text: city

text: state of Durango

text: Canatlán

text: Tarahumara

text: University of Guadalajara

text: Tepehuan

text: Mezquital

text: Guillermo Ceniceros

text: Academy of San Carlos

text: Tlaquepaque

text: Jalisco

paragraph: Trinidad Núñez Quiñones

paragraph: Trinidad Núñez Quiñones (born June 13, 1948), otherwise known simply as Trino, is an artisan, artist, researcher and teacher whose work has been recognized with numerous awards in both the city and state of Durango. He was trained as a visual artist but has since specialized in pottery and ceramic sculptures. As a teacher, he has worked as a professor at the state university, trained local indigenous people and established the ceramic workshop which bears his name at Durango city's main cultural center.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Núñez was born in the small rural community of San José de Gracia in the municipality of Canatlán, Durango to a family with Spanish and Tarahumara heritage. His father, Andrés Núñez Gallegos, was a farmer and political leader in the small town. His mother was Petra Soria Quiñones, who was a traditional housewife, taking care of the family and selling food to field hands on their way to work. Núñez was the youngest of six children, all of whom worked the family's fields and with their livestock.

paragraph: However, Núñez lived in his family's country home only until he was about five years old. In 1953, another local farmer, one of the richest in the town, came to the family's house enraged at Núñez's father over a matter with horses. A violent confrontation began. To defend her husband, Núñez's mother took a rifle and shot the attacker dead. The revenge of the man's family included burning down the home and forcing the family to flee: the father to the mountains and the rest of the family to the outskirts of Durango city to start over.

paragraph: The transition from rural to urban life was difficult for the family. Núñez describes himself as a child as a troublemaker but also extremely curious. The family got by selling a number of things including newspapers. Núñez attended the local public schools. In fourth grade, he was taught how to make small animals by his teacher using clay from a local ravine. It was this experience that taught him that to create was his vocation. He began by molding fish and turtles, figures that can still be seen in much of his work today.

paragraph: In 1973, he married Mireya Rodríguez Vega when he was 24 at a time when large scale marriage ceremonies were sponsored by the state. The marriage lasted twenty years, producing four children: Gerardo, Xochiquetzali, Utzmaya and Iztaccíhuatl. Later the couple adopted a fifth child, Iris Grisel. However, his wife did not completely support his artistic endeavors, which he considered to be the most important thing in his life. However, he does admit that he did have problems with alcohol during his marriage.

paragraph: Some years later, he married his current wife, is Norma Elizabeth Campos Galindo. This marriage produced two more children, Itzel and Metzi, as well as Núñez becoming stepfather to Luis Arturo and Alejandro Cortez Campos.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Despite a four-year stint in the army that interrupted his professional education, Núñez says he never doubted that he wanted to be an artist of some kind. He began his formal artistic education at the Centro Universitario de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseño at the University of Guadalajara. Sometime later he would finish that degree in visual art from the recently established School of Painting, Sculpture and Handcrafts of the Juarez University of the State of Durango.

paragraph: His early years as an artist and artisan had elements of experimentation. He once did a series of turtle figures with the faces of politicians. However, his artistic expression has since focused almost entirely on the preservation of Mexican and Durango traditions.

paragraph: Núñez's career as an artist has spanned over forty years. Although partially retired, he is still active, both as an artist and as a teacher. As an artist, he works with his wife and son, Gerardo Núñez Rodríguez.

paragraph: Núñez's most widespread impact has been as a teacher and researcher. He has taught students of just about all ages, from classes in adobe homes to those in university. He estimates that he has taught over 8,000 students over his career, many of which have gone on to promote Durango culture both inside and outside the state. He began his teaching career in 1968 while still a student at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Handcrafts in the 1970s, with which he also worked researching the state's clay deposits. Early in his career, he was a cofounder of a group called the Black Spider Circle, professors and artists who supported the first graduates of the School of Painting, Sculpture and Handcrafts. He was one of the founders of the Workers and Employees Union of the Juarez University of the State of Durango, which was the model for similar organizations for professors. From 1992 to 2012, he was a full professor at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Handcrafts, retiring from the school after 38 years.

paragraph: In 2001, he also became involved with a federally-funded project to teach extremely poor Tepehuan communities in the municipality of Mezquital pottery and ceramic techniques. . First he investigated the clays in the area, and found types suitable for high-fire utilitarian items such as bathroom fixtures and tile, as well as those suitable for low-fire domestic and decorative items. The goal was to help the residents of the area be self-sufficient in their communities, without having to migrate to Durango city or other areas to work. The decision was made to found mini-workshops attached to family homes. The success of this project is one of the artist's main sources of pride.

paragraph: Núñez has established three major ceramics workshops, his own called Taller Toltecatl, a workshop in Nuevo Ideal, Durango and the workshop in Durango city's main cultural center (Casa de Cultura), which now bears his name. This last one he founded in 1980, and has served as its main instructor since then. The classes he gives here are one of the center's main attractions, teaching not only ceramics, but also cartonería and alebrije making. He was offered the chance to introduce a new handcraft to the Casa de Cultura, including wood sculpture, but chose made cartonería alebrijes because of it is economical, making it accessible to more people. He also finds it limitless in terms of imagination. Most start out with one idea but then finish with something different as the alebrije develops.

paragraph: Section::::Exhibitions and recognition.

paragraph: Núñez began formally exhibiting his work when he was about twenty five years old. Since then, he has exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. From 1964 to 1982 he exhibited regularly at the Los Tlacuilos gallery in School of Painting, Sculpture and Handcrafts, and still has shows there on occasion. The vast majority of his exhibitions have been in the state of Durango, including fine art venues such as the Guillermo Ceniceros Modern Art Museum. In 1995, he exhibited at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City and in 2000 at the National Museum of Ceramic Handcrafts in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. He has also judged numerous handcraft competitions in the state.

paragraph: He is a quiet man, preferring that his work speak for him. He has Numerous other awards from municipal and state entities. His awards include first place at the XII State Handcraft Fair in 2010 in the ceramics category and the Benito Juarez Merit medal from the Juarez State University. The ceramics workshop in the Casa de Culutra was named after him in 2013. His work has been catalogued in a book called "Sentimiento Barro-co" which has been distributed throughout Mexico. His biography was published in 2017, published by the Consejo Editorial Municipal of the city of Durango titled "Arcilla, cartones y vida, apuntes para una semblanza de Trino". written by Enrique Fernando Núñez Martínez.

wikidata_label: Trinidad Núñez Quiñones

wikipedia_title: Trinidad Núñez Quiñones


text:
American football
running back
Tennessee Titans
National Football League
undrafted free agent
college football
Colorado State
Louisville, Kentucky
Trinity High School
Louisville Courier-Journal
Rivals.com
Scout.com
Purdue
Colorado State
Illinois
Cincinnati
Ball State
Western Kentucky
Purdue
Colorado State University
Rams
redshirt
Mountain West Conference
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jalston Fowler
Hall of Fame
safety
Brian Dawkins
Louisville
New Orleans Saints
Titans bio
Colorado State bio

categories: Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky,African-American players of American football,1994 births,Purdue Boilermakers football players,Colorado State Rams football players,American football running backs,Living people,Players of American football from Kentucky

paragraph: Dalyn Dawkins

paragraph: Dalyn Daeel Dawkins (born December 26, 1994) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Titans in 2018. He play college football at Colorado State.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and high school.

paragraph: Dawkins was born and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Trinity High School. He rushed for 1,479 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior for the Shamrocks and was named second team All-State by the "Louisville Courier-Journal". Dawkins was rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and a four-star by Scout.com and was ranked the ninth-best college prospect in the state for the 2013 recruiting class and committed to play college football for Purdue over offers from Colorado State, Illinois, Cincinnati, Ball State and Western Kentucky.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Dawkins began his collegiate career at Purdue. As a freshman Dawkins rushed for 115 yards on 32 carries with nine receptions for 84 yards in nine games for the Boilermakers. Following the season, Dawkins announced that he would be transferring to Colorado State University in part because of Purdue's pass-heavy offense. After sitting out the 2014 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Dawkins played for the final three seasons of his eligibility with the Rams. As a redshirt sophomore, Dawkins appeared in 12 games (nine starts) and rushed for 867 yards on 170 carries an one touchdown along with 178 yards and one touchdown on 24 pass receptions. He rushed for 919 yard on 161 carries with four touchdowns and 20 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown in 12 games (11 starts) the following season. As a senior, Dawkins rushed for 1,349 yards and eight touchdowns and had 100-yards rushing in seven of Colorado State's eight conference games and was named second team All-Mountain West Conference. He finished his career with 3,185 rushing yards, the third-most in CSU history, on 557 carries with 14 touchdowns and caught 70 passes for 650 yards and three touchdowns.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Dawkins was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. He was added to the active roster on September 18 and made his NFL debut on September 23 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived on October 8, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad. On November 13, 2018, he was promoted to the active roster after the Titans released Jalston Fowler. Dawkins was waived by the Titans on December 3, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on December 31, 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Dawkins is the nephew of Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins. His father, Ralph Dawkins, played college football as a running back for Louisville and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent, but never appeared in an NFL game due to injury.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Titans bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Colorado State bio

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Dalyn Dawkins

wikipedia_title: Dalyn Dawkins


text: FRAS

text: Georgian

text: Georgian

text: Tbilisi State University

text: Georgian National Academy of Sciences

text: Academician

text: Tianeti

text: Eastern Georgia

text: Tbilisi State University

text: Russian Academy of Science

text: St.Petersburg

text: Semitic studies

text: Social Sciences

text: Russian Academy of Science

text: Poland

text: Tbilisi

text: Shota Rustaveli

text: List of Georgians

text: Georgian Academy of Sciences

text: Tbilisi State University

categories: People from Mtskheta-Mtianeti,Semiticists,Orientalists from Georgia (country),Arabists from Georgia (country),Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences,1973 deaths,Tbilisi State University faculty,1904 births,20th-century historians,Historians from Georgia (country)

paragraph: Giorgi Tsereteli

paragraph: Giorgi (George) V. Tsereteli FRAS (alternately transliterated as Cereteli) (გიორგი წერეთელი in Georgian. October 8, 1904 – September 9, 1973) was a Georgian scientist and public benefactor, founder of the well-known Georgian scientific school of Oriental Studies. He founded both the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Tbilisi State University (TSU) the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS), the latter of which he was the first Director. He was also an Academician of GNAS, a Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, a Doctor of Philological Sciences and a Professor.

paragraph: Section::::Life and works.

paragraph: Giorgi Tsereteli was born in Tianeti, Eastern Georgia. In 1927, he graduated from the Tbilisi State University (TSU). From 1928 to 1931, he was a Post-Graduate Student at the Academy of Sciences of Soviet Union (since 1991 - Russian Academy of Science), and from 1931 to 1933, he held the position of Associate Professor at the Leningrad (now St.Petersburg) State Institute of Living Oriental Languages. Between 1933 and 1973 he was Associate Professor (1933-1942) and Professor (1942-1973) of the Tbilisi State University. 1933-1937 - Senior Research Fellow of the State Museum of Georgia. In 1940-1960 Tsereteli was a Head of the Department of Oriental Languages of the Institute of Linguistics of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS). In 1942 he received a degree of the Doctor of Philological Sciences and scientific title of Professor.

paragraph: In 1945 Tsereteli was a founder of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of TSU, In 1945 he led the Department of Semitic studies at the TSU Faculty of Oriental Studies which he founded; a position he held until1973 . In 1946 he was elected as Academician (Full Member) of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS). In 1957-1967 he was Academician-Secretary (Chairman) of the Department of Social Sciences of GNAS, in 1967-1970 Vice-President of GNAS, in 1970-1973 member of the Presidium of the Academy. For 13 years he was the Director of the Oriental Studies of GNAS which he also founded. In 1968 he was elected as Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Soviet Union (now Russian Academy of Science). He was also an Honorary Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of the Great Britain and Ireland (1964) and an Honorary Member of the Society of Orientalists of Poland (1966).

paragraph: Main fields of scientific activity of Giorgi Tsereteli were: Arabic dialects of the Central Asia, Arabic linguistics and folklore, Hebrew and Aramaic studies, history of old languages of the Near East, history of writing systems, history of the Georgian script, source studies of the history of Georgia and the Caucasus, Rustvelology, questions of theoretical linguistics, etc. He was author of more than 100 important scientific-research works, among them 10 monographs.

paragraph: Giorgi Tsereteli died in 1973, in Tbilisi. He is buried in the garden of the Tbilisi State University.

paragraph: Section::::Some of main scientific works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Urartian inscriptions of the State Museum of Georgia" (a monograph), Tbilisi, 1939, 110 pp. (in Georgian, Russian and English)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Armazi inscription of the period of Mithridats the Iberian".- Proceedings of the XXV International Congress of Orientalists, Moscow, 1962, pp. 374–378 (in Russian, English summary)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Bilingual inscriptions from Armazi" (a monograph), Tbilisi, 1941, 80 pp. (in Russian, English summary)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Arabic Dialects of the Central Asia. Bukhara Dialect" (a monograph), Tbilisi, 1956, 343 pp. (in Russian, English summary)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The ancient Georgian inscriptions from Palestine" (a monograph), Tbilisi, 1960, 110 pp. (in Georgian and English)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Meter and Rhyme in Shota Rustaveli's Poem "The Man in the Panther's Skin" (a monograph).- "The Meter and Rhyme in "The Man in the Panther's Skin"". Edited by G.V. Tsereteli, Tbilisi, 1973, pp. 2-120 (in Georgian)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The influence of the Tajik language on the vocalism of Central Asian Arabic dialects".- BSOAS, vol. XXXIII, Part 1, London, 1970, pp. 167–170

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Verbal Particle m/mi in Bukhara Arabic".- "Folia Orientalia", vol. XII, 1970, pp. 29–35.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Georgians

paragraph: BULLET::::- Georgian Academy of Sciences

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tbilisi State University

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Professor Giorgi Tsereteli's Memorial Page

paragraph: BULLET::::- The G. Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Georgian National Academy of Sciences

description: Georgian historian

wikidata_label: Giorgi Tsereteli

wikipedia_title: Giorgi Tsereteli


text:
Sapa Inca
Kingdom of Cusco
Inca Empire
Machu Picchu
Pachakutiq
Chimú
Garcilaso de la Vega
Inti Raymi
Inti
Cusco
Coricancha
quipu
Chanka
kuraka
Inca Viracocha
Tupac Inca Yupanqui
Inca Viracocha
moieties
Qurikancha
Sacred Hymns of the "Situa"
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
Civilization III
Civilization V
Civilization VI
Sapa Inca
James Rollins
Horrible Histories
Clark Gregg
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

categories: 1418 births,1471 deaths,Inca emperors,Incan politicians,15th-century South American people

paragraph: Pachacuti

paragraph: Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui () was the ninth Sapa Inca (1418–1471/1472) of the Kingdom of Cusco which he transformed into the Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu). Most archaeologists now believe that the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu was built as an estate for Pachacuti.

paragraph: In Quechua "Pachakutiq" means "he who overturns space and time" (though more commonly translated as "earth shaker"), and "Yupanki" means "with honor". During his reign, Cusco grew from a hamlet into an empire that could compete with, and eventually overtake, the Chimú. He began an era of conquest that, within three generations, expanded the Inca dominion from the valley of Cusco to nearly the whole of western South America. According to chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, Pachacuti created the Inti Raymi to celebrate the new year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere. Pachacuti is often linked to the origin and expansion of the Inti Sun Cult.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Pachacuti was the ninth ruler of the Inca state who, from ruling a simple chiefdom, came to rule a great empire, the Tawantinsuyu.

paragraph: He was born in Cusco, in the palace of Cusicancha, bordering the Coricancha temple. His tutor, Micuymana, taught him history, laws and language, as well as the handling of quipus. From a very young age he was admired by the Inca nobles because he had the courage, intelligence and maturity that his brother, Inca Urco (who had been named as successor of Viracocha Inca), lacked. In the same way, he showed aptitudes for government and conquest that his brother likewise lacked.

paragraph: Although he had not been designated as successor by his father, Viracocha Inca, he led a military defense against the warlike army of Chanka while his father and his brother, Urco Inca, fled the manor. The victory over the Chankas made Inca Viracocha recognize him as his successor around 1438.

paragraph: As part of his vision of a statesman and warrior chieftain he conquered many ethnic groups and states, highlighting his conquest of the Collao that enhanced the prestige of the Inca Pachacutec. Due to the remarkable expansion of their domains he was considered an exceptional leader, enlivening glorious epic stories and hymns in tribute to his achievements. Numerous "kurakas" do not hesitate to recognize his skills and identify him as the "son of the Sun".

paragraph: He conquered the provinces of Colla-Suyu and Chinchay-Suyu. Along with his sons, Tupac Ayar Manco (or Amaru Tupac Inca), and Apu Paucar Usnu, he defeated the Collas. Additionally, he left garrisons in subjugated lands.

paragraph: Section::::Lineage.

paragraph: Pachacuti, son of Inca Viracocha and Mama Runtu, was the fourth of the Hanan dynasty. His wife's name was Mama Anahuarqui, or Quya Anawarkhi "(Coya Anahurque)". He had three sons, Tupac Ayar Manco, Apu Paucar, and Tupac Inca Yupanqui.

paragraph: Pachacuti had his two brothers, Ccapac Yupanqui and Huayana Yupanqui, killed after the military campaign against the province of Chinchay-Suyu. He also killed his sons Tilca Yupanqui and Auqui Yupanqui.

paragraph: Amaru, the older son, was originally chosen to be co-regent and eventual successor. Pachacuti later chose Tupac Inca because Amaru was not a warrior. He was also the first one to retire.

paragraph: Section::::Succession.

paragraph: Pachacuti's given name was Cusi Yupanqui and he was not supposed to succeed his father Inca Viracocha who had appointed his brother Urco as crown prince. However in the midst of an invasion of Cuzco by the Chankas, the Incas' traditional tribal archenemies, Pachacuti had a real opportunity to demonstrate his talent. While his father and brother fled the scene, Pachacuti rallied the army and prepared for a desperate defense of his homeland. In the resulting battle, the Chankas were defeated so severely that legend tells even the stones rose up to fight on Pachacuti's side. Thus "The Earth Shaker" won the support of his people and the recognition of his father as crown prince after the death of Urco.

paragraph: Pachacuti rebuilt much of Cusco, designing it to serve the needs of an imperial city and as a representation of the empire. Each "suyu" had a sector of the city, centering on the road leading to that province; nobles and immigrants lived in the sector corresponding to their origin. Each sector was further divided into areas for the "hanan" (upper) and "hurin" (lower) moieties. Many of the most renowned monuments around Cuzco, such as the great sun temple "Qurikancha", were rebuilt during Pachacuti's reign.

paragraph: Despite his political and military talents, Pachacuti did not improve the system of succession. His son became the next Inca without any known dispute after Pachacuti died in 1471 due to a terminal illness, but in future generations, the next Inca had to gain control of the empire by winning enough support from the "apos", priesthood, and military to win a civil war or intimidate anyone else from trying to wrest control of the empire.

paragraph: Pachacuti is also credited with having displaced hundreds of thousands in massive programs of relocation and resettling them to colonize the most remote edges of his empire. These forced colonists were called "mitimaes" and represented the lowest place in the Incan social hierarchy. The Incan imperial government was highly authoritative and repressive.

paragraph: He sent his son Tupac Inca Yupanqui an army to repeat his conquests and tyranny, and extend his realm to Quito. Pachacuti then built irrigating channels, cultivated terraces, made roads and hospices. The Road of the Inca stretched from Quito to Chile.

paragraph: Pachacuti was a poet and the author of the Sacred Hymns of the "Situa" city purification ceremony. Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa attributed one song to Pachacuti on his deathbed: "I was born as a lily in the garden, and like the lily I grew, as my age advanced / I became old and had to die, and so I withered and died."

paragraph: Section::::In popular culture.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pachacuti is featured as the leader of the Inca in the video games "Civilization III", "Civilization V", and "Civilization VI".

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pachacutec, a resurrected Sapa Inca king who is over 500 years old, plays a major role in James Rollins' novel " Excavation", whose major action occurs in the Peruvian Andes. The book is steeped in history and culture about the Inca, Moche, and Quechan peoples, their interactions with the Dominican Order and Spanish Conquistadors, and the Spanish Inquisition.

paragraph: BULLET::::- He was portrayed in the American documentary series "".

paragraph: BULLET::::- The BBC children's series Horrible Histories featured Pachacuti in the song "Do the Pachacuti" in Series 2 Episode 12.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pachakutiq is a character played by Clark Gregg in season six of the Marvel TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

alias: Pachacuti Pachacutec

description: Incan Emperor

wikidata_label: Pachacútec

wikipedia_title: Pachacuti


text:
Margrave of Montferrat
King of Thessalonica
William VI
crusade
Frankish Greece
Manfred III of Saluzzo
Emperor Frederick II
German crown
Lombard League
Pope Honorius III
House of Savoy
Amadeus IV of Savoy
Thomas I
Chivasso
William VII
Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
Alpine
Piedmont
Alessandria
Asti
Milan
Saluzzo
Savoy
Thessalonica
Fourth Crusade
Demetrius
Guelph
Turin
Thomas
Rome
Conrad IV
Casale Monferrato
Moncalvo
William VII
Bonifacio II.

categories: 1202 births,1253 deaths,Titular Kings of Thessalonica,Marquesses of Montferrat

paragraph: Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat

paragraph: Boniface II (July 1202 – 12 June 1253), called the Giant, was the eleventh Margrave of Montferrat from 1225 until his death. He became the titular King of Thessalonica in 1239.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Boniface was the eldest but only son of the three children of William VI and his second wife, Berta di Clavesana. He was appointed to succeed his father in 1225 when William led a group of crusaders to Frankish Greece. In Spring 1226, he took full command of Montferrat.

paragraph: Boniface contracted an alliance with his cousin Manfred III of Saluzzo by which if one died without heirs the other would inherit his domains. This served to avert a civil war in which the intervention of the Emperor Frederick II, who was not on good terms with Boniface, could have been expected. Boniface had failed to repay the heavy debts to the German crown which his father had incurred. In 1226, threatened by imperial disfavour, he allied with the Lombard League against the Emperor. Despite the eventual mediation of Pope Honorius III, the two men were ever distrustful of one another.

paragraph: Towards 1228, Boniface negotiated a marital alliance with the House of Savoy. He proposed to marry Margaret, daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy, but her grandfather Thomas I refused to grant the marriage while she was still very young. The two were wed in December 1235 at Chivasso, his capital, and Margaret became the mother of the future William VII and of Alessia (Alessina, Adelaide, Adelheid), future wife of Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe. Amadeus appears to have concluded an agreement with Boniface whereby the latter would succeed to his Alpine Piedmontese lands if the Savoyard died without heirs. However, the alliance with Savoy broke down and the agreement was never realised.

paragraph: However, Boniface's main sights were set not on the Piedmont but on nearby Alessandria: from 1227, when he strengthened an alliance with Asti, he continued until his death to fight the Alessandrini. On the side of Alessandria rallied the League and Milan. In 1230, after having lost many fortified places, Boniface was roundly defeated and forced to recognise the power and rights of the League. When he tried again to bring Alessandria into submission, with allies from Saluzzo and Savoy, the Milanese army attacked Chivasso. The protracted siege lasted four months, with Boniface's attempts to repulse the besiegers failing each time. Chivasso capitulated 5 September 1231 and was not returned to Boniface for another year, after the margrave had admitted his own defeat and come to terms.

paragraph: After a subsequent rupture in his relations with Saluzzo and Savoy, he was prevented for a while from seeing his wife, who had gone on a trip to Piedmont. It was then that Boniface decided to switch loyalties and turned to the imperial camp. He escorted the Emperor on his Italian journeys and, in 1239, Frederick invested him with Thessalonica, which had originally been conquered by his grandfather in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade. Boniface I had left it to his second son Demetrius, who ceded his rights to the Emperor in 1230. This situation of amicability with the Empire did not persist, however. In 1243, he was bought over to the Guelph party. In 1245, when Frederick visited Turin, Boniface met him and requested his pardon. He was received back into the imperial fold. At this time of constant warfare with his relatives, news arrived of the death of Manfred of Saluzzo. Following the dead margrave's will, Boniface was afforded custody and guardianship of the young heir Thomas and his sister Alasia.

paragraph: The continuing political manoeuvring of Boniface was a response to the growing power of Amadeus of Savoy and, above all, the imperial decision to create a satellite state in Piedmont, carved from territory of Savoy, Saluzzo, and, above all, Montferrat. The death of Frederick in 1250 brought a brief respite and calm to Boniface's politics. Thenceforward distracted by the fight for the southern Piedmont, Boniface dedicated more energy to internal affairs than to warmaking. At Rome, Frederick's successor, Conrad IV, invested him with some adjacent land, particularly the city of Casale Monferrato. On 4 May 1253, Conrad invested him with Casale and on 12 May he was dead at Moncalvo, only a few hours after dictating his testament. His son William VII succeeded him.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Caravale, Mario (ed). "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: XII". Rome, 1970.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bonifacio II.

description: King of Thessalonica

wikidata_label: Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat

wikipedia_title: Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat


text:
Sultan
Sokoto Caliphate
Usman dan Fodio
Degel
Muhammed Bello
Nana Asma’u
Islamic studies
Usman dan Fodio
Muhammed Bello
Sokoto Caliphate
Muhammed Bello
Wurno
Sokoto
Adamawa Emirate
Modibo Adama
Fulani war
Ottoman Caliphate
Ali Babba bin Bello
Ahmadu Atiku
`Abd ar-Rahman dan Abi Bakar
Muhammadu Attahiru I

categories: 1782 births,19th-century rulers in Africa,1842 deaths,19th-century Nigerian people,Sultans of Sokoto,Dan Fodio family

paragraph: Abu Bakr Atiku

paragraph: Abu Bakr Atiku (1782–1842) was the third Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate, reigning from October 1837 until November 1842.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Abu Bakr Atiku dan Shehu was born to the second wife of Usman dan Fodio in 1782. He was involved, as were all his siblings, in studies directed by his father in Degel until the family and some followers were exiled in 1804. Like his brother Muhammed Bello and his sister Nana Asma’u, he dedicated significant part of his early years to study and wrote poetry, history, and on Islamic studies. Many of his works of history and poetry survive and are considered key texts of the era.

paragraph: In 1815, when Usman dan Fodio died, he briefly contested his brother Muhammed Bello for control of the Sokoto Caliphate. The bloodless succession struggle ended with Bello the Sultan of the Caliphate and Atiku imprisoned for one year. When he was released, he became and adviser to Mohammed Bello for the remainder of Bello's life.

paragraph: Section::::Sultan.

paragraph: Atiku became the Sultan in 1837 when his brother Muhammed Bello died. Atiku was disliked by some of the Emirs of the Caliphate who tried to organize for other candidates, but Atiku was quickly named the successor to his brother.

paragraph: Atiku attempted to reverse some of the policies of Bello that he considered extravagant. He banned dancing and music and made instruction in the Caliphate much more rigid. In addition, although Bello had operated his administration out of Wurno for the final years of his life, Atiku moved the capital back to Sokoto.

paragraph: However, his reign was highly unpopular to both the population and the Emirs of the Caliphate. At the end of his reign, the tension came to a fore when he recognized an autonomous leader carving out the Adamawa Emirate. Modibo Adama has fought in the Fulani war with Atiku's father Usman dan Fodio. Atiku saw an opportunity to support a ruler more loyal to him in Hamman Sambo and so recognized an independent Emirate under Hamman Sambo that took a significant part of the Adamawa territory. Adama threatened to leave the Sokoto Caliphate and instead join the Ottoman Caliphate as a result of the situation. The Adamawa Emirate was close to civil war until emissaries arrived revealing that Atiku had died and his successor had quickly reversed the decision to recognize Sambo.

paragraph: Atiku was wounded during a campaign he led against the die-hards of "Tsibiri" in the autumn of 1842. He would succumb from his wounds on November 23, 1842, and was succeeded by his nephew Ali Babba bin Bello, one week after his death.

paragraph: Section::::Lineage.

paragraph: One of his sons was Ahmadu Atiku, the fifth Sultan, and another son was `Abd ar-Rahman dan Abi Bakar, the eleventh Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate. His grandson was Muhammadu Attahiru I, final sultan of the independent Sokoto Caliphate.

description: Sultan of Sokoto

wikidata_label: Abu Bakr Atiku

wikipedia_title: Abu Bakr Atiku


text: drummer

text: power metal

text: Helloween

text: Rawhead Rexx

text: Helloween

text: Blaze Bayley

text: Ingo Schwichtenberg

text: Uli Kusch

text: Paiste

text: Alptraum

text: Rawhead Rexx

text: AFM Records

text: Diary In Black

text: AFM Records

text: Gambling with the Devil

text: Unarmed - Best of 25th Anniversary

text: 7 Sinners

text: Straight Out of Hell

text: My God-Given Right

text: TBA

text: Helloween

categories: Living people,Helloween members,20th-century American drummers,Male drummers,21st-century male musicians,American male drummers,21st-century American drummers,German heavy metal drummers,20th-century male musicians,1973 births,German male musicians

paragraph: Daniel Löble

paragraph: Daniel "Dani" Löble (born 22 February 1973) is a Swiss-German drummer, who has been a member of German power metal band Helloween since 2005.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Dani began his career with Rawhead Rexx, a band that he helped form but departed due to his new commitments to Helloween. He was also a touring drummer for Blaze Bayley from October 2004 to December 2005.

paragraph: Regarding his role in Helloween when compared to his two predecessors, Ingo Schwichtenberg and Uli Kusch, Dani was quoted as saying: "I view my style as a symbiosis of Schwichtenberg and Kusch. I'm not as straightforward as Ingo but not as technical as Uli. I have my own style."

paragraph: In August 2008, Dani inked an endorsement deal with Paiste and states being extremely happy with his new cymbal setup, which features the new Signature Reflector Heavy Full Crash models. and describes them as being warm, full, and 'sounding straight as an arrow' with a silvery shimmer.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Höllenhunde.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Alptraum" (1994)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Element 58.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "April Fools' Day" (2000)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Rawhead Rexx.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Rawhead Rexx" (AFM Records, 2002)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Diary In Black" (AFM Records, 2004)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Helloween.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (2005)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006" (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Gambling with the Devil" (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Unarmed - Best of 25th Anniversary" (2009)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "7 Sinners" (2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Straight Out of Hell" (2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "My God-Given Right" (2015)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:DVDs.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy: Live On 3 Continents" (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "TBA" (2019)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Helloween

description: Swiss-German musician

wikidata_label: Daniel Löble

wikipedia_title: Daniel Löble


text:
Union Army
American Civil War
Medal of Honor
Great Locomotive Chase
Pemberville, Ohio
sergeant
21st Ohio Infantry
Confederate
Georgia
James J. Andrews
commissioned officer
captain
Battle of Chickamauga
Mitchell
Buell
Big Shanty, Ga.
Chattanooga
Atlanta

categories: 1831 births,People of Ohio in the American Civil War,American Civil War prisoners of war,1896 deaths,Union Army officers,United States Army Medal of Honor recipients,People from Wood County, Ohio

paragraph: Elihu H. Mason

paragraph: Elihu Harlam Mason (March 23, 1831 – September 24, 1896) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Great Locomotive Chase.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Mason joined the Army from Pemberville, Ohio in April 1861, and by April 1862 was serving as a sergeant in Company K of the 21st Ohio Infantry. During that month, he volunteered for a raid into Confederate territory to disrupt rail transport in Georgia. The mission failed, and all of the raiders were captured. In June, eight of the men, including the raid leader, James J. Andrews, were executed as spies. The remaining raiders, including Mason, made an escape from the Confederate prison on October 16, 1862. Very ill at the time, Mason was unable to keep up with the other soldiers and, at his own urging, was eventually left behind and recaptured by the Confederates. He and five other recaptured raiders were released in a prisoner exchange the next year, on March 18. For his actions during the mission, he was awarded the newly created Medal of Honor one week after being exchanged, on March 25, 1863. He was the fourth person ever to receive the medal.

paragraph: Mason later became a commissioned officer and reached the rank of captain. He fought in the Battle of Chickamauga where he was again captured by the Confederates. He was paroled in December 1864, and discharged in May 1865.

paragraph: After the war, Mason returned to Pemberville, Ohio. He died at age 65 and was buried at Pemberville Cemetery.

paragraph: Section::::Medal of Honor citation.

paragraph: Mason's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

paragraph: One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

description: Union Army Medal of Honor recipient

wikidata_label: Elihu H. Mason

wikipedia_title: Elihu H. Mason


text:
World War I
Edward VIII
Robert Benchley
Dorothy Kilgallen
Café society
American burlesque

categories: American satirists,1959 deaths,American male pianists,1892 births,20th-century American pianists

paragraph: Dwight Fiske

paragraph: Dwight Fiske (1892–1959) was an American nightclub entertainer and pianist noted for his saucy stories and risque recordings. He was perhaps the first entertainer to promote himself on "party records," beginning with 78rpm releases and later on in the 33-1/3 long-playing format. He also published his stories as illustrated books. During the height of his fame in the 1930s and 1940s, he was associated mainly with the Savoy-Plaza Hotel's Cafe Lounge at Fifth Avenue and East 58th St., and the Versailles Room on East 50th St., where his midnight shows provided a popular nightcap for socialites and visiting celebrities.

paragraph: Fiske was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised there and in Boston. He briefly attended Harvard, then withdrew to study at the Paris Conservatoire. In his later nightclub routines he claimed to have spent time as an accompanist to silent movies, where he polished his improvisational piano skills. After World War I he entertained Americans in Paris cafes and New York speakeasies. The young actress Tallulah Bankhead, then appearing in the West End, popularized him when he moved to London to play at the Bat Club for nine months. Returning to New York in the early 1930s, Fiske entertained in "expensive speakeasies" (e.g., the Mayfair Yacht Club at 450 East 52nd Street) during the last years of Prohibition, and remained a popular late-night attraction when these establishments turned into legitimate nightclubs in 1933. Fiske's legions of fans included Edward Prince of Wales (Edward VIII), Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Kilgallen.

paragraph: Fiske had a standard repertory of spoken narratives, usually about a sexually needy woman or animal ("Mrs. Pettibone," "Ida the Wayward Sturgeon"), which he delivered in clipped tones while providing his own piano accompaniment.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Café society

paragraph: BULLET::::- American burlesque

description: American musician

wikidata_label: Dwight Fiske

wikipedia_title: Dwight Fiske


text: Roman Catholic

text: Ireland

text: Ulster

text: A.W.N. Pugin

text: Dawson Street, Dublin

text: County Cavan

text: French Gothic style

text: T. F. McNamara

text: Hague & McNamara

text: St. Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny

text: County Donegal

text: T. F. McNamara

text: Butlersbridge Catholic Church

text: St. Patrick's College, Cavan

categories: People from County Cavan,1836 births,Irish ecclesiastical architects,Architects of Roman Catholic churches,British ecclesiastical architects,1899 deaths,Architects of cathedrals

paragraph: William Hague (architect)

paragraph: William Hague Jr. (1836–1899) was a well-known Irish Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architect active throughout mid- to late-nineteenth-century Ireland, particularly in Ulster. He is known as a protégé of A.W.N. Pugin. His office was located at 50 Dawson Street, Dublin.

paragraph: He was born in County Cavan, the son of William Hague, a builder, and there designed several Roman Catholic churches, many in the French Gothic style. Hague died the year Omagh’s Sacred Heart was dedicated and consequently it was “a culmination of his amazing catalogue of completed ecclesiastical designs and his continuous championship of the Gothic Revival style,” according to Richard Oram in "Expressions of Faith-Ulster’s Church Heritage". Following his death, his partner T. F. McNamara took over most of his commissions under the firm name of Hague & McNamara.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Strabane (1890–1895)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Omagh (1892–1899), designed in the French Gothic style and built by the Colhoun Brothers of Derry at the contract price of £46,000.

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny, County Donegal, completed by his partner T. F. McNamara following his death.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ballyboy Catholic Church, County Cavan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Butlersbridge Catholic Church, County Cavan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kingscout Catholic Church, County Cavan

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Macartan's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Monaghan, County Monaghan, (spire only, 1882–1892), County Monaghan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Swanlinbar Catholic Church, County Cavan

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Park Street, Monaghan, County Monaghan (1900)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Carrickroe, Emyvale, County Monaghan (1823, enlarged 1885-1888 by Hague with date plaque of 1886)

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Patrick's College, Cavan

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Brigid's Catholic Church, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Archbishops Palace, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sligo Townhall, Sligo, Co.Sligo

description: Irish architect

wikidata_label: William Hague

wikipedia_title: William Hague (architect)


text: Olomouc

text: Czech

text: football

text: forward

text: MŽ Olomouc

text: Baník Ostrava

text: Czechoslovak First League

text: SK Sigma Olomouc

text: FC Zbrojovka Brno

text: Inter Bratislava

text: UEFA Euro 2000

text: 2002 FIFA World Cup

text: Vladimír Šmicer

text: Zdeněk Grygera

text: UEFA Euro 2004

text: 2006 FIFA World Cup

text: national team of Austria

text: Austrian Football Association

text: Ivan Hašek

text: Slovak Cup

categories: People from Olomouc,Czech expatriates in Slovakia,FC Zbrojovka Brno managers,UEFA Euro 2004 managers,Expatriate football managers in Austria,SK Sigma Olomouc players,Czechoslovak football managers,Expatriate football managers in Slovakia,Czechoslovak footballers,MŠK Žilina managers,Czech football managers,Czech footballers,FC Baník Ostrava players,FK Inter Bratislava managers,Austria national football team managers,1939 births,Living people,Czech expatriates in Austria,UEFA Euro 2008 managers,Czech people of German descent,2006 FIFA World Cup managers,Association football forwards,Czech Republic national football team managers,SK Sigma Olomouc managers

paragraph: Karel Brückner

paragraph: Karel Brückner (; born 13 November 1939 in Olomouc) is a Czech retired football coach.

paragraph: Section::::Playing career.

paragraph: Brückner played as a forward in the lower leagues for MŽ Olomouc, at levels between the Regional Championship and the Second League. He made two appearances for Baník Ostrava in the Czechoslovak First League during the 1970–71 season.

paragraph: Section::::Coaching career.

paragraph: Brückner began his coaching career in 1973 with his home club SK Sigma Olomouc, before moving to FC Zbrojovka Brno, who he led in the Czechoslovak First League in the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons. He later went on to coach Inter Bratislava with which he won the Slovakia Cup in 1985.

paragraph: He was appointed coach of the Czech Republic national under-21 football team in 1997 and the side finished second at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. At UEFA Euro 2000 he was assistant manager of the Czech Republic national side.

paragraph: Brückner became the national team manager in 2001, following the Czech Republic's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the time up to March 2004, the Czech Republic played twenty matches without defeat under his leadership, winning seven of eight qualifying matches for the Euro 2004 tournament and drawing the other one. In the tournament's group match against the Netherlands, the Czech Republic conceded two goals within the first 20 minutes. Although Jan Koller scored a goal to make the score 2–1, Brückner responded by taking the unusual step of making a tactical substitution during the first half of the match, sending on midfielder Vladimír Šmicer to replace defender Zdeněk Grygera after just 25 minutes. The Czech Republic scored twice more, with Šmicer scoring the winner two minutes before the end, as Brückner's team completed a comeback. The team went on to reach the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2004.

paragraph: The team qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but did not progress past the group stage. Brückner extended his contract for a further two-year period after the competition. The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2008. Prior to the tournament, Brückner announced his intention to leave his position at the end of the competition. The Czech Republic failed to progress beyond the group stage of the tournament.

paragraph: In spite of announcing his retirement, Brückner did not remain unemployed for long. In July 2008, the national team of Austria named him as their new manager.

paragraph: On 2 March 2009 the Austrian Football Association announced that Brückner had left his position as Austria's coach by mutual consent after having led the club to just one win in seven matches. On 8 July 2009, Bruckner was named Advisor to Ivan Hašek of the Football Association of the Czech Republic.

paragraph: Section::::Honours.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Inter Bratislava

paragraph: BULLET::::- Slovak Cup: 1994–95

description: Czech footballer

wikidata_label: Karel Brückner

wikipedia_title: Karel Brückner


text:
Persian
historian
geographer
Zafar-Nameh
"Tarikh e Gozideh"
Qazvin
Maragha
Zanjan
Ardabil
List of Iranian scientists

categories: Medieval Persian geographers,14th-century Iranian people,Iranian people of Arab descent,Iranian historians,14th-century Persian poets,14th-century historians,Ilkhanate historians,1281 births,14th-century geographers,Geographers of medieval Islam,People from Qazvin,1349 deaths

image: 512px-تندیس_حمدالله_موستوفی_و_آرامگاهش.jpg

paragraph: Hamdallah Mustawfi

paragraph: Ḥamdallāh Mustawfī Qazvīnī (1281–1349; ) was a Persian historian, geographer and epic poet who was descended from a family of Arab origin.

paragraph: Mustawfi is the author of "Nuzhat Al Qulub" (), "Zafar-Nameh" (), and the "Tarikh e Gozideh" (). His tomb is a structure with a blue turquoise conical dome, at Qazvin.

paragraph: Section::::Effect of Illkhanate rule.

paragraph: In his works regarding the history of Tabriz, Mustawfi mentions that before the arrival of the Mongols the people of Tabriz spoke Pahalavi Persian and later began to speak Adhari Turkish during Illkhanate rule. He also mentions that the people of Maragha, Zanjan and Ardabil had their own Persian dialects.

paragraph: Section::::Persia.

paragraph: "Verily God hath preferred amongst His creatures of the Arabs the Quraysh, and among the Persians the men of Fars : for which reason the people of this province . . . were known as ' the Best of the Persians."'

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Iranian scientists

description: Iranian writer and scholar

wikidata_label: Hamdallah Mustawfi

wikipedia_title: Hamdallah Mustawfi


text:
bass guitarist
Jefferson Airplane
Hot Tuna
San Francisco Sound
Somebody to Love
White Rabbit
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Harriet Quimby
Washington, D.C.
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Jefferson Airplane
Jorma Kaukonen
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
Marty Balin
Bless Its Pointed Little Head
Guild
Versatone
Fred Neil
Bark
Long John Silver
Thirty Seconds Over Winterland
Alembic
Paul Kantner
White Rabbit
Surrealistic Pillow
After Bathing at Baxter's
Paul Kantner
Grace Slick
Nicky Hopkins
Jimi Hendrix
Voodoo Chile
Electric Ladyland
Grateful Dead
Country Joe and the Fish
Jerry Garcia
Mickey Hart
Danny Gatton
David Crosby
If I Could Only Remember My Name
Roky Erickson
Warren Zevon
Transverse City
Quah
Hot Tuna
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
Burgers
Live in Japan
Good Shepherd
SVT
Brian Marnell
KBC Band
Jefferson Starship
Deep Space / Virgin Sky
Windows of Heaven
Grace Slick
Jorma Kaukonen
Jefferson's Tree of Liberty
Windows of Heaven
Dream Factor
Greg Hampton
Warren Haynes
Doyle Bramhall II
humbucker
Gibson Les Paul Signature bass
Moonalice
Jefferson Starship
Pete Sears
G. E. Smith
Barry Sless
Ann McNamee
Roger McNamee
Jimmy Sanchez
Moonalice studio album
Jack Casady Interview

categories: Guitarists from Washington, D.C.,20th-century American guitarists,Hot Tuna members,Jefferson Starship members,American male bass guitarists,Jefferson Airplane members,1944 births,American rock bass guitarists,Living people,American male guitarists

paragraph: Jack Casady

paragraph: John William Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Their singles, including "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", had a more polished style than their other material, and successfully charted in 1967 and 1968. Casady, along with the other members of Jefferson Airplane, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Casady was born in Washington D.C., the son of Mary Virginia ("née" Quimby) and William Robert Casady. His father was of half Irish Protestant and half Polish Jewish ancestry. His mother was a relative of aviator Harriet Quimby; some of her family had been in North America since the 1600s.

paragraph: First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington, D.C.-area rhythm and blues band The Triumphs, he switched to bass during his high school years, and while still underage (and with a forged I.D.) played the Washington D.C. club scene, backing artists such as Little Anthony and the Imperials.

paragraph: Section::::Jefferson Airplane years 1965–1972.

paragraph: Casady became the bass player for Jefferson Airplane when lead guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, a high school friend and former Triumphs rhythm guitarist, invited him to join in late September 1965. He replaced original Jefferson Airplane bassist Bob Harvey the following month.

paragraph: Casady stepped beyond the conventional rhythmic and chord-supporting role of rock & roll, in order to explore other possible melodic ideas offered by the rhythm and chord progressions. His impact is immediately evident on Airplane debut album "Jefferson Airplane Takes Off" (1966) on tracks such as "Let Me In" and "Run Around".

paragraph: The "Takes Off" LP quotes Marty Balin as saying "He carries it. He's been with James Brown and other groups and he knows." The live Airplane album "Bless Its Pointed Little Head", recorded in 1968, demonstrates Casady's unique walking line style to the fullest, as his Guild Starfire bass signal was delivered through a Versatone amplifier which gave his instrument a distinctive growling sound when played in the higher register. The Fred Neil track "The Other Side of This Life" remains "the" quintessential example of his style. On later Airplane albums, such as "Bark", "Long John Silver" and the live "Thirty Seconds Over Winterland", Casady switched over to a $4,000 custom-made Alembic bass ( 001, the first made by the company) dubbed "Mission Control". The extraordinarily grand sound Casady produced during his 1968–1971 heyday—nowhere better heard than in his multi-tracked playing on "Sunrise", a song from Paul Kantner's 1970 solo album "Blows Against the Empire"—inspired fans to assign him the affectionate nickname of "God".

paragraph: Other noteworthy Casady performances on Jefferson Airplane recordings include the seminal Top 10 hit "White Rabbit" (on the album "Surrealistic Pillow," 1967), "Rejoyce" and "Watch Her Ride" ("After Bathing at Baxter's", 1967), "Crown of Creation", "If You Feel" and "The House at Pooneil Corners" ("Crown of Creation", 1968), and "Crazy Miranda" and "War Movie" ("Bark", 1971). Several of these tracks are remarkable for their groundbreaking infusions of jazz and raga bass lines into the rock format. For years in live performance with the Airplane, Casady's showcase was the Paul Kantner composition "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil", which gave the bassist the opportunity to improvise an open-ended solo that was different every night and often astonishing. The "Fly Jefferson Airplane" DVD includes one such performance videotaped at "The Family Dog", where Casady pulls off a ragingly inventive solo that visibly impresses fellow band member Grace Slick. He was likewise adept at complementing the musicianship of his fellow players; the live version of "Volunteers" on the album is a notable example of cooperating bass and keyboard rhythm with session pianist Nicky Hopkins.

paragraph: Casady's appetite for playing led him to do extensive moonlighting during his Airplane tenure. Not only did he perform live on stage with Jimi Hendrix during 1968, he also played bass on the Jimi Hendrix song "Voodoo Chile", from the "Electric Ladyland" album released in the same year (some copies of the album misspell his name as Cassidy). He also occasionally played with other key San Francisco bands Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish and James and the Good Brothers. Furthermore, he was a member of two short-lived splinter groups, Mickey and the Heartbeats (with Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart) and Jack Casady and the Degenerates, an ensemble that included teenage friend Danny Gatton alongside Kaukonen. Neither of these groups ever recorded, though live tapes are in circulation. Later, Casady was to appear on David Crosby's "If I Could Only Remember My Name" (1971), Roky Erickson's album "Don't Slander Me" (1982) and Warren Zevon's "Transverse City" (1989). He also produced Jorma Kaukonen's first solo album, the critically acclaimed "Quah", in 1975.

paragraph: Section::::Hot Tuna.

paragraph: Casady and Kaukonen formed Hot Tuna in 1969, and they still perform to the present day. The group has morphed over the years from an acoustic blues unit to an electric boogie band to a rampaging metal act and back again. Casady is equally comfortable accompanying an acoustic Kaukonen ("Mann's Fate", 1970) or electric jamming ("John's Other", 1971). Casady's solo on "Candy Man" (Hot Tuna's "First Pull Up, Then Pull Down", 1971) also shows his ability at carrying the melody rather than just playing rhythmic scales, a key characteristic of his bass solo work. Some exquisitely intricate playing is evident on the 1972 album "Burgers", particularly the sparkling instrumental track "Water Song", which Casady has described as featuring "lead bass". Another Burgers track, " Sunny Day Strut", has Casady's bass dueling with Kaukonen's lead guitar. When Tuna became a power trio in the mid-1970s, Casady's Guild Flying V custom bass became his trademark. Later works, especially "Live in Japan" (1997), still testify to his creativity as evidenced by the continually evolving bass solos on "Candy Man", "Good Shepherd" and "99 Year Blues".

paragraph: Section::::SVT and The Yanks.

paragraph: In the late 1970s, Casady and Kaukonen found that they needed some creative time apart, and Hot Tuna disbanded for several years. During this time, Casady helped found a modern rock band, SVT, with Brian Marnell, a promising songwriter and frontman, keyboardist Nick Buck, and drummer Bill Gibson, later replaced by Paul Zahl. Again, Casady's versatility was demonstrated as this band played in a convincing New Wave style, totally removed from Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane. During his SVT tenure, Casady actually taped his fingers together to force himself to simplify his highly articulated playing style. He and Zahl formed an exemplary rhythm section, as evidenced on the LP "No Regrets" (1981). After Marnell's death from a drug overdose Casady and Zahl continued the basic SVT sound with guitarist Jack Johnson and singer/songwriter/guitarist Owen Masterson in a band called The Yanks. Also during the 1980s, Casady joined former Airplane members Paul Kantner and Marty Balin in the KBC Band.

paragraph: Section::::Jefferson Starship.

paragraph: In 1992, he joined Paul Kantner's recreated Jefferson Starship, and appeared on the albums Deep Space / Virgin Sky and Windows of Heaven. In 2000, Kantner used the name Jefferson Airplane against the terms of his 1985 settlement with Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Bill Thompson, and Casady. Casady left Jefferson Starship after this incident. Casady appears with Kantner again on the 2008 Jefferson Starship release, "Jefferson's Tree of Liberty" from a track previously recorded for the German release of "Windows of Heaven".

paragraph: Section::::Dream Factor.

paragraph: Not a singer and never a prolific songwriter, it was not until June 2003 that Casady released his first solo album, "Dream Factor", produced by Greg Hampton and Casady. Like other Airplane-related solo works it featured substantial support from other players such as Warren Haynes, Doyle Bramhall II, Jorma Kaukonen, Fee Waybill, Ivan Neville, the group Box Set, and many other musician friends.

paragraph: Currently, as well as performing with Hot Tuna, Casady teaches bass workshops at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio.

paragraph: Casady helped design, in conjunction with Epiphone, the "Jack Casady Signature Bass", a 34-inch scale hollow-body electric bass with single low-impedance humbucker pickup and a floating bridge. The instrument is based on Casady's mid-1970s Gibson Les Paul Signature bass which he bought in the 1980s.

paragraph: Section::::Moonalice.

paragraph: In 2007, Casady joined a new band, Moonalice, whose members include former Jefferson Starship bassist and Hot Tuna keyboardist Pete Sears, along with G. E. Smith, Barry Sless, Ann McNamee, Roger McNamee, and Jimmy Sanchez. The first Moonalice studio album was released in April 2009.

paragraph: Section::::Musical approach.

paragraph: Casady is widely known for the commanding tonal quality of his playing, something that he acknowledges is deliberate. He has remarked that tone is the most essential quality for an electric bassist, stating "Tone is your signature as to who you are... The music builds around the tone. It isn’t just a series of notes or the articulation or the technique. The signature sound of a great musician is his tone and that sets him apart from others."

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- (requires Flash)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jack Casady Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2018)

description: American bass player

wikidata_label: Jack Casady

wikipedia_title: Jack Casady


text: Scottish Liberal Party

text: Alexander Leith Hay

text: Aberdeen

text: ensign

text: 72nd Foot

text: James Leith

text: Corunna

text: storming of San Sebastian

text: Barbadoes

text: military secretary

text: assistant quartermaster-general

text: assistant adjutant-general

text: captain

text: 2nd Foot

text: order of Charles III of Spain

text: Legion of Honour

text: Reform Act 1832

text: Elgin burghs

text: Lord Melbourne

text: Clerk of the Ordnance

text: Royal Guelphic Order

text: Fellow of the Royal Society

text: Bermuda

text: Elgin burghs

text: Aberdeen

text: county of Aberdeen

text: lithographs

text: Leith Hall

categories: UK MPs 1832–1835,UK MPs 1837–1841,Politics of Moray,Scottish knights,People from Aberdeen,Queen's Royal Regiment officers,19th-century Scottish writers,Fellows of the Royal Society,Scottish non-fiction writers,UK MPs 1835–1837,19th-century Scottish people,1862 deaths,Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,British military writers,British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars,British architecture writers,1785 births,72nd Highlanders officers,Knights of the Royal Guelphic Order,Scottish generals,Scottish Liberal Party MPs,Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies

paragraph: Andrew Leith Hay

paragraph: Sir Andrew Leith Hay of Rannes (17 February 1785 – 13 October 1862) was a Scottish soldier, Scottish Liberal Party politician and writer on architecture.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Andrew Leith Hay was the eldest son of General Alexander Leith Hay of Rannes and Mary Forbes of Ballogie (died 1824), and was born at Aberdeen on 17 February 1785.

paragraph: He entered the army as an ensign in the 72nd Foot on 8 January 1806, went to the Peninsula in 1808 as aide-de-camp to his uncle, General Sir James Leith, and served through the war until 1814. He was much employed in gaining intelligence, and was present at many of the actions from Corunna to the storming of San Sebastian. Wherever he went he made sketches, and in 1831 worked up these materials into two volumes, entitled "A Narrative of the Peninsula War". On General Leith being appointed to the governorship of Barbadoes in 1816, his nephew accompanied him, and discharged the duties of military secretary and also those of assistant quartermaster-general and assistant adjutant-general. As captain in the 2nd Foot he served from 21 November 1817 to 30 September 1819, when he was placed on half-pay.

paragraph: He had previously been named a knight commander of the order of Charles III of Spain, and a member of the Legion of Honour.

paragraph: Having retired from the army he turned his attention to politics, took part in the agitation preceding the passing of the Reform Act 1832, and became member for the Elgin burghs on 29 December 1832. Shortly after entering parliament his readiness as a speaker and his acquaintance with military affairs attracted the notice of Lord Melbourne, who conferred on him the lucrative appointment of Clerk of the Ordnance on 19 June 1834, and also appointed him a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in December 1834.

paragraph: On 6 February 1838, on being appointed to the governorship of Bermuda, he resigned his seat in parliament. Circumstances, however, arose which prevented him from going to Bermuda, and on 7 July 1841 he was again elected for the Elgin burghs, and continued to sit till 23 July 1847. At the election in the following month he was displaced, nor was he successful when he contested the city of Aberdeen on 10 July 1852.

paragraph: To county matters he paid much attention, more especially to the affairs of the county of Aberdeen. His most interesting and useful book, entitled "The Castellated Architecture of Aberdeenshire," appeared in 1849. The work consists of lithographs of the principal baronial residences in the county, all from sketches by himself; the letterpress, which contains a great amount of information, being also from his pen.

paragraph: He died at Leith Hall near Aberdeen on 13 October 1862.

paragraph: Section::::Publications.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Narrative of the Peninsular War" (1831)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Castellated Architecture of Aberdeenshire" (1849)

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: His wife, whom he married in 1816, was Mary Margaret Clark, daughter of William Clark of Buckland House, Devonshire. She died on 28 May 1859. His eldest son, Colonel Alexander Sebastian Leith-Hay (1819–1897), C.B., was well known by his service in the Crimea and India.

paragraph: His younger brother Rear-Admiral John James Leith married Margaret Forbes, daughter of Alexander Forbes of Blackford.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Attribution

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- General Alexander Leith-Hay of Rannes and Leith Hall at the Leith-Hay family site

description: Scottish soldier, Liberal politician and writer on architecture

wikidata_label: Andrew Leith Hay

wikipedia_title: Andrew Leith Hay


text: KG

text: John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

text: James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde

text: William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny

text: Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel

text: Second Battle of St Albans

text: Battle of Towton

text: North Wales

text: Catherine Stafford

text: Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland

text: Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland

text: George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury

text: Coventry

text: Worksop Priory

text: Nottingham

categories: Earls of Shrewsbury,1473 deaths,1448 births,Talbot family,Knights of the Garter,Earls of Waterford

paragraph: John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury

paragraph: Sir John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl of Waterford, 9th Baron Talbot, KG (12 December 1448 – 28 June 1473) was an English nobleman. He also held the subsidiary titles of 12th Baron Strange of Blackmere and 8th Baron Furnivall. Although a soldier and an administrator, he was described by William of Worcester as 'more devoted to literature and the muses, than to politics and arms'.

paragraph: Section::::Family Origins.

paragraph: He was the son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and Lady Elizabeth Butler.

paragraph: His maternal grandparents were James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde, and Joan Beauchamp. Joan was a daughter of William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Joan Arundel. The senior Joan was a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth de Bohun. Elizabeth was a daughter of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: John Talbot succeeded as 3rd Earl on 10 July 1460. He was knighted on 17 February 1460-1 after the Second Battle of St Albans. He fought at the Battle of Towton in 1461.

paragraph: He was also an administrator. He was Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer for Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmorland and the City of York in 1469 and of Shropshire in 1470. He was appointed chief justice of North Wales on 11 September 1471.

paragraph: On 6 February 1471-2 he was made special commissioner to treat with Scotland, and again on 16 May 1473.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage and Family.

paragraph: John married Catherine Stafford, daughter of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and Anne Neville. Anne was a daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, and Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. They had three children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury (c. 1468 – 26 July 1538).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Thomas Talbot (born 1470).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anne Talbot (born 1472). Married Thomas Butler.

paragraph: John died on 28 June 1473 in Coventry and was buried in the Lady chapel at Worksop Priory in Nottingham.

description: English nobleman

wikidata_label: John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury

wikipedia_title: John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury


text:
Bulgarian
singer
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Sofia
Bulgaria
reincarnation
Marc Anthony
Let Me Cry
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest
Athens
Orlin Goranov
Official website
Eurovision Website - Bulgarian Page

categories: 1978 births,Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2006,Living people,21st-century women singers,Bulgarian female singers,Bulgarian Eurovision Song Contest entrants,Women television personalities,Bulgarian pop singers,Big Brother (Bulgaria) contestants,Musicians from Sofia

paragraph: Mariana Popova

paragraph: Mariana Popova () (born 6 June 1978) is a Bulgarian singer. She is known for representing Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, trainer on The Voice of Bulgaria 2011 and from Vip Brother 2012 - Bulgaria

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Mariana Popova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on 6 June 1978. She has been studying music since she was 11, and later she also studied modern and jazz ballet. From 1996 until 2000, she was part of the group Cocomania. In 2005 she won the first prize at the “Burgas and the Sea” Festival with the song "Dream About Me," which she performed in a duet with Dani Milev. Mariana says that she dreams of never to stop dreaming, that she appreciates the really talented people, that she believes in herself and in reincarnation and that she would like to have a dinner with the singer Marc Anthony. In 2006, Mariana Popova triumphed at the Bulgarian National Final competition with the song "Let Me Cry", to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Popova was not voted through semi-finals and thus did not qualify for the final on 20 May.

paragraph: Section::::Singles.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ти не дойде (You Didn't Come)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Казах (I Said)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Можем пак (We Can Do It Again)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Няма (There Isn't Anything)

paragraph: BULLET::::- След (After)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Сънувай ме (Dream About Me)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Let Me Cry (Остави ме да плача) - with this song Mariana participated in Eurovision Song Contest in Athens.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sometimes (Понякога) - Bulgarian version called "Не знам"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lejos-song sung in Spanish with the Bulgarian artist Orlin Goranov.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Остани

paragraph: BULLET::::- New Religion - Namesake of latest album

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 – Third Prize at ‘Bourgas and the Sea’ Festival and the special prize of ‘Rotari Club – Bourgas’ with the song ‘After’ / duet with Dany Milev

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 – First Prize at ‘Bourgas and the Sea’ Festival with ‘Dream about me’ / duet with Dany Milev

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 - Best Bulgarian text from BG radio - ‘Чуй ме’ /duet with Orlin Goranov

paragraph: Section::::Nominations.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 – Nomination for ‘Best Female Singer’, BG Radio Annual Music Awards

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 – Nomination for ‘Best Bulgarian Debut’, BG Radio Annual Music Awards

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 – Nomination for ‘Best Female Singer’, MM Television Annual Music Awards

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 – Nomination for ‘Best Female Singer’, BG Radio Annual Music Awards

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eurovision Website - Bulgarian Page

description: Bulgarian singer

wikidata_label: Mariana Popova

wikipedia_title: Mariana Popova


text:
Cuttack
Orissa, India
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar
Orissa
visual arts
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras
Lucknow
Allahabad
Patna
Madhubani
Puri
Bhubaneshwar
Jehangir Art Gallery
Mumbai
Banaras
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Visva Bharati University
Santiniketan
Banaras Hindu University
New Delhi
Lalit Kala Akademi
France
Paris

categories: Banaras Hindu University faculty,20th-century Indian painters,2010 deaths,Indian male painters,1957 births,People from Cuttack

paragraph: Byomakesh Mohanty

paragraph: Byomakesh Mohanty (17 November 1957, Cuttack, Orissa, India – 14 June 2010) was an Indian artist and academic. After completing his science studies and graduating from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, he joined as a faculty of visual arts at Banaras Hindu University.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: After completion of his studies he devoted all his time and energy in pursuing Visual Art in the country and received several awards and honors at the national and international level.

paragraph: He was convenor of Indo-Japan and Indo-France Art exhibitions organized in Orissa, and Professor at B.K College of Art and Craft till 2010. He guided the scholars after receiving a national scholarship. He was appointed as a Visualiser for national monuments in Orissa. Lastly, he joined Orissa State Lalit Kala Akademi as secretary.

paragraph: He has participated in many Indian national level artist championships at Banaras, Lucknow, Allahabad, Patna, Madhubani, Puri, and Bhubaneshwar.

paragraph: Prof. Byomakesh Mohanty memorial award is given by Artists’ Association of Orissa (AAO) in the name of Byomakesh to the artists for their significant contribution.

paragraph: Section::::Exhibitions.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai

paragraph: BULLET::::- ABC Art Gallery, Banaras

paragraph: BULLET::::- Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

paragraph: BULLET::::- Visva Bharati University at Santiniketan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Banaras Hindu University at Varanasi

paragraph: BULLET::::- Regional Art Centre At Madras, Lucknow and Bhubaneshwar

paragraph: BULLET::::- National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lalit Kala Akademi at Rabindra Bhavan New Delhi

paragraph: BULLET::::- Orissa State Museum Bhubaneshwar

paragraph: BULLET::::- Regional Centre at Lucknow and Bhubaneshwar

paragraph: BULLET::::- State Governor’s House at Bhubaneshwar

paragraph: BULLET::::- Indian Airlines at Mumbai

paragraph: BULLET::::- Düsseldorf Art Gallery, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- National Museum of France, Paris.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Three time recipient of State Award by Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi

paragraph: BULLET::::- All India Award by U.P State Lalit Kala Akademi

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Orissa Prativa Samman" by Indo Soviet Cultural Society (I.S.C.U.S.)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Vice Chancellor Award at Banaras Hindu University.

description: painter

wikidata_label: Byomakesh Mohanty

wikipedia_title: Byomakesh Mohanty


text:
India
Buddhist
Mahasiddha
Mahāmudrā
Shavaripa
Naropa
Atisha
Marpa
Bihar
mahamudra
Tibetan Buddhism
Maitripa College
mahāmudrā
Marpa
Naropa

categories: Mahasiddhas,Indian Buddhists,1085 deaths,Buddhist philosophers,1007 births,Buddhist yogis

paragraph: Maitripada

paragraph: Maitrīpāda ( 1007–1085, also known as Maitrīgupta, Advayavajra, and, to Tibetans, Maitrīpa), was a prominent Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha associated with the Mahāmudrā transmission. His teachers were Shavaripa and Naropa. His students include Atisha, Marpa, Vajrapani, Karopa, Natekara (also known as Sahajavajra), Devākaracandra (also known as Śūnyatāsamādhi), and Rāmapāla. His hermitage was Mithilā (also known as Tirhut), somewhere in northern Bihar and neighboring parts of southern Nepal. He was influential as the major source of the teachings of mahamudra for Tibetan Buddhism.

paragraph: He is the namesake of Maitripa College.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Maitrīpāda composed commentaries on the buddhist "dohas" of Saraha. His most important works are a collection of 26 texts on "non-conceptual realization" ("amanasikara"), which are a key Indian source of mahāmudrā in the Tibetan tradition. These works teach a synthesis of Buddhist Mahayana teachings on emptiness and 'non-abiding' ("apratisthana"), and Buddhist tantric practices, and they also teach an "instantaneous" path to awakening.

paragraph: Maitrīpāda's "Amanasikara" cycle of 26 texts is composed of the following:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kudrstinirghatana"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kudrstinirghatavakyatippinika"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mulapattayah"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sthulapattayah"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tattvaratnavali"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Pañcatathagatamudravivarana"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sekanirdesa"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Caturmudranvaya"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sekatatparyasamgraha"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Vajrasattva-Pañcakara"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mayanirukti"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Svapnanirukti"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tattvaprakasa"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Apratisthanaprakasa"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Yuganaddhaprakasa"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mahasukhaprakasa"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tattvavimsika"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mahayanavimsika"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nirvedhapañcaka"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Madhyamasatka"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Premapañcaka"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tattvadasaka"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Amanasikaradhara"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sahajasatka"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Dohanidhinamatattvopadesa"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Shes pa spro bsdu med par 'jog pa 'i man ngag gsang ba dam pa"

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Marpa

paragraph: BULLET::::- Naropa

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Life of the Siddha-Philosopher Maitrīgupta" by Mark Tatz" Journal of the American Oriental Society" Vol. 107, No. 4, 1987, Oct. - Dec. pgs 695-711

description: Indian yogi and philosopher

wikidata_label: Maitripada

wikipedia_title: Maitripada


text:
painter
Stein Winge
Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts

categories: Mosaic artists,1970 deaths,1909 births,People from Hamburg,20th-century Norwegian painters

paragraph: Sigurd Winge

paragraph: Sigurd Winge (14 March 1909 – 22 January 1970) was a Norwegian painter and visual artist who worked with various media. He was born in Germany, and the father of actor Stein Winge. Among his works are "Terror" from 1942 and "Kvinnehode (Flyalarm)" from 1944/1945. He was a professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1969 to 1970.

description: visual artist

wikidata_label: Sigurd Winge

wikipedia_title: Sigurd Winge


text:
Leeds
William Fairbairn
Kelso
Roxburghshire
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Philippe de Girard
John Marshall
silk waste
rope yarn
Crimean War
Leeds Town Hall
British Association
Matthew Noble
Sir Francis Grant
Low Gosforth

categories: 19th-century British engineers,1799 births,1861 deaths,19th-century Scottish people,Scottish inventors,Scottish engineers,18th-century Scottish people,19th-century British scientists,People from Kelso, Scottish Borders

paragraph: Peter Fairbairn

paragraph: Sir Peter Fairbairn (1799–1861) was a Scottish engineer, inventor, and mayor of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Peter Fairbairn was the youngest brother of Sir William Fairbairn, born at Kelso in Roxburghshire in September 1799. He had little education, and his father obtained a situation for him in 1811 in the Percy Main colliery at Newcastle-on-Tyne. For three years Peter continued at Percy Main, until, at the age of fourteen, he was apprenticed to a millwright and engineer in Newcastle. He walked every day from Percy Main to Newcastle. During his apprenticeship he made the acquaintance of Henry Houldsworth of Glasgow, a mechanic and constructor of cotton machinery, under whom he was placed as foreman, ultimately being appointed traveller to the firm.

paragraph: In 1821 he left Houldsworth to take a situation on the continent. In France he stayed a year, acquiring technical knowledge; and after a period in the Manchester establishment of his brother William accepted a partnership with his former employer, Houldsworth.

paragraph: Section::::Business career.

paragraph: In 1828 he left Glasgow and began business in Leeds as a machine maker. He had no capital; but Leeds was then in the first flush of its manufacturing prosperity.

paragraph: Fairbairn had already devoted attention to flax-spinning machinery, which had been developed in Leeds by Philippe de Girard, a French inventor. Fairbairn suggested an improvement by which the process was simplified and a great saving effected. He proposed to use eighty spindles instead of forty, and to substitute screws for the old ‘fallers’ and ‘gills.’ John Anderson, a Glasgow workman, joined him in perfecting the machine, which was constructed in a small room in Lady Lane, Leeds.

paragraph: John Marshall, a prominent local flax-spinner, promised to replace his old machines with Fairbairn's as fast as they could be turned out. Fairbairn said that he had neither workshop nor money; Marshall encouraged him to take the Wellington foundry at the New Road End, which was then to let. Fairbairn became in time independent of Marshall's support. Further improvements were introduced, and he constructed woollen as well as flax machinery. His improvement in the roving-frame, and his adaptation of what is known as the ‘differential motion’ to it, his success in working the ‘screw gill’ motion, and his introduction of the rotary gill, were all factors in the growth of mechanical efficiency.

paragraph: Other inventions included machines for preparing and spinning silk waste, and improvements in machinery for making rope yarn. The construction engineering tools was later included at the Wellington foundry, and the Crimean War gave an impetus to this branch of the business. Fairbairn constructed large machines, utilised at Woolwich and Enfield, for the purposes of cutting, twisting, boring, and tearing iron and steel: cannon-rifling machines, milling machines, planing and slotting machines, and others. His foundry had become a major concern before his death, on 4 January 1861.

paragraph: Section::::Public office.

paragraph: In 1836 Peter Fairbairn was elected to the Leeds town council, on which he sat until 1842, resigning in that year on account of the increasing demands of his business. In 1854 he was elected an alderman, and, after being appointed a magistrate, was mayor in 1857–8 and 1858–9. Leeds Town Hall was opened by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert during his mayoralty, and Fairbairn, who distinguished himself as a host, received the honour of knighthood.

paragraph: During his mayoralty the British Association visited Leeds. He presented to the town hall a statue of the queen by Matthew Noble. The inhabitants of Leeds subscribed for a portrait of Fairbairn by Sir Francis Grant, which hung in the council chamber, and for a bronze statue of him by Noble.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Fairbairn was married twice; his first wife, by whom he had one son and two daughters, being Margaret, daughter of Mr. Robert Kennedy of Glasgow, died in 1843. In 1855 he married Rachel Anne, fourth daughter of Robert William Brandling, of Low Gosforth, Newcastle, and widow of Capt. Charles Bell, R.N.; she survived him.

description: British politician

wikidata_label: Peter Fairbairn

wikipedia_title: Peter Fairbairn


text:
Boston
Harvard University
University of Heidelberg
Michigan State Geologic Survey
Michigan
Tufts College
National Research Council
Harvard Observatory
Library of Congress
Geological Society of America

categories: Harvard University alumni,Harvard College Observatory people,Heidelberg University alumni,American geologists,People from Boston,1948 deaths,Tufts University faculty,1863 births

paragraph: Alfred Church Lane

paragraph: Alfred Church Lane (January 29, 1863 – April 15, 1948) was an American geologist and teacher.

paragraph: Born in Boston, Alfred C. Lane was educated at Harvard University and received his A.B. degree in 1883. Between 1883 and 1885 he taught mathematics at Harvard, then studied at the University of Heidelberg until 1887 before returning to Harvard to earn his Ph.D. in 1888. The following year he joined the Michigan State Geologic Survey as a petrographer, and he remained in that post into 1892 while also serving as an instructor at the Michigan College of Mines. He became assistant state geologist for Michigan in 1892, and from 1899 to 1909 he was the state geologist. Finally, he joined Tufts College in 1892, becoming the Pearson professor of geology and mineralogy. He retired from the college in 1936 as professor emeritus.

paragraph: While at Tufts, he served as vice president of the AAAS Division of Geology in 1907. He received an honorary D.Sc. from Tufts in 1913. From 1922 and 1946 he was chairman for the Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time for the National Research Council. He served as a member of the Board of Visitors at Harvard Observatory in 1924. Alfred Lane was appointed as consultant of science to the Library of Congress in 1929; the first person to hold that post. In 1931, he was president of

paragraph: the Geological Society of America. He was awarded the Ballou Medal by Tufts College in 1940 for "distinguished service to education and the nation". During his career, he authored 1,087 publications.

description: American geologist and teacher

wikidata_label: Alfred Church Lane

wikipedia_title: Alfred Church Lane


text: Georgia Tech

text: Burdett, New York

text: Claverack Academy

text: Bachelor's

text: Master's Degree

text: Mechanical Engineering

text: Cornell University

text: dynamo electric machine

text: Philadelphia Centennial Exposition

text: E. D. Leavitt

text: Calumet and Hecla Mining Company

text: Anaconda Copper Company

text: University of Tennessee

text: quantification

text: Francis Palmer Smith

text: architecture department

text: Tech Tower

text: National Register of Historic Places

text: Canandaigua, New York

text: History of Georgia Tech

categories: 1854 births,Cornell University College of Engineering alumni,University of Tennessee faculty,1938 deaths,People from Schuyler County, New York,Georgia Institute of Technology faculty

paragraph: John Saylor Coon

paragraph: John Saylor Coon (November 22, 1854 – May 16, 1938) was the first Mechanical Engineering and Drawing Professor at Georgia Tech, and he was also the first chair of Georgia Tech's Mechanical Engineering Department. Coon made significant contributions to the school during his 35-year career at Georgia Tech.

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

paragraph: Coon was born to William C. and Susan Saylor Coon in Burdett, New York on November 22, 1854. Coon received his early education at Burdett public schools and Claverack Academy. He earned a Bachelor's and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 1877. Coon completed Cornell's mechanical engineering program in three years and graduated at the top of his class.

paragraph: When he was a student at Cornell, Coon built an engine and a dynamo electric machine, the first one built in the United States. Both the engine and dynamo were demonstrated at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876.

paragraph: Section::::Early career.

paragraph: Coon served as an instructor in mechanical engineering at Cornell following graduation. He then worked for several different employers including E. D. Leavitt in New York, Calumet and Hecla Mining Company in Boston, and the Anaconda Copper Company in Montana. Coon also served as the chair of mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee in 1888.

paragraph: Section::::Georgia Tech.

paragraph: Georgia Tech was established in 1885, and the school admitted its first class in 1888, which consisted of 129 mechanical engineering students. Mechanical engineering was the only degree offered at Tech during the school's early years. Coon was appointed the first Mechanical Engineering and Drawing Professor at the Georgia School of Technology in 1889. He was also the first chair of the Mechanical Engineering department. Coon made the classes very challenging and as a result only 28 of the original students earned degrees. These students worked at trades such as forging, woodworking, and machining in the shop located on campus. Their products were initially sold to generate income for Georgia Tech. Coon assumed the role of superintendent of shops in 1896, and he eventually ended the school's involvement with contract work for commercial sales. During his tenure at Georgia Tech, he moved the curriculum away from vocational training. Coon emphasized a balance between the shop and the classroom. Coon taught his students more modern quantification methods to solve engineering problems instead of outdated and more costly trial and error methods. He also played a significant role in developing mechanical engineering into a professional degree program, with a focus on ethics, design and testing, analysis and problem solving, and mathematics. Coon was a founding member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and he also received an honorary doctorate from Georgia Tech.

paragraph: Section::::Georgia Tech.:John Saylor Coon building.

paragraph: The John Saylor Coon building was built in 5 stages from 1912 through 1938, and it was designed by Francis Palmer Smith who was the head of the school's architecture department. It was originally called the New Shop Building since it served as the home for shops and the mechanical engineering department. The Coon building is the oldest building on campus currently used for academics. The building is located on the western boundary of the Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District on Cherry Street across from Tech Tower, and it is included in the 12-building area listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

paragraph: The Coon Building was the first multiple purpose building on campus. Before the Coon Building was constructed, academics and shops were located in separate buildings. In addition, the work completed in the shop often was not related to the work completed in the classroom, since the shop products were initially made for commercial sale. However, Coon developed a curriculum which required students to design products in the classroom and then make the products in the shop, effectively turning the shop into a laboratory for the students, which is the system still used today by modern schools of mechanical engineering.

paragraph: The Coon Building underwent an extensive $9.1 million renovation during 2001 through 2003 time frame. The interior of the building was modernized during the renovation project. However, the interior re-design preserved many of the building’s original characteristics. The construction project also included an 11,000 square foot addition. This building is currently the home for the school of Psychology, and it was dedicated to Coon following his retirement.

paragraph: Section::::Later years and death.

paragraph: Coon retired in 1923 after serving 35 years at Georgia Tech and he moved to Canandaigua, New York. Coon died on May 16, 1938.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- History of Georgia Tech

paragraph: BULLET::::- Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District

paragraph: BULLET::::- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Saylor Coon Building on Google Maps

description: American academic professor

wikidata_label: John Saylor Coon

wikipedia_title: John Saylor Coon