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  PICA - austrALIENS (2003)
Penelope Aitken’s installation, “Porous Borders”, juxtaposes the faces of Iraqi children from the ‘children overboard’ scandal with images of children from mainstream Australian society.
Penelope Aitken is a Melbourne-based installation artist and painter who has been exhibiting since 1990 with eight solo and over 30 group exhibitions in Australia and internationally.
Aitken's work has frequently been concerned with the structures and dynamics of interpersonal relationships, including friendship, kinship, cross-cultural exchanges and romantic liaisons and, since undertaking an Australia Council studio residency at the National Institute of Arts in Taipei in 2000, she has looked at ways to collaborate with a range of different audiences.
www.pica.org.au /art03/austr-Aitken.html   (150 words)

  
 Jonathan Aitken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was born in Dublin to Sir William Aitken (himself a Conservative MP) and Penelope Aitken, daughter of John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby.
Aitken was charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice, and in 1999 was jailed for 18 months, of which he served seven.
Aitken was unable to cover the legal costs of his trial and was declared bankrupt.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jonathan_Aitken   (1219 words)

  
 Aitken's 'sword of truth' cast aside | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Aitken, his hair not quite so lustrous as it once was, his suit not quite so sharp, stood and listened as the clerk to the court, Robin Shrimpton, stumbled through the charges.
Aitken piled on the bricks, taking him further and further away from the ordinary people, the type of people who appear in the paint-chipped dock of Court Number 1.
Aitken said, in that memorable press conference which followed his resignation, that he would fight his corner with the "sword of truth and trusty shield of fair play".
www.guardian.co.uk /aitken/Story/0,2763,208513,00.html   (1313 words)

  
 BBC News | UK POLITICS | Aitken freed from prison
Aitken walked out of the prison wearing casual clothes and carrying a fl plastic bag containing his personal belongings shortly after 0800 GMT on Friday.
Lady Penelope Aitken, his mother, told reporters waiting outside his home that she had spoken to her son that morning.
Aitken had once been tipped as a future leader of the Conservative Party, but friends say he has coped well with his dramatic fall from grace, and accepts he has no future in public life.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk_politics/593724.stm   (579 words)

  
 BBC News | UK Politics | Jonathan Aitken - a 'swashbuckling' life
Jonathan William Patrick Aitken was born on August 30, 1942 in Dublin.
His father was a Tory MP - the late Sir William Traven Aitken - and his mother was Lady Penelope Aitken MBE and daughter of the first Baron of Rugby.
Lloyd liked Aitken and introduced him to the Prime Minister and it was not long before the young law student was invited to Chequers for dinner.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/229560.stm   (915 words)

  
 Something Should Be Done
(Penelope turned out not to be the typical Hollywood airhead; she was educated and polite, and we found we had some good friends in common.)
The truth once and for all is that Aitken's Ritz bill was extraneous to the case - he had already shot the gossipmongers down as far as pimping and taking bribes were concerned.
Aitken sued because those nice guys at the Guardian accused him of outrageous and proved to be totally untrue -- charges.
takistopdrawer.us /1998/march/article_1998-March-28.html   (817 words)

  
 Privy Council agrees Aitken resignation | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Jonathan Aitken yesterday was stripped of the last vestige of official respectability when he lost his membership of the Privy Council and, with it, the title the Right Honourable.
Mr Aitken decided to resign on Tuesday after weekend reports suggested he should act to avoid embarrassing the Government and the monarch.
Mr Aitken's mother, Lady Penelope, was reported this week to have said that he was in the United States.
www.guardian.co.uk /aitken/Story/0,,208491,00.html   (395 words)

  
 Former British minister released early from jail Mother of eight, grandmother of 15, expecting triplets Jane's: India ...
Jonathan Aitken, chief secretary to the Treasury in the government of former Prime Minister John Major, was jailed in June after admitting to perjury and perverting the course of justice.
Aitken was jailed for offenses committed during a libel action against The Guardian newspaper, which had accused him of having links with Saudi arms dealers.
Aitken testified at the time that his wife, Lolicia, flew to Paris from Switzerland and paid the Ritz bill in cash after he left.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=15618   (2548 words)

  
 TIME.com: Slap -- Dec. 23, 1946 -- Page 1
Aboard was a group of German children, aged 6 to 14, en route to Eire to be cared for by the Irish Red Cross, under a plan called "Operation Shamrock." During the trip their escorting Red Cross nurse left the children momentarily in the care of Mrs.
Penelope Aitken, daughter of Sir John Maffey, British representative to Eire, and wife of William Aitken, a nephew of Lord Beaverbrook.
Aitken a long time, then fingered her coat and said: "That is a lovely coat; where did you get it?" Replied Mrs.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,793317,00.html   (390 words)

  
 Maria Aitken - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Maria Aitken is a British actress and director, born 12 September 1945 in Dublin to Sir William Aitken (Conservative MP) and Penelope Aitken,...
She died of cancer aged 94 on the night of the opening of Maria Aitken's new play.
Maria Aitken - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Maria Aitken Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/maria-aitken/558/main   (92 words)

  
 "Merci Doctor Rey" Reviews
True to all farces, the plot thickens when Thomas discovers the man was in fact his father and sets out to find his killer.
Joining Thomas in his search is scatty voice-over artist for Vanessa Redgrave Penelope, whom he befriends at psychiatrists Docteur Rey’s who tries to help Thomas make-up with his over bearing mother.
Jane Birkin, making a rare appearance on the silver screen, is a pleasure to behold as Penelope and Wiest gives us an utterly hilarious diva who along with her best friend Claude takes eating hash cakes, and employing contract killers to new heights.
mercidocteurrey.com /reviews.html   (1693 words)

  
 1001 Club
The elder William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, the 1st Lord Beaverbrook, became a stockbroker and by 1910 had made a fortune from Canadian cement mills.
Sir Max Aitken, the 1001 Club member, is also known as the 2nd Lord Beaverbrook.
Privy councilor Jonathan Aitken, the former head of Le Cercle who was deeply involved in illegal arms transports, is a great nephew of the 2st Lord Beaverbrook.
www.gnosticliberationfront.com /1001_club.htm   (14932 words)

  
 Jewelry and Fashion Design News & Competitions 117 | Dexigner
The Australian fashion market is very small, which is why the goal for designers from Down Under is "not to become rich but be experimental."
So said Penelope Aitken in a lecture on "Unwrapped: Australian Fashion and Textile Design," a traveling exhibit at the Tall Galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.
Aitken is a visual artist from Melbourne affiliated with Asialink, which is co-presenting the exhibit with Bendigo Art Gallery and the Met.
www.dexigner.com /fashion/news-116.html   (1001 words)

  
 Deb O'Reilly's Index of "A" Names
Allanach, Penelope (14 Jun 1812 - 25 May 1869)
Allanach, Penelope (17 Apr 1861 - 23 Aug 1944)
Allanach, Penelope J (abt Jan 1881 - aft 1881)
mywebpages.comcast.net /dcoreilly/bios/a_names.html   (731 words)

  
 PEHI - Project for the Exposure of Hidden Institutions - 1001 Club membership list
Son of the 1st Lord Beaverbrook (1879-1964) who lived in Canada, and as a stauch imperialist was very opposed to Britain joining the European Economic Community (EEC).
Privy councilor Jonathan Aitken, the former head of Le Cercle who was deeply involved in illegal arms transports, is a great nephew of the 2nd Lord Beaverbrook.
Biafra was the region that seceded from Nigeria after rejecting a plan that divided the country into 12 states.
home.planet.nl /~reijd050/organisations/1001_Club_members_list.htm   (17103 words)

  
 Jack Davenport Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Despite playing a character who was on the surface an absolute tosser, Davenport skillfully lent a layer of charm and sly sexiness to the part making the solicitor a character views loved to hate.
The son of actors Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken, he spent much of his youth on a farm run by his parents.
After their separation, Davenport was sent to boarding school.
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/1241819   (926 words)

  
 e-Prints Soton - School and Research Group: Health Services Research ...
Aitken, Penelope, Glasper, Alan and Wiltshire, Maureen (2005) Parental satisfaction with a nurse-led emergency assessment unit.
Birch, S., Glasper, E.A., Aitken, P., Wiltshire, M. and Cogman, G. GP views of nurse-led telephone referral for paediatric assessment.
Aitken, P., Birch, S., Cogman, G., Glasper, E.A. and Wiltshire, M. Quadrennial review of a paediatric emergency assessment unit.
eprints.soton.ac.uk /view/structure/uos-fk-hsr.html   (5198 words)

  
 June 2002 update
Our guest speakers will be textile designer Meredith Rowe and Penelope Aitken Visual Arts Program Manager- Asialink.
Meredith will share her experiences as recipient of an Asialink residency in Korea.
Penelope will discuss the general ins and outs of Asialink's Arts Residency Program and advocacy service for cultural and artistic exchange between Australia and various countries within Asia.
www.craftvic.asn.au /contact/updates/6-2002.htm   (2021 words)

  
 Manuscripts General Information: Harry Ransom Center
In 1972, the HRC's modern literature collections moved to a new Harry Ransom Center building.
A particular focus of the last decade at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (the institution's current name) has been the acquisition of the personal papers and first editions of contemporary English and American authors, such as Julian Barnes, Penelope Fitzgerald, John Fowles, Doris Lessing, Peter Matthiessen, and James Salter.
Special focus on the British theater and Jewish writers has resulted in the acquisition of the papers of David Hare, Tom Stoppard, Arnold Wesker, Dan Jacobson, Bernard Malamud, and Isaac Bashevis Singer.
www.hrc.utexas.edu /collections/manuscripts/info   (705 words)

  
 Moon-Yang: Imagery and Motif by Shine Myung-ok Shin
One final body of work includes necklaces and earrings made from cast silver inlaid with red and fl cloisonné enamel.
Penelope Aitken is an artist and manages the Asialink Visual Arts/Craft Residency Program for Australian artists in Asia.
The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official policy of Craft Victoria.
www.craftculture.org /review/aitkin1.htm   (594 words)

  
 2004England Garden Tour with Penelope Hobhouse and The Garden Goddess
2004England Garden Tour with Penelope Hobhouse and The Garden Goddess
Mellerstain houses a superb collection of paintings includeing works by Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Ramsey, Aitken and Nasmyth and many lovely pieces of period furniture.
The photograph above highlights the border of the terrace gardens.
www.gardengoddess.net /EnglandGardenTour3.html   (685 words)

  
 Amazon.com: New Cancer Therapies: The Patient's Dilemma (Your Personal Health): Books: Penelope Williams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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by Penelope Williams "Pick a day, any day.
It will be a date seared on the heart and mind of someone-many someones-who learned that day that she or..." (more)
www.amazon.com /New-Cancer-Therapies-Patients-Personal/dp/1552094855   (1285 words)

  
 Punk & Oi In THe UK - www.punkoiuk.co.uk: Decline of Westerrn Civilisation competition
On Saturday 22nd July the National Film Theatre at the South Bank in London will be screening Penelope Spheeris' Decline of Westerrn Civilisation trilogy.
Penelope will be here at the NFT to present her films, introducing the films at taking part in QandA.
You have a chance to win a pair of tickets.
www.punkoiuk.co.uk /competitions/decline.htm   (303 words)

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