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<mask> (November 29, 1907 – January 25, 1977) was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years. <mask>el played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as the first-ever first-team All-American in the history of the Florida Gators football program. Early life

<mask> was born in Eatonton, Georgia, on November 29, 1907 to <mask> and Ella McGaen, but grew up in Gainesville, Florida. His father William owned a photography studio in Gainesville. The family came to Georgia originally from Guernsey County, Ohio. High school
<mask> attended Gainesville High School, where he played high school football for the Gainesville Purple Hurricanes. <mask>'s older brother Talmadge had also been an all-state player for Gainesville High.In 2007, eighty-one years after he graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized <mask> <mask> as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football. He is generally regarded as the best high school football player produced in the state of Florida before the 1930s. College career

<mask> attended the University of Florida in Gainesville. He played right end for the Florida Gators football team for three seasons from 1927 to 1929, on the opposite side of the line from left end Dutch Stanley. During his three years as a member of the Gators varsity, the team won twenty-three of twenty-nine games. Led by future Hall of Fame coach Charlie Bachman in 1928, <mask> and the Gators posted an 8–1 record during his junior season, outscoring their competition 366–44—the most points scored in the nation. The Gators' sole 1928 loss was to Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee—by a single point, 12–13.The Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association and Grantland Rice of Collier's Weekly named <mask> to their respective 1928 first-team All-America squads, making him the first player from the University of Florida to be named a first-team All-American. As was typical of the 1920s era, <mask> played both offense and defense; his College Hall of Fame biography describes him as "a swift and sure-handed receiver on offense and a gifted defensive player." <mask> was injured during his senior football season in 1929, and while he was productive, he was unable to post the same sort of numbers in 1929 that he did during his 1928 All-American season. He was also a first-team All-Southern selection in both 1928 and 1929. <mask> was also the team captain and a varsity letterman for the Florida Gators basketball and Gators baseball teams. He was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great," and he was also the first Gator to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975. The sportswriters of The Gainesville Sun selected him as the No.11 all-time Gator player among the top 100 from the first century of Florida football in 2006. <mask> graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1930, and he remained at the university to be an assistant coach for the Gators football and basketball teams during the 1930 and 1931 seasons. Hollywood career

After his two-year coaching career, <mask> moved to Hollywood to begin a career as a movie stuntman, and had his first on-screen stunt role in the Marx Brothers' 1933 film Duck Soup. Over the next thirty-eight years, <mask> appeared as an extra and occasional leading man in over 280 films and television episodes, and performed on-screen stunts in another 140. In addition to appearing in numerous B movies, he was a stunt man and on-screen extra in such Hollywood classics as The Searchers, North by Northwest and Spartacus. He was a founding member and the first president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures. <mask> died in 1977 in Newport Beach, California as a result of injuries received while filming a car crash stunt in 1975; he was 69 years old.<mask> was survived by his wife Iris and their daughter. An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002).  .
 Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002).  .
 Johnson, Bob,  Interviewee Dennis Keith "Dutch" Stanley, University of Florida Oral History Project, George A. Smathers Libraries, Digital Collections, Gainesville, Florida (July 25, 1974). McCarthy, Kevin M.,  Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000).  .
 McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974).  .
 Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998).  . External links

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<mask> (27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist. He was the author of many influential books about beer and whisky. He was a regular contributor to a number of British broadsheets, particularly The Independent and The Observer. <mask>'s books have sold over three million copies worldwide and have been translated into eighteen languages. He is credited with helping to start a renaissance of interest in beer and breweries worldwide in the 1970s, particularly in the United States. He is also widely credited with popularising the idea of beer styles. His influential television series The Beer Hunter was shown in fifteen countries.He was as well-versed in malt whisky as he was in beer, and his book <mask>'s Malt Whisky Companion (1989) is the best-selling book on the subject in the world. At the time of his death <mask> had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for at least a decade. He did not declare his illness until his symptoms caused some to think he was drunk. <mask> was born in Wetherby, West Riding of Yorkshire. His father had Anglicised his Lithuanian Jewish surname Jakowitz to <mask>. The family moved to Leeds after the war. He went to King James's Grammar School, Almondbury and became a journalist, particularly being associated with Edinburgh, where he first encountered whisky.On his return to London he briefly edited the advertising trade journal Campaign. <mask> became known in beer circles in 1977 when his book The World Guide To Beer was first published. This was later translated into more than ten languages and is still considered to be one of the most fundamental books on the subject. The modern theory of beer style is largely derived from this book, in which <mask> categorised a variety of beers from around the world in local style groups suggested by local customs and names. His work had a special influence on the popularisation of the brewing culture in North America, and in 1989 he hosted a television series entitled The Beer Hunter, which was shown on Channel 4 in the UK and the Discovery Channel. It involved several episodes in which <mask> would visit a different country. Episodes featured beer barrels being lined with pitch or iron foundry workers drinking 'light' beer while they worked in hot conditions to quench thirst, practices which he knew were likely to be ended soon.<mask> considered beer as a component of culture and described beers in their cultural context. Although he travelled around the world and discovered different beer cultures, he was especially fond of the Belgian beers. He was appointed to an honorary officer of the Ridderschap van de Roerstok in 1997 for his important contribution to the international success of the Belgian beers. This honour had previously only been given to brewers. In 1998, <mask> brought forth his own line of beer glassware. Shortly after, <mask> also helped create and worked with the only beer club he ever endorsed, <mask>'s Rare Beer Club. <mask> was also an important reviewer of whiskies.In his book The Malt Whisky Companion, he reviewed a large number of whiskies and gave them marks from 0–100, considering only those with a score above seventy-five worth purchasing. In many ways, his work in the world of whisky exceeded his significance as a beer writer. He was arguably the most important writer on whisky since the Victorian commentator Alfred Barnard and certainly the most significant and influential modern whisky writer. This was recognised by the award of "Master of the Quaich" and the prodigious sale of his whisky books and sell-out attendances at his tastings. He had a large influence on the development of single malt whisky globally. Apart from his work as a journalist and a critic, he was also a fan of Rugby league. It was revealed in December 2006 that <mask> had been suffering for at least a decade from Parkinson's disease.He also suffered from diabetes. <mask> died of a heart attack in his home on the morning of 30 August 2007 at the age of 65. He was survived by his girlfriend of 26 years, Paddy Gunningham, and her daughter and grandchildren. Awards
André Simon Award
Winner of the Glenfiddich Trophy, a British prize for culinary writers. Honorary officer of the Ridderschap van de Roerstok, a Belgian award. The Gold Tankard of the British Guild of Beer Writers, given for his CD-Roms
Columnist of the Year from the North American Guild of Beer Writers
Winner James Beard Award, 2006
 Keeper of the Quaich; Master of the Quaich (Scotch Whisky industry award)
 Holder of the Haarikka ("haarikanhaltija" in Finnish) 1995 (Finnish Sahti Association award)
First recipient of the US Achievement Award of the Institute for Fermentation Studies. Honorary Master beer judge; Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP)

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 <mask>, <mask> (1976).The English Pub
 <mask>, <mask> (1977). The World Guide to Beer
 <mask>, <mask> (1986). Pocket Guide to Beer
 <mask>, <mask> (1987). The World Guide to Whisky
 <mask>, <mask> (1988). New World Guide to Beer (Updated)
 <mask>, <mask> (1991). <mask>'s Great Beers of Belgium
 <mask>, <mask> (1997). <mask>'s Beer Companion
 <mask>, <mask> (1998) Ultimate Beer
 <mask>, <mask> (1998) Little Book on Beer
 <mask>, <mask>; Lucas, Sharon (ed.)(1999). <mask>'s complete guide to Single Malt Scotch (fourth ed.). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:  Running Press Book Publishers. <mask>, <mask>; Lucas, Sharon (ed.) (2000). <mask>'s Great Beer Guide. DK ADULT.<mask>, <mask> (2001). Scotland and its Whiskies
 <mask>, <mask> (2004). The Malt Whisky Companion, Penguin Books 2004
 <mask>, <mask> (2005). Bar and Cocktail Party Book
 <mask>, <mask> (2005). Whisky

Multimedia
 The Beer Hunter (1989), a set of two VHS videocassettes
 A Journey of Discovery – Tasting the Classic Malts with <mask> (1992), a VHS videocassette
 The Beer Hunter (1995), a CD-ROM about the American beer culture
 World Beer Hunter (1996), a CD-ROM on beer cultures around the world
 Beer Hunter The Movie (2013), a documentary film on <mask>'s life

See also
 Jim Murray (whisky writer)

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<mask> Special Collection This is held in the Oxford Brookes University Library and includes 1,500 books from the expert's personal library on beer, whisky and other drinks, as well as 300 copies of his own books. <mask>'s Beer Hunter
Obituary, "The Guardian", 4 September 2007 (written by Roger Protz)
 Obituary, Washington Post, 1 September 2007
Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 1 September 2007
Obituary, The Independent, 3 September 2007
 Obituary, The Times, 5 September 2007
'Lives Remembered' The Times
Remembering <mask>, The Brewers Association
 <mask>'s Life and Death, All about Beer
'<mask>'s Rare Beer Club'
<mask> – special issue of Brewery History
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<mask> bar Shay Allah was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1483 until his death in 1493. Biography

Early life
<mask> was the son of Shay Allah, who was the son of Sad al-Din, also known as Ibn al-Asfar, and his family was originally from Bartulli. He was born in the city of Mardin in 1442, and became a monk at the Monastery of Mor Hananyo. Whilst at the monastery, <mask> received a special education equal to that of Aziz, the nephew of <mask> of Maʿdan, Patriarch of Antioch, and was educated in Syriac literature by the priests Simon of Amid and <mask> of Mardin, as well as the monks Joshua of Basibrina and David bar Qashafo of Qalat al-Imra'a. Simon of Amid was a priest at the Church of the Forty Martyrs in Mardin, but died during his education of <mask> and was succeeded by <mask> of Mardin who educated him until he was eighteen. David bar Qashafo taught <mask> astronomy and an anonymous tutor from Constantinople educated him in the use of the use of the astrolabe. <mask> also received an education in dialectics, philosophy, and theology in Mardin, Syria and Egypt.In 1471, according to official church documents, <mask> was ordained Bishop of Amid, however, it has been argued that the ordination took place in 1474. After his ordination as bishop, <mask> became <mask> Chaleph's companion and adviser, and was put in charge of his financial affairs. <mask> extended his title to Bishop of Amid and Sawro, so named after the village of Sawro near the Monastery of Mor Abay, where he resided. As bishop, <mask> immediately began to restore dilapidated churches and monasteries throughout his diocese, including the Monastery of Mor Abay. He also restored the monasteries near the village of Qellet and bought and returned land formerly belonging to the monasteries that had been seized by Muslims. As well as this, <mask> built an extension to the Church of the Forty Martyrs in Mardin, and ransomed eight Georgian captives enslaved by Turkish raids. <mask> gifted the Georgians with horses and supplies to help them to return to Georgia.As a result of his building activities, <mask> accumulated large debts to Ibrahim Beg, Emir of Mardin. Patriarchate
Following the death of <mask> Chaleph in 1483, the Syriac Orthodox population of Mardin was divided over who would succeed Chaleph, and <mask> and Baselius Aziz, Maphrian of the East, Chaleph's nephew, and heir presumptive, were the two most popular contenders for the patriarchal throne. Certain bishops subsequently attempted to bribe Ibrahim Beg to usurp the patriarchal throne for themselves. <mask> travelled to meet with Ibrahim Beg alongside the priest <mask> Badre and Isa, chief layman of Mardin, and secured his aid so that he may secure the patriarchal throne. <mask>'s debts apparently influenced Ibrahim Beg to support <mask> and the emir granted him an official seal of approval and a fine garment. As patriarch, <mask> continued to build and restore churches and monasteries in the regions of Harput, Se'ert, Mardin, Amid, Nisibis and Mosul, such as the Church of Yoldath Aloho (Mother of God) in Harzam. The patriarch set out to restore a Syriac Orthodox church in the town of Nisibis, which had only three or four Syriac Orthodox households and was largely populated by Nestorians, adherents of a rival church known as the Church of the East.He initially excavated the Church of Mor Jacob with the intention of rebuilding it, but abandoned this effort, and rejected a suggestion to restore the Church of Mor Dimet in the outskirts of Nisibis, as it was too far from the centre. <mask> was shown where the Church of Mor Batlo once stood in the town, and, satisfied by its location, had it excavated. Under Islamic rule, Christians were permitted to only rebuild churches, not build new ones, and thus <mask>, having excavated the ruins of the church, gained official permission from the qadis and faqihs (Islamic jurists) to rebuild the church. The Nestorians sent a delegation to the Emir of Mardin to protest the reconstruction of the Church of Mor Batlo and claimed there had not be a church there in the past, thus breaking Islamic law, and <mask> was summoned to defend himself. <mask> travelled from Nisibis to Mardin to answer the summons and, with the evidence of the foundations of the original church and the official permission of the qadis and faqihs of Nisibis, the allegations were dismissed and he returned to Nisibis. The Church of Mor Batlo was completed and rededicated as the Church of Mor Batlo and Yoldath Aloho following <mask>'s return. <mask> cooperated with Baselius Aziz and the two stayed at the church prior to its consecration.Whilst at the church, <mask> received an apparition of Mor Batlo in a dream who indicated the location of his remains and, in the following morning, <mask> and Baselius Aziz dug at the indicated place and discovered the remains of Mor Batlo. <mask> had a chapel built on the location and connected it to the church. He also appointed a bishop of Nisibis to minister to the Syriac Orthodox population of the town. <mask>'s efforts in Nisibis were largely symbolic and were seen as the reclamation of their heritage. This is because the town of Nisibis was the diocese of Jacob of Nisibis, a highly venerated saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and thus to appoint a Syriac Orthodox bishop was to reclaim the town from the Nestorians. Baselius Aziz died shortly after the consecration of the Church of Mor Balto and Yoldath Aloho in 1487 and fear of Nestorian attacks in Mosul led <mask> to travel to the city and restore the nearby Monastery of Mor Behnam. <mask> resolved an issue affecting the Monastery of Mor Hananyo whereby the monks faced harassment from Muslims who lived in a nearby orchard.<mask> threatened the Emir of Mardin that himself and all other members of his church would relocate if the issue was not resolved. The emir capitulated and an agreement was reached by which the aforementioned orchard was exchanged for another property. It was alleged that <mask> was poisoned in 1493 by Joshua, Bishop of Sawro, who would later become patriarch in 1509. References

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<mask> (; born 24 March 1944) is a Serbian former politician and statesman who served as the last president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003, and as the prime minister of Serbia for two terms (from 2004 to 2007, and from 2007 to 2008). <mask> won the 2000 Yugoslav presidential election as a candidate of a broad alliance Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS), which led to overthrow of Slobodan Milošević and the withdrawal of international sanctions against Yugoslavia. He strictly opposed cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and his party left the coalition government in protest at the decision to extradite Slobodan Milošević to the ICTY. After the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election, the first elections after the dissolution of DOS and assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, <mask> formed a minority government with the support of the Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia and became the head of government. He was one of the crucial figures in the adoption of the first constitution of an independent Serbia, as well as for declaring Serbia a neutral country. During his second government (2007-2008), he opposed signing the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union, leading to the fall of the government after a year and the early elections won by pro-European parties. He was one of the founders and the first president of the Democratic Party of Serbia from its creation in 1992 until 19 March 2014, when he resigned as party president and retired from active politics after his party failed to reach the 5% threshold to enter the Parliament on March 16 elections for the first time in its history.In October 2014, he left the party after disagreements with the new party leadership over what he saw as their abandonment of the policy of political neutrality. In November 2014, he was one of the founders of the right-wing eurosceptic "Statehood Movement of Serbia". Early life and education
<mask> was born on 24 March 1944 in his family home in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. As a youth he went by the nickname 'Voja'. He was educated in Belgrade, where he finished elementary school, and graduated from the Second Belgrade High School in 1962. <mask> enrolled in the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law the same year, graduating in 1966. He earned his master's degree in 1970 and his Ph.D. in 1974 with his thesis "Institutionalized Opposition in the Political System of Capitalism".<mask> was an assistant at the faculty from 1970 until 1974, when he left due to a political purge at the university for criticising the communist regime of Josip Broz Tito. After his expulsion, <mask> worked at the Institute of Social Sciences, and from 1981 at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, where he engaged in the protection of human rights, specifically in the defence of freedom of thought and expression. Political career
<mask> was a founding member of the Democratic Party (DS) in 1989. He left the Democratic Party in 1992 over opposing views in leadership and formed the Democratic Party of Serbia. President of Yugoslavia (2000–03)

Supported by both nationalists and liberals, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia backed him in the 2000 presidential election against incumbent Slobodan Milošević. <mask> received 50.2 percent of the vote in the first round of voting, just a few thousand votes over the threshold needed to win outright. Milošević disputed the results of the first round, claiming that <mask> had only received 49 percent of the vote and a runoff was required.The Otpor movement, a student-led movement to oust Milošević  and install free and fair elections, organized a protest where thousands of Serbians participated in strikes and took over the Belgrade capital and forced Milošević to accept the results and step down as president. <mask> then assumed the presidency. He was the last president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. <mask> opposed the extradition of his predecessor, to the Hague Tribunal, and voiced opposition to the court. Prime Minister of Serbia (2004–08)

<mask> became prime minister in March 2004 at the head of the new minority government, albeit with the support of the Socialist Party of Serbia. Serbian parliamentary elections in January 2007 were inconclusive. On 15 May 2007 <mask> agreed to form a fragile coalition government with Boris Tadić, with <mask> continuing his role as Prime Minister and Tadić's party receiving 13 of 25 cabinet posts.On 8 March 2008, Koštunica called for new elections on 11 May after the collapse of his party's coalition with the Democratic Party over relations with the European Union and Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence. Pro-EU candidate Boris Tadić and his Democratic Party wound up winning the parliamentary elections and on July 7, a coalition between the Democrats and the Socialist Party was formed with Mirko Cvetković succeeding Koštunica as Prime Minister. Policy

Koštunica is a conservative politician with strong anti-communist views but also critical of the West, namely the United States and the European Union. In an interview with German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel, Koštunica stated he is "fairly close to de Gaulle", in his views. On Kosovo
On 21 February 2008, following Kosovo's declaration of independence, Koštunica made an emotional speech in Belgrade, which included the following:  Buses took thousands of supporters to the rally; some protestors then attacked embassies and looted shops. On 25 February 2008, Koštunica demanded that the United States rescind its recognition of Kosovo, warning that "there will be no stability until the fake state" is annulled. On the European Union

On 4 April 2008, Koštunica stated that European Union membership was no longer on the agenda for Serbia.He stated that before EU integration could continue, Serbia and the EU must discuss the matter of Serbia's territorial integrity. He stated that Serbia must not by any means sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, which he referred to as "Solana's agreement". On 21 April 2008 <mask> said that the SAA was in the interests of Olli Rehn and Javier Solana and not in Serbia's national interests. He also said that "the NATO pact cannot claim that Serbia recognised Kosovo’s independence with that signature." and that "the only thing the NATO pact will be able to claim is that individual parties signed Solana’s agreement." On 27 April 2008 he said that anyone who signed the SAA on behalf of Serbia would become an accomplice to tearing Serbia apart. He also implied there is a cover-up of something in the agreement by saying: "I am convinced every Serbian sees that things are being covered up, and that there is something seriously amiss with the Solana agreement."and he asked "who in Serbia dares to ignore these facts and conceal the real goal of Solana's agreement." On 28 April 2008 he said that "the signature will not be valid for Serbia and whoever signs the SAA will have to assume responsibility for such an act". On 1 May 2008 Koštunica said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was right when he said that the SAA should have been signed before Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and its recognition by 18 EU member states at the time. One day later on 2 May 2008 he vowed to annul the agreement after the election, calling it "a trick", "Solana's agreement" and "the Tadić-Đelić SAA signature". He said he refers to the act of signing of the SAA as anti-Constitutional and anti-state that leads to the breakup of Serbia. A spokesperson of Koštunica's Democratic Party of Serbia stated that Tadić was putting a seal of Judas of his party coalition to the Solana Agreement by signing it. On 4 May he called the document "a forgery and a trick".See also
Democratic Party of Serbia
Cabinet of Vojislav <mask> (2004–2007)
Cabinet of Vojislav <mask> II (2007–2008)

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<mask> (; born 19 October 1959) is an Israeli businessman and politician. He served as mayor of Jerusalem between the years 2008–2018. Biography
<mask> was raised in Jerusalem. His father, Zalman, was a professor of physics at the Hebrew University. His great-grandfather came from Russia to Mandatory Palestine in the 1920s, and died in 1924. <mask> served in the Paratroopers Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces for six years (1977-1983), as well as reserve duty, and reached the rank of Major. <mask> was also wounded in combat in Lebanon.<mask> holds a BA in computer science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also studied for a master's degree in business administration at the same institution, but hasn't completed it. <mask> and his wife Beverly, an artist, have three daughters. The family lives in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit HaKerem. <mask> <mask> was named the 43rd most influential Jewish person in 2013.

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High-Tech Ventures
<mask> started his career in the high-tech industry by founding a software company called BRM in 1988, which specialized in antivirus software. Later, the company became an incubator venture firm that invested in several companies such as Check Point and Backweb. He later helped found the social investment company IVN, Israel Venture Network.In 2007, <mask> took part in the Israeli version of Dragons' Den, the venture-capitalist television program, which consists of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas in order to secure investment from business experts. Private fortune
According to Forbes in 2013, <mask>'s net worth is estimated at NIS 450 million (about $122 million), more than the combined value of the next three politicians on the list making him the wealthiest Israeli politician. On October 3, 2021, <mask>'s name was included among 565 Israelis whose names were included in the Pandora papers. As mayor, he did not take any salary from the city of Jerusalem. Political career

Campaign for mayor of Jerusalem

<mask> <mask>'s entry into politics was gradual, after his exposure to and philanthropic investments in Jerusalem's education system. In 1999, the <mask> family began to explore the educational gaps in Jerusalem through their investment in The Snunit Center for the Advancement of Web Based Learning, a non-profit, non-governmental organization which uses web based resources to improve online education and improve personal and social growth within the Israeli society. <mask> saw this investment as the beginning of his interest in entering into Jerusalem's municipal politics.<mask>'s official entry into politics began in January 2003, when he founded the party Yerushalayim Tatzli'ah ("Jerusalem Will Succeed") and ran in the Jerusalem mayoral race, securing 43% of the vote and losing to Uri Lupoliansky. After his initial loss, <mask> served as head of the opposition on the city council until his election as mayor in 2008. During this period he helped form StartUp Jerusalem, a venture to create jobs in the capital. He briefly led the Jerusalem faction of the Kadima party from 2006 - 2007, then a powerhouse in Israeli politics, but left due to disagreements with the proposal to relinquish portions of Jerusalem. Mayor of Jerusalem
<mask> ran for a second time in November 2008, this time winning the election with 52% of the vote (his main rival, Meir Porush, won 43%). <mask> was described as a secular politician, contrasting with both Lupoliansky and Porush, who are Haredi. He ran on a platform of increasing tourism, finding solutions to the housing crisis, and opposing the light rail.He also vowed to make city council more approachable and transparent and decried the use of the mayors office a stepping stone to national politics. Controversies during his first term included the firing of city council member Rachel Azaria and his proposal for relinquishing predominantly Arab populated neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city limits. He helped to initiate the city's first international marathon in 2011 and has personally participating in races both in Jerusalem and abroad. In 2013, he ran for a second term, during which he was endorsed by the Labor Party, and also by a range of prominent Likud activists; he also had the tacit support of Meretz, which withdrew its candidate, Pepe Alalu, in order not to steal votes away from <mask>. His opponent Moshe Lion had backing from Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party and Aryeh Deri, head of Shas. <mask> was re-elected with 52% of the vote compared to his main opponent Moshe Lion former head of the Jerusalem Development Authority, who ran as the Likud candidate who garnered 43% of the electorate. Lion has since served as a member of city council and in 2015 joined <mask>'s coalition.Following the tense campaign, <mask> was fined NIS 400,000 for improper use of election funds. Since his election as Mayor, <mask>im street. Mayor <mask> also had a long-running feud with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon over funding which led to city-wide strikes several years in a row. Kahlon argued that <mask> was wasting funding and mismanagement, while <mask> argued that Kahlon was withholding funds for political reasons.The resulting strikes caused garbage to pile up throughout the city and the threat of mass firings of municipal employees. In December 2015 <mask> joined the Likud party. He previously endorsed Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu for Prime Minister in the 2013 and 2015 Knesset elections. In March 2018 he announced his intention to run for national politics rather than seek re-election for a third term as mayor. Since the mid 2000s, Jerusalem has developed into a regional center for tech start-ups, and was named the #1 emerging tech hub by Entrepreneur magazine. <mask>'s administration has provided incentives, tax breaks, and grants for companies with employees living in the city. By 2016, over 500 start-ups had been established in Jerusalem, bringing in upwards of $243 million in investment in the first nine months of 2015."'After the election of [Mayor <mask>] <mask>, personal activism strengthened in the city. People felt they had influence, and it really connected with the entrepreneurial character', said Dana Mann, a partner in PICO Ventures, and previously a partner in OurCrowd." <mask> has come under fire from some women's rights activists. Some women on the Jerusalem City Council have protested illegal modesty signs. Jerusalem city councilwoman Rachel Azaria, who brought the case of gender-segregated buses in Jerusalem to the court's attention, was fired by <mask>. Laura Wharton, a member of Jerusalem City Council, complained about the illegal modesty signs, but claims she was brushed off." <mask> has criticized Women of the Wall for their confrontational efforts to pray at the Kotel.2015 terrorist attack
In February 2015, <mask> garnered international attention when he intervened after seeing a Palestinian man trying to stab a Jewish victim. <mask> succeeded in physically subduing the attacker, with the Mayoral security detail coming in immediately afterward and the victim receiving first aid. The Tzahal Square incident prompted responses from figures such as former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, who stated that <mask> had "courageously" acted, as well as commentators on Facebook who shared tongue-in-cheek images depicting <mask> as Batman, Neo, and other film characters. In October 2015, he encouraged Israelis to carry guns as a "duty" in light of increased tensions. His comments were criticised by various commentators. National politics
In March 2018 he announced he would not run for another term in the Municipal Election, and instead will join the Likud Party, to be a member of Knesset in next elections. On 4 December 2018, he ceased serving as mayor.See also
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 <mask> <mask> official campaign page - Hebrew
 Sari Makover-Belikov, 'After Netanyahu - it's my turn', Ynetnews, October 14, 2019

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<mask> (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut. His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force, piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the Space Shuttle. Notably, he piloted or commanded several missions which involved docking with the Russian Mir space station and was heavily involved in Russian/US Space relations as well as the International Space Station collaboration. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1998 to 2002. He retired from the USAF with the rank of colonel. Biography
<mask> was born on June 29, 1955, in Waltham, Massachusetts, and considers Hudson, Massachusetts, to be his hometown.He graduated from Hudson High School, Hudson, Massachusetts, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977. In 1988, he received a Master of Science degree in engineering management from Golden Gate University. He received a Master of Arts degree in national security affairs and strategic studies from the United States Naval War College in 1990. While at the United States Air Force Academy, <mask> also attended the French Air Force Academy in 1976 as part of an exchange program. He is fluent in French and Russian. <mask> retired from NASA in 2004 and is a vice president at Orbital ATK in Utah. Personal life
He is married to the former Lynne Denise Mungle of St. Charles, Missouri, who works with Coldwell Banker Real Estate, and coordinates many charity and volunteer events.They have three daughters, Michelle, Sarah, and Aimee. <mask> and his wife enjoy golfing, downhill skiing, and flying light aircraft. He flies a Varieze, an experimental aircraft that he built. <mask> became a grandfather following the births of two grandsons in 2009 and 2010. Organizations
Vice President of the Association of Space Explorers
Associate Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
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Distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the United States Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award
Air Training Command Trophy Winner as the outstanding graduate of his pilot training class (1978)
Recipient of the David B. Barnes Award as the Outstanding Instructor Pilot at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (1989)
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<mask> was inducted into the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 5, 2012 in a ceremony that took place the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. <mask> graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in 1978.Initially, he flew as an instructor pilot in the T-37, and later as a maintenance test pilot in the T-37 and T-38 aircraft. From 1982 through 1984, he flew an operational tour in the F-15 Eagle Eagle at Bitburg Air Base in Germany. In 1985 he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Upon graduation, <mask> was assigned as a test pilot at Edwards, where he flew the F-15E, F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, and A-37 Dragonfly aircraft until mid-1989, when he began studies at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduation from the War College, <mask> joined the astronaut program. His flight experience includes over 7,500 hours in over 60 types of civil and military aircraft. He holds commercial pilot, multi-engine instrument, glider and certified flight instructor ratings.<mask> retired from the air force on March 31, 2000. NASA experience
Selected by NASA in January 1990, <mask> became an astronaut in July 1991. His other technical assignments to date have included: manager of ascent, entry, and launch abort issues for the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch; spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), providing the voice link from the Mission Control Center during launch and entry for several Space Shuttle missions; director of operations for NASA at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, from October 1995 to April 1996, with responsibility for the coordination and implementation of mission operations activities in the Moscow region for the joint U.S./Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. From May 1996 to September 1998, he served as Acting Assistant Director (Technical), Johnson Space Center. From October 1998 through November 2002, <mask> was chief of the Astronaut Corps, responsible for the mission preparation activities of all space shuttle and future International Space Station crews and their support personnel. From November 2002 until his 2004 retirement from NASA, <mask> served as the deputy manager for the International Space Station, responsible for the day-to-day management of ISS operations, on orbit assembly and the interfaces with NASA contractors and the International Partners. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged over 932 hours in space.He served as a mission specialist on STS-55 (April 26 to May 6, 1993), was the pilot on STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995), and was the spacecraft commander on STS-84 (May 15–24, 1997) and STS-91 (June 2–12, 1998), the final scheduled Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding the joint U.S./Russian Phase I Program. Space flight experience
STS-55 Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 26, 1993. Nearly 90 experiments were conducted during this German-sponsored Spacelab D-2 mission to investigate life sciences, materials sciences, physics, robotics, astronomy and the Earth and its atmosphere. STS-55 also flew the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) making contact with students in 14 schools around the world. After 160 orbits of the earth in 240 flight hours, the 10-day mission concluded with a landing on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on May 6, 1993. STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995) was the first Space Shuttle mission to dock with the Russian Space Station Mir, and involved an exchange of crews (seven-member crew at launch, eight-member crew on return). The Atlantis Space Shuttle was modified to carry a docking system compatible with the Russian Mir Space Station.It also carried a Spacehab module in the payload bay in which the crew performed various life sciences experiments and data collections. STS-71 Atlantis launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Mission duration was 235 hours, 23 minutes. STS-84 Atlantis (May 15–24, 1997) carried a seven-member international crew. This was NASA's sixth Shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the 9-day flight, the crew conducted a number of secondary experiments and transferred nearly 4 tons of supplies and experiment equipment between the Space Shuttle and the Mir station. STS-84 Atlantis launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Mission duration was 221 hours and 20 minutes. STS-91 Discovery (June 2–12, 1998) was the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission and marked the conclusion of the highly successful joint U.S./Russian Phase I Program. The crew, including a Russian cosmonaut, performed logistics and hardware resupply of the Mir during four docked days. They also conducted the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment, which involved the first of its kind research of antimatter in space. Mission duration was 235 hours, 54 minutes. References

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<mask> (widely known as <mask>, 4 November 1955 – 6 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi playback singer. His notable songs include Jiboner Golpo Achhe Baki Olpo, Daak Diyachhen Doyal Amare, Haire Manush Rongin Fanush, Amar Shara Deho Kheyo Go Mati, Amar Buker Moddhe Khane, Amar Babar Mukhe Prothom Jedin Shunechilam Gan, Bhengeche Pinjor Meleche Dana, and Shobai To Bhalobasha Chae. <mask> won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer a record eight times for his performance in the films Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo (1982), Surrender (1987), Khotipuron (1989), Padma Meghna Jamuna (1991), Kabul (1996), Aaj Gaye Holud (2000), Saajghor (2007) and Ki Jadu Korila (2008). <mask> bagged the prestigious Bachsas Awards five times under the category of ‘Best Male Playback Singer for films Princes Tina Khan (1984), Shami Stri (1987), Premer Taj Mahal (2001), Mone Prane Acho Tumi (2008), and Golapi Ekhon Bilate (2010). Moreover, his golden career was embellished by Meril Prothom Alo Award for three consecutive years (1998-2000) under the ‘Best Singer Male’ category. Furthermore, in 2012, he won Ifad Film Club Award in the category of Best Playback Singer (Male). <mask> is considered as the "Playback King" of Bangladesh music industry who sang more than 15 thousands of heart touching songs.His versatile and melodious voice gave life to Bengali movie songs for several decades. Early life and career
At the age of six <mask> started acquiring formal singing training from late Ustad Abdul Aziz Bachchu, the then chief music director of Rajshahi Betar. He was a student of Ustad Abdul Aziz Bachchu's 'Surbani Music School' in Rajshahi. In 1962, he was listed on Rajshahi Betar as a child artist. And then the famous lyricist Mohammad Rafiquzzaman used to watch the children's section as the producer of Rajshahi Betar. <mask> has contributed to the national movement in his early life. During the 1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan, he and other contemporary artists used to visit different places of Rajshahi city and sing protest songs.During the Bangladesh Liberation War, <mask> took refuge in India with his family. He used to inspire the freedom fighters by singing in the refugee camps. After the war ended, he was enlisted in the radio in Nazrul, Tagore, modern, folk and patriotic songs categories. In academic life, <mask> did a Bachelor of Commerce from Rajshahi Government City College & Master of Commerce in Management from University of Rajshahi in 1977. After completing his studies, he concentrated on business by owning a grocery store in Rajshahi. However, in 1977, he moved to the house of his childhood friend living in Dhaka. In the same year, he participated in a talent hunt project initiated by Shahidul Islam, the then director of Transcription Service of Bangladesh Betar.On the programme, he rendered the song Soheli O Soheli, composed by Debu Bhattacherjee and he was able to catch the attention of well known music directors. <mask> debuted in playback singing in the film Mail Train (1977) where he sang Ochinpurer Rajkumari Nei Je Tar Keu, composed by Alam Khan. Introduced by A.H.M. Rafique, <mask> made his breakthrough with the song Ek Chor Jay Choley from the film Protikkha, composed by Alam Khan. In 1987, <mask> established an advertising agency called Probaho Media, for TV dramas, commercials and other productions. Later in memory of his late teacher, in 2011, he also established a cultural organisation “Ustad Abdul Aziz Bachchu Sriti Shongshod” in Rajshahi. <mask> had dominated the Bangla film industry over the last 40 to 42 years.He also earned acclaim for Hindi and Urdu playbacks. He is the only Bangladeshi artist to sang to the tune of R. D. Burman in an Indo-Bangladeshi venture film Shatru (1986). He has also sung in Urdu film Ranjish (1993) to the tune of Robin Ghosh. TV and stage appearance
<mask> sang on Bangladesh Television in the pre-1985 years of his career. But for more than a decade, he played behind the scenes in numerous Bengali film playbacks, but did not appear on the TV screen. After a long 15 years, this talented artist came back to the TV screen in 1999 with the song "Poddo Patar Pani". Since then, he had been a regular artist at Ityadi aired on Bangladesh Television.He has also been a judge on a music reality show. He was a regular judge of Bangladeshi Idol, a reality television song contest aired on SA TV in 2013. In addition, he has been seen singing or giving interviews at various times on various channels whose videos exist on YouTube. In the Wind of Change (Bangladeshi TV program) aired on Gaan Bangla music channel, <mask> sang his famous "Haire Manush Rongin Fanush" and "Beder Meye Josna Amay Kotha Diyeche" in a re-composition by music director Kaushik Hossain Taposh, which was once again widely acclaimed by the new generation of listeners. He has also did numerous concerts at different times in the country and abroad. <mask>'s last musical TV show was "Koto Rongo Jano Re Manush" aired on Channel i. Personal life
<mask> was born on November 4, 1955, in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.He was born in a Bengali Christian family to parents Khitish Chandra Baroi and Minu Baroi. <mask>'s father was from Kotalipara Upazila and worked in Rajshahi. He was involved in the medical profession in Rajshahi and <mask> was born and raised in there. <mask>'s mother Minu Baroi was a teacher at Bolanpur Mission Girl's High School, Rajshahi and was a music devoted person. Her favorite singer was <mask> Kumar. That is why <mask> named '<mask> Kumar Baroi'. She wanted her son to name one day like <mask> Kumar.He started his first lesson in music with Ustad Abdul Aziz Bachchu of Rajshahi at the behest of his mother. Since a young age, <mask> had a passion for media which lead him to stardom eventually. <mask> married Lipika <mask> (Eti) in 1988. They have a daughter, Minim <mask> (Songa), and a son, <mask> (Saptok). <mask> has two siblings, Shikha Biswas and Swapon Baroi. He was the youngest among them. Interview

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<mask> was diagnosed with Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma on 9 September 2019.He also suffered with kidney and hormone related diseases. His chemotherapy treatment started under Prof Dr. Lim Soon Thye at the Singapore General Hospital. He returned to Bangladesh on 11 June 2020. He had been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of a clinic adjacent to his sister's house & run by his sister after his physical condition had significantly deteriorated. He died on 6 July, <mask>'s brother-in-law Dr Patrick Bipul Biswas confirmed the news to the press. His coffin was later brought from City Church to the Christian Cemetery of the Church of Bangladesh in Srirampur area of Rajshahi city on 15 July 2020 at 11am. He was buried at 11:30 pm.He was buried in front of the cemetery. This cemetery contains the graves of his parents. List of background music in the movie

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The story of the Playback King (in Bengali) on Bangla Movie Database (BMDb). Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. <mask> Discography on "Sur O Dhoni" author Sur O Dhoni. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. <mask> discography on Deezer
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<mask>, CD (born 23 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. <mask> has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s ranking fourth on the all-time list of male 100-metre athletes. As of 1 September 2016, <mask> has broken the ten-second barrier more times than anyone else—97 times. He currently holds the world record for the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.09 s, set on 27 May 2010 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay. <mask> competed in the 100 m at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, finishing fifth in 2004 and 2008 and eighth after injuring his groin during the race in 2012.At the 2007 Osaka World Championships, he won a bronze and a silver medal in the 100 m and 4 x 100 m relay respectively, and he was successful at the Commonwealth Games, winning two golds and one silver medal. At the 2009 World Championships, he won the 100 m bronze and relay gold. <mask> has won five times at the IAAF World Athletics Final and was the former 100 m world record holder in the event. In 2013, <mask> tested positive for the stimulant oxilofrine along with teammate Sherone Simpson and voluntarily withdrew from the 2013 World Athletics Championships as a result, though both maintained they did not take any banned supplements knowingly or willfully. On 10 April 2014, they received an 18-month suspension from competing, which was set to expire in December that year. However the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) lifted both athletes' suspensions on 14 July 2014, finding that the positive tests were caused by the presence of oxilofrine, undisclosed by the manufacturer, in a supplement taken by the pair. Biography and sprinting career
Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, <mask> <mask> is the youngest of six sons of two ministers.<mask> attended Ewarton Primary School and Charlemont High School, both in St. Catherine, Jamaica. <mask> planned to be a mechanic before he took up running while studying in Kingston, Jamaica. His eldest brother Donovan, was a 60 m finalist in the 1999 World Indoor Championships. Running runs in the family: His brothers clocked 9.5 seconds for the 100 yd dash, his mother 11.4 s, and his father 10.2 s. <mask> is a member of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track & Field Club based at the University of Technology, Jamaica and has been coached by Stephen Francis since 2001. 2000–2005: Early career

<mask> represented his school Charlemont High at the ISSA High School Championships. On 11 April he finished fourth in the Class 1 200 m, in 23.07 with a −1.7 m/s headwind. On 13 April, he finished third in his heat of the Boy's Class 1 100 m, recording 11.45 with a −2.3 m/s headwind.Neither time recorded in the heats was quick enough to advance him to the next round of competition. <mask> again represented Charlemont High at the ISSA High School Boy And Girls Championships, finishing seventh in the Class 1 100 m Final. Recognizing some talent, coach Stephen Francis started coaching <mask> one week later. The coach looked for a way to give the tall teenager a faster start. After searching the island, Stephen Francis found a 100 m stretch of road with a 10% slope and trains his runners on that. <mask> vindicated Francis by winning the Boys Under-20 100 m event in 10.50 seconds at the JAAA National Championships on 22 June. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, <mask> finished fifth in the semi-finals of the 100 m event, setting a personal best of 10.26 s. <mask>, along with Michael Frater, Dwight Thomas and Christopher Williams formed the Jamaican 4×100 m relay team that went on to win a silver medal.<mask> finished just behind Darren Campbell in the last leg of the relay, with both men finishing in 38.62 s.

<mask> won the Jamaican 100 m National Championship in 2003. <mask> came to attention within the world of athletics at the 2003 World Championships, when he suffered the ignominy of being 'the other athlete' disqualified for a false start in the quarter-final. This was when Jon Drummond memorably refused to leave the track having suffered the same fate, both athletes moved less than 0.1 s after the gun had fired, with <mask>'s reactions being timed at 0.086 s. Six days later <mask> was added to the 4 × 100 m relay team for the semi-final, running as the anchor. He helped the team qualify for the final, recording the second fastest time. <mask> never had a chance to run for a medal in the final as the second baton exchange was not executed cleanly and the Jamaican team failed to finish. During the 2003 season, <mask> won two IAAF Grand Prix events, one of which was an AF Golden League event. He finished seventh in 10.23 s in the 100 m at the IAAF World Athletics Final.On 12 June, <mask> recorded his first sub-10 100 m race time (9.99 s +1.8 m/s) while participating in the National Junior Track and Field Championships, held at the GC Foster College in Spanish Town. Two weeks later <mask> became one of the favourites for a medal in the 100 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics after winning the Jamaican National Championships with a personal best time of 9.91 s. Although he ended the season with a record-equaling nine sub-10 second runs, <mask> finished just fifth in the highly competitive Olympic final, with a time of 9.94 s. Following this he pulled out of the 200 m final, even though he had already qualified eighth for it earlier on. <mask> did not get the chance to run for a medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, as the Jamaican team failed to qualify for the final with a season best 38.71 s fourth-place finish in their heat. Following his Olympic disappointment <mask> set a new national record of 9.87 s for the 100 m at the Memorial Van Damme in Bruxelles on 3 September. He recorded five IAAF Grand Prix wins in 2004. In addition, he became the first man to win both the 100 m and 200 m races at the World Athletics Final in championship record time. <mask> was world ranked number one for the 100 m and number four for the 200 m at the end of the season.<mask> set a new national record of 9.84 s at the Jamaica International Invitational in May. He gained some consolation for his Olympic performance by breaking the 100 m world record in Athens on 14 June 2005, setting a time of 9.77 s, beating American Tim Montgomery's 2002 record of 9.78 s (which was later annulled due to doping charges against Montgomery) by just 0.01 s. Coincidentally, <mask> achieved the feat on the same track as Maurice Greene's 1999 world record run of 9.79 s. Wind assistance for <mask> was measured at 1.6 m/s, within the IAAF legal limit of 2.0 m/s. <mask> again won the 100 m final at the Jamaican National Championships. A groin injury in July cut short his season and forced him to miss the World Championships. His season ended with just two IAAF Grand Prix event wins. Despite his shortened season, <mask> had the three fastest 100 m times of the year, received the Caribbean And Central American (CAC) Male Athlete of the Year award, and ranked second in the world. 2006–2007: Worldwide success

2006 was <mask>'s most successful season.He won the 2006 Commonwealth Games 100 metres race after a drama-filled semi-final which saw two disqualifications and three false starts. <mask> himself ran into another competitor's lane while looking at the scoreboard, however he was held not to have impeded the runner. He also anchored the 4 × 100 m relay team, and finished the Commonwealth Games with two gold medals. In May, he won the 100 m at the Jamaica International Invitational in 9.95 s. In addition to winning the 200 m at the Jamaican National Championships in June, he won ten 100 m IAAF Grand Prix events, including all six Golden League events. <mask> then equalled his world record time on 11 June 2006 at Gateshead International Stadium with wind assistance measured at +1.5 m/s. The exact time was 9.7629 s, which was rounded up to 9.77 s as per IAAF rules. On 18 August 2006 in Zürich, <mask> equalled it again for the second time with wind assistance at +1.0 m/s.He won his sixth IAAF Golden League event (for the 100 m) in the same season, thus earning him a total of $250,000 in prize money. <mask> also won the 100 m at the World Athletics Final, again setting a new championship record on 9 September. One week later at the World Cup in Athletics, the Americas team anchored by <mask> recorded a DNF. In October, <mask> again received the Caribbean And Central American (CAC) Male Athlete of the Year award. On 12 November 2006, he was awarded the title of 2006 Male IAAF World Athlete of the Year along with a cheque for $100,000. He also received the honour of Track & Field Athlete of the Year for 2006. On 5 January 2007, <mask> received the Commonwealth Games Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year award.On 3 February he was honoured at the International Sports Group (ISG) Awards Banquet, held in New York. In addition, <mask> was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards Sportsman of the Year award. Suffering from knee Tendinitis and missing weeks of training <mask> missed competing at the Penn Relays and the Jamaica International Invitational in May. <mask> was again the Jamaican National Champion for the 100 m. Unfortunately, <mask> again injured his groin while running the final at the Jamaica Championships. He only managed to finish third in the 100 m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, behind Tyson Gay, who was considered <mask>'s biggest rival building up to the Championships. Derrick Atkins, <mask>'s second cousin, came second in 9.91 s. <mask> himself finished in a time of 9.96 s (running in a 0.5 m/s headwind) after being passed by Tyson and Derrick Atkins in the late stages of the race. Later, <mask> admitted that he panicked and gave up after seeing Tyson pass him, allowing Derrick Atkins also to overtake.Former American sprinter Michael Johnson was critical of <mask>'s performance, stating:

However, <mask> did help to win the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay race. Running the anchor leg for the Jamaican team, he came from fifth and passed Great Britain at the line to help record a Jamaican national record of 37.89 s. The United States meanwhile took gold. On 9 September 2007, in the opening heats of the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti, Italy, <mask> ran a new world record time of 9.74 s (+1.7 m/s) in the 100 m, thus fulfilling the promise he had made earlier after his bronze medal in Osaka, that he would break the record by the end of the year. This was intended to make up for the disappointment of not becoming World Champion. Remarkably, <mask> eased up in the final few metres of his record-setting run, indicating that he was saving his strength for the final. In the final itself, <mask> finished in 9.78 s (0 m/s windspeed) and bettered his semi-final time when adjusted for wind assistance. Unfortunately, <mask> ended his season on 30 September with a left hamstring injury, which came about while running in the lead of the 200 m race at the Super Track & Field meet in Yokohama, Japan.<mask> finished 2007 with a total of five IAAF Grand Prix event wins, plus his second consecutive World Athletic Final 100 m win, with yet another championship record. For the third consecutive year <mask> won the Caribbean And Central American (CAC) Male Athlete of the Year award. <mask> closed the year receiving the IAAF Performance of the Year award, for his 9.74 s world record, and was ranked second in the world. 2008–2009: Olympics and World Championships

On 29 January 2008, <mask> received the RJR Sports Foundation's 2007 Sportsman of the Year award. <mask>'s 2008 season started much as his 2007 season ended: with another injury. <mask> was forced to pull out of the Sydney Grand Prix meeting, having suffered a gash to his left knee that required four stitches. The injury was a result of tripping on the steps of his home, hours before getting on the flight to Sydney on 12 February.<mask> was again injured in April, this time with damage to his pectoral muscles. The injury forced <mask> out of competition for two months, and was sustained while weight training in Jamaica during mid-April. Surgery was required, and a visible scar was left on his right underarm. On 31 May, fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt ran a time of 9.72 s at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York, breaking <mask>'s 3-year dominance of the 100 m world record. On 11 July, <mask> suffered his third injury of 2008 while leading in Heat 1 of the Golden Gala Roma, eventually finishing fifth. He had injured his groin (described as a "strain" and a "cramp"), and was forced to miss the next two events on the Grand Prix schedule. <mask> made his comeback at the DN Galan meet, where he beat the new World Record holder Bolt, in a close race.The meet's top performers were a Jamaican 1–2–3–4 with Nesta Carter and Michael Frater following the pair. This top four would later combine to run the 4 × 100 m relay at the Olympics. Prior to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, <mask> hit back at the claims saying he lacked the mental strength needed to win an Olympic gold medal. Despite his words, the 100 m final saw <mask> again finish in a disappointing fifth, recording a time of 9.95 s. Teammates Bolt and Michael Frater also raced in the final. Bolt won and broke the record he set months earlier (finishing in 9.69 s) and Frater came sixth, recording his first sub-10 clocking at 9.97 s.

Seven days later, <mask> finally got his first Olympic medal as he anchored the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team to victory, helping establish a new world record in the process. His split time was recorded at 8.70 s (USATF High Performance Registered Split Analysis), bettering his previous record of 8.84 s set in Osaka, 2007. This is the fastest electronically timed anchor run in history, as Bob Hayes was hand timed as running between 8.6 and 8.9 seconds in the 1964 Olympics.The gold medal was later vacated by the IOC in 2017 when a retest of teammate Nesta Carter found the presence of the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. On 2 September 2008, <mask> ran a new personal best of 9.72 s in the 100 m with windspeed measured at +0.2 m/s. He accomplished this feat at the Athletissima Grand Prix in Lausanne, Switzerland. After the run, he said that Bolt's record performance at the Olympics had inspired him to target a time of 9.59 s:

<mask> was optimistic about his future chances on the track, and philosophical as to why he could not peak in past major championships:

Following his fifth-place finish in Beijing on 16 August, <mask> recorded seven consecutive 100 m races under 9.90 s, including two races under 9.80 s. In addition, 2008 was <mask>'s second-best season on the Grand Prix circuit, claiming seven victories, plus his third consecutive win (and fourth overall) in the 100 m at the World Athletics Final. On his return to Jamaica, <mask> was honoured in a homecoming celebration and received an Order of Distinction (Commander Rank) in recognition
of his achievements at the Olympics. For the second consecutive year <mask> ranked second in the world. <mask> opened his season on 31 January at the Grace Jackson Invitational, held at Stadium East, Kingston, Jamaica.He ran the 400 metres, winning his heat in 47.75 s, placing him second overall in the four heat time-final. <mask> ran the anchor leg for two relay teams at the Milo Western Relays held at the GC Foster College on 14 February. In his first race, his MVP team recorded a new meet record and world leading time of 38.72 s for the 4 × 100 m relay. Later, he was timed at 46.27 s for his leg of the 4 × 400 metres relay, again winning the race for his MVP team. <mask> next competed at the Sydney Track Classic in Australia on 28 February, again running the anchor leg in the 4 x 100 m relay and winning it in a new world leading time of 38.62 s. Two hours later, he ran a 400 m race, finishing 4th in a new personal best 45.94 s and shaving 1.23 s off his previous best time. After the 400 m race, <mask> said:

Five days later, <mask> ran his first 100 m race of the season. Competing at the Melbourne Track Classic he ran a world leading 10.23 s, wind measuring −1.4 m/s on the coldest day of the year to date.On 16 April, <mask> was nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year award, as a member of the 2008 Jamaica Olympic Sprint Team. <mask> then found himself involved in controversy when he was a last-minute "no show" at the UTech Track and Field Classic on 18 April. He had previously been advertised to run the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay races. <mask> attended as a spectator. A press conference called three days later by the MVP Track Club did not fully answer questions as to why <mask> did not compete. The matter was reported to the Jamaica Fair Trading Commission which started investigations

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 on 23 April. <mask> was next to run at the Penn Relays on 25 April, but on the morning of the event, the Jamaica Observer reported that he had withdrawn from the 4 × 100 m relay.His manager Paul Doyle stated that <mask> would not run due to concerns with his ankle while running the curve on the Franklin Field track. The Jamaica Observer cited a "highly placed source" when reporting that <mask> had turned his ankle in training at Utech. Despite the report, <mask> ran the anchor leg of the relay but aggravated the ankle injury, pulled up and finished ninth in 41.24 s.

Scheduled to run at the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Doha on 8 May, <mask> withdrew from the event, citing the need for sufficient time for his injured ankle to properly heal. He finished seventh in his first event returning from injury, the Reebok Grand Prix held in New York at Icahn Stadium on 30 May. When interviewed he stated that his ankle was very weak but not painful. He finished second in his next event, the Prefontaine Classic eight days later. On 27 June, he qualified for the 100 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a second-place finish in 9.97 s at the Jamaican national championships.At the Bislett Games on 3 July, <mask> overcame a poor start to win the 100 m in a 10.07 s photo finish. Four days later he recorded the same time in winning the Athletissima 100 m. Although he improved his season's best to 9.88 s, he finished second to Tyson Gay at the Golden Gala Roma on 10 July. <mask> next ran the 100 m at
the International Meeting of Athletics' Sports Solidarity, a charity event that encourages the participation of disabled athletes, finishing third. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, <mask> took bronze in the finals of the 100 m meet with a time of 9.84 seconds, while compatriot Bolt broke his own world record by running 9.58 seconds. Eight days later, on 22 August, <mask> helped Jamaica claim gold in the 4 × 100 m relay by running the anchor leg. The time of 37.31 seconds set was a new Championship Record for the event. 2010–2011

<mask> <mask> opened his 2010 season on 20 February at the UWI Invitational Meet in Jamaica by competing in the 400 m. He won his heat in a time of 47.56 s but was placed 3rd overall according to his time.He then ran the 200 m at the UTech Classic on 17 April 2010, also in his homeland. He competed in the 200 m in heavy rain and cold conditions. <mask> opened up a huge lead in the first 100 m, after which he slowed drastically and won his heat in 21.27 s in a 1 m/s headwind. Later, it was reported that <mask> had suffered minor cramps on his left calf muscles, which was why he had to slow down. <mask> was next scheduled to run in the highly anticipated 4x100 m Penn Relays featuring Jamaica Yellow, and competing against Usain Bolt (Jamaica Black). However, he pulled out of the race as it was reported by his assistant coach that he had an injured toe, which would need some time to heal. At the IAAF Diamond League in Doha, <mask> made a wind aided time of 9.75 s in the heat and 9.81 s in the final, also wind-aided.He subsequently set a 100 m world leading time of 9.83 s. En route to this performance, he also set the rarely run 100 yards dash world best at 9.07 s, beating the previous record of 9.21 s set by Charlie Greene. <mask> next competed at the DKF Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, where he powered to a splendid victory with a wind-aided 9.72 s. A week later, he competed at the Golden Gala in Rome, Italy, where he overcame a very poor reaction time at the start to take another victory in a World Leading time of 9.82 s. It was reported that <mask> ended his six-year contract with leading sports brand Nike due to sponsorship problems, and rumours spread that he has a new contract with fast upcoming Chinese sports brand Li-Ning. <mask> next competed in the 200 m of the Jamaican Senior Trials where he won the final in 19.97 s, his second fastest ever. There, for the first time, he promoted his new Li Ning outfit. <mask> next competed in Gateshead where he got off to a terrific start but lost to fast finishing Tyson Gay, who took the victory in 9.94 s to <mask>'s 9.96 s in a strong 1.7 m/s headwind. <mask> was not very disappointed as he mentioned that he got too relaxed, thus allowing Gay to outdo him in the final strides. The next race in Paris against Usain Bolt was a disappointing one.Although he had a good start, Bolt caught him at halfway point, and <mask> began to lose his fluent running form. He finished 2nd to Bolt in 9.91 s, 0.07 s slower than his rival and also into a slight headwind. <mask> said that he had a very bad race, which he hoped to improve in his upcoming races. Unfortunately for <mask>, there was not a 'next race' for him. He picked up strains from his Paris meeting, which aggravated to hamstring and back problems. <mask> missed his next two outings where he was scheduled to clash against Bolt and Gay. <mask> ended his splendid 2010 season on a disappointing note, even though he expressed satisfaction on the races that he competed for the year.<mask> opened his 2011 season on 16 April at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. He ran the 200 m where he came in third after what looked to be a good first 140 m, slowing down significantly at the last quarter of the race. His time was 20.55 s for the race behind Yohan Blake and Daniel Bailey. <mask> ran his next race was the 4 x 100 m relay, USA vs The World, at the Penn Relays 2011, on 28 April. He ran the unusual first leg for Jamaica as he blasted off like a bullet to give Jamaica the lead. Jamaica won the event in a world leading time of 38.33 s, ahead of USA Red and USA Blue teams respectively. He stated after the run that he was in good shape, and looking forward to do great things in the year ahead.<mask> next ran the 200 m at the Jamaica International Invitational Meet on 7 May. He looked promising in the first 120 m, after which he slowed down drastically, finishing in last place with a time of 21.40 s, in a race won by Jamaican Nickel Ashmeade. He later stated that he felt a minor pain in his hamstring, and backed off as a precaution, but insisted that it was nothing serious. In the second meeting of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League at Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, <mask> won the 100 m with a time of 9.95 seconds. <mask> next ran at the IAAF Diamond League in Rome against Usain Bolt on 26 May. <mask> had a superb start and mid, but he faded towards the end, only to allow the world record holder to surpass him in the final 10–12 m of the race. Bolt won in 9.91 s, and <mask> came second in 9.93s.He said that he had lost focus, but is confident about beating Bolt after what he had done that day. <mask> next competed in the IAAF World Challenge in Rabat, Morocco, in a low key meet. There, after running the first 20 m, he pulled up and finished last in 36.13 s, citing a precaution against a serious hamstring injury. Reports said that it was nothing serious, and he would be ready for the Jamaican Trials later in the month. At the Jamaican Trials 23–24 July, <mask> looked impressive as he qualified through the rounds. He posted a season best of 9.90s in his semi-final, despite easing off in the final 1 5m. Later, after overcoming a bad start, <mask> won the final to be titled National Champion for the fifth time in his career.He won in a time of 10.08 s into a 1.8 m/s headwind. Yohan Blake and Steve Mullings were second and third respectively with only 0.01 s separating them. Next up for <mask> was the Diamond League Athletissima in Lausanne on 30 June. In chilly conditions not ideal for sprinting, the former world record holder bulleted out of his blocks and ran to the tape, recording a world-leading 9.78 s with a following wind of 1.0 m/s. <mask> was indeed happy with his strong performance, his fastest in three years, and full of confidence about the rest of the season and IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Koreaa in late August. Next up for <mask> was the IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Birmingham, England on 10 July. He became the first man in history to break the 10 seconds barrier in the Sir Alexander Stadium when he clocked a very easy looking 9.95 s in his heat.Later, in the final, he eased to a 9.91 s victory where compatriots Nesta Carter and Michael Frater finished second and third respectively. <mask> was satisfied with both his races, stating that he took both the races easy due to very chilly and rainy conditions. <mask> seemed more and more confident heading into the World Championships in late August. <mask> next competed on 30 July in Budapest at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He ran 9.90 s in his heats and eased through the final to win in 9.86 s, having followed winds of 1.8 m/s and 2.0 m/s respectively, in cold conditions. <mask> was next slated to run the Aviva London Grand Prix, but he pulled out, citing a groin strain. Later in late August, just a couple of days before the start of the World Championships in Daegu, <mask> shocked the world by pulling out of the highly anticipated 100 m as his groin strain was re-aggravated and did not allow him to compete.<mask> expressed great disappoinment but vowed to come back strong for the London Olympics in 2012, but still hoped to run the 4x100 m relay in Daegu. However, he was unfit to run the relay and had to watch his compatriots win gold in a world record time of 37.04 s. <mask> competed in the 100 m at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 9 September. He looked very impressive in the first 60 m, but faded to second place as newly crowned world champion, Yohan Blake, took victory in 9.82 s. <mask> registered a 9.95 s run, which was impressive given the fact that his injury was still present. By completing the race, the sprinter took the Samsung Diamond Trophy with $40,000 in cash. <mask> ended his season with another injury, almost a repeat of year 2010, where he showed excellent form in the first half of the year but unfortunately suffered injuries. 2012 London Olympics
In a ceremony held on 24 February, <mask> received the University of Technology (UTech) Chancellor's Medal as well as Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award International Ambassador role. He ran a personal best for the 60 metres at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, setting a time of 6.50 seconds.On the 2012 IAAF Diamond League circuit, he was narrowly beaten by Justin Gatlin in Doha (runner-up in 9.88 seconds), then won the 100 m at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix a week later. On 5 August 2012, <mask> <mask> ran in the final of the 100 m race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. After back-to-back 5th-place finishes in Athens and Beijing, 2004 and 2008 respectively, <mask> had his most disastrous final yet when he finished dead last with a time of 11.99 seconds, pulling up after seeing others pulling ahead of him, but it was ultimately due to a persistent groin injury. <mask> said:"It was my old groin injury that reoccurred. I felt it and it started to go. You never want to get injured, but it is a bit of a disaster when it happens in the Olympic final." Usain Bolt took the gold with Yohan Blake getting the silver and Justin Gatlin the bronze.As a result, <mask> along with longtime rival Tyson Gay who finished 4th, remain as two of the three fastest men of all time to never have won any individual Olympic medals of any type. After the race, Jamaica's track and field manager Ludlow Watts lavished praise on <mask> actually started this great change in our sprinting, and he's still a champion. Following the race, <mask> had an ultrasound showing new tears in his adductor muscles as well as scar tissue in a previous injury. The groin injury appears to be season-ending as manager Paul Doyle believes he will miss the remainder of the year. "I don't think it looks good for the rest of the season for Asafa," he lamented. <mask> was not able to compete for Jamaica in the men's 4 × 100 m relay on 10 August. <mask> released an apparel and accessories line branded "Sub 10 King" and many others, also opening up his personal website www.iamasafa.com for people's viewing and a platform to purchase his products.2013-14 Suspension & Appeal

On 14 July 2013 <mask> announced he had had tested positive for the banned drug oxilofrine in 2013 and withdrew from the 2013 World Athletics Championships as a result, but maintained that he did not take any banned supplements knowingly or willfully. <mask> and fellow Jamaican Sprinter, Sherone Simpson had taken the supplement Ephiphany D1 as part of their training regimen, not knowing it contained oxilofrine. It was later revealed that Acacia was substituted with oxilofrine, and not revealed by the manufacturer. The duo sued the company that sold the supplement, Dynamic Life Nutrition (DLN), in order to clear their names. Both <mask> and Simpson reached an out of court settlement for an undisclosed amount in September 2015. After the settlement, Simpson released a statement stating: "Both Asafa and I are happy that we were able to settle this out of court." In April 2014, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission suspended him for 18 months over doping charges, expiring in December that year.However, after he and Simpson appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the suspensions were reduced to the 6 months already served as CAS accepted the explanation that the offense was minor and due to contamination of the Epiphany D1 supplement. 2016 Rio Olympics
On 19 August 2016, <mask> made a triumphant Olympic return, competing as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 m men's relay team and winning a gold medal. After Jamaican team gold medal in 2008 Olympics were stripped, this medal win will be his only gold medal at Olympic Games. Physiology and running style
Despite <mask>'s size ( tall, weighing ), he has fast initial acceleration. In the Japanese sports Science institute in 2008, <mask> <mask> was measured to have a small cross sectional area of his quadriceps tendon stretched with 114 kilograms of pull force, compared to sprinter Nobuharu Asahara's measurement of 59 kilograms, and the average mans as being 43 kilograms. <mask> was also noted as having a large Psoas major muscle in the Japanese sports science institute. Coupled with comparatively high stiffness in his ligaments and tendons, his long legs provide a long stride of 2.6 metres with rapid progression between each stride.Personal life
<mask> is deeply religious, citing his mother and father and his strict upbringing as the reason for this. In 2002, tragedy struck the <mask> family when one of <mask>'s brothers, <mask>, was shot dead in a taxi in New York. This emotional event happened the week of the Jamaica National Trials. In 2003, Asafa lost another brother during the week of the Jamaica National Championships. One year after the death of Michael, <mask> suffered a heart attack while playing a game of American football. In April 2007, Corey Reid, an uncle of <mask>, was stabbed in Waterloo, Ewarton, St. Catherine. He later died in hospital.<mask> married Canadian model Alyshia Miller in 2019. <mask> is known to be occasionally shy but nonetheless good-natured and somewhat of a joker. He is good friends with compatriot, 100 and 200-metre world record holder Usain Bolt. The two are often seen joking around and do meet off the track. <mask> is an avid car enthusiast. Sponsorship
<mask> has been under contract with Nike since 2004, representing them in all his IAAF races, and agreed to appear in various advertising campaigns for the company. Nike designed and built the Zoom Aerofly shoes for him, which were used at the 2008 Beijing Games.However, <mask> ended his contract with Nike in mid-2010, and signed up with leading Chinese sports brand Li Ning. He has signed with Puma in 2015. GlaxoSmithKline, through its energy drink Lucozade, has sponsored <mask> since he first broke the 100 m World Record in 2005. They honoured his Beijing achievements in a small function in October 2008. In January 2006, <mask> signed as a global brand spokesperson for Nutrilite. Nutrilite products are sold through the Amway corporation. On 14 January 2009 Amway's Team Nutrilite ended the sponsorship agreement with <mask>.Accomplishments and major competition results

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<mask> was the first man to have run legally under 10.00 seconds 15 times in a single season (2008). IAAF World Athletics Tour wins
<mask> has recorded a total of 35 wins in IAAF Grand Prix events, 14 coming in Golden League events and 12 in IAAF Super Grand Prix events. In the seven-year history of the IAAF World Athletics Final (2003–2009), <mask> won the most competitions of any male athlete and took home the most prize money in the male events. In his seven appearances at the competition, he won the 100 m four times and 200 m once, winning US$173,000 in

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