In psychology, 'Ego' is presumed as one of the three parts of psychic apparatus defined by Sigmund Freud's structural model. It is also defined by various religions across the world where slight differences also occur in their conceptions. Hinduism and Buddhism have least differences in defining various psychological terms such as self, ego, soul, etc.

Definition (Dvaita and Dvaita philosophy; and Dvaitadvaita)==

"It is the spontaneous identity of an individual to represent (itself)." According to religious scriptures, it is the characteristic of living beings with a higher level of consciousness that includes humans. Reflection of ego with 'name' is commonly observed in all living beings; that is how they recognize and represent themselves. Ego is also considered as 'identity over identity', e.g, name to a person where name is the secondary identity used by, or for, the person (primary identity or 'self') to represent. It (ego) exists in the state of consciousness.

Ego (Ahamkara) and Self (Jeevatma)

Although ego is generally accepted as a synonym of self, religious doctrine says otherwise. Jeevatma is the spontaneous identity part of some self, inherent of all living beings. Ahamkara is the human ego. Jeevatma's truest representation cannot exist of itself in some nowadays, because since it is eternal, it is presumably incorruptible, and perfect; whereas ahamkara is more temporal"any created thing" here or "to do" now. The spontaneity of Jeevatma exists in consciousness with ahamkara, but also subsists with sense organs and feeling in an unconscious responsiveness.

In Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna says to Arjun that ahamkara must be removed. Veda Vyasa and their religious scriptures also enforce the merging of anyone's jeevatma existence to a supreme soul (paramatman), and anyone's ahamkara existence to it's creator.

Ego and consciousness

Higher level of consciousness is seen in humans and (exceptionally) up to certain extent in some animals, e.g, elephants. Humans are the only entities where ego is observed apparently and up to variable extent in the state of consciousness dividing them further into egoistic, egotistic, egomaniac, etc. 'Spontaneous identity to represent' disappears in all living beings when ego merges with self in the state of unconsciousness and is not recovered until consciousness; though in cases of humans it may occasionally appear in dreams but that is spontaneous and not a part of will (or determination).

See Also

Chöd

Ego (spirituality)

Bhagavat Purana

Hinduism

Buddhism

References

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Name	Tame Impala
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Perth, Western Australia
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Years active	2007–present
Label	Hole in the Sky RecordingsModular Recordings
Associated acts	The Dee Dee DumsPondMink Mussel CreekSpace Lime PeacockGiant Tortoise
Url	http://www.tameimpala.com/
Current members	Kevin ParkerDominic SimperJay WatsonNick Allbrook

Tame Impala are a four piece psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band is essentially Kevin Parker's Solo Project as he records the majority of songs by himself.

Biography

Tame Impala were formed from Kevin Parker's original blues/jazz/psychedelic band, the Dee Dee Dums. The Dee Dee Dums consisted of Parker (drums) and Luke Epstein (guitar), with the band getting second place at the 2005 AmpFest and winning third place that year in the state final of The Next Big Thing. In October 2006 Epstein was replaced by drummer Sam Devenport, Epstein going on to play with Sugarpuss. The Dee Dee Dums went on to win the WA state final of the National Campus Band Competition. In late 2007 the band renamed to Tame Impala unveiling another new drummer and replacing the two-guitar attack for the more traditional guitar/bass/drums format. Devenport going on to pursue an acting career.

Tame Impala consists of Kevin Parker (lead guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (guitar), Nick Allbrook (bass) and Jay Watson (drums and backing vocals). Their name refers to the impala, a medium sized antelope. Their musical sound draws from a wide range of influences and they like to see themselves as }} In July 2008 the band signed a worldwide deal with independent label Modular Recordings.

The signing was soon followed by the release on their self-titled debut EP in September 2008. Due to Kevin Parker's original artwork there was some confusion with the EP title and many believed it to be called Antares Mira Sun. The artwork is an interpretation of a slide he saw in an astronomy lecture, which demonstrated the difference in size between the stars Antares, Mira and the Sun.}}

Tame Impala went to number 1 on the Australian Independent Record Labels (AIR) Chart and number 10 on the ARIA Physical Singles Chart, with three songs, "Desire Be, Desire Go", "Half Full Glass of Wine" and "Skeleton Tiger" which received national radio airplay on the Triple J Network. Tours in 2008 included supports for You Am I, The Black Keys, Yeasayer and MGMT, as well as performances at Southbound, Meredith Music Festival, and Falls Festival, as well as a national headline tours in support of their EP. 2009 tours include a sold out 6 date 'Skeleton Tiger' national headline tour, a 5 date UK tour including Nevereverland UK, V Festival, Groovin The Moo and a stadium tour with The Living End and Gyroscope.

Tame Impala appeared on Triple J's Hottest 100 2008, their first appearance on the list, with "Half Full Glass of Wine" reaching number 75. The song is also on the Hottest 100 compilation.

Tame Impala’s first single, "Sundown Syndrome", was recorded at Toerag Studios in London, with recording engineer Liam Watson, whilst the band was there in March 2009. "Sundown Syndrome" was premiered by Richard Kingsmill on his 2009 show on triple j on Sunday May 10. It was released in July, 2009 on vinyl and electronically along with a cover of Blue Boy's "Remember Me". They embarked on a national tour supporting the single through September and October, 2009.

Tame Impala appeared at Big Day Out in early 2010, performing alongside bands Muse, The Mars Volta, Kasabian and Rise Against, among others.

"Remember Me" appeared at number 78 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2009.

Tame Impala's debut album, Innerspeaker, was released on 21 May 2010. In the U.K. it's official release date was 28 June, however iTunes accidentally made it available to buy immediately (not pre-order) on 12 May. The album was released in the United States on 8 June, Pitchfork named it Best New Music.

On a interview with Triple J talking about the album's recent nomination for the J Award, Parker stated that they have secretly been recording a new album. "Jay and I have been recording pretty compulsively and album number two is nearing potential completion already and I'm so excited about it that I'm having trouble keeping myself from telling you all about it." This comes as a big surprise as this statement was released only months after their debut album, Innerspeaker, was released.

The band has been busy touring during mid 2010, with their 'Innerspeaker album tour' commencing on 13 May 2010, as the opening band for MGMT's 2010 American tour. The band returned to Australia to play at Splendour in the Grass festival, which was followed by a European Tour in July (including an appearance at the Reading Festival) and a national Australian tour in October. In November they returned to the UK and Europe for a fifteen date tour, including their largest London headline show to date which was attended by Noel Gallagher, Tom Meighan, Serge Pizzorno, Noel Fielding, Alexa Chung and Alison Mosshart, the band then went on to the United States for twenty headline dates including sold out New York, LA and San Francisco. They also received four 2010 ARIA Music Awards nominations which include, 'Album of the Year' and 'Best Rock Album' for Innerspeaker, 'Best Group' and also 'Breakthrough Artist'.

On November 29, 2010 Tame Impala's debut album "Innerspeaker" won Australian youth-oriented radio network Triple J's highest honor, taking out the J Award for Album of the Year

Band members

Live

Kevin Parker – vocals, guitar, kazoo

Jay "Gumby" Watson – drums, backing vocals

Dominic Simper – guitar & synth (previously bass)

Nick "Paisley Adams" Allbrook – bass (previously guitar & keys)

Studio

Kevin Parker – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys

Jay Watson – drums, keys, guitar

Dominic Simper – percussion, bass, guitar, effects

Discography

Albums

Innerspeaker - Modular Recordings (21 May 2010) AUS #4

EPs

Tame Impala [H.I.T.S. 003] - Hole in the Sky (August, 2008) (12" vinyl) (limited re-issue April, 2009) Tame Impala EP - Modular Recordings (September, 2008) AUS #82

Singles

"Sundown Syndrome"/"Remember Me" - Modular Recordings (July, 2009) (7" vinyl) "Solitude Is Bliss" - Modular Recordings (April, 2010)

"Lucidity" - Modular Recordings (July, 2010)

"Expectation" - Modular Recordings (December, 2010)

References

External links

Tame Impala official website

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Name	Rob Van Dam
Names	Robbie VRob Van DamRob Szatkowski
Height
Birth date	December 18, 1970
Birth place	Battle Creek, Michigan
Resides	Los Angeles, California
Billed	Battle Creek, Michigan
Debut	1990

Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970), better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (RVD), is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Szatkowski has held twenty-eight championships in various promotions during his career, and is a three-time world champion: a one-time WWE Champion, one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion, (RVD is also recognized as the first ECW World Heavyweight Champion under WWE's lineage), and one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, and the only man to hold the ECW World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship simultaneously. Van Dam is the only man to hold the ECW, WWE, and TNA World Heavyweight titles in his career. He was also the winner of WWE's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2006.

Early life

Szatkowski made his first appearance on WWF television in 1987 in a skit with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. At the time, DiBiase was selecting plants from the audience and offering to pay them to perform degrading acts and offered the teenage Szatkowski $100 to enter the ring and kiss his foot, which he did. Per the pre-match stipulation, Sabu then offered Van Dam a handshake, but was again ignored. Instead, Van Dam left the ring and turned heel under the management of Bill Alfonso.

Teaming with Sabu (1996–1998)

At Natural Born Killaz, Van Dam defeated Doug Furnas in a match. Post-match, Van Dam offered Furnas a handshake, but Furnas instead hit Van Dam with a short-arm clothesline, starting a rivalry between the two. After his rivalry with Furnas expanded to also include Dan Kroffat, Van Dam wanted a tag team partner of his own. After losing to long-time rival Sabu once again at Unluckily Lottery, the two united and formed what was to become one of the most successful tag teams in ECW history.

In May 1997, ECW "invaded" the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw television show, drawing the ire of color commentator Jerry Lawler. Lawler then promised he would show up at an ECW show in order to gain revenge, and when he did show up, he had ECW mainstays Van Dam (who turned heel) and Sabu with him. Van Dam cut promos about how he was too good for ECW and deserved to be in one of the "Big Two" (WWF or WCW) on one of their Monday Night programs (Monday Night Raw or Monday Nitro), while Jerry Lawler dubbed Van Dam "Mr. Monday Night" on an episode of Raw. Despite his arrogance and "betrayal" of ECW, over time Van Dam became applauded by fans recognizing his athleticism and unique maneuvers. At Fright Fight, Van Dam lost to Dreamer in a flag match. At CyberSlam, Van Dam and Sabu fell to Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow. On June 27, Van Dam and Sabu beat Storm and Candido to win the ECW Tag Team Championship, On October 24, Sabu and Van Dam lost the title to the Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) after interference from Triple Threat.

World Television Champion (1998–2001)

Van Dam remained the Television champion for the rest of 1998, and he started 1999 by making successful title defenses against the likes of Spike Dudley, Instead, Van Dam faced D-Von Dudley in a singles match and as a result of losing the match, Van Dam also lost the Tag Team Title to the Dudleyz. He entered into a rivalry with Jerry Lynn against whom he defended the Television title at Hardcore Heaven in a "no time limit" match. Van Dam continued to defend the ECW Television Championship for the remainder of the year.

Van Dam began a feud with Rhino in the beginning of 2000. RVD successfully defended the ECW Television Championship against Rhino on January 7. At Anarchy Rulz, Van Dam faced Rhino for the ECW Television Championship but was screwed when a heel referee made a fast count during a pinfall attempt made by Rhino. He appeared at ECW's final pay-per-view event Guilty as Charged, where he defeated Jerry Lynn.

Despite being a heel, Van Dam was popular with the WWF fans, who were aware of his reputation in ECW. After defeating Jeff Hardy for the WWF Hardcore Championship at Invasion, On the August 26 edition of Raw, Van Dam also unified the WWE Hardcore Championship into the WWE Intercontinental Championship by defeating Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer in a hardcore title unification match. As a result, the WWE Hardcore Championship was abandoned. Van Dam defeated Jericho and Booker T in a Triple Threat match to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. On the August 18 edition of Raw, Van Dam faced the Intercontinental Champion Christian for the title, but Kane interfered in the match and knocked Van Dam out after hitting him with a chair. Kane then took Van Dam to the backstage where he was restrained and was about to be set on fire. Kane changed his mind at the last minute, however, and said that he wasn't going to do what "they" want. On the October 27 edition of Raw, Van Dam lost the Intercontinental title to Jericho. Van Dam reached the ropes when the challenger had him in the Walls of Jericho, but Eric Bischoff distracted the referee while Jericho dragged the champion back into the middle of the ring. Van Dam submitted and Jericho became the new champion. Van Dam lost the Intercontinental title to Orton at Armageddon after interference from Ric Flair.

Reviving ECW and WWE Champion (2005–2006)

While recuperating, Van Dam made an appearance at the ECW reunion pay-per-view ECW One Night Stand. Accompanied by his former manager Bill Alfonso and sporting a knee brace, Van Dam delivered a worked shoot promo, standing up for ECW and criticizing the way he had been booked in WWE, until he was attacked by Rhyno. He was saved by Sabu, who defeated Rhyno in an impromptu match. Despite his injury, Van Dam got physically involved in the match, hitting Rhyno with a chairshot and giving him a Chair Surf.

At the 2009 Royal Rumble, Van Dam made a surprise appearance as the 25th entrant in the Royal Rumble match before he was eventually eliminated by Chris Jericho.

In November 2010 he was a contestant on an all TNA week of Family Feud, teaming with Jay Lethal, Matt Morgan, Mick Foley and Mr. Anderson against Angelina Love, Christy Hemme, Lacey Von Erich, Tara and Velvet Sky. who is an aspiring make-up artist. During his wrestling career, Sonya often traveled on the road with Rob and appeared at ringside during events in which Rob took part. On April 23, 2008, Szatkowski revealed that his wife is suffering from colon cancer. (Spinning wheel kick to a steel chair held in front of the opponent's face)

Van Terminator (Corner-to-corner missile dropkick, usually with a chair positioned on the opponent's face)

Signature moves

*450° splash – AJPW

*Bridging northern lights suplex

*Diving splash

Monkey flip to a standing or cornered opponent

*Multiple kick variations

**Chair Surf / Skateboard (Running dropkick, driving a steel chair into the face of a seated opponent in the corner of the ring)

*Diving super

**Roundhouse

*Spinning crescent

*Step-over spinning wheel, as a kick counter

*Multiple leg drop variations

*Corkscrew

**Diving

**Slingshot

*One-Handed Bulldog

Plancha

Rolling Thunder transitioned into either a monkey flip, a somersault senton or a vertical splash

Standing moonsault, sometimes preceded by a cartwheel

*Springboard into a either a clothesline, a leg lariat or a moonsault

*Two turnbuckle thrusts followed by a back handspring and finished either with a monkey flip or a final running turnbuckle thrust

Managers

*Bill Alfonso

*Paul Heyman

*Jerry Lawler

*Stephanie McMahon–Helmsley

Nicknames

"Mr. Monday Night" (In Extreme Championship Wrestling, on WWE Monday Night Raw, and on TNA Impact! on Monday nights)

"Mr. Pay-Per-View" (In Extreme Championship Wrestling)

"Mr. Money in the Bank"

"The Battle Creek Barbarian"

"RVD"

"The Whole Dam Show"

Entrance themes

*"Poundcake" by Van Halen (ECW; 1996–1997)

*"Wail" by John Spencer Blues Explosion (ECW; 1997)

*"ECW Main Theme" by Harry Slash and The Slashtones (WWF; 1997)

"Walk" by Pantera (ECW; 1997–2001)

"The Whole F****n' Show!" by Kushinator (IGF, AWR, WSW, TNA; 2008–present)

National Wrestling Council

NWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Bradley

Peach State Wrestling

PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Comeback of the Year (2001, 2010)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Stars of Wrestling

*WSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment

ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

WWF/E Hardcore Championship (4 times)

*Fifteenth Triple Crown Champion

*Seventh Grand Slam Champion

¹Rob Van Dam's WWE European Championship win is not listed on WWE's European Championship history page, however it was acknowledged on his alumni page and is listed in WWE's official encyclopaedia.

Notes

References

An interview with Rob Van Dam, conducted by Ken Tuccio (1)

An interview with Rob Van Dam, conducted by Ken Tuccio (2)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_3_2/ai_65858908

Rob Van Dam Radio Interview

Rob Van Dam Interview on World Talk LIVE!

Rob Van Dam interview on The Brutal Truth

External links

RVD Radio

TNA Wrestling profile

Online World of Wrestling profile

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Name	Kanye West
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Kanye Omari West
Born	June 08, 1977Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Instrument	Vocals, keyboards, sampler, percussion, synthesizer
Occupation	Producer, rapper, musician, singer
Years active	1996–present
Label	GOOD Music, Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Associated acts	Go Getters, Child Rebel Soldier, Jay-Z, Common, John Legend, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Mr Hudson, Pusha T, Big Sean
Url

Kanye Omari West (; born June 8, 1977) and critical acclaim. His father was Ray West, a former Black Panther who was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor. While attending school, West produced for local artists. He later gained fame by producing hit singles for major hip hop/R&B; artists, including Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Cam'ron, Paul Wall, Common, Mobb Deep, Jermaine Dupri, Scarface, The Game, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, John Legend among others. He also "ghost-produced" for his mentor Deric Angelettie, according to his song "Last Call" and the credits of Nas' "Poppa Was a Playa". His work was featured on the lead single "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" and a against Nas and Mobb Deep named "Takeover"; West has worked with Mobb Deep and Nas since the track's release.

After meeting great commercial success and critical acclaim for his productions on The Blueprint, West became a sought after producer in the hip-hop industry, even before he became known as a rapper and solo artist. In the years 2002-2003 he would produce for artists such as Nas, Scarface, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, T.I., Ludacris, DMX, and Monica. He also continued producing for Roc-a-Fella Records artists and contribued four tracks to Jay-Z's follow up album to The Blueprint, .

After great successes as a producer, West now looked to pursue a career as a rapper and solo artist, but struggled to find a way to get a record deal. Chris Anokute, then A&R; at Def Jam, said that when West regularly dropped by the office to pick up his producer checks he would play demos of solo material to Anokute in his cubicle and bemoan the fact that no one was taking him seriously as a rapper. Beginning his career as a rapper, Kanye West rapped a verse on Jay-Z's , an album he produced for, from the same label he was signed to as a rapper.

The College Dropout (2004)

On October 23, 2002, West was involved in a near fatal car crash while driving home from the recording studio. The crash provided inspiration for West's first single, "Through the Wire". The album was eventually certified triple platinum. Guest appearances included Jay-Z, Ludacris, GLC, Consequence, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, and Syleena Johnson. The album also featured the singles, "All Falls Down" and "The New Workout Plan", as well as Twista's number one single, "Slow Jamz".

Late Registration (2005)

performing "Gold Digger" at the Democratic Convention in Denver, Colorado]] Taking a more eclectic route, West collaborated with American film score composer Jon Brion to construct his second album, Late Registration, which was released on August 30, 2005. Aboolian referred her to another internist. Donda never met with the doctor recommended by Aboolian and had the procedures performed by a third doctor, Jan Adams.

Adams sent condolences to Donda West's family but declined to publicly discuss the procedure because of confidentiality.

West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style, After hearing his work on The Blueprint, RZA claimed that a torch-passing had occurred between him and West, saying, "The shoes gotta be filled. If you ain't gonna do it, somebody else is gonna do it. That's how I feel about rap today."

West has stated on several occasions that outside of work, he favors listening to rock music over hip-hop. He cites Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Killers as some of his favorite musical groups. Additionally, on Graduation, West drew inspiration from arena rock bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin for melody and chord progression. West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst, After Swift appeared on The View two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology. In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." West also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she didn't accept the song, he would perform it himself.

Legal issues

In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky." Knievel took issue with a "sexually-charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit filed in federal court claims infringement on his trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claims the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damage his reputation. The suit seeks damages and to stop distribution of the video. West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."

On September 11, 2008, West and his road manager/bodyguard Don Crowley were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and booked on charges of felony vandalism after an altercation with the paparazzi in which West and Crowley broke the photographers' cameras. West was later released from the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division station in Culver City on $20,000 bail bond. On September 26, 2008 the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said it would not file felony counts against West over the incident. Instead the case file was forwarded to the city attorney's office, which charged West with one count of misdemeanor vandalism, one count of grand theft and one count of battery and his manager with three counts of each on March 18, 2009. West's and Crowley's arraignment was delayed from an original date of April 14, 2009. West was arrested again on November 14, 2008 at a hotel near Gateshead after another scuffle involving a photographer outside a nightclub in Newcastle Upon Tyne. He was later released "with no further action", according to a police spokesperson.

Discography

; Studio albums

The College Dropout (2004)

Late Registration (2005)

Graduation (2007)

808s & Heartbreak (2008)

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)

; Live albums

''Late Orchestration (2006)

(2010)

; Collaboration albums Watch The Throne (2011) (with Jay-Z)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Kanye West at Beatbuggy

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