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Christopher Stone (educator)
Christopher or Chris Stone may refer to: *Christopher Stone (MP) (1556–1614), English politician * Christopher Stone (actor) (1942–1995), American actor *Christopher Stone (broadcaster) (1882–1965), first disc jockey in the United Kingdom *Christopher Stone (cricketer) (born 1951), former English cricketer * Christopher Stone (criminal justice expert), American criminal justice expert * Christopher Stone, contestant in series 4 of ''Britain's Got Talent'' *Chris Stone (footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer * Chris Stone (entrepreneur), co-founder of the Record Plant recording studios *C.J. Stone (Christopher James Stone, born 1953), author, journalist and freelance writer * Biz Stone (Christopher Isaac Stone, born 1974), American entrepreneur who co-founded Twitter * Chris Stone, animation director of '' Dead Space'' and other games *Chris Stone (sprinter) (born 1995), British sprint athlete and runner-up at the 2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships * Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stone (MP)
Christopher Stone (c. 1556 – June 1614), of Bath, Somerset, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bath (UK Parliament constituency), Bath in 1604. He was Mayor of Bath in 1604–05. References 1550s births 1614 deaths English MPs 1604–1611 Mayors of Bath, Somerset {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stone (actor)
Christopher Stone (born Thomas Edward Bourassa; October 4, 1940 – October 20, 1995) was an American actor. Early life Stone was born Thomas Edward Bourassa in Manchester, New Hampshire. Career He appeared in films and on television from the early 1970s until his death in 1995. Stone and his wife, Dee Wallace, both appeared together in a number of films including the classic horror films ''The Howling'' (1981) and ''Cujo'' (1983). They shared top billing in the family series ''The New Lassie'' (1989), in which he sometimes served as director. In the 1970-71 season, Stone co-starred with Broderick Crawford, Mike Farrell, and Skip Homeier in the CBS medical drama '' The Interns'', based on a film of the same title. Stone played Dr. Jim "Pooch" Hardin; Crawford was cast as the crusty hospital administrator; Farrell was Dr. Sam Marsh, and Homeier portrayed Dr. Hugh Jacoby. ''The Interns'' aired for one season of 24 episodes. In 1983, he guest-starred in The Dukes Of Hazzard sixth- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stone (broadcaster)
Major Christopher Reynolds Stone, D.S.O., M.C. (19 September 1882 – 22 May 1965) was the first disc jockey in the United Kingdom. He was the youngest son of Eton College's assistant master and Stonehouse preparatory school's founder Edward Daniel Stone. Christopher Stone was educated at Eton and served in the Royal Fusiliers. In 1906 Stone published a book of sea songs and ballads and in 1923 he wrote the history of his old regiment. He became the London editor of ''The Gramophone'', a magazine started by his brother-in-law Compton Mackenzie. Stone approached the BBC himself with the idea for a record programme, which the corporation initially dismissed. Stone managed to convince them though and on 7 July 1927 he started playing records on air. His relaxed, conversational style was exceptional at a time when most of the BBC's presentation was extremely formal, and his programmes became highly popular as a result. He wore a dinner jacket and tie when he presented. In 1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stone (cricketer)
Christopher Stone (born 11 May 1951) is a former English cricketer. Stone was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm off break bowler. Stone made his county cricket debut for Bedfordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Stone played 8 Minor Counties matches for Bedfordshire in the 1974 season, with his final match for the county coming against Buckinghamshire. Stone made his debut for Dorset in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. From 1982 to 1990 Stone represented Dorset in 76 Minor Counties matches, with his final match coming against Buckinghamshire. Stone also played 5 List-A cricket matches for Dorset, with his debut List-A match coming against Essex in the 1st round of the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Stone played 4 further List-A matches for Dorset, with his final List-A match for the county coming in the 1st round of the 1990 NatWest Trophy against Glamorgan. External linksChristopher Stoneat Cricinfo ESPN cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stone (criminal Justice Expert)
Christopher Stone, an American criminal justice expert, was the President of the Open Society Foundations from 2012-2017, the global philanthropies of George Soros. Prior to assuming this position in July 2012, he served as the Guggenheim Professor of the Practice of Criminal Justice at the Harvard Kennedy School from 2005-2012. While at Harvard University, Stone also served as the faculty chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management and as the faculty director of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. His work at Harvard included research on justice reform in China and Turkey, the development of performance indicators for the justice sector in developing countries, and research on the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Before joining the Harvard Kennedy School faculty, Stone was president and director of the Vera Institute of Justice The Vera Institute of Justice, founded in 1961, is an independent nonprofit national research and pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britain's Got Talent (series 4)
The fourth series of British talent competition programme ''Britain's Got Talent'' was broadcast on ITV, from 17 April to 5 June 2010; due to live coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May, the sixth audition episode of the series was pushed back a day to avoid clashing with it. Production on the fourth series during the filmed auditions required Louis Walsh to step in as a guest judge, after Simon Cowell became ill and unable to partake in certain sessions. The fourth series was won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound and finishing in first place and dance duo Twist and Pulse finishing in second place. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 11 million viewers. Episodes of the live rounds were the first in the programme's history to feature guest performers within live result episodes, and were also the first to be broadcast in high definition; both the audition episodes and its sister show, ''Britain's Got More Talent'', remained in standard definition unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Stone (footballer)
Chris Stone (24 February 1959 – 24 November 2023) was an Australian businessman and Australian rules footballer. He was the husband of former Belgian prime minister Sophie Wilmès. Early life Stone was from Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia. He played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Business career After leaving university, Stone began working with the Australian division of Pearl & Dean, a cinema advertising company. He moved to the UK in 1988 and in 1991 became regional sales director of Mills & Allen Outdoor. He transferred to Belgium in 1994 as CEO of Vivendi's Belgian division, comprising Belgoposter Outdoor, Claude Publicité and other media companies. In 1998, Stone joined RMB International as chief operating officer (COO). He bought his own outdoor advertising company, Dewez, in 2001. Since 2012 he has been president of the Belgian branch of Australian Business in Europe (ABIE). Personal life and death Stone was married to Sophie Wilmès, the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Stone (entrepreneur)
Chris Stone (1935 – September 10, 2016) was an American music industry businessman and writer, and the co-founder with Gary Kellgren of the Record Plant recording studios. Stone's article first appeared in ''EQ'' magazine in November 1996. Stone founded Filmsonix in 1987, sold the Record Plant in 1989, and was the founder and CEO of World Studio Group. He co-founded the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS), and he co-founded the Music Producers Guild of the Americas (MPGA), serving as executive director. The MPGA developed into the Producers & Engineers Wing of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Stone earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and he lectured online for the Berklee College of Music as well as in person for the USC Thornton School of Music where he was an associate professor. He contributed regularly as a recording industry journalist, his work published by ''Pro Sound News'', ''Mix'' and ''Sound on Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biz Stone
Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone (born March 10, 1974) is an American entrepreneur who is a co-founder of Twitter, among other technology companies. Stone was the creative director at Xanga from 1999 to 2001. Stone co-founded Jelly, with Ben Finkel. Jelly was launched in 2014 and was a search engine driven by visual imagery and discovery. Stone was Jelly’s CEO until its acquisition by Pinterest in 2017. On May 16, 2017, Biz Stone announced he was returning to Twitter Inc. Education Stone graduated from Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He attended Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston, but did not graduate from either. Career Aside from Twitter, Stone is an angel investor and advisor in the startup community having backed companies in diverse industries such as Square, Slack, Medium, Nest, Beyond Meat, Pinterest, Intercom, and Faraday. Stone is a board director at Beyond Meat, Medium, Polaroid Swing, Workpop, and Jelly Industries. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Space (video Game)
''Dead Space'' is a science fiction/ horror media franchise created by Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, developed by Visceral Games, and published and owned by Electronic Arts. The franchise's chronology is not presented in a linear format; each installment in the ''Dead Space'' franchise is a continuation or addition to a continuing storyline, with sections of the storyline presented in prequels or sequels, sometimes presented in other media from the originating video game series, which includes two films and several comic books and novels. Primarily set in a 26th century science fiction universe featuring environments, weapons, and characters typical of the genre, the ''Dead Space'' franchise centers on a series of video games beginning with the release of the first ''Dead Space'', which follows an engineer named Isaac Clarke and the mutated undead horrors that surround him. A central theme in the games is the fictional cult religion ''Unitology'' and its fanatical followers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Stone (sprinter)
Christopher or Chris Stone may refer to: *Christopher Stone (MP) (1556–1614), English politician *Christopher Stone (actor) (1942–1995), American actor *Christopher Stone (broadcaster) (1882–1965), first disc jockey in the United Kingdom *Christopher Stone (cricketer) (born 1951), former English cricketer * Christopher Stone (criminal justice expert), American criminal justice expert * Christopher Stone, contestant in series 4 of ''Britain's Got Talent'' *Chris Stone (footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer *Chris Stone (entrepreneur), co-founder of the Record Plant recording studios *C.J. Stone (Christopher James Stone, born 1953), author, journalist and freelance writer * Biz Stone (Christopher Isaac Stone, born 1974), American entrepreneur who co-founded Twitter * Chris Stone, animation director of ''Dead Space'' and other games * Chris Stone (sprinter) (born 1995), British sprint athlete and runner-up at the 2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships * Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships was the national indoor track and field competition for British athletes, held on 9 and 10 February 2019 at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. The event served as the team trials for the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Holly Bradshaw set a championship record in the women's pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ..., with a clearance of 4.80 metres. Glasgow 2019 (2019-02-19). Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
