text:
Roman senators
consul
Triumviral
Augustan
novus homo
self-made man
Lucania
suffect consul
fleet
Octavian
Sextus Pompeius
Sicily
triumph
first permanent amphitheatre
Dalmatia
Cleopatra
Battle of Actium
Spain
Cantabrians
Vaccaei
Astures
consul ordinarius
Gaul
praefectus urbi
Tiberius
Statilius Taurus' amphitheatre
Sisenna Statilius Taurus
Lucius Calpurnius Piso the Augur
Claudius
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus
Statilia Messalina
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus
proconsul
Taurian Gardens
Julia Agrippina
Appian
Dion Cassius
Tacitus

wikipedia_title:
Roman Senate
Roman consul
Second Triumvirate
Augustus
Novus homo
Self-made man
Lucania
Roman consul
Roman navy
Augustus
Sextus Pompey
Sicilia (Roman province)
Roman triumph
Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus
Dalmatia
Cleopatra
Battle of Actium
Hispania
Cantabri
Vaccaei
Astures
Roman consul
Gaul
Praefectus urbi
Tiberius
Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus
Sisenna Statilius Taurus
Lucius Calpurnius Piso the Augur
Claudius
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus
Statilia Messalina
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus
Proconsul
Horti Tauriani
Agrippina the Younger
Appian
Cassius Dio
Tacitus

categories: Roman Republican consuls,Urban prefects of Rome,1st-century BC Romans,1st-century Romans,Imperial Roman consuls,Ancient Roman generals

paragraph: Titus Statilius Taurus

paragraph: Titus Statilius Taurus was the name of a line of Roman senators. The first known and most important of these was a Roman general and two-time consul prominent during the Triumviral and Augustan periods. The other men who bore this name were his descendants.

paragraph: Section::::Titus Statilius Taurus (I).

paragraph: Titus Statilius Taurus (I) was a general and twice consul during the Triumviral and Augustan periods. This Taurus was a "novus homo" ("new man" or "self-made man") from the region of Lucania.

paragraph: Initially a partisan of Marcus Antonius, by whom he was chosen as suffect consul in 37 BC, he subsequently was sent by Antonius with a fleet to aid Octavian in his war against Sextus Pompeius. After Pompey was driven from Sicily, Taurus crossed the sea to the province of Africa, which he secured without any difficulty and for which he was awarded a triumph in 34 BC. He returned to Rome, where he began work on the city's first permanent amphitheatre.

paragraph: In 34 BC, he accompanied Octavian on campaign to Dalmatia, and after Octavian's return to Rome, Taurus remained in command of the troops stationed there. When war with Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra broke out, Taurus chose Octavian's side and in the Battle of Actium, he was in command of Octavian's land force. Antony's land forces surrendered to him rather than fight him. This greatly accelerated the victory of Caesar Octavian. After the death of Antonius, Taurus was sent in 29 BC to Spain where he defeated the Cantabrians, Vaccaei and Astures. He was later made "consul ordinarius" for the year 26 BC alongside Augustus, as Octavian was now known. In 16 BC, when Augustus left Italy for Gaul, he left Taurus in Rome as "praefectus urbi". Until the second consulship of Tiberius in 7 BC, Statilius Taurus was the last man to hold multiple consulships. It appears Augustus was experimenting with a "share the honors" program before he consolidated enough power to rule as the unofficial emperor.

paragraph: Statilius Taurus' amphitheatre was completed in 29 BC, opening with a number of gladiatorial contests. These were received with so much acclaim that the people's assembly accorded Taurus the right to name a praetor every year.

paragraph: Taurus is said to have maintained a private bodyguard of German slaves in Rome.

paragraph: Taurus seems to had three sons and possibly two daughters, though it is uncertain whether all these children were by the same woman. The eldest son, also named Titus Statilius Taurus (II), was a "monetalis", but did not reach consular years. A second son, also named Titus Statilius Taurus (III), was consul in 11 AD. A third son was named Sisenna Statilius Taurus consul in 16 AD. It seems certain that Taurus had at least one daughter, Statilia L. Pisonis, who married Lucius Calpurnius Piso the Augur (consul in 1 BC). A second may be the Statilia who died at the age of 99 in the reign of Claudius, although she may have been a sister to this Taurus.

paragraph: Section::::Titus Statilius Taurus (II).

paragraph: Titus Statilius Taurus (II) was the eldest son of Titus Statilius Taurus (I) possibly by Cornelia Sisenna or an unknown woman. He was either the full-brother or half-brother of Titus Statilius Taurus (III), Sisenna Statilius Taurus, Statilia L. Pisonis and possibly Statilia.

paragraph: All that is known of this Taurus is that he was a "monetalis" and died before reaching consular age.

paragraph: Section::::Titus Statilius Taurus (III).

paragraph: Titus Statilius Taurus (III) was consul in 11 AD. He was the second son of Titus Statilius Taurus (I) perhaps by Cornelia Sisenna. He may have been the full-brother or half-brother of Titus Statilius Taurus (II) and possibly Statilia, and was probably the full-brother Sisenna Statilius Taurus and Statilia L. Pisonis.

paragraph: This Taurus married Valeria, daughter of the senator Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, and fathered three children by her: two consular sons, Titus Statilius Taurus (IV) and Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus, and a daughter, Statilia Messallina, who was the mother to the Empress Statilia Messalina.

paragraph: Section::::Titus Statilius Taurus (IV).

paragraph: Titus Statilius Taurus (IV) was the eldest son of Titus Statilius Taurus (III) by Valeria, daughter of Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. He was brother to Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus (consul 45 AD). This Taurus served as consul in 44 AD and later, proconsul of Africa from 51 to 53 AD.

paragraph: A wealthy man, he laid out the celebrated Taurian Gardens. He was accused by Tarquitius Priscus, a former subordinate during his tenure as Proconsul of Africa, of "a few acts of extortion, but particularly ... [of] magical and superstitious practices" at the direction of Julia Agrippina, and despite his apparent innocence, he committed suicide as a result of these accusations.

paragraph: Section::::References and citations.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Appian, "Bell. Civ." v. 5, 27, 97–99, 103, 109, 118

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dion Cassius xlix. 14, 38, li. 20, liii. 23, liv. 9

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tacitus, "Annales" vi. 11, xii.59

description: soldier and politician

wikidata_label: Titus Statilius Taurus

wikipedia_title: Titus Statilius Taurus


text:
Catholic Church
Archbishop of Morelia
Tuxpan
Michoacán
Universidad Intercontinental
Pope John Paul II
Bishop of Ciudad Altamirado
Girolamo Prigione
Rafael Bello Ruiz
Alberto Suárez Inda
Episcopal Conference of Mexico
Pope John Paul II
Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl
Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Acapulco
pallium
Pope Francis

categories: 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops,Mexican religious leaders,1951 births,Mexican Roman Catholics,Mexican Roman Catholic archbishops,Living people

paragraph: Carlos Garfias Merlos

paragraph: Carlos Garfias Merlos (born 1 January 1951) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Morelia since 2016.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Carlos Garfias Merlos was born in Tuxpan, Michoacán, on 1 January 1951.

paragraph: He studied humanities, philosophy and theology at the Seminary of Morelia. He earned a masters and a doctorate in psychotherapy and Spirituality at the la Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City.

paragraph: On 23 November 1975, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Morelia.

paragraph: On 24 June 1996, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Ciudad Altamirado and he received his episcopal consecration on 25 July from Apostolic Nuncio Girolamo Prigione and Archbishops Rafael Bello Ruiz and Alberto Suárez Inda.

paragraph: Within the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (ECM), he was President of the Episcopal Commission for Youth Pastoral Care from 1997 to 2000 and a member of its Family Pastoral Commission and spokesperson for the Southern Region.

paragraph: On 8 July 2003, Pope John Paul II transferred him to the Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl

paragraph: and he was installed there on 22 August.

paragraph: From 2004 to 2006 he was a member of the ECM Commissions on Clergy and on Family Pastoral Care. From 2007 to 2009 he was charged with responsibility for the aspect of labor on its Commission for Societal Pastoral Care.

paragraph: On 7 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Acapulco. He received the pallium from Benedict in Rome on 29 June and was installed in Acapulco on 22 July.

paragraph: From 2016 to 2018 he served on the President's Council of the ECM.

paragraph: On 5 November 2016, Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Morelia. He was installed on 18 January 2017 and received his pallium from Francis on 29 June. In November 2018, he was elected Vice-President of the ECM.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Additional sources

description: Mexican priest

wikidata_label: Carlos Garfias Merlos

wikipedia_title: Carlos Garfias Merlos


text:
Sengoku period
Date Harumune
Date Terumune
Date Masamune
Sukagawa castle
Mutsu Province
Ashina clan
Ashina Moritaka
Nikaido clan
Date Masamune
Date Terumune
Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu
Battle of Hitotoribashi
Ashina
Sōma
Hatakeyama
Satake
Date clan
Battle of Suriagehara
Mutsu
Ishikawa
Satake Yoshinobu
Western Army
Battle of Sekigahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Dewa
Nobunaga's Ambition
List of female castellans in Japan

categories: 1541 births,People of Sengoku-period Japan,Date clan,17th-century Japanese women,16th-century women rulers,Samurai,1602 deaths,Japanese women in warfare,16th-century Japanese women,Women of medieval Japan,Women in 17th-century warfare,16th-century Japanese people,Women in 16th-century warfare

paragraph: Onamihime

paragraph: Onamihime (阿南姫, July 4, 1541 – August 30, 1602) was a Japanese woman from the Sengoku period. She was the first daughter of Date Harumune, sister of Date Terumune and aunt of Date Masamune. She was the ruler of Sukagawa castle in Mutsu Province.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Onamihime was married off to Nikaidō Moriyoshi and they had two sons, Heishiro and Yukichika. Heishiro was sent off as a hostage with the powerful Ashina clan and was adopted turning Ashina Moritaka. After Moriyoshi and Yukichika death, Onamihime became the owner of the Sukagawa castle, chief representative of the Nikaido clan and took nun name of Daijou-in.

paragraph: Due to the death of Date Masamune's father, Date Terumune by the hands of Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu, Masamune swore vengeance, launching an attack against the Nihonmatsu in 1585. She fought in the Battle of Hitotoribashi alongside Ashina, Sōma, Hatakeyama and Satake against Date clan. The allies marched with their 30,000 troops toward Motomiya Castle. Masamune with only 7,000 troops prepared a defensive strategy, Onamihime commanded her troops to attack but Masamune used a strategic defense and the allied forces retreated. In 1588, Onamihime allied again with Ashina and Sōma clan to counter Date Masamune in Battle of Koriyama.

paragraph: The Battle of Suriagehara started in July 1589, Date masamune defeated Ashina and Satake troops and was given the victory of Date army, consolidating of power in Southern Mutsu. After this Date Masamune asked his aunt to come surrender, but she strongly refused. Onamihime and Ishikawa clan continued with resistance. She defended herself against the attack at the castle, when her vassal Hodohara Yukifuji betrayed the Nikaidō clan to the Date and helped Masamune take Sukagawa Castle, in October 26 1589, the castle fell.

paragraph: Masamune saved his aunt Onamihime life, and had her escorted safely to live in retirement at Suginome Castle.However, she wasn't going to live with this, Onamihime who hated Masamune left to live with Iwaki Tsunetaka, who was another nephew. After his death, she went to Satake Yoshinobu. The Satake clan allied to the Western Army and Onamihime went along in the Battle of Sekigahara. Following the defeat of the Western Army by the Tokugawa Ieyasu Eastern Forces, the Satake Clan was allowed to continue existing, but was punished. The Satake's was moved to Dewa by Tokugawa order in 1602, and it was on the way up to Dewa, while passing her old castle in Sukagawa, that Onamihime died in 1602 and was buried there.

paragraph: Section::::In popular culture.

paragraph: Onamihime appears in Nobunaga's Ambition video games series.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of female castellans in Japan

alias:
Date Onami
Onami
Lady Onami

description: Japanese Samurai woman

wikidata_label: Onamihime

wikipedia_title: Onamihime


text:
Peru
prelate
Catholic Church
Archbishop of Piura
Auxiliary Bishop of Lima
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Colombia
Episcopal Conference of Latin America
Juan Landázuri Ricketts
Peruvian Bishops' Conference
Pope John Paul II
Castello di Ripa
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
Pope Benedict XVI
Juan Barros
Luis Fernando Figari
Amnesty International

categories: 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops,1956 births,Peruvian religious leaders,People from Lima,Peruvian Roman Catholic archbishops,Living people

paragraph: José Antonio Eguren

paragraph: José Antonio Eguren Anselmi (born 14 June 1956) is a Peruvian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Piura since 2006. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Lima from 2002 to 2006.

paragraph: He is a member of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV).

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: José Antonio Eguren Anselmi was born on 14 June 1956 in Lima, Peru, the son of Alejandro Eguren Bresani and Blanca Anselmi.

paragraph: He entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and about the same time joined the SCV., becoming a member of its founding generation. He then studied philosophy and theology in Lima, earning a degree in sacred theology.

paragraph: On 9 July 1981 he took his perpetual vows as a member of the SCV.

paragraph: He spent 1982 at the in Colombia, and pursued specialized studies in Spirituality and Liturgy at the Pastoral Theology Institute of Episcopal Conference of Latin America (CELAM).

paragraph: He was ordained a priest on 12 December 1982 by Cardinal Juan Landázuri Ricketts and became a priest of the Archdiocese of Lima in February 2001 when Pope John Paul II granted the SCV the right to incardinate its own priests.

paragraph: In addition to work within the SCV, Eguren from 1985 to 1989 was secretary of the Liturgy Commission of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference. From December 1991 to February 2002, he was pastor of Nuestra Señora de la Reconciliación in Lima. In November 2000 he was named episcopal vicar with responsibility for apostolic movements as well as a member Archdiocesan College of Consiltors.

paragraph: On 16 February 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Castello di Ripa and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima. He received his episcopal consecration on 7 April from Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne.

paragraph: On 11 July 2006, Pope Benedict XVI named him Archbishop of Piura. He was installed there on 22 August.

paragraph: Section::::Defamation lawsuits.

paragraph: In January 2018, Peruvian journalist Pedro Salinas published articles online that compared Eguren to Bishop Juan Barros, who was then the center of the clerical sex abuse scandal in Chile. He wrote that Eguren "knew everything" about abuse committed by the founder of SCV, Luis Fernando Figari, and accused him of participating in illegal real estate transactions. When Salinas refused to retract several statements, Eguren sued him, submitting a criminal complaint alleging aggravated defamation in August 2018. In October Eguren sued a second journalist, Paola Ugaz, for defamation for statements similar to those made by Salinas. She later said: "With this complaint, Eguren demonstrates himself as the ‘star’ student of Figari, who established a culture of abuse and cover-up." Salinas and Ugaz are co-authors of "Half Monks, Half Soldiers" (2015), an exposé of sexual, psychological and physical abuse on the part of the SCV's leadership. Though the charges carry both fines and prison sentences, Eguren was not seeking more than a verdict in his favor and any fine imposed could be paid to a charity.

paragraph: In February 2019, Martin Scheuch, a former SCV member who was testifying in defense of Salinas, described Eguren as "very sentimental and affectionate" in contrast to the rest of the SCV leaders, but lacking "an analytical ability and critical spirit". He said Eguren's behavior was "no different substantially than what other people in positions of authority in the Sodalitium did" and that he witnessed Figari's behavior but lacked the capacity to recognize its severity. He said "either he was unable to see the excesses and disorders that that way of life implied, or he simply ignored them out of fidelity to the institution".

paragraph: On 28 February 2019, Amnesty International expressed concern that the legal proceedings were in criminal court. It asked Peruvian authorities to "ensure that the judicial system is not used to harass or discredit critical voices by imposing punishments for the peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of expression".

paragraph: Salinas was found guilty in April 2019, fined $24,000, and given a one-year suspended sentence. In response, the Peruvian Bishops' Conference expressed support for Salinas, saying that he "sought to clarify the truth" about the SCV. Their statement said that Pope Francis wanted them "to prioritize the compensation and attention to the victims of every type of abuse, condemning any form of complicity" and that he had "praised and thanked the work of the journalists who, through their investigations, contribute to denouncing the abuses, punishing the perpetrators and assisting the victims". The statement called for solidarity with victims of abuse and those who expose it. The case provoked a political discussion about decriminalizing defamation to remove the threat of prison. Eguren withdrew his complaint against Salinas on 24 April, nullifying Salinas' sentence, which he said had produced "a series of unjustified reactions, including inside of the Church".

description: Peruvian catholic priest

wikidata_label: José Antonio Eguren

wikipedia_title: José Antonio Eguren


text:
Sengoku
Kuroda Yoshitaka
Kushihashi Koresada
Kodera Masamoto
Shikata castle
Harima Province
Kuroda Nagamasa
Kuroda Kumanosuke
Bessho Nagaharu
Oda Nobunaga
Kushihashi clan

categories: People of Sengoku-period Japan,1553 births,16th-century Japanese women,Women of medieval Japan,17th-century Japanese women

paragraph: Kushihashi Teru

paragraph: Kushihashi Teru (櫛橋 光, 1553 – October 5, 1627) was a Japanese woman from the Sengoku period￼￼. She was Kuroda Yoshitaka's only wife. Daughter of Kushihashi Koresada and the foster daughter of Kodera Masamoto, she was the princess of Shikata castle in Harima Province.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: In the year 1567 she married Kuroda Yoshitaka; gave birth to Kuroda Nagamasa in 1568 and Kuroda Kumanosuke in 1582. When Bessho Nagaharu rebelled against Oda Nobunaga, the Kushihashi clan sided with Nagaharu.

alias:
Kushihashi Teru
Teru Kushiwashi
Teru
Teruhime

description: Japanese woman from the Sengoku period

wikidata_label: Teru Kushihashi

wikipedia_title: Kushihashi Teru


text: Golescu family

text: boyars

text: Wallachia

text: Romanian

text: Ștefănești

text: Argeş County

text: Radu Golescu

text: Phanariote

text: Greek

text: Bucharest

text: Ştefan

text: Nicolae

text: Radu

text: Alexandru Golescu Albu

text: Wallachian Revolution of 1848

text: Romania

text: Alexandru Golescu Negru

text: Europe

text: Însemnarea călătoriei mele

text: travelogue

text: Enlightenment

text: intelligentsia

text: Romanian-language

text: Leipzig

text: Dacia

text: Ion Heliade Rădulescu

text: Curierul Românesc

text: epitaph

text: Gara de Nord

text: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

categories: Age of Enlightenment,Romanian magazine editors,1830 deaths,1777 births,Romanian newspaper editors,Romanian magazine founders,Romanian newspaper founders,Romanian travel writers,People from Ștefănești, Argeș

paragraph: Dinicu Golescu

paragraph: Dinicu Golescu (usual rendition of Constantin Radovici Golescu; 7 February 1777 – 5 October 1830), a member of the Golescu family of boyars, was a Wallachian Romanian man of letters, mostly noted for his travel writings and journalism.

paragraph: Born in Ștefănești, Argeş County, Dinicu was the son of Radu Golescu. Together with his older brother George (or Iordache), he studied at the Phanariote-founded Greek Academy in Bucharest.

paragraph: In 1804, he married Zoe Farfara (?–1879), with whom he had five children: Ana (1805–1878), Ştefan (1809–1874), Nicolae (1810–1877), Radu (1814–1882), and Alexandru Golescu Albu (1818–1873). All of his sons were to play prominent parts in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848 and in the politics of Romania, as would his nephew, Alexandru Golescu Negru

paragraph: In 1826, he published an account of his travels through Europe, "Însemnarea călătoriei mele" ("Account of My Travel"), which is the first travelogue of a Romanian in Western Europe. He uses his travelogue to study the administration and production systems in various countries, which he describes and recommends through comparisons with the situation at home. The text contains a plea for a general reform of domestic institutions in a "European" direction (based on Enlightenment ideas). Viewing European culture as more advanced, he managed, despite his middle age and the considerable difficulties he had in expressing himself, to convey a message of change. His travel journal had a great influence on the Romanian intelligentsia of the time.

paragraph: One of the founding members of the Bucharest Literary Society (1827), Golescu contributed to the issuing of the first Romanian-language newspaper to be published outside the country, "Fama Lipschii pentru Daţia" (1827, Leipzig; its title translated as "The Fame of Leipzig for Dacia"). He also helped Ion Heliade Rădulescu launch "Curierul Românesc", on 8 April 1829.

paragraph: Dinicu Golescu died in Bucharest. His epitaph, written by Rădulescu, was published on 9 October 1830 in "Curierul"; it reads:

paragraph: "Tu ai dispărut, scrierile tale îţi vor supravieţui, şi numele tău va rămîne scump ştiinţei precum şi celor ce se adapă de la izvoarele tale." ("You have vanished, [but] your writings will have outlived you, and your name shall remain treasured by science and by those who drink from the same sources as you.")

paragraph: Bucharest's Gara de Nord was built on land owned by Dinicu Golescu. A nearby park and boulevard currently bear his name.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alex Drace-Francis, "Dinicu Golescu's Account of My Travels (1826): Eurotopia as manifesto", Berghahn Books, 2005

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alex Drace-Francis, "The Making of Modern Romanian Culture: Literacy and the Development of National Identity", 2006

paragraph: BULLET::::- Juan José Ortega Román, "Dinicu Golescu: Escritor y Viajero por Europa", Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2002

description: Romanian writer

wikidata_label: Dinicu Golescu

wikipedia_title: Dinicu Golescu


text: SF Weekly Music Award (Wammie)

text: George Clinton

text: P-Funk All-Stars

text: Stockholm Syndrome

text: Dave Schools

text: Wally Ingram

text: Eric Burdon

text: Let's Die Forever... Together

text: Eric McFadden Trio Joy of Suffering

text: Eric McFadden's got an ax to grind.

text: Eric McFadden's Official Site

text: TEN's Official Site

text: We Are 10 Star! Official Site

text: phYne Entertainment Official Site

text: Queen delphine Official Site

categories: Songwriters from New York (state),20th-century American guitarists,Alternative rock guitarists,American rock guitarists,P-Funk members,1965 births,Guitarists from New York City,American alternative rock musicians,Living people,American male guitarists,American funk guitarists

paragraph: Eric McFadden

paragraph: Eric McFadden (born December 1, 1965) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter from San Francisco.

paragraph: He spent his formative years in Albuquerque, New Mexico, receiving lessons from Stanton Hirsch. During his mid-teens, he moved to Syracuse, New York, where he studied jazz guitar. He spent time in Spain studying flamenco and in interviews has expressed interest in Gypsy music.

paragraph: McFadden played in a number of bands in Albuquerque, most notably the Angry Babies, a punk rock/heavy metal three-piece band that toured along the West coast and released three albums in limited runs. After moving to San Francisco, he gained notoriety as lead singer and guitarist for the band Liar, which originated in 1994. Liar's debut album "Devil Dog Road" and follow-up album "Gone Too Far" received acclaim with both fans and critics. Liar won the SF Weekly Music Award (Wammie) in 1997 and "BAM" magazine's California Music Awards in 1998. Paulo Baldi, who was the drummer for Liar, also joined McFadden in the band Alien Lovestock, which was self-described as "chili-powered, hard rockin', avant-funk, Latin, surreal-desert groove."

paragraph: McFadden toured extensively between 2002-2010 with his trio, EMT, which features bassist, James Whiton and a revolving cast of drummers such as Jeff Cohen, Paulo Baldi, and Kevin Carnes.

paragraph: Other credits include three years as guitarist and mandolinist for George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. In 2004, McFadden joined Stockholm Syndrome with Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools, singer-guitarist Jerry Joseph and drummer Wally Ingram. In 2005–2007, with Wally Ingram he joined Eric Burdon and the Animals and toured Europe, Canada, the U.S., and Australia. In January 2013, he was again on tour with Eric Burdon through the summer of 2014. Since 2015, McFadden has been primary guitarist for New Orlean's artist, Anders Osborne. McFadden is also touring and recording with his new supergroup, T.E.N. (Thomas Pridgen, Eric McFadden, Norwood Fisher), and Tasty Face with legendary Fishbone frontman, Angelo Moore, and McFadden's wife, Queen delphine (delphine de St. Paër).

paragraph: McFadden has worked with Les Claypool, Joe Strummer, The Reverend Horton Heat, The Coup, Galactic, Keb Mo, Bernie Worrell, Pat MacDonald, Fishbone, Widespread Panic, Jackson Browne, Nels Cline, and Mike Watt, among many others.

paragraph: He has released several albums through the French label Bad Reputation, including "Dementia" and "Pull a Rabbit out of it's Hat, Tribute Vol 2" on which McFadden pays homage to his favorite artists. In 2009, he released "Delicate Thing" and "Train to Salvation", also on Bad Reputation. Hisalbum, "Bluebird on Fire", was released in 2011 by both Bad Reputation in Europe and by phYne Entertainment in the U.S. This release features Norwood Fisher, Dave Catching, Dave Schools, Paulo Baldi, Victor DeLorenzo, Abby Travis, and Wally Ingram. In 2011, phYne Entertainment released a compilation by McFadden entitled, "Inside Out", which included four previously unreleased tracks. McFadden's Faraway Brothers album, "Hand Me That Cow", was released by phYne Entertainment in Fall 2012. The debut release from T.E.N., is due out in 2018.In 2018 Eric also collaborated with Omar Torrez with the album entitles Cholula sessions.

paragraph: McFadden has become more involved with altruistic endeavors. Alongside delphine de St. Paër, Eric McFadden founded a non-profit program called We Are 10 Star! that creates avenues for musicians and artists to work with underprivileged youth. "We Are 10 Star!" has visited schools, detention centers, teen homeless shelters, and provides creative outlets and support to those in need. In 2013, McFadden & de St. Paër, took over producing the annual San Francisco Strummerville benefit which raises money to provide resources and performance opportunities for artists who would not normally have access to them.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Let's Die Forever... Together, 2007

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eric McFadden’s Multi-Colored Iconoclastic Gypsy Soul Jimmy Leslie, "GuitarPlayer.com", May 2006 Retrieved July 26, 2007

paragraph: BULLET::::- "INTERVIEW: Funky trio suffers the joy of music," Abel Horwitz, "Daily Lobo", Albuquerque, N.M., October 20, 2005

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eric McFadden Trio Joy of Suffering Dave Pehling, "SFWeekly.com", January 18, 2006 July 26, 2007

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eric McFadden's got an ax to grind. Silke Tudor, "SFWeekly.com", August 11, 2004 Retrieved July 26, 2007

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eric McFadden's Official Site

paragraph: BULLET::::- TEN's Official Site

paragraph: BULLET::::- We Are 10 Star! Official Site

paragraph: BULLET::::- phYne Entertainment Official Site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Queen delphine Official Site

description: American musician

wikidata_label: Eric McFadden

wikipedia_title: Eric McFadden


text:
Georgetown, Ontario
Victoria, British Columbia
oil sand
reagent
bitumen
oil sands
McMaster University
University of Illinois
Geological Survey of Canada
Edmonton
University of Alberta
Alberta Research Council
Athabasca oil sands
Alberta
Fort McMurray
Waterways
Bitumount
Suncor
Biography

categories: History of Alberta,Canadian chemists,1966 deaths,McMaster University alumni,Athabasca oil sands,1888 births

paragraph: Karl Clark (chemist)

paragraph: Karl Adolf Clark (20 October 1888, Georgetown, Ontario – 7 December 1966, Victoria, British Columbia) was a chemist and oil sand researcher. He is best known for perfecting a process that uses hot water and reagents to separate bitumen from oil sands.

paragraph: Clark earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees from McMaster University before obtaining a Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Illinois. He began work at the Geological Survey of Canada in 1915, where he became interested in oil sands. In 1920 he moved to Edmonton and joined the University of Alberta and a forerunner of the Alberta Research Council, where be began experimenting with separating bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands, a large oil sand deposit in northeastern Alberta.

paragraph: Dr. Clark built a prototype separation plant in the basement of the university's power plant, followed by a larger plant on the outskirts of Edmonton, and in 1929 the Alberta Research Council patented the process that he had developed. Later testing was done on the outskirts of Fort McMurray near Waterways, and farther north at Bitumount.

paragraph: Dr. Clark retired from the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Alberta in 1954 but continued to provided advice to the developing oil sands industry. In 1958 he signed a formal retainer with the Great Canadian Oil Sands consortium, which eventually became a major asset for Suncor. He continued to do research at the Alberta Research Council until 1963. He died of cancer on December 7, 1966, in Victoria, British Columbia.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography at Alberta's Petroleum Heritage Edukit.

description: Canadian chemist

wikidata_label: Karl Clark

wikipedia_title: Karl Clark (chemist)


text:
Voivode
Prince
Wallachia
Mihnea II Turcitul
Mircea III Dracul
Catherine Salvaresso
Bucharest
Vlad III Dracula

categories: 16th-century Romanian people,Rulers of Wallachia,Year of birth unknown,House of Drăculești,Year of death unknown

paragraph: Alexander II Mircea

paragraph: Alexandru II Mircea was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks in Istanbul, he hardly knew his country of origin before gaining the throne of Wallachia.

paragraph: Section::::Rule.

paragraph: Alexandru and his wife Catherine Salvaresso came to Bucharest in June 1574. Much like his great-grandfather, Vlad III Dracula, he was known for his extreme cruelty, beginning his reign by slaughtering dissident boyars. Eventually, however, Alexandru was poisoned by noblemen claiming to be loyal to him.

description: Prince of Wallachia

wikidata_label: Alexandru II Mircea

wikipedia_title: Alexander II Mircea


text: water speed record

text: land speed record

text: Queen Alexandra

text: De Dion-Bouton

text: soubriquet

text: rear view mirror

text: Colt

text: Hackney

text: tea

text: Aldgate

text: anglicized

text: Sephardi

text: steeplechase

text: Napier & Son

text: Lambeth

text: Montague Napier

text: Selwyn Edge

text: Panhard et Levassor

text: 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup

text: Camille du Gast

text: Jean Williams

text: Kodak

text: Victorian era

text: Edwardian times

text: Queen Alexandra

text: Louise

text: Victoria

text: Maud

text: Gladiator vehicles

text: Edge Hill, Warwickshire

text: British society

text: dust coat

text: The Graphic

text: Edwardian era

text: Hyde Park

text: GPO

text: De Dion

text: The Times

text: Penny Illustrated Paper

text: break the bank

text: Monte Carlo

text: Pomeranian

text: The Times

text: Major General Sir Alfred Turner's

text: Picadilly Hotel

text: Autocar

text: Harmsworth Trophy

text: Royal Victoria Yacht Club

text: Royal Cork Yacht Club

text: Cork Harbour

text: Napier

text: Selwyn Edge

text: Cowes

text: Royal yacht

text: King Edward VII

text: Gaston Menier Cup

text: De Dion-Bouton

text: Pomeranian dog

text: Great Marlborough Street

text: Adelphi Hotel

text: Brighton Speed Trials

text: Autocar Challenge Trophy

text: Napier K5

text: Mors

text: RAC Tourist Trophy

text: Isle of Man

text: 1905 event

text: Worcestershire

text: Aston Clinton Hillclimb

text: Tring

text: White Motor Company

text: steam car

text: Penny Illustrated Paper

text: Brooklands

text: Bexhill on Sea

text: Gaillon

text: Herkomer Trophy Trial

text: Aston Clinton

text: Hill Climb

text: Trouville

text: Hubert Latham

text: Mourmelon-le-Grand

text: Châlons-en-Champagne

text: Rheims

text: Marie Marvingt

text: Raymonde de Laroche

text: Antoinette

text: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

text: Farman aircraft

text: Daily Chronicle

text: Hand Book

text: newspaper column

text: The Graphic

text: Yorkshire Evening Post

text: probate

text: death certificate

text: morphine

text: heart disease

text: measles

text: misadventure

categories: Sephardi Jews,English feminists,English racing drivers,1922 deaths,People from Hackney Central,Brooklands people,Automotive pioneers,British Jews,English female racing drivers,Brighton Speed Trials people,Land speed record people,British motoring journalists,1882 births

paragraph: Dorothy Levitt

paragraph: Dorothy Elizabeth Levitt, (born Elizabeth Levi; 5 January 1882, died 17 May 1922) was the first British woman racing driver, holder of the world's first water speed record, the women's world land speed record holder, and an author. She was a pioneer of female independence and female motoring, and taught Queen Alexandra and the Royal Princesses how to drive. In 1905 she established the record for the longest drive achieved by a lady driver by driving a De Dion-Bouton from London to Liverpool and back over two days, receiving the soubriquets in the press of the Fastest Girl on Earth, and the Champion Lady Motorist of the World.

paragraph: Levitt's book "The Woman and the Car: A Chatty Little Handbook for all Women who Motor or Who Want to Motor", recommended that women should "carry a little hand-mirror in a convenient place when driving" so they may "hold the mirror aloft from time to time in order to see behind while driving in traffic", thus inventing the rear view mirror before it was introduced by manufacturers in 1914. She also advised women travelling alone to carry a handgun; her recommendation was an automatic Colt, as in her opinion its relative lack of recoil made it particularly suitable for women.

paragraph: Section::::Background.

paragraph: Levitt was born Elizabeth Levi, in Hackney on 5 January 1882. She was the daughter of Jacob Levi, a prosperous jeweller, tea dealer, and Commission Agent of Colvestone Crescent, Hackney. Dorothy's mother was born Julia Raphael in Aldgate on 31 October 1856 (or possibly 1858) and married Jacob Levi in March 1877. Jacob died in 1934 and Julia in 1942. Levitt had two sisters: Lilly, (6 March 1878 – 8 April 1879); and Elsie Ruby (1892–1959 or 1963). Levitt or Levit had been adopted as the anglicized family surname by 1901. Her family was of Sephardi Jewish descent.

paragraph: Scant information is available about Levitt's life except indications that she was an experienced horse rider. She described remaining astride a galloping horse while it negotiated jumps in a steeplechase as easier than retaining a seat in a car being driven at speed. In 1902 she was employed as a secretary at the Napier & Son works in Vine Street, Lambeth, where she was engaged initially on a temporary basis. The Napier engineering company had been purchased by Montague Napier from the executors of his father's estate. After undertaking work for Selwyn Edge on his Panhard et Levassor racing car, Napiers diversified to manufacturing cars in 1899. At this time the British motor industry was only beginning to develop; even the suggestion of motor races on public roads caused an outcry with hill climbs and speed tests having to be undertaken on private land.

paragraph: When or how Levitt met Edge is unclear, as several versions and nuances are reported and both she and Edge appear to have been "orientated towards self-publicity". Napier cars were driven by Edge in motor races and he piloted one to win the 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup, a race from Paris to Austria; while competing there he noticed the influence Camille du Gast's participation had in drawing media attention to French racing cars. One suggestion was that Edge was seeking an English version of du Gast to enhance the sale of British cars. Jean Williams, British sports historian, hypothesises it may also have been to initiate a similar strategy to that employed by Kodak to infer "even women" could manage it. Edge noticed Levitt, who was described by author Jean Francois Bouzanquet as a "beautiful secretary with long legs and eyes like pools", working in the Napier office and promoted her to become his personal assistant, as she fulfilled almost all of his criteria for a suitable woman to attract extra publicity for the company.

paragraph: Later newspaper accounts paint a "romantic history" for Levitt by reporting that when she was twenty her parents moved to the countryside and tried to arrange a marriage for her. Unhappy about their choice of prospective husband, she absconded. While her parents searched fruitlessly for her, she became acquainted with Edge, who advised her to develop a career.

paragraph: Edge's influence on her career was enormous, having recognised her spirit he instigated her career in motoring, arranged her training in Paris, provided her cars in order to promote his dealerships and supplied her motor boats. She is presumed to have also been his mistress for a time.

paragraph: The turn of the 20th-century saw a transition from the more austere Victorian era towards the dynamics of Edwardian times; transport methods were beginning to change yet there remained little opportunity for men to race motors so women driving was almost unheard of. Levitt had to be taught to drive and Leslie Callingham, a young salesman employed by Napiers, was instructed to undertake the task during his day off work. Fortunately Levitt was a fast learner as Callingham disliked her intensely and was affronted at having to teach a woman to drive. Cars were entered in official trials to accumulate performance information for possible buyers; only the company driver and an official were permitted in the vehicle. The driver was required to undertake any necessary maintenance during the proceedings so Edge had to ensure Levitt was also proficient in mechanics. In later interviews, Levitt described how after Edge advised her to make a career in automobiles, he arranged a six-month apprenticeship to a French automobile maker in Paris, where she learned all aspects of building and driving cars. On her return to London she began teaching women how to drive, reportedly teaching Queen Alexandra, the Royal Princesses (Louise, Victoria and Maud), other ladies of nobility and female American tourists.

paragraph: Section::::Pioneer feminist and female motorist.:1903.

paragraph: Levitt's introductory experience competing in a motor race took place in April 1903, the first English woman driver ever to do so. She did not feature among the prize winners but determined that she would improve. Edge was the British agent for Gladiator vehicles and that was the marque driven by Levitt during the first year of her career. In May she piloted the 16 hp version in the four hundred mile Glasgow to London non-stop run, losing only six points out of a possible maximum of 1,000; the points reduction was due to having to stop to address a problem with the vehicle tyres. Her vehicle was a non-starter in the Sun-Rise Hill Climb near Edge Hill, Warwickshire on 25 July so on that occasion she accompanied Edge in his vehicle as official passenger. Levitt became the first British woman to take part in a speed competition when she made her début in speed races at the Southport Speed Trials where she won the class for cars priced between £400 and £550 in her four seater Gladiator. The heats were held on Friday 2 October and the finals on the Saturday when she covered the flying kilometre in a time of one minute forty-five seconds. At a time when purchasing cars was only within the reach of the aristocracy and the upper middle classes and women were expected to remain at home tending to their husband's needs, British society was astonished a woman working in a secretarial capacity was competing in a sport commonly believed to be a male discipline.

paragraph: Typically, Edwardian women interested or involved in any mechanical disciplines were perceived to be masculine in outlook, temperament and style, who would also dress in utilitarian male type clothing. When du Gast competed in the Paris to Madrid 1903 road race, her face was almost entirely obscured by a mask and she wore a hat that featured ear flaps; her coat was leather and double breasted and she was assumed to be male until her voice revealed her gender. Levitt, however, raced dressed in flattering feminine outfits complete with co-ordinating hat and veil; a loose, lightweight coat, which became popularly known as a dust coat, afforded overall protection to her fashionable clothes.

paragraph: Both Levitt's book and newspaper column in "The Graphic" described her atypical lifestyle for the Edwardian era: an independent, privileged, "bachelor girl", living with friends in the West End of London and waited on by two servants.

paragraph: In the vernacular of the 1900s Levitt was a scorcher, a motorist who delighted in exceeding the speed limit and who therefore came to the attention of the police. On 6 November 1903, she was summonsed to appear at Marlborough Street Assizes for speeding in Hyde Park. According to the reported statement by the police she was said to have driven at a "terrific pace" and, when stopped, reportedly said that "[she] ... would like to drive over every policeman and wished she had run over the sergeant and killed him." Although she did not appear personally, the magistrate, Mr Denman, fined her £5 with 2s costs. The other six motoring defendants that day were only fined £2 plus costs. In November 1903, Levitt and her friend Hena Frankton claimed damages against a GPO van driver who had hit their car. In two discrete cases they received compensation of £35 each.

paragraph: Section::::Pioneer feminist and female motorist.:1904.

paragraph: During 1904, Levitt suffered some ill health and spent time convalescing in Madeira.

paragraph: In September Levitt drove an officially entered an 8 horse-power De Dion car in the Hereford Light Car Trial, entirely alone, without mechanics. Her diary records that she "did everything myself, Had non-stop for five days." Only mechanical problems on the final day, which she repaired herself, prevented her from winning a gold medal.

paragraph: The Times of 5 September 1904 reported:

paragraph: In October she won two medals at the Southport Speed Trials (Blackpool) driving a 50 horse-power Napier (or 20 hp). (Touring cars £750-£1200, second place behind Leon Bollee Syndicate (40 hp Léon Bolllée).

paragraph: According to a November 1906 interview with the "Penny Illustrated Paper" Levitt balanced "the fearful excitement of automobile racing by quietly going fishing, and described trout fishing as her favourite sport. She also described poker as her favourite game and claimed significant expertise at roulette. Outlining her "most wonderful secret system with which she is going this winter to attempt to break the bank at Monte Carlo."

paragraph: Levitt was noted for her ever-present, yappy, black Pomeranian dog called Dodo. A gift from Mademoiselle Marie Cornelle around 1903, he had been smuggled into England by being drugged and then hidden in the repair box of an automobile.

paragraph: Levitt sometimes mixed at the highest social levels, such that her appearances were reported in advance in the Court Circulars of "The Times". To wit her attendance at Major General Sir Alfred Turner's "Salon reception" at the Picadilly Hotel on 14 July 1909.

paragraph: In the book "The car and British society: class, gender and motoring, 1896–1939", Sean O'Connell described Levitt as "arguably the best known of the early women drivers" in an age when male prejudices against women drivers were typified by a 1905 item in "Autocar" that opined the hope that "the controlling of motor cars will be wrested from the hands of ... these would be men". Thus, in the preface to the first edition of her book "The Woman and the Car: A chatty little handbook for all women who motor or who want to motor", the editor, C. Byng-Hall, stated that:

paragraph: She was described as "slight in nature, shy and shrinking, almost timid". Her book went on to state that "[there might] be pleasure in being whisked around the country by your friends and relatives, or ... chauffeur, but the real intense pleasure only comes when you drive your own car."

paragraph: Section::::Motor yachting.

paragraph: In July 1903 (possibly the 12th), Levitt won the inaugural British International Harmsworth Trophy for motor-boats, defeating the French entry "Trefle-A-Quatre". The event was officiated by the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland and the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and took place at the Royal Cork Yacht Club at Cork Harbour in Ireland. Levitt set the world's first Water Speed Record when she achieved in a steel-hulled, 75-horsepower Napier speedboat fitted with a 3-blade propeller. Selwyn Edge was both the owner and entrant of the boat, and thus "S. F. Edge" is engraved on the trophy as the winner. The third crew member, Campbell Muir, may also have taken the controls. An article in the "Cork Constitution" on 13 July reported "A large number of spectators viewed the first mile from the promenade of the Yacht Club, and at Cork several thousand people collected at both sides of the river to see the finishes."

paragraph: On 8 August 1903, Levitt drove the Napier motor-boat at Cowes and won the race. She was then commanded to the Royal yacht "Albert & Victoria" by King Edward VII where he congratulated her on her pluck and skill, and they discussed, among other things, the performance of the boat and its potential for British government despatch work.

paragraph: Later in August she went to Trouville, France, and won the "Gaston Menier Cup". This was reported as "a very competitive race, 'against the world's cracks, and she won what was described as the "five-mile world's championship of the sea" and the $1,750 prize.

paragraph: In October 1903 she returned to Trouville with the Napier motor-boat and won the "Championship of the Seas". The French government, like King Edward VII, saw the merit of the design, so went ahead and bought the boat for £1,000.

paragraph: Section::::Sporting motoring.

paragraph: Section::::Sporting motoring.:1905.

paragraph: In February Levitt established the record for the "longest drive achieved by a lady driver". She drove an 8-horse-power De Dion-Bouton from London to Liverpool and back in two days, without the aid of a mechanic but accompanied by an official observer, her pet Pomeranian dog "Dodo", plus a revolver. On 29 March 1905 she departed from the De-Dion showroom in Great Marlborough Street London at 07:00, reached Coventry at 11:36 , and arrived at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool at 18:10, having completed the in a little over 11 hours. The following day she completed the return journey. (Note: Liverpool was the home of her maternal grandmother.) Her diary records that February 1905 – Did Liverpool and back to London in two days, averaging a level 20 miles per hour throughout for the entire 411 miles.

paragraph: In May she won a Non-stop Certificate at the Scottish Trials driving her eight horse-power De Dion. In her diary she noted that these trials "Ran over very rough and hilly roads in the Highlands."

paragraph: In July Levitt set her first Ladies World Speed record when competing at the inaugural Brighton Speed Trials, in which she drove an 80 hp Napier at a speed of 79.75 miles per hour. She won her class, the Brighton Sweepstakes and the Autocar Challenge Trophy. Her diary records that she "Beat a great many professional drivers ... Drove at rate of 77.75 miles in Daily Mail Cup."

paragraph: She also drove a 100 hp (74.6 kW) development of the Napier K5 at the Blackpool Speed Trials.

paragraph: Her success and skills meant that she was offered a works drive in a French Mors in the inaugural RAC Tourist Trophy Race on the Isle of Man, but she was prohibited from accepting by Selwyn Edge, to protect the reputation of his Napier marque. Ironically the 1905 event was won by Mr. J. S. Napier in his Arrol Johnson car, ahead of 40 competitors.

paragraph: Section::::Sporting motoring.:1906.

paragraph: The highlight of Levitt's year was at the Blackpool Speed Trial in October when she broke her own Women's World Speed Record (which she set at the Brighton Speed Trials in 1905). She recorded a speed of (146.25 km/h) over a flying kilometre, driving the 100 hp (74.6 kW) development of the Napier K5-L48. Thus, she was described as the "Fastest Girl on Earth"' and the "Champion Lady Motorist of the World". Her diary recorded:

paragraph: Dorothy's diary records : "June 1906 – Shelsey Walsh Hill Climb Worcestershire. Was only sixth at finish. Fifty horse-power Napier. Mine was only car competing which was not fitted with non-skids [tyres]. Car nearly went over embankment owing to this and greasy state of roads." In the Open Class she set the Ladies' Record in a 50 hp Napier (7790 cc), making the climb in 92.4 seconds, 12 seconds faster than the male winner and around three minutes faster than the previous record set by Miss Larkins. Her record stood until 1913.

paragraph: In July she competed at the Aston Clinton Hillclimb, near Tring in Buckinghamshire, finishing third on a 50 horse-power Napier.

paragraph: She was unsuccessful in a challenge run against a White Motor Company steam car driven by Frederic A. Coleman of Camden, London.

paragraph: In November 1906, after setting her new world record, Levitt was the subject of a full page profile in the national "Penny Illustrated Paper" that was headlined – "The Sensational Adventures of Miss Dorothy Levitt, – Champion Lady Motorist of the World." In the article she described her career and spoke of the sensations of travelling at the "awful pace" of world record speeds.

paragraph: Section::::Sporting motoring.:1907.

paragraph: In 1907 the newly opened Brooklands circuit would not accept her entry, even though she was vouchsafed by S. F. Edge, and it continued to reject women drivers until the following year. Thus, she set her sights on Europe, and achieved great success in France and Germany driving for Napier.

paragraph: In May she finished second in the Appearance Competition at the Bexhill on Sea Speed Trial along the sea front. She was driving her Eight horse-power De Dion.

paragraph: In June she won a Gold Medal at the Herkomer Trophy Race (1,818 kilometres) in Germany, finishing fourth out of 172 competitors, and the first of all women in all competitions. Her diary records that she drove a "Sixty horse-power six-cylinder Napier. There were 42 cars with much larger engines than I had."

paragraph: In October she won her class in the Gaillon Hillclimb in France, driving a 40 hp 6-cylinder Napier. In her diary she noted that "Won in my class by 20 seconds. Gradient of hill 1 in 10 average."

paragraph: Section::::Sporting motoring.:1908.

paragraph: Her 1908 schedule was hectic and successful and Brooklands began to allow lady competitors. In June she drove a 45 hp Napier to win a silver plaque in the Prinz Heinrich Trophy at the Herkomer Trophy Trial in Germany. Her diary states "Made absolute non-stop run on 45 horse-power Napier. Won large silver placque."

paragraph: In July her 60 hp Napier was second fastest of over 50 competitors at the Aston Clinton Hill Climb in Buckinghamshire.

paragraph: In August she competed at "La Côte du Calvaire" hill climb at Trouville, France.

paragraph: Section::::Pioneering aviation.

paragraph: In 1909 Levitt attempted to qualify as a pilot at the Hubert Latham School of Aviation at Châlons Camp Mourmelon-le-Grand, between Châlons-en-Champagne and Rheims in France. She attended along with Marie Marvingt and Baroness Raymonde de Laroche, the only woman ever licensed in the difficult to fly Antoinette monoplane. Levitt became a member of The Aero Club of the United Kingdom in January 1910, and was booked to give a talk at the Criterion Restaurant on Thursday, 3 March 1910 about her experiences learning to fly. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography she learned to fly a Farman aircraft at a flying school in France in 1910, and by March she was interviewed in the "Daily Chronicle" about her flying experiences although there is no record of her having qualified.

paragraph: Section::::Journalism.

paragraph: Levitt became the leading exponent of a woman's "right to motor" and in 1909 published "The Woman and the Car: A Chatty Little Hand Book for Women Who Motor or Want to Motor", based on her newspaper column in "The Graphic". She also gave many lectures to encourage women to take up motoring.

paragraph: She tried to counter the clichés about mechanically ignorant females:

paragraph: Her book contained many tips, including carrying a ladies hand mirror, to "occasionally hold up to see what is behind you". Thus, she can be said to have pioneered the rear view mirror seven years before it was adopted by manufacturers.

paragraph: In 1912 she received a 'by line' for a column in the "Yorkshire Evening Post" on Saturday 3 August 1912 entitled "Motoring for Ladies : Some Commonsense Hints to Amateurs."

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Levitt's career reflected that of several of her contemporaries with a meteoric rise to prominence before abruptly vanishing from public engagements and her life after 1910 is undocumented. She was found dead in her bed at 50 Upper Baker Street on 17 May 1922 in Marylebone according to probate granted on 27 September 1922. The death certificate named her as Dorothy Elizabeth Levi, unmarried, and stated that "the cause of death was morphine poisoning while suffering from heart disease and an attack of measles. The inquest recorded a verdict of misadventure." The beneficiary of her estate, valued at £224 2s 5d (), was her sister Elsie.

description: British racing driver

wikidata_label: Dorothy Levitt

wikipedia_title: Dorothy Levitt


text: poetic match

categories: 1158 births,Japanese poets,1237 deaths,Hyakunin Isshu poets

paragraph: Fujiwara no Ietaka

paragraph: Ietaka was involved in a number of poetic matches and has a personal collection .

paragraph: poem

paragraph: Remember well!

paragraph: Whose promises of love were they

paragraph: That brought this end?

paragraph: Fair clouds from yesterday

paragraph: By the cold mountain's breath.

paragraph: /poem

description: poet

wikidata_label: Fujiwara no Ietaka

wikipedia_title: Fujiwara no Ietaka


text:
composer
producer
Reykjavík
Iceland
minimalist
classical minimalism
punk rock
black metal
By The Throat
Aurora
Chunky Move
Wayne McGregor
Daníel Bjarnason
Stanislaw Lem
Tarkovsky
Solaris
Unsound Festival
Sleeping Beauty
The Deep
Fortitude
Richard Mosse
John Holten
Iain Banks
The Wasp Factory
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Paul Haslinger
Netflix
Dark
Super Dark Times
Architecture
Bedroom Community
By the Throat
Amnesty International
Julia Leigh's movie of the same name
Aurora
Mute Records
Fortitude (TV series)
The Centre Cannot Hold
Super Dark Times
Kevin Phillips's film of the same name
List of ambient music artists
Ben Frost - Credits - AllMusic

categories: 1980 births,Australian male composers,Australian expatriates in Iceland,Australian composers,Musicians from Melbourne,Australian experimental musicians,Living people,Mute Records artists

paragraph: Ben Frost (musician)

paragraph: Ben Frost (born 1980) is an Australian composer and producer. He is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Frost composes minimalist, instrumental and experimental music, with influences ranging from classical minimalism to punk rock and black metal.

paragraph: His albums include: "Steel Wound" (2003), "School of Emotional Engineering" (as part of the band School of Emotional Engineering) (2004), "Theory of Machines" (2007), "By The Throat" (2009), "Sólaris" (with Daníel Bjarnason) (2011), "Aurora" (2014), and "The Centre Cannot Hold" (2017). He has collaborated with contemporary dance companies Chunky Move, the Icelandic Dance Company and the British choreographer Wayne McGregor. He composed the music for Wayne McGregor's 2010 work "FAR".

paragraph: Frost co-composed with Daníel Bjarnason, "Music for Solaris", which was inspired by both Stanislaw Lem's original novel and the 1972 Tarkovsky film "Solaris". Commissioned by Unsound Festival, it was performed by Frost, Bjarnason and Sinfonietta Cracovia. He composed the music for the films, "Sleeping Beauty", the Icelandic drama "The Deep" and the 2015 British television series "Fortitude". In 2012 he travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo with Richard Mosse, along with Trevor Tweeten and John Holten, to score the sound for Mosse's artwork "The Enclave".

paragraph: In 2013, in his first directorial role, he premiered a critically acclaimed music-theatre adaptation of the Iain Banks novel "The Wasp Factory".

paragraph: In 2015, Frost provided the score for "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege" alongside Paul Haslinger.

paragraph: In 2017, he provided the score for Netflix's German supernatural thriller "Dark" and the film "Super Dark Times".

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Music for Sad Children" (2001) – independent

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Steel Wound" (2003/re-issue 2007/2012) – Room40

paragraph: BULLET::::- "School of Emotional Engineering" (2004) - Architecture

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Theory of Machines" (2007) – Bedroom Community

paragraph: BULLET::::- "By the Throat" (2009) – Bedroom Community

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Invisibles" (2010) – for Amnesty International

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sólaris" (with Daníel Bjarnason) (2011) – Bedroom Community

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sleeping Beauty" (2011) – independent – soundtrack for Julia Leigh's movie of the same name.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Black Marrow" (2013) – independent

paragraph: BULLET::::- "F a R" (2013) – independent

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Aurora" (2014)- Mute Records / Bedroom Community

paragraph: BULLET::::- "V A R I A N T" (2014) - Bedroom Community

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Wasp Factory" (2016) - Bedroom Community

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Threshold Of Faith" (2017) - Mute Records

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Music From Fortitude" (2017) - Mute Records - soundtrack for Fortitude (TV series)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Centre Cannot Hold" (2017) - Mute Records

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Super Dark Times" (2017) - "Super Dark Times" Soundtrack - soundtrack for Kevin Phillips's film of the same name

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of ambient music artists

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ben Frost - Credits - AllMusic

description: Australian composer

wikidata_label: Ben Frost

wikipedia_title: Ben Frost (musician)


text:
Arsacid
Parthia
Latin
Greek
Parthian
Old Persian
Arsaces I
Seleucid
Antiochus III the Great
Parni
Hecatompylos
Hyrcania
vassal state
Phriapatius

categories: Parthian kings,Year of birth unknown,3rd-century BC rulers,3rd-century BC Iranian people,2nd-century BC rulers in Asia,191 BC deaths

paragraph: Arsaces II of Parthia

paragraph: Arsaces II (; from ; in "Aršak", "Ašk"), was the Arsacid king of Parthia from 217 BC to 191 BC.

paragraph: Section::::Name.

paragraph: "" is the Latin form of the Greek "Arsákēs" (), itself from Parthian "Aršak" (). The Old Persian equivalent is "Aršaka-" ().

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Arsaces II succeeded his father Arsaces I in 217 BC. In 209 BC, the energetic Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great recaptured Parthia, which had been previously seized from the Seleucids by Arsaces I and the Parni around 247 BC. Arsaces II sued for peace following his defeat on the battlefield at Mount Labus. Prior to this, Antiochus had already occupied the Parthian capital at Hecatompylos, pushing forward to Tagae near Damghan. Following the defeat of Arsaces II at Mount Labus, Antiochus turned westwards into Hyrcania where he occupied Tambrax. The heavily barricaded city of Syrinx was then taken by siege.

paragraph: In the terms of the peace, Arsaces accepted feudatory status and from then onwards ruled Parthia and Hyrcani as a vassal state of the Seleucids. Antiochus in turn withdrew his troops westwards, where he would subsequently be embroiled in wars with Rome and so would leave the fledgling Parthian kingdom to its own devices. Arsaces II was succeeded by his relative Phriapatius in 191 BC.

wikidata_label: Arsaces II of Parthia

wikipedia_title: Arsaces II of Parthia


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Canadian-born
German
ice hockey
goaltender
ERC Ingolstadt
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
American Hockey League
International Hockey League
SERC Wild Wings
Frankfurt Lions
Kölner Haie
2012–13

categories: Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany,Saint John Flames players,Living people,Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan,Saskatoon Blades players,ERC Ingolstadt players,1975 births,Cleveland Lumberjacks players,Schwenninger Wild Wings players,Canadian ice hockey goaltenders,Frankfurt Lions players,Sportspeople from North Battleford,Swift Current Broncos players,Naturalized citizens of Germany,Grand Rapids Griffins players,Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players

paragraph: Ian Gordon (ice hockey)

paragraph: Ian Gordon (born May 15, 1975) is a retired Canadian-born German ice hockey goaltender who last played for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. After spells in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League, Gordon moved to Germany in 2000 when he signed with the SERC Wild Wings; after three seasons he transferred to the Frankfurt Lions in 2003, won the German title with the Lions in his first season in Frankfurt (his three consecutive shutouts against the Kölner Haie in the playoff quarterfinals are still a DEL record) and remained with the team until 2010 when the Lions folded due to financial difficulties. Gordon became a naturalized German citizen on November 18, 2008.

paragraph: On July 7, 2010, Gordon signed a contract with Ingolstadt.

paragraph: Gordon announced his retirement after the 2012–13 season.

description: Canadian ice hockey player

wikidata_label: Ian Gordon

wikipedia_title: Ian Gordon (ice hockey)


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ship captain
tobacco
William Randolph
Chickahominy River
probate
Henrico County
Varina, Virginia
Virginia Historical Society
Bremo Plantation
James River
Malvern Hill
Turkey Island
Cocke
merchant vessel
England
Colony of Virginia
Bristol, England
launch
Gravesend, Kent
Benjamin Harrison IV
Benjamin Harrison V
Peyton Randolph
William Randolph III
Robert "King" Carter
Peyton Randolph
William Randolph III
William Yates
The College of William & Mary
Theodorick Bland of Cawsons
Church of England
clerical orders
large, wealthy, and powerful family
Benjamin Harrison IV
Dinwiddie Papers
Harrison Randolph
College of Charleston
United States President
Thomas Jefferson
First Families of Virginia
Randolph family of Virginia

categories: 1690 births,People from Henrico County, Virginia,Date of death unknown

paragraph: Edward Randolph

paragraph: Edward Randolph (~October 1690 – after 1756), sometimes referred to as Edward Randolph of Bremo, was a ship captain, a London tobacco merchant, and the seventh and youngest son of William Randolph and Mary Isham.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: In 1713, Randolph inherited 625 acres of land near the Chickahominy River when his father's will was probated at the Henrico County court in Varina, Virginia. Although known as "Edward Randolph of Bremo", the Virginia Historical Society reported that the Bremo Plantation located along the James River near Malvern Hill and Turkey Island was actually owned by the Cocke family of Virginia during the 18th century. Randolph "chose a seafaring life" and operated merchant vessels between England and the Colony of Virginia. Residing in England, he met an heiress named "Elizabeth" (whose last name has been noted as "Graves", "Groves", and "Grosvenor") from Bristol, England at a launch at Gravesend, Kent. The couple married around 1715 and had four children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Joseph Randolph did not marry.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Edward Randolph (? – April 1757) married Lucy Harrison of Berkeley (the daughter of Benjamin Harrison IV, the sister of Benjamin Harrison V, the sister-in-law of Peyton Randolph and William Randolph III, and the granddaughter of Robert "King" Carter) in the late 1740s and had two children. Harrison's sisters were married to Peyton Randolph and William Randolph III, Edward Randolph Jr's cousins.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elizabeth Randolph first married Reverend William Yates, the fifth president of The College of William & Mary, and had three children. She then married Theodorick Bland of Cawsons.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mary Randolph married Robert Yates, the brother of William Yates, and had three children.

paragraph: Two sons of Bartholomew Yates, William and Robert, were members of the Church of England and married the two daughters of Randolph, Elizabeth and Mary, while visiting England to obtain their clerical orders.

paragraph: Although he came from a large, wealthy, and powerful family, Edward Randolph's children were born into a branch that was not very prosperous. Randolph was bankrupt by 1732 and misfortune had later brought him near poverty. Benjamin Harrison IV was among his many creditors and brought suit against him in 1737.

paragraph: It is not known where or when Randolph died, but was placed in Virginia as late as 1756 by the "Dinwiddie Papers".

paragraph: Section::::Ancestry and descendants.

paragraph: In addition to the familial connections noted previously, Randolph was a great-great-great grandfather of Harrison Randolph, the President and Professor of Mathematics at the College of Charleston. He was also a great-uncle of United States President Thomas Jefferson.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- First Families of Virginia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Randolph family of Virginia

description: English businessman

wikidata_label: Edward Randolph

wikipedia_title: Edward Randolph