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David Ray (golfer)
David Ray may refer to: * David Ray (poet) (born 1932), American poet * David Parker Ray (1939–2002), American abductor and possible serial killer * David Ray (American football) (born 1944), NFL placekicker * David R. Ray (1945–1969), American navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * David Ray (director) (born 1968), Canadian screenwriter and film director * David Ray (politician), Republican member of Arkansas House of Representatives See also * David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act The David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 () or David's Law, was a bill first introduced in the United States House of Representatives on January 7, 2009, by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas. It was designed to enhance Federal enforcement of ..., United States law * USS ''David R. Ray'' (DD-971), US Navy destroyer, sunk 2008 {{disambiguation Ray, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ray (poet)
David Ray (born May 20, 1932), is an American poet and author of fiction, essays, and memoir. He is particularly noted for poems that, while being rooted in the personal, also show a strong social concern. Ray is the author of twenty-two volumes of poetry, including "Hemingway: A Desperate Life" (2011), "When" (2007), "Music of Time: Selected and New Poems" (2006) and ''The Death of Sardanapalus and Other Poems of the Iraq Wars'' (2004). "After Tagore: Poems Inspired by Rabindranath Tagore" was published in India in 2008. Ray has taught at several colleges in the United States, including Cornell University, Reed College, the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he is professor emeritus. He has also taught in India, New Zealand, and Australia, and has published books inspired by the cultures of each country. Among other prizes, including an N.E.A. fellowship for fiction and five P.E.N. Newspaper Syndicate Awards for short stori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Parker Ray
David Parker Ray (November 6, 1939 – May 28, 2002), also known as the Toy-Box Killer, was an American kidnapper, torturer, serial rapist and suspected serial killer. Though no bodies were found, Ray was accused by his accomplices of killing several women, and was suspected by the police to have murdered as many as sixty women from Arizona and New Mexico while living in Elephant Butte, approximately seven miles north of Truth or Consequences. Ray soundproofed a semi-trailer, which he called his "toy box", and equipped it with items used for sexual torture. He would kidnap between five and six women a year, holding each of them captive for around three to four months. During this period he would sexually abuse his victims, sometimes involving his dog or his wife (who participated willingly in her husband's crimes), and often torture them with surgical instruments. Then Ray would drug them with barbiturates in an attempt to erase their memories of what had happened before aband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ray (American Football)
David Eugene Ray, Jr. (born September 19, 1944) is an American former professional gridiron football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Alabama as a kicker and wide receiver. He was an All-American kicker in 1964. Professional career Ray was selected in the 16th round (243rd overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft. He then played for the Montreal Alouettes in 1968 where he made 11 of 18 field goal attempts. Ray joined the Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ... for the 1969 season and played for the team for six seasons where he connected on 110 field goals out of 178 attempts. References 1944 births Living people Players of American football from Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David R
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ray (director)
David Gordon Ray, known professionally as David Ray, (born February 24, 1968) is a Canadian screenplay writer and film director from Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Selected filmography * 2005 - ''Fetching Cody'' - film * 2006 - ''Need for Speed: Carbon'' - video game * 2006 - ''A Safer Sex Trade'' - documentary * 2010 - ''Earth's Final Hours'' - television film * 2010 - ''Ice Quake (film), Ice Quake'' - television film * 2010 - ''Mandrake'' - television film * 2011 - ''Seattle Superstorm'' - television film (in post-production) * 2011 - ''Mega Cyclone'' - television film (in post-production) * 2011 - ''Earth's Last Hours'' - television film * 2011 - ''The Sex Lives of Pirates'' - in pre-production External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, David 1968 births Canadian male screenwriters Film directors from Montreal Living people Writers from Montreal 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ray (politician)
David Ray is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 69th district. Early life and education Ray is a native of Maumelle, Arkansas. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and political science from the University of the Ozarks. Electoral History Ray was first elected to the House in the 2020 Arkansas House of Representatives election in the 40th district. He was reelected to the house in the 2022 Arkansas House of Representatives election for the 69th district due to redistricting. Career During the 2014 United States Senate election in Arkansas The 2014 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Arkansas, as well as other elec ..., Ray worked as communications director for the Tom Cotton campaign. He later worked as director of the Ark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act
The David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 () or David's Law, was a bill first introduced in the United States House of Representatives on January 7, 2009, by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas. It was designed to enhance Federal enforcement of laws regarding hate crimes, and to specifically make sexual orientation Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generall ..., like race and gender, a protected class. The bill stated that existing Federal law was inadequate to address violence motivated by race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim. It called for the revision of Section 246* of title 18 of the United States Code as well as the addition of a subsection outlining the punishment for anyone found guilty of a hate crime. Statis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
