Guṇa

Introduction to Guṇ a

Guṇ a (Sanskrit: गु ण) is a concept in Hinduism and Sikhism, which can be translated as

"quality, peculiarity, attribute, property".The concept is originally notable as a feature of
Samkhya philosophy. The gunas are now a key concept in nearly all schools of Hindu
philosophy. There are three gunas, according to this worldview, that have always been and
continue to be present in all things and beings in the world. These three gunas are called:
sattva (goodness, calmness, harmonious), rajas (passion, activity, movement), and tamas
(ignorance, inertia, laziness). All of these three gunas are present in everyone and
everything, it is the proportion that is different, according to Hindu worldview. The
interplay of these gunas defines the character of someone or something, of nature and
determines the progress of life.In some contexts, it may mean "a subdivision, species, kind,
quality", or an operational principle or tendency of something or someone. In human
behavior studies, Guna means personality, innate nature and psychological attributes of an
individual.Like all Sanskrit technical terms, guṇ a can be difficult to summarize in a single
word. Its original and common meaning is a thread, implying the original materials that
weave together to make up reality. The usual, but approximate translation in common
usage is "quality".

== Terminology ==
Guna appears in many ancient and medieval era Indian texts.

Matt Glaser

Quiz 1 Matt Glaser

Matt Glaser is an American jazz and bluegrass violinist. He served as the chair of the string
department at the Berklee College of Music for more than twenty-five years. He is now the
founder and artistic director of Berklee's American Roots Music Program.

== Biography ==
Glaser holds an M.Mus. degree from Tufts University. He has performed at Carnegie Hall
with Stephane Grappelli and Yo-Yo Ma, and at the Boston Globe Jazz Festival with Gunther
Schuller. He has also performed with Bob Dylan, Ralph Stanley, Lee Konitz, David Grisman,
Mark O'Connor, Andy Statman, Jamey Haddad, Jay Ungar, Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger, Art
Baron, and the International String Quartet Congress.
He is featured on the Grammy Award–winning soundtrack for Ken Burns's 1990 The Civil
War documentary and the soundtrack for the 1978 film King of the Gypsies. He served on
the board of advisors for Ken Burns's 2001 Jazz documentary and appears as a narrator in
the film.
In 2013, he won the Artist Teacher Award

from the American String Teachers Association (ASTA).

Scabricola condei

NoteScabricola condei

Scabricola condei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.

== Description ==
The length of the shell attains 34.2 mm.

== Distribution ==
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

== References ==

Guillot de Suduiraut E. (2001). Description de Scabricola (Scabricola) condei n.sp.

Taurotettix elegans

NoteTaurotettix elegans

Taurotettix elegans is a species of hoppers in the tribe Cicadulini. It is found in Asia (China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).

Taurotettix elegans

NoteTaurotettix elegans

Taurotettix elegans is a species of hoppers in the tribe Cicadulini. It is found in Asia (China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).