text:
African-American
Brandenburg, Kentucky
7th Congressional District
Republican
Kentucky
Winchester, Kentucky
Brandenburg, Kentucky
William Webb Banks
civil rights
7th Congressional District
Republican
Winchester, Kentucky

categories: Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky,Kentucky Republicans,African-American women in politics,American political women,Kentucky women activists,American political activists,Women in Kentucky politics,People from Winchester, Kentucky,1862 births,1923 deaths,American suffragists,African-American people in Kentucky politics

paragraph: Anna Simms Banks

paragraph: Anna "Annie" Simms Banks (1862–1923) was an African-American educator and political figure born in Brandenburg, Kentucky. On March 3, 1920, Anna became the first African American female elected as a delegate at the 7th Congressional District Republican Convention in Kentucky, a time when women in Kentucky could vote for President but did not have full suffrage. Banks was appointed a member of the Rules Committee. She taught in Louisville and later died in Winchester, Kentucky.

paragraph: Section::::Family life.

paragraph: Banks was born in Brandenburg, Kentucky to mother Isabelle, a domestic servant, and father Marquis Simms, a barber She was married to William Webb Banks on July 10, 1906, a correspondent for both white and African American newspapers who was politically active about the issue of civil rights for African Americans.

paragraph: Section::::Political life.

paragraph: Anna traveled to New York City and Washington D.C. in 1913 while accompanying her husband during his duties as Kentucky Commissioner to the Emancipation Exposition and was exposed to contemporary political culture.

paragraph: She later helped organize African American hospital workers in Winchester.

paragraph: After being elected as a delegate at the 7th Congressional District Republican Convention in Kentucky, Simms announced "We are just beginning to open our eyes in politics, but before long we are going to make ourselves felt, and you can depend on Annie Simms Banks, of Winchester, to do her part for the grand old party".

paragraph: Banks died three years later of pneumonia in Winchester, Kentucky, and her obituary called her a "prominent race leader". Her husband died two years later and was buried next to her.

alias:
Anna B. Simms Banks
Annie Simms Banks

description: First African American woman fully credited delegate at the 7th Congressional District Republican Convention in Kentucky

wikidata_label: Anna Simms Banks

wikipedia_title: Anna Simms Banks


text:
German
road cyclist
track
2011 Vuelta a España
Vincenzo Nibali
Dominik Nerz profile

categories: Sportspeople from Baden-Württemberg,People from Wangen im Allgäu,German male cyclists,Tour de France cyclists,1989 births,Vuelta a España cyclists,Living people

paragraph: Dominik Nerz

paragraph: Dominik Nerz (born 25 August 1989) is a German former professional road cyclist who last rode for . A junior national champion on the track, Nerz has primarily ridden on the road. After numerous wins at the junior level, he joined 's development setup and won the German under-23 national road race title. After a single season for Milram's continental team, he joined the senior squad and turned professional.

paragraph: After Milram's disbandment, he joined for 2011, and rode his first Grand Tour later that year – the 2011 Vuelta a España. Riding in support of Vincenzo Nibali, he finished 38th overall, and was the highest ranked German in the general classification. He also finished third on stage 19, for his best result of the season.

paragraph: Nerz left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the for the 2013 season. In September 2014 announced that they had signed Nerz on a two-year deal from 2015, as a team leader for the Grand Tours and similar stage races.

paragraph: In October 2016 Nerz confirmed his retirement from competition due to health reasons.

paragraph: Section::::Career achievements.

paragraph: Section::::Career achievements.:Major results.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dominik Nerz profile at

description: German road cyclist

wikidata_label: Dominik Nerz

wikipedia_title: Dominik Nerz


text: Bitola

text: Ottoman Army

text: Turkish Army

text: Order of the Medjidie

text: Medal of Liyaqat

text: Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)

text: Order of Franz Joseph

text: Medal of Independence

categories: Ottoman Military Academy alumni,Recipients of the Order of Franz Joseph,People from Bitola,Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie,Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence,Ottoman military personnel of World War I,Turkish Army generals,Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey),Macedonian Turks,Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War,Ottoman Army officers,Ottoman military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897),1873 births,Recipients of the Liakat Medal,Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars

paragraph: Süleyman Sabri Pasha

paragraph: Süleyman Sabri Pasha (1873 in Monastir (Bitola) – November 3, 1941 in Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Van Tarihi ve Kürt Türkleri Hakkında İnceleme"

paragraph: Section::::Medals and Decorations.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Order of the Medjidie 5th class

paragraph: BULLET::::- Medal of the Battle against Greece

paragraph: BULLET::::- Medal of Liyaqat

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Austria Hungary Order of Franz Joseph 3rd class

paragraph: BULLET::::- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

description: Turkish general

wikidata_label: Süleyman Sabri Pasha

wikipedia_title: Süleyman Sabri Pasha


text: Istanbul

text: Ottoman Army

text: Turkish Army

text: List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

categories: Ottoman Military Academy alumni,Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence,Ottoman military personnel of World War I,Turkish Army generals,Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War,1876 births,Ottoman Army officers,People from Istanbul,Ottoman military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897),Recipients of the Liakat Medal,Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars,1961 deaths

paragraph: Mehmet Emin Yazgan

paragraph: Mehmet Emin Yazgan (1876 in Constantinople (Istanbul) – February 21, 1961 in Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: Turkish general

wikidata_label: Mehmet Emin Yazgan

wikipedia_title: Mehmet Emin Yazgan


categories: Living people,People from Haarlemmermeer,Dutch male cyclists,1933 births

paragraph: Jan Buis

paragraph: Jan Buis (born 15 February 1933) is a retired Dutch road cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1956 World Championships. He was selected for the 1956 Olympics, but could not compete because of their boycott by the Netherlands. He has a twin brother Wim.

description: Dutch cyclist

wikidata_label: Jan Buis

wikipedia_title: Jan Buis


text: Sevlievo

text: Ottoman Army

text: Turkish Army

categories: Ottoman Military Academy alumni,Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence,1875 births,Ottoman military personnel of World War I,Turkish Army generals,Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey),Ottoman Military College alumni,Ottoman Army officers,Recipients of the Liakat Medal,Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars,People from Sevlievo

paragraph: Vehbi Kıpçak

paragraph: Vehbi Kıpçak (1875; Servi (Sevlievo) - June 14, 1946; İstanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: Turkish general

wikidata_label: Vehbi Kıpçak

wikipedia_title: Vehbi Kıpçak


categories: 1988 births,American male cyclists,Living people

paragraph: Cole House (cyclist)

paragraph: Cole House (born February 5, 1988) is an American cyclist.

paragraph: Section::::Palmares.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011

description: American bicycle racer

wikidata_label: Cole House

wikipedia_title: Cole House (cyclist)


text:
Castile
Peter of Castile
Inês de Castro
Pedro Fernández de Castro
Isabel Ponce de Leon
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

categories: 1374 deaths,Castilian queen consorts,House of Castro

paragraph: Juana de Castro

paragraph: Juana de Castro (died 21 August 1374) was queen of Castile, as wife of King Peter of Castile and sister of Inês de Castro.

paragraph: She was the daughter of Pedro Fernández de Castro and Isabel Ponce de Leon. She married King Peter in 1354.

paragraph: Her tomb is in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.

wikidata_label: Joan of Castro

wikipedia_title: Juana de Castro


text:
Malvern, Jamaica
Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church

categories: Moravian Church in Jamaica,Educational institutions established in 1861,Colleges in Jamaica,1861 establishments in North America

paragraph: Bethlehem Moravian College

paragraph: Bethlehem Moravian College (formerly Bethlehem Teacher Training College) is a college located in Malvern, Jamaica. The college grants the bachelor's degree in primary and secondary education, business studies, and hospitality and tourism management. The College was founded in 1861 by the Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church.

description: Archivist of the Moravian Church in Jamaica 1957–1986

wikidata_label: Vera MacLeavy

wikipedia_title: Bethlehem Moravian College


text: Colombia

text: colonization by the Spanish

text: Rodrigo Arenas

text: Neiva

text: Huila Department

text: Spanish

text: conquest

text: Huila Department

text: Yalcón

text: Guanaca

text: Paez

text: Magdalena River

text: Andaquí

text: Timaná

text: Pijao

text: Pedro de Añasco

text: Sebastián de Belalcázar

text: Timaná

text: Magdalena Valley

text: cacica

text: Cacique Matambo

text: smallpox

text: Paez people

text: Guambiano people

text: Pijao people

text: Banco de la Republica: La Gaitana

categories: Indigenous people of the Andes,16th-century women rulers,Indigenous military personnel of the Americas,16th-century deaths,Colombian people of indigenous peoples descent,Colombian rebels,Resistance to colonialism,Year of birth unknown,16th-century births,Colombian women,Year of death missing,Women in war in South America,Women in 16th-century warfare

paragraph: Gaitana

paragraph: Gaitana, also known as Guaitipan, is referred to as La Gaitana and Cacica Gaitana, was a 16th-century Yalcon woman from the region of Timaná, Huila, a leader who, in 1539–40, led the indigenous people of the Upper Magdalena River Valley in Colombia in armed resistance against the colonization by the Spanish. Her monument sculpted by Rodrigo Arenas stands in Neiva, the capital of the Huila Department in Colombia.

paragraph: Section::::Pre-Columbian era.

paragraph: According to Spanish chronologists, at the time of conquest, the modern territory of Huila Department was inhabited by many different indigenous peoples. The Yalcón (with nearly 6,000 warriors), the Avirama, the Pinao, the Guanaca, and the Paez lived north of the Magdalena River, with later concentrations around the La Plata River. South of the Magdalena River lived the Andaquí and Timaná and to the east lived the Pijao.

paragraph: Section::::Pedro de Añasco.

paragraph: Pedro de Añasco was a Spanish conquistador, sent by Sebastián de Belalcázar to found a village in the territory of what is today Timaná, in order to create a trade route through the Magdalena Valley.

paragraph: De Añasco called all the indigenous leaders and demanded them to pay him a tribute. A tribe of Yalcón people, commanded by a young man and his mother ("cacica" Gaitana) delayed the payment, and De Añasco decided to set an example by ordering her son to be burned alive.

paragraph: Section::::Revenge.

paragraph: The execution of Gaitana's son caused outrage among the indigenous tribes, who decided to cooperate with each other to join forces against the Spaniards. Añasco and his men were attacked by surprise. The men were executed and Añasco had his eyes removed and was dragged around the village until he died.

paragraph: Section::::Betrayal.

paragraph: However, one of the indigenous leaders, Cacique Matambo, betrayed the organized indigenous forces. Matambo warned the Spaniards about plans against them with the result that the indigenous forces were crushed and the remaining indigenous people were gradually decimated by slavery, smallpox and other European diseases. A few hundred thousand of their descendents are scattered throughout the Colombian southwest as the modern Paez people, Guambiano people, and Pijao people among others.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Banco de la Republica: La Gaitana

paragraph: BULLET::::- SIMÓN, Fray Pedro. Noticias historiales de las conquistas de Tierra Firme en las Indias Occidentales. Bogotá, 1953, 9 tomos.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Snapshot of Colombia Occupations in Cali, the Peace Process, and Cauca by Justin Podur and Manuel Rozental 07/16/06

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Will people power have a chance in Colombia?" by Justin Podur 07/16/06

alias:
Guaitipan
La Gaitana
Cacica Gaitana

description: Yalcon military leader

wikidata_label: Gaitana

wikipedia_title: Gaitana


text:
Tripoli
Raymond II of Tripoli
County of Tripoli
Baldwin II of Jerusalem
Armenia
Morphia
Melisende
Fulk of Jerusalem
Alice
Bohemund II of Antioch
Ioveta
Bethany
Raymond II of Tripoli
Alphonse I of Toulouse
Raymond IV of Toulouse
County of Tripoli
Baldwin III
Nablus
Latin Patriarch
Raymond II of Tripoli
Melisende
Tripoli
Hashshashin
Raymond III
Tortosa
Knights Templar
Nur ad-Din Zangi
Philip of Milly
lordship of Oultrejordain
troubadour
Jaufré Rudel
Blaye
Second Crusade
Edmond Rostand
La Princesse Lointaine
Steven Runciman
Cambridge University Press
William of Tyre
Columbia University Press

categories: 1164 deaths,12th-century women rulers,Countesses of Tripoli,1110 births

paragraph: Hodierna of Jerusalem

paragraph: Hodierna of Jerusalem ( 1110 – 1164) was a Countess consort of Tripoli through her marriage to Raymond II of Tripoli, and regent of the County of Tripoli during the minority of her son from 1152 until 1155.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: She was the daughter of Baldwin II of Jerusalem and the Armenian noblewoman Morphia. Hodierna was the third of four daughters; her older sisters were Melisende (wife of Fulk of Jerusalem) and Alice (wife of Bohemund II of Antioch), and her younger sister was Ioveta (abbess of Bethany).

paragraph: Section::::Countess of Tripoli.

paragraph: Hodierna married Raymond II of Tripoli in about 1135. Hodierna was close to her sisters: she may have asked Melisende to arrange for the assassination of Alphonse I of Toulouse, son of Raymond IV of Toulouse, in 1148, when Alphonse came to claim the County of Tripoli. Hodierna supported Melisende in her struggle with her son Baldwin III in 1150-52. Melisende ended up on the losing side by 1152, but she was given a small fief to rule in Nablus, where she and Hodierna were able to influence the election of the Latin Patriarch.

paragraph: Section::::Regency.

paragraph: In 1152, Hodierna was in the midst of a dispute with her husband Raymond II of Tripoli. Hodierna, like her sisters, was very independent, but Raymond was a jealous man and kept her in seclusion. There were even rumours that their daughter Melisende (named after the queen) was fathered by a different man. Her sister Melisende and her nephew Baldwin came north to intervene. Hodierna and Raymond agreed to reconcile, but it was also decided that Hodierna should return to Jerusalem with Melisende for a short time.

paragraph: Almost as soon as they had left Tripoli, Raymond was killed by the Hashshashin. Hodierna immediately returned to assume the regency of the county for her son Raymond III, who was still a child. Baldwin ensured the support of the nobles of the county, and Hodierna allowed him to give the castle of Tortosa to the Knights Templar, in order to defend from an attack by Nur ad-Din Zangi, who invaded when he heard of Raymond's death. Hodierna remained regent until her son was declared adult in 1155.

paragraph: Section::::Later life.

paragraph: Hodierna remained by Melisende's side when Melisende lay dying in 1161. Now rid of the influence of his mother, Baldwin III took personal control of Nablus, exchanging it with Philip of Milly who received the lordship of Oultrejordain in return. Hodierna gave her assent to this transaction on behalf of Melisende. Hodierna died at an unknown date, probably in the 1160s.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: According to the legendary "Vida" of the troubadour Jaufré Rudel of Blaye, the legend of her beauty, brought back to France by pilgrims, inspired Rudel's songs of "amor de lonh" — "distant love". The story claims that he took part in the Second Crusade in order to see her, but fell sick and was brought ashore dying. Hodierna is said to have come down from her castle on hearing the news, and Rudel died in her arms. This romantic but unlikely story seems to have been derived from the enigmatic nature of Rudel's verse and his presumed death on the Crusade. Edmond Rostand took it as the basis for his 1895 verse drama "La Princesse Lointaine", but reassigned the female lead from Hodierna to her jilted daughter Melisende.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hans E. Mayer, "The Crusades". Oxford, 1965.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Steven Runciman, "A History of the Crusades, vol. II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem". Cambridge University Press, 1952.

paragraph: BULLET::::- William of Tyre, "A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea", trans. E.A. Babcock and A.C. Krey. Columbia University Press, 1943.

description: Daughter of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Countess of Tripoli (12th century)

wikidata_label: Hodierna of Jerusalem

wikipedia_title: Hodierna of Jerusalem


text:
mezzo-soprano
Giuseppe Verdi
Vienna
Francesco Lamperti
Teresa Stolz
Don Carlo
Trieste
La Scala
La forza del destino
Aida
Requiem
Ferrara
Eric Blom

categories: 1920 deaths,Operatic mezzo-sopranos,19th-century Italian singers,1844 births,Italian mezzo-sopranos

paragraph: Maria Waldmann

paragraph: Maria Waldmann (19 November 1845 – 6 November 1920) was an Austrian mezzo-soprano who had a noted association with Giuseppe Verdi.

paragraph: She was born in Vienna in 1845 and studied with Francesco Lamperti. She dedicated herself to the Italian mezzo-soprano repertoire. She was heard with Teresa Stolz in September 1869 in a production of "Don Carlo" in Trieste. Thereafter she sang in Moscow and at La Scala, Milan where, in 1871-2, she appeared in both "La forza del destino" and as Amneris in the European premiere of "Aida" (8 February 1872). Despite Verdi's initial reluctance to engage Waldmann for that premiere, she became his favorite Amneris.

paragraph: In 1874, he again used her for the mezzo-soprano role in his "Requiem", for which he wrote the "Liber scriptus" with her voice in mind. Verdi particularly valued her for the rich, dark color of her lower, contralto register. Verdi exploits that to great effect in the "Liber scriptus", which focusses on the mid- and low-registers of the mezzo-soprano range.

paragraph: Waldmann retired from the stage at age 31 after marrying Duke Galeazzo Massari. She lived with him at Palazzo Massari on Corso Parto Mare in Ferrara. After her retirement, she enjoyed Verdi's and his wife's affection for many years thereafter and she maintained a long correspondence with Verdi, almost until his death.

paragraph: Her husband died in 1902, and she died in 1920, in Ferrara.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eric Blom, Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed. 1954

paragraph: BULLET::::- Parish register

description: singer

wikidata_label: Maria Waldmann

wikipedia_title: Maria Waldmann


categories: Yokohama DeNA BayStars managers,Japanese baseball players,Taiyō Whales players,1934 births,Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners,Managers of baseball teams in Japan,Nippon Professional Baseball MVP Award winners,2000 deaths,People from Okayama

paragraph: Noboru Akiyama

description: baseball player

wikidata_label: Noboru Akiyama

wikipedia_title: Noboru Akiyama


text:
Treaty of Saint-Germain
Liberal Party
Tyrol
Bolzano
March on Bozen/Bolzano
Italian fascists
Alto Adige
Innsbruck
Tiroler Volkspartei
Volksbund
Ladins
Val di Fassa
Ampezzano
Trentino
Bolzano

categories: People from South Tyrol,Mayors of Bolzano,1849 births,1926 deaths

paragraph: Julius Perathoner

paragraph: Julius Perathoner (Brunico's Theodone, February 28, 1849 – Bolzano, April 17, 1926) was an Austro-Hungarian politician who became an Italian citizen after the Treaty of Saint-Germain. He was one of the most important exponents of the Liberal Party in Tyrol and the last mayor of German ethnicity of the City of Bolzano from 1895 to 1922. In 1922 the democratically elected Perathoner was forcibly deposed as mayor during the March on Bozen/Bolzano from Italian fascists and replaced by a fascist functionary.

paragraph: Section::::Political views.

paragraph: He was the last German-speaking of the capital of the current Alto Adige. Despite of his being a German Nationalist he was a staunch opponent of fascism. In addition to his being a mayor of Bolzano he also was a member of the Imperial Parliament in Vienna from 1901 to 1911 and at the Diet of Innsbruck from 1902 to 1907. The movement he was the head of was committed to a modernization of the country by the way of division the State from the Church, unlike the conservative party (the Tiroler Volkspartei, TVP)program, which was very strong in the countryside. Perathoner being one of the major adherer of the Tyrolean pangermanist movement joined the Volksbund, an organization which was founded in 1905, the extremist Wilhelm Rohmeder was among its members.

paragraph: Perathoner was also a supporter of the Germanization of the Ladins. He proposed to detach the Val di Fassa and the Ampezzano from the districts of the Italian Tyrol, namely the Trentino, and to join them instead to the German-speaking district of Bolzano.

description: Austrian politician

wikidata_label: Julius Perathoner

wikipedia_title: Julius Perathoner


text:
Atlanta
Georgia
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Indigo Child
Columbia Records
Stone Mountain, Georgia
2pac
Raurfest
Indigo Child
mixtape
Indigo Child
Columbia Records
BBC
Sound of 2015
Lorde
XXL
All We Need
video game
FIFA 16
Coronation Street
Macklemore
American Honey
Lucy
Collide
Logan
Jaden Smith
Syre
SoundCloud
André 3000
Kid Cudi
Kanye West
Bon Iver
Queen
Fleet Foxes
Marvin Gaye
Father John Misty
Official website

categories: Musicians from Atlanta,African-American singer-songwriters,American singer-songwriters,21st-century American singers,1996 births,People from Stone Mountain, Georgia,Living people

paragraph: Raury

paragraph: Raury Deshawn Tullis (born June 10, 1996), known mononymously as Raury, is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is known for his eclectic sound mixing soul, hip hop and folk. He was born and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was also a member to the C5 Georgia Youth Foundation.

paragraph: Raury released his debut mixtape "Indigo Child", on August 25, 2014. The mixtape reached many ears and the success of his mixtape led to a record deal with Columbia Records. Raury has since then released more music and his music has appeared in movies.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Raury Deshawn Tullis was born on June 10, 1996, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. It was at age fourteen when Raury decided that he wanted to work with music for the rest of his life. When he was fifteen he started to record and produce music in his friends basement. At that time he was writing songs and putting together projects, but he was too shy to put it out there. Influenced by 2pac, a lot of his early music was sad, aggressive, and about love. His music told stories and he used music as a tool to express himself. In high school, Raury played guitar in a cover band. In 2014, the year Raury graduated, he threw a music festival called Raurfest on his 18th birthday. He then issued a free digital download of his mixtape "Indigo Child", and led him to his popularity.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: On August 25, 2014, Raury released his first mixtape, titled "Indigo Child". On the same year, he announced that he signed a deal with Columbia Records. In 2014, he was shortlisted for the BBC's Sound of 2015. In 2014, New Zealand singer Lorde invited Raury to contribute his vocals on the song "Lost Souls", which was included on . In January 2015, he was placed at number 4 on the list for the BBC's Sound of 2015. In 2015, Raury was featured on the cover of "XXL" magazine for the 2015 Freshman Class. On October 16, 2015, Raury released his debut studio album, titled "All We Need". His song, called "Crystal Express" (which was taken from his album "All We Need") appeared on the video game "FIFA 16". "Devils Whisper" (which also was taken from his album "All We Need") was used for the trailer of the popular "Coronation Street" storyline. In 2016, Raury went on tour as a support act for the rapper Macklemore. On September 15, 2016, Raury released a single called "Butterfly". The song "God's Whisper" appears in the motion pictures "American Honey", "Lucy", and "Collide". The song "Devil's Whisper" appeared in the film "Logan". On November 17, 2017 Raury appeared on Jaden Smith's album "Syre", in the song "Falcon". As of 2018, it has been confirmed that Raury is no longer signed by the Columbia Records label. In an interview conducted by DJ Booth Raury stated that, "I went to Coachella without any support from the label. It was like they were trying to put me in a position of fear and weakness so I could run out of money and they could control me". On February 17, Raury released his latest single called "Odyssey" on his SoundCloud.

paragraph: On April 20, 2018, Raury released a project titled "The Woods" for free.

paragraph: Section::::Artistry.

paragraph: Raury is known for his eclectic sound mixing soul, hip hop and folk. He has stated that he is influenced by André 3000, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Bon Iver, Queen, Fleet Foxes, Marvin Gaye, and Father John Misty.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official website

description: American singer-songwriter

wikidata_label: Raury

wikipedia_title: Raury


text:
cross-country skier
men's 50 kilometre event
1936 Winter Olympics

categories: Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland,Finnish male cross-country skiers,People from Paltamo,1908 births,Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics,1938 deaths

paragraph: Kalle Heikkinen

paragraph: Kalle Heikkinen (20 February 1908 – 15 December 1938) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

description: Finnish cross-country skier

wikidata_label: Kalle Heikkinen

wikipedia_title: Kalle Heikkinen


href: Jeypore Visakhapatnam Srikakulam%20district Nabarangpur

text: Jeypore Visakhapatnam Srikakulam Nawrangpur

paragraph: Vikram Deo Verma

paragraph: Vikram Dev Verma or Vikram Deb Varma (28 June 1869 – 14 April 1951) was a member of the princely family of the State of Jeypore in southern Orissa. A patron of the arts and literature, he was also a writer and playwright himself. He was also an administrator, a magistrate for Visakhapatnam by the Madras government in 1914 and involved in the delineation of the state of Orissa.

paragraph: Vikram Dev was born in Sri Mukhalingam, Parvatalapeta of Srikakulam Taluk to Rekha Devi and Krishna Chandra Deb. His mother died when he was nine and his father died six years later. He was adopted by the Madugula Raja family and known as Madugula Raju although this adoption was challenged in court in 1881. He learned English from J.S. Bard at Vizag and became an expert in Telugu, Odia and Sanskrit. He became a writer in all these languages and was awarded an honorary doctor of literature and made a Sahitya Samrat by the Andhra Bharati Tirtha Research University on 6 May 1933.

paragraph: He married the daughter of Sulochana of Nawrangpur who belonged to the royalty of Patna. A philanthropist, he donated to the cause of Andhra University and helped establish various cultural and educational institutions. He founded the Oriya Samaj in Visakhapatnam. Among his written works are "Sarasa Gitavali".

paragraph: Vikram Deo IV (1875-1920) was the ruler of the state of Jeypore from 27 November 1895. He was succeeded by Raja Rama Chandra Deb IV (born 1893) who died on 20 February 1931 at Allahabad, and having no issue, Vikram Dev Varma V became Raja on 5 June 1931.

alias:
Vikrama Deo Verma
Vikram Deb Varma

description: ruler in the state of Jeypore and patron of arts

wikidata_label: Vikram Dev Varma

wikipedia_title: Vikram Deo Verma


text:
cross-country skier
1948 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics

categories: Slovenian male cross-country skiers,People from the Municipality of Radovljica,Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics,Olympic cross-country skiers of Yugoslavia,1919 births,Year of death missing,Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics

paragraph: Matevž Kordež

paragraph: Matevž Kordež (born 13 September 1919, date of death unknown) was a Slovenian cross-country skier. He competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics.

description: Slovenian cross-country skier

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text: ARSA

text: RSA

text: Scottish

text: Alexander George Fraser

text: Horatio McCulloch

text: Linlithgow

text: Linlithgow

text: Glasgow

text: Lanark Grammar School

text: Trustees Academy

text: Musselburgh

text: Edward Pinnington's

text: Edinburgh College of Art

text: Thomas Duncan

text: Royal Scottish Academy

text: Alexander Fraser the Younger

categories: 19th-century Scottish painters,Scottish biographers,1827 births,Scottish male painters,1899 deaths,Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art,People from Linlithgow,People educated at Lanark Grammar School,People from Dunoon

paragraph: Alexander Fraser (painter)

paragraph: Alexander Fraser ARSA (1858) RSA (1862) (1827 –1899) was a Scottish landscape painter who is also known as Alexander Fraser the Younger as his father, Alexander George Fraser (1786–1865), was also a Scottish painter. Fraser was the biographer of the Scottish artist, Horatio McCulloch.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Alexander Fraser was born at Woodcockdale, near Linlithgow on 3 November 1827 and was baptised on 11 January 1828 at Linlithgow. Fraser's mother was Jessie Moir. His education began in Glasgow but he had most of his schooling at Lanark Grammar School, exhibiting frequently at the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. From there he went on to study art at the Trustees Academy Edinburgh. By the aged of thirty he was already an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy.

paragraph: He married Jane Duncan on 15 April 1859 in Edinburgh and they had a son and daughter. He died on 24 May 1899 at Musselburgh.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: According to Edward Pinnington's biography of Fraser, he was brought up at Dunoon on the coast of Argyll, and in an unfinished autobiography, he described his early passion for art:

paragraph: His father's paints, oils, palettes and brushes were "the tools of childhood" and not surprisingly he resolved that "I will be a painter, and nothing else." About 1847, he went to Edinburgh and enrolled at the Trustees' Academy (which later became Edinburgh College of Art) under Thomas Duncan. From 1849-53 he attended the life school of the Royal Scottish Academy. His first commission dates from about 1850.' In 1858 he was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy and became an academician in 1862. He took up residence permanently in 1880 where he was doing his best work, most of it being done at the Royal Scottish Academy.

paragraph: Section::::Notable paintings.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Villagers by the River Valley" (1845)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Old Hermitage Road, Morningside, Edinburgh" (1855)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Undershot Mill, North Wales" (c.1857; The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Study for Bothwell Castle" (The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "At Barncluith" (1863; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sunset in October" (1864)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Haymaking on the Avon" (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mary, Queen of Scots Bedroom, Holyroodhouse" (Royal Collection)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Welsh Cottage, Vale Of Conway" (Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Seven Sisters, Ben Cruachan"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ruins in the Highlands" (1870)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Rocky Coastline" (1875)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Eashing bridge, Surrey" (1876)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A picnic in the Highlands, with Loch Awe beyond" (1884)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Scottish Man signaling incoming boats on to a Highland Shore" (recently attributed)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alexander Fraser the Younger

paragraph: BULLET::::- A picnic in the Highlands, with Loch Awe beyond

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Alexander, the younger Fraser
Alexander, II Fraser
Alexander II Fraser
Alexander, Jr. Fraser
Alexander Fraser the Younger
Fraser

description: Scottish landscape painter (1827-1899)

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text: ice hockey

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text: National Women's Hockey League

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text: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship

text: Espoo

text: Finland

text: 2018 Winter Olympics

text: 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship

text: Plymouth

text: Michigan

text: 2014 Olympic Games

text: Sochi

text: Russia

text: 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship

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text: Canada

text: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship

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text: Vermont

text: National Women's Hockey League

text: New York Riveters

text: 2nd NWHL All-Star Game

text: Metropolitan Riveters

text: 2018–19 season

text: Patty Kazmaier Award

text: Arizona Coyotes

text: Phil Kessel

text: Blake Kessel

text: HC Košice

text: Washington Redskins

text: Minnesota Golden Gophers

wikipedia_title: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

categories: Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics,Metropolitan Riveters players,American ice hockey forwards,Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics,Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players,Olympic ice hockey players of the United States,Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey,Patty Kazmaier Award winners,Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics,Ice hockey people from Wisconsin,Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey,1991 births,Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics,Living people,American women's ice hockey players,New York Riveters players

paragraph: Amanda Kessel

paragraph: Amanda Kessel (born August 28, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League. She has also been a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She played four seasons for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program (2010–2011 through 2012–13, and 2015–16).

paragraph: Section::::Playing career.

paragraph: Prior to high school, she participated for the Madison Capitols Bantam boys team in 2005–06 and helped the team to state and regional championships. Kessel attended Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota. The 2007 edition of the team captured the U-19 national championship, while Kessel marked 102 points in 56 games. In her junior year, Kessel registered 44 goals and 56 assists for 100 points (1.29 goals per game and 1.65 assist per game). She accomplished the 100-point mark in just 34 games and won her second consecutive U-19 national championship. She tallied 122 points (67 goals (1.46 goals per game) and 55 assists (1.20 assists per game) in just 46 games) in her final season. She was the team leader by 61 points.

paragraph: Section::::Playing career.:NCAA.

paragraph: BULLET::::- October 1, 2010: In her first game as a Golden Gopher, Amanda Kessel registered four points (two goals, two assists). The following day, Kessel scored the game-winning goal as the Gophers won by a 3–0 score. The game against Clarkson marked the first time in school history that the Gophers opened a season against a ranked opponent.

paragraph: BULLET::::- On December 10, Amanda Kessel assisted on a career-high four goals in a conference victory over visiting Ohio State. The Gophers enjoyed a 6–0 win.

paragraph: BULLET::::- November 18, 2010: Kessel registered five points (including four goals) as the Golden Gophers defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats by an 11–0 tally. This was the worst loss in the 35-year history of the Wildcats program.

paragraph: BULLET::::- November 19: Kessel earned her second hat trick of the series as the Gophers defeated New Hampshire by a 6–1 tally.

paragraph: BULLET::::- September 10, 2014, the Golden Gophers announced that Kessel would sit out the 2014–15 season as a result of lingering concussion symptoms she had sustained while playing for Team USA.

paragraph: BULLET::::- July 21, 2015: the Golden Gophers announced that Kessel would not be playing hockey for the 2015–16 season due to health reasons. Because she had previously taken a redshirt year on two prior occasions, she will no longer be eligible to play college hockey.

paragraph: BULLET::::- February 3, 2016: The Golden Gophers announced that Kessel returned to the team. Despite earlier prognoses, she continued working to gain clearance from doctors to play hockey and succeeded late in the 2015–2016 season in time for the February 5–6 series against North Dakota.

paragraph: Section::::Playing career.:Team USA.

paragraph: As a member of the U.S. Women's National Team, Kessel has won a medal at all the international tournaments she has participated in:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gold medalist at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in Espoo, Finland

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gold medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gold medalist at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship in Plymouth, Michigan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Silver medalist at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gold medalist at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

paragraph: BULLET::::- Silver medalist at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship in Burlington, Vermont

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gold medalist at the 2011 and 2012 Four Nations Cup

paragraph: Prior to being named to the U.S. Women's National Team, Kessel was a member of both the United States Under-22 Team and Under-18 Team. Kessel played for the United States Under-18 in 2009, and was named the World Under 18 tournament's most valuable forward. She scored six goals and 13 assists for 19 points to lead Team USA to a gold medal. In the 2008 Under 18 World Championships, she played in five games with Team USA and tallied 11 points, ranking third among all players in scoring. Kessel was named to the US team that participated in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She did not play due to injury.

paragraph: Section::::Playing career.:NWHL.

paragraph: Kessel was never drafted by a National Women's Hockey League team; league rules stipulate that a college player must be entering her senior year to be drafted, and Kessel's junior season was completed in 2013, before the league existed. Instead, she signed as a free-agent with the New York Riveters on May 1, 2016. Her contract of $26,000 was the largest NWHL contract to date. Kessel was named one of the two captains for the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game. Scoring a hat trick in the All-Star Game, the first to do so in NWHL All-Star history, she would also be recognized as the game's Most Valuable Player.

paragraph: After taking a season off from the NWHL due to national team commitments, she returned to the NWHL with the renamed Metropolitan Riveters for the 2018–19 season.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12, 2011)

paragraph: BULLET::::- WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)

paragraph: BULLET::::- WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 8, 2012)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013 Patty Kazmaier Award (Collegiate National Player of the Year)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 Olympic Silver Medalist

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Kessel is the sister of Arizona Coyotes player Phil Kessel and Blake Kessel, a player for HC Košice.

paragraph: Her father Phil Kessel Sr. was drafted by the Washington Redskins, and stayed on the injured reserve for one year.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Amanda Kessel at Minnesota Golden Gophers

description: ice hockey player *1991

wikidata_label: Amanda Kessel

wikipedia_title: Amanda Kessel


text:
Canadian
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BC Express Company
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Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
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First Nations
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Jamaica
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Great Stork Derby
Supreme Court of Canada
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Megan Follows
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IMDb.com
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Canadians
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Stephen Tingley
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IMDb
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categories: History of British Columbia,1853 births,Cariboo people,Pranksters,1926 deaths,Lawyers in Ontario

paragraph: Charles Vance Millar

paragraph: Charles Vance Millar (1853 – October 31, 1926) was a Canadian lawyer and financier. However, he is now best known for his penchant for practical jokes and his unusual will which reflected that sense of humour.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Charles Millar attended the University of Toronto and graduated with an average of 98% in all his subjects. He chose to study law, passed the bar examination and opened up his own law office in Toronto.

paragraph: Section::::The BC Express Company and the Millar Addition.

paragraph: In 1897, Millar purchased the BC Express Company from Stephen Tingley and took over the government mail delivery contracts for the Cariboo region in British Columbia.

paragraph: When it was announced that the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway would go through Fort George (later named Prince George) Millar expanded the company's services to Fort George and built two sternwheelers, the "BX" and the "BC Express".

paragraph: Millar also foresaw that Fort George would become a major center in Northern British Columbia and he made arrangements to purchase the First Nations reserve at Fort George. However, the railway was already planning to purchase the property and they convinced the Department of Indian Affairs to cancel their negotiations with Millar. When Millar took the railway to court, the railway agreed to sell him of the property, which became known as the Millar Addition.

paragraph: Section::::The Stork Derby.

paragraph: Though highly successful in the law and in his investments, Millar is now known primarily for his love of jokes and pranks which played on people's greed. One favourite was to leave money on a sidewalk and watch from hiding as passers-by furtively pocketed it.

paragraph: Millar's greatest and final prank was his will, which says in part:

paragraph: This Will is necessarily uncommon and capricious because I have no dependents or near relations and no duty rests upon me to leave any property at my death and what I do leave is proof of my folly in gathering and retaining more than I required in my lifetime.

paragraph: The will was full of playful bequests:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Three men who were known to despise each other were granted joint lifetime tenancy in Millar's vacation home in Jamaica.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Seven prominent Toronto Protestant ministers and temperance advocates were to receive $700,000 worth of O'Keefe Brewery stock, a Catholic business, if they participated in its management and drew on its dividends.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Three fervid anti-horse-racing advocates were to receive $25,000 worth of Ontario Jockey Club stock.

paragraph: But the final bequest of his will was the largest and strangest. In the will's tenth clause, it required that the balance of Millar's estate was to be converted to cash ten years after his death and given to the Toronto woman who gave birth to the most children in that time. In the event of a tie, the bequest would be divided equally. The resulting contest became known as the Great Stork Derby.

paragraph: The Supreme Court of Canada validated the will; Millar had prepared it with care. The will survived ten years of litigation, including attempts by Millar's distant relatives to have it declared invalid, and the Derby continued uninterrupted. Because of Millar's long-term investments, particularly one with the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel that turned a $2 investment into over $100,000, his estate increased drastically during the 10 years, and was worth $750,000 when it was finally liquidated with its value enhanced with it accumulating during a deflationary economic period. Most of this prize was shared by four Toronto women who each had 9 children. The estate also settled $12,500 each for two women with dubious claims to a share in the prize. The childless Millar ended up 'fathering' (albeit indirectly) 36 children.

paragraph: The contest was immortalized by a made-for-television movie, The Great Stork Derby, which starred Megan Follows.

paragraph: It was speculated that Millar prepared this clause in his will to discourage indiscriminate births and discredit prohibitions against birth control.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Erickson, Hal Vance Millar canadian lawyer&st=cse Stork Derby (2001), (movie review) All Movie Guide, retrieved from the New York Times online 2009-04-20;

paragraph: BULLET::::- IMDB.com The Stork Derby (2002) (TV). "IMDb.com". Retrieved on 21 August 2007;

paragraph: BULLET::::- March, Catherine Dawson (2002) Special Delivery, The Globe & Mail online, 5 January 2018, Retrieved on 10 March 2018;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mikkelson, Barbara. "The Great Stork Derby". "Snopes.com", 19 July 2007. Retrieved on 21 August 2007];

paragraph: BULLET::::- New York Times (1936) Vance Millar canadian lawyer&st=cse Ruling on Stork Promised in Week: Toronto Justice Says He Will Speed Decision on $500,000 Maternity Will, The New York Times, November 17, 1936, p. 32 (subscription);

paragraph: BULLET::::- Orkin, Mark M., Millar, Charles Vance (biography), The Canadian Encyclopedia online. Retrieved 2009-04-17;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Settlerseffect.ca Settlers' Effects - Valemount - Environmental, Cultural & Social Change from 1805–1972 - Timeline 1914. "Settlerseffect.ca". Retrieved on 21 August 2007;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Time Magazine (1926) Birth Race, Time Magazine, December 20, 1926, retrieved online 2009-04-20;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Time Magazine (1936) Fortune for Fecundity September 28, 1936, retrieved online 2009-04-20;

paragraph: BULLET::::- West, Willis (1949). BX and the Rush to Fort George: BC Historical Quarterly.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wilton, Elizabeth (1994). "Bearing the Burden: The Great Toronto Stork Derby, 1926–1938". (Ottawa) National Library of Canada. .

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Charles Vance Millar's will

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Great Stork Derby at Snopes.com

description: Canadian lawyer and financier

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text: the Messenger

text: Sheikh

text: Tuubaa

text: Sufi

text: Wali

text: Senegal

text: Mouride

text: Quran

text: French colonial empire

text: Tijani

text: marabout

text: Mbacké

text: Baol

text: Marabout

text: Qadiriyya

text: tariqa

text: pacifism

text: ascetic

text: meditation

text: mujaddid

text: Islam

text: hadith

text: Senegalese brotherhoods

text: Caliph

text: Ramadan

text: French colonial government

text: Umar Tall

text: Samory Touré

text: Conseil d'Etat

text: evangelists

text: imperialist

text: Senegal

text: Christianization

text: assimilation

text: Islam

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text: Senegal

text: pacifist

text: Tijaan

text: God

text: Groundnut

text: cash crop

text: Gabon

text: Mauritania

text: Touba

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text: Sufi

text: the USA

text: Senegal

text: Café Touba

text: Youssou N'Dour

text: Grammy

text: Egypt

text: Mouride

text: Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal

text: Touba, Senegal

text: Great Mosque of Touba

text: Qasida

text: Reuters report of Touba and the Mourides

text: Sect follows different brand of Islamic law

text: The Online Murid Library (DaarayKamil.com)

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text: La Non Violence de Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba

text: International Sufi School Khidmatul Khadim

categories: People from Touba, Senegal,Senegalese religious leaders,Islam in Senegal,Islamic mysticism,1853 births,People of French West Africa,1927 deaths,Sufism in Africa,Islam in the Gambia,Senegalese Sufis,Senegalese Muslim pacifists

paragraph: Amadou Bamba

paragraph: Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke (, "Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥabīb Allāh", 1850–1927) also known as Khādimu 'al-Rasūl () or "The Servant of the Messenger" and Serigne Touba or "Sheikh of Tuubaa", was a Sufi saint (Wali) and religious leader in Senegal and the founder of the large Mouride Brotherhood (the "Muridiyya").

paragraph: Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke was a religious leader who produced a prodigious quantity of poems and tracts on meditation, rituals, work, and Quranic study. He led a pacifist struggle against the French colonial empire while not waging outright war on the French like several prominent Tijani marabouts had done.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba was born in 1853 in the village of Mbacké ("Mbàkke Bawol" in Wolof) in Baol, the son of Habibullah Bouso, a Marabout from the Qadiriyya, the oldest tariqa (Sufi order) in Senegal, and Maryam Bousso.

paragraph: Section::::Foundation of Mouridiyya and Touba.

paragraph: Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba founded the Mouride brotherhood in 1883, and its capital is Touba, Senegal, which also serves as the location of the sub-Saharan Africa's largest mosque, which was built by the Mourides.

paragraph: Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba's teachings emphasized the virtues of pacifism, hard work and good manners through what is commonly known as "Jihādu nafs" which emphasizes a personal struggle over "negative instincts." As an ascetic marabout who wrote tracts on meditation, rituals, work, and Quranic study, he is perhaps best known for his emphasis on work and industriousness.

paragraph: Bamba's followers call him a mujaddid ("renewer of Islam"), citing a hadith that implies that God will send renewers of the faith every 100 years (the members of all the Senegalese brotherhoods claim that their founders were such renewers).

paragraph: Cheikh Abdoul Ahad Mbacke, the third Caliph (Mouride leader) and son of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, declared that Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba had met the prophet Muhammad in his dreams, a tale that has become an article of faith for Mouride believers. During the month of Ramadan 1895, Muhammed and his companions appeared to him in a dream in Touba to confer upon him the rank of "mujaddid" of his age, and to test his faith. From this, Bamba is said to also have been conferred the rank of "Servant of the Prophet."

paragraph: He founded the city of Touba in 1887. In one of his numerous writings, "Matlabul Fawzeyni" (the quest for happiness in both worlds), Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba describes the purpose of the city, which was intended to reconcile the spiritual and the temporal.

paragraph: Section::::Facing colonial rule and exile.

paragraph: As Bamba's fame and influence spread, the French colonial government worried about his growing power and potential to wage war against them. He had stirred "anti-colonial disobedience" and even converted a number of traditional kings and their followers and no doubt could have raised a huge military force, as Muslim leaders like Umar Tall and Samory Touré had before him. During this time, the French army and French colonial government were weary of Muslim leaders inciting revolts as they finished taking over Senegal.

paragraph: The phobia of the colonial administration at the place of any Islamic movement made the judgements given to the Privy Council often constitute lawsuits of intention to religious leaders. Stopped in Diéwol, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba was transferred to the office of the Governor of the colonial administration in Saint-Louis (Senegal). On Thursday September 5, 1895, he appeared before the Privy Council (Conseil d'Etat) of Saint-Louis to rule on his case.

paragraph: Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba prayed two rakkats in the Governor's office before addressing the Council, declaring his firm intention to be subjected to God alone. With this symbolic prayer and stance in the sanctuary of the deniers of Islam, Bamba came to embody a new form of nonviolent resistance against the aims of colonial evangelists.

paragraph: Proof of Bamba having recited these prayers is not included in colonial archives, rather it is based on the testimonies of his disciples. As a result of Bamba's prayers, the Privy Council decided to deport him to "a place where its fanatic preachings would not have any effect". and exiled him to the equatorial forest of Gabon, where he remained for seven years and nine months. While in Gabon, he composed prayers and poems celebrating Allah.

paragraph: From the beginning of the 19th century, the imperialist policy of France ended with the defeat of all the resistances armed to Senegal and the installation with a policy of Christianization and assimilation of the new colony to the cultural values of the metropolis. This led to a policy of distance or systematic elimination of the Muslim spiritual guides who dared to mark their distrust. Thus, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, whose only wrong was to have dared to persist openly in the sermon for his religion (Islam) was, for 32 years, subjected to all manner of deprivations and tests. In exile for seven years in Gabon and five years in Mauritania and placed under house arrest in Diourbel, Senegal for fifteen years, Ahmadou Bamba nevertheless did not cease to defend the message of Islam until his death in 1927.

paragraph: In the political sphere, Ahmadou Bamba led a pacifist struggle against French colonialism while trying to restore a purer practice of Islam insulated from French colonial influence. In a period when successful armed resistance was impossible, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba led a spiritual struggle against colonial culture and politics. Although he did not wage outright war on them as several prominent Tijaan marabouts had done, he taught what he called the "jihād al-'akbar" or "greater struggle," which fought not through weapons but through learning and fear of God.

paragraph: As Bamba gathered followers, he taught that salvation comes through complete submission to God and hard work. The Mouride order has built, following this teaching, a large economic organisation, involved in many aspects of the Senegalese economy. Groundnut cultivation, the primary cash crop of the colonial period, was an early example of this. Young followers were recruited to settle marginal lands in eastern Senegal, found communities and create groundnut plantations. With the organisation and supplies provided by the Brotherhood, a portion of the proceeds were returned to Touba, while the workers, after a period of years, earned ownership over the plantations and towns.

paragraph: Fearing his influence, the French sentenced him to exile in Gabon (1895–1902) and later in Mauritania (1903–1907). However, these exiles inspired stories and folk tales of Bamba's miraculous survival of torture, deprivation, and attempted executions, and thousands more flocked to his organization.

paragraph: By 1910, the French realized that Bamba was not interested in waging violent war against them, and was in fact quite cooperative, eventually releasing him to return to his expanded community. In 1918, they rewarded him with the French Legion of Honor for enlisting his followers in the First World War: he refused it. They allowed him to establish his community in Touba, believing in part that his doctrine of hard work could be made to work with French economic interests.

paragraph: His movement continued to grow, and in 1926 he began work for the great mosque at Touba.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: After his death in 1927, he was buried at the Mosque in Touba. He was succeeded by his descendants as hereditary leaders of the brotherhood with absolute authority over the followers. Currently, Khalifa-General, Ahmadou Bamba's oldest living son, holds the brotherhood's highest office.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: As the founder of Mouridism, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba is considered one of the greatest spiritual leaders in Senegalese history and of the biggest influences on contemporary Senegalese life and culture. Mouridism is today one of Senegal’s four Sufi movements, with four million devotees in Senegal alone and thousands more abroad, the majority of whom are emigrants from Senegal. Followers of the Mouride movement, an offshoot of traditional Sufi philosophy, aspire to live closer to God, in emulation of the Prophet Muhammad's example. Today, Ahmadou Bamba has an estimated following of more than 3 million people and parades occur around the world in his honor, including in various cities in the USA. One such city is New York, where Muslims of West African descent have ordanized an "annual Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Day parade" for over twenty years. Celebrations like these create platforms to "redefine the boundaries of their African identities, cope with the stigma of blackness, and counteract an anti-Muslim backlash".

paragraph: Every year, millions of Muslims from all over the world make a pilgrimage to Touba (known as the Magal), worshipping at the mosque and honoring the memory of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba. On one occasion during the pilgrimage, Mouride believers honor Ahmadou Bamba by facing the Atlantic Ocean, to commemorate Bamba's legendary prayer on the water.

paragraph: Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba has only one surviving photograph, in which he wears a flowing white robe and his face is mostly covered by a scarf. This picture is venerated and reproduced in paintings on walls, buses, taxis, etc. all over Senegal. This photo was originally taken in 1913 by "French colonial authorities". As an art form and spiritual object, Bamba's photograph functions as more than a mere image, rather it is also "a living presence" through which his "baraka" flows.

paragraph: Modern Mourides contribute earnings to the brotherhood, which provides social services, loans, and business opportunities in return.

paragraph: Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba is also known to have invented Café Touba. Bamba traditionally mixed coffee and spices together for medicinal purposes, and served it to his followers.

paragraph: Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour is a follower of Mouridism. His 2004 Grammy-winning album "Egypt" features multiple songs that praise Bamba.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mouride

paragraph: BULLET::::- Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal

paragraph: BULLET::::- Touba, Senegal

paragraph: BULLET::::- Great Mosque of Touba

paragraph: BULLET::::- Qasida

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Reuters report of Touba and the Mourides.

paragraph: BULLET::::- By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, 22 September 2005.

paragraph: BULLET::::- , "The New York Times", Norimitsu Onishi, 2 May 2002.

paragraph: BULLET::::- , "The New York Times", Susan Sachs, 28 July 2003.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sect follows different brand of Islamic law. Reuters, May 22, 2007.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Timeline of the events of Ahmadou Bamba's life from touba-internet.com.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cheikh Anta Babou . Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the Founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913. Ohio University Press (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Christian Coulon. "The grand Magal in Touba: A religious festival of the Mouride brotherhood of Senegal". African Affairs 98:195-210 (1999).

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Glover. Sufism and Jihad in Modern Senegal: The Murid Order (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora). University of Rochester Press (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mayke Kaag. Mouride Transnational Livelihoods at the Margins of a European Society: The Case of Residence Prealpino, Brescia, Italy. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Volume 34, Issue 2 March 2008, pages 271 - 285.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Le Mouridisme" by Pape N'Diaye, on afrology.com

paragraph: BULLET::::- David Robinson: French 'Islamic' Policy and Practice in Late Nineteenth-Century Senegal in The Journal of African History, Vol. 29, No. 3 (1988), pp. 415–435.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sheik Ahmadu Bamba: Selected Poems. Edited and translated by Sana Camara. Brill Press, 2017. Forthcoming April 2017.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Abdou Seye, Des hommes autour du Serviteur de l'Envoyé - Aperçu biographique de disciples de Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, Édition 1438 h / 2017

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The wird, its role and purpose by Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba (at-tawhid.net)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Toubatoulouse.org to download khassaides, audio sounds and pictures

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Online Murid Library (DaarayKamil.com)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Passport to Paradise: Sufi Arts of Senegal and Beyond: exhibition and educational program from the Fowler Museum of Cultural History of the University of California at Los Angeles.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mouride.com

paragraph: BULLET::::- daaramouride.asso.ulaval.ca

paragraph: BULLET::::- Majalis.org

paragraph: BULLET::::- La Non Violence de Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba

paragraph: BULLET::::- International Sufi School Khidmatul Khadim

paragraph: BULLET::::- Article on Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba as Peacemaker

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Home Page of the Muridiyya Khidmatul Khadim School

paragraph: BULLET::::- A modest tribute from Tidjani Négadi (Oran University, Algeria)

paragraph: BULLET::::- A rare book bridging NY and Touba, Senegal by Peter Bogardus.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ways Unto Heaven by Ahmadou Bamba, translation by Abdoul Aziz Mbacke

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jihad For Peace, about Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, by Abdoul Aziz Mbacke

description: Senegalese Sufi leader

wikidata_label: Amadou Bamba

wikipedia_title: Amadou Bamba


text:
stage name
Albanian-American
rapper
TV presenter
Action Bronson
Mr. Wonderful
New York City
Albania
Gjirokastra
Berat
Fordham Road
The Bronx
Lindenwood, Queens
Spring Creek, Queens
East New York, Brooklyn
Spofford Juvenile Center
Tryon Detention Center
Forest Hills High School
Queens
Meyhem Lauren
parole officer
Albanian-American
Bektashi
Grand Larceny
Connecticut
Osborn Correctional Institute
Fuck, That's Delicious
Action Bronson
The Alchemist
Meyhem Lauren
Knxwledge
ScHoolboy Q
Earl Sweatshirt
Tyler, The Creator
Andy Milonakis
Riff Raff
Dirt Nasty
MC Eiht
The Alchemist
Eric André
Too Short
Melissa Etheridge

categories: East Coast hip hop musicians,Living people,21st-century American rappers,1984 births,American male rappers,American people of Albanian descent,Rappers from New York City,21st-century male musicians

paragraph: Big Body Bes

paragraph: Besnik E. Sadikaj (; born August 26, 1983), better known by the stage name Big Body Bes is an Albanian-American rapper and TV presenter. He is best known for his association with Action Bronson, who describes Bes as his "Albanian cousin". He has been featured on Action Bronson's "Mr. Wonderful" album, as well as other works including EPs and mixtapes.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Bes was born in New York City to Albanian parents of Isaurean extract from southern Albania in Gjirokastra and Berat, he is the youngest of two children, spending his early years near Fordham Road, in The Bronx, and later moved to Lindenwood, Queens around the Spring Creek, Queens area before settling down in East New York, Brooklyn by himself at the age of 16. He began getting into trouble with law enforcement at the age of 11, and he spent time at Spofford Juvenile Center in 1998 before being moved to Tryon Detention Center. He was released after serving 18 months, and he attended Forest Hills High School in Queens for a short period, where he first met Meyhem Lauren, who turned out to be his parole officer's son. Although he insinuates on a regular basis he has done a lot of "dirt" with a screw driver, he has managed to stay out of trouble most of his adult life. He reconnected with Meyhem Lauren a few years later, who introduced Bes to his friend and fellow Albanian-American Action Bronson. Bes is an active Muslim of the Bektashi order. The alias "Big Body" was given to him from a friend due to his massive stature standing at 190.5 cm.

paragraph: In 2010 Bes was arrested in Queens, NY for "New York Penal Code Article 140." Body has been known to have lucrative investments with Dominican, Puerto Rican and Colombian drug cartels primarily the Ñeta Organization. In late 2013 Big Body Bes was charged with Grand Larceny in the third degree and was incarcerated in Connecticut at the Osborn Correctional Institute for 106+ days before being bailed out on a 50k bond.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Bes began his music career in 2011 at the age of 27 on Action Bronson's debut album "Dr. Lecter" with his forte of spoken word with a strong composition of the elements of NYC street life, economic struggle and barbaric humor.

paragraph: Starting in 2014, Bes has been one of the hosts of a TV show called "Fuck, That's Delicious". Other hosts include Action Bronson, The Alchemist, and Meyhem Lauren.

paragraph: Starting in 2016, Bes has also been one of the hosts on a TV show called "". Other hosts include Action Bronson, Knxwledge, ScHoolboy Q, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, The Creator, Andy Milonakis, Riff Raff, Dirt Nasty, MC Eiht, The Alchemist, Eric André, Too Short, and Melissa Etheridge. In the first episode of the series, Bes declares he doesn't believe in dinosaurs.

paragraph: Bes can be found all around the NYC region promoting music, television and film production under the aliases Big Body Bes, Big Body Bugatti, and Big Body Bismillah.

paragraph: Big Body Bes is currently working on his debut album set to be released in the near future titled "Body Language."

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Studio albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Body Language" (TBA)

wikidata_label: Big Body Bes

wikipedia_title: Big Body Bes


text:
Charles XIII of Sweden
Caps
Hats
Age of Liberty
riksråd
Adam Horn af Ekebyholm
Caps
rake
Carl Stenborg
Marie Baptiste
Ninon Dubois Le Clerc
Elisabeth Olin
maid of honour
Queen Louisa Ulrika
Claes Julius Ekeblad
Prince Frederick
Ulla von Fersen
Adolf Ludvig Hamilton
Prince Charles
prince Frederick
Kina slott
Riksdag
December Crisis (1768)
Caps (party)
Hats
Hats
Augusta von Fersen
Claes Julius Ekeblad
Eva Ekeblad
ring

categories: Suicides by drowning,Suicides in Sweden,18th-century Swedish people,Letter writers,1745 births,Women letter writers,Age of Liberty people,1791 deaths,Female suicides,Swedish ladies-in-waiting,18th-century Swedish women,Swedish countesses

paragraph: Brita Horn

paragraph: Brita Margaretha Horn (1745 – 13 March 1791), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She is known for being the love interest of Charles XIII of Sweden from 1765 to 1771, during which time Charles' wish to marry her was given political significance and used by the Caps and Hats parties during the Age of Liberty. She is also known for her correspondence with her spouse from 1775 to 1791, which has been partially published.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Brita Horn was one of two children born to "riksråd" count Adam Horn af Ekebyholm (1717-1778) and countess Anna Katarina Meijerfelt (1722-1779), and the sister of general major Johan Gustaf Horn. Her father, a sympathizer of the Caps, was an infamous rake known for his parties and his many mistresses - the opera singer Carl Stenborg was reputed to be the half brother of Brita Horn, and among his more known lovers where the lady-in-waiting Hedda von Berchner, the actress Marie Baptiste, the dancer Ninon Dubois Le Clerc and the opera singer Elisabeth Olin: his death reportedly caused great fear that his correspondence would expose his former sexual partners to the public. Her mother was insane and lived with the Meijerfelt family, and her father tried without success to divorce her. From 1764 to 1775, Brita Horn served as "hovfröken" (maid of honour) to Queen Louisa Ulrika.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Life at court.

paragraph: In 1765, Prince Charles fell in love with Horn. A personal friend and confidante of Charles, count Claes Julius Ekeblad, commented: "It is assumed on good grounds, that the prince is in love with miss Horn. It is a love worthy of a prince", and characterizes Horn as a melancholic neurotic. "... she is possessed by a great deal of languish and a crippling prudishness: you never know if your words please her, because it takes almost nothing to offend her."

paragraph: In parallel, Prince Frederick courted another lady in waiting, Ulla von Fersen, with the same intent. This is mentioned in the memoirs of the courtier Adolf Ludvig Hamilton from 1767, when he mentioned the love of the princes for "the maids of honor Brita Horn and Ulrika Fersen. Prince Charles' love for the first, prince Frederick's for the second, were both adjusted to the character of the two ladies. Miss Horn was blond, virtuous, sometimes cold, sometimes tender. She had almost made passion of her influence. Miss Fersen, funny, jolly, happy, capricious, considered the whole affair as a pastime which flattered her confidence and left it at that". Hamilton described a scene at Kina slott that summer:

paragraph: Both couples exchanged rings as a token of an unofficial engagement with the intent to marry. In both cases, the royal family was opposed to the love matches. However, while the family of Brita Horn supported a marriage between prince Charles and Brita Horn, the family of Ulla von Fersen opposed her marriage to prince Frederick. The desired love matches of the princes came to be used by the political parties during the Riksdag of 1769 following the December Crisis (1768). The Caps (party), supported by the family of Brita Horn, promised prince Charles the support of his love marriage with Brita Horn from the Riksdag against the will of the royal house in exchange for his support. As a counter attack, the Hats made the same offer to prince Frederick. This caused a crisis. However, the family of Ulla von Fersen refused to cooperate with the Hats as they did not wish the marriage to take place, and in 1770, they had Ulla von Fersen married. The same year, prince Charles was refused permission by his mother and elder brother to marry Brita Horn, and sent abroad on a trip to forget her. Upon his return in 1771, Brita Horn was selected to accompany the queen dowager Louisa Ulrika on her trip to Berlin in 1771-72, and during her absence Charles became the lover of Augusta von Fersen. Neither of the affairs were, as far as it is known, sexually consummated, and neither Horn nor von Fersen had any position of being a royal mistress.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Later life.

paragraph: In 1775, she resigned from court service upon her marriage to the courtier Count Claes Julius Ekeblad (1742-1808), a friend of her former love prince Charles. The marriage was childless but described as happy. The marriage between Brita Horn and Claes Julius Ekeblad was a love match, which is evident from their correspondence and which was, at the time, unusual and considered curious and controversial, as it was not the contemporary custom among the aristocracy to marry for love. After their wedding, Brita Horn lived with her mother-in-law Eva Ekeblad on the Stola estate in the country side, while Claes Julius Ekeblad continued in his court service for economic reasons. Consequently, they were separated for large parts of the year, during which they corresponded with each other.

paragraph: The couple was themselves aware that their love marriage was considered odd, and remarked about it in their correspondence, where Ekeblad once wrote: "My humble vision of happiness is to love and be loved by you. May the masses view it as they wish, I have other standards than the masses": he stated that he considered the liberal sexual morals at court decadent, and seven years after their marriage passionately asked her for strands of her hair to make a ring which could remind him of her during their separation, upon which she answered:

paragraph: Their correspondence is preserved and has been partially published. Brita Horn was herself offered a position at court by Gustav III, but refused to return to court. The strain and pain of the separation caused by the court service of her spouse is however increasingly evident in the letters, a matter of which she often complained and lamented about in between news of politics, gossip, fashion and affairs of the estate, and as the years progressed, she asked him to refuse further court appointments for her sake.

paragraph: Brita Horn drowned herself during a depression or, as it was called at the time, in "a moment of temporary insanity" after a long period of melancholy in 1791.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Erdmann, Nils, Vid hovet och på adelsgodsen i 1700-talets Sverige: en tidskrönika, Wahlströms, Stockholm, 1926

wikidata_label: Brita Horn

wikipedia_title: Brita Horn


text:
2015
Mahindra
Remy Gardner
Silverstone
home race
2016
Sachsenring
Profile on MotoGP.com

categories: Japanese motorcycle racers,1997 births,Moto3 World Championship riders,Living people

paragraph: Tatsuki Suzuki

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Suzuki made his Grand Prix debut in 2015 in the Moto3 World Championship with CIP riding a Mahindra alongside Remy Gardner. He achieved his best result at Silverstone with a 10th place and he got another point scoring finish in his home race with a 13th place. Suzuki remained with the same team for 2016; he obtained seven point scoring finishes, with a best result of 11th at Sachsenring.

paragraph: Section::::Career statistics.

paragraph: Section::::Career statistics.:Grand Prix motorcycle racing.:By season.

paragraph: * Season still in progress.

paragraph: Section::::Career statistics.:Grand Prix motorcycle racing.:Races by year.

paragraph: * Season still in progress.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Profile on MotoGP.com

description: Japanese motorcycle racer

wikidata_label: Tatsuki Suzuki

wikipedia_title: Tatsuki Suzuki


text:
Mesa, Arizona
American football
wide receiver
Oakland Raiders
undrafted free agent
college football
Southern Utah
St. Louis Rams
Arizona Rattlers
high school football
Red Mountain High School
Mesa, Arizona
Scottsdale Community College
wide receiver
Southern Utah University
Great West Conference
2009 NFL Draft
Oakland Raiders
undrafted free agent
injured reserve
San Diego Chargers
St. Louis Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Jeremy Maclin
Arizona Rattlers
Arena Football League
Oakland Raiders bio
Twitter

categories: St. Louis Rams players,1987 births,Philadelphia Eagles players,American football wide receivers,American football return specialists,Sportspeople from Mesa, Arizona,Oakland Raiders players,Southern Utah Thunderbirds football players,Players of American football from Arizona,Living people

paragraph: Nick Miller (American football)

paragraph: Nickelous "Nick" Miller (born March 29, 1987 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Southern Utah.

paragraph: Miller also played for the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Rattlers.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Miller played high school football at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona. He was a 1st Team All-Region wide receiver; and a 2nd Team All-State honoree and 1st Team All-Tribune selection at defensive back. Miller recorded up 656 receiving yards and eight touchdowns during his senior season. He also intercepted five passes and helped his team to an East Valley region championship.

paragraph: Miller also lettered in baseball and track.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: After transferring from Scottsdale Community College, Miller became a starting wide receiver at Southern Utah University in 2007. He set an SUU record with 41 kickoff returns for 914 yards. He also finished second on the team in receptions and receiving yards, with 35 catches for 435 yards and a touchdown. In addition to the 19 carries he had for 50 yards, he also led the team with 19 punt returns for 175 yards.

paragraph: As a senior in 2008, Miller was named Great West Conference Special Teams Players of the Year and caught 55 passes for 763 yards and three touchdowns.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

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

paragraph: Miller went undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, but was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent. He survived final cuts on September 5 and made Oakland's 53-man roster. However, he never played during his rookie season because of a shin injury. On December 30, Miller was placed on injured reserve with the shin injury.

paragraph: On October 10, 2010, Miller made his official NFL debut, returning a punt 46 yards in the third quarter of the Raiders' 35-27 win over the San Diego Chargers. On October 24, 2010 Nick Miller made a 32-yard catch along the sideline for his first career catch. On October 1, 2011, Miller was released by the Raiders.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:St. Louis Rams.

paragraph: The St. Louis Rams signed Miller on October 6, 2011. He was waived on October 22, but re-signed on November 25, 2011. On Oct. 27, Miller returned a punt 88 yards against the Arizona Cardinals for his first career touchdown in the NFL. The punt return was the longest in Rams' history since 1994. He was released on March 12, 2012.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Philadelphia Eagles.

paragraph: On January 8, 2013, Miller was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. On July 24, 2013, Miller was released by the Philadelphia Eagles. On July 30, 2013, Miller was re-signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to take the roster spot of Jeremy Maclin, who was placed on injured reserve after tearing his ACL. On August 25, 2013, Miller was released by the Eagles.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Arizona Rattlers.

paragraph: On November 15, 2013, Miller was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. Miller was the Rattlers kick returner as well as working in at wide receiver. After 10 games, Miller was placed on injured reserve and ultimately reassigned by the Rattlers after an off the field health incident.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oakland Raiders bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Twitter

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Nick Miller

wikipedia_title: Nick Miller (American football)


text:
author
printer
publisher
bookseller
Jean de Tournes
Jean de Tournes (1593–1669)
Huguenot
protestant
French Wars of Religion
Saint Bartholemew's Day Massacre
Henri III
Geneva
bourgeois
Conseil des Deux Cents
viper
motto

categories: French book publishers (people),French printers,1539 births,Swiss printers,1615 deaths

paragraph: Jean de Tournes (1539–1615)

paragraph: Jean de Tournes (1539 – 1615) was a French author, printer, book publisher and bookseller, and member of the long-lasting family printing business founded by his father Jean de Tournes. After his father's death in 1564 he was the , printer to the French king. He was the father of Jean de Tournes (1593–1669).

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Jean de Tournes was born in 1539. He took over his father's printing and publishing business in 1564. He was a Huguenot protestant. In 1567, during the French Wars of Religion, his press was sacked and he was imprisoned for two months. He was imprisoned again in 1572, but escaped the Saint Bartholemew's Day Massacre. In 1585, following the edict of Henri III that protestants must abjure their religion or leave the country, he moved to Geneva. He began printing there in about 1590. He became a bourgeois in 1596, and a member of the Conseil des Deux Cents in 1604. He died in 1615 and was succeeded in the family firm by his son Jean de Tournes.

paragraph: The emblem of the de Tournes press was two entwined vipers. Their mottoes included ; ; and .

description: Swiss/French author, publisher, editor, bookseller

wikidata_label: Jean de Tournes

wikipedia_title: Jean de Tournes (1539–1615)


text:
Parma
Italian
pole vault
artistic gymnastics
Roberta Bruni
Modena
Ancona
national championship
pole vault
Italian all-time lists - Pole vault
Athlete profile
FIDAL

categories: Italian female pole vaulters,1989 births

paragraph: Giorgia Benecchi

paragraph: Giorgia Benecchi (Parma, 9 July 1989) is an Italian pole vaulter.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Like many others pole vaulters Benecchi is coming from the artistic gymnastics, a sport in which she was very young promise until 2004. She's a friend of the other Italian pole vaulter Roberta Bruni.

paragraph: Section::::Personal bests.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pole vault outdoor: 4.35 m ( Modena, 19 June 2012)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m ( Ancona, 17 February 2013)

paragraph: Section::::Progression.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pole vault indoor

paragraph: Her personal best of 4.40 m set in 2013 was the 35th best world performance of the year.

paragraph: Section::::National titles.

paragraph: She has won two times the individual national championship.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1 win in the pole vault (2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1 win in the pole vault indoor (2014)

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Italian all-time lists - Pole vault

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Athlete profile at FIDAL web site

description: Italian pole vaulter

wikidata_label: Giorgia Benecchi

wikipedia_title: Giorgia Benecchi


text:
American
Oregon House of Representatives
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Jackson County, Wisconsin
Illinois Central Railroad
Union County, Illinois
Dakota County, Minnesota
Norman County, Minnesota
Stearns County, Minnesota
Minnesota
Tillamook County, Oregon
dairy cows
Justice of the Peace
Tillamook School District
Oregon House of Representatives
A. G. Beals
Newberg
prune
dried berries
plum

categories: 1845 births,People from Newberg, Oregon,Oregon Republicans,People from Tillamook County, Oregon,Members of the Oregon House of Representatives,Year of death uncertain,Farmers from Wisconsin,Farmers from Oregon

paragraph: Walter T. West

paragraph: Walter T. West was an American politician and farmer. He served for one term in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1905 to 1907, representing the 14 District. He was a member of the Republican Party.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Walter T. West was born on May 24, 1845 in Wisconsin to his parents D. V. T. and Mary West. Following his education, West became employed as a bridge builder in Jackson County, Wisconsin and later under the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1869, West married Mary Farmer who was from Union County, Illinois. The two moved to a farm in Dakota County, Minnesota before finally settling in Norman County, Minnesota in 1874 Two years later the West family moved to Stearns County, Minnesota. After eight years of farming in Minnesota, West and his family moved to Tillamook County, Oregon where Mary West's ("née" Farmer) father had settled. The West family arrived in Tillamook on May 20, 1884 and purchased their farm on October 4, 1884. West's farm had several dairy cows.

paragraph: West was nominated by the Republican Party as Justice of the Peace for the third district in 1902. West also served as the director of the Tillamook School District for a total of 13 years. At the state Republican Party convention in 1904, West was nominated as their candidate for the 14 District of the Oregon House of Representatives, which encompassed Tillamook and Yamhill counties. His opponent was C. W. Talmage who was nominated by the Democratic Party. During the June general election, West defeated Talmage. West only served one term in the legislature and was succeeded by A. G. Beals.

paragraph: In 1906, West moved his family to Newberg, Oregon. They briefly lived in tents while they constructed their home. Coates. a farmer by trade, was appointed to the Newberg Apple Growers Association in 1910. In 1915, he was appointed to the board of directors to the Newberg Co-operative Growers Association. The same year, West was appointed to the board of director of the Newberg Cannery. West's farm was known as West & Son, which specialized in prunes and dried berries. By 1921, his farm had 800 plum trees.

paragraph: It is unclear what West's exact date of death was, but estate proceedings on his property began in 1932.

description: politician

wikidata_label: Walter T. West

wikipedia_title: Walter T. West


text:
athlete
women's high jump
1952 Summer Olympics

categories: Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics,Olympic athletes of Sweden,1932 births,Swedish female high jumpers,2016 deaths,Place of birth missing

paragraph: Solveig Ericsson

paragraph: Solveig Ericsson (24 January 1932 – 19 April 2016) was a Swedish athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

description: Swedish athletics competitor

wikidata_label: Solveig Ericsson

wikipedia_title: Solveig Ericsson


text:
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Armée des Émigrés
French Revolution
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Duke Charles
Finnish War
Adjutant general
Napoleon I of France
Coup of 1809
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte

categories: 1835 deaths,19th-century Swedish military personnel,18th-century Swedish military personnel,Swedish military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars,French memoirists,French emigrants to Sweden,Swedish courtiers,Swedish military personnel of the Finnish War,Swedish diplomats,Royal favourites,1762 births

paragraph: Charles de Suremain

paragraph: Charles de Suremain (9 October 1762 - 24 September 1835), was a French military and diplomat in Swedish service during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.

paragraph: He belonged to the French nobility and emigrated in 1792 to become a part of the Armée des Émigrés during the French Revolution. In 1794, he came to be in service of the Swedish army and instructor of War science of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. He also became a favorite of the regent Duke Charles, devoted himself to court service and participated in the contacts between the duke and the Swiss adventurer and Russian spy Christin in 1796. He served in the Finnish War, was made Adjutant general of Charles XIII and sent to emperor Napoleon I of France to inform him of the Coup of 1809 and negotiate peace for Sweden. He continued to serve in the Swedish army under Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, took lave during the war against France in 1814 but did participate in the war against Norway. His relationship to Bernadotte was not good, and when he was given a position in Pomerania in 1815, he regarded himself exiled and resigned from Swedish service. He returned to France and settled down as a landowner in Bourgogne.

paragraph: His memoirs "Mémoires du lieutenant general de Sureemain" was published in 1902, describing Sweden from his own diary and notes between 1794 and 1815 and regarded to be impartial, humble and exact, though his personal emotional attachment of Charles XIII is evident in it.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mats Hemström: Charles Jean Baptiste de Suremain i Svenskt biografiskt lexikon

wikidata_label: Charles de Suremain

wikipedia_title: Charles de Suremain


text:
Date Masamune
Hōjō Ujinao
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Siege of Odawara
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Maeda Toshiie
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Mōri Terumoto
Uesugi Kagekatsu
Hitachi Province
koku
Ishida Mitsunari
Battle of Sekigahara
koku
Kubota Domain
Dewa Province
Satake clan
Seiwa Genji
Minamoto no Yoshiie
rebellion
rōnin
Onodera Yoshimichi
Siege of Osaka
Kimura Shigenari
Gotō Matabei

categories: Daimyo,1570 births,Satake clan,Military engineers,1633 deaths

paragraph: Satake Yoshinobu

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Early in Yoshinobu's lifetime, the Satake family was threatened from the north by Date Masamune and from the south by Hōjō Ujinao; however, because he quickly pledged allegiance to Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Siege of Odawara, he was able to retain his landholdings. Under Hideyoshi's banner, he was counted among the six greatest generals of the Toyotomi clan, together with Tokugawa Ieyasu, Maeda Toshiie, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Mōri Terumoto, and Uesugi Kagekatsu. After the siege of Odawara was concluded, Yoshinobu was able to extend control over the whole of Hitachi Province, and soon held over 540,000 "koku" of land as his private fief.

paragraph: Yoshinobu enjoyed good relations with Ishida Mitsunari, and joined the western army during the Battle of Sekigahara; for this he was punished by Ieyasu, who reduced his landholdings to 180,000 "koku" and had him transferred to the Kubota Domain, in Dewa Province. Though his choice of alliance ended up as a disaster, it is thought he had no choice at all. The Satake clan of Kantō region was indeed a mighty, prestigious and ancient clan, with Seiwa Genji roots and ancestors such as the hero Hachimantarō Minamoto no Yoshiie. Many of the nearby feudal domains and smaller samurai families were Satake cousins or sub-branches. For Ieyasu, there was the possibility of a near future where Yoshinobu (or his offspring) became the head of a military alliance against the "Pax Tokugawa", claiming the title of "shōgun" for themselves or at the very least, being in a state of cold war with the Tokugawa. That is why Satake had ultimately no choice, but to ally himself with Ishida.

paragraph: After arriving at his new domain in 1603, he immediately had to face a rebellion of local "rōnin" loyal to Onodera Yoshimichi, which he defeated relatively quickly.

paragraph: After his previous defeat, the prospects were clear enough for Yoshinobu to betray the Toyotomi, courting the shogunate by taking part in the Siege of Osaka, fighting Toyotomi commanders such as Kimura Shigenari and Gotō Matabei.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Saga, Jun'ichi (1987). "Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan". New York: Kodansha International.

description: daimyo

wikidata_label: Satake Yoshinobu

wikipedia_title: Satake Yoshinobu


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ZZ Top
Billy Gibbons
Dusty Hill
Frankston, Texas
Irving High School
Irving, Texas
The Zombies
Dusty Hill
The Moving Sidewalks
American Blues
ZZ Top's First Album
London Records
Tres Hombres
Rio Grande Mud
Richmond, Texas
scratch golfer

categories: 1949 births,ZZ Top members,American rock drummers,People from Irving, Texas,People from Anderson County, Texas,20th-century American drummers,American male drummers,Musicians from Texas,Blues rock musicians,Living people

paragraph: Frank Beard (musician)

paragraph: Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Beard was born in Frankston, Texas, and attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas. Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies, which toured in the US without authorization from the original band members, and also was part of The Outlaws with later ZZ Top member Dusty Hill.

paragraph: In late 1969, he joined The Moving Sidewalks, a band that would become ZZ Top. Beard also introduced Gibbons to bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill, with whom Beard had played in the bands American Blues, the Warlocks, and the Cellar Dwellers. After honing their trademark "Texas boogie-blues-rock" style, they released their aptly titled "ZZ Top's First Album" on London Records in January 1971. When ZZ Top started, Beard was known by the nickname "Rube" and was credited as "Rube Beard" on the first album and on "Tres Hombres", the band's third album, but is listed under his real name on "Rio Grande Mud", their second album. After "Tres Hombres", he was credited as "Frank Beard" on all the band's albums.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Beard was married to Catherine Alexander from April 1978 to July 1981, when they divorced. He married Debbie Meredith in November 1982. They remain married and have three children. Beard resides in Richmond, Texas, where he owns and operates the Double Z Ranch. He is a scratch golfer, known locally for participation in tournaments and community events.

paragraph: Frank Beard was long known as amusingly the only member of ZZ Top not to wear a luxurious beard, unlike bandmates Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, but put an end to this long-running quirky fact circa 2013.

description: American musician

wikidata_label: Frank Beard

wikipedia_title: Frank Beard (musician)