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Michael A. Shipp

Despite the relatively uncontroversial nature of Shipp's nomination, Sen. Rand Paul in July 2012 held up allowing an up-or-down, Senate floor vote on Shipp's nomination over an unrelated issue, involving Paul's desire to cut off all U.S. aid to Pakistan unless authorities there release Dr. Shakil Afridi.


165612 Stackpole

It is named in honor of Michael A. Stackpole, a science fiction and fantasy author known for his Star Wars and Battletech books.

Barbara G. Adams

Her activities as the pottery and objects expert for Michael A.Hoffman's re-established excavations of 1979-80 assisting at a cemetery of a predynastic elite group continuing with this until 1986.

Cap Gemini SDM

SDM, SDM2, SDM/70 and Spectrum more notably evolved into system development methodologies that were based on the works of Steven Ward, Tom Demarco, Larry Constantine, Ken Orr, Ed Yourdon, Michael A. Jackson and others as well as data modeling techniques developed by Thomas Bachmann and Peter Chen.

Elizabeth Price Foley

Foley was a Senior Legislative Aide for health policy to U.S. Congressman Ron Wyden of Oregon and Legislative Aide to U.S. Congressman Michael A. Andrews of Texas.

Epstein–Barr virus

The Epstein–Barr virus is named after Michael Anthony Epstein, a professor emeritus at the University of Bristol, and Yvonne Barr (born 1932 in London), a 1966 Ph.D graduate from the University of London, who together discovered and documented the virus.

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

Haverford College Professor Michael A. Sells has accused the renovators (whose money came in large part from Saudi Arabia) of Wahhabism in the mosque.

Genevieve Blatt

She narrowly defeated the 1950 nominee for Lieutenant Governor Michael Musmanno, by about 500 votes out of over 900,000 cast, in the Democratic primary.

Kobayashi Maru

In this novel by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin, the scenario occurs as an actual plot event instead of a training exercise.

Michael A. Barry

Prior to coming to Princeton, Barry spent many years in Afghanistan with the International Federation for Human Rights, Médecins du Monde and the United Nations, working in often perilous conditions to provide and coordinate humanitarian assistance for the Afghan people from 1979 to 2001.

Michael A. Battle

For the theologian and academic see Michael J. Battle.

Michael A. Costello

While he was a student at Salem State College (now Salem State University), Costello spent three years organizing and leading a program that resulted in student's building desperately needed housing for some of the poorest Americans living in Appalachia.

Michael A. Cusumano

Michael A. Cusumano is the Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Michael A. Epstein

Epstein was educated at St. Paul's School (London) in London, Trinity College, Cambridge and Middlesex Hospital Medical School.

Michael A. Fopp

He spends his spare time flying a Lancair aircraft which he built himself over a period of 8 years.

Michael A. Fox

Fox was honored by having the newly constructed Ohio State Route 129, a limited access highway connecting Hamilton and Liberty Township with Interstate 75, named for him.

Michael A. Gorman

Michael A. Gorman (July 9, 1950 – December 2, 2012) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's third House district, including constituents in Craven and Pamlico counties, from 2003-2004.

Michael A. Hammer

:Not to be confused with U.S. businessman and philanthropist Michael Armand Hammer.

Michael A. Hoffman

Hoffman was the director of the Archaeology Laboratory at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville from 1972 to 1979 and was an associate professor in sociology and anthropology at Western Illinois University.

On an excavation in 1984, he used sludge pumps to keep the site dry which paid off because he found a stratigraphic link from Dynasty 1 to Naqada 1.

Michael A. Krauss

As a television producer he helped to develop and produce many shows including Good Morning America, The Mike Douglas Show, Mother's Day (a popular show on Lifetime Television), Mother's Minutes, and Everyday.

Michael A. Miles

Miles began his career at Leo Burnett & Co. in 1961 as a Media analyst, and progressed to the position of VP Account Supervisor.

Michael A. Newton

Michael A. Newton (born July 19, 1964, Baddeck, Nova Scotia) is an award-winning Canadian statistician.

Michael A. Noonan

Television New Zealand was approached again over the Coal Flat project in 2002, but funding was declined.

In 1979, Noonan became the first scriptwriter to be awarded a Robert Burns Fellowship by the University of Otago.

Michael A. Padlipsky

In John S. Quarterman's book The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide, The Book is the sole reference for the "Internet Reference Model."

Michael A. Perry

Following his university studies, he entered the novitiate of the Province of the Sacred Heart of the Franciscan Order on 25 June 1977, and professed temporary religious vows on 11 August of the following year, the feast day of St. Clare of Assisi.

Michael A. Ramos

San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, offers this unique three day camp that provides a relaxed, supportive and safe environment for children to enjoy the typical activities of a summer camp, as well as to have opportunities to work with professionals to share their feelings related to their loss, learn new ways to cope, and interact with other children and teens in an atmosphere of love and acceptance.

Michael A. Stackpole

An outer main-belt asteroid discovered March 23, 2001 by David B. Healy was named 165612 Stackpole.

Michael A'Hearn

In 1986, Asteroid 3192 was named after A'Hearn to honor his contributions to cometary science.

Michael Armand Hammer

:For the U.S. State Dept. official, see Michael A. Hammer.

Michael Battle

Michael A. Battle, American lawyer, Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys

Michael Costello

Michael A. Costello (born 1965), State Representative for the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Michael Hoey

Michael A. Hoey (born 1934), British author and film and television writer, director, and producer

Michael Martone

Michael A. Martone (born 1955), director of the creative writing program at the University of Alabama; author, usually under "Michael Martone"

Michael Sheehan

Michael A. Sheehan, former Ambassador at Large for Counter-terrorism and Deputy Commissioner for Terrorism, NYPD

N'Faly Kouyate

In 1994 Kouyate moved to Belgium and formed the ensemble Dunyakan (The Voice of the World), featuring Michael A. Martone.

Patrick Mara

Democrat Kwame R. Brown and independent Michael A. Brown won the General Election.

Pohl Trial

The judges in this case, heard before Military Tribunal II, were Robert M. Toms (presiding judge) from Detroit, Michigan, Fitzroy Donald Phillips from North Carolina, Michael A. Musmanno from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and John J. Speight from Alabama as an alternate judge.

Scott Waguespack

Waguespack was the city administrator and chief of staff to Berwyn mayor Michael A. O'Connor in 2005.

String-net liquid

In condensed matter physics, a string-net is an extended object whose collective behavior has been proposed as a physical mechanism for topological order by Michael A. Levin and Xiao-Gang Wen.

The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate

It was designed by "Burger" Bill Heineman (now known as Rebecca Heineman), Bruce Schlickbernd, and Michael A. Stackpole.

The Christmas Village in Philadelphia

Jay Leno scoffed: “The annual ‘Christmas Village’ in Philadelphia has been renamed the ‘Holiday Village.’ In fact, they’re not Santa’s reindeer anymore . . . They’re now ‘nondenominational venison.’” After three days of controversy Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael A. Nutter intervened and the name and signs were restored.

Über Goober

The film was directed by Steve Metze and features interviews with Gary Gygax, Peter Adkison, Mike Stackpole, and Bob Larson, amongst others.


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