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 in getting Blackburn promoted from Division One in 2001.He also lifted the League Cup with Blackburn in February 2002, before finally hanging up his boots in July 2002 a few months short of his 39th birthday. <mask>' final career goal came in a 2–1 Premier League defeat to Leicester City on 30 March 2002. At the time, he was the second oldest player to score in the Premier League, behind Stuart Pearce. More than a decade on he is still ranked as third in this category following goals by Teddy Sheringham, who scored his final Premier League goal in December 2006 at the age of 40.

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<mask> scored just 17 minutes into his Wales debut, scoring the winning goal against England on 2 May 1984. He went on to play 72 times for his country, scoring 16 times. Managerial career

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<mask> was appointed as head coach of the Wales national team in 1999. Initially appointed on a temporary basis alongside Neville Southall to replace Bobby Gould, <mask> had soon done enough to earn himself a long-term contract, with Southall eventually leaving the set-up.When he took over, Wales were going through a bad patch but in the five years with <mask> in charge, Wales came close to qualifying for UEFA Euro 2004. In their Euro 2004 qualifying group, Wales ended up second, beating Italy 2–1 in Cardiff in the process, but was denied a place in the final tournament after losing to Russia in the playoffs. Blackburn Rovers
<mask> quit the Welsh national side in September 2004 to take charge of Blackburn in the FA Premier League, the last club he had played for. His key aim was to keep Blackburn clear of relegation, which he succeeded in doing, while also taking the club to an FA Cup semi-final for the first time in over 40 years. In his second season, he helped Blackburn finish inside the top six of the Premier League and subsequently qualify for the UEFA Cup, beating teams such as Chelsea, Manchester United (twice) and Arsenal en route. After just missing out on the League Cup final, his team sealed their spot in Europe by defeating champions Chelsea 1–0 at home. On 4 May 2006, <mask> and assistant <mask> signed new three-year contracts to remain at Blackburn until the summer of 2009.<mask> then set about creating a formidable side at Ewood Park. He entered the transfer market, bringing in players such as Benni McCarthy (£2 million), David Bentley (£500,000), Ryan Nelsen (free), Stephen Warnock (£1.5 million), Roque Santa Cruz (£3.5 million), and Christopher Samba (£400,000). Rovers finished tenth in the Premier League in 2006–07, and reached the UEFA Cup round of 32, where they were knocked out by Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 on aggregate. Rovers faced Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final, their third consecutive semi-final since <mask> took charge. The match ended in defeat, 2–1. He won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for October 2007, and eventually led Blackburn to a league finish of seventh in 2007–08, <mask>'s final season in charge at Ewood Park. During his spell in charge of Blackburn, <mask>' side was accused of being "over-physical" and "dirty" on multiple occasions and the club finished bottom of the Premier League disciplinary table in all four of <mask>' seasons in charge.Manchester City
On 2 June 2008, Manchester City sacked manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. Interest was also reported from Chelsea, however, who had recently sacked their manager, Avram Grant. Blackburn confirmed on 2 June that they had agreed to allow <mask> to talk to City. The following day, Blackburn agreed to a then-world record compensation package for <mask> to take over as manager of Manchester City, and he was appointed as head coach on 4 June 2008 on a three-year contract. Following the appointment, Manchester City's executive chairman Garry Cook stated, "The Club intends to invest in new players as well as securing the long term services of key members of the current first team squad. <mask> has already identified some of the players and backroom staff that he wants to see here at City, and we will begin the process of recruiting them immediately." The players who did arrive were Jô, Tal Ben Haim, Vincent Kompany, Shaun Wright-Phillips (returning from Chelsea) and Pablo Zabaleta.<mask>' first match in charge resulted in a 4–2 loss to Aston Villa at Villa Park but was followed up with 3–0 wins against West Ham and Sunderland. On 1 September 2008, Manchester City were taken over by the Abu Dhabi United investment group, who made large amounts of transfer funds available to <mask>, allowing City to break the British transfer record and sign Robinho from Real Madrid for £32.5 million. <mask> was very active in the January 2009 transfer window, signing Wayne Bridge from Chelsea, Craig Bellamy from West Ham and Shay Given from Newcastle, as well as Nigel de Jong from Hamburger SV. City finished tenth in <mask>' first season with the club, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. City's home form was among the best in the League, but their away form was among the worst. In the summer of 2009, <mask> added Gareth Barry from Aston Villa, Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn, and Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Touré from Arsenal to his squad, while Carlos Tevez also joined after his two-year deal with Manchester United expired. In addition, <mask> signed defenders Joleon Lescott from Everton for a reported £22 million, and Sylvinho – a former Arsenal and double Champions League winner with Barcelona – on a free transfer.<mask> started the 2009–10 Premier League campaign with a 2–0 away win at former club Blackburn, followed by a 1–0 win over another former club, Barcelona, in the Joan Gamper Trophy at a capacity Camp Nou. City then won 1–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Eastlands, followed by Crystal Palace in the League Cup 2–0 and Portsmouth 1–0 to maintain a 100% clean sheet start to the season. City continued in good form, beating Arsenal 4–2 and West Ham 3–1 either side of a 4–3 derby day defeat to Manchester United. City would then, however, go on a run of seven-straight draws. Manchester City beat Scunthorpe United 5–1 and Arsenal 3–0 in the League Cup to reach their first semi-final since 1981. <mask> then led City to their first victory over his former club Chelsea for five years with a 2–1 victory. That last victory was one of only two wins in 11 successive Premier League matches, and <mask> left City before their League Cup two-legged semi-final against Manchester United; he was sacked on 19 December 2009 and replaced by Roberto Mancini.Fulham
On 29 July 2010, <mask> became the new manager of Fulham, following the departure of Roy Hodgson to Liverpool. <mask> agreed a two-year contract with the London side and was officially unveiled to the media on 3 August 2010, before his first match as manager on 7 August against Werder Bremen. <mask> was joined at Fulham by his backroom team of Eddie Niedzwiecki, <mask> and Kevin Hitchcock. His first league match in charge of the Cottagers came exactly a week later, when they drew 0–0 at Bolton Wanderers on the opening day of the Premier League season, followed by a resolute display against Manchester United in a 2–2 draw at Craven Cottage. Draws followed in four of Fulham's next five Premier League matches against Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, Everton and West Ham, with a solitary 2–1 home win over Wolves. This meant that at that stage – including the seven-draw streak at Manchester City before his dismissal the season before – all but two (86%) of <mask>' last fifteen Premiership matches had been drawn. The bizarre run, exclusively made up of draws or 2–1 results, continued with 2–1 defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion in the second half of October 2010.At the end of the 2010–11 season, <mask> led Fulham to an eighth-placed finish in the league and UEFA Europa League qualification through the Fair Play league. <mask> resigned as manager of Fulham on 2 June 2011, having spent less than 11 months at the club. Following his departure, he said, "As a young, ambitious manager I wish to move on to further my experiences." Fulham owner Mohamed Al-Fayed hit back at <mask> for questioning the club's ambition, calling him a "strange man" and a "flop" and said he rescued him from becoming a forgotten man after being sacked by Manchester City. In September 2013, <mask> said he made a mistake in leaving Fulham when he did. Queens Park Rangers
On 10 January 2012, <mask> agreed terms with Queens Park Rangers and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract as their new manager, replacing the recently sacked Neil Warnock. <mask>' first match in charge of QPR came on 15 January 2012, a 1–0 defeat away to Newcastle.<mask>'s first win as QPR manager came on 17 January 2012, a 1–0 victory over Milton Keynes Dons in a FA Cup third round replay at Loftus Road. His first Premier League victory was on 21 January 2012, QPR beating Wigan Athletic 3–1 at home. In January 2012, <mask> brought in two defenders in Nedum Onuoha and Taye Taiwo and two strikers in Djibril Cissé and Bobby Zamora. Cissé made an immediate impact scoring on his debut against Aston Villa. Defeats against Wolves, Blackburn and Fulham, however, prevented QPR from pulling themselves away from relegation trouble. Victories over Liverpool, Arsenal, Stoke City, Swansea City and Tottenham meant that they went into the final match of the season two points ahead of Bolton. They faced <mask>' former club Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium, who needed a win to secure the Premier League title.Despite scoring twice through Cissé and Jamie Mackie, two late goals from Edin Džeko and Sergio Agüero earned City a dramatic victory and championship title. Bolton's failure to beat Stoke, however, meant that QPR survived in the Premier League. In the summer of 2012, QPR brought in a large number of high-profile signings with the intent of establishing themselves as a Premier League club. In came Ryan Nelsen, Andrew Johnson, Robert Green, Samba Diakité, Fábio, Park Ji-sung and Junior Hoilett all before the start of the season. Rangers' new-look squad, however, got off to an awful start as they crashed to a 5–0 home defeat against Swansea on the opening day of the 2012–13 Premier League season. <mask> branded his players performance as "embarrassing". <mask> then signed José Bosingwa, Júlio César and Esteban Granero but saw no improvement in results, going 12 matches without victory.He was sacked as manager on 23 November 2012 after the team suffered a 3–1 home defeat to Southampton six days earlier and replaced by Harry Redknapp. Stoke City

2013–14
<mask> was appointed manager of Stoke City on 30 May 2013, signing a three-year contract after taking over from fellow Welshman Tony Pulis. Speaking after being announced as Stoke's new manager, <mask> admitted that he had a point to prove following his disappointing spell at QPR. <mask>' first task was to release Rory Delap, Mamady Sidibe, Matthew Upson, Dean Whitehead, Carlo Nash and Matty Lund, at the same time giving Jermaine Pennant a new contract. He made his first signing on 28 June 2013 in Dutch international left-back Erik Pieters from PSV for a fee of €3.6 million (£3 million). <mask>' first match in charge of Stoke on 17 August 2013 ended in a 1–0 defeat at Liverpool. <mask>' first win as Stoke manager came in his next match as Stoke beat Crystal Palace 2–1 at the Britannia Stadium.This was followed up by a 1–0 win away at West Ham. On 2 September 2013, transfer deadline day, <mask> brought in Austrian forward <mask> Arnautović from Werder Bremen and Stephen Ireland on loan from Aston Villa. Meanwhile, Michael Kightly, Cameron Jerome and Ryan Shotton all departed the club on long-term loans. Stoke soon lost their early form, however, and went through September and October without a Premier League win, picking up just two points and scoring only three goals. Stoke improved in November and December, going a run of one defeat in seven matches, including a 3–2 win over Chelsea on 7 December 2013. December ended badly for Stoke and <mask>, however, as they were on the receiving end of a 5–1 defeat at Newcastle in which Stoke were reduced to nine men and <mask> himself was sent off. Stoke went through January 2014 in poor form and managed to pick up just a point and a 1–0 defeat at Sunderland on 29 January, leaving the club just above the relegation zone.The one piece of transfer activity <mask> did was to swap Kenwyne Jones for Peter Odemwingie in a player-exchange deal with Cardiff City. The arrival of Odemwingie enabled <mask> to alter his tactics and formation and it immediately paid off with a 2–1 victory over Manchester United. Stoke's form continued to improve and they went through March unbeaten with wins over Arsenal, West Ham, Aston Villa and Hull City. Stoke proceeded to end the season strongly with wins over Newcastle, Fulham and a 2–1 win against West Brom on the final day of the season, which saw Stoke finish in ninth position, their best finish since 1974–75. 2014–15
For the 2014–15 season, <mask> signed Sunderland full-back Phil Bardsley, Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell and Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf on free transfers. Also arriving for small fees were Slovakian defender Dionatan Teixeira and Barcelona forward Bojan, while wingers Victor Moses and Oussama Assaidi joined on season-long loans. Departing were Matthew Etherington, Michael Kightly, Cameron Jerome and Ryan Shotton.Stoke had a mixed start to the 2014–15 season, losing 1–0 to Aston Villa on the opening day, drawing 1–1 with ten-men Hull City, yet defeating reigning Premier League champions Manchester City 1–0. Stoke's inconsistency continued through the autumn as Stoke managed just three wins beating Newcastle, Swansea and Tottenham. The club then suffered frustrating home defeats against newly promoted Burnley and Leicester City. Stoke found form in December beating Arsenal 3–2, Everton 1–0 and West Brom 2–0. In January 2015, <mask> began talks with the Stoke board of directors about extending his contract with the club. <mask>' only new arrival in January was that of German centre back Philipp Wollscheid from Bayer Leverkusen. Stoke suffered a number in injuries to key players in January and February, most notably to Shawcross and Bojan.In February, Stoke suffered back to back 4–1 defeats against Manchester City and then in the FA Cup against Blackburn. <mask> signed a new contract with Stoke in March 2015 to keep him contracted until the summer of 2019. City then went a run of three wins against Aston Villa, Hull and Everton and then three defeats against West Brom, Crystal Palace and Chelsea. Stoke ended the season strongly with victories over Southampton (2–1), Tottenham (3–0) and Liverpool (6–1), ensuring a second consecutive ninth-place finish. 2015–16
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<mask> spent £18 million in July 2016 to bring in Welsh midfielder Joe Allen and Egyptian winger Ramadan Sobhi, while defender Bruno Martins Indi and striker Wilfried Bony both joined on season-long loans on 31 August 2016 from Porto and Manchester City respectively. Departing the club were Joselu, Philipp Wollscheid and long-serving defender Marc Wilson, who left for Bournemouth after criticizing <mask>' defensive training on social media. Stoke began the 2016–17 season in poor form, drawing 1–1 away at Middlesbrough, then losing 4–1 to Manchester City, 1–0 to Everton and 4–0 to Tottenham, and 4–1 to Crystal Palace with chairman Peter Coates heavily criticising the team's performances.Results improved in October and November and by December Stoke had moved back into a mid-table position. However Stoke picked up just two points over the Christmas period and <mask> came under strong criticism from supporters after his side lost a 2–0 lead against 10-man Leicester City. In the January transfer window, <mask> brought in long term transfer target Saido Berahino from West Brom. Performances until the end of the season were underwhelming with six wins from 19, with Stoke securing their Premier League status with two matches remaining. A 1–0 win against Southampton on the final day of the season, meant that Stoke ended the campaign in 13th place, their lowest finish under <mask>. 2017–18
Stoke made a poor start to the new season, with <mask>' position coming under intense scrutiny by supporters throughout the season, particularly so after a 5–0 thumping by Chelsea, where <mask> rested several first team regulars to prepare for a home match against Newcastle United, however Stoke also lost this game which resulted in calls for him to be sacked. By January, Stoke had won only 5 of 22 games, occupying a place in the relegation zone with 20 points.Stoke's poor run of form included a demoralising 3–0 home defeat to West Ham United, where former player <mask> Arnautović scored and celebrated in front of the home fans after having been sold in the summer, as well as several heavy defeats to clubs challenging for the top six positions, including a 7–2 away defeat to Manchester City and a 5–1 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. After a 2–1 defeat in the FA Cup to League Two side Coventry City on 6 January 2018, <mask> was sacked. Stoke had the worst defensive record in the Premier League at the time of his sacking, having conceded a total of 47 goals, nine more than West Ham who had the second-worst record. This was in spite of several defensive signings being made in the summer of 2017, including the £18 million signing of Kevin Wimmer from Tottenham Hotspur, the £7 million permanent signing of Bruno Martins Indi, and the season-long loan of Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma. Southampton

On 14 March 2018, <mask> succeeded Mauricio Pellegrino as manager of relegation-threatened Premier League club Southampton, signing a short-term contract for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. His first game was a 2–0 win at Wigan Athletic in an FA Cup quarter final. On 25 May 2018, after a season that saw the Saints retain their Premier League status, the club announced that <mask> had signed a new three-year contract.His assistants, <mask> and Eddie Niedzwiecki, also signed long-term contracts with the club. Despite a number of positive signings in the summer transfer window, Southampton made a poor start to the 2018–19 season and on 2 December 2018, with the club 18th in the table, <mask> was dismissed. He was replaced by former RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhüttl. Bradford City
On 24 February 2022 <mask> was appointed manager of Bradford City. Personal life
Throughout his career, <mask> has been known by the nickname "Sparky" which he took from the comic of the same name. <mask> grew up supporting his hometown club, Wrexham. He was awarded an OBE in 2004.<mask> has two sons, Alex and Curtis, and a daughter, Xenna, who plays hockey for Wales. <mask> wrote his autobiography in 1990 entitled Sparky – Barcelona, Bayern and Back. Career statistics

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<mask> known professionally as <mask> (born 29 September 1984) is a Welsh musician from Bridgend, South Wales. In 2009 his self-produced single titled "Icon" (also included on EMI Records' Smash Hits 2009 compilation) achieved a top-10 chart position alongside VH1/MTV Asia Viacom18 features. With strong industrial music and synthpop influences, his music has been described as alternative rock with electronica roots and "tribal percussion". <mask> has collaborated with acts such as Queen and synthpop icon Gary Numan, for whom <mask> has been a supporting act three times. Early years and influences
Growing up in Bridgend - Wales, <mask> began by learning to play guitar at the age of six. He was influenced by Brian May of Queen and Igor Cavalera of Sepultura. <mask> is a keen follower of dance and tribal music and incorporates this into his solo work.Career
Previously employed as a fabricator and welder, <mask> forged a professional music career following the release of his self-produced 2009 single "Icon", a hit in Asia and later well-received in Europe. He signed a five-year deal to EMI Records Europe and Asia on 4 September 2009, and counts cymbal manufacturer Paiste among his professional sponsors. With his long-time friend and promoter David Prowse (the actor who portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy) as manager, <mask> formed a live touring band with a group of friends, and designed and manufactured his own live set production. "Icon", 2009
His self-produced solo single "Icon" was released in summer 2009, on EMI Records. It was heavily featured on VH1 and MTV Asia, resulting in him being artist of the month and becoming the headlining act of VH1 India Global Express Tour, covering four cities across India. "Icon" had a European release in 2010 and was also featured on Kerrang TV together with high rotations features on Scuzz's includeding a two-hour take over. The album's lyrics touch on several subject matters inspired by <mask>'s life experiences.In 2009 <mask> found success following air-time in Asian territories and his broader concert touring, including Europe and North America. In February 2010, he headlined the Rock 'N India festival, which hosted events in New Delhi and Bangalore, alongside popular artists such as the Backstreet Boys and Richard Marx. <mask> was presented a DNA Artist of the Festival award plaque by the event's founder, Venkat Vardhan. BBC 1 documentary
A BBC documentary covering <mask>'s journey to fame was shown on BBC One Wales on 10 March 2010 as part of a series called Planet Wales. The 40-minute documentary, titled "Big in India" was the first of the series and included live performances in Dubai, India, and Germany. The documentary was repeated three months later on BBC One Wales and North. The documentary covered <mask> and EMI working towards the release of his second single and album.A DVD released was planned and a few promo copies produced, but never came to fruition. Début album, 2010
After writing and recording since early 2009, with a working title of "Chapter", <mask> released his first album as the self-titled <mask> <mask>, on 11 October 2010. Although he only released two singles in 2010, <mask>'s album reached number 7 in the M-Music Asian charts, higher than those of Eminem and Bon Jovi, but was kept from the number 6 spot by Linkin Park. It's claimed; the wide diversity in the album attracted the broad interest in media and public. The album was recorded in three separate studios, one of which is the famous Nott-in-Pill Studios in Newport, with ex-Skindred duo Jeff and Ginge. The album's release was promoted by a succession of videos and singles and accompanying videos: "Icon", "Solitaire", "Passes II", and "Electric Medicine". The videos were directed and edited by <mask> with chosen production teams.He noted the "Electric Medicine" video as his proudest achievement to date, both on and off the screen. Hot 50 Sexiest men in Wales
In June 2010 the Welshman made the list in a public vote of Wales's top 50 sexiest men. <mask> was ranked at number 49. Gary Numan collaborations, 2011 onward

In September and December 2011, Gary Numan confirmed <mask> as main support on his Dead Son Rising UK tour, covering 12 shows across the country. In an online interview, Numan hailed <mask> to being one of the best supporting acts to ever tour with him. Numan documented the DSR tour in a published diary, praising <mask> further. Numan publicly invited <mask> to tour America together in 2012.Later, in 2014, both Numan collaborated with <mask> on "Redesign", which featured on <mask>'s Nemesis album (under the project name Protafield). Both Numan and <mask> toured once again later in 2017, confirming <mask> as main support for Gary Numan's UK and European leg of the Savage (Songs from a Broken World) tour promoting his 18th studio solo album. To date, <mask> <mask> is the only live act to have ever tour with Gary Numan twice. Protafield Nemesis, 2014

Appearing in an interview on Sky TV's The Moore Show, <mask> discussed working on second album, although not naming the title; he described as "a huge step forwards" from the first release. Early in 2014 <mask> announced his new project, Protafield, after agreeing a record contract with Caroline International (Universal Music Group) with his new album 'Nemesis'. It's reported that the Protafield name was created between <mask> and Fear Factory front man Burton C. Bell

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The Nemesis album had guest-performer involvement, including Roger Taylor of Queen (providing the drum track for "Wrath"), Gary Numan (guest vocals on "Redesign"), and actor Lance Henriksen (best known for Aliens and two follow-on films, and the TV series Millennium). Million (Part 1) 2017
In 2017, <mask> released his third studio album, titled Million.Unlike previous releases, Million was released in a series of two parts, both on the label Universal. In total, the album consisted of seven tracks, and featured a collaboration with Queen guitarist Brian May. Million (Part 2) 2018
On October 12, 2018, Million (Part 2) was announced for release. The second part of the double album concept featured another special guest, the celebrated atheist Professor Richard Dawkins, who recorded a spoken word contribution for the track 'Exhale'. Steve Strange (Visage)
Steve Strange's admiration for <mask> was commonly known following the "Big in India" BBC documentary. Strange, of the 1980s new romantic band Visage, promoted their collaboration with the release of a live recording of them performing the 1980s hit "Fade to Grey" together. Strange later recorded his final ever recordings with <mask> shortly before his death on 12 February 2015 at his studio in Bridgend, South Wales.<mask> dealt with Strange's funeral arrangements and was a pallbearer, alongside other 1980s stars such as Boy George, Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp and Steve Norman. For a short time <mask> was also the live drummer in Visage on their 'Hearts and Knives' tour in 2013, the Welshman's been quoted in describing pallbearer duties for Strange as 'The most overwhelming experience of his life'. David Prowse

David Prowse was an active manager of Jayce from 2005 to 2010. In 2009, Prowse agreed to handle all PR for <mask> following a long term friendship since 2001. On 1 October 2015, the two filmed a mini-documentary, The Force's Mouth, a short studio tutorial video demonstrating a recording process with Prowse and effecting his voice as the famous villain Darth Vader, a welcomed piece of film by the Star Wars community after 37 years of debate about the voice casting choices of the original production. Prowse and <mask> retained a close friendship and business partnership lasting over 19 years. Northstone Studios

In October 2016 <mask> announced the opening of his newly built recording studio, Northstone Studios.The studio was renovated from a disused outbuilding connected to the Court Colman Manor in Bridgend, South Wales. It took <mask> a total of nine months to build at a cost of £60,000 with an undisclosed investment from local government; Creative Industry Wales. In several interviews <mask> mentions the workings of his new album along with a collaboration with Queen guitarist; Brian May. Ascension of The Watchers
In 2020 <mask> become a member of the American gothic rock band Ascension of The Watchers, formed by Fear Factory front man Burton C. Bell and Ministry band keyboardist John Bechdel. <mask> was initially involved as producer and mixer for their 2020 album Apocrypha, but his full-time role as drummer and programmer became clear during the album's creative process. Discography
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<mask> (26 March 194619 May 2020), better known as <mask>, was an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian evangelical minister and apologist who founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). He was involved in Christian apologetics for a period spanning more than forty years. Zacharias was the author of more than thirty books on Christianity, He also hosted the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking. He belonged to the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Keswickian Christian denomination in which he was ordained as a minister. Multiple sources have posthumously accused Zacharias of serious sexual misconduct. In February 2021 Miller & Martin, the law firm hired by RZIM to look into these allegations, confirmed their veracity. As a result, RZIM issued an apology and subsequently announced that it would undergo a name change and remove all material related to Zacharias.The Christian and Missionary Alliance posthumously revoked his ordination after conducting their own investigation. HarperCollins, which owns the Christian publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, also confirmed that it would take his books out of print and remove him from other published works. Early life and education
<mask> was born on 26 March 1946 in Madras, British India, and grew up in Delhi. He spoke Hindi fluently, the only Indian language that he knew. Zacharias' family was Anglican, but he was a "skeptic" until the age of 17 when he tried to commit suicide by swallowing poison. While he was in the hospital, a local Christian worker brought him a Bible and told his mother to read to him from John 14, which contains Jesus' words to Thomas the Apostle. Zacharias said it was John 14:19 that touched him as the defining paradigm, "Because I live, you also will live", and that he thought, "This may be my only hope: A new way of living.Life as defined by the Author of Life." Zacharias committed his life to Christ, praying that "Jesus if you are the one who gives life as it is meant to be, I want it. Please get me out of this hospital bed well, and I promise I will leave no stone unturned in my pursuit of truth." In 1966, Zacharias emigrated with his family to Canada, earning his undergraduate degree from the Ontario Bible College in 1972 (now Tyndale University) and his M.Div. from Trinity International University in 1976. In 1990 he participated in guided study at Ridley Hall, a Church of England theological school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Career

Ministry

Zacharias spent the summer of 1971 in South Vietnam, where he evangelized U.S. soldiers as well as imprisoned Viet Cong members.After graduating from Ontario Bible College, he began an itinerant ministry with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) in Canada. In 1974 the C&MA sent him to Cambodia, where he preached only a short time before its fall to the Khmer Rouge. He was later ordained by the C&MA in 1980, and between 1980 and 1984 he taught at the C&MA-affiliated Alliance Theological Seminary, where he was a professor of evangelism. In 1983, Zacharias spoke in Amsterdam at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's first International Conference for Itinerant Evangelists. After Amsterdam, he spent the summer evangelizing in India, where he continued to see the need for apologetic ministry, both to lead people to Christ and to train Christian leaders. In August 1984, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to pursue his calling as a "classical evangelist in the arena of the intellectually resistant." Later its headquarters were located in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.In 1989, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Zacharias spoke in Moscow with students at the Lenin Military-Political Academy as well as political leaders at the Center for Geopolitical Strategy. This was the first of many evangelism events in the political sphere. Future events included one in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1993, where he spoke to members of the judiciary on the importance of having a solid moral foundation. The following year, Zacharias wrote his first book, A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism. In 1992, Zacharias spoke at his first Veritas Forum at Harvard University, and later that year was one of the keynote speakers at Urbana. He continued to be a frequent guest at these forums, both giving lectures and answering students in question-and-answer sessions at academic institutions including the University of Georgia, the University of Michigan, and Penn State. In 2004, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) opened its signature pulpit at the Salt Lake Tabernacle to Zacharias for a series of messages.He delivered a sermon on "Who Is the Truth? Defending Jesus Christ as The Way, The Truth and The Life" to some 7,000 lay-persons and scholars from both LDS and Protestant camps in an initiatory move towards open dialogue between the groups. Some evangelicals criticized Zacharias' decision not to use this opportunity to directly address the "deep and foundational" differences between the traditional Christian faith and the teachings of the LDS Church. He responded by asserting that Christians should not immediately condemn so-called the LDS Church's theological differences but "graciously build one step at a time in communicating our faith with clarity and conviction", stating that this would be just as effective as showing someone the faults of their faith. The speaking engagement was nearly sabotaged by an allegation by event organizer Greg Johnson, president of Standing Together, that Zacharias had nothing to do with editing the book The Kingdom of the Cults and had only loaned his name to the latest edition; Johnson later apologized for his comment. Zacharias was a frequent keynote lecturer within the evangelical community at events including the Future of Truth conference in 2004, the National Religious Broadcasters' Convention and Exposition in 2005, and the National Conference on Christian Apologetics in 2006. On successive nights in October 2007, he addressed first the students and faculty of Virginia Tech, then the community of Blacksburg, Virginia, on the topic of evil and suffering in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre.Zacharias represented the evangelical community at occasions such as the National Day of Prayer in Washington, D.C., the Annual Prayer Breakfast at the United Nations, the African Union Prayer Breakfast in Maputo, Mozambique, and was named honorary chairman of the 2008 National Day of Prayer task force. He also participated in the ecumenical Together 2016 meetings, which Pope Francis addressed, describing the event as a valiant effort. In 2006, <mask> along with Wycliffe Hall established the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA) in Oxfordshire, England though it is now entirely separate from Wycliffe. In November 2009, Zacharias signed the ecumenical Manhattan Declaration which affirms the sanctity of human life, the dignity of marriage as a union of husband and wife, and freedom of religion as foundational principles of justice and the common good. In 2016, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio appointed Zacharias to his pro-life "Dignity of Life" advisory panel. In 2015, according to RZIM's public Form 990 tax return, Zacharias and his wife earned a combined total of $523,926 from the ministry. Worldview
Zacharias argued that a coherent worldview must be able to satisfactorily answer four questions: that of origin, meaning of life, morality, and destiny.He said that while every major religion makes exclusive claims about truth, the Christian faith is unique in its ability to answer all four of these questions. He routinely spoke on the coherence of the Christian worldview, saying that Christianity is capable of withstanding the toughest philosophical attacks. Zacharias believed that the apologist must argue from three levels: from logic to make it tenable; from feelings to make it liveable; and from whether one has the right to use it to make moral judgments. Zacharias' style of apologetics focused predominantly on Christianity's answers to life's great existential questions with defense of God. He argued that the dominance of the visual in modern communication systems has impacted people's capacity for abstract reasoning altering their way of perceiving things; however, the integration of abstract reasoning into one's worldview is important to have its base grounded in absolutes rather than on relative feelings and fads. Academic credential controversies
In an earlier edition of his biography and in other literature, Zacharias claimed to have studied at the University of Cambridge and was a visiting professor at the University of Oxford. In multiple speaking engagements he said that he had taken a class in quantum mechanics under John Polkinghorne and while a visiting scholar at Cambridge had heard Stephen Hawking lecture, seeing him struggle between agnosticism and theism.Zacharias often claimed in books and sermons that he was invited to be a visiting scholar at Cambridge, where he focused his studies on Romantic writers and moralist philosophers. The veracity of Zacharias's purported academic positions at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge was questioned. Christian academic Warren Throckmorton stated that Zacharias "wasn't being truthful" in his claims, pointing out that he had been a visiting scholar at Ridley Hall, a theology school in the city of Cambridge which is unaffiliated with the university. Atheist commentator Steve Baughman also ran a website exposing how Zacharias exaggerated his qualifications. In 2017, Christianity Today reported accusations that Zacharias had exaggerated his academic credentials; for instance that he had referred to himself in multiple articles and videos with the title "Doctor" or "Dr.", despite lacking a PhD qualification. In response, Zacharias said he had been "conferred ten honorary doctorates" and said further that "in <mask>'s homeland of India… honorific titles are customary and are used frequently out of respect for elders, including by the RZIM India team when addressing <mask>." In a statement, RZIM indicated that "[in] earlier years, 'Dr.'did appear before <mask>'s name in some of our materials, including on our website, which is an appropriate and acceptable practice with honorary doctorates. However, because this practice can be contentious in certain circles, we no longer use it." Christianity Today reported that Zacharias' online biography was edited following the accusations regarding his credentials. Sexual abuse
Both before and after his death in May 2020, allegations were put forth by multiple women that Zacharias had engaged in habitual sexual misconduct and/or abuse. Ruth Malhotra, a former member of RZIM, claims that suspicions regarding Zacharias' behavior had existed

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 during his lifetime but that RZIM employees were not allowed to investigate. Lori Anne Thompson's lawsuit
In April 2017, Canadians Lori Anne and Brad Thompson sent a demand letter to Zacharias requiring him to pay $5 million in exchange for them refraining from filing a lawsuit that would have accused him of impropriety. Their evidence included text exchanges, which included nude photos sent by Thompson to Zacharias.In response, Zacharias filed a RICO lawsuit against accusing the couple of extortion. The case was settled in November 2017 with a non-disclosure agreement. In a statement issued on December 3, 2017, Zacharias said, "Let me state categorically that I never met [Thompson] alone, publicly or privately. The question is not whether I solicited or sent any illicit photos or messages to [her]—I did not, and there is no evidence to the contrary—but rather, whether I should have been a willing participant in any extended communication with a woman, not my wife. The answer, I can unequivocally say, is no, and I fully accept responsibility." He added that he had been "absolutely faithful" to his wife throughout their marriage, but acknowledged that he "failed to exercise wise caution and to protect [himself] from even the appearance of impropriety". 2020 abuse allegations and preliminary report
Four months after Zacharias' death in 2020, three women who worked at two day spas he had co-owned in the Atlanta area came forward alleging that he had sexually harassed multiple massage therapists over the course of five years.According to Christianity Today, Zacharias masturbated in front of one of the women more than fifty times, requested explicit photos of her, and asked for sex on at least two occasions. Other women claimed that Zacharias had inappropriately groped or fondled them. A former business partner, Anurag Sharma, expressed regret at not stopping Zacharias and issued an apology to one of the alleged victims in the Christianity Today article. RZIM initially denied the claims, but subsequently hired the law firm Miller & Martin to conduct an investigation. Miller & Martin engaged the services of a private investigation firm consisting of former federal law enforcement officers. The investigators interviewed more than fifty people, including more than a dozen massage therapists, and accessed data from four mobile devices used by Zacharias. On December 23, 2020, RZIM confirmed that the allegations were true and released a preliminary report from the investigation, which concluded:

Full report and subsequent allegations
On 11 February 2021, RZIM released the full results of its investigation, concluding that there was credible evidence that Zacharias had engaged in sexual misconduct.Accordingly, it was found that Zacharias solicited and received sexually explicit photos from more than 200 women who were in their early twenties until a few months before his death in 2020. According to investigators, Zacharias also used thousands of dollars of ministry funds which had been dedicated to a "humanitarian effort" to pay for massage therapists, providing them housing, schooling, and monthly support for extended periods of time. In an article on the report, The Gospel Coalition noted that,

On Zacharias' financial irregularities, The Gospel Coalition further reported that RZIM would pay rent for Zacharias to stay at his own apartment while in Bangkok. They wrote,

Christianity Today while reporting on the findings wrote that,

Vicki Blue maintains that Zacharias threatened to make her and her daughter Becca (who was also abused) miserable if she disclosed abuse. She stated,  “<mask> kept talking about an anonymous donor that he could get limitless money from,” Blue said. “He said, ‘I can keep it going and make your life miserable until you die.’”  Blue said initially Zacharias helped a great deal over her spiritual confusion and she thought he was, “the closest person to God other than Jesus.”  Later Zacharias maintained his marriage was unsatisfactory and maintained Blue was “his soulmate” and he, “couldn’t survive without (her),”  Blue maintains Zacharias put his hand into her groin and continued sexual advances after she said, “no”. Zacharias exposed himself and masturbated in front of her 50 to 100 times, he twice asked her to have sex but she refused.At the time Blue believed Zacharias was in love with her. She claims she was confused and vulnerable, stating, “It’s hard to explain. When someone gives you spiritual advice and you know everything he says about God is true, yet he’s also doing these things to you—it took years of therapy to realize I didn’t do anything wrong.”  Blue was persuaded to open a spa with Zacharias as a co-owner and it failed financially. Blue maintains her daughter Becca said Zacharias molested her and six other spa therapists also complained he had done something perverted or molested them. “I realized then how much I had been used and manipulated,” Blue stated. In an interview, Shirley Steward, a retired Ontario Provincial Police Officer, recounts that <mask>, who was already a Christian minister at the time, pressured her to have an abortion after she became pregnant as a teenager by his brother Ramesh. Repercussions
In their release of the full report, the board of RZIM stated that it was "shocked and grieved by <mask>'s actions", and apologized to his victims: "Words cannot come close to expressing the sorrow that we feel for what you have been through or the gratitude we feel for the bravery with which you have responded."Carson Weitnauer, a former RZIM employee, referred to Zacharias "one of [his generation's] greatest frauds," a "sexual predator", and a "uniquely charismatic manipulator." On 12 February 2021, Zacharias Trust, the UK branch of RZIM, decided to change its name and cut ties to the parent ministry, criticizing their response to the scandal as inadequate. By 24 February, RZIM Africa had suspended its operations while RZIM itself scaled back its website. On 8 March, RZIM stated it would alter its name and remove all material related to Zacharias. As a result of falling donations, RZIM decided to make 60% of its workforce worldwide redundant and changed from running evangelists and apologists to making grants to other organizations, supporting evangelism and "the prevention of and caring for victims of sexual abuse." In addition, RZIM Canada began winding down operations. On 19 February 2021, the Alliance World Fellowship revoked Zacharias' ordination after its own investigation confirmed a "pattern of predatory behaviour."HarperCollins Christian Publishing, which includes Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, confirmed that it would no longer sell books by Zacharias and that it was working with Christian author Lee Strobel to remove Zacharias from other works. In early August 2021, the Brad Sohn Law Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of several former RZIM donors, including NFL player Derek Carrier and his wife Dora, seeking the return of donations they had given to RZIM between 2004 and 9 February 2021. The plaintiffs asserted that they donated to RZIM believing it was to finance spreading the Christian message when in fact the money financed Zacharias' predatory behavior. Personal life
On 7 May 1972, Zacharias married Margaret "Margie" Reynolds, whom he met at his church's youth group. They had three children, Sarah, Nathan, and Naomi. He lived in Atlanta, Georgia. In March 2020, Zacharias was diagnosed with a malignant and rare cancer in his spine, and on 19 May 2020, he died at his home in Atlanta at the age of 74.Following his death, a number of high-profile Christians posted messages online detailing Zacharias's influence upon them. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence were among many who expressed their sympathies for Zacharias following his death. Bibliography
A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism (1994, 2004)
Can Man Live Without God? (1994, 1996)
 Deliver Us from Evil (1996, 1998)
Cries of the Heart (1998, 2002)
The Merchant and the Thief (1999; children's)
The Broken Promise (2000; children's)
Jesus Among Other Gods (2000, 2002)
Jesus Among Other Gods (youth ed., 2000)
The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha (2001)
Sense and Sensuality: Jesus Talks with Oscar Wilde (2002)
Light in the Shadow of Jihad: The Struggle For Truth (2002)
Recapture the Wonder (2003)
Is Your Church Ready? : Motivating Leaders to Live an Apologetic Life (2003) (Editor, with Norman Geisler)
Who Made God? And Answers to Over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith (2003) (General editor, with Norman Geisler)
The Kingdom of the Cults (2003) (Editor)
I, Isaac Take Thee, Rebekah: Moving From Romance to Lasting Love (2004)
The Prince and the Prophet: Jesus Talks With Mohammed (copyright 2004, to be released posthumously)
The Lamb and the Führer: Jesus Talks with Hitler (2005)
 , 205 pp. The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives (2007)
Beyond Opinion: Living the Faith We Defend (2008)
The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists (2008)
Is There Not a Cause (2008; National Day of Prayer Feature Book) ; Audio CD .New Birth or Rebirth: Jesus Talks with Krishna (2008)
There is a Plan (2009) (excerpts from The Grand Weaver)
Has Christianity Failed You? (2010)
The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha (2010)
Why Jesus? Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality (2012)
The Lamb and the Führer (graphic novel, 2014)
Why Suffering? Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense (2014)
 with Vince Vitale, Jesus Among Secular Gods: The Countercultural Claims of Christ (2017)
The Logic of God: 52 Christian Essentials for the Heart and Mind (2019)
 with Abdu Murray, Seeing Jesus from The East: A Fresh Look at History's Most Influential Figure (2020)

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External links

 Official RZIM website
 Defending Ravi

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<mask> (1922 – January 26, 1990) was a Canadian religious leader. He served as the Anglican Bishop of Toronto from 1972 to 1989 and was the Archbishop of the ecclesiastical province of Ontario from 1979 to 1985. Early life

<mask> was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the son of an unemployed carpenter. Raised in a non-religious environment, he became a practising Christian after being taken to Bible class at age seventeen. He received a Bachelor's Degree at the University of Alberta in 1943 and later earned a theological degree from Wycliffe College in Toronto. He spent twenty-two years as a priest in the city before being elected as an assistant bishop in 1968. Bishop of Toronto

In 1972, he was chosen as the ninth Bishop of Toronto.In this capacity, he presided over a diocese of 160,000 people, the largest in Canada. He became an archbishop in 1979. When the Anglican Diocese of Toronto was divided into five regions in 1980, <mask> himself was given charge of the downtown division. <mask> was a frequent guest at official state functions, and in October 1982 he conducted the funeral ceremonies for former premier John Robarts. Views on the Church in Canadian society

<mask> argued in 1982 that the Anglican Church should stop performing civil marriage ceremonies. Saying that the church should not act as a "cheap auxiliary to the state," he called for Canadian marriages to consist of a civil marriage performed by the state with the additional option of a "service of blessing" for those who wish it. At the time, <mask>'s views were considered controversial.He acknowledged in 1986 that the Anglican Church had only limited influence in Canada's "comfortable" society, saying that it had more authority in places like South Africa where it was the victim of persecution. He rejected the suggestion that the church could rebrand itself in the manner of American televangelists, saying "I don't think you can sell religion like soap." In 1988, he accepted a court ruling that ended compulsory recitations of the Lord's Prayer in Ontario public schools. In 1983, Garnsworthy and Community and Social Services Minister Frank Drea signed an agreement for the Government of Ontario and various churches to provide housing, meals, and day programs for poor and mentally ill individuals. The role of women within the Church

<mask> initially opposed the ordination of women, but later reversed his position and became a proponent of the policy. LGBT issues

In 1979, <mask> defended the Anglican Church's decision to accept openly gay priests on condition that such individuals not participate in same-sex sexual activity. He argued that the decision was not a change of policy for the church and that equivalent restrictions existed for heterosexual priests in relationships out of wedlock.Brent Hawkes of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto cautiously accepted the Anglican Church's decision as a step forward, although he added that the requirement for celibacy would still result in gay priests being closeted. Separate school funding

<mask> took part in a high-profile dispute with the Government of Ontario from 1984 to 1986, after Progressive Conservative premier Bill Davis made a surprise decision to fund Ontario's public and Catholic high schools on an equal footing. (The province had previously funded Catholic education only as far as Grade Ten.) <mask> strongly opposed the decision and wrote an article complaining that the religious and moral values of the Roman Catholic Church had in effect been given official state sanction. In particular, he wrote that he did not accept the Catholic positions on family planning, contraception, and abortion, nor did he accept the church's claim to be the sole arbiter of religious truth. Some believe that this intervention had the effect of dividing the funding issue along religious lines. <mask> responded that he was not anti-Catholic and did not want to revive sectarian conflicts from the nineteenth century, but that he believed in and wanted to defend Ontario's public education system.During the 1985 provincial election, <mask> accused Davis of changing the province's education system in the same manner as Adolf Hitler in 1930s Germany. He declined to withdraw the analogy, saying "This is how Hitler changed education in Germany, by exactly the same process, by decree. I won't take that back." (He later clarified that he was not comparing Davis with Hitler in a more general sense.) Frank Miller, who had by this time succeeded Davis as premier and was continuing his funding policy, described the comment as "odious" and "totally unfounded." Many believe this controversy caused significant damage for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1985 election, costing them support among their historically strong constituency of Anglican voters. David Rotenberg, a cabinet minister defeated in his bid for re-election, remarked, "I think [<mask>] would probably get the Ian Paisley award of the year because his speech certainly made it respectable to be anti-Catholic."The Progressive Conservatives actually won the election by a narrow margin and formed a minority government afterwards, but lost power two months later after being defeated on a confidence vote in the legislature. The new government of Liberal premier David Peterson continued Davis and Miller's support for full Catholic school funding, and <mask> continued his battle against the legislation. In 1986, <mask> argued that teachers applying for positions in the Catholic system should not be required to have a letter of recommendation from a priest; his position was that this requirement prevented non-Catholics from seeking a publicly funded office. Despite his efforts, full funding was extended to Catholic schools by the Peterson government. Other views

<mask> defended Ontario's Sunday shopping laws in 1986 and argued that store owners who violated the laws were exploiting their non-unionized employees. In 1987, he spoke against a proposal to re-institute the death penalty in Canada. <mask> spoke in support of AIDS victims in 1987, saying that they have a right to pastoral care within the church community and expressing concern at "fear and ignorance abroad about AIDS."Final years

<mask> did not seek re-election to his provincial office in 1985. He retired as Bishop of Toronto in 1989; in his last address, he called on the various churches of Toronto to work together and take a greater role in combatting social ills. <mask> underwent surgery to remove a cancerous lung in July 1983. He died in January 1990. The <mask> Residence on Toronto's Dufferin Street is named in his honour. References

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<mask>k-cheung, GBM, GBS JP (; born 27 June 1945) is a Hong Kong doctor and politician. He is currently member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He was Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 1996 to 2002 and Secretary for Education and Manpower from 2002 to 2007. <mask>’s dictatorial and ruthless leadership style led some to refer to him as "King <mask>" and even "the Tsar". He is the grandson of the co-founder of the Bank of East Asia, <mask>un, and brother of its current chairman, <mask>. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017. Life and career
<mask> was born into the prominent <mask> family.His grandfather, <mask>-chun, was the founder of the Bank of East Asia. His father, <mask>-shu, was the unofficial member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council. His brother, <mask> Kwok-po, succeeded his father to become the chairman of the Bank of East Asia and member of the Legislative Council. An alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College and a classmate of Professor Lawrence J. Lau, <mask> received his medical training at the University of Cambridge. He was subsequently trained at Middlesex Hospital Medical School and Harvard Medical School, before returning to Hong Kong to become the founding chairman of the Department of Surgery and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. <mask>'s tenure as Secretary for Education and Manpower was marked by an era of education reforms that included the School-Based Management Policy. Since 2000, the Education and Manpower Bureau has implemented a number of mandates, including having teachers spend more time with students outside the classroom, adding exams for subjects such as English and history, and ordering that teachers take benchmark assessments to prove their language abilities.<mask> ostensibly retired from public service in 2007. In the role, he caused controversy by proposing mergers first between Chinese University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and later between Chinese University and the Hong Kong Institute of Education. <mask>'s appointment by CY Leung to the governing board of the University of Hong Kong in 2015 has been met with strong criticism, particularly from academic staff (mostly pro-democrats): a poll has shown most to have little to no confidence that <mask> will uphold academic freedom. Further, <mask>'s general attitude towards staff has been said to be 'hostile' and 'critical'. Six months later, when it became known that <mask> was likely to take over the chairmanship of the Council upon the expiry of the term of Edward Leong on 6 November, there was further strong opposition, with 87 percent of members of HKU Academic Staff Association and almost three-quarters of members of the Professional Teachers Union opposed, due to his stance during the University of Hong Kong pro-vice-chancellor selection controversy. In December 2018, <mask> was reappointed for a second three-year term to the Council. His reappointment elicited criticism from the Hong Kong University Students' Union.Academic Staff Association chairman William Cheung Sing-wai expressed that "there has been a chilling effect" during <mask>'s tenure. In December 2021, <mask> criticized Hong Kong's Pillar of Shame, calling it a lie and claiming it was not built to honour those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Reputation
His leadership style has seen him being referred to as "King <mask>" or even "the Tsar". Personal life
He was married to Diana Chester, a registered nurse and graduate of New Hall College, Cambridge University who died in 2013.

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<mask> (born 7 June 1964) is a Norwegian lawyer, politician and social activist. He is known for his involvement in several high-profile legal cases, and for starting the political party Sentrum in 2020. As a criminal appellate lawyer, he first became known in 2001 when he acted as defence counsel following the murder of Benjamin Hermansen. In 2011 he became known internationally for being the lead counsel for the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, Anders Behring Breivik. Since 2011 <mask> has expanded his law-firm, handling several high-profile cases, as well as speaking at public events. He is also noted for being an outspoken proponent of progressive causes; from 2013 to 2020 he was chairman of the left-wing think tank Agenda. From 2015 to 2019, he was a member of the Oslo City Council, representing the Labour Party.He later left the Labour party to form a new political party called Sentrum. Early life and education
<mask> <mask> was born 7 June 1964 in Hønefoss, in the Ringerike district in Buskerud county. His family name originates from Lippestad farm in Tomter in Østfold. His great grandfather Carl Thorvald <mask> left the farm and relocated to Oslo at the end of the 19th century. <mask>'s parents, originally from Nordstrand in Oslo had moved to the village of Heradsbygd outside of Hønefoss, where his father worked as an engineer. When <mask> was six years old, the family of five moved back to Nordstrand. After finishing high school he enrolled in the University of Oslo, studying law.He obtained the cand.jur. degree in the autumn of 1990. Legal career
After graduating and receiving his law degree in 1990, <mask> was employed at a small law-firm in Harestua, a small rural town outside of Oslo. Later he moved to the Association of Norwegian Insurance Companies, where he worked as a legal counsel. Afterwards he, along with a colleague, started a private law-firm based in Nedre Slottsgate street in down-town Oslo. It was while working here that <mask> first came to the national spotlight, when he represented Ole Nicolai Kvisler, who was later convicted of participation in the racially motivated murder of Benjamin Hermansen in 2002. Kvisler received a 17-year prison sentence.Three years later, <mask> left the firm when he was appointed secretary-general at the National Association of the Hearing Impaired (), <mask> applied to this position due to his daughter Rebekka, who was born with a severe hearing impairment. In 2009 he was one of the contenders for the position of Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, but lost to Sunniva Ørstavik. He then decided to return to private practice and in 2010 he opened his own law-firm called Advokatkontoret Lippestad AS. The 22 July trial

In July 2011, he was appointed as defence counsel for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, after the latter specifically requested him. His co-lead counsel was Vibeke Hein Bæra, and they were assisted by assistant counsels Tord Jordet and Odd Ivar Grøn, both of whom are employed at his law firm. Before the trial <mask> told the French newspaper Le Monde: "I feel I have lost my soul in this case [...] I hope to get it back once it's over – and that it will be in the same condition as before." At the trial, <mask> chose not to argue for the innocence of his client, although Breivik himself had specifically requested to be acquitted due to the legal principle of necessity.In his closing arguments, <mask> asked only for his client to be found sane and to be sentenced leniently without mentioning the subject of culpability. In a bizarre moment of confusion, the presiding judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen asked <mask> if he would request an acquittal for his client, to which <mask> replied that he would not. Breivik then interceded and told <mask>; "You've got to do it!" after which <mask> formally requested an acquittal. Although <mask> successfully argued before the court that his client was legally sane and competent, Breivik was found guilty and sentenced to the maximum penalty of 21 years in containment. The prosecution had asked for Breivik to be formally acquitted and found legally insane, and sentenced to mandatory psychiatric confinement. This was rejected by the court.After the sentencing of Breivik, <mask> formally transferred the legal responsibility of his client within the law-firm to Tord Jordet, thereby ceasing to be his official defence attorney. After Breivik

Following the Breivik case, <mask> experienced a significant increase in financial revenue. He expanded his law-firm, hired new staff and opened another branch in Skien, which would serve as the main office, in addition to the office in down-town Oslo. In January 2014, the law firm Lippestad signed a contract with the Norwegian Police Federation, the trade union organizing all employees in the police sector in Norway. The agreement included assisting with all types of legal issues that members would have. It also included legal representation in cases where police officers are accused of criminal offences, as well as <mask> holding lectures and speaking at events organized by the Police Federation. Activism

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<mask> is an active member of the Norwegian Labour Party, and has been deputy chair of its Nordstrand local chapter.In April 2013, he was invited as a keynote speaker at the annual Labour party congress. During his speech to the delegates, he spoke about humanity and human values. He sharply criticised the treatment of Roma people in the city of Oslo. In December 2013, <mask> was appointed chairman of the new left-wing think tank Agenda. The think-tank was established with support from the trade union centre as well as the Labour party and intended as a left-wing counter-weight to the influential liberal think-tank Civita. In 2014 it was revealed that the Labour Party was considering <mask> as a mayoral candidate for Oslo in the 2015 local elections due to him being a highly respected person who could possibly rival the popular incumbent conservative mayor Fabian Stang. The Labour party had not had a mayor of Oslo in 20 years, and a majority of the Oslo chapter felt that <mask> possessed the "broad appeal" necessary to pose serious challenge to mayor Stang.In September 2014 however, <mask> told the party that he did not want to be nominated. In the 2015 Norwegian local elections he was instead elected as a member of Oslo city council. He also served as Oslo City Commissioner for Trade and Ownership from 2015 to 2017. In 2020, he co-founded a new political party named Sentrum (The Centre). By December 2020 the party had collected the 5000 signatures needed to take part in the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election. Other
An outspoken advocate for the rights of people with physical disabilities, especially children, <mask> was in 2014 awarded the "Defender of Human Life" award by the Pro-Life organisation Menneskeverd. In its citation, the jury wrote that the <mask> couple reflects a set of values where respect and an unwavering belief in human life, no matter what situation you are in, is the basis.At the event, <mask> called for a reduction in the number of abortions. He also spoke out against what he believes is an expectation from society that parents should abort fetuses with genetic disorders. He later echoed his statements in an interview with Dagbladet, claiming that there is a lack of options for mothers who wish to give birth to a child with disability. He also stated that: "Many are aborted almost automatically, and that is very sad." In 2013 he was appointed chairman of the Kirkens Familievern Foundation, a charity which aims to promote family values, as well as offer assistance to families or couples. Its activities also includes strengthening the family, marriage, parenting, relationship and singles' position in the church and society. He is chairman of Youth For Understanding in Norway, an organization which promotes international peace and tolerance, by exchange programs.Personal life
<mask> <mask> is married to registered nurse Signe <mask> (née Husebye). Combined they have eight children, two of them together. <mask> has two from his previous marriage, and his wife has four from her previous marriage. The entire family resides in the Nordstrand suburb in southern Oslo. Two of the children were born with disabilities and one of them, 16-year-old Rebekka, was critically ill early in 2012, in the midst of <mask>'s preparations for the Breivik trial. She pulled through the crisis which also coincided with <mask>'s wife giving birth to a baby girl, Mille Madicken. Rebekka died on June 14, 2013.Controversy
In the aftermath of the 22-July trial, <mask> caused controversy when he wrote a book about the trial called "That which we may stand for" (). In the book <mask> included full conversations which he had between himself and Breivik, which took place within the prison in full confidentiality. The book caused fierce reaction and condemnation from the legal establishment in Norway, some calling the book illegal. <mask> defended himself and the book by stating that Breivik had absolved him of the attorney-client privilege, as well as given him permission to write the book. Many high-profile attorneys as well as legal scholars were of the opinion that <mask> had breached the attorney-client privilege as well being disloyal to his client. The leader of the Norwegian Bar Association Berit Reiss-Andersen accused <mask> of exploiting his role as a defence attorney in order to create "another platform for himself in the public sphere". Other lawyers called the book "social pornography" and "an obvious breach of ethics".The Association of Defence Attorneys () unanimously voted to refer the case to the Bar Association's Main Board for possible sanctions. The board subsequently ordered <mask> to send a formal reply explaining his case within three weeks, which he did. After formally hearing the case, the Main Board unanimously ruled that <mask> had not breached legal ethics, thereby avoiding sanctions. Honours and awards
 Finansavisen: Achievement Of The Year 2011. Verdens Gang: Person Of The Year 2012

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title: Mickey MacKay

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Duncan McMillan "<mask>" <mask> (May 25, 1894 – May 30, 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and rover who played primarily in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHL) and Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) for the Vancouver Millionaires (later Maroons). He moved to the National Hockey League (NHL) after the collapse of professional hockey in the west, and finished his career playing with the Chicago Black Hawks, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Bruins. A gifted scorer, <mask> led the PCHA in goals three times, assists twice, and was the league's all-time leading scorer upon its demise. Lester Patrick called him the greatest centre to ever play in the coast league; he was named to the PCHA or WCHL first team all-star on seven occasions, and to the second team three times. <mask> won the Stanley Cup twice during his career: first with the Millionaires in 1915 and later with the Bruins in 1929. In 1952, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Early life
Duncan "<mask><mask> was born in Chesley, Ontario on May 21, 1894.He grew up on the family farm in Bruce County, near Chesley. He joined the Canadian Army at the age of 14 and briefly trained at the Valcartier training camp in Quebec until recruiting officers realized he was underage and discharged him from the service. <mask> learned to skate at the age of 15 and spent two seasons playing senior hockey in Chesley. He moved west in 1912 to join the Edmonton Dominions of the Alberta Senior Hockey League where he led the league with eight playoff goals. While in Edmonton with the Dominions <mask> was a teammate of future Vancouver Millionaires teammate Barney Stanley. He left the Dominions following the season for a senior team in Grand Forks, British Columbia, where he was the provincial league's leading goalscorer with 15 goals in 1913–14. Professional career

Hoping to advance his career, <mask> wrote to Frank Patrick, operator of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), expressing his desire to turn professional.Patrick initially replied by suggesting the young player try out for a team closer to his hometown in Ontario. However, making what he described as a "sixth sense hunch", Patrick wrote a second letter inviting <mask> to try out for his team in Vancouver. Patrick doubted <mask>'s ability the first time he saw him practice, but was convinced the second time around. He signed <mask> to a contract for the 1914–15 PCHA season on November 3, 1914. <mask> made his professional debut on December 8, playing on a line with Frank Nighbor and Ken Mallen and scored a hat trick in his first game. He finished the season as the league leader with 33 goals in just 17 games, and was named a first team all-star. Vancouver won the PCHA title, then defeated the Ottawa Senators to win the Stanley Cup.<mask> had four goals in the series in which Vancouver won all three games. <mask> was a consistent PCHA all-star in the seasons that followed, earning berths on the second team in 1916, 1918 and 1921, and on the first team in 1917, 1919, 1922 and 1923. He posted a 22-goal season in 23 games in 1916–17,  He played in his second Stanley Cup championship with the Millionaires in 1918, leading all skaters with five goals and five assists in five games. Though <mask> was held out as a star of the series, the Millionaires were defeated by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Toronto Arenas in the fifth and deciding game of the series. A late-season battle between the Millionaires and the Seattle Metropolitans in 1919 turned violent when Seattle's Cully Wilson slashed <mask> across the mouth late in the game. <mask> suffered a broken jaw and lost five teeth as a result, while Wilson was later banned from the PCHA for life. <mask> left the PCHA following the season, moving to Alberta where he bought a farm near the village of Elnora.He was one of several players who successfully petitioned the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union to regain his amateur status, and signed on to play with the Calgary Columbus Club of the newly formed Big-4 League. <mask> returned to Vancouver and the professional ranks in 1920 amidst charges by Millionaires' owner Frank Patrick that the Big-4 was secretly paying players in violation of amateur standards. Calgary media suggested that <mask> was one of the players who had informed Patrick of the situation in Alberta, a charge that he denied. On the ice, he helped lead the Millionaires to the 1921 Stanley Cup Finals, which they lost to the Ottawa Senators in five games. Remaining a top scorer in the PCHA, <mask> led the league in assists with 12 in 1921–22 and in goals with 21 in 1923–24. The PCHA merged with the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) prior to the 1924–25 season, and <mask> led the WCHL in scoring with 27 goals that season. <mask> was named a WCHL first team all-star in 1925 and 1926.The Western League collapsed following the 1925–26 season, and <mask>'s contract was sold to the newly formed Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. He was the all-time leading scorer amongst PCHA and WCHL players at the league's demise with 290 points. In two years with the Black Hawks, <mask> scored 31 goals before his playing rights were sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates prior to the 1928–29 NHL season. He appeared in only ten games with the Pirates before he was traded to the Boston Bruins on December 20, 1928 in exchange for Frank Fredrickson. With the Bruins, <mask> also served as an assistant coach and manager. He won the second Stanley Cup championship of his career that season as Boston defeated the New York Rangers to win the title. <mask> played the 1929–30 season with the Bruins, continuing his management and coaching duties while playing depth minutes for a dominant team.<mask> was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the top players of his time. Lester Patrick praised his abilities: "He was perhaps the greatest centre we ever had on the coast. <mask> was a great crowd pleaser. He was clean, splendidly courageous, a happy player with a stylish way of going. He was one of those who helped make pro hockey a great game." His greatest limitation was his size, standing five foot nine and around 162 pounds; he frequently battled through injuries and missed many games throughout his career as a result. His nickname, "the wee Scot", was in reference to his diminutive size.Later life
Leaving the Bruins, <mask> settled near his wife's hometown of Grand Forks. He remained active in hockey, serving as a referee and coach in the area. He contemplated purchasing the Spokane Clippers of the minor professional Pacific Coast Hockey League in 1938 but decided against taking over the team. <mask> became involved in mining in the eastern Kootenays upon his return to British Columbia. He died on May 30, 1940, when traveling as part of his mining job after his vehicle left the road and hit a telephone pole near the village of Ymir. The medical examiner determined that he had suffered a heart attack, causing the crash. <mask> was posthumously honoured by several organizations for his hockey career, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952.He was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1989, and is an honoured member of the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame. Career statistics

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title: John A. McCarthy

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<mask> QC (born 20 October 1947) was Australian Ambassador to the Holy See from 2012 to 2016, following the appointment of his friend Bob Carr as Foreign Minister. Early life and education
<mask> was born on 20 October 1947 in Parkes, New South Wales, the son of <mask> and <mask>. He grew up in country New South Wales and attended St Bernard's College, Katoomba. In 1965, he moved to Sydney to study at the University of Sydney as a resident of St John's College. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1968 and Bachelor of Laws in 1971. In 1974, he was awarded a post-graduate scholarship to the University of Virginia and graduated Master of Laws in 1975. Professional career
<mask> was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW in 1972, as a barrister of the Supreme Court in 1976 and appointed Queens Counsel in 1988.<mask> has appeared in the High Court of Australia, Privy Council, Federal Court of Australia, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australian Industrial Relations Commission, NSW Industrial Relations Commission, Family Court of Australia, NSW Land and Environment Court, Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), District Court (NSW) and Magistrates Court (NSW). <mask> has had an ongoing involvement with constitutional, electoral and organisational issues relating to indigenous associations, educational institutions and sporting organisations. <mask> was Senior Counsel for the Dunghutti people in 1996 and participated in the negotiation and settling of the first Deed of Agreement (209 years after the first white settlement) between the Crown in New South Wales and an Indigenous Australian people in respect of native title in Australia. He then appeared as Senior Counsel in the Dunghutti case in the Federal Court in 1997, in which for the first time on the Australian mainland there was a determination of native title under the Native Title Act 1993. <mask> has represented Catholic bishops and Catholic agencies and institutions in many cases. He has also acted as Senior Counsel for the National President of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia. <mask> is Senior Counsel for the Church of the Torres Strait, an indigenous church of former Anglicans and for the Anglican Catholic Church of Australia, both of which are seeking full communion with the Catholic Church under the Apostolic (Papal) Constitution, Anglicanorum Coetibus.<mask> has appeared in cases in the High Court on native title, trade practices and electoral matters. He has also appeared in several cases in relation to the NRMA and the University Cooperative Bookshop. He was also Senior Counsel during the revision of their constitutions and rules. Other important cases in which he has appeared include the Maralinga and Voyager compensation cases (1991–95). <mask> has appeared in ICAC inquiries, a Royal Commission and similar public investigations and inquiries. <mask> became Senior Counsel for the Labor Party in NSW in 1988. He appeared for the ALP in courts of disputed returns, electoral boundary commissions and supreme court proceedings.He also advised the ALP National Secretariat on legal and constitutional issues. Other professional and community service
<mask> has received a number of statutory appointments, including the Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales (Review Committee), Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales (Legal Services Division), University of Sydney Senate, Sydney Cricket Ground Trust, Australian Law Reform Commission, Olympic Games Sydney 2000 and Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney). Other offices in which <mask> has served include Pro-Chancellor University of Sydney (2005–10), President of the St Thomas More Society – the Guild of Catholic Lawyers (1993-05), Board Member of St Margaret's Hospital, Sydney (1997–99), and Australian Board member of international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (1994–present). Since 2007 he has been a member of the Order of Malta. He is a co-founder of the Chester A. Arthur Society. <mask> has been a member of Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 1963. He has been a branch official, NSW Conference delegate, National Conference delegate and a member of ALP policy committees.In 2006, <mask> received a Papal Knighthood, being appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great by the Holy See for services to the Catholic Church and the wider Australian community. In 2012, he received an honorary award from the University of Sydney when he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the University. Ambassador to the Holy See
On 29 April 2012, Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, announced the appointment of <mask> as Australia's Ambassador to the Holy See. <mask> discussed the position with The Catholic Weekly: "It is always a privilege and an honour to be called on to represent your country. I am thankful to our Government for the opportunity to represent Australia in this important role in this great place, and to be able to go with Christine to the Eternal City and to have the occasion, opportunity and the presence of the Holy Father (i.e., the Pope) to put Australia’s case and to represent my country in that way. I am on a 90-degree learning curve, I learn more every day. Ambassadors to the Holy See go back into the fable of time.The journey I undertake for Australia is the oldest continuous political journey in the world and in history. It goes back to the fourth century of the Christian era." Acknowledging his predecessor in Rome:  "Tim Fischer is a benchmark; he is also a challenge. There are some challenges I will not take up. I will never compete with Tim about trains and about the range of hats that I may have. However, I do hope to follow him in being able to put to the dicasteries and congregations of the Holy See, positions that Australia has on human rights, inter-faith dialogue, food security, peace in our world and region, all areas in which the Holy See has influence." Taking up his posting in August 2012, <mask> presented his diplomatic credentials to Pope Benedict XVI on 5 November 2012.He led the development of St Peters Cricket Club in 2013 and then the Vatican Cricket Team in 2014. <mask> concluded his mission to the Holy See on 29 January 2016. Family life
<mask> married concert pianist Christine Slattery in 1973. Christine is the National Convenor of the Society for Eucharistic Adoration, serves on the Liturgical Commission for the Archdiocese of Sydney, and has written and lectured extensively on Catholic themes. The <mask>s have three daughters and three sons. Their second daughter, <mask> is an acclaimed Australian film director. Their second son, Father James <mask>, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney; he studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained in 2009.References

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title: Neil Steinberg

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<mask> (born June 10, 1960) is an American news columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and an author. He joined the paper's staff in 1987. <mask> has written for a wide variety of publications, including Esquire, The Washington Post, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Details, Men's Journal, National Lampoon and Spy. He has also written for web sites, including Salon and Forbes.com. Early life and education

<mask> was born to a Jewish family in Ohio and raised in Berea, Ohio. He moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University from where he graduated in 1982 with a journalism degree. <mask>'s father, Robert, spent most of his career with NASA, working there for 30 years studying lasers, subatomic particles and weather patterns.Career

<mask> began his career working in Los Angeles in public relations. He returned to the Chicago area, where he freelanced and began his journalism career in Chicago's suburbs, working for the Barrington Courier-Review. He later wrote for the now-defunct Wheaton Daily Journal newspaper, but was fired after writing a column that made fun of the paper's publisher. <mask> joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1987. In 1996, after an extended paternity leave, he began writing three columns a week for the paper and serving on the paper's editorial board. For two years starting in 1995, <mask> wrote the "Bobwatch" column in the Chicago Reader alternative weekly newspaper, skewering the columns written by the Chicago Tribunes Bob Greene. He authored the column using the nom de plume Ed Gold, a name he also used for the Reader's True Books column.After Greene was fired by the Tribune in 2002 for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a high school girl who had come to his office to interview him for her school newspaper, <mask> wrote an article for Salon.com in September 2002 that mocked Greene and concluded with the line "Who will we make fun of now?" In 2005, <mask> began writing columns on the side for the New York Daily News. After his arrest for domestic abuse in 2005, <mask> was dropped from the Sun-Times' editorial board but added a fourth column per week. In 2013 <mask> was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame as a Friend of the Community. In June 2013, <mask>'s column in the Sun-Times was cut from four days a week to one. Crain's Chicago Business reported that the move came after a controversial column by Steinberg that then-Sun-Times Editor Jim Kirk had criticized for reading like an ad for a car time-share company. <mask> remained with the Sun-Times writing feature articles, although he lamented to Crain's that writing just one column per week is "like trying to breathe through a straw."The column now runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Obituary writing

At the Sun-Times, <mask> has specialized in writing obituaries of important figures. He is a member of the Society of Professional Obituary Writers. In 2018, an advance obituary written by <mask> about Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis briefly was erroneously published online due to a production glitch. Lewis subsequently told the Chicago Tribune that "I am not dead" and that "I thought it was hilarious -- stuff happens." Lewis added that she was touched by <mask>'s first line: "Karen Lewis was fearless." She told the Tribune that "I think it's a mitzvah.But I'm not sure it's true." In 2014, <mask>, in response to a query from a reader, wrote his own advance obituary on his blog. In 2001, <mask> reflected to the Chicago Reader on the art of writing obituaries of flawed individuals: "I did one of the Greylord judges' obits. I was talking about what he went to jail for, and I used a phrase like 'He took cash bribes to let drunk drivers go free.' And the copy desk changed it to quote judicial corruption unquote. And then after it ran, his sister called to complain that we had treated him shabbily by focusing on this Greylord business. I went in to Nigel Wade [the editor then] and I said, 'Look what you do.By editing the story for the family you cheat the million other readers of a strong description of his crime--and the family's still pissed off. You please nobody.' I would rather cheese off the few members of the family who are unredeemably biased than write some sort of pabulum they can put in their scrapbooks and is a trivialization of the truth." (<mask> almost surely was referring to his January 1997 obituary of a high-ranking Cook County judge in Operation Greylord, Richard F. LeFevour. That obituary's lead sentence references "judicial corruption": "Richard F. LeFevour, who was convicted in the infamous Operation Greylord probe of judicial corruption in Chicago and never expressed remorse, died Saturday.") Blogging

In July 2013, <mask> created his own blog to highlight his writing apart from the Sun-Times, called everygoddamnday.com. Personal

<mask> is married to Edie (née Goldberg) <mask>, has two sons and lives in Northbrook, Illinois.In 2005, <mask> was charged with domestic battery for slapping his wife as she tried to call 9-1-1 to report abuse. <mask> told the Chicago Tribune that he would be entering alcohol counseling  "Everyone focuses on the slap--and that was the only time I ever hit my wife," <mask> told Chicago magazine in 2008. "But the big issue was really the drinking. I had been drinking." In November 2005, a judge dismissed the domestic abuse charge after prosecutors told the judge that <mask> had complied with a court order to enter an alcohol treatment program. <mask> subsequently wrote about the arrest in the Sun-Times, writing that while drunk at his home in September, he had slapped his wife: "She called the cops, they came, clapped me into handcuffs and hauled me off to jail. When I asked her later why she had to have me arrested, she said, 'Nobody hits me, buddy.'"<mask> added that "I certainly don't plan to get myself in jail again. I will do everything I can not to betray the support of the paper." In 2010, <mask>'s domestic abuse arrest became part of Chicago's mayoral race when one of the candidates, former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun, responded at a press conference to a harshly critical column that <mask> had written about her by calling <mask> "a drunk and a wife beater" and saying: "It's the truth. The Sun-Times ought to do better by Chicagoans than to give this man a platform...for his divisive rantings." <mask> responded by noting that "The difference between my past and hers is that I have done the hard work to change myself, while she remains exactly what she was, alas. If a person cannot tolerate one teasing column, how can she hope to be mayor of a great city?"Bibliography

Books
 If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks (1992)
 Complete and Utter Failure: A Celebration of Also-Rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops (1994)
 The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances (1996)
 Don't Give Up the Ship: Finding My Father While Lost at Sea (2002)
 Hatless Jack (2004)
 Drunkard (2008)
 You Were Never in Chicago (2012)
 Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery (2016) written with Sara Bader

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