text:
Bloomsbury
Edward John Poynter
Ambrose Poynter
Macdonald sisters
Torre Monumental
Retiro, Buenos Aires
British Museum

categories: People from Bloomsbury,Río de la Plata,20th-century British architects,British calligraphers,Artists' Rifles soldiers,1923 deaths,1867 births,19th-century British architects

paragraph: Ambrose Macdonald Poynter

paragraph: Sir Ambrose Macdonald Poynter (26 September 1867 – 31 May 1923) was a British calligrapher, artist and architect.

paragraph: Poynter was born at 24 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London. He was eldest son of Sir Edward John Poynter (1836–1919), and grandson of architect Ambrose Poynter (1796–1886). His mother was Agnes (1843–1906), one of the famed Macdonald sisters.

paragraph: Poynter designed the Torre Monumental in Retiro, Buenos Aires, that was opened in 1916 and from his teens produced a number of drawings, some of which are now located in the British Museum.

alias:
Sir Ambrose Poynter
Ambrose, Sir Poynter
Ambrose Poynter II
Ambrose, II Poynter

description: British artist

wikidata_label: Ambrose Macdonald Poynter

wikipedia_title: Ambrose Macdonald Poynter


text:
Islamic
Queen of Sheba
King Solomon
vizier
middle-eastern
occult
Chapter 27
Qur'an
Ruhaniyya
Quranic exegetical
Ineffable Name of Allah
Ifrit
Ibn Kathir
Tafsir ibn Kathir
Kitab al-Kafi
Hasan al-Askari
Queen of Sheeba
Sulayman
Ahl al-Bayt
ghaib
Asaph son of Berachiah
Asaph the Jew

paragraph: Asif ibn Barkhiya

paragraph: Asif bin Barkhiyā () is thought to be the Islamic scriptural figure who brought Queen of Sheba's throne to King Solomon "...in the twinkling of an eye". Credited with the role of court vizier, it is a story occasionally recounted in middle-eastern lore, but perhaps more so in occult circles. The figure himself is largely unexpounded, as very few references to him are found in classical texts other than through subtle terms in Chapter 27 of the Qur'an. He is, however, apparent in a number of books that deal with Islamic occultism or "Ruhaniyya", and in one that appears to be attributed directly to him (titled, "al-Ajnas"). In like manner, through the ages he was eminently revered by the Quranic exegetical traditions where the powers he possessed were associated to the Ineffable Name of Allah.

paragraph: Section::::Narration.

paragraph: The Qur'anic narrative is as follows:

paragraph: He said, 'O Council, which one of you will bring me her throne, before they come to me in surrender?'

paragraph: An Ifrit of the jinns said, 'I will bring it to thee, before thou risest from thy place; I have strength for it

paragraph: and I am trusty.' Said he who possessed knowledge of the Book, 'I will bring it to thee, before ever thy glance returns to thee.' Then, when he saw it settled before him, he said, 'This is of my Lord's bounty that He may try me, whether I am thankful or ungrateful. Whosoever gives thanks gives thanks only for his own soul's good, and whosoever is ungrateful -- my Lord is surely All-sufficient, All-generous.'

paragraph: He said, 'Disguise her throne for her, and we shall behold whether she is guided or if she is of those that are not guided.'

paragraph: So, when she came, it was said, 'Is thy throne like this?' She said, 'It seems the same.' 'And we were given the knowledge before her, and we were in surrender,

paragraph: Section::::Commentary.

paragraph: Ibn Kathir's dissertation in "Tafsir ibn Kathir":

paragraph: (One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: ) Ibn `Abbas said, "This was Asif, the scribe of Sulayman." It was also narrated by Muhammad bin Ishaq from Yazid bin Ruman that he was Asif bin Barkhiya' and he was a truthful believer who knew the Greatest Name of Allah. Qatadah said: "He was a believer among the humans, and his name was Asif." (I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!) Meaning, lift your gaze and look as far as you can, and before you get tired and blink, you will find it before you. Then he got up, performed ablution and prayed to Allah, may He be exalted. Mujahid said: "He said, O Owner of majesty and honor." When Sulayman and his chiefs saw it before them...

paragraph: In Kitab al-Kafi, Imam Hasan al-Askari narrates that the greatest name of Allah has seventy three letters and Asif only knew one. With that letter, the land between him and the throne of the Queen of Sheeba shrunk such that he was able to place the throne before Sulayman and the land returned to its original state before the blinking of an eye. He then further states that the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt know seventy two of the letters and the final letter is kept exclusively with Allah as knowledge of the ghaib. .

paragraph: Section::::Bible.

paragraph: See also Asaph son of Berachiah and Asaph the Jew.

description: figure in Islamic tradition who brought Queen of Sheba's throne to Solomon

wikidata_label: Asif bin Barkhiya

wikipedia_title: Asif ibn Barkhiya


text: Serbian

text: White Serbs

text: Balkans

text: Byzantine Emperor

text: Heraclius

text: Constantine VII

text: De Administrando Imperio

text: progenitor

text: Bulgars

text: Serbian historiography

text: Asia Minor

text: Asia Minor Slavs

text: Gordoservon

text: Ludwig Albrecht Gebhardi

text: Dervan

text: Saale

text: Miloš Milojević

text: Relja Novaković

text: List of Serbian monarchs

categories: History of the Serbs,Medieval Serbia,Byzantine people of Slavic descent,7th-century Serbian monarchs,Legendary rulers,7th-century rulers in Europe,Year of birth unknown,Vlastimirović dynasty,7th-century Slavs,Founding monarchs

paragraph: Unknown Archon

paragraph: The Unknown Archon ( / "nepoznati arhont"), Unknown Knez (непознати кнез / "nepoznati knez"), Unnamed Serb Archon (неименовани српски архонт / "neimenovani srpski arhont"), or simply Serb Archon (српски архонт / "srpski arhont"), refers to the Serbian prince who led the White Serbs from their homeland to settle in the Balkans during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610–641), as mentioned in Emperor Constantine VII's "De Administrando Imperio" (950s). The work states that he was the progenitor of the first Serbian dynasty (known as the Vlastimirović), and that he died before the settlement of the Bulgars (680). Serbian historiography commonly treats him as the first Serbian ruler.

paragraph: Section::::Contemporary related events.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Serbs were resettled by the Byzantines in the mid-7th century to Asia Minor (see also Asia Minor Slavs), where the town of Gordoservon was mentioned in 680.

paragraph: Section::::Studies.

paragraph: Porphyrogenitus' account on the first Christianization of the Serbs can be dated to 632–638; this might have been Porphyrogenitus' construction, or did really take place, encompassing a limited group of chiefs and then very poorly received by the wider layers of the tribe.

paragraph: According to German historian Ludwig Albrecht Gebhardi (1735–1802), the Serb archon was a son of Dervan, who was the Duke ("dux") of the "Surbi", east of the Saale. This theory was supported by Miloš Milojević, and Relja Novaković included the possibility that they were relatives in his work.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Serbian monarchs

description: Serbian leader

wikidata_label: Unknown Archon

wikipedia_title: Unknown Archon


text:
Ursula
The Little Mermaid
CBS
The Danny Thomas Show
ABC
Laverne & Shirley
NBC
ER
Emmy
Drama Desk
Grammy
Tony Award
Shreveport, Louisiana
Los Angeles
Immaculate Heart High School
Catholic University of America
United States Army
Emmy Award
Caesar's Hour
Make Room for Daddy
anthology series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
variety show
The Red Buttons Show
The Danny Kaye Show
The Red Skelton Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Cinderella
Gertrude Stein
Grammy Award
Cindy Williams
ABC
situation comedy
Laverne & Shirley
Adam Arkin
CBS
Busting Loose
Too Close for Comfort
Suzanne Somers
She's the Sheriff
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Galaxy High
Foofur
A Goofy Movie
Pound Puppies
Katrina Stoneheart
Garfield
A Garfield Christmas
Garfield's Thanksgiving
Jon
Hayao Miyazaki
My Neighbor Totoro
The Little Mermaid
Poor Unfortunate Souls
Kingdom Hearts
Disney theme parks
Celebrity Sweepstakes
You Don't Say
To Tell the Truth
Password
I've Got a Secret
the Actors Studio
Our Town
Electra
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger
Sir John Falstaff
Frank Rich
The New York Times
Tara Karsian
Siena College
Albany, New York
Roman Catholic
Republican
Dwight Eisenhower
1956 presidential election
The Red Buttons Show
Make Room for Daddy
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Studio 57
Caesar's Hour
Producers' Showcase
Kraft Television Theatre
The Jimmy Durante Show
The Steve Allen Show
Hobby Lobby
General Electric Theater
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Ann Sothern Show
The Investigators
The United States Steel Hour
The Red Skelton Show
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
The Carol Burnett Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Interns
Love, American Style
Getting Together
Police Story
Nakia
Laverne & Shirley
Good Heavens
Busting Loose
Police Woman
The Love Boat
Legends of the Superheroes
Trapper John, M.D.
Crazy Like a Fox
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Pound Puppies
Galaxy High School
Foofur
Too Close for Comfort
A Garfield Christmas Special
She's the Sheriff
Superman
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Garfield's Thanksgiving
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Designing Women
The Little Mermaid
Ursula
Songcatcher
House of Mouse
ER
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix
Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix

categories: Actresses from Louisiana,20th-century American actresses,Actors from Shreveport, Louisiana,1927 births,American television actresses,American film actresses,Grammy Award winners,21st-century American actresses,Actresses from Los Angeles,California Republicans,American voice actresses,Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners,Louisiana Republicans,Drama Desk Award winners,Living people,American video game actresses,Catholic University of America alumni,American Roman Catholics,Alumni of Immaculate Heart High School, Los Angeles

paragraph: Pat Carroll (actress)

paragraph: Patricia Ann Carroll (born May 5, 1927) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Ursula in "The Little Mermaid" as well as having a long acting career, including appearances in CBS's "The Danny Thomas Show", ABC's "Laverne & Shirley", NBC's "ER", other guest-starring and series-regular roles on American television as well as voice-acting in several cartoon series. Carroll is an Emmy, Drama Desk and Grammy Award winner and a Tony Award nominee.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Carroll was born Patricia Ann Carroll in Shreveport, Louisiana, on May 5, 1927, to Maurice Clifton Carroll and Kathryn Angela (née Meagher) Her family moved to Los Angeles when Pat was five years old and she soon began acting in local productions. She graduated from Immaculate Heart High School and attended Catholic University of America after enlisting in the United States Army as a civilian actress technician.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: In 1956, Carroll won an Emmy Award for her work on "Caesar's Hour" and was a regular on the sitcom "Make Room for Daddy" from 1961 to 1964. She guest starred in the drama anthology series, "The DuPont Show with June Allyson". Carroll also appeared on many variety shows of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, such as "The Red Buttons Show", "The Danny Kaye Show", "The Red Skelton Show", and "The Carol Burnett Show". In 1965, she co-starred as "Prunella", one of the wicked stepsisters in the 1965 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical version of "Cinderella".

paragraph: In the late 1970s Carroll's successful one woman show on Gertrude Stein, "Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein" (by playwright Marty Martin), won several major theater awards, her recorded version won a 1980 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama.

paragraph: In early 1976, Carroll was cast as Lily, the mother of Shirley Feeney (played by Cindy Williams) in the episode, "Mother Knows Worst" on the hit "ABC" situation comedy, "Laverne & Shirley". She portrayed Pearl Markowitz, the mother of Adam Arkins character Lenny Markowitz, in the 1977 CBS situation comedy "Busting Loose". Her frequent television roles in the 1980s included newspaper owner Hope Stinson on the syndicated "The Ted Knight Show" (the former "Too Close for Comfort") during its final season in 1986; and that of Gussie Holt, the mother of Suzanne Somers' lead character in the syndicated sitcom "She's the Sheriff" (1987–1989).

paragraph: Since the late 1980s, Carroll has had a great deal of voice-over work on animated programs such as "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo", "Galaxy High", Foofur and "A Goofy Movie". On TV's "Pound Puppies", she voiced Katrina Stoneheart. On two "Garfield" television specials ("A Garfield Christmas" and "Garfield's Thanksgiving"), she portrayed Jon's feisty Grandmother.. She also voiced the character of Granny in the 2005 re-release of Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro".

paragraph: In 1989, Carroll portrayed the sea witch Ursula in Disney's "The Little Mermaid" and sang "Poor Unfortunate Souls". In interviews, Carroll has referred to the role as one of the favorites of her career. She has since reprised the role in other forms of media, including the "Kingdom Hearts" series of video games, the spinoff television series, and in various Disney theme parks attractions and shows.

paragraph: Carroll also appeared on a variety of game shows including "Celebrity Sweepstakes," "You Don't Say", "To Tell the Truth", "Password" and "I've Got a Secret".

paragraph: A member of the Actors Studio, she has also had a successful career in the theater, appearing in numerous plays including productions of "Our Town" and Sophocles' "Electra". In 1990, she starred in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger in the role of Sir John Falstaff, a balding knight with whiskers.

paragraph: When drama critic Frank Rich of "The New York Times" reviewed her performance he wrote: "Her performance is a triumph from start to finish, and, I think, a particularly brave and moving one, with implications that go beyond this one production. Ms. Carroll and Mr. Kahn help revivify the argument that the right actresses can perform some of the great classic roles traditionally denied to women and make them their own. It's not a new argument, to be sure; female Hamlets stretch back into history. But what separates Ms. Carroll's Falstaff from some other similar casting experiments of late is that her performance exists to investigate a character rather than merely as ideological window dressing for a gimmicky production."

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Carroll married Lee Karsian in 1955 and they had three children - two daughters, Kerry and Tara Karsian and a son, Sean. In 1991 Carroll received an honorary doctorate from Siena College in Albany, New York. Carroll is a practicing Roman Catholic citing that her religious views help her to determine what projects to accept. A Republican, Carroll supported Dwight Eisenhower's re-election campaign in the 1956 presidential election.

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Television.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Red Buttons Show" (1952–1953)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Saturday Night Revue" (1953)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - Bunny Halper

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (1954)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Studio 57" (1954) - Sue

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Caesar's Hour" (1954) - Alice Brewster

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Producers' Showcase" (1955) - Gym teacher

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kraft Television Theatre" (1955)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Jimmy Durante Show" (1955)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Steve Allen Show" (1958)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hobby Lobby" (1959)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "General Electric Theater" (1959) - Frances Dowd

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959) - Cherry

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Ann Sothern Show" (1961) - Pandora

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Investigators" (1961)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The United States Steel Hour" (1961)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Red Skelton Show" (1962)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" (1965) - Prunella

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1966) - Carol Baker

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Carol Burnett Show" (1971) — Herself; Two appearances in 1971 (Season 4, Episodes 16 and 23)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1971) - Loretta Kuhne

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Interns" (1971) - Maria

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Love, American Style" (1970–1971)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Getting Together" (1971-1972) - Rita Simon

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Police Story" (1974) - Mrs. Bannister

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Nakia" (1974) - Belle Jones in episode "A Matter of Choice"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Laverne & Shirley" (1976) - Mrs. Feeney

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Good Heavens" (1976) - Harriet

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Busting Loose" (1977) - Pearl Markowitz

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Police Woman" (1977) - Miriam Stein

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Love Boat" (1978)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Legends of the Superheroes" (1979) - Esther Hall

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Trapper John, M.D." (1985) - Aunt Mo

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Crazy Like a Fox" (1985)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Yogi's Treasure Hunt" (1985) - Additional Voices

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Pound Puppies" (1986) - Katrina Stoneheart

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Galaxy High School" (1986) - Ms. Biddy McBrain

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Foofur" (1986–1987) - Hazel

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Too Close for Comfort" (1986) - Mrs. Hope Stinson

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Garfield Christmas Special" (1987) - Grandma

paragraph: BULLET::::- "She's the Sheriff" (1987–1989) - Gussie Holt

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Superman" (1988) - Queen Hippolyta

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" (1989) - Paula P. Casso

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Garfield's Thanksgiving" (1989) - Grandma

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" (1990) - Koo-Koo

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Designing Women" (1993) - Mrs. Beecham

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Little Mermaid" (1993–1994) - Ursula

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Royale" (1996)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Songcatcher" (2000) - Viney Butler

paragraph: BULLET::::- "House of Mouse" (2001–2002) - Ursula (voice, 5 episodes)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "ER" (2005) - Rebecca Chadwick (3 episodes)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (2017-2018) - Old Lady Crowley (short:"Make me smile" and episodes:"One Angry Princess", "Max's Enemy", "Secret of the Sun Drop" .)

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Video games.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kingdom Hearts" (2002) - Ursula (voice)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (2004) - Ursula (voice)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kingdom Hearts II" (2005) - Ursula (voice)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (2012) - Ursula (voice)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix" (2013) - Ursula (voice)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix" (2014) - Ursula (voice)

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Young, Jordan R. (1989). "Acting Solo: The Art of One-Person Shows". Beverly Hills: Past Times Publishing Co.

paragraph: Lucas, Eddie (2011) Livingroom Legends: Chats with TV's Famous Faces : Interview With Pat Carroll. http://louisxivgames.com/pat-carroll-actress.pdf

description: American actress

enwikiquote_title: Pat Carroll (actress)

wikidata_label: Pat Carroll

wikipedia_title: Pat Carroll (actress)


text:
Riyadh
King Abdullah
Saudi Arabia
Allegiance Council
Riyadh
Prince Mutaib
Lebanon
Jeddah
King Abdul-Aziz University
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Grand Mosque Seizure
Saudi Arabian National Guard
the Eastern Province
Jeddah
Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Football Federation
KAUST
Seeta bint Abdulaziz
Associated Press

categories: Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,1950 births,King Abdulaziz University alumni,Saudi Arabian military personnel,Saudi Arabian businesspeople,Living people

paragraph: Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

paragraph: Khalid bin Abdullah () (born 1950, Riyadh) is the eldest child of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. He is a member of the Allegiance Council.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Khaled bin Abdullah was born in Riyadh in 1950. His mother is Munira bint Abdullah Al Shaykh, who died on 17 September 2012.

paragraph: Section::::Education.

paragraph: Prince Khalid was schooled with his younger brother Prince Mutaib at Taif-Barmana School in Lebanon and secondary school in Jeddah. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in public administration from College of Commerce and Economics at King Abdul-Aziz University. He later graduated from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

paragraph: Section::::Military career.

paragraph: After completing his education at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Prince Khaled first served as Director of Administration and Planning at the National Guard from 1974 to 1976. Following the Grand Mosque Seizure in 1979, he was appointed deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard West. Later he commanded the National Guard in the Eastern Province. He remained in this post until 1992. In fact, he was dismissed from the National Guard in 1992 following policy disagreements with his father's advisors.

paragraph: Section::::Other positions.

paragraph: Khaled bin Abdullah is the honorary President of the Jeddah football club Al-Ahli. He is a member of Saudi Arabia Football Federation. He is one of the members of the KAUST Board of Trustees.

paragraph: In 2010, Khaled bin Abdullah announced the establishment of the King Abdullah International Foundation for Charity and Humanitarian Deeds. He, the new deputy president of the Foundation, said its goals include the provision of relief services and aid.

paragraph: Prince Khalid is also a member of the board of the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity of which chairman is King Abdullah.

paragraph: Section::::Business activities.

paragraph: Khalid bin Abdullah owns Saudi Arabian Insurance Company with his sons. He and his family also own Technical Support and Operational Services, a limited liability company, founded in 1998.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Khalid bin Abdullah is married to Noura bint Abdallah bin Muhammad Al Saud Al Kabir (born 1958). She is the daughter of his aunt, Seeta bint Abdulaziz. They have five children; Duna (born 1981), Faisal (born 1983), Abdulaziz (born 1986), Latifa (born 1992) and Abeer (born 1997).

paragraph: Section::::Influence.

paragraph: Khalid bin Abdullah is considered to be one of the most respected royals. He is not as visible as his brothers.

paragraph: Section::::False report of death.

paragraph: On 11 June 2011, the Associated Press (AP) erroneously reported Prince Khalid as having died, confusing him with King Abdullah's grand-nephew Khalid bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz. On 12 June 2011, AP sent a retraction correcting the earlier false report of Khalid's demise.

description: Saudi Arabian royal

wikidata_label: Khaled bin Abdullah


text:
Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society
House of Saud
King Abdullah
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
American University in London
Crown Prince Abdullah
National Guard
Al Watan

categories: Grandsons of Ibn Saud,Living people,Year of birth missing (living people)

paragraph: Faisal bin Abdullah

paragraph: Faisal bin Abdullah () was head of the Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society and a member of House of Saud.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and education.

paragraph: Prince Faisal is a son of late King Abdullah. He went to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but he could not complete his education and dropped. He graduated from the American University in London in 1983. He also attended and completed a special course in security and intelligence studies with the British Army in 1988.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Faisal bin Abdullah was one of then Crown Prince Abdullah's advisors. In 1991, he was appointed director general of the Department of Documents and Information at the National Guard and served there until 2000. Faisal then served as an advisor to the head of General Intelligence from 2000 to 2006. He was named as the head of the Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society with the rank of Minister on 20 November 2006. He also has some business activities.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Controversy.

paragraph: Prince Faisal filed a lawsuit due to perceived defamation against one of "Al Watan" journalists, Saleh al Shehy in June 2007.

description: Saudi royal; head of the Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society

wikidata_label: Faisal bin Abdullah

wikipedia_title: Faisal bin Abdullah


text:
opera
tenor
Giuseppe Verdi
Otello
baritone
Mexico
tenor
World War II
Chillán
Chile
Arturo Toscanini
Herva Nelli
Giuseppe Valdengo
Nan Merriman
NBC Symphony Orchestra
RCA Victor
LP
CD
La Scala
Salzburg
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
Carlos Guichandut
Wagner
Bayreuth Festival
Leoncavallo
Pagliacci
Bizet
Carmen
Saint-Saëns
Samson et Dalila
Delta Omicron
Oklahoma
Tessie Mobley
Ramon Vinay, 1911–1996
Discography

categories: 20th-century opera singers,Chilean people of French descent,Operatic tenors,1996 deaths,1911 births,Heldentenors,Chilean opera singers,Chilean male singers,People from Chillán

paragraph: Ramón Vinay

paragraph: Ramón Vinay (August 31, 1911 – January 4, 1996) was a famous Chilean operatic tenor with a powerful, dramatic voice. He is probably best remembered for his appearances in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's tragic opera "Otello".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He started his operatic career as a baritone in Mexico in 1938. He later switched to tenor, making a second debut in 1943 and forging a successful international career after World War II. Vinay eventually returned to the baritone fold in 1962 and retired from the stage in 1969.

paragraph: Even as a tenor, however, his vocal timbre retained its dark, baritonal colouration.

paragraph: He was the son of Jean Vinay Robert and Rosa Sepúlveda. Born in Chillán, Chile, Vinay earned particular renown throughout the operatic world for his interpretation of the role of Otello. For a time, he made the part his own. Perhaps his most significant appearance as Otello occurred in 1947, in a radio broadcast of the opera under the baton of Arturo Toscanini. His colleagues on this occasion were Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo and Nan Merriman, together with the NBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. This performance was subsequently issued by RCA Victor on both LP and CD. In recent years, it has appeared on CDs issued by other companies, notably on the Guild label. Many critics consider it the best complete "Otello" ever recorded.

paragraph: A fine actor, Vinay was also the first tenor to sing the role of Otello on television. That was in 1948, in the initial telecast of an entire opera from the Met. He also sang Otello at La Scala, in Salzburg and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In all, he performed it hundreds of times. He is said to be one of the two opera singers to have sung both Otello and Iago (the baritone villain) in Verdi's tragic masterpiece during the course of a career (the other being Carlos Guichandut).

paragraph: Vinay's overall tenor repertoire was comparatively ample. It also embraced heavy Wagnerian roles (he sang at the Bayreuth Festival in 1952–57), as well as Canio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Don José in Bizet's Carmen and Samson in Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila. Apart from Iago, the baritone parts which he performed included Telramund, Bartolo, Falstaff and Scarpia.

paragraph: He was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.

paragraph: He died in Mexico, aged 84.

paragraph: Vinay was married to Oklahoma-born soprano Tessie Mobley.

paragraph: Section::::Selected recordings.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bizet – Carmen (Stokowski/Heidt, Pease, M. Koshetz) – Eklipse

paragraph: BULLET::::- Leoncavallo – Pagliacci (Antonicelli/Quarteraro, Warren, Thompson) – Guild

paragraph: BULLET::::- Saint-Saëns – Samson et Dalila (Cellini/Stevens) – VAI

paragraph: BULLET::::- Verdi – Otello (Toscanini/Nelli, Valdengo) – RCA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Verdi – Otello (Busch/Albanese, Warren) – Preiser Arkadia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Verdi – Otello (Furtwängler/Martinis, Schöffler) – EMI

paragraph: BULLET::::- Verdi – Otello (Cleva 1950/1951/excerpts/Steber, Guarrera) – Preiser

paragraph: BULLET::::- Verdi – Otello (Beecham 1958/Stella, Taddei, Modesti) – Idis

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Lohengrin (Sawallisch/Thomas, Silja, Varnay, Crass) – Philips

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Parsifal (Krauss/Mödl, London, Weber, Uhde, Greindl) – Arlecchino

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Parsifal (Knappertsbusch/Mödl, Fischer-Dieskau, Greindl) – Myto

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Der Ring des Nibelungen (Keilberth/Mödl, Resnik, Hotter, Windgassen, Uhde, Weber) – Melodram

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Der Ring des Nibelungen (Krauss/Varnay, Hotter, Resnik, Greindl, Malaniuk) – Gala

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Tannhäuser (Keilberth/Brouwenstijn, Fischer-Dieskau, Greindl)- Melodram

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Tristan und Isolde (Jochum/Varnay, Neidlinger, Weber, Malaniuk) – Melodram

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner – Tristan und Isolde (Karajan/Mödl, Weber, Hotter, Malaniuk) – Myto

paragraph: BULLET::::- Recital live (Arias by Verdi, Leoncavallo, Saint-Saëns, Wagner, duets with Ljuba Welitsch) – Melodram

paragraph: BULLET::::- Four Famous Met-Tenors of the Past (Peerce, Björling, Tucker) – Preiser – LV

paragraph: BULLET::::- Met – 100 Singers – RCA

paragraph: Section::::Audio examples.

paragraph: BULLET::::-  Richard Wagner, Walküre 2. Aufzug: "Weh! Weh! Suessestes Weib!"

paragraph: Dirigent: Clemens Krauss; Festspielhaus Bayreuth, 1953

paragraph: BULLET::::-  Richard Wagner, Lohengrin 2. Aufzug: "Erhebe dich, Genossin meiner Schmach!" (as Telramund)

paragraph: Dirigent: Wolfgang Sawallisch; Festspielhaus Bayreuth, 1962

paragraph: BULLET::::-  Richard Wagner, Lohengrin 2. Aufzug: "Du wilde Seherin" (as Telramund)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ramon Vinay, 1911–1996

paragraph: BULLET::::- Discography (Capon's Lists of Opera Recordings)

paragraph: To the list of the selected recordings, could be added the "Die Walkure" production of 1957, with the Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch. Ramon Vinay sings Siegmund with Birgit Nillson as Sieglinde. This latter became known as the "Legendary 1957 Bayreuth Production".

description: Chilean opera singer

wikidata_label: Ramón Vinay

wikipedia_title: Ramón Vinay


text:
professional boxer
WBA (Regular)
super-middleweight
stoppage
IBF
middleweight
Max Bursak
European Union
super-middleweight
majority decision
Lolenga Mock
Vincent Feigenbutz
unanimous decision
WBA (Regular)

categories: Middleweight boxers,Italian male boxers,1984 births,World Boxing Association champions,Super-middleweight boxers,Sportspeople from Rome,Living people

paragraph: Giovanni De Carolis

paragraph: Giovanni De Carolis (born 21 August 1984) is an Italian professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2016.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: De Carolis made his professional debut on 17 November 2007, scoring a second-round stoppage over Marian Tomcany. On 14 June 2008, De Carolis fought outside of his native Italy for the first time, travelling to Ukraine and suffering his first defeat against then-reigning IBF Youth middleweight champion Max Bursak, who stopped him in eight rounds. De Carolis' first opportunity at a major regional championship came on 30 January 2010, for the vacant European Union super-middleweight title. He lost a twelve-round majority decision to Lolenga Mock.

paragraph: On 17 October 2015, De Carolis inched closer to a major world title when he fought Vincent Feigenbutz for the WBA interim super-middleweight title. Feigenbutz won a close unanimous decision with judges' scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 114–113, but the result was seen by some observers as controversial. A rematch took place on 9 January 2016, with De Carolis avenging his defeat by winning the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title.

description: Italian boxer

wikidata_label: Giovanni De Carolis

wikipedia_title: Giovanni De Carolis


text:
volleyball
Canada men's national volleyball team
Düren
Canada
2016 Summer Olympics
Edmonton
Mount Royal University
University of Calgary
Gatineau
Greek
MAS Niki Aiginio
Dutch
Abiant Lycurgus
SWD Powervolleys Düren
Germany
Graham Vigrass
Blair Bann
Canadian
2016 Summer Olympics
CIS Men's Volleyball Championship
Calgary Dinos
Abiant Lycurgus
Eredivisie
Abiant Lycurgus
Abiant Lycurgus
profile

categories: Canadian men's volleyball players,1989 births,Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people

paragraph: Jay Blankenau

paragraph: Jay Michael Blankenau (born ) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and German club Düren. He also represented Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Jay Blankenau was born in Edmonton to Shannon Schurman and Mike Blankenau. He attended both Mount Royal University and the University of Calgary, as well as playing for both respective teams.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Jay began his post-school volleyball career training at the Team Canada Full Time Training Center in Gatineau. He would spend the 2012/13 and 2014/15 season there, spending a season at Greek club MAS Niki Aiginio in between. In 2015, he signed with Dutch club Abiant Lycurgus, helping them win the domestic treble. For the 2016/17 season, Jay joined SWD Powervolleys Düren in Germany, joining up with national teammates Graham Vigrass and Blair Bann.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:National Team.

paragraph: Jay joined the senior national team in 2014. He was a member of the Canadian team that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

paragraph: Section::::Sporting Achievements.

paragraph: Section::::Sporting Achievements.:Clubs.:National Championships.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009/2010 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, with Calgary Dinos

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015/2016 Dutch Supercup, with Abiant Lycurgus

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015/2016 Eredivisie, with Abiant Lycurgus

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015/2016 Dutch Cup, with Abiant Lycurgus

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- profile at "FIVB.org"

description: Canadian volleyball player

wikidata_label: Jay Blankenau

wikipedia_title: Jay Blankenau


text: volleyball

text: Volley-Ball Nantes

text: Profile

categories: 1988 births,Expatriate volleyball players in France,Expatriate volleyball players in Belgium,Dutch men's volleyball players,Sportspeople from Dordrecht,Dutch expatriates in Belgium,Dutch expatriates in France,Living people

paragraph: Jasper Diefenbach

paragraph: Jasper Diefenbach (born 17 March 1988) is a Dutch male volleyball player. He is part of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Volley-Ball Nantes.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Profile at "FIVB.org"

description: volleyball player

wikidata_label: Jasper Diefenbach

wikipedia_title: Jasper Diefenbach


text:
American
Pacific Blue
Cutaway
The Shield
Sons of Anarchy
Israel
Alona Tal

categories: 1966 births,American male television actors,American male film actors,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people

paragraph: Marcos Ferraez

paragraph: Marcos Antonio Humberto Ferraez IV (born October 27, 1966) is an American actor best known for his work on the mid-1990s television drama, "Pacific Blue".

paragraph: He played Ground Rush in the 2000 movie "Cutaway". He also appeared on the television series "The Shield" (2003, 2004) and "Sons of Anarchy" (2008, 2010).

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Marcos married Israeli actress Alona Tal on March 23, 2005. The couple have one daughter, Charlie (born March 2017).

description: American actor

wikidata_label: Marcos Ferraez

wikipedia_title: Marcos Ferraez


text:
American football
guard
free agent
college football
Bloomsburg
New Orleans Saints
2006 NFL Draft
Super Bowl XLIV
Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks
Green Bay Packers
National Football League
Frankford High School
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Public League
basketball
athletic scholarship
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg Huskies
redshirting
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Jamar Brittingham
2006 NFL Draft
Sports Illustrated
Philadelphia Eagles
Hollis Thomas
Eric Jonassen
San Diego Chargers
1992 NFL Draft
Jermane Mayberry
Pro Football Weekly
2010 Pro Bowl
Jake Kupp
1969
Brad Edelman
1987
LeCharles Bentley
2003
restricted free agent
2009 season
Alan Faneca
New York Jets
Seattle Seahawks
Tim Hightower
Mark Ingram
Los Angeles Rams
Drew Brees
Green Bay Packers
bachelor's degree
Master of Science
Omega Psi Phi
Bahamas
Philadelphia Soul
Arena Football League
Marques Colston
The Jahri Evans Foundation
New Orleans Saints bio
Green Bay Packers bio

categories: Green Bay Packers players,Seattle Seahawks players,Bloomsburg Huskies football players,Living people,Super Bowl champions,National Conference Pro Bowl players,Sportspeople from Philadelphia,1983 births,Players of American football from Pennsylvania,New Orleans Saints players,American football offensive guards

paragraph: Jahri Evans

paragraph: Jahri Divine Evans (born August 22, 1983) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Bloomsburg. Evans was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft and won Super Bowl XLIV with the team over the Indianapolis Colts. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.

paragraph: Although only a fourth round draft pick from a small school, Evans established a reputation as one of the best guards in the National Football League (NFL), and in May 2010 the Saints signed him to a contract that made him the highest-paid guard in NFL history at the time.

paragraph: Section::::High school career.

paragraph: Unusual for an NFL player, Evans did not play football until high school. He attended Frankford High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was an All-Public League selection as a junior. However, Evans fractured his leg playing a game of pickup basketball at a church event prior to his senior year and missed the entire football season. While sidelined he focused on academics, graduating 10th in his class, and with the help of his high school coach, Tom Mullineaux, was admitted to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. In fact, Evans did not attend Bloomsburg on an athletic scholarship, but rather an academic scholarship.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Evans attended Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, where he played for the Bloomsburg Huskies football team. After redshirting his first year, he spent his freshman season as a reserve offensive lineman. By his sophomore year, he took over as the starter at left tackle and went on to anchor the Huskies offensive line for the following three seasons. He was awarded All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference honors in each of those seasons, while earning Division II "Little All-American" selections in his junior and senior years.

paragraph: As a junior, Evans had 88 knockdowns with 10 blocks resulting in a touchdown. In his senior season, he opened holes for fellow Little All-America selection Jamar Brittingham, who ran for 2,260 yards and 32 touchdowns. He was a finalist for the Division II Gene Upshaw Offensive Player of the Year Award in each of final two seasons.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Entering the 2006 NFL Draft, Evans was seen as a developmental prospect and was projected to move from tackle to guard in the NFL. Although he was evaluated as an early seventh round pick by "Sports Illustrated",

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New Orleans Saints.

paragraph: Evans was selected in the fourth round (108th overall) by the Saints, after they had traded their early fourth-round pick in the draft to the Philadelphia Eagles for veteran defensive tackle Hollis Thomas and the Eagles' mid-fourth-round pick. Evans was the first Bloomsburg player drafted since Eric Jonassen went 140th overall to the San Diego Chargers in the 1992 NFL Draft. Evans was signed to a three-year contract by the Saints on July 25, 2006. He emerged as a consistent performer in training camp and preseason, and won the starting job after the projected starter, Jermane Mayberry, was injured in training camp and ultimately retired. In his rookie year, Evans started all 16 games, and both playoff games, at right guard. He was subsequently named to the "Pro Football Weekly" All-Rookie team.

paragraph: In his second year, Evans started all 16 games at right guard again, and contributed to an offense that ranked No. 3 overall in the NFL. Remaining a starter in , Evans was part of an offensive line that allowed just 13 sacks on the season, a Saints franchise record.

paragraph: Having established himself as one of the NFL's top right guards in , Evans was named to the 2010 Pro Bowl NFC roster, being only the fourth guard to make the Pro Bowl in the Saints' 43-year franchise history. Jake Kupp made the Pro Bowl in 1969, Brad Edelman was honored in 1987, and LeCharles Bentley went in 2003.

paragraph: Evans was a restricted free agent after the 2009 season, and on May 11, 2010, the Saints resigned Evans to a seven-year, $56.7 million contract that was reported to make Evans the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in NFL history, surpassing Alan Faneca's five-year, $40 million deal with the New York Jets in 2008.

paragraph: On February 8, 2016, the Saints released Evans.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Seattle Seahawks.

paragraph: On August 6, 2016, Evans signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks. He was released on September 2, at the end of the preseason.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New Orleans Saints (second stint).

paragraph: On September 7, 2016, Evans returned to the Saints, signing a one-year deal. Also in 2016, Evans was named to the Saints All-50th Team. In Week 8 of the 2016 season, Evans helped pave the way for running backs Tim Hightower and Mark Ingram Jr. as the pair ran for a combined 245 yards and two touchdowns. Evans also helped the two backs again at home against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 11, rushing for a combined 197 yards and one touchdown. Evans was also important in the success of a 21-yard screen pass from quarterback Drew Brees to Ingram, resulting in a touchdown that same week.

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

paragraph: On April 26, 2017, Evans signed with the Green Bay Packers. He started 14 games at right guard for the Packers in 2017.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Evans graduated from Bloomsburg in May 2007 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science. In 2009, he established a full scholarship for out-of-state minority students enrolled in BU's Master of Science in clinical athletic training program. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

paragraph: In 2013, Evans married his girlfriend, Takia, in the Bahamas.

paragraph: In August 2015, Evans bought a share of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League, joining his Saints teammate Marques Colston, who had bought a piece of the team in 2014.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Jahri Evans Foundation

paragraph: BULLET::::- New Orleans Saints bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Green Bay Packers bio

description: American football player, offensive lineman

wikidata_label: Jahri Evans

wikipedia_title: Jahri Evans


text: Spanish

text: composer

text: music theorist

text: viceroy of Naples

text: Charles V

text: Philip II

text: Toledo

text: Rome

text: duke of Alba

text: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo

text: maestro di cappella

text: Chapel Royal of Naples

text: Pedro Afán de Ribera

text: duke of Alcalá

text: Paolo Caliari Veronese

text: The Wedding at Cana

text: Maestro di Cappella

text: viola da gamba

text: Rome

text: Spanish

text: polyphonic

text: Venice

text: plainchant

text: info

categories: Spanish male classical composers,Renaissance composers,Spanish classical composers,Spanish music theorists,1570s deaths,1510s births

paragraph: Diego Ortiz

paragraph: Diego Ortiz (c. 1510 – c. 1576) was a Spanish composer and music theorist in service to the viceroy of Naples ruled by the spanish monarchs Charles V and Philip II. Ortiz published the first manual on ornamentation for bowed string instruments, and a large collection of sacred vocal compositions .

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Very little is known about Ortiz's life. He is believed to have been born in Toledo and probably died in Rome, where its trail is lost.

paragraph: In 1553 Ortiz was living in the viceroyalty of Naples. Five years later, the third duke of Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, appointed him maestro di cappella of the Chapel Royal of Naples. In 1565 Ortiz still held the post under the Viceroy Pedro Afán de Ribera, duke of Alcalá. A recent study suggests that Diego Ortiz could have been the model for a very relevant personage in the famous work of Paolo Caliari Veronese "The Wedding at Cana", based on the instrumental ensemble represented by the painter, the edition date of Ortiz's second book "Musices liber primus" in Venice, the repeated confusions and misattributions about this person in the literature down to the present, and the striking resemblance of the painted character with the only known engraved portrait of the musician.

paragraph: Recent findings reveal that, after his service to the Spanish Neapolitan Court, as Maestro di Cappella appeared, as ""famigliare"", in the Colonna's Court in Rome, at least from April 1572 to September 1576 .

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Ortiz published two music books: "Trattado de Glosas" in 1553 and "Musices liber primus" in 1565.

paragraph: Section::::Works.:"Trattado de Glossas".

paragraph: The "Trattado de Glosas" (modern Spanish spelling "") is considered a masterpiece of literature for the viola da gamba. The work was published on 10 December 1553, in Rome under the Spanish title "Trattado de glossas sobre clausulas y otros generos de puntos en la musica de violones nuevamente puestos en luz". The Italian edition was published at the same time, with the title "Glose sopra le cadenze et altre sorte de punti in la musica del violone". The Italian edition is full of Hispanicisms, which suggests that Ortiz made this version himself .

paragraph: Section::::Works.:"Musices liber primus".

paragraph: Ortiz published a collection of polyphonic religious music in 1565 in Venice. "Musices liber primus hymnos, Magnificas, Salves, motecta, psalmos" includes sixty-nine compositions for four to seven voices, based on plainchant works. They are stylistically conservative for the period, appropriate to the tastes of the dedicatee, Ortiz's employer, Pedro Afán de Rivera, Duke of Alcalá and the Spanish Viceroy in Naples. In the preface to this publication, Ortiz encourages performers to accompany these sacred polyphonic works with instruments, a practice favoured at the time in Spain, and promises future publication of a book of masses which never appeared .

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Section::::References.:Sheetmusic.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "El primo(-secondo) libro de Diego Ortiz" "(click "View options" JPG icon)" - Biblioteca Nacional de España info

description: Spanish composer and musicologist

wikidata_label: Diego Ortiz

wikipedia_title: Diego Ortiz


text:
American football
offensive tackle
drafted
2006 NFL Draft
New York Giants
college football
East Carolina University
Jacksonville Jaguars
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Giants
Jacksonville Jaguars
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers

categories: East Carolina Pirates football players,African-American players of American football,Pittsburgh Steelers players,Jacksonville Jaguars players,1983 births,New York Giants players,Living people,American football offensive tackles

paragraph: Guy Whimper

paragraph: Guy Whimper (born May 21, 1983) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Whimper played college football at East Carolina University.

paragraph: Whimper has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: He was waived by the New York Giants on September 4, 2010.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Jacksonville Jaguars.

paragraph: Whimper was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 2, 2010.

paragraph: On October 28, 2012, Whimper was made an eligible receiver and successfully caught a pass for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers.

paragraph: Whimper was released by the Jaguars on February 27, 2013.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Pittsburgh Steelers.

paragraph: On May 6, 2013, Whimper was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

paragraph: Whimper was seen as extremely unlikely to make the Steelers' roster, much less play, and much less than that play well. Due to an injury to tackle Marcus Gilbert and poor play by OT Mike Adams, Whimper played extensively against the Baltimore Ravens on October 20, and in the face of much skepticism, played well. On March 17, 2014, the Steelers re-signed Whimper to a one-year contract.

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Guy Whimper

wikipedia_title: Guy Whimper


text:
American football
offensive lineman
college football
Cornell University
Oakland Raiders
2006 NFL Draft
New York Giants
New England Patriots
Pine Crest School
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cornell University
Ivy League
Quill and Dagger
drafted
Cornell
Oakland Raiders
New York Giants
Super Bowl XLII
XLVI
Tom Brady
New England Patriots
Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders bio
New York Giants bio

categories: African-American players of American football,Sportspeople from Queens, New York,Players of American football from New York (state),Cornell Big Red football players,American football centers,Oakland Raiders players,Cornell University School of Hotel Administration alumni,1983 births,New York Giants players,Living people,American football offensive guards,American football offensive tackles

paragraph: Kevin Boothe

paragraph: Kevin Mark Boothe (born July 5, 1983) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Cornell University. He was drafted in the sixth round (176th overall) by the Oakland Raiders in the 2006 NFL Draft. He also played for the New York Giants, winning two Super Bowls with the team, both against the New England Patriots.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Boothe attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he graduated in 2001.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Boothe attended Cornell University and was a three-time All-Ivy League selection and a member of Cornell's Quill and Dagger society.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: In the 2006 NFL Draft, he was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round with the 176th overall pick.

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

paragraph: Boothe was the first player drafted from Cornell since 1997. He finished the 2006 season as the starting right guard for the Oakland Raiders.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New York Giants.

paragraph: After being waived by the Raiders in the 2007 pre-season, Boothe was claimed by the New York Giants. He won Super Bowl XLII and XLVI with the Giants, both against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, and he was the starting left guard in the latter game.

paragraph: Set to become a free agent in 2013, Boothe re-signed with the Giants on a one-year contract on March 25, 2013.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Second stint with Raiders.

paragraph: After becoming a free agent after the 2013 season, Boothe signed a contract with his former team, the Oakland Raiders, on March 17, 2014. The contract was for two years worth $3.4 million.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oakland Raiders bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- New York Giants bio

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Kevin Boothe

wikipedia_title: Kevin Boothe


text:
Johannesburg
environmental portrait
physiognomy
phrenology
Darwinism
colonialism
Cape Town
Cape Town
Rhodes University
Grahamstown
Taipei
Taiwan
The New York Times
Stellenbosch

wikipedia_title:
Johannesburg
Environmental portrait
Physiognomy
Phrenology
Darwinism
Colonialism
Cape Town
Cape Town
Rhodes University
Makhanda, Eastern Cape
Taipei
Taiwan
The New York Times
Stellenbosch

categories: South African photographers,Living people

paragraph: Carla Liesching

paragraph: Carla Liesching (born 1985) is an artist from Johannesburg, South Africa, based in New York City. Her work investigates human relationships to structure, particularly ideological shifts in geographic organisation and narrative. Liesching's practice addresses conceptions of self in relation to place, movement, distance and belonging. Interested in the photographic portrait's agency in the shaping of identity narratives, Liesching creates archives of staged environmental portraits, which parodically hearken back to the medium's early involvement with human classification systems and pseudo-scientific exploration (for example, photography used in the aid of physiognomy, physical anthropology, phrenology, Darwinism and colonialism.) Liesching's installations often include sculptural and sound components alongside her photographic work. She is most recognised for her photographic series "The Swimmers". Liesching is represented by Cape Town-based gallery Brundyn & Gonsalves.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Carla Liesching was born in Cape Town in 1985 and was raised in various small towns around SA, mainly in the Eastern Cape. She received her BFA, specialising in photography, video and sound installation, from Rhodes University in Grahamstown and moved to Johannesburg shortly after graduating in 2007. Since then she has recently spent time working in Taipei, Taiwan and is currently based in New York City.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Career.

paragraph: Liesching received her BFA Degree from Rhodes University. As an artist, she has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad – most recently Germany, England and Belgium. Her work has been shown in various international publications including Art Review, GUP Magazine, The Viewer and "The New York Times".

paragraph: As an instructor she has run workshops for the SA National Arts Festival, assistant lectured at Rhodes University and taught photography at the Market Photography Workshop and Photo Manhattan.

paragraph: Section::::Selected exhibitions.

paragraph: Section::::Selected exhibitions.:Solo exhibitions.:2013.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Geography and Some Explorers", Brundyn & Gonsalves Gallery, South Africa

paragraph: Section::::Selected exhibitions.:Solo exhibitions.:2011.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Swimmers", iArt Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

paragraph: Section::::Selected exhibitions.:Solo exhibitions.:2008.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Masked Portraits", Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Bear in The Woods", Moja Modern Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

paragraph: Section::::Selected exhibitions.:Group exhibitions.:2012.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Material/Representation", Brundyn & Gonsalves, Cape Town

paragraph: BULLET::::- "FNB Joburg Art Fair", Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Africa Number Two", Recycleart, Brussels

paragraph: BULLET::::- "MOP5", Cape Town month of Photography

paragraph: Section::::Selected exhibitions.:Group exhibitions.:2011.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Lens: fractions of contemporary photography and video in South Africa", US Art Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa

paragraph: Section::::Selected exhibitions.:Group exhibitions.:2010.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "I am solitary I am an army", Surface Gallery & Beers.Lambert, United Kingdom

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Spier Contemporary" Biennale, South Africa

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Artist's website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Full Artist CV

description: South African photographer

wikidata_label: Carla Liesching

wikipedia_title: Carla Liesching


text:
British
Conservative
Tory
Sir Henry Russell, 1st Baronet
William Hickey
British Indian Army
17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)
21st Bengal Native Infantry
Hyderabad
Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet
Poona
furlough
United Kingdom
Saint Helena
Napoleon
Longwood
East India Company
Lord Hastings
Governor-General of India
Nizam of Hyderabad
Sir Charles Metcalfe
1826 general election
Colchester
Radical
Member of Parliament
Daniel Whittle Harvey
George Spence
Catholic emancipation
Whig
election petition
Flanders
Germany
Switzerland
France
Dover
borough constituency
Southampton
Abel Rous Dottin
Leominster
Rowland Stephenson
Chief Whip
William Holmes
Reading
that year's general election
Stephen Lushington
Patronage Secretary
Joseph Planta
City of London
Lord Grey
Duke of Wellington
Home Secretary
Lord Melbourne
William Cobbett
Richard Carlile
Henry Warburton
general election that year
Sudbury
Dublin City
House of Lords
Lord Ebrington
William IV
State Opening of Parliament
Appleby
Helston
Tower Hamlets
1832 general election
Corn Laws
Peelite
1835
1837
1841
1847
London Bridge
Institution of Civil Engineers
Great Western Railway
London
Sir Charles Russell, 3rd Baronet
St Pancras

wikipedia_title: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

wikipedia_title: Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings

wikipedia_title: Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)

wikipedia_title: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

wikipedia_title: Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency)

wikipedia_title: Tower Hamlets (UK Parliament constituency)

categories: UK MPs 1832–1835,UK MPs 1835–1837,Suicides by firearm in England,Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies,British politicians who committed suicide,1856 deaths,UK MPs 1830–1831,Tory MPs (pre-1834),UK MPs 1841–1847,1786 births,UK MPs 1831–1832

paragraph: Charles Russell (1786–1856)

paragraph: Charles Russell (22 July 1786 – 15 May 1856) was a British Conservative and Tory politician.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Russell was the second surviving son of Sir Henry Russell, 1st Baronet and his second wife, Anna Barbara née Whitworth. He never married.

paragraph: Section::::Military career.

paragraph: Described by memoirist William Hickey as a "fine dashing youth", Russell entered as a cadet in the British Indian Army in 1800, becoming an ensign in the 17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment) in 1801, and a lieutenant in the 21st Bengal Native Infantry 1803. In July 1810, he was appointed to the command of the escort at Hyderabad, and also took temporary responsibility for the residency's business until his brother, Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet arrived from his post at Poona.

paragraph: Becoming a captain in 1818, Russell then took furlough in 1817, returning to the United Kingdom via Saint Helena, where he witnessed Napoleon—who had then been exiled to the island—walking in front of his house in Longwood. Russell declined to meet Napoleon after being told he must address the former revolutionary leader as 'General'.

paragraph: Upon return to England, Russell lived mostly in London, and formally retired from the army in 1822, then becoming a proprietor of East India Company stock.

paragraph: Section::::Corruption scandal.

paragraph: Alongside his brother, Henry, Russell was implicated in a corruption scandal where Lord Hastings, a Governor-General of India, was alleged to have acted partially on behalf of Palmer and Company, a Hyderabad banking house. The Russells were found to have to have been involved in and profited from the firm's dealings with the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Akbar Ali Khan, directly from Hastings' 1816 decision to exempt the house from a ban on lending money to native princes. Henry Russell's successor, Sir Charles Metcalfe, discovered a loan in 1820 that was both fictitious and fraudulent.

paragraph: An investigation was launched by the East India Company, which in 1824 ordered the relevant papers to be printed. Henry Russell launched a defence of himself and his brother, Charles, titled "Letter to the Court of Directors", arguing the allegations had arisen from "acrimonious party spirit" and complaining that no opportunity had been granted to defend themselves. The matter was debated in court in February 1825, where Henry defended the pair, and they were both absolved in a move designed to avoid a charge of peculation against Hastings.

paragraph: Section::::Political career.

paragraph: Section::::Political career.:Colchester, 1826.

paragraph: Shortly after, Henry Russell was approached to contest the 1826 general election at Colchester but this was blocked by his father if it resulted in a contest. Charles offered to stand for the seat in Henry's place, noting he would resign from the race if it resulted in a contest, if this would ensure the Hyderabad affair was not raised in parliament, but he was "not very solicitous about it" and did not mention this idea to their father.

paragraph: Brother Henry vetoed the idea, regardless, arguing there was too high a risk of being involved in a difficult contest, especially against the Radical sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Daniel Whittle Harvey, who had previously attacked their father in 1820 and had since become interested in the Hyderabad affair—and was likely to exploit it in order to "defame" Charles. Despite this, Henry recommended Charles to seek election at any other "close seat at a fair price", not seeing the Indian scandal as a barrier to a political career.

paragraph: Charles Russell, however, believed there was little chance of a contest at Colchester, but decided not to stand, arguing it was in Harvey's "interest as much as ours to keep things quiet", and said:

paragraph: At the same general election, Henry Russell and his wife actively supported the canvas of Tory candidate George Spence, who opposed Catholic emancipation, in a bid to remove the sitting Whig MP Charles Fyshe Palmer. The campaign was successful, although Spence was removed just nine months later via an election petition issued by Fyshe Palmer. Henry intervened in a bid to, at some point, also stand for the borough, but Charles warned him to procee cautiously and avoid being "drawn into the town set". At a celebration dinner in July of that year, Henry professed support for Catholic emancipation, and accused Fyshe Palmer and John Monck—a radical Whig MP for the borough—of seeking to obstruct a liberalising government. Charles complimented his brother on the speech, saying:

paragraph: Section::::Political career.:1827–1830.

paragraph: The following year, Charles accompanied his brother on a tour of Flanders, Germany, Switzerland and France. The year after, he went to Dover to investigate the possibility of standing for the borough constituency, but decided against doing so. He was then approached by a stockbroker cousin of Southampton Tory MP Abel Rous Dottin to purchase a £63,000 property in an unnamed borough, which was said to guarantee the occupier command of 214 electors of both seats. A peerage was also on offer for a further £40,000, but Russell reported to his brother that nothing came of the "gross fudge".

paragraph: In 1829, Russell again received an offer from the same source to allow himself, or Henry, to gain the seat of Leominster upon the retirement of Tory MP Rowland Stephenson. Russell was not convinced by assurances that there would be no contest and so did not pursue the matter.

paragraph: Section::::Political career.:MP for Reading.:1830–1831.

paragraph: In the following year, Tory MP Spence told Russell that the Tory government's Chief Whip, William Holmes, was seeking to understand whether Henry "wished to be in parliament" and, if so, would support the Wellington–Peel Ministry. The result of these conversations, however, was that Charles was elected Tory MP for Reading at that year's general election, when Monck retired and, in an about-face, recommended the Whig Stephen Lushington to replace him.

paragraph: At the hustings for the election, Russell addressed accusations that he was an advocate of West Indian slavery and the "promoter of monopoly" by the East India Company, stating he "utterly abhorred" slavery but that abolishing it required a "measure for the protection of British property". He added he had no "tie to bind him" to the company and its interests. After a bitter and prolonged contest, caused by the referral of disputed votes to the assessor, Russell secured the seat and claimed it had been "rescued... from the intolerable burden which oppressed it", claiming he would "go to Parliament a free and independent member".

paragraph: To his brother, he expressed:

paragraph: At a celebration dinner in September of that year, he observed there were many differences still remaining between the Tories and Whigs, and added that the Whigs:

paragraph: He sought to convinced moderate Whigs that "we are no more enamoured than they are of a despotic power, but that we would only so temper our love of civil liberty, as to prevent freedom from degenerating into licence, anarchy and revolution". The Wellington ministry saw Russell was one of their "friends" and, in October 1830, he met with the Patronage Secretary, Joseph Planta, who reported to Henry Russell that he was "courteous and complimentary".

paragraph: Russell did not attend a constituency meeting the next day, at which a petition calling for repeal of the house and window taxes was presented. Upon hearing of this, Russell observed to his brother that "my troubles begin to thicken on me" and that the petition was "hard under a declining revenue to force on a minister speciic repeals of taxation". Despite this, he agreed to present the petition, and any others, but refused to pledge himself to it "until I see what measures are proposed by the government". Russell also avoided an anti-slavery petition organised by local quakers, pleading he had a prior engagement in London, and adding:

paragraph: Russell avoided another meeting, on the same day, on the subject of reform, at which Palmer was present.

paragraph: Russell did not take his seat in the House of Commons until October 1830, and immediately shared in the belief that the government had acted "foolishly" on cancelling the royal visit to the City of London on 9 November of that year. Yet, he struggled on the problem of distress" noting it was "severe" among "parts of the agricultural population" but was "by no means general". He concluded that he should say little on the matter, particularly with petitions from constituents pending, and noted the government had few speakers supporting its position on the matter.

paragraph: In November, he voted silently with the ministers on the civil list, but the vote failed and the government was brought down, leading to a Whig government formed by Lord Grey. In the same month, as he had feared, a petition was lodged against his election, alleging bribery and corruption, but this was not persevered as its promoters believed parliament would be dissolved and an election would be called. Russell admitted this was a "great relief", but he remained anxious that accounts should be settled and care should be taken when "making illegal payments".

paragraph: While this concern was over, he faced further wrath from his constituents who, as the "Berkshire Chronicle" reported, were "disappointed" at his vote on the civil. Russell was prepared to defend himself, arguing the vote had not been "a question of economy" but one of "whether the Duke of Wellington or Lord Grey should be premier", adding "I should have been a coward and traitor if I had not voted as I did", if the liberal "Reading Mercury" attacked the vote. No action was taken immediately, but Russell came under "very unreasonable" fire from his leading friends, who were "greviously offended". In an explanation to his brother, Russell said:

paragraph: In any event, Russell was prepared to go to Reading in person to pacify his critics, if his brother approved, and when he was denounced by the "Reading Mercury" at the end of the month, he wrote a written reply for the "Berkshire Chronicle"—and considered whether to couple this with an attack on the new government. Nevertheless, he decided that there was a "desire to give a fair trial" to the new government, noting "the opinion of the necessity of economy and reform seems universal and prevails with both parties". He told his brother "we must manage any attack on the present ministry cautiously".

paragraph: He continued to contemplate a speech on the assessed taxes and whether to present a scheme for their modification, and regarded the "Chronicle" article as "capital", but disregarded an idea by his chief agent, Alfred Compigne, that he should justify his vote in a public letter to constituents. He said:

paragraph: In December 1830, Russell both presented an anti-slavery petition from the women of Reading and asked if there was any prospect of a Reading reform meeting, noting he "has always been favourable to granting representatives to the large unrepresented towns", believing this would "prove the means of checking the torrent of reform".

paragraph: By the start of 1831, Russell was still busy trying to finalise his election accounts and, alarmed by reports of plans to dissolve parliament, he planned to return to Reading. His brother advised him and Monck to make a plea to the Home Secretary Lord Melbourne to provide clemency to the so-called 'Swing' rioters who had been sentenced to death at a recent special commission.

paragraph: Russell attended, with Palmer, a local reform meeting despite believing its signatories were "few and scurvy" and that the meeting was no longer a party matter, believing the Whig government should decide the details on "a firm conviction of its expediency". He said he was prepared to support a "temperate" measure of the type advocated by the government, but disputed that the ballot would "lead to the results which the supports of it expected". His brother did not think "any substantial use" could be made of the argument that the ballot would destroy beneficial "scoial influences" and admit the "evil" influences advocated by Radicals William Cobbett and Richard Carlile. Despite this, Charles planned to speak on the motion proposed by Henry Warburton, and Henry wrote a speech on this.

paragraph: At a town meeting in January 1831, Russell reiterated his willingness to support "practical and substantial reform" as long as it was "temperate and consonant with the principles and practice of the English constitution", but flatly refused to countenance the ballot, and again had to defend his vote on the civil list. He said he supported the previous government "because he believed them friends to economy and peace" but would support the current government if they showed similar support for the same principles. Radicals agreed he had performed well and with unsuspected ability. Russell later told his brother that the proposed reform scheme was "gigantic in its dimensions, and it is impossible to contemplate such vast changes without anxiety and alarm. As regards the main point after all, however, the degree in which it will increase the democratic element of our constitution, it has some redeeming virtues."

paragraph: He particularly agreed with the increase in members for county constituencies and to exclude borough voters from counties which, he said, would "introduce into the house a phalanx of country gentleman connected with the most solid property in the company". He also supported plans for a £10 householder borough franchise, removing non-resident voters, and shortening the duration of the polls. His brother said he "must support the measure", adding it was "popular among the most Tory of our friends" and doing so would "not displease any of your party, and you will conciliate several of the adverse party".

paragraph: Nevertheless, Russell continued to be "alarmed at the magnitude of the changes" but believed the country would "never be satisfied till they are carried" and would therefore supprt the bill "on public... as well as on personal considerations". His agent urged him to speak on the matter, but worried about "making any debut on such a question" believing the "fall from such a height will be tremendous" so Russell should first make speeches on "less ambitious views". Henry was asked to draft a speech, and did so "strongly and unreservedly in its favour", believing it would only benefit Russell's position amongst the electorate. He then advised Russell to give a silent vote at the bill's second reading, and then speak at committee stage praising the bill's "principle of raising the respectability of the electors". Indeed, he further advocated raising the borough franchise to £12, or making it £10 based on rates rather than rent. Henry believed this would get rid of opposition from the electorate that were prone to bribery or to support the Radicals. Yet, he warned he "must not openly propose or advocate the change, for fear of giving offence to the parties who would be affected by it".

paragraph: Charles was attracted by this idea, but composed a speech a set speech on the principle of the measure in case it was required. Compigne was, however, adamant that it would be electorally advantageous, causing Charles to complain to this brother:

paragraph: Upon request, Henry provided a speech for a town meeting on the matter to Charles in the hope it would "please your hearers, those of our own, as well as of the adverse party, despite Charles complaining the meetings were "prodigious bores". Charles told his brother:

paragraph: Despite this animosity, at the meeting, he declared his unequivocal support the bill, which he said was based on the "combined principles of population and property; population, to infuse into the system the spirit of real and popular representation; property, to impart to it a character of stability and order". He did not in the end make a set speech at the bill's second reading but, when Palmer presented a petition to the house, he "forced on the house, which was very reluctant to listen to me", a "few words" supporting both the petition and the bill. He then voted for the bill at its second reading, and his intervention escaped the notice of journalists.

paragraph: Yet, Russell felt parliament would have to be dissolved, regardless of whether the bill passed, noting he was unable to reconcile "how Lord Grey is to carry on the business of the country with the present house" while "Peel would probably shrink from forming a new administration on the unpopular basis of a reform short of that now proposed".

paragraph: Section::::Political career.:MP for Reading.:1831–1832.

paragraph: He was correct, and at the general election that year, he pledged his intention to give "honest support" to the bill, and was returned unopposed alongside Palmer. At the hustings, he reiterated his support for the bill on the grounds that "legitimate power given to property" and "that influence conferred on those classes where influence ought to reside". He reserved a right on any alterations, but denied that would do so in "any covert spirit of hostility".

paragraph: Shortly after his election, Russell fell ill and was unable to attend the opening weeks of the new parliament, obtaining a fortnight's sick leave, before attending for the first time on 26 July 1831. His first vote was then in the committee stage of the reintroduced reform bill, when he divided for the partial disfranchisement of Sudbury, despite believing his opponents "had much reason on their side". He continued to vote steadily in favour of the bill for the remainder of that month and, fearing backlash if he missed a debate on the borough qualification proposals, missed his father's 80th birthday celebrations on 19 August. He then spoke, under "urgent" pressure from Compigne, on the qualification clause on 24 August.

paragraph: After this, he was not known to have spoken again in parliament, and voted with ministers for the prosecution of those found guilty of giving bribes at the Dublin City election on 23 August. Again, he feared early dissolution of parliament if the House of Lords rejected the bill, and he asked his brother to put in order their election accounts so that they could avoid "the wasteful and exorbitant expenditure" foisted on them in 1830. He missed the unexpected vote on the bill's third division on 19 September, as he was at a dinner, but voted in favour of its passage two days later.

paragraph: Anticipating a motion by Lord Ebrington on confidence in the ministry, he told his brother:

paragraph: Henry endorsed the message and Russell then divided for the motion, although he was unable to see "what advantage" ministers derived from it.

paragraph: Russell then missed a meeting in Reading called by Monck and local radicals to address William IV on the issue of reform, as he received the invitation too late. He also feared that, if a county meeting was called, his presence would be "extremely awkward" as he "could not avoid taking a decisive tone in supporting reform or I should be considered as a trimmer by the reformers; and if I did take a decisive tone I should offend many of the old Blue party". However, no meeting took place.

paragraph: He was again struck ill in the autumn from a "deranged stomach, a dry hacking cough" and reported that "the secretions of my bowels are slimy and unhealthy" and used this as an excuse to avoid attending a dinner in Reading to pay tribute to Monck on 22 November.

paragraph: Still ill, he attended the State Opening of Parliament, and began to doubt the revisions put forward by the Grey ministry to the reform bill, wondering "by what means Lord Grey proposes to carry it through the Lords". He soon learned of a plan to appoint 45 new peers, and divided for the bill's second reading on 17 December 1831, as well as to deprive 30 boroughs of one member on 23 January 1832. He voted with the government on reforms to Appleby, Helston and Tower Hamlets, and for the bill's third reading on 22 March. On 14 May, he once again stayed away from a Reading meeting on the subject, with his brother noting:

paragraph: On 22 February, he was appointed to the select committee on the East India Company's affairs, a day after his brother had given evidence to its political and foreign sub-committee—which also happened on 30 March, and in the military sub-committee on 19 April.

paragraph: Ahead of the dissolution of parliament, Russell wrote to the chairman saying these was no reason to worry about his absence, noting his votes provided the "best proofs of his sincerity in the cause of reform". He voted in favour of the second reading of the Irish reform bill on 25 May and against any increase in Scottish county representation on 1 June.

paragraph: Section::::Political career.:MP for Reading.:1832–1847.

paragraph: Russell was subsequently returned again for Reading at the 1832 general election, when he pledged for cautious reform of the church and the Corn Laws but evaded questions on slavery, triennial parliaments and municipal reform. He began to gravitate towards Peelite Conservatives and it was in that regard he was re-elected in 1835 and lost an election in 1837. He regained the seat in 1841 before losing it again in 1847 and retiring from politics.

paragraph: Section::::Later life and death.

paragraph: Then living in Adelaide Place near London Bridge, in 1839, he became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Between 1839 and 1855, he was a "forceful and successful" chairman of the Great Western Railway, retiring due to ill health.

paragraph: In 1856, he committed suicide at his home in Argyle Street, London, becoming the second of four Reading MPs to take his own life. An inquest after his death found, in the early hours of 15 May, he had shot himself in the mouth on a second attempt after the pistol had first misfired. His valet said, in his final few days, he had been suffering from chest pains which had depressed him, and had found him alive but insensible at 06:45, lingering until 14:00 with a bullet in his brain. A verdict of suicide under the influence of "temporary insanity" was returned.

paragraph: In accordance with his will, the residue of his estate was left to his nephew, Sir Charles Russell, 3rd Baronet, and created a trust fund for the payment of annuities of £200 each to spinster Mary Ann Watkins and her daughter, who may also have been his, Jane Watkins. He also left money for care of Janes Monies née Ellis, who he had been trustee for and was confined in a Hoxton lunaitc asylum. This paid for the rents and profits on a leasehold in St Pancras, London, which provided her with £100 a year for life.

description: politician

wikidata_label: Charles Russell

wikipedia_title: Charles Russell (1786–1856)


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sculptor
Mount Rushmore
La Havre
France
United States
Italy
Austria
Venice
Barre, Vermont
World War I
Gutzon Borglum
Lincoln's
Jefferson's

categories: 20th-century American sculptors,People with acquired American citizenship,Italian emigrants to the United States,20th-century Italian sculptors,1969 deaths,People from Le Havre,1892 births,Italian male sculptors,American sculptors of Italian descent,Mount Rushmore

paragraph: Luigi Del Bianco

paragraph: Luigi Del Bianco (May 8, 1892 - January 20, 1969) was a French-born Italian-American sculptor, and chief carver of Mount Rushmore.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and education.

paragraph: Bianco was born on a ship near La Havre, France, on May 8, 1892, to Vincenzo and Osvalda Del Bianco, who were returning from the United States to Italy. He showed interest in carving at a young age, and spent time in Austria and Venice studying the art.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: When Bianco was 18 years old, he left for America, arriving in Barre, Vermont.

paragraph: When World War I broke out, Bianco returned to Italy and fought for his home country, eventually returning to Vermont in 1920. Bianco's brother-in-law introduced him to Mount Rushmore designer Gutzon Borglum, and Bianco began working at Borglum's studio.

paragraph: In 1933, Borglum hired Bianco as chief stone carver on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Paid $1.50 an hour, Bianco was charged with carving the detail in the faces. He carved Lincoln's eyes, and patched a dangerous crack in Jefferson's lip.

wikidata_label: Luigi Del Bianco

wikipedia_title: Luigi Del Bianco


text:
Count of Penthièvre
Avesnes
John I, Count of Penthièvre
Joan, Duchess of Brittany
Charles of Blois
Penthièvre line
Armagnacs
Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War
John, Duke of Burgundy
Louis II, Duke of Anjou
Bourges
John V, Duke of Brittany
Champtoceaux
Charles
John de L'Aigle
Duchess Joan of Brittany
Estates of Brittany
Brittany
Limoges
Hainaut
Simon IV de Lalaing
Quiévrain
John
Arras
John, Duke of Burgundy

categories: House of Châtillon,1433 deaths,People of the Hundred Years' War

paragraph: Olivier, Count of Penthièvre

paragraph: Olivier (d. 28 September 1433) was Count of Penthièvre and Lord of Avesnes from 1404 until his death.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Olivier was the eldest son and heir of John I, Count of Penthièvre and Margaret de Clisson, and the grandson of Joan, Duchess of Brittany and her husband, Charles of Blois, making him the senior claimant to the Breton throne in the Penthièvre line. In 1411, Olivier joined the Armagnacs in the Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War despite being married to Isabella, a daughter of John, Duke of Burgundy. In this capacity, he fought alongside Louis II, Duke of Anjou, at the siege of Bourges in 1412.

paragraph: Although his father and grandmother had abandoned the family's claim to Brittany in 1381, Margaret and her sons Olivier and Charles de Avaugour plotted to seize the duchy. In 1420, they invited John V, Duke of Brittany to a party at Champtoceaux, where they captured him and threatened him with death if he did not abandon the ducal throne. The French dauphin and regent Charles allowed events to play out, despite outcries from within and outside of France. After holding the duke for five months, Olivier's brother John de L'Aigle, Duchess Joan of Brittany, and the Breton nobility negotiated his release in February 1421.

paragraph: Reneging on agreements made while in captivity, John V called together the Estates of Brittany and convinced them to condemn Olivier to death and confiscate all of his lands in Brittany. The count retreated first to Limoges and then to Avesnes in Hainaut. While there, he married his second wife, Joan, daughter of Simon IV de Lalaing, Lord of Quiévrain (d. 1467). He died at Avesnes in 1433 without legitimate progeny and was succeeded by his brother, John.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Olivier married as his first wife on 22 July 1406 at Arras Isabella, daughter of John, Duke of Burgundy. She died childless in 1412.

paragraph: In 1428, Olivier married as his second wife Jeanne de Lalaing, daughter of Simon IV de Lalaing, Lord of Quiévrain. She died in 1467 without progeny.

wikidata_label: Olivier de Blois, Count of Penthièvre

wikipedia_title: Olivier, Count of Penthièvre


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Byzantine
Romanos I Lekapenos
Stephen
Constantine VII
Samothrace
Romanos I
Theodora
Theophanes Continuatus
George Kedrenos
Christopher Lekapenos
Stephen Lekapenos
Theophylact
Patriarch of Constantinople
Helena
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
magistroi
basileopator
Caesar
Macedonian dynasty
his own family
patrikios
Armenian
castrated
Eparch of Constantinople
Romanos II
John Kourkouas
Macedonian line
Hugh of Arles
King of Italy
will
Steven Runciman
coup d'état
Marianos Argyros
protospatharios
Basil Peteinos
Manuel Kourtikes
strategos
Great Palace of Constantinople
Prote
Princes' Islands
Constantinople
Lombard
Liutprand of Cremona
Amalfi
Gaeta
Rome
Provence
Bardas Phokas the Elder
Domestic of the Schools
Constantine Gongyles
Byzantine navy
patrikios
Great Hetaeriarch
Count of the Stable
"droungarios" of the Watch
Augusta
Book of Isaiah
Jehovah
Tenedos
Samothrace
nightmare
Hell

categories: Macedonian dynasty,Armenian Byzantine emperors,10th-century Byzantine emperors,10th-century births,Byzantine people who died in prison custody,Lekapenos family,940s deaths,Byzantine junior emperors

paragraph: Constantine Lekapenos

paragraph: Constantine Lekapenos or Lecapenus () was the third son of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), and co-emperor from 924 to 945. With his elder brother Stephen, he deposed Romanos I in December 944, but was overthrown and exiled by the legitimate emperor Constantine VII (r. 913–959) a few weeks later. Constantine was exiled to the island of Samothrace, where he was killed while attempting to escape sometime between 946 and 948.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Family.

paragraph: Constantine was one of the youngest sons of Romanos I and his wife Theodora. Theophanes Continuatus mentions him as the youngest son of the imperial couple, while the 11th-century chronicler George Kedrenos mentions him as the third of four known sons. His older brothers were Christopher Lekapenos (co-emperor 921–931) and Stephen Lekapenos (co-emperor 924-945). It is unclear if Theophylact (Patriarch of Constantinople in 933–956) was his younger brother or slightly older than he was. His sisters included Helena, who married Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (r. 913–959), and Agatha, who married Romanos Argyros. He probably also had at least two unnamed sisters, known only because of their marriages to the "magistroi" Romanos Mosele and Romanos Saronites.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Reign.

paragraph: Romanos Lekapenos had risen to power in 919, when he had managed to appoint himself regent over the young Constantine VII and marry his daughter Helena to him. Within a year, he successively rose from "basileopator" to "Caesar", and was eventually crowned senior emperor on 17 December 920. To consolidate his hold on power, and with a view of supplanting the ruling Macedonian dynasty with his own family, he raised his eldest son Christopher to co-emperor in May 921, while Stephen and Constantine were proclaimed co-emperors on 25 December 924.

paragraph: Following Christopher's early death in 931, and given Constantine VII's "de facto" sidelining, Stephen and Constantine assumed an increased prominence, although formally they still ranked after their brother-in-law in the college of emperors. In 939, Constantine married his first wife Helena, a daughter of the "patrikios" Adrian, an Armenian.

paragraph: Symeon Magister records the death of Helena on 14 January 940, and on 2 February of the same year, Constantine married his second wife, Theophano Mamas. Constantine had a son, named Romanos, but it is not recorded by which of his two wives. This Romanos was castrated in 945, after the Lekapenoi lost power, to prevent him from claiming the Byzantine throne. He nevertheless pursued a career in the court, eventually reaching the rank of "patrikios" and the post of Eparch of Constantinople.

paragraph: Stephen and Constantine Lekapenos came to the fore in 943, when they opposed a dynastic marriage for their nephew, Romanos II. Their father wanted to have his eldest surviving grandson married to Euphrosyne, a daughter of his successful general John Kourkouas. Although such a union would effectively cement the loyalty of the army, it would also strengthen the position of the legitimate Macedonian line, represented by Romanos II and his father Constantine VII, over the imperial claims of Romanos's own sons. Predictably, Stephen and Constantine opposed this decision, and prevailed upon their father, who was by this time ill and old, to dismiss Kourkouas in the autumn of 944. Romanos II instead married Bertha, an illegitimate daughter of Hugh of Arles, King of Italy, who changed her name to Eudokia after her marriage.

paragraph: With Romanos I approaching the end of his life, the matter of his succession became urgent. In 943, Romanos drafted a will which would leave Constantine VII as the senior emperor following his death. This greatly upset his two sons, who feared that their brother-in-law would have them deposed and force them to take monastic vows. Motivated, in the opinion of Steven Runciman, partially by self-preservation and partially from genuine ambition, they started planning to seize power through a coup d'état, with Stephen apparently the ringleader and Constantine a rather reluctant partner.

paragraph: Their fellow conspirators included Marianos Argyros, the "protospatharios" Basil Peteinos, Manuel Kourtikes, the "strategos" Diogenes, Clado, and Philip. Kedrenos, however, considers Peteinos to have served as an agent of Constantine VII among the conspirators. On 20 December 944, the conspirators set their plans in motion. The two brothers smuggled their supporters in the Great Palace of Constantinople during the midday break in palace activities. They then led their men into the chamber of Romanos I, where they easily captured the "ill old man". They were able to transport him to the nearest harbour and from there to Prote, one of the Princes' Islands and a popular place of exile. There, Romanos agreed to take monastic vows and retire from the throne.

paragraph: Having managed to quietly depose their father, the brothers now had to deal with Constantine VII. Unfortunately for them, rumours soon spread around Constantinople, to the effect that, following Romanos's deposition, Constantine VII's life was in danger. Before long, crowds gathered before the palace, demanding to see their emperor in person. The contemporary Lombard historian Liutprand of Cremona notes that the ambassadors and envoys from Amalfi, Gaeta, Rome, and Provence present in the capital also supported Constantine VII. Stephen and his brother had to succumb to the inevitable, recognizing their brother-in-law as the senior emperor.

paragraph: The new triumvirate lasted for about 40 days. The three emperors soon appointed new leaders for the military services. Bardas Phokas the Elder was appointed as the new Domestic of the Schools, and Constantine Gongyles as head of the Byzantine navy. Stephen and his brother managed to reward their fellow conspirators. Peteinos became "patrikios" and Great Hetaeriarch, Argyros was appointed Count of the Stable, Kourtikes a "patrikios" and "droungarios" of the Watch.

paragraph: On 26 January 945, however, at the urging of their sister, the "Augusta" Helena, another coup removed the two Lekapenoi from power under the accusation that they attempted to poison Constantine VII, and restored the sole imperial authority to the latter.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Exile and death.

paragraph: Initially, the two brothers were sent to Prote. The Byzantine chroniclers have their father welcoming them by quoting a passage from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Chapter 1.2: "Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me." Liutprand of Cremona, however, gives a slightly different account, having Romanos I receive his sons with bitter sarcasm, thanking them for not neglecting him and begging them to excuse the monks for their ignorance on how to properly receive emperors.

paragraph: Constantine was soon transported to Tenedos, and then to Samothrace. He was ultimately killed while attempting to escape the island. The exact date is unknown, but since Theophanes Continuatus claims that the exiled Romanos I saw a nightmare featuring his son's descent to Hell at the time of Constantine's death, it can be placed between 946 and Romanos's own death in 948.

description: Byzantine emperor

wikidata_label: Constantine Lekapenos

wikipedia_title: Constantine Lekapenos