Babak Masoumi, Iranian futsal player and coach, died from blood cancer he was , 39.

  Babak Masoumi Daraki was an Iranian futsal player and coach who was former captain of the Iranian national team.

(13 July 1972 – 10 August 2011)

Career

Masoumi began his career playing football for Fath Tehran. He then changed codes and began to play futsal where played for Fath Tehran, PAS Tehran^[2] and Tam Iran Khodro.
Despite suffering from cancer, Masoumi was head coach of Persepolis futsal team in the 2008–09 season and a few weeks afterwards was appointed as technical manager of Steel Azin futsal team.^[3] He was head coach of Dabiri Tabriz FSC at the time of his death.

Death

On August 10, 2011 Masoumi died from blood cancer from which he had been suffering since 2008.^[4] Despite this, Masoumi believed beforehand that he was cured of the disease.^[5]
Masoumi had struggled to pay for his medical care and in November 2008, an exhibition game was played between Esteghlal and a Selection of Karaj team in order to raise money for the medical treatment of Masoumi and Mohammad Parsa.^[6] In addition to this Iranian football star Ali Karimi paid for Masoumi's medical bills.^[7] His body was buried on August 12, 2011 in Karaj.^[8]

Honours

Country

• AFC Futsal Championship
  • Champions (6): 1999 - 2000 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2007 -

Club

Individual

• Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year, 2003

His YouTube Tribute

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Billy Grammer, American country singer died he was , 85.

Billy Wayne Grammer was an American country music singer and noted guitar player. He was known for the million-selling "Gotta Travel On", which made it onto both the country and pop music charts in 1959.

(August 28, 1925 – August 10, 2011)

Biography

Grammer, the eldest of 13 siblings (nine boys and four girls), was born in Benton, Illinois.^[1] His father was a musician; he played the violin and trumpet.^{[citation needed]}
He served in the US Army during World War II, and upon discharge worked as an apprentice toolmaker at the Washington Naval gun factory at Shop No. 20. Grammer married his high school girlfriend, Ruth Burzynski, in 1944. Shortly after the war ended, 18,000 of a 24,000-strong workforce were laid off, including Grammer. The couple returned to their home in Franklin County, Illinois.

Music career

Signed by Monument Records in Nashville, Tennessee, he scored with "Gotta Travel On", written by Paul Clayton. The song peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart and peaked at No. 5 on the country chart in 1959. That same year, he became a regular cast member on the Grand Ole Opry.^[2] Grammer named his band after his most notable hit as The Travel On Boys. "Gotta Travel On" was used as the opening song by Buddy Holly on his final tour in January and February 1959, which ended in tragedy.^[3] He recorded the first chart version of Bobby Bare's "Detroit City", entitled "I Wanna Go Home". It hit the Billboard country chart in early 1963.
Grammer founded RG&G (Reid, Grammer & Gower) Company in 1965 with Clyde Reid and J.W. Gower.^[4] RG&G made the Grammer guitar from 1965 until 1968, when a fire consumed the factory in downtown Nashville. The company was then sold to Ampeg, and a new factory was erected down the street from the old one. The company was renamed Grammer Guitar, Inc. (GGI). GGI produced the Grammer guitar until 1970. His guitar was installed into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville on March 1, 1969.^[1]
On May 15, 1972, Grammer and the Travel On Boys played at the rally in Laurel, Maryland where Alabama governor George Wallace was shot. Grammer and his band played the "Under the Double Eagle" march as Wallace mounted the stage to speak. After he spoke, Wallace mingled with the crowd, and Arthur Bremer shot a concealed handgun at the presidential candidate. The outcome was Wallace's paralysis, leaving him using a wheelchair for the rest of his life.^[5] "I've said all along, if they wanted to do something like this, they do it under these circumstances," Grammer said, weeping, after the incident.^[5]
Grammer delivered the invocation for the Grand Ole Opry House opening on March 16, 1974.^[6] In 1990, he was inducted into the Illinois Country Music Hall of Fame, along with Tex Williams, Lulu Belle and Scotty, and Patsy Montana.
Grammer suffered from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa.^[7] and became completely blind.^[7] On February 27, 2009, he was honored by the Grand Ole Opry for his 50 year membership.^[7]

Death

Grammer died on August 10, 2011, aged 85, at Benton Hospital, where had been receiving treatment for a long-term illness, which included suffering a heart attack seven months earlier.^[8]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country	US	US R&B	CAN Country
1959	"Gotta Travel On"	5	4	14	—
	"The Kissing Tree"	—	60	—	—
	"Bonaparte's Retreat"	—	50	—	—
1963	"I Wanna Go Home"	18	—	—	—
1964	"I'll Leave the Porch Light A-Burning"	43	—	—	—
1966	"Bottles"	35	—	—	—
	"The Real Thing"	30	—	—	—
1967	"Mabel (You Have Been a Friend to Me)"	48	—	—	14
1968	"The Ballad of John Dillinger"	70	—	—	—
1969	"Jesus Is a Soul Man"	66	—	—	5

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Arnaud Desjardins, French philosopher died he was , 86.

 Arnaud Desjardins  was a producer at the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française from 1952 to 1974, and was one of the first high profile practitioners of Eastern religion in France died he was , 86. He worked on television documentaries with many spiritual traditions unknown to Europeans at the time, including Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen, and Sufism from Afghanistan.

(June 18, 1925 – August 10, 2011)

Life and work

Arnaud Desjardins was part of the Gurdjieff group, his first contact with mysticism. Educated in a Protestant Christian environment, he was exposed to spiritual aspects of Christianity on a visit to a trappist Catholic monastery. He then became interested in yoga, and when asked to direct a film for French television, he chose to make a series of films on India, for which he gained attention for his first film, Ashrams.
He met a spiritual teacher, Swami Prajnanpad, whom he got to know after filming a number of mystics from various traditions. He became a practitioner of Adhyatma yoga, which is a branch of Advaita Vedanta.

Works

Filmography

Hinduism:

• Ashrams, 1959

Tibetan Buddhism:

• Le Message des Tibétains: Le Bouddhisme (première partie), 1966 [1]
  • The Message of the Tibetans: First Part, Buddhism (VHS), Alize Diffusion (1994)
• Le Message des Tibétains: Le Tantrisme (deuxième partie), 1966 [2]
  • The Message of the Tibetans: Second Part, Tantrism (VHS), Alize Diffusion (1994)

In this two-part documentary, Arnaud Desjardins documents the practices and rites of Tibetans, and meets the Dalai Lama and spiritual teachers of Tibetan Buddhism and Tantra.

• Himalaya, Terre de Sérénité: Le Lac des Yogis (première partie), 1968
• Himalaya, Terre de Sérénité: Les Enfants de la Sagesse (deuxième partie), 1968

Zen Buddhism:

• Zen: Ici et Maintenant (première partie), 1971
• Zen: Partout et Toujours (deuxième partie), 1971

Soufism:

• Soufis D'Afghanistan: Maître et Disciple (première partie), 1974
• Soufis D'Afghanistan: Au Cœur des Confréries (deuxième partie), 1974

Bibliography

• Ashrams, Grands Maîtres de l'Inde, Paris, La Palatine, 1962
• Yoga et Spiritualité, L'Hindouisme et Nous, Paris, La Palatine, 1964
• Le Message des Tibétains, Paris, La Table ronde, 1966
• Les Chemins de la Sagesse (Tomes I,II,III), Paris, La Table ronde, 1968, 1970 and 1972
• Monde Moderne et Sagesse Ancienne, Paris, La Table ronde, 1973
• Adhyatma Yoga, À la Recherche du Soi I, Paris, La Table ronde, 1977
• Le Védanta et l'Inconscient, À la Recherche du Soi II, Paris, La Table ronde, 1979
• Au-Delà du moi, À la Recherche du Soi III, Paris, La Table ronde, 1979
• Tu Es Cela, À la Recherche du Soi IV, Paris, La Table ronde, 1979
• Un Grain de Sagesse, Paris, La Table ronde, 1983
• Pour une Mort sans Peur, Paris, La Table ronde, 1983
• Rencontre avec Arnaud & Denise Desjardins, Actes du colloque Institut Karma-Ling 16, 17, 18 July 1984, Prajna
• Pour une Vie Réussie, un Amour Réussi, Paris, La Table ronde, 1985
• Filigrane Vol. 1 - Entretiens avec Arnaud Desjardins et Christian Charrière, Argel, 1986
• La Voie du Cœur, Paris, La Table ronde, 1987
• L'Audace de Vivre, Paris, La Table ronde, 1989
• Approches de la Méditation, Paris, La Table ronde, 1989
• La Voie et ses Pièges, Paris, La Table ronde, 1992
• Confidences Impersonnelles (Entretiens avec Gilles Farcet), Paris, Critérion, 1991
• Zen et Védanta, Paris, La Table Ronde, 1995
• Dialogue à Deux Voies (avec Lama Denis Teundroup), Paris, La Table ronde, 1995
• L'Ami Spirituel (avec Véronique Loiseleur), Paris, La Table ronde, 1996
• Regards Sages sur un Monde Fou (Entretiens avec Gilles Farcet), Paris, La Table ronde, 1997
• Arnaud Desjardins - Textes recueillis par Marc de Smedt, Question de N°111, Albin Michel, 1998
• En Relisant les Évangiles (avec Véronique Loiseleur), Paris, La Table ronde, 1999
• La conversion intime, Alice, 2000
• Arnaud Desjardins au Québec, Montréal, Stanke, 2002
• Retour à l'Essentiel, Paris, La Table ronde, 2002
• La transmission spirituelle – Textes recueillis par Yvan Amar, Du Relié, 2003
• Bienvenue sur la Voie, Paris, La Table ronde, 2004
• Premiers pas vers la Sagesse, Collection Librio-Spiritualité N°661, Librio, 2004
• Lettre à une jeune disciple, Paris, La Table ronde, 2006

Biographies

• Arnaud Desjardins, ou l'Aventure de la Sagesse, Gilles Farcet, Paris, La Table Ronde, 1990
• Arnaud Desjardins, l'Ami Spirituel, Jacques Mousseau, Paris, Perrin, 2002

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Moraíto Chico II, Spanish musician, died from cancer he was , 54

Manuel Moreno Junquera, Moraíto Chico (Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain,  was a Flamenco guitarist
He was known as one of the greatest and most in-demand accompanying guitarists of his generation, and was the regular accompanist for José Mercé, Diego Carrasco and other popular flamenco singers. He also played regularly for such stars as La Paquera de Jerez, Camarón de la Isla and Manuel Agujetas. Moraito was particularly renowned for his powerful, full and round sound, driving rhythm and exceptional rasgueos. He was one of the finest exponents of the buleria and can be seen and heard paying in this style on Carlos Saura's influential 'Flamenco' and "Flamenco, Flamenco' films.






(September 13, 1956 - Jerez de la Frontera, August 10, 2011)




He was the nephew of the original Moraíto (Manuel Moreno a.k.a. Manuel Morao), and son of the original Moraíto Chico (Juan Moreno). His son, Diego Del Morao, is one of the best known of the current generation of Flamenco guitarists.
He died on 10 August 2011, after a long struggle with cancer.^[3]

Works

He has recorded two solo albums:^[4]

• "Morao, Morao"
• "Morao y Oro"

Moraito also participated in an instructional video and scores booklet (now published as a DVD) with Encuentro Publications which included in the first part of the video / DVD five selected pieces from his repertoire: two Bulerías, Sevillanas, Tangos and Vals-Bulerías. The second part was devoted to Moraíto's speciality: together with singer Fernando Terremoto (also deceased), Moraíto focused on basic principles and difficulties of the accompaniment of cante using Malagueñas, Seguiriyas and Tientos/Tangos.

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Paul Wilkinson, British academic, expert on the study of terrorism (University of St Andrews) died he was , 74.

  Paul Wilkinson CBE  was Emeritus Professor of International Relations and former Director of the University of St Andrews Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence died he was , 74.. He became a familiar presence as a commentator in the mainstream British media in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US.

(9 May 1937 – 11 August 2011) 

Born in Harrow, Middlesex,^[1] Wilkinson was educated at John Lyon School in Harrow. He gained a BA in Modern History and Politics at University College, Swansea, followed by an MA.
After six years service as a regular Royal Air Force education officer he started his academic career at the University of Wales, Cardiff, as Assistant Lecturer in Politics, in 1966. He became Senior Lecturer and then Reader in Politics at Cardiff before being appointed to the first Chair in International Relations at the University of Aberdeen of 1979. His first book on terrorism, Political Terrorism was published in the key concepts in Political Science series in 1974.
In 1989 he was appointed to the first Chair in International Relations at the University of St Andrews.^[1] From 1989 to 1994 he was director of the Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism.
During the 1997–98 academic year he was a Visiting Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is co-founder and was co-editor of the academic journal Terrorism and Political Violence 1989–2006, and directed a research project funded by the ESRC, on the preparedness of the UK for future terrorist attack. He served as Adviser to Lord Lloyd of Berwick's Inquiry into Legislation Against Terrorism, and authored vol. two, the Research Report for the Inquiry (1996).
Throughout his career, Wilkinson was a strong opponent of terrorism of all kinds. In his publications and contributions to the media he has consistently argued that the democtratic response to both domestic and international terrorism should always be guided by the Rule of Law. For example, he publicly opposed attempts to increase the period permitted to detain terrorism suspects without trial in the UK and condemned the Guantánamo detention camp project and other measures by the administration of US President George W. Bush that departed from basic Rule of Law Principles (see Terrorism Versus Democracy: The Liberal State Response, pp. 61–88)
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.^[2] Wilkinson died on 11 August 2011, aged 74.^[1] He advised the UK Government on terrorism.^[1]

Single authored works

• Political Terrorism (1974)
• Terrorism Versus Democracy (1976)
• Terrorism and the Liberal State (1977)
• Terrorism: International Dimensions (1979)
• The New Fascists (1981)
• The New Fascists (second edition) (1983)
• Terrorism and the Liberal State (second edition) (1986)
• Lessons of Lockerbie (1989)
• Terrorist Targets and Tactics (1990)
• The Victims of Terrorism: Research Report of the Airey Neave Trust (1994)
• Combating International Terrorism (1995)
• Inquiry into Legislation Against Terrorism, volume two, research report (1996)
• Terrorism Versus Democracy: The Liberal State Response (2000)
• Terrorism Versus Democracy: The Liberal State Response, second edition revised and updated (2006)
• International Relations: A Very Short Introduction (2007)

Jointly authored works

• Terrorism: Theory and Practice (1978)
• British Perspective on Terrorism (1981)
• Contemporary Research on Terrorism (1986)
• Terrorism and International Order (1986)
• Technology and Terrorism (1993)
• Terrorism: British Perspectives (1993)
• Aviation Terrorism and Security (1999)
• Addressing the New Terrorism (2003)
• Terrorism and Human Rights (2006)
• Homeland Security in the UK: Future Preparedness for Terrorist Attacks since 9/11 (2007)

References

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Karen Overington, Australian politician, Victorian MLA for Ballarat West (1999–2010) died she was , 59.

  Karen Marie Overington  was an Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2010, representing the electorate of Ballarat West  died she was , 59.

(16 November 1951 – 11 August 2011)

Overington was born Karen Marie Brown in Ballarat, and attended Sacred Heart College. She worked as an electorate officer from 1984 to 1992, and as a Uniting Church outreach worker from 1994 to 1999. She had a lengthy career in local government before her election to parliament, serving as a councillor for the Borough of Sebastopol from 1982 until 1994, with a stint as mayor in 1990–1991. The council was merged with several neighbouring ones in 1994, and Overington won election to the larger City of Ballarat council at its first election in 1996, serving in that role until her election to parliament.^[1][2]
Overington was elected to parliament on her second attempt as part of Labor's victory in the 1999 elections, having lost one prior attempt in 1993. She was re-elected with little difficulty in 2002 and 2006, winning 55.5 per cent of the vote at the 2006 election. ^[3][4][5]
Overington was married with two children.^[6] Her husband, Brian Overington, died in 2009, and she was diagnosed with cancer shortly afterwards. She retired from the parliament before the 2010 state election, and died on 11 August 2011.^[7][8]

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Scott LeDoux, American boxer, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis he was 62

Alan Scott LeDoux, "The Fighting Frenchman,"  was a politician, professional heavyweight boxer, professional wrestler and referee.

(January 7, 1949 – August 11, 2011)

Career

Boxing

LeDoux began his professional boxing career in 1974. His first boxing match was a knockout victory over Arthur Pullens. LeDoux's final bout in 1983 was a technical knockout loss to Frank Bruno. LeDoux retired with a record of 33-13-4 (22 knockouts).
LeDoux's opponents included Ken Norton, Ron Lyle, Gerrie Coetzee, Leon Spinks, Greg Page, Frank Bruno, George Foreman, Mike Weaver, and Larry Holmes. In his match with Leon Spinks, LeDoux earned a 'draw', just months before Spinks defeated Ali. LeDoux also took part in a five round exhibition match with Muhammad Ali. LeDoux over the course of his career also sparred with Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis.
Ledoux's best achievements were that he scored draws against Leon Spinks and an ageing Ron Lyle. He also nearly knocked out a past his peak Ken Norton in round ten, when after some confusion as to whether the Ref had signalled the fight over or not it was declared a draw. Never a 'fancy dan' fighter style-wise as they say in the trade, Ledoux was probably underrated in much of his career- he had met many tough top-name opponents.
On April 22, 1976, LeDoux lost to fellow Minnesotan Duane Bobick before a crowd of 13,789, which is still a Minnesota record.^[1]
LeDoux later worked as a ringside commentator for ESPN and in 1986 as a referee for the American Wrestling Association.
It was announced on July 5, 2010 that LeDoux would be a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame.^[2]

Politics

LeDoux was elected to the Anoka County, Minnesota Board of County Commissioners^[3] and re-elected in 2008, defeating challenger Becky Fink.^[4]
In 2006, the Minnesota Legislature authorized the creation of a state Boxing Commission. LeDoux was appointed boxing commissioner by the state Governor Tim Pawlenty. In August 2006 LeDoux was also named Executive Director of the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission.

Controversy

• In 2007, the Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Melanie Benjamin, objected to LeDoux's public criticism of her band and their boxing matches at the Grand Casino Hinckley Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.^[5]
• In November 2007, LeDoux was accused by boxing promoter John Hoffman of "insulting and assaulting" him at a boxing event in Maplewood, Minnesota.^[6] LeDoux claims that Hoffman was intoxicated and fabricated the story.^[6]
• In December 2008 a state investigation revealed that LeDoux, in his capacity as head of the Combative Sports Commission, accepted free tickets to an MMA event, some of which had a face value of $600. This was determined to be a violation of state ethics rules.^[7]
• In January 2009, commission member Chad Ridler resigned in protest "of the inaction of the commission in providing oversight of Scott LeDoux...He's unaccountable".^[8]

Personal life

LeDoux was diagnosed with ALS or "Lou Gehrig's Disease" in August 2008. A point of note however is that a 2010 study, see Wikipedia link to, questioned the diagnosis in athletes who'd experienced head trauma or repeated concussions. It suggests some may have a variant of Dementia Pugilistica, known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or Boxer's Syndrome.^{[9] [10]} LeDoux was a member of the National Board of Directors of the Wishes and More.^[11] He was also honorary chair of the American Cancer Society. LeDoux founded a golf tournament called the Scott LeDoux Long Haul Classic.
LeDoux died of his illness on August 11, 2011.^[12][13]

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