title: Edwin van der Sar

texts: Reading in 1979. Another clean sheet, against West Ham on 8 February 2009, extended the record to 1,212 minutes, beating the British top-flight record of 1,155 minutes previously set by Aberdeen's Bobby Clark in 1971. Finally, on 18 February 2009, <mask> Sar further extended the record to 1,302 minutes, and in doing so, he broke José María Buljubasich's single-season world record of 1,289 minutes, set in the Chilean Clausura in 2005. His clean sheet record ended on 4 March, when he made an error allowing Peter Løvenkrands of Newcastle United to score after 9 minutes. In total, <mask> Sar had gone 1,311 minutes without conceding in the league. These clean sheets were a major factor in United clinching their 11th Premiership title as United won a lot of games 1–0 to clinch the title ahead of Liverpool. With a total of 21 clean sheets he also won the Barclays Golden Glove for 2008–09.However, he missed out on winning his third Champions League winners medal as United succumbed to a 2–0 defeat at the hands of Barcelona in the final of the tournament on 27 May 2009. Nevertheless, he won Best European Goalkeeper award from UEFA for the second time, 14 years after he first won it at Ajax. He was one of the five United players shortlisted for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, which was ultimately given to his United teammate Ryan Giggs; however, <mask> Sar was named in the PFA Team of the Year. <mask> Sar sustained a finger injury during the Audi Cup pre-season tournament, forcing him to miss the first 12 matches of Manchester United's 2009–10 season. On 6 October 2009, <mask> Sar returned to action for United, playing 90 minutes in the reserves against Everton. On 17 October 2009, he returned to action in the first team, playing in United's 2–1

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 victory over Bolton Wanderers. On 21 November 2009, <mask> Sar would suffer injury again and be kept out of action for 12 games, with the combination of the Dutchman's wife suffering a brain haemorrhage just before Christmas.On 16 January 2010, <mask> Sar returned to action in a 3–0 win over Burnley. <mask> Sar signed a one-year extension to his current contract with Manchester United on 26 February 2010, keeping him at the club until at least the end of the 2010–11 season. On 23 December 2010, British press reported that Sir Alex Ferguson had confirmed <mask> <mask> would retire at the end of the 2010–11 Premier League season. Although he denied the reports at the time, <mask> Sar confirmed on 27 January 2011 it now was his intention. On 12 March, <mask> Sar was named Man of the Match against Arsenal in the FA Cup after making several fine saves. United won the match 2–0 with goals from Wayne Rooney and Fábio. He was included in the PFA Team of the Year, making his third appearance there, others in 2007 and 2008.On 22 May 2011, he played his final game at Old Trafford in a 4–2 victory over Blackpool resulting in Blackpool's relegation from the Premier League. He captained United as a farewell treat. His last game for United was against Barcelona in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final on 28 May, which United lost 3–1; at 40 years, 211 days he was the oldest male player to feature in a European Cup final in the Champions League era, with Dino Zoff holding the all-time record at 41 years, 86 days, when he appeared in the 1983 European Cup Final. Following the match, <mask> <mask> retired from active football. International career
<mask> <mask> was included in the Netherlands' 1994 World Cup squad but did not play. He had to wait until 7 June 1995 for his

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 international debut, against Belarus. He was in goal for three successive eliminations from major competitions by penalties: Euro 96, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.The Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup after competing with Portugal and the Republic of Ireland and so during all of his career with the Netherlands, he had missed one tournament. 1998 World Cup
<mask> Sar backstopped the Netherlands to the semi-finals of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where they were eliminated by Brazil 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. In the third-place playoff, Netherlands lost to upstart Croatia 2–1. In the quarter-finals against Argentina, <mask> Sar confronted Ariel Ortega after Ortega received a yellow card for a dive in the penalty area; the Argentine was then sent off for headbutting <mask> Sar. Shortly after Ortega's red card, Dennis Bergkamp scored the winning goal in Netherlands' 2–1 victory. Euro 2000
<mask> Sar started the Netherlands' first two group games at UEFA Euro 2000, but suffered an injury in the closing stages of their 3–0 win over Denmark and was replaced by <mask> Westerveld for the final group match against France. <mask> <mask> returned for the quarter-finals, but was again replaced by Westerveld after 65 minutes, by which point the Netherlands had a 4–0 lead.<mask> Sar kept another clean sheet in the semi-final against Italy, resulting in a goalless draw after Frank de Boer and Patrick Kluivert both failed to score from the penalty spot in regulation time. The match went to a penalty shoot-out, and although <mask> Sar saved the effort from Italy captain Paolo Maldini, the Netherlands scored just one of their four kicks and lost 3–1. <mask> Sar finished the tournament without conceding a single goal, but was left out of the Team

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During the penalty shoot-out after the Euro 2004 quarter-final against Sweden, <mask> Sar saved a penalty from Olof Mellberg, as the Netherlands won the shoot-out 5–4 and advanced to the semi-finals, where they lost to hosts Portugal. 2006 World Cup

Prior to the 2006 World Cup group match against Côte d'Ivoire, <mask> Sar had not conceded a goal in nine consecutive competitive matches. As captain of the Netherlands, he broke Frank de Boer's record of all-time caps for his country in the 2006 World Cup second-round match against Portugal. Euro 2008

On his 37th birthday, <mask> Sar was interviewed by Radio 538 and stated that he intended to retire from international football after Euro 2008.Prior to the tournament, he was instrumental in bringing an end to a long-time dispute between veteran striker Ruud <mask> and manager <mask> Basten. He was the captain in their impressive 3–0 victory over Italy on 9 June 2008, and also on 13 June for the 4–1 victory over France. On 21 June, he played in the 3–1 quarter-final loss against Russia, which was believed to be his final international. This was his 16th appearance in a European Championship finals match, with which he equalled the record set by Lilian Thuram a few days earlier. Along with 22 other players <mask> Sar was named in the team of the tournament. Following Euro 2008, <mask> Sar had the distinction of playing more minutes at the European Football Championship than any other player. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
On 3 October 2008, at the urging of new coach <mask> Marwijk, <mask> Sar agreed to come out of international retirement for the Netherlands' 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against

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 Iceland and Norway after injuries to Maarten Stekelenburg and Henk Timmer made both unavailable for the two games.<mask> <mask> kept a clean sheet in both matches, which were won by the Dutch 2–0 and 1–0 respectively. In Oslo, the Dutch defeated Norway 1–0 courtesy of a <mask> Bommel goal, thus ensuring a fitting send-off for <mask> Sar who earned his 130th cap during that match, a record for a Dutch player, and put him in the top forty most capped players of all time. He remained the Dutch team's most capped player until <mask> surpassed him in 2017. Style of play

Regarded as one of the greatest and most complete keepers in football history, <mask> Sar was a large, athletic, yet slender goalkeeper, who excelled at coming off his line to handle crosses due to his height and physique; an intelligent goalkeeper, in addition to his reflexes, excellent positional sense, and shot-stopping abilities, he was also known for his calm composure, longevity, and his ability to organise his defence. Furthermore, he was also effective at stopping penalties. However, <mask> Sar was known in particular for his skill with the ball at his feet, as well as his accurate distribution with either foot, which gave him the ability to launch counter-attacks from his area with long balls, or build attacking plays by playing the ball out from the back on the ground. Due to his ability in possession of the ball, and to rush off his line, he also functioned as a "sweeper-keeper" on occasion throughout his career, in particular during his time with Ajax.Post-playing career

On 3 August 2011, a testimonial was played at the Amsterdam Arena in honour of <mask> Sar. The match featured the goalkeeper's "dream team", consisting of Wayne Rooney, John Heitinga, Louis Saha, Rio Ferdinand,

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<mask> Sar and his wife Annemarie <mask>en have two children. The couple's wedding ceremony took place at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, on 20 May 2006. <mask> Sar's son, Joe, was on the pitch celebrating when his father saved a penalty in the Netherlands' 5–4 shoot-out victory over Sweden in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2004. In December 2009, Van Kesteren was admitted to the hospital just two days before Christmas, reports said she had suffered a suspected brain haemorrhage and was in a "very poor" condition.<mask> Sar was granted indefinite leave following his wife's collapse, and it is understood that she has made a good recovery, with no long-term effects. On 12 March 2016, <mask> Sar made a brief return to football to play a single match for his former youth club VV Noordwijk. Noordwijk, playing in the amateur fifth tier, had suffered an injury crisis. He saved a penalty and conceded a goal in the match as they drew 1–1 with Jodan Boys. players
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title: Li Jishen

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<mask> or <mask>-shen (5 November 1885 – 9 October 1959) was a Chinese military officer and politician, general of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1949–1954), Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (1954–1959), Vice Chairman the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1949–1959) and founder and first Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (1948–1959). Initially a supporter of Chiang Kai-shek and Kuomintang, <mask>n helped purge and murder Communists in the 1927 Shanghai massacre, but eventually became one of Chiang's top internal rivals. <mask> accused Chiang of weakness in the face of Japanese aggression and of submission to Western financial interests. The two eventually reached an understanding, and <mask> went on to hold military commands during the Second Sino–Japanese War. However, after the end of the war, new disagreements with Chiang led to <mask>'s expulsion from the Kuomintang. After this, for a time, he became leader of the splinter Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (RCCK), then switched sides and joined the Communists, collaborating with Mao Zedong and holding political office in the new People's Republic of China. <mask> married several times and fathered many children.One of his sons, <mask>o, also served as Chairman of the RCCK. Early life
<mask> was born in Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, in 1886. His family owned land, and some of his ancestors were Confucian scholars. His mother died when he was four years old. <mask> enrolled at Wuzhou Middle School, where he studied under the right wing Kuomintang leader Hu Hanmin. In 1904 he entered the Liangguang Accelerated Army Academy of the

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<mask> returned to Guangdong in 1921 at the invitation of Guangdong Army chief of staff Deng Keng (邓铿). Deng was assassinated in March 1922, and Chen Jiongming staged a coup in June of that year, which <mask> helped to put down. For this, he received command of the army's 1st Division. In 1924, after serving briefly as commissioner of reconstruction of the West River-Wuzhou area and as Wuzhou garrison commander, <mask> became Deputy Dean of the newly established Whampoa Military Academy under Chiang Kai-shek. After Sun Yat-sen's death in March 1925, the Guangdong government was reorganized as the National Government, and <mask> was appointed commander of the 4th Army, which had formerly been the Guangdong Army.He spent the next year destroying Chen Jiongming's remaining power. When the Northern Expedition began in July 1926, <mask>'s 4th Army joined the push northward. During this time, <mask> also served as Governor of Guangdong, military affairs commissioner, and acting president of the Whampoa Military Academy. In 1927, he was elected to the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang and helped Chiang in the purge and massacre of Communists. In November

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 1927, <mask> left Guangdong with Wang Jingwei to attend a plenary session of the Committee in Shanghai on the subject of restoring party unity. In his absence, Zhang Fakui staged a coup. However, officers loyal to <mask> successfully put down the coup, forcing Zhang to surrender, and <mask> returned to Guangdong on 4 January 1928.On 7 February 1928, <mask> was made a member of the standing committee of the Military Affairs Commission. He was also made commander in chief of the newly established Eighth Route Army. On 1 March, <mask> became chairman of the Guangdong branch of the Political Council of the Kuomintang, and on 30 March he was made chief of the general staff of the Northern Expedition. During the remainder of the year, <mask> attended meetings in Beijing, and briefly served as acting commander in chief of the Nationalist forces when Chiang Kai-shek left Beijing for Nanjing. He was appointed to the State Council on 8 October and resigned as Governor of Guangdong in November. Fujian People's Government
In 1929, <mask> traveled to Nanjing to attend the 3rd National Congress and mediate a dispute that had arisen between the Nationalist government and the New Guangxi clique. However, talks broke down in March, the members of the clique were expelled from the Kuomintang, and <mask> was placed in detention.He was not freed until after the Japanese attack on Mukden in 1931. In 1933, <mask> joined forces with Chen Mingshu to launch a successful military revolt in Fujian, and after the initial seizure of power, became Chairman of the Fujian People's Government. However, in 1934, the revolt was crushed by Chiang Kai-shek, and <mask> was forced to flee to Hong Kong in January 1934. Second Sino–Japanese War
In 1935, <mask>

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 joined with associates to found the Chinese People's Revolutionary League, which advocated resistance against Japan and overthrow of the Nationalist government. In 1936, <mask> participated in a joint Guangdong-Guangxi revolt against the government, but after it collapsed, <mask> returned to Hong Kong. The order for his arrest was rescinded by Chiang. In 1938, in the name of unity against the Japanese threat, <mask> was restored to membership in the Kuomintang, and again became a member of the Military Affairs Commission and the State Council.During the Sino-Japanese War, <mask> served in several military posts. In 1944, he was appointed president of the Military Advisory Council, and worked to consolidate resistance against Japan in southern Guangxi. At the 6th National Congress of the Kuomintang in May 1945, <mask> was elected to the Central Supervisory Committee of the Kuomintang, and served as a delegate to the National Assembly the following year. Expulsion from Kuomintang and Revolutionary Committee
On 8 March 1947, <mask> issued a statement calling for reconciliation between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party. For this, <mask> was again expelled from the Kuomintang on Chiang's orders, for "making unwarranted statements and inciting the people to riot". <mask> began working to unite current and former Kuomintang members who opposed Chiang Kai-shek. This led to the formation of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang in 1948, with <mask> as its first Chairman.People's Republic of China
<mask> left Hong Kong in early 1949 and traveled north to Beijing, invited by Mao Zedong, and assisted in the preparatory work for the founding of the new People's Republic of China. After the inauguration of the

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 new Communist government, <mask> went on to hold important posts, serving as Vice Chairman of the People's Republic from 1949 to 1954, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (1954–1959), and Vice Chairman the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1949–1959). He was also Vice President of the Sino-Soviet Friendship Association. In addition to these positions, in January 1953 <mask> was named to the committee responsible for drafting the first Constitution of the People's Republic of China. <mask>n died on 9 October 1959 in Beijing due to stomach cancer and a cerebral thrombosis, at the age of 73. Personal life
<mask> married several times, had many mistresses, and fathered many children. One of his sons became Dean of the Agricultural College of Lingnan University during the 1940s.His second son, <mask> Kum, went to New York and graduated from Columbia University. Another son, <mask>, became Chairman of the National Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang in the 1990s. Three of his daughters were students at Yenching University in 1950. References

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<mask> (born 6 November 1945) is a Norwegian poet. Biography

Born in 1945 in Molde, Norway, Ødegård made his poetic debut in 1967. Since then he has published more than fifty books, many volumes of poetry, two novels for young adults, two books about Iceland, a play, and several reinterpretations. His own works are recognized internationally as deeply original and high quality poetry and his poetry books are translated into 39 languages (2017), among these five separate collections in English. He was the founder and president of the Bjørnson Festival, the Norwegian International Literature Festival, held in homage to Nobel laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, for a decade. He was the founder and president of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet, The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression, 2003–2015. He shares his time between a home in Molde and another in Reykjavík, Iceland.Selected works
1982: Wind over Romsdal, poems, translated by George Johnston. 1989: *Bee-Buzz, Salmon Leap (1989), poems, translated by George Johnston. 2002: Missa, poems, translated by Brian McNeil
2005: Judas Iscariot and Other Poems, translated by Brian McNeil
2009: "Selected Poems", translated by Brian McNeil

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Drøymaren, vandraren og kjelda. Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1967
Konsert i eit kvitt hus.


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 Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1968
I pensjonatet.Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1970
Det mørke regnet. Lyrikk, Aschehoug, 1972
Einar Bragi: Regn i mai. Gjendikting, Noregs Boklag, 1973
Færøysk lyrikk. Gjendiktningar av færøysk notidslyrikk med essay. Aschehoug 1974
Gyula Illyés: Dikt i utval. Gjendikting (s.m.Vince Sulyok). Aschehoug, 1974
Fuglen og draumen. Barnebok. Noregs Boklag, 1974
Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson: Ved brunnane. Gjendikting. Aschehoug, 1976
Hoggormen. Skodespel.Dreyer, 1977
Vind gjennom Romsdal. Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1978
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, i utvalg av <mask> Ødegård. Dikt. Den norske Bokklubben, 1979. Broder Eysteinn: Lilja. Gjendikting med essay.Tiden Norsk Forlag, 1980
Einarr Skúlason: Geisli. Gjendikting med essay. Tiden Norsk Forlag, 1982
Biesurr, laksesprang. Lyrikk. Cappelen, 1983
Ørneblodet. Ungdomsbok. Tiden Norsk Forlag, 1983
Gudehovet.Ungdomsbok. Cappelen, 1984
Leid Henrik Ibsen ad Petri Gaut. Essay. 1989
Moderne islandske dikt. Gjendiktingar med essay. Samlaget, 1990
Kinomaskinist. Lyrikk.Cappelen, 1991
Molde, mitt Molde. Dikt og prologar. Molde kommune, 1992. Island, øya mellom øst og vest. Sakprosa. Aschehoug, 1992
Buktale. Lyrikk.Cappelen, 1994
Matthias Johannessen: Om vindheim vide. Gjendikting. Cappelen forlag, 1994
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 Cappelen, 1995
Milan Richter: Røter i lufta. Gjendikting med essay. Cappelen, 1996
Missa.Lyrikk. Cappelen, 1998
Island. Fra saga til samtid. Sakprosa. Aschehoug, 1998
Matthías Johannessen: Salmer i atomalderen. Gjendikting. Cappelen, 2002
Nysilt.CD s.m. Inger Johanne Brunvoll Band, 2002
Stephensen-huset. Lyrikk. Cappelen, 2003
Ödön von Horváth: Historier frå Wienerskogen. Drama. Samlaget, 2003
Kringsjå. Dikt i utval (v/Thorvald Steen).Lyrikk. Cappelen, 2005
Grøne dikt. 9 moderne irske lyrikarar. Antologi. Gjendikting med essay (s.m. Jostein Sæbøe). Cappelen, 2005
Står om enn tårnene faller.Kyrkjespel i høve Molde domkyrkjes 50-års jubileum. 2007
Jóhann Hjálmarsson: Storm er et vakkert ord. Gjendikting. Solum forlag, 2007
<mask> A. Ødegård sen.: Kornåker under himmelen. Dikt og essay. Fræna kommune, 2009
Det blomstra så sinnssjukt. Lyrikk.Cappelen Damm, 2009
Åsmund Sveen: Guten låg i graset. Dikt i utval ved <mask> Ødegård og <mask> Imerslund, 2009
Glacovi od cever, covremena, norveska poesija, moderne norsk lyrikk på makedonsk, utval, redigering og innleiingsessay (s.m. Yasminka Markovska). Struga, 2009
Friedrich Schiller: Don Carlos. Gjendikting. Samlaget, 2010
Eksempelet Island: om hvordan nykapitalismen angriper et folk. Sakprosa, red.og artiklar. Arneberg forlag, 2010
Olav den hellige. Spor

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Mírzá Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Baghdádí (1837/8—1910) was a prominent Iraqi adherent of the Baháʼí faith and one of 19 Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh. Mustafá was among the leading Baháʼís in Iraq until he moved to Beirut in the late 1870s, where he coordinated pilgrims going to see Baháʼu'lláh in ʻAkká, and later he was involved with the movement of the Báb's remains to ʻAkká. As a child, his family hosted Táhirih in Baghdad and later accompanied her on a trip to Iran, where they met Mullá Husayn. Background and family
Mustafá was the son of Shaykh <mask> (a.k.a. Shaikh Mohammad Šebl) Baghdadi, a high-ranking ulama of the city. Mustafa's father, grandfather (Sayyed Darvish), great-grandfather (Sayyed Shebl), and great-great-grandfather (Sayyed Sharif Kazemi) were all theologians in Kufa, then his father moved to Baghdad in 1827-28, a decade before Mustafá was born, taking the role of teaching theosophy for Siyyid Kázim. Mustafá's father became Kázim's personal representative in Baghdád, and later became one of the first Shaykhi leaders to become a Bábí in the mid-1840s, having been taught by Mullá ʻAlíy-i-Bastámí (one of the Báb's Letters of the Living) when he was brought to Baghdád and imprisoned.He later attempted to meet the Báb in Iran, but due to the Báb's banishment to Azerbaijan, he went to Khurasan and met Quddús instead. Travel to Iran
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texts: the American Consul in Beirut and was commented upon by American missionary Henry Harris Jessup. Beginning in 1868, and instigated by conversions of Sunni Muslims to the Baháʼí Faith, the Baháʼís of Baghdad were arrested and imprisoned repeatedly. In April–May 1868, three or four Baháʼís of Baghdad were killed by Persian Shias, likely offended by Baháʼís celebrating holy days during their mourning ceremonies. In 1872, Mustafá was attacked by an angry mob and nearly killed.Two years later he spent eight months in prison, along with many other Baháʼís of Baghdad. Upon his release in 1874, he traveled to ʻAkká and Baháʼu'lláh instructed him to move to Beirut. While in Beirut he was the main conduit for coordinating Baháʼí pilgrims on their way to Palestine. Mustafá became the liaison between the Ottoman political authorities and the Baháʼís, and his home became a meeting place of dignitaries such as the mufti and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's family. For decades, he was the focal point of internal and external communications. The "facilities provided by [Baha'u'llah's] staunch follower, <mask>á, now established in Beirut to safeguard the interests of the pilgrims who passed through that city" was listed by Shoghi Effendi as one several milestones that attested to the vitality of the religion toward the end of Baháʼu'lláh's life. His home in Beirut was host to the


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 remains of the Báb for twelve days in January 1899, as they made their way secretly from Persia to ʻAkká, via Baghdad, Damascus, and Beirut.The casket was carried by hand by Mustafá and seven others from Beirut to ʻAkká, arriving 31 January 1899. After the passing of Baháʼu'lláh in 1892, he served as ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's representative in Beirut. As he got older, his eyesight began to fail. In 1910 he moved north to Alexandretta (Iskandarun) where he died soon after. Legacy
Mustafá wrote a chronicle of the Bábí movement, ar-Risalah al-Amriyyah (The Treatise on the Cause), that was appended to Ar-Risalah at-Tis` `Ashariyyah (The Treatise of Nineteen) by Ahmad Sohrab. The works were published in Cairo in 1919. Abbas Amanat wrote in Resurrection and Renewal of Mustafá's work,

Mustafá wrote poetry, which was requested by Edward Browne and is now kept at the Cambridge University Library.Browne met him on 22 April 1890 in Beirut, on his return from meeting Baháʼu'lláh. Browne wrote of the encounter,

The Guardian of the Baháʼí faith, Shoghi Effendi listed <mask>á as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh, giving him an equivalent level of distinction to Baháʼís as the Twelve Apostles are to Christians. <mask>'s burial was personally managed by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, who wrote the epitaph for his tombstone. In Memorials of the Faithful, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá wrote of

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 him,

He had three sons: Hosayn Eqbal (1864-1952), ʻAli Ehsan (1874-1917), and Ziaʾ Mabsut (1884-1937). A fourth son, Amin Abu'l-Wafa, was born 1878 but died 1898. Zia Mabsut was a leading Baháʼí in the United States, joined the editorial staff of the Star of the West from 1911 to 1915, accompanied ʻAbdu'l-Bahá on his journeys, supervised the construction of the Baháʼí House of Worship, played a leading role in the American race amity movement, and wrote his own memoirs, al-Reḥla al-baḡdādiya. One of ʻAli Ehsan's sons, Jamil Baghdadi (1913–87), was for many years the secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iraq and imprisoned for six years (1973–79) during a government crackdown on Baháʼí activities.Another son of ʻAli Ehsan, ʿAbbās Baḡdādi (1915-1975), was professor of geology at the University of Baghdad (1961–71), imprisoned during the crackdown, and died in prison on 20 January 1975. Another son of ʻAli Ehsan, Adib Rażi Baḡdādi (1905-1988), was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iraq as both treasurer or secretary, the first pioneer to southern Yemen (1 December 1952) and received the title Knight of Baháʼu'lláh, and was later of the National Spiritual Assemblies of Kuwait and Lebanon. Notes

References

Further reading
<mask>á Baghdádí - biography at Bahá’í Chronicles

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<mask> (<mask>, b. 13 May 1903, Wandsworth – December 1975, Chelsea) was a novelist, essayist and poet, remembered as an early writer on film, being film critic of The Guardian for most of the 1930s, a regular contributor to the modernist film magazine Close Up, and later editor of the literary magazine, Life and Letters To-day from 1935 to 1950. Biography
His father, <mask> (1854-1906), made a substantial fortune in business in South Africa but died in England whilst Herring was still a child. An elder brother, Ernest Arthur Williams (1896-1978) remained in Kokstad, South Africa to manage the family interests but <mask> and his mother stayed in Britain. Herring was a cousin of the British writer, translator and polymath Edward Heron-Allen. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol and possibly also at Tonbridge School, in Kent. At Clifton he was a protege of R.P.Keigwin. <mask> would remain friendly with his former tutor for the rest of Keigwin's life. He then took a second class degree in the English Tripos at Kings College, Cambridge, where his tutor was F.L. Lucas, graduating in 1924. At Cambridge he was associated with the group around Ivor Montagu and Angus McPhail, publishing his poetry regularly in Montagu's magazine, The Cambridge Mercury. He associated with the "Bright Young Things" in mid 1920s London, being friends with Inez Holden, and invited to Elizabeth Ponsonby's notorious "Bath and Bottle Party" of 13 July 1928. For most of the late 1920s and 1930s <mask> lived in a large new apartment at 1 Irvine Court, Porchester Terrace, to the north of Hyde Park, sharing it with his mother, a maid and a chauffeur.The building was destroyed in 1940 by a direct hit during the Blitz. When the lease expired in

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 September 1937 Herring's mother, Clara Helena Williams, née Spillman (1869-1940), with maid and chauffeur, moved to a new home in Eastbourne, where she lived until her death in 1940. In June 1937 Herring moved to 52, Upper Cheyne Row, in Chelsea, sharing it until early 1938 with a friend, Johnny Cole, a 22 year old former soldier in the Grenadier Guards. Writing career
He began his writing career with a whimsical, fictional travelogue set in Andorra, The President’s Hat (1926) whilst also undertaking editorial work and introductions for a series of new editions of English comedies of manners for the highly reputable publisher Macmillan, starting with The School for Scandal in 1927. His talent was attractive enough for him to be contracted to the literary agency Curtis Brown, and his second book, the satire Adam and Eve at Kew, or, the Revolt in the Gardens, written in late 1926, would eventually appear in early 1930 with illustrations by the fashionable young artist Edward Bawden. Early in his career, <mask> worked for the publisher Allen & Unwin. He was assistant editor of The London Mercury from 1925 to 1928 and a regular contributor, particularly of film criticism, until the journal was sold to new owners in 1934 and J.C. Squire ceased to be editor.At the same time he contributed film criticism regularly to the magazine Drawing and Design: The Magazine of Taste, up to 1929. He became film critic at The Manchester Guardian in mid 1928, being one of the newspaper's best paid freelance contributors for several years. From 1932 onwards he reviewed ballet for the newspaper. He also became London Correspondent for the film magazine Close Up, contributing 38 feature articles between late 1927 and 1933, making him the


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 To-day was not a typical modernist "little magazine". The initial circulation as a quarterly was nearly 3000 per issue, and the magazine was stocked by major retailers such as W.H. Smith and Menzies. When the title switched to monthly publication in autumn 1938, Smith's alone increased their order by 1000 copies an issue. In March 1939 Brendin purchased the failing London Mercury and Bookman titles and incorporated them to the journal. The magazine reverted to its pre-Bryher title, Life and Letters later in World War II. Herring became close friends of the Pool Group (H.D., Bryher and Kenneth Macpherson), having associated with them since their interest in experimental film in the late 1920s.Bryher paid for <mask>'s psychoanalysis in London with the Freudian analyst Walter Schmideberg between 1935 and 1939. <mask> played the pianist in Macpherson's avant-garde production, Borderline (1930). <mask> died in a fire at his home in Cambridge in 1975, which destroyed his personal archive. Works

The President's Hat (1926)
Films Of The Year (1927)
Films of the Year, 1927 – 1928 (1929)
Adam and Evelyn at Kew, or Revolt in the Gardens (Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1930) (Colour illustrations by Edward Bawden)
Cactus Coast (1934) novel
Cinema Survey (with Dallas Bower and Bryher). Harlequin Mercutio, Or, A Plague on Both Your Houses (A Ride Through Raids to Resurrection)(1943)
The Impecunious Captain or Love as Liv'd (1944)
Westward Look.Poems 1922-45 (1945)

References

Further reading
Meic Stephens, 'The Third Man: <mask> and Life and Letters To-day', Welsh Writing in English: A Yearbook of Critical Essays, 1997, pp. 157–69

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Sir <mask> (1626 – April 1706), KB, of Stevenstone, Devon, was an English landowner, Sheriff of Devon in 1682  and MP for Barnstaple (1660) and for Devon (1661–1679). The Travel Journal of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723) states of him: "This gentleman is one of the richest in the country, having an estate of six thousand pounds sterling per annum, besides a considerable property in ready money". Origins
<mask> was baptised at Week St Mary, Cornwall, on 23 September 1626. He was the son of <mask> (d. 1628) of Marhayes (anciently Marrays, Marrais, Marrys etc.) in the parish of Week St Mary in Cornwall, six miles south of Bude, by his wife Grace Roberts. His grandfather was <mask> (d. 1573), the second son of the patriarch <mask> (d. 1552), of Stevenstone, the founder of the Rolle families of Devon and Cornwall. George II Rolle had been left by his father's will the wardship and marriage, which he had purchased from her father, of Margaret Marhayes (or Marrays etc.), the daughter and sole heir of Edmund Marrys of "Marrys", i.e. Marhayes Manor, Week St Mary, Cornwall. The summarised text of his will concerning this bequest is as follows: He grants and bequeaths to George, his son, the wardship and marriage of Margaret Marrys, daughter and sole heir to Edmund Marrys, of the parish of St Mary Wyke in the county of Cornwall, in as ample manner as he had of the gift and grant of the said Edmund Marrys, paying yearly to the said Edmund £ ? during his life. George II duly married his inherited ward and thereby founded the cadet line of Rolle of Marhayes, which eventually itself became the senior line on the inheritance of Stevenstone and

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 Bicton by Sir <mask> (d. 1706), KB, the subject of the present article. Inheritance
In 1647 he inherited in tail-male the Devon manors of Stevenstone in the parish of St Giles in the Wood, near Great Torrington  (23 miles east of Week St Mary) and Bicton, amongst many others, following the death of his second cousin <mask> (1605-1647) of Beam, near Great Torrington, the last male descendant of <mask>'s great uncle <mask> of Stevenstone (d. 1570), eldest son of the patriarch <mask> (d. 1552), the founder of the Devon and Cornwall families. This inheritance made him possibly the largest landowner in Devon, a position certainly held in 1873 by his ultimate adoptive heir Hon.<mask> (d. 1907), of Stevenstone,  as revealed by the Return of Owners of Land survey. Career
In 1660 <mask> was elected Member of Parliament for Barnstaple in the Convention Parliament. He was created a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles II. In 1661 he was elected MP for Devon for the Cavalier Parliament and held the seat until 1679. He was High Sheriff of Devon in 1682. Entertains Grand Duke of Tuscany
On 7 April 1669 he entertained Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723) at his Exeter townhouse
Two miles from the city, after they had passed the bridge of Isca, called by the English Ex, several of the prominent gentlemen of the city came to meet and pay their respects to his highness, who, descending from his carriage, answered with his usual courtesy. When he reached the city, the people of which assembled in such numbers as to fill the suburbs and all the streets through which his highness passed, he alighted at the inn called the New Inn, where several

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 gentlemen shortly arrived from the neighbouring places to pay their compliments to him.Soon after, the mayor, aldermen, and bailiffs, unexpectedly arrived in their magisterial habits of ceremony, with the insignia of justice and mace-bearers before them; they found his highness up-stairs in the saloon, who, after having received them graciously, and desired the mayor to be covered, heard, and replied to, his congratulations. He requested his highness to be allowed to give him a public entertainment at his own house, which invitation his highness refused, on the plea of his being incog., a plea he had made use of elsewhere; and, above all, on account of the haste in which he was, from his impatience to be in London and kiss the hands of his majesty the king. After they were gone, Sir Arthur Ackland came in, a young man of seventeen years of age, who, by the death of his father, is come into possession of a fortune of two thousand pounds per annum. Also Messrs. <mask> and <mask>, sons of Sir <mask>, one of the two lieutenants-general of the county under the general. This gentleman is one of the richest in the country, having an estate of six thousand pounds sterling per annum, besides a considerable property in ready money, which will enable him to give a reasonable fortune to his younger sons. With him the day ended". On the next day, the 7th, having attended a service in Exeter Cathedral, the Grand Duke:
"went to see the ancient castle, and then making a tour round the walls of the city on the outside, he returned home to dinner, entertaining at table, besides the usual gentlemen, Colonel Gascoyne, the two brothers Rolle, Mr. Ford, one of the two

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 lieutenants of the county, lately appointed secretary to Lord Robert, for the purpose of accompanying him to Ireland, and Major Andrews.After dinner, Mr. Kirkam, who is the only Catholic gentleman in the county, came to pay his respects to his highness, and soon afterwards, Sir <mask>, who came from his house in the country, on purpose to pay his obeisance. After their departure, his highness went to Sir <mask>'s house, to visit his wife, who received him in a room where were assembled, along with her, her three daughters; Miss Earl, sister of a rich gentleman of the county, who, they said, was to be the wife of the eldest son of Sir <mask> above-mentioned; and three sisters of Mr. Kirkam, who were unmarried, and Catholics, cousins on the mother's side to Sir <mask>e. His highness conversed standing, and on taking leave, returned directly home, and passed the evening without any other occurrence worth mentioning". Marriage
In 1648 he married his cousin <mask> (1631-1705), whose mural monument exists in Tawstock Church, the only surviving child of Denys <mask> (1614–1638) of Stevenstone and Bicton, by his wife Margaret Paulet, daughter of <mask>, 5th Marquess of Winchester (c.1598-1675). The heir-male of Denys Rolle had been his cousin <mask> of Beam (d. 1647) who had married Mary Stevens, daughter of Mr Stevens of Vielstone in the parish of Buckland Brewer, the lordship of which latter manor belonged to the Rolles of Stevenstone. <mask> had died childless, his heir thus having become <mask> (d. 1706) the subject of the present article. The <mask> family inter-married further with the Stevens family, which were later of Winscott House in the parish of Peters

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 Marland, Devon, and a Stevens was briefly heir apparent to the vast estates of <mask> Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (d. 1842), the last of the Rolles.Mural monument to wife

A mural monument exists in St Peter's Church, Tawstock (by Thomas Jewell of Barnstaple) to <mask> (d.1705), daughter and sole heiress of Denys <mask> (1614–1638) of Stevenstone and wife of Sir <mask> (d. 1706) of Marhayes. It was erected by her daughter <mask>, a spinster who had apparently moved to Tawstock Court, the home of her sister <mask> (Lady Wrey), the widow of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet (d. 1696). The inscription is as follows:

"In memory of The Lady Rolle wife of Sr. <mask>e, Knight of ye Bath, ye purity of whose mind, w(hi)ch appeared in all ye dutys of a virtuous life, made her ye best of wives, mothers & friends. Her love was like her piety, constant & unfeigned to her last moment. She dyed Aug(u)st ye 10th 1705. Rest pious dust thy God has heard thy prayers,
Calm'd all thy sorrows & wip'd off thy tears,
Thy soul doth now behold his face divine,
And with ye heavenly host in confort joyn,
Pitys ye senseless folly of mankind,
While she enjoys an endless peace of mind. This monument was erected by her daught(e)r M(ist)r(es)s <mask>".On top of the monument is an heraldic cartouche showing the arms of Sir <mask>, namely <mask> of Marhayes with an inescutcheon of pretence of Rolle of Stevenstone, indicating that Sir <mask>'s wife was an heraldic heiress. Above that is the crest of Rolle: A cubit arm erect vested or charged with a fess indented double cotised azure in the hand a parchment roll . At the base is a monogram of undeciphered lettering, apparently a doubled and

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 interlaced "R". Children
By Florence Rolle he had the following children:
<mask> (d. 1689), eldest son, who predeceased his father. He married Lady Christiana Bruce, daughter of Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin (c.1626-1685). He was survived by two sons, successively heirs to their grandfather, <mask> (d. 1710), MP, of Stevenstone, who died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother <mask> (1679-1730), MP, of Stevenstone. Amos Rolle, who married Mary Risdon, only child of William Risdon of Winscott, in the parish of St Giles in the Wood.Col. Dennis <mask> (d. 1714), of Horwood in Devon, whose grave slab exists to the south of the altar in the north aisle chapel of Horwood Church. <mask>
<mask>, spinster, died after 1705 when she erected the monument to her mother in Tawstock Church. Stated apparently erroneously in the Heraldic Visitations of Devon (1895, edited by Vivian) to have died in 1677. <mask>, married in 1681 to Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet (1653-1696), of Tawstock. Death and burial
Rolle died at the age of 79 and was buried at St Giles in the Wood on 1 May 1706. At the time of his death he owned over forty manors in Devon and estates in Cornwall, Somerset and Northamptonshire. Sources
Ferris, <mask>., biography of Sir <mask>e published in History of Parliament: House of Commons 1660-1690, ed.B.D. Henning, 1983
Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., The Visitations of the County of Devon, Exeter, 1895, pp. 652–656, Rolle of Stevenstone

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title: Ottokar Czernin

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<mask>denitz (; 26 September 1872 – 4 April 1932) was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat and politician during the time of World War I, notably serving as Foreign Minister from 1916 to 1918. Life and career

Family
<mask> was born in Dymokury () into an ancient Bohemian noble family (the <mask> family). In 1897, he married Marie née Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1878–1945) in Heřmanův Městec (). His younger brother Otto was also a diplomat and served inter alia as envoy to Sofia during World War I. Early career
After studying law at the Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, he joined the Austro-Hungarian foreign service in 1895 and was dispatched to the embassy in Paris. In 1899, he was sent to The Hague, but only three years later he had to resign as a result of a lung infection and retired to his Bohemian estates. In 1903, <mask> became a member of the Bohemian Lower House as a representative of the Deutsche Verfassungspartei.He quickly became a champion of conservatism and a defender of 'monarchical principles' and favoured upholding the monarchy and opposing universal suffrage and parliamentarism. This brought him to the attention of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the throne of the Dual Monarchy. As a leading member of Franz Ferdinand's so-called Belvedere Circle, Count <mask> was appointed a member of the Austrian Upper House (Herrenhaus) in 1912. Minister to Bucharest
At the heir apparent's request, Count <mask> re-entered the diplomatic corps in October 1913 when he was selected as minister to Bucharest. The appointment initially caused some controversy as he was considered a notorious Magyarophobe, but he managed to persuade the Hungarian Minister President Count Tisza to agree. However, an interview in a Hungarian newspaper in January 1914 nearly cost him his job with Hungarian calls for his resignation. As minister to Bucharest, Count <mask>'s mission was to investigate the value of the alliance with

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 Romania and the possibilities to strengthen it.However, he quickly reported back to Vienna that one could not trust the Romanian government if a war were to break out. Following the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, he strove successfully to keep Romania neutral, thanks in part to the support of the aged King Carol I. Most Romanians did not share Carol's strongly pro-German sentiments, including Prime Minister Brătianu and his government. Count <mask> recommended that Vienna should offer the withdrawal of Siebenbürgen (now Transylvania) and parts of Bukovina in order to persuade Romania to prolong their neutrality, but the plan was strongly opposed by the Hungarian government. Romania entered the war on the side of the Allies in August 1916 and Count von <mask> returned to Vienna. Imperial Foreign Minister
Following the accession of Karl I as the new emperor, Count von <mask> was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 23 December 1916, replacing Baron Burián von Rajecz. Both men shared the view that a rapid conclusion of peace was necessary to avoid the dissolution of the Habsburg Empire.Count <mask>'s main aim was therefore to seek a compromise peace while respecting the agreements made with Germany. However, he quickly discovered that the Dual Monarchy's increasing dependency on Germany rendered a truly independent foreign policy impossible. While he reluctantly agreed with the necessity of resuming unrestricted submarine warfare in February 1917, he expended much effort that year unsuccessfully trying to persuade German political and military leaders of the need for a peace by compromise. At a conference between Germany and Austria-Hungary on 17–18 March 1917 on the goals of the war, he suggested inter alia the cession of territory of the Central Powers to arrange a fast peace with the Entente. In his view, the declaration of war by the United States was a disaster and a victory for the Central Powers became improbable. More

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 precisely, he suggested that Germany should abandon Alsace-Lorraine and Belgium in return for large territorial gains in Poland. In Count <mask>'s scenario Austria-Hungary would be compensated with primarily Romanian territory.
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On 12 April, he drafted a memorandum with a gloomy prognostication of Austria-Hungary's war situation that was transmitted through Emperor Karl I to Matthias Erzberger, a member of the German Reichstag, outlining the reasons why the Dual Monarchy could not survive another winter of fighting.This resulted in the well-meaning but ineffective peace resolution of 19 July 1917. In a speech in Budapest on 2 October 1917, he spoke in favour of international justice, disarmament, arbitration and freedom of the seas as a basis for peace and as a legal basis for a new Europe. Following the Bolshevik seizure of power in  Russia, the workers across the Austro-Hungarian Empire became increasingly active around the issue of food shortages and a desire for a "peace without annexations. This led to the 1918 Austro-Hungarian January Strike in which <mask> had to personally intervene. On 24 January 1918, he announced he accepted Wilson's Fourteen Points. He then negotiated a separate peace treaty with the newly created Ukrainian People's Republic that was signed on 9 February 1918 and in which he agreed to cede Chelm. The so-called bread peace did not solve the Dual Monarchy's food supply problem, but it did earn Count <mask> the loathing of Austrian Poles, who also had claimed Chelm.He reached the highlight of his career by subsequently signing peace treaties with Russia on 3 March and Romania on 14 April and was considered the leading diplomat of the Central Powers. The Sixtus Affair, however, led to Count <mask>'s downfall. Emperor Karl I, using his brother-in-law Prince Sixte of Bourbon-Parma as his intermediary, had secretly assured French President Poincaré by a letter dated 24 March 1917 that he would support France's "just

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 demand" for the return of Alsace-Lorraine. Although his role in the affair remains unclear, he was aware of the secret negotiations, although not of the exact wording of the letter. When French Premier Clemenceau published the letter a year later Count <mask>, feeling himself betrayed by Emperor Karl I and on the verge of a nervous breakdown, tendered his resignation on 14 April 1918. Count <mask> has been relatively harshly judged by historians. While he was arguably more imaginative and energetic than either of his predecessors, Count von Berchtold or Baron Burián von Rajecz, he was at the same time more unpredictable and volatile, giving in to sudden impulses.This gave his foreign policy an element of instability, which possibly did not inspire confidence to the other side with which he was seeking a compromise peace. Despite being celebrated at the time as a "peace minister", his diplomatic efforts to disengage his country from World War I failed to prevent the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. Post-war career
After the war, the Czechoslovak agrarian reforms deprived him of his lands in Bohemia and he withdrew to Salzkammergut in Austria. From 1920 to 1923, he served as a deputy of the Demokratische Partei in the National Council of the Republic of Austria. In 1917, he was bestowed with the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen and invested as a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Apparently he wrote to Empress Zita after the war asking her not to expel him from the latter order because of his erratic behaviour as Foreign Minister. In 1919, he published his memoirs of his days as an insider in the Austro-Hungarian political and diplomatic arenas during World War I, called In the World War, an interesting look at the inside machinations of an ancient empire being pulled apart by war.In the book he suggested that future generation would remember the First World War as a prelude to world revolution. Count von <mask> died in

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 Vienna on 4 April 1932. In popular culture
Count von <mask> was portrayed by actor Christopher Lee in an episode of American television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. The episode was entitled "Austria, March 1917" and premiered on the ABC television network on 21 September 1992. Works
 Im Weltkriege, Vienna, Ullstein & co, 1919 (In the World War, London, Cassell, 1919). Mein afrikanisches Tagebuch, Zurich, Amalthea, 1928. Sources

 August Demblin, <mask> und die Sixtus-Affaire, München, Drei Masken Verlag, 1920.—, Minister gegen Kaiser : Aufzeichnungen eines österreichisch-ungarischen Diplomaten über Aussenminister Czernin und Kaiser Karl, Wien, Böhlau Verlag, 1997. Ingeborg Meckling, Die Aussenpolitik des Grafen Czernin, München, R. Oldenbourg, 1969. Ladislaus Singer, <mask> Graf Czernin: Staatsmann einer Zeitenwende, Graz, Verlag Styria, 1965. References

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<mask>, was a Florida community leader, politician, and state official, often referred to as the "Father of the Florida's Turnpike" for his efforts to bring about the first major highway in Florida, and for his contributions generally to economic development in the state. Early life
He was born November 3, 1898, near Freetown, Jackson County, Indiana, the second child of Sarah Jane and <mask>. His paternal grandfather, Dr. <mask>, was the attending physician at his birth. <mask> had two sisters Estella (1893–94) and Mary Catherine (1903-1935) as well as four brothers Virgil (1886-1957), Herschel (1887-1957), William (1891-1970) and Paul (1895-1925). Seeking adventure and angered by Pancho Villa's raid on a New Mexico town, at 17, he enlisted in the army, and saw action in the Mexican Expedition of 1916, remaining in the army afterward, he eventually saw action in France during World War I. Following his discharge from the army, <mask> attended the University of Illinois, earning a degree in animal husbandry, and setting out start a farm in Palm Beach County, Florida, near modern-day Delray Beach. He would ultimately settle further south, in Fort Lauderdale, where he and his wife Margaret would start a family.Daughter Ann was born in 1926. A second child died as an infant. Son and namesake <mask> <mask>, Junior, was born in 1928. Civic leadership
To house their growing family, the <mask>s bought a house at 543 Victoria Park Road from William Reed, a prominent South Florida pioneer and politician. Reed and <mask> became close friends, with Reed serving as mentor to <mask>. Reed encouraged <mask>'s increasing involvement in the civic affairs of Fort Lauderdale. <mask> served a two-years term as mayor beginning in 1937.After serving as a mayor, he re-entered the military and obtained a commission in 1940. He

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 served with the 77th Infantry Division in the Pacific, seeing combat at Guam, Leyte Gulf, and Iwo Jima. In 1945, <mask>, who had been promoted to full colonel and would lead troops as they spent 45 consecutive days aboard ship under kamikaze attacks before participating in an amphibious landing on Okinawa. Finally retiring from the army in 1946, <mask> returned to Fort Lauderdale, and resumed his involvement in public affairs, joining and serving as an officer in local Rotary and Kiwanis organizations, as well as supporting various political causes. He began a "second career" as a banking executive, eventually helping found and serving as a director at five separate banks, including Barnett Bank of Port Everglades, later Barnett Bank of Broward County. Barnett would, in time, become part of NationsBank, which ultimately became Bank of America, the largest bank in the world. Statewide politics and the turnpike

In 1952, seeking to end rural northern Florida's long dominance of state political affairs, <mask> and other like-minded leaders from the southern part of the state backed Dan McCarty, a young grovesman, fellow World War II veteran, and former speaker of the state house of representatives for governor.McCarty, ran on a platform of reform and economic progress, and was elected easily, but was felled by a massive heart attack only a few months into his term. Dismayed by McCarty's successor, Acting Governor Charley Johns, in the 1954 special election, <mask> supported LeRoy Collins. In the early 1950s <mask> had met another south Florida businessman, Charles "Charlie" Costar, who had convinced him of the need for a new road from the state line to south Florida, one that by-passed many of the sleepy beach towns that dot Florida's east coast. Largely due to Costar's lobbying efforts, the state

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 legislature had passed the Florida Turnpike Act in 1953, and then-Governor McCarty signed it into law. During the interregnum of Charley John's acting governorship, the project largely languished. During the 1955 legislative session (the first during newly elected Governor LeRoy Collins' administration) there was a concerted effort to repeal the Turnpike Act and abolish the entire project, led by North Florida legislators known as the Pork Chop Gang. Having been appointed chairman of the Florida Turnpike Authority (the program's governing agency) in January 1955 by Governor Collins in one of his first official acts, <mask> almost single-handedly turned the situation around.By the end of the 1955 legislative session the bill to kill the Turnpike had been defeated
36–4, the original law had actually been amended to extend the planned route of the new road by another 110 miles from Fort Pierce to Miami, and a $70 million bond issue had been authorized to finance the first stage of construction. Father of the turnpike
Colonel <mask> served as chairman of the Turnpike Authority from 1955 to 1961. During his tenure, the first phase of construction began on July 4, 1955. By late 1956, owing to the Federal government's announced plans for a comprehensive interstate network of highways which would become the Interstate Highway System, and which was to include a route down Florida's east coast, designated I-95, which largely duplicated the Turnpike's originally-contemplated "Coastal Route" from Jacksonville to Fort Pierce, all work on the Turnpike stopped, and plans for further construction were shelved. Construction had begun at what was expected to be the southern terminus of what was officially known as the Sunshine State Parkway, rather than near the (northern) state line, meaning the only portion to be

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texts: completed before the hiatus was the 110 mile stretch between Fort Pierce and Miami - the extension <mask> had proposed and won approval for during the 1955 legislative session. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held January 25, 1957. Throughout the greater part of his service on the Turnpike Authority, Chairman <mask> was forced to contend with opposition from diverse segments of the political world, including those who felt it was a waste of tax dollars, rural interests unenthusiastic about devoting resources to a project seen as largely benefiting urban areas, tourism-based interests in the coastal towns of the counties between St. Augustine and Fort Lauderdale, railroad lines, and others.Nonetheless, he managed to gather sufficient support to keep the Turnpike alive. Despite his initial disinclination to go forward with additional construction on the Turnpike, Governor Collins acknowledged the need for an extension of the Sunshine State Parkway that would connect Fort Pierce (and the under-construction I-95) with Orlando (and the proposed I-4 and I-75). The extension was approved in May, 1959. In 1960, he would receive a letter from Governor Collins praising Colonel <mask> for his leadership of the highway project. Later, near the end of his service on the Authority, another extension, adding 156 miles and connecting Orlando and Wildwood, would be approved. Days before both he and <mask> would leave office, Governor Collins authorized the sale of an additional $80 million in bonds to finance construction to Wildwood. That section would be dedicated July 24, 1964, and would mark the completion of the "Main Line" portion of the Parkway running from Miami to Wildwood.During his time as chairman, Colonel <mask> deliberately took an active role in the management of the Turnpike, frequently driving to


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 various destinations, visiting construction sites, and inspecting land parcels under consideration for acquisition, talking to road construction workers and managers and motorists. On one notable occasion, witnessing an accident, he quickly pulled to the side of the road and dove into a canal, dragging the wrecked cars occupants from the murky water in what, sadly, turned out to be futile efforts to save their lives. Later life and continued service
Leaving the chairmanship and the Turnpike Authority in 1961, <mask> resumed his banking interests, relocating to Plantation, Florida, a Fort Lauderdale suburb. A plaque memorializing <mask>'s service to the State of Florida, and his successes as chairman of the Turnpike Authority marks the approach to the Thomas B. Manuel Bridge, which carries the Turnpike over the St. Lucie Canal, near Port Salerno, in east central Martin County. The plaque, near Mile Marker 130, officially recognizes Colonel <mask> as the "Father of the Turnpike". He retired following his wife's death in 1981, but continued to maintain an active interest in the affairs of the Turnpike, following developments affecting the system closely, often attending hearings and meetings, and frequently speaking publicly on issues pertaining to the Turnpike. Death
At age 88, while attending a public hearing in Coconut Creek, and speaking against proposed toll increases, <mask> suffered a heart attack, collapsed, and was rushed to a hospital.He died soon thereafter, on August 13, 1987. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale with his wife. References

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<mask> (died 223), courtesy name Zifang, was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He was also the younger brother of <mask>, who also served Liu Bei. In 219, <mask> surrendered to Liu Bei's ally-turned rival Sun Quan, directly resulting in the loss of Jing Province (covering present-day Hubei and Hunan) and the death of Guan Yu. The Australian Sinologist Rafe de Crespigny notes that <mask> had the remarkable record of serving each of the leaders of the Three Kingdoms during his lifetime. Early life
<mask> was from Qu County (), Donghai Commandery (), which is present-day Lianyungang, Jiangsu. He was born in an extremely rich merchant family, which had over 10,000 slaves and guests. <mask> and his elder brother <mask> were said to be proficient in horsemanship and archery.Along with the Chen clan (led by Chen Gui and Chen Deng), the Mi family served under Tao Qian, the Governor of Xu Province (徐州; present-day northern Jiangsu). Service under Liu Bei
Upon Tao Qian's death, the influential Mi clan strongly advocated the governorship be passed on to Liu Bei, to whom <mask> had his sister married. Thereafter, the <mask> brothers joined Liu Bei's army to Xuyi and Huaiyin (淮陰; in Guangling, south of Xu Province) to counter-attack the warlord Yuan Shu in 196. Zhang Fei, who was left behind by Liu Bei to guard Xiapi (capital of Xu Province at the time), killed Cao Bao, the chancellor of Xiapi when Tao Qian was still in charge of Xu Province, after an intense quarrel over some trivial things. Cao Bao's death caused unrest in the city, and the locals opened the city gate for Lü Bu, who then seized control of the city, capturing the families of Liu Bei

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 and <mask> during the process. Upon hearing the news, Liu Bei's soldiers started to desert, and those that remained were defeated by the enemy commander Ji Ling. Liu Bei then retreated to Haixi (), Donghai Commandery ().Faced with enemies on both sides and a lack of supplies, the Mi brothers encouraged Liu Bei and used their personal wealth to support the army. Seeing no other viable option, Liu Bei sought a truce with Lü Bu, who accepted the proposal and returned Liu Bei's family as an act of good faith. In fear of being isolated by Yuan Shu, Lü Bu obstructed further attempts by Yuan Shu to eliminate Liu Bei. Liu Bei moved his camp to Xiaopei where he was financially supported by the Mi brothers to rebuild his army, gathering over 10,000 men. Lü Bu became concerned and attacked Xiaopei. Liu Bei then fled to Xuchang, where warlord Cao Cao had set his base. While Liu Bei served under Cao, Cao Cao enticed <mask> and <mask> by offering them governorships of Ying Commandery (嬴郡; northwest of present-day Laiwu, Shandong) and Pengcheng Commandery respectively, but both chose to follow Liu Bei when their brother-in-law left Cao Cao, giving up the high positions for an unknown future.Later, Liu Bei betrayed Cao Cao, and fled to the south after being defeated several times by Cao Cao. After the battle of Jiangling, Liu Bei successfully negotiated with the southern warlord Sun Quan to lend him the Nan Commandery (南郡; present-day Jiangling, Hubei) of Jing Province, and <mask> was assigned the post of the Administrator of the commandery. When Liu Bei embarked for Yi Province, <mask> was ordered to stay behind with Guan Yu in Jing Province. Service under Sun Quan
In 219, Guan Yu launched an invasion against Cao Cao, leaving

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 <mask> with the defence of the base city in Jiangling, and Shi Ren in Gong'an County. Earlier, <mask> had accidentally set some military equipment ablaze, and Guan threatened to dish out harsh punishment should he triumph over Cao Cao. As a result, <mask> was afraid of Guan Yu. <mask> received letters from Sun Quan, who was also a brother-in-law to Liu Bei, who was also angered by Guan Yu's insolence.Thus, when Sun Quan launched a surprise attack on Jiangling, <mask> listened to Shi Ren's suggestion and surrendered to Sun Quan. Sandwiched on both sides by enemies, Guan Yu was captured by Lü Meng and executed. <mask> was deeply ashamed of his brother's betrayal, and soon died of sickness. <mask> was not only blackened by Yang Xi () of Shu Han for his betrayal, but had also been derided by Yu Fan of Eastern Wu for the very same reason. In June 223, an Eastern Wu commander named Jin Zong, who was in charge of Qichun (), defected to Wei by launching a rebellion. So Sun Quan ordered He Qi to put down the rebellion. <mask> then served under He Qi as a commander, along with another two generals named Liu Shao (劉邵, not to be confused with 劉劭) and Xianyu Dan ().They succeeded in their mission, capturing Jin Zong alive and retaking Qichun. That was the last historical record of <mask>, after which he was not mentioned again. Anecdotes
Once, <mask>'s boat met with that of Yu Fan in a narrow waterway, the servants on <mask>'s boat demanded Yu Fan to move out of the way by shouting: "Get out of the way for our general's boat." Yu Fan shouted back angrily in response: "How can one serve the lord when he had lost his loyalty? And how can one be called a general when he caused his [former] master to lose two cities?" <mask> was

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 very ashamed and let Yu Fan's boat to pass instead. Another incident also involved Yu Fan when he had to pass through Mi <mask>'s camp.The officers at <mask>'s camp did not open the gates, and Yu Fan angrily shouted: "How can one do this when what is supposed to be open is closed, but what is supposed to be closed is open instead?" <mask> was even more ashamed than he was in the waterway. Despite the ridicule, Sun Quan still treated <mask> with trust and dignity. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, both <mask> and Shi Ren (erroneously referred to as "Fu Shiren" in the novel) served in the Eastern Wu military after they surrendered to Sun Quan. In chapter 83, Liu Bei personally led a force against Eastern Wu to avenge Guan Yu. When they discovered that their men were plotting to kill them and surrender to Liu Bei, <mask> and Fu assassinated their superior Ma Zhong () and surrendered to Liu Bei. However, the unimpressed Liu ordered Guan Xing, son of Guan Yu, to execute the traitors as a sacrifice to Guan Yu.See also
 Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms

Notes

  麋芳 is often (mis)printed as 糜芳 in copies of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in circulation. References

 Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).Year of birth unknown
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<mask> (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the ONE Championship where he is a former ONE Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger. He was the first to hold the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship and held the SUPERKOMBAT record for most consecutive title defenses. <mask> was the No. 5 ranked light-heavyweight in the world during his reign as the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Champion. He is also a three-time wushu national champion and European wushu champion. As of 7 November 2018, <mask> is ranked the #7 light-heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. While perhaps best known for competing in the Superkombat Fighting Championship (SUPERKOMBAT), he has also competed for K-1, Glory, LEGEND, Dynamite Fighting Show and ONE Championship.Background
The son of a former boxer, <mask> started training judo at age 11 before switching to wushu and kickboxing at age 17 (he trained under Cătălin Zmărăndescu at CSA Steaua București). He has been training in Bucharest, Romania for his entire career. <mask> first went to Respect Gym, which was run by Alin

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 Panaite, where he trained with fellow kickboxers Bogdan <mask>, Benjamin Adegbuyi, Claudiu Bădoi, Ciprian Șchiopu and Florin Lupu. In 2018, he opened his own gym (Stoica Brothers Fight Academy), and since then he has been training there also under the guidance of the boxing coach <mask>. Kickboxing career

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In November 2010, the SUPERKOMBAT announced that they had signed <mask> and his younger brother Bogdan to compete in the promotion. Its chairman, Eduard Irimia, felt that the Respect Gym brothers have the potential to become top-class fighters. On February 25, <mask> faced Redouan Cairo in a rematch at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2012 in Podgorica, Montenegro.Originally, it was announced that <mask> defeated Cairo via decision after three rounds. However, SK officials overturned the decision to a no contest as the judges actually scored the bout a majority draw. <mask> had also caused controversy by inadvertently referring to Cairo as "the nigger" in his post-fight interview. <mask> himself apologized for the mistake, blaming his poor command of English (<mask> said he

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 meant to use the term "negro" instead, which caused further controversy). He next faced Toni Milanović at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2012 on October 20 in Arad, Romania and defeated the Croatian via split decision. <mask> was scheduled to face Zabit Samedov for the inaugural SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22. However, Samedov took ill in the build-up to the fight and replaced by the lower-ranked Arnold Oborotov and so the bout was changed to a title eliminator with the winner facing Samedov.<mask> produced another emotionally-charged performance and knocked Oborotov out in the first round. K-1
He lost to Agron Preteni via unanimous decision in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb, Croatia on March 15, 2013. The fight was all <mask>, until Preteni dropped him with a left hook early in the second round which earned an eight count and really turned the tide of the fight. Mladen Krajnčec, one of the judges said that this was hardest fight to judge and that K-1 rules clearly state

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 that the one who is in a knockdown loses the fight. He scored a second-round knockout of Zinedine Hameur-Lain at SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 5 in Târgoviște, Romania on August 30, 2013. He KOed Dženan Poturak in round two at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013 in Botoșani, Romania on September 28. LEGEND
He rematched Agron Preteni at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013, in a reserve bout of Legend Fighting Show -95 kg tournament.Preteni took majority judges decision in a close fight with many strong kicks and punches which effected little damage. SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Champion (2015-Present)
He defeated Ondřej Hutník by unanimous decision to win the vacant SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21. GLORY
<mask> was knocked out by Danyo Ilunga in the tournament reserve bout at GLORY 15 - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014. The two had spirited exchanges in the first round. Ilunga was consistent with his piercing knees to <mask>, who countered them well

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texts: with his right hand. Both men were successful and landed hard shots before Stoica thought that he had an advantage on a particular combination but just grazed Ilunga with a hook instead of landing clean. This allowed Ilunga to get underneath it and come back with a huge counter right hand that floored and took <mask> out, who didn't have his feet beneath him to answer the ten count.Prior to the fight, he and Benjamin Adegbuyi spent time as sparring partners of Alexander Gustafsson at the Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, Sweden. He was expected to make the first defence of his SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship against Boy Boy Martin at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2014 in Constanța, Romania on June 21, 2014. Martin withdrew for undisclosed reasons, however, and was replaced by Ali Cenik. <mask> defeated Cenik via unanimous decision to retain the title. He was scheduled to face Artem Vakhitov in a superfight at the Glory 20: Dubai on 3 April 2015 but pulled out for unknown reasons. <mask> had his second title defense against Moises Baute on October 25, 2014, at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix


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texts: 2014 Final Elimination, where he won via KO in the third round. The win also earned him 2014 Fight of the Year and 2014 Knockout of The Year awards.<mask> next faced Emilio Vallecillo on November 22, 2014, at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final, <mask> won via TKO in the first round. <mask> faced Marcello Adriaansz on March 7, 2015, at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2015 and won via unanimous decision. <mask> fought Thomas Alizier on May 23, 2015, in his hometown, at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2015, winning the bout by knockout the second round. <mask> faced Abdarhmane Coulibaly on July 19, 2015, at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2015 in another non-title bout. <mask> won via unanimous decision. On August 1, 2015, at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2015 <mask> defended his title by defeating Fred Sikking by first-round KO. He scored with a left that ended the bout in one minute and fifteen seconds.After the win <mask> stated "I told you before. This belt it's mine. Sikking came out aggressive, he threw some shots, but he had no chance." A superfight against Pavel Voronin took place for October 2,

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 2015, at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final Elimination. In the first round <mask> looked to work the head and body with punches while mixing in the occasional kick, Voronin looked to attack <mask>'s lead leg with kicks. <mask> took over in the second round as his boxing was too fast and accurate for Voronin. In the third round <mask> connected with a knee to the body that forced Voronin to take a knee.He recovered to make it to the end of the bout, but <mask> took home a clear unanimous decision winning his eight consecutive fight. <mask> is expected to defend his title against Jorge Loren at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final. Loren won the fight by TKO, after knocking <mask> down three times during the course of the first round. Post SUPERKOMBAT
<mask> was scheduled to fight Mladen Kujundžić at Respect World Series 1, his first fight outside of SUPERKOMBAT in nearly two years. Kujundžić won the fight by a first-round TKO. <mask> managed to halt the two fight losing skid with a first round low kick knockout of Antonio Souza. Following these two fights, <mask> was scheduled to fight Tomáš Hron at W5

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 Grand Prix “Legends in Prague” for the vacant W5 Intercontinental Super Heavyweight Championship.Hron won the fight by unanimous decision. After losing to Hron, <mask> went on a four fight winning streak, defeating Pavel Voronin, George Davis, Ivan Bartek and Sahak Parparyan, before losing a decision to Donegi Abena. He rebounded with a unanimous decision victory against Tomas Steponkevicius. In September 2018, <mask> took part in the WFL Heavyweight tournament. <mask> won a decision against Levi Kuyken in the quarterfinals, but lost a decision in turn to Nordine Mahieddine in the semifinals. Going back to his native Romania, <mask> fought twice under the banner of Dynamite Fighting Show, defeating Sazan Memedi by decision and Luis Morais by a first-round knockout. ONE Championship
On March 9, 2019, <mask> made his ONE debut against former SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Champion Tarik Khbabez at ONE Championship: Reign of Valor.However, he was overpowered by the Dutch-Moroccan during the fight. <mask> went on to lose by unanimous decision. <mask> made his return on April 12, 2019, at ONE Championship: Roots of

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 Honor, facing Ibrahim El Bouni. He went on to win by unanimous decision. On December 6, 2019, <mask> next faced Anderson Silva at ONE Championship: Mark Of Greatness in a match that had world title implications. <mask> quickly finished Silva, knocking the Brazilian out at 1:58 of the first round. After the fight, <mask> expressed interest in challenging Roman Kryklia for the ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight World Championship.The two have been scheduled to fight for the title at ONE Infinity 1. The event was later postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <mask> was scheduled to fight a trilogy match with Pavel Voronin during DFS 9. He won the fight by split decision. The fans' opinions were divided resulting in a controversy. Dynamite Fighting Show booked an immediate rematch in 2021. Title shot
<mask> was scheduled to fight the reigning ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight champion Roman Kryklia at ONE Championship: Collision Course.This bout was previously postponed three times in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kryklia and the designated mandatory challenger <mask> were supposed to meet in 2021, but in

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 December 2020 the Ukrainian did not face Murat Aygün. <mask> was already on holiday and agreed to take a title match on short notice in just 2 weeks since he was announced. At the official weigh in, Kryklia weighed more. Eventually, the fight was won by Kryklia by unanimous decision, who was in control during the match. The general opinion was that <mask> was not prepared and fresh for this fight. style=background:white colspan=9 |
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 b.2015 and Eva b. 2019). <mask> is an Orthodox Christian, often wearing a cross around his neck. See also
List of male mixed martial artists
List of male kickboxers

External links
Profile at ONE

References

1987 births
Living people
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<mask>s (; 11 February 179118 August 1865) was a Greek statesman, diplomat, politician and member of the Mavrocordatos family of Phanariotes. Biography
In 1812, Mavrokordatos went to the court of his uncle John George Caradja, Hospodar of Wallachia, with whom he passed into exile in the Austrian Empire (1818), where he studied at the University of Padua. He was a member of the Filiki Eteria and was among the Phanariot Greeks who hastened to Morea on the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1821. At the time of the beginning of the revolution, Mavrokordatos was living in Pisa with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary Shelley, and upon hearing of the revolution, Mavrokordatos headed to Marseilles to buy arms and a ship to take him back to Greece. Mavrokordatos was a very wealthy, well educated man, fluent in seven languages, whose experience in ruling Wallachia led many to look towards him as a future leader of Greece. Unlike many of the Greek leaders, Mavrokordatos, who had lived in the West, preferred to wear Western clothing, and looked towards the West as a political model for Greece. The American philhellene Samuel Gridley Howe described Mavrokordatos:"His manners are perfectly easy and gentlemanlike and though the first impression would be from his extreme politeness and continual smiles that he was a good-natured silly fop, yet one soon sees from the keen inquisitive glances which involuntarily escape from him, that he is concelaling, under an almost childish lightness of manner, a close and accurate study of his visitor...His friends ascribe every action to the most disinterested patriotism; but his enemies hesitate not to pronounce them all to have for their end his


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<mask> (born July 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh. Wanamaker earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2017. High school career
Born in Philadelphia, Wanamaker went to Roman Catholic High School in his hometown, where he played high school basketball. In 2007, he was named the Philadelphia Daily News' Player of the Year as a high school senior. College career
Wanamaker then went on to play college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh, where he played with the Pittsburgh Panthers, under head coach Jamie Dixon. In his four years at Pitt, Wanamaker scored 1,090 points.As a senior, he was named an honorable mention NCAA Men's Basketball All-American, by the Associated Press. Professional career

Teramo (2011)
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Wanamaker split time in the 2011–12 season between two Italian clubs, the first of which was Banca Teramo Basket

Forli (2012)
Wanamaker played for Fulgor Libertas Forli in 2012. Austin Toros (2012)
Wanamaker returned to the United States to join the Austin Toros. He joined the Toros just in time to help the team to an NBA Development League title in 2012. Wanamaker had workouts with many NBA teams but was never offered a contract. He also competed in the NBA Summer League several times. Limoges (2012–2013)
For the 2012–13 season, Wanamaker moved to Limoges of France's top league, the LNB Pro A, where he averaged 9.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.Pistoia (2013–2014)
The following season, Wanamaker returned to Italy and signed with Giorgio Tesi Pistoia of Lega Basket Serie A.

Brose (2014–2016)
On July 2, 2014, Wanamaker signed with Brose Baskets of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga. With Bamberg, he won the 2014–15 Bundesliga and was also named Finals MVP. On June 23, 2015, <mask> re-signed with Bamberg for one more season. In the 2015–16 season, Brose played in the

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General Sir <mask>,  (24 January 1862 – 9 June 1945), was a British general who commanded XI Corps in the First World War. Arguments over the late release of <mask>'s Corps on the first day of the Battle of Loos were instrumental in forcing the resignation of Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). <mask> is remembered chiefly for the high casualties suffered by his forces (including many Australian troops) at the second Battle of Fromelles, launched while the Battle of the Somme was underway 80 km to the south, although at least one British historian has sought to defend his reputation, regarding him as an "intelligent and capable man" unfairly maligned in the popular mythology of the war. Although blocked from further promotion, he continued to command XI Corps – including in Italy in the winter of 1917–1918 and in Flanders in April 1918 – until the end of the war. He was the League of Nations High Commissioner for the Free City of Danzig in the early 1920s. Early career
<mask> was probably born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, the son of a clergyman, Reverend <mask>. He attended Sandhurst, then was commissioned into the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot (which that year became part of the Hampshire Regiment) on 22 January 1881.<mask> saw active service in Burma 1885–1887, and was promoted captain in 1889. He married Rachel Buford Hancock, daughter of Sir Henry James Burford-Hancock, on 28 September 1891; they had no children. <mask> studied at Staff College 1896–1897. He was Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General for Cork District 1898–1899. He was promoted major in 1899. He served on the staff in the Boer War, then returned to Staff College, first as a lecturer 1901–1904, then as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General (DAAG) 1904–1906. Whilst on the faculty at Camberley he was promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1903 and colonel in 1905.<mask> was GSO1 (chief of staff) to 3rd Division 1906–1908, then Brigadier-General General Staff (BGGS)

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 Southern Command in 1908. He was honoured with the Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1910. According to Andy Simpson, in the Edwardian period "he established a reputation as a sound tactical thinker". His book Company Training (1913) was partly inspired by Haig's 1909 Field Service Regulations. The book espoused the pre-war belief that morale and leadership were the most important factor in winning a battle. He also argued that the attacker would have the advantage over the defender, even if numerically inferior, and deprecated the idea that modern weapons had made defence superior to attack. The book was reprinted during the first part of the war, at least.The book was considered "first class" and in Gordon Corrigan's view "even today ... has a freshness about it and an insight into human characteristics that would not be out of place in a modern military work". Western Front: brigade and division commander
<mask> was given command of the 5th Infantry Brigade in September 1911, and took it to the Western Front on the outbreak of war in August 1914, as part of Douglas Haig's I Corps. On 23 August 1914—the day of the Battle of Mons—in accordance with a request by Smith-Dorrien, GOC II Corps, Haig sent <mask> with three battalions to make contact with II Corps on Haig's left, but <mask> reported back that he had made no contact with the enemy. He helped force the Petit Morin during the Battle of the Marne. During the advance after the Marne, <mask>'s brigade was at the forefront at the Battle of the Aisne, and on 14 September his was one of the few units to fight its way onto the Chemin des Dames after the crossing of the River Aisne. Haig recorded that <mask>'s 5th Brigade made good progress on the eastern slopes of the Beaulne ridges, reaching the ridge of Tilleul de Courtacon, before having to pull back on meeting opposition. However, on that day he received a head wound that required three months' recuperation.He returned to the front in November. On 21

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