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texts: Records John Dingwall, with the visual, <mask> ditched his teen idol image by transforming to a more mature one. It was consequently banned in several Latin American countries, such as the Dominican Republic. <mask> told MTV News that the video represented freedom rather than his sexuality. The video was awarded Best Music Video at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Best Clip of the Year — Latin at the 2001 Billboard Music Video Awards, and Video of the Year at the 13th Lo Nuestro Awards. <mask> has been noticed for "dance moves of his own" and his "bon-bon shaking dance moves". Carol Sandoval from VIX named him the "best dancer on any stage worldwide", highlighting his hips movement and "successful turns".He was ranked as the ninth best male dancer by the Evening Standard and the tenth Male Singer Who Can Dance by WatchMojo, being the only Latin entertainer on both lists. Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Feinberg introduced <mask> as "an incredible dancer". Billboards Jessica Roiz labeled him "a true showman", noting his "many outfit changes", "various dance performances", and "different stage set for each song". Jon Pareles of The New York Times described him as "an all-around showman" and Varietys Peter Gilstrap called him "every inch the showman", both recognizing his vocal abilities, while the former also commented he is "a dancer as muscular and hard-working as anyone in his troupe", mentioning his "likable, good-hearted character" and "steadfast Puerto Rican pride". Music critics have mostly praised his concerts for the choreographies, video screens, visual effects, stage, Latin influences, and <mask>'s vocals, costume changes, energy, sensuality, dance moves, and

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 gestures, while the quality of sounds and sound mixes have received mixed reviews. Billboards Marjua Estevez described <mask>'s performance of "La Copa de la Vida" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards as "the most memorable Latin performance at a Grammy Awards show", and the publication ranked it as the 54th Greatest Award Show Performance of All Time on their 2017 list. The performance was additionally placed on a 2017 unranked list of "Top 20 Best Grammy Performances of All Time" by Gold Derby, and on a 2019 list of "The Most Unforgettable Grammys Performances of All Time" by InStyle.Public image
<mask> became a teen idol with his debut as a member of Menudo, and a pop icon following global fame as a solo artist. Journalists have written about his humble personality and "beautiful soul". Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Feinberg introduced <mask> as "one of the most acclaimed and admired creative artists ever". La República staff described him as "one of the most admired and desired singers", while authors of ¡Hola! described him as "one of the most respected Latin stars in the world", "one of the most prodigious voices in music in Spanish", and "one of the most beloved talents in the entertainment industry worldwide". Also from ¡Hola!, Cristina Noé named him "one of the most loved artists in the world", while a writer of Clarín named him "one of the most applauded Latin singers on the planet". Metro Puerto Rico stated that he "raised the name of Puerto Rico internationally".He was ranked as one of the top-10 "emerging personalities" of 2010 by Google Zeitgeist. In 2014, Gay Star News referred to <mask> as "the most famous Latin pop star in the world", while Variety described him

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 as "Puerto Rico's arguably most famous son" in 2021. He is ranked as the second-most famous Latin music artist in the United States, according to YouGov surveys in 2021. During the 2000s, <mask> was known for "guarding his private life" and being "uncomfortable discussing intimate aspects of his personal life"; he used to insist on asking public to focus on his music and "steered interviewers away from his personal life". However, he chose to live both his "professional and personal life", making his private life public since the early 2010s. In 2021, he went on the cover of People with the title "No More Secrets" and told the magazine that he is "a man with no secrets", stating that he is "more comfortable in his own skin than ever before". <mask> is one of the most followed celebrities on social media, with accounts on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok.He stated about social media that he wishes he had "something as powerful as" them since his debut: "Obviously I like to have direct contact with the public, with the media. It's extremely important, but today, from my home, I can talk to millions of people and see their immediate reaction." He is noticed for his friendly interactions with his fans, who are called "Sexy Souls". Wax statues of <mask> are on display at the Madame Tussauds wax museums in San Francisco, Sydney, and Orlando. The last one was moved from Las Vegas to Orlando for the opening of the museum in spring 2015. Fashion
<mask> is considered to be a sex symbol, and journalists describe him as "the Latin heartthrob". His fashion and style evolution, from "as '80s as you'd expect" during his time with Menudo to "a style groove, often opting for sharp,


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Sexual orientation and early relationships
According to an interview with Rolling Stone in 1999, <mask> experienced his first kiss at age 13 and lost his virginity at age 14 in Argentina. In 1990, shortly after he had arrived in Mexico to star in Mama Ama el Rock, he met a woman, who was the host of a television show. They began dating quickly and broke up a few months later. In 1992, he fell in love with Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán, who was separated from her husband at the time. They began dating together until Guzmán returned to her husband and pretended <mask> was her assistant on a phone call, while she was sleeping with her husband. In an interview with Univision, <mask> admitted that she broke his heart. In the same year, <mask> was rumored to have a relationship with Argentine tennis player Gabriela Sabatini.Sabatini's sister-in-law, Catherine Fulop confirmed the rumor in 2020. During the time he was playing in General Hospital, he met a "very handsome" man at a radio station, "stopped fearing [his] sexuality", and started dating him. <mask>'s mother supported him when she discovered that he was in love with a man, saying: "I love you, my son, I'm so happy for you. Bring it on. I'm right behind you." However, after the relationship ended, <mask> "locked [his] feelings even deeper inside" and began dating women again. He recalls: "I already felt it was hard to be a Latino in Hollywood; what could have been more difficult than being Latino and gay?"<mask> began dating Mexican television host Rebecca de Alba in 1994; they were in an on-and-off relationship until 2005. In

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Syrian-Swedish painter Jwan Yosef shared a photo of himself and <mask> on Instagram on March 30, 2016, with the caption: "Obviously we're starting a band." Soon it was rumored that Yosef is <mask>'s new boyfriend. <mask> confirmed their relationship on April 18, 2016, and they made their red carpet debut as a couple at the amfAR Inspiration Gala. <mask> later revealed that he met Yosef on Instagram and they "were talking for like six months without [him] hearing his voice". Subsequently, <mask> went to London, where Yosef were living, and they met each other. On November 15, 2016, during an interview on The Ellen Show, he announced that he has proposed to Yosef and they are engaged. In January 2018, <mask> confirmed that he has secretly married Yosef: "I'm a husband, but we're doing a heavy party in a couple of months, I'll let you know."On December 31, 2018, they announced that they have welcomed their first daughter together, named <mask>-Yosef. <mask> later explained that

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During an interview with People in 2002, <mask> expressed that he believes in "love", "the power of healing", and "God", thanks to his parents. The name he chose for his son Matteo means "gift from God". According to his statements in a 2021 interview, he still believes in God.He was raised Catholic but he said is not "the person who would ever look down upon one religion". He expressed that he also admires and likes Buddhist philosophy, but does not subscribe to the religion, since if he does, he cannot "be of anything else"; he does not want to be limited in certain aspects and follow a religion's specific rules. He tries to remain "open to everything" and makes "a concerted effort to always find new teachings and new paths" everywhere he goes and in every situation he finds himself in. <mask> believes that everyone can "decide what makes them happy" and although "everyone needs to accept the life they were given", it does not mean they "should not live it as fully as possible". Health and sports
<mask> began practicing yoga after a trip to Thailand in 1997. He also began practicing meditation following a trip to India. In 2021, he explained that he gets up every morning at 5:30, before his family and puts himself in a lotus position and oxygenates his body.He also expressed that has

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In March 2001, <mask> purchased a 7,082-square-feet house in Miami Beach for $6.4 million; he sold the unit for $10.6 million in 2005. In September 2004, he paid $11.9 million for a 11,000-square-feet Mediterranean-style villa in Los Angeles, which he sold in 2006 for $15 million. In May 2005, he purchased a 9,491-square-feet house in Miami Beach for $10 million; he sold the villa for $10.6 million in 2012.In 2007, he paid $16.2 million for a mansion in Golden Beach. He sold the property in 2012 for $12.8 million, incurring a loss. In the same year, he bought a 3,147-square-feet condominium in New York City for $5.9 million; he sold the condo for $7.1 million in 2017. In 2014, he rented a 900-square-metre mansion in Sydney, which became famous as "the Bronte Wave House" and was sold for $16 million in May 2015, marking one of the most expensive properties sold in the city that year. In December 2016, he purchased a 11,300-square-feet mansion in Beverly Hills. The estate, which is <mask>'s current house, has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms with outdoor seating areas

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 scattered throughout a 33,000-square-feet. It is a "private getaway in the middle of the city", located up the street from the Beverly Hills Hotel.<mask> also owns a property in Puerto Rico and a private 19.7-acre island in Brazil. He purchased the latter for $8 million in 2008. Legacy and influence
<mask> has been regarded as the "King of Latin Pop" by various publications, such as the Grammy Awards, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Time, People, Vogue, The Independent, Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Tonight Canada, NBC News, and ABC News. Additionally, he has been referred to as the "King of Latin Music", the "Latin Pop God", the "Latin King of Pop", the "Latin American King of Pop", the "Latin King", the "Crossover Latin King", the "Puerto Rican Pop King", the "Salsa-Pop King", and the "King of World Cup". <mask> is known as one of the most influential artists in the world. Billboard ranked him as one of the 30 Most Influential Latin Artists of All Time, while NBC News introduced him as an "influential Latin celebrity". In 2014, he won the award for the most influential international artist at the 18th China Music Awards.He was ranked among "25 musicians who broke barriers" by Stacker in 2019, while in 2020, Spin ranked him at number 27 on the list of "most influential artists of the past 35 years", as the only Latin artist on their list. In 2022, Show News named him "the most influential global artist in history". <mask>'s song "María (Pablo Flores Remix)", which was ranked among the "Greatest Latin Pop Song of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and "11 remixes of classic Latin hits" by Billboard, "launched the Latin and dance music crossover of the '90s", according to the latter. Olivier


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  became a "musical template" for World Cup anthems, and <mask>'s Latin and dance crossover style has been much copied in the anthems, as well as soccer chant "Ole! Ole! Ole!"in the lyrics, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As believed by Esquire, the song "inaugurated this musical subgenre" of Latin. Joy Bhattacharjya from The Economic Times wrote about "La Copa de la Vida" that it was the first World Cup anthem to have a video just "as ubiquitous as the song", going on to write: "Since then, official songs have an important part to play in every World Cup." In his review for Pitchfork, Corban Goble wrote that if World Cup anthems someday would be "given their own textbook", "La Copa de la Vida" would be "the standard-bearer for the whole genre". <mask> is known as the pioneer in getting Latin pop music genre to mainstream recognition. Following his performance of "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys, and the success of "Livin' la Vida Loca" and <mask> (1999), he opened the gates for many Latin artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Santana, and Enrique Iglesias who released their crossover albums and followed him onto the top of the charts. His performance of "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys not only changed the course of his career, but also altered how people regard Latin music in America.It has been known as a game-changer for Latin music worldwide, that effectively ushered in the "Latin

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texts: explosion". Then-United Talent Agency head Rob Prinz described the rendition as "the single biggest game changing moment for any artist in the history of the Grammys". According to Billboard, it has been cited as the beginning of the "Latin Pop invasion", which powerfully affected the US mainstream. Jesús Triviño Alarcón from Tidal Magazine stated, "that single performance opened up the mainstream market for the Latinx legends", mentioning the names of Anthony, Shakira, and Lopez. InStyle staff wrote about it: "With his leather pants, big smile and energetic performance of 'The Cup of Life', <mask> almost personally kicked off the so-called Latin Explosion of the late '90s." Mariana Best of San Antonio Express-News commented that the performance "is recognized for bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene". In 2018, Diego Urdaneta from Vice credited the song as "one of those that laid the first stones so that J Balvin and Bad Bunnys of today can be at the top of the pyramid", labeling it "a milestone for Latin music".According to Entertainment Tonight, "Livin' la Vida Loca" paved the way for a large number of other Latin artists, and is "credited as the song that helped other Latin artists break through to English-speaking markets". As believed by Spin, the song "lit the fuse for the Latin pop explosion of the '90s". Lucas Villa from Spin wrote about it: "When the world went loca for <mask>, he led the way for other Latin music superstars like Spain's Enrique Iglesias, Colombia's Shakira and Nuyoricans like Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to make their marks beyond the Spanish-speaking crowds." He also described <mask> as "a trailblazer in globalizing Latinx culture"

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 the <mask> success". Cuban American musician and producer Emilio Estefan added: "After the success with <mask>, everybody opened their eyes and realized how important it was to bring diversity and multiethnic elements into [mainstream American] music." Many artists have cited <mask> as an influence or declared themselves as his fan, including Abraham Mateo, Bad Bunny, Camila Cabello, Camilo, Carla Morrison, Christian Chávez, CNCO, Danna Paola, Enrique Iglesias, J Balvin, J-Hope, Jimin, Karol G, India Martínez, Luis Fonsi, Maite Perroni, Maluma, Neha Mahajan, Pedro Capó, Prince Royce, Rauw Alejandro, Rosalía, Sebastián Ligarde, Sebastián Yatra, Shakira, Tini, Vadhir Derbez, William Hung, Wisin, and Ximena Sariñana. Both Maluma and J Balvin have described <mask> as a "teacher" and credited him as an artist who "opened the doors" for them, while Maluma has also expressed: "<mask> is one of the artists I wanted to be growing up. He's my idol in the industry".Citations regarding J Balvin's statements about <mask>:

  Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny talked about <mask>'s legacy during an episode of Behind the Music: "There's no doubt that he opened the door for an entire generation of Latin artists. I am doing great things today in the music industry thanks to those doors that he opened."He also mentioned that he is inspired by <mask>'s coming out as gay: "You don't have to be gay to be inspired by that action of honesty and freedom, of being yourself against the world despite everything you deserve. I look at it like a very inspiring moment for anybody. At least for me, it's very inspirational." Brazilian singer-songwriter Anitta explained to The Guardian that "some Latin stars such as

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In July 2019, SOMOS Productions, Endemol Shine Boomdog, and Piñolywood Studios announced the production of a biographical web television series about Menudo, titled Subete a Mi Moto. Consisting of 15 episodes of 60 minutes each, the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 9, 2020 in Mexico, Latin America, and Spain. It was filmed in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and <mask> was portrayed by actors Felipe Albors and Ethan Schwartz.The series premiered in the United States on February 14, 2021 on Estrella TV. On the review aggregation website Tomatazos, the first season has a positive score of 75%. The website's critical consensus summary states, "A good trip to the past that recalls a band that defined the youth of a certain public, but that doesn't ignore the darkest moments in the lives of its members." Other ventures
Books
On August 19, 2010, <mask> announced that he had been working on his memoir, mentioning its title as Me and publish date as November 2, 2010. He expressed that writing the book was "one of the reasons" he decided to come out earlier that year. The book also had a Spanish edition title Yo (), which was published simultaneously by Celebra. He stated that writing his memoir allowed him "to explore the different paths and experiences" that have led him to be who he is, noting that it "was not easy but allowed for an incredible


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<mask> endorsed the 2012 Viva Glam campaign with Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, which raised $270 million for the Mac AIDS Fund.In October 2020, <mask> announced that he would launch his company, Martin Music Lab in partnership with music engineers Jaycen Joshua and Michael Seaberg. The company is centered around a new audio technique called "Orbital Audio", that "creates a new type of immersive, headphone listening experience". <mask> used the technique on his EP Pausa, while several artists including Bad Bunny, Residente, Myke Towers, and A$AP Rocky are going to work with the company. The latter plans to release his whole upcoming studio album, using "Orbital Audio". <mask> is going to expand the technique "beyond the music industry and tap into the movies, sports and, most notably, the wellness and meditation space". In 2021, <mask> partnered with skin care company Kumiko. The skincare line, created by Chilean cosmetologist Catalina Aguirre, is the


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While on a trip to India in 2002, <mask> witnessed three minor girls who were about to be sold into prostitution and rescued them. The following year, he became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and then met with activists and decided to fight against human trafficking, which is the second-most lucrative crime in the world. In 2004, <mask> launched the Ricky Martin Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on denouncing human trafficking and educating about the crime's "existence through research and community initiatives, anchored in the defense of children and youth rights". In the same year, he appealed to the United Nations for international help to fight against sex tourism. In January 2005, following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, <mask> visited Thailand to assess the needs of the minor survivors who were "extremely vulnerable to traffickers". Later that year, the Ricky Martin Foundation signed an alliance in partnership with Habitat for Humanity to construct 224 homes for the tsunami-affected families. The project was completed in December 2006.In March 2006, the foundation collaborated with the International Organization for Migration in the Llama y Vive () campaign, which focuses on facilitating "the prevention of human trafficking and the protection of young people, victims of child trafficking and prosecution of traffickers". In January 2010, along with many celebrities, <mask> operated the charity telethon Hope for Haiti


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 happening. For his humanitarian efforts and fighting against human trafficking, <mask> has been honored with numerous accolades, including the Peace Summit Award by the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, the TIP Report Hero Award by the United States Department of State, the Spirit of Hope Award by Billboard Latin Music Awards, the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Award, the Award of Inspiration by amfAR Gala, the Leader of Change Award by the Foundation for Social Change, the Humanitarian Award by the Global Gift Foundation, the Humanitarian Award by the Hispanic Federation, the Corazón Latino Award by the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, the International Humanitarian Award by the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Agent of Change Award by the International Peace Honors, the PODER Social Leadership Awards, and the Agent of Change Award by the Premios Juventud. Politics

On January 20, 2001, during the first inauguration of George W. Bush, <mask> performed "The Cup of Life" and danced with him. <mask>'s view of Bush changed over the Iraq War, as expressed in his declaration to BBC News that he will "always condemn war and those who promulgate it".He also stuck up his middle finger while singing the president's name in his 2003 song "Asignatura Pendiente" at a concert. At the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards, <mask> expressed his disagreement with the Arizona SB 1070 bill, a proposed law that would have required police officers to request documents from individuals whom they suspected to be illegal immigrants. <mask> campaigned for the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, and thanked him for an "outstanding presidency" in


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texts: 2016, while calling him "an amazing leader". Also in 2016, he was an active ally to the Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaign, while condemning Donald Trump's hateful comments about immigrants. He also performed his hits during the "Hillary Clinton: She's With Us" concert at the Greek Theatre on June 6, 2016. Telegramgate, also known as Chatgate, was a political scandal involving Ricardo Rosselló, then Governor of Puerto Rico, which began on July 8, 2019, with the leak of hundreds of pages of a group chat on the messaging application Telegram between Rosselló and members of his cabinet. The messages were considered vulgar, misogynistic, and homophobic toward several individuals and groups, including <mask>.Therefore, <mask>, Bad Bunny, Residente and several other artists, and more than half a million Puerto Ricans led the call to take to the streets of Puerto Rico, demanding Rosselló's resignation. In September 2020, <mask>, Luis Fonsi, and actress Eva Longoria attended a campaign event in Kissimmee, Florida to support the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for the 2020 United States presidential election. During an interview with Variety, <mask> stated: "I've been supporting Biden forever, I think he is the only option we have and he is great and he has been in politics all his life. This is the moment. We all need to get together and be loud about the course of this nation." Following the election of Biden as 45th president of the United States, <mask> said "Bye-bye" to Trump on social media, and shared a photo of himself along with Biden on Instagram. In May 2021, <mask> demonstrated his support for the Ni una menos movement, condemning femicides

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 and violence against women in Puerto Rico, while calling authorities to protect women.He further expressed that no woman should fear for her safety and urged authorities to take steps in order to prevent these acts. In the same month, he supported the 2021 Colombian protests. Later that year, the singer raised his voice in support of the 2021 Cuban protests against the Castro regime for the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, stating: "This is very important. Our brothers and sisters in Cuba need us to inform the world what they are experiencing today. Let's fill the networks before they remove the internet in the country. Humanitarian aid for Cuba NOW." LGBT advocacy

As a gay man, <mask> actively supports LGBT rights worldwide since his coming out in 2010.Even before coming out, he was noted by the mainstream media for being popular among gay men and having a large gay fan base. He also went on the cover of the American LGBT-interest magazine The Advocate in July 1999. Despite this, he admitted that he felt homosexuality was evil since he was raised as a Catholic and targeted his anger toward others, especially gay men: "I was very angry, very rebellious. I used to look at gay men and think, 'I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me.' I was ashamed." He added that he "had internalized homophobia" back then. He is currently considered to be a gay icon, with PinkNews labeling him "a strong advocate of LGBT rights" who "expressed support for equal marriage" since coming out.As the first mainstream Latin music artist to come out, <mask>'s coming out was a game-changer for "Latin Pride". Billboards Lucas Villa stated: "With <mask>'s


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 Thing About Me Is You", "Disparo al Corazón", "Fiebre", and "Tiburones".For his activism and advocacy for LGBTQ community, <mask> has been honored with numerous accolades, including the GLAAD Vito Russo Award, the Gala Vanguard Award by the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the International Icon Award by the British LGBT Awards, the National Visibility Award by the Human Rights Campaign, the Trailblazer Award by the LGBT Center Dinner, the Celebrity Activist of the Year by LGBTQ Nation, and the Legacy Award by Attitude Awards. Achievements

Throughout his career, <mask> has won over 200 awards (most awarded male Latin artist), including two Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards (tied for most wins by a Latin artist), two American Music Awards, two Latin American Music Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, a Billboard Music Video Award, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, eight World Music Awards, fourteen Lo Nuestro Awards (including the Excellence Award), and a Guinness World Record. As an actor, he was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2007, <mask> was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6901 Hollywood Blvd. <mask> is ranked among the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time and the Greatest Hot Latin Songs Artists of All Time by Billboard, while his album Vuelve was placed at number five on Billboards Top 20 Latin Albums Of All Time in 2018. In 1998, his song, "Perdido Sin Ti" reached the top of the Latin Pop Airplay chart, displacing <mask>'s own "Vuelve", making him the first artist on the chart's history to replace himself. His song "Livin' la Vida Loca" became the first number-one song on Billboard Hot 100, which was made entirely in Pro


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texts: Tools, and achieved the first number one hit for his label, Columbia.It also became the first song in history to top Billboards Adult Pop Airplay, Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay charts, holding its record as the only song to do so for 14 years. On May 15, 1999, it became the first single ever to rule four different Billboard charts and made <mask> the first act to simultaneously scale a pop, Latin, and dance chart. Two weeks later, he became the first artist to simultaneously top the Billboard 200, Hot Latin Tracks, Hot Dance Music/Club Play, Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, Top 40 Tracks, and the Billboard Hot 100. His song "Tal Vez" (2003) marked the first number one debut on Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the 21st century. <mask> is the first and only artist with Spanish-language entries on Billboard Hot 100 in three decades. In 2020, he became the first and only artist in history to enter the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart across five decades, including his work as part of Menudo. The following year, he became the first male Latin artist in history to have 4 songs from different decades to have over 100 million streams on Spotify.He owns the record as the artist with most top 20s on the US Latin Pop Airplay chart, with 51 songs, and is the runner-up of most top 10s. He is the fourth artist with the most number one songs in the history of the Hot Latin Songs chart. Additionally, he holds the record as the most Spanish-language entries on ARIA top 50 singles chart, with three. On October 11, 2007, then-mayor of Miami Beach, Florida David Dermer awarded him the key to the city of Miami Beach. Puerto Rico named August 31 the "International Ricky Martin Day" in 2008. The Government

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<mask> (born December 4, 1978) is an American talk show host, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. <mask> briefly served as Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. Glen Casada (January 8, 2019 through August 2, 2019). <mask> sought his own selection by the Tennessee House of Representatives as Tennessee House Speaker following both the drawn-out resignation of Speaker Casada amid an unfavorable no-confidence vote by the Tennessee House Republican Caucus and the widely reported news investigations of Casada's own political and personal scandals. <mask> subsequently lost his own 2020 Republican Primary bid in the Tennessee 7th House District "by a nearly two to one margin to political newcomer" Rebecca Alexander. Early life
<mask> was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the eldest son of Evangelical Methodist Church of America Rev. Dr. Kenneth C<mask> and <mask>, and grew up in northeast Tennessee, while attending public, private, and home schools at different times as a student. <mask> graduated from Tri-Cities Christian High School and then went on to earn an Associate degree from Northeast State Technical Community College during 2001.<mask> later completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication from East Tennessee State University. <mask> participated in the April 17, 1999 Bristol protest rally coordinated with International Action Center international protests against the U.S. military intervention during the Kosovo War. <mask> married registered dental hygienist Amanda Nadine Jenkins in 2003. At the time of his first campaign for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2004, <mask> worked concurrently as operations manager of the Information Communications Corporation, Inc., while hosting "Good Morning Tri-Cities" on WPWT "PowerTalk" 870 AM for seven

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 years <mask> is a children's radio show host of the weekday broadcast of the Bible Buddies WHCB Kid’s Show with Mr. <mask> featuring Christian Rock music and had formerly hosted The <mask> Hill Show nationally syndicated broadcast radio program that was also hosted online by the IRN USA Radio News network as a free archived podcast. His younger brother Timothy Aaron <mask> was also an elected member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the Tennessee House District consisting of areas in Carter, Johnson, and Sullivan Counties within the extreme northeastern section of Tennessee. Tennessee State Representative

2004

<mask> was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2004 as a member of the Republican Party. <mask> was then a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Public Safety and Rural Roads Subcommittee.During the 2004 7th House District election, <mask> was quoted by a local newspaper as stating that he "would only vote for an income tax if there was a war." 2005

A 2005 article within Business Tennessee Magazine cited <mask> as a "...firebrand political conservative," who "...championed social issues to recently get elected to the state House of Representatives representing Johnson City and Washington County." 2006

<mask> was first re-elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2006, defeating Fred Phillips, former Washington County Sheriff and Tennessee Department of Safety Director, in the general election. Among the 2006 legislation sponsored by <mask> in the Tennessee General Assembly is HB2921, authorizing (upon passage) "...the display, in county and municipal public buildings..., of replicas of historical documents and writings" including the Ten Commandments religious displays. Former Rep. Jerome Cochran of Carter County introduced HB2921 in the

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 Tennessee House Constitutional Protections subcommittee – of which <mask> is not a standing member – and <mask>'s HB2921 legislation died peacefully in subcommittee. Another 2006 bill introduced by <mask>, HB2924, would make child rape a capital offense, punishable by death or life imprisonment and would cost Tennessee taxpayers over $15 million each year to carry out the proposal. <mask>'s HB2924 failed in both the House and the Senate during the 2006 legislative session.The Senate version of <mask>'s child rape bill, SB2490, was sponsored by State Senator Raymond Finney. Finney has stated since the defeat of both HB2924 and SB2490 within the Tennessee General Assembly that he "...does not plan to continue with his bill." 2009

Rep<mask> was among a handful of Tennessee General Assembly Members within the House of Representatives widely reported during 2009 as a "Barack Obama "birther" citizenship conspiracy theorist", demanding that U.S President Barack Obama be compelled to present <mask> and other legislators with certified copies of Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate. <mask> interviewed the nationally noted "birther" conspiracy advocate Orly
Taitz at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville for a February 10, 2009 segment podcasted online by the IRN USA Radio News network during "The <mask> Show. 2010

The Nashville Scene reported on February 9, 2010 that Rep. <mask> introduced his HB2683, legislation that "...would transfer all commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement duties from the Safety Department to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority." The Nashville Scene article also observed that as Rep. <mask>'s father is a Tennessee Regulatory Authority Director, <mask>'s proposed TRA legislation would, "... In addition to all this new revenue from tractor-trailer tickets, the TRA and its directors also would gain fabulous new patronage powers under <mask>'s

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 bill to fill positions outside of civil service for the next two years."Rep<mask> re-introduced Tennessee workplace legislation during 2010 as HB2685, mandating that employees can only legally speak English at Tennessee workplaces. 2011

During 2011 Rep<mask> introduced his HB1705 nullification bill (sponsored in the Tennessee Senate by Senator Stacey Campfield SB1474) that would direct the Tennessee General Assembly to ...appoint a committee to review all federal laws and regulations for constitutionality; requires the committee to submit for a vote of the general assembly all federal laws and regulations it deems to be invalid under the Tennessee or federal constitutions.The U.S. Supreme Court in 1958 (Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1) ruled that attempts by state and local officials to nullify federal law amounted to a “war against the Constitution” and cannot be accomplished by an official “without violating his solemn oath to support it.”

2017

In early 2017, <mask> and State Senator Bill Ketron garnered national attention by proposing legislation that would free motorists of civil liability for running down political demonstrators. <mask> amended a 2018 bill to strip Memphis of $250,000 after the majority-black city legally circumvented the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act by having opted to sell a parcel of land from a Memphis city park to a non-profit organization that immediately removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and statue of Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from display on the former city-owned property. 2019
According to the Tennessean the entity Dock Haley Gospel Magic online business <mask> and his wife reportedly out of their basement is not registered as a business in Tennessee. <mask> did not answer questions about if he has been paying taxes on the business. He stated that "'he has never made a dime' ... 'it's mine and my

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The Tennessee State Capitol Commission convened on July 9, 2020 and, after consideration of comments made by the public and deliberation among the members, voted for the petition to the Tennessee Historical Commission "for a waiver that would allow for the relocation of the busts of Nathan Bedford Forrest, David Glasgow Farragut and Albert Gleaves from their current locations on the second floor of the Tennessee State Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum". TNGA Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) and TNGA Rep. <mask> (R-Jonesborough), were the only votes against the removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the Tennessee General Assembly building. References

External links

Rep. <mask>'s current campaign web site - "Matthew Listens"
Search the Tennessee Online Campaign Finance Database for records filed by <mask>. Search the Tennessee Ethics Commission Database for Statement of Disclosure of Interests (ss-8004 & ss-8005) reports filed by <mask>. Follow The Money:The Institute on Money in State Politics (Rep. <mask> 2004)
Project Vote Smart - NPAT Issue Positions (Rep. <mask> 2004)
Tennessee Legislative Bills Sponsored and Co-Sponsored By Rep. <mask>
<mask>y Boy's Deception (as in the Lovely Tennessee Rep. <mask>). Tennessee RU-486 Rep. <mask>.Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee Republicans
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Living people
East Tennessee State University alumni
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<mask> (May 8, 1899 – November 30, 1959) was an American actor and radio personality, best remembered for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr. Gamble on the radio comedy Fibber McGee and Molly and for creating the voice of the Warner Brothers cartoon character Elmer Fudd. Early life
<mask><mask> was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, on May 8, 1899. <mask> sang in a number of churches in the New York City area and had plans to be a professional singer. In 1918, he began working as an insurance clerk at the Mutual Life Insurance Company. He sang tenor with the Seiberling Singers and the Jeddo Highlanders on NBC radio. Career

Radio
He started as a singer in 1926 on WGBS and he continued as a tenor soloist on WEAF in 1928. In 1929, <mask> was an announcer at WOR radio in New Jersey.Contemporary radio listings in a daily newspaper indicate that he was still at WOR as late as September 13, 1931. In October 1931, he began working as an announcer at WCAU in Philadelphia, and in 1933 he moved to Philadelphia's WIP By 1934, he was heard on WHN in New York. In 1938–1940, he was a regular on The Grouch Club, which aired on the CBS Pacific network and was featured in some short-subject films made by the group. <mask> started voicing Elmer in 1940 in Elmer's Candid Camera and voiced the character all the way until his death. <mask>'s work in animation did not go unnoticed by radio producers. Although his first forays into that medium were

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<mask> was a panelist on the early TV quiz show Quizzing the News (1948–49).He would be found in numerous productions in the early 1950s predominantly in 1-episode bit parts, such as in the early filmed

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 for television comedy, Beulah. He also landed a minor television role in 1955, as the handyman Mr. Boggs in the short-lived CBS sitcom, Professional Father. On The Halls of Ivy, <mask> played Professor Warren, head of the college's history department, a role he also had on the radio program of the same name. Death
<mask> died of a sudden heart attack at age 60 on November 30, 1959, in Hollywood. <mask> is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Legacy
The DVD specials for some cartoons such as What's Opera, Doc?, in Looney Tunes Golden Collection, includes bits of conversation between <mask> and Mel Blanc, affording a rare opportunity to hear them working together, and to hear <mask>'s natural voice. <mask>'s natural voice is also heard as the tired hotel guest in A Pest in the House, in which <mask> "talks to himself", Elmer Fudd being the hotel manager.Selected filmography

The Great Library Misery (1938, Short) – Mr. F.T Smith
Broadway Serenade (1939) – Process Server (uncredited)
Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939, Short) – Dan McFoo (voice, uncredited)
I Stole a Million (1939) – Cafe Mgr. Forbidding Dancing (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls (1939) – Dance Customer (uncredited)
Dad for a Day (1939, Short) – Spanky's Father
Little Accident (1939) – Customer
Elmer's Candid Camera (1940, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited)
Road to Singapore (1940) – Bartender (uncredited)
Millionaire Playboy (1940) – J.B. Maple
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<mask> (19 September 1851 – 18 April 1941) was a Slovene and Yugoslav banker, politician, diplomat and journalist. During the start of the 20th century, he was one of the leaders of the National Progressive Party, and one of the most important figures of Slovene liberal nationalism. Between 1896 and 1910, he was the mayor of Ljubljana (nowadays the capital of Slovenia), and greatly contributed to its rebuilding and modernisation after the 1895 earthquake. In Austria-Hungary
<mask> was born in the Carniolan town of Trzin in what was then the Austrian Empire (now in Slovenia). He studied law at the University of Vienna, and made a professional career as the representative of a Czech bank in Ljubljana between 1876 and 1919. In the 1880s he became involved in politics, soon emerging as one of the leading figures of the Slovene national liberalism in Austria-Hungary. Together with his close political ally <mask> he founded the National Party of Carniola, later renamed to National Progressive Party.From 1882 he served as city councillor of Laibach. In 1896 he was elected mayor of Ljubljana and became famous for implementing a large scale reconstruction of the town after the Ljubljana earthquake of 1895. He invited the architect Max Fabiani to make a new urban development plan for the town. This included the complete renovation of Prešeren Square and the area around the Triple Bridge (the Kresija Palace and the Philip Mansion), as well as the construction of the Dragon Bridge: all of these buildings are nowadays considered as central symbols of Ljubljana. <mask>'s aim was to transform Ljubljana into a prestigious

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texts: centre of all Slovene Lands and thus create a cultural and economic capital for the Slovenian people. He carried out a radical modernization of the city's infrastructure, including electrification and the introduction of trams. He also cleaned up the city's public finances.During his time in office <mask> often clashed with the ethnic German minority of Ljubljana on a number of issues. He remained in office until 1910, when the Emperor Franz Joseph I refused to confirm his reelection, because of his alleged role in anti-German riots two years earlier, in which two Slovenian students were shot by the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was succeeded by <mask>. Between 1889 and 1908, he served as member of the Carniolan Provincial Diet, and between 1907 and 1911 as member of the Austrian Parliament. During his political activity in Austria-Hungary, <mask> was a great supporter of collaboration between Slovenes and other Slavic peoples, especially Czechs. He made many efforts to bring Czech investments to the Slovene Lands and he helped to establish several institutions on the Czech model, most famously the Sokol athletic association. He is also said to have based the reconstruction of Ljubljana so that the town would resemble Prague.Due to his Panslavic ideas, he was imprisoned twice during World War I, between August and December 1914 and between January and March 1915. Between April 1915 and June 1917, he was placed in house arrest in an estate in Land Salzburg, far from his homeland, in order to isolate him from his potential political allies. Together with Mihajlo Rostohar, <mask> also played an important role in

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After the end of World War I and the establishment of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he withdrew from party politics, although he remained active in public life. Between 1919 and 1921, he served as the Yugoslav Minister Plenipotentiary to Czechoslovakia. In 1921 he was appointed provisional representative of the Yugoslav central government in Slovenia, a post he held until the implementation of the new subdivisions in 1923. As a staunch advocate of Yugoslav nation building, he supported the centralist dictatorship of King Alexander.In 1932 he was appointed senator by the king and remained one until 1938 when he retired. In the late 1930s he voiced his support for a common political platform of all patriotic anti-fascist forces. In 1940, after Hitler's Invasion of France, he became one of the founders of the "Association of Friends of the Soviet Union," which served as one of the rallying grounds for the later development of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People. After the Italian annexation of Ljubljana
<mask> was known as a passionate politician and a great Slovene and Yugoslav patriot. After the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, <mask> committed suicide (at the age of ninety) as a protest against the Italian annexation of Ljubljana. On 18 April, after returning home from a meeting with the Fascist Italian authorities, which had just offered him the mayorship of the city, he jumped into the Ljubljanica River, wrapped in the Yugoslav flag. He left a note with the verses from France Prešeren's poem The Baptism on the

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Manj strašna noč je v črne zemlje krili,
kot so pod svetlim soncem sužnji dnovi.Less fearful the long night of life’s denial
Than living ‘neath the sun in subjugation! Tributes

After World War II, the embankment of Ljubljanica from which <mask> jumped into the river was named after him. On 30 August 2010, a monument to <mask> was unveiled on the Hribar Embankment (), next to the Shoemakers' Bridge (), not far from the place of his death. The monument was created by the Bosnian Slovenian sculptor Mirsad Begić. See also
Liberalism in Slovenia
Anton Aškerc

References

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<mask> () (13 July 1879 – 8 June 1962) was a French structural and civil engineer. He was the major pioneer of prestressed concrete. Biography
<mask> was born in at Objat, Corrèze, France. He worked in the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, France where he designed several bridges until the First World War intervened. His tutors included Charles Rabut. He served in the French Army from 1904–1907 and again from 1914-1918 as a road engineer. His most significant early bridge was the three span Pont le Veurdre near Vichy, built in 1911.At the time, the 72.5 metre (238 ft) spans were the longest so far constructed in France although Grafton Bridge a 97.6 metre reinforced concrete bridge had been opened in April 1910 and the Rocky River Bridge in Cleveland Ohio, an 85.34 metre unreinforced bridge had been opened in October 1910. <mask>'s proposal was for three reinforced concrete truss spans, and was significantly less expensive than the standard masonry arch design. The design used jacks to raise and connect the arches, effectively introducing an element of prestress. The bridge also enabled Freyssinet to discover the phenomenon of creep in concrete, whereby the concrete deforms with time when placed under stress. Regarding this bridge, <mask> wrote: "I have always loved it more than any other of my bridges, and of all that the War has destroyed, it is the only one whose ruin has caused me real grief". He served as the director of Public Works in Moulins starting in 1905. He also served as a road engineer in

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 central France from 1907 till 1914.<mask> achieved a significant breakthrough in thin-shell structures with the design of two huge and celebrated airship hangars at Villeneuve-Orly Airport in 1923. The principle of the corrugated form for the concrete shell was introduced there to obtain necessary stiffness for a 70m span. In 1924 he applied the same principle of
corrugated shell roofing for two airplanes hangars spanning 55m at Vélizy – Villacoublay. Working for Claude Limousin until 1929, he designed a number of structures including a 96.2 m (315 ft) arch bridge at Villeneuve-sur-Lot, and several large thin-shell concrete roofs, including aircraft hangars at Istres, Bouches-du-Rhone in 1917 and  300-foot-wide, 200-foot-high twin dirigible sheds at Orly from 1916 to 1923. During the First World War he also built cargo ships using reinforced concrete at Rouen. Freyssinet's major contribution to the science of concrete construction was the use of forced steam around the concrete moulds which significantly shortened the curing time of the concrete. His 1919 design at St Pierre du Vauvray again increased the record for a concrete arch span, with 132 m (435 ft) hollow arches, completed in 1923.Also in 1919 his Pont De La Liberation in Villeneuve-sur-Lot was completed which was the largest single span in the world at 96.25 metres. His largest structure was the Plougastel Bridge with three identical spans of 180 m (592 ft) each, completed in 1930. Here he studied creep in more detail, and developed his ideas of prestressing,


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 taking out a patent in 1928. Although <mask> did much to develop prestressed concrete, he was not its inventor. Other engineers such as Doehring had patented methods for prestressing as early as 1888, and <mask>'s mentor Rabut built prestressed concrete corbels. <mask>'s key contribution was to recognise that only high-strength prestressing wire could counteract the effects of creep and relaxation, and to develop anchorages and other technology which made the system flexible enough to be applied to many different types of structures. Having left Limousin, he set up his own firm to build prestressed concrete electricity pylons, but the business failed.In 1935, he used prestressing to consolidate the maritime station of Le Havre which was threatening to settle beyond repair. Freyssinet introduced prestressed concrete beams, and jacked up the shipyard buildings. Following this success, he joined the firm of Campenon-Bernard and went on to design several prestressed bridges. Many of <mask>'s designs were new and elaborate for his time—some of them so much so that they were never built, such as the Phare du Monde, a 2,300 foot tower planned for the 1937 World Fair in Paris. According to Leonardo Troyano, "his capacity for creation, invention and research and his non-conformity with existing ideas and doctrines made him one of the most notable engineers in the history of engineering". 1941-1946: pont de Luzancy on the Marne (Seine-et-Marne), 54 m span,
 1946-1951: Orleans Reservoir
 1947-1950: series of five similar bridges on

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title: John L. Spivak

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<mask> (June 13, 1897 – September 30, 1981) was an American socialist and later communist reporter and author, who wrote about the problems of the working class, racism, and the spread of fascism in Europe and the United States. Most of his writings date from the 1920s and 1930s. He lived under a pseudonym during the 1950s and 1960s, emerging again to publish his autobiography in 1967 and work as a journalist in the 1970s. Early life and overview
As a boy Spivak worked in a number of industrial factories in his hometown of New Haven, Connecticut. He was attracted to leftist ideas in his teenage years and later wrote that writing was "more to me than just a trade I liked; it was a weapon." He claimed he never joined the Communist Party. In his 1967 autobiography, he described how the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact temporarily shook his faith in the Soviet Union as the guardian of radical ideals until he decided that the Soviet Union's survival justified it.Along with many of his contemporaries, Spivak experimented with new forms of reporting in which the reporter appeared in his stories as an investigator and witness, drawing the reader into his experience. He used the "exposé quotation" technique to underscore differences between his subject's words and actions and presented himself as a confrontational interviewer. He dramatized his own research efforts and search for facts on the reader's behalf. He also was up front and open in making clear his political world view so as to disarm the reader's objections to his lack of objectivity. One of the


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texts: to extradite a fugitive from a Georgia chain gang. In 1934, some of <mask>'s New Masses articles on anti-Semitism in the U.S. were reprinted as a 93-page pamphlet called Plotting America's Pogroms. His 1935 exposé in the Communist Party's New Masses charged a congressional committee with deliberately suppressing evidence of an offer made to retired Marine General Smedley D. Butler by Wall Street financiers (the Business Plot) to lead a military coup against the U.S. government and replace it with a fascist regime. Butler was supposedly, "offered $3,000,000 to organize a fascist army with a promise of $300,000,000 more if it became necessary."<mask> argued that the plot was part of a "conspiracy of Jewish financiers working with fascist groups", referring specifically to Felix Warburg, the McCormack–Dickstein Committee, and certain members of the American Jewish Committee in collusion with J. P. Morgan. Hans Schmidt concludes that while Spivak made a cogent argument for taking the suppressed testimony seriously, he embellished his article with his "overblown" claims regarding Jewish financiers, which Schmidt dismisses as guilt by association not supported by the evidence of the Butler-MacGuire conversations themselves. Most of Spivak's work was dedicated to supporting communism, exposing capitalism, fascism and underground Nazi spy groups in Central America, Europe, and the U.S. In March 1935, the last issue of the American Spectator gave its award for "best reporting" to Spivak for his articles in New Masses on Nazi and anti-Semitic activity in the

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 people dolts. "; "Poland's tyrants, according to Spivak, are amiable, intelligent playboys, its people hopeless serfs." In sum:

Europe Under the Terror, like the peasants' potatoes, must be taken with a little salt. Readers will be considerably baffled to know how this U.S. investigator, who speaks only English and German, managed to evoke such dangerous confidences from the most illiterate classes in Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia through interpreters.Author <mask> is a shade too ready to forecast the collapse of tyrannies, to overestimate the potency of the rebellious spirit. His book is valuable as a document of a kind that rarely emerges from the censored murk of dictatorship. British diplomat turned academic E.H. Carr found it "ambitious" and partly interesting, and wished Spivak had covered some harder to study regions. Columbia University Soviet specialist Michael T. Florinsky dissected Spivak's reporting. He noted that Spivak's style appealed to both the New Masses and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal because his work lacked the attributes of "high-class journalism": "objectivity, accuracy, comprehensiveness, and a sense of proportion." He found nothing new about the rulers except "fantastic stories about the German and Italian spy system," yet was moved by Spivak's "real feeling for the underdog." He cited statements "in flagrant contradiction with easily ascertainable facts," a complete misunderstanding of German agricultural policy, and a tale of Nazi officials trying to smuggle German marks abroad that would not be


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texts: sensationalized." He and his wife, Mabel, retired to their farm in Easton, Pennsylvania. Assuming the name <mask><mask> once more, in 1967 he published his autobiography, A Man in His Time, which covered his life up to 1939. Reviewing it for the New York Times, veteran liberal journalist Gerald W<mask> wrote that Spivak's style of journalism, committed to "the exposure of villains" and "dramatic intensity," produces in the end "a distinct aura of mythology."Citing <mask>'s account of the Liberty League's conspiracy to depose Roosevelt, <mask> acknowledged a certain basis in reality but called <mask>'s account "pretty farfetched." <mask> praised <mask>'s enduring optimism and skills as a writer: "As a pictorial writer, he is deft, evoking with a line or two a picture that a less competent hand would take a page to limn." He described the work's content, however, as "a series of impressions of an observer, highly skillful, but highly unscientific....It needs to be balanced and corrected by the work of historians trained in a more rigorous professional discipline." From 1968 to 1973 he wrote a consumer affairs column called "Action! Express" for the Easton Express, a newspaper based in Easton, Pennsylvania. His work led to a federal investigation of sales tactics used by magazine circulation companies. <mask> died in Philadelphia in 1981, six months after his wife died.They had been married for 64 years and were survived by a daughter and grandson. Most of <mask>'s papers are held at Syracuse University, while some related to Georgia Nigger are at the

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Assessments
Sometime before 1937, Muckraker <mask>effens described Spivak as "the best of us." Partial bibliographyThe Medical Trust Unmasked (New York: S. Siegfried, 1929)Devil's Brigade (New York: Brewer and Warren, Inc., 1930)Georgia Nigger (New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932)Plotting America's Pogroms: A Documental Exposé of Organized Anti-Semitism in the United States (New York: New Masses, 1934)Ṿer greyṭ pogromen af Idn in Ameriḳe? (Plotting America's Pogroms, translated into Yiddish) (Amherst, MA: National Yiddish Book Center, (n.d.) 1934)
 The Rise and Fall of a Tabloid. In Reader's Digest,Vol. 25, No. 149.September 1934America Faces the Barricades (New York: Covici Friede Inc., 1935), available onlineEurope Under the Terror (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1936)
 Hitler's Racketeers. In Reader's Digest, Vol. 28, No. 167. March 1936Secret Armies: The New Technique of Nazi Warfare (New York: Modern Age Books, 1939), available onlineHonorable Spy: Exposing Japanese Military Intrigue in the United States (New York: Modern Age Books, 1939), available onlineShrine of the Silver Dollar: A Documented Story of Father Coughlin (New York: Modern Age Books, 1940), available online
 England's Cliveden Set. In Conspiracy Digest: Evidence - Theory - Speculation, Vol. V, Num.4. Fall 1980 (Originally written circa 1940)Pattern for Domestic Fascism (New York: New Century, 1947)The "Save the Country" Racket (New York: New Century, 1948)Спасители Америки ("Saviors of America"  - The "Save the Country" Racket, translated into


title: Amihai Mazar

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<mask>Ami<mask> (; born November 19, 1942) is an Israeli archaeologist. Born in Haifa, Israel (then the British Mandate of Palestine), he has been since 1994 a professor at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, holding the Eleazer Sukenik Chair in the Archaeology of Israel. His Archaeology of the Land of the Bible is a widely used textbook for Israelite archaeology in universities. <mask>'s work has resulted in the Modified Conventional Chronology being the most widely accepted framework for the Israelite chronology during the Iron Age period. <mask> is married with three children and resides in Jerusalem. He is the nephew of <mask>, one of the first generation of pioneering Israeli archaeologists after Independence, and cousin to the late archaeologist <mask>. Archaeological excavations
<mask> has directed archaeological excavations at a number of sites in Israel and the Palestinian territories that include:
 Tell Qasile
 Timnah (Tel Batash) – from 1977–1989
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 Bet She'an – from 1989–1996
 Rehov (Tel Rehov) – from 1997-2012

<mask> was one of the first archaeologists to normalize the use of radiocarbon dating in Levantine and Mediterranean sites more broadly, starting with his work at Tel Rehov.Ancient beehives
While excavating the ancient city of Rehov Mazar discovered 30 intact hives, dating from c. 900 BCE, a time when the city had about 2,000 residents. The beehives, made of straw and unbaked clay, were found in orderly rows and

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 may be the oldest complete beehives ever discovered. Awards
In 2009, Prof. <mask> was awarded the Israel Prize in archaeology. Publications

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 Excavations at Tell Qasile, Part One. The Philistine Sanctuary: Architecture and Cult Objects (Qedem 12). Jerusalem: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1981. Excavations at Tell Qasile, Part Two.Various Finds, The Pottery, Conclusions, Appendices (Qedem 20). Jerusalem: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1985. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, 10,000–586 B.C.E., Anchor Bible Reference Library, Doubleday, 1990. (Hbk)  (Pbk)
 Timnah – A Biblical Town in the Sorek Valley. Winona Lake 1995 (with G. L. Kelm). Timnah (Tel Batash) I: Stratigraphy and Architecture (Qedem 37). Jerusalem 1997.Timnah (Tel Batash) II: The Finds from the First Millennium BCE (Qedem 42). Jerusalem 2001 (with N. Panitz-Cohen). Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989–1996, Volume I. From the Late Bronze Age IIB to the Medieval Period. Jerusalem 2006. Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989–1996, Volume II: The Middle and Late Bronze Age Strata in Area R, (editor with Robert Mullins). Jerusalem 2007.The Quest for the Historical Israel, (Archaeological and Biblical Studies 17) (with Israel Finkelstein, editor Brian B. Schmidt), Atlanta 2007. Articles
 "The Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean", Eretz-Israel 21 (1990), pp. 197–211 (in Hebrew). "Temples of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and the Iron Age", in Kempinski, A. & Reich, R. (eds), The Architecture of Ancient Israel from the


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 Finkelstein and Piasetzky's Criticism and 'New Perspective'", Radiocarbon (2010), pp. 1681-1688
“Archaeology and the Biblical Narrative: The Case of the United Monarchy” in (eds. Kratz & Spieckermann) One God - One Cult - One Nation: Archaeological and Biblical Perspectives (2010), pp.29-58
“The Iron Age Chronology Debate: Is the Gap Narrowing? Another Viewpoint” Near Eastern Archaeology (2011), pp. 105-111
(with Sharen Lee & Christopher Bronk Ramsay) "Iron Age Chronology in Israel: Results from Modelling with a Trapezoidal Bayesian Framework", Radiocarbon (2013), pp. 731-740
“Archaeology and the Bible: Reflections on Historical Memory in the Deuteronomistic History” in (ed. Maier) Congress Volume Munich 2013 (2014), pp. 347-369. External links
 Hebrew University Departmental Page for Amihai Mazar – includes a link to a summary of publications
 Tel Rehov Excavations – page includes volunteer information, preliminary reports and an image gallery."The Beehives of Tel Rehov" (SourceFlix Productions) – A short video clip produced by an independent documentary film group concerning the discovery of the beehives at Tel Rehov, including an interview with Dr. <mask>. See also
 List of Israel Prize recipients

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title: Marie Šechtlová

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<mask> (25 March 1928 Chomutov – 5 July 2008 Prague) was a Czech photographer, one of the proponents of the "poetry of everyday" style. Chronology

Awards
 1957 <mask> and Josef Šechtl won second prize in national amateur movie competition, in the category “Movie Poetry”, for the movie “Moon”. 1960 First prize in national competition of Photography Association, in Artistic Photography category, for the cycle “Come to Mama, Darling”. 1961 First and second prizes in competition of Photography Association for the series “Almanac 1960”, and for “Boys of Our Street”. 1962 First prize at Exhibition of Czechoslovak Art Photography in Sevastopol. First prize in Reportage category for the series “One to Another”, in competition of Photography Association. 1963 First prize for a series of photographs, “The Face of the Earth”.First prize for a series of photographs, “Rain Song”, in exhibition “Great Friendship”. 1965 Third and fourth prizes in Photographic Art competition in East Germany. 1965 Special prize in competition in magazine “Mladý svět”, “Unknown Beauties of Czechoslovakia”, prize a two-week trip to East Germany and Denmark. Exhibitions
 1961 First exhibition in ZK Jiskra, in Tábor. 1961 Exhibition in Halle, Germany. 1963 Exhibitions in Kunštát Palace in Brno; in Chrudim; in Uherské Hradiště; in Luhačovice; and in Gottwaldow. 1964

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texts: Exhibition and catalogue in House of Arts in České Budějovice; in Tábor; in Soběslav; and in Písek.1965 Exhibition in Mladá Fronta gallery in Prague. Exhibition “Wystawa Fotografiky Marii Šechtlovej”, in [Warsaw], [Poland]. 1966 Exhibition in Brussels. 1966 Traveling exhibition in Cairo, Alexandria and Berlin. 1966 Exhibitions in [Paris], and in [České Budějovice]. Exhibition “South Bohemia” in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Tábor. 1967 First joint exhibition of <mask> and Josef Šechtl in Prague and other cities.1967 Exhibition of <mask> and A. Robinsonová in Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. 1967 Exhibitions in Cheb, and in Vimperk. 1979 Exhibition M. and J. Šechtl in Tábor theatre. 1980 Exhibition “Metamorphoses of Tábor from Archive of Three Generations”, in Tábor Cultural Centre. 1982 Exhibition “Colour Photography”, by M. and J. Šechtl in Písek District Museum. 1987 Exhibition “Colour Photography”, in Dačice. 2003 Exhibition “Review and Dreamy Return, Photos and Computer Graphics of M. <mask>”, in Sezimovo Ústí.2005 Exhibition “Five Generations of Šechtl Family, Photography and Graphics”, in Písek Museum. 2006 Exhibition “Five Generations of Šechtl Family”, in [Prostějov]. 2007 Exhibition “<mask>: Photographic stories“ in Šechtl and Voseček Museum of Photography in Tábor and Médiathèque Dole in France. 2008 Exhibition “<mask>: Life with

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 Photography“ in Šechtl and Voseček Museum of Photography in Tábor. 2010 Exhibition “<mask>: Photography 1960-1970" in Leica Gallery Prague in Prague. 2010 Exhibition "<mask>: Czech in the U.S." in American center in Prague in Prague. 2010 Exhibition "<mask> & Josef Šechtl, Life with Photography."in Municipak Museum in Blatná in Blatná. Publications
 Štych, Jiří, Děti kapitána Kohla: reportáž z nedávné minulosti České Budéjovice: Krajské nakladatelství České Buďéjovice 1961. Noha, Jan; <mask>, <mask>, Všechny oči, Prague: Státní nakladatelství 1964. Noha, Jan; <mask>, <mask>, Praha na listu růže, Prague: Orbis 1966. Holub, Miroslav; Fuková, Eva; Novotný, Miloň, New York, Prague: Mladá fronta 1966.
  et al., Ze Šrámkova Písku Písek, Městský národní výbor 1967. Mixa, Robert; Bauerl Jan, Šechtlová, <mask>, Tábor a okolí, České Budějovice: Nakladatelství České Buďějovice 1967. Kožík František; <mask>, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Praha, Prague: pressfoto 1972.Grünfeld, Josef; <mask>, <mask>, Jindřichův Hradec: Okresní národní výbor 1973. Michl, Karel; <mask>, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Hradec Králové: k sedmsetpadesátému výročí zalození města a třicátému výroči osvobození sovětskou armádou v roce MCMLXXV, Hradec Králové, Osveta 1976. Stehlíková, Blanka, Leningrad Prague: Odeon 1977. Malík, Jan; Dvořák, J., V.; Šechtlová, <mask>, Šechtl, Josef, Svét

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texts: loutek: loutky ze sbírek Muzea loutkářských kultur v Chrudimi, Hradec Králové: Kruh 1978. Drda, Miloš; Šechtlová, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Muzeum husitského revolučního hnutí v Táboře: expozice husité, Prague: Pressfoto 1979. Korčák, Pavel; et al. ; <mask>, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef., Tábor: Národní kulturní památka, Praha: Panorama 1979.Svatoň, Jaroslav; Josef Šechtl; <mask>, <mask>, Tábor: Národní kulturní památka, Tábor: Okresní národní výbor 1979. Marhoun, Jan, Jitex - 30 let práce pro socialismus, Praha: Práce 1979. Collective from art-history department of Regional center for historical care and preservation of nature in České Budějovice, Jihočeská klenotnice České Budéjovice: Jihočeské nakladatelství 1981. Štara, Antonín; <mask>, <mask>, Galerie Klenová Prague: Pressfoto 1981. Kuthan, Jiří; Horyna, Mojmír; Muchka, Ivan; Šechtlová, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Jižní Čechy: krajina, historie, umělecké památky, Prague: Panorama 1982. Klíma, Jaroslav; Texler, Václav; Postl, Radomír; Šechtlová, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Písek a Písecko, Písek: Městské kulturní středisko 1983. Šmejkal, František, Zdeněk Sklenář, Prague: Odeon 1984.Krajný, Miroslav; Karel Stehlík, Prague: Odeon 1986. Hotmar, Josef; Kuna, Jaroslav; <mask>, <mask>, Rendezvou s Paříží, Prague: Odeon 1988. <mask>, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Pelhřimov Prague: ČTK-Pressfoto, 1992. Tecl,

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 Rudolf; <mask>, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Tábor Prague: ČTK-Pressfoto, 1992. Bumerl, Jiří; Čap, Josef; <mask>, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Jordán 1492-1992: Tábor: hráz Tábor: Okresní úřad, 1992. Trčka, Miroslav; Šechtlová, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Hrady a zámky Jižních Čech Prague: ČTK-Pressfoto, 1993. Trčka, Miroslav; Šechtlová, <mask>; Šechtl, Josef, Hrady a zámky Jižních Čech České Budějovice: ATIKA, 1994.Froněk, Miroslav; <mask>, <mask>; et al., Vítejte na Prachaticku Prachatice: Region Prachatice, 1997. Further reading
 Dufek, Antonín, <mask>, <mask>, Kříž, Jan. <mask>ová: fotografie-photography, 1960-1970 Tábor: <mask>ová, 2009. .
 Hubička, Jan; Musil, Josef, Šechtl & Voseček: A History of the Studio, Tábor: <mask>ová 2009. .
 Krajíc, Rudolf; Smrčka, Bohumil; <mask>, <mask>, Tábor: jak jej fotografovali v letech 1876-1996 Šechtlovi Tábor: Odbor školství, kultury a tělovýchovy, 1997. Scheufler, Pavel, et al. Jižní Čechy objektivem tří generací. České Budějovice: Jihočeské nakl., 1989. .

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External links
 Digital archive project of Šechtl & Voseček studios
 Biography at Šechtl & Voseček homepage
 Exhibition <mask>ová: Life with Photography From glass plates to computers
 Exhibition <mask>ová: Photographic stories
 Luminous-lint presentation of <mask>ová

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<mask> (8 December 1720 – 23 June 1761), also known as Nana Saheb, was the 8th Peshwa  of the Maratha Empire in India. He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his illustrious father, the Peshwa <mask> I. During his tenure, the Chhatrapati (Maratha Emperor) was a mere figurehead. At the same time, the Maratha empire started transforming into a confederacy, in which individual chiefs—such as the Holkars, the Scindias and the Bhonsles of Nagpur kingdom—became more powerful. During <mask>'s tenure, the Maratha territory reached its zenith. A large part of this expansion, however, was led by the individual chiefs of the Maratha Empire. <mask> was an astute startegist, a shrewd diplomat and an accomplished statesman.He, along with his cousin Sadashivrao Bhau, introduced new legislative and financial systems in the state. Under his leadership, the borders of the Maratha Empire expanded to Lahore in present day Pakistan, Srirangapattanam in the South, and Medinipore in present day West Bengal. Nanasaheb built canals, bridges, temples and lodges for travellers in the capital city of Pune and in other parts of the Maratha Empire. In his twenty-year reign as the Peshwa, Nanasaheb subdued three major powers under his menace, viz. Mughals in the North, the Nizam in the South and the English in Bengal and Mumbai. Early years and family

<mask> <mask> was born in the Bhat family, to Peshwa <mask> <mask> I, on 8 December 1720. After <mask> <mask>'s death in April 1740, Chhatrapati Shahu appointed 19-year old <mask> as the Peshwa in August 1740, despite opposition from other chiefs such as Raghoji I Bhonsle.He was married to Gopikabai. The couple had three sons, Vishwasrao who died in the battle of Panipat in 1761, Madhavrao who succeeded Nanasaheb as Peshwa and Narayanrao who succeeded Madhavrao in his late teens. Nanasaheb had an able brother called Raghunathrao whose ambitions to be

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title: Balaji Baji Rao

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 the Peshwa became disastrous for the Maratha empire. Rivalry with Raghoji Bhonsle

In early years of <mask> <mask>'s tenure, Raghoji I Bhonsle helped extend Maratha influence in South and East India. However, he was not on good terms with the Peshwa. Shortly before <mask>'s appointment as the Peshwa, Raghoji had led a Maratha force to South India. His mission was to help Pratap Singh of Thanjavur, a royal of the Bhonsle clan, against Dost Ali Khan.Raghoji killed Dost Ali in May 1740, and installed Dost Ali's son Safdar Ali Khan as the Nawab of Arcot. He returned to Satara, and unsuccessfully lodged a protest against <mask> <mask>'s appointment as the Peshwa. He then returned to South India, where he defeated Chanda Sahib in March 1741, before being forced to retreat by Chanda Sahib's French allies from Pondicherry. After returning to Satara, Raghoji continued to oppose <mask> <mask>. In 1743, Raghoji Bhonsle attacked Alivardi Khan's forces in Orissa. Khan paid  2,000,000 to <mask> <mask>, who helped him expel Raghoji from Orissa in 1744. Raghoji then complained to Chhatrapati Shahu, and got himself appointed the in-charge of Marathas in Orissa, Bengal and Bihar.By 1752, Raghoji had taken over administration of Orissa, and also frequently raided Bengal and Bihar to collect chauth. The instability brought by him to Bengal later paved way for the rise of the East India Company there. Rebellion by Tarabai and Umabai

Tarabai, the senior widow of Rajaram Chhatrapati after being released by her stepson Sambhaji II of Kolhapur was given asylum by Chhatrapati Shahu, her nephew. In the 1740s, during the last years of Shahu's life, Tarabai brought a child to him: Rajaram II. She presented the child as her grandson, and thus, a direct descendant of Shivaji. Shahu adopted the child, and after his death in 1749, Rajaram II succeeded him as the Chhatrapati. The next year, Peshwa <mask> <mask>

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