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 their native habitats protections for great apes, sharks, and big cats, elevated punishments for animal fighting, mandated accurate labels for fur, and other legal victories. Pacelle has testified before U.S. House and Senate committees on a wide variety of animal protection issues, including farm animal welfare including calls for increased funding for the Animal Welfare Act and efforts to ban cockfighting, dogfighting, and other harmful practices. Pacelle has been associated with 26 successful statewide ballot initiatives to protect animals, including measures to prohibit cockfighting, prohibit mourning dove hunting, restrict steel traps and certain poisons, and ban certain farming methods. He has been vocal in criticizing individuals and groups who he says resort to intimidation, vandalism, or violence. Under Pacelle's direction, the HSUS has secured the adoption of "cage-free" egg-purchasing policies by several hundred universities and corporations; the phase-out of gestation crates by key pork producers nationwide; the exposure of an international trophy hunting scam; successful congressional votes and litigation to end horse slaughter; and an agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture to begin enforcement of federal laws concerning the transportation of farm animals. Animal cruelty

In early 2008, the HSUS's investigation of animal treatment at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company sparked the largest beef recall in American history and congressional calls for reform of the slaughterhouse inspection system. In late February 2008, <mask> testified on the downer cow issue before a subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture Committee on a panel with USDA Secretary Edward Schafer.Successes

Two November 2006 ballot initiatives conducted with HSUS's support outlawed dove hunting in Michigan and abusive farming practices in Arizona. In January, 2007, several months after passage of the Arizona ballot measure, Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the world,


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 announced that it would phase out the use of gestation crates that immobilize pregnant sows through confinement. Maple Leaf Foods, Canada's largest pork producer and the Strauss Veal company also followed suit. Agreement with United Egg Producers

In 2011, <mask> and Chad Gregory of the United Egg Producers (UEP) agreed to work together in support of federal hen welfare legislation. This agreement expired in 2013 after the bill supported by the UEP and The HSUS failed to pass. Agreement with Sea World

In March 2016, Pacelle and SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby agreed to cooperate on several issues of mutual concern, and SeaWorld agreed to phase out its use of orca whales in performance, to end breeding of captive orcas, and to implement reforms including the introduction of humanely raised products to menus at SeaWorld's theme parks. Humane Society Legislative Fund

Pacelle is a cofounder of the Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF), a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization that lobbies for animal welfare legislation and works to elect humane-minded candidates to public office.He also cofounded Humane USA, a nonpartisan political action committee (PAC) that supports candidates of any political party based on their support for animal protection. These two organizations helped defeat lawmakers in Congress they consider hostile to animals, including Rep. Chris John of Louisiana, Rep. Richard Pombo of California, and Senator Conrad Burns of Montana. Corporate combinations

The HSUS experienced major growth since 2004, primarily as a result of corporate combinations Pacelle forged with The Fund for Animals in 2005 and the Doris Day Animal League in 2006. During the first 30 months of Pacelle's tenure, overall revenues and expenditures grew by more than 50 percent. HSUS's annual budget for 2006 was $103 million. The organization claims nearly 10 million members and constituents. Founding Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy

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 Action, a 501(c)(4) organization that does lobbying and political work, and Animal Wellness Action  PAC, which does non-partisan giving to candidates who support animal welfare.AWA helped oust Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, in the November 2018 election and also Rep. Dana Rohrbacher, D-Calif., whom Pacelle indicated had been hostile to animal welfare issues during their long congressional careers. The organization has worked since its inception in 2018 to help pass six federal laws to advance animal welfare: the Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act, the Pet and Women’s Safety Act, the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act, the Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. Animal Wellness Action and its partner organizations have been working to enforce the federal ban on cockfighting, with campaigns in Guam, Puerto Rico, and several states to halt rampant animal fighting and illegal trafficking of fighting animals. The organization was also instrumental in passing Amendment 13 in Florida to ban greyhound racing. That measure, approved with 69 percent to 31 percent in November 2018 shuttered all 12 Florida greyhound tracks by the close of 2020. The Center for a Humane Economy focuses on improving the way corporations treat animals. It has launched a "Kangaroos Are Not Shoes" campaign to demand that Nike, adidas, and other athletic shoe companies stop buying kangaroo skins to make soccer cleats.Dozens of stores in California have stopped selling these shoes, and the campaign continues. The organization has other campaigns that including "Banning Greyhound Racing" and "Ending Torture in Testing," focused on ending U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements for animal testing for all new drug development. Criticism
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In 2018, Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that <mask> was under investigation for a "sexual relationship with an employee". In December 2018 HSUS launched an internal investigation, hiring the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius to investigate three separate allegations of sexual harassment. The New York Times subsequently reported on an interview with a Humane Society employee who alleges Pacelle sexually assaulted her in his office. Pacelle has denied each allegation.The investigation also included female leaders who allegedly said their "warnings about his conduct went unheeded." The HSUS voted at the end of January 2019 to retain <mask> as CEO, prompting seven board members to resign in protest. Other donors threatened to sever ties with the organization, insisting that <mask> should resign instead. Donors like the Greenbaum Foundation, which donated nearly $100,000 to the HSUS in 2017, claimed they would likely stop funding the HSUS because of the board’s handling the allegations against <mask>. Other donors such as Nicole Brodeur had stopped providing funding when allegations came to light in October 2017. Facing internal and external dissent, <mask> resigned on February 2, 2018. Some defended <mask>'s placement as CEO.The Washington Post's Kathleen Parker offered support in the wake of <mask>'s resignation, claiming that it was not necessarily the best "for the organization he built or the animals it has served..." and thanked <mask> for his "stewardship, advocacy and legendary work ethic." She added "No person is all one thing, good or bad, and Pacelle is no exception." Other affiliates of the organization supported <mask>'s resignation, claiming that the HSUS board had put Pacelle's fundraising abilities above concerns for other employees in their evaluation of the evidence against Pacelle. Iowa director Josh Skipworth claimed that it was "ridiculous to put the business outlook over the female employees" in the board's

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 original decision to retain <mask> as CEO. In March 2018, The Washington Post reported on the aftermath of <mask>'s resignation; the article details additional allegations of sexual harassment and assault involving Pacelle. Food and agriculture industries
The Center for Consumer Freedom has criticized Pacelle for holding animal-rights views, arguing, "When <mask> took over, it ceased being an animal welfare group and suddenly became an animal rights group." Under <mask>, HSUS created state agriculture advisory councils.Members of the agriculture councils have criticized the direction of HSUS, arguing that the agriculture councils' influence has waned while more radical elements of HSUS have gained influence. One Nebraska rancher and spokesperson for the agriculture councils claimed that Pacelle allowed HSUS to become a "good ol' boys vegan club." No Kill
Nathan Winograd, a leader of the no-kill movement seeking to end most euthanasia in animal shelters, has been a critic of Pacelle, saying, "We have learned what we can expect under Mr. <mask>'s tenure. Platitudes, cliches, rhetoric, pretty words. But we cannot expect solutions." Personal life

<mask> is married to TV journalist Lisa Fletcher. Recognition
Pacelle has been the subject of profiles by the New York Times Magazine (2008), the Los Angeles Times (2008), The New York Times (2007), The Wall Street Journal (2006), The Washington Post (2004), Newsweek (2007), and other major publications.In 2014, he was named one of the Non-Profit Times' "Power and Influence Top 50." The citation read, "He has played a role in the passage of more than two-dozen federal statutes and 26 successful statewide ballot initiatives, which is why he is a punching bag for puppy mills and pseudo-PR firms that profit from animal cruelty." For his management of HSUS's response to Hurricane Katrina, The NonProfit Times named Pacelle "Executive of the Year" (2005). In 2008, <mask> also received a Special Achievement Award for Humanitarian Service from the

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 National Italian American Foundation. The same year, Supermarket News named Pacelle one of its "Power 50", citing his leadership on farm animal welfare issues. In 2018, <mask> was noted in the book Rescuing Ladybugs by author and animal advocate Jennifer Skiff as having "arguably orchestrated more positive legal change for animals than any human being in modern times, during the period he was head of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) from 2004 to 2018." Books

 The Humane Economy
 The book was on the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times best-seller lists.The Bond
  The book was on the New York Times best-seller list. In addition to The Humane Economy and The Bond, <mask> has contributed to the following books:
  Foreword by <mask>. Introduction by Jane Goodall; Afterword by <mask>. (From the Foreword by <mask>.) A book about Cleveland Amory. Foreword by <mask>. He and his brother, <mask>, Jr., chair of the University of Tennessee Department of Political Science, co-authored a paper on the legislative history of animal fighting in Society & Animals, an academic journal focused on human-animal studies."A Legislative History of Nonhuman Animal Fighting in the U.S. and Its Territories, Society & Animals", November 2020, pp 1-21. See also
 List of animal rights activists
 List of vegans
 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
 Animal liberation movement
 Eco-terrorism
 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
 Animal Liberation Front (ALF)
 Killing of Cecil the lion, for Pacelle's comments therein

References

External links

 CEO-Designate <mask> Believes Animal Welfare Is a Mission, Not a Job (April 27, 2004)
 Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF)
 The Long Road to Animal Welfare: How Activism Works in Practice (Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.)

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<mask> (born 5 August 1951 in Clapham, South London) is a rock drummer, singer and songwriter known for his work with Gary Glitter, The Glitter Band, and later Eurythmics, XTC and Denim. Biography
<mask> was a founder member of The Glitter Band (originally known as The Glittermen), who started as Gary Glitter's backing band, and went on to success in their own right, having six top ten singles in the UK in the mid-1970s. He was later a member of the band Random Hold, who toured with XTC in 1979, leading to him playing drums on the XTC album Mummer after Terry Chambers left the band, and he returned for the recording of their next album The Big Express. He also played drums for Eurythmics, playing on their UK number one album Touch, joining the band for their MTV-broadcast performance at the Heaven nightclub in London, and playing live with the band into 1984. He was also a member of Lawrence Hayward's post-Felt band Denim, which has been described as "self-consciously ironic glitter-pop revivalist project", playing on the 1992 album Back in Denim and the 1996 album Denim on Ice. <mask> was also the drummer on Liquid Gold's hits which included "Dance Yourself Dizzy". Musical biography
After learning to play drums, piano and guitar, his musical career took off at the age of 18, he has worked continuously since that time for a wide range of bands and artists.After leaving school in 1969 he	joined Black Velvet, a soul/funk band – tours, recording and radio shows. A year later, he toured with the Elgins. Then in 1971, he joined CBS band Heaven and supported Jeff Beck on tour in the UK and Germany. In June 1972, he began working

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texts: for Gary Glitter's backing band The Glittermen and, in the same month, they made their first appearance on Top of the Pops with "Rock and Roll Part 2". The Glittermen were renamed The Glitter Band and established a separate identity consisting of a six-member lineup Gerry Shephard (lead guitar/lead vocals), John Springate (bass/lead vocals ), <mask> (drums and keyboards), Tony Leonard (drums), John Rossall (trombone) Harvey Ellison (saxophone). Tours with Gary Glitter continued. In December 1975, their third album Listen to the Band, saw <mask> for the first time on lead vocals on the self-penned "My First Mistake".In 1977, their fourth album, Paris Match was recorded  in France, plus an EP featuring "She was Alright" (written by <mask>) as the A side. Changing direction, <mask> first joined Ex-Directory a jazz rock band where he first met Vic Martin (who would later, with <mask>, join the Eurythmics); this was then followed by a short period with a London based punk rock band called The Secret. <mask> was then asked to join Random Hold, a band he had already worked with a year or two before. Random Hold composed of David Rhodes, Bill MacCormick, David Ferguson, and <mask> were described by a music journalist as "disco orientated rock", and by Nina Myskow in The Sun as a band to watch for as "Their music shows talent, menace, originality and brains. A dynamic combination". The band produced several singles in this period including "Montgomery Clift" and albums The View From Here (1980) and Burn the Buildings (1981). <mask> also continued to record with Glitter Band colleagues pursuing solo identities, such as with John

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 tribute to the 1970s. Early in 2001, along with shows with the Glitter Band, Santanarama and Glitz Blitz at a range of venues nationwide, <mask> made a return to playing some R&B with a South East-based band Desperate Measures. Later in the year, he recorded an album of material with Alan Merrill of the Arrows which was released the following year. In August 2020 he released his first solo album of original songs entitled Wherever You Are. The album was recorded in Metway Studios, Brighton and produced by Mike Wilton and engineered by Jake Routham. <mask> currently performs worldwide as The Glitter Band playing a variety of venues up and down the UK and on the Continent. He has recorded with:
 Gary Glitter
 The Glitter Band
 XTC
 Mike Rutherford
 Hugh Cornwell
 Roger Chapman
 Alan Merrill
 Random Hold
 Liquid Gold
 Kahimi Karie
 Eurythmics
 Denim

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 Boy George
 Eurythmics
 Eric Faulkner's Bay City Rollers
 Andy Scott's Sweet
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 The Official Website for <mask> and The Glitter Band
 The Official Glitter Band Website – The Glitter Band
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<mask> (born October 19, 1984) is an American former right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. <mask> was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the June 2002 MLB Draft, and as a draft and follow pick, he played at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. Early life
<mask> attended Long Beach Poly High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football. He played in the infield and pitched, however, he was selected by the Dodgers in 2002 more for his ability as a first baseman instead of a pitcher. But in junior college, <mask>'s pitching improved so exponentially that he was signed by Los Angeles. Professional baseball career

Los Angeles Dodgers
He made his professional debut pitching for the Gulf Coast Dodgers in , where he compiled a modest 3.33 ERA with 47 strikeouts over 48.2 innings of work, although unfortunately a case of tendinitis prevented him from pitching in  and most of the . But instead of opting for a rehab program, <mask> and others were still interested in his hitting ability.He made the switch to outfield, thinking he could still work with trainers while keeping occupied in left field, but after sub-.230 batting averages in '04 with the Gulf Coast Dodgers and again in 2005 with the Ogden Raptors, he expressed his desire to return to pitching. "When I was in the outfield, I felt like I was just running around. I am a lot more competitive when I'm pitching, it's more up to me to get guys out." he explained to Bill Shelley. In , he was back on the hill full-time for the South Atlantic League's Columbus Catfish where he led the pitching staff with an ERA of 3.97 and 147 strikeouts in 143 innings of work but only managed to finish with a record of 5–10. <mask> started  with the Inland Empire 66ers before he was promoted to the Double-A Jacksonville Suns. He was named the Dodgers' Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2007.In August 2008, he was promoted to the Dodgers Triple-A

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 affiliate, Las Vegas 51s. He went 1–0 in his first two starts, striking out 20 batters in that span. He was called up to the Dodgers on September 1, 2008. He made his major league debut on September 17, 2008, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, working one scoreless inning in relief. In February 2009, <mask> was named the #56 prospect in baseball by Baseball America. <mask> then earned a spot in the Dodgers' starting rotation to begin the 2009 season and started his first game in the majors on April 10, 2009, at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing five runs in a little over two innings. He made three more starts, only lasting as many as five innings in one (April 25 against the Colorado Rockies, his first career victory), and then was demoted back to the bullpen.With an ERA of 6.75, he was optioned back to AAA on May 14, and then recalled by the Dodgers on June 19. After being recalled, he pitched exclusively out of the bullpen the rest of the season. <mask> began 2010 in the starting rotation for the Albuquerque Isotopes. He was recalled by the Dodgers to start the game on July 19 against the San Francisco Giants. He made a few additional appearances in the bullpen for the Dodgers. On July 31, 2010, <mask> was traded along with outfielder Andrew Lambo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Octavio Dotel. Pittsburgh Pirates
On July 31, 2010, <mask> was traded along with outfielder Andrew Lambo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Octavio Dotel.In his Pirates debut, he pitched 6 innings of shutout ball against the Colorado Rockies and set a career-high with eight strikeouts in a 5–1 Pirates victory. "I was just real excited today and ready to be on the mound and to get a chance to start every five days," said <mask>. "I was having fun today. When you get ahead, pitching can be fun." <mask> then pitched two consecutive shutouts, first on September 7, 2010 against the Atlanta Braves in a 5–0 Pirates victory and second on September 13 against the New York Mets. His streak of 20 straight scoreless innings, the

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 longest by any Pirate pitcher since Zach Duke threw 22 straight scoreless innings in 2005, was ended against the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 18 although <mask> still earned the win to move to 4–1 at PNC Park. His performances prompted Jack Moore of Fangraphs to call <mask> an "ace" for the Pirates and the biggest steal of the 2010 MLB Trading Deadline.He completed the 2010 with a 4–5 record with a 3.52 ERA and 61 strikeouts in Pittsburgh over a span of 11 starts. 2011
<mask> allowed 21 earned runs over his first four starts, but finished May with a 2.86 ERA while giving up no more than three runs in any start. On two consecutive starts on July 19 and 25, <mask> allowed 0 runs against the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves. Following the Atlanta game where <mask> out-dueled Braves ace Tim Hudson and struck out nine while walking none, he spoke about his control during the first half of the season. "It's been an issue for me this year. I told myself in the second half I was going to keep my walks down. Being ahead is a big key for me."The win helped propel the Pirates into a first-place tie in the NL Central with St. Louis. <mask> finished the season 9–9 with a  4.21 ERA, 142 strikeouts and 78 walks over 171 innings of work. 2012
To begin the 2012 campaign, <mask> delivered several quality starts before earning his first victory of the season on April 30 against Atlanta, a -inning, 10 strikeout performance. On May 17, <mask> set a new career-high for strikeouts with 11 against the Washington Nationals, while also taking a no-hit bid into the sixth inning. During the month of May, he posted a record of 3–1 with a sparkling 1.54 ERA. On June 21, <mask> pitched his first career complete game, against the Minnesota Twins, throwing 120 pitches and allowing one earned run. <mask> had a 2.37 ERA before the all-star break but a 7.52 ERA after the all-star break.2013
<mask> was designated for assignment by the Pirates on September 7. He became a free agent on September 13. Chicago Cubs
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 the Chicago Cubs on January 31, 2014. He did not pitch in a game for the team due to injury and became a free agent after the season. In 2017, <mask> became a coach for the Southwest Nationals Baseball Organization, founded by former MLB pitcher Scott Elbert. Pitching style
<mask> has a variety of pitches. His primary pitch is a four-seam fastball in the 91–94 mph range.He throws a two-seam fastball with similar velocity. He features two breaking balls: a slider (79–82) and a knuckle curve (75–77). His last pitch is a changeup in the low 80s. <mask> does not mix his repertoire differently between right-handed and left-handed hitters. He throws his four-seamer about half the time and uses his curveball most often when he is ahead in the count. In the early part of the 2012 season, his slider was recognized as the NL's second-best swing-and-miss pitch, only behind Cole Hamels' changeup, with whiff rate of 49% since 2011. <mask>'s father, also named <mask>, played basketball at USC and football for the Los Angeles Rams from 1983–87, while his uncle <mask>, was a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors.His cousins are former Chicago Cubs outfielder Darnell <mask> and former New York Yankee and Kansas City Royal outfielder Donzell <mask>. References

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<mask> (2 December 1817 – 1 August 1895), German historian, came from a Protestant family which had long been established at Soest, in Westphalia. Life

He was born in Düsseldorf, where his father held important posts in the public service under both the French and the Prussians; in 1831 he was raised to the hereditary nobility. His home was one of the centres of the vigorous literary and artistic life for which Düsseldorf was renowned at that time. <mask> was educated at the local Gymnasium, and then at the University of Berlin, where he came under the influences of <mask> and <mask>, whose most distinguished pupil he was to become. After taking his degree, he settled down in 1841 as a Privatdozent in history at the university of Bonn. He had already made himself known by critical studies on the history of the Middle Ages, of which the most important was his Geschichte des ersten Kreuzzuges (History of the First Crusade) (Düsseldorf, 1841; new ed., Leipzig, 1881), a work which, besides its merit as a valuable piece of historical investigation employing the critical methods he had learnt from Ranke, was also of some significance as a protest against the vaguely enthusiastic attitude encouraged by the Romantic school towards the Middle Ages. In 1861 Lady Duff-Gordon published an English translation of a part of this book, to which were added lectures on the crusades delivered in Munich in 1858, under the title History and Literature of the Crusades.This was followed by a study of the growth of German kingship (Die Entstehung des deutschen Königtums, Frankfurt, 1844, and again 1881), after which he was appointed professor. In the same year (1844) <mask> became prominent as an opponent of the Ultramontane party. The exhibition of the Holy Shroud at Trier

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texts: had attracted enormous numbers of pilgrims, and so, indignant at what appeared to him a fake, he assisted in publishing an investigation into the authenticity of the celebrated relic. From this time he began to take an active part in contemporary politics and in controversy as a strong but moderate Liberal. In 1846 he was appointed professor at Marburg, and though this small university offered little scope for his activities as a teacher, a seat in the Hessian Landtag gave him his first experience of politics. In 1848 he was present at Frankfurt, but he did not succeed in winning a seat for the National Assembly. His opposition to the extreme democratic and revolutionary party made him unpopular with the mob who broke his windows, and his liberalism made him suspect at court.He sat in the Erfurt parliament of 1850, and was attached to the Gotha party, which hoped for the regeneration of Germany through the leadership of Prussia. During the period 1859–1866, <mask> was engaged in a literary controversy with the historian, <mask> Ficker, on the significance of the German Empire. During the years that followed he was occupied with his major chronicle of the French Revolution, Geschichte der Revolutionszeit 1789–1800, for which he had made prolonged studies in the archives of Paris and other countries. The later editions of the earlier volumes were enlarged and altered, and a new edition was published at Stuttgart in 1882. The first three volumes were translated into English by Walter Copland Perry (1867–1869). In this work he showed for the first time the connection between the internal and external history of France. By systematically studying the records, he was also the first to check and correct the traditional account of many episodes of France's

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texts: internal history.He demonstrated that letters attributed to Marie Antoinette were not genuine. He undermined the influential revolutionary legends, expounded by French writers. <mask> was interested in Edmund Burke, on whom he had published two essays. The work was in fact the first attempt to substitute for the popular view of Thiers and Lamartine, a line which was later taken up by Taine and Albert Sorel. In 1856, on the recommendation of Ranke, <mask> accepted the post of professor at Munich, where King Maximilian II of Bavaria, a generous patron of learning, hoped to establish a school of history. Here he found a fruitful field for his activity. Besides continuing his work on the Revolution and on the Middle Ages, he occupied himself fully with the Historical Seminar which he instituted; with the Historische Zeitschrift which he founded - the original model of the numerous historical periodicals which now exist – and as secretary of the new Historical Commission.Political differences soon interfered with his work; as a supporter of Prussia and a Protestant, especially as a militant champion against the Ultramontanes, he was from the first an object of suspicion to the Clerical party. In the political excitement which followed the war of 1859 he found that he could not hope for the unreserved support of the king, and therefore in 1861 he accepted a professorship at Bonn, which he held till 1875. He was elected a member of the Prussian Lower House, and during the next three years was one of the most active members of that assembly. In several important debates he led the attack on the government, and opposed the policy of Bismarck, not only on finances but also on Polish and Danish affairs, in particular the impending crisis with Denmark over

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 importance. This work has been translated into English as The Founding of the German Empire, by M L Perrin and G Bradford (New York, 1890–1891). <mask> did not live to write an account of the war with France, dying at Marburg on 1 August 1895. His other writings include Die deutsche Nation und das Kaiserreich (1862) and a large number of historical articles. <mask> left two sons, one of whom became an officer in the Prussian army; the other, <mask> <mask> (1846-1929), a professor of archaeology in the university of Marburg, was the author of several works dealing with Greek archaeology. Some of <mask>'s numerous historical and political essays have been collected in Kleine historische Schriften (3 vols, 1863, 1869, 1881; new ed., 1897); Vorträge und Aufsätze (Berlin, 1874); and Vorträge und Abhandlungen, published after his death with a biographical introduction by Conrad Varrentrapp (Munich, 1897).References

 Gooch, G.P. History and historians in the nineteenth century (1913). online
Biography at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

External links

History and Literature of the Crusades, trans. Lady Duff Gordon (at Google Books)
Geschichte des ersten Kreuzzugs (at Google Books)

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German Protestants
German untitled nobility
National Liberal Party (Germany) politicians
Prussian politicians
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Historians of the Crusades
19th-century historians
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<mask> (born 13 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represented the Ghana national team. He is both a Ghanaian and a British national. His previous clubs are Harrow Borough, Barnet, Bristol City,  Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest. Club career

Harrow Borough
After a spell at Chiswick-based amateur side Old Meadonians as a teenager, <mask> began his career playing semi-professional football with Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough, while studying Level 2 Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting at the College of North West London. Barnet
In January 2008, <mask> joined League Two side Barnet. Barnet agreed to play Harrow in a pre-season friendly.He scored on his Football League debut for Barnet in a 2–1 win over Hereford United at Edgar Street on 30 January 2008. In March, he scored two first half goals in a 4–1 win over Shrewsbury Town and scored in two successive games, against Chester City and Lincoln City. He made a total of 22 league appearances in the 2007–08 season, scoring five goals and helping Barnet to a 12th-place finish in League Two. <mask> was voted Barnet FC Young Player of the Year 2008-9 by the Barnet Football Club Supporters association. In July 2009, <mask> was linked with a transfer to Championship side Blackpool. On the final day of the transfer window, Barnet chairman Tony Kleanthous revealed that talks with Blackpool broke down two hours before the deadline and that he had also turned down offers from Norwich City and Watford. It was later reported that Adomah could still move to Blackpool on loan, with a view to a permanent move in January 2010.On 6 October 2009,

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 it was announced that football commentator John Motson had sponsored Adomah at Barnet. On 12 November 2009, <mask> turned down Barnet's offer of a new contract. His agent, Tony Finnigan, confirmed that Adomah wanted to leave, saying, "Barnet made an excellent offer...but he deserves a run at a higher level." Tony Kleanthous said that he would not stand in Adomah's way if they received an acceptable offer. On 13 May 2010, Barnet made a bid to keep Adomah at the club by offering a twenty-percent increase on their original contract offer, which would have made him the highest paid player in the club's history, but on 28 May it was confirmed that <mask> would not be signing a new contract. He had played 120 games for Barnet scoring 20 times. Bristol City
On 1 July 2010, he agreed to join Bristol City on a three-year deal, with an initial fee of £150,000 being set later by a tribunal.<mask> scored his first Bristol City goal on 13 July, in a friendly against Swedish club IFK Gothenburg. After impressing in pre-season, Steve Coppell named <mask> in the starting line-up for City's first game of the season at home to Millwall, a game which they lost 3–0. He continued to put in good performances in the domestic league, and instantly became a fans' favourite through his exciting style of play and his humorous interviews on the club website. He scored his first goal for City during a 3–3 draw with Barnsley at Ashton Gate. After a few below-par performances, <mask> was taken off at half time during City's 0–4 win away at Preston North End, and reaped the rewards as his side then went on a winning run with <mask> being instrumental on his return to the side. He scored his fourth goal of the season in a 2–1 win against in form

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 Portsmouth, and ended the season top of the club's assists chart with 12 to his name in all competitions. <mask> was awarded the player of the season award for Bristol City for the 2010–11 campaign, days after agreeing a new three-year contract which would keep him at the club until 2014.The 25-year-old Ghana international had made it clear to City that he did not wish to play in League One following their relegation from the Championship, following this, Wigan Athletic made two bids for the winger, both of which were rejected; <mask> submitted a transfer request which was refused. The start of the 2013 season saw <mask> rested for Bristol City's campaign opener. Middlesbrough
On 6 August 2013, <mask> was announced to be having a medical at Middlesbrough's Rockliffe Park training ground. On 8 August 2013 <mask> completed his move to Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1,000,000. He was issued the number twenty-seven squad number worn last season by striker Scott McDonald who signed for Millwall. <mask> made his debut for Boro in their 1–0 victory over Charlton Athletic on 10 August 2013. <mask> scored his first goal for the club on 14 September 2013 in a 3–1 loss to Ipswich Town.He scored again on 5 October 2013 in a 4–1 home win over Yeovil Town and twice more on 19 October 2013 in a 3–2 defeat at Barnsley. A week after grabbing a brace against Barnsley, <mask> once again scored twice in a 4–0 victory over Doncaster Rovers. <mask> was nominated for the Championship's Player of the Month for October after several impressive performances and scoring 5 goals in 4 games. <mask> reached the play-off final after a 5–1 aggregate win over Brentford, including Adomah scoring in the semi final but

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 they lost the decisive match 0–2 to Norwich City at Wembley Stadium in the Final. The following season, <mask> earned promotion as Middlesbrough finished runners-up in the EFL Championship. He played 2 games for Middlesbrough in the Premier League during the beginning of August 2016 prior to his move to Villa. Aston Villa
Adomah signed for Aston Villa on transfer deadline day for an undisclosed fee, swapping directions with Adama Traoré who went the other way, 31 August 2016.He scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 3–1 win against Cardiff City on 26 November 2016. He scored two goals in a 2–2 draw at home against Preston North End. He enjoyed a good run of form as he was among the second best in terms of assists within the championship assisting 11 goals compared to Conor Hourihane's 14 assists in the 2016–17 EFL Championship season. During the 2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season <mask> scored 15 goals, finishing the club's top scorer, to help Villa secure a play-off place and defeat his old side Middlesbrough in the two semi finals to reach the final, playing in the final, as Villa lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League. He was released by Aston Villa at the end of the 2018–19 season. Nottingham Forest
On 10 July 2019, <mask> signed a two-year deal with Nottingham Forest.He scored his first goal for Forest in a 1–1 draw with Charlton Athletic on 21 August 2019. On 2 October 2020, <mask> and Forest mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club. Cardiff City (loan)
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 Rangers on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal for QPR, a late winner, in a 2–1 win over Watford on 1 February 2021. On 15 January 2022, <mask> played the duration of his QPR's 1–0 top-of-the-table victory against West Bromwich Albion, his 456th appearance in the second tier, making him the record appearance holder in Championship history. International career
<mask> made his international debut when coming on as a substitute for Ghana in their 1–0 defeat against Brazil on 5 September 2011 at Craven Cottage.He broke through the national team to book his place in Ghana's provisional 26-man squad for the 2013 African Cup of Nations. On 9 January, <mask> made the starting team, was given the number 10 shirt and was told he would play a big role for the national team. He was selected and went to 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where he played in one game for Ghana. Career statistics

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Middlesbrough
 EFL Championship runner-up: 2015–16

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 EFL Championship play-offs: 2019

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 Barnet FC Young Player of the Year: 2008–09
 Bristol City Player of the Year: 2010–11

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<mask> (born November 19, 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, <mask> was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. She was awarded several medals for her work. Colonel <mask> has logged 38 days 8 hours and 20 minutes in outer space. <mask> retired on May 1, 2006, to pursue private interests, including service as a board member of USAA. Early life
<mask> was born in Elmira, New York. Her parents were James E. and <mask>.According to a speech she gave when she was inducted into the Irish American 2016 Hall of Fame, her ancestors came to America in the mid-1800s, settling in Pennsylvania and Elmira, New York. She has three siblings. As a child, she participated in Girl Scouts, and expressed an interest both in space flight and in being a pilot. After graduating from Elmira Free Academy in 1974, <mask> attended Corning Community College where she earned an associate degree in mathematics/science in 1976. She graduated from Syracuse University in 1978 with a bachelor of arts in mathematics and economics, then earned a master of science degree in operations research from Stanford University in 1986, and a master of arts degree in space systems management from Webster University in 1989. Air Force career
Following graduation from Syracuse, she was one of four women chosen for Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. After earning her pilot wings, she stayed on at Vance for three years as a T-38 Talon instructor pilot before transitioning to the C-141 Starlifter at Travis Air Force Base, California.From 1986 to 1989, she was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, where she was an assistant professor in mathematics and a T-41 instructor pilot. In 1989, <mask> became the second female pilot to attend the U.S.

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 Air Force Test Pilot School and graduated with class 89B. She was selected for the astronaut program in 1990. <mask> married pilot Pat Youngs in 1987; they have two children. Astronaut

<mask> was selected to be an astronaut in 1990 and first flew the Space Shuttle as pilot in 1995 aboard STS-63, which involved a rendezvous between Discovery and the Russian space station Mir. In recognition of her achievement as the first female Shuttle Pilot, she received the Harmon Trophy. She was also the pilot for STS-84 in 1997.<mask> was also the first female commander of a U.S. Spacecraft with Shuttle mission STS-93, launched in July 1999, which deployed the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. <mask> commanded STS-114, NASA's "return to flight" mission to test safety improvements and resupply the International Space Station (ISS). Asked if she felt even a twinge of fear after the loss of Columbia, Colonel <mask> replied "I would have to say no. I want to fly again. I am very mentally ready to go fly again." Then pausing, noting that she wanted to be precise, she added "I am mentally ready to go fly again when the shuttle is cleared to fly." The flight was launched on July 26, 2005, and returned on August 9, 2005.During STS-114, <mask> became the first astronaut to fly the Space Shuttle through a complete 360-degree pitch maneuver. This was necessary so astronauts aboard the ISS could take photographs of the Shuttle's belly, to ensure there was no threat from debris-related damage to the Shuttle upon reentry. On May 1, 2006, <mask> announced that she would leave NASA to spend more time with her family and pursue other interests. Since her retirement from NASA, she has made occasional public appearances as an analyst covering Shuttle launches and landings for CNN. Other activities
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 Syracuse University. On Feb 19th 2022, <mask> was the keynote speaker at the 6th annual Roger That!. Political activity

On July 20, 2016, <mask> addressed the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.It was speculated that she would be appointed NASA administrator under President Donald Trump. Awards and honors
<mask> has also received the Free Spirit Award, and the 2006 National Space Trophy, and has an astronomical observatory named in her honor—the Eileen M. Collins Observatory—run by Corning Community College. <mask> has been inducted into the  National Women's Hall Of Fame. She has also been recognized by Encyclopædia Britannica as one of the top 300 women in history who have changed the world. The main entrance boulevard to Syracuse Hancock International Airport is named in <mask>' honor. The New York State Legislature passed a resolution honoring her career on May 9, 2006. The resolution, which touches on the many highlights of <mask>'s career, reads, in part, "It is the sense of this Legislative Body to take note of and publicly acknowledge the significant milestones of those individuals from this noble Empire State who have distinguished themselves through their exemplary careers, pioneering spirit and purposeful lives."It was sponsored by State Senator George Winner in the State Senate and Assemblyman Thomas F. O'Mara in the Assembly. Elmira College awarded <mask> an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the college's 148th Commencement Ceremony on June 4, 2006. Previously <mask> received an honorary degree from another alma mater, Webster University, in 1996. In 2001, <mask> received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. The Women's Board of the Adler Planetarium awarded <mask> their Women in Space Science Award on June 7, 2006. University College Dublin conferred on Colonel <mask> the honorary

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<mask> (born November 24, 1981) is an American businessman currently serving as the CEO of Jigsaw (formerly Google Ideas) and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he served as a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff and as an advisor to Condoleezza Rice and later Hillary Clinton. Initially brought in by Condoleezza Rice as a member of the Policy Planning Staff, he was one of a few staffers that stayed under Hillary Clinton. In this capacity, he focused on counter-terrorism, counter-radicalization, Middle East/South Asia, Internet freedom, and fostering opposition in repressive countries. According to The New York Times Magazine, right before his departure <mask> was one of the participating architects of what was labeled in 2010 as "21st century statecraft" along with Richard Boly and several foreign service officers in the Department of State's Office of eDiplomacy In 2013, <mask> was named by Time as one of its 100 most influential people. Early life and education
<mask> was born to a Jewish family in Weston, Connecticut. <mask> received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 2004.He majored in history and political science and minored in African studies. He subsequently earned a master's degree in international relations from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Career
Before graduating college, <mask> pursued interests in government and in mass media. He was an intern at the U.S. State Department. U.S. State Department
Following his internship and graduation, <mask> served as a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff from 2006 to 2010. He was 24 years of age. His service began after his internship under former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, during the Bush Administration.<mask> was one of the few members of Policy Planning kept on by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He played a role in helping shape counter-radicalization strategies and advised on US policy towards Iran and the Middle East. Beginning in April 2009, <mask> aided delegations focused on

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 connecting technology executives with local stakeholders in Iraq, Russia, Mexico, Congo, and Syria. In the midst of the June 2009 protests in Iran, <mask> sought to support the opposition in Iran. He contacted Twitter, requesting that the company not perform planned maintenance that would have temporarily shut down service in Iran, because the protestors were using Twitter to maintain contact with the outside world. According to The New Yorker Ryan Lizza, "The move violated Obama's rule of non-interference, and White House officials were furious." In an interview with Clinton, she "did not betray any disagreement with the President over Iran policy," but "cited <mask>'s move with pride."While serving on the Policy Planning Staff, <mask> became an advisor to Richard Holbrooke, who was the first Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He took several trips with Holbrooke to Afghanistan, where he helped develop some of the early strategic communications strategies. <mask> was among the early adopters of social media in the U.S. government. In April 2010, <mask> had the third largest number of Twitter followers in the US government, behind Barack Obama and John McCain. By Sept 2013, he was not in the top 20. Google

<mask> left the State Department's Policy Planning staff on 2 September 2010. On 7 September 2010, <mask> became an adjunct senior fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations focusing on counter-radicalization.He was hired as the first director of Google Ideas, a new branch within Google, in mid-October 2010. With the creation of Alphabet, Google Ideas spun out into Jigsaw, which <mask> founded and now leads as CEO. Jigsaw is tasked with "invest[ing] in and build[ing] technology to address humanity's most intractable problems, from countering violent extremism to online censorship, to expand[ing] access to information for the world’s most vulnerable populations and to defend[ing] against the world’s most challenging security threats." According to a Fast Company article, "Jigsaw’s employees are a mix of engineers and researchers, who have built out a

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 portfolio of more than a dozen products." Wired wrote that "The New York–based think tank and tech incubator aims to build products that use Google's massive infrastructure and engineering muscle not to advance the best possibilities of the Internet but to fix the worst of it: surveillance, extremist indoctrination, censorship." According to a 2019 Vice Motherboard report, "Current and former Jigsaw employees describe a toxic workplace environment, mismanagement, poor leadership, HR complaints that haven't resulted in action, retaliation against employees who speak up, and a chronic failure to retain talent, particularly women engineers and researchers. Sources describe a place full of well-intentioned people who are undermined by their own leaders; an organization that, despite the breathless headlines it has garnered, has done little to actually make the internet any better."In a July 2012 email to members of Clinton's team <mask> reportedly sent to Clinton said: “My team is planning to launch a tool on Sunday that will publicly track and map the defections in Syria and which parts of the government they are coming from.”

Techno-democracy
According to the Washington Post's David Ignatius, the concept of "techno-democracy" was first articulated in detail in a November article in Foreign Affairs, which <mask> co-authored with Richard Fontaine. "The concept is anchored on the creation of a 'T-12' group of advanced democracies that would work together to compete with China on issues related to technology." Ignatius writes, "it has the strong backing of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Books

The New Digital Age
The New Digital Age: Re-shaping the Future of People, Nations and Business co-authored with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, was a New York Times bestseller. The book considers the geopolitical future when 5 billion additional people come online, and the presumed terrorism, war, identity theft, conflict and altered relations between nations that the authors say will result. The book grew out of an article, "The

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Another critical review by Evgeny Morozov in The New Republic stated:

Accidental Presidents
Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America was written by <mask> in 2019 and is a New York Times Bestseller. According to the Guardian it is "a history of eight vice-presidents who stepped up when their president was removed by fate. It covers the assassinations everyone knows, Lincoln and Kennedy, those some may not, Garfield and McKinley, and what happened when presidents died from natural causes: Harrison, Taylor, Harding, Roosevelt." Early books
<mask>'s first book, One Hundred Days of Silence: America and the Rwanda Genocide, was published in 2006 by Rowman & Littlefield and chronicles U.S. policy toward Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide. His second book, Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East, was published by Penguin Books (Gotham) in October 2007 and has also been published as an audio book and translated into Dutch and Italian. He and co-author Eric Schmidt published "The Dark Side of the Digital Revolution" in the Wall Street Journal in 2013, and a 2012 article for The Washington Post, entitled "Technology Can Be Harnessed to Fight Drug Cartels in Mexico," which grew out of a trip the two took to Ciudad Juárez. Other activities
<mask> has been involved in the Tribeca Film Festival, serving as a juror in multiple categories over a number of years.Personal
He is married to Rebecca Zubaty. References

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<mask>,  (; February 21, 1935 – January 10, 2009) was a Canadian politician who served as the 37th mayor of Quebec City, Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister's Office, and chairman of Via Rail. He was a leading organizer of the Liberal Party of Canada. Early career
Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, the son of Burroughs and Marie (Desautels<mask>, <mask> was educated at the College des Jesuits in Quebec City and the Séminaire de Trois-Rivières. He studied social sciences at Laval University before working as a journalist with CFCM-TV in Quebec City in 1957. From 1958 to 1958, he was a correspondent with Télévision de Radio-Canada. In 1959, he was the press secretary for the Premier of Quebec, Paul Sauvé. From 1960 to 1962, he was the executive secretary for the Commission des Monuments Historiques de la Province de Québec, a society for the listing and preserving all buildings of historical interest in the province of Quebec.From 1963 to 1964, he was a Technical Advisor to the Secretary of the Province of Quebec. Moving into the private sector, he was a broker for Levesque & Beaubien from 1964 to 1970. From 1970 to 1973, he was a Vice President for Dumont Express. From 1973 to 1977, he was vice-president of Action Sociale Ltée. Political career
<mask> began his political career with the Union Nationale party, a conservative and nationalist party identifying with Quebec autonomism. He won a seat as a municipal councillor in Quebec City on December 1976. He was elected mayor in 1977, serving for twelve years and two more elections.During his tenure as mayor, from 1977–1989, he improved rail service into the city, was instrumental in reviving the Lower Town and in having it designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While mayor, <mask> also became friends with Paris mayor Jacques Chirac. The two worked closely together as part of the Association of Francophone Mayors (1979–89), where <mask> served as vice president. He successfully persuaded Chirac to keep quiet during the 1980 Quebec referendum, though Chirac personally supported an independent Quebec like General

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<mask> was a longtime close ally and friend of <mask>. They knew each other for years, having first met at boarding school while still youths.They attended law school at Laval University together and earned similar reputations as being aggressive. When Chrétien won the leadership in 1990, he was largely unpopular in Quebec, rocked by caucus defects, and indecisive in responding to the Oka standoff. The federal Liberals were disorganized, near bankruptcy, and dropped in the polls from 50 to 32 per cent. In order to reinvigorate his leadership and reorganized his chaotic office, Chrétien hired <mask> as his chief of staff, while Eddie Goldenberg continued as senior political adviser. <mask> ran unsuccessfully in a Quebec City riding during the 1993 election, which saw the party capture few seats in the province of Quebec outside of their federalist stronghold of Montreal. That campaign saw Chrétien become Prime Minister, and <mask> became his Chief of Staff, making him head of the Prime Minister's Office. Chrétien praised <mask> as Chief of Staff, saying "He ran a very tight–and tight-lipped–ship.... As a result, we didn't suffer from the public feuding, backbiting gossip, and anonymous leaks that had plagued other PMOs.Even those columnists and academics who were no fans of the Liberal Party had to concede that Pelletier's operation was among the most efficient and harmonious in memory, despite having been reduced from 120 to 80 employees as a cost-saving measure." Jeffrey Simpson, a columnist for The Globe and Mail, noted that "<mask> stayed away from the media. He seldom met with journalists, and when he did, he gave almost nothing away. He was courteous, refined, sometimes witty and usually non-informative." Pelletier persuaded two designates for Governor General, Roméo LeBlanc and Adrienne Clarkson, to marry their long-time partners, so they could be appointed as Canada's head of state. <mask> remained close friends with Jacques

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On May 4, 2001, Chrétien appointed <mask> chairman of Via Rail, a Crown corporation. Soon after, Chrétien promised an extra C$700 million to improve Via's service. On March 1, 2004, Pelletier and Via President Marc LeFrançois were fired by Prime Minister Paul Martin and Transport Minister Tony Valeri. Their dismissals were shortly after the Liberal Party became embroiled in the sponsorship scandal. <mask> was one of four Chrétien loyalists sacked from jobs at Crown corporations by Martin's government during the sponsorship scandal.Via was accused of skipping mandated procedures in order to hand out contracts to Liberal-friendly firms and individuals. <mask>, however, was not at Via for most of these occurrences, and the Martin government was accused of using an incident as an excuse to remove one of Chrétien's allies. Eddie Goldenberg said that Pelletier "was very hurt about being fired for saying something about Myriam Bédard without being asked for his side. The whole purpose [of firing him] had nothing to do with Ms. Bédard and everything to do with the fact that Mr. Martin didn't like him because he had worked for Mr. Chrétien". Paul Martin maintained that Pelletier was fired for remarks that he made to Montreal's La Presse newspaper attacking Olympic athlete Myriam Bédard. Talking about Bédard, who had held a marketing position at Via and had gone to the media with stories of corruption, <mask> said "I don't want to be mean, but this is a poor girl who deserves pity, who doesn't have a

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texts: spouse, as far as I know." He later reiterated that "She is struggling as a single mother with economic responsibilities.Deep down, I think she is pitiful." This caused an immediate media fracas and the remarks were widely condemned as sexist and out-of-touch by women's groups, sports groups and others. On March 30, 2004, <mask> sued Via and the federal government for C$3 million, for defamation and illegal dismissal. A federal court ruled that dismissal did not follow due process and ordered him reinstated in November 2005. Although he was reinstated, the government appealed the court ruling and kept him off the payroll. On December 22, 2005, he was fired a second time, this time after the government ensured that due process was followed. <mask> filed suit in Quebec Superior Court alleging wrongful dismissal; Transport Minister <mask>rre issued a written statement noting that the recent dismissal is effective immediately and that <mask> would not receive compensation due to his suit against the government.After the 2006 federal election, Reg Alcock, the outgoing President of the Treasury Board, did approve $40,000 to assist <mask> with legal fees in a court challenge against the Gomery Commission. Representatives of other parties criticized this payment, saying that the government should only cover legal costs for working civil servants. <mask>'s lawyer argued that it followed a long-standing government policy for high-ranking functionaries in judicial proceedings. A Federal Court justice ruled in March 2007 that the Martin government acted improperly in 2005 when it fired <mask> a second time, immediately after a court overturned his first dismissal as head of Via Rail. Justice Francois Lemieux ruled that then-Transport Minister <mask>, who fired <mask> the second time, was biased and failed to follow proper procedures. On November 22, 2007, Judge Hélène Langlois of Quebec Superior Court ruled that government of Prime Minister Paul Martin had acted in a "cavalier and precipitous" fashion when it fired Pelletier. Langloise stated, "that behaviour doesn't

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 meet the standard of diligence expected from a contractor when a contractual relationship is ended.It shows a total lack of consideration". Langlois also mentioned that people refused to walk on the same side of the street as <mask> while others called him names in public. <mask> was awarded $235,000 in lost income, and a further $100,000 for damaging his reputation. He had sued for $689,000 in financial losses and $3.3 million for moral damages. On June 26, 2008, federal judge Max Teitelbaum criticized John Gomery for having a preoccupation with the media spotlight that led him to give interviews he should have eschewed, making comments that indicated he judged issues before all evidence was heard, exhibited bias against Mr. Chrétien, and trivialized the inquiry proceedings. For instance, Teitelbaum pointed out that Gomery's remark halfway through the hearings that "juicy stuff" was yet to come made it appear that evidence of wrongdoing was expected before it was heard. The court threw out the Gomery inquiry's conclusions that Chrétien and <mask> bore responsibility for the sponsorship scandal.<mask> died in Quebec City on January 10, 2009 from complications of colon cancer, aged 73. He was survived by his wife, Hélène, and two children, <mask> and Marie. Marie and her husband Andrew Stegen have two children named Alix, and Mathew. Honours
In 1985, <mask> was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition for having "played a pivotal role in many social, cultural and philanthropic organizations in the Old Capital". He was promoted to Officer in 2003 in recognition for having "dedicated his life to public service". In 1990, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. References

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texts: <mask> (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). <mask> initially played college football and baseball at NC State from 2008 to 2010 before transferring to Wisconsin in 2011, in which he set the single-season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8) and led them to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl. He also played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011 as a second baseman, and as of 2019 his professional baseball rights are held by the Somerset Patriots, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. He was selected by the Seahawks in the third round (75th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. After beating out Matt Flynn for the starting job during training camp, <mask> ended up having a successful debut season, tying Peyton Manning's then-record for most passing touchdowns by a rookie (26) and was named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year. <mask> has been named to nine Pro Bowls and has started in two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XLVIII over the Denver Broncos. He holds the record for most wins by an NFL quarterback through nine seasons (98) and is one of four quarterbacks in NFL history with a career passer rating over 100.In April 2019, <mask> signed a four-year, $140 million contract extension with the Seahawks, making him the highest paid player in the NFL at the time. In 2020, he became just the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for thirty touchdowns in four consecutive seasons. <mask> is widely regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks in NFL history.

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<mask> was born at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. His parents are Harrison Benjamin <mask>, a lawyer, and <mask> (née Turner), a nurse director.He has an older brother, Harrison IV, and a younger sister, Anna. <mask> started playing football with his father and brother at the age of four, and played his first organized game for the Tuckahoe Tomahawks youth football team in sixth grade. <mask>'s great-great-grandfather was a slave to a Confederate colonel and was freed after the American Civil War. <mask>'s paternal grandfather, Harrison B<mask> Jr., was a former president of Norfolk State University who played football and basketball at Kentucky State University, and his paternal grandmother, Anna W<mask>, was on the faculty at Jackson State University. <mask>'s maternal grandfather was noted painter A. B. Jackson. According to genetic admixture analysis, <mask> is 62% African, 36% European, 1% West Asian, and 1% Central Asian.His European family lineage has been traced back to 524 A.D. to Saint Arnulf of Metz via Charlemagne. <mask>'s father played football and baseball at Dartmouth and was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers preseason squad in 1980. <mask>'s brother, Harry, played football and baseball at the University of Richmond, and his sister Anna plays basketball for Stanford. <mask>'s father died on June 9, 2010, at age 55 due to complications from diabetes, the day after <mask> was drafted

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<mask> attended Stone Bridge High School public high school for a semester before attending Collegiate School, a preparatory school in Richmond, Virginia. As a junior in 2005, he threw for 3,287 passing yards and 40 passing touchdowns and rushed for 634 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. He was named an all-district, all-region, and all-state player.<mask> was twice named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year. As a senior, he threw for 3,009 passing yards, 34 passing touchdowns, and seven interceptions. In addition, he rushed for 1,132 yards and 18 touchdowns. That year, he was named an all-conference and all-state player as well as conference player of the year. He was featured in Sports Illustrated magazine for his performance in the state championship game win. <mask> also served as his senior class president. During his time in high school, <mask> attended the Manning Passing Academy, a summer football clinic run by multiple NFL MVP winner and eventual Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning.Due to this encounter, Manning recognized <mask> many years later when the latter had flown to Denver to discuss the prospect of getting drafted by the Denver Broncos, where Manning had recently signed. <mask> was also a member of the Collegiate School basketball and baseball teams. <mask> committed to North Carolina State University on July 23, 2006. He also received a football scholarship offer from Duke University. College football career

NC State

Wilson redshirted during the 2007 season at NC State. In 2008, <mask> initially split time at quarterback with senior Daniel

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texts: Evans and junior Harrison Beck. However, Evans and Beck saw no regular season action after Week 2 and Week 5, respectively.Thereafter, <mask> led the team to a 4–3 record in the regular season which NC State finished out on a four-game winning streak. During a 30–24 win over East Carolina, <mask> threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns. He threw for two touchdowns in each of the last six games in the regular season. In the 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against Rutgers, <mask> threw for 186 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 46 yards before halftime. Late in the first half, he scrambled to the Rutgers' four-yard line, where he was tackled and suffered a knee sprain. With <mask> sitting out the remainder of the game, his replacements threw a combined total of three interceptions with NC State eventually losing, 23–29. Over the course of the season, he completed 150 of 275 attempts for 1,955 yards and 17 touchdowns with just one interception.He also recorded 116 carries for 394 yards and four touchdowns. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) named him the first-team All-ACC quarterback. It was the first time in the conference's history that a freshman quarterback was named to the first team. Prior to the 2009 season, <mask> was named as the quarterback on the pre-season all-ACC football team on July 12. On September 19, <mask> broke Andre Woodson's all-time NCAA record of 325 consecutive pass attempts without an interception against Gardner–Webb. The 379-pass streak ended in a game against Wake Forest on October 3. <mask> held the record until November 10, 2012, when it was broken by Louisiana Tech quarterback Colby

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 Cameron.<mask> was named honorable mention All-ACC in 2009. <mask> finished the 2009 regular season with 3,027 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions as the team finished with a 5–7 record. <mask> led the 2010 Wolfpack to a 9–4 season that included a 23–7 win over West Virginia in the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl. He led the ACC in passing yards per game (274.1) and total offensive yards per game (307.5). He was named second-team All-ACC and runner-up for ACC Football Player of the Year. In May 2010, <mask> graduated from NC State in three years with a BA in communication, and took graduate-level business courses in the fall semester during the 2010 football season. Transfer
In January 2011, <mask> announced that he would report to spring training with the Colorado Rockies organization.NC State head coach Tom O'Brien expressed reservations with <mask>'s decision, saying "<mask> and I have had very open conversations about his responsibilities respective to baseball and football. While I am certainly respectful of <mask>'s dedication to baseball these last several years, within those discussions I also communicated to him the importance of his time commitment to NC State football." O'Brien and his staff reached out to NFL coaches and general managers on <mask>'s behalf, but he failed to receive an invitation to the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine. On April 29, 2011, O'Brien announced that <mask> had been granted a release from his football scholarship with one year of eligibility remaining. Wisconsin

On June 27, 2011, Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema announced that <mask> had committed to Wisconsin for the 2011

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 season. In the season opener against UNLV, <mask> passed for 255 yards and two passing touchdowns in a 51–17 victory. He also rushed for 62 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown run.At the end of the regular season, <mask> was named first team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media. He also won the Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year award. In the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game on December 3, <mask> threw for three touchdowns and led the Badgers to a 42–39 win over the Michigan State Spartans. <mask> was named the game's Grange-Griffin MVP. In December 2011, <mask> was named a third team All-American by Yahoo! Sports, and he finished ninth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy with 52 points. In the 2012 Rose Bowl against the Oregon Ducks on January 2, 2012, <mask> had 19 pass completions on 25 attempts for 296 yards, 18 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing) as the Badgers lost by a score of 38–45.<mask> finished the season with 33 passing touchdowns, which set the single season record at Wisconsin and was the second-most in Big Ten history behind Drew Brees during the 1998 season at Purdue (39). <mask> also set the single season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8). On January 28, 2012, <mask> completed his college football career at the 2012 Senior Bowl. Statistics

Professional football career
On January 16, 2012, <mask> began training for the NFL Scouting Combine at the IMG Madden Football Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Prior to the 2012 NFL Draft, <mask> had been projected by NFL scouts and analysts to be a middle-round pick. In February 2012, former NFL quarterback and

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<mask> was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round (picked 75th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, the sixth quarterback selected. The Seahawks received significant criticism for their selections in this draft, and for <mask> in particular, as they had just signed free agent Matt Flynn. Two weeks later, <mask> signed a four-year, $2.99 million contract with the Seahawks on May 7, 2012. He made his preseason debut against the Tennessee Titans on August 11, 2012 and had his first preseason start on August 24 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Two days later on August 26, 2012, <mask> was named the starting quarterback for the first regular season game after competing with Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson for the position.On September 9, 2012, <mask> made his regular season debut in a 20–16 road loss to the Arizona Cardinals. He had 18 completions on 34 passing attempts for 153 yards, one passing touchdown, and one interception. In the third regular season game on Monday night, the Seahawks won 14–12 over the Green Bay Packers on a controversial Hail Mary touchdown pass to Golden Tate. The contentious nature of the replacement officials' decision on the play was widely considered to have been the tipping point that led to an agreement being reached to end the referee lockout. <mask> earned the

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texts: Rookie of the Week honors for his stellar performance in a 28–7 victory over the New York Jets on November 11; he completed 12 of 19 attempts for 188 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 34 yards on seven  attempts. He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week and Player of the Week for his performance in the 23–17 road win over the Chicago Bears in overtime on December 2. In the 50–17 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Toronto on December 16, <mask> had 205 passing yards, one passing touchdown, nine rushes, 92 rushing yards, and a career-high three rushing touchdowns.He earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month honors for December 2012 after the Seahawks went 5–0 and he had a passer rating of 115.2. <mask> finished the  regular season ranked fourth in the NFL in passer rating (100.0), beating the previous rookie record set by Ben Roethlisberger in 2004 (98.1), since broken by Robert Griffin III in 2012 (102.4) and Dak Prescott in  (104.9). He threw for 3,118 yards and 26 touchdowns, tying Peyton Manning's record for most touchdowns thrown by a rookie, and rushed for 489 yards and four touchdowns. <mask>'s scrambling mobility and ability to extend plays outside the pocket with his legs earned numerous comparisons to Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton. <mask> led the Seahawks to the postseason in his rookie year, with both games on the road in January. He made his postseason debut in the NFC Wild Card Round against the Washington Redskins, passing for 187 yards and rushing for 67 yards as the Seahawks rallied for a 24–14 comeback victory. In the Divisional Round against the Atlanta Falcons, <mask> threw for

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 385 yards and rushed for 60 yards, and his team had a 28–27 lead with 31 seconds to go, but the Falcons managed to kick the winning field goal.<mask> was selected as an alternate for the 2013 Pro Bowl, filling in for Matt Ryan of Atlanta. At the Pro Bowl in Hawaii on January 27, <mask> completed eight of ten attempts for 98 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions for a 147.1 rating. At the end of the season, <mask> earned a bonus of $222,000 through the NFL's Performance-Based Pay program. 2013

<mask>'s Seahawks opened the 2013 season with the first 4–0 start in franchise history, before losing to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5. The Seahawks then went on a 7-game winning streak, including a 41–20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings where he posted a career-high 151.4 passer rating and culminating in a 34–7 victory over the Saints in Week 13 in which <mask> threw three touchdown passes and earned his second NFC Offensive Player of the Week award. Over the next three weeks, the Seahawks suffered divisional losses to the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals (the loss to the Cardinals was <mask>'s first home loss), but defeated the Rams in Week 17 to finish the season with a 13–3 record, the NFC West title, and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.<mask> finished the season with 26 touchdown passes, 9 interceptions, and a 101.2 passer rating, becoming the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to post a 100+ passer rating in each of his first two seasons. <mask> was named to his second Pro Bowl on December 27, 2013. In the Divisional Round, the Seahawks defeated the New Orleans Saints by a score of 23–15. On


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 January 19, 2014, <mask> and the Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship by a score of 23–17, advancing to Super Bowl XLVIII. <mask> threw for 206 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions for a 123.1 passer rating in a 43–8 rout of the Denver Broncos. With the victory, <mask> became just the second black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl, joining Super Bowl XXII winner Doug Williams. At 5'11" tall, he also became the shortest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, shorter than Len Dawson, Joe Theismann, and Drew Brees (all 6'0").<mask> earned a bonus of $169,141.73 for the 2013 season through the NFL's Performance-Based Pay program. 2014

On September 21, 2014, <mask> led the Seahawks on an 80-yard touchdown drive in overtime to defeat the Denver Broncos, 26–20, in a Week 3 rematch of the previous season's Super Bowl. On October 6, 2014, against the Washington Redskins, <mask> set a new Monday Night Football record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game with 122. The Seahawks clinched a playoff spot in Week 16 when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Indianapolis Colts by a score of  42–7, eliminating the Philadelphia Eagles from postseason contention and allowing the Seahawks to clinch before their Sunday Night Football matchup. On December 21, 2014, <mask> went 20-of-31 and threw for a then-career-high 339 yards with two touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in a primetime matchup on Sunday Night Football. <mask> also led the offense in gaining 596 yards, setting a franchise record for most yards gained in a game. The Cardinals had the


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texts: third-best scoring defense heading into Week 16.The Seahawks won 35–6 as they snapped the Cardinals' seven-game home winning streak and regained first place in the NFC West as well as the NFC's #1 seed. The Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams 20–6 in Week 17 to clinch the NFC West and the #1 seed for the second consecutive season, securing homefield advantage for the entirety of the NFC playoffs. <mask> led the Seahawks to a 31–17 home win over the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional Round, making the Seahawks the first defending Super Bowl Champion to win a playoff game since the 2005 Patriots. The Seahawks hosted the Green Bay Packers in their second consecutive NFC Championship. <mask> threw 3 first-half interceptions while completing only two passes to his own team as the Seahawks fell behind 16–0 at halftime. With the Packers leading 19–7 and five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, <mask> threw his fourth interception. Then <mask> led the Seahawks on an improbable comeback.On the Seahawks' next drive, <mask> ran the ball in for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 19–14. After a successful onside kick recovery, <mask> led the Seahawks down the field, and Lynch scored to give the Seahawks a 20–19 lead. <mask> completed a 15-yard, two-point conversion pass to Luke Willson to make it 22–19. The Packers tied it up with a field goal at the end of regulation and forced overtime. The Seahawks won the coin toss, and the offense took the field. <mask> led the Seahawks on an 80-yard drive that was capped by a 35-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Kearse. The Seahawks completed their largest postseason comeback in


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 franchise history and clinched a Super Bowl berth.<mask> would have been selected as an alternate to the Pro Bowl, but did not play because the Seahawks advanced to the Super Bowl; as <mask> did not have a chance to decline the invitation, the NFL recognizes this as a Pro Bowl berth for him. The Seahawks became the first defending champion to return to the Super Bowl since the 2004 Patriots. They faced the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX, where they were defeated by a final score of 28–24. Although the Seahawks led 24–14 heading into the fourth quarter, the Patriots scored two consecutive touchdowns to take a four-point lead with 2:02 remaining. <mask> led the Seahawks to the Patriots' one-yard line with 25 seconds remaining, but Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted a pass intended for Ricardo Lockette, sealing the victory for the Patriots. 2015

On July 31, 2015, the Seahawks and <mask> agreed to a 4-year, $87.6 million contract extension, making him, at the time, the second-highest-paid player in the NFL. In the first nine games of the season, <mask> threw 10 touchdown passes and seven interceptions.Over the next five games, <mask> threw 19 touchdowns and no interceptions, becoming the only quarterback in NFL history to throw 3+ touchdown passes and no interceptions in five consecutive games. After a 2–4 start to the season, <mask> led the Seahawks to win seven of their next eight games and clinch a fourth consecutive playoff appearance in their Week 15 win over the Cleveland Browns. His strong performance over the second half of the season, even after losing star running back Marshawn Lynch and


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 tight end Jimmy Graham, led many analysts to consider <mask> an MVP candidate. <mask> broke numerous Seahawks single season passing records in 2015, including most passing yards (4,024), most passing touchdowns (34), and highest passer rating (110.1). He became the first Seahawks quarterback to throw for over 4,000 yards in a season, and finished the year with the highest passer rating in the NFL. <mask>'s 51.7% deep ball completion percentage was the highest among NFL quarterbacks. On December 22, 2015, <mask> was named to his third Pro Bowl.He was ranked 17th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016. The Seahawks traveled to Minnesota to face the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card Round. The temperature at kickoff was −6 °F (−25 °F wind chill), making it the third coldest game in NFL history. <mask> struggled in the sub-zero temperatures, throwing for 142 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. The Vikings missed a short field goal in the last minute, allowing the Seahawks to advance to the Divisional Round to face the 15–1 Carolina Panthers. Down 31–0 at the half, <mask> helped lead a furious comeback attempt, but the Panthers won 31–24, denying <mask> and the Seahawks their third consecutive in the NFC Championship and a shot at a third consecutive Super Bowl appearance. In that game, <mask> threw for 366 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions.<mask> was drafted first overall by Team Irvin in the 2016 Pro Bowl draft, and in the game threw eight completions on 12 attempts for 164 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions for a 149.3 rating. He was named the Pro Bowl offensive MVP. 2016

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 a solid 2016 season with <mask> at the helm. However, <mask> drew two minor injuries: his ankle during Week 1 against the Miami Dolphins after getting stepped on by defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, and his left knee against the San Francisco 49ers during Week 3 after a takedown by linebacker Eli Harold. The injuries hampered <mask>'s trademark mobility, and many speculated that he would be rested in order to properly recover. Regardless, <mask> started all 16 games in the season. On November 20, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had a 15-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Doug Baldwin on a trick play.<mask> also played the worst game of his career in 2016, throwing 5 interceptions in a 38–10 loss to the Green Bay Packers during Week 14. The team finished with a 10–5–1 record and won the NFC West. <mask> put together a season where he recorded a career-high 4,219 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, 259 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown. The Seahawks made the playoffs, where they defeated the Detroit Lions in the Wild Card Round. The win gave <mask> his eighth playoff victory. However, they fell to the eventual NFC champion Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional Round at the Georgia Dome. As of 2022, this is the only season where <mask> did not earn a Pro Bowl selection.He was ranked 24th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. 2017

On September 5, 2017, <mask> was voted Seahawks offensive captain for the fifth consecutive season. In Week 3, in a 33–27 loss to the Tennessee Titans, he was 29 of 49 for 373 passing yards and four passing touchdowns. In Week 8 against the Houston Texans, <mask>

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 posted an astounding performance, going 26 of 41 for a career-high 452 passing yards and four touchdowns in a matchup where both he and Deshaun Watson each threw over 400 yards. <mask> also rushed for 30 yards, totaling 482 yards of offense in the 41–38 victory. With his strong performance, <mask> earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week. On December 21, 2017, the Seahawks were fined $100,000 for failure to properly apply the concussion protocol on a hit <mask> sustained during the Week 10 win over the Arizona Cardinals.In Week 12, with the win over San Francisco, <mask> became the winningest quarterback in a player's first six seasons with 63 wins, surpassing Joe Flacco. Next week, with his 15-yard touchdown throw to running back J. D. McKissic, the third of his game, <mask> tied Eli Manning in 2011 for the most fourth quarter touchdowns in a single season with 15. He went 20 for 31 for 227 yards and three touchdowns in that game, earning him NFC Offensive Player of the Week. On December 19, 2017, <mask> was named to his fourth Pro Bowl. The Seahawks ended the season with nine wins, ending <mask>'s streak of five consecutive seasons with double-digit wins and a playoff appearance. He threw for 34 touchdown passes, finishing the season as the league's leader in touchdowns thrown. With 586 rushing yards and three touchdowns, he also finished the season as the team's leading rusher in both categories.<mask> was ranked 11th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. 2018

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