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 law.The play was allowed to go on only after it was edited. During the 1980s, some of the critics charged that <mask> was repeating material in his plays (Yakish and Poupche, Hamitlabet), although his later plays (The Dreaming Child, Those Who Walk in the Darkness, Repose, and others) received widespread acclaim. In 1994, The Dreaming Child was adapted as a television film by noted Israeli director Ram Loevy. The opera The Child Dreams, composed by Gil Shohat, premiered in January 2010 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Israeli Opera. Sets and costumes were designed by Gottfried Helnwein, and the production was directed by Omri Nitzan, Artistic Director of the Cameri Theater, who also helped Shohat adapt the play into the libretto. <mask> also wrote popular songs ("Mr. Almost and Mrs.Already" recorded by Yehudit Ravitz, "What Does the Bird Care" and "Not Enough Room for Two on the Electric Pole" recorded by Aharit Hayamim, "I Live From Day to Day" recorded by Rita, "London" recorded by Chava Alberstein); published two books of prose (The Eternal Invalid and the Beloved and A Man Stands Behind a Seated Woman) and a book of poetry (Life of the Dead); and composed and directed episodes of the TV show Layla Gov ("How We Played -Pranks of Chupak and Afchuk"). Dramatic themes and style
Nurit Yaari divides <mask>'s plays into three general categories, based on their themes, characters and theatrical forms:
 Satirical Cabarets – <mask>’s early political pieces, “a straightforward reaction to the political reality prevailing at the time of their presentation…<mask>’s cabarets are composed of a series of sketches interspersed with songs”
 Domestic Comedies – Plays focused on small, representative elements of society: individuals,

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 families, friends and neighbors, “the dramatic space of these plays extends between the home, as the smallest unit, and the neighborhood. The city and country are not mentioned” In this group Yaari identifies three subcategories:
 Courtship and marriage
 A particular family
 A neighborhood. Spectacles of Doom – <mask>’s philosophical and mythical works, which are usually based on ancient myths and biblical texts. These plays vary greatly in terms of plot, structure and the myths they draw upon, but habitually display similar themes such as: “the agonies and humiliations suffered by people” and “the futility of human suffering” as well as the recurring motifs of “degradation and death”

Awards and recognition
In 1994, <mask> was the co-recipient (jointly with Meir Wieseltier) of the Bialik Prize for literature. <mask>'s death brought new interest in his early stage works. The Israeli Theater Habimah performed several plays by <mask>.An updated version of the political satire "You, Me and the Next War" was staged from 2004 through 2008 by the original crew with Bart Berman at the piano. In 2000 the musician Dudi Levi released the disk Hanoch <mask> Project, comprising eleven songs whose words <mask> <mask> composed. Tel Aviv University. <mask> <mask> – Success Story article by Moti Sandak at Jewish-theater.com

 <mask> <mask> at Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature. 1943 births
1999 deaths
Jews in Mandatory Palestine
Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
Israeli Jews
Israeli male dramatists and playwrights
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<mask> (born April 10, 1965) is an American guitarist who started at age 16 in the early 1980s punk scene. <mask> later progressed into heavy metal and rock as well as T.V. and Film. With a career spanning over 30 years <mask> played and recorded with  New Regime, Los Cycos, Nick Menza (Megadeth), Mike Muir, Suicidal Tendencies/Los Cycos, SIN 34, Jon Nelson, Louiche Mayorga, Louis "Loud Lou" Hinzo (Würm), D.H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys), Tiny Bubz (T.S.O.L. ), Phil Campbell (Motörhead), heavy metal act Cold Shot, guitarist Carlos Cavazo (Ratt, Quiet Riot), James Bradley Jr. (Crazy Town), Scott Weiland (STP/ Velvet Revolver), guitarist Christian Nesmith and Bullet Boys vocalist Marq Torien, and has appeared on Sons of Anarchy in Seasons 5 and 6 as a hang around, and Season 7, the final Ride episode 9, as an S.O.A. Indian Hills, Nevada, charter member. Early life

Born <mask> on April 10, 1965, in Los Angeles.His father is Emil Frank <mask>, a financier, and his mother is actress Gigi Perreau. <mask> grew up in the Hollywood Hills and at age four moved north to Studio City in the San Fernando Valley. There he met local guitarist Steve Goertzen, who inspired him to learn the instrument and introduced him to such artists as Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Johnny Winter. When he was 13, <mask> took guitar lessons at Valley Arts Guitar with the aim of learning to read music. He attended Walter Reed Jr. High, where he met future New Regime bandmates, Todd Payden, Marc Woodson and Michael Brevetz. Career

New Regime
In 1981 <mask> joined his first band New Regime. The line up consisted of Todd Payden (vocals), Marc Woodson (drums) and Michael Brevetz (bass).In 1983 New Regime recorded two tracks for Mystic

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 Records, "Be a Man Go to War" on (Party Animal 2) and "Night Stix" on the (Copulation Compilation). Both were produced by label owner Doug Moody. After those recordings, they were offered the opening slot for Suicidal Tendencies in Sacramento after a suggestion from Black Flag, Würm bassist Chuck Dukowski who caught one of their shows and thought they sounded a lot like them. <mask> and Mike Muir became fast friends and when Jon Nelson left Suicidal, Muir asked <mask> to help with guitar. "We just sat around Mike's house and jammed and wrote songs...one day I got a call from Mike and he asked if I wanted to play guitar in Los Cycos, a side project he was just starting." Los Cycos
Los Cycos was originally Mike Muir (vocals), Bob Heathcote (bass), <mask> (guitars) and Amery Smith (drums). After a few rehearsals, drummer Smith left the line up, along with then Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Jon Nelson to start their own band (The Brood).Los Cycos eventually included: Grant Estes on lead guitar, <mask> went to (rhythm), and original choices Bob Heathcote and Amery Smith were replaced by Louiche Mayorga (bass) and No Mercy's Sal Troy (drums). "We initially rehearsed in Santa Monica at a little place on Lincoln Blvd., then when Bob and Amery left we moved to the basement of Louiche's house." With the final line up established and two songs "It's Not Easy" and "A Little Each Day" completed, Los Cycos were now ready for their recording debut on Suicidal Records. The Skate Punk compilation "Welcome to Venice" featured local Venice bands Suicidal Tendencies, Beowülf, Los Cycos, No Mercy and Excel, and was the first record released on the new label. Band politics and Muir's responsibilities with Suicidal prompted

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 <mask> to leave the band before the release of "Welcome to Venice" his picture remained on the album's cover. Los Cycos disbanded that same year and in 1989 Suicidal Tendencies re-recorded "It's Not Easy" for their 1989 release Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu album. The other Los Cycos track "A Little Each Day" was also included in the 1987 Suicidal Tendencies release "Join The Army" and again on "Still Cyco After All These Years" released in 93.In 2000 it resurfaced on the "FNG" compilation and a fourth time on the 2008 (Split) Album "Lights...Camera...Revolution!/Still Cyco After All These Years." Cold Shot
In 1988 <mask> founded the heavy metal band "Cold Shot" recruiting singer/songwriter Adam Murray, bassist Erin Bartley, and drummer Rikki Baggett. The name "Cold Shot" (a suggestion by Murray) was not inspired from Stevie Ray Vaughan's song of the same name. Murray was working a construction job. His boss described his ex as "A real cold shot". Cold Shot played alongside such bands as the Bullet Boys, Bang Tango, Guns N' Roses and Motörhead. Cold Shot disbanded in 1994.In November 2012 Cold Shot signed a record deal with Eönian Records to release all their previously unreleased material. Nick Menza
Eventually <mask> co-founded the band "Chodle's Trunk" with former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza and singer songwriter Gary "G-Voz" Flores. "All we got offered was a Japanese deal for like 10 grand and we thought WOW we spent more on recording it!" The recordings were shelved and in 1998 when Nick left Megadeth, they decided to record together. Recording for Menzas Life After Deth was done over a two-year period and was written and performed mostly by Menza. Guest guitarist included <mask> as

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 well as Christian Nesmith (son of Mike Nesmith of The Monkees) for leads. Nick hired producer Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth) to produce a few of the tracks."It was a lot of fun to record and I was looking forward to the live shows"; however, the excitement was short-lived. Ty Longley, a guitarist whom they hired for the live shows, had left rehearsals for a few months to go on the road with the re-forming Great White. Longley perished in the Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island. A year later bass player Jason Levin suddenly died of a heart failure, and plans for the 2003 Tour were suspended indefinitely. <mask> and Menza are still writing and recording material together. in 2014 <mask> and Menza started a recording project with former Suicidal Tendencies members Jon Nelson and Louiche Mayorga for a metal compilation covering an early Brood song entitled "Going out in Style". Slamnation
In August 2014 longtime friend and former Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Jon Nelson asked <mask> to help form a new punk band called Slamnation.A vehicle to record and perform some of his earlier works from the Suicidal days and some Brood songs to current. Other band members include Nicholas Gunnett on bass and Dead Kennedys D.H. Peligro drummer Santi Guardilla. Work in TV, film and video
In 1991 <mask> secured a two-song recording contract for an independent film entitled Across the Tracks. Collaborating with singer-songwriter Adam Murray, heavy metal guitarist Carlos Cavazo of (Quiet Riot) and brother (Bassist) Tony Cavazo of (Hurricane) for the song "Higher". The other title "Juicy Lucy" was written and performed by Cold Shot. On July 16 that same year he appeared in the video "Love All Humans" alongside model


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 Tara Bre, musician / composer Gingger Shankar and actress Kate Kelton. Sons of Anarchy
On July 11, 2012, <mask> was asked to play in a non-speaking role as "hang around" for season 5 and 6 on the hit motorcycle gang series Sons of Anarchy.in Season 7, the final Ride episode 5 he can be seen as a Teller-Morrow mechanic, and in episode 9 portraying an S.O.A. Indian Hills, Nevada, charter member as one of Jury's crew, who unexpectedly show up at SAMCRO's headquarters looking for an explanation about Jury's death. Jax tries hard to sell Jury as a rat, but Indian Hills isn't buying it. Musical equipment
<mask> plays mainly Strat-style guitars; he has four that he has built. One has an alder body and a Performance neck, including a Floyd Rose locking vibrato bridge with Seymour Duncan JB's in it. The other is an American Strat (replaced with a vintage-style fulcrum bridge) Performance neck and active EMG's. For acoustic guitars he uses a Baby Taylor and a vintage Martin.His amp set up is a modified Marshall JCM 800 series run through a series of modified effects and a Line 6 through four Marshall cabinets each with vintage 30 Watt Celestions and sometimes he uses 25 watt Celestion Greenbacks. He sometimes A-B's his clean channel with a standard Fender Twin reverb running through a Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-5 and a Boss DD-3 Digital Delay. Discography

Photo gallery

References

External links
 Nick Menza – Drummer – Megadeth

1965 births
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Living people
Rhythm guitarists
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Suicidal Tendencies members
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<mask> (born September 3, 1969) is a former American football nose tackle who played 17 seasons in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at Central Oklahoma. <mask> has won a total of three Super Bowl rings; he won two with the Denver Broncos and one with the New England Patriots. Early life
<mask> was born September 3, 1969, into an athletic family. His mother, Vernestine, was a standout high school basketball player before giving birth to him at age seventeen, and his two younger brothers played college football and basketball, respectively. Traylor was a two-time all-state and all-conference linebacker at Malvern High School in Malvern, Arkansas.He also excelled in basketball and baseball, earning all-state and all-conference honors in both sports. <mask> was named Player of the Decade for the 1980s by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and is second in state history for tackles in a season, amassing 231 tackles in 1985. <mask>, who was considered one of the top ten players in the country as a senior, was one of several highly rated high school football players in Arkansas during the mid-1980s, including Little Rock Parkview's <mask> and Pine Bluff High School's Eric Mitchell. College career
After finishing high school as a two-time All-American, <mask> originally signed with the Oklahoma Sooners. A 6-3, 250 pound linebacker who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.57 seconds, assistant coach Merv Johnson called Traylor a "tremendous physical specimen," and an "exciting, high-profile recruit." Academic problems forced Traylor to leave Oklahoma after only four months, going first to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, in Durant, Oklahoma under head coach Morris Sloan, before eventually settling at the University of Central Oklahoma. <mask> began his collegiate career at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville,

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 Kansas where he played two seasons (1987–88) under head coach Dick Foster.He was named Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman, and was a 1st Team All-American as a sophomore. In two seasons at Coffeyville he totalled 229 tackles, 14 sacks, and 9 interceptions. <mask> transferred and played two seasons at the University of Central Oklahoma. He amassed 146 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries at Central Oklahoma. He was a first-team All-Lone Star Conference selection as a senior when he posted 79 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. On October 18, 2006, <mask> was named one of the top 75 players and coaches in the history of the Lone Star Conference to commemorate the conference's 75th anniversary. Professional career

Denver Broncos
Traylor was projected to be one of the top thirty prospects leading up to the 1991 NFL Draft, but was not selected until the Denver Broncos picked him in the third-round (61st pick overall).He played in all 16 regular season games for the Broncos as a rookie, making two starts and recording 27 tackles. His first start of NFL career came against the Seattle Seahawks on September 15, 1991, when he opened at an inside linebacker spot in place of the injured Michael Brooks. Traylor responded with nine tackles in the game. He also started the following week against the San Diego Chargers and recorded ten tackles. He saw action in both playoff games following the season in a reserve role. During the playoffs, he saw some time at fullback in goal line situations. Following the season, he was an named to the All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly and Football Digest.<mask> started three of the 16 games in which he played with the Broncos in 1992. He collected 39 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. The first sack of his professional career occurred against the Seahawks on December 20, when he tackled

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 quarterback Stan Gelbaugh for a 14-yard loss. <mask> was waived by the Broncos in June 1993. Los Angeles Raiders
<mask> signed with the Los Angeles Raiders on July 19, 1993 but was released just over a month later. Green Bay Packers
He signed with the Green Bay Packers on September 14 and played in five games with the team, all in a reserve role. He was also inactive for one game with the Packers.<mask> was released on November 9. Kansas City Chiefs
<mask> remained a free agent until being signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on January 5, 1994. He was inactive for the team's first-round playoff game and was waived the following week. He was re-signed by the Chiefs in May 1994, but was released by the team on August 28 during final cutdowns and spent the entire season out of football. <mask> was once again re-signed by the Chiefs on February 28, 1995. Playing in the World League of American Football (now NFL Europa) <mask> began to add mass to his linebacker's body for a move to the defensive line. He started three of the eight games that he played with the Barcelona Dragons, recording 18 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries.<mask> made the Chiefs' roster out of training camp and appeared in all 16 games in a reserve role. He was credited with 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and four passes defensed. His best game of the year came against the San Diego Chargers, when he recorded three tackles and a sack. <mask> played in 15 games with the Chiefs in 1996, including one start. He notched 42 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass defensed. He also blocked a Cole Ford 43-yard field goal attempt against the Oakland Raiders. He had a season-high six tackles against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, while his lone sack of the season occurred against the Detroit Lions.Return to Denver
In 1997, <mask> returned to the team that drafted him six years prior, playing now as a

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texts: defensive tackle. He started all 16 regular season games after re-joining the Broncos, posting 51 tackles, two sacks, an interception and two passes defensed for a unit that ranked fifth in the NFL in overall defense (291.9 ypg). His sack total marked a career-high, a figure he would equal three times in his career. His tackle total led all Broncos linemen. His first career interception came against the Buffalo Bills when he picked off a Todd Collins pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown, as the Broncos went on for a 23–20 overtime victory after not arriving in Buffalo until well after midnight the night before because of a snowstorm. <mask> also started all four playoff games following the season, registering 11 tackles, a sack and two passes defensed. He was awarded a game ball in the Broncos’ Divisional playoff victory at Kansas City when he recorded three tackles, including two tackles for loss, just two days after his mother died.He registered two tackles, including a sack and a pass breakup in AFC Championship game at Pittsburgh. He posted two tackles against the Green Bay Packers on January 25, 1998 as his team won Super Bowl XXXII. Starting 14 of the 15 games in which he played with the Broncos in 1998, <mask> registered 49 tackles, two sacks, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed. He was part of a unit that ranked third in the NFL in rush defense (80.4 ypg). He was inactive for one game in September with a sprained ankle. Traylor started each of Denver’s three playoff games, including the team's Super Bowl XXXIII victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Miami, Florida. He totaled six tackles and a pass defensed in the playoffs.In 1999, <mask> started all 15 games that he played with Denver. He collected 42 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a career-high six passes defensed. His lone full sack of the season came against the Detroit Lions, while he forced fumbles against the Jacksonville


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 Jaguars and San Diego Chargers. In what would be his final season as a Bronco, <mask> started all 16 regular season games and recorded a career-high 53 total tackles. He also added one sack, a fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and four passes defensed. His tackle total led all Denver linemen. Over a five-game span during the year, he registered 23 tackles, including six against the New England Patriots, one of which was a sack.He had a fumble recovery and forced fumble against the San Diego Chargers on November 19. Chicago Bears
Traylor joined the Chicago Bears as an unrestricted free agent in 2001 and went on to start 15 of the 16 games in which he appeared. He had 45 tackles, two sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and four passes defensed. He was part of a defensive unit that ranked second in the NFL, allowing an average of only 82.1 yards rushing per game. <mask> and Ted Washington controlled the middle of the field, allowing young linebacker Brian Urlacher to roam the field and make plays. <mask>'s second career interception came in the season finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars, when he picked off a Mark Brunell pass and returned it 67 yards to the Jaguars’ 9 yard line, setting up a Bears touchdown two plays afterward in a 33–13 victory. He started the team's Divisional Playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles and was credited with four tackles and a pass defended.In 2002, <mask> started all 15 games that he played with the Bears. He registered 41 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and two passes defensed. He posted a season-high five tackles and registered his only sack against the St. Louis Rams in a Monday night game. The Bears finished with a 4–12 record. <mask> entered the 2003 season in a battle with Bryan Robinson for a starting position on the Bear's defensive line. Both Robinson and <mask> earned starting positions. Robinson started all sixteen games, and <mask> started all ten games

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 in which he played with Chicago in 2003, recording 18 tackles, a forced fumble and three passes defensed.He was inactive for six contests (Weeks 4–8, 15). New England Patriots
<mask> joined the New England Patriots in 2004 and went on to start 10 of the 16 regular season games at nose tackle. He posted 33 tackles on the year and was part of a unit that ranked sixth in the NFL in rush defense, allowing an average of only 98.3 yards per game. He started each of the final ten regular season games and opened two of three postseason contests. He recorded two tackles in the playoffs, including one in Super Bowl XXXIX as the Patriots beat the Eagles and Traylor earned his third Super Bowl ring. He ended up wearing number 98 because his Patriots teammate Ty Warren was wearing his traditional number 94. Miami Dolphins
Traylor joined the Miami Dolphins in 2005, as the team needed a nose tackle after then-head coach Nick Saban began to implement a hybrid defense that used the 3–4 on occasion.He started all 13 games in which he played and was inactive for three contests with a knee injury. He tallied 40 tackles, a pair of sacks and two passes defensed on the year. His sack total tied a personal single-season high that he achieved on three previous occasions (1997, 1998, 2001). He was part of a defensive line that allowed a 3.7-yard average per rush attempt, a figure that ranked fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL. He underwent surgery on December 6 to remove debris in his right knee, and was inactive for two games before returning to starting lineup for final two games. The season finale marked his 200th career regular season game. For the 2006 season, Traylor had 36 tackles and has four sacks for 18 yards in losses.He was placed on Injured Reserve on December 30 with a knee injury, missing the last game of the season. Before going on IR he started 14 games during the year and was inactive once due to knee problems.


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 <mask>'s four sacks on the season represented a single season career high, surpassing his previous single season high of two sacks, which he accomplished four times (1997, 1998, 2001, and 2005). With six sacks in his last 21 regular season games (all with Miami), <mask> has accounted for almost half the number of sacks in those 21 games as he recorded in the first 193 games of his career. An unrestricted free agent in the 2007 offseason, <mask> was re-signed by the Dolphins to a two-year deal on March 8. It was previously believed that Fred Evans was the favorite to replace <mask> at nose tackle in 2007 before the veteran re-signed. After a confrontation with teammate Vernon Carey before the final game of the 2007 season, <mask> was kicked off the Dolphins by then-coach Cam Cameron.On February 11, 2008, <mask> was one of nine players released by the Dolphins. Personal life
Traylor has one son, Brandon. He currently resides in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. <mask> had two brothers that played sports collegiately: <mask>, who played basketball at New Mexico State from 1991-1993, and <mask>, who played football at Louisiana-Lafayette in the early 1990s. <mask> died after suffering several years from Behçet's disease, a rare immune disorder. References

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1969 births
Living people
People from Malvern, Arkansas
Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas
Players of American football from Arkansas
African-American players of American football
American football linebackers
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Malvern High School (Arkansas) alumni
Coffeyville Red Ravens football players
Central Oklahoma Bronchos football players
Denver Broncos players
Los Angeles Raiders players
Green Bay Packers players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Barcelona Dragons players
Chicago Bears players
Miami Dolphins players
New England Patriots players
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<mask> (11 June 1945 – 29 April 2012) was a French inventor, engineer, humorist and author who was the inventor of the smart card. <mask>'s smart card, or la carte à puce in French, was little known internationally. However, he became a national hero in France and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 2009. Biography

Early life and career
<mask> was born in Cairo, Egypt, to Egyptian Jewish parents on 11 June 1945. His original last name was Bahbout, but the family changed their surname to <mask> when they moved to France when he was very young. He attended the Montaigne and Condorcet schools in Paris and passed the baccalauréat, but dropped out early, and described his education as "self taught" for the rest of his life. <mask> worked in several smaller jobs after leaving school.He worked as a young reporter for Détective Magazine and a runner for the L'Express news magazine. From 1970 to 1972 <mask> was also an editor at Chimie-Actualités, a French chemistry magazine. Smart card

After leaving Chimie-Actualités, <mask> founded his own company, Innovatron, to market ideas and intellectual property. He successfully marketed a software system which merged dictionary words to create new product or brand names for companies. The idea would later be licensed by the Nomen company. Companies which utilized this particular invention included Wanadoo, the Thales Group and Vinci. The smart chip would prove to be <mask>'s most important invention.<mask> claimed to have thought of the smart card concept in a dream, telling France Soir in a 2006 interview, "I came up with the idea in my sleep... To be honest, I'm a lazy bum and my productivity is on the feeble side. I'm jealous, spendthrift, a total couch potato and absent-minded – I've got my real Professor Nimbus side." He code-named his earliest smart card project as TMR, short for the 1969 comedic film Take the Money and Run, as <mask> was a huge fan of American film director Woody Allen. He later flipped the letters to RMT as the name of Innovatron's research and development department. His original idea was for a signet ring, or

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 approximately €150m, nearly $192 million, in royalty payments, from the smart card and its licenses.In 2005, <mask> noted, "I can stop anyone on the street in Paris and they'll have at least three smart cards on them. Other inventions
<mask> was very interested in music, broadcasting and writing. He launched Radio Deliro, a now defunct Internet radio station. He was credited as the inventor of several unorthodox electronic devices, including devices called le pianok, calculette, and Pièce-o'matic. His additional inventions included the Matapof, which was able to electronically and numerically simulate the heads or tails game. Writings, acting and other pursuits
<mask> wrote several books, including Théorie du Bordel Ambiant, a collection of his ideas and reflections. He also authored books under the literary pseudonym Laure Dynateur, including a cookbook entitled L'Aide-Mémoire du Nouveau Cordon-bleu with more than 2,000 recipes.<mask> chose this pseudonym because, when pronounced, the name sounds like the French word for computer: l'ordinateur. <mask> also had several small acting and cameo roles in French cinema. He was cast in the 1982 comedic film Les Sous-doués en vacances, directed by Claude Zidi, as a "mad inventor" character who invents a "love computer." Despite his recognitions in France, <mask>, who has been variously described as a "nutty professor", once told the France Soir newspaper that his greatest hypothetical honor would be a wax likeness of himself in the Musée Grévin. Personal life and later years

<mask> married Stephany Stolin in December 1976; the couple had two daughters, Marianne and Julia, who survive him. He died in Paris on 29 April 2012, at the age of 67. He had previously suffered a pulmonary embolism in 2008.<mask> was known to be notoriously homophobic, which he actively defended in online political discussions. References

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1945 births
2012 deaths
20th-century French inventors
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<mask>g () (883 - 946), courtesy name Dezhang (), was an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period states Jin, Later Tang, and Later Shu, serving as a chancellor during Later Shu. During Jin
<mask>g was born in 883 and from Jiyin (濟陰, in modern Heze, Shandong). His father <mask> was a magistrate of Gushu County during Tang dynasty. As of 922, he was serving as the records officer at Wei Prefecture (魏州, in modern Handan, Hebei), then an important city in Jin, which then occupied the territory north of the Yellow River, in enmity to Later Liang, which occupied the territory south of the Yellow River. That year, it was said that Li Cunxu the Prince of Jin was rebuking him because many of Wei's residents owed back taxes, which <mask> was responsible for collecting. This led to this dialogue between him and Li:

Li saw his point, was pleased, and thanked him for the advice. From that point on, he valued <mask> and had <mask> participate in policy decisions.During Later Tang
In 923, Li Cunxu declared himself the emperor of a new Later Tang (as its Emperor Zhuangzong), and shortly after conquered Later Liang and took over its territory. <mask>g served in Emperor Zhuangzong's administration, initially as an assistant to the director of salt and iron monopolies (鹽鐵判官, Yantie Panguan) and the minister of husbandry (太僕卿, Taipu Qing). In 925, Emperor Zhaungzong sent an army to destroy Later Tang's southwestern neighbor Former Shu. However, he was shortly after killed in a mutiny himself at the capital Luoyang. One of the rebelling generals, Emperor Zhuangzong's adoptive brother Li Siyuan, took the throne (as Emperor Mingzong). Shortly after, Emperor Mingzong's new chancellor, Ren Huan, who was then serving as the director of the three financial agencies (including salt and iron monopolies)

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texts: had been one of the generals in the Former Shu campaign, felt that the treasury could be replenished from the storage from the former Former Shu lands, as they were rich lands. He thus sent <mask> to the former Former Shu capital Chengdu to requisition the stored wealth, having <mask> commissioned as the director of transport for the Three Chuans (i.e., Former Shu's former territory Xichuan (西川, headquartered at Chengdu), Dongchuan (東川, headquartered in modern Mianyang, Sichuan), and Shannan West (山南西道, headquartered in modern Hanzhong, Shaanxi) Circuits).When <mask> got there, however, Meng Zhixiang the military governor of Xichuan, who controlled the main parts of the former Former Shu territory and who was commissioned by Emperor Zhuangzong (not Emperor Mingzong), only allowed him to ship the wealth previously stored by Former Shu and refused to also surrender tax revenues to him or let him take office as the director of transport for the three circuits. However, as they had previously been friends, Meng requested that he be allowed to keep <mask> as his deputy military governor. The imperial government (reluctantly) agreed. The relationships between Emperor Mingzong's administration and Meng, as well as with Dong Zhang the military governor of Dongchuan (who, like Meng, was commissioned by Emperor Zhuangzong) later deteriorated to a point where the administration suspected the two military governors of planning rebellion, and the two military governors were intimidated into in fact planning such a rebellion. In spring 930, Meng sent <mask> as an emissary to Dongchuan's capital Zi Prefecture () to enter into an alliance with Dong against the imperial government. Upon <mask>'s return to Chengdu, however, he informed Meng, "Lord Dong is greedy, cruel, and contentious; he is overly ambitious and not

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title: Zhao Jiliang

texts: sufficiently thoughtful, and he will surely one day create trouble for Xichuan." In fall 930, upon hearing news from Xichuan's attaché in Luoyang, Su Yuan (), that the imperial government was preparing a major operation against Xichuan and Dongchuan, Meng consulted <mask> as to how to respond.<mask> suggested that he request that Dongchuan first capture the imperially-held Sui (遂州, in modern Suining, Sichuan) and Lang (閬州, in modern Langzhong, Sichuan) Prefectures, and then their joint forces could defend Jiange Pass (劍閣關, in modern Guangyuan, Sichuan) to prevent imperial forces from advancing on Xichuan and Dongchuan. Meng agreed, and after Sui and Lang fell to the joint Xichuan and Dongchuan forces, the imperial forces, under command of Emperor Mingzong's son-in-law, Shi Jingtang, abandoned the campaign in spring 931. Emperor Mingzong subsequently attempted reconciliation with Xichuan and Dongchuan, issuing pardons for Meng and Dong. Meng wanted to accept the peace overture, as Emperor Mingzong had treated his family members remaining in imperial territory well, but Dong, as his son Dong Guangye () and Dong Guangye's family had already been executed by the imperial government at the start of the campaign, refused. Meng was initially reluctant to abandon the alliance, and continued to try to persuade Dong. As the discussions continued, <mask> suggested sending the general Gao Yanchou () to attack Bi Prefecture (壁州, in modern Bazhong, Sichuan), to cut off the possibility that Shannan West troops might be able to attack through Bi. However, the official Li Hao opposed, pointing out that doing so would cut off any possibility of reconciliation with the imperial government, and Meng agreed.It was said that thereafter, <mask> began to have antipathy toward Li. Meng's overtures to Dong were unable to

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texts: persuade Dong, and Dong, indeed, launched an attack on Xichuan in summer 932. <mask> pointed out that while Dong was known to be a ferocious fighter, he lacked the grace to have his soldiers to be truly committed to his cause. <mask> predicted that while Dongchuan forces will be initially successful, as long as Xichuan persevered, the situation would eventually be reversed, and advocated that Meng should prepare for this and encourage his troops by personally appearing to them — an assessment shared by the general <mask>in. Once Dong launched the attack, he tried to, in addition to issuing a declaration, foster suspicion in Meng's mind against <mask>g, <mask>, and another general, <mask> () by writing letters addressed to the three of them, but Meng disregarded that. He followed <mask>g's recommendations and went to the front lines himself, leading <mask>g and Gao Jingrou () in charge of Chengdu. After a few Dongchuan victories that allowed Dong to penetrate all the way to Mimou Base (彌牟, in modern Chengdu), near Chengdu itself.When the Dongchuan forces then engaged the main Xichuan forces under Meng, they were initially successful, but a counterattack by Meng's general Zhang Gongduo crushed Dong's own personal guard corps, causing a general collapse of the Dongchuan troops. Dong fled back to Zi Prefecture, where he was killed by his own subordinates, who surrendered to Meng and allowed Meng to take over Dongchuan. In the aftermaths of the victory over Dongchuan, <mask>in and Li Renhan both wanted to be the military governor of Dongchuan; under the advice from Li Hao and <mask>g, Meng decided to assume the military governor of Dongchuan himself (in addition to Xichuan), while giving both Li Renhan and <mask>in both smaller circuits. <mask> subsequently suggested that Meng assume the title of prince and

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 exercise imperial powers, but Meng refused at that point. In late 932, in a further show of authority over the region, at Li Hao's suggestion, Meng requested commissions for five of his subordinates as full military governors, including commissioning <mask>g as the military governor of Wutai Circuit (武泰, headquartered in modern Chongqing). In spring 933, without having further received Emperor Mingzong's orders, Meng went ahead and issued the five military governor commissions on edicts written in black (i.e., still issuing edicts under Emperor Mingzong's purported authorities, but without prior imperial authorization). Shortly after, Emperor Mingzong issued an edict creating Meng as the Prince of Shu and confirming the five military governor commissions.(However, given the subsequent events, it was not clear whether <mask> actually reported to Wutai or remained at Chengdu.) During Later Shu
Emperor Mingzong died in late 933 and was succeeded by his son Emperor Min. In spring 934, Meng Zhixiang declared himself emperor of a new state of Shu (known historically as Later Shu), as its Emperor Gaozu. He commissioned <mask> as Sikong (司空, one of the Three Excellencies), Mengxia Shilang (門下侍郎, the deputy head of the examination bureau of government (門下省, Menxia Sheng)), and chancellor, with the designation Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi (), while still carrying the title of military governor of Wutai. By summer 934, Meng was extremely ill. He created his son Meng Renzan crown prince, and shortly after wrote a will in which he trusted Meng Renzan to <mask>, Li Renhan, <mask>in, the chief of staff Wang Chuhui, and the imperial guard generals Zhang Gongduo and Hou Hongshi (). He died that night.Wang decided not to immediately announce the emperor's death, but instead visited <mask>liang to inform him. When

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 he went to <mask>'s mansion to inform him, however, he broke down in tears. <mask> pointed out that given that there were many powerful generals with strong armies, the right thing to do was to immediately announce Meng Renzan's succession, not to deeply mourn the emperor. He also instructed Wang to visit Li to see what Li's attitude was. When Wang visited Li, however, Li only saw him while accompanied by heavy guard, causing Wang to hesitate to inform him of Meng Zhixiang's death that night. The next day, Meng Zhixiang's death and his will were announced. Meng Renzan took the throne (and changed his name to Meng Chang).Shortly after, Zhang, as well as Meng Chang's close associates Han Jixun (), Han Baozhen (), and An Siqian (), accused Li of plotting treason. Meng Chang, after consulting <mask>g and <mask>in, had Li arrested and put to death. Thereafter, because of <mask>g's accomplishments, Meng Chang made him Situ (司徒, also one of the Three Excellencies), and then the even greater honor of Taibao (). In 940, he proposed that the responsibilities over the three financial agencies (salt and iron monopoly, taxation, and treasury) be divided between him and two other chancellors, <mask> and Zhang Ye. In response, Meng Chang put him in charge of taxation, while putting Wu in charge of salt and iron monopolies, and Zhang in charge of treasury. He died in fall 946. Notes and references

 Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms (), vol.51. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 271, 275, 277, 278, 279, 282. 883 births
946 deaths
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title: Paeng Nepomuceno

texts: Rafael "<mask>" <mask> (born January 30, 1957 in Quezon City) Filipino bowler and coach who is a six time World bowling champion. He is a World Bowling Hall of Famer and is the first and only bowling athlete to be awarded with the prestigious IOC (International Olympic Committee) President's Trophy. He was also named International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium by the FIQ (Federation Internationale des Quilleurs) in 1999 and was inducted in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. <mask> is the first Filipino bowling athlete to be honored with a commemorative stamp when the Philippine Postal corporation issued a World Renowned Filipino Living Legend Stamp bearing his image to celebrate the 75th year anniversary of the first Philippine stamp on November 13, 2021. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times (1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996). <mask> has also won the World's Invitational Tournament in 1984 and the World Tenpin Masters championship in 1999. He has been honored by the Guinness World Records four times.His first was as the "Youngest tenpin bowling world champion" by winning the 1976 Bowling World Cup in Tehran, then for "the most wins of the tenpin bowling world cup (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996)", and for "the most tenpin bowling titles of 133 and was achieved in Quezon City, Philippines, on 13 July 2019", he broke his own record of 118 titles which was first established in 2007. <mask> is also a USBC Gold level coach, the only Asian to hold the certification from the United States Bowling Congress. He was named by the Philippine Sportswriters Association the Athlete of the Century in 1999. The Bowlers Journal International picked <mask> as its Greatest international bowler in its International Edition in September 2004 and also on its November 2013 100-year Anniversary issue. Early

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title: Paeng Nepomuceno

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 life and education
Rafael "<mask>" <mask> was born on January 30, 1957 in Quezon City, Philippines to <mask> and Teresa Villareal. <mask> <mask>'s father, Angel, is a bowling coach while his mother is a former Miss Philippines (1952). He attended La Salle Green Hills for his elementary and high school studies.He studied in Adamson University for his college education. Career

Competitive career
<mask> <mask> was initially into golf at age 10 but later switched to bowling. He got involved in bowling after he and his father sought shelter at the Mile High Bowling Center in Baguio due to rain. He then asked his father to enroll him in a junior league held at Coronado Lanes in Metro Manila. His first tournament was the Philippine Junior Masters Championship, which he won at age 15. He also won the Philippine International Masters at age 17, becoming the youngest winner of the tournament. He competed at the Bowling World Cup, becoming the men's champion in four editions (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996).He was 19 years old when he won the 1976 edition. For this feat he was recognized by Guinness World Records as "youngest tenpin bowling world champion". <mask> also competed at the Southeast Asian Games. He won three gold medals in the 1981 edition which was hosted in Manila. In the 1985 Bangkok Games, he won two Gold medals and a Bronze. He won three gold medals at the 1987 games in Jakarta and one gold medal at the 1991 games in Manila. He also won the 1984 World Invitational Tournament, a competition held in conjunction with the Summer Olympics held in the same year.<mask> also has represented the Philippines in the World Games winning the two bronze medals in total; in the 1993 and 1997 editions both in the men's single event. He also won the World Tenpin Masters in 1999. That year he suffered a

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 left-hand injury, which required surgery which temporarily sidelined him from bowling. <mask> was given the Sportsman Award at the 2009 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. He is the first Filipino to receive the award. In 2011, he became the oldest winner of the Philippine International Masters, at age 54. By 2020, he had won 133 career titles, six of which are world titles.His latest title, his 133rd, was won at the 2019 PTBA Open Bowling Championships Masters in July 2019. Coaching career
Nepomuceno joined United States Bowling Congress in 2007 as an International Ambassador to help promote the sport of bowling. In the same year he began aiming to become a USBC certified coach and started training to become a USBC Coaching Level I and Bronze and Silver level Instructor. He hosted seminars discussing coaching and the sport itself. He underwent training the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas to attain a USBC gold level coaching certification, which he earned by 2013. He received the certification at the World Coaching conference at the USBC headquarters the following year. He is the first and only Asian to attain the certification.The Philippine Bowling Federation announced on March 21, 2016 that Nepomuceno had been appointed as head coach of the country's national bowlers. Under his watch, Krizziah Tabora became the women's champion of the 2017 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Honors

By world sporting bodies
The International Olympic Committee awarded Nepomuceno its highest sports award, the IOC President's Trophy during the term of Juan Antonio Samaranch, in November 1999, in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. In the same year the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) named him as the "Athlete of the Millennium". He was the first male bowler to be inducted into the International


title: Paeng Nepomuceno

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 Bowling Hall of Fame, in 1993. His seven foot image is displayed in front of the entrance of the International Bowling Museum in Arlington, Texas, where the hall of fame is hosted. From the government
Nepomuceno has received recognition from the Philippine Presidents for his feats in bowling.Five Philippine presidents have conferred on him orders and medals, including the Presidential Medal of Merit by Ferdinand Marcos, Philippine Legion of Honor by Joseph Estrada, and the Order of Lakandula with Class of Champion for Life by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He is the first Filipino athlete to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit (1984) and the Philippine Legion of Honor (1999). The other presidents that have honored <mask> are President Corazon C. Aquino and President Fidel V. Ramos. Both the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives have declared <mask> the "Greatest Philippine Athlete of All Time". He was also named Philippine Athlete of the Century by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 1999. From sportswriters
The Philippine Sportswriters Association recognized Nepomuceno as the Athlete of the Year five times (in 1976, 1980, 1984, 1992, and 1996). The association inducted him to their Hall of Fame in 1997, and in 1999 named him Athlete of the Century and in 2000 he was named among the "Athletes of the Millennium".The World Bowling Writers awarded him the Mort Luby Jr. Distinguished Service Award, named him World Bowler of the Year three times (1984, 1985, and 1992), and named him to the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame in 1993 as its first inductee. Other
The Philippine Jaycees gave Nepomuceno a Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award in 1978. He was inducted into the De La Salle Alumni Association Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and was also awarded with the Distinguished Lasallian

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 Award in 2009. He has been part of Adamson University's Hall of Fame since 2012. He has been honored four times in the Guinness World Records. They recognized him as the "youngest tenpin bowling champion" by winning the 1976 Bowling World Cup in Tehran, for winning "most wins of the tenpin bowling world cup (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996)", and for "most tenpin bowling titles" (133 titles as of 2020 records).Personal life
<mask> Nepomuceno has been married to Saira ("Pinky") Puyat since he was 25. Saira passed away on February 9, 2022. They have a son and two daughters. Nepomuceno is a physical fitness enthusiast and also participates in runs and lifts weights as cross-training to improve his performance in bowling. Currently he is a professor and a senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines. References

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title: William Crichton (Jesuit)

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<mask> or Creighton (c. 1535–1617) was a Scottish Jesuit who became head of the Scots seminary in Flanders. Early life and background
He was the son of Patrick Crighton of Camnay, Perthshire; <mask>, 8th Lord <mask> of Sanquhar was a relation. He matriculated in 1552 at the University of St Andrews, and in 1561 at the University of Leuven. The Goudanus mission
<mask> entered the Society of Jesus in 1561, at the same time as Edmund Hay, a cousin. He returned to Scotland to put his affairs in order. Nicholas de Gouda, the pope's legate, was engaged in a secret embassy to Scotland in 1561–62. Crichton and Hay conducted him around Scotland, and attended the interview he had with <mask>, the bishop of Dunkeld.All the ports were watched and guarded. Crichton worked with John Hay, brother of Edmund, to see to his successful escape. Crichton accompanied him to Antwerp. Crichton spent much of the following two decades in Aquitaine, Lyon and Avignon. Second mission to Scotland (1582)
Crichton returned to Scotland at the beginning of February 1582, having stopped in Normandy in January for a briefing from Robert Persons. He was accompanied by Ralph Emerson. Crichton was received into the house of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, the only Catholic member of the royal council.He also corresponded with Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, cousin and guardian of James VI of Scotland, who was still a minor. To obtain an interview with Lennox, he had to be introduced into the king's palace at night, and to hide for three days in a secret chamber. The Duke promised that he would have the young king instructed in the Catholic religion, or else moved

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title: William Crichton (Jesuit)

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 abroad. Crichton made some concessions on his side, drew up articles of agreement, and the Duke signed them. In spring 1582 Crichton joined forces with <mask>, sent by Persons to England, and with this document travelled to Paris. In March he handed it over to Juan Bautista de Tassis, for Philip II of Spain. There Henry I, Duke of Guise, James Beaton, James Tyrie and others considered the Catholic cause as won.<mask> was sent to Rome and Persons to Spain, seeking a military guard for James VI and Lennox, and a Catholic bride for the king. The plan was well financed but slow moving, and became known. <mask>, 1st Earl of Gowrie and others acted to kidnap the young king in what became known as the Raid of Ruthven. Third mission (failed to land, 1584)
<mask> was sent to Scotland again in 1584, and with him James Gordon; but they were betrayed. Their vessel was seized at sea by the ships of <mask> Bloys, Admiral of Zeeland, operating for the Dutch rebels out of Vlissingen. Gordon was set at liberty, while <mask> and Patrick Addy, a secular priest, were detained. On Crichton's account, he was nearly condemned to die for the assassination (July 1584) of <mask> Silent.The independent Netherlands and England were moving towards an alliance, which became formal after the Treaty of Nonsuch of 1585. Queen Elizabeth, on learning that Crichton was a prisoner at Ostend, made a requested to the Dutch diplomats working towards the treaty to have him given up to her, and sent a ship to convey him to England. Crichton was committed to the Tower of London on 16 September 1584, and remained there till May 1587, undertaking not to return to Scotland.

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title: William Crichton (Jesuit)

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 His eventual release came after a confession made by <mask>, who was executed for treason in 1584, and who said that when he consulted Crichton as to whether it was lawful to kill the Queen he received an answer in the negative. After an examination on the subject Crichton wrote a letter to Francis Walsingham, which was published by the Queen's order. The consultation with Parry on tyrannicide had taken place in Lyon, around 1583. Crichton later clarified the point: while the Pope could sanction tyrannicide, he had told Parry that killing the Queen in the hope of retrospective permission was not allowed.Fourth mission (1587–1589)
On being released <mask> arrived in Rome in July 1587. He was ordered to return to Scotland with <mask>; the letter from Claudio Acquaviva sending him made it clear his "holy obedience" was required, getting round the promise he had made in England. <mask> was therefore in Scotland at the time of the Spanish Armada. Spanish soldiers and sailors were driven ashore, and Crichton had visitors at his house in Canongate; and had to evade government searches. He remained in Scotland until late in 1589, leaving with Edmund Hay. Madrid mission (1590–1592)
<mask> was in Madrid, negotiating with the Spanish court, from November 1590 to February 1592. Philip II wished to take up the offer of Scottish Catholic noblemen to seize power, and send a representative.Acquaviva decided that <mask> should on no account go, and thought in terms of Robert Bruce, who had recently been chased out, and was now in Flanders. Then Philip, who had been briefed by Crichton, decided David Graham, Laird of Fintry should be invited to

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 come to Spain, and form the link with the Catholic earls. The timing, however, was very bad, and the Spanish king was preoccupied with France; the negotiations were put on hold. Crichton finally left Madrid for Rome about August 1592. After the "Spanish blanks"
The Spanish blanks plot was discovered late in 1592. <mask> was implicated by George Kerr, the intercepted courier, under torture. He was alleged to be the designated leader of a Spanish invasion of Scotland.Crichton had considered the situation promising: writing to Thomas Owens in 1605, he said that James had offered liberty of conscience to Catholics, and the appointment of a Scottish cardinal, in correspondence Crichton had shared with Persons. David Graham, Laird of Fintry was executed on 15 February 1593. James Gordon carried on the Jesuit intrigue, with a mission from James VI to Rome, and returned to Scotland with the pope's legate, George Sampiretti. James later decided that the laws against Catholics should be enforced. Scottish College
Withdrawing from diplomacy, Crichton concentrated on the Scottish seminary in Flanders. Set up in 1581 at Douai, the Scots College was the leading Scottish Catholic educational establishment in the period to 1648. Crichton was its head from 1593, and moved it to Leuven in 1595.Crichton still entertained hopes of converting James VI. He therefore advocated a waiting policy, and supported James's claim to be the legitimate heir to the English throne. This policy was opposed within the Jesuit ranks by <mask>, and by Robert Persons who supported the claim of Isabella Clara Eugenia, the Infanta of Spain. Crichton became involved in

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 negotiations with John Cecil, who claimed to be working as an agent for James. In fact Cecil then represented Catholic aristocratic opposition to James in Scotland. <mask> and Cecil fell out, and Cecil raised Spanish suspicions of Crichton, who was imprisoned for a time. Death
<mask> was living in Paris in 1615, and died in 1617.Works
Crichton wrote:

 A letter to Sir Francis Walsingham concerning Parry's application to him, with this case of conscience, Whether it were lawful to kill the queen, dated 20 February 1584–5. Reprinted in Raphael Holinshed's Chronicle, and in John Morris's Troubles of our Catholic Forefathers, series ii. 81, and translated into Italian in Daniello Bartoli, Istoria della Compagnia di Gesu, lib. iv. cap. x. p. 291. De Missione Scotica puncta quædam notanda historiæ societatis servientia, manuscript in the archives of the Society of Jesus.An Apology. This work, which was published in Flanders, is referred to in A Discoverye of the Errors committed and Inivryes done to his Ma: off Scotlande and Nobilitye off the same realme, and Iohn Cecyll Pryest and D. off diuinitye, by a malitious Mythologie titled an Apologie, and compiled by <mask>n Pryest and professed Iesuite, whose habits and behauioure, whose cote and conditions are as sutable, as Esav his handes, and Iacob his voice [1599]. His Reasons to show the easiness of the enterprise were printed by John Strype in his Annals. References

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title: Kenta Kobayashi

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is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the mononymous ring name <mask> (stylised in all capital letters), and is a member of the Bullet Club stable. He also makes occasional appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is known for his time in Pro Wrestling Noah where he was a one-time Global Honored Crown (GHC) Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and one-time GHC Tag Team Champion; once was the inaugural reign with longtime partner and rival, Naomichi Marufuji, which saw the two hold the title for almost two years, as well as a reign with protégé Taiji Ishimori. He was also the winner of the 2012 Global League and the 2013 Global Tag League tournaments. <mask> started his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), before moving to Pro Wrestling Noah; through Noah's involvement in the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA), a global organization of cooperative promotions that allow their competitors to travel abroad to other companies, he has wrestled extensively in American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is also well known for his tenure in American promotion WWE where he worked under the name Hideo Itami (ヒデオ・イタミ) in the company's developmental territory NXT and later in their cruiserweight exclusive brand 205 Live. A former amateur kickboxer, <mask>'s wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes.<mask> pioneered the Go To Sleep finishing maneuver later popularized by CM Punk. He returned to Japan in 2019 back under his Kenta ring name and made his NJPW debut, and has since held the NEVER Openweight Championship and the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship once each, the latter of which he won the opportunity for in the inaugral New Japan Cup USA tournament. Early life
<mask> was born on March 12, 1981, in Sōka, Japan. He trained under

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 <mask> Kobashi and Yoshihiro Takayama. Professional wrestling career

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2000)
Prior to wrestling professionally, <mask> had a variety of athletic backgrounds, practicing baseball and kickboxing; the latter came to be a strong foundation in his wrestling style often referred to as shoot style. <mask> made his professional wrestling debut on May 24, 2000, against future ally and rival, Naomichi Marufuji, in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) to compete in their junior heavyweight division. He did not remain in the company long as Mitsuharu Misawa, acting president of AJPW, decided to leave the company following a dispute, leading to Misawa forming his own company, Pro Wrestling Noah.Pro Wrestling Noah

Early appearances and Burning (2000–2003)

One of Misawa's focuses in his new promotion was the junior heavyweight division, which never was treated with high regard in AJPW despite the successes in other promotions. Being sidelined with injuries for the majority of Noah's first year of operation, <mask> made his return in July 2001, simply named <mask>. <mask>'s first involvement in a championship situation came when Naomichi Marufuji was forced to vacate the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship after suffering a knee injury; Kenta entered into the tournament held to determine a new champion. He advanced to the finals by defeating Kotaro Suzuki and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi before losing to Yoshinobu Kanemaru on the Navigation with Breeze Tour in June 2002. Following his relative success in the tournament, <mask> had an increase in his popularity, and he joined his mentor, <mask> Kobashi, in the faction Burning. Junior Heavyweight Championship success (2003–2011)

March 1, 2003 saw Kenta team with Naomichi Marufuji for the first time against Makoto Hashi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in a winning effort. They began teaming regularly as the two entered into a tournament to christen the first GHC Junior

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texts: Heavyweight Tag Team Champions during the company's Accomplish Our Third Navigation tour; they went to win the tournament by defeating junior heavyweight veterans Jyushin Thunder Liger and Takehiro Murahama in the finals on July 16.While defending the tag team title, <mask> continued his venture in hopes of winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight title once again on November 30, 2003, in an unsuccessful bid against Takashi Sugiura. As part of a reward for the way Kenta performed, he earned himself a trial series of seven matches going into the next year, seeing Kenta able to challenge more established stars in an attempt to elevate his status. Kenta began his trial series on the First Navigation tour, beating Juventud Guerrera. This was followed by defeats to Yoshinari Ogawa and Jun Akiyama. The final match of the series was a loss against Marufuji in October. While the series was taking place, <mask> and Marufuji continued defending their title against a number of challengers: El Samurai and Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoshinari Ogawa and Kotaro Suzuki, Suzuki and Ricky Marvin, Marvin and Suwa and, on Noah's first Tokyo Dome show, against Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura. Their reign as champions came to an end in June 2005 after almost two years by Kanemaru and Sugiura after the latter pinned Kenta.<mask>'s first major rivalry in singles competition began in March 2005 following a dispute with SUWA, which led to a series of confrontations between the two, including a violent match that ended in his opponent getting disqualified for assaulting the referee. This led to <mask> getting one more chance to challenge for the Junior Heavyweight title against Yoshinobu Kanemaru at Destiny on July 18, which saw him win the title. He made his first defense two months later against Suwa, then against Kotaro Suzuki as his alter ego, Mushiking Terry. Simultaneously, Kenta began teaming with Katsuyori Shibata as The Takeover, challenging

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texts: for the GHC Tag Team Championship, the heavyweight version of the company's tag team title. On March 5, 2006, Kenta faced a major challenge in <mask> Kobashi, which saw him lose following a Burning Hammer. This was followed by a loss of the Junior Heavyweight title on June 4 to Takashi Sugiura. This saw Kenta shift his attention to the GHC Heavyweight Championship, challenging Naomichi Marufuji, losing in a match which won numerous awards and accolades from the wrestling media.<mask> spent the majority of his 2007 time in Noah wrestling a variety of tag team and six-man tag team matches with protégé Taiji Ishimori and Akitoshi Saito as partners. He saw most of his success with Ishimori as the two had critically acclaimed matches against a wide variety of competitors, including Ring of Honor (ROH) competitors on loan to the company due to the talent exchange agreement, the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA), between ROH and Noah: the Briscoe Brothers, Davey Richards, and Bryan Danielson. As <mask> and Ishimori progressed as a unit, they entered the first NTV Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Tournament; in the finals they beat Marufuji and Kota Ibushi to win the tournament. They later challenged the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Dragon Gate wrestlers BxB Hulk and Shingo Takagi, in a winning effort before losing them to Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Kotaro Suzuki, only to defeat the team to win the second NTV Junior Heavyweight Tag Team League Tournament. Following his loss of the tag title, Kenta returned to competing in singles competition by defeating Bryan Danielson for his second GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, which led to a match with Marufuji, who had won the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, to attempt to unify the titles; the match ended in a sixty-minute draw, keeping the titles in the hands of their respective holder, while gaining favorable reviews for their efforts by the media

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texts: with some claiming it to be a Match of the Year. Kenta lost the title in February 2009 to rival in their interpromotional rivalry with another member of the GPWA in the Kensuke Office, Katsuhiko Nakajima, only to win it back in the next month. In October, <mask> was forced to vacate the title after suffering a knee injury, which would keep him sidelined for over seven months.<mask> made his return from injury on June 6, 2010, losing to Naomichi Marufuji in a GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship number one contender's match. On October 30, 2010, <mask> and Atsushi Aoki defeated Roderick Strong and Eddie Edwards in the finals of a tournament to win the 2010 Nippon TV Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League. As a result, <mask> and Aoki received a shot at the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, but were defeated by the champions, New Japan Pro-Wrestling representatives Koji Kanemoto and Tiger Mask, on November 23, 2010. On January 29, 2011, <mask> turned heel and join the Disobey stable with members Muhammad Yone, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Genba Hirayanagi. Kenta would change his look and attitude. Then on March 5, he turned on Yone, removing him from the group. One week later, he renamed the stable No Mercy.On May 25 <mask> and Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki of the ANMU stable to win the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. After months of trying to persuade his mentor Yoshihiro Takayama to join No Mercy, on June 26 Takayama turned on his partner Takuma Sano during a tag match against <mask> and Kanemaru and became the fourth member of the group. <mask> and Kanemaru would then make it to the finals of the Junior Tag League on July 30. They lost to Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki. Then on August 18, 2011, <mask> and Yoshihiro Takayama won the Noah 2 Day Tag Team Tournament. On August 24, <mask> and Kanemaru successfully defended their tag title against Aoki and Suzuki,

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 who got the shot due to their victory in the Junior Tag League. On September 23, Kenta confronted GHC Heavyweight Champion Go Shiozaki after he defeated Takayama to retain the title.Kenta got a number one contender's match with Takashi Sugiura, which he won on October 10. <mask> and Kanemaru lost the GHC Junior Heavyweight tag title to Aoki and Suzuki on October 16. Transition to the heavyweight division (2011–2013)
At Noah's Halloween show on October 31, 2011, Kenta challenged the NJPW team Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Yoshihiro Takayama. The match was set for 2012, but never happened due to injury. In November, <mask> entered Noah's Global Tag League and developed a new submission move he called "Game Over" to help him dispatch heavyweights. <mask> would make it to the finals on November 20, but would lose to Takeshi Morishima. On November 27, he lost to Go Shiozaki in his GHC Heavyweight title shot.In December 2011, <mask> tore his ACL again, forcing him to undergo another surgery to repair it. It was announced that he would be out of action for six to seven months. Tokyo Sports named <mask> the 2011 Technical Wrestler of the Year. Despite his injury, Kenta would stay in Noah and manage No Mercy during his injury. On February 14, 2012, Kenta recruited Shuhei Taniguchi as the fifth member of No Mercy and change his name to Maybach, becoming his mouthpiece and talking for him. <mask> made his in-ring return on July 22, 2012, losing to Naomichi Marufuji. On October 8, <mask> and Maybach Taniguchi defeated Magnus and Samoa Joe to win the GHC Tag Team Championship for the first time.However, they lost the title to Akitoshi Saito and Go Shiozaki just eighteen days later. On November 23, Kenta won the 2012 Global League. Heavyweight Champion (2013–2014)
On January 27, 2013, Kenta defeated Takeshi Morishima for the GHC Heavyweight Championship

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texts: at Great Voyage 2013. On February 9, Maybach Taniguchi turned on Kenta and stole his Heavyweight Championship belt. The following week, Kenta took part in a South American tour with the Alianza Latinoamericana de Lucha Libre (AULL) promotion, during which he won the Torneo Latino Americano de Lucha Libre, defeating Super Crazy in the finals. On March 10, <mask> defeated Maybach Taniguchi for his first successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship. On April 28, <mask> and Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki in the finals to win the 2013 Global Tag League.On May 11, Kenta took part in <mask> Kobashi's retirement match at Final Burning in Budokan, where he, Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru were defeated by Kobashi, Jun Akiyama, Keiji Mutoh, and Kensuke Sasaki. The following day, <mask> made his second successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Takashi Sugiura. On June 2, Kenta defeated New Japan Pro-Wrestling representative and reigning GHC Tag Team Champion Toru Yano for his third successful title defense. Six days later, <mask> was pinned by Yano in a GHC Tag Team Championship match, where he and Yoshihiro Takayama unsuccessfully challenged Yano and Takashi Iizuka. On July 7, <mask> made his fourth successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Naomichi Marufuji. <mask>'s fifth successful title defense took place on August 4, when he defeated Muhammad Yone. Next Kenta defended his title against the reigning GHC Tag Team Champions, first defeating Shane Haste on September 7 and then Mikey Nicholls on September 16.On October 5, <mask> defeated Diamond Ring representative Katsuhiko Nakajima for his eighth successful title defense. With the win, <mask> became the first wrestler to successfully defend the GHC Heavyweight Championship eight times during a calendar year. On December 7, Kenta defeated New Japan

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 representative and winner of the 2013 Global League, Yuji Nagata, for his ninth successful title defense. <mask>'s near one-year long reign ended on January 5, 2014, when he lost the title to Takeshi Morishima in his tenth defense. On February 3, 2014, <mask> and Maybach Taniguchi's long rivalry culminated in a No Disqualification match, where <mask> was victorious. After Yuji Nagata had defeated Morishima to become the GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kenta received the first shot at the new champion, but was defeated in the title match on February 22. On April 30, Noah held a press conference during which <mask> announced his resignation from the promotion.<mask> wrestled his farewell match on May 17, where he and Naomichi Marufuji defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima and Takashi Sugiura. One-time return (2018)
While still under WWE contract, Kenta made a one-off return to Noah under his WWE ring name of Hideo Itami on September 1, 2018, losing to Naomichi Marufuji at Marufuji's 20th Anniversary show. Ring of Honor (2005–2009)

Aside from competing in Pro Wrestling Noah, Kenta has been able to compete abroad in the United States with other participating members of the GPWA. His first appearance in the country was with Ring of Honor at Final Battle 2005, as a fan favorite, defending the GHC Junior Heavyweight title against Low Ki. He returned to the company the following year for Best in the World in New York City on March 25 where he and Naomichi Marufuji defeated the team of Samoa Joe and ROH World champion Bryan Danielson after Kenta connected with his finishing strike, the Go 2 Sleep, on Danielson. Kenta returned for In Your Face featuring him in a three-way match against Joe and Danielson, which ended in similar fashion. <mask>'s first loss in the company came in the form of a tag team match, which saw his partner, Davey Richards, get pinned in a match against the Briscoe Brothers.This led to a series of matches with

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 the two against each other, as well as reluctant partners. At Glory by Honor V: Night 2 Kenta received another match against Danielson for the ROH World title, which saw him submit to Danielson's signature hold, the Cattle Mutilation. Kenta made his return to Ring of Honor on May 11 of the next year against Delirious in a winning effort. Ring of Honor made its pay per view debut with the show, Respect is Earned, teaming with Nigel McGuinness against Danielson and Takeshi Morishima in a losing effort, after which <mask> spent several months with the company competing against rival, Davey Richards and his contingency, the No Remorse Corps. <mask> made his next appearance on the Glory By Honor VI tour; the first night had him team with the GHC Heavyweight Champion Mitsuharu Misawa against Takeshi Morishima and Naomichi Marufuji, with the match ending in a thirty-minute time limit draw. The following night, Kenta wrestled Misawa for the GHC Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort. <mask> made his return in 2009 against ROH World Champion, Nigel McGuinness in a losing effort at the company's seventh anniversary show.He returned a few weeks later to challenge Davey Richards once more, as well as make his second pay per view appearance for Take No Prisoners teaming with Tyler Black against Katsuhiko Nakajima and Austin Aries. <mask> was scheduled to return to ROH in November 2009, but was forced to cancel the appearances after suffering a knee injury. WWE

NXT (2014–2017)

On January 27, 2014, Kenta, with Noah's blessing, entered WWE's Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for a tryout. In a press release, Kenta claimed that he was not after a WWE contract, but only wanted to fulfill a dream and take part in a WWE workout. On June 27, Tokyo Sports reported that <mask> had signed with WWE. His signing was officially announced during an in-ring segment on July 12 in Osaka. <mask> relocated to Orlando to resume

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texts: training at the Performance Center, while also working for WWE's developmental territory NXT.<mask> debuted on September 11 at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, introduced by William Regal, where he announced his new ring name, "Hideo Itami", meaning "Hero of Pain", and fended off The Ascension when they interrupted the segment to confront Regal. Itami made his in-ring debut at the following day's tapings of NXT, defeating Justin Gabriel, after which he was attacked by The Ascension. During the following weeks, Itami kept engaging The Ascension in brawls, but continually lost due to the numbers disadvantage; the storyline was that as a newcomer in NXT, Itami did not have any friends in the locker room to help him. This continued until November, when Finn Bálor debuted as Itami's new partner. After weeks of feuding with The Ascension, Itami and Bálor defeated them at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution on December 11. Itami then participated in an NXT Championship number one contender's tournament, defeating Tyler Breeze in the first round, starting a feud between the two. He suffered his first defeat in NXT on January 15, 2015, when he was defeated by Bálor in the semi-finals, thus eliminating him from the tournament.At NXT TakeOver: Rival, Itami defeated Breeze in a rematch. They continued to exchange victories over each other until Itami lost a two-out-of-three falls match to Breeze on the April 1 episode of NXT to end the feud. On March 27, Itami won the WrestleMania Axxess NXT tournament by defeating Adrian Neville and then Finn Bálor to get a spot in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania 31, where he was eliminated by eventual winner Big Show. On May 20 at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Itami was scheduled to face Finn Bálor and Tyler Breeze in a triple threat match to determine the number one contender for the NXT Championship; however, Itami was ruled out due to injury after an attack he


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 pinned by Murphy. On January 29, it was reported that Itami requested and was granted his release from the company after a five-year run. This was followed by multiple members of the roster saying goodbye to Itami on social media. On February 4, 2019, the WWE Performance Center YouTube channel that documents the Superstars travel and backstage life released a video chronicling Itami's last week in WWE. The video features Itami working with Daivari and talking about his struggles with learning to speak and understand English. The end of the video sees Hideo walking back to gorilla position and being given a standing ovation from those in the backstage area.On February 22, <mask> was officially released by WWE, as the company formally acknowledged his departure on Twitter. In 2020, when he was working with NJPW, Kenta said that his days with WWE were "the most frustrating days of my life". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2019–present)

<mask> made his surprise debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) on June 9, 2019, at the Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall event as a face, with Katsuyori Shibata as his manager, announcing his participation in the 2019 G1 Climax tournament. <mask> made his in-ring debut for NJPW on July 6, defeating Kota Ibushi as a part of the tournament. <mask>, competing in the A Block of the tournament, stayed undefeated in singles matches for over a month and a half, defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi, Lance Archer, and Evil before suffering his first defeat against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada on July 27, as part of the tournament. Kenta would then lose his next four matches against Sanada, Bad Luck Fale, Will Ospreay and Zack Sabre Jr., failing to win the tournament with a final tally of 8 points (four wins and five losses). On the final night of the tournament, <mask> competed in a six-man tag team match alongside Chaos members Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi against Bullet Club's Bad Luck

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texts: Fale, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa, only to turn on them in the closing moments of the match and assisting the Bullet Club for the victory, turning heel.As <mask> was going to explain his actions, Katsuyori Shibata rushed into the ring and attacked Kenta until the rest of the Bullet Club members ambushed Shibata. At Royal Quest on August 31, <mask> defeated Ishii to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first championship in NJPW. The match was criticized because <mask> suffered a concussion after a back suplex by Ishii, getting knocked out in the process. However, both continued the match without referee stoppage. He was sent to the hospital after the show. At Destruction in Kagoshima on September 16, <mask> returned and unsuccessfully faced Kota Ibushi for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate. At Power Struggle on November 3, <mask> retained his title against Ishii in a rematch.Later in the night, he attacked Hirooki Goto. Kenta lost the NEVER Openweight Championship to Goto at Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 5, 2020, ending his reign at 127 days with two successful defenses. Later that night, Kenta attacked Tetsuya Naito after his main event match with Kazuchika Okada. Kenta would challenge Naito for both the IWGP Intercontinental and IWGP Heavyweight Championships at The New Beginning in Osaka, where he was defeated. In August, Kenta competed in the inaugural New Japan Cup USA tournament, with the winner receiving a match for the IWGP United States Championship. Kenta defeated Karl Fredericks in the first round, Jeff Cobb in the semi-finals, and David Finlay in the finals to win the tournament. Kenta then competed in the 2020 G1 Climax in the B Block, but failed to win with a final score of 10 points.At Power Struggle on November 7, <mask> successfully retained his Right to Challenge contract for the United States Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi. He was then due

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<mask>aul's Drag Race, followed by releasing her debut EP Honey Love. She was instrumental in setting up the Compton's Transgender Cultural District in San Francisco, where she served as the first director. Background
<mask> first started performing in drag while earning her undergrad at University of Southern California. She attended grad school at UC Berkeley where she co-founded the annual drag competition Berkeley's Next Top Drag Performer in 2008. While at Cal, she mostly performed at lesbian clubs in Oakland, stating that at the time she had "many more lesbian friends than gay friends." <mask> ended up choosing <mask> based on the two colors of Revlon makeup that were closest to her skin tone.Career and RuPaul's Drag Race

<mask>Paul's Drag Race, competing against Jinkx Monsoon, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Detox Icunt, Alyssa Edwards, among others. <mask> was the first contestant on the show from San Francisco, and one of the few who sang live, as opposed to lip syncing. In the opening episode of the season, RuPaullywood Or Bust, <mask>’s runway look was an all-gold outfit with a gold mesh headpiece. In week two for the episode Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza, <mask> placed within the top four. In week three, <mask> partnered with Coco Montrese for a puppet performance with which the judges were not impressed. Combining the runway and being judged individually for the puppet performance, Mahogany ended up being safe that week. In episode four, Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?, <mask> took to the runway in a caftan, which the judges were not impressed with.She was placed in the bottom two, lip syncing against Vivienne Pinay to Britney Spears' Oops I Did It Again. After the performance, both <mask> and Pinay were eliminated in a double elimination. After <mask> was eliminated, when asked to choose who she would like to win, she picked Seattle-based Jinkx Monsoon, who did end up taking the crown. At the beginning of season 6 of Drag Race, <mask> stated that she was "Team Courtney" for

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 who should win, referring to Courtney Act. <mask> and Act had met when both auditioned for The X Factor. Music
In 2010, <mask> released a cover of Adele’s “Hometown Glory”, which was recognized by Limelight Records as one of the Best Cover Songs of the Year. In 2012, <mask> released her second single, this time an original track titled “It's Honey”, which had an accompanying music video featuring Raja and Jujubee.Both Raja and Jujubee were RuPaul drag alum as well. In February 2014, <mask> released her debut EP Honey Love, which was written and co-produced with Erik Ian Walker of WakoWorld Music. One of the tracks on the EP was “Shoulda Known Better”, which <mask> performed on the HBO show Looking in 2014. The EP features 3 original songs:  “Mountain”, “Take Him From Me”, and “Shoulda Known Better”; and two covers: “Feeling Good” and Madonna's “Lucky Star”. Theater and The Craft... of Drag! <mask> has also been involved in a number of theatrical productions, including Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance, Dirty Little Showtunes, Oprah: The Dragsical (in which she held the title role), Halloween: The Ballad of Michelle Meyers, and the collaborative drag/performance art show Work MORE! <mask> also joined trixxie carr for her show The Right to RULE in 2012 in the United Kingdom at the Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival.In 2013, <mask> joined Peaches Christ's The Craft... of Drag! The play was a satirical take on the 1996 film The Craft. The show featured Peaches Christ, Sharon Needles, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, and <mask>. The show was held in San Francisco at the Castro Theatre and was sponsored by Midnight Mass, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Amoeba Records and Good Vibrations. <mask> played Rochelle, part of the main foursome from the original film. The show was performed live as a 50-minute production. <mask> joined another Christ production later in 2013, the 16th Annual Showgirls performance, based on the 1995 film Showgirls.While in that production, <mask> worked with Rena Riffel,

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 who played Penny/Hope in the original movie. <mask> played the character of Nomi. In 2015 and 2017 <mask> starred as Lieutenant Uhura in a live action drag version of Star Trek directed by fellow San Francisco queen D'Arcy Drollinger. In 2016, <mask> joined forces with Peaches Christ yet again for Spice Racks, a drag parody of the late 1990s camp film Spice World. <mask> and Christ were joined by Drag Race alum Katya Zamolodchikova and UK queens Cheddar Gorgeous and Anna Phylactic. <mask> reprised her role as Scary Spice for a live reading of Spice World at Clusterfest in 2018. <mask> became the first transgender person to serve on the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) following her appointment in 2018.In 2021, Mahogany was elected chair of the DCCC. Other ventures

In 2011, Mahogany was voted Best Drag Queen by readers of San Francisco Weekly. In 2013 and 2014, Mahogany emceed Topsy Turvy: A Queer Circus Extravaganza, which has been described as a "geographically and culturally diverse cast of queer, trans*, and gender-variant circus performers us[ing] their bodies to tell unique stories that subvert traditional ideals of beauty, sexuality, and power." In 2014, Mahogany hosted San Francisco's annual Castro Street Fair. In 2016, Mahogany became co-owner of The Stud bar. The previous owner announced that he was putting the business up for sale after the landlord made a substantial rent increase. Mahogany and 17 other long-time patrons of the bar joined forces to turn the bar into a cooperative, making The Stud one of the world's few cooperatively-owned nightclubs.For five years starting in December 2012, <mask> headlined and emceed Mahogany Mondays, a drag and cabaret show held at Midnight Sun in The Castro. In 2017, <mask> began hosting Black Fridays, a variety show featuring African American DJ's & talent held at San Francisco's oldest LGBT bar, The Stud. As of June 2017, <mask> and her close friend Sister Roma have become the regular hosts for the Main Stage of

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 San Francisco Pride. <mask> also co-founded the Compton's Transgender Cultural District in San Francisco with Janetta Johnson and Aria Sa'id. <mask> served as the district's first director. In 2018, <mask> became the first trans person to serve as co-president of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club. In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, sparking the start of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Queerty named her one of the Pride50 “trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people".Personal life
<mask> was born and raised in San Francisco, and the child of Ethiopian immigrants who fled their home country due to political persecution and unrest. Raised Roman Catholic, she attended Catholic school K-12 and is an alumna of St. Ignatius College Preparatory. She received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California with a minor in Musical Theater. Upon graduation, she interned at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and soon after applied and was admitted to the University of California at Berkeley, where she earned a Masters in Social Work. Using that degree, she worked as a social worker in Contra Costa County for several years. Some of the clients that she worked with included people with HIV and homeless LGBT youth. <mask> identifies as queer, and gender non-conforming trans.Filmography

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American people of Ethiopian descent
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LGBT people from California
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LGBT singers from the United States
American drag queens
Non-binary musicians
UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare alumni
University of Southern California alumni
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<mask> (in Korean: 권상우, Kweon Sang-u; born August 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film My Tutor Friend and the melodrama series Stairway to Heaven. Career
<mask>-woo, the most visible example of the so-called mom-zzang (slang for "great body") movement, started his career as a fashion model in the late 1990s. His first acting experience was in the TV drama Delicious Proposal, and for the first few years of his entertainment career, he received only minor roles on television, before making his big-screen debut in the martial arts film Volcano High (2001). The following year, he played his first lead role in the comedy Make It Big (2002) together with real-life best friend Song Seung-heon. <mask>'s breakthrough came in 2003 with the phenomenally successful romantic comedy My Tutor Friend, as a troublesome high school boy who is tutored by a college student of the same age (played by actress Kim Ha-neul). This was followed by appearances in My Good Partner, the world's first movie made for mobile phones, and the music video collection Project X.His next film released in early 2004 was also a hit. Once Upon a Time in High School portrayed the authoritarian society of the 1970s through a notoriously violent high school. Simultaneously, <mask>'s TV tearjerker Stairway to Heaven was winning high ratings over 40%. The drama eventually screened throughout Asia and helped to turn him into a regional star. However, <mask>'s follow-up film Love, So Divine, about a priest in training who falls in love, earned poor reviews and did not get much attention from audiences. For 2006, <mask> starred in the big-budget action noir Running Wild, about a detective, a prosecutor, and a criminal who are all equally vicious. Running Wild received satisfactory reviews, but disappointing returns, and <mask>'s next film Almost Love, a romantic comedy reteaming him with Kim Ha-neul, likewise failed to replicate the success of their previous film.Thus began <mask>'s

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