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<mask>, also known as <mask>, (born 1 January 1943) is an Indian Chemical Engineer, born in a village Mashel in Goa and brought up in Maharashtra. He is a former Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He was also the President of Indian National Science Academy (2004-2006), President of Institution of Chemical Engineers (2007) as also the President of Global Research Alliance (2007-2018). He was also first Chairperson of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), Foreign associate of US National Academy of Engineering and the US National Academy of Sciences. Life and work
<mask> studied at University of Bombay's University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT; now the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai) where he obtained BE degree in chemical engineering in 1966, and PhD degree in 1969. He currently serves as chancellor of the institute.He served as the director general of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - a network of thirty-eight laboratories-for over eleven years. Prior to this, he was Director of National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) for six years. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard University(2007-2012), at University of Delaware (1976, 1988), and at Technical University of Denmark (1982). He has been Sir Louis Matheson Distinguished Professor at Monash University for thirteen years (2007-2019). He has been on the board of directors of several companies such as Reliance Industries Ltd, Tata Motors, Hindustan Unilever, Thermax, Piramal Group, KPIT Technologies, etc. He has been a member of External Research Advisory Board of Microsoft (USA), Advisory Board of VTT (Finland), Corporate Innovation Board of Michelin (France), Advisory Board of National Research Foundation (Singapore), among others. As Director of India's National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) during 1989-1995, Mashelkar gave a new orientation to NCL's research

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texts: programmes with strong emphasis on globally competitive technologies and international patenting.NCL, which was involved only in import substitution research till then, began licensing its patents to multinational companies. As Director General of CSIR, <mask> led the process of transformation of CSIR. The book 'World Class in India', has ranked CSIR among the top twelve organizations, who have managed the radical change the best in post-liberalised India. The process of CSIR transformation has been heralded as one of the ten most significant achievements of Indian Science and Technology in the twentieth century, by eminent astrophysicist Prof. Jayant Narlikar, in his book, The Scientific Edge. <mask> campaigned strongly with Indian academics, researchers and corporates for strengthening the IPR ecosystem. Under his leadership, CSIR occupied the first position in WIPO's top fifty PCT filler among all the developing nations in 2002. CSIR progressed in US patent filing to an extent that they reached 40% share of the US patents granted to India in 2002.Led by Mashelkar, CSIR successfully fought the battle of revocation of the US patent on wound healing properties of turmeric (USP 5,401,5041) claiming that this was India's traditional knowledge and therefore not novel. <mask> also chaired the Technical Committee, which successfully challenged the revocation of the US patents on Basmati Rice (USP 5,663,484) by RiceTec Company, Texas, (2001). This opened up new paradigms in the protection of traditional knowledge with WIPO bringing in a new internal patent classification system, where sub-groups on traditional knowledge were created for the first time. This led to the creation of India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, which helped in prevention of the grant of wrong patents on traditional knowledge. He pioneered the concept of Gandhian Engineering in 2008 (Getting More from Less for More People). His paper with late C.K. Prahalad titled `Innovation’s Holy Grail’ has been considered as a

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 significant contribution to inclusive innovation.His other contributions amplify the concept of More from Less for More. He was on the Engineering and Computer Science jury for the Infosys Prize from 2009 to 2015. National contributions

He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and also of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet set up by successive governments. He has chaired twelve high powered committees set up to look into diverse issues ranging from national auto fuel policy to overhauling the Indian drug regulatory system & dealing with the menace of spurious drugs. He was appointed by the Government as Assessor for the One-man Inquiry Commission investigating into the Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1985–86), and as Chairman of the Committee for investigating the Maharashtra Gas Cracker Complex accident (1990–91). Deeply connected with the innovation movement in India, Dr. <mask> served as the Chairman of India's National Innovation Foundation (2000-2018). He chaired Reliance Innovation Council, KPIT Technologies Innovation Council, Persistent Systems Innovation Council and Marico Foundation's Governing Council.He co-chairs the Maharashtra State Innovation Society. Research

<mask> has made contributions in transport phenomena, particularly in thermodynamics of swelling, superswelling and shrinking polymers, modelling of polymerisation reactors, and engineering analysis of Non-Newtonian flows. He won the TWAS Lenovo Science Prize, which is the highest honour given by The World Academy of Science. The citation for the prize given read as “for his seminal contributions in mechanistic analysis, synthesis and applications of novel stimuli responsive polymers.”

His prize winning work has been recently highlighted in Current Science, some highlights are as follows: <mask> and co-workers researched on smart hydrogels, which are water swollen crosslinked networks of polymers. They respond to stimuli such as pH, temperature, electric field, etc. and undergo volume phase


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 transition. They have enormous potential as sensors, actuators, soft robots, controlled drug delivery systems, etc.<mask> and co-workers discovered and demonstrated for the first time a class of smart hydrogels that exhibited unique biomimicking functions: thermoresponsive volume phase transitions similar to sea cucumbers, self-organization into core-shell hollow structures similar to coconuts, shape memory as exhibited by living organisms, and metal ion-mediated cementing similar to marine mussels. Besides this, his group also created switching biomimetic hydrogels showing enzyme like activity (gelzymes). Achieving self-healing in permanently cross-linked hydrogels had remained elusive because of the presence of water and irreversible cross-links. <mask> and co-workers demonstrated for the first time that permanently cross-linked hydrogels can be engineered to exhibit self-healing in an aqueous environment. <mask> and co-workers demonstrated for the first time a novel enzyme mimicking hydrogel (gelzyme) in the form of a polymeric chymotrypsin mimic, whose hydrolytic activity could be rapidly, precisely and reversibly triggered on / off by UV light and pH. Unlike the enzyme-based systems, gelzyme offered additional features: greater tailorability; complete reversibility; and stability in hostile environments. Controversy

In 2005, the Indian government established a technical expert group on patent laws under the chairmanship of <mask>.Its purpose was to determine whether amendments made in Indian patent law were TRIPS compliant. The committee unanimously concluded that the amendments were not TRIPS compliant. The report generated controversy when editorials published simultaneously in the Times of India and The Hindu alleged parts of the report had been plagiarised. <mask> subsequently withdrew the report due to the alleged plagiarism, admitting to flaws in the report whilst stating, "This is the first time such a thing has happened." He later also explained that the technical flaw was not the

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 alleged lack of attribution but it was citing the attribution at the end of the report than in the body of the report due to the style adopted for the report. The controversy was raised in the Indian Parliament, with demands that the report be "trashed" and the issues be referred to a joint standing committee. However, the government instead referred the report back to the technical expert group to reexamine and correct the inaccuracies.The report was resubmitted after corrections in March 2009 and was accepted by the Government as such. Awards and recognition

Dr. <mask> has received several awards and is a member of numerous scientific bodies and committees. So far, 42 universities from around the world have honored him with honorary doctorates, which include Universities of London, Salford, Pretoria, Wisconsin, Swinburne, Monash and Delhi. ETH Presidential Lecture (2007), Zurich. Inaugural BP Innovation Oration, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2010). IIFA Ben Gurion Award, Israel (2009) for contributions in Science & Technology
 Asian Development Bank Eminent Speaker Forum Oration, Manila (2014)
 P.V. Danckwerts Memorial Lecture, IChemE, London (1994)

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<mask> (born c. 1973) is a former American politician and the Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey. He was elected on July 1, 2010, in a 5–2 vote by the non-partisan township council. The son of immigrants from Hyderabad, India, <mask> is the first Muslim-American to be elected mayor in Bergen County, and one of a few Muslims to hold the office of mayor in the United States. On July 1, 2016, <mask> was again elected Mayor of Teaneck by the town council following the death of Mayor Lizette Parker in April. His term of service ended July 1, 2020. Biography

Early life and education
<mask> was born to an Indian Muslim family from Hyderabad in The Bronx, New York City. He moved to Teaneck, New Jersey, in 1981 with his family.He attended Emerson Elementary School and Benjamin Franklin Middle School in the Teaneck Public Schools before graduating from Teaneck High School. He then attended Rutgers University for two-and-a-half years. He owns and operates the HW Title Agency in nearby Hackensack, New Jersey. Political career
The township's deputy mayor, Adam Gussen, an Orthodox Jew, had attended primary school, Teaneck High School and Rutgers University with <mask>. <mask> told the New Jersey Jewish News the pair first met in middle school, in grade six, when they were both sent to their school's principal's office for different infractions. His election sparked media attention to the diversity of Teaneck's population. <mask> had been Teaneck's first Muslim councilmember when he was elected to a four-year term on the Township Council in 2008.On May 8, 2012, <mask> was re-elected as Mayor of Teaneck with 4,374 votes. Scholars and journalists have chosen to quote and comment on <mask>'s term as mayor. During the summer of 2010 the conversion of a building in Manhattan to a mosque triggered controversy for some Americans, because it was less than a mile from the site where the World Trade Center towers had been brought down, with great

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 loss of life, by hijacked airliners piloted by Muslim extremists. On August 16, 2010, Gwen Ifill of the PBS Newshour tried to moderate a discussion between <mask> and Rick Lazio a former member of the US Congress and candidate for Governor of New York, over the "Ground Zero Mosque". The discussion grew acrimonious, very acrimonious by PBS standards, and Ifill felt she should write about how the acrimonious discussion escaped her control to moderate the next day. Australian scholars, comparing how American television and Australian television marked the tenth anniversary of al Qaeda's attack of 9–11, chose to quote <mask>. <mask>'s comment was originally broadcast on the Seven Network as a response to anti-Muslim retaliations:

We're Muslim Americans, we're neighbors, we're politicians, we're doctors, we're lawyers.You know we're teachers. We're part of the American fabric. And to single us out and to put out these bills that are unconstitutional, saying you can't practise your religion, and anti-sharia bills and things like that—these Pavlovian triggers that the Islamophobes are very good at putting out there. That's something that our community really, ... I'd say we are hurt by. Tina Susman, reporting in the Los Angeles Times also chose to quote <mask>, in its coverage of the Ground Zero Mosque controversy. She noted how he described how some politicians focussed on Muslims, when "looking for a wedge issue."She also noted the high regard his Jewish colleagues apparently felt for him, quoting Elie Katz, who joked <mask> encouraged him to be a better Jew, when he knew Katz was missing attending synagogue. <mask> was included in a list of prominent Muslim office-holders in "Sons of Abraham: A Candid Conversation about the Issues That Divide and Unite Jews and Muslims". The other six individuals offered as examples were Congressional Representatives or Presidential appointees. In "Uncle Swamy" Vijay Prashad described the

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 struggles individuals of South Asian ethnic heritage have engaged in to be accepted more fully into the mainstream of American life. He praised Teaneck city council for passing a "far-sighted anti-bias resolution" under <mask>'s leadership. In December 2011 CBS News quoted <mask> in a report about a general problem in New Jersey. <mask> told Levon Putney that in 2008 five deputy fire chiefs retired, telling the city they were each owed a substantial payout for unused sick-pay.He said that the officials had been trusted to keep track of their own sick-pay. Teaneck closed this loophole for its own officials. But in 2011 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for an end to local officials keeping track of their own sick pay. In March 2013 Hameedudin was chosen to appear in a panel at the Wilson Center, entitled "American Muslim Local Officials: Challenges and Opportunities". <mask> participated as one of three Muslim celebrity judges during the "Crescent Foods Cooking Challenge" at the "Sameer's Eats Halal Food Tour" in July 2013. Four cooking teams were challenged to prepare a halal meal with mystery ingredients. Second tenure as mayor (2016–2020)
Incumbent Mayor Lizette Parker unexpectedly died in office on April 24, 2016.Deputy Mayor Elie Katz assumed the role of acting mayor until Parker's permanent successor could be elected by the town council. On July 1, 2016, the Teaneck town council elected <mask> as the new mayor of Teaneck, marking his second tenure as head of the township. He was sworn into office by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop later that same day. His term ended July 1, 2020 as he opted to not run for re-election to the council. References

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Joseph K<mask> (born January 2, 1959) is an American actor, producer, director, author, dramatist, humorist, cartoonist, and documentarian. Biography

Early life
<mask> was born on January 2, 1959, in Newark, New Jersey, the son of a policeman, <mask>., and a housewife, the former Joan Kvidahl. <mask> began performing as a child. His family moved to Iselin, New Jersey in 1965. In 1971, he began recording his first audio stories, Willoughby and the Professor, half hour stories, in which he performed all of the voices himself, creating live sound effects, and scoring with 78 RPM records he found in his attic. According to NPR, <mask> sent a 120-minute cassette of his Willoughby stories to voice actor Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear, Quickdraw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound and other Hanna-Barbera and Jay Ward cartoon characters. Butler soon dubbed himself <mask>'s mentor.Author
<mask> has written and edited a number of books, including Daws Butler, Characters Actor, the authorized biography of his mentor and the voice of Yogi Bear. He co-authored the script book Uncle Dunkle and Donnie with Daws Butler and edited Butler's Scenes for Actors and Voices workbook. He has also written many liner notes on the history of radio for Radio Spirits releases. Radio career
<mask> also worked for WBGO, Jazz 88 in Newark, NJ, and produced documentaries for WNYC, New York Public Radio, on jazz legends including Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Cab Calloway, and Lionel Hampton. His features play on NPR. He is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio, and in 2009, <mask> presented his commentary for

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 Marketplace. about his "green lifestyle".As of June 2014, <mask> had 14 regularly airing radio series, and 34 hours of new radio per month. The Joe Bev Hour
The Joe Bev Hour is the umbrella named used by radio stations for all of his productions  syndicated worldwide:
 The Comedy-O-Rama Hour  is improvised radio theater, performed by regulars <mask>, Lorie Kellogg, Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly and guest stars Rick Overton, Judy Tenuta, Bob Camp (co-creator of Ren and Stimpy), Shelley Berman, Al Franken (before he was a Senator), Bob Edwards, Julie Newmar and Stuart Pankin. The series had a four-year run on Sirius XM Radio before moving to syndication. The Jazz-O-Rama Hour  is a music show hosted by <mask>, featuring 78 RPM and early LP recordings remastered from his own personal collection spanning the 1920s to the 1960s. The Joe Bev Experience  is an omnibus of documentaries, interviews, comedy and drama. Cartoon Carnival  is an hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, children's records, cartoon music and sound effects, new radio cartoons, interviews and mini-documentaries about the animation. The Joe Bev Audio Theater  is an anthology of drama and humor storytelling with full casts, sound effects and music.The Joe Bev Hour Sunday Edition  is a rotating lineup which includes The Comedy-O-Rama, The Joe Bev Experience, Cartoon Carnival, and The Joe Bev Audio Theater. Bear Manor Radio
In March 2014, BearManor Media appointed <mask> as program director of the new Bear Manor Radio Network. In an announcement dated March 28, 2014, Ben Ohmart, president of Bear Manor Media, the publisher of books about old Hollywood, said, "We are

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 excited to collaborate again with the extraordinarily talented <mask>." The BearManor Radio went on the air streaming 24/7 on April 1, 2014, with six program. On June 1, 2014, the network added four more hour, all produced by <mask>. These are:
 The Voice Actor Show: Interviews with top voice actors
 Lorie's Book Nook: Interviews with Bear Manor authors
 The J-OTR Show: A mix of new and old time radio
 Fred Frees Favorites: An audio book sampler
 The Jazz-O-Rama Hour: Early 78 RPM and LP recordings remastered
 Cartoon Carnival: Interview, music and soundtracks
 The Lost OTR Show: Recently uncovered old time radio not heard in over 60 years
 Audio Classics Archive: The top old time radio from the vault of Terry Salomonson
 What's Cookin' with Chef Steve: Jazz, authors, and recipes

Audio books
In 2011, <mask> signed a deal with Audible to distribute all of his audiobooks, including radio drama, science fiction, comedy, cartoons, documentary, classic literature, biography, and autobiography. In 2012, <mask> signed a new deal with Blackstone Audio, which has released nearly 100 audio titles by Bevilacqua, for download, CD, retail and libraries.100 more are planned for 2014, many radio theater and comedy. Cartoonist
Since the 1970s, <mask> has been cartooning his own characters, starting with Willoughby and the Professor. He has drawn for many of his projects and most recently drew cover art for six new Blackstone Audio titles coming up July 1, 2014, under the collective title A Joe Bev Cartoon. Film and TV
<mask>v was also the voice of Unicycler Cat in the North Bay Corp animated television commercials. Stage

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<mask>'s stage work includes roles in Equus, Bedroom Farce, Applause, Black Comedy, and others plays. He tours regularly as Bud Abbott in A Tribute to Bud & Lou with Bob Greenberg as Lou Costello. <mask> has performed at [The Improv], Caroline's on Broadway, Catch a Rising Star, and the Comic Strip.He has opened for Uncle Floyd, and has worked with Al Franken, Shelley Berman, Lewis Black and Rick Overton. <mask> has also MC'd shows featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Mahr and Gilbert Gottfried. In 1989, funded by The New Jersey Historical Commission and The Monmouth County Historical Society, <mask> produced, directed and starred in A Freneau Sampler, consisting of the poetry, prose and life of Philip Freneau. Awards
 2013 – Kean University Distinguished Alumni Award
 2012 – New York TANYS Award for Excellence in Ensemble Acting, for his portrayal of Bud Abbott in The Vaudeville in the Catskills show. 2006 – New York Festivals award for All Things Considered, a tribute to <mask>a
 2004 – Silver Reel Award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters for his personal essay, "A Guy Named Joe Bevilacqua Audio". 2001 –  New York Festivals award for Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links
 <mask>'s Official Waterlogg Productions Blogg
 Waterlogg Productions, Waterlogg Design
<mask> at IMDb

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<mask> (pronounced BAB-you; born February 3, 1969) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who was sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, from January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2017. He was Pinal County's first Republican sheriff. Babeu ran for Arizona's 4th congressional district in the 2012 elections to the United States House of Representatives but withdrew and came out as gay after a personal controversy. He became the Republican nominee for Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2016 elections after winning the primary on August 30, 2016. He was defeated in the general election by Democrat Tom O'Halleran. Early life and education
<mask> was born on February 3, 1969, in North Adams, Massachusetts, to Raymond and <mask>. <mask> was a longtime employee of the area's electric utility who was also active in local politics.<mask> was the tenth of eleven children born into the family. Babeu has spoken of being molested for several years as a child by at least two Catholic priests, including Richard R. Lavigne. Babeu holds an associate degree in law enforcement from the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy. He also holds a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and a summa cum laude master of public administration from American International College. Early career

Massachusetts politics
At age 17, while still in high school, Babeu campaigned against a proposed raise for North Adams, Massachusetts, City Council members. The council reduced the pay hike and <mask>, running as an independent, turned his effort into a successful campaign and was elected to City Council at the age of 18. In 1992, Babeu was elected to a four-year term as a Berkshire County, Massachusetts, commissioner.At the end of this term in 1996, <mask> ran for a seat in the Massachusetts Senate based in Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin. He won the Republican nomination against Peter Abair. He lost in the general

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 election to Democrat Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. 55–42%. In 1997, he ran for mayor of North Adams against incumbent Democrat John Barrett III. In the open primary, <mask> ranked first but failed to reach the 50% threshold. He led Barrett by just 145 votes. In the general election, Barrett won re-election and defeated Babeu 53%-47%, a difference of just 353 votes, in an election with an unusually high turnout rate of 75% among registered voters.In 2001, <mask> ran for a rematch against Barrett, but lost again. DeSisto School executive
<mask> served as headmaster and later as executive director the DeSisto School in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a school for troubled youths, from 1999 to 2001. The school closed in 2004, following the death of its founder Michael DeSisto. The school was in a long legal fight with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over licensing, allegations of child abuse, a Commonwealth-imposed enrollment freeze, and accusations of failing to create a safe environment for its students. Court records show that problems at the school arose years before Babeu took over as headmaster. Babeu stated that he had never been the target of an investigation or lawsuit and "was recognized for helping restore financial stability of the school." Babeu was not named in any allegation during the investigation by the state.National Guard
<mask> joined the Massachusetts National Guard as a 21-year-old. He started his service as a private and rose through the ranks to major in the Arizona Army National Guard. During his tenure he served a tour in Iraq and spent 17 months deployed in Arizona as a commander with Operation Jump Start (Southwest Border Mission). From 2006 to 2007, <mask> spent 17 months as commander of Task Force Yuma supervising 700 soldiers, where they supported the United States Border Patrol to achieve operational control and reduce illegal immigration. <mask> retired in September 2010 after 20 years of service. Chandler patrolman
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 Arizona to pursue a law enforcement career as a police officer for the city of Chandler, Arizona. He graduated from the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy as the #1 overall police recruit and was voted by his fellow officers as the class exemplary officer.<mask> was awarded two Life Saving Medals in the performance of his duties as a patrolman in Chandler. Babeu served as the Police Association president for the Chandler Police Department and on the board of directors for the Arizona Police Association. Career as Pinal County Sheriff and runs for higher office

<mask> campaigned for the office of Pinal County Sheriff in 2008 and defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Vasquez, 54% to 46%. He was the first Republican sheriff elected in the history of the county (founded in 1875). <mask> was reelected in 2012 with 53.3% of the votes, winning out over Democrat and independent candidates. <mask> is vice president of the Arizona Sheriffs' Association and was named the National Sheriff of the Year in 2011 by the National Sheriffs' Association. Babeu led the third largest sheriff's office in Arizona with 700 full-time employees.<mask> has been an outspoken critic of the federal government on the issue of illegal immigration. According to <mask>'s website, "Pinal County is the number one pass through county in all of America for drug and human smuggling." He reported, "Pinal County contains an estimated 75-100 drug cartel cells and listening posts/observation posts, used to facilitate the illegal transportation of people and narcotics into the United States." Babeu also helped U.S. Senator John McCain and U.S. Senator Jon Kyl draft their "10-Point Border Security Plan". In late 2010, <mask> was asked by Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in Arapaio's department.This 6-month-long detailed search led to the termination of Arpaio's top two deputies. In 2011 and 2012, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office collected $7 million worth of

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 surplus military equipment. Babeau said he intended to balance the department's budget by auctioning the equipment. After an Arizona Republic newspaper report, the Defense Logistics Agency directed Babeu "to retrieve vehicles and other equipment his office distributed to non-police organizations". 2012 congressional election

On October 23, 2011, <mask> announced the formation of an exploratory committee to run for U.S. Congress in what would become Arizona's newly redrawn 4th congressional district. He ran against one-term Representative <mask>, who had been elected to the state's 1st congressional district in 2010. The following February, illegal alien Jose Orozco claimed that <mask> and Orozco had been lovers since meeting in 2006 on an online dating site.Orozco claimed that <mask> had known that he was an illegal alien while they were lovers, at odds with <mask>'s views on immigration policy. After the relationship ended, Orozco claims that <mask> threatened Orozco with deportation to guarantee his silence. Orozco claimed his statements are documented in copies of email and SMS correspondence between Orozco and <mask>. A spokesman for Babeu denied the allegations and described them as "sensationalist". The spokesman confirmed that <mask> would continue to run for U.S. Congress. <mask> came out as gay on February 18, 2012, saying that his sexual orientation was the only factual statement from the allegations. <mask> stepped down as co-chair of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in Arizona, but received the continued support of U.S.Senator John McCain, who called <mask> his friend. <mask> dropped his congressional bid on May 11, 2012; instead he sought re-election as sheriff. He was re-elected by a large margin on November 6, 2012. On August 31, 2012, the Arizona solicitor general exonerated <mask> after an investigation. In a written statement, he wrote "The investigation determined that Babeu did not commit any criminal violations and further concluded

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 that, although Orozco conducted himself in a manner that may constitute a violation of the law, there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction on anything more than a misdemeanor charge. It would be an inappropriate use of already-limited resources to prosecute Orozco for a misdemeanor." 2016 congressional election

<mask> ran for Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2016 elections.The district's incumbent representative, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, did not seek re-election as she instead ran for the U.S. Senate. On August 30, 2016, <mask> was declared the winner of the Republican primary. He faced Democrat Tom O'Halleran in the general election. O'Halleran defeated Babeu, receiving 51% of the vote to <mask>'s 44%. Departure from office
<mask>'s tenure as sheriff ended on January 1, 2017, after his term expired. Republican Mark Lamb succeeded Babeu as sheriff. References

External links

 <mask> biography at Pinal County Sheriff's Office
 <mask> for U.S. Congress

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title: Rick Leonardi

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<mask> (born August 9, 1957) is an American comics artist who has worked on various series for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including Cloak and Dagger, The Uncanny X-Men, The New Mutants, Spider-Man 2099, Nightwing, Batgirl, Green Lantern Versus Aliens and Superman. He has worked on feature film tie-in comics such as Star Wars: General Grievous and Superman Returns Prequel #3. Early life
<mask> was born August 9, 1957 in Philadelphia, and grew up in Haverhill, Massachusetts. <mask>'s interest in becoming an artist was inspired by the work of Joe Kubert, which he discovered in the second grade when he read Star Spangled War Stories #139 (July 1968). Leonardi commented in a 2017 interview, "Top of page 8 is still one of the best-designed panels I've ever seen." Leonardi graduated from Dartmouth College in 1979, and started drawing for Marvel Comics the following year. Career
<mask>'s first published comics artwork appeared in Thor #303 (Jan. 1981).He collaborated with writer Bill Mantlo on two limited series: The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (Nov. 1982–Feb. 1983) and Cloak and Dagger (Oct. 1983–Jan. 1984). <mask>'s works in the 1980s include various fill-in issues of The Uncanny X-Men  and The New Mutants. He is credited, along with fellow illustrator Mike Zeck, of designing the black-and-white costume to which Spider-Man switched during the 1984 Secret Wars miniseries, and later wore for a time. According to writer Peter David, the costume began as a design by Zeck that Leonardi embellished. The plot that developed as a result of Spider-Man's acquisition of the costume led to the creation of the Spider-Man villain known as Venom although in a 2007 Comic Book

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texts: Resources story, fan Randy Schueller claims to have devised a version of a black costume for Spider-Man in a story idea that he was paid for.Leonardi and writer Tom DeFalco created the Rose in The Amazing Spider-Man #253 (June 1984). For DC Comics, Leonardi was one of the artists on Batman #400 (Oct. 1986) and he drew the Batgirl story in Secret Origins vol. 2 #20 (Nov. 1987). Back at Marvel, Chris Claremont and Leonardi introduced the fictional country of Genosha in Uncanny X-Men #235 (Oct. 1988). From 1992 to 1994, <mask> was the regular penciler for the first 25 issues of Spider-Man 2099 with writer Peter David. Leonardi later launched the Fantastic Four 2099 series with Karl Kesel. Leonardi drew the 2000 intercompany crossover miniseries Green Lantern Versus Aliens.He drew one of the tie-in one-shots for the Sentry limited series in 2001. His subsequent series work includes Nightwing, on which he was the regular penciler for issues #71-84 from 2002 to 2003 and Batgirl, of which he drew issues #45–52 from 2003 to 2004. Subsequent miniseries he drew include Star Wars: General Grievous in 2005, and the 2006 movie tie-in, Superman Returns Prequel #3. He followed up that with other superhero titles such as Superman #665 and #668 (2007), JLA: Classified #43 (November 2007), Witchblade #112 (January 2008), and the 2008 miniseries DC Universe: Decisions. Leonardi drew the Vigilante series that debuted from DC in December 2008. Leonardi and inker Ande Parks are the illustrators on the 2019 Batman Beyond arc written by Dan Jurgens which debuted with issue #31 in April 2019. Although Leonardi had worked on Batman before, this assignment is his first time working on the


title: James Watt (loyalist)

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<mask> also known as Tonto (born 21 September 1952) is a former Northern Irish loyalist who was the top bomb maker for the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in the mid-1970s. In 1978, <mask> was convicted and given nine separate life sentences for murder and attempted murder. These included bombings which killed a ten-year-old boy and two teenagers in two attacks carried out in April 1977 as a part of a UVF bombing campaign against republicans. Following his release from prison in 1989 he left the organisation and in 1995 became a preacher having embraced Born-again Christianity while serving his sentence. Ulster Volunteer Force
<mask> was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 21 September 1952 and grew up in a Protestant family in Benview Park off the loyalist Ballysillan Road in North Belfast. His father worked as a park ranger at the Bone Hill playing fields. Employed as a fitter having left school to earn his apprenticeship in the trade, <mask> joined the loyalist paramilitary organisation, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in 1973 because, in his words, "the IRA were blowing up my city".He later told police that it had been "the right thing to do"; His role in the UVF Belfast Brigade was that of a bomb maker; his skills in that field ensured that by 1976 he was much in demand for operations that required the use of explosives. The UVF and the other loyalist paramilitary organisations lacked the expertise as regards bombmaking and therefore lagged considerably behind the IRA; nevertheless <mask> achieved a reputation within the ranks as the UVF's top bomb maker. He was better known by his nickname "Tonto" taken from the Lone Ranger's American Indian companion. Notable bombing attacks
In April 1977 he was recruited by members of the Shankill Butchers gang who beginning in late 1975 had carried out a series of cut-throat killings against Catholic civilians operating out of the Brown Bear pub on the Shankill Road. Although their leader Lenny Murphy was imprisoned by this time, the group continued to perpetrate killings acting under

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texts: Murphy's instructions which he issued during prison visits by his close associates known as Messrs "A" and "B". The Butchers gang were part of the UVF Brown Bear platoon, however their murderous activities were not authorised by the UVF Brigade Staff (Belfast leadership). Departing from their usual modus operandi Messrs "A" and "B" wished to attack a large number of Republicans directly in their Falls Road stronghold by planting a bomb during the traditional Republican Easter Rising commemoration parade.For this they needed the sanction of the Brigade Staff who gave it only on the condition that the bomb would only take out members of the IRA. The Butchers also required the services of <mask> to assemble the bomb. Before his arrest and imprisonment, Murphy had refused to use <mask> preferring to act independent of the Brigade Staff. After a reconnaissance of the Falls Road area with Norman Waugh, Benjamin Edwards and two other Butchers' gang members specifically chosen to plant the device, <mask> decided that a security barrier composed of cement-filled beer kegs outside a bakery on Beechmount Avenue in the Lower Falls area would be the ideal spot for hiding the bomb. He constructed the five-pound bomb with sticks of gelignite inside a beer keg which was then transported by the gang to Beechmount Avenue at 3.00 am on Easter Sunday 10 April. The bomb was placed with the other beer kegs that made up the security barrier. The bomb primed by <mask> beforehand and planted by the Shankill Butchers exploded shortly the following afternoon at 2.47 pm just as the Official Sinn Féin Commemoration parade began.The explosion killed one boy, Kevin McMenamin (10) and injured five people, one of whom had a leg blown off. Ten days later another UVF bomb assembled by <mask> was planted to go off beside the funeral cortege of IRA man Trevor McKibbin in Etna Drive, Ardoyne. Two teenaged Catholic boys Sean Campbell (19) and Sean McBride (18) were killed in the no-warning explosion. They were both civilians. The blast was so powerful that its

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 force left one of the victims decapitated. It later emerged that before the Troubles broke out in 1969, <mask> had played football with Campbell's older brothers at the Bone Hill playing fields. The following month the UVF again used <mask>'s expertise to make a bomb which detonated in Crumlin Road outside Mountainview petrol station.The attack was to punish the station's owner, who had defied a joint UVF and Ulster Defence Association (UDA) order to close during the 1977 Ulster Workers Strike. John Geddis, an off-duty Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) Corporal was killed as he drove past. Imprisonment and release
<mask> was arrested and questioned by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC); The investigation team was headed by CID detective Alan Simpson. <mask> admitted his guilt to a number of killings and at his trial held at Belfast Crown Court in September 1978, he received nine separate life sentences for murder and attempted murder. He did not however receive a recommended sentence as his lawyers had asked that each murder be presented before the court in individual hearings resulting in nine separate sentences. During his time in prison he studied with the Open University eventually obtaining a first class degree in maths. He remarked that, "The OU made learning enjoyable".He was released in 1989. In 1995 he became a preacher after having embraced Born-again Christianity whilst serving his sentence. In 2007, the sister of Sean Campbell expressed a wish to meet <mask>. Psychologist Geoffrey Beattie, who as a youth had been in a local gang with <mask>, was interviewed by radio and television personality Stephen Nolan for his 2011 televised documentary on the Shankill Butchers. Beattie suggested that <mask> had not been a particularly vicious person, adding that he had known young men who were far more vicious and "much harder" than <mask>. The documentary erroneously claimed <mask> was an integral part of the Shankill Butchers gang. References

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Living people
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title: Víctor Valdés

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<mask> (; born 14 January 1982) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player, who played as a goalkeeper. <mask> was considered fiercely competitive and demanding, demonstrating great mental strength and concentration to be alert during long spells of ball domination, and was superb at one-on-ones. He spent most of his professional career with Barcelona in La Liga, and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the club's history, having appeared in 535 official games for the club and won 21 major titles, notably six La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League championships. <mask> also won the Zamora Trophy a record five times. He currently holds the club records as goalkeeper with most appearances in the league and in official competition, breaking Andoni Zubizarreta's records during the 2011–12 season. After leaving Barcelona at the end of his contract in July 2014, he joined Manchester United in January 2015. He played rarely at United, and after a brief loan at Standard Liège, he moved on to Middlesbrough.After being released by Middlesbrough at the end of the 2016–17 season, Valdés retired from professional football. <mask> made his full international debut in 2010 and earned 20 international caps. He was part of the Spain squads which won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, and also finished second at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Early career
Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, <mask> started his career with FC Barcelona's youth team when he joined from Peña Cinco Copas on 1 July 1992. That September, he moved with his family to Tenerife and had to leave the club, but returned three years later. After returning, he made quick progress through the youth teams. Club career

Barcelona
Valdés made his first team debut against Legia Warszawa in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 14 August 2002.The early part of the 2002–03 season saw <mask> play deputy to Argentine

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 del Rey.In the match, <mask> made two saves from attempts by Cristiano Ronaldo in both halves. In the first half, he saved a long-range free kick, and in the second half, he saved the other from Ronaldo, coming from a tight angle following a low cross from Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov. On 16 May 2010, <mask> won his fourth league title as Barcelona clinched a second successive Spanish league title with Pep Guardiola's side, ending the season with 99 points. On 29 August 2011, <mask> played his 410th match with Barcelona and equaled Andoni Zubizarreta's record as Barcelona's goalkeeper with the most appearances. In 2012, <mask> made a goalkeeping error against Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España that culminated in Ángel Di María scoring a decisive goal and narrowing down Barcelona's two-goal advantage. Real Madrid went on to win the Super Cup in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabéu. On 1 May 2013, in a 3–0 Champions League semi-final loss to Bayern Munich at Camp Nou, <mask> made his 100th appearance in the competition, becoming the 17th player to do so.Later that month, <mask> announced that he would not renew his Barcelona contract, which was due to expire at the end of the 2013–14 season. He cited the pressure of representing the club and stated that he had declared his wish to leave early enough for the club to find a replacement. On 26 March 2014, in a 3–0 victory against Celta Vigo, <mask> tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the 22nd minute of the match and was substituted off, and was ruled out for the rest of the season, ending his Barcelona career and ruling him out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Manchester United
In January 2014, prior to the conclusion of his contract with Barcelona, <mask> signed a pre-contract agreement to join Ligue 1 side Monaco at the end of the season; however, <mask>' injury led to Monaco pulling out of the agreement. On 23 October 2014, Manchester United offered <mask> the chance to complete his

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 rehabilitation from a knee injury and to work his way back to fitness with the club. He was offered a contract in January 2015, and on 8 January signed an 18-month deal, with the option of a further year, as backup for compatriot David de Gea. As part of a compensation package for reneging on their deal with Valdés, Monaco agreed to pay the difference between the £150,000 weekly wage he stood to earn with them and the lower salary offered by Manchester United.<mask> played his first match since his knee injury on 26 January, featuring for United's Under-21 team in a 2–1 home win over Liverpool. Before the game, he gave a team talk based on the teachings of his former manager Guardiola. He made his first-team debut on 17 May against Arsenal at Old Trafford, replacing the injured De Gea for the final 16 minutes and conceding an own goal by Tyler Blackett for a 1–1 draw. A week later he made his first start for the team in their last game of the season away to Hull City, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw which relegated the opponents. On 15 July 2015, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal announced that <mask> had been placed on the transfer list after it was claimed he had refused to play in a reserve game. The following month, he was not given a squad number for the upcoming season. A transfer to Turkey's Beşiktaş fell through as personal terms could not be agreed.Despite subsequently being named in Manchester United's Premier League squad, reports confirmed Valdés was only named to conform to Premier League rules and not being offered a way back. Standard Liège

On 23 January 2016, Manchester United announced that <mask> would be moving to Belgian club Standard Liège on a six-month loan deal. He made his debut a week later in a 2–0 win at OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League. On 20 March, <mask> won the 2016 Belgian Cup Final, beating Club Brugge 2–1. His loan spell was cut short on 29 April after the club decided to allow more youth

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 players the opportunity to play in games at the end of the season. Middlesbrough
On 7 July 2016, <mask> signed a two-year deal on a free transfer at Premier League newcomers Middlesbrough, managed by compatriot Aitor Karanka. On 13 August 2016, <mask> made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Stoke City.On 22 October 2016, <mask> kept his first clean sheet of the season in a 0–0 draw against Arsenal. The club entered the relegation zone in March 2017 after a 2–0 loss to Stoke City, with Karanka sacked later that month. <mask>, as well as fellow goalkeeper Brad Guzan, left the club on 1 July 2017. Although he had offers from several clubs in Spain to prolong his career, <mask> retired from professional football in August 2017; after remaining without a club for the first half of the 2017–18 season, he later confirmed his official retirement in January 2018.

International career

On 16 August 2005, <mask> was called up for a friendly game against Uruguay, but did not take the field. After being overlooked by various coaches of the Spanish national side for several years, on 20 May 2010, he was included by Vicente del Bosque in Spain's final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as the second-choice goalkeeper behind captain Iker Casillas wearing the number 12 shirt. On 3 June 2010, <mask> earned his first cap, starting in a friendly match between Spain and South Korea at Tivoli-Neu in Innsbruck, Austria. <mask> was part of the Spanish squads that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, despite not playing in either tournament.He was also in the Spanish squad which reached the final of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. His sole appearance in a major tournament came in their last group game, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win over Nigeria at the Estádio Castelão in Fortaleza. Style of play
In his prime, <mask> was considered to be a successful and generally high quality goalkeeper, albeit somewhat inconsistent, and is

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 regarded as one of Barcelona's best ever goalkeepers. An authoritative presence in the area, with good reflexes, handling, positioning, and shot-stopping abilities, he was known for his agility and composure in goal, as well as his ability to produce decisive saves, in particular after not being tested for long stretches of time; however, he was also prone to errors on occasion, in particular in his early career. In addition to his goalkeeping abilities, he was known in particular for his vision, footwork, distribution, control and skill with the ball at his feet, which enabled him to play the ball out on the ground or launch an attack from the back; throughout his career, he also stood out for his intelligence, ability to read the game, and his speed and bravery when coming off his line to claim the ball on the ground in one on one situations, and also excelled at anticipating opponents outside his area who had beaten the offside trap, and often functioned as a sweeper-keeper. Coaching career
On 1 June 2018, <mask> returned to football as a manager by acquiring his UEFA Pro Licence alongside compatriots such as Xavi, Raúl and Xabi Alonso. <mask> started coaching amateur side ED Moratalaz's youth ranks, where he achieved two regional titles.On 19 July 2019, <mask> returned to Barcelona to coach its Juvenil A side. His return, however, was short-lived, as he was sacked on 7 October due to a private scandal with La Masia director Patrick Kluivert. Despite dismissal, <mask> returned to the touchline in May 2020, when he was appointed the manager of UA Horta. He left in January 2021 in order to 'focus on Joan Laporta's presidential project' as reported by El Mundo Deportivo. Laporta's idea is to make Valdes part of the new board if he wins the presidential election in March 2021. Personal life
<mask> was born to José Manuel <mask> and Águeda Arribas and has two brothers, Ricardo and Álvaro. He married his long-time partner, Colombian model Yolanda


title: Eugene Litvinkovich

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<mask> (born 4 November 1982, Zhodino, Belarus) is a singer born in Belarus and popular in Ukraine, author and performer. The finalist of "Ukraine's Got Talent 4" show in 2013 and super-finalist of "X-factor (Ukraine) 3" show at the beginning of 2013

Biography

Childhood and youth
<mask> was born on 4 November 1982 in Zhodino, Belarusian town in the family of shoe maker <mask> and photographer <mask>. After the early death of his father, his sister Elena was taking care of him. Since he was 7 years old, <mask> studied at school with in-depth study of music and choreography. At the age of 10 he entered the art school and later finished it with honor. At the same time <mask> practiced martial arts (judo and sambo) and became the Candidate for Master of Sport in sambo. After the ninth school grade he entered the college of Art and Restoration, but didn't graduate it and started his activity as private entrepreneur instead.A shop tent with glasses and gloves became his first business experience. After he had earned a certain sum of money, <mask> first established an open air disco club "The Cage", and then organized a night club "Extra", a restaurant "Paradise" and opened a small cafe "At Zheka's"

Start of music career
While selling glasses and gloves on the market, <mask> also found a half-time job as an audio engineer in local Palace of culture "Rovesnik", where he provided musical accompaniment of rehearsals in the studio of modern song "Silver trill" managed by a voice teacher Nelli Ambartsumian. As <mask> had a talent for singing he was suggested to study singing more professionally. In 2007 <mask> took part in the local festival "Zhodino Spring" and received his first Grand Prix as a winner in category of performers of 16 to 25 years old, and also a color TV set "Gorizont" as a prize. In 2009 he became a finalist of the "New voices of Belarus" competition while taking part in a casting of vocalists to

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 Presidential orchestra and performed the song "Friendship" at "Musical nights in Mir Castle" together with a famous Belarusian singer, one of the competitors of "Eurovision 2013" Alyona Lanskaya. In July, 2009, <mask> became the owner of Grand Prix at X Interregional contest of young performers of modern song in a town of Velizh, Smolensk region, Russia. During 2009-2010 he took part in the project of ONT channel "Musical court".In September,  2011, <mask> became the winner of International Festival "Youth of Russia and Belarus together in XXI century" in Mytishchi in category "The best actor" with another foster child of Zhodino studio of modern song in Palace of culture "Silver trill" Valentina Pavlova. On 24 September 2011 during the concert devoted to the day of the town Zhodino, <mask>h received the highest award of the local Executive Committee, rewarded with the honorary Citation for success in the sphere of culture, which was granted to him by the chairman of Zhodino town Exsecutive Committee Mihail Omelyanchuk and CEO of OJSC "Belaz" Pyotr Parhomchyk. At the beginning of 2012 <mask> passed the casting of the project "Academy of Talents" on the ONT channel, but left the competition after the first Live Show. During next 4 years <mask> had been taking part in castings for the "New Wave" contest in years 2010, 2011 (finalist), 2012 (super-finalist). In 2013 he took part in the casting as the representative of Ukraine. In 2012 he performed at Slavianski Bazaar together with Alyona Lanskaya. Success in Ukraine
Ukraine's Got Talent

After passing the initial casting to the show Ukraine's Got Talent 4 in Minsk, <mask> was invited to take part in this contest on the Kharkov selection in 2012.For the contest <mask> had chosen the song "Sweet People", which was initially presented by Ukrainian singer Alyosha at «Eurovision 2010». The performance had great success among the audience. The decision of the judges was

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 unanimous and <mask> found himself in the semi-final of the show, where he performed live with the song of Lolita Milyavskaya "Moy Fetish" ("My Fetish"). By the decision of judges <mask> left the show but received the invitation from Ihor Kondratyuk (one of the jury members) to take part in another solely vocal talent-show X-Factor. Still, when the organizers of the show "Ukraine's Got Talent" decided to add one more place in the final, <mask> received this place as the leader of the audience voting. "Katastroficheski" ("Catastriphically"), initially performed by Diana Arbenina, was the contest song that time. By the result of final voting and the decision of the judges <mask> took the 3rd place.X-Factor
In October 2012 <mask> took part in the casting of the third season of the Ukrainian show X-Factor. Having performed the Russian version of the song "Milim" ("The Words") of Harel Skaat, <mask> easily passed selection tours and performed in all 11 live broadcasts of the show. Without getting to the nomination for a single time, <mask> became a super-finalist of the show and took the 2nd place according to the audience voting, leaving the victory to a singer from Odessa Aida Nikolaychuk. After the final of the show <mask> took part in the tour in 19 Ukrainian cities together with other competitors (12 January – 3 February 2013). Solo career
Znaki Zodiaka (Zodiac Signs)

After the end of "X-Factor" show, <mask> signed a 5-year contract with the production center of the STB channel and started working on his first album. On 7 March 2013, during the "Factor of spring" concert devoted to the celebration of the International Women's Day, <mask> presented his first author's song "Znaki Zodiaka" ("Zodiac Signs"). <mask> worked actively on writing his new songs, recording his first album "Znaki Zodiaka" ("Zodiac Signs"), and also performed a lot in a number of Ukrainian cities.On 14 March 2013, the official site of

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 <mask> was presented by STB channel. On 2 and 3 April 2013, the shooting of musical video for the song "Znaki Zodiaka" ("Zodiac Signs") took place. Maxim Litvinov became the director of this work. Musical video was presented on 23 May. On 6 April 2013, a large-scale fan-meeting with <mask> took place. During the meeting <mask> notified everyone about his first solo concert being planned for 31 May. In the second part of April the tickets sale started and after only one week all of them were sold.Eugene together with STB channel decided to hold additional solo concert the same day. The tickets for the additional concert were also sold in several days. Both solo concerts were held in the assembly hall of the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky (Kyiv Conservatory) with the "sold out" notice. During the concert the first singer's album "Znaki Zodiaka" ("Zodiac Signs") was also presented. The disc contained the song of the same name as well as two more author's songs "Vot tak-to luchsche" ("This is much better") and "K Tebe" ("To you"), the songs "Mama" (music by L. Shyrin, Y. Vaschuk; lyrics by N. Tambovtseva), and also 4 songs performed during the "X-Factor" show. K Tebe (To You)
After the great success of the first solo concerts <mask> announced the preparation of the tour around Ukrainian cities. In August the musical video for the song "K Tebe" ("To you") was shot by a famous music video-maker Alexandr Filatovich.The music video was presented on the main square in Kyiv on the big screen after the flash-mob organized by the director and the singer and supported by <mask>'s fans. The tour "K Tebe" ("To you") ran around 14 largest cities of Ukraine took place within the period of 6 to 21 November 2013. Together with the beginning of the tour the first full-fledged <mask>'s album was released. The disc included 4 songs from the album "Znaki Zodiaka" ("Zodiac Signs"): "Mama", "K Tebe" ("To

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 you"), "Vot tak-to luchsche" ("This is much better"), "Znaki Zodiaka" ("Zodiac Signs"), as well as new songs most of which were composed by <mask> himself. One song - "Anomalia" ("Anomaly") - was presented on the 16 October 2013 on "M1" Ukrainian music channel. By the results of the work performed during year 2013, <mask> was awarded as "The Breakthrough of the Year" by the TV-show "Unbelievable truth about the stars" by STB channel. National casting for the contest of "Eurovision 2014"
On 21 December 2013, <mask> took part in the National Casting for the contest of "Eurovision 2014" from Ukraine with the song "Strelyanaya Ptitsa" ("A Shot Bird").After being selected for the finals of the show, <mask> resulted the 8ths out of 20 participants by the sum of audience and the jury. Zdes' i Seychas ("Here and now")
At the beginning of 2014 the song "Mirazhy" ("Mirages") was released. The song was devoted to the tragic events related to Euromaidan in Ukraine. The author of the song was <mask>'s colleague by the "X-factor" show - Mariya Zhytnikova. The work for the new album had been starting. In May 2014 during the finals of the show Ukraine's Got Talent 6 the head song of the album Zses' i Seychas (Here and Now) was presented as well as the other song in Ukrainian "Diydu do mety" ("I will reach the goal"), written by another participant of the X-factor show Arkadiy Voytyuk. The same year Eugene and STB channel broke the contract ahead of time and the singer proceeded with his career on his own.In summer, 2014, <mask> recorded the song "Ohotnitsa" ("The hunter") with the Ukrainian singer Renata Shtifel. In the second part of 2014 the singer toured a lot around Ukraine. On 25 November the second album "Zses' i Seychas" ("Here and Now") was released and the supporting tour was held. The tour included 12 cities of Ukraine. The new album included the new songs that were written by <mask> and other authors, as well as

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 several songs from the first album "K Tebe" ("To You"). Notre Dame de Paris
On 28 and 29 March 2015, in the Concert Hall "Ukraine" in Kyiv, the premiere of the concert-sensation of the songs from the musical "Notre Dame de Paris" took place. <mask> performed the part of Clopin, the king of the Court of Miracles.During the concert <mask> performed the following arias: «Les Sans-Papiers», «La Cour des Miracles», "Condamnés" - solo, as well as  «Fatalité», «Où Est-Elle?», «Libérés», «L’Attaque De Notre-Dame» - together with other solo singers. Love and peace
From 16 April till 27 May 2015, <mask> toured around 20 cities of Ukraine with the concert program "Love and peace". The goal of this tour was to raise positive mood of Ukrainians in the difficult period of war in Donbass. Together with beginning of the tour the 4th disc of <mask> called "Selected" was released. The disc contained 19 best compositions from the singer's repertoire. After his returning from the tour, on 29 May, <mask> was awarded as "The male singer of the year 2014" by the results of Ukrainian contest of public preferences "The Success Favorites". Work and recognition in Belarus
At the end of November - beginning of December, 2013, <mask> was invited to perform during the music marathon in the city of Baranovichi.Within this project he performed on the Eve devoted to creative work of Leonid Shirin with the song "Mother", in the concert of the graduates of "The Academy of Talents" show and also received an award "The song of the year 2013". Discography

Albums
Znaki Zodiaka (Zodiac Signs) (2013)
К Tebe (To You)(2013)
Zdes' i Seychas  (Here and Now) (2014)
Selected  (2015)

Videos

References

External links
Official website
Video Youtube Channel of <mask>h

1982 births
Living people
People from Zhodzina
21st-century Belarusian male singers
Got Talent contestants
The X Factor contestants
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<mask> (23 January 1935 – 15 March 1991) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, musician, cartoonist, and painter. He was one of the pioneers of parallel cinema in Malayalam. He was known for his unorthodox way of filmmaking; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in storytelling without regular narrative styles. He studied at University College, Trivandrum. Before venturing into the film field, he was an established cartoonist. He had also worked with documentaries and theatre. He also occasionally directed music for other filmmakers.The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990. Biography
G<mask> was the son of comedy writer M. N<mask> Nair. <mask> started his professional life as a cartoonist for the journal Mathrubhumi. He established himself as a cartoonist in the early 1960s with his cartoon series Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum which dealt with the social encounters of its central characters, Ramu and <mask>ji, mingled with political and social satire. After that series ended in 1973, he drew cartoons for other journals but these were very sporadic. At one point, <mask> diverted his attention to theatre and music. He played a major role in establishing theatre and music clubs Navarangam and Sopanam.He became associated with eminent theatre figure Kavalam Narayana Panicker which accelerated his activities in the field of professional play. They created several plays like Kaali and Avanavan Kadamba. <mask> was working as an officer in revenue board when he got associated with artist Devan, playwright Thikkodiyan and writer Pattathuvila Karunakaran. The early works of <mask> were influenced by the group; for example, the spiritualism factor which can be seen in his early works can be attributed to satirist Sanjayan

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texts: and mystic paintings of K. C. S. Paniker. The first film directed by <mask>, Uttarayanam (1974), came out as a product from this group; the film was produced by Karunakaran and the story was written by Thikkodiyan. The film, which exposes opportunism and hypocrisy set against the backdrop of the Independence struggle, was inspired by <mask>'s own cartoon series Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum (Small World and Big People). The film is about Ravi, an unemployed young man, who has to face a series of encounters during his search for a job.Ravi reflects on the past struggles of the anti-British freedom fighters he has learned about from his paralyzed father. He eventually meets <mask> Muthalaly, a leader of Quit India movement, but now a corrupt contractor. The film garnered wide critical praise and several awards, including five Kerala State Film Awards upon release. <mask>'s second film Kanchana Sita (1972) was an adaptation of C. N. Sreekantan Nair's play of the same name, which is a reworking of Valmiki's Ramayana. The film is credited with formation of a new stream called independent filmmaking in Malayalam. It interprets a story from the Uttara Kanda of the epic poem, where Rama sends his wife, Sita, to the jungle to satisfy his subjects. Director <mask> interweaves the Samkhya-Yoga philosophical concepts of Prakriti-Purusha bonds throughout the film.The film, told in a feminist perspective, significantly differs from all other adaptations of Ramayana in the characterisation of the central characters, including Rama and Lakshmana. The characters are humanised, contrary to the way divine characters from Indian mythology are usually depicted in visual media. The film was shot in the interior tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh and the roles of the epic heroes are played by Rama Chenchu tribal

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texts: people (or Koyas), who claim lineage to the mythological Rama. Upper-class Hindu groups accused of Aravindan of blasphemy for casting tribals in the role of Hindu epic heroes but Aravindan never heeded saying that the Rama Chenchus have classical features and are marvellous actors. While Kanchana Sita dealt with mythology, <mask>'s next film Thampu (1978) dealt with realism and told the story of suffering in a circus troupe. It was shot in black and white in a direct documentary mode. <mask> won the award for Best Director at both National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards.His 1979 films Kummatty and Esthappan also ran through different streams. Kummatty is a Pied Piper-like figment of Malabar's folklore about a partly mythic and partly real magician called Kummatty (bogeyman) while Esthappan blends together the Biblical story of the deeds of Christ and the way society responded to him, with the life of Esthappan, whose life mystified others. Indefinability of the human mind was the theme of his next film Pokkuveyil (1981). The music for this film was composed by flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia. The legend is that visuals of this film were composed according to musical notations, without any script. The protagonist of the film is a young artist who lives with his father, a radical friend, a sportsman and a music-loving young woman. His world collapses when his father dies, the radical friend leaves him, the sportsman friend gets injured in an accident and has to give up sports and her family takes the woman away to another city.The lead role was played by poet Balachandran Chullikkadu. His next film Chidambaram came after a gap of four years. The 1985 film was an adaptation of a short story by C. V. Sreeraman and was produced by <mask> under the banner Suryakanthi. The film explores

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texts: various aspects of relations between men and women through the lives of three people living in a cattle farm in the hilly areas on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Themes of guilt and redemption are also dealt with. Unlike earlier films directed by <mask>, Chidambaram featured a cast consisting of many popular actors: Bharath <mask>, Smita Patil, Sreenivasan and Mohandas play the lead roles. In 1986 Oridathu can be seen as a continuation of <mask>'s earlier film Thampu and his cartoon series Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum (The Small Man and the Big World).The story is about the problems faced by the people of a hamlet with no electricity, when electric supply finally reaches them. The film reaches a conclusion that life is better without electricity. Though the film is discussing a serious issue, the treatment of it is very simplistic. Humour and intensity characterise the film that is set in the mid-fifties. The film is different from many of <mask>'s earlier works in that it deals with a broad range of characters and lacks a clear-cut linear story. The theme of Oridathu demanded a caricature treatment so Aravindan made it that way. When asked about this deviation, Aravindan stated, "There is an element of caricature in all the characters.A little exaggeration and lot of humour was consciously introduced to make effective the last sequence, which is the explosion. In fact the whole film moves towards the climax — the clash on the day of the festival and the breaking out of the fire." The film is complex in that it has many characters and many incidents and therefore does not have a single motif. Hence, <mask> had to use a number of shots in the film. The usual type of music is also absent. Instead, the sounds of the incidents are used to the maximum. In the film, different characters

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 speak different dialects of Malayalam, for example the villagers speak pure Valluvanadan Malayalam of South Malabar, the overseer uses the Trivandrum Malayalam the fake Doctor uses Travancore Malayalam etc.In this period <mask> did a number of documentaries and short films. He composed music for films like Aaro Oral, Piravi and Ore Thooval Pakshikal. <mask>'s 1989 feature film Unni was an international co-production loosely based on experiences in Kerala of a group of American students, who played themselves. <mask>'s final project Vasthuhara (1991) about refugees in Bengal was based on C. V. Sreeraman's short story in the same name. The film had Mohanlal and Neena <mask> in major roles. <mask> died on 15 March 1991, before the release of Vasthuhara. The cause of death was a heart attack.He was aged just 56 when he died. Kerala Chalachitra Film Society facilitates Aravindan Puraskaram every year in the memory of G<mask> for the best debutant director in Indian languages. Other contributions

References

External links

<mask> (Memoir by Chintha Ravi published in 1991) (in Malayalam)
G<mask>—Sahapedia article by V.K. Cherian
<mask>—Sahapedia essay by Sasikumar Vasudevan

1935 births
1991 deaths
Indian cartoonists
Musicians from Kottayam
Artists from Kottayam
Malayalam film directors
Kerala State Film Award winners
University College Thiruvananthapuram alumni
Indian documentary filmmakers
Best Director National Film Award winners
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Painters from Kerala
Screenwriters from Kerala
20th-century Indian film directors
20th-century Indian musicians
20th-century Indian painters
Film directors from Kerala
Malayalam screenwriters
Producers who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award
Directors who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award
20th-century Indian

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title: Killer Mike

texts: Michael Santiago Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name <mask>, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. <mask> made his debut on Outkast's 2000 LP Stankonia, and later appeared on their Grammy-winning single "The Whole World" from their greatest hits album Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast (2001). He has since released five full-length albums as a solo artist. He is the founder of Grind Time Official Records, which he launched through SMC and Fontana Distribution. In December 2008, <mask> signed to fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I. 's Grand Hustle Records. In 2012, he released R.A.P.Music, produced entirely by American rapper and producer El-P. <mask> and El-P subsequently formed the duo Run the Jewels in 2013; they were signed to Fool's Gold Records and released their self-titled debut in June of that year. <mask> is also known as a social and political activist, focusing on subjects including social inequality, police brutality, and systemic racism. In addition to addressing themes of racism and police brutality in his music, he has also delivered several lectures at colleges and universities, written about social justice topics for publications such as Billboard, and been the subject of interviews regarding police misconduct and race relations. He was a visible and vocal supporter of Bernie Sanders' 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, refusing to support Hillary Clinton after Sanders left the race, and again supporting Sanders in his 2020 presidential campaign. <mask> has appeared in films such as

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 Idlewild, Baby Driver, and ATL. The documentary series Trigger Warning with <mask>, in which he explores issues in the U.S. that affect the black community, premiered on Netflix in January 2019. Early life
Michael Render was born in the Adamsville neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, on April 20, 1975, the son of a policeman father and a florist mother.Because his parents were teenagers at the time of his birth, he was partly raised by his grandparents in the Collier Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, and would attend Douglass High School. Career

1995–2005: Early career and career beginnings
In 1995, <mask> briefly attended Atlanta's Morehouse College, where he met producers The Beat Bullies and eventually Big Boi of Outkast. His music debut was a feature appearance on OutKast's "Snappin' & Trappin'" from the 2000 album Stankonia, followed by their 2001 single "The Whole World", which won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. He was featured on several other tracks that year, including "Poppin' Tags" from Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2. In 2003, <mask> released his debut studio album, Monster, while being managed by Dayo Adebiyi and Al Thrash of Own Music. The album's lead single was "Akshon (Yeah! )", which featured OutKast on guest vocals.A remix of "Akshon (Yeah!)" was included on the soundtrack of EA Sports' video game Madden NFL 2004. The album's second single was "A.D.I.D.A.S. ", featuring Big Boi and Sleepy Brown, which peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It is <mask>'s highest-charting

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 single to date as a lead artist. Following the release of his own material, he appeared on "Flip Flop Rock" and "Bust" on the Speakerboxx half of OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below double album. He also appeared on "Southern Takeover" with Pastor Troy on Chamillionaire's CD The Sound of Revenge.<mask> appeared alongside T.I. on the song "Never Scared" by Bone Crusher in his album AttenCHUN!. It peaked at #26 on the Hot 100, becoming <mask>'s second top 40 hit ("The Whole World" being the first). The song was also used on the Madden NFL 2004 game soundtrack and by the Atlanta Braves for their 2003 season. 2006–2012: Pledge series and R.A.P. Music

What was to be his second album, Ghetto Extraordinary, had its release date pushed back several times due to disputes between Big Boi and Sony Records. Originally recorded in 2005, the album was eventually self-released as a mixtape in 2008.<mask>'s second official album, I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind, was released on his own Grind Time Official label in 2006, followed by I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II in 2008. According to an article published in the June 2007 issue of XXL, <mask> addressed why he left the Purple Ribbon roster. He stated that he felt as if Purple Ribbon was the equivalent to the "Clippers," while he wanted to join the "Lakers." T.I. later announced that he and <mask> had been in talks about bringing <mask> to his Grand Hustle imprint on Atlantic, and <mask> confirmed that he had signed in December 2008. He released his fourth official album, PL3DGE, on

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 Grand Hustle in 2011. His fifth album, R.A.P.Music, followed in 2012. In 2013, <mask> announced that he was working to release two albums in 2014, I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind IV and R.A.P. Music II, both of which were to feature production by EL-P. Although neither album was released as planned, 2013 and 2014 did see the release of two Run the Jewels albums, both collaborative efforts between <mask> and EL-P.

<mask> also announced in 2013 that his next solo album would be titled Elegant Elephant, a project he described as his "Moby Dick". He did not specify a timeline for its release. 2013–present: Run the Jewels

Killer <mask> was introduced to rapper/producer El-P by Cartoon Network executive Jason DeMarco in 2011. The following year, El-P produced <mask>'s album R.A.P.Music and guested on the song "Butane (Champion's Anthem)". That same year, <mask> guested on El-P's album Cancer 4 Cure. When R.A.P. Music and Cancer 4 Cure were released within weeks of each other, the two rappers decided to tour together. The success of the tour eventually led to the decision to record as a duo, which they named Run the Jewels. Run the Jewels released a free eponymous album on June 26, 2013. The next year, on October 28, 2014, Run the Jewels released their second free album, Run the Jewels 2.On September 25, 2015, the duo released a re-recorded version of Run the Jewels 2 made entirely with cat sounds, titled Meow the Jewels. A third album, Run the Jewels 3, was released on December 24, 2016. Their fourth album, RTJ4, was released on

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Acting
<mask> has been featured in the films 20 Funerals, Idlewild (2006), and ATL (2006). He has also performed as a voice actor, playing a rapper/actor-turned-U.S. President named Taqu'il in the Adult Swim cartoon Frisky Dingo from 2006 to 2008. <mask> guest-voiced a Boost Mobile phone in an episode of the same name of Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He appeared twice on an Adult Swim surreal comedy series The Eric Andre Show, once in 2012, where he acted as a hype man for a female opera singer, and again in 2014, where he performed a rap battle with Action Bronson while the two were forced to walk on treadmills.Graffitis SWAG Barbershop
<mask> and his wife, Shana, opened a barbershop in Atlanta on November 1, 2011. The two acquired and reworked a barbershop and named it "Graffitis SWAG" (Shave, Wash, And Groom). He had waited nine years before choosing to open the barbershop, after having an early business manager advise him against the plan. It took his wife advising him to do it now while he had the time and money to pursue his lifelong dream. He eventually plans to open 150 shops across the United States over time, predominantly in cities with large black communities. The barbershop is decorated with artwork on the walls honoring historic black leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. <mask> said that he hopes to "lift up men in the community who are out of work and help move them toward sustainable, lifelong careers" and give his employees "opportunity for real economic elevation".

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 As of 2012, the shop employed six barbers, with plans to add four to six more licensed barbers to the team.<mask> also said that he hoped to pursue his own barber license in the winter of 2012. The enterprise has been successful and the shop has become a gathering place for the community, in addition to hosting events such as a season premiere for The Boondocks and serving as the setting for several music videos. A second location in Tampa, Florida was planned for 2014. Greenwood bank
In October 2020, <mask>, Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover, and former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young founded Greenwood, an online bank targeting "Black and Latinx communities and anyone else who wants to support Black-owned businesses." According to Glover "tens of thousands" of people were on its waitlist for accounts within a day, and on January 26 Greenwood reported 500,000 people were waiting for accounts. The bank was originally expected to open in January 2021, but delayed its opening first to July, and then to the end of 2021, due to "unanticipated high demand". Activism
<mask> is an outspoken social activist focusing on subjects including social equality, police brutality, and systemic racism.His views are reflected in his music, as well as in interviews with the media. As a publicly viewed figure, <mask> feels it is his responsibility to represent African-Americans: "I feel I have to be politically active and I have to be a credit to my race." He has been vocal on the subject of police misconduct, his father being a former police officer. His

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 anti-brutality sentiment can be found on the song "Reagan" from his album R.A.P. Music, and the song "Early" on Run the Jewels 2. In response to the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown controversy in Ferguson, Missouri, <mask> said:

In an op-ed published in Billboard magazine, <mask> stated that "there is no reason that <mask> and also Eric Garner are dead today—except bad policing, excessive force, and the hunt-and-capture-prey mentality many thrill-seeking cops have adapted". <mask> and El-P performed at The Ready Room in St. Louis, Missouri on November 24, 2014, the same night that the Grand Jury verdict was announced stating that Darren Wilson would not be charged with a crime in the shooting of Michael Brown.<mask> opened the set, which began about two hours after the announcement was made, with a heartfelt speech. Fan-shot footage of the speech later went viral. <mask>, in an op-ed, defended rap lyrics and says that they should be defended as freedom of speech. Commenting on the 2015 Baltimore uprising related to the death of Freddie Gray, <mask> noted that he understood the frustrations leading to violent demonstrations, but encouraged protesters to use their energy to organize for lasting change. In a Billboard op-ed, <mask> stated:

He made similar points in an interview with the Harvard Political Review: "Baltimore is an opportunity for us to do something different. As society, there's a real opportunity to organize there, and if we do not take full advantage of the opportunity to organize, then the riots truly meant

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 nothing." <mask> has given lectures about race relations in the United States at several American universities, including Northwestern University, New York University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Political involvement

In June 2015, <mask> briefly ran as a write-in candidate to become the representative for Georgia's 55th district in the Georgia House of Representatives. Despite encouraging voters to write in his real name, Michael Render, any votes he received would not have been considered valid due to his failure to previously register as an official candidate in the election. He said his purpose in running was to raise awareness of the special election, and to demonstrate that political outsiders can and should run against established politicians. <mask> announced his support of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in June 2015 after Sanders announced his intention to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965. After introducing Sanders at a rally held in Atlanta November 23, 2015, <mask> spent time recording an interview with the presidential candidate at <mask>'s barbershop. <mask> released his interview with Sanders as a six-part video series the following month. In the following months, he remained an active and vocal supporter of Sanders, delivering speeches at rallies, voicing support in televised interviews and on social media, and traveling with the campaign.Sanders introduced Run the Jewels before their appearance at the 2016 Coachella music festival. In February 2016, <mask> received

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texts: criticism during his activism for Sanders for quoting American anti-racism and LGBT advocate Jane Elliott regarding Hillary Clinton, which was criticized as misogynistic and mistakenly attributed as being his original phrasing online and in the press. Following Sanders' exit from the race, <mask> refused to support Clinton, due to her pro-war record. <mask> has been an advocate for investment in black-owned banks; in July 2016 he called for people to transfer their money to black-owned Atlanta bank Citizens Trust, stating, "We don't have to burn our city down. But what we can do is go to your banks tomorrow. You can go to your bank tomorrow. And you can say, 'Until you as a corporation start to speak on our behalf, I want all my money.And I'm taking all my money to Citizens Trust". In June 2017, at Glastonbury festival, <mask> endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election. On March 22, 2018, <mask> Noir defending black gun ownership. He says it had been filmed a week prior to the March for Our Lives yet released the weekend of the protest. He also stated that he told his children that if they participated in the National School Walkout that he would expect them to leave the family home. On March 26, 2018, he posted a video stating that the NRA used his interview out of context, saying he actually supports March for Our Lives while simultaneously advocating for black gun ownership. During this same video he gave his endorsement for gun ownership alternatives, listing the Socialist Rifle Association

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 by name.On May 29, 2020, <mask> spoke during a press conference with Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in response to the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests. In 2020, <mask> supported both Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the 2020–2021 United States Senate special election in Georgia, both of whom won. Personal life
<mask> married his wife, Shana, in 2006. He has four children. His nephew, Chance Holloman, signed to play offensive line at Tuskeegee University after graduating from Westlake High School. Discography

Studio albums
 Monster (2003)
 I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind (2006)
 I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II (2008)
 PL3DGE (2011)
 R.A.P. Music (2012)

Filmography

Awards

Grammy Awards

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Billboard Awards
In 2020, <mask> was the recipient of the first ever Billboard Change Maker Award, created to recognize an artist or group that speaks truth to power through their music and celebrity.References

Further reading

External links

1975 births
21st-century American rappers
African-American male rappers
African-American songwriters
Alternative hip hop musicians
American gun rights activists
Articles containing video clips
Atlantic Records artists
Dungeon Family members
Grammy Award winners for rap music
Hip hop activists
Living people
Morehouse College alumni
Political music artists
Rappers from Atlanta
Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
Southern hip hop musicians
Run the Jewels members
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<mask> (20 January 1590 – 7 August 1661) was a Catholic mystic and lesbian nun who lived in counter-reformation Italy. As abbess of the Convent of the Mother of God, at Pescia, she had a relationship with one of her nuns, Sister Bartolemea. These came to the attention of the counter-reformation Papacy, determined to subordinate potentially troublesome mystics if they showed any signs of independent or heretical spirituality. Although they paid three to four visits to the nunnery, it was not until they interrogated Sister Bartolemea that they found that <mask> and Bartolemea had engaged in sexual relations. Bartolomea gave testimony that Benedetta engaged in frottage with her while possessed by the spirit of a male demon known as Splenditello. Benedetta was stripped of her rank and imprisoned. Early life

<mask> was born on 20 January 1590 (St. Sebastian night), in a remote mountain village  which was located at the Apennines, 45 miles northwest from Florence.Her father was Giuliano, a rich and devout man who owned his house and several other properties in Vellano and a small farm nearby. Her mother was Midea <mask> (born Midea d'Antonio Pieri), a sister of the parish priest. Benedetta was an only child in her middle-class Italian family and Giuliano provided his will that after his own and his wife's death his house should be turned into an oratory dedicated to the Mother of God. Midea's labour was very difficult, painful and dangerous both for her and her daughter, both of whom survived. Giuliano had decided to name the girl Benedetta — blessed — and dedicate her to God's service. Soon after her birth, her family retired to her father's farm in the mountains where she

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 made at the birth of his daughter and bring Benedetta to a group of religious women in Pescia. As father and daughter set off on the road, the nightingale once more appeared and began to follow them. About a mile from Vellano, <mask> turned to that bird and said: ″Goodbye nightingale, I am going to Pescia and leaving you.″ The nightingale flew off, and villagers never heard him again. Convent

Benedetta joined a group of unmarried women who wanted to lead an ascetic life; it was not a regularly enclosed convent and they were not even full-fledged nuns. Firstly it was a retreat in a private house where women led a communal life engaged in prayer, spiritual exercises and making raw silk. This community had been formed nine years earlier (i.e.in 1590) by Piera Pagni, the widow of a prominent Pesciatine. One of her kinsmen, Antonio Pagni, founded an independent religious congregation for men in 1588. He had obtained a degree in canon law at the University of Pisa; he was joined by Father Paolo Ricordati and several other priests and laymen. Because of their reputation for saintliness, local people soon began to call them Theatine fathers. But they called themselves Fathers of the Holy Annunciation, and they were not members of the Theatine Order of Clerics Regular founded in 1524 by St. Cajetan Thiene. Fathers of the Holy Annunciation agreed to back a female community founded by Piera Pagni and provide spiritual direction to the women in it. Paolo Ricordati was their father confessor.Thus, local people began to call Piera Pagni and her subordinates "Theatines" too although the Theatine Order of Clerics Regular was a male religious order. In 1599 in Pescia were three