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paragraph: John of Ruusbroec

paragraph: The Blessed John van Ruysbroeck (, ; 1293 or 1294 – 2 December 1381) was one of the Flemish mystics. Some of his main literary works include "The Kingdom of the Divine Lovers, The Twelve Beguines, The Spiritual Espousals, A Mirror of Eternal Blessedness, The Little Book of Enlightenment", and "The Sparkling Stone". Some of his letters also survive, as well as several short sayings (recorded by some of his disciples, such as Jan van Leeuwen). He wrote in the Dutch vernacular, the language of the common people of the Low Countries, rather than in Latin, the language of the Church liturgy and official texts, in order to reach a wider audience.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Until his ordination.

paragraph: John had a devout mother, who brought him up in the Catholic faith; of his father we know nothing. John's surname, "Van Ruusbroec", is not a surname in the modern sense but a toponym that refers to his native hamlet; modern-day Ruisbroek near Brussels (compare John of Salisbury or Democritus of Abdera).

paragraph: At the age of eleven he left his mother, departing without leave or warning, to place himself under the guidance and tuition of his uncle, Jan Hinckaert, a canon regular of St. Gudule's, Brussels. Hinckaert was living according to his Apostolic views with a fellow-canon, Frank van Coudenberg. This uncle provided for Ruysbroeck's education with a view to the priesthood. In due course, John was presented with a prebend in St. Gudule's church, and ordained in 1318. His mother had followed him to Brussels, entered a Béguinage there, and died shortly before his ordination.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Priest in Brussels.

paragraph: From 1318 until 1343 Ruysbroeck served as a parish priest at St Gudula. He continued to lead, together with his uncle Hinckaert and Van Coudenberg, a life of extreme austerity and retirement. At that time the Brethren of the Free Spirit were causing controversy in the Netherlands and one of them, a woman named Heilwige Bloemardinne, was particularly active in Brussels, propagating her beliefs chiefly by means of popular pamphlets. Ruysbroeck responded with pamphlets also written in the native tongue (Middle Dutch). Nothing of these treatises remains. The controversy had a permanent effect on Ruysbroeck: his later writings bear constant reference, direct and indirect, to the heretical views expressed in these times, and he always wrote in the country's native language, chiefly with a view to counteracting these writings which he viewed as heretical.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Priest in Groenendaal.

paragraph: The desire for a more retired life, and possibly also the persecution which followed Ruysbroeck's attack on Bloemardinne, induced Ruysbroeck, Jan Hinckaert (d. 1350) and Vrank van Coudenberg (d. 1386) to leave Brussels in 1343 for the hermitage of Groenendaal, in the neighbouring Sonian Forest, which was made over to them by John III, Duke of Brabant. The ruins of the monastery are still present in the forest of Soignes.

paragraph: But here so many disciples joined the little company that it was found expedient to organize into a duly-authorized religious body. The hermitage was erected into a community of canons regular on 13 March 1349, and eventually it became the motherhouse of a congregation, which bore its name of Groenendaal. Francis van Coudenberg was appointed first provost, and Blessed John Ruysbroeck prior. Hinckaert refrained from making the canonical profession lest the discipline of the house should suffer from the exemptions required by the infirmities of his old age; he dwelt, therefore, in a cell outside the cloister and there a few years later died.

paragraph: This period, from his religious profession (1349) to his death (1381), was the most active and fruitful of Ruysbroeck's career. During this time, his fame as a man of God, as a sublime contemplative and a skilled director of souls, spread beyond the bounds of Flanders and Brabant to Holland, Germany, and France. He had relations with the nearby Carthusian house at Herne, and also with several communities of Poor Clare Franciscans. We know that he had connections with the Friends of God in Strasbourg, and also that in about 1378 he was visited by Geert Groote, the founder of the "devotio moderna". It is possible, though disputed, that John Tauler came to see him.

paragraph: John died at Groenendaal, aged 82, on 2 December 1381.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: In total, Ruysbroeck wrote twelve books, seven epistles, two hymns and a prayer. All were written in Middle Dutch.

paragraph: Around 1340, Ruysbroeck wrote his masterpiece, "The Spiritual Espousals". The 36 surviving Dutch manuscripts, as well as translations into Latin and Middle High German, are evidence of the book’s popularity. Some of the text was also translated into Middle English (via the Latin translation) as "The Chastising of God's Children" (which was later printed by Wynkyn de Worde). Around the same time, he also wrote a short treatise, "The Sparkling Stone", which was also translated into Middle English.

paragraph: Ruysbroeck’s most famous writings were composed during his time in Groenendaal. His longest and most popular work (surviving today in 42 manuscripts), "The Spiritual Tabernacle" was begun in Brussels but finished at Groenendaal, presumably early on in his time there. Two brief works, "The Christian Faith" (an explanation of the Creed) and a treatise on "The Four Temptations", also date from around the time of Ruysbroeck’s arrival in Groenendaal.

paragraph: His later works include four writings to Margareta van Meerbeke, a Franciscan nun of Brussels. These are "The Seven Enclosures" (c1346-50), the first of his seven surviving letters, "The Seven Rungs" (c1359-60), and "A Mirror of Eternal Blessedness".

paragraph: Around 1363 the Carthusians at Herne dispatched a deputation to Groenendaal presenting Ruysbroeck with questions on his first book, "The Realm of Lovers". Ruysbroeck went to Herne to clarify his teaching, and afterwards put this in writing in his work "The Little Book of Enlightenment".

paragraph: Section::::Thought.

paragraph: Of Ruysbroeck's works, the treatise "The Seven Steps of the Ladder of Spiritual Love" is the one that is currently most-readily available. Of the various treatises preserved, the best-known and the most characteristic is that entitled "The Spiritual Espousals". It is divided into three books, treating respectively of the active, the interior, and the contemplative life.

paragraph: Literally, Ruysbroeck wrote as the spirit moved him. He loved to wander and meditate in the solitude of the forest adjoining the cloister; he was accustomed to carry a tablet with him, and on this to jot down his thoughts as he felt inspired so to do. Late in life he was able to declare that he had never committed aught to writing save by the motion of the Holy Ghost.

paragraph: In none of his treatises do we find anything like a complete or detailed account of his system; perhaps, it would be correct to say that he himself was not conscious of elaborating any system. In his dogmatic writings he explains, illustrates, and enforces traditional teachings with remarkable force and lucidity. In his ascetic works, his favourite virtues are detachment, humility and charity; he loves to dwell on such themes as flight from the world, meditation upon the Life, especially the Passion of Christ, abandonment to the Divine Will, and an intense personal love of God.

paragraph: In common with most of the German mystics, Ruysbroeck starts from divine matters before describing humanity. His work often then returns to discussing God, showing how the divine and the human are so closely united as to become one. He demonstrates inclinations towards Christian universalism in writing that "Man, having proceeded from God is destined to return, and become one with Him again." But here he is careful to clarify his position: "There where I assert that we are one in God, I must be understood in this sense that we are one in love, not in essence and nature." Despite this declaration, however, and other similar saving clauses scattered over his pages, some of Ruysbroeck's expressions are certainly rather unusual and startling. The sublimity of his subject-matter was such that it could scarcely be otherwise. His devoted friend, Gerard Groote, a trained theologian, confessed to a feeling of uneasiness over certain of his phrases and passages, and begged him to change or modify them for the sake at least of the weak. Later on, Jean Gerson and then Bossuet both professed to find traces of unconscious pantheism in his works. But as an offset we may mention the enthusiastic commendations of his contemporaries, Groote, Johannes Tauler, Thomas à Kempis, John of Schoonhoven, and in subsequent times of the Franciscan Henry van Herp, the Carthusians Denis and Laurentius Surius, the Carmelite Thomas á Jesu, the Benedictine Louis de Blois, and the Jesuit Leonardus Lessius. Ernest Hello and especially Maurice Maeterlinck have done much to make his writings known. Ruysbroeck was a powerful influence in developing United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld's conception of spiritual growth through selfless service to humanity, as expressed in his book of contemplations called "Vägmärken" ('Markings').

paragraph: Ruysbroeck insisted that the soul finds God in its own depths, and noted three stages of progress in what he called the spiritual ladder of Christian attainment: (1) the active life, (2) the inward life, (3) the contemplative life. He did not teach the fusion of the self in God, but held that at the summit of the ascent the soul still preserves its identity. In the "Kingdom of the Lovers of God" he explains that those seeking wisdom must "flow forth on the waters to all the boundaries of the earth, that is, on compassion, pity and mercy shown to the needs of all men", must "fly in the air of the Rational faculty" and "refer all actions and virtues to the honour of God"; thence (through grace) they will find an "immense and boundless clearness" bestowed upon their mind. In relation to the contemplative life, he held that three attributes should be acquired: The first is spiritual freedom from worldly desires ("as empty of every outward work as if he did not work at all"), the second is a mind unencumbered with images ("inward silence"), and the third is a feeling of inward union with God ("even as a burning and glowing fire which can never more be quenched"). His works, of which the most important were "De vera contemplatione" ("On true contemplation") and "De septem gradibus amoris" ("On the seven steps of love"), were published in 1848 at Hanover; also "Reflections from the Mirror of a Mystic" (1906) and "Die Zierde der geistlichen Hochzeit" (1901).

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.

paragraph: After John’s death in 1381, his relics were carefully preserved and his memory honoured as that of a saint. After his death, stories called him the "Ecstatic Doctor" or "Divine Doctor", and his views formed a link between the Friends of God and the Brethren of the Common Life, the ideas which may have helped to bring about the Reformation.

paragraph: When Groenendaal Priory was suppressed by Joseph II in 1783, his relics were transferred to St. Gudule's, Brussels, where, however, they were lost during the French Revolution. John was beatified on 1 December 1908, by Pope Pius X.

paragraph: No authentic portrait of John is known to exist; but the traditional picture represents him in the canonical habit, seated in the forest with his writing tablet on his knee, as he was in fact found one day by the brethren—rapt in ecstasy and enveloped in flames, which encircle without consuming the tree under which he is resting.

paragraph: There is a secondary school called Jan van Ruusbroeckollege in Laeken near the Royal Palace of Belgium.

paragraph: Section::::Cultural references.

paragraph: The epigraph of the 1884 novel "À rebours" by Joris-Karl Huysmans has the following Ruysbroeck quotation: "I must rejoice beyond the bounds of time...though the world may shudder at my joy, and in its coarseness know not what I mean."

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Latin nicknames of the Middle Ages: Doctors in theology

paragraph: BULLET::::- Evelyn Underhill's "Ruysbroeck"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hendrik Mande

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.:Modern editions.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Jan van Ruusbroec: Opera Omnia", ed. G. de Baere, 10 vols, (Turnhout: Brepols, 1981-2006) [the modern critical edition, with the sixteenth-century Latin edition of Laurentius Surius alongside a facing English translation]

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Complete Ruusbroec", ed. G. de Baere and Th. Mertens, 2 vols, (Turnhout: Brepols, 2014) [slightly revised edition of the Middle Dutch text and English translation of the 1981-2006 edition]

paragraph: Older translations:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Spiritual Espousals". Trans. by H. Rolfson, intro. by P. Mommaers, edited by J. Alaerts. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "John Ruusbroec. The Spiritual Espousals and other works." Introduction and translation by James A. Wiseman, O.S.B., preface by Louis Dupré. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1985. [Classics of Western Spirituality] {Includes also: "The Sparkling Stone", "A Mirror of Eternal Blessedness", and "The Little Book of Clarification".} Pages: xvii, 286.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Spiritual Espousals." Translation by Eric Colledge. (London: Faber and Faber, 1952) (Reprint 1983 by Christian Classics.)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Seven Steps of the Ladder of Spiritual Love". Translated by F. Sherwood Taylor, introduced by Joseph Bolland, S.J. London: Dacre Press 1944. Pages: viii, 63.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Kingdom of the Lovers of God". Trans. by T. Arnold Hyde. London: Kegan paul, Trench, Trubner, 1919. Pages: xvi, 216.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage; The Sparkling Stone; The Book of the Supreme Truth". Translation by C. A. Wynschenk. Introduction and Notes by Evelyn Underhill. London: J. M. Dent, 1916. {reprinted as (London: J.M. Watkins, 1951), and also in facsimile of the 1916 edition as (Felinfach: Llanerch, 1994)}

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Book of the Twelve Béguines". Trans. from Flemish by John Francis. London, 1913. {First sixteen chapters only.}

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Reflections from the mirror of a mystic", trans. by E.Baillie. London: Thomas Baker, 1905. {Per E.Underhill: short passages paraphrased into Latin by Laurentius Surius (c.1552); however, the better version is "Flowers of a Mystic Garden", transl. by 'C.E.S.' London: Watkins, 1912, which was reprinted as "Flowers of a Mystic Garden", translated from the French of Ernest Hello by C.E.S., (Felinfach: Llanerch, 1994)}

paragraph: BULLET::::- see Paul Verdeyen below.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.:Commentary.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ruusbroec

paragraph: BULLET::::- Louis Dupré, "The Common Life. Origins of Trinitarian Mysticism and Its Development by Jan van Ruusbroec". New York: Crossroad, 1984.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paul Mommaers, "The Land Within. The Process of Possessing & Being Possessed by God according to the Mystic Jan Van Ruysbroeck". Translated from the Dutch by David N. Smith. Chicago: Fransican Herald Press, 1975.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rik Van Nieuwenhove, "Jan Van Ruusbroec. Mystical Theologian of the Trinity", University of Notre Dame, 2003.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Vincent Joseph Scully, "A Mediaeval Mystic. A short account of the life and writings of Blessed John Rysbroeck, Canon regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293–1381...". New York: Benziger Brothers, 1911. Pages: xii, 131.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wayne Teasdale, "Ruysbroeck's Mystical Theology" Parts 1 and 2. "American Benedictine Review" 35:82–96, 35:176–193 (1984).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Evelyn Underhill, "Ruysbroeck". London: G. Bell, 1915. Reprint: Kessinger 2003. Pages: ii, 191. Online

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paul Verdeyen, "Ruusbroec and his Mysticism", Collegeville: Liturgical Press/Michael Glazier, 1994, includes a short anthology of his writings; being "Ruusbroec en zijn mystiek" (Leuven: Davidfonds 1981) as transl. by Andre Lefevere.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alfred Wautier d'Aygalliers, "Ruysbroeck the Admirable". Transl. by Fred Rothwell. London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1925, & E. P. Dutton, New York, 1925. Reprint: Port Washington, New York: Kennikat, 1969. Pages: xliii, 326.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paul Mommaers and Norbert De Paepe (editors), "Jan van Ruusbroec: The Sources, Content, and Sequels of his Mysticism." Louvain: Leuven University Press, 1984. [Mediaevalia Lovaniensia, ser.1, stud.12]

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ruusbroec in context

paragraph: BULLET::::- Stephanus Axters, "The spirituality of the old Low Countries", London: Blackfriars 1954; being "La spiritualité des Pays-Bas: l'evloution d'une doctrine mystique" (Louvain 1948), transl. by Donald Attwater. {Axters focuses on Ruusbroec.}

paragraph: BULLET::::- Helmut Hatzfeld, "Influence of Ramon Lull & Jan van Ruysbroeck on the Language of Spanish Mystics" "Traditio" 4: 337–397 (1946).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bernard McGinn, "The Varieties of Vernacular Mysticism 1350-1550" (New York: Herder & Herder 2012), chapters one and two.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paul Mommaers & Jan van Bragt, "Mysticism, Buddhist and Christian. Encounters with Jan van Ruusbroec". New York: Crossroad, 1995. [Nanzan studies in religion and culture (Nagoya)]

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Article from the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (unedited OCR scan; scroll to bottom of page for start of article)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Translations of "The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage", "The Sparkling Stone", and "The Book of the Supreme Truth"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Translation of "The Book of the Supreme Truth"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Translation of "The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Essay on the 'Friends of God'

paragraph: BULLET::::- Amherst Manuscript Transcription, 'The Sparkling Stone'

paragraph: BULLET::::- Translation of the last chapter of the "Spiritual Espousals"

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Ruysbroeck, Blessed at "The Original Catholic Encyclopedia"

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text: sulfur

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text: genealogy

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text: Princess Wanda

text: Wincenty Kadlubek

text: Libussa

text: Cosmas of Prague

text: Princess Wanda

text: Krakus II

text: Lech II

text: Krak or Krakus?

categories: People from Kraków,History of Kraków,Legendary Polish monarchs

paragraph: Krakus

paragraph: Krakus, Krak or Grakch was a legendary Polish prince, king and founder of Kraków, the ruler of the tribe of Lechitians (Poles). Krakus is also credited with building Wawel Castle and slaying the Wawel Dragon by feeding him a dead sheep full of sulfur. The latter is how Krak the cobbler became Krakus the prince, and later king. The first recorded mention of Krakus, then spelled "Grakch", is in the Chronica seu originale regum et principum Poloniae from 1190.

paragraph: Historian J. Banaszkiewicz attributes Krak's name to a pre-Slavic word "krakula", meaning judge's staff. The same word-root is believed to have been used in Czech and Russian naming conventions. However, historians Cetwiński and Derwich suggest a different etymology, which seems more probable to some, with Krak, meaning simply an oak, a sacred tree, most often associated with the concept of genealogy.

paragraph: Krakus Mound, which exists to this day, was previously believed to contain Krakus' remains. It has been the subject of thorough archeological research from 1934–38, however, no grave has ever been found in it. The mound has a diameter of over 50 meters. According to research, it was erected between the 8th and 10th centuries as a central element of an ancient grave site, which does not exist today.

paragraph: The Krak and Princess Wanda legend appeared in the early Polish history written by Wincenty Kadlubek; a similar legend, that of Krok and Libussa, appeared in the early Czech history by Cosmas of Prague.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Princess Wanda, Krak's daughter

paragraph: BULLET::::- Krakus II, Krak's son

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lech II, Krak's son

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Krak or Krakus? at historycy.org ("Polish")

paragraph: BULLET::::- 'Krakus and the Dragon'. A puppet re-telling by the pupils of St. Mary's Primary, Gorleston

alias: Krak Grakch Gracchus

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paragraph: J. T. O'Sullivan

paragraph: John Thomas O'Sullivan (born August 25, 1979) is an American former professional gridiron football quarterback and is the current head football coach of Patrick Henry High School (California) who played in the National Football League (NFL), NFL Europe and Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2002 to 2012. He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies of the University of California, Davis, where he was a three-year starter and threw for career totals of 10,745 yards and 96 touchdowns. He was named a First Team All-American in 2000 and a Second Team All-American in 2001. He was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He also spent time with 10 other NFL teams: the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, and Oakland Raiders. He was a backup for the majority of his NFL career but began the 2008 season as the starter for the 49ers. He also played for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in 2004 and 2007, leading the Galaxy to the World Bowl each year. He earned All-NFL Europa and NFL Europa Co-Offensive MVP honors in 2007. O'Sullivan spent the final season of his professional career as a backup for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was born in Burbank, California and attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California, where he played football and baseball. In football, he was a two-time All-Metro League selection and led his school to a Sac-Joaquin Section crown in 1995. He was also team captain his senior year. He also set school records for single-season passing yards with 1,794 during his senior year and career passing yards with 3,500. In baseball, he played catcher and earned all-league honors. He had a .450 batting average his senior season. O'Sullivan graduated from Jesuit High School in 1997.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was a four-year letterman for the UC Davis Aggies, who competed in NCAA Division II at the time, of the University of California, Davis from 1998 to 2001. He was redshirted in 1997 and was a backup his redshirt freshman year in 1998. He was a starter his final three seasons.

paragraph: As a sophomore in 1999, he completed 208 of 341 passes for 3,217 yards and 26 touchdowns with 16 interceptions. He was also named an Honorable Mention All-American by Don Hansen's Football Gazette and was voted most improved player by his teammates in 1999.

paragraph: As a junior in 2000, he threw for 3,679 yards and a school single-season record 38 touchdowns passes as the Aggies advanced to the Division II semifinals, where they lost to Bloomsburg by a score of 58–48. He had a 193.85 passer rating and was the only Division II player to receive a Heisman Trophy vote that season. He was named a Third Team Little All-American by the Associated Press, a Second Team All-American by both Don Hansen's Football Gazette and Daktronics, and a First Team All-American by D2Football.com He was also named First Team All-West Region by Daktronics. He was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy and a team co-captain as well. He was co-winner of the Jerry Norris Award in 2000 as the team's most valuable and inspirational player.

paragraph: As a senior in 2001, he completed 255 of 406 passes for 32 touchdowns and a school single-season record 3,826 yards as the Aggies advanced to the Division II semifinals, where they lost to North Dakota by a score of 14–2. He was named a Second Team All-American by both D2Football.com and Daktronics, and an Honorable Mention All-American by Don Hansen's Football Gazette. For the second year in a row, he was both a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy and a team co-captain. He was the first UC Davis player to twice be on the final ballot for the Harlon Hill Trophy. He also won the school's Colby E. "Babe" Slater Award for Male Athlete of Year in 2001. He played in the 2002 East–West Shrine Game.

paragraph: He completed 669 of 1,070 passes for 10,745 yards and 96 touchdowns with 41 interceptions during his college career. He also set the school record for total offense with 11,544 yards.

paragraph: He set a Division II record for touchdown passes in a playoff game with six, set on November 25, 2000, against Mesa State. He also set a Division II record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass. He was Chapter President of the Phi Delta Theta chapter at UC Davis as well. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. O'Sullivan was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2009, he was the recipient of the school's Young Alumnus Award.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: O'Sullivan had a long career, predominantly in the NFL, as a journeyman quarterback.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New Orleans Saints and Frankfurt Galaxy.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 186th overall pick. He signed a three-year contract worth $973,000 with the Saints on July 25, 2002. The deal included a $68,000 signing bonus. He was inactive as the third quarterback for all 16 regular season games in 2002. He was released by the Saints on September 16, 2003. He re-signed with the Saints on September 21. He was again inactive as the third quarterback for all 16 regular season games in 2003.

paragraph: He was allocated to NFL Europe on January 27, 2004, where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy during the 2004 season. He started eight games for the Galaxy in 2004, completing 120 of 196 passes for 1,527 yards, ten touchdowns and five interceptions with a record of 6–2 as the starter. His 91.9 passer rating was also second best in the league. He missed the final two games of the regular season due to his father's death. The Galaxy finished the year with a 7–3 regular season record, which granted them a berth in World Bowl XII. In World Bowl XII, against the Berlin Thunder, O'Sullivan completed 19 of 33 passes for 210 yards and 3 touchdowns with 2 interceptions in the 30–24 loss.

paragraph: He was inactive as the Saints third quarterback for the first four games of the 2004 season.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Green Bay Packers.

paragraph: O'Sullivan and a second round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft were traded to the Green Bay Packers for Mike McKenzie on October 4, 2004. After the trade, O'Sullivan was inactive for 11 games as the third quarterback. He then played the first regular season game of his career on January 2, 2005 in the season finale, when he took a knee twice to end the game. He was also inactive for the team's Wild Card Round playoff game. He re-signed with the Packers on April 22, 2005. He was released by the team on September 3, 2005.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Chicago Bears.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad on September 5, 2005.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Minnesota Vikings.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was signed off the Bears' practice squad by the Minnesota Vikings on November 8, 2005, after Daunte Culpepper suffered a season-ending injury. He was then inactive as the Vikings third quarterback for the final eight games of the season. He was released by the Vikings on September 2, 2006.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New England Patriots.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad on September 5, 2006. He was released by the team on October 2, 2006.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Carolina Panthers.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad in December 2006.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Second stint with Bears and Galaxy.

paragraph: In February 2007, he signed with the Chicago Bears. He was assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa on February 24, 2007. In 2007, he completed 174 of 254 passes for 2,201 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions with a 104.8 passer rating. He led the league in passer rating and passing yards while also tying Casey Bramlet for the league lead in touchdown passes. O'Sullivan recorded the league's only two 300 passing yards games of the 2007 season and threw for 374 yards in Week 9 against the Hamburg Sea Devils. On June 21, 2007, O'Sullivan and Cologne Centurions running back Derrick Ross were named the 2007 NFL Europa Co-Offensive MVPs. They both earned All-NFL Europa honors as well. O'Sullivan started all ten of the team's games, leading them to a 7–3 record and a berth in World Bowl XV, which the Galaxy lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils by a score of 37–28. He completed 23 of 39 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in World Bowl XV.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was released by the Bears in July 2007.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Detroit Lions.

paragraph: O'Sullivan signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions in July 2007. Due to injuries to Detroit's other two quarterbacks, Dan Orlovsky and starter Jon Kitna, O'Sullivan played the Lions' final two 2007 preseason games in their entirety. O'Sullivan was the primary backup to Kitna in 2007. On September 16, Kitna suffered a concussion early in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings and was relieved by O'Sullivan, who was making his second career regular season appearance. O'Sullivan then completed 13 of 24 passes for 148 yards, two interceptions and his first career touchdown, which was a seven-yarder to Calvin Johnson, before Kitna returned to the game midway through the fourth quarter. The Lions won 20–17 in overtime. O'Sullivan played in four games for the Lions in 2007, recording season passing totals of 13 attempts, 26 completions, 148 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:San Francisco 49ers.

paragraph: After hiring O'Sullivan's former offensive coordinator with the Lions, Mike Martz, the San Francisco 49ers signed O'Sullivan to a one-year contract for the veteran's minimum of $645,000 on February 29, 2008. On August 12, head coach Mike Nolan appeared on a local radio show and announced that O'Sullivan had moved into the lead for the 49ers starting quarterback job.

paragraph: On August 22, Nolan officially declared O'Sullivan as the starting quarterback for the 2008 season. He became the first 49ers quarterback to throw for over 300 yards in a game since 2004 when he completed 20 of 32 passes for 321 yards and a touchdown in a 33–30 win over the Seattle Seahawks on September 14. O'Sullivan completed 16 of 28 passes for 256 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in a 29–17 loss to the New York Giants on October 19. He was also sacked six times and fumbled four times, but only lost one fumble. Afterwards, Nolan said that the play of O'Sullivan in the Giants game was "disappointing". On October 26, O'Sullivan, after throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown, was benched in favor of Shaun Hill by new head coach Mike Singletary during the second quarter of a game against the Seattle Seahawks. O'Sullivan committed three turnovers in total during the Seahawks game, the interception and two fumbles.

paragraph: At the time of his benching, O'Sullivan and Brett Favre were tied for the league lead in interceptions with 11 and O'Sullivan led the league in fumbles with 11. He also led the league in total turnovers with 11 interceptions and six fumbles lost. O'Sullivan, by himself, had committed more turnovers than any other NFL team at the time of his demotion. The Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals were tied for the second most turnovers with 16. On October 27, Singletary named Hill the starting quarterback. Hill then started the final eight games of the season. O'Sullivan completed 128 of 220 passes for 1,678 yards and eight touchdowns with 11 interceptions during the 2008 season. The 49ers won two out of the eight games that he started. O'Sullivan, despite only starting eight games, was sacked 32 times, which made him tied for eighth in the NFL with Joe Flacco in number of times sacked.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Cincinnati Bengals.

paragraph: An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, O'Sullivan signed a two-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals in March 2009. He was active as the Bengals second quarterback for every regular season game during the 2009 season. He played in three games, completing four of eleven passes for 40 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. He was also active, but did not play, in the team's AFC Wild Card Game. He was released by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 5, 2010.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:San Diego Chargers.

paragraph: After O'Sullivan was cut by the Bengals, the San Diego Chargers claimed him off waivers on September 6, 2010. He was inactive as the Chargers third quarterback for six games. He was released by the team on October 20, 2010. In November 2010, he had workouts with the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Oakland Raiders.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was signed by the Oakland Raiders on December 2, 2010, after quarterback Bruce Gradkowski was placed on season-ending injured reserve. He was inactive as the Raiders third quarterback for five games. The Raiders were the last NFL team he played for. He became a free agent in July 2011.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Saskatchewan Roughriders.

paragraph: O'Sullivan was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 19, 2012. He was the team's third-string quarterback for most of the season, behind starter Darian Durant and rookie Drew Willy. O'Sullivan dressed for all 18 of the team's games in 2012, but played in just one game, completing nine of fourteen passes for 83 yards and rushing once for four yards. He was released by the team on March 8, 2013.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:NFL statistics.

paragraph: "Source":

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: O'Sullivan has spent time as a member of the compliance staff of San Diego State University's athletic department. On December 21, 2018, O'Sullivan was hired as the head coach of Patrick Henry High School in San Diego.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Just Sports Stats

description: American football player

wikidata_label: J. T. O'Sullivan

wikipedia_title: J. T. O'Sullivan


text: Venerable

text: Granada

text: OP

text: Dominican

text: friar

text: canonization

text: Holy See

text: Dominican Order

text: Priory

text: Cross

text: Valladolid

text: Cardinal-Infante

text: Dom Henrique of Portugal

text: Prior Provincial

text: queen regent

text: confessor

text: Bishopric of Viseu

text: Archbishopric of Braga

text: cardinalate

text: Pope Sixtus V

text: ascetical

text: classic

text: Thomas à Kempis

text: The Imitation of Christ

text: cell

text: Lisbon

text: Libro de la Oracion y Meditacion

text: "A Memorial of a Christian life"

text: here "("HTML version)

text: here (archive.org version)

text: Antwerp

text: Rose of Lima

text: St. Vincent de Paul

text: St. Louise de Marillac

text: St. Francis de Sales

text: Cardinal Berulle

text: Bossuet

text: St. Charles Borromeo

text: Louis of Leon

text: Barnabite

text: St. Teresa of Jesus

text: breviary

categories: 16th-century Christian mystics,Spanish Dominicans,Spanish Roman Catholic theologians,Spanish Roman Catholic priests,Spanish spiritual writers,People from Granada,Dominican mystics,1588 deaths,16th-century Roman Catholic priests,1505 births

paragraph: Louis of Granada

paragraph: The Venerable Louis of Granada, OP (1504 – 31 December 1588), was a Dominican friar who was noted as theologian, writer and preacher. The cause for his canonization has been long accepted by the Holy See.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Louis was born in Granada of poor parents named Sarria. At the age of nineteen he was received into the Dominican Order in the Priory of the Holy Cross in Granada. His philosophical studies once over, he was chosen by his superiors to represent his community at the College of St. Gregory at Valladolid, an institution of the Dominican Order reserved for extraordinary students.

paragraph: When Louis had completed these studies, he embarked upon the career of a preacher, in which he continued with extraordinary success during forty years. The fame of his preaching spread beyond the boundaries of his native land, and at the request of the Cardinal-Infante, Dom Henrique of Portugal, son of King Manuel, he was transferred to Portugal, where he became Prior Provincial of the Portuguese Dominicans in 1557. His extraordinary sanctity, learning, and wisdom soon attracted the attention of the queen regent, who appointed him her confessor and counselor. The Bishopric of Viseu and the Archbishopric of Braga were successively offered to him only to be courteously, but firmly, refused. The honours of the cardinalate, offered to him by Pope Sixtus V, were also declined.

paragraph: Besides ascetical theology, his published works treat of Scripture, dogma, ethics, biography and Church history. He is best known, however, for his ascetical writings. Most of them were translated into many languages. The best known of his ascetical writings, and the one that achieved the greatest measure of success, is "The Sinner's Guide" (La Guia de Pecadores), published in 1555. It is marked by a smooth, harmonious style of purest Spanish idiom which has merited for it the reputation of a classic, and by an unctuous eloquence that has made it a perennial source of religious inspiration. It has been compared with Thomas à Kempis's "The Imitation of Christ". Within a comparatively short time after its first appearance it was translated into Italian, Latin, French, German, Polish, and Greek. He earned much money for his writings, all of which went to the poor.

paragraph: In 1539, at the age of 35, he wrote a small tract on the method of prayer for a student who had written to him for advice. This tract developed into his first book, "The Book of Prayer and Meditation", published in 1554. The unexpected success of the book led him to dedicate himself to writing on spiritual themes for all. He led a life of an ascetic, his cell being poor and having little possessions. He wrote for 35 years, producing 49 works.

paragraph: Louis died at the age of 84 at Lisbon, Portugal.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Luis de Granada produced in total 45 works, in Spanish, Latin and Portuguese, comprising original works, as well as translations of others' works and revisions and additions to his own previously published works. Among the works authored by him are:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Libro de la Oracion y Meditacion" ("The Book of Prayer and Meditation"), (Salamanca: Andrés de Portonariis, 1554; revised, 1566)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Memorial de la Vida Cristiana "("A Memorial of a Christian life"), 2 vols, (Lisbon, 1565).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Guía de pecadores "("The Sinner's Guide"), 2 vols, (Lisbon, 1556, 1557) – available here "("HTML version) or here (archive.org version).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Introducción del símbolo de la fe", (Salamanca, 1584).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Vida de Jesucristo: para conocer, amar e imitar a nuestro Señor".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Vida de María: vida y misterio de la Santísima Virgen".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Los seis libros de la Retórica Eclesiástica o Método de Predicar".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Adiciones al Memorial de la Vida Cristiana".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Compendio y Explicacion de la Doctrina Cristiana".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Oracion al Glorioso Patriarca Sancto Domingo".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Vida de fray Bartolome de los Martires".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Trece sermones".

paragraph: A collected edition of his works was published in 9 volumes at Antwerp in 1578.

paragraph: Section::::Later reputation.

paragraph: A biography was written by L. Munoz, "La Vida y virtudes de Luis de Granada" (Madrid, 1639).

paragraph: St. Rose of Lima's favorite book by Louis was "The Book of Prayer and Meditation"—a book that laments the miseries of life and manifests spiritual contempt for the world. Once, it was said, she banished the devil's temptations by reading this book, causing the devil to snatch the book from her and throw it onto a rubbish heap. Rose remained calm, certain that the Lord would return it to her, and she got it back.

paragraph: Other famous Catholics who have read and loved the works of the Venerable Louis include St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Francis de Sales, Cardinal Berulle and Bossuet (all French); St. Charles Borromeo (Italian), Louis of Leon (Spanish), and the Jesuit and Barnabite Orders. St. Teresa of Jesus read his books and commanded her nuns to do so.

paragraph: St. Francis de Sales highly commended to a bishop-elect to have the whole works of Louis of Granada, and to regard them as a second breviary. He advised him to read them carefully, beginning with "The Sinner's Guide". He said, "But to read him with fruit you must not run through him hastily ; he must be pondered, and have his full weight, and chapter after chapter must be mused upon and applied to the soul with much thought and prayer to God. You must read him with reverence and devotion, like a book containing the most useful inspirations man can receive from on high, and thereby reform all the powers of the soul."

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- University of Notre Dame Rare Books and Special Collections Books by Luis (Luys) de Granada

description: Spanish theologian

wikidata_label: Louis of Granada

wikipedia_title: Louis of Granada


text:
Berlin
Tangerine Dream
Agitation Free
psychedelic rock
analog sequencer
Tangerine Dream
Berlin school
Sonic Images
new-age music
Earthtone
Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra
Edgar Rothermich
AFI
Requiem
Babylon 5
anime
Tenchi Muyo! in Love
Ludwig²
Konstantin Wecker
Universal Soldier
Night of the Running Man
Babylon 5
Perry Rhodan
Tenchi Muyo! in Love
Pacific Blue
What the Bleep Do We Know!?
List of ambient music artists
Perry Rhodan
Christopher Franke official website
Sonic Images official homepage

categories: Living people,New-age musicians,Private Music artists,German television composers,1953 births,German electronic musicians,Male television composers

paragraph: Christopher Franke

paragraph: Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953, Berlin) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987 he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventually shifted to keyboards and synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. While he was not the first musician to use an analog sequencer, he was probably the first to turn it into a live performance instrument, thus laying the rhythmic foundation for classic Tangerine Dream pieces and indeed for the whole Berlin school sound.

paragraph: After his departure from the group, he founded the Sonic Images record label, a new-age music label called Earthtone and the Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra, and produced a number of solo music works. After leaving Tangerine Dream, his only live concert was on 9 October 1991 at the Astoria Theatre in London. He performed on stage with Edgar Rothermich (a.k.a. Richard E. Roth) who is also his producer and engineer on all his solo projects and film music after 1990.

paragraph: Franke moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue film work. In 1995 he scored the AFI short "Requiem". He may be best known for composing the music for the science fiction television series "Babylon 5", as well as the score of the anime movie "Tenchi Muyo! in Love" and in 2005 the music for German musical "Ludwig²" (with Konstantin Wecker).

paragraph: Section::::Solo discography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1991 - "Pacific Coast Highway"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1992 - "Universal Soldier"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1992 - "London Concert"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1993 - "New Music for Films Vol. 1"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1993 - "The Tommyknockers"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1993 - "Klemania"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1994 - "Raven"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1995 - "Night of the Running Man"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1995 - "Babylon 5"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1996 - "Perry Rhodan – Pax Terra"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1996 - "The Celestine Prophecy"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1996 - "Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo! in Love" (rereleased in 2002)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1996 - "Enchanting Nature"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1997 - "Babylon 5, volume 2: Messages from Earth"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1997 - ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1997 - ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1997 - "Pacific Blue"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1997 - "Transformation of Mind"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1997 - ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1999 - "Epic"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2000 - "Babylon 5: Episodic CDs – 24 CDs x 30 minutes per CD" (1997–2000)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2000 - "New Music for Films Vol. 2"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2000 - "The Calling"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2001 - "The Best of Babylon 5"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003 - "Music for Films Vol. 3" (2003) CD-R

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 - "What the Bleep Do We Know!?"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 - "Ludwig² – Das Musical"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 - ""

paragraph: Section::::See also.

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

paragraph: BULLET::::- Perry Rhodan

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Christopher Franke official website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sonic Images official homepage

description: German musician

wikidata_label: Christopher Franke

wikipedia_title: Christopher Franke


text: Jackson Brodie series

text: BBC

text: Case Histories

text: Whitbread Book of the Year

text: Behind the Scenes at the Museum

text: Costa Book Awards

text: York

text: English literature

text: University of Dundee

text: master's degree

text: doctorate

text: American literature

text: viva

text: Sunday Times

text: London

text: Oxfam

text: Ox-Tales

text: York Literature Festival

text: Started Early, Took My Dog

text: Leeds

text: 2011 Birthday Honours

text: Desert Island Discs

text: Behind the Scenes at the Museum

text: Human Croquet

text: Emotionally Weird

text: Life After Life

text: 2013 Costa novel award

text: A God in Ruins

text: 2015 Costa novel award

text: Transcription

text: Case Histories

text: One Good Turn

text: When Will There Be Good News?

text: Started Early, Took My Dog

text: Abandonment

text: Not the End of the World

text: Case Histories

text: Jason Isaacs

text: Shonda Rhimes

text: The Catch

text: Mireille Enos

text: Whitbread Awards

text: Behind the Scenes at the Museum

text: Crime Thriller Award

text: British Book Awards

text: Costa Book Awards

text: Life After Life

text: Walter Scott Prize

text: South Bank Sky Arts Award

text: Costa Book Awards

text: Whitby

text: North Yorkshire

text: Edinburgh

text: List of British playwrights

text: List of English novelists

text: List of people from Edinburgh

text: List of people from York

text: List of short story authors

text: "One Good Turn" Reviews

text: Metacritic

text: Kate Atkinson

text: MeetTheAuthor.co.uk

text: John Mullan talks to Kate Atkinson

text: The Guardian

categories: 20th-century English novelists,Members of the Order of the British Empire,Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature,English short story writers,21st-century English novelists,Writers from Edinburgh,1951 births,Alumni of the University of Dundee,21st-century British women writers,British Book Award winners,British women short story writers,Women mystery writers,21st-century English writers,Living people,English women dramatists and playwrights,English women novelists,20th-century British women writers,People from Whitby,English crime fiction writers,20th-century British short story writers,People from York

paragraph: Kate Atkinson

paragraph: Kate Atkinson, (born 20 December 1951) is an English writer of novels, plays and short stories. She is known for creating the Jackson Brodie series of detective novels, which has been adapted into the BBC series Case Histories. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize in 1995 in the Novels category for "Behind the Scenes at the Museum", winning again in 2013 and 2015 under its new name the Costa Book Awards.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: The daughter of a shopkeeper, Atkinson was born in York, the setting for several of her books. She studied English literature at the University of Dundee, gaining her master's degree in 1974. Atkinson subsequently studied for a doctorate in American literature, entitled "The post-modern American short story in its historical context". She failed at the viva (oral examination) stage. After leaving the university, she took on a variety of jobs from home help to legal secretary and teacher.

paragraph: Section::::Writing career.

paragraph: Her first novel, "Behind the Scenes at the Museum", won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year and went on to be a "Sunday Times" bestseller. Since then, she has published further novels, as well as plays and short stories.

paragraph: Some of her books are part of a series of novels, starting with "Case Histories", which feature the character of Jackson Brodie as a private investigator and former police inspector.

paragraph: Atkinson has criticised the media's coverage of her work when she won the Whitbread award, for example, it was the fact that she was a "single mother" who lived outside London that received the most attention. In a 2018 interview she declared that she did not spend time in great literary parties or the London high life.

paragraph: In 2009, she donated the short story "Lucky We Live Now" to Oxfam's Ox-Tales project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Atkinson's story was published in the "Earth" collection.

paragraph: In March 2010, Atkinson appeared at the York Literature Festival, giving a world-premier reading from an early chapter from her novel "Started Early, Took My Dog" (2010), which is set mainly in the English city of Leeds.

paragraph: Atkinson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to literature. On 30 November 2018 she was the guest on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs.

paragraph: Section::::Published works.

paragraph: Section::::Published works.:Novels.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" (1995) winner of the 1995 Whitbread first novel and Book of the Year Prize

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Human Croquet" (1997)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Emotionally Weird" (2000)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Life After Life" (2013) winner of the 2013 Costa novel award

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A God in Ruins" (2015) winner of the 2015 Costa novel award

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Transcription" (2018)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Line of Sight" (TBC)

paragraph: Section::::Published works.:Novels featuring Jackson Brodie.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Case Histories" (2004)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "One Good Turn" (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "When Will There Be Good News?" (2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Started Early, Took My Dog" (2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Big Sky" (2019)

paragraph: Section::::Published works.:Plays.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Nice" (1996)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Abandonment" (2000)

paragraph: Section::::Published works.:Story collections.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Not the End of the World" (2002)

paragraph: Section::::Published works.:Television adaptations.

paragraph: The four Jackson Brodie novels have been adapted by other writers for the BBC under the series titled "Case Histories", featuring Jason Isaacs as Brodie.

paragraph: In 2015 in the United States, Shonda Rhimes was in the process of developing a pilot called "The Catch", based on a treatment written by Atkinson, and starring Mireille Enos.

paragraph: Section::::Awards and honours.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1995 Whitbread Awards (Book of the Year), "Behind the Scenes at the Museum"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009 Crime Thriller Award for The CWA Gold Dagger: "When Will There Be Good News?" (nominated)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009 British Book Awards, Richard and Judy Bookclub Winner, "When Will There Be Good News?"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013 Costa Book Awards (Novel category), "Life After Life"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 Walter Scott Prize shortlist for "Life After Life"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 South Bank Sky Arts Award for "Life after Life"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015 Costa Book Awards (Novel category), "A God In Ruins"

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Atkinson has been married twice: while a student, to the father of her first daughter Eve, and subsequently to the father of her second daughter Helen.

paragraph: Atkinson lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire, for a time, but now lives in Edinburgh.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of British playwrights

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of English novelists

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of female detective/mystery writers

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of people from Edinburgh

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of people from York

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of short story authors

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "One Good Turn" Reviews at Metacritic

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kate Atkinson talking about "One Good Turn" at MeetTheAuthor.co.uk

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Mullan talks to Kate Atkinson about "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" for "The Guardian" Book Club podcast

description: English writer

wikidata_label: Kate Atkinson

wikipedia_title: Kate Atkinson


text: acid techno

text: drum and bass

text: electronic musician

text: pseudonym

text: BBC

text: teletext

text: Ceefax

text: Squarepusher

text: vintage

text: Roland

text: cassette

text: underground

text: Breakin' Records

text: Lo Recordings

text: Firstcask

text: Rephlex Records

text: Warp Records

text: drum and bass

text: Commodore Amiga

text: Chiptune

text: Rephlex

text: Planet Mu

text: laptop

text: analogue

text: digital

text: Kenton Pro-2000

text: Yamaha RS7000

text: acid house

text: techno

text: gabber

text: music video

text: computer animation

text: Drive Time

text: Exidy Tours

text: Ceephax Acid Crew

text: Ceephax Acid Crew Part One

text: Ceephax Acid Crew Part Two

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text: Volume One

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text: Camelot Arcade

text: WéMè

text: Radiotin EP

text: Bainted Smile EP

text: Acid Quakers 1000

text: Acid Legacy EP

text: Hardcore Wick/Acid Varsity Speciale

text: Hardcore Esplanade

text: The Crisp Chronicles

text: Ceerial Port EP

text: Megalift EP

text: Wild Westie

text: Psychtapolis

text: The Unstoppable Phax Machine

text: Capsule In Space/Mediterranean Acid

text: World Dissolver EP

text: Charismatic Integrity Slam EP

text: Acid Fourniture EP

text: Byron's Ballads EP

text: Remixes 12"

text: Squarepusher

text: Selection Sixteen

text: Squarepusher

text: Kerrier District 2

text: Ceephax's website

text: Ceephax's MySpace page.

text: Ceephax's BandCamp page.

categories: British electronic musicians,Acid house musicians,1979 births,Braindance musicians,Living people

paragraph: Ceephax Acid Crew

paragraph: Ceephax Acid Crew (real name Andy Jenkinson) is a British acid techno and drum and bass electronic musician. Jenkinson is also known simply by the pseudonym Ceephax, which is a reference to the BBC teletext service Ceefax. He is the brother of Squarepusher (Tom Jenkinson).

paragraph: Section::::Music and career.

paragraph: Ceephax's music from 1997 to 2002 and beyond used mainly vintage (especially Roland) drum machines and synthesizers such as the TB-303. This music was often recorded onto a cassette tape deck. The music was released on vinyl records and cassette tape on underground labels such as Breakin' Records, Lo Recordings and Firstcask. This primitive Acid House aesthetic and methodology countered the growing popularity of the computer music and compact disc releases of the time.

paragraph: Rephlex Records and Warp Records also released remixes of Squarepusher by Ceephax around this time.

paragraph: From 2003 onwards as well as his more typical Acid style he has also released drum and bass songs made on old samplers, a Commodore Amiga and various early digital synthesizers, again displaying an interest in late 1980s and early 1990s dance music. His set on Mary Anne Hobb's show Breezeblock in 2003 and more recent tracks such as "Castilian" and "Arcadian" also indicate an interest in Chiptune music.

paragraph: From 2007 he has had full releases on the Rephlex and Planet Mu record labels. He also continues to release on Firstcask and other small independent labels such as WéMè, Bugklinik and his own label Waltzer.

paragraph: Ceephax's live shows are set apart from the popular laptop style of live electronic performance by exclusively using only analogue and early digital equipment and occasionally an Amiga computer. Hardware frequently used include a TB-303, TR-909, TR-707, SH-101, Kenton Pro-2000, and Yamaha RS7000. These sets range from old school house, acid house, techno, drum and bass and gabber all in Ceephax's distinctive style. He has also produced several music videos predominantly using old video equipment and early computer animation.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "(FSK005)" with "Drive Time" bonus cassette - Firstcask (2000)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Exidy Tours" (as Ceephax) - Firstcask (2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax Acid Crew" - Breakin' Records (2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax Acid Crew Part One" - Breakin' Records (2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax Acid Crew Part Two" - Breakin' Records (2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax Presents "Acid Travelator"" - Funbox Records (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Volume One" - Rephlex Records (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Volume Two" - Rephlex Records (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Drive Time LP" (as Ceephax) - Firstcask (2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceeland" - Waltzer (2009)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "United Acid Emirates" - Planet Mu (2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Live" - WALTZER (2011)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Cro Magnox" - WéMè (2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Essex Spacebin OST" (as Andy Jenkinson) - Waltzer (2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Camelot Arcade" - WéMè (2018)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:EPs and singles.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Radiotin EP" - Breakin' Records (1998)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Bainted Smile EP" - Breakin' Records (1998)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Acid Quakers 1000" (as Ceephax) - Lo Recordings (2000)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Acid Legacy EP" - Breakin' Records (2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hardcore Wick/Acid Varsity Speciale" - Firstcask (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hardcore Esplanade" - Bug Klinik Records (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Crisp Chronicles" - WeMe Records (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceerial Port EP" - Firstcask (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Megalift EP" - Planet Mu (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Wild Westie" - Kitchen Dweller Records (2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Psychtapolis" - WeMe Records (2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Unstoppable Phax Machine" - 030303 Records (2011)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Capsule In Space/Mediterranean Acid" - WALTZER (2012)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "World Dissolver EP" - WALTZER (2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Charismatic Integrity Slam EP" - WALTZER (2015)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Acid Fourniture EP" - WEME (2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Byron's Ballads EP" - WEME (2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax Acid Crew Live @ WMF Club, Berlin, 1.25.01" - Live Bootleg encoded by CBrown (2001)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax live on Mary Anne Hobbs's Breezeblock show on BBC 1" - Various bootlegs. (2004)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Various" - www.ceephax.co.uk (2005)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax Acid Crew Live on Resonance 104.4 fm" - Live Bootleg recorded 18 April (2005)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Remixes.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Bioslate (Every Time Mix)" and "Bioslate (Tarzan Mix)" on "Remixes 12"" by "Squarepusher" (1998)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceephax Mix" on "Selection Sixteen" by "Squarepusher" (1999)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sho U Rite (Ceephax Remix)" on "Kerrier District 2" (2006)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ceephax's website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ceephax's MySpace page.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ceephax's BandCamp page.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Interview with TMF prior to release of United Acid Emirates

paragraph: BULLET::::- Interview with Bleep prior to release of United Acid Emirates

alias:
Ceephax
Ceephax Acid Krew
Andy Jenkinson
Andrew Jenkinson

description: British musician

wikidata_label: Ceephax Acid Crew

wikipedia_title: Ceephax Acid Crew


text: South Carolina

text: American Revolutionary War

text: trans-Atlantic slave trade

text: Thomas

text: William Lowndes

text: U.S. Congress

text: St. Kitts

text: British West Indies

text: Colleton County, South Carolina

text: Provost-Marshal

text: Ashley

text: Combahee

text: Santee River

text: Provincial Congresses

text: Committee of Safety

text: Henry Laurens

text: Charles Pinckney

text: John Rutledge

text: Provincial Congresses

text: General Assemblies

text: Committee of Safety

text: constitution

text: Britain

text: John Rutledge

text: Senate

text: popular election

text: Church of England

text: Benjamin Lincoln

text: Columbia

text: Constitution

text: intendant

text: Stono River

text: Thomas

text: William

text: Charleston

text: SCIway Biography of Rawlins Lowndes

text: NGA Biography of Rawlins Lowndes

categories: 1721 births,South Carolina lawyers,1800 deaths,Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina,People of South Carolina in the American Revolution,Governors of South Carolina,Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives

paragraph: Rawlins Lowndes

paragraph: Rawlins Lowndes (January 6, 1721August 24, 1800) was an American lawyer, planter and politician who became involved in the patriot cause after election to South Carolina's legislature, although he opposed independence from Great Britain. Lowndes served as president/governor of South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, and after the war opposed his state's ratification of the U.S. Constitution because it would restrict the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Lowndes also served as a state legislator and mayor of Charleston before his death. Two of his sons, Thomas and William Lowndes, would serve in the U.S. Congress.

paragraph: Section::::Early and family life.

paragraph: Lowndes was born on the island of St. Kitts in the British West Indies in January 1721, the third son of British merchant Charles Lowndes (d. 1736) and his wife, the former Ruth Rawlins (d. 1763; from a locally important family). His father resigned from the St. Kitts legislature in 1731 and moved his young family and slaves to Charleston, South Carolina. However, he committed suicide five years later, distraught over failed investments. His eldest son, William Lowndes, returned to St. Kitts with his widowed mother, married in 1739 and became a local legislator like many maternal relatives. His younger sons remained in South Carolina and were placed in the care of the provost marshal (local sheriff), Robert Hall. The elder, Charles Lowndes, was then 17, and after finishing his education under Hall's direction, became a planter in Colleton County, South Carolina. He would also marry and serve briefly as its provost marshal (after his younger brother Rawlins as discussed below) before his death in 1763. Hall trained Rawlins as a lawyer, and when the provost marshall died in 1740 the local bar recommended that only a temporary successor be named, in order that Rawlins Lowndes could become Hall's permanent successor as provost marshal when he reached legal age two years later, noting that in 1725 the post had been granted by the proprietors of Carolina to his uncle Thomas Lowndes of Westminister, his heirs and assigns, and that when the Crown succeeded to the proprietors' rights, that grant was renewed, although Thomas Lowndes never left England but assigned it to others.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Upon reaching the legal age of 21, Lowndes was appointed as the Provost-Marshal of South Carolina. He served in this role for ten years, from 1742 to 1752. His success as a lawyer, and through favorable marriages discussed below, led him to acquire large plantations on the Ashley, Combahee and Santee Rivers, which he farmed using enslaved labor.

paragraph: Upon resigning as provost-marshal Lowndes won election to the Royal Assembly, the colonial legislature, and rose to become its Speaker, as well as "justice of the quorum", in which capacity he ordered a printer freed who had been imprisoned on order of the governor and council. However, Lowndes resigned his legislative position upon receiving a royal appointment as associate justice for the colony in 1766. In that position, he declared the Stamp Act unlawful, against common rights and thus unenforceable before his court. This displeased the colony's chief judge, Gordon, who brought charges against Lowndes before the governor and council, but Lowndes was acquitted unanimously. Nonetheless, upon receiving a letter from Attorney General Simpson (who shortly thereafter returned to England), the governor removed Lowndes from his judicial office in early 1775. Nonetheless, when Judge Gordeon was shortly thereafter reassigned to Jamaica, Lowndes received an appointment as South Carolina's Chief Justice.

paragraph: During his years as a South Carolina political leader, Lowndes became a guiding force in South Carolina’s revolutionary government. In June 1775, the Provincial Congresses appointed Lowndes to the Committee of Safety together with Henry Laurens, Charles Pinckney and ten other men. In September, 1775, the last royal governor Lord William Campbell, fled to a warship in the harbor after refusing to recognize the provincial Congress, which declared the colony's independence 6 months later, in March 1776. By that time, John Rutledge was president of the senate, and Lowndes became a member of the legislative council.

paragraph: Lowndes became a member of the First and Second Provincial Congresses, the First and Second General Assemblies, and South Carolina's First and Second Committee of Safety. In 1776, Lowndes was one of eleven committee members charged with the responsibility of writing a draft constitution for South Carolina.

paragraph: Despite his involvement in challenging increasingly harsh British measures leading up to the American Revolution, Lowndes opposed armed rebellion and independence from Britain.

paragraph: On March 7, 1778 South Carolina General Assembly elected Lowndes President of South Carolina. He succeeded John Rutledge (and would also be succeeded by Rutledge). Lowndes approved major changes to the state constitution on March 19, 1778, despite Rutledge's prior veto. The first changed the title of South Carolina’s chief executive from "president" to "governor". Other major changes removed the governor’s power to veto legislation, created a Senate elected via popular election, and disestablished the Church of England in South Carolina. By this time, the conflict had reached South Carolina (and Lowndes' plantations had been raided, once causing him to yoke oxen to his carriage, all his horses having been carried off). Lowndes cooperated with General Benjamin Lincoln and also ordered a general embargo of the former colony's ports, forbidding any vessels from leaving.

paragraph: After serving as President of South Carolina, Lowndes was elected to the South Carolina Senate from St. Bartholomew's parish (which he had previously represented in the lower house), then won election and re-election to the House of Representatives in 1787 representing Charleston (St. Philip's and St. Michael's parishes) until 1790, when he decided against running for re-election after the capital was moved to Columbia. As assemblyman in 1788, Lowndes strenuously opposed the motion to accept the federal Constitution. He spoke four times in the 3-day debate, particularly opposing the clauses giving Congress power to regulate commerce, restricting the trans-Atlantic slave trade after 1808; and to the centralization of power which would accrue to the federal government. However, he refused to stand for election to the state's convention debating the federal Constitution, which was adopted by a 140 vote to 73 vote margin.

paragraph: During the same period, Lowndes became intendant (mayor) of Charleston, from September 1788 to September 1789.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Rawlins Lowndes himself married three times. His first marriage, on August 15, 1748, was to Amarintihia Elliott, daughter of Thomas Elliot of Rantoules plantation on the Stono River, but she died in January 1750. Lowndes next married Mary Cartwight of Charleston on December 23, 1751, and they had ten children, several of which died as children. His sons Thomas (b. 1766) and William (b. 1782) would both follow their father's careers as lawyers, legislators and planters. Three daughters lived to marry and two had children: Amarintha Lowndes Sanders Champney, Harriett Lowndes Brown and Sarah-Ruth Lowndes Brown. Rawlins Lowndes' final marriage was to Sarah Jones, the mother of William Jones Lowndes; the widow only survived her husband by months, dying in a carriage accident while riding with her son, who survived.

paragraph: Section::::Death and legacy.

paragraph: Lowndes died in Charleston, South Carolina, on August 24, 1800, and was buried in St. Philip's cemetery.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- SCIway Biography of Rawlins Lowndes

paragraph: BULLET::::- NGA Biography of Rawlins Lowndes

paragraph: BULLET::::- Genealogy of the Lowndes family in South Carolina

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Rawlins Lowndes

wikipedia_title: Rawlins Lowndes


text:
Edo period
Funai Domain
Bungo Province
wakadoshiyori
Genealogy of the Matsudaira of Funai

categories: Daimyo,1886 deaths,Samurai,Meiji Restoration,1829 births,Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan,Ogyū-Matsudaira clan,Wakadoshiyori

paragraph: Matsudaira Chikayoshi

paragraph: BULLET::::- (January 10, 1829 – November 11, 1886) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as daimyō of the Funai Domain (Bungo Province, 21,000 koku). Served in a variety of positions in the Tokugawa Shogunate, including that of wakadoshiyori. Resigning from the family headship in 1871, he went into retirement.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Genealogy of the Matsudaira of Funai

description: [松平近説] daimyo of the late Edo period; 10th (the last) lord of Funai

wikidata_label: Matsudaira Chikayoshi

wikipedia_title: Matsudaira Chikayoshi


text: George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent

text: Anne Woodville

text: Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers

text: Jacquetta of Luxembourg

text: Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent

text: William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier

text: Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex

text: Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford

text: Sir William Hussey

text: Attorney General for England and Wales

text: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

text: Knight of the Garter

text: Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire

text: gambling

text: affine

text: Elizabeth Woodville

text: King Henry VII

text: Marcher Lord

text: Ruthin

text: The Complete Peerage

text: A Grey family pedigree

categories: Earls of Kent (1465),1481 births,Grey family,Knights of the Garter,1524 deaths,15th-century English people,People of the Tudor period

paragraph: Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent

paragraph: Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent (1481 – 3 May 1524) was an English peer.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: He was a son of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent and his first wife Anne Woodville. His maternal grandparents were Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.

paragraph: His father was secondly married to Catherine Herbert. His paternal half-brothers included Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent. His mother was previously married to William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier. His maternal half-siblings included Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex and Cecily Bourchier. Cecily was mother to Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford.

paragraph: Section::::Marriages.

paragraph: Richard married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth Hussey. She was a daughter of Sir William Hussey and Elizabeth Berkeley. Her father had served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 16 June 1471 to 7 May 1481 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 7 May 1481 to his death on 24 November 1495. His second wife was Margaret Fynche, daughter of James Fynche. There were no known children from either marriage.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: He was created a Knight of the Garter in 1505, alongside the latter Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.

paragraph: Richard wound up heavily in debt, probably through gambling, and was forced to alienate most of his property. A good part ended up in the hands of his affine cousin (Richard's mother was the sister of Elizabeth Woodville, Henry's mother-in-law), King Henry VII (including the Marcher Lordship of Ruthin, which he sold directly to the King); historians disagree regarding what this says about the relationship of King Henry with the aristocracy.

paragraph: Richard died childless and was succeeded as earl by his half-brother Henry. Henry tried, with little success, to reacquire the property Richard had sold, and had to live as a modest gentleman, never formally taking title as earl.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Will of Sir William Hussey, PROB 11/10/592, proved 4 July 1496, National Archives 11 December 2013

paragraph: BULLET::::- Will of Dame Elizabeth Hussey, widow, PROB 11/14/415, proved 11 December 1504, National Archives 11 December 2013

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Complete Peerage

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- A Grey family pedigree

description: English peer

wikidata_label: Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent

wikipedia_title: Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent


text:
The Timid Soul
Mark Twain
Clare Briggs
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Harry Hershfield
Denver Post
Chicago Inter Ocean
The Cincinnati Post
New York Tribune
Caspar Milquetoast
milk toast
Simon & Schuster
New York Herald Tribune
Sunday strip
Stamford, Connecticut
DuMont Television Network
Ernest Truex
Ely Culbertson
Caspar Milquetoast
Webster's Unalloyed

categories: American comic strip cartoonists,1885 births,American cartoonists,1952 deaths,American comics artists,People from Tomahawk, Wisconsin

paragraph: H. T. Webster

paragraph: Harold Tucker Webster (September 21, 1885 – September 22, 1952) was an American cartoonist known for "The Timid Soul", "Bridge", "Life's Darkest Moments" and others in his syndicated series which ran from the 1920s into the 1950s. Because he disliked his given name, his readers knew him as H. T. Webster, and his signature was simply Webster. His friends, however, called him Webby.

paragraph: Because of the humor and human interest in his cartoons, he was sometimes compared to Mark Twain, and his art style was quite similar to the work of Clare Briggs. During his lifetime, Webster drew more than 16,000 single-panel cartoons.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1885, Webster grew up in the small city (pop. 3,365) of Tomahawk, Wisconsin where his father was a druggist. He began drawing at age seven. When he was 12, he switched from cigarettes to cigars, and that same year he sold his first cartoon for $5 to the magazine "Recreation".

paragraph: He studied drawing from a correspondence course when he was 15, and two years later, he left high school and Tomahawk to study in Chicago at the Frank Holmes School of Illustration, where cartoonist Harry Hershfield had also studied. However, the Holmes School closed only a few weeks after Webster's arrival, bringing an end to his formal art training. With little success as a freelance artist, Webster began a salaried job with the "Denver Republican", moving to the rival "Denver Post" when he was offered $15 a week as a sports cartoonist. Webster commented, "If they had known it, they could have got me for $1.50".

paragraph: He returned to Chicago, where he spent three years drawing front-page political cartoons for the "Chicago Inter Ocean", prompting one politician to introduce a bill in the state legislature forbidding unflattering cartoons. After two years with "The Cincinnati Post", he had enough saved to spend a year traveling around the world. Returning from China, he joined the "New York Tribune" in 1912. He married Ethel Worts on August 2, 1916, two weeks after he met her.

paragraph: Section::::Caspar Milquetoast quietly enters.

paragraph: The titles of Webster's cartoons reflected the different situations, as in "Our Boyhood Ambitions" and "Bridge". In 1924, he moved to the "New York World" and soon after added "The Timid Soul" featuring Caspar Milquetoast, a wimpy character whose name is derived from milk toast. Webster described Caspar Milquetoast as "the man who speaks softly and gets hit with a big stick". The modern dictionary definition of "milquetoast" (meaning a very shy or retiring person) comes from Webster's cartoons.

paragraph: In 1927 Webster trained himself to draw left-handed in three months after a severe case of arthritis impaired the use of his right hand. In 1931, the "World" folded, and that same year, Simon & Schuster published a collection of "The Timid Soul" reprints. Webster then went back to the "New York Tribune" (now known as the "New York Herald Tribune"), where he then launched a "Timid Soul" Sunday strip. He alternated his various features throughout the week: Caspar Milquetoast was seen on both Sunday and Monday. Youth's glories ("The Thrill That Comes Once in a Lifetime") and the downside ("Life's Darkest Moment") appeared on Saturdays and Tuesdays. On Wednesday, "The Unseen Audience" offered satirical jabs at radio. "How to Torture Your Husband (or Wife)" was published each Thursday, and the week ended with "Bridge" on Fridays.

paragraph: During the 1940s, Webster lived at Shippan Point in Stamford, Connecticut. His assistant, Herb Roth, took over when Webster died in 1952. When Roth died the following year, the series came to an end with the last new drawing appearing in the "New York Herald Tribune" on April 4, 1953.

paragraph: Section::::Television.

paragraph: On June 22, 1949, the DuMont Television Network adapted "The Timid Soul" to television as the premiere presentation of their "Program Playhouse" series. Caspar Milquetoast was portrayed by Ernest Truex.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Our Boyhood Thrills and Other Cartoons" (1915)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Boys and Folks" (1917)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Webster's Bridge" with William Johnston (1924)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Webster's Poker Book" (1926)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Timid Soul" (1931)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Culberston-Webster Contract System" with Ely Culbertson (1932)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Webster Unabridged" (1945)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "To Hell with Fishing" (1945)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Who Dealt This Mess" (1948)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "How to Torture Your Husband" (1948)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "How to Torture Your Wife" (1948)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Life with Rover" (1949)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Best of H. T. Webster, a Memorial Collection" (1953)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Caspar Milquetoast

paragraph: BULLET::::- Webster's Unalloyed

alias:
Harold Tucker Webster
Harold  Webster
Harold T. Webster

description: American cartoonist

wikidata_label: H. T. Webster

wikipedia_title: H. T. Webster


text: Brandenburg

text: Berlin

text: Prussia

text: Imperial German Army

text: General of the Cavalry (Germany)

text: General of Cavalry

text: Eastern Pomerania

text: Baltic States

text: Von Kleist

text: Bornstedt Crown Estate

text: Prussian crown

text: Association of Bornstedt

text: Ludwig Karl Kleist

text: Bornstedt

text: Hohennauen

text: Entailed estate

text: 10th Hussars Regiment

text: Prussian army

text: 8th Cavalry Brigade

text: 7th Division (German Empire)

text: General Staff

text: Great General Staff

text: Major General

text: 10th Division

text: Poznań

text: Lieutenant General

text: General der Infanterie

text: General of the Infantry (Germany)

text: Helmuth von Gordon

text: Red Eagle Order

text: Order of the Crown (Prussia)

text: Iron Cross

text: Order of the Zähringer Lion

text: Knight's Cross

text: Kurt von Priesdorff

text: Gustav Kratz

text: PDF

text: Homepage of the family von Kleist

categories: Knights First Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion,Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class,1836 births,Recipients of the Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd class,Generals of Cavalry (Prussia),1917 deaths,Recipients of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis

paragraph: Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist

paragraph: Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist (1 November 1836, Brandenburg - 2 January 1917, Berlin) was a Prussian officer of the Imperial German Army, most recently General of the Cavalry (Germany). On the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service in 1906, Kleist was promoted to General of Cavalry.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Hereditary Lineage.

paragraph: Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist came from the Eastern Pomerania nobility, widely branched into Prussia and the Baltic States Geschlecht Von Kleist. Within the family he belonged to the branch Kleist of Bornstedt Crown Estate to which the Prussian crown was approved on 11 April 1803, the name and coat of arms with the Association of Bornstedt. [1] He was the third son of the Prussian Major Ludwig Karl Kleist of Bornstedt ( 1772-1854), inheriting commissioner on Hohennauen, and his second wife Wilhelmine von Hanstein (1818-1869) [2]

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Military career.

paragraph: As a non-heiress to her father's posthumous son Entailed estate, Kleist chose the military profession. He resigned on March 6, 1856 as an ensign in the 10th Hussars Regiment of the Prussian army, where he was appointed on 5 February 1857 Second Lieutenant. Kleist spent a very long time as a lieutenant with multiple dislocations to other units. He was made on December 15, 1863 the adjutant of the 8th Cavalry Brigade, 1866 adjutant of the 7th Division (German Empire) and there promoted on July 20, 1866 to first lieutenant. Again adjutant, this time in the 11th Cavalry Brigade, he was finally supernumerary leaving in his post as a captain. On December 14, 1868, he came back to his unit and was squadron leader. Finally, he was on October 24, 1871 General Staff officer in the 13th Division, after he had previously been seconded for several months to the Great General Staff. Since September 10, 1872, he was a Major. After further uses in various positions on the General Staff, he returned in 1878 back to the military service and became final after a period of temporary assignment Commander of the Dragoon Regiment No. 19 and lieutenant colonel. In 1883 he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the 25th (Grand Ducal Hessian) Cavalry Brigade and 1888 Major General. Finally, the emperor appointed him on 18 October 1891 the commander of the 10th Division in Poznań and to Lieutenant General. In 1898 he was called into question.

paragraph: On the occasion of its 50th anniversary service in 1906 Kleist was promoted to General der Infanterie (General of Cavalry). [3]

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Family.

paragraph: Kleist was married on June 19, 1869 to Clare Gordon (born July 6, 1849 in Breslau, † 1920), daughter of the Prussian General of the Infantry (Germany) Helmuth von Gordon [4].

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Red Eagle Order 3rd Class with Swords on Ring

paragraph: BULLET::::- Order of the Crown (Prussia) 2nd Class

paragraph: BULLET::::- Iron Cross 2nd Class (1870)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Order of the Zähringer Lion Knight's Cross 1st Class with Oak Leaves and Swords

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Section::::References.:Citations.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Genealogical Handbook of the nobility. A band XIII. 322 S. C. A. Strong-Verlag. Limburg. In 1975.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Genealogist. Handbook, op. S. 324

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gustav Kratz: Ibid. Supplement to Volume III. S. 175

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kurt von Priesdorff: soldierly Führertum. Volume 7 Hanseatic Hamburg publishing house. o.J. S. 310

paragraph: Section::::References.:Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gustav Kratz u.a.: Die Geschichte des Geschlechts von Kleist (The History of von Kleist), Band III, Nr. 775, Seite 454 PDF

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Homepage of the family von Kleist

description: Prussian officer

wikidata_label: Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist

wikipedia_title: Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist


text:
Generationwhy
Outkast
Soundcloud
The Nightday
Triple J
Faded
Pete Tong
BBC Radio 1
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
57th Annual Grammy Awards
Jake Udell
Skrillex
THEY.
Coachella
New York Observer
Daft Punk
Ultra Music Festival
Andromeda
Gorillaz
Bad and Boujee
Migos
Feel It Still
Portugal. The Man
Nero
AlunaGeorge

categories: American dance musicians,1989 births,American electronic musicians,Living people

paragraph: Zhu (musician)

paragraph: Steven Zhu (born April 22, 1989) (or ) is a Chinese-American musician and singer who has been active since the beginning of 2014, signed to Mind of a Genius Records. Until mid-2014, Zhu remained anonymous, asking to be judged by his music alone. His debut album, "Generationwhy", was released on July 29, 2016.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Zhu's first track, "Moves Like Ms Jackson", a mashup of several songs by Outkast, was released anonymously in February 2014 and was positively received by blogs and reviewers covering electronic music. Other tracks appeared on the music streaming site Soundcloud throughout February and March, followed by an EP titled "The Nightday" in April 2014, which earned a number 1 play of the week on Triple J.

paragraph: The first single from "The Nightday", titled "Faded", drew support from Pete Tong, who named it an "Essential New Tune" on his radio show on BBC Radio 1. "Faded" was released in March 2014, and quickly climbed the global charts, peaking at number 3 in Australia and the UK, and number 12 on the US Dance/Electronic chart. "Faded" was certified platinum in Australia in 2014 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

paragraph: In a November 2014 interview, Zhu's manager Jake Udell described the current music climate as "very black and white" and acknowledged that Zhu's race played a role in the decision to release and market his music anonymously, saying: "Some of us don't even know the limitations of our own prejudice. Rather than put those limitations to the test, we've created an engaging way for fans to focus on the music rather than who's behind it." Zhu stated in a February 2015 interview that "the project [Zhu] is all about art, and we try to make it about the songs and the response."

paragraph: On May 15, 2015, Zhu appeared on Pete Tong's "After Hours" show and performed a 40-minute DJ mix, mostly consisting of unreleased remixes, and also announced the Nightday Collection clothing line. On November 6, 2015, Zhu released a collaborative EP titled "Genesis Series". It featured appearances from Skrillex, AlunaGeorge, A-Trak, and Bone Thugs N Harmony, among others. The EP received critical acclaim for its diverse sound and diverse range of talent. "Working for It", the lead collaboration with Skrillex and THEY., reached the top 40 and was certified platinum in Australia. It also charted on the US Dance/Electronic chart.

paragraph: In 2016, the single "In the Morning" was released. After his Neon City Tour, he announced that his debut album, "Generationwhy", would be released on July 29, 2016 and that "In the Morning" was the first single from the album. On June 13, 2016, Zhu released the title track, "Generationwhy", as the second single from the album. He first premiered the record at Coachella 2016 during his closing set in the Sahara Tent. Zhu's Coachella performance was praised, with a writer for the "New York Observer" suggesting that he could be "the next Daft Punk".

paragraph: Zhu's success carried over into 2017, where he was a featured performer in Ultra Music Festival 2017 in Miami on the live stage on March 24, 2017. His performance was positively received. Also in March, he released the single "Nightcrawler", which was followed by a second single "Intoxicate". Additionally, Zhu provided remixes of "Andromeda" by Gorillaz, "Bad and Boujee" by Migos, and "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man. That same year, he released his third EP, titled "Stardustexhalemarrakechdreams", on August 18. The EP's lead single, titled "Dreams", is a collaboration with electronic music trio Nero. The EP's single Chasing Marrakech was featured by Apple in an ad for the iPhone XS and XS Max on September 14, 2018.

paragraph: On April 26, 2018, Zhu released the first installment of his second studio album, "Ringos Desert", as an extended play. The full album was made available five months later on September 7, comprising 14 tracks.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Production discography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- AlunaGeorge – "My Blood" (2016)

description: American electronic music producer

wikidata_label: Zhu

wikipedia_title: Zhu (musician)


text: French

text: general

text: World War I

text: École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

text: Compagnie Méharistes Sahariennes

text: Charles de Foucauld

text: Tamanrasset

text: List of people on stamps of Algeria

text: Tamanrasset

text: Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur

text: Croix de guerre 1914-1918

categories: Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium),1920 deaths,French military personnel of World War I,Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France),French generals,Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni,Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur,1860 births,People from Castelnaudary

paragraph: François-Henry Laperrine

paragraph: François-Henry Laperrine (born Marie Joseph François Henry Laperrine d'Hautpoul, September 29, 1860 - March 5, 1920) was a French general who served during World War I.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Laperrine entered the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in October 1878 and became a captain in the 2nd Dragoons in November 1891. Laperrine organized the Compagnie Méharistes Sahariennes in 1897. He was a friend of Charles de Foucauld who was killed in 1916 in Tamanrasset. The two were honored on a stamp of Algeria in 1950: List of people on stamps of Algeria.

paragraph: Laperrine died after a plane crash (a Breguet) in the Sahara in 1920. His companions, Lieutenant Bernard and mechanic Marcel Vasselin survived and recorded Le Peerrine's last words, "People think they know the desert...People think I know it. Nobody really knows it. I have crossed the Sahara ten times and I will stay here." Bernard and Vasselin buried Laperrine near the plane, but when a rescue party arrived he was disinterred and buried in Tamanrasset next to Foucauld. The fort was named for Laperrine.

paragraph: Section::::Honors.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur

paragraph: BULLET::::- Croix de guerre 1914-1918

paragraph: BULLET::::- Médaille coloniale avec agrafes Algérie, Soudan, Sénégal, Sahara, AOF

paragraph: BULLET::::- Croix de guerre belge 1914-1918 avec palme

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lehuraux, Léon. "Laperrine, le saharien". Paris: Éditions de l'Encyclopédie de l'Empire français, 1947.

description: French general

wikidata_label: François-Henry Laperrine

wikipedia_title: François-Henry Laperrine