Michael Dana Gioia—he does not use his first name and pronounces his surname "JOY-uh" — was born in Hawthorne, California (although Who's Who says Los Angeles), the son of Michael and Dorothy (Ortiz) Gioia. He grew up in Hawthorne, "speaking Italian in a Mexican neighborhood," he said. His father was the son of immigrants from Sicily and his mother was a native Californian of Mexican and Indian heritage. He grew up amid a jumble of languages: English, Italian, Span ...

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Dana Gioia, Dana Gioia - Early years, Dana Gioia - Writing full time, Dana Gioia - NEA chairman, Dana Gioia - Books, Dana Gioia - Writings about Dana Gioia and His Work

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Dana Point is located at 33°28'20" North, 117°41'35" West (33.472210, -117.693038)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 76.2 km² (29.4 mi²). 17.2 km² (6.6 mi²) of it is land and 59.1 km² (22.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 77.45% water. ...

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bhavana (bhaavanaa): Mental cultivation or development; meditation. The third of the three grounds for meritorious action.

See also dana and sila.

 (See also: Bhavana, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Gioia was President George W. Bush's second choice to lead the NEA, the first, composer Michael P. Hammond, having died only a week after taking office as the NEA's eighth chairman in January 2002. "I found an agency that was demoralized, defensive, and unconfident. It had been under constant assault for about fifteen years and it was suffering from the institutional version of battered child syndrome," said Gioia. "I don't think the NEA has done a very ...

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dhana (dhana): Treasure(s). The seven qualities of conviction, virtue (see sila), conscience & concern, learning, generosity (see dana), and wisdom.

 (See also: Dhana, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 35,110 people, 14,456 households, and 9,280 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,041.6/km² (5,290.1/mi²). There are 15,682 housing units at an average density of 911.9/km² (2,362.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.25% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 5.92% from other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. 15.49% ...

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sagga (sagga): Heaven, heavenly realm. The dwelling place of the devas. Rebirth in the heavens is said to be one of the rewards for practicing generosity (see dana) and virtue (see sila). Like all waystations in samsara, however, rebirth here is temporary.

See also sugati.

 (See also: Sagga, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1954. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on Convergent Sequences of Complete Theories under the supervision of Alonzo Church while at Princeton, and defended his thesis in 1958. After completing his PhD studies, he moved to the University of Chicago, working as an instructor there until 1960. In 1959, he published a joint paper with Michael O. Rabin, a colleague from Princeton, entitled Finite Automata and Their Decision Problem, which introdu ...

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Dana Scott, Dana Scott - Early career, Dana Scott - University of California Berkeley 1960–1963, Dana Scott - Stanford Amsterdam and Princeton 1963–1972, Dana Scott - Oxford University 1972–1981, Dana Scott - Semantics of programming languages, Dana Scott - Carnegie Mellon University 1981–2003

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Since becoming a full-time writer, Gioia has served as vice-president of the Poetry Society of America from 1992 and as music critic for San Francisco magazine from 1997. He also wrote the libretto of the opera Nosferatu (2001). Gioia objects to how marginalized poetry has become in America, faulting university English departments for appropriating the field from the public: The voluntary audience of serious contemporary poetry consists mainly of poets, would-be poets, and a few critics. Additionally, there ...

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anupubbi-katha (aanupubbii-kathaa): Gradual instruction. The Buddha's method of teaching Dhamma that guides his listeners progressively through increasingly advanced topics: generosity (see dana), virtue (see sila), heavens, drawbacks, renunciation, and the four noble truths.

 (See also: Anupubbi-katha, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Dorsey came to the Miami area of south Florida around 1896. He worked as a carpenter for Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. During that time he recognized the need to provide housing for black workers. He purchased one parcel of land at a time, and he designed and constructed one rental house per parcel, reinvesting the rental income to build more and rent more, eventually expanding as far north as Ft. Lauderdale. In 1917, he and his wife Rebecca sold land to the City of Miami for a park for African-Americans (during an era of segregat ...

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Dana A. Dorsey, Dana A. Dorsey - Childhood education, Dana A. Dorsey - Carpenter businessman philanthropist, Dana A. Dorsey - Legacy

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sila (siila): Virtue, morality. The quality of ethical and moral purity that prevents one from falling away from the eightfold path. Also, the training precepts that restrain one from performing unskillful actions. Sila is the second theme in the gradual training (see anupubbi-katha), one of the ten paramis, the second of the seven treasures (see dhana), and the first of the three grounds for meritorious action (see dana and bhavana).

 (See also: Sila, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Dana Scott took up a post as Professor of Mathematical Logic, in the Philosophy Faculty of Oxford University in 1972. Dana Scott - Semantics of programming languages. This period saw Scott working close to Christopher Strachey, and the two managed, despite intense administrative pressures, to oversee a great deal of fundamental work on providing a mathematical foundation for the semantics of programming languages, the work for which Scott is best known. Together their work constitutes the Scott-Strachey ap ...

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Dana Scott, Dana Scott - Early career, Dana Scott - University of California Berkeley 1960–1963, Dana Scott - Stanford Amsterdam and Princeton 1963–1972, Dana Scott - Oxford University 1972–1981, Dana Scott - Semantics of programming languages, Dana Scott - Carnegie Mellon University 1981–2003

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Scott took up a post as Assistant Professor of Mathematics, at the University of California, Berkeley, the university of Alfred Tarski, and involved himself with classical issues in mathematical logic, especially set theory and Tarskian model theory. During this period he started supervising PhD students, such as James Halpern (Contributions to the Study of the Independence of the Axiom of Choice), and Edgar Lopez-Escobar (Infinitely Long Formulas with Countable Quantifier Degrees). Scott's work as res ...

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Dana Scott, Dana Scott - Early career, Dana Scott - University of California Berkeley 1960–1963, Dana Scott - Stanford Amsterdam and Princeton 1963–1972, Dana Scott - Oxford University 1972–1981, Dana Scott - Semantics of programming languages, Dana Scott - Carnegie Mellon University 1981–2003

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Dana Mitchell is the daughter of Captain Mitchell and brother to Ryan Mitchell. She was a nurse and the Pink Lightspeed Ranger, played by Alison MacInnis. Dana is serious, intellectual, and level-headed. She gathered the team together from all over Mariner Bay, and is a valuable asset to the team as one of the Rangers. Dana had a very brief stint as a model, but she resigned when it started to interfere in her Ranger duties. She was later reconciled with her long-lost brother, Ryan. Dana had fulfilled her dream of becoming a doctor, and practices as a pediatrician. She was called into du ...

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Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers, Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - Carter Grayson, Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - Chad Lee, Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - Joel Rawlings, Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - Kelsey Winslow, Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - Trivia, Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - Dana Mitchell, Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - Ryan Mitchell

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The Grove of Dana was created under the auspices of the New Order of Druids for the purpose of providing a free course of learning in the subject of Druidic spirituality and the primal Earth-honouring Celtic traditions. Although much of the readings and work will focus on the traditions of Ireland, we welcome those who are interested in or practising other traditions. The Grove works towards the goal of fostering a true understanding of the self and the universe in which we all live, by exploring the trinity of knowledge, experience, ...

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New Order of Druids, New Order of Druids - Overview, New Order of Druids - History of the N.O.D., New Order of Druids - The Circle, New Order of Druids - The Nine Ideals, New Order of Druids - The Council Board, New Order of Druids - The N.O.D. Council, New Order of Druids - N.O.D. Groves, New Order of Druids - The Mother Grove, New Order of Druids - The Druid Senate, New Order of Druids - Grand Druids of the New Order of Druids, New Order of Druids - The Grove of Dana College, New Order of Druids - N.O.D. Universal Druid Prayer, New Order of Druids - Links

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parami, paramita (paaramii, paaramitaa): Perfection of the character. A group of ten qualities developed over many lifetimes by a bodhisatta, which appear as a group in the Pali Canon only in the Jataka ("Birth Stories"): generosity (dana), virtue (sila), renunciation (nekkhamma), discernment (panna), energy/persistence (viriya), patience/forbearance (khanti), truthfulness (sacca), determination (adhitthana), good will (metta), and equanimity (upekkha).

 (See also: Parami, paramita, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

ariyadhana (ariyadhana): Noble Wealth; qualities that serve as 'capital' in the quest for liberation:

·      conviction (see saddha),

·      virtue (see sila),

·      conscience,

·      fear of evil,

·      erudition,

·      generosity (see dana), and

·      discernment (see panna).

 (See also: Ariyadhana, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

The presidential election was due to be held in any case but it was brought forward slightly by the decision of the incumbent President Robinson to resign slightly earlier to take up her position as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Adi Roche, who was seen as a potential winner, became embroiled in difficulties and her campaign went into serious decline when she showed a poor understanding of the office. On the other hand, McAleese provided a formidable campaigner. Banotti also showed her political skills, while Dana surprised all with her appeal and campaigning abil ...

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Irish presidential election 1997, Irish presidential election 1997 - Candidates, Irish presidential election 1997 - Mary McAleese, Irish presidential election 1997 - Mary Banotti, Irish presidential election 1997 - Adi Roche, Irish presidential election 1997 - Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish presidential election 1997 - Derek Nally, Irish presidential election 1997 - Campaign, Irish presidential election 1997 - Result

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Shadow of Memories - Eike Kusch. The leading character Eike repeatedly visits the town in which the game is set, a town he is very fond of. Standing 5'11" tall, Eike is a mild-mannered person. He doesn't talk much about himself. But an inexplicable shadow shrouds him. He dies at the beginning of this game, but his death also gives him the ability to travel back to related past times. Taking advantage of this magical ability, Eike tries to reverse his fate. He handles all developments calmly. There is a reason for his composure. ...

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Shadow of Memories, Shadow of Memories - Characters, Shadow of Memories - Eike Kusch, Shadow of Memories - Homunculus, Shadow of Memories - Dana, Shadow of Memories - The Fortune Teller, Shadow of Memories - Eckart Brum, Shadow of Memories - Miriam Brum, Shadow of Memories - Dr. Wolfgang Wagner, Shadow of Memories - Margarete Wagner, Shadow of Memories - Hugo Wagner, Shadow of Memories - Helena Wagner, Shadow of Memories - Alfred Brum, Shadow of Memories - Sibylla Brum, Shadow of Memories - Oleg Franssen, Shadow of Memories - Ratings, Shadow of Memories - Related Links

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The 1997 presidential election saw the biggest number of candidates contesting the position. In all five people received nominations, and more remarkably four of them were women. Irish presidential election 1997 - Mary McAleese. Mary McAleese was the Fianna Fáil candidate for the presidency. Born in Belfast, she was formerly a journalist with RTÉ and at the time of her nomination she was Pro-Vice Chancellor of Queens University Belfast. An activist with Fianna Fáil for many years, she wasn't thought lik ...

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Irish presidential election 1997, Irish presidential election 1997 - Candidates, Irish presidential election 1997 - Mary McAleese, Irish presidential election 1997 - Mary Banotti, Irish presidential election 1997 - Adi Roche, Irish presidential election 1997 - Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish presidential election 1997 - Derek Nally, Irish presidential election 1997 - Campaign, Irish presidential election 1997 - Result

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The New Order of Druids was originally founded under the name "Gate To Avalon", on August 16, 2002, as a simple and small Celtic website with but very limited information. The actual New Order of Druids was founded on January 24 2003, having begun the formation of a free online community, although it was not until June 11 2003 that the N.O.D. had transformed into an actual "Druid Circle" with the formation of the Council. The Grove of Dana, the online Druid College of the N.O.D., was officially launched on May 30, 2004, and the Nervii Nemeton, the Mother Grove of the N.O.D. (and thereby the first local grove ...

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New Order of Druids, New Order of Druids - Overview, New Order of Druids - History of the N.O.D., New Order of Druids - The Circle, New Order of Druids - The Nine Ideals, New Order of Druids - The Council Board, New Order of Druids - The N.O.D. Council, New Order of Druids - N.O.D. Groves, New Order of Druids - The Mother Grove, New Order of Druids - The Druid Senate, New Order of Druids - Grand Druids of the New Order of Druids, New Order of Druids - The Grove of Dana College, New Order of Druids - N.O.D. Universal Druid Prayer, New Order of Druids - Links

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