Amatoya Moytoy (pronounced mah-tie) "Trader Carpenter"was a Cherokee town chief of the early eighteenth century in the area of present-day Tennessee. His father was a European, Thomas Pasmere Carpenter (Shawnee - "Cornplanter"), who was descended from the noble Anglo-Norman family of Vicomte Guillaume le Carpentier de Melun. Moytoy I is also called Amatoya Moytoy, and Moytoy the Elder. He held a prominent position among the Cherokee, and held the hereditary title Ama Matai (From the French matai and Cherokee ama--water), which meant "Water Conjurer". He lived in one of the Cherokee Overhill Towns sometime between the beginning of the eighteenth century and 1730.
He was born around 1640, and probably died in 1730.
In 1680, he married Quatsie of Tellico.
He was born around 1640, and probably died in 1730.
In 1680, he married Quatsie of Tellico.
Shannon Lark (born July 16th 1982 in Alamogordo New Mexico) is an American writer, dancer, director, actress, and professional Scream Queen. Best known for her role as the first ever Fangoria Magazine “Spooksmodel” and her contributions to the advancement of the female role in horror cinema, Shannon continues to stand at the forefront of the evolving genre of cinematic horror.
Biography
Shannon’s fascination with horror began at an early age when she attended a theatrical performance of Shakespeare. As her impressionable mind witnessed the explosive splattering of fake blood she was forever changed, knowing that her life would be one of blood and horror.
Shannon spent the following years studying the formulas of horror film, as well as investigating the various aspects of filmmaking itself. Her first attempt at the art of filmmaking was with the short Babies For Breakfast, followed soon by Marburg, a 16-minute horror docudrama about disease in Africa.
From those early cinematic experiments Shannon has moved on to appearing within numerous independent and short films such as “The Cleaner”, “Rated R for Zombies, and “It’s My Birthday”. Her feature films include “Mr. Cleaver”, “Retardead”(2008), and Walking Distance (2009) in which she stars alongside genre veterans Reggie Bannister and Debbie Rochon.
Dubbed “San Francisco’s gore gore girl” by the media, Shannon is an established advocate for the female presence within horror cinema. The first ever women only horror film called, the “Viscera Film Festival”, is an annual event showcasing horror cinema as exclusively created by women. Her anthem of “Bring your daughter to the slaughter” is the siren song to the male dominion within commercial horror cinema.
From the years 2005-2008 Shannon was a featured dancer in the Living Dead Girlz, a horror themed troupe combining burlesque and choreographed dancing arterial splatter theater. The troupe was featured in the 2007 film Brains.
Shannon runs The Chainsaw Mafia, a production company focused on horror film and splatter theater. The Chainsaw Mafia is also a website for networking writers, filmmakers, and various artists within the horror genre.
In 2008, Shannon became the first ever “Spooksmodel” for Fangoria Magazine, ruling with its crown of gore from 2008-2009. The “Spooksmodel” appeared at every Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention as well as appearing in the printed magazine promoting its various functions.
Filmography
Biography
Shannon’s fascination with horror began at an early age when she attended a theatrical performance of Shakespeare. As her impressionable mind witnessed the explosive splattering of fake blood she was forever changed, knowing that her life would be one of blood and horror.
Shannon spent the following years studying the formulas of horror film, as well as investigating the various aspects of filmmaking itself. Her first attempt at the art of filmmaking was with the short Babies For Breakfast, followed soon by Marburg, a 16-minute horror docudrama about disease in Africa.
From those early cinematic experiments Shannon has moved on to appearing within numerous independent and short films such as “The Cleaner”, “Rated R for Zombies, and “It’s My Birthday”. Her feature films include “Mr. Cleaver”, “Retardead”(2008), and Walking Distance (2009) in which she stars alongside genre veterans Reggie Bannister and Debbie Rochon.
Dubbed “San Francisco’s gore gore girl” by the media, Shannon is an established advocate for the female presence within horror cinema. The first ever women only horror film called, the “Viscera Film Festival”, is an annual event showcasing horror cinema as exclusively created by women. Her anthem of “Bring your daughter to the slaughter” is the siren song to the male dominion within commercial horror cinema.
From the years 2005-2008 Shannon was a featured dancer in the Living Dead Girlz, a horror themed troupe combining burlesque and choreographed dancing arterial splatter theater. The troupe was featured in the 2007 film Brains.
Shannon runs The Chainsaw Mafia, a production company focused on horror film and splatter theater. The Chainsaw Mafia is also a website for networking writers, filmmakers, and various artists within the horror genre.
In 2008, Shannon became the first ever “Spooksmodel” for Fangoria Magazine, ruling with its crown of gore from 2008-2009. The “Spooksmodel” appeared at every Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention as well as appearing in the printed magazine promoting its various functions.
Filmography
Paul Grimshaw came to public attention in 2008 when a double page expose in one of Britain's most popular tabloid newspaper's, the Daily Express , unearthed his business links with billionaire Roman Abramovich and several millionaire Hollywood actors and sports stars including England striker Michael Owen. Grimshaw was born in South Wirral near Chester in 1966 to parents serving the House of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and nephew of King Edward VIII and of King George VI first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, he now lives between USA and continental Europe from where many media, TV, film and sports personalities have taken life style advice and fiscal investment guidance into emerging real estate markets, specifically southern Europe, Spain and Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, where his contacts within the Iberian political establishment permitted movement against and avoiding backward market trends. Reported in the British national press in September 2008 to be the secret broker go between for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in Spain as well as representing and selling English Premier League footballers, including Michael Owen, and club managers continental homes including the earliest and original Walt Disney Euro project first sited near Estepona, Southern Spain to Russian investors thus inventing the phrase Cossack Del Sol seen associated with Grimshaw in the tabloid press. As at December 2008 designing the exit stratergy with Gibraltar consultancy CCS24 for the development and sale of multi million pound Iberian Royal estate of Hamad bin Khalifa the Amir of Qatar according to the Daily Express in September 2008 Grimshaw has bought and sold some of the world's most palatial mansions and villas.
Anne (Daisy) Rooks is a sociologist and labor historian in the United States. Her research focuses on labor union organizing.
Education
Rooks received a bachelor's degree in urban studies from Smith College in 1997. She received her master's degree in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2001.
She received her doctorate in sociology at UCLA in 2007.
Employment
From January 2008 to December 2008, Rooks was a visiting assistant professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. As of January 2009, she is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Montana.
Research
Rooks' research focuses on how labor unions recruit, train and place staff, in particular organizing staff. She has studied the operations of the AFL-CIO's Organizing Institute and the staffing models of local, state, regional and national labor unions. In particular, she is interested in how staff are recruited and retained.
Rook's 2003 article, "The Cowboy Mentality: Organizers and Occupational Commitment in the New Labor Movement," sparked significant debate within the American labor movement. The article (and a longer-treatment book chapter based on the article) examines the occupational demands union organizers must cope with, such as travel, long hours and a demanding work environment. Rooks characterizes the culture of organizing as "the cowboy mentality." "The cowboy mentality" is an ideology. This ideology declares that union organizing is a superior form of work akin to religious involvement, and that labor union organizers must suffer low pay, long working hours, extreme working conditions, etc., because they are martyrs to "the cause" (e.g., the labor movement). Rooks argues that while "the cowboy mentality" strengthens commitment for many staff, it alienates women, minorities and older workers. Many workers' rights activists have used the study to argue that "...organized labor is in denial about the toll that the dominant culture of organizing...takes on organizers..." The study has generated a call for reform:
:" alarming number they'd been used as 'cannon fodder.' ...Rooks' study suggests that if the labor movement hopes to intensify its organizing efforts, it must do a better job of retaining organizers."
The study has been cited by Monthly Review and Dissent, the San Francisco Chronicle and international labor periodicals such as the Canadian journal Our Times.
Her work on California union membership has been cited by the Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chroncle (twice), and the Canadian labor journal Our Times, and cited by sociologist Ruth Milkman as an important influence.
Memberships
Rooks is a member of the American Sociological Association, the United Association for Labor Education, and the Allied Social Science Association.
Published works
Solely authored articles
*"The Cowboy Mentality: Organizers and Occupational Commitment in the New Labor Movement." Labor Studies Journal. Fall 2003.
*[http://www.labornotes.org/node/587 "Staff Organizers vs. Member Organizers Not the Issue: New Organizer Recruits Recognize Flaws in Staff-Centered Organizing Model."] Labor Notes. December 2002.
*"Worker Activism After Successful Union Organizing." Industrial & Labor Relations Review. January 2002.
Solely authored book chapters
*"Sticking It Out or Packing It In?: Organizer Retention in the New Labor Movement." In Rebuilding Labor: Organizing and Organizers in the New Union Movement. Ruth Milkman and Kim Voss, eds. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2003. ISBN 0801442656
Co-authored book chapters
*Milkman, Ruth and Rooks, Daisy. "California Union Membership: A Turn-of-the-Century Portrait." In The State of California Labor. Ruth Milkman, ed. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 2003.
Education
Rooks received a bachelor's degree in urban studies from Smith College in 1997. She received her master's degree in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2001.
She received her doctorate in sociology at UCLA in 2007.
Employment
From January 2008 to December 2008, Rooks was a visiting assistant professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. As of January 2009, she is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Montana.
Research
Rooks' research focuses on how labor unions recruit, train and place staff, in particular organizing staff. She has studied the operations of the AFL-CIO's Organizing Institute and the staffing models of local, state, regional and national labor unions. In particular, she is interested in how staff are recruited and retained.
Rook's 2003 article, "The Cowboy Mentality: Organizers and Occupational Commitment in the New Labor Movement," sparked significant debate within the American labor movement. The article (and a longer-treatment book chapter based on the article) examines the occupational demands union organizers must cope with, such as travel, long hours and a demanding work environment. Rooks characterizes the culture of organizing as "the cowboy mentality." "The cowboy mentality" is an ideology. This ideology declares that union organizing is a superior form of work akin to religious involvement, and that labor union organizers must suffer low pay, long working hours, extreme working conditions, etc., because they are martyrs to "the cause" (e.g., the labor movement). Rooks argues that while "the cowboy mentality" strengthens commitment for many staff, it alienates women, minorities and older workers. Many workers' rights activists have used the study to argue that "...organized labor is in denial about the toll that the dominant culture of organizing...takes on organizers..." The study has generated a call for reform:
:" alarming number they'd been used as 'cannon fodder.' ...Rooks' study suggests that if the labor movement hopes to intensify its organizing efforts, it must do a better job of retaining organizers."
The study has been cited by Monthly Review and Dissent, the San Francisco Chronicle and international labor periodicals such as the Canadian journal Our Times.
Her work on California union membership has been cited by the Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chroncle (twice), and the Canadian labor journal Our Times, and cited by sociologist Ruth Milkman as an important influence.
Memberships
Rooks is a member of the American Sociological Association, the United Association for Labor Education, and the Allied Social Science Association.
Published works
Solely authored articles
*"The Cowboy Mentality: Organizers and Occupational Commitment in the New Labor Movement." Labor Studies Journal. Fall 2003.
*[http://www.labornotes.org/node/587 "Staff Organizers vs. Member Organizers Not the Issue: New Organizer Recruits Recognize Flaws in Staff-Centered Organizing Model."] Labor Notes. December 2002.
*"Worker Activism After Successful Union Organizing." Industrial & Labor Relations Review. January 2002.
Solely authored book chapters
*"Sticking It Out or Packing It In?: Organizer Retention in the New Labor Movement." In Rebuilding Labor: Organizing and Organizers in the New Union Movement. Ruth Milkman and Kim Voss, eds. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2003. ISBN 0801442656
Co-authored book chapters
*Milkman, Ruth and Rooks, Daisy. "California Union Membership: A Turn-of-the-Century Portrait." In The State of California Labor. Ruth Milkman, ed. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 2003.