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Weiner
Weiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced , of which the rare English pronunciation is a close approximation.http://mentalfloss.com/article/51902/why-“weiner”-sometimes-“weener”-and-sometimes-“whiner”https://theawl.com/weiner-takes-all-a-panel-discussion-of-people-named-weiner-and-wiener-8bc8ed25b283 In Yiddish, the name is pronounced almost as in southern German (with a flapped or trilled final r). Outside of German-speaking countries, the pronunciation of the name is influenced by the local language's pronunciation and spelling habits. The pronunciation most commonly preferred by families in English-speaking countries is , but the pronunciation is also common, probably being the result of confusion and sometimes switching with the surname Wiener (meaning 'from Vienna or 'Viennese') and confusion with the fairly common pronunciation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Weiner
Anthony David Weiner (; born September 4, 1964) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 until his resignation in 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he consistently carried the district with at least 60% of the vote. Weiner resigned from Congress in June 2011 after it was revealed he sent sexually suggestive photos of himself to different women. A two-time candidate for Mayor of New York City, Wiener finished second in the Democratic primary of the 2005. He ran again in 2013, placing fifth in the Democratic primary. In 2017, Weiner pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor and sentenced to 21 months in prison. He was also required to permanently register as a sex offender. Weiner began serving his federal prison sentence the same year and was released in 2019. Early life Weiner was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the middle son of Jewish parents, Mort Weiner, a lawyer, and his wife, Frances (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Weiner
Eric Weiner is a popular speaker and author of the New York Times bestseller '' The Geography of Bliss'', '' Man Seeks God,'' ''The Geography of Genius'' and ''The Socrates Express''. Weiner's books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He is a former foreign correspondent for NPR and the author of numerous articles about travel and culture. He spent a decade overseas for NPR, based in New Delhi, Jerusalem and Tokyo Early life Weiner grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He obtained his degree from the University of Maryland and in 2003, was a Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. Career From 1989 to 1991 Weiner worked as a business reporter for ''The New York Times''. In 1992 Weiner joined NPR, working for their Washington Bureau until 1994. While there he was given work with an emphasis on business and economics. He then joined the Foreign Desk. In 1993, NPR sent Weiner to India and he was the network's first full-time correspondent in that country. While ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Weiner
Bernard Weiner (born 1935) is an American social psychologist known for developing a form of attribution theory which seeks to explain the emotional and motivational entailments of academic success and failure. His contributions include linking attribution theory, the psychology of motivation, and emotion. Life and career Weiner received his undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Chicago in 1955 and an MBA, majoring in Industrial Relations, from the same university in 1957. Following two years of service in the U.S. Army, Weiner enrolled in a PhD program in personality at the University of Michigan, where he was mentored by John Atkinson, one of the leading personality and motivational psychologists of that era. Weiner completed his PhD in 1963, and spent two years as an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota before joining the psychology faculty at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1965, where he remained active into the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Weiner
Erik Weiner is an American actor, writer, comedian, and producer best known for co-creating the play ''The Bomb-itty of Errors'' and his role as Agent Sebso on HBO's ''Boardwalk Empire''. Career In 1999, he co-created and starred in ''The Bomb-itty of Errors'', an adaptation of Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors'', blending hip-hop and Shakespeare. The show has been performed in New York City (Off-Broadway), London (West End), Chicago, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Florida, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and continues to play around the world. Weiner was invited to be a fellow at the Sundance Institute's Screenwriting Lab in 2002. In 2002 Weiner co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy series, ''Scratch & Burn''. He made his feature film debut in the 20th Century Fox romantic comedy, ''Brown Sugar'', starring Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Mos Def and Queen Latifah. In 2005, Weiner played Dragon on HBO's ''Unscripted'', directed and executive produced by George Cloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Weiner
Art Weiner (August 16, 1926 – December 25, 2013) played American football as an All American end at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1946–1949 before playing in the National Football League for the New York Yanks. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Weiner attended West Side High School. Weiner matched the (at the time) NCAA record when he amassed 52 receptions in 1949. He averaged 16 yard/reception for career. He played alongside Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice in what became known as the Justice-Weiner era while leading UNC to three major bowls. He was inducted into the NC sports Hall of Fame in 1973 and later the College Football Hall of Fame (1992). He played two years of professional football after college. After his football career ended, he worked as an executive at Burlington Industries and later owned a travel business. Weiner spent most of his adult life in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA with his wife, Marion "Boots" Weiner. They had 3 childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Weiner
Ernst Josef Albert Weiner (13 December 1913 – 17 December 1945) was a German ''SS-Hauptsturmführer'' during World War II. He was most noted for his role in Operation Blumenpflücken during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Early life Ernst Weiner was born on 13 December 1913 in Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bavaria, Germany, to a merchant father. After high school, he attended a seminary for a year to train as a Catholic priest, before giving up theology and working for a time in the Bavarian administration. World War II Weiner became a member of the German National Socialist Party (NSDAP) in 1935 and joined the Nuremberg police in 1936. His first police job was at the passport office and later he supervised religious sects. He then worked to secure German industry against sabotage. With the help and friendship of the Nuremberg police president, Dr. Martin, Weiner advanced to become a police adjutant. In February 1944, Weiner was stationed in Norway, where he held t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Weiner
David Jason Weiner (born September 24, 1976) is an American musician, best known for being one of Steve Vai's touring guitarists. He also posts instructional videos, called the "Riff of the Week", every Wednesday on YouTube, iTunes and his own website. He also gives online lessons. Joining Steve Vai Weiner first joined Vai's band when Weiner went to Los Angeles to go to GIT. During his time there he got a job as an intern for an office, and his boss at this office managed Steve Vai. He would deliver paper to Vai's house, and Weiner got to know him personally and subsequently gave him a demo. About two weeks later his boss got a phone call from Vai and was asked to come over to Vai's studio, learn fourteen songs, and go on tour with him. Weiner continues to tour on Vai's personal tours as well as with G3. Solo Weiner has also released three solo albums. The first, entitled ''Shove the Sun Aside'' was released originally in June 2004 on the Meyer Jane Music label and re-rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Weiner
Dan Weiner (1919–1959) was an American photojournalist, working largely for '' Fortune'' magazine. Weiner specialized in photographs of America at work. Life and work He was born in New York City. He studied painting at the Art Students League and the Pratt Institute, and eventually turned to photography, becoming a member of the Photo League. Weiner served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and became a professional photojournalist after the war, working largely for '' Fortune'' magazine. He made street photographs of mid-20th-century New York City. He died in a plane crash in Kentucky, aged 39. The plane, piloted by the subject of one of his stories, collided with the side of a mountain during a freak snowstorm. He was married to Sandra Weiner, who he met through the Photo League as her teacher. Publications * Capa, Cornell, ed. (1968). ''The Concerned Photographer.'' New York: Grossman. With photographs by Weiner, Werner Bischof, André Kertész, Robert Capa, Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Weiner
Gerald "Gerry" Weiner, (born June 26, 1933) is a Canadian politician. A pharmacist educated at McGill University and the Université de Montréal, Weiner entered local politics and eventually became mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec in 1982. He was a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election, winning a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as Member of Parliament for Dollard, Quebec in the Tory landslide that brought Brian Mulroney to power. After serving for two years as a parliamentary secretary, Weiner was promoted to Prime Minister Mulroney's Cabinet as Minister of State for immigration. In 1988, he became Minister of State for Multiculturalism, and served in that position until 1991. He was re-elected as MP for the new riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the 1988 election. In 1989, he became Secretary of State for Canada. From 1990 to 1993, he was Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship in the cabinets of Mulroney and his successor Kim Campbell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Weiner
Ben Weiner (born November 10, 1980) is an American contemporary artist. Weiner was born in Burlington, Vermont, and grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 2003 and completed an independent study in painting at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico. In 2003, Weiner worked as an assistant in the studio of Jeff Koons. Blobs of paint can appear as organic terrains and hyperpigmented, ''trompe-l'œil'' manscapes. His paintings chart the evolving topologrqphy of his platelet, with the process creation of one painting generating source imagery for the next. Weiner's works weld glamour with the organic while reconsidering the cycle of nature and artificiality. His work also focuses on the daily experience of disassociation and imitation in the digital age, as well as the merging of object, subject and medium. Weiner's work has been included in exhibitions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Weiner
Allen S. Weiner is an American academic who is a senior lecturer in international law at Stanford Law School. Weiner is also the co-director of the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law and the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation. He was formerly a Stanford Professor of International Law. He also teaches for undergraduates, working with Scott Sagan on the popular "Face of Battle" and "Rules of War" courses, which introduce topics of military history and the law of armed conflict. Awards *U.S. State Department Superior Honor Award, 1992 (individual), 1995 (group), 1999 (group) *Federal Bar Association The Federal Bar Association (FBA) is the primary voluntary professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges practicing and sitting in federal courts in the United States. Six times a year, The Association prints ''The Federa ... Younger Federal Lawyer Award, 1997 *Honorable Mention, Associated Students of Stanford Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Weiner (writer)
Andrew Weiner (17 June 1949 – 3 December 2019) was a Canadian science fiction writer. He published three novels and over forty short stories. Weiner was born in London, United Kingdom, where he graduated in social psychology from the London School of Economics. He emigrated to Canada in 1974. Bibliography Novels *''Station Gehenna'' (1987) *''Getting Near the End'' (2004, first publication in French under the title ''En approchant de la fin'', 2000) *''Among the Missing'' (2006, only published in French, under the title ''Boulevard des disparus'') Short story collections *''Distant Signals: And Other Stories'' (1989) *''This is the Year Zero'' (1998) Anthologized short stories His short story "Empire of the Sun"—his first professional sale—was included in ''Again, Dangerous Visions'' (1972) edited by Harlan Ellison, and his "Klein's Machine" appeared in ''Future on Ice'' (1998) edited by Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
