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Caspi
Caspi may refer to: People * Avshalom Caspi (born 1960), an Israeli-American psychologist * Joseph Caspi (1279—1340), a Provençal exegete, grammarian and philosopher * Matti Caspi (born 1949), an Israeli composer, musician, singer and lyricist * Nathanael ben Nehemiah Caspi (14th century-15th century), a Provençal scholar * Ram Caspi (born 1939), an Israeli attorney * Omri Casspi (born 1988), an Israeli basketball player Ancient people * Caspians, an ancient Iranian people dwelling along the southern and southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea. Plants * Botón caspi (''Anthodiscus pilosus''), a plant species found in Amazonian Colombia and Peru * Cachimbo caspi (''Couratari guianensis''), a woody plant species found in South America * Huaira caspi (''Cedrelinga cateniformis''), a plant species found in Peru * Leche caspi (''Couma macrocarpa''), a tropical plant species native to tropical, humid Central and South America * Caspi or zapallo caspi (''Pisonia ambigua''), a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avshalom Caspi
Avshalom Caspi (born May 5, 1960) is an Israeli-American psychologist and the Edward M. Arnett Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University, as well as Professor of Personality Development at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. He is known for his research on mental health and human development, much of which he has conducted with his wife and longtime research partner, Terrie Moffitt. The two first met when they presented adjacent posters at a 1987 conference in St. Louis, Missouri entitled "Deviant Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood". Among Caspi's notable discoveries was that of an association between the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and clinical depression. This discovery, originally reported in a 2003 study, spurred a wave of subsequent research on the potential genetic roots of various psychiatric conditions. However, a 2017 meta-analysis did not support the original finding, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Caspi
Joseph ben Abba Meir ben Joseph ben Jacob Ibn Kaspi, also known as Yosef Caspi (1280 Arles—1345 Majorca),Kahan. M. Joseph Kaspi - from Arles to Majorca. ''Iberia Judaica'' VIII 016 pp. 181-192. At https://www.academia.edu/22766219/Kahan_M_JOSEPH_IBN_KASPI_-FROM_ARLES_TO_MAJORCA_._2016_Iberia_Judaica_VIII._pp._181-192. was a Provençal exegete, grammarian, and philosopher, apparently influenced by Averroës. Biography His family hailed from Largentière, from whence his Hebrew surname "Caspi" (made of silver) derived. His Provençal name was Don Bonafous de Largentera, or in French En Bonafoux de L'Argentière. He traveled much, visiting Arles, Tarascon, Aragon, Catalonia, Majorca (where he must have foregathered with Judah Leon ben Moses Mosconi), and Egypt, where, as he says in his ''Tzava'ah'' (ethical will), he hoped to be instructed by the members of Maimonides' family. This hope was not realized, as the descendants of Maimonides were more pious than learned. At one t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Caspi
Matti Caspi ( he, מתי כספי) is an Israeli composer, musician, singer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in 1949, he is regarded as one of Israel's top popular musicians. His music's style is informed by classical music, Brazilian and Latin music, jazz, rock and other genres. Sasha Argov was one of the musicians who had a large influence on him; Caspi recorded two albums of his songs in cooperation with Argov. Biography Caspi was born in 1949 in Kibbutz Hanita in the Western Galilee, and is of Romanian ancestry on his grandfather's side. He studied piano at the conservatory in Nahariya. After his military service he married Galia Superstein, and in less than a year they divorced. In 1972 he met actress (Patty) Doreen Lubetzky, and three years later they got married. They had two children, Brit (born 1981) and Bar (born 1985). In 1990, following marital difficulties, Caspi separated from his wife and met Raquel Wenger. The new couple emigrated to Canada. The two married in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathanael Ben Nehemiah Caspi
Nathanael ben Nehemiah Caspi was a Provençal scholar. He lived at the end of the fourteenth century and at the beginning of the fifteenth. He was a disciple of Frat Maimon, under whose direction he composed in 1424 his first work, a commentary on the '' Cuzari'' of Judah ha-Levi. This commentary, still extant in manuscript (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, MS. No. 677, and elsewhere), is based upon the Hebrew translation of the ''Cuzari'' made by Judah ben Isaac Cardinal. Caspi was also the author of the following works: # A commentary on the ''Ruach Chen'', which treats of the terminology of Maimonides (''ibid''. No. 678, 3; Parma, No. 395); # A commentary on Maimonides' ''Shemoneh Peraqim'' (Paris, No. 678; Parma, No. 395); and # ''Liqqutot'', a collection of glosses on the Pentateuch (Munich MS. No. 252). These glosses are based upon those of Joseph ben Nathan Official Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Caspi
Ram Caspi ( he, רם כספי; b. Israel, 1939), is a prominent Israeli attorney. He received his LL.M (''cum laude'') from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1962), and was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1964. Caspi's expertise is in international transactions and Mergers & Acquisitions, as well as in civil litigation Civil law is a major branch of the law.Glanville Williams. ''Learning the Law''. Eleventh Edition. Stevens. 1982. p. 2. In common law legal systems such as England and Wales and the law of the United States, United States, the term refers to non .... He also practices Commercial and Property Law. He is the head of Caspi & Co. and son of the late Adv. Michael Caspi. References External links Caspi & Co. Israeli Jews Israeli jurists Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni Lawyers from Jerusalem 1939 births Living people {{Israel-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omri Casspi
Omri Moshe Casspi ( he, עומרי משה כספי, born June 22, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but could play also at the power forward position. Casspi was drafted 23rd overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, making him the first Israeli to be selected in the first round of an NBA draft. With his Kings debut in 2009, Casspi became the first Israeli to play in an NBA game. As a rookie, Casspi was chosen to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge. The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for him in June 2011, and he signed with the Houston Rockets in July 2013. In July 2014, Casspi was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of a three-team trade, but was later waived. He then returned to Sacramento prior to the 2014–15 season. In February 2017, he was traded to the Pelicans alongside DeMarcus Cousins, and signed with the Warriors during the offseason. Waived after an April inju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspians
The Caspians ( fa, کاسپیها, ''Kaspyn''; el, Κάσπιοι, ''Káspioi''; Aramaic: ܟܣܦܝ, ''kspy''; xcl, Կասպք, ''Kaspk’''; la, Caspi, ''Caspiani'') were a people of antiquity who dwelt along the southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ..., in the region known as Caspiane. ''Caspian'' is the English version of the Greek ethnonym ''Kaspioi'', mentioned twice by Herodotus among the Achaemenid satrapies of Darius the Great and applied by Strabo. The name is not attested in Old Iranian.Rüdiger SchmittCaspians in ''Encyclopedia Iranica''. Accessed on 4 April 2010. The Caspians have generally been regarded as a pre-Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people. They have been identified by Ernst Herzfeld with the Kassite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botón Caspi
''Anthodiscus pilosus'' (chamisa, tahuari, botón caspi, botón huayo or tahuarí amarillo) is a plant species in the genus ''Anthodiscus'' found in Amazonian Colombia and Peru. ''Anthodiscus pilosus'' is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca. References External links * Ayahuasca pilosus ''Anthodiscus pilosus'' (chamisa, tahuari, botón caspi, botón huayo or tahuarí amarillo) is a plant species in the genus '' Anthodiscus'' found in Amazonian Colombia and Peru. ''Anthodiscus pilosus'' is added to some versions of the hallucino ... Plants described in 1947 Taxa named by Adolpho Ducke {{malpighiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachimbo Caspi
''Couratari guianensis'', the fine-leaf wadara, cachimbo caspi, cachimbo, capa de tabaco, coco cabuyo, or tauari, is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References guianensis Neotropical realm flora Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaira Caspi . The only accepted species is ''Cedrelinga cateniformis'', called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America. It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber.
''Cedrelinga'' is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ... References Mimosoids Monotypic Fabaceae genera Trees of Peru[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leche Caspi
''Couma macrocarpa'', known by the common names leche caspi, leche huayo, sorva (a name it shares with its smaller relative ''Couma utilis''), and cow tree, is a species of tropical plant native to tropical, humid Central and South America from Belize to Bolivia. Ideal environmental conditions for ''Couma macrocarpa'' are: * average annual maximum temperature of 25.1 °C * average annual minimum temperature of 17.2 °C * average annual precipitation: 3,419 mm. (max) and 1,020 mm (min). It is found at variable altitudes from sea level to 1000 metres, in non-flooding areas with good drainage and in soils of good fertility. It adapts well to ultisols and oxisols and can tolerate long dry periods. In the Peruvian Amazon it is cultivated for its latex. It is grown in Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Huánuco, and Pasco. The sticky white latex is eaten for treating diarrhea and skin ailments. It is used for patching, sealing and to waterproof canoes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapallo Caspi
Calabaza is the generic name in the Spanish language for any type of winter squash. Within an English-language context it specifically refers to what is also known as the West Indian pumpkin, a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, tropical America, and the Philippines. Calabaza is the common name for '' Cucurbita moschata'' in Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines (where it is also spelled ''kalabasa''). ''C. moschata'' is also known as ''auyama'' in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela; ''ayote'' in Central America; ''zapallo'' in certain countries of South America; and "pumpkin", "squash", or "calabash" in English-speaking islands. Etymology The French term ''calebasse'', and hence the English "calabash", is based on the older Spanish. Cultivars In North America, the Spanish word ''calabaza'' may refer to any of several species of squash of the genus ''Cucurbita''. The term is most commonly used for cultivars of the species '' C. moschata'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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