"They've asked me to serve as Toastmaster for the Hugo Awards," he explained on his blog.
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On Android, an app that works in a similar way is Toastmaster Timer, which is free.
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This was a supra, a traditional Georgian feast, and Mr. Biyachuev was our host and tamada, or toastmaster.
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Halfway through the night, the ball was tossed to Gia Imnaishvili, the tamada, or toastmaster, of the feast.
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Only one attendee, Mike, seems to have a less than liberal philosophy on life, but he's an old friend who met Hegar at a series of Toastmaster events.
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The event's toastmaster was Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, who spent 141 days on the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 44 and Expedition 45 missions, where he served as a flight engineer and mission specialist.
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For example, in his winning speech titled "An Unbelievable Story," at this year's Toastmaster World Championship, Beverly told the story of his humorous adventure as the only African-American in attendance at his friend's wedding in India.
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Toastmaster (sometimes called "Toastmaster Magazine" or "The Toastmaster") is a monthly magazine published by Toastmasters International. The magazine promotes the ideas and goals of Toastmasters International. The publisher is Toastmasters International Inc., based in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
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The toastmaster was Bob Shaw. There were 3,114 registered members of the convention who attended.
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Music Guest was the band Wild Mercy. Toastmaster was The Incredible Two-Headed Toastmaster (Robert Pyatt and Randy Porter). InConJunction XXIX was held July 3 – 5, 2009, at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites. Author Guests of Honor were Michael Z. Williamson and Sarah Zettel.
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The chairman was Milton A. Rothman, replacing the late James A. Williams. Isaac Asimov was toastmaster.
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The guest of honor was Murray Leinster. The toastmaster was Isaac Asimov. Total attendance was approximately 600.
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The Guests of Honor were author Ray Bradbury (pro) and writer Terry Carr (fan). The toastmaster was Bob Shaw.
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The sittning is usually guided by a toastmaster and often also by a sånganförare ("song master"). The toastmaster keeps note of and introduces everyone who wants to perform something, communicates with the serving staff, and generally makes sure that the sittning runs smoothly. The sånganförare chooses which songs to sing and starts them off.
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Elsie Wollheim had also been chosen as a special Guest of Honor, but died before the convention. The toastmaster was Connie Willis.
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Solacon's chair was Anne S. Moffatt. The guest of honor was Richard Matheson. The toastmaster was Anthony Boucher. Total attendance was 322.
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The toastmaster was Harlan Ellison. Total attendance was 1,534 from a registration exceeding 2,001, making it the largest Worldcon to that point in both regards.
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Clute, John "Wilson Tucker: Writer of bleak science fiction." The Independent 12 Oct. 2006 He helped pioneer criticism of the genre, coining along the way terms like "space opera" in common use today. He was fan guest of honor, professional guest of honor, toastmaster, or master of ceremonies at so many science fiction conventions over nearly seven decades that no one has managed to compile a comprehensive list. Notable are his appearances as guest of honor at Torcon I (the 1948 Worldcon) and NyCon3 (the 1967 Worldcon), a perennial stint as toastmaster of the long-running Midwestcon and LibertyCon, and as toastmaster at MidAmeriCon, the 1976 Worldcon.
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The Author Guest of Honor was Catherine Asaro. Artist Guest of Honor was David Lee Pancake. Music Guest of Honor was Donald Wolcott. Toastmaster was Travis Clemmons.
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Leslie Bartlett (died 2004) was a butler, toastmaster and founder of the London School of British Butlers. He also was an advisor to the 1995 film The Grotesque.
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MidSouthCon 2 was held August 20–22, 1982, at the (former) Quality Inn Riverview in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Wilson "Bob" Tucker, fan Arthur Hlavaty, and toastmaster/artist Charlie Williams, and author Darrell C. Richardson. MidSouthCon 3 was held March 16–18, 1984, at the (former) Quality Inn Riverview in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author C. J. Cherryh, artist Steve Dodd, fan Margaret Middleton, and toastmaster Dalvan Coger. MidSouthCon 4 was held March 22–24, 1985, at the (former) Quality Inn Airport in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Fred Pohl, artist Keith Berdak, filker Suzette Haden Elgin, fan Khen Moore, toastmaster John Steakley, and special guests Robert Jordan and Sharon Webb. MidSouthCon 5 was held June 6–8, 1986, at the (former) Ramada Inn SW Airport in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Joe Haldeman, artist David Cherry, toastmaster Andrew J. Offutt, and fan Judy Offutt.
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MidSouthCon 6 was held March 27–29, 1987, at the (former) Wilson World Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Hal Clement, toastmaster Julius Schwartz, artist Lucy Swink, toastmaster Wilson "Bob" Tucker, and fan Ricky Sheppard. MidSouthCon 7 was held March 18–20, 1988, at the (former) Memphis Marriott Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include authors Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, toastmaster Julius Schwartz, artist Mitch Foust, filker Margaret Middleton, fan Darrell C. Richardson, and actors Paul Darrow (had to cancel) and Michael Keating. MidSouthCon 8 was held in conjunction with DeepSouthCon 27, a Southern U.S. regional convention, was held June 9–11, 1989, at the (former) Memphis Marriott Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Orson Scott Card, toastmaster C. J. Cherryh, artist Mary hanson Roberts, filker Bill Sutton, fan G. Patrick Malloy, and special guest Wilson "Bob" Tucker.
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Hemmingson won the San Diego Book Awards Association's first Novel-in-Progress grant for The Rose of Heaven and SDBAA's Best Published novel for Wild Turkey. His media study monograph, Star Trek: A Post-Structural Critique of the Original Series, was a 2010 finalist nominee for General Non-fiction Book. He was selected as the toastmaster for the Death Equinox 2001 convention.Essay about Hemmingson's selection as the Death Equinox 2001 Toastmaster, written by the organizer.
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The guests of honor were author Catherine Asaro and artist John Picacio. Toastmaster was Linda Taglieri. JordanCon 2016 also played host to DeepSouthCon 54. The theme was Con of Valere.
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The Writer Guest of Honor was Daniel Abraham, the Artist Guest of Honor was Daniel Dociu, the Fan Guest of Honor was Dr. Christine Doyle, and the Toastmaster was Ty Franck.
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The Guests of Honor included include author David Brin, artist Todd Lockwood game designer David Williams, effects guru Dragon Dronet toastmaster Michael Sheard, and fan Cullen Johnson. MidSouthCon 23 was held April 1–3, 2005, at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in Memphis. The Guests of Honor included include author Esther Friesner, artist Steve Hickman, comics illustrator Steve Rude, game outlet Games Workshop, filker The grest Luke Ski, actress Brinke Stevens, astrophysicist Dr. Gregory Benford, and toastmaster Michael Sheard.
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The 50th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as MagiCon, was held September 3–7, 1992, at the Clarion Hotel, The Peabody Orlando, and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, United States. The chairman was Joe Siclari; Becky Thomson was vice-chairman. The Guests of Honor were Jack Vance (pro), Vincent Di Fate (artist), and Walter A. Willis (fan). The toastmaster was Spider Robinson; Mike Resnick acted as Toastmaster for the Meet-the-Pros party.
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Fan Guest of Honor in 1975. 1971 Fan Guest of Honor at Lunacon. 1974 Fan Guest of Honor at A2 Relax- I-Con, the zeroth &/or 1st ConFusion (convention). Also Toastmaster in 1999.
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The Toastmaster was Lou Harry. InConJunction XXXIII was held July 5 – 7, 2013, at the Indianapolis Marriott East. The Author Guest of Honor was Cherie Priest. Artist Guest of Honor was Stuart Sayger.
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Artist Guest of Honor was Robin Wood (artist). Toastmaster was Tom Smith. InConJunction XXVIII was held July 4 – 6, 2008, at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites. Author Guest of Honor was John Scalzi.
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The Writer Guest of Honor is Tamora Pierce, the Fan Guest of Honor is Christopher J Garcia, and the Toastmaster is M. Todd Gallowglas. The theme is "Patchwork Fandom: Stitching The Generations Together".
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Mark Twain was "channeled" by Jon DeCles. The toastmaster was Guy Gavriel Kay. Total attendance was 6,602, of 7,725 paid memberships. ConFrancisco was the last Worldcon not to have its own official website.
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Chattacon 45, held January 26-28 2020 at the DoubleTree Hilton Chattanooga, included guest of honor Robert McCammon, artist guest of honor Melissa Gay, special guest Faith Hunter and toastmaster Big Daddy Voodoo.
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The announced Guests of Honor for MidAmericon II were artist Kinuko Y. Craft, authors Tamora Pierce and Michael Swanwick, plus editors Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Teresa Nielsen Hayden. Pat Cadigan served as Toastmaster.
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The Guests of Honor were Hal Clement, Martin H. Greenberg, and Richard Powers (pro); and Jon & Joni Stopa (fan). The toastmaster was Marta Randall. Notable program participants included author Clive Barker and Timothy Leary.
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JordanCon 2019 was held April 26-28, 2019 at the Crown Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, GA. The guests of honor were Brent Weeks & Dan dos Santos. Toastmaster was Paul Bielaczyc. The theme was Shai'Con.
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She is also an award-winning Toastmaster. On April 29, 2008, she spoke at the White House for National Volunteer Week to honor the 1,300 volunteers who donate time to work at the White House.
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Toastmaster was Randy Porter. InConJunction XXVI was held July 7–9, 2006, at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites. Author Guest of Honor was Lori Skov- Jansen. Artist Guest of Honor was SFX props master Mike Moore.
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JordanCon 2018 was held April 20-22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Crown Plaza Ravinia. The guests of honor were Jason Denzel & Stephanie Law. Toastmaster was Aubree Pham. The theme was SeanCon 2, The Return.
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Artist Guests of Honor were Alan M. Clark and Howard Tayler. Fan Guest of Honor was Robert "Gunner" Reynolds. Toastmaster was Randy Porter. InConJunction XXVII was held July 6 – 8, 2007, at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites.
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The chairman was Karen Meschke. The Guests of Honor were Algis Budrys (pro), Michael Moorcock (pro), Don Maitz (artist), and Roy Tackett (fan). The toastmaster was Neal Barrett, Jr. Total attendance was 4,634, of 5,614 paid memberships.
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Hines was a volunteer crisis counselor in East Lansing and worked as the Male Outreach Coordinator for the MSU Safe Place. In 2008, he donated his archive to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection in the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University. He has been the author guest of honor at multiple conventions, and was the Toastmaster for the 2014 NASFiC (North American Science Fiction Convention). He's also served as Toastmaster for Icon (Iowa science fiction convention) since 2012.
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The Guest of Honor was author David B. Coe. Toastmaster for the weekend was Richard Fife. Additional guests included Eugie Foster and Brandon Sanderson. JordanCon 2012 was held April 20–22 at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell, Georgia.
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Also listed as Guest of Honor was Alan Smithee, as there was a presentation regarding films using the name for the director. Toastmaster was Rob Pyatt Ph.D. Also listed as a guest was "Steve Godzilla," portrayed by a puppet.
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The punishment is usually decided by the toastmaster or song master. The people punished must, for example, sing a song in front of others. There are varying attitudes towards this custom and in some places it has been abolished.
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The theme was "Got Honor?". The Writer Guest of Honor was David Weber, the Fan Guest of Honor was Sally Woerhle, and the Toastmaster was Tom Merritt. BayCon 2015 was held May 22–24, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
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The toastmaster, listed as the "Entertainment Master of Ceremonies", was Theodore Sturgeon. Total attendance was approximately 400. Special note: an advance preview screening of George Pal's science fiction film Destination Moon was held at a nearby local theater for NorWesCon members.
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Arthur Gorrie was born at West End in Brisbane on 19 May 1922. He ran a small hobby shop in Woolloongabba, and was involved with model aeronautical clubs including the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia and the Queensland Model Aeronautical Association from the early 1950s. He was also heavily involved with Toastmasters International, and was honored by them on many occasions, becoming a Distinguished Toastmaster in 1979 and Toastmaster of the Year on eight occasions. In 1987, the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia inducted Gorrie into their Hall of Fame, for his promotion of aero- modelling in Queensland for over thirty years.
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Sheffield was Toastmaster at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore. Before he died, he was writing a column for the Baen Books web site; his last column concerned the discovery of the brain tumour that led to his death.
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The convention's theme was "It's About Time!" Honored guests included writer Greg Bear, artist Mark Ferrari, fan Janice Gelb, and toastmaster Rachel Holmen. BayCon 2004 was held May 28–31, 2004, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The event's theme was "Paradise Found".
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The theme was "Triskaidekaphobicon". The Writer Guest of Honor was Lois McMaster Bujold, the Fan Guests of Honor were Chris and John O'Halloran, and the Toastmaster was Veronica Belmont. BayCon 2014 was held May 23–26, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
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The 18th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Pittcon, was held September 3–5, 1960, at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The chairman was Dirce Archer. The guest of honor was James Blish. The toastmaster was Isaac Asimov.
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Coordinated "Capitalism Day" in Toronto in 2002. Has worked as a toastmaster at Toronto's Imperial Oil building. Opposes abortion funding and supports "conscience rights" for health-care workers opposed to abortion. Received 354 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates.
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Spectrum Brands finalized a merger with Russell Hobbs, Inc., formerly known as Salton, Inc., on June 16, 2010, to form a new $3 billion consumer products company. Russell Hobbs' brands include George Foreman Grill, Toastmaster, Black & Decker Home appliances, and Russell Hobbs.
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JordanCon 2017 was held April 21-23, 2017 at the Atlanta Marriott at Perimeter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The guests of honor were author Charles E. Gannon and author Stephen Hickman. Toastmaster was Amanda Keen. The theme was Tel'aCon'Rhiod, the Con of Dreams.
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A Toastmaster managed to inconspicuously slip several hostages out a second door in the conference room, inciting a run for more hostages to exit the commons. Page and others chose to stay in the room while Draper threatened but did not shoot.
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Conestoga 13 was held April 24-26, 2009, at the Radisson Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Robin Hobb, Toastmaster Frank Wu, Art Guest of Honor Real Musgrave, and Fan Guest of Honor Diana Bailey. The play was Botchmen.
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The toastmaster was Wilson Tucker. Total attendance was approximately 730. Following the convention, Advent:Publishers published The Proceedings: Chicon III, edited by Earl Kemp. The book includes transcripts of lectures and panels given during the course of the convention and includes numerous photographs as well.
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Conestoga 14 was held April 23-25, 2010, at the Radisson Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Featured guests included Guest of Honor S. M. Stirling, Artist Guest of Honor Bob Eggleton, Fan Guest of Honor Leonard Bishop, and Toastmaster Travis S. Taylor. The play was Derivitar.
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The theme for the weekend was "The Lost Sky City of Pyrocumulon". Honored guests included writers Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon, artist Tim Kirk, fan Fred Patten, and toastmaster Jennifer Brozek. Due to separate illnesses, Patten, Lackey, and Dixon were unable to attend the convention in person.
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The guests of honor were Harlan Ellison (pro) and Bill Bowers (fan). Josef Nesvadba had been announced as the European guest of honor for IguanaCon, but he could not get travel papers and did not attend. The toastmaster was F. M. Busby. Total attendance was approximately 4,700.
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JordanCon 2010 was held April 23–25 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia. Guests included writers Brandon Sanderson, Jana Oliver and David Wong. Toastmaster for the weekend was Matthew Hatch. Attendance was approximately 300 people. JordanCon 2011 was held April 15–17 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia.
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The Guests of Honor were author Mike Resnick, artist Rowena Morrill, astronaut Story Musgrave, fan Peggy Rae Sapienza, and agent guest Jane Frank. Sy Liebergot was a Special Guest. The toastmaster was John Scalzi. Morrill was not in attendance at the convention due to health issues.
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Conestoga 2001 was held July 27-29, 2001. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman, Artist Guest of Honor Kelley Vandevir, Toastmaster Tim Powers, and Fan Guests of Honor Mike & Karla Weaver. The con chair was Tim Frayser. The play was Plan 9 of the Apes.
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Additionally, he has served as a distinguished toastmaster (DTM) in Manitoba, New Brunswick and Ontario. Currently he works out of Dauphin, Manitoba. Educationally, he graduated from the Dauphin Collegiate & Technical Institute (DCTI). He then graduated from the University of Manitoba with his B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. degrees.
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He owns a marketing consulting company, and is a member of the Atwood Lions Club and the Linguists of Listowel Toastmaster Club. The Municipality's operations are overseen by the Chief Administrator's Office and include building & planning, Clerk's Office, Finance, Fire, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works.
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The Public Speaking Society at The University of Warwick, formally known as Warwick Speaker established in November 2005 as a Toastmaster Club. Although it is engaging in similar activities as Toastmasters it also includes an educational part in the session. Furthermore, It runs an annual Inter-University Competition.
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The Author Guests of Honor were Timothy Zahn and Dr. Arlan K. Andrews, Sr.. The Artist Guest of Honor was RJ Haddy. The Music Guest of Honor was Marian Call. The Toastmaster was Lou Harry. InConJunction XXXIV was held July 4 – 6, 2014, at the Indianapolis Marriott East.
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The event's theme was "Alternate Universes and Other Possibilities". Honored guests included writer S.M. Stirling, artist Alicia Austin, fan Michael Siladi, and toastmaster Lillian Csernica. BayCon 1999 was held May 28–31, 1999, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The event's theme was "Bold Deeds and Grand Epics".
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Bronze statue from the 7th century BC discovered during archaeological excavations in the city of Vani. This statue is the statue of a Tamada, a toastmaster. The sheet also pictures amphora that were used at this time to carry and to stock the wine. Stamp of Georgia, 2007.
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The guests of honor were John Brunner (pro) and David A. Kyle (fan). The toastmaster was Jack L. Chalker. As part of the promotion for the film The Right Stuff, test pilot Chuck Yeager, astronaut Gordon Cooper, plus actors Veronica Cartwright, Scott Glenn, and Dennis Quaid appeared at ConStellation.
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The 35th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as SunCon, was held September 2–5, 1977, at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The chairman was Don Lundry. The guests of honor were Jack Williamson (pro) and Robert A. Madle (fan). The toastmaster was Robert Silverberg.
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Conestoga 2000 was held July 14-16, 2000. Featured guests included Guest of Honor David Weber, Artist Guest of Honor Lubov, Mystery Guest of Honor Nancy Pickard, Toastmaster Roger Tener, and Fan Guests of Honor Tim & Kimber Chessmore. The con chair was Randy Farran. The play was Spandex Men.
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Conestoga 8 was held July 16-18, 2004. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Eric Flint, Artist Guest of Honor Darrell K. Sweet, Toastmaster Walter Jon Williams, and Fan Guests of Honor Curtis & Marilyn Berry. The con chair was Tim Frayser. The play was Dorks of the Ring.
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At a gask with guests from different faculties it is usually expected that each faculty performs its own gyckel. Others may also report that they will be performing a gyckel to the toastmaster, who will then announce when the time has come for a certain group to perform their gyckel.
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Honored guests included writer Jay Lake, artist Frank Wu, fans Kevin Roche & Andy Trembley, and toastmaster Christopher Garcia. The event also featured actress Chase Masterson as a special guest. BayCon 2006 was held May 26–29, 2006, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The weekend's theme was "Tales of Purple Space".
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The 14th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as NyCon II or NEWYORCON, was held August 31–September 3, 1956, at the Biltmore Hotel in New York, New York, United States. The chairman was David A. Kyle. The Guest of Honor was Arthur C. Clarke. The toastmaster was Robert Bloch.
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The 29th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Noreascon I, was held September 2–6, 1971, at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The chairman was Tony Lewis. The guests of honor were Clifford D. Simak (pro) and Harry Warner, Jr. (fan). The toastmaster was Robert Silverberg.
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The 31st World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Torcon II, was held August 31 – September 3, 1973, at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The chairman was John Millard. The guests of honor were Robert Bloch (pro) and William Rotsler (fan). The toastmaster was Lester del Rey.
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The course is equivalent to Masters in Management. He is well trained in the art of public speaking and communication skills. He participated in Toastmasters International and was conferred the award of a Competent Toastmaster (CTM). Toastmasters International is a worldwide organisation dedicated to promote the art of public speaking.
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The Guest of Honor was Harriet McDougal, widow of Robert Jordan. Fan Guest of Honor was Wilson Grooms, and the Toastmaster for the weekend was Jason Denzel. Guests also included writer Brandon Sanderson, and publisher Tom Doherty. Performances by The Lost Boys and Big City Burlesque rounded out the weekend.
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Honored guests included writer Esther Friesner, artist Baron Engel, fan Dave Clark, and toastmaster Kent Brewster. Amy-Elyse Patterson served as convention chairman. The weekend's charity efforts raised $4,478 for the Friends of the California Air & Space Center. BayCon 2001 was held May 25–28, 2001, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel.
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The reception was attended by over 200 guests, including Mayor James Michael Curley, Secretary of the Commonwealth Frederic W. Cook, and U.S. Representative John McCormack. Former Boston fire commissioner Theodore A. Glynn was the toastmaster for the event. From 1934 to 1936, radio station WMEX had its studio in the Hotel Manger.
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Route taken by the Suffrage Special. Before the Suffrage Special left Washington, D.C., there was a farewell luncheon with speakers and music held at the headquarters for the Congressional Union. Florence Finch Kelley served as the event's toastmaster. The suffragists' private train car was "christened" with grape juice before the train pulled out.
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MidSouthCon 26 was held March 21–23, 2008, at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in Memphis. The Guests of Honor included include author Eric Flint, futurist Ben Bova, artist Bob Eggleton, comics writer Len Wein, game designer Shane Lacy Hensley, author Candace Havens, musicians The FuMP featuring Rob Balder, and toastmaster Selina Rosen. MidSouthCon 27 was held March 20–22, 2009, at the Whispering Woods Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, on March 20–22, 2009. Guests of Honor included author Mike Resnick, artist Vincent Di Fate, comics writer John Ostrander, game designers Jolly Blackburn and Mark Plemmons, filkers Wild Mercy, fan film creator John Hudgens, nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman, editor Ann VanderMeer, author Jeff VanderMeer, and toastmaster Jane Fancher.
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The event's theme was "The Magic of Now". Honored guests included writer Harry Turtledove, artist Theresa Mather, fan Christian McGuire, and toastmaster Jane Mailander. Author Harlan Ellison was a special guest. Cosplayer wearing a tabard over armour at BayCon 2002 BayCon 2003 was held May 23–26, 2003, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel.
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In ancient Georgia, a keipi would be held in the spring for all the village to attend. The women of the village would ensure that the food was constantly replenished as a tamada, or toastmaster, gives a toast. Tradition would have that no one could touch their wine bowl until the toast was finished.
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The 5th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Philcon I, was held 30 August – 1 September 1947 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The chairman was Milton Rothman. The guest of honor was John W. Campbell, Jr., the editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine. L. Jerome Stanton served as Toastmaster.
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During World War II, it switched production to support the war effort, manufacturing 20 mm shells, and parts for airplanes, tanks and guns. Later, it was sold to McGraw-Edison Company (which also owned Eskimo fans and Toastmaster), and then to Raytheon. In 1998, Raytheon Commercial Laundry sold the brand to Alliance Laundry Systems.
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Conestoga 9 was held July 15-17, 2005. Featured guests included Guest of Honor George R.R. Martin, Artist Guest of Honor Brad W. Foster, Toastmaster Bradley Denton, and Fan Guests of Honor: Margene Bahm, Paula Helm Murray, & James J. Murray. The con chair was Randy Farran. The play was The Sith Hits the Fans.
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Honored guests included writer Michael Swanwick, artist Jael, fan Elayne Pelz, and toastmaster Esther Friesner. Tony Cratz served as convention chairman. BayCon 2005 was held May 27–30, 2005, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The convention's theme was "The Con You Can't Refuse", a play on the famous line "an offer you can't refuse" from The Godfather.
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The 17th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Detention, was held September 4–7, 1959, at the Pick Fort Shelby Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The chairmen were Roger Sims and Fred Prophet. The guests of honor were Poul Anderson (pro) and John Berry (fan). The toastmaster was Isaac Asimov "...with the assistance of Robert Bloch".
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Seeing an opportunity for development, Max McGraw purchased the property in 1926. McGraw was beginning to accrue great wealth in manufacturing, due to the success of his Toastmaster products. He added a single-story extension later that year. Route 25 was opened in 1929, and the Country Tea Room, like many roadside restaurants in its day, flourished.
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By early October 1909, the school had an enrollment of more than 550 students. Dwight B. Waldo was the school's president. On November 27, 1909, the school held a dinner in honor of the football team. Coach Spaulding was the toastmaster, and President Waldo spoke about "The Event," referring to the football team's victory over Kalamazoo College.
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Barrett's story "Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus" was nominated for both the 1988 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. In 1997, he was the toastmaster at the 55th World Science Fiction Convention held in San Antonio. In 2010, he was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
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Georgia was one of the countries on the Silk Road, which resulted in travelers influencing Georgian cuisine. The Georgian love of family and friends is one of the reasons why the supra (tablecloth) is so important in Georgia. Supra is offered spontaneously to relatives, friends or guests. Every supra has its tamada (toastmaster), who gives the toast and entertains the guests.
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The event's theme was "Space Flights of Fancy: Let Your Imagination Take Wing!". Honored guests included writer Jack L. Chalker, artist Bob Eggleton, fans Craig & Sharon Nicolai, and toastmaster Tad Williams. Michael Siladi served as convention chairman. BayCon '98 was held May 22–25, 1998, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel—the same hotel as in recent years under a new flag.
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In 1938, Curley was elected as a delegate to the state Democratic convention. He was unanimously selected to serve as the convention secretary. He was a candidate for delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention, but dropped out to focus on his law school studies and to prepare for the bar exam. At the 1946 Democratic state convention, Curley served as toastmaster.
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The 46th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Nolacon II, was held 1–5 September 1988 at the Marriott, Sheraton, and International Hotels, and the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The chairman was John H. Guidry. The guests of honor were Donald A. Wollheim (pro) and Roger Sims (fan). The toastmaster was Mike Resnick.
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The 52nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as ConAdian, was held 1–5 September 1994 at the Crowne Plaza, Place Louis Riel, and Sheraton hotels, and the Winnipeg Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The chairman was John Mansfield. The Guests of Honor were Anne McCaffrey (pro), George Barr (artist), and Robert Runte (fan). The toastmaster was Barry B. Longyear.
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The 25th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as NyCon 3 or Nycon 3, was held August 31-September 4, 1967, at the Statler Hilton Hotel in New York, New York, United States. The chairmen were Ted White and Dave Van Arnam. The guests of honor were Lester del Rey (pro) and Bob Tucker (fan). The toastmaster was Harlan Ellison.
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The 32nd World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Discon II, was held August 29–September 2, 1974, at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., United States. The official co-chairmen were Jay and Alice Haldeman; Ron Bounds was the vice-chairman. The guests of honor were Roger Zelazny (pro) and Jay Kay Klein (fan). The toastmaster was Andrew J. Offutt.
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The guests of honor include author Mary Robinette Kowal, artist Sam Weber, and toastmaster Melissa Craib Dombrowski. They were joined by Eugie Foster, Emilie P. Bush and Dr. Michael Livingston. Attendance was approximately 250 people. JordanCon 2013 was held April 19–21 at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell, Georgia and hosted DeepSouthCon 51, an annual roving Southern US regional science fiction convention.
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FenCon was held September 24–26, 2004, at the Holiday Inn Select North Dallas in Farmers Branch, Texas. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Larry Niven, Filk Guest Michael Longcor, Fen Guest Jim Murray, Toastmaster Elizabeth Moon, plus Special Guests Joe R. Lansdale and Ardath Mayhar. Other notable guests included horror writer Charlee Jacob. The con chair was Michael Nelson.
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Author Norman Spinrad at LoneStarCon 3. The Guests of Honor were editor Ellen Datlow, author James Gunn, fan Willie Siros, author Norman Spinrad, and artist Darrell K. Sweet. (Although Sweet died in December 2011, he remained one of the convention's honored guests.) Paul Cornell served as Toastmaster for the event. Special guests were musician Leslie Fish and author Joe R. Lansdale.
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Conestoga 11 was held July 20-22, 2007, at the Radisson Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Conestoga is the host to 1632 Minicon 6. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Laurell K. Hamilton, Artist Guest of Honor John Picacio, Toastmaster Elizabeth Moon, Fan Guests of Honor Richard and Michelle Zellich, and special "1632" Guest of Honor Eric Flint. The con chair was Randy Farran.
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Chattacon 36, held January 21–23, 2011, included guests of honor writers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, artist Ruth Thompson, filkers Bill and Brenda Sutton, and Baen Books publisher Toni Weisskopf as toastmaster. Attendance for this event was estimated at over 1,000 members. Chattacon 37, held January 20–22, 2012, included writers Steve Miller and Sharon Lee, author Laura Ann Gilman, and artist John Picacio, plus "Morganville Vampires" writer Rachel Caine as Special Guest and author Mark Van Name as Toastmaster. Chattacon 38, held January 25–27, 2013, included guests of honor Tim Powers and Cherie Priest, artist guest William Stout, and toastmistress Wendy Webb. Chattacon 39, held January 24–26, 2014, included guest of honor Tobias Buckell, featured guests John Kaufmann, Jean Johnson, and Robert Buettner, plus toastmistress Wendy Webb and special music guest Matthew Ebel.
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She has published over 80 books. She was formerly an interviewer for MIT admissions. She was awarded the George B. Morgan Award from MIT in recognition of her sustained excellence in all aspects of Educational Council activity. Taylor-Butler is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and has been a judge for PEN and toastmaster at the World Fantasy Convention.
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WhoFest 4: The Power of Five was held May 5–7, 2017, at the Westin Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Irving, Texas. Key program participants included actors Peter Davison (who played the Fifth Doctor), Dan Starkey, and Mark Strickson and toastmaster Devin Pike. WhoFest held a charity auction to benefit local PBS station KERA. The convention co- chairs were Robyn Winans and Mike Erickson.
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Music Guest of Honor was Tom Smith. Toastmaster was Rob Pyatt Ph.D. Fan Guests of Honor were Melissa Anelli, editorial director for Harry Potter fan site the-leaky- cauldron.org; and Emerson Spartz, creator of Mugglenet.com. Featured guests included Lou Harry, Steve Latshaw, Richard Propes, Mark Racop, Stuart Sayger, Michael West, Gary L. Wood, Indiana Ghost Trackers, Sinisterly Bad Theater and filk band Wild Mercy.
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The convention also featured a concert by Tempest and a special appearance by actress Chase Masterson. Trek Cosplayers at BayCon 2003 BayCon 2010 was held May 28–31, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. The theme was "It's an adventure!" Honored guests included writer Peter S. Beagle, fans Colleen and Steve Savitzky, toastmaster Tadao Tomomatsu, artist Lee Moyer, and special guests Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon.
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Lena followed a variety format, featuring comedy and music from Lena Zavaroni and her guests. In the first season of the series, introductions were made by Toastmaster Bryn Williams. Lena generally performed one or two song-and-dance numbers in each episode, supported by a dance troupe with choreography by Ludovico Romano. Musical direction was by Arthur GrennSlade, with arrangements by GrennSlade, John Colemen, and Alan Roper.
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The 40th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Chicon IV, was held September 2–6, 1982, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The chairmen were Ross Pavlac and Larry Propp; Larry Smith and Bob Hillis were vice-chairmen. The guests of honor were A. Bertram Chandler (pro), Frank Kelly Freas (pro), and Lee Hoffman (fan). The toastmaster was Marta Randall.
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As the series progressed, several permanent hosts were added to replace the original four. Some included actress and singer Martha Raye, boxer Rocky Graziano, actor and toastmaster George Jessel, and actress Tallulah Bankhead. At the time that the show originally aired in the early 1950s, Four Star Revue was known as the second most expensive hour on television. Each episode initially cost approximately $50,000 to produce.
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For SoonerCon 22, the con themed "Beyond Thunderdome" moved just east of downtown to the Reed Conference Center at Rose State College in Midwest City and Sheraton Midwest City, and to end of the month: June 28–30. 2013 guests were Oklahoma author C.J. Cherryh as guest of honor, writers workshop leader Tim Powers, artist and comic illustrator Mark Texeira. Ric Meyers—and perennial toastmaster Selina Rosen.
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The con chair was Russ Miller. Toastmaster Howard Waldrop was unable to attend due to health concerns. FenCon held an auction and sold a limited-edition art print to raise money for that year's designated charity. A total of $2130 was raised and donated to Radio & Reading Resources of North Texas, a radio reading service, for their programs to bring the printed word to the visually disabled.
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In 1984 he was sent to Lesotho for political training. On returning he a formed worker union at the Port Elizabeth Museum where he worked, also recruiting a white woman for underground operations in his cell. He was in the executive of Uncwadi Writers Association and a committee member of the Bhala Writers. Chairperson of the Friends of the Zwide Library, church council and Act Toastmaster Club.
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Conestoga '97 was held March 21-23, 1997, at the Radisson Inn at the Tulsa Airport. Featured guests included Guests of Honor Barbara Hambly & George Alec Effinger, Artist Guest of Honor Joy Marie Ledet, Toastmaster Robin Wayne Bailey, Fan Guest of Honor Gerald Burton, and Filk Guest of Honor Tom Smith. The con chair was Curtis Berry. The play was the Star Bores Trilogy.
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Conestoga '99 was held June 25-27, 1999. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Harry Turtledove, Artist Guest of Honor David Lee Anderson, Toastmaster Gardner Dozois, Mystery Guest of Honor Barbara Hambly, Fan Guest of Honor Keith Stokes, and Special Guest George Alec Effinger. (At the last minute, Effinger was unable to attend.) The con chair was Tim Frayser. The play was The Fandom Menace.
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Honored guests included writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, fan Craig Miller, and actor Stephen Furst. BayCon 2007, the 25th anniversary convention, was held May 25–28, 2007, at the San Mateo Marriott. The event's theme was "Silver Streak". Honored guests included science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster, fantasy writer Diana L. Paxson, artist Richard Hescox, fan Linda "Kitty" VonBraskat-Crowe, special guest Ctein, and toastmaster Seanan McGuire.
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The charity auction and casino raised money in support of the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association. BayCon 2008 was held May 23–26, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. The event's theme was "Adventures in Space - A Pirate's Tale". Honored guests included writer Tim Powers, artist Todd Lockwood, fan Patty Wells, and toastmaster Scott Sigler. BayCon 2009 was held May 22–25, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
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Jack Curran and Lucille Ball Curran acted in a number of films, including Days of Hope, Willie Grows Up and various National Film Board releases. Later he had roles in Gas and Visiting Hours. He also worked on stage in Sabrina, The Rainmaker and The Ladie's not for Burning, for the Montreal Repertory Theatre. Curran acted as MC and Toastmaster for the Montreal Sports Celebrity Dinner for twelve years.
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FenCon III was held September 22–24, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Select North Dallas in Farmers Branch, Texas. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Alan Dean Foster, Music Guest Heather Alexander, Artist Guest Darrell K. Sweet, Toastmaster Jim Butcher, Special Guest Lawrence Watt-Evans, and Fen Guest Judith Ward. Ward died on July 3, 2006, due to complications from diabetes but remained Fen GoH. The con chair was Tim Miller.
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When the applause died down, toastmaster Bob Tucker began his opening remarks, some of them humorous. He then introduced the members of MidAmeriCon's Hugo Awards Committee to more applause and thereafter made various announcements. The Hugo Awards were then presented, interspaced with five special awards which had their own presenters. Bob was assisted on stage throughout the ceremony by MAC committee member Pat Cadigan and Hugo Awards committee member India Boone.
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Each Worldcon committee selects a number of guests of honor (or "GoHs") for the convention. Typically there is an author (aka "Writer" or "Pro") and a fan guest of honor. Many conventions also have artist, editor, and science guests, and most have a toastmaster for major events, such as the opening and closing ceremonies and the Hugo award ceremony. A few conventions have had two or even three author guests.
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Bondam has been the manager two theatres, "Grønnegårds Teatret" (1996–2003) and "Folketeatret" (2003–2005), and been administrative manager of "Mungo Park" theatre (1995–1996). Klaus Bondam began his early acting in stage in 1988, he got his acting breakthrough in the movie Festen in 1998, playing the German toastmaster at the party. He starred in the series Langt fra Las Vegas (2001-2003) as the sexually driven boss 'Niels Buckingham'.
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Conestoga '98 was held June 26-28, 1998, at the Sheraton Tulsa Hotel, on 41st Street near Highway 169. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Connie Willis, Artist Guest of Honor David A. Cherry, Toastmaster Mark Simmons, Fan Guests of Honor Jim & Susan Satterfield, and Special Guest Carole Nelson Douglas. The con chair was Roger Allen. The play was All Alone, After the Fall of a Very Long Night.
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Conestoga 12 was held July 25-27, 2008, at the Radisson Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Diana Gabaldon, Toastmaster Gordon Van Gelder, Art Guest of Honor Stephen Hickman, and Fan Guest of Honor Tim Miller. The play was You Don't Mess with the Iron Man. Charity activities during the convention benefited Therapetics, a non-profit organization that provides service dogs to care for the disabled.
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Chattacon 43, held January 19-21, 2018 at the Chattanoogan, included guest of honor Peter David and artist guest of honor Todd McCaffrey, as well as artist Sam Flegal and gaming aficionado Michael Bielaczyc. Chattacon 44, held January 19-21, 2019 at the Read House, included guest of honor Timothy Zahn and artist guest of honor Charles Urbach, as well as author Tim Waggoner and toastmaster D. Alan Lewis.
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In 1948, Maxwell was elected president of the PUC Alumni Association (for a two-year term.) PUR, April 12, 1948, p. 8 In July, 1950, some 500 P.U.C. alumni gathered in San Francisco's Whitcomb Hotel for a Luncheon timed to coincide with the influx of denominational workers from all over the world for the General Conference meetings. Maxwell was toastmaster for the occasion.PUR, July 17, 1950, p. 8.
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Herbert Victor Prochnow (May 19, 1897 – September 29, 1998) was a U.S. banking executive, noted toastmaster, and author during the middle 20th century. As Vice President of the First National Bank of Chicago, Prochnow wrote several popular books on public speaking. He also wrote epigrams and anecdotes that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post and Reader's Digest. In the 1930s, he rose in the foreign--later international--department at First National Bank.
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Toastmaster Joseph H. Appel, vice president of Wanamaker's foundation, presented Wanamaker's offer to conduct a match play championship for professionals, similar to Great Britain's News of the World Tournament. Appel also broached the subject of a national association of professionals. In addition, Wanamaker would donate a cup and $2,580 in prize money, and would ultimately pay the travel expenses of the competitors. That "cup" became the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy, and the tournament the PGA Championship.
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He was one of the cartoonists featured in a network television special on NBC, The Fabulous Funnies (1966). He was a long-time member of the famed theatrical Lambs Club to which he contributed drawings, scripts and personal appearances. He also was the Official Toastmaster of the National Cartoonists Society for which he served as President (1965-1967). Dunn appeared on the January 10, 1966 episode of the CBS game show To Tell the Truth.
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Major Watt Espy, Jr. (March 2, 1933 – August 13, 2009) was a researcher and expert on capital punishment in the United States. Espy, a resident of Headland, Alabama, attended the University of Alabama where he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Even in college he had garnered a reputation as an engaging speaker, serving as toastmaster for the 30th anniversary banquet of the chapter, held in 1955. He graduated in 1957.
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On February 19, 1910, Sebree officially retired and was replaced as head of the Pacific Fleet by Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber. Shortly after retiring, Sebree was given a farewell banquet which included British Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener as a notable guest and California Governor James Gillett as toastmaster. In retirement, Sebree continued to attend Navy functions. In 1916, Sebree reported that the United States Navy lagged behind the world's other major navies.
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FenCon II was held September 23–25, 2005, at the Holiday Inn Select North Dallas in Farmers Branch, Texas. Featured guests included Guest of Honor S. M. Stirling, Music Guest Leslie Fish, Artist Guest Larry Dixon, Fen Guest Randy Farran, Toastmaster David Gerrold, and Special Guest Mike Resnick. The con chair was Michael Nelson. The theme of the convention was "What If?" to tie into the alternate history works of several of the featured guests.
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FenCon XVII will be held 17–19 September 2021, at the Sheraton DFW Airport in Irving, Texas. Key program participants include Guest of Honor Adam-Troy Castro, Music Guest of Honor Jodi Krangle, Fen Guest of Honor Renee Babcock, Artist Guest of Honor Chaz Kemp, Science Guest of Honor Benjamin C. Kinney, and Toastmaster Maurice Broaddus. The theme of this convention is "Jazzing Up 2021". The convention chairs are Rhonda Eudaly and Sarah Brigdon.
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Appleton later trained as a toastmaster and has opened events in Milan, Amsterdam, and Las Vegas. Appleton recalls being told by a young child at a fete opening that "he looked like a town crier", and having "never looked back" since then. In the early 2000s, Appleton became the official town crier of Romford in East London. Appleton cites himself as the President of the Guild of International Millennium Town Criers on his website.
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As the fraternity began to grow in its early years, it became necessary to hold a yearly convention. The first such affair took place at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia in June 1922, with E. Fullerton Cook, Chairman of the Pharmacopoeia Revision Committee, as guest and toastmaster. At times there have been as many as 3 conventions per year. Currently, two meetings are held each year—a National Convention in July and a Regional Convention in January.
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Much of Barrett's impact was due to the collegiate activities that indeed defined his life. While at Aggie, Barrett was a member of the Washington Irving Literary Society, a popular pastime among the undergraduates. He was a member of the Gymnastic Association, held the military rank of lieutenant in the College's Battalion, and was an editor of the 1875 version of the college yearbook. His peers honored Barrett by election as president and toastmaster of the class.
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On October 25, 1928, he secured copyrights on the publications and trademarked the name "Toastmasters Club." He based the name on the popular word: "toastmaster" which refers to the person who gives toasts at events, gatherings and occasions. By 1930, close to 30 Toastmasters clubs had started including a club in British Columbia, Canada. In order to garner traction and secure expansion outside of the United States, the newly formed organization was renamed to Toastmasters International.
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He is a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop, has attended the Rio Hondo Writing Workshop, and has taught at the Clarion Workshop. In 2004 he started writing movie reviews with Lawrence Person for Locus Online. He is a frequent attendee of ArmadilloCon, the local science fiction convention held annually in Austin. He was the Toastmaster at the very first ArmadilloCon (1979) and again at #29 in 2007; he was Guest of Honor at ArmadilloCon 5 (1983).
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The 42nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as L.A.con II, was held August 30–September 3, 1984, at the Anaheim Hilton and the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States. The chairmen were Craig Miller and Milt Stevens. The Guests of Honor were Gordon R. Dickson (pro) and Dick Eney (fan). Robert Bloch was the Toastmaster for the Hugo Ceremony, and Jerry Pournelle was the Master of Ceremonies for the Other Awards Ceremony.
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The 45th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Conspiracy '87, was held 27 August–1 September 1987 at the Metropole Hotel and The Brighton Centre in Brighton, England. The initial chairman was Malcolm Edwards, who had to scale back his involvement several months before the con, and was succeeded by Paul Oldroyd with the title of "Coordinator", later recognised as chairman. The toastmaster was Brian W. Aldiss. Total attendance was 4,009, out of 5,425 paid memberships.
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FenCon IX was held from September 21–23, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas. Honored guests included Guest of Honor C. J. Cherryh, Music Guest of Honor John Anealio, Artist Guest of Honor Donato Giancola, Science Guest of Honor Dr. David Hanson, Fan Guest of Honor Teresa Patterson, and Toastmaster Peter A. David. Special guest Karl Schroeder led the writers' workshop. Guest Speaker Stanley G. Love discussed NASA and his career as an astronaut.
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FenCon XV was held September 21–23, 2018, at the Westin Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Irving, Texas. Key program participants included Special Guest of Honor Larry Niven, Music Guest of Honor Marian Call, Fen Guests of Honor Aislinn Burrows and Carmen Bryan, Artist Guest of Honor Travis Lewis, Science Guest of Honor Marianne J. Dyson, Special Workshop Guest Martha Wells and Toastmaster Timothy Griffin. The theme of this convention was "It's Alive! 200 Years of Science Fiction".
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FenCon XVI was held September 20–22, 2019, at the Sheraton DFW Airport in Irving, Texas. Key program participants included Guest of Honor Trevor Quachri, Music Guest of Honor The Doubleclicks, Fen Guest of Honor Helen Montgomery, Artist Guest of Honor Peri Charlifu, Science Guest of Honor Julie Czerneda, Special Workshop Guest Angie Hodapp, and Toastmaster Mark Finn. The theme of this convention was "Gateway to the Future". The convention chairs were Robin Wynans and Rhonda Eudaly.
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Also, in 1938, Pontius was the "toastmaster" at a Michigan Alumni Club dinner in New York in honor of Michigan's new football coach Fritz Crisler. Pontius spoke of "the return of Michigan to its former high estate in the game." Pontius next joined the Wall Street investment banking firm, F. Eberstadt and Co.. He began as its Chicago partner in 1938. He moved to the New York City office in 1943 as syndicate manager and senior vice president.
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Conestoga 10 was held July 28-30, 2006, at the Radisson Tulsa (formerly a Sheraton) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Conestoga shared its tenth anniversary celebration with small press publishers Meisha Merlin Publishing and Yard Dog Press. Featured guests included Guest of Honor David Drake, Artist Guest of Honor Don Maitz, Toastmaster Robin Wayne Bailey, Fan Guests of Honor Lynn Stranathan & Selina Rosen, plus Special Guest James P. Hogan. The play was A Night at the Space Opera.
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Begos' friends by Niko Pirosmani. A tamada holding a kantsi (horn) and introducing a toast at a keipi (festive supra) Regardless of size and type, a supra is always led by a tamada, or toastmaster, who introduces each toast during the feast. The tamada is elected by the banqueting guests or chosen by the host. A successful tamada must possess great rhetorical skill and be able to consume a large amount of alcohol without showing signs of drunkenness.
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SFContario is a general-interest science fiction convention held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Society of Upper Canada. The first convention took place on November 19–21, 2010, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Toronto. The guests of honour were author Michael Swanwick, writers and editors Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden, fan Geri Sullivan, filk musician Karen Linsley, artist Billy Tackett, and toastmaster Robert J. Sawyer. The convention chair was Alexander von Thorn.
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The feast was prepared by the head chef of the Piedmont Hotel, with the assistance of three cooks from Park's plantation. The event was hosted by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, with Asa Candler, founder of The Coca-Cola Company acting as toastmaster. Judge Park volunteered to provide 100 "fat possums", captured from the wilds of Worth County, as the headline feature of the banquet. The "Possum and 'Taters" dinner, as it came to be known, also included 100 gallons of persimmon beer.
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Played by Paddick, this is the only regular Round the Horne character who had in all essentials already appeared in Beyond Our Ken, where he was named Stanley Birkinshaw. In Round the Horne he has no regular name, and appears in various capacities. He is a man with ill-fitting false teeth; his diction distorts all sibilants, and sprays saliva in all directions. Dentures often opens the show in the style of a toastmaster ("My lordsh, ladiesh and gentlemen," etc).
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FenCon IV was held September 21–23, 2007, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Connie Willis, Music Guest Tom Smith, Artist Guest David Mattingly, Fen Guest Kathleen Sloan, Toastmaster Steve Perry, Special Guest Toni Weisskopf, and Lone Star Shindig Guest Jarrod Davis of Zoic Studios. The con chair was Tim Miller. The theme of the convention was "Fentastic Four," a play on words in recognition of this being FenCon's fourth year in existence.
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Another option, especially popular on the East and West Coast of the United States, is having a grand entrance instead of a receiving line. The grand entrance might involve presenting some or all of the wedding party, the parents, and/or the bride and groom. The wedding party is usually introduced by a master of ceremonies, toastmaster, disc jockey, or band leader. It may be done in the same manner as they walked down the aisle during the wedding ceremony.
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He gave up his job as general secretary of the Santa Ana YMCA and rented a 12-by-16-foot office in downtown Santa Ana. From there, he handled the organization's growing correspondence and distributed educational materials to clubs that were springing up across the nation and around the world. As the group's educational director, he wrote the two manuals--"Basic Training” and “Beyond Basic Training"—that Toastmasters still use. He also edited the organization's magazine, The Toastmaster, and wrote many of its articles.
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Monaselidze eventually found a priest willing to perform the service, Kita Tkhinvaleli, who had also been a classmate of Jughashvili at the Seminary. However, Tkhinvaleli only agreed to do it if they held the wedding late at night. The wedding took place around 2:00am on 16 July 1906 in a church next to the Svanidze residence. Afterwards, a small dinner party was held for the ten guests, with Mikhail Tskhakaya, a Bolshevik mentor to Jughashvili, serving as the tamada (toastmaster, an important figure at Georgian celebrations).
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Ram or goat drinking horns, known as kantsi, remain an important accessory in the culture of ritual toasting in Georgia. During a formal dinner (supra) Georgians propose a toast, led by a toastmaster (tamada) who sets the topic of each round of toasting. Toasts are made with either wine or brandy, toasting with beer is considered an insult. In Swiss culture, a large drinking horn together with a wreath of oak leaves is the traditional prize for the winning team of a Hornussen tournament.
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The 24th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Tricon, was held 1–5 September 1966 at the Sheraton-Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Officially, the convention was hosted by three cities in the region: Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Detroit, — hence the name "Tricon". The three co- chairmen of that Worldcon each represented their city's fandom; they were Ben Jason of Cleveland, Howard DeVore of Detroit, and Lou Tabakow of Cincinnati. The guest of honor was L. Sprague de Camp and the toastmaster was Isaac Asimov.
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The 26th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Baycon, was held August 29-September 2, 1968, at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California, United States. In 1968, Worldcon, annual World Science Fiction Convention, was combined with Westercon, the annual West Coast Science Fantasy Conference, sharing guests of honor and chairmen. The chairmen were Bill Donaho, Alva Rogers, and J. Ben Stark. Author Philip José Farmer was the professional guest of honor, and Walter J. Daugherty the fan guest of honor.. The toastmaster was Robert Silverberg.
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Chevy Chase Piercinald Anastasia "Pierce" Hawthorne (played by Chevy Chase) (Seasons 1–4 main cast, Season 5 guest) is a moist towelette tycoon attending Greendale Community College. His father founded Hawthorne Wipes, the award-winning moist towelette company. He claims to be a world traveller, a toastmaster, magician, keyboardist and self-styled hypnotherapist, and considers himself a "quality- of-life person". He enrolled in Greendale in 1999 looking for friendship and popularity, but is held back by his clumsiness and his lack of tolerance.
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FenCon VII was held on September 17–19, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas. This convention's theme was "Mad Science". Featured guests included Guests of Honor Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson, Music Guests of Honor Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff, Fen Guests of Honor Kevin Roche & Andrew Trembley, Artist Guest of Honor John Picacio, Toastmaster Joe R. Lansdale, Science Guest of Honor Doctor John N. Randall plus Special Guests author Robert J. Sawyer and editor Jessica Wade. The con chair was Julie Barrett.
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Garland and Bull performed together, per Steven Brust, ConFusion's Toastmaster that year. Bull and Garland somehow landed their third-ever gig as the opening band for Warren Zevon to a packed crowd at Minneapolis' First Avenue Club. They were both extremely nervous, having been together for only a month. Garland said that if they screwed up in front of such a huge crowd, she was going to change her name to Pansy Smith and move into Gaiman's basement; in his blog, Gaiman says this was his suggestion.
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Buchanan worked at Ace since 1984, was nominated for both the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award, and won a Hugo Award in 2014 for her editing. She was a Guest of Honor at OryCon in 2008, Foolscap in 2000, and ArmadilloCon in 1988, and was Toastmaster at the World Fantasy Convention in 1989. Buchanan retired in March 2014, after 30 years with Ace.io9.gizmodo.com/the-end-of-an-era-ginjer- buchanan-is-retiring-from-ace-1531969953 She is also occasionally a fiction writer.
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He was a member of Toastmasters International, a public speaking club, and carried the club designation of Certified Toastmaster. He Inducted Gorgeous George into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 27, 2010. On August 27, 2011, Beyer, along with his son, returned to Japan to take part in All Together, a charity event held together by AJPW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah. Beyer, appearing under his Destroyer mask, hosted the Destroyer Cup and presented a trophy to its winner, Kentaro Shiga.
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Copeman's toaster turned the bread around without having to touch it. The automatic pop-up toaster, which ejects the toast after toasting it, was first patented by Charles Strite in 1921.United States patent 1,394,450, "Bread-Toaster", 1921 In 1925, using a redesigned version of Strite's toaster, the Waters Genter Company introduced the Model 1-A-1 Toastmaster, the first automatic, pop-up, household toaster that could brown bread on both sides simultaneously, set the heating element on a timer, and eject the toast when finished.
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MidSouthCon 18 was held March 24–26, 2000, at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in Memphis. The Guests of Honor included include author Fred Saberhagen, artist Robert Daniels, and actress Lisa Getto. MidSouthCon 19 was held March 23–25, 2001, at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in Memphis. The Guests of Honor included include author Laurell K. Hamilton, artist Alan Clark, toastmaster Cullen Johnson, and special guests Jack McDevitt and Algis Budrys. MidSouthCon 20 was held March 22–24, 2002, at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in Memphis.
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Barbara Savage, an educator since 1972 with an emphasis in gifted education, was appointed director and established the current reputation of excellence for the Lower School. In the 2013-2014 school year, Chris Sayers replaced Beth Gardner as Lower School Director. In April 2008, CIS acquired the rights to a building at 1801 N Stadium, Columbia, MO. The former office building of Salton/Toastmaster was renovated to house CIS beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. This effectively doubled the space CIS previously occupied and brought all of CIS together under one roof.
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In addition to various meat dishes, Georgian cuisine also offers a variety of vegetarian meals. The importance of both food and drink to Georgian culture is best observed during a Caucasian feast, or supra, when a huge assortment of dishes is prepared, always accompanied by large amounts of wine, and dinner can last for hours. In a Georgian feast, the role of the tamada (toastmaster) is an important and honoured position. In countries of the former Soviet Union, Georgian food is popular due to the immigration of Georgians to other Soviet republics, in particular Russia.
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Nizer "attributed his later fame as an orator and toastmaster to the lessons he learned as a socialist soapbox speaker." He won a government citation for his patriotic speeches during Broadway show intermissions for Liberty Bond drives during World War I. He was a graduate of Columbia College, where he was coxswain for the rowing team, and played on the handball team. He joined the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, and twice won the George William Curtis Prize for excellence in the public English orations as an undergraduate. He was later graduated from Columbia Law School.Encyclopedia.
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McCann began wrestling in a city-sponsored park recreation program when he was 11.See The Third Wave by Terrence J. McCann, The Toastmaster July 2001 p13 McCann wrestled collegiately for the Iowa Hawkeyes where he only lost three matches in three years while winning three Big Ten and two NCAA titles. He then went on to represent the United States in the 1960 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal. McCann was inducted, as a Distinguished Member, into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (USA) in 1977.
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After having worked as one of several rotating hosts of Four Star Revue on NBC television during the 1952–1953 U.S. television season, comedian George Jessel gained his own program in 1954. The show used a celebrity roast format, with Jessel drawing on his self-proclaimed "Toastmaster General of the United States" status to give provide a humorous treatment of each week's guest. Guests of honor included Margaret O'Brien, Sophie Tucker and Mitzi Gaynor. The show's sponsors included Ekco Products Company, B.B. Pen Company, and Gemex Watch Band Company.
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FenCon VI was held on September 18–20, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas. Featured guests included Guest of Honor Lois McMaster Bujold, Music Guest of Honor Carla Ulbrich, Fen Guest of Honor Warren Buff, Artist Guest of Honor Kurt Miller, Toastmaster Paul Cornell, plus Special Guests Keith R.A. DeCandido and Howard Waldrop. Also attending were former FenCon honored guests Randy Farran, Gerald Burton, Tom Smith, and Real Musgrave as part of FenCon VI's roughly 100 program participants. The con chair was Russ Miller.
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In 2001, Paul Weyland was chosen by his Austin Toastmasters club to present Kirk Watson, the mayor of Austin, Texas. When a Toastmasters member asked Weyland about his speech, he went to the Automatic Complaint-Letter Generator and typed in the mayor's name. After the generator churned out a four-page complaint letter, Weyland accidentally emailed it to the mayor, even though he meant to send it to his fellow Toastmaster member as a joke. Watson learned about the joke and indicated that he would not be attending the club meeting because of "security issues".
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He created MidAmeriCon's official black- and-white logo artwork and painted the full-color, wrap-around dust jacket artwork used on the convention's 8.5" x 11" hardcover program book. Barr's hardcover art book, Upon the Winds of Yesterday from Donald F. Grant, Publisher, also made its debut at MidAmeriCon. It collects many examples of Barr's color and black-and-white fantasy and science fiction illustration. Well known, long time fan and fan writer and professional science fiction and mystery writer Wilson Tucker (aka Bob Tucker) served as the convention's Toastmaster.
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1993 brought the convention to the Bellevue area, and in 1994 Norwescon returned to the site of the old Red Lion Inn, now known as the DoubleTree Hotel SeaTac. Norwescon's Guest of Honor list has grown over the years, starting with a list of three: Writer Guest of Honor, Fan Guest of Honor, and Toastmaster. The list now includes artists, scientists, volunteers and special guests as well as many other professionals. Norwescon has always made an effort to invite guests who are deserving of the honor, and has thus had a prestigious line of guests.
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An old acquaintance of Coretti, Richetta G. Randolph helped to arrange her appearances in hotels, clubs, churches and other social functions around the city. On October 27, Coretti appeared in the musical cantata, “Jephthah and his Daughter” held at the Mt. Olivet Debating Club. After the performance, Toastmaster Allison presented Coretti with a gold pin as a token of appreciation for her performance. The following month, on November 28, at the Jubilee Quartette Reception held at the Hotel Maceo, Coretti beautifully performed, ‘Do not say that the grave ends all’.
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The guests of honour for the convention were Joe Haldeman, Wolfgang Jeschke and Harry Harrison, with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro as Toastmaster and Andrew I. Porter as Fan Guest of Honour. The organising committee was chaired by Kees van Toorn. The total membership of the convention was 3580, despite the preparations for the Gulf war which deterred many Americans from traveling. This was the first Worldcon after the fall of the Berlin Wall, so was the first convention which many fans, writers and editors from Eastern European countries were able to attend.
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Guest speakers in the past included Nancy Pickard, Diane Mott Davidson, Will Thomas, Lee Killough, Cait London, Norm Ledgin, L. C. Hayden, Mary Monica Pulver, Harley Jane Kozak, J. A. Konrath, and Beth Groundwater. In addition to mystery writers, members of law enforcement were frequently used in discussion panels. Frequent contributors included forensic anthropologist Michael Finnegan (anthropologist), psychologist James Shanteau, Alan Riniker of the Riley County Police Department, recently retired Riley County Attorney William E. Kennedy III and Sedgwick County Chief Public Defender Steve Osburn. The Guest of Honor for Fall 2009 was Earlene Fowler and the Toastmaster is J. M. Hayes.
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Ivor Spencer, MBE (20 November 1924 – 10 January 2009) was the founder of the Ivor Spencer International School for Butlers and the Professional School for Toastmasters. Spencer was born in East London and started out as a chef at the Dorchester Hotel in that city before choosing to become a toastmaster in 1956. In the 1960s, he worked as a talent manager for the beat group The Snobs and co-wrote their debut single, "Buckle Shoe Stomp". In 1977, he established the Professional School for Toastmasters and has since gone to officiate at over 1,000 royal events.
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When Bryant moved to Denver in 1972, he founded the Northern Colorado Writers Workshop, which continues today, and has produced a number of notable writers, including Steve Rasnic Tem, Melanie Tem, John Dunning, Wil McCarthy, Bruce Holland Rogers, Dan Simmons, and Connie Willis. Bryant was a senior editor of Wormhole Books. In addition, he facilitated a number of other writing workshops over the years for writers ranging in skill and experience from amateur to professional. Edward Bryant served as Toastmaster for Denvention II, the 1981 Worldcon, as well as World Fantasy Convention,World Fantasy Guest of Honor list ArmadilloCon, TusCon, and Death Equinox.
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After the islands were annexed to the United States in 1898, he became more resigned to the situation, and applied to be the first attorney from Hawaii to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He did think the Crown Lands of Hawaii had been seized illegally, a case that is still controversial. Although he had no government position, he was accepted in society enough to become toastmaster of the local Masonic Lodge, and president of the Hawaii Bar Association. He represented many of the Chinese victims of the Great Honolulu Chinatown Fire of 1900.
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Believing it to be a human conspiracy, they arm themselves with the fictional 'Toastmaster' rifles, weapons made by the corrupt company Amertek and designed by John Henry Irons for the military before he left after the weapons fell into the hands of terrorists and were used to kill innocent civilians. Clawster leads an attack against Metropolis; the city is already being literally torn apart by various other crises. "Action Comics" Vol 1 #699 (May, 1994) The attack continues; a war wages through Metropolis between the police, Lex-Corp soldiers, the Underworlders and Project Cadmus soldiers. Clawster defeats and injures the Cadmus operative Guardian.
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FenCon VIII was held from September 23–25, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas. Guests included Guest of Honor Gail Carriger, Music Guest of Honor Joe Bethancourt, Fen Guest of Honor Steven H Silver, Artist Guest of Honor Vincent DiFate, Science Guest of Honor Les Johnson, Toastmaster Bradley Denton, Special Guest Stephan Martinière, plus Special Guest Lou Anders who also ran the writers workshop. This convention hosted DeepSouthCon 49, the first DeepSouthCon to be held in the state of Texas. This convention's theme was "Southern Steam" and the con chair was Julie Barrett.
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FenCon XIII was held September 23–25, 2016, at the Westin Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Irving, Texas. Key program participants included Guest of Honor Jim C. Hines, Artist Guest of Honor Kristine Carroll, Music Guest of Honor Bill Sutton and Brenda Sutton, Fan Guest of Honor Sara Felix, Science Guest of Honor Michael S. Brotherton, Toastmaster Esther Friesner, Special Workshop Guest Rachel Swirsky, Special Gaming Guest Tiffany Franzoni, and Special Music Guest Mary Crowell. The theme of this convention was "Magical Journeys". The convention chair was Julie Barrett, also chair of FenCon VII and FenCon VIII.
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Fans registering for Minicon 41 Hanging out in the lobby Harlan Ellison speaking Pamela Dean reading Informal music session (AKA filk circle) Most conventions have Guest(s) of Honor (GoH). These guests are to some extent the headliners of the convention. A convention may have as many Guests of Honor as the convention committee wishes. Along with Author and perhaps Fan Guests of Honor (fans who are not necessarily celebrities but have made a significant contribution to the fan community), a convention may have an Artist GoH, Editor GoH, Filk or Music GoH, a Toastmaster, and Special Guests.
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In 1974 he started working, mainly as an off-screen voice, on What the Papers Say, at first on ITV and later Channel 4 and then BBC2. He also made appearances, often as himself, in television dramas including The Villains in 1964, and Coronation Street, in which he made several appearances between 1975 and 2001. He appeared as the toastmaster in a televised competition for after-dinner speakers, M'Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, on Granada TV in 1978–79. His other work included a period hosting Come Dancing, and he narrated and presented many documentaries and training films from the 1960s onwards.
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In the Royal Hunt Cup he finished third behind Peter and Sword Dance before turning out for the two and a half mile Gold Cup on the following day. He never looked likely to win but stayed on strongly in the straight to take second place behind Robert the Devil. On the next afternoon he carried 130 pounds in the £1000 Rous Memorial Plate and won from Ishmael and Toastmaster. On 30 June,with Archer in the saddle, he added a win in the Queen's Plate (worth £200) at Stockbridge Racecourse, beating the favourite Exeter by a neck.
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As an aspiring writer Wells attended many local writing workshops and conventions, including the Turkey City Writer's Workshop taught by Bruce Sterling. She has also taught writing workshops at ArmadilloCon, WorldCon, ApolloCon, Writespace Houston, and was the Special Workshop Guest at FenCon in 2018. Wells was toastmaster of the World Fantasy Convention in 2017, where she delivered a speech called "Unbury the Future" about marginalized creators in the history of science fiction and fantasy, movies, and other media and the deliberate suppression of the existence of those creators. The speech was well-received and generated a great deal of discussion.
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MidSouthCon 24 was held March 26–29, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in Memphis. The Guests of Honor included include authors David Weber and Glen Cook, artist Lobov Yegudin, comics writer John Jackson Miller, game designer Rich Burlew, filker Tom Smith, effects guru Regina Pancake, costumer Christopher "Tyger" Roth, and our own Cullen Johnson. MidSouthCon 25 was held March 23–25, 2007, at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in Memphis. The Guests of Honor included include author Terry Pratchett, artist Don Maitz, comics writer Mark Waid, game designer Sean Preston, filker Leslie Fish, actor Bill Blair and makeup artist Carl Tallaferro, and toastmaster Cullen Johnson.
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InConJunction XXXIX was held July 5–7, 2019, at the Indianapolis Marriott East. Guests of Honor were Jolly Blackburn, author, publisher and creator of the comic "Knights of the Dinner Table;" artist Terry Pavlet; musician and stand-up comic Mikey Mason; and cosplay performer and puppeteer Michael Parks, who with his wife, Shannon Parks, make appearances as Outcast Cosplay. Toastmaster was Indianapolis-based stage actor Doug Powers. The Author Guest of Honor was announced as Kilgore Trout, a science-fiction author character in the books of Kurt Vonnegut Jr., to promote convention events in cooperation with the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, a beneficiary of the convention's charity efforts.
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Alan Myatt in Hitchin in Hertfordshire in 2009 Alan Myatt (born 1957) is a town crier who set two Guinness World Records. As well as being the loudest crier, recording a cry of 112.8 decibels,'No tears as town crier receives medal for long service' - The Times - 13 May 2013 he also set the Guinness world record for vocal endurance, issuing a one-hundred word proclamation every 15 minutes for a period of 48 hours. He is a crier to commerce, industry and heritage, and can be seen at exhibitions, promotions and trade fairs across Europe. He is also a toastmaster, master of ceremonies and themed character actor.
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Toole was born in London, the younger son of James Toole and his wife, Elizabeth. His father was a messenger for the East India Company and for some years an usher at the Old Bailey, who for many years in the 1840s acted as toastmaster in the City of London.Read, Michael. "Toole, John Lawrence (1830–1906)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), Oxford University Press online edn, 2008, accessed 9 June 2008 (requires subscription)"John Lawrence Toole Papers" – 1850-1907, University of Rochester libraries He was educated at the City of London School from 1841–45, and started work as a clerk in a wine merchant's office.
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Georgian cuisine is the result of the broad interplay of culinary ideas carried along the Silk Road Trade route by merchants and travelers alike.Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia, Volume 1, Ken Albala, p. 125 The importance of both food and drink to Georgian culture is best observed during a feast called supra, when a huge assortment of dishes are prepared, always accompanied by large amounts of local wine, known to be one of the world's oldest wines, produced in ancient authentic Georgian underground kvevri clay pots (dating 8 century BC). In a Georgian feast, the role of the tamada (toastmaster) is an important and honoured position.
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It was during this period that Steingut contemplated leaving the Assembly. The congressional seat soon became vacant because the Democrats had no intention to re-nominate Charles I. Stengle who had moved to New Jersey and was not heard from in the district. On June 10, over 1,500 Democrats, practically all of the Madison Club membership and more, together with John McCooey, senator Jimmy Walker and paint magnate Arthur S. Somers as toastmaster, turned out for a dinner at Brighton Beach designed to create a "boom" for Steingut-for-Congress. The boom failed to gain momentum, and McCooey eventually endorsed Andrew L. Somers, Arthur's son, in the Democratic primary.
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FenCon XIV was held September 22–24, 2017, at the Westin Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Irving, Texas. Key program participants included Guest of Honor Kevin J. Anderson, Artist Guest of Honor Tom Kidd, Music Guest of Honor Vixy and Tony, Fan Guest of Honor Ben Yalow, Special Science Guest Speaker Dr. Stanley G. Love, Toastmaster Selina Rosen, Special Music Guest Leslie Hudson, Special Gaming Guest J. R. Honeycutt and Special Workshop Guest Cat Rambo. Charles Stross, who was due to be Guest of Honor, withdrew from the convention as a protest of Donald Trump's Ban on Muslim Immigration. The theme of this convention was "Beyond the Stars".
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Texas Monthly editor, Joe Nick Patoski believed "Techno Cumbia" contained the "most popular rhythm [at the time] coursing through the Latin music world". Patoski further wrote that the track "honored" it by "updating it with vocal samples, second line drumming from New Orleans, and horn charts inspired by soca from the Caribbean." This was echoed by word for word from author Deborah Paredez on her book on Selena's fandom. Patoski further wrote that the remix version "may have been laced with such exotica as a reggae toastmaster talking over a teeth-rattling bass line", and called it an "electronic mishmash", and a "pan-Caribbean attack that included soca and Hi Life from the Trinidad".
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Gradually the convention has grown from modest beginnings to offer programming Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, with requisite filk circles until the early morning, workshops in the mornings and a "Dead Penguin" (a play on "dead dog") sing Sunday evening. In addition, the guest roster has grown from a single guest of honour, to having a GoH, a Filk Waif, an Interfilk Guest and an occasional Special Guest, an author or artist from Southern Ontario. "Filk Waif" is an idiosyncratic term honoring the first waif, Mary Ellen Wessels, whom two of the concom members brought to the con at their expense because she couldn't afford it. (Hence, "waif".) The role is identical to Toastmaster.
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FenCon X was held October 4–6, 2013, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas. The convention was held later than normal because LoneStarCon 3, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, was scheduled for August 29-September 2, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas. Key program participants included Guest of Honor Cory Doctorow, Music Guest of Honor Heather Dale, Fan Guest of Honor Tom Smith, Artist Guest of Honor Charles Vess, Science Guest of Honor Geoffrey A. Landis, Special Young Adult Author Guest Amber Benson, Toastmaster John Ringo, Special Guests Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Teresa Nielsen Hayden, and Special Gaming Guest Sandy Petersen. The theme of this convention was "Infinite Possibilities".
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MidSouthCon 28 was held March 12–14, 2010, at the Whispering Woods Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The Guests of Honor included include author Kevin J. Anderson, author Rebecca Moesta, artist Billy Tackett, comics writer Gail Simone, game publisher James Ernest, editor Lou Anders, musician and podcaster Marc Gunn, special guest Sherrilyn Kenyon, and toastmistress Lee Martindale. MidSouthCon 29 was held March 25–27, 2011, at the Memphis Hilton in Memphis. Guests of honor included author GoH Mary Robinette Kowal, artist GoH Nene Thomas, gaming GoH Monte Cook, comics GoH Kurt Busiek, costuming GoH Kelldar, science GoH Les Johnson, editor GoH Jackie Gamber, and toastmaster The Great Luke Ski. MidSouthCon 30 was held March 23–25, 2012, at the Memphis Hilton in Memphis, Tennessee.
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George Newman Fuller - Local histories of several Michigan counties - Page 380 1926 "At fourteen he was the first water boy employed by the Detroit, Lansing & Northern railroad, now a part of the Pere Marquette system. He then became deeply interested in railroad construction and was determined to learn all he could acquire ..."Official proceedings of the New York Railroad Club New York Railroad Club - 1922 - - Volume 33 - Page 6899 "As for your Toastmaster, he was the first water boy on the Long Island Railroad, and I believe that road was opened up in 1844 or thereabouts." In India the water boy, pani-wallah or bhisti, was an occupation. The title character in Gunga Din (poem 1892, film 1939) is a water boy.
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The sun comes out on the 18th green, and Hogan ends with 69 for the last round, leading the field. The Hogans and Williamses listen to the radio as Sam Snead matches Hogan’s score, making a playoff necessary. Hogan loses to Snead in the playoff, but is applauded and honored at a tribute dinner from the “sportswriting fraternity” with Grantland Rice playing himself as toastmaster. Hogan gives a brief but moving speech, and the film ends with a re-creation of the TIME magazine cover honoring Hogan’s 1950 win of the U.S. Open. In real life, Hogan’s greatest golfing achievements were still to come, and in the 21st century he is considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
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The toastmaster, Dr. Joseph Santosuosso, insisted that Curley's real name was Giacomo Michel Curli, an "old and illustrious Italian name". The "little man" Several Italian-American Democrats from Boston were noted for championing the cause of the poor or the underdog. Known as a fiery-tempered defender of the "little man", state senator Joseph A. Langone, Jr., launched an investigation into Boston's welfare department, alleging it was withholding money from the needy, and in 1939 organized a march on City Hall to demand better services for the North End. His son, city councilman Fred Langone, was an outspoken opponent of gentrification who succeeded in establishing rent control in the North End and getting the city to build affordable housing for the elderly and disabled.
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Construction began on the US$550,000 project in February 1936, and the building was officially dedicated as the Indianapolis Naval Reserve Armory at a ceremony on October 29, 1938. John K. Jennings, Indiana State WPA administrator, presented the building to Elmer F. Streub, adjutant-general, who then presented it to Captain O.F. Heslar, commandant of the Indiana State Naval Reserve. Louis J. Bornstein, representing the citizen's dedication committee, served as toastmaster. Guests included Lieutenant-Governor Henry F. Schricker; Indianapolis Mayor Walter C. Boetcher; Admiral Hayne Ellis, commander of the Ninth Naval District; and representatives of the Navy Department and the Navy Reserves of several states. Heslar Naval Armory (then Indianapolis Naval Reserve Armory) upon its dedication in 1938 The structure was built of reinforced architectural concrete with steel roof trusses.
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The theme was "Carnivale". Guests of Honor included Writer Guest of Honor Mary Robinette Kowal, Artist Guest of Honor John Picacio, Fan Guest of Honor Bobbie DuFault (chair for Seattle 2012 Westercon), and Toastmaster Martin Young. Charity events raised over $3000 for Noisebridge, a San Francisco hackerspace. BayCon 2012 was held May 25–28, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. The theme was "30th Anniversary Pleasure Cruise". The Writer Guest of Honor was Brandon Sanderson, the Artist Guest of Honor was Stephan Martinière, the Fan Guests of Honor were Scott and Cathy Beckstead, and the Toastmasters were Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin. $4300 was raised for the charity, the Greater Bay Area chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. BayCon 2013 was held May 24–27, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
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Hillcrest member Al Jolson poses with Calvin Coolidge. Milton Berle told a story about an incident at the "Round Table" involving George Jessel, who was known as the city's ultimate toastmaster: An elderly businessman approached the Round Table (occupied by Jessel, Berle, Groucho, Benny, Burns and others), timidly approached Jessel and said, "Mr. Jessel, my wife, Rosie, had a little poodle she was crazy about who just died. It would very much please her if you would do the eulogy at the dog's funeral." Comedian David Steinberg noted that Hillcrest “is a little like an inverted New York Athletic Club: there is no discrimination, but it sure helps if you’re Jewish and a comedian.” Milton Berle, a long-time member, described Hillcrest—known for its food—as “a dining club with golf.
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FenCon XI was held September 26–28, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas. Key program participants included Guest of Honor Eric Flint, Music Guest of Honor Ookla the Mok, Fan Guest of Honor Geri Sullivan, Artist Guest of Honor Rick Sternbach, Science Guest of Honor J. Storrs Hall, Toastmaster Timothy Zahn, Special Workshop Guest Carrie Vaughn, Special Artist Guest R. Cat Conrad, and Special Gaming Guest Steve Jackson. The theme of this convention was "The University of FenCon: A New Degree In Fandom". The convention chair was Tim Miller, also chair of FenCon III and FenCon IV. FenCon held an auction and sold a limited-edition art print to raise more than $2,500 for that year's designated charity, Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County.
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In the early days of broadcasting, some stations were owned by department stores and electronics stores, to promote the sale of receivers. C. B. Williams, the department store's advertising manager, coordinated the installation of the initial 50-watt transmitter."KFOA, Seattle, Toastmaster of Northwest", Radio Digest, January 16, 1926, page 6. The station's glass- enclosed studio was located on the second floor of the store, where shoppers could observe its operation."Rhodes Radio Unique in N.W.", Seattle Star, May 20, 1922, page 2. At this time there was only a single wavelength, 360 meters (833 kHz) available for "entertainment" broadcasts, so KDZE was required to make a time-sharing agreement with the other stations already in operation. On June 23, Seattle stations were scheduled to operate from noon to 10:30 p.m., with KDZE assigned the 3:30 to 4:15 p.
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G. R. Scott, president of City Federation of Women's Clubs, gave a lecture on her New York trip to the 13th biennial meeting of the American Federation of Women's Clubs. In early 1923, the Corpus Christi Golf and Country Club hosted the second link in a professional winter golf tour, ending with a banquet at the Nueces, where prizes were awarded by toastmaster Joseph Hirsch. Jones' daughter Lorinda, a member of the La Retama Club that founded the Corpus Christi library system, donated free office space to the Junior League (originally the Junior Assistance Club) in the Nueces—and in 1937 donated the family's original mansion to the library. In 1938, the Buccaneer Days Commission met and established their headquarters on the hotel mezzanine floor; their purpose was to start Buccaneer Days in place of Splash Day (established 1917) as a civic festival and tourist attraction.
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As a science fiction fan, Smith, with his wife, Leah Zeldes Smith, was 1993 winner of the Down Under Fan FundDUFF (Down Under Fan Fund) Winners and delegate to Swancon 18, the Australian National Science Fiction Convention in Perth, Australia,Australian National Science Fiction Conventions list as well as to fan centers throughout the country. He has been selected as fan guest of honor by numerous science fiction conventions, including Windycon (1995),The Windycon Big List: A Chronological History ArmadilloCon (1995), First Contact (1998), ConQuesT (2000), Whatcon (1985) and Corflu (1991),Science Fiction Fan Gallery and has been a toastmaster at such conventions as ConFusionConFusion Names, Guests and Chairs Over the Years and a frequent speaker and panelist on subjects related to fandom, fan publishing, science fiction and technology. The Smiths' fanzine STET was a three-time Hugo Award nominee.The Locus Index to SF Awards: Hugo Nominees List In the 1980s, Smith published the Hogu Award-winning title, Uncle Dick's Little Thing.
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In December 2015 Siegel published his popular science book Beyond the Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universe with World Scientific, which he said is for "people who are curious and intelligent but don’t have scientific backgrounds". In the book, Siegel critiques the MOND theory of gravity, arguing "its failure to meet the criteria of reproducing the successes of the already-established leading theory means that it has not yet risen to the status of scientifically viable." Greg Laden compared it to Isaac Asimov's "The Intelligent Man's Guide to the Physical Sciences", physicist Sabine Hossenfelder said it "is the missing link between cosmology textbooks and popular science articles", and PhD student Jonah Miller said it is "one of those rare books that not only communicates scientific ideas, but communicates what science itself is all about." In 2012 and 2015, he was the Science Guest of Honor and toastmaster at MidSouthCon, where he promoted the joy of science.
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On The Ed Sullivan Show, where he made his first early TV appearances, he mimicked Ed Sullivan among many others. Other impressions included John Wayne and he sings as Dean Martin and Johnny Mathis. His ability to mimic "Toastmaster General" George Jessel came in handy during his appearances on panel programs such as celebrity "roasts" and other tributes.A Party for Wences , povonline.com; accessed June 28, 2015. On a 1967 episode of Get Smart, he played a KAOS agent who made a phone call to the Chief of CONTROL (played by Edward Platt), performed a perfect impression of President Lyndon B. Johnson, and told the Chief he was fired and replaced with agent Maxwell Smart (Don Adams). In 1970-71, he hosted 22 episodes of Something Else, a syndicated half-hour musical variety series. He then hosted his own show in 1972 called the John Byner Comedy Hour, where the character Super Dave Osborne, portrayed by Bob Einstein, was first introduced.
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MidSouthCon 9 was held March 16–18, 1990, at the (former) Memphis Marriott Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Robert Jordan, toastmaster Robert Asprin, artists David Martin and Ellisa Martin, fan P.L. Carruthers- Montgomery, actor Mark Ryan, and filker Gary Hanson. MidSouthCon 10 was held March 22–24, 1991, at the (former) Memphis Airport Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Harry Turtledove, artist Randall Spangler, and fans Steve & Sue Francis. MidSouthCon 11 was held March 27–29, 1992, at the (former) Memphis Airport Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Nancy Springer, artist Beth Willinger, and fan Belinda Anderson. MidSouthCon 12 was held March 26–28, 1993, at the (former) Memphis Airport Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Alan Dean Foster, artist Carl Lundgren, and fan Wilson "Bob" Tucker. MidSouthCon 13 was held March 25–27, 1994, at the (former) Best Western Airport Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Barbera Hambley, artist Larry Elmore, actress Robin Curtis, and fan Khen Moore. MidSouthCon 14 was held March 24–26, 1995, at the (former) Best Western Airport Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Guests of Honor included include author Timothy Zahn, artist Alan Gutierrez, and fan Tim "Uncle Timmy" Bolgeo.
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