Haran or Aran (Hebrew: הָרָן, Modern: Hārān ^[1]) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. (Genesis 11:27-32) Haran was born in Ur of the Chaldees (Ur Kaśdim), the son of Terah and thus a descendant of Shem. Haran's brothers were Abram/Abraham and Nahor. Haran fathered two daughters, Milcah and Iscah, and a son, Lot, who fled Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction and fathered the Moabites and Ammonites.

Haran died in Ur of the Chaldees before his father Terah. After Haran's death, Terah took his son Abram, Abram's wife Sarai, and his grandson Lot with the intention of going to Canaan. But when they stopped at Charan (or Haran) in the region of Paddan Aram or Aram Naharaim, Terah did not continue, but settled there.^[2] After a stay of unstated length, when Abram was "seventy-five years old", Abram took Sarai, Lot and other "souls", and continued on to the promised land. (Genesis 11:28-12:5)

All the children of Jacob (called Israel) are descended from Haran, through his daughter Milcah. (See family tree below.) As a son of David, Jesus Christ is a descendent of Haran's son Lot through David's great-grandmother Ruth, who is descended from Lot's son Moab. (Ruth 4:21-22) Solomon's wife Naamah is descended from Lot's other son Ben-ammi, the father of the Ammonites. (1Kings 14:21,31)

Etymology[link]

The name Haran possibly comes from the Hebrew word har (mountain) with a West Semitic suffix appearing with proper names, anu/i/a.^[3] Thus, it has been suggested that Haran may refer to "mountaineer".^[4] Similar names associated with Haran are ha-ri and ha-ru that appear around the second millennium BC.^[5] The name ha-ar-ri appears in the Mari and Alalakh texts, but none of their meanings have been deciphered.^[6] The initial element of Haran can be found in the Phoenician personal name, hr-b’l and also in the Israelite personal name hryhw (Gibeon).^[7]

Family tree[link]

All except shaded boxes are descendents of Haran. Dotted lines are marriage connections.

Others called Haran[link]

Haran is the name of two other people mentioned in the Bible.

• Haran, son of Caleb (1Chronicles 2:46). His name's Hebrew spelling, however, is like that of Haran the place.
• Haran, son of Shimei (1Chronicles 23:1-9). He was a Levite who lived in the time of David and Solomon.

See also[link]

• Haran (biblical place)
• Harran
• Lot (biblical person)
• Ur Kaśdim (Ur of the Chaldees)

References[link]

Diomedes de Jesús Díaz Maestre (born May 26, 1957 in the corregimiento of La Junta, La Guajira) is a Colombian vallenato singer and composer. He is the most widely recognized performer of this musical genre. His well known El Cacique de la Junta was given early in his career by vallenato singer Rafael Orozco Maestre in honor of his birthplace; La Junta.^[1]

Early years[link]

Diomedes was born and raised on a farm called "Carrizal" on the outskirts of La Junta; his father, Rafael Maria Díaz, and his mother, Elvira Maestre, were very poor, something that Diomedes always sought to change. His childhood was spent helping his parents and eight brothers with farm duties, while he was musically influenced by his locally renowned uncle, Martin Elias. His friends nicknamed him El Chivato ("the little goat"), making fun of his young vibrating voice; he became part of the attraction for every party in the house.

Eventually Díaz' uncle decided to help him train his voice and compose songs; Díaz quickly mastered his vocal training and was invited to perform at parties. Eager to succeed, he moved to Valledupar to work as a gardener. He also worked as a messenger and office boy for a local radio station, Radio Guatapuri, pursuing the opportunity to convince disc jockeys to play his future songs. Between 1974 and 1975, he got his first song recording deal with Jorge Quiróz and Luciano Poveda, a well known vallenato group; they recorded the song Cariñito de Mi Vida which put Díaz in the spotlight.

Díaz received invitations to more parties, gigs and reunions, and his voice captivated a new generation of fans. At the cultural week for a local high school, he met Rafael Orozco Maestre, an emerging vallenato singer who would give Díaz his famous nickname El Cacique de La Junta.

After saving money, he recorded his first LP with accordion player Nafer Duran, which was played on radio stations and catapulted Díaz to regional fame.

Doris Adriana Niño[link]

Homicide[link]

The night of May 14 and early morning May 15, 1997, Díaz was having a party in his apartment in Bogotá, Colombia, when his friend and fan, Doris Adriana Niño, was killed.^[2][3] According to the Constitutional Court of Colombia, some people at the party, including Niño, were consuming drugs, but is not clear if she was involuntarily forced to take drugs or voluntarily used them. The report says that Niño was raped, and had an argument with a pregnant woman at the party, Luz Consuelo Martínez.^[3] Niño died that night and her body appeared on the outskirts of Bogotá, near the Village of San Onofre, municipality of Combita (Boyacá Department).

Legal proceedings[link]

Díaz was captured by order of the Attorney general's office on October 3, 1997, and was conceded house arrest after proving that he had Guillain-Barré syndrome. On August 11, 2000, a judge ordered Díaz transferred to jail, considering that his illness had been considerably overcome, but when authorities went to his house to complete the transfer, Díaz had escaped and given refuge by Illegal paramilitary groups headed by Rodrigo Tovar.^[4]

During the trial, Díaz was tried as an "absent inmate"; the judge concluded that Niño had a great amount of drugs the night she died, but the Attorney General's Office determined that her death had been caused by a provoked asphyxiation. The Colombian Bureau of Legal Medicine determined that she had died from pressure put over her mouth and nose.^[2]

On August 20, 2002, after a year and a half of evading house arrest, Díaz turned himself in to authorities in Valledupar, accompanied by two of his lawyers.^[2] On August 21, 2002 a Colombian Superior Tribunal reduced his jail term from 144 to 37 months; Niño's family protested that the sentence was too low.^[2] He had already spent a year in jail and had two years pending before his escape.

According to the trial, Díaz did not commit an unintentional homicide (homicidio preterintencional), in which the aggressor wants to induce damage but ends up causing death as the previous judge had ruled. Instead it was determined that he had committed a "mea culpa homicide" (homicidio culposo), which according to Colombian law, is a less severe unintentional homicide.^[2]

Criticism of trial[link]

Doris' family, specially her brother Rodrigo, indignated, criticized the lenient treatment given to Díaz by authorities as he expressed in his statements after Díaz turn himself in:

Scandal in Cali[link]

On November 22, 2005 the local government of Cali vetoed all shows of Diomedes Diaz in the city after Diaz allegedly consumed cocaine while performing on stage. Although video images proved the contrary, the Cali City Hall issued a notice in which notified all entertainment businessmen that the government was not going to issue any permits for the use of public areas where Diaz would be scheduled to appear. The incident was considered a warning by the local administration to other performers.^[5]

Scandal in Santa Marta[link]

On February 22, 2006, Diaz was scheduled to sing in the city of Santa Marta. According to the businessman Johnny Bennedetti who hired Diaz, the singer did not show up for the event, causing the public to turn into a mob that almost completely destroyed the place known as "La Tremenda" in east Santa Marta.^[6]

According to Diaz' publicist José Sequeda, the people in charge of the event did not deliver on time the full payment of the artist as had been established in the contract. He also added that he had given Diaz part of the money as initial payment.^[6]

As a result there were 25 microphones stolen, sound system equipment damaged, liquor and money also stolen.^[6]

Discography[link]

• 1976 Herencia Vallenata, featuring Nafer Duran.
• 1976 Tres Canciones, featuring Edelberto Lopez.
• 1977 De Frente, featuring Edelberto Lopez.
• 1978 La Locura, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1979 Dos Grandes, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1979 Los Profesionales, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1980 Tu Serenata, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1980 Para Mi Fanaticada, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1981 Con Mucho Estilo, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1982 Todo es para ti, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1983 Cantando, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1984 El Mundo, featuring Colacho Mendoza.
• 1985 Vallenato, featuring Cocha Molina.
• 1986 Brindo con el Alma, featuring Cocha Molina.
• 1987 Incontenibles, featuring Cocha Molina.
• 1988 Gano el Folclor, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1989 El Condor Herido, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1990 Canta Conmigo, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1991 Mi Vida Musical, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1992 EL Regreso del Condor, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1993 Titulo de Amor, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1994 26 de Mayo, featuring Juancho Rois.
• 1995 Un Canto Celestial, featuring Ivan Zuleta.
• 1996 Muchas Gracias, featuring Ivan Zuleta
• 1997 Mi Biografia, featuring Ivan Zuleta.
• 1998 Volver a Vivir, featuring Ivan Zuleta.
• 1999 Experiencias Vividas, featuring Franco Arguelles.
• 2002 Gracias a Dios, featuring Cocha Molina.
• 2003 Pidiendo Via, featuring Juan Mario De la Espriella.
• 2005 De Nuevo Con Mi Gente, featuring Franco Arguelles.
• 2007 La Voz, featuring accordion player Ivan Zuleta.
• 2009 celebremos juntos
• 2009 Listo Pa' la foto

Famous quotes[link]

• "Sobre mi la ropa... y las moscas por imprudentes" (Over me, my clothes... and the flies being imprudent)
• "¡Con mucho gusto!" (With pleasure!)
• "Se las dejo ahí" ("I'll leave it there")
• "O se hace bien o no se hace na' " ("Its done well or not done at all")
• De Jesucristo pa' aca que vivan las mujeres, las que nos ponen a trabaja.
• "Vivan los hombres, vivos o muertos, pero VIVAN LOS HOMBRES, los dueños de las mujeres!?"
• "Luis Alfredo Sierra, el hombre que sopla las F-100"
• "Compadrito Henry Daniel, lo quiero muuuuucho"
• "La demora me perjudica"

References[link]

External links[link]

• Diomedes Díaz at Allmusic

v t e Vallenato Musicians Renowned vallenato musicians Alejo Durán • Alfredo Gutierrez • Diomedes Diaz • Fonseca • Colacho Mendoza • Rafael Escalona • Emiliano Zuleta • Jorge Oñate • Iván Villazón • Kaleth Morales • Silvestre Dangond • Carlos Vives • Juancho De la Espriella • The Children of Vallenato

Kishori Amonkar^N-[1] (Marathi: किशोरी आमोणकर) (born 1932) is an Indian singer who performs in the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan. Amonkar trained under her mother, classical singer Mogubai Kurdikar of the Jaipur gharana (musical tradition of Jaipur), but experimented with a variety of vocal styles in her career. She is considered one of the preeminent representatives of Hindustani classical music.^[2]

Life and career[link]

In the early 1940s, Amonkar began to receive vocal lessons in Hindustani classical music from her mother Mogubai Kurdikar and later received training from tutors of several gharanas.^[3] Amonkar became interested in film music and sang playback for the 1964 movie Geet Gaya Patharon Ne, but returned to classical music because of bad experiences in the movie industry.^[3] Amonkar lost her voice for two years in the late 1950s for unknown reasons.^[4] She sang for the 1990 Hindi film Drishti.

Amonkar's work in light music has informed her classical singing and she modified her Jaipur gharana performance style by applying features from other gharanas.^[5] She has created many compositions for a number of ragas.^[6] Amonkar's students include Manik Bhide, Meena Joshi, Suhasini Mulgaonkar, Mira Panshikar, and her granddaughter Tejashree Amonkar.^[7][8]

Kishori Amonkar has two sons with her husband Ravindra Amonkar.^[9] She is sometimes described as "temperamental".^[8] Amonkar lives in Mumbai.^[4]

Recognition[link]

Amonkar received the national awards Padma Bhushan in 1987 and Padma Vibhushan in 2002.^[10] She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1985 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for 2009.^[11][12]

Notes[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

External videos
	Art Talk with Kishori Amonkar on NewsX

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Kishori Amonkar

• Kishori Amonkar at Allmusic

Alfred Cole
Sports Writer Robert Brizel with Al Cole at The Prudential Center in Newark ringside for the Tomas Adamek versus Michael Grant heavyweight bout in 2010.
Statistics
Real name	Alfred Rudolph Cole
Nickname(s)	Ice
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1964-04-21) April 21, 1964 (age 48) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	54
Wins	35
Wins by KO	16
Losses	16
Draws	6

Alfred "Ice" Cole (born Alfred Rudolph Cole on 21 April 1964 in Spring Valley, New York) is a heavyweight boxer. Cole was a champion and a major force in the cruiserweight division prior to moving up to the heavyweight division, where he had less success.

Career[link]

Cole, at 6'4", was a large and dominant cruiserweight boxer. Later in his career, he did not have the size or power to compete at the upper echelon of the heavyweight division when he moved up in weight class. He listed his hometown as Spring Valley, New York. Cole began his career on a 20-1 tear and captured the cruiserweight title by defeating IBF champ James Warring after only three years as a professional. Cole went on to defend the title six times. His most notable defenses came against Uriah Grant (a fighter who beat Thomas Hearns). Cole defeated Grant twice by unanimous decision. Throughout his career Al Cole has appeared in movies with several big actors such as Robert DeNiro, Will Smith, John Voight, Jamie Foxx, Jeffrey Wright & Catherine Zeta Jones. One of the movies Al Cole appeared in, Ali, people got knocked out during the audition. Cole was cited -"People really got knocked out auditioning for the movie roles".

Heavyweight[link]

Cole went up to heavyweight without losing his title. In his first heavyweight fight, Cole was nearly swept on all cards by Tim Witherspoon in a unanimous decision loss. A year later, Cole was TKO'd by Michael Grant (boxer) in the 10th round. Cole then had brief success by drawing over ten rounds with up and coming, undefeated prospect Kirk Johnson. Johnson was to win the rematch via unanimous decision, a loss which began Cole's career downfall. Cole went on to lose to Corrie Sanders and Jameel McCline. Cole's career then had a brief resurgence with a victory over undefeated Vincent Maddalone, a unanimous decision over David Izonritei, and a draw with Jeremy Williams). Cole failed to build on the momentum though, dropping decisions to Lance Whitaker, former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, and finally a TKO loss to Sultan Ibragimov. Cole then retired, but returned to defeat heavyweight prospect Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell on September 5 in Sweden. A year later, he was defeated by fringe contender Timur Ibragimov. Cole had scheduled to fight a rematch with Abell in 2010 in Uganda, but that bout fell through.^[1] Reflecting on his long career in boxing, Cole noted "I gave people what they wanted to see-an action-packed fight."^[2]

Life as a trainer[link]

Cole is now a professional boxing trainer. He is currently training USBA Heavyweight Champion Maurice Harris for Boxing 360.

Professional boxing record[link]

35 Wins (16 knockouts, 19 decisions), 16 Losses (4 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	43-10	Danny "Brixton Bomber" Williams	SD	6	03/09/2011	Karlstad, Sweden	56-58, 58-56, 56-59.
Loss	25-2-1	Timur Ibragimov	UD	6	04/09/2009	Karlstad, Sweden	55-60, 56-59, 55-59.
Win	20-2	Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell	SD	6	05/09/2008	Karlstad, Sweden	56-58, 58-57, 58-57.
Loss	14-0	Sultan Ibragimov	TKO	3	03/03/2005	New York City, United States	WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the third round.
Loss	35-5-1	Hasim "The Rock" Rahman	UD	10	11/03/2004	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	94-96, 94-96, 94-96.
Loss	26-2-1	Lance "Mount" Whitaker	UD	12	30/10/2003	Coconut Creek, Florida, United States	NABA Heavyweight Title. 110-118, 111-117, 112-116.
Win	11-18-3	Joe Lenhart	UD	6	22/08/2003	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Win	27-5	David Izon	UD	8	01/03/2003	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	79-73, 79-73, 77-75.
Draw	39-4	Jeremy "Half Man-Half Amazing" Williams	PTS	10	30/01/2003	Portland, Oregon, United States	94-96, 95-95, 95-95.
Loss	17-15-1	Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields	UD	10	31/08/2002	Bridgehampton, New York, United States	94-96, 93-97, 92-98.
Win	15-0	Vinny Maddalone	UD	6	29/06/2002	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	18-6-1	Sherman "The Caribbean Tank" Williams	UD	10	26/01/2002	New York City, United States
Loss	32-0	Juan Carlos "Pantera Negra" Gomez	TKO	6	04/08/2001	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	24-2-3	Jameel "Big Time" McCline	UD	10	25/05/2001	Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Loss	24-2-1	David "The Boss" Bostice	UD	10	08/12/2000	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	93-97, 93-97, 94-96.
Loss	27-7	Terrence "K.O." Lewis	UD	10	14/09/2000	New York City, United States	90-96, 93-95, 90-96.
Draw	37-19-2	Frankie "The Tennessee Stud" Swindell	PTS	10	27/04/2000	New York City, United States	95-95, 95-95, 95-95.
Loss	35-1	Corrie "The Sniper" Sanders	TKO	1	19/02/2000	Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa	WBU World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the first round.
Win	10-4	Brian "Big Man" Nix	TKO	8	29/10/1999	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the eighth round.
Loss	26-0-1	Kirk "Bubba" Johnson	UD	10	20/03/1999	Tacoma, Washington, United States	93-97, 94-96, 93-97.
Draw	26-0	Kirk "Bubba" Johnson	PTS	10	08/12/1998	New York City, United States	94-93, 94-94, 94-94.
Win	18-13	Derrick Roddy	TKO	3	04/09/1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the third round.
Win	11-5	Carlos "The Shock Absorber" Monroe	UD	10	08/05/1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	97-93, 97-93, 96-94.
Loss	24-0	"Big" Michael Grant	RTD	10	20/06/1997	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBC World Heavyweight Title. Cole did not come out for the 11th round.
Win	23-7	Matthew Charleston	KO	1	22/11/1996	Tampa, Florida, United States
Loss	43-4	"Terrible" Tim Witherspoon	UD	10	12/01/1996	New York City, United States	90-100, 90-100, 91-99.
Win	23-10	Uriah "Bossman" Grant	UD	12	24/06/1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 118-110, 117-111, 117-111.
Win	15-16	Mike "The Duke" Dixon	TKO	8	18/03/1995	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win	23-3	Nate Miller	UD	12	23/07/1994	Bismarck, North Dakota, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 115-113, 117-111, 117-111.
Win	26-4-1	Vincent Boulware	TKO	5	17/11/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the fifth round.
Win	30-7-1	Glenn McCrory	UD	12	16/07/1993	Moscow, Russia	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 118-109, 118-109, 117-110.
Win	22-9	Uriah "Bossman" Grant	UD	12	28/02/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 115-113, 117-111.
Win	14-1	James Warring	UD	12	30/07/1992	Stanhope, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 116-111, 117-110, 114-113.
Win	9-2-1	Govoner Chavers	TKO	6	12/12/1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:42 of the sixth round.
Win	11-6-2	Mike DeVito	TKO	3	25/09/1991	Stanhope, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at the end of the third round.
Win	19-5	Frankie "The Tennessee Stud" Swindell	TKO	11	25/07/1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:08 of the 11th round.
Win	18-2	Nate Miller	UD	12	09/05/1991	Newark, New Jersey, United States	USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win	13-4	Leon Taylor	UD	12	08/03/1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 116-112.
Loss	12-4	Leon Taylor	SD	10	13/12/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	94-96, 94-96, 97-93.
Win	8-2-1	Matthew Brooks	TKO	4	27/09/1990	Stanhope, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fourth round.
Win	19-8-1	Jesse Shelby	UD	10	05/08/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	12-7-1	Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray	PTS	8	24/06/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-4	Chris Collins	TKO	5	12/06/1990	Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
Win	8-4	Tommy Richardson	TKO	5	03/05/1990	Newark, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the fifth round.
Win	7-3	Jerry Dorsey	TKO	3	22/03/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the third round.
Win	7-0	Ed Mack	UD	6	07/01/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	58-55, 58-55, 58-55.
Win	3-1	Luis Castillo	TKO	3	14/11/1989	West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-0	Harrison "Darth Vader" Pearson	KO	5	20/10/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	14-1-1	Drake "Nightmare" Thadzi	PTS	6	12/09/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-0-1	John Beckles	TKO	4	15/08/1989	West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-0	Aundrey Nelson	PTS	4	24/06/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	9-4	Jack Basting	MD	4	27/05/1989	Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Win	8-0-2	Guy Sonnenberg	UD	4	25/04/1989	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	1-1	Lorenzo Thomas	TKO	3	25/03/1989	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the third round.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Al Cole from BoxRec