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Comedian Paul McDermott resolves historical family feud with former foreign minister Alexander Downer
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Paul McDermott and Alexander Downer have a connection going back to the 19th century.
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Performer Paul McDermott and former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer have made a gentlemen s pact to end a dispute between their ancestors that dates back more than 150 years.
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Mr Downer attended McDermott s recent Adelaide Fringe show
Mr Downer, who did not know of the link until the show, said it was an amazing story
Mr Downer recently attended one of McDermott s shows during the Adelaide Fringe festival, which included a story about the connection between the pair.
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Michael McDermott, Assistant Professor, School of Art, received $25,000 from the Virginia Research Investment Fund for a project in which he will use images, text, and audio files recovered from old cellular phones to create an exhibit that will be shown at Mason s Gillespie Gallery of Art. The specific pieces will be determined by what was recoverable from each phone, but the data from one phone will not be combined with the data from another. The files and fragments from one phone will serve as a portrait of the previous owner or owners, while making sure their actual identity is protected.
From PA to Japan, Tobyhanna Army Depot missions haven t stopped since pandemic began
We’ve heard many stories about frontline workers whose jobs never stopped. Now, we re getting a look at what some Tobyhanna Army Depot employees have been tackling. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 6:58 AM EST March 4, 2021
The Tobyhanna Army Depot in Monroe County is one of our area’s largest employers, employing around 4,000 people.
Among them is Michael McDermott of Scranton whose working more than 6,000 miles away in Yokosuka, Japan.
“Which is about an hour south of Tokyo. We are at the U.S. naval base,” said Michael. “I m out here with a team from all across northeastern Pennsylvania.”