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History India ink

a solid ink stick used preparation of ink the process of making india ink known in china middle of 3rd millennium bc, during neolithic china. india ink first invented in china, english term india(n) ink coined due later trade india. india ink has been in use in india since @ least 4th century bc, called masi, admixture of several substances. indian documents written in kharosthi ink have been unearthed in far xinjiang, china. practice of writing ink , sharp-pointed needle in tamil , other dravidian languages common practice since antiquity in south india, , several ancient buddhist , jain scripts in india compiled in ink. in india, carbon black india ink formulated obtained indigenously burning bones, tar, pitch , other substances. the traditional chinese method of making ink grind mixture of hide glue, carbon black, lampblack, , bone black pigment pestle , mortar, pouring ceramic dish dry. use dry mixture, wet brush applied until reliquified, or more commonly in east asian calligraphy...

Theological views John F. MacArthur

1 theological views 1.1 young-earth creationism 1.2 eschatology 1.3 law , covenant 1.4 soteriology 1.5 cessationism 1.6 complementarianism 1.7 psychology 1.8 other christian movements , other religions theological views young-earth creationism macarthur advocates young-earth creationism in book, battle beginning (2001), , in sermons. speaking evolutionary theory, writes christians ought expose such lies , oppose them vigorously. argues battle beginning battle between 2 mutually exclusive faiths - faith in scripture versus faith in anti-theistic hypotheses. not battle between science , bible. eschatology macarthur premillenialist , pre-tribulationist in regards timing of rapture , other end time occurrences, , stated, m committed fact jesus come set literal earthly kingdom , come 7 years before kingdom, come prior tribulation. however, macarthur has tried distance himself others within line of thought, such minister tim lahaye , novelist jerry b. jenkins of fame left behind series...

Game summaries 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1 game summaries 1.1 temple 1.2 boston college 1.3 east carolina 1.4 rutgers 1.5 cincinnati 1.6 syracuse 1.7 #2 alabama 1.8 west virginia 1.9 maryland 1.10 notre dame 1.11 pittsburgh 1.12 #1 miami (fl) (sunkist fiesta bowl) game summaries temple at beaver stadium date: september 6 game time: 7:00 pm edt game attendance: 85,732 tv announcers (tcs): stan savran, george paterno boston college at sullivan stadium date: september 20 game time: 7:00 pm edt game attendance: 42,329 tv announcers (espn): mike patrick, kevin kiley, tim brando east carolina at beaver stadium date: september 27 game time: 1:30 pm edt game attendance: 84,774 tv announcers (tcs): stan savran, george paterno rutgers at beaver stadium date: october 4 game time: 12:20 pm edt game attendance: 84,000 tv announcers (tcs): stan savran, george paterno cincinnati at beaver stadium date: october 11 game time: 12:20 pm edt game attendance: 84,812 tv announcers (tcs): stan savran, george paterno syracuse...

In post-Soviet territories Frozen conflict

following breakup of soviet union in 1991, number of conflicts arose in areas of of post-soviet states, new international borders did not match ethnic affiliations of local populations. these conflicts have largely remained frozen , disputed areas under de facto control of entities other countries internationally recognized belonging, , still consider areas part of territory. since ceasefire ended transnistria war (1990–1992), russian-influenced breakaway republic of transnistria has controlled easternmost strip of territory of moldova. republic internationally unrecognized, , moldova continues claim territory. the nagorno-karabakh region, ethnically armenian enclave within azerbaijan, has been source of dispute between azeris , armenians many decades. nagorno-karabakh war fought full-scale conflict in 1991–1994. since ceasefire, armenian-backed republic of artsakh has controlled region , area adjoining (giving border armenia). republic remains internationally unrecognized, in spite o...

Views Constance Cumbey

in wake of attacks following release of innocence of muslims suggested on blog incident might have been deliberate attempt new agers set enemies against 1 each other. i have own suspicions incited thing designed set 3 alice bailey delineated fundamentalist target groups of jews, christians, , moslems off against each other. have uglier feelings cynically produced , put in circulation sort of kill-off monotheism war... suspect may deliberate , well-financed move incite target groups against each other

Issues ITunes Ping

1 issues 1.1 facebook 1.2 spam 1.3 fake accounts 1.4 limited availability issues facebook during apple s announcement of ping, chief executive steve jobs gave demo of service in demonstrated basic functionality of service, including facebook integration. however, shortly after ping released public, users began report facebook s social integration had been removed. kara swisher, technology columnist wall street journal, reported after speaking steve jobs regarding matter, had revealed facebook , apple had failed reach agreement. jobs further reported facebook wanted onerous terms [apple] not agree to. however, apple launched ping facebook integration without authorization, , subsequently, facebook implemented block, denying ping access application programming interface (api), necessary in linking facebook ping. result inability search itunes user’s friends on facebook connected ping. to provide facebook integration in ping, apple had retrieve users information using facebook s api ...

Types of output Output device

1 types of output 1.1 graphics (visual) 1.2 tactile 1.3 audio 1.4 scent types of output some types of output text, graphics, tactile, audio, , video. text consists of characters used create words, sentences, , paragraphs. graphics digital representations of nontext information such drawings, charts, photographs, , animation . tactile output such raised line drawings may useful individuals blind. audio music, speech, or other sound. video consists of images played @ speeds provide appearance of full motion. graphics (visual) graphical output displayed on screen a digital image numeric representation of image stored on computer. don t have physical size until displayed on screen or printed on paper. until point, collection of numbers on computer s hard drive describe individual elements of picture , how arranged. computers come built-in graphics capability of . others need device, called graphics card or graphics adapter board, has added. unless computer has graphics capability built mot...

Belief and skepticism Efficacy of prayer

1 belief , skepticism 1.1 medical views 1.1.1 medical skepticism 1.1.2 medical hopes 1.1.3 different approaches medicine 1.2 skepticism on scope of prayer 1.3 prayers , miracles 1.4 massive prayer belief , skepticism medical views medical skepticism an article in medical journal of australia says 1 common criticism of prayer research prayer has become popular therapeutic method there no known plausible mechanism. medical professionals skeptical of new claims studies until have been experimentally reproduced , corroborated. instance, 2001 study researchers associated columbia university has been associated controversy, following claims of success in popular media. medical hopes in 20th century, florence nightingale, pioneer of modern nursing, believer in effects of prayer. wrote, when people seem unconscious, word of prayer reaches them . today, although different medical studies have been @ odds 1 another, physicians have not stopped studying or recommending prayer. may partly becaus...

Cancer battle Fran Drescher

drescher @ press conference austrian charity dancer against cancer, 2010 after 2 years of symptoms , misdiagnoses 8 doctors, drescher admitted los angeles s cedars sinai hospital on june 21, 2000, after doctors diagnosed uterine cancer. had undergo immediate radical hysterectomy treat disease. drescher given clean bill of health , no post-operative treatment ordered. she wrote experiences in second book, cancer schmancer. purpose book raise consciousness men , women become more aware of warning signs of cancer, , empower themselves. drescher says, going learn needed learn, ask questions, become partners doctor instead of having kind of parent/child relationship.

Overman Committee Lee Slater Overman

overman chaired overman committee, subcommittee investigated foreign propaganda , bolshevism in united states during first red scare 1919 1921.he chosen head commission called overman committee president woodrow wilson. after war senator active in investigation of german , bolshevik propaganda , played role in bringing on so-called red scare plagued american politics in 1919 , 1920 (beaver). focused on going on inside of country , how make people s lives worry-free, meaning did not want mass chaos go on in united states. wanted keep red scare contained people not catch wind of , live in fear.

French-language finalists 2001 Governor General's Awards

1 french-language finalists 1.1 fiction 1.2 poetry 1.3 drama 1.4 non-fiction 1.5 children s literature (text) 1.6 children s literature (illustration) 1.7 english-to-french translation french-language finalists fiction andrée a. michaud, le ravissement marie-claire blais, dans la foudre et la lumière rachel leclerc, ruelle océan poetry paul chanel malenfant, des ombres portées tania langlais, douze bêtes aux chemises de l homme hélène monette, un jardin dans la nuit stefan psenak, la beauté jean-philippe raîche, une lettre au bout du monde drama normand chaurette, le petit köchel françois archambault, code 99 réjane charpentier, un autre monde michel ouellette, requiem , in requiem suivi de fausse route non-fiction renée dupuis, quel canada pour les autochtones? la fin de l exclusion jacques allard, le roman du québec: histoire, perspectives, lectures michel biron, l absence du maître : saint-denys garneau, ferron, ducharme madeleine gagnon, les femmes et la guerre jacques b. géli...

History Penlop

under bhutan s theocratic dual system of government, decreasingly effective central government control resulted in de facto disintegration of office of shabdrung after death of shabdrung ngawang namgyal in 1651. under system, shabdrung reigned on temporal druk desi , religious je khenpo. 2 successor shabdrungs – son (1651) , stepbrother (1680) of ngawang namgyal – controlled druk desi , je khenpo until power further splintered through innovation of multiple shabdrung incarnations, reflecting speech, mind, , body. increasingly secular regional lords (penlops , dzongpens) competed power amid backdrop of civil war on shabdrung , invasions tibet, , mongol empire. penlops of trongsa , paro, , dzongpons of punakha, thimphu, , wangdue phodrang particularly notable figures in competition regional dominance. within political landscape, wangchuck family originated in bumthang region of central bhutan. family belongs nyö clan, , descended pema lingpa, bhutanese nyingmapa saint. nyö clan emerged l...

Geography and site McIlroy Park

watching reading @ mcilroy park - geograph.org.uk - 611972 mcilroy park - view across grassland - april 2017 the site covers 11.98 hectares. mcilroy park located on steep hill , features large species-rich grassland field , large block of mixed deciduous woodland. there 2 ancient sunken paths pass through woodland. there old chalk pits in west woodland area old clay extraction industry , possible saxon mound on eastern edge. mcilroy park abuts, , contiguous local nature reserve called round copse.

Power and barbarism Henry VI, Part 3

illustration of death of henry in act 5, scene 6; works of mr. william shakespeare, edited nicholas rowe (1709) despite prevalence of revenge in earlier parts of play, loses significance motivating factor nature of conflict changes , develops pursuit of power, without recourse past antagonisms. revenge ceases primary driving force many of characters, lust power taking over, , past conflicts rendered unimportant each side desperately races victory; revenge ethic has been outstripped expedient violence no aim other seizure of power. for example, when edward , richard urging york break oath henry, edward says, kingdom, oath may broken;/i break thousand oaths reign 1 year (1.2.16–17), showing attraction power has characters, , willing attain it. later, echoing warwick s statement reasons joining lancastrians, richard outlines why has remained loyal yorkists; stay not love of edward crown (4.1.125), again showing attraction of power , subversion of other concerns, including familial re...

Regular season standings 2016 FC Kansas City season

pld w d l gf ga gd pts qualification results summary last updated: september 24, 2016. source: match reports results round last updated: september 24, 2016. source: match reports ground: = away; h = home. result: d = draw; l = loss; w = win; p = postponed.

Seed dispersal Turgor pressure

mature squirting cucumber fruit in fruits such impatiens parviflora, oxalia acetosella , ecballium elaterium, turgor pressure method seeds dispersed. in ecballium elaterium, or squirting cucumber, turgor pressure builds in fruit point aggressively detaches stalk, , seeds , water squirted everywhere fruit falls ground. turgor pressure within fruit ranges .003 1.0 mpa.

Teutonia building Congregation Beth Israel (Milwaukee)

beth israel s former synagogue, on teutonia avenue, in use 1925 1960 beth israel sold fifth street building in 1924, and, after meeting in temporary quarters year, constructed new building @ 2432 north teutonia avenue. however, jewish community of milwaukee migrated north suburbs in 1940s , 1950s, location became inconvenient. in 1957, 15-acre (6.1 ha) property purchased @ 6880 north green bay avenue in glendale, suburb north of milwaukee, , construction began on new facilities there in 1959. teutonia avenue building sold in 1959, , vacated in 1960. on march 5, 1992 added national register of historic places.

June International cricket in 2008

1 june 1.1 bangladesh tri-series 1.2 asia cup 1.2.1 group stage 1.2.2 super fours 1.2.3 final 1.3 bermuda in canada june bangladesh tri-series asia cup the 2008 asia cup took place in june 2008 in pakistan. 6 teams took part in tournament, including bangladesh, india, hong kong, pakistan, sri lanka , uae. group stage super fours final bermuda in canada

Fine structure constant Dimensionless physical constant

the analog of fine structure constant gravitation gravitational coupling constant. constant requires arbitrary choice of pair of objects having mass. electron , proton natural choices because stable, , properties measured , understood. if αg calculated masses of 2 protons, value ≈10.

Field hockey Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics

argentina qualified men s , women s event men s team event – 1 team of 16 players women s team event – 1 team of 16 players men s tournament roster the following argentina roster in men s field hockey tournament of 2012 summer olympics. view · talk head coach: pablo lombi reserves: group play      advanced semifinals ninth , tenth place women s tournament the following argentina roster in women s field hockey tournament of 2012 summer olympics. view · talk head coach: carlos retegui argentina women s hockey team (in white/blue) before final against netherlands reserves: julieta franco carla dupuy group play      advanced semifinals semi-final final final rank 02 ! silver medal

Advaita Vedanta Monastery

hindu matha, vidyasankara temple from times of vedas people following monastic ways of life have existed in indian sub-continent. in called hinduism, monks have existed long time, , them, respective monasteries, called mathas. important among them chatur-amnaya mathas established adi shankara formed nodal centres of under guidance ancient order of advaitin monks re-organised under ten names of dashanami sampradaya. ramakrishna math sri sarada math , ramakrishna sarada mission

Publications Patrick Augustine Sheehan

books geoffrey austin, student, m. h. gill & son, dublin 1895 the triumph of failure, burns , oates, london 1901 my new curate, marlier , callanan, boston 1900 isbn 0-85342-877-8 cithera mea, marlier , callanan, boston 1900 mein neuer kaplan: erzählung aus dem irischen priesterleben, translated oskar jacob, j.p. bachem verlag (de), cologne 1900 mariae corona, benzinger brothers, new york collection of sermons , essays luke delmege, longmans, green & co., london & new york 1901 mon nouveau vicaire, Éditions pierre dumont, limoges 1901 the canticle of magnificat, dublin 1901 holy week , festival of easter, catholic truth society, dublin 1902. mater dolorosa, catholic truth society, dublin 1902. st. domnick , st. teresa, catholic truth society, dublin 1902. der erfolg des mißerfolgs (the triumph of failure), translated oskar jacob, stehl, kaldenkirchen, 1902. under cedars , stars, dolphin press, philadelphia 1903. under cedars , stars, brown , nolan, dublin 1904 (for ...

1987 1987–88 V-League

1 1987 1.1 first round 1.2 second round 1.3 quarterfinals 1.4 final 1987 first round 27 participants divided on 3 groups playing double round robin; top-4 of each second phase second round 12 participants divided on 3 groups playing single round robin; top-2 of each , 2 best 3rd place teams quarterfinals quarterfinals an giang 1-1 saigon port [4-2 pen] final cau lac bo quan doi (ha noi) 1-0 quang nam (da nang)

Life Quazi Johirul Islam

quazi johirul islam al mahmud, nirmolendu goon shomudro gupto quazi johirul islam born on 10 february 1968 in khagatua, village in upazila of nabinagar under brahmanbaria district of bangladesh. grew during bangladesh liberation war, , literary works reflect growing of new nation , newly born middle class society in dhaka city. first work of fiction, 71 and, written based memories of bangladesh liberation war. lost paternal uncle mr. suruj quazi in 1971. studied in many different schools, including govt titumir college. received master s degree in management university of dhaka in 1992 after break of study of 2 years. father unsuccessful businessman; result, islam supposed take on financial responsibility of family. islam international un professional. has worked on 20 years many different ngos, un agencies , un peacekeeping operations. he married on 29 march 1996, while wife studying journalism @ university of dhaka @ master’s level. first child, son, born after year of marriage on 28...

Days of Infamy Days of Infamy series

in days of infamy, logic of how battle have developed in oahu point of divergence occurs @ conference in march 1941, when commander minoru genda , admiral yamamoto manage convince imperial japanese army follow pearl harbor air attack invasion capture hawaii whereas in reality, did not. as usual in turtledove novels, action occurs several points of view, including historical figures such minoru genda , mitsuo fuchida. besides these historical figures, viewpoint characters include corporal in japanese army, surfer (who invents sailboard can fish once honolulu occupied), pair of 20-something nisei brothers caught between warring cultures, prisoners of war, , others. the way control of islands established after third wave of japanese air attack on pearl harbor (instead of 2 in reality) destroys american naval fuel depots, army barracks, , airfields on oahu establishing air superiority, amphibious landing carried out on december 8, 1941 on northern shores of island , drive little u.s. force...

Infrastructure Willimantic, Connecticut

1 infrastructure 1.1 education 1.1.1 public schools 1.1.2 post-secondary education 1.2 transportation 1.2.1 road 1.2.2 bus infrastructure education public schools windham high school windham middle school windham technical high school arts @ capitol theater performing arts high school charles h. barrows stem fields academy natchaug school w.b. sweeney school st. mary-st. joseph school post-secondary education eastern connecticut state university quinebaug valley community college transportation road the borough served several state routes: route 14, route 32, route 66, route 195, , route 289. borough served willimantic bypass (us 6). bus the windham region transit district manages public transport, including buses. has connections hartford or danielson.

Births 1881 in Sweden

gösta Åsbrink. 8 july – ruth gustafson, social democrat, politician, social reformer (died 1960) 9 july – arvid andersson, tug-of-war competitor (died 1956). 29 august – johan hübner von holst, sport shooter (died 1945). 5 october – florence stephens, heiress , landowner (died 1979) 18 november – gösta Åsbrink, gymnast (died 1966). ^ arvid andersson . sports reference llc. retrieved 17 october 2014.  ^ hübner von holst . sports reference llc. retrieved 17 october 2014.  ^ gösta Åsbrink . sports reference llc. retrieved 17 october 2014. 

Sites and Monuments Alloue

the pavillon manor (17th century) indicated lordship on 18th century cassini map house has since been altered. house faces church , restored in 19th century. mansion has austere facade has been uniquely decorated internally using french wallpaper manufactured jean zuber between 1834 , 1836. these wallpapers decorated pictures such as: view of north america or helvéthie . the rioumort bridge (middle ages) medieval bridge deck rebuilt between 1895 , 1898. the pont-neuf (new bridge) @ western entrance of alloue dates 1741. the covered lavoir or public laundry the covered lavoir @ alloue consists of basin surrounded stone slabs. there old lavoirs @ masmayoux uncovered rectangular basin fed spring emerges cube of masonry , stone rubble , near lasfond has uncovered basin. the chez paire fountain (19th century) equipped pump. the rioumort fountain (19th century) covered dome , rubble after legend bring health , prosperity. religious heritage the parish church of notre-dame (12th century) r...

Events Canyon Fire (2016)

a dc-10 waterbomber drops retardant on canyon fire the fire broke out september 17 , grew on 500 acres (2.0 km). due location of fire, burning in remote canyon on southern half of base, access difficult fire crews. on september 18 fire jumped on 2,200 acres (8.9 km) prompting evacuation warnings homes on san miguelito canyon south of lompoc , east of base. mid-afternoon on september 19 fire had grown on 4,528 acres (18.3 km) , no containment continuing burn moderate rate of spread. as fire continued spread, firefighters faced number of unique challenges. base officials warned there possibly unexploded ordnance left on days when base used during world war ii , korean war. morning of september 20, fire had been estimated @ 10,542 acres (42.7 km) in size 18% of fire contained. on september 21, ventura county oes water tender assigned fire crashed on highway 246 outside lompoc. crash killed 1 firefighter , sent second hospital minor injuries. individual identified engine...

South African tricameralism Tricameralism

in 1983, south africa s apartheid government put forward constitution providing tricameral legislature. on 2 november, around seventy percent of country s white population voted in favour of changes – black south africans not consulted, , under proposal continued denied representation since in theory citizens of independent or autonomous bantustans. the south african tricameral parliament consisted of 3 race-based chambers: house of assembly – 178 members, reserved whites house of representatives – 85 members, reserved coloured, or mixed-race, people house of delegates – 45 members, reserved indians the creation of tricameral parliament controversial on 2 fronts. on 1 hand, many white conservatives disliked idea of non-whites participating in parliament @ all. dispute factor in creation of conservative party, breakaway dominant national party. on other hand, many coloureds , asians rejected system sham, saying chambers reserved them powerless. the tricameral parliame...

El Paso Human trafficking in Texas

location of el paso u.s.- mexico border fence near el paso the strong economic , social ties between el paso , ciudad juarez, chihuahua make el paso 1 of popular destinations trafficking mexico. while ciudad juarez has destroyed zona de tolerancia in effort create new image city, plan move sex work outside city limit never instituted. consequence, of ciudad juarez s sex workers still located in zona centro, commercial center of city s downtown area. estimated 6,000 sex workers in ciudad juarez operate out of variety of businesses, including cantinas, nightclubs, bars, , streets, , ciudad juarez huge destination sex tourism united states. because of el paso s strong links ciudad juarez, thriving sex trade , sex trafficking trade has developed has spilled el paso, making 1 of texas largest entry points trafficked persons mexico.

References Henry VI, Part 1

1 references 1.1 notes 1.2 citations 1.3 editions of henry vi, part 1 1.4 secondary sources references notes citations all references henry vi, part 1, unless otherwise specified, taken oxford shakespeare (taylor), based on first folio text of 1623. under referencing system, 4.3.15 means act 4, scene 3, line 15. editions of henry vi, part 1 secondary sources

Independents Maine gubernatorial election, 2010

1 independents 1.1 candidates on ballot 1.2 write-in candidates 1.3 disqualified candidates 1.4 withdrawn independents candidates on ballot eliot cutler, attorney, former staff member u.s. senator edmund muskie, , former adviser president jimmy carter shawn moody, business owner kevin l. scott, business owner write-in candidates john jenkins, former state senator, former mayor of both auburn , lewiston, , 2002 gubernatorial candidate. jenkins, won recent mayoral campaign write-in, declared run governor of maine if 5,000 people followed facebook fan page within 45 days. beverly cooper-pete. did not appear on ballot due lack of petition signatures, continued campaign write-in candidate. disqualified candidates alex hammer, business owner , self-published author. did not appear on ballot due not meeting deadline turning in petition signatures. hammer attempted turn in of signatures electronically, secretary of state ruled such methods not allowed. hammer filed suit appear on ballot in pen...

Boxing 1741 to 1745 in sports

^ jack broughton . cyber boxing zone. retrieved 14 july 2017.  ^ george taylor . cyber boxing zone. retrieved 14 july 2017.  ^ jack slack . cyber boxing zone. retrieved 5 october 2017.  ^ broughton s rules (1743) . cyber boxing zone. retrieved 14 july 2017. 

Language attitude studies Perceptual dialectology

in addition studying how , nonlinguistics identify dialects, perceptual dialectology considers attributes nonlinguists assign dialects. when informants associate particular language variety particular group, presumed social attributes of group transferred dialect itself. dialect associated attributes when informants cannot correctly identify source of dialect. thus, dialects can come index perceived social attributes such formality, politeness, friendliness, intelligence, snobbishness, , other traits. individuals use these variants can gain appearance of social traits attributed dialect.

Lineage 186th Airlift Squadron

file:186th fighter-interceptor squadron emblem, 1955 constituted 404th fighter squadron 25 may 1943 activated on 15 july 1943 inactivated on 10 november 1945. re-designated: 186th fighter squadron, , allotted montana ang on 24 may 1946 extended federal recognition on 27 june 1947 federalized , placed on active duty, 1 april 1951 re-designated: 186th fighter-bomber squadron, on 1 nov 1951 released active duty , returned montana state control, 15 november 1952 re-designated: 186th fighter-interceptor squadron, on 1 nov 1953 re-designated: 186th fighter squadron, on 15 mar 1992 re-designated: 186th airlift squadron, on 1 mar 2014

Notable features Constitution of Alabama

the length , chaos of current constitution both product , result of determined centralization of power in state government dating late 19th century under white democrats. in addition, because of challenges populists in 1892 , 1894 elections, democratic party intended reduce suffrage in order establish own dominance; appealed people in north alabama, had supported populists, on grounds of white supremacy. democrats raised negro issue , promised no white man lose franchise . in alabama, new constitution remove [from voter registration rolls] less educated, less organized, more impoverished whites - , ensure one-party democratic rules through of 20th century in south. glenn feldman documented that, 1941, more whites blacks had been disenfranchised under constitution. the 1901 constitution intended curb executive power , make hard raise taxes . in practice, has resulted in state legislature having extensive authority on counties, cities , towns. counties have go legislature—and ipso ...

Wanderjahre and marriage (1490–1494) Albrecht Dürer

the earliest painted self-portrait (1493) albrecht dürer, oil, on vellum (louvre, paris) after completing term of apprenticeship, dürer followed common german custom of taking wanderjahre—in effect gap years —in apprentice learned skills artists in other areas; dürer spend 4 years away. left in 1490, possibly work under martin schongauer, leading engraver of northern europe, died shortly before dürer s arrival @ colmar in 1492. unclear dürer travelled in intervening period, though went frankfurt , netherlands. in colmar, dürer welcomed schongauer s brothers, goldsmiths caspar , paul , painter ludwig. in 1493 dürer went strasbourg, have experienced sculpture of nikolaus gerhaert. dürer s first painted self-portrait (now in louvre) painted @ time, sent fiancée in nuremberg. in 1492 dürer travelled basel stay brother of martin schongauer, goldsmith georg. after return nuremberg, on 7 july 1494, @ age of 23, dürer married agnes frey following arrangement made during absence. agnes daughter...

Life Mily Balakirev

1 life 1.1 years 1.2 five 1.3 saint petersburg conservatory , free school of music 1.4 mature works , prague visit 1.5 waning influence , friendship tchaikovsky 1.6 breakdown , return music life early years portrait of (left right) balakirev, vladimir odoevsky , mikhail glinka ilya repin. painting anachronistic – balakirev depicted man approaching middle age, full beard; however, glinka died in 1857, when balakirev 20 years old. balakirev born @ nizhny novgorod, poor clerk s family tatar roots. received first lessons in music mother , @ age of 4 able reproduce tunes on piano. non-musical education began @ nizhny novgorod gymnasium. when ten mother took him moscow during summer holidays course of ten piano lessons alexander dubuque, pupil of irish pianist , composer john field. after mother s death, balakirev transferred gymnasium alexandrovsky institute, boarded. balakirev s musical talents did not remain unnoticed, found patron in alexander ulybyshev (oulibicheff). ulybyshev considere...