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Alan Blackshaw

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'''Alan Blackshaw''' (born [[Liverpool]], [[England]], [[7 April]] [[1933]]) is an English [[mountaineer]], [[skier]] and [[civil servant]] who was President of the [[Alpine Club (UK)|Alpine Club]] from 2001 to 2004.

==Early life==
Blackshaw was educated at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby]] (as a foundation Scholar) 1944-1951, and at [[Wadham College, Oxford]] (where he was an Open Scholar), 1951-54, and took a degree in Modern History.

==Mountaineer and skier==
In the 1950s he climbed in the Alps, making ascents of the north-east face of [[Piz Badile]], the north face of the Aiguille du Triolet, and the south face of Pointe Gugliermina. Expeditions outside Europe include the [[Caucasus]], [[Greenland]] and the Garwhal [[Himalaya]].

In 1972, he made a continuous ski traverse of the Alps from [[Kaprun]] to [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]], and between 1973 and 1978 he likewise traversed Scandinavia by ski, from [[Lakselv]] to [[Adneram]].

In 1966, he published the handbook ''Mountaineering: From Hillwalking to Alpine Climbing''.

*1973-1976: President, [[British Mountaineering Council]] (Patron since 1978)
*1985-1997: Chairman of Committee for [[Plas y Brenin]], Sports Council National Mountain Centre, North Wales
*1985-1988: Chairman, British Ski Federation
*1991-1994: Chairman, Scottish National Ski Council (and President, 1994-2000)
*1997-2003: President, [[Ski Club of Great Britain]]
*2001-2004: President, [[Alpine Club (UK)|Alpine Club]]

==Career summary==
*1954-1956: 42 [[Royal Marines]] Commando, Cliff Assault Wing (officer instructor)
*1956-1974: [[Royal Marines Reserve]] (mountain warfare instructor)
*1956-1979: [[Civil service]]
*1965-1967: First Secretary, Diplomatic Service, with UK Delegation to [[OECD]], [[Paris]]
*1967-1970: Principal Private Secretary to three Ministers of Power
*1971-1972: Head of Home Branch, Iron and Steel division
*1972-1974: Seconded to Charterhouse Bank in the [[City of London]]
*1974-1978: Under-Secretary and later Director-General, Offshore Supplies Office, Member of Scottish Council for Development and Industry, Offshore Energy Technology Board, and Ship and Marine Technology Requirements Board
*1978-1979: Under Secretary, Coal division, London
*1979-2007: Management consultant with Strategy International Limited and Oakwood Environmental Limited
*1990-1995: Board Member, Scottish Sports Council
*1991-1997: Board Member, Scottish Natural Heritage
*1998- : Member of Cairngorms Partnership Board

==References==
*[http://www.alanblackshaw.com/2.html alanblackshaw.com]

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Christchurch Town Hall

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The '''Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts''', previously known as the Christchurch Town Hall, opened in [[1972]], is [[Christchurch]]'s premier performing arts centre. It is located on the banks of the [[Avon River, New Zealand|Avon River]] overlooking [[Victoria Square, Christchurch|Victoria Square]]. It is situated opposite the [[Christchurch Convention Centre]].

The Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts was designed for the presentation of a wide range of activities including orchestral concerts and recitals, [[opera]], [[ballet]] and dramatic productions, musical comedy, variety, folk, [[Rock music|rock]] and [[jazz]] concerts, conventions and conferences.

It hosts many civic functions, local cultural and commercial events, shows, and concerts. It is home to the [[Canterbury Opera]], the [[Christchurch Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Christchurch City Choir]] and several theatrical amateur groups.

It has a 2,500 seat auditorium known for its acoustics and the 1,000 seat James Hay Theatre. The Town Hall has several rooms that complement the [[Christchurch Convention Centre]].

The [[Rieger Orgelbau|Rieger]] [[Pipe Organ]] is also in the Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts Auditorium and the curator is international concert organist [[Martin Setchell]].

It also has the Limes Room, Cambridge Room and two Conference Rooms which are used for various functions and conferences.

On the ground floor of the complex is Boaters Restaurant, which is run by the [[Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology]].

==References==
*[http://www.convention.co.nz/christchurch-town-hall.html Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts]

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Crínán von Dunkeld

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'''Crínán of Dunkeld''' (died 1045) was the [[lay abbot]] of the diocese of [[Dunkeld]], and perhaps the [[Mormaer of Atholl]]. Crínán was progenitor of the [[House of Dunkeld]], the dynasty who would rule Scotland until the later [[13th century]].

Crinán was married to [[Bethoc]], daughter of King [[Malcolm II of Scotland]] (reigned [[1005]]-[[1034]]). As Malcolm II had no son, the strongest hereditary claim to the Scottish throne descended through Bethóc, and Crinán's eldest son [[Donnchad I of Scotland|Donnchad I]] (reigned 1034-[[1040]]), became King of Scots. Some sources indicate that Malcolm II designated Duncan as his successor under the rules of [[tanistry]] because there were other possible claimants to the throne.

Crinán's second son, Maldred of Allerdale, held the title of Lord of Cumbria. It is said that from him, the [[Earl of Dunbar|Earls of Dunbar]], for example [[Patrick Dunbar, 9th Earl of Dunbar]], descend in unbroken male line.

Crinán was killed in battle in 1045 at Dunkeld.

==Crinán as Lay Abbot of Dunkeld==

The [[monastery]] of [[Columba|Saint Columba]] was founded on the north bank of the [[River Tay]] in the [[6th century]] or early [[7th century]] following the expedition of Columba into the land of the [[Picts]]. Probably originally constructed as a simple group of [[wattle-and-daub|wattle]] huts, the monastery - or at least its church - was rebuilt in the [[9th century]] by [[Kenneth I of Scotland]] (reigned [[843]]-[[858]]). Kenneth I brought relics of Columba from [[Iona]] to [[Dunkeld]] at the same time others were taken to [[Kells]] in [[Ireland]], to protect them from [[Viking]] raids. [[Dunkeld]] became the prime bishopric in eastern [[Scotland]] until supplanted in importance by [[St Andrews]] since the [[10th century]].

While the title of Hereditary Lay Abbot was a [[feudal]] position that was often exercised in name only, Crinán does seem to have acted as Abbot in charge of the monastery in his time. He was thus a man of high position in both clerical and secular society.

The magnificent semi-ruined [[Dunkeld Cathedral]], built in stages between [[1260]] and [[1501]], stands today on the grounds once occupied by the monastery. The Cathedral contains the only surviving remains of the previous monastic society: a course of red stone visible in the east [[choir]] wall that may be re-used from an earlier building, and two stone 9th century-10th century cross-slabs in the Cathedral Museum.

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M. Russell Ballard

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'''Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr.''' (b. [[October 8]], [[1928]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]) is an American businessman and a religious leader in [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. He was called to serve in the church's [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] in 1985. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Ballard is accepted by the church membership as a [[prophet, seer, and revelator]].

While a young man, Ballard served as a [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] in a [[Missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|mission]] in [[England]]. He met his wife while they were studying at the [[University of Utah]]. In 1974, Ballard was called to be the [[Mission president]] over the [[Canada]] [[Toronto]] [[Missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mission]]. Following the death of apostle [[Bruce R. McConkie]], he was sustained to the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] on [[October 6]] [[1985]], and ordained an [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|apostle]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on [[October 10]] [[1985]].

Ballard is the grandson of apostles [[Melvin J. Ballard]] and [[Hyrum M. Smith]], and a descendant of [[Hyrum Smith]], brother of church founder [[Joseph Smith, Jr.|Joseph Smith]].

==Business activities==
Professionally, Ballard became involved in several enterprises, including [[automotive]], [[real estate]], and [[investment]] businesses. He was the top-selling salesman for his father’s Nash car dealership when he left it in the early [[1950s]] to pursue other business interests. In [[1956]], Ballard returned and took over the Ballard Motor Company from his father. During this period he also served in the [[United States Army Reserve]]. When he left in [[1957]], he held the rank of first lieutenant.

In the late [[1950s]], Ballard won the right to be the [[Edsel]] car dealer for [[Salt Lake City]]. His dealership became the most successful in the country, and [[Ford Motor Company]] invited him and his associates to Detroit to tell other dealers how they did it. But in the end the Edsel was a failure. The motor company, and dealers around the country, lost hundreds of millions of dollars.

One of the highlights of his business career was his responsibility as president of the Valley Music Hall in [[Bountiful, Utah]]. The theater offered high-quality family entertainment, and he worked in association with [[Art Linkletter]], [[Danny Thomas]], [[Bob Cummings]], and other [[Hollywood]] celebrities who were advisers to the enterprise. Although the music hall failed financially, he made sure that investors had opportunities to recover the money they had put into it.

==Published works==
*{{cite book |
author=Ballard, M. Russell |
year=2002 |
title=As Women of God |
publisher=Deseret Book Company |
id=ISBN 2002
}}
*{{cite book |
author=--- |
year=2002 |
title=Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might (Classic Talk series) |
publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
id=ISBN B0006S3QSY
}}
*{{cite book |
author=--- |
year=1997 |
title=Counseling with Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the Family |
publisher=Deseret Book Company |
id=ISBN 1-57345-209-2
}}
*{{cite book |
author=--- |
year=1998 |
title=The law of sacrifice and What came from Kirtland |
publisher=Deseret Book Company |
id=ISBN 1-57345-403-6
}}
*{{cite book |
author=--- |
year=1993 |
title=Our Search for Happiness: An Invitation to Understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
publisher=Deseret Book Company |
id=ISBN 0-87579-917-5
}}
*{{cite book |
author=--- |
year=2001 |
title=Staying the Course: Ten Keys to Gospel Commitment |
publisher=Deseret Book Company |
id=ISBN ?
}}
*{{cite book |
author=--- |
year=1993 |
title=Suicide: Some Things We Know and Some We Don't |
publisher=Deseret Book Company |
id=ISBN 0-87579-766-0
}}
*{{cite book |
author=--- |
year=2001 |
title=When Thou Art Converted: Continuing the Search for Happiness |
publisher=Deseret Book Company |
id=ISBN 1-57345-813-9
}}

==References==
*{{cite book |
author=Lubeck, Kathleen |
year=Mar. 1986 |
title=[http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates$fn=default.htm Elder M. Russell Ballard: True to the Faith] |
publisher=''Ensign'' |
pages=p. 6
}}

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