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Michael Dunn (American Football)
Michael Dunn or Mike Dunn may refer to: * Michael Dunn (actor) (1934–1973), American actor and singer * Michael Dunn (American football) (born 1994), American football player * Michael Dunn (art historian) (born 1942), New Zealand writer and art historian * Michael Dunn (cricketer) (born 1940), former English cricketer * Michael Dunn (nutritionist), director of Brigham Young University's Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science * Michael Dunn (politician) (1859–??), American politician * Michael David Dunn, the perpetrator of the murder of Jordan Davis * Michael A. Dunn, List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Michael V. Dunn, commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission * Mike Dunn (baseball) (born 1985), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Mike Dunn (snooker player) (born 1971), English snooker player * Michael Dunn, American singer in the duo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dunn (actor)
Michael Dunn (born Gary Neil Miller; October 20, 1934 – August 30, 1973) was an American actor and singer with dwarfism. He inspired a number of actors significantly smaller and shorter (those with dwarfism) than most people, including Zelda Rubinstein, Eric the Actor, and Mark Povinelli. Medical condition Dunn had medical dwarfism, a result of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED, subtype unknown), a genetic defect of cartilage production caused by a mutation in the COL2A1 (type II collagen) gene. This disorder, classified as a skeletal dysplasia, causes distorted development of the limbs, spine, and ribcage and leads to early, widespread osteoarthritis and constricted lung growth. As an adult, Dunn stood 3' 10" and weighed about 78 pounds (117 cm, 35 kg). During Dunn's lifetime, his condition was described by the nonspecific term "progressive chondrodystrophy", or alternatively as "achondroplasia", a term that now refers specifically to a skeletal dysplasia caused by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dunn (American Football)
Michael Dunn or Mike Dunn may refer to: * Michael Dunn (actor) (1934–1973), American actor and singer * Michael Dunn (American football) (born 1994), American football player * Michael Dunn (art historian) (born 1942), New Zealand writer and art historian * Michael Dunn (cricketer) (born 1940), former English cricketer * Michael Dunn (nutritionist), director of Brigham Young University's Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science * Michael Dunn (politician) (1859–??), American politician * Michael David Dunn, the perpetrator of the murder of Jordan Davis * Michael A. Dunn, List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Michael V. Dunn, commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission * Mike Dunn (baseball) (born 1985), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Mike Dunn (snooker player) (born 1971), English snooker player * Michael Dunn, American singer in the duo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dunn (art Historian)
Michael Dunn (born 1942) is a New Zealand art historian. Dunn was born in Ashburton in South Canterbury, and attended Canterbury School of Fine Arts (Ilam), graduating with a degree in painting. He continued his studies at the University of Melbourne and University of Auckland, receiving a PhD in art history.Michael Dunn , Auckland University Press. Retrieved 29 May 2019. Dunn taught art history at the latter institution from 1965, becoming head of the university's Art History Department. He was appointed head of the university's in 1994. He retired in 2006, at which point he was given the title of Emeritus Professor of Fine Arts. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dunn (cricketer)
Michael Thomas Dunn (born 14 November 1940) is a former English cricketer. Dunn was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Dunn made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1969 to 1979, making 43 appearances. He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made six further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Essex in the 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his six List A matches, he scored 44 runs at an average of 7.33, with a high score of 13. With the ball, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 28.33, with best figures of 3/27. He also made a single List A appearance for Minor Counties South in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan, as well as for Minor Counties West, who he first appeared for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan. He made se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dunn (nutritionist)
Michael Dunn is, , the director of Brigham Young University's Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science. Dunn was the leader a team also including BYU students Kathryn Burton and Adam Richins that developed a way to make corn tortillas which were fortified with iron and other essential vitamins to aid the health of people who live primarily on corn tortillas, such as most children in Mexico. Dunn worked for the International Food Network before joining the BYU faculty five years ago. Dunn received a Ph.D. from Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ... in 1996. Sources BYU faculty listing''Salt Lake Tribune'' article on Dunn's tortilla workBYU newsnet article on Dunn's corn fortification project''Daily Herald'' article on projectAgriculture Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dunn (politician)
Michael Dunn was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 1st District of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Dunn was elected to the Assembly in 1886 and 1888. He was a Democrat. Dunn was born on March 27, 1859 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th .... References Politicians from Milwaukee 1859 births Year of death missing Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Jordan Davis
On November 23, 2012, Jordan Davis, a black 17-year-old high school student, was murdered at a Gate Petroleum gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, by Michael David Dunn, a white 45-year-old software developer, following an argument over loud music played by Davis and his three friends, in what was believed to be a racially motivated shooting. Dunn was convicted on three counts of attempted second-degree murder for firing at three other teenagers who were with Davis and one count of firing into an occupied vehicle. The jury could not reach a verdict about whether to convict Dunn for the murder of Davis at the first trial. In a second trial, Dunn was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Davis and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 105 years in prison, which is two ''de facto'' consecutive life sentences. In 2021, the jury and judges on the Florida Supreme Court rejected Dunn's appeal based on the stand-your-ground law in Florida. Backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the US government created in 1974 that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options. The Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), ''et seq.'', prohibits fraudulent conduct in the trading of futures, swaps, and other derivatives. The stated mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation. After the financial crisis of 2007–08 and since 2010 with the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFTC has been transitioning to bring more transparency and sound regulation to the multitrillion dollar swaps market. History Futures contracts for agricultural commodities have been traded in the U.S. for more than 150 years and have been under federal regulation since the 1920s. The Grain Futures Act of 1922 set the basic authority and was changed by the Commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dunn (baseball)
Michael Glen Dunn (born May 23, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Florida / Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies. Career Dunn played collegiate baseball for the College of Southern Nevada from 2003 to 2005. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in 14th round (419th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. New York Yankees He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 33rd round (999th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft and signed. Dunn was initially an outfielder, but the Yankees converted him into a pitcher. He made his minor league debut in 2006, pitching for both the GCL Yankees and the Staten Island Yankees. Dunn spent the entire 2007 season with the Charleston RiverDogs, going 12–5 with a 3.42 ERA. Dunn spent the majority of the 2008 season in single A, playing for the Tampa Yankees, going 4–7 in 30 games. He also played in 1 game in 2008 with the Tren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dunn (snooker Player)
Mike Dunn (born 20 November 1971) is an English retired professional snooker player who lives in Redcar. Having first turned professional in 1991, Dunn has been ranked within the top 64 players in the world since 2002, reaching his highest ranking, at 32nd, in October 2010. He has enjoyed the best form of his career since 2013, reaching the last 16 stage of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of the 2014 China Open and the 2015 Ruhr Open. He announced his retirement from the game after losing in the third qualifying round of the 2020 World Championship. Career 1991 to 1997 Born in 1971, Dunn turned professional in 1991. His first six seasons came without any success, and although he improved his ranking each year, he was relegated as the world number 139 in 1997, as the secondary UK Tour was formed to run below the professional main tour. Competing on the UK Tour for the 1997/1998 season, Dunn reached the last 16 at Event Three, where he lost 2–5 to former world numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick And Dee Dee
Dick and Dee Dee (or Dick and Deedee) is an American singer-songwriter duo that reached popularity in the early to mid-1960s. The group was founded by California classmates Richard Gosting and Mary Sperling. They eventually changed their names to Dick St. John and Dee Dee Sperling (currently Dee Dee Phelps), respectively. They had their first hit in 1961 when " The Mountain's High" reached No. 2 on the Billboard 100. They toured with the Beach Boys and opened for the Rolling Stones during the Stones' 1964 tour of California. Regulars on the show ''Shindig!'', the duo had multiple hit songs before St. John and Sperling disbanded in 1969. In the 1980s, St. John toured with his wife, Sandy. Dick St. John died on December 27, 2003, after a fall at his home. Dee Dee Phelps began performing with actor/singer Michael Dunn as Dick and Dee Dee in 2008, appearing in large doo wop and rock and roll shows throughout the United States. History Founding Dick St. John and Dee Dee Sperling met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
