. Some are war stories. He wrote with equal empathy about the very poor, the very rich, men, women, the ambitious, hobos, pompous husbands, shallow wives, war heroes, deserters, idealists, thieves. All his stories have in common is a great ease of style and "a sense of line that most of us should envy", as Galsworthy stated. Even Aumonier's least significant stories—ones that he wrote purely as entertainments—are written with remarkable fluidity and wit.

"He was profoundly in love with life," wrote Galsworthy. "All types were fish to his net".

It was not unusual for "all types" to appear in a single story of Aumonier's, including, most notably, in "The Octave of Jealousy", which James Hilton picked as his "favourite short story" when asked by the magazine Good Housekeeping in 1939.

Hilton noted that Aumonier "wrote mostly in the tradition of de Maupassant", but Aumonier was influenced by other writers as well. "An Octave of Jealousy," for instance, is influenced at least slightly by O.Henry (in particular, one of his best short stories, "The Social Triangle") another writer whom Aumonier said he admired greatly.

### "The Octave of Jealousy"

"The Octave of Jealousy" (first published in The *Strand*, November 1922) is a story of the different social classes of society in England at the time, and of the tiny (but hard-to-surmount) barriers separating each class from the one just above it, and of the petty jealousies felt at every level. From bottom to top, no one is content. It is in eight parts.

Part I: At the bottom of the ladder is a tramp. Feeling hungry, he eyes "the potential possibilities of a cottage standing back from the road." He exchanges a word with a farm labourer, but the labourer proceeds into the cottage, while the tramp is left to continue along the road. "Lucky devil," the tramp mutters.

Part II: Inside the cottage, the labourer is unhappy to find that his dinner is not ready and, while he waits for it, he goes to the cottage of the gamekeeper, Ambrose Baines. "Of course they had their dinner," the labourer notes enviously. "It would be like that. Mrs Baines was a marvel."

Part III: Ambrose, too, appreciates his wife's capability, and wishes better for her. "She was the daughter of a piano-tuner at Bladestone, and the glamour of this early connection always hung between Ambrose and herself." For the sake of his wife, Ambrose envies the slightly greater prosperity enjoyed by the shopkeepers, the Meads, and when he goes to their shop to buy candles: "A slightly disturbing sight met the eyes of Ambrose. The parlour door was open, and he could see a maid in a cap and apron clearing away tea things in the gaily-furnished room. The Meads had got a servant."

Part IV: Mr Mead is disturbed to learn that the publican Mr Mounthead has been able to buy a farm for his son. He thinks how much harder and less lucrative it is to manage a shop than a pub: "the pettiness of it all! Little bits of cheese, penny tins of mustard, string, weighing out sugar and biscuits, cutting bacon, measuring off ribbons and calico, and flannelette. People...running up little accounts it was always hard to collect." Whereas in Mr Mounthead's pub: "oh, the snappy quick profit. Everybody paying on the nail."

Part V: Mr Mounthead feels comfortable about money, but not about his social status, which is not as high as that of his neighbour, the "gentleman farmer," Lewis Wonnicott. Mr Mounthead thinks the fault for this lies with his wife, Queenie. "He had probably as much money as Lewis Wonnicott, if not more. He certainly had a more fluid and accumulative way of making it, but there the matter stopped. Wonnicott was a gentleman; his wife was a lady. He, James, might have been as much a gentleman as Wonnicott if circumstances had been different. Queenie could never be a lady in the sense that Mrs Wonnicott was a lady."

Part VI: Mrs Wonnicott, in turn, is worried about her own position in the neighbourhood, complaining to her husband that they don’t have the same social status as their neighbours, the Burnabys. "We know no one, no one at all in the neighbourhood...who is there of any importance that we know?"

Part VII: Mrs Burnaby, in turn, complains to her husband that their son won’t be able to advance his diplomatic career because they lack the power and influence of their neighbour, Sir Septimus Letter—an M.P., "owner of half the newspapers in the country" and a millionaire.

Part VIII: Sir Septimus finds his day full of decisions, engagements and ever-changing company ("the house party was a perpetual condition") but he is unsure if his wife is in the house or not. An assistant thinks she may be away as he hasn’t seen her for some days. Sir Septimus is conscious of people who want "to get him down." "Does one get to the top without making enemies?" he wonders. "Does one get to the top without suffering and bitterness and remorse?" Stepping out of his house briefly, he sees a tramp "exchange a word with a field labourer" before continuing down the road. Watching him, Sir Septimus feels a sense of longing. "'To be free!’" he thinks. "'To walk across those hills without a care, without a responsibility.' The figure, with its easy gait, fascinated him. ... With a groan, Sir Septimus buried his face in his hands, and murmured: 'Lucky Devil! …’"

### "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty"

In "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty," the conservative sister of an English clergyman travels on her own to a hotel in Bordeaux. When she closes the door of her room after returning from a bath, she sees a man asleep on the bed. She realises then she is in the wrong room, but the door handle has come off in her hand, and she can’t get out. Then she discovers the man is dead. "To be found in a strange man’s bedroom in the night is bad enough, but to be found in a dead man’s bedroom was even worse."

### "Where Was Wych Street"

"Where Was Wych Street" is a type of story at which Aumonier excelled: a trivial incident develops gradually (involving every class of society as it grows) into a crisis that has national or global implications. Beginning at a public tavern in Wapping, where "the company was certainly not a handsome one," it proceeds through the courts and then to the home of a government minister, who is hosting a dinner party attended by, among others, his ambitious future son-in-law, who has the following thoughts about his wife-to-be: "But the most sparkling jewel in the crown of his successes was Lady Adela Charters, the daughter of Lord Vermeer, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. She was his fiancée and it was considered the most brilliant match of the season. She was young and almost pretty, and Lord Vermeer was immensely wealthy and one of the most influential men in Great Britain." Later, altered by events, the young man becomes more thoughtful: "Was life a rag—a game played by lawyers, politicians and people?" he wonders.

### "Juxtapositions"

The story "Juxtapositions" has a musical motif. It has a plot twist that involves one of the characters, Colin St Clair Chasseloup: "the kind of man who always looked as though he had just had a cold bath, done Swedish drill, and then passed through the hairdresser’s on his way to your presence." Chasseloup (who is passionate about Bach) and the narrator (who verges on being intimidated by Chasseloup) are independently brought by their wives to a concert in which neither of them has any interest—a performance of the music of a "modern British composer." Both men make their escape from the concert, and decide to go for a drink, remembering too late that it is Sunday night and the pubs are closed. They are dressed for the concert. "I must now pay a tribute to that most sound of all social conventions—namely that of evening dress. It will carry one through almost any difficulty. Chasseloup and I were both in evening dress." A dramatic, funny plot twist—and a revelation of the complexity of Chasseloup's character—follows when Chasseloup becomes the victim of mistaken identity.

### "Two of Those Women"

"Two of Those Women" is a study of a particular section of society at a particular time – Englishwomen living in small hotels in the South of France and Italy in order to enjoy a standard of living they would be unable to maintain in England. "All over the South of France and Italy particularly there are thousands of these women staying at pensions and small hotels, drifting from place to place, rudderless, unwanted, and patently unhappy. They have the atmosphere of exiles, as of people who have committed some crime in their own country, and dare not return. And in many cases the crime that they have committed is, I suspect, the unpardonable crime of poverty. Women who have held some kind of social position in their own country, and become impoverished, develop the not unreasonable idea that they can live more cheaply, and with more dignity, in a foreign hotel." The two women of the title are secondary casualties of World War I. The older woman's son has suffered mental damage, the younger woman's lover is unaccounted for. The older woman remembers her son as he used to be, as a child and as a soldier. The dialogue is interesting, all the more so for being witty: " 'Games! that was what he was so good at. Cricket, football, all those things. They said there were several colleges at both Oxford and Cambridge anxious to have him because he could run a hundred yard in – ten minutes, was it?' " and " 'He was captured by the Turks, you know. Did I tell you? Was it the Turks or the Arabs? some of those dark people, anyway, over there...' She made a vague gesture in the direction of the North Pole."

### "The Funny Man’s Day"

"The Funny Man’s Day" is an unusually poignant story of Aumonier's, and some commentators on his work consider it his best. It is a wonderful character study of a loveable, always-performing music-hall comedian (very good at his job – his name tops the bill at the Railham Empire) on a day that a girl whom he might have married is marrying someone else. The story has great subtlety, and paints a detailed picture of a vanished way of life. The Introduction to *Extremely Entertaining Short Stories* by Stacy Aumonier (published in 2008) describes it (p.viii) as "about as perfect a short story as exists."

## Works

### Short stories

More than 87 short stories appeared Aumonier's lifetime in more than 25 magazines, including *Argosy Magazine*, *John O'London's Weekly*, *Strand Magazine* and *The Saturday Evening Post.*

### Novels

Aumonier wrote six novels:

### Other

## InfoBox

| Stacy Aumonier | |
| --- | --- |
| Aumonier, circa 1917 | |
| Born | (1877-03-31)31 March 1877 |
| Died | 21 December 1928(1928-12-21) (aged 51) |
| Occupation | Short story writer, novelist, stage performer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Gertrude Peppercorn |
| Children | 1 |


title: The Princess in the Suit of Leather

abstract: The Princess in the Suit of Leather is an Egyptian folktale. It may also be referred to as The Princess in the Leather Burqa. This story was originally published in translation in Inea Bushnaq's 1986 collection Arab Folktales. Author Angela Carter included it in The Old Wives’ Fairy Tale Book.

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# The Princess in the Suit of Leather

***The Princess in the Suit of Leather*** is an Egyptian folktale. It may also be referred to as ***The Princess in the Leather Burqa*.** This story was originally published in translation in Inea Bushnaq's 1986 collection *Arab Folktales*. Author Angela Carter included it in *The Old Wives’ Fairy Tale Book*.

## Summary

In the middle of anywhere a king had a wife whom he loved and a daughter who was the light of his eyes. Before the princess reached womanhood, the queen grew ill and died. The king mourned for one year as he sat by her tomb. Eventually he called upon a matchmaker, and told her that he wished to marry again. He took the anklet from his deceased wife and told the matchmaker he would marry the foot the anklet fit. The matchmaker searched throughout the kingdom but found no single girl whom the anklet would fit. Finally, the anklet slipped onto a princess' foot. This princess agreed to marry the king without knowing who she was to marry. The night before the wedding, the princess asked the minister's daughter why so much talk filled the palace. The princess bribed her with her golden bangle, so the minister's daughter told her that the bridegroom was her father.

The princess turned pale then sent everyone away and escaped. She first went to the tanner's home and gave him a handful of gold. She requested him to make her a suit of leather from head to toe; she left when it was completed. In the morning to king entered the bridal chamber to find that the princess had left. Soldiers at every gate asked if she had seen the king's daughter and she replied:

> My name is Juleidah for my coat of skins
> My eyes are weak, my sight is dim
> My ears are deaf, I cannot hear
> I care for no one far or near

Juleidah ran until she collapsed. She passed out and a slave girl noticed her. The slave girl called upon her queen to show her the great pile of leather outside of her palace. They asked her who she was and the princess said her refrain once more. She was invited to join the servants and slaves. The queen's son noticed her and wanted to ask her hand in marriage. He prince asked Juleidah where she was from and she replied that she was from the land of the paddles and the ladles so the prince decided to travel there. Without the prince noticing, Juleidah slipped his ring off his hand. At the palace, Juleidah wanted to help the cook but the cook was reluctant. Eventually she was given a piece of dough to shape and she placed the prince's ring inside of it. For the prince's trek, he was given the bread holding the ring. Once he discovered it he ordered everyone to turn back. The two wed shortly after.

The king put the matchmaker in chains. He searched from city to city until he reached the city where Juleidah resided. When the king reached the palace, Juleidah invited them in. She gave them food and a place to stay. Juleidah revealed to her father that she was his daughter. After it was revealed that Juleidah was the princess, the matchmaker was thrown into a ravine. The king gifted Juleidah and the prince, half of the kingdom and they lived happily ever after.

## Analysis

### Tale type

Hasan El-Shamy classified the tale, according to the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index, as tale type ATU 510B, "The Dress of Gold, of Silver, and of Stars".

In his 1987 guide to folktales, folklorist D. L. Ashliman classified the tale, according to the international Aarne-Thompson Index, as type AaTh 510B, "A King Tries To Marry His Daughter", thus related to French tale *Donkeyskin*, by Charles Perrault, and other variants, such as Allerleirauh, Cap O' Rushes, Mossycoat, The Bear, The She-Bear and The King who Wished to Marry his Daughter.

## Variants

Hasan El-Shamy listed 45 variants, found across North Africa and Western Asia.

### Africa

#### Sudan

In a Sudanese tale collected by Ahmed Al-Shahi and F. C. T. Moore with the title *Dawm-Palm Dress*, from Nuri, a couple have a son and a daughter. The daughter is so beautiful her own brother wants to marry her, and their parents agree with his decision. The girl run away from home and goes to a carpenter to commission a dress made of dawm-palm leaves. She takes the dress with her and goes to a Sultan's house, where she finds work. Some time later, the Sultan's son organizes a dance, to which the women are invited. While the other women are away, Dawm-Palm Dress takes off the palm-leaf dress, wears a better outfit and goes to the dance. There, she impresses the Sultan's son, then goes back inside the house and puts back the palm-leaf dress. The dance occurs twice more. On the third time, the Sultan's son, so enamoured he is of the mysterious girl, decides to catch her. Dawm-Palm Dress goes again to the dance, and, when she leaves, the sultan's son grabs hold of her hand and takes one of her finger rings. Later, the Sultan's son decides to marry the girl from the dance. Some women prepare some food for the Sultan's son journey, and Dawm-Palm Dress kneads dough and places another of her rings inside it. The Sultan's son departs on a journey with slaves to search for the girl. After a while, the retinue stops to rest and eat the bread the women prepared; the Sultan's son cuts off the bread Dawm-Palm Dress baked, and finds the ring. Deducing her identity, he goes back home and plays a game of draughts (translated as mangala by the collectors) with her, the loser takes off their clothes. After winning three times, Dawm-Palm Dress loses the fourth time and takes off her garments. The Sultan's son introduces her to his family and marries her. At the end of the tale, Dawm-Palm Dress's parents appear at the Sultan's door as beggars; she takes them in and forgives them.

### Asia

#### Turkey

In the *Typen türkischer Volksmärchen* ("Turkish Folktale Catalogue"), by Wolfram Eberhard and Pertev Naili Boratav, both scholars listed a similar narrative under Turkish type TTV 189, *Tülüce* ("The Hairy One"), which corresponds, in the international classification, to tale type AaTh 510B. In the Turkish type, a widower follows his dead wife's last request to marry another woman who can fit a ring (or other apparel), and his own daughter just happens to fit it. The girl flees from her father wearing an animal's skin, and finds work as a kitchen maid in another kingdom. The kingdom's prince holds a feast that the girl attends in fine clothes. The prince places a ring on her finger, which is later dropped in a dish she makes for the prince.

#### Syria

In a Syrian tale collected by Uwe Kuhr with the title *Filzchen* ("Little Felt"), a widowed man has a young daughter. As time passes, she becomes even more beautiful, like the full moon, and the man falls in love with her. She abhors the idea, and the man consults with a qadi for a legal opinion, by asking a riddle about a tree in his garden. Tricked by the riddle, the qadi answers that the tree belongs to him, so the man feels encouraged to pursue his daughter. The girl runs to a feltmaker in the town and commissions a heavy felt dress that covers her whole body, save for the eyes. The girl goes back home and agrees to marry her father, but she goes to the bathroom and ties a rope around a rock to trick her father, then flees to India. There, she finds work as a king's servant, and says her name is Filzchen ("Little Felt"). One day, she takes off the heavy felt dress and goes for a bath in a pond. The king's son becomes entranced by her beauty and talks to her. She tries to shoo him away by saying she is from a certain village (which does not exist), and has come to visit her aunt. The prince gives her a ring. Later, the prince decides to look for the village (that does not exist), and has some kibbeh prepared for the road. Filzchen helps prepare the food and lets the ring drop into the dough. On the road, the prince stops to rest and takes out the kibbeh to eat. He bites into the food and finds the ring inside it. He orders his retinue to ride back to the palace. He questions his mother about who prepared the kibbeh, and she tells him that Filzchen helped her. The prince then orders the girl to bring some water. Filzchen goes to his chambers. The prince grabs her wrist and cuts the felt dress in half with his saber. He then shows Filzchen to his mother, and they marry.

#### Palestine

In a Palestinian Arab tale collected by scholars Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana with the title *Sackcloth* (Palestinian Arabic: *Abu l-lababid*), a king has an only daughter and loses his wife. He intends to marry again, but no maiden is good enough for him save his own daughter. Abhorred at the idea, she resists, and her father tries to woo her with a ring and a wedding dress. She goes to a sackcloth maker and commissions a form-fitting sackcloth for her. The princess then tricks her father when he tries to go through with his wedding plans, and flees to another place. In another city, the princess, as her identity as Sackcloth, finds work as a kitchen maiden in the king's palace, and becomes known as Sackcloth by the other servants. On one occasion, the city is abuzz due to a local wedding to which the king and the court are invited. A slave even tries to convince Sackcloth to come with them, but she declines. While they are away, the princess takes off the sackcloth, wears the wedding dress and goes to the celebration. She dances and dazzles everyone at the wedding, then goes back to the palace, to wear her shabby disguise. This happens on the second day of the wedding. The king's son talks to his mother, the queen, about the mysterious girl, and plans with the queen to see her for himself. On the fourth day, the prince stays home, so he spies on Sackcloth changing clothes, going to the wedding, then coming back to the palace. After a while, the prince asks for Sackcloth to bring him his food and eat with her. The princess is given a platter of food, but lets it slip from her hands twice to avoid going to the prince, but on the third time she delivers him the food and eats with him. He takes her sackcloth off of her body and marries her.

#### India

According to scholar A. K. Ramanujan, tale type ATU 510B, "The Dress of Gold, of Silver, of Stars", is reported across India, with variants in Bengali, Hindi, Gondi and Tamil.

Ramanujan published an Indian tale titled *Hanchi*, sourced from Kannada. In this tale, an old woman has a pair of children, a son and a daughter. One day, the boy becomes enamoured by his own golden-haired sister, to the horror of their mother. The old woman, then, advises her daughter to fashion a mask to hide her face and hair, and to leave their home to escape her brother's lust. The girl commissions a clay mask from a clay potter, gets some food from her mother and departs. Meanwhile, her mother poisons herself, and her brother becomes mad with grief. The girl goes to another city and is called *Hanchi*, from *hancha* ('clay tile'), and finds work with a *saukar*, a rich man, as a maidservant. One day, the saukar prepares a meal in his orchard and invites everyone, save for Hanchi herself and one of his youngest sons. Hanchi takes off her mask and goes to take a bath while everyone is away, but she is spied on by the saukar's youngest son. He notices her great beauty and becomes infatuated. Hanchi flees from the bath and puts on the mask again. The youngest son's newfound love annoys his parents, who wish to marry him to any other bride, not the "lowborn servant". Irritated, he goes to Hanchi's quarters, takes off her mask and smashes it on the ground. Seeing her beauty and graceful countenance, the saukar and his wife agree to marry their son to Hanchi. The tale then continues as another tale type: ATU 896, "The Lecherous Holy Man and the Maiden in a Box".

#### Iran

According to a study by Russian scholar Vladimir Minorsky, the tale type appears in Iran as *Namadi (Gusfandi)*, indexed as type 510 (thus close to *Cinderella*). In the Iranian tale type, the heroine avoids marriage with her foster father by placing a dummy on her bed, then dons a felt disguise; she goes to another kingdom where she finds work as a prince's servant; she takes off the disguise to attend a wedding, where the prince sees her and gives her a ring; later, the heroine bakes a loaf of bread for the prince and puts the ring inside it.

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title: Tracy W. McGregor

abstract: Tracy William McGregor was a humanitarian, philanthropist, and Detroit civic leader. He established the McGregor Fund of Michigan in 1925 with a gift of $5,000, one of Michigan's first charitable foundations. He successfully ran the Mission for Homeless Men in Detroit from 1891 until it closed its doors in 1935, first as supervisor and then as a managing trustee. In 1917, he helped organize the Detroit Community Union and Patriotic Fund, forerunners of today's United Community Services. Tracy and his business associates began the Provident Loan and Savings Society, which provided loans at low interest rates. He also helped create the Thursday Noon Group, which met to discuss important community issues like justice in the courts and prisons. McGregory became a trustee and financial supporter of the Merrill-Palmer Institute in Detroit and several universities.

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# Tracy W. McGregor

**Tracy William McGregor** (April 18, 1869 – May 6, 1936) was a humanitarian, philanthropist, and Detroit civic leader. He established the McGregor Fund of Michigan in 1925 with a gift of $5,000, one of Michigan's first charitable foundations. He successfully ran the Mission for Homeless Men (later the McGregor Institute) in Detroit from 1891 until it closed its doors in 1935, first as supervisor and then as a managing trustee. In 1917, he helped organize the Detroit Community Union and Patriotic Fund, forerunners of today's United Community Services. Tracy and his business associates began the Provident Loan and Savings Society, which provided loans at low interest rates. He also helped create the Thursday Noon Group, which met to discuss important community issues like justice in the courts and prisons. McGregory became a trustee and financial supporter of the Merrill-Palmer Institute in Detroit and several universities.

## Personal life

Tracy William McGregor was the oldest son of Thomas McGregor (1840–1891) and Elizabeth Taitt (1847–?). His parents had migrated from Oxbow, New York, to Berlin Heights, Ohio, in 1866. Thomas was in the music business, selling pianos, but felt something was missing from his life. In 1887, he abruptly quit the piano business to "serve the Lord." Though his family was shocked as they had no other source of income, Thomas assured them that the Lord would take care of them. In November 1888, he founded the Bethany Mission in downtown Toledo, Ohio. The mission was a success. By 1889, the mission was moved to a new building and opened as the Toledo Helping Hand Mission.

Thomas was so pleased with the success of the Mission that he decided to open a series of missions in other Great Lakes areas. The Mission for Homeless Men opened in Detroit, Michigan, on April 3, 1891. Thomas had contracted a severe respiratory illness from the hard labor under harsh weather conditions during the renovation of the Mission's building, and he missed the opening day ceremonies. He never recovered from that illness and died on April 24, 1891.

Tracy McGregor had been a student at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, for about two years when he got word of his father's death. He immediately quit school, packed his bags, and headed for Detroit to continue his father's work. Tracy never finished his education. At 22, Tracy abruptly found himself as head of his family; in addition to his mother, his brother Murray (1879) and sister Ruth (1881) were still at home. Elizabeth stayed in Toledo running the Helping Hand Mission, while Tracy concentrated his efforts in Detroit.

McGregor married Katherine Whitney (January 18, 1873 – June 9, 1954), daughter of David Whitney and Flora Ann McLauchlin, on November 20, 1901, in San Francisco, California. The couple had no children. David Whitney, a lumber businessman, was one of the wealthiest men in Michigan and contributed frequently to the Mission for Homeless Men. Tracy and Katherine may have met during one of Tracy's visits to the Whitney mansion on Woodward Avenue in Detroit or when Katherine volunteered at the Children's Free Hospital.

McGregor died suddenly from a heart attack on May 6, 1936, in Washington, D.C. His widow, Katherine, died June 9, 1954, in Beacon, New York. The couple is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.

## Mission for Homeless Men

McGregor had worked on and off with his father at the Mission for Homeless Men, so he understood the vision. Even though the Mission was open when he took over, it still required a great deal of renovation and funding. For the next ten years, McGregor worked tirelessly to raise money, improve the building, purchase and build a new building, and improve the reputation of the Mission. One of the hallmarks of the Mission was the religious service he conducted each night. In February 1901, the Mission's governing board hired his brother Murray to tend to financial matters, allowing McGregor to step back a bit to concentrate on other pursuits. After his marriage to Katherine, the Mission was on more solid ground with the availability of the Whitney money and a new endowment.

In 1911, the board of trustees changed the name of the Mission to the McGregor Institute. In 1916, Tracy stepped down as superintendent of the Mission after Murray agreed to take his place at the helm. He remained as a managing trustee of the institute. Throughout the years, the mission provided housing and food for more than 500,000 men. During the 1930s, the U.S. government began programs for the poor; as a consequence, the Institute closed its doors in 1935 and the building was donated to Goodwill Industries.

## Philanthropy

Tracy and Katherine McGregor were very generous with their wealth. The couple shared a common concern for those less fortunate than themselves. They were major sponsors of the Associated Charities of Detroit, and, in 1909, they were "donors of major gifts to the Detroit YMCA, Detroit Rescue Mission, Michigan Audubon Society, Grace Reform Mission, Michigan Child Labor Association, Boy Scouts of America, Salvation Army, Society of St. Vincent dePaul, Crittenden House, Thompson Home for Homeless Ladies, Visiting Nurses Association, Protestant Orphan Asylum, and the Women's Board of Home Missions." Much of the McGregors' interest in these organizations was fueled by the plight of the large immigrant population that arrived in Detroit in the early twentieth century. The city was ill-equipped for the influx in terms of housing, city services, and health care.

The McGregors established the benevolent McGregor Fund in 1925 to "relieve the misfortunes and promote the well being of mankind." Tracy was elected president and treasurer of the fund. The McGregors gave major gifts to the fund between 1929 and 1934, totaling about $6 million. Generous grants were (and still are) given to charitable organizations that fit within the interests of the McGregors, including homeless support agencies, education, and mental hygiene programs.

McGregor was on the Committee of Management for the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan and worked closely with its curator of manuscripts Howard Henry Peckham. The year before Clements' death. McGregor donated $100,000 to the library and saved a rare collection of historical manuscripts from the Revolutionary War period from being sold and ultimately dispersed to the general private sector.

## Civic leader

In addition to running the Mission for Homeless Men for 25 years, McGregor served on boards of trustees and chaired other organizations.

In 1900, Michigan Governor Aaron T. Bliss appointed McGregor to the State Board of Corrections and Charities as the Wayne County agent. This experience introduced him to the problem many Detroiters faced when trying to buy a home or automobile—loans with reasonable interest rates were unavailable. In 1906, Tracy formed the Provident Loan and Savings Society, along with friends J. L. Hudson, James Ingles, and Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Hudson was the first president and McGregor served as one of the directors for the rest of his life. The Provident Loan and Savings Society was able to provide loans at a 3 to 5 percent interest rate, which caused other lenders to lower their rates.

In 1911, the Detroit Board of Commerce appointed Tracy to a state committee to investigate the Michigan State Prison in Jackson. The investigation highlighted the inhumane "Cell Block," which led to the prison's reform.

In 1912, he invited a number of business and professional leaders to get together to discuss problems in Detroit. This group became the "Thursday Noon Group," which devoted special attention to the "social needs of the rising population, especially in the areas of city planning, sanitary housing, playgrounds for children, industrial education, child labor, and workmen's compensation laws." McGregor chaired the meetings when he was in town. In 1914, the Thursday Noon Group was responsible for encouraging Michigan legislators to create the Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics at Caro, Michigan (now the Caro Center, a state-operated psychiatric hospital).

In 1913, McGregor was chosen to reorganize the Associated Charities of Detroit; in December 1917, the Detroit Community Union was formed and he was elected as chair of the new organization. He was also part of a financial federation that formed the Detroit Patriotic Fund to coordinate the fundraising campaigns for the war effort during World War I.

In 1913, after her husband Thomas W. Palmer's death, Lizzie Pitts Merrill Palmer set aside $3 million to establish the Merrill-Palmer Motherhood and Home Training School. The school was founded after her death in 1916. McGregor was named to the board of trustees for the Palmer Estate in 1918, and was elected president in 1919. He served as president of the renamed Merrill-Palmer Institute until his death in 1936.

McGregor led a campaign to provide better training and care for "higher-grade feeble-minded children." His efforts were rewarded when voters approved a bond to create the Wayne County Training School in Northville, Michigan. The school opened in 1925 and McGregor was appointed its first president. He served on the administrative board of control for 11 years. The school was closed in 1974.

## The McGregor Plan

McGregor was an avid book collector and a great supporter of higher education. When he died in 1936, his personal collection of about 12,500 volumes was donated to the University of Virginia, after an exhaustive search for the appropriate repository. The McGregor Fund also donated $25,000 to the university to create the Tracy W. McGregor Library of American History to house his collection.

In 1932, McGregor developed the "McGregor Plan for the Encouragement of Book Collecting by American College Libraries," which was designed to help smaller colleges and universities outside of New England or away from major universities purchase rare Americana books for their libraries. The Committee on Americana for College Libraries was created by the American Historical Association (AHA) in 1933 to administer the McGregor Plan. In 1934, McGregor was appointed to the committee and was also elected to the board of trustees of the AHA.

The McGregor Fund financed the McGregor Plan. Until his death in 1936, Tracy bought all of the books that were made available to the libraries as part of the Plan. Participating colleges contributed $500 annually and the McGregor Fund matched with an additional $500, so each institution was able to receive $1,000 worth of rare books each year. Considering that the McGregor Plan was in effect from 1934 to 1943, most of which coincided with the Great Depression years, many rare and valuable Americana books were able to be purchased at affordable prices. The McGregor Plan was suspended in 1943 because of World War II and was never reinstated.

Institutions that benefitted from the McGregor Plan include:

Albion College

Baylor University

Carlton College

The College of Wooster

Dartmouth College

Wake Forest University

Wesleyan College

Mason, Philip P. *Tracy W. McGregor*. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2008.

The History of the McMath-Hulbert Observatory, Lake Angelus, Michigan

The Tracy W. McGregor Library of American History at the University of Virginia

Tracy W. McGregor Collection at Wayne State University

Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute

Henry Hulbert from the services of the dedication of THE TRACY W. MCGREGOR ROOM In the ALDERMAN LIBRARY of the University of Virginia

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| Tracy William McGregor | |
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| Born | April 18, 1869
Berlin Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 1936(1936-05-06) (aged 67)
Washington, D.C., U.S. |


title: Paul Stanton (actor)

abstract: Paul Stanton was an American character actor and bit-part player in American films. Originally from Illinois, he appeared in about 130 films between 1918 and 1952, mostly in supporting roles. He often portrayed authoritarian figures like judges, attorneys, managers, officials and doctors.

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# Paul Stanton (actor)

**Paul Stanton** (born **Paul George Stahl**; December 21, 1884  October 9, 1955) was an American character actor and bit-part player in American films.

Originally from Illinois, he appeared in about 130 films between 1918 and 1952, mostly in supporting roles. He often portrayed authoritarian figures like judges, attorneys, managers, officials and doctors.

## Selected filmography

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| Paul Stanton | |
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| Stanton in *Youth on Parole* (1937) | |
| Born | Paul George Stahl
(1884-12-21)December 21, 1884
Sterling, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1955(1955-10-09) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 193319?? |


title: Vintage Real Estate

abstract: Vintage Real Estate (VRE) is a private investment firm founded by Fred Sands and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company typically buys underperforming shopping centers and renovates them.

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# Vintage Real Estate

**Vintage Real Estate** (**VRE**) is a private investment firm founded by Fred Sands and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company typically buys underperforming shopping centers and renovates them.

## Current projects

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Vintage Real Estate
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Real estate |
| Founder | Fred Sands |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Products | renovation |


title: William Albany McKenzie

abstract: William Albany "Bill" McKenzie AO was an Australian local government politician and public servant from Western Australia. He served as Mayor of Fremantle from 1972 to 1984, head of the Western Australian Planning Commission from 1985 to 1989, and Administrator of Christmas Island from 1990 until his death. McKenzie was born in Fremantle, and was raised in a house on South Street, Beaconsfield. He suffered from polio as a child, and carried his left arm in a sling for the rest of his life. McKenzie trained as a pharmacist, and eventually acquired his own business in Fremantle. He was elected to the Fremantle City Council in 1965, and in 1972 replaced Sir Frederick Samson as mayor. McKenzie continued Samson's emphasis on heritage protection during his term in office. He had control of the Round House passed from the Fremantle Port Authority to the City of Fremantle, and also had the West End listed on Register of the National Estate. McKenzie was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 1983 Australia Day Honours, for "service to local government and to the community". After finishing his term as mayor in 1984, he was appointed chairman of the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority (MRPA). The following year, the MRPA and several other bodies were merged to create the State Planning Commission, of which McKenzie was also appointed chairman. After finishing his three-year term, he took up an appointment as Administrator of Christmas Island, one of Australia's territories in the Indian Ocean. He succeeded Don Taylor in the position in February 1990. McKenzie died in May 1991, aged 62.

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# William Albany McKenzie

**William Albany "Bill" McKenzie** AO (21 May 1928 – 2 May 1991) was an Australian local government politician and public servant from Western Australia. He served as Mayor of Fremantle from 1972 to 1984, head of the Western Australian Planning Commission from 1985 to 1989, and Administrator of Christmas Island (an Australian external territory) from 1990 until his death.

McKenzie was born in Fremantle, and was raised in a house on South Street, Beaconsfield. He suffered from polio as a child, and carried his left arm in a sling for the rest of his life. McKenzie trained as a pharmacist, and eventually acquired his own business in Fremantle. He was elected to the Fremantle City Council in 1965, and in 1972 replaced Sir Frederick Samson as mayor. McKenzie continued Samson's emphasis on heritage protection during his term in office. He had control of the Round House (Western Australia's oldest building) passed from the Fremantle Port Authority to the City of Fremantle, and also had the West End listed on Register of the National Estate.

McKenzie was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 1983 Australia Day Honours, for "service to local government and to the community". After finishing his term as mayor in 1984, he was appointed chairman of the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority (MRPA). The following year, the MRPA and several other bodies were merged to create the State Planning Commission, of which McKenzie was also appointed chairman. After finishing his three-year term, he took up an appointment as Administrator of Christmas Island, one of Australia's territories in the Indian Ocean. He succeeded Don Taylor in the position in February 1990. McKenzie died in May 1991, aged 62.

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| Bill McKenzieAO | |
| --- | --- |
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| Administrator of Christmas Island | |
| **In office**
25 February 1990  2 May 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Don Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Michael Grimes |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-05-21)21 May 1928
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 2 May 1991(1991-05-02) (aged 62) |
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title: William Barrett (philosopher)

abstract: William Christopher Barrett was a professor of philosophy at New York University from 1950 to 1979, and later at Pace University.

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# William Barrett (philosopher)

**William Christopher Barrett** (1913– September 8, 1992) was a professor of philosophy at New York University from 1950 to 1979, and later at Pace University.

## Biography

Precociously, Barrett began post-secondary studies at the City College of New York when 15 years old. He received his PhD at Columbia University. He was an editor of *Partisan Review* and later the literary critic of *The Atlantic Monthly* magazine. Barrett wrote philosophical works for nonexperts, including *Irrational Man* and *The Illusion of Technique*, which remain in print.

Like many intellectuals of his generation, Barrett flirted with Marxism before turning his energies to providing readable introductions to European philosophical schools, notably existentialism.

Barrett was a good friend of the poet Delmore Schwartz for many years. He knew many other literary figures of the day, including Edmund Wilson, Philip Rahv, and Albert Camus. He was deeply influenced by the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, and Martin Heidegger and was the editor of D. T. Suzuki's 1956 classic *Zen Buddhism*. In fiction his taste ran to the great Russians, particularly Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Barrett died in 1992, aged 78, of cancer of the esophagus. He is survived by his daughter, Nell Barrett, and her children, Clinton and Georgia.

Barrett's Law is named for him: "*not everyone who might read the productions of scholarly writers is an expert in the fields discussed*" (p. 99).

## Books

* *What Is Existentialism?* (1947), Partisan Review, 1964 Random House edition: ISBN 0-394-17388-0
* *Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy* (1958), Doubleday, Anchor Books paperback (1962): ISBN 978-0-385-03138-7
* *Philosophy in the Twentieth Century* (1962), four volumes, William Barrett and Henry D. Aiken, editors, Random House
* *Time of Need: Forms of Imagination in the Twentieth Century* (1972), Harper Bros. ISBN 0-06-131754-3
* *The Illusion of Technique: A Search for Meaning in a Technological Civilization* (1979), Doubleday, ISBN 978-0-385-11202-4
* *The Truants: Adventures Among the Intellectuals* (1982), a memoir, Doubleday, ISBN 978-0-385-17328-5
* *Death of the Soul: From Descartes to the Computer* (1986), Doubleday, ISBN 978-0-385-17327-8

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| Prof.William Barrett | |
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| Born | 1913 (1913) |
| Died | September 8, 1992(1992-09-08) (aged 78–79) |
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| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Political philosophy |
| Institutions | New York University, Pace University |
| Main interests | Marxism, existentialism |
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title: William Blackmore (minister)

abstract: William Blackmore was an English ejected minister.

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# William Blackmore (minister)

**William Blackmore** (24 June 1616 – 1684) was an English ejected minister.

## Life

Blackmore was born on 24 June 1616, the second son of William Blackmore of London, a member of the Fishmongers' Company. His older brother, Sir John Blackmore, knight, was in the confidence of Oliver Cromwell, and became governor of St Helena after the Restoration. William was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He graduated with his BA in 1638 and his MA in 1641, although he is not mentioned by Anthony Wood.

Having been ordained deacon he was appointed in December 1645 to the rectory of Pentlow, Essex, sequestered from Edward Alston. On 1 September 1646 his resignation of Pentloe was accepted by the Committee for Plundered Ministers, and he moved to London, and became curate to Thomas Coleman ('Rabbi' Coleman, who died March 1647) at St Peter's, Cornhill. He was ordained presbyter by the Fourth London Classis on 20 April 1647, but did not take the covenant, and was duly presented to the rectory of St Peter's by the corporation of London on 13 May 1656, after the death in 1655 of William Fairfax, D.D., sequestered in August 1643.

On 1 December 1646 the London presbyterians published a defence of their system, *Jus Divinum Regiminis Ecclesiastici; or the Divine Right of Church Government* of which Blackmore wrote the part relating to ordination. William Maxwell Hetherington (*History of the Westminster Assembly* p. 288) describes the book as 'the most complete and able defence of presbyterian church government that has yet appeared.' In 1648 Blackmore was one of the scribes to the London provincial assembly. He signed (probably on 20 January 1649) the presbyterian remonstrance to Oliver Cromwell on the meditated death of the king. He was one of the thirteen clergy arrested on a charge of complicity in Christopher Love's plot in 1651; having been freed through the influence of his brother Sir John, he rendered assistance to Love during his trial.

In 1662 Blackmore seceded with the nonconformists, and retired to Essex, where he lived on his ample means and gathered a small congregation. In April 1672 he was licensed as "a presbyterian teacher in his own house" in Hornchurch, near Romford. He died at Hare Street, a hamlet within a mile of Romford, in 1684, and was buried at Romford on 18 July.

## Family

He married (1) on 1 May 1660 Mary Chewning, from Leeds, Kent, who died in November 1678, and (2) before 1681, Sarah Luttrell, who survived him. His only son, Chewning Blackmore, born on 1 January 1663, was educated for the ministry at the Rev. John Woodhouse's academy, Sheriff Hales, near Shifnal, Shropshire, settled at Worcester in 1688 as assistant to Thomas Badland (ejected in 1663 from Willenhall, Staffordshire, and died 1689), and remained there till his death on 2 August 1737. He married in 1694 Abigail (died in April 1734), daughter of Edward Higgins, and left two sons: (1) Francis, presbyterian minister at Evesham (1728–30), Coventry (1730–42), and Worcester (1743–61), and (2) Edward Chewning, presbyterian minister at Stoke, near Malvern.

"Blackmore, William". *Dictionary of National Biography*. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.


title: William H. Nicholson

abstract: William H. Nicholson (1869–1911) was the first African American fireman in the New York City Fire Department. He was assigned to Engine Company 6 and detailed to the veterinary department to feed the horses and shovel manure.

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# William H. Nicholson

**William H. Nicholson** (1869–1911) was the first African American fireman in the New York City Fire Department. He was assigned to Engine Company 6 and detailed to the veterinary department to feed the horses and shovel manure.

## Biography

William H. Nicholson was born in 1869 in Virginia. He migrated to New York City and worked as a cement tester. He joined the New York City Fire Department in Brooklyn in 1898 and was detailed to the veterinary unit to feed the horses and shovel manure.

Nicholson retired because of his bad health in 1911 and died a few weeks later.

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