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<mask> (; born March 9, 1983) is an American retired soccer player, who played as a forward and midfielder. During his career, he played in the Premier League for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur and in Major League Soccer for New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC. ESPN, FOX Sports, and NBC Sports have each ranked <mask> as the greatest men's American soccer player in history. A native of Nacogdoches, Texas, <mask> spent his youth career with the Dallas Texans before joining Furman University's men's soccer team in 2001. In 2004, <mask> was drafted by the New England Revolution, where he scored 25 goals in 71 appearances. Between 2007 and 2012, <mask> played for Fulham in the Premier League, eventually becoming the club's leading Premier League goalscorer. <mask> also became the first American player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League during a 5–2 win against Newcastle United in 2012.On August 31, 2012, Tottenham signed <mask> for a fee of $9.6 million, then a record signing for an American. Dempsey scored 12 goals in one season with Tottenham, giving him 72 goals across all competitions for Premier League clubs—the most by an American in a top-tier European league. He was signed by the Seattle Sounders the following year and played 115 matches for the club, scoring 47 goals, and leading the club to win the 2014 Supporters' Shield. During the 2016 season, <mask> was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and missed the team's run to the MLS Cup. <mask> returned the following season and announced his retirement from professional soccer on August 29, 2018. <mask> represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and made his first appearance with the senior team on November 17, 2004, against Jamaica. He earned more than 140 caps and scored 57 international goals, making him the nation's fourth-most capped player and tying him with Landon Donovan as the top all-time scorer with 57 goals.<mask> has represented the United States at four CONCACAF Gold Cups (winning three), helped them to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and scored in each of the three FIFA World Cups he attended. Early life and career
<mask> was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, and is of Irish ancestry on his father's side. For much of his childhood, <mask>'s family lived in a trailer park where he and his siblings grew up playing soccer with the complex's large population of Hispanic immigrants. In his teens, <mask> maintained these ties playing in a local Mexican-dominated adult league. His older brother, Ryan, was offered a tryout for the Dallas Texans, an elite youth soccer club, and brought <mask>, who was noticed and recruited while passing time juggling a ball on the sidelines. <mask> became a standout on the team at an early age but had to quit due to financial constraints as his eldest sister Jennifer was becoming a ranked youth tennis player. Several parents of his teammates with the Texans offered to assist the <mask>s with expenses and travel, allowing him to rejoin the club.On November 27, 1995, <mask>'s 16-year-old sister Jennifer died from a brain aneurysm. <mask> was devastated with the family's loss and later explained that this event helped him develop a deeper motivation to pursue soccer in honor of his sister. He went on to be the captain and high scorer of the Texans and was honored with the MVP of the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl tournament. <mask> studied the play of Argentina's national team, especially Diego Maradona, and was heartbroken when the news came to Nacogdoches that Maradona would not be playing in the 1994 World Cup game played in the Cotton Bowl. He attended Furman University as a health and exercise science major and a key player for Paladins soccer. Club career

New England Revolution
The New England Revolution selected <mask> eighth overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. In his rookie season, he started 23 of 24 matches scoring seven goals.<mask> helped the Revolution to the Eastern Conference Finals and earned 2004 MLS Rookie of the Year Honors. He was also named the 2004 Man of the Year by the Midnight Riders. In 2005, <mask> contributed ten goals and nine assists in 26 games. He scored the game-winning goal in the Eastern Conference Final on his way to an appearance in the MLS Cup Final. In 2006, <mask> added 8 more goals, but missed significant time in the playoffs due to injury. He came on as a substitute in the MLS Cup Final, but the Revolution lost their second straight final, this time in a penalty shoot-out. Fulham

2006–07 season
In December 2006, English club Fulham offered MLS $4 million for the transfer of <mask>, then the largest amount ever offered for an MLS player, and he became another American addition to a Cottagers squad which included U.S. internationals Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra.On January 11, 2007, he was granted a work permit from the Home Office as Fulham announced his signing on a long-term deal. This made <mask> the most expensive American export to the Premier League in a deal worth a reported £2 million. He made his Fulham debut in a 1–1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur on January 20, 2007. His FA Cup debut followed seven days later in a 3–0 home win over Stoke City. <mask> scored his first goal for Fulham on May 5 when he struck the only goal of a 1–0 home win over Liverpool. This goal saved Fulham from relegation and effectively guaranteed their place in the top-flight for the following season. 2007–08 season
<mask> was not in the starting XI for the first three matches of the 2007–08 season, but after an injury to Brian McBride, he came into the side as a striker and scored in a 2–1 defeat against Aston Villa.He followed this up by scoring in Fulham's next fixture in a 3–3 home draw against Tottenham on September 1. Two weeks later, he opened the scoring in Fulham's 1–1 away draw against Wigan Athletic. These goals gave <mask> three in as many games. On September 29, <mask> was involved in an aerial collision with John Terry during a 0–0 draw at Stamford Bridge which resulted in Terry later being substituted. There was some suggestion that <mask> used a deliberate elbow on Terry; however, referee Martin Atkinson did not report the incident to The Football Association. On November 3, <mask> scored during Fulham's 3–1 home win over Reading to secure just a second league win of the season. He scored his last goals of the season in a 1–1 home draw with Wigan Athletic and a 5–1 away loss to Tottenham in December.In May 2008, Fulham announced <mask> had signed a contract extension which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2010. Fulham beat Portsmouth 1–0 on the final day of the season to secure Premier League status for another year. He ended the season as Fulham's top Premier League goalscorer with six goals. 2008–09 season
<mask> made the Fulham XI only once in the first eleven fixtures of the 2008–09 season but scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw at Portsmouth on October 26 after coming on as a substitute. He replaced Zoltan Gera in the side and scored his first home goal of the season in a 3–0 win over Middlesbrough on December 20. Eight days later he scored twice in the West London derby against Chelsea which included a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw. On February 24, 2009, <mask> scored the first FA Cup goal of his career in a 2–1 home win over Swansea City in the fifth-round.His final home goal of the season came in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on March 11. Fulham came from a goal down to beat Manchester City 3–1 away from home as <mask> scored two goals on April 12. For the second successive season, <mask> ended as Fulham's top Premier League goalscorer joint with Andrew Johnson with seven goals. These goals helped Fulham secure a seventh-place finish in the Premier League, the highest in the club's history, and confirmed their qualification for the newly formed UEFA Europa League for the following season. 2009–10 season
On August 13, 2009, <mask> signed a contract extension to remain with Fulham through 2013.On August 20, he scored his first goal in European competition, in the new Europa League, netting Fulham's second goal in a 3–1 win against Amkar Perm in the play-off round. On December 30, La Gazzetta dello Sport named <mask> as one of the top eleven Premier League players of the season. On January 17, 2010, <mask> suffered a suspected cruciate knee ligament injury in a 2–0 away defeat to Blackburn Rovers.On March 11, <mask> returned, coming on in the last minute of Fulham's loss away to Juventus, and then completed 72 minutes of Fulham's 3–0 away loss to Manchester United in the league. On March 18, <mask> came off the bench against Juventus in their second-leg, last-16 tie in the Europa League and scored the winner on a long chip shot. Fulham won the game 4–1 and this game resulted in Fulham winning an award, as well as <mask> receiving an award for his goal. The Guardian suggested that the goal "might become the most famous goal in Fulham's history". On May 12, <mask> replaced Bobby Zamora in the 55th minute of the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final, thus making history in becoming the first ever American to appear in a major European final. In the end, Fulham lost the match, as Atlético Madrid's Diego Forlán scored in the 116th minute of extra time, giving Atlético a 2–1 win. His performances throughout 2009–10 earned him the designation of Most Valuable Player among Americans in Europe by SoccerOverThere.com, among other sources.2010–11 season
<mask> was on the substitutes' bench for Fulham's first two away games of 2010–11, but became a regular starter, one of only five U.S. players in the Premier League to do so. On September 18, 2010, he scored an equalizing goal on 56 minutes with a header against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in the 1–1 draw to continue Fulham's unbeaten record in the Barclays Premier League. On October 2, he scored against West Ham United past Robert Green, the same keeper that he had scored against in the World Cup. He continued his form by scoring two goals against Wigan Athletic on October 30 as Fulham ran out 2–0 winners. On January 22, 2011, <mask> scored another double versus Stoke City, putting Fulham temporarily out of relegation contention. On March 19, <mask> became the first American player to score 10 goals in a Premier League season, beating Brian McBride's previous record of nine, also set while at Fulham in the 2005–06 season and 2006–07 season. <mask> broke Fulham's Premier League goalscoring record by netting twice in a 3–0 victory over Bolton on April 27, 2011.He has scored a total of 33 goals for the team in the Premier League, topping both Brian McBride and Steed Malbranque, each with 32. With these goals, he scored 12 goals for Fulham in the 2010–11 season. <mask> was voted Fulham player of the season for 2010–11 by the Fulham fans, and his 12 Premier League strikes meant he was the club's leading goalscorer for the campaign. 2011–12 season
<mask> scored a brace in the first leg of Fulham's 2011–12 Europa League play-off clash against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at Craven Cottage. Dempsey ended with two goals as Fulham ran out 3–0 winners, setting up a comfortable second leg in Ukraine. On December 5, 2011, <mask> scored in the 85th minute to secure a 1–0 win against Liverpool at Craven Cottage. The goal propelled Dempsey to become the most prolific U.S. goalscorer in the Premier League, passing Fulham legend and fellow American Brian McBride.<mask> scored his fifth Premier League goal of the campaign with a header in a 2–0 home win against Bolton on December 17, lifting his side six points clear of the drop zone. In the club's West London derby against rivals Chelsea on Boxing Day, <mask> scored the equalizing goal as the game ended in a 1–1 draw. <mask> became only the second American to post a hat trick in the FA Cup behind Chris Cleary with the first hat-trick of his career on January 7 against Charlton Athletic in their FA Cup Third Round game that ended in a 4–0 victory. On January 21, 2012, <mask> scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Newcastle while the game ended in a 5–2 win for Fulham and sent his goal tally in the Premier League to nine for the season. With his hat-trick against Newcastle, he became the first ever U.S. player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League. <mask> scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season, sixteenth in all competitions, in a 1–1 draw against former manager Roy Hodgson's West Brom on February 1, 2012. <mask> "assisted" another goal in a 2–1 win against Stoke City on February 11, 2012.His 28th-minute shot hit the crossbar and was deflected by Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen. It was therefore awarded as an own goal off the goalie. His form this season continued against Wolverhampton Wanderers where <mask> scored twice in a 5–0 victory for Fulham. On March 8, 2012, the day before <mask>'s 29th birthday, Fulham manager Martin Jol revealed that the club had opened talks with the North American over a new three-year contract. <mask> scored his fourteenth and fifteenth Premier League goals of the campaign, bringing his tally to twenty-one in all competitions, in a 3–0 away win over Bolton Wanderers on April 7, the first a free kick and the second a header. The strikes moved <mask> past Louis Saha's record of thirteen Premier League goals for the club in a single season. <mask> finished fourth on the FWA Footballer of the Year list behind the winner, Arsenal's Robin van Persie, and Manchester United pair Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes, who came in second and third, respectively.<mask> became the first American player to reach the milestone of fifty goals in the Premier League, with a free kick against Sunderland in the last home game of the season. On August 31, 2012, Fulham confirmed <mask>'s transfer to Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur
On August 31, 2012, <mask> joined Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year contract for a fee believed to be in the region of $9 million. The deal made <mask> the highest salaried U.S. soccer player of all time. With the 23 shirt that he wore at Fulham and the number 8 that he usually wears on international duty unavailable, he opted for the number 2 jersey, more usually associated with the right-back, which he wore at Furman University. He scored his first and the eventual match-winning goal for Tottenham in a 3–2 win over Manchester United. It was the first time in 23 years that Tottenham had won at Old Trafford.He scored his second goal for Spurs in the 39th minute in an away game at Southampton in October. <mask>'s third and fourth goals were scored against Everton in an eventual 2–1 loss and a deflected effort against Reading on New Year's Day to help his Spurs side win 3–1. In the FA Cup 3rd round he scored a double against Coventry City. On January 20, 2013, in driving snow at White Hart Lane against league leaders Manchester United, <mask> was able to salvage a dramatic 1–1 draw for Spurs by slotting home a pass from Aaron Lennon in the 93rd minute. The goal was his fourth in four appearances in 2013. On January 27, 2013, <mask> scored a looping header against Leeds United at Elland Road, in the FA Cup to bring the score to 2–1, however Tottenham Hotspur couldn't draw level throughout the rest of the game, leaving the result at 2–1 to Leeds at the whistle. <mask> was unable to make an impression against his old club on March 17, when Fulham came away from White Hart Lane with a 1–0 victory.On April 21, he scored the first of three goals for Tottenham in a 3–1 win over Manchester City at White Hart Lane. On May 12, <mask> scored a long

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On August 3, 2013, <mask> signed with MLS club Seattle Sounders FC as a Designated Player on a four-year contract, for a transfer fee of $9 million. He again donned the number 2 shirt, forgoing the number 8 he usually wears for the United States and the number 23 he wore at Fulham. The previous user of the number 2 shirt, DeAndre Yedlin, moved to number 17.<mask> made his league debut for Seattle on August 10, 2013 in a 2–1 victory over Toronto. <mask> entered the match as a 34th-minute substitute after Obafemi Martins came off with an ankle injury. Loan to Fulham
On December 24, 2013, <mask> re-signed with Fulham on a two-month loan. He made his return debut on January 4, 2014, in the Third Round of the FA Cup against Norwich City. <mask> played the entire game which resulted in a 1–1 draw, and subsequently took part in the replay at Craven Cottage, a 3–0 victory for Fulham. Return to Seattle

Although no announcement was made by Fulham, <mask> appeared in the Seattle squad to face Sporting Kansas City in the season opener on March 10, 2014. <mask> had made a return to form, scoring a hat-trick against Portland Timbers, and recording braces against FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids, leaving his goal tally at 8 in 5 games for 2014.He earned the MLS's Player of the Month award for April. Both <mask>'s 15 goals and 10 assists were MLS career highs, as Seattle won the Supporters' Shield, but were eliminated in the conference finals of the MLS Cup by eventual champions LA Galaxy. On June 16, 2015, in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against rivals the Portland Timbers, <mask> was sent off for ripping up referee Daniel Radford's notebook in protest at the dismissal of Michael Azira. The Sounders finished the match with seven men through three dismissals and an injury, and lost 1–3 at home. For the incident, he was given a three-match MLS suspension and a fine, and banned from the Open Cup for two years in addition to a second fine. On July 13, 2016, <mask> picked up his first MLS red card after putting his hands in the face of FC Dallas midfielder Juan Esteban Ortiz, who came in with a late challenge on Dempsey. Earlier in the game, Dempsey scored and provided an assist on Jordan Morris's goal.On August 7, he scored a hat-trick against Orlando City to capture their second road victory of the 2016 season. <mask> played his last game of the season on August 21 against Portland, picking up a brace in the 3–1 win while simultaneously setting a franchise record for the most goals by a player against one team in MLS play, with the goals being his 7th and 8th. While his absence in Seattle's next game at Houston was a scheduled rest, <mask> was sidelined with an irregular heartbeat ahead of their Cascadia rivalry tie in Portland. After returning to training in September, <mask> was ruled out for the remainder of the season by general manager Garth Lagerwey on September 27. Although there was speculation about the irregular heartbeat ending his career, Dempsey was eventually cleared to play in time for the 2017 MLS season. During the season Dempsey tallied 12 goals in 29 regular season appearances and was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year for 2017. He announced his retirement from soccer on August 29, 2018.

International career

For the national team, Dempsey has frequently lined up as a striker due to his scoring threat and aerial ability, but his preferred and more normal role is off the striker.Early career: 2005 and 2007 Gold Cups and 2006 World Cup

<mask> first played for the United States national team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. He made his first appearance with the senior team on November 17, 2004, against Jamaica in qualification for the 2006 World Cup, replacing Ramiro Corrales for the final 23 minutes of a 1–1 draw at the Columbus Crew Stadium. On May 28, 2005, he scored his first international goal on his sixth cap, a consolation in a 2–1 defeat to England at Soldier Field, Chicago, by heading in after a save by goalkeeper David James. <mask>'s first international tournament was the United States' victorious 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign; he netted their first goal, equalising as they came from behind to defeat Cuba 4–1 at Qwest Field in Seattle. <mask> was named to the US roster for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He was the only American player to score a goal in the tournament, a group stage elimination, with his equalizing goal in the Americans' eventual 2–1 loss to Ghana. He won the highest individual honor in soccer in America when he was named Honda Player of the Year for 2006, beating Fulham teammates Kasey Keller and Brian McBride in a poll of sportswriters.<mask> received 237 points in voting by 207 sports journalists to claim the award. <mask> was also present as the United States defended their title at the 2007 Gold Cup, again scoring their opening goal, the sole goal in a victory against Guatemala at The Home Depot Center; his side-footed shot from Taylor Twellman's assist gave the nation victory in Bob Bradley's first match as coach. 2009 Confederations Cup and 2010 World Cup
In the United States' opening 2010 World Cup qualifier, <mask> recorded the then fastest goal in U.S. qualifying history with a chest trap and sliding shot 53 seconds into an 8–0 defeat of Barbados. But thereafter, <mask> experienced a dip in form leading some to doubt his first-choice status with the national team. However, <mask> turned his fortunes around in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the final group stage match against Egypt, <mask> scored a trademark diving header off a Jonathan Spector cross, making the final result 3–0. This, combined with Brazil's 3–0 victory against Italy in the other group match that was being played simultaneously, put the United States through to the semi-finals.In the semi-final match against Spain, <mask> scored to put the U.S. up 2–0 to send them to the finals. He was named the Man of the Match for his performance. <mask> scored in his third straight game in the Confederations Cup Final against Brazil, redirecting a similar cross from Spector in the 10th minute to open the scoring. Following the loss, he was awarded the Bronze Ball as the tournament's 3rd best performer. He ended the World Cup qualifying campaign tied with Landon Donovan as the team's second top scorer, behind Jozy Altidore, with five goals in thirteen matches. On June 12, 2010, <mask> became the second American (after Brian McBride) to score in more than one World Cup when he scored the equalizer goal against England in the Americans' first game of the 2010 World Cup after the England goalkeeper Robert Green made a major error. <mask>'s disallowed goal later in the tournament against Algeria in the group stage was very controversial.<mask> was called offside, but the replay showed that he was most likely not offside. Despite this call, his teammate Landon Donovan scored a late stoppage time goal to win the game 1–0. 2011 Gold Cup
During the 2011 Gold Cup, <mask> played a key role in helping the United States advance to the final. In the group stages he recorded a goal in a 2–0 win over Canada, and in the quarter-finals, <mask> also scored a goal in a 2–0 win over Jamaica. In the semi-finals against Panama, who had shockingly defeated the United States 1–2 in the group stage, Dempsey scored the only goal to advance the Americans to the final. With a sliding touch <mask> redirected Landon Donovan's pass into the net. On February 29, 2012, <mask> scored the lone goal in an international friendly win against four-time World champion Italy.Jozy Altidore assisted on the goal, allowing the United States to win for the first time against Italy in eleven games played since 1934. 2014 World Cup and 2015 Gold Cup
<mask> broke his own fastest-goal record in World Cup qualifying on September 7, scoring just 39 seconds into a 2–1 defeat against Jamaica in Kingston. During a qualifying match against Guatemala on October 16, 2012, <mask> scored his 29th and 30th international goal, tying him with Brian McBride for third most goals scored for the United States national team. The goals helped the United States advance into the final qualifying stage for the 2014 World Cup. In March 2013, <mask> was given the captain's armband by Jürgen Klinsmann for the important World Cup qualifying matches versus Costa Rica and Mexico. On June 2, 2013, Dempsey scored two goals against Germany in a 4–3 win. The goals were his 34th and 35th overall for the national team, surpassing Eric Wynalda as second all-time top-goalscorer for the United States.<mask> became the 14th American to reach 100 caps on September 6, 2013, netting a penalty in a 3–1 away defeat to Costa Rica in a qualifier. In 2014, <mask> was named as captain of the 23-man United States squad ahead of the FIFA World Cup. On June 16, he scored against Ghana 29 seconds into the group play match. It was the fastest goal in American World Cup history, and fifth fastest goal in all-time World Cup history. With this goal, <mask> also became the first American player to score in three consecutive World Cups. <mask> went on to suffer a broken nose midway through the first half as the United States defeated Ghana 2–1. In the following match against Portugal, <mask> notched his fourth World Cup goal in a 2–2 draw.This goal drew <mask> level with Bert Patenaude as the second-highest goalscoring American in the World Cup, one behind Landon Donovan. Before the 2015 Gold Cup, Jurgen Klinsmann gave Michael Bradley the captain's armband, in wake of the U.S. Open Cup incident. During the Gold Cup, <mask> scored both U.S. goals in a 2–1 group stage win over Honduras at the Toyota Stadium in his native Texas. Three days later, at his former club ground in New England, he struck the only goal to defeat Haiti, sending his team into the quarter-finals, where he scored his first international hat-trick in a 6–0 victory against Cuba. In the third-place play-off, he scored his seventh goal of the tournament to equalize for a 1–1 draw against Panama, and also netted his attempt in the penalty shootout which his team eventually lost; he finished the tournament as its top scorer. Copa América Centenario
In June 2016, <mask> started all three group stage games of the Copa América Centenario. Against Costa Rica he recorded his 50th international goal, and against Paraguay he recorded his 51st international goal to help the U.S. finish first in the group and advance to the quarterfinals.The U.S. were eliminated in the semi-finals by Argentina. In the quarterfinal win over Ecuador, <mask> scored the opening goal and assisted on the second goal, which was scored by Zardes. 2018 World Cup Qualification
<mask>'s first goal during qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was scored in the 4–0 victory by the U.S. over Guatemala on March 29, 2016, at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. He also earned an assist on the fourth goal of the evening, scored by Jozy Altidore. On March 24, 2017, during the final round of qualification, <mask> scored a hat trick in the 6–0 victory by the U.S. over Honduras, one goal from a free kick and the other two assisted by Christian Pulisic at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, CA. Four days after that, on March 28, he scored the U.S.'s lone goal, again assisted by Pulisic, in a 1–1 draw with Panama at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City. 2017 Gold Cup
<mask> was named to the 40-man preliminary roster for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup by head coach Bruce Arena on June 3, 2017.<mask> was not named to the 23-man roster released on June 25, but was eligible to be called up as one of six roster replacements following the conclusion of the group stage. On July 16, <mask> was called in to replace Dom Dwyer. He assisted Eric Lichaj's first international goal in the U.S.'s 2–0 victory over El Salvador in the quarterfinals on July 19, tying him with Claudio Reyna for fourth on the U.S. all-time assists list. On July 22, <mask> assisted Altidore's goal and scored a free kick to defeat Costa Rica 0–2, sending the U.S. to the final and seeing <mask> overtake Reyna for fourth place in assists with 20 and tie Landon Donovan for most U.S. goals of all time at 57. Style of play

<mask> is known for his versatility and ability to play either as a forward, winger or attacking midfielder, depending on the formation. As a result, he has been categorized interchangeably as a forward or midfielder, as evidenced in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads where he was classified as a forward (FW) in the latter tournament and a midfielder (MF) in the former. During his time in Fulham, he established himself as goal-scorer who is able to score with both his head and feet, especially during important matches.Critics have described him as "audacious" due to his penchant for the odd "wonder goal" and reputation as "the guy who walked onto the field and started doing backheels", leading former national team coach Bruce Arena to say of him, "He tries shit." Dempsey has occasionally been prone to aggressive play including physical altercations with opponents over the course of his career, which have sometimes resulted in suspensions. Personal life
<mask> is married to Bethany Keegan <mask>. They have five children. <mask> is a practicing Catholic. He grew up in a Catholic family going to church every Sunday with his grandmother. He has spoken about his faith saying, "I play to the best of my abilities and am thankful for the many opportunities and amazing success God has given me.Through it all, I want to do right, not make mistakes, and live a life that is pleasing to Him." <mask> is a fan of the NFL's Houston Texans. Music
One of <mask>'s passions outside of soccer is hip hop music. Using the alias "Deuce," he, along with fellow Texas rappers XO and the late Houston rapper Big Hawk from the Screwed Up Click, is featured rapping the song "Don't Tread" in a Nike soccer advertising campaign for the 2006 World Cup with the intention to showcase both the sport's working-class roots and the United States team ahead of the World Cup. The song's video is dedicated to his sister Jennifer, who, at age 16, was suddenly struck with a brain aneurysm, which proved fatal. The video ends with a shot of <mask> placing a flower at his sister's grave. Endorsements
<mask>, along with global cover star Lionel Messi, features on the cover of EA Sports' multi-platform video game FIFA 15 in the U.S. & Canada.players
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<mask> was born on May 2, 1950, in Rochester, New York, the son of Nikki (nee Masetta), a singer, and <mask>, a band leader and trumpeter. He attended Gates-Chili High School in Rochester, graduating with the class of 1968, and majored in education and art at Monroe Community College. Music career

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Gramm became front man for the band Black Sheep. Black Sheep was the first American band signed to the Chrysalis label, which released their first single, "Stick Around" (1974). Soon after this initial bit of success, Black Sheep signed with Capitol Records, releasing two albums in succession: Black Sheep (1975) and Encouraging Words (late 1975). They were the opening act for Kiss when an accident with their equipment truck on the ice-covered New York State Thruway suddenly ended the band's tour on Christmas Eve, 1975.Unable to support its albums with live performances, Black Sheep disbanded. A year earlier, Gramm met his future bandmate Mick Jones. Jones was in Rochester performing with the band Spooky Tooth, and Gramm had given Jones a copy of Black Sheep's first album (S/T). It was early in 1976, not long after Black Sheep's truck accident, when Jones, in search of a lead singer for a new band he was assembling, expressed his interest in Gramm and invited him to audition. Gramm traveled to New York to audition and got the job. <mask> then became <mask>m. The band, which was initially known as "Trigger," was later renamed Foreigner.With Foreigner, Gramm became one of the most successful rock vocalists of the late 1970s and 1980s. 1980s
Foreigner's first eight singles cracked the Billboard Top 20, making them the first band since The Beatles to achieve this milestone. Gramm performed vocals on all of Foreigner's hits including "Urgent", "Juke Box Hero", "Break It Up", "Say You Will", and "I Don't Want to Live Without You". He co-wrote most of the band's songs, including the hit ballads "Waiting for a Girl Like You", which spent ten weeks at #2 on the 1981/82 American Hot 100, and "I Want to Know What Love Is", which was a number one hit in eight countries. Gramm and Jones had a volatile chemistry. Gramm wanted the band to remain true to its purer rock origins, favoring music with a solid drum and guitar structure, whereas Jones embraced the 1980s style of synthesizer ballads. Gramm has called the 4 album (1981) the high point of his work with Foreigner.Foreigner's next album, Agent Provocateur (1984), took three years to release due to the ongoing creative differences between Jones and Gramm. The band released Inside Information in 1987. Gramm released his first solo album, Ready or Not, in January 1987 to critical acclaim. The single "Midnight Blue" reached the top five. Also in 1987, Gramm contributed the song "Lost in the Shadows" to the soundtrack for the comedy horror film The Lost Boys. A second solo effort, Long Hard Look (October 1989), that included the top ten hit "Just Between You and Me" as well as "True Blue Love", reached the Top 40. The album also included "Hangin' on My Hip", which was featured in the 1990 film Navy SEALs.1990s
<mask> announced his departure from Foreigner in May 1990 due to differences with Jones, and to focus on his solo career. <mask> left the group in 1990 to form Shadow King  with close friend and former Black Sheep bassist Bruce Turgon. The new group’s 1991 self-titled album was released by Atlantic Records. Despite positive reviews, the group lacked cohesiveness. It also did not enjoy the level of marketing and promotional support necessary to sustain a new project. Shadow King soon disbanded. which put out one self-titled album on Atlantic in October 1991.Also in 1991, Gramm contributed the song "One Dream" to the movie Highlander II: The Quickening. Gramm rejoined Foreigner in May 1992 after working out his differences with Jones during the Los Angeles riots. In 1995, Foreigner released the album Mr. Moonlight on the Rhythm Safari label which, although relatively successful in Europe, was not as widely marketed or distributed in the U.S. Still, "Until the End of Time" made inroads at adult contemporary radio, peaking at number 8. In 1996, Jones invited Gramm to perform backing vocals on a cover version of "I Want to Know What Love Is" he was producing for the Australian singer Tina Arena. The song went on to become a major hit again throughout Europe. In 1997, Gramm provided vocals for Christian rock band Petra's album entitled Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus.In April 1997, on the eve of a Japan tour, Gramm was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and underwent surgery. He continued to work with Jones throughout his illness. By 1998, Gramm was back touring with Foreigner. 2000s to present
In early 2003, Gramm once again departed from Foreigner. The <mask>m Band released a Christian rock album in 2009. In May 2013 <mask> released his book Juke Box Hero - My five decades in rock 'n' Roll where he tells his story. Gramm was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 13, 2013.On July 20, 2017, Gramm joined Foreigner for three songs during an encore at Jones Beach Theatre in Long Island, New York. On December 29, 2018, Gramm announced on stage in Schenectady, New York that he was retiring from touring. However, he stated that he would continue to release studio music and perform occasional live shows including The Lopen, a celebrity concert produced by Howard Perl Entertainment to benefit children at Akron Children's Hospital. In 2019, Gramm toured on a bill with Asia Featuring John Payne, where they also acted as his back-up group. Gramm performed lead vocals on the track "Sometimes" on the 2019 album The Secret by Alan Parsons. Gramm told RockBandReviews.com in 2019 that he was planning to release some new solo material later that year. "I'm working on some things now that were extra songs on my solo albums," he said."If there's 10 songs on the album, you usually record 13 and pick the best 10, or the 10 that are finished. So the other three have been siting around for 25, 30 years, and I went back recently and listened to them, and they sounded so good that I finished them. Starting in about two months, maybe three months, I'm gonna be releasing three songs on downloads and see how that works out. So those songs will be heard for the first time. And then in another three or four months, there's gonna be three more new songs released. So that could be going on for six or eight months, and we'll see what happens." Gramm also said that he is "thinking about" releasing a greatest-hits package of his non-Foreigner works.Personal life
In 1992, Gramm, after having completed a stint in drug rehabilitation, became a born again Christian. In April 1997, Gramm was diagnosed with a type of brain tumor called a craniopharyngioma. Although the tumor was benign, the resulting surgery damaged his pituitary gland. In addition, the recovery program had caused Gramm to gain weight, and likewise affected his stamina and voice. As of 2017, Gramm is married to Robyn <mask>. They have a daughter. He also has four children from previous marriages.Discography

Solo albums

Solo singles

With Black Sheep
1974: Stick Around / Cruisin' (For Your Love) — 45 single
1975: Broken Promises — 45 single
1975: Black Sheep
1975: Encouraging Words

With Foreigner

With Poor Heart
1988: Foreigner in a Strange Land
1993: The Best of the Early Years
(Note: These are actually releases of much older recordings)

With Shadow King
1991: Shadow King

With Liberty N' Justice
2004: Welcome to the Revolution

Lou Gramm Band/The Voice of Foreigner Band members
 <mask> – lead vocals, percussion (2003–present)
 <mask> – drums (2003–2016, 2018)
 AD Zimmer – bass guitar, backing vocals (2010–2018)
 Michael Staertow – lead guitar, backing vocals (2012–2018)
 Scott Gilman – saxophone, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2016–2018)
 Jeff Jacobs – keyboards, backing vocals (2017–2018)

Timeline

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1950 births
Living people
American performers of Christian music
American male singer-songwriters
American rock singers
American hard rock musicians
American rock songwriters
Black Sheep (rock band) members
Foreigner (band) members
American people of Italian descent
Musicians from Rochester, New York
Shadow King members
Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
Atlantic Records artists

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<mask>, also spelled Fruela or Froilán (fl. 11501202), was a Leonese nobleman and a member of the Flagínez family. His power and influence lay chiefly in the heart of the province of León and its west, but it extended also into Galicia and the Asturias. He was most active after the death of his father (1169/70) and more especially that of his brother (1185) until his own death, probably in 1203. Parents, marriages, children
<mask> was the second son of Ramiro Fróilaz and his first wife, Inés (Agnes). He is first mentioned in a document dated 22 September 1150, whereby his father granted to him and his elder brother, Alfonso, the bridewealth he owed to their late mother. Froila married his first wife, Urraca González, daughter of Gonzalo Fernández and granddaughter of Fernando Pérez of the House of Traba, sometime before 28 September 1171.Froila had been raised at the court of Fernando Pérez, for on 29 June 1170 he granted the monastery of San Esteban de Morás (Morales) to Urraca "out of love for your grandfather, Count Don Fernando, who raised me, and because of faithful service when I was accepted by your father, Count Don Gonzalo". In the charter recording the gift, Froila does not indicate that he and Urraca were yet married at that time. Urraca died on 1 August 1190. By May 1198, Froila had remarried to Sancha Fernández, daughter of Fernando Arias and Teresa Bermúdez, a daughter of Count Bermudo Pérez de Traba. His second wife was thus a second cousin of his first, both being descended from Count Pedro Fróilaz. Sancha was still living in 1234, when she donated land at Fresnedo to the Abbey of San Andrés in Vega de Espinareda. There has been some confusion about the number and maternity of Froila's known children.His known children were Teresa, Nuño (Munio), María, Diego, Ramiro, Rodrigo and Bermudo (Vermudo). The historians Mercedes Durany Castrillo and Francisco de Cadenas Allende both believed that all his children came from his second wife, Sancha. Nonetheless, the maternity of most can be pieced together from documents. On 8 September 1189, Froila and Urraca's daughter Teresa took part in the sale of some land in the Curueña valley to a canon of León Cathedral named Pedro Spina for 80 maravedíes. In September 1203, probably after Froila's death, his second wife, Sancha, together with her children by Froila and three of Froila's children by Urraca, donated their share in the monastery of San Antolín de Huerna that they had inherited to the monastery of Carbajal. Urraca's named children are Nuño, Teresa and María. In January 1211, Sancha donated the church of Villarroañe to the monastery of Santa María de Carracedo for the sake her soul and that of her late husband.It was witnessed by four of her sons: Ramiro Fróilaz, Diego Fróilaz, Rodrigo Fróilaz and Bermudo Fróilaz. On 9 February 1212, Sancha granted her possessions in Tibianes and Pereiro to the monastery of Sobrado, which was witnessed by her sons Ramiro and Diego. On 29 August 1230, Sancha and her children Ramiro, Diego, Rodrigo and Teresa made a donation the monastery of Sandoval on behalf of the souls of Froila and a certain Bernardo, a son of Froila's and Sancho. On 24 September 1234, she granted her land at Noguerosa to the same monastery and the act was witnessed by Diego. Diego was married to Aldonza Martínez de Silva. Religious activity
Froila's religious patronage was diverse. He made early grants to the Cathedral of Santa María in León (1174) and the Benedictine monastery at Sahagún (1175).He and his first wife showed partiality to the military orders. In late 1171, <mask>'s wife Urraca donated some property at Revello near Villalón to the Order of Santiago. He endowed the Knights Hospitaller in 1181 and 1184. Urraca supported the Hospitallers with a gift in 1182. In 1173, <mask> and Urraca granted their property at San Miguel de Camino (Sancti Michaelis de Camino) and Val de Mazana (Valdemanzanas) to the Hospital of San Marcos. In 1188 he made a grant to the Cistercian house of Peñamayor. Urraca patronised the monasteries of Benevívere and Meira in 1189.Royal service
Froila was a loyal servant and occasional courtier of kings Ferdinand II and Alfonso IX of León. Between 1182 and 1184, he served Ferdinand II as alférez, overseeing the royal military entourage. This post was usually reserved for young noblemen at court, and may be an indicator of Froila's age or relative standing. Sometime before 11 August 1189, Froila was granted the title count (Latin comes), the highest noble rank in the kingdom. His father and his brother had borne the title before him. He thus transmitted the female title, countess, to his wives. On 9 April 1192, Froila received as a gift the village of Salientes from Alfonso IX pro bono seruicio ("for good service").It was not the only village in his patrimony. The town of Cifuentes de Rueda had been in his family for generations. In May 1198, Froila and Sancha granted the town a fuero, a municipal charter spelling out the citizens rights and obligations. In 1196, Froila was considered a royal vassal. Tenancies
Froila governed several tenencias (fiefs from the crown) in his career. Although these were not hereditary, several of the fiefs that Froila held for an extended period had been ruled by his father, grandfather or brother before him. As early as 1162, he was governing the Bierzo in western León, probably on behalf of his father, who was its tenente continuously from 1147 until 1169.The first tenencia Froila received from the crown was Castrotierra in 1168. In 1169, shortly after his father's death, Froila received the tenencia of Astorga, which his father and his grandfather, <mask> Díaz, had ruled. The tenencia of Astorga conveyed limited powers in the city of Astorga itself, but substantially more in the surrounding region (its terra). He held Astorga until 1174. In 1185, it was granted to his brother Alfonso, but he died shortly thereafter and by 1186 it had been returned to Froila. He governed it for the next two years until 1188, when the death of Ferdinand II occasioned changes in the tenencias. In 1173 he held briefly the tenencia of Villamor.In 1180–81, he held the Bierzo jointly with his brother Alfonso. In 1186 he was appointed to the vast tenencia of Asturias de Oviedo, where his family's origins lay, and he succeeded Alfonso in the Bierzo. He was re-appointed to govern Oviedo five times (1187, 1189, 1192, 1193 and 1195), but the Bierzo was the centre of his power after the loss of Astorga in 1188. He held it until 1198 with a brief interlude (April 1188–May 1189), when it was held by Velasco Fernández. He also governed the smaller  of  Ulver (1190–92), Valcárcel (1190–93) and Villafranca (1189–94), all traditionally associated with the Bierzo. On the death of Ferdinand II in 1188, Froila was transferred from Astorga to the tenencias of Mayorga, Montenegro, and Sarria. The lands he governed for the crown were rapidly expanded during the early years of Alfonso IX.In 1188, he received the rule of Asturias de Tineo (retained until 1192) and in 1189 a host of other northwestern tenencias: Babia, Faro, Lemos, Monreal and Riba de Esla. Riba de Esla had been held by members of his family throughout the tenth and eleventh centuries. In 1191, Froila became governor of the towers of León, the royal capital, a post, largely honorific, that had been held by his grandfather before him. In subsequent years he ruled the tenencias of Béjar (1192), Almanza (1193), Valle (1194), and Toro (1197). <mask> is last mentioned in a charter of 18 December 1202 and he probably died shortly after. Notes

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<mask> (Cheng Chen-to; December 19, 1898 – October 17, 1958), courtesy name Xidi, was a Chinese journalist, writer, archaeologist and scholar. His pen names were Baofen (寶芬), Guo Yuanxin (郭源新) and CT. He made a significant contribution towards the establishment of the Chinese literature and the editing of a variety of literary magazines. In 1921, he, Geng Jizhi (耿濟之), Jiang Boli (蔣百里), Shen Yanbing (沈雁冰) and others organized Wenxue yanjiu hui (Literary Study Society 文學研究會). In 1923, he became the chief editor of Fiction Monthly (小說月報). In addition, he in succession participated in editing min chao(閩潮), xin Shehui (新社會), wenxue xunkan (文學旬刊). In late 1931, he became a professor at both Yenching University and Tsinghua University, the president of Faculty of Arts and the director of Chinese department of Jinan University.He was also the chief editor of Shijie wenku (The World's Library 世界文庫) at the same time. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, he was assigned to be head of the Cultural Relic Bureau (文物局), Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and literary research institute, the assistant minister of cultural department, committee member of State Council scientific program committee and Chinese Academy of Science philosophical social sciences, the vice-chairman of Chinese folk literature and art research council, etc. He died in a plane crash in the Soviet Union during his journey in 1958. Biography

Family
<mask> was born on 19 December 1898 in Yongjia, Zhejiang Province. His ancestral home was in Changle, Fujian province. He was born in a poor family. Together with two younger sisters, he was raised by his mother because his father and grandfather died when he was still a teenager.He was named "Zhenduo" (振鐸) by his grandfather. "Zhen" (振) denotes arousing an action and "Duo" (鐸) is a kind of big bell. His grandfather wanted him to ring like a great bell to summon and to arouse people. Besides, his grandfather gave him the childhood name "Mu Guan" (Wooden official 木官). Schooling
In 1917, <mask> began studying at the Beijing Railway Management School (北京铁路管理传习所) and graduated in March 1921. Beyond classroom, he read a lot of books and developed an enormous interest in social sciences, Chinese literature and Western literature and thus developed a critical mind. During the May Fourth Movement, he was a student representative, spreading the news of student movements in Beijing.In 1919, he helped publish two magazines called Xin Shehui (新社會 "New Society") and Jiuguo jiangyan zhoubao (救國講演周報 "National Salvation Speeches Weekly"). In January 1921, <mask> and twelve others, including Mao Dun and Ye Shengtao founded the earliest literary society of the New Literature Movement, Wenxue yanjiu hui (Literary Research Association 文學研究會, also known as the Literary Association), which advocated realism and opposed art for art's sake. Careers throughout his life
<mask> had been a journalist, a modern writer, archeology and a literature scholar throughout his life. In May 1921, <mask> helped set up a drama society called Minzhong Xiju She (Demotic opera troupe 民眾戲劇社) with Mao Dun, Ye Shengtao, Chen Dabei, Ouyang Yuqian, Xiong Foxi and other writers. They published a monthly magazine named Xiju (Drama 戲劇) on 31 May in the same year. In 1922, <mask> established the first magazine for children, Children's World (兒童世界) In January 1923, he became the chief editor of a monthly magazine of novel, Fiction Monthly (小說月報). After the May 30 Incident in 1925, he helped founding a newspaper called Gongli Ribao (公理日報).From then on, he wrote many books including Zhongguo Wenxue Shi (History of Chinese literature 中國文學史, 1938) and 1943 Diary (1943年日記). <mask> had been a scholar giving lectures in universities, a researcher of the academy and a journalist since 1931. He taught in the Department of Chinese in Yenching University, in Jinan University from 1935 to 1941 as the Dean of faculty of Arts and in Peking University since 1953. After 1949, he became the Secretary for the Culture Department and Cultural Heritage Department in China. Exile to France
In April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a sudden attack on thousands of suspected Communists in the area he controlled. Many innocent students and movement activists were killed. Writers, including <mask>, were under political pressure.Therefore, he left his family for France in May 1927. During the years living in Paris, he kept mailing his diary to his wife, which was published as a book named Ouxing Riji (Diary of travels in Europe 歐行日記). Return to China
He continued his journalistic career after coming back to China in 1929 and founded Jiuwang Ribao (救亡日報). In October 1945, he founded a weekly magazine called Democracy (民主) to oppose Chiang Kai-shek's pro-US policy and urge people to stop civil wars. Cultural Preservation
Due to the invasion of Japanese troops, Shanghai was besieged starting from 1937 and many significant cultural assets were lost. In the light of this, <mask> devoted himself to the rescue and protection of aged Chinese documents and antiques. Chen was a founding member of the Shanghai "Rare Book Preservation Society" and its leader.Disguising himself as a staff member in a stationery store, named Chan Sixun (陳思訓), he managed to save many aged books from damage or loss to the outside world. Death
On 17 October 1958, <mask> led national cultural delegates to visit Arabia and Afghanistan. He died in the crash of a Tupolev Tu-104 in Kanash, Chuvashia, Soviet Union during the journey. Journalism
<mask> started his journalistic career in the 1920s during the May Fourth Movement. Together with some classmates including Zhong Tao (仲陶), he got a first taste of editing in starting a publication named Jiuguo Jiangyan Zhoukan (救國講演周刊). The magazine - being published in Wenzhou for only 6 to 7 times - was closed by the authorities since it enraged a government official. As one of the founders of a youth magazine, Xin Shehui (新社會), <mask> aimed at criticizing the Beijing government.It began its publication on 1 November 1919, which consisted of four pages. The aims of the magazine was to:

advocate the social service
discuss society problems
introduce social theories
research on common people education
record society matters
criticize society shortcomings
narrate society real states
report news of the organization

<mask> gave many speeches about the student movement in Beijing. On top of criticizing, he wanted to make good use of the New Culture Movement (新文化運動) to publicize and promote new social ideals for the Chinese future development. Chen Duxiu suggested that Xin Shehui could be edited with a more approachable style accepted by the general public. The magazine was finally published on 1 November 1919 throughout China, arousing tides of attention from the public, especially amongst the young readers. However, as <mask> and his co-editors were still inexperienced in editing by that time, the magazine was thought to be immature in editing and too sloganeered. On the hand, the content of the magazine upset the military side of the government.Thus, in one month's time, the government called the publication to a halt. In addition, he established Wenxue Yanjiu Hui (Literary Study Society 文學研究會) with Mao Dun and Ye Shengtao in November 1920. In January 1923, he took over the position of chief editor of  Fiction Monthly from Mao Dun. He was the chief editor on and off for nearly 9 years. He advocated a literary advocacy of "Blood and Tears" and supported a writing style of realism. In June 1925, he founded a newspaper called Kongli Ribao (公理日報) with Wu Yuzhi and Ye Shengtao in Shanghai. This newspaper was aimed at criticizing the "May Thirtieth Incident" and the rising foreign imperialism in China.Also, he contributed in various newspapers like Jiuguo Jiangyan Zhoubao (救國講演周報) and Xinxue Bao (新學報) to awaken Chinese people from old traditions. These articles were mainly about social issues and the evil deeds of the old traditional practices. <mask> wrote articles from different aspects like the liberation of women, morality, social psychology and the liberation of political power. They all advocated more people to rethink the old values position. Contribution to literature

Translation
<mask> was proficient in foreign languages including English, Russian, Indian languages, Greek and Latin. He did a great job in translating a lot of Russian and Indian literature. <mask> had started translation of Russian literature since early 20s.His works included the works, paper and preface of Turgenev (1818-1883), Gogol (1809-1852), Chekov (1860-1904), Gorky (1868-1936) and Tolstoy (1828-1910). <mask> also translated many Indian literature. He mainly translated the poems as well as the Indian ancient-times fable such as Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). <mask> had translated a prominent number of Tagore's poems to Chinese since the 1920s. In October 1922, he published his translation of Stray Birds (飛鳥集). In August 1925, he published The Indian Fable (印度寓言). There were 55 translation works of his in total.<mask> started his study in Greek and Roman literature in his early age. In 1929, he published The Story of Love (戀愛的故事). Afterwards he translated The Hero Legends of Greek and Roman Myth Legends (希臘羅馬神話傳說中的英雄傳說). Then in 1935, he published a book called The Legends of Greece (希臘神話), which was three to four times thicker than his previous one. After liberation, in the second edition of The Legends of Greece, he introduced Karl Marx's well-known discourse in The Introductory of political and economical criticism (政治經濟批判導言) which was about ancient times mythology to analyze Greek mythology. Literature Union
As the previous newspapers and magazines were banned by the government, <mask> believed that a proper established literature union would make things run easier. In January 1921, he established Wenxue Yanjiu Hui (Literary Study Society 文學研究會), which literally means literature research union, with Mao Dun(茅盾), Ye Shengtao (葉紹鈞) and 12 other people in the related field.The Union's first publication was Wenxue Xunkan (文學旬刊). It was published along with the well known newspaper called Shishi Xinbao (Current events newspaper 時事新報). He revealed the goal of the publication and the literature views of the union. He believed that literature is important and capable to influence the society. It was not merely an era, a place or one's reflection, but it acted as a frontier, which could affect the morality of human beings. Also, he strongly opposed to the old style of Chinese literature, of setting leisure and religions as main themes. He supported the writing of life – one theme in new realism literature approach.He also expressed his view on the development of Chinese literature. As the connection between the Chinese literature and the world's literature was far too little, the Chinese lofty spirit could not be shared by the rest of the world. He treated that as the Chinese's biggest humiliation. Therefore, he was so devoted in the field of literature, eagered to strive for a higher position of the Chinese literature in the world. Under the influence of the May Fourth Movement, he thought that the major responstility of the Chinese Literature was to inspire youngsters' revolutionary mission in order to strengthen the power of China. Realism
Within the May Fourth movement, he adhered the direction of realism for New literature era. He thought literature liked 'mirror of a life'.This means his writing mostly revealed the real faces of societies. Also, he put a lot of emphasis on the importance of creative living. During his long composing and researching career, he showed a fully comprehensive realism of literature. He thought that literature must contribute to "life":

We need the "blood" of literature, "tears" of literature. Both of them will become the trend of Chinese literature; the writing consists of not only "blood" and "tears", but also consists of "literature"; the "blood" and "tears" experience and feeling of author are aesthetic for success in writing. Literature should consist of the highest ideal of the author, which form the soul of the article, in order to make it meaningful to the readers and the whole of society. Classical literature
Starting from the late 1920s, <mask> was teaching Chinese literature History in universities.At that time, he did much in making research in Chinese classical writing. For example, he used his pen name, Bao Fun, to write Yuenqu Xulu (元曲敍錄) in the Novel Monthly (小說月報). Also, he finished editing The History of the Chinese Literature (中國文學史) in 1930. Romanticism
<mask> put heavy emphasis on emotional elements in literature, highlighting its importance in distinguishing between literature and science. He advocated that literature functions to instill a passion in the readers' heart. One example was the historical novel, Arrest of the fire stealer (取火者的逮捕). (1996).Yi dai cai hua: <mask> zhuan 《一代才華:鄭振鐸傳》 (Biography of <mask>). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Press (上海人民出版社). <mask>, Erkang. (1998). Shiliu you hong le: huiyi wo de fuqin <mask>uo 《石榴又紅了：回憶我的父親鄭振鐸》 (The pomegranates are red again: Remembering my father, <mask>uo). Beijing: Renmin University Press (人民大學出版社). Chen, Fukang.(1997). Ming jia jian zhuan shu xi:<mask> 《名家簡傳書系-鄭振鐸》(Biographies of famous figures: <mask>uo). Beijing: Zhong guo hua qiao publishing house (中國華僑出版社). Zheng, Zhenduo & Zheng, Erkang. (1986). Zhongguo xian dai zuo jia xuan ji - <mask> 《中國現代作家選集 – 鄭振鐸》. (Selected works of modern Chinese authors – <mask>) Hong Kong: San lian shu dian Xianggang fen dian; Beijing: Renmin wenxue Press (人民大學出版社).<mask>, Erkang. (2002). Xing yun gao qiu : <mask>uo zhuan 《星隕高秋 : 鄭振鐸傳》(Star fallen at height of autumn: Biography of <mask>uo). Beijing: Jinghua Press. Lu, Rongchun. (1998). <mask>uo zhuan (Biography of <mask>) 《鄭振鐸傳》.Fuzhou: Haixia wenyi Press (華廈文藝出版社). External links
A concise biography of <mask> (English)
A description of famous scholar (Chinese)
The literary works of <mask> 鄭振鐸文集 (Chinese)
The Love story between <mask> and Gao (Chinese)
President of "Pole Raising Club". <mask> 抬杠會長鄭振鐸 (Chinese)
Content of The World's Library edited by <mask> (Chinese)

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<mask> () (born May 21, 1984) better known as <mask>, is a Swedish-Persian actor, music therapist, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and philanthropist living in Los Angeles, California. He won the Jury Prize award at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival Entr'2 Marches for his leading role in motion picture Love is Blind, portraying the visually-impaired Italian American Giovanni. Love is Blind also won an award for disability awareness and was screened at Palais des Festival et des Congrès which is the most famous movie exhibition in the world. <mask> was also named as a Judge in the panel of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Cannes Film Festival International Entr'2 Marches He was the lead actor in Children's Hospital Los Angeles production Healthcare in the Cloud, which premiered at the 2018 Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Awards, raising over $8 million for children's vision health. He portrayed as the manic depressed French-American painter named Vincent, in 2017 European Cinematography Award-winning drama motion picture Camelia. He also received another international claim via his outstanding and comedic role as Cadiz in the  Just Cause 4 commercials for Square Enix, PlayStation and Xbox, as well as his lead role in the international hit music video "Hurt People" performed by international artists Aloe Blacc and Gryffin which reached over 1 million views on VEVO and YouTube. <mask> has also been a guest-star on the Steve Harvey show on NBCUniversal, as well as The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS.His commercial acting credits include giant brands such as Google, PlayStation, BMW, Puma, MGM Grand, Mercedes-Benz, Prada, Facebook, Hewlett Packard,  KIA, Ford, Samsung, Disney, NBA and Guitar Center to name a few. He was also nominated for Best lead male actor in comedy film Villa, a 2017 Official Selection at Premio Tortoreto alla Cultura in Italy, AM Film Festival in Egypt and International Festival of Short Films on Culture & Tourism, India. <mask> <mask>'s National TV breakthrough started when he was 17 years old, participating on Sikta Mot Stjärnorna (Aiming at the Stars), a national talent show program televised on TV4 (Sweden). organized by FremantleMedia (American Idol). After two auditions where 4000 participated, he became one of the 45 to enter the show acting and singing "Hero" (by Enrique Iglesias) live on national television, winning the second place award. He won the Jury Prize for Best Short Screenplay for his screenplay Bachata at the 2021 New York Movie Awards, 2021. He won the Best Drama Short Screenplay award at 2021 Austin After Dark Film Festival  and at the 2021 CFIFF Changing Face International Film Festival in Australia.His music credits include music written, sang and released on Fox TV shows Bones and The Goodwin Games  as well Cannes Film Festival Entr'2 Marches winning film Love is Blind  and Crown Prince of Heaven. According to MTV.com, he is also listed as one of the few multilingual actors, musicians and music therapists outside of Shiraz. He is also known to be the first Persian to introduce Music Therapy to the Persian population, where music is used to help increase quality of life for individuals with psychological and physical deficits. He is also being a philanthropist contributing to the special needs and disability communities through arts, film and music therapy. Acting, TV and Commercials

<mask> <mask>'s National TV breakthrough started when he was 17 years old, participating on Sikta Mot Stjärnorna (Aiming at the Stars), a national talent show program televised on TV4 (Sweden). organized by FremantleMedia (American Idol). After two auditions where 4000 participated, he became one of the 45 to enter the show acting and singing "Hero" (by Enrique Iglesias) live on national television, winning the second place award.His acting career blossomed through a silver lining leading to international awards at Film Festivals in Cannes, Los Angeles and Belgium. He took on the acting career after a car accident where he suffered from depression and pain. He attended acting workshops part of his rehabilitation. His passion for acting grew as he auditioned for the role of a blind man in motion picture Love is Blind, a population which he had been working for since he was 16 years old within healthcare and music therapy. <mask> <mask> won the Jury Prize award at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival Entr'2 Marches for his leading role in motion picture Love is Blind, portraying visually-impaired Italian-American Giovanni. Love is Blind also won an award for disability awareness and was screened at Palais des Festival et des Congrès. The film also received an official selection and nominated as the best short film at Hollywood Screening Film Festival and WE Care Film Festival in India, becoming a worldwide success for promoting disability awareness.<mask> <mask> did also compose the Official film soundtrack for Love is Blind <mask> <mask> was also named as a Judge at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival International Entr'2 Marches. <mask> <mask> then continued giving back to the disability community through film as he also starred as the lead actor in Children's Hospital Los Angeles production Healthcare in the Cloud, which raised over $8 million for children's vision health and pr. Healthcare in the Cloud premiered at 2018 Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Awards. With <mask> <mask>'s experience of working with population with mental health disorders, he took on the leading role of manic depressed French-American painter, Vincent, in motion picture Camelia, that won the 2017 European Cinematography Award. He also received another international claim via his outstanding and comedic role as Cadiz in Just Cause 4 commercials for Square Enix PlayStation and Xbox, as well as his lead role in the international hit music video "Hurt People" performed by international artists Aloe Blacc and Gryffin which reached over 1 million views on VEVO and YouTube. He portrayed as Randy Rigatoni, a Guinness World Record Judge in Oliver Tree's attempt to ride the biggest scooter in the world, with the video becoming top 6 trending videos on YouTube with over 1.2 million views within a day. <mask> <mask> has also been a guest-star on the Steve Harvey show on NBCUniversal, as well as The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS.He was also the lead actor in comedy film Villa, a 2017 Official Selection at Premio Tortoreto alla Cultura, Italy and International Festival of Short Films on Culture & Tourism, India. <mask> <mask> also composed the soundtrack for Love is Blind as well as being the poster and art director. His other outstanding and comedic international role was as Cadiz in Just Cause 4 commercials for Square Enix, PlayStation and Xbox. He also acted as the lead actor in comedy film Villa, an Official Selection in 2017 IFFC International Film Festival in India. Commercials include: Disney, Kia, BMW, TESLA, MGM GRAND, Cadillac, HP, Samsung, NBA, Vivo Phone China, Guitar Center, Independence Day Resurgence, Westin Hotels, Clorox, El Vato, Los Defensores etc. Awards and nominations

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<mask> <mask>'s music has been featured on several TV Shows, films and video games. His song "She Wants to Fly" (feat.Levi Whalen) was featured on Fox TV show Bones on May 12, 2014. The song was originally written for Freedom in Iran during the 2009 Presidential Elections and has previously been featured on the soundtrack of Cannes Film Festival movie Crown Prince of Heaven in 2010. It has also been broadcast on major TV networks around the world such as Peace Day Television show which has featured world figures Dalai Lama, Bono, U2, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie etc. His dance-pop song "Never Be Lonely" (feat. Levi Whalen) was on June 3, 2013, featured on Fox TV show The Goodwin Games. "Never Be Lonely" is also featured as the dance track for the web video game Good Game Disco made by Goodgame Studios. He also composed the Official Film Soundtrack for Love Is Blind, which won the Jury Prize at 2017 Cannes International Film Festival Entr'2 Marches, as well as being the Official Selection for the 2017 WE Care Film Festival, India and nominated as Best Short in 2017 Hollywood Screening Festival.His song "Paradise" (feat. Levi Whalen) was on May 1, 2015, voted as #1 song at top 100 Indie Dance/Disco chart on Spinnin' Records Talent Pool. The song was also voted as number 1 song at March top 10 House dance chart on House Charts.com

His pop music with his cultural musical blend of Eurodance, World Rhythms and Electronica. <mask> <mask> is also known for writing and performing his works for Freedom, Human Rights and Health foundations with all music & lyrics written by him. His music is multilingual, which includes songs released in English, Spanish, Italian and Swedish. <mask> <mask> joins Andrea Bocelli, The Beatles and Elvis Presley for releasing Consuelo Velázquez famous song "Bésame Mucho", via Shiraz Records, which makes it the first Duo/Latin house version in history, produced by Levi Whalen and co-sung with singer Jacqueline Padilla. On April 21, 2013, <mask> <mask> became the first artist to release his Pop Electronic and Progressive House rendition of world-famous Italian song "Caro Mio Ben" featuring UK based producer Kryphon."Caro Mio Ben" was written by Italian composer Giuseppe Giordani, and made famous by Luciano Pavarotti. He is the executive producer of Caro Mio Ben music video which had world premiere on MTV.com on August 9, 2013. He has also co-directed, produced, and edited two of his music videos "100 Miles" and "Heaven Knows", which have been broadcast through mainstream medium giants such as MTV UK and featured at the Laemmie Theaters Santa Monica SMC Film Festival. On January 14, 2012, <mask> <mask> was signed by music publishing company Winogradsky/Sobel to have his music pitched for television, film and video games etc. becoming the first artist in the company representing Pop/Euro-Dance and World Music genre

<mask> <mask>'s single "Miracle" (feat Si Ana) released February 2012 via Royalty Recordings was featured for ten weeks on world's largest dance music store Beatport as Top Staff Pick in the pop/rock category. <mask> Nami's music is also listed on FairShareMusic, with profits going to human rights and health support organizations such as Red Cross, War Child, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, Amnesty International, Cancer Care & Research etc. Music therapy
According to MTV.com, <mask> <mask> is also known for being the first Iranian to introduce music therapy to the Iranian population, where music is used to help increase quality of life for individuals with psychological and physical deficits.That includes his several TV appearances on giant Iranian media television stations such as IRAN TV, Radio 670am KIRN Los Angeles with journalist, author Homa Sarshar, Mardoom TV and TinTV and invitations to speak at UCLA. He has been awarded several scholarships and awards for his music therapy practice and accomplishments. His recent awards include:The 2014 James R Simpson Merit Scholarship awarded by President Dianne Harrison of California State University, Northridge, The Royal Swedish Music Academy Award in 2013 and the Bayramian Art Scholarship Award in 2012 and 2013, for his music therapy studies and accomplishments. <mask> <mask> does also spend his time making motivational and guest speaking appearances. Speeches include Music Therapy, the positive influence of music on children and his music and cultural journey from Iran to Sweden to Los Angeles. His speeches also include leading instrumental music improvisation and therapeutic music instrumentation with the audience. Invitations include Stand Up to Cancer at UCLA, Music Entrepreneurship classes at California State University, Northridge, Music For Your Heart Foundation in Miami, Children's Boosh Foundation in Los Angeles, International Children Foundation in Santa Barbara, Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara and California State University, Channel Islands.<mask> <mask> is also the author of "The Effects of Music Therapy on Movement and Vocalization in Adult Male with Intellectual Disability and Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study and Treatment Plan", a clinical case study on how music therapy interventions on individuals with disabilities is so effective that it can help increase their speech and improve physical skills, which in turn can assist individuals with disabilities to communicate within their community more clearly and making their inclusion easier. He emphasizes on how vocalization aids in the development of functional communication skills, helping individuals with Intellectual Disabilities communicate their specific needs, wants, and discomforts within the community, which will help increase their personal independence and quality of life. Guest appearances and performances

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<mask> <mask> graduated with honors on May 19, 2014, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Therapy from California State University, Northridge. He graduated with honors, Music A.A from Santa Monica College and a Music and Media Composing degree from ITM Sweden. Philanthropy
<mask> <mask> Co-Founded Non-Profit Organization Opportunitree to help the community, children, elderly and individuals with disabilities. He spends a lot of time doing humanitarian work, raising awareness for human rights and health support organizations. He has been involved and contributed to charities such as:Red Cross, War Child, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, Amnesty, WWF, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and ActionAid.He is also active bringing the importance of Music, Music Therapy to the community, children, elderly and individuals with disabilities. <mask> <mask>'s major contribution was by sharing disability awareness through of Drama film, Love Is Blind. <mask> <mask> portrayed the lead blind actor as well as composing the official film soundtrack. The film was awarded the 2017 Jury Prize award at Cannes International Film Festival Entr'2 Marches, as well as official selection at WE Care Film Festival, India. <mask> <mask>'s song She Wants To Fly was also written for Freedom and Human Rights in Iran, which has been featured at Peaceday TV and Cannes Film Festival motion picture Crown Prince of Heaven. He has also been a guest artist at Charities such as: Children's Boosh Foundation at Taglyan Place, Los Angeles, Music for your Heart Foundation in Miami, Stand Up 2 Cancer at UCLA, International Children Foundation in Santa Barbara to name a few. His music is also listed on FairShareMusic, with profits going to human rights and health support organizations.Books
<mask> <mask>, the author of "The Effects of Music Therapy on Movement and Vocalization in Adult Male with Intellectual Disability and Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study and Treatment Plan", where he shows a clinical case study on how music therapy interventions on individuals with disabilities is so effective that it can help increase their speech and improve physical skills, which in turn can assist individuals with disabilities to communicate within their community more clearly and making their inclusion easier. He emphasizes on how vocalization aids in the development of functional communication skills. It also helps individuals with Intellectual Disabilities communicate their specific needs, wants, and wants, and discomforts within the community. Improving gross motor skills would help individuals to increase their personal independence, not only at the day care center but also in the community. In general, both vocalization and gross motors skill development helps to improve the self-help skills of individuals with disabilities, which in-turn increases quality of life. - Clinical Case Studies [22]

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As a teenager, <mask> <mask> played as a Shooting guard (SG) in the team Brahe Basket in Sweden. He accomplished receiving 2 Most Valuable Player Awards as the best player in Jönköping during the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 season and 1 Most Valuable Player Award as the best player of Southern Sweden during the Swedish Championship Basketball Competition in 1997/1998 season.References

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<mask> (born January 28, 1945) is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), in which <mask> claims to have played a role in an alleged process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States government. The book's claims were met with skepticism and rebuttal by some, but spent more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has been published in at least 32 languages, and is used in many college and university programs. <mask> has also written about mystical aspects of indigenous cultures, including shamanism. Biography
<mask> graduated from the Tilton School in 1963. He subsequently attended Middlebury College for two years before dropping out. He later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Boston University in 1968.He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador from 1968 to 1970. He spent the 1970s working for the Boston strategic-consulting firm Chas. T. Main; he claims to have been screened for this job by the National Security Agency (NSA) and subsequently hired by Einar Greve, a member of the firm (alleged by <mask> to have been acting as an NSA liaison, a claim that Greve has denied). As Chief Economist at Chas. T. Main, <mask> and his staff advised the World Bank, United Nations, IMF, U.S. Treasury Department, Fortune 500 corporations, and countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. He worked directly with heads of state and CEOs of major companies. <mask>'s time at Chas T. Main provides the basis for his subsequent published claims that, as an "economic hit man", he was charged with inducing developing countries to borrow large amounts of money, designated to pay for questionable infrastructure investments, but ultimately with a view to making the debt-laden countries more dependent, economically and politically, upon the West.He wrote:

In the 1980s <mask> left Main and founded and directed an independent energy company. In the book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, <mask> claims that his company was successful due to 'coincidences' orchestrated by those appreciative of his silence about the work he says he did as an economic hit man. <mask> is a founder and board member of Dream Change and The Pachamama Alliance, nonprofit organizations devoted to promoting environmentally sustainable and socially just societies. He has lectured at Harvard, Oxford, and more than 50 universities around the world, and is the author of eight books on global economics and indigenous cultures. He has been featured on ABC, NBC, CNN, CNBC, NPR, A&E, the History Channel, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Der Spiegel, and many other publications, as well as in numerous documentaries. He was awarded the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace 2012, and Rainforest Action Network Challenging Business As Usual Award, 2006. <mask>'s story is the main theme in part II of the movie Zeitgeist: Addendum, released in October 2008.In that same year, he appeared in the film, The End of Poverty?. His life as an economic hit man is detailed in the full-length movie, Apology of an Economic Hit Man. He also appears in the films The Weight of Chains by Boris Malagurski, released in December 2010, Let's Make Money (in German) by the Austrian director Erwin Wagenhofer, released October 2008, and Four Horsemen by Ross Ashcroft, released in 2012. Controversy
Sebastian Mallaby, economics columnist of the Washington Post, reacted sharply to <mask>' book: describing him as "a conspiracy theorist, a vainglorious peddler of nonsense, and yet his book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, is a runaway bestseller." Mallaby, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds that <mask>' conception of international finance is "largely a dream" and that his "basic contentions are flat wrong." As an example, Mallaby states that Indonesia reduced its infant mortality and illiteracy rates by two-thirds after economists persuaded its leaders to borrow money in 1970. Articles in the New York Times and Boston magazine, as well as a press release issued by the United States Department of State, have referred to a lack of documentary or testimonial evidence to corroborate the claim that the NSA was involved in his hiring by Chas T. Main.After an extensive investigation, the New York Times concluded that "the arc of Mr. <mask>'s career seems to be described accurately," although they did not find evidence to support "some of his fancier claims," including those involving the NSA. In a 2006 statement, a State Department release claims that much of the book "appears to be a total fabrication... the National Security Agency is a cryptological (codemaking and codebreaking) organization, not an economic organization... Neither of [its] missions anything remotely resembling placing economists at private companies in order to increase the debt of foreign countries." <mask> responds that Wikileaks and Edward Snowden documents clearly demonstrated that the NSA is involved in a wide range of activities that have nothing to do with codemaking and codebreaking and that often serve to undermine other countries and their leaders. The State Department also claims that <mask> has alleged U.S. Government complicity in "the assassinations of President <mask>. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., former Beatle <mask>, and several unnamed U.S. senators who had died in plane crashes." Questioned in a recorded interview about the State Department claims on the assassinations, <mask> replied, "No, I've never alleged that. I probably opened a question as to whether it might have been that way."There is no mention in any of his books about U.S. Government complicity in these assassinations. <mask>, however, does allege that two of his clients, President Jaime Roldós Aguilera of Ecuador and Omar Torrijos of Panama, had been assassinated and the US government had been involved, adding "I know. I was there." Bibliography
 Touching the Jaguar: Transforming Fear into Action to Change Your Life and the World (2020), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; . The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman (2016), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; . (2008)
Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
Let's Make Money (2008)
Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama (2009)
The Weight of Chains (2010)
Four Horsemen (film) (2012)
American Empire (2012)
Money & Life (2012)
Project Censored the Movie (2013)
Gold Fever (2013)
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013)

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touchingthejaguarbook.com – Touching The Jaguar book website
 johnperkins.org <mask> Official Web Site

<mask>: The Shadow World of the Economic Hitman, March 2016 interview from peak prosperity.com
Confessions of Economic Hit Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oARBdBtGenM&t=2s)(A 2007 speech by <mask>, summarizing the basic points of his book, given at the Veterans for Peace National Convention). 1945 births
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<mask> (born September 1, 1954) is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate, representing Arizona Legislative District 1. Fann became President of the Arizona Senate in 2019. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump and other Republicans made false claims of electoral fraud, Fann ordered an audit of the election results in Maricopa County. The audit was widely seen as an illegitimate "effort to undermine valid election results". Fann announced on November 2021 that she would not run for re-election when her current term ends in January 2023. Career
Fann is the second female Senate President in the history of Arizona. She was first elected in November 2016 to represent Legislative District 1, which covers 8,000 square miles throughout Yavapai County and portions of Maricopa County.She previously served this district from 2011 to 2016 as a State Representative. Fann moved to Prescott at the age of four and has been a life-long Republican. She continues to serve as a precinct committeeman and is a member of the Rotary International and Elks. She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of both the Finance Committee and the Transportation and Technology Committee and as a member of the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee. Fann's previous experience includes:
2019–2020 Arizona Senate Chairman, Rules;
2002–2009 Town of Chino Valley Mayor and Councilman;
2007–2009 BQAZ Statewide Transportation Board;
2005–2009 Chairman and Board, Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO);
2006–2009 Chairman and Board, Upper Verde River Watershed Protection Coalition;
2005–2008 Governors Rural Water Legislative Study Committee;
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In April 2021, Fann ordered an audit of the election results in Maricopa County, hiring a firm that was founded by a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist who promoted false claims of fraud. Under Fann, the Republican-controlled Senate invoked claims of fraud and used its subpoena power to demand the county turn over all its 2.1 million ballots and related presidential election materials to the Senate.In response, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors provided a massive volume of documents to the Senate, but Republican senators persisted in making fraud claims despite those having been rejected by the Arizona Supreme Court and other courts. Multiple previous checks, including tests of ballot tabulating machines and software both before and after the election, as well as a hand count of a ballot sample, all confirmed the county properly administered the election. When it refused, Fann sought a resolution to hold the Maricopa County Board in contempt, which failed when Republican Paul Boyer resisted Fann's pressure to change his vote and joined all Democrats in opposition. Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo, the only Democrat on the five-member county board, expressed concern that the efforts of state senate Republicans to question the election outcome could cause violence. The Arizona Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs, criticized the audit for lax chain of custody procedures, calling it "a significant departure from standard best practices." After her criticism of its procedures resulted in her receiving death threats, the Arizona Department of Public Safety assigned a security detail to guard Hobbs and her staff. Fann made a false allegation, later amplified by Trump in a May 15 post on his blog, that Maricopa County election officials deleted the voter database after the election.Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican who oversees elections, tweeted that Trump's post was "unhinged", noting he was looking at the database on his computer at that moment. Richer added, "We can’t indulge these insane lies any longer." The auditors later acknowledged the database had not been deleted. A Colorado expert, working for Hobbs' office, cited haphazard procedures and the absence of effective security characterized the audit process. Despite the resistance and the temporary loss of the arena site it used, Fann said the audit will continue. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter to Fann that expressed concerns that the audit could violate federal laws regarding ballot custody and voter intimidation. In response to the DOJ letter and the public backlash, Fann scrapped plans to canvass voters at their home addresses to confirm their voter registration information.The Maricopa County Board, of which four of five members are Republicans, sharply rebutted Fann's claims in a 12-page letter. The board also urged Fann to close the audit, which she refused. On May 17, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors held a hearing to dispute her allegations of wrongdoing by county officials. Republican board chairman Jack Sellers stated that the allegations were actually due to the incompetence of the auditors and accused Fann of an "attempt at legitimatizing a grift disguised as an audit." After consulting with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission about the machines used to tabulate the ballots that were turned over in response to the Senate subpoena, Hobbs concluded that the equipment had been compromised and became impossible for the county alone to recertify for future use. While they were in the care and custody of the Senate's contractors, the chain of custody procedures that are required to guarantee their post-audit integrity were not maintained, causing an inability to use them without lessor confirmation that their performance could be recertified. The county spent over $20,000 to lease voting machines in order to conduct two local elections while the contractor possessed those that had been subpoenaed, and the costs of recertifying the surrendered machines upon their return would be in the six-figure range.As a result of the audit, Maricopa County had to spend nearly $3 million to replace voting equipment because the equipment had been tainted by the company auditing the equipment. A preliminary report on the results of the audit, despite the expenditure of some six million dollars raised from Trump supporters determined to overturn the election, found no evidence of fraud. References

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