Hello, My Name Is Dick Licker is a 2011 American comedy film directed and written by Brady Hall. The film is about a high school male by the name of "Richard" Winthrop", whose mother which would get engaged to a man with the surname of "Licker" (Russ Licker), which would cause the aforementioned male in-school bullying, as the name Dick is a nickname of the name Richard, leading to the person being called "Dick Licker" by his peers, a name reminiscent of fellatio. The film starring includes Stephen Jameson, Andrew Bosch and Duane Goad.
Plot
Richard Winthrop is a high school student with a mother who gets engaged to a seemingly effete and personality-deficient man with the surname Licker. Realizing that he would receive immense ridicule by being rebranded with the name ‘Dick Licker,’ he enlists his friend Chad Silverman to devise a plot sabotaging his mother’s marriage. In the course of executing their despicable plot, they enlist the help of a psychotic ex-Special Forces vet and a reprobate lawyer.
Cast
*Stephen Jameson as Richard Winthrop
*Andrew Bosch as Chad Silverman
*Duane Goad as Barry Silverman
*Dale Bradrick as Russ Licker
*Monti Carlo as Janice Winthrop
*Brad Upton as Kyle Lombard
*Camille Kolodziejski as Robin
*Taylor Cornwell as Jenny Lombard
*Jules Jones as Con Artist
*Owen Straw as Tough Guy
*Scott Swan as Hacker
*Josh Froebe as Ken Lancaster
*Meredith Binder as Mrs. Dalton
*Thomas Brophy as Ken's Dad
*Alex Crawford as Troy
*Ed Dougherty as British History Channel Commentator
*Andrew Malik as Jesse Fankboner
*Peter Tiemann as Sergeant Pinker
*Andrew Tibolini as Teacher
Release
The film premiered first on September 30 2012 at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, . It was also premiered at the Local Sightings film festival. The film also became available for streaming on Indieflix.
Reception
Hello, My Name Is Dick Licker has generally received mixed reviews from critics. However, the film would be in critical acclaim of the Northwest Film Festival, being described as a "laugh-out-loud comedy" with a "memorable name".
Plot
Richard Winthrop is a high school student with a mother who gets engaged to a seemingly effete and personality-deficient man with the surname Licker. Realizing that he would receive immense ridicule by being rebranded with the name ‘Dick Licker,’ he enlists his friend Chad Silverman to devise a plot sabotaging his mother’s marriage. In the course of executing their despicable plot, they enlist the help of a psychotic ex-Special Forces vet and a reprobate lawyer.
Cast
*Stephen Jameson as Richard Winthrop
*Andrew Bosch as Chad Silverman
*Duane Goad as Barry Silverman
*Dale Bradrick as Russ Licker
*Monti Carlo as Janice Winthrop
*Brad Upton as Kyle Lombard
*Camille Kolodziejski as Robin
*Taylor Cornwell as Jenny Lombard
*Jules Jones as Con Artist
*Owen Straw as Tough Guy
*Scott Swan as Hacker
*Josh Froebe as Ken Lancaster
*Meredith Binder as Mrs. Dalton
*Thomas Brophy as Ken's Dad
*Alex Crawford as Troy
*Ed Dougherty as British History Channel Commentator
*Andrew Malik as Jesse Fankboner
*Peter Tiemann as Sergeant Pinker
*Andrew Tibolini as Teacher
Release
The film premiered first on September 30 2012 at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, . It was also premiered at the Local Sightings film festival. The film also became available for streaming on Indieflix.
Reception
Hello, My Name Is Dick Licker has generally received mixed reviews from critics. However, the film would be in critical acclaim of the Northwest Film Festival, being described as a "laugh-out-loud comedy" with a "memorable name".
Allen J. Lauer retired as Chairman of Varian, Inc. He served as the CEO and President of Varian, Inc. from 1999 to 2003. The company specializes in scientific instruments and vacuum technologies.
Early life and education
He was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where he attended high school before joining Stanford University. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Lauer served for nearly four years in the U.S. Navy as an officer. Upon his return home, he went to the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Career
Lauer joined Varian in 1965 as an engineer for ultra-high-vacuum products. In 1981, he became an executive for Varian's worldwide instrument business, and after 8 years was promoted to senior vice president. In 1999, following Varian’s split into three companies, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Varian, Inc., Lauer was named chairman of the board of directors in 2002. In 2003, Lauer announced his retirement. He remained a board member until 2009.
He was the chairman of Intermec from July 2007 to September 2013.
He was a board member of Immunicon Corp from 2003 to 2008.
Early life and education
He was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where he attended high school before joining Stanford University. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Lauer served for nearly four years in the U.S. Navy as an officer. Upon his return home, he went to the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Career
Lauer joined Varian in 1965 as an engineer for ultra-high-vacuum products. In 1981, he became an executive for Varian's worldwide instrument business, and after 8 years was promoted to senior vice president. In 1999, following Varian’s split into three companies, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Varian, Inc., Lauer was named chairman of the board of directors in 2002. In 2003, Lauer announced his retirement. He remained a board member until 2009.
He was the chairman of Intermec from July 2007 to September 2013.
He was a board member of Immunicon Corp from 2003 to 2008.
Fuad Kavur (born 1955 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a British opera and film director and producer.
Kavur came to London in 1963 when his uncle, Kemal N. Kavur, was the Turkish ambassador to the Court of St. James. He comes from a family of diplomats: one paternal uncle, Kemal N. Kavur, served as ambassador to Finland, Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland; another, Sadi Kavur, was ambassador to Yugoslavia, Sweden and Portugal.
Fuad went to the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London, and later studied International Relations at University College London. However, straight after university, Kavur went into arts. In 1973, he directed the British premiere of Gottfried von Einem's opera Der Prozeß, based on Franz Kafka's novel, The Trial, at Bloomsbury Theatre, attended by the composer. Fuad then worked at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, as assistant to John Copley. From 1977, Fuad was an assistant to Peter Ustinov on opera productions at the Paris Opera, Hamburg State Opera, La Scala (Milan), the Mozarteum Salzburg and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 1978, Fuad directed the revival of Wagner's Ring Cycle at Washington's Seattle Opera in a production originally created by George London (1975). However, both the filming and screening of Memed My Hawk was (and still is) banned in Turkey by the government as "communist propaganda". Fuad was a company director of Peter Ustinov Productions from 1982 to 1992. In 2001, he was the executive producer of Atatürk, a television documentary on Kemal Atatürk, narrated by Donald Sinden. Since 2017 Kavur has been preparing a feature film, ATATURK .
In July 2013, Kavur assembled a group of artists & writers, 30 in all, to sign an open letter addressed to the Turkish Prime Minister, , criticising his handling of the Gezi Park Protests in June, which left 8 people dead, 11 blinded and 8,000 injured. The signatories included Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, David Lynch, Sir Ben Kingsley, James Fox, Sir Tom Stoppard, Christopher Hampton, Lord Fellowes, Frederic Raphael, Edna O'Brien, Rachel Johnson, Christopher Shinn, Branko Lustig, Vilmos Zsigmond and Atatürk's biographer Andrew Mango. The letter was published as a full page advertisement in the London broadsheet, The Times, on 24 July 2013 and led to the Prime Minister Erdogan threatening to sue The Times and the signatories.<ref name = "Hurriyet1" />
In May 2022, TURKISH STORIES, a collection of short stories by Kavur, was published by Curzon Books.
Kavur came to London in 1963 when his uncle, Kemal N. Kavur, was the Turkish ambassador to the Court of St. James. He comes from a family of diplomats: one paternal uncle, Kemal N. Kavur, served as ambassador to Finland, Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland; another, Sadi Kavur, was ambassador to Yugoslavia, Sweden and Portugal.
Fuad went to the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London, and later studied International Relations at University College London. However, straight after university, Kavur went into arts. In 1973, he directed the British premiere of Gottfried von Einem's opera Der Prozeß, based on Franz Kafka's novel, The Trial, at Bloomsbury Theatre, attended by the composer. Fuad then worked at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, as assistant to John Copley. From 1977, Fuad was an assistant to Peter Ustinov on opera productions at the Paris Opera, Hamburg State Opera, La Scala (Milan), the Mozarteum Salzburg and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 1978, Fuad directed the revival of Wagner's Ring Cycle at Washington's Seattle Opera in a production originally created by George London (1975). However, both the filming and screening of Memed My Hawk was (and still is) banned in Turkey by the government as "communist propaganda". Fuad was a company director of Peter Ustinov Productions from 1982 to 1992. In 2001, he was the executive producer of Atatürk, a television documentary on Kemal Atatürk, narrated by Donald Sinden. Since 2017 Kavur has been preparing a feature film, ATATURK .
In July 2013, Kavur assembled a group of artists & writers, 30 in all, to sign an open letter addressed to the Turkish Prime Minister, , criticising his handling of the Gezi Park Protests in June, which left 8 people dead, 11 blinded and 8,000 injured. The signatories included Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, David Lynch, Sir Ben Kingsley, James Fox, Sir Tom Stoppard, Christopher Hampton, Lord Fellowes, Frederic Raphael, Edna O'Brien, Rachel Johnson, Christopher Shinn, Branko Lustig, Vilmos Zsigmond and Atatürk's biographer Andrew Mango. The letter was published as a full page advertisement in the London broadsheet, The Times, on 24 July 2013 and led to the Prime Minister Erdogan threatening to sue The Times and the signatories.<ref name = "Hurriyet1" />
In May 2022, TURKISH STORIES, a collection of short stories by Kavur, was published by Curzon Books.
Joginder Singh Vedanti (; 23 April 1940 - 15 May 2021) was a Sikh scholar who served as the jathedar of the Akal Takht from 2000 to 2008.
Early life and family
Joginder Singh was born and raised in Talwandi Khurd, Punjab, to Nahar Singh and Nihal Kaur in 23 April 1940. He had three brothers and two sisters. For a few months, Vedanti learnt gurmat from Jathedar Gurdial Singh in Talwandi Kurd before going to Giani Gurbachan Singh Bhindranwale at Gurdwara Bhora Sahib in Boparai Kalan. He went to Bhinder Kalan in Moga and learnt from Bhindranwale as a student of Damdami Taksal for about five years.
Vedanti married Harbhajan Kaur in 1967. They had two children, Amandeep Kaur and a son who died two month after birth.
Jathedar of the Akal Takht (2000-2008)
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) appointed Vedanti as the Jathedar of the Akal Takht on 28 March 2000.
Dasam Granth
The Institute of Sikh Studies in Chandigarh adopted a resolution in April 2000 stating "except for the well-known bani of the Guru included in it, sakat, vaishnav and brahmanical scholars have composed the bulk of the Dasam Granth." In May 2000, Vedanti issued a hukamnama directing Sikh scholars not to publicly comment on the text.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
In 2004, Vedanti issued a hukamnama declaring the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as an anti-Sikh organisation and instructing Sikhs to refrain from associating with it. The hukamnama also advised Sikhs not to be associate with its affiliate Rashtriya Sikh Sangat. The hukamnama had a significant impact on the RSS, which repeatedly pressured the Bharatiya Janata Party to end its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal unless the hukamnama was revoked.
Bill C-38
In 2005, Vedanti called on six visiting Canadian Sikh MPs to vote against Bill C-38, which aimed to legalising same-sex marriage across Canada. He expressed disappointment that Ontario Liberal MP Navdeep Bains spoke out against him, while the other MPs listened respectfully. He deemed the Bill as against the Sikh code and "the laws of nature."
Dera Sacha Sauda
Vedanti strongly opposed the "dera" culture, particularly Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa. He believed that the main issue with these organisations was that individuals were given divine status and held in higher regard than the Guru Granth Sahib. Vedanti and other critics argue that these deras can mislead people and create divisions within the Sikh community. Prior to the 2007 elections, Vedanti issued a hukamnama against the politically influential Dera Sacha Sauda. He also issued an ultimatum to the Government of Punjab to arrest Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Resignation as jathedar
On 5 August 2008, Vedanti resigned citing personal reasons. His resignation letter, which Vedanti claimed he had been pressured to write was accepted by the SGPC on 6 August 2008 in Kurukshetra.
Death
Due to a heart attack, Vedanti passed away on 15 May 2021 in Amritsar. Condolences were offered from across the political spectrum, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described Vedanti as "scholarly and humble".
Early life and family
Joginder Singh was born and raised in Talwandi Khurd, Punjab, to Nahar Singh and Nihal Kaur in 23 April 1940. He had three brothers and two sisters. For a few months, Vedanti learnt gurmat from Jathedar Gurdial Singh in Talwandi Kurd before going to Giani Gurbachan Singh Bhindranwale at Gurdwara Bhora Sahib in Boparai Kalan. He went to Bhinder Kalan in Moga and learnt from Bhindranwale as a student of Damdami Taksal for about five years.
Vedanti married Harbhajan Kaur in 1967. They had two children, Amandeep Kaur and a son who died two month after birth.
Jathedar of the Akal Takht (2000-2008)
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) appointed Vedanti as the Jathedar of the Akal Takht on 28 March 2000.
Dasam Granth
The Institute of Sikh Studies in Chandigarh adopted a resolution in April 2000 stating "except for the well-known bani of the Guru included in it, sakat, vaishnav and brahmanical scholars have composed the bulk of the Dasam Granth." In May 2000, Vedanti issued a hukamnama directing Sikh scholars not to publicly comment on the text.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
In 2004, Vedanti issued a hukamnama declaring the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as an anti-Sikh organisation and instructing Sikhs to refrain from associating with it. The hukamnama also advised Sikhs not to be associate with its affiliate Rashtriya Sikh Sangat. The hukamnama had a significant impact on the RSS, which repeatedly pressured the Bharatiya Janata Party to end its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal unless the hukamnama was revoked.
Bill C-38
In 2005, Vedanti called on six visiting Canadian Sikh MPs to vote against Bill C-38, which aimed to legalising same-sex marriage across Canada. He expressed disappointment that Ontario Liberal MP Navdeep Bains spoke out against him, while the other MPs listened respectfully. He deemed the Bill as against the Sikh code and "the laws of nature."
Dera Sacha Sauda
Vedanti strongly opposed the "dera" culture, particularly Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa. He believed that the main issue with these organisations was that individuals were given divine status and held in higher regard than the Guru Granth Sahib. Vedanti and other critics argue that these deras can mislead people and create divisions within the Sikh community. Prior to the 2007 elections, Vedanti issued a hukamnama against the politically influential Dera Sacha Sauda. He also issued an ultimatum to the Government of Punjab to arrest Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Resignation as jathedar
On 5 August 2008, Vedanti resigned citing personal reasons. His resignation letter, which Vedanti claimed he had been pressured to write was accepted by the SGPC on 6 August 2008 in Kurukshetra.
Death
Due to a heart attack, Vedanti passed away on 15 May 2021 in Amritsar. Condolences were offered from across the political spectrum, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described Vedanti as "scholarly and humble".