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Al Raisi
Joined Abu Dhabi police force in 1980, General Director of Central Operations of the Abu Dhabi Police in 2005 (G)

General inspector of the UAE interior ministry since 2015 (A)

Played a key role in the arrest of Matthew Hedges (A)

Official candidate of the UAE to be the next head of Interpol. (F)

Report by David Calvert-Smith, former chief prosecutor of the United Kingdom, calls him unsuitable for the role (A)

Accused of presiding over torture (L)

Coalition of 19 human rights group, including Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Center for Human Rights, wrote an open letter to Interpol advising against his appointment (G) (I)

Member of Interpol's executive committee (H)(K) and delegate for Asia since 2018 (D)

Election will take place in 2021, not 2020 as was originally planned (J)

Holds doctorate from the London Metropolitan University. (M)

Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H.E._Dr._AHMED_NASER_AL-RAISI.jpg

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/apr/07/uae-general-unsuitable-for-role-of-interpol-chief-says-uk-report (A)

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201030-rights-organisations-object-to-uae-police-chief-nominated-as-interpol-head/ (B)

https://menarights.org/en/articles/mena-rights-group-and-18-other-organisations-deliver-joint-letter-secretary-general (C)

https://taarifa.rw/dubais-police-chief-nasser-ahmed-al-raisi-wants-to-head-interpol/ (D)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/01/exclusiveuae-police-chief-accused-presiding-torture-british/ (E)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/world/middleeast/dubai-princess-alive.html (F)

https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2021/4/8/uae-candidate-cannot-become-interpol-president-says-uk-report (G)

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/05/05/interpol-uae-officials-candidacy-raises-human-rights-alarms (H)

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201030-rights-organisations-object-to-uae-police-chief-nominated-as-interpol-head/ (I)

https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2020/INTERPOL-2020-General-Assembly-postponed (J)

https://www.interpol.int/en/Who-we-are/Governance/Executive-Committee (K)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/01/exclusiveuae-police-chief-accused-presiding-torture-british/ (L)

https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.595663 (M)

Dream SMP
https://gamerant.com/dream-smp-minecraft-server-explained/ basic information with some analysis, founding in April 2020

https://www.polishnews.co.uk/dream-smp-is-a-hit-on-youtube-but-its-fandom-is-dominating-the-entire-internet/ goes in-depth on impact

https://screenrant.com/minecraft-smp-best-dream-hermitcraft-epicsmp-youtube-twitch/ comparison to other servers, pro/cons

https://www.insider.com/dream-smp-members-minecraft-server-dsmp-wiki-which-what-video-2021-1 big, includes timeline, lore and analysis

https://www.wired.com/story/minecraft-dream-smp-political-drama/ analysis

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/gaming-twitter-explodes-after-lebron-james-asks-for-gaming-chair-recommendations-1565184/ mention

https://www.insider.com/dream-changed-face-of-minecraft-content-with-his-smp-series-2021-2 history of the server

https://www.theverge.com/22338418/dream-smp-youtube-minecraft-fanart-fanfiction-video-edits-fandom impact

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/hottest-100-win-glass-animals-heat-waves-feature-minecraft-fic/13086032 impact specifically on Australian song

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56667366 impact on Australian song heat waves

https://highschool.latimes.com/palisades-charter-high-school/the-dream-smp-how-minecraft-role-play-is-taking-over-twitch/ some lore, unclear reliability

https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/what-is-the-dream-smp-server-ip about server being secret

https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/15/22176341/minecraft-youtube-dream-speedrun-cheating-mod-world-record-piglin dream cheating?

https://www.thegamer.com/minecraft-popularity-and-controversy/ NSFW fanfic issue, unclear reliability

https://www.polygon.com/features/2021/3/1/22302033/real-person-fan-fiction-minecraft-heat-waves-youtube heat waves fanfic

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/19/22337007/matpat-game-theory-10-year-anniversary-youtube-interview-gaming interview with game theory on impact of Dream SMP, talks about it a bit

https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/a-grand-theft-auto-v-roleplay-server-called-nopixel-continues-to-dominate-twitch-with-its-immersive-ecosystem/articleshow/81475009.cms mention of dream SMP, saying that it has a lot going on

Journal of Controversial Ideas reception
https://theconversation.com/safe-space-or-shirking-accountability-a-new-journal-of-controversial-ideas-will-allow-academics-to-write-under-pseudonyms-159433

https://www.chronicle.com/article/do-we-really-need-more-controversial-ideas

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/i-read-every-paper-in-the-first-issue-of-the-journal-of-controversial-ideas/

any positive ones from rw media?

Said beginnings
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/whose-oxford-1352802.html

search for oxford magazine stuff

Monro
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40009688?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents on learning words, also described in https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/15/archives/the-reincarnation-of-john-monro-john-monro-a-dollar-bill-motivated.html NYT article also has a lot of other information

add this chapter to monro, not sure which template to use https://www.worldcat.org/title/problems-and-responsibilities-of-colleges-in-search-for-talented-students-report-of-a-colloquium/oclc/82795812&referer=brief_results

Voice recording: https://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/u0008_0000001/id/90, but copyrighted

https://issuu.com/phillipsacademy/docs/andoverspring2013front/50

http://www.pa59ers.com/library/Fuess/medley2.html

https://archive.org/details/youthfromeveryqu00fred/

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1958/5/14/harvard-student-agencies-incorporated-pito-organize/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40163381

Newspaper.com

https://www.newspapers.com/image/431153080/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1929) scholarship announcement

https://www.newspapers.com/image/431140843/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1929) scholarship announcement

https://www.newspapers.com/image/431113432/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1932) Harvard College scholarship

https://www.newspapers.com/image/431706956/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1934) new Harvard Journal --> FIND MORE ON HARVARD JOURNAL

https://www.newspapers.com/image/431920472/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1935) degree announcement (cum laude)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/197945606/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1936) marriage

https://www.newspapers.com/image/434030076/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1945) attack on ship

https://www.newspapers.com/image/434088894/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1945) bronze star ceremony

https://www.newspapers.com/image/434092640/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1945) Bronze star mention

https://www.newspapers.com/image/433561717/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1948) phantom student

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598934086/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1948) summoned to court, might have useful names

https://www.newspapers.com/image/433388495/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1949) named assistant to provost

https://www.newspapers.com/image/433398809/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1949) Ann Monro participating in a quiz

https://www.newspapers.com/image/433399054/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1949) Ann Monro quiz again

https://www.newspapers.com/image/180173711/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1950) announcement of aid to athletes

https://www.newspapers.com/image/602997883/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1950) aid to athletes again, more in-depth

https://www.newspapers.com/image/553076426/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1950) aid to athletes again

https://www.newspapers.com/image/349848386/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1950) aid to athletes

https://www.newspapers.com/image/637018865/?terms=%22John%20U.%20Monro%22&match=1 (1950) aid to athletes

(stopped after ending page 2 of results sorted by oldest)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/433518144/?terms=John%20U.%20Monro&match=1 (1950) Harvard opens financial aid center

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89756572/announcement-monro-successor-of-leighton/ (1958)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/433445641/?terms=John%20U.%20Monro&match=1 (1959) profile of Monro as new dean

https://www.newspapers.com/image/428677714/ (1963) Sex at Harvard

https://www.newspapers.com/image/447938144/?terms=John%20U.%20Monro&match=1 (1967) leaving Harvard

Engine No. 1
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3898607 analysis of the fight, concluding that it didn't accomplish anything. Caveat emptor: Author affiliated with RealClearFoundation (see RealClearPolitics article for more information on ideological slant) and the Law and Economics Center at GMU Law school, funded by ExxonMobil https://masonlec.org/donors/

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3908163 talks about activist ESG funds in general and EN1 vs Exxon as an example case. Author seems to be less connected to ExxonMobil

https://sk.sagepub.com/cases/impact-investment-in-action-climate-activists-shake-up-exxon-board "express" business case

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/engine-no-1-is-all-talk-no-strategy-with-exxon-mobil-11629127035 the first paper in text, coathored with the centre's director. (not credible due to quite direct funding)

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Did you know
 * ...that John U. Monro resigned as dean of Harvard College to work at an unaccredited, historically black college in Alabama? (chosen)
 * ...that the dean of Harvard College, John U. Monro, resigned to work at Miles College, a then-unaccredited, historically black college?
 * ...that his strong desire to help black students saw John U. Monro give up his position as dean of Harvard College and work at an unaccredited, historically black university?


 * ...that (investment fund?) Engine No. 1 waged a successful proxy battle against ExxonMobil despite owning only 0.02% of the oil company's shares? (is it all in one source? or are multiple needed? also "successful" not in article yet, but can be sourced to ) (sourced to https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-09/engine-no-1-proxy-campaign-against-exxon-xom-marks-win-for-esg-activists, but not yet in article. article does not describe battle as successful)
 * ...that investment fund Engine No. 1 demanded oil company ExxonMobil to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050? (https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210605-engine-no-1-a-tiny-green-investment-fund-is-challenging-the-oil-titans, not in article yet)