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 In 1847, he returned to Texas and wooed his former wife again. Her new husband granted her a divorce and Rozelia moved in with <mask> again.They lived together until she died in 1850. In 1853, <mask> moved to Ellis County. He left Texas in 1860 and spent most of the American Civil War living in Indianapolis, Indiana. He returned to Texas in 1871, living in Austin and Round Rock. For the remainder of his life, <mask> lived as a virtual recluse and spent most of his time researching Texas history. In 1873 he helped found the Texas Veterans Association, and he served as its president until his death. <mask> died of cancer in Aguascalientes, Mexico about April 8, 1884.The Texas Veterans Association lobbied for funding to have his remains moved to Texas, and <mask> was eventually reburied in the Texas State Cemetery. In 1912, historian Eugene C. Barker collected <mask>'s manuscripts and edited them into a book, A History of Texas and Texans. The book was published in 1914 and republished in 1916. See also
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is a Japanese-American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. She received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in Down Beat magazine's annual Readers' Poll. In 1984, she was the subject of the documentary Jazz Is My Native Language. In 1996, she published her autobiography, Life with Jazz, and in 2007 she was named an NEA Jazz Master by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts. Biography
<mask> was born in Liaoyang, Manchuria, to Japanese emigrants, the youngest of four sisters. In 1945, after World War II, <mask>'s family lost their home and returned to Japan, settling in Beppu. A local record collector introduced her to jazz by playing a record of Teddy Wilson playing "Sweet Lorraine."She immediately loved the sound and began to study jazz. In 1952, during a tour of Japan, pianist Oscar Peterson discovered her playing in a club on the Ginza. Peterson was impressed and convinced record producer Norman Granz to record her. In 1953, under Granz's direction, she recorded her first album with Peterson's rhythm section: Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on double bass, and J. C. Heard on drums. The album was released with the title Toshiko's Piano in the U.S. and Amazing Toshiko <mask> in Japan. <mask> studied jazz at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. In 1955, she wrote a letter to Lawrence Berk, asking him to give her a chance to study at his school.After a year of wrangling with the State Department and Japanese officials, Berk was given permission for <mask> to enroll. He offered her a full scholarship, and he mailed her a plane ticket to Boston. In January 1956, she

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 her band played its final concert at Birdland in New York City, where it had enjoyed a regular Monday night gig for more than seven years. <mask> explained that she disbanded the ensemble because she was frustrated by her inability to obtain American recording contracts for the big band. She also said that she wanted to concentrate on her piano playing from which she had been distracted by years of composing and arranging.She has said that although she has rarely recorded as a solo pianist, that is her preferred format. On 24 March 2004, Warner Japan released the final recording of <mask>'s big band. Titled Last Live in Blue Note Tokyo, the album was recorded 28–29 November 2003. Music
<mask>'s music is distinctive for its textures and for its Japanese influence. When Duke Ellington died in 1974, Nat Hentoff wrote in The Village Voice that Ellington's music reflected his African heritage. <mask> was inspired to investigate her Japanese musical heritage. She composed using Japanese themes, harmonies, and instruments (kotsuzumi, kakko, utai, tsugaru shamisen).But her music remained planted firmly in jazz, reflecting influences from Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Bud Powell. One reviewer of the live album Road Time said the music on her big band albums demonstrated "a level of compositional and orchestral ingenuity that made her one of perhaps two or three composer-arrangers in jazz whose name could seriously be mentioned in the company of Duke Ellington, Eddie Sauter, and Gil Evans." In 1999, <mask> was approached by Kyudo Nakagawa, a Buddhist priest, who asked her to write a piece for his hometown of Hiroshima. He sent her some photos of


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 the aftermath of the nuclear bombing. Her initial reaction was horror. She could not see how she could compose anything to address the event. Finally, she found a picture of a young woman emerging from an underground shelter with a faint smile on her face.<mask> said that after seeing this picture, she understood the message: hope. With that message in mind, she composed the three-part suite Hiroshima: Rising from the Abyss. The piece was premiered in Hiroshima on 6 August 2001, the 56th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. The Hiroshima suite appeared on the 2002 album Hiroshima – Rising from the Abyss. Awards and honors
 NEA Jazz Master, 2007
 Jazz Album of the Year: Long Yellow Road, Stereo Review, 1976
 Gold Disk: Insights, Swing Journal
 Silver Disk: Kogun, Salted Gingko Nuts,  Four Seasons of Morita Village,  Swing Journal
 Special Award: (50th Anniversary Concert in Japan), Swing Journal
 Down Beat magazine Readers' Poll winner:
 Arranger: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1995
 Big Band: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
 Composer: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986
 Down Beat magazine Critics' Poll winner:
 Jazz Album of the Year: 1978 (Insights)
 Arranger: 1979, 1982, 1990, 1995, 1996
 Big Band: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
 Composer: 1981, 1982
 Grammy Award nominations:
 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance – Big Band: 1976 (Long Yellow Road), 1977 (Road Time), 1978 (Insights), 1979 (Kogun), 1980 (Farewell), 1981 (Tanuki's Night Out), 1984 (Ten Gallon Shuffle), 1985 (March of the Tadpoles),  1992 (Carnegie Hall Concert), 1994 (Desert Lady / Fantasy). (Sony)

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 "Jazz Import" (link) Time, 26 August 1957
 "<mask>'s Boston Breakout" (archived link) Berklee College of Music, News@Berklee.edu, c. 1998; accessed 26 May 2007
 Hazell, Ed. "Playing Shape" (archived link) Berklee College of Music, News@Berklee.edu, 2 June 2004; accessed 26 May 2007
 Helland, Dave."Bio: <mask> <mask>" (archived link) Down Beat.com; accessed 18 May 2007
 Jung, Fred. "A Fireside Chat With <mask> <mask>" (link) All About Jazz, 20 April 2003; accessed 18 May 2007
 Weiers, Matt. "An Interview with <mask> <mask>" (link) Allegro, 2004 March (Volume CIV, No. 3). Yanow, Scott. "Biography: <mask> <mask>" ([ link]), allmusic.com; accessed 18 May 2007. External links
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Robert Wickens "<mask><mask> (June 16, 1949 – October 10, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter based in Richmond, Virginia. Since 1976 he recorded several albums which included guest appearances by Melissa Manchester, Steve Cropper, Waddy Wachtel, Bruce Hornsby and Ellen McIlwaine, among others. He was a member of an early Bruce Springsteen band, Steel Mill, and co-wrote songs with Timothy B. Schmit, Phil Vassar and Butch Taylor and Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band. He twice won the American Song Festival and in 1980 had a minor national hit with "Brite Eyes". He also wrote songs featured on the soundtracks of Gleaming the Cube and The Fighting Temptations. In March 2015, "Sweet Virginia Breeze," which <mask> co-wrote with Steve Bassett, became Virginia's second official state song (joining "Our Great Virginia"). Career

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<mask> was born in Boston, Massachusetts, however from age seven he lived in Melbourne, Florida, where he graduated from Melbourne High School.Between 1963-67 he was the lead singer and songwriter with several Florida-based bands including The Hanging Five, The Five Gents and The Tasmanians. The latter band even released a couple of singles in 1966. In 1968 he formed Transcontinental Mercy Flight before moving to Richmond, Virginia, initially to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. While at VCU he formed Mercy Flight in early 1969. Steel Mill
On November 11, 1969, Mercy Flight opened for Steel Mill when they played a concert at VCU. Throughout early 1970 Mercy Flight continued to open regularly for Steel Mill and when Bruce Springsteen decided to add another vocalist he recruited <mask>. He made his debut with Steel Mill on August 29, 1970 at the 3rd Annual Nashville Music Festival, sponsored by WMAC.Steel Mill was one of about twenty different acts to take part. Headliners included Roy Orbison, Brian Hyland, Ronnie Milsap, Bobby Bloom, Ballin' Jack, Ten Wheel Drive and The Illusion. During <mask> & Tina Turner, Cactus

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 and Black Sabbath. While Springsteen was Steel Mill's main songwriter, the band performed some <mask> songs, including "Train Ride". <mask> would release his own version of this song as a B-side in 1982 and then on a 1999 re-issue of Two B's Please. Steel Mill played their final show on January 23, 1971 at The Upstage Club in Asbury Park, New Jersey. While <mask> went on to establish his own career, the remaining members of the band – Vini Lopez, Danny Federici and Steve Van Zandt – would continue to play with Springsteen and eventually evolved into the E Street Band.After the breakup of Steel Mill, <mask> and Springsteen occasionally guested at each other's concerts. On August 6, 1981 at the Bayou Club in Washington D.C., <mask> was joined onstage by Springsteen, Garry Tallent and Clarence Clemons for an eight-minute version of "Carol". On March 3, 2003 at the Richmond Coliseum during The Rising Tour, <mask>, together with Bruce Hornsby, joined Springsteen on stage for the Hank Ballard song "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go". According to <mask> they were going to try and perform a version of "He's Guilty (Send That Boy To Jail)", a Steel Mill-era song that <mask> had recorded. However, apparently nobody in the E Street Band could remember how it went. Recording career
In 1976, <mask> launched his solo career with the release of an eponymous album on Nemperor Records. Among the album's highlights was the American Song Festival winner "Boy From Boston".The album featured guest appearances by Timothy B. Schmit, Melissa Manchester, Steve Cropper, Waddy Wachtel and Rick Roberts. Schmidt would go on to provide harmony vocals on several of <mask>'s albums. They co-wrote "Find Out in Time", which was recorded by Schmit with Poco on their 1977 album, Indian Summer. In 1978 <mask> released Together, a collaboration with another Richmond-based songwriter, Steve Bassett. Among the songs they co-wrote and recorded for this album was an early version of "Sweet Virginia Breeze".

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<mask> (August 5, 1923 – February 3, 2000) was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Attorney General during the early stages of Watergate political scandal. Early life and career
<mask> was born August 5, 1923, in Winslow, Arizona, the son of Gladys (Love) and Alfred R<mask>. He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1943 to 1946, and attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School, graduating from the latter in 1950. From 1953 to 1954, he served in the Arizona House of Representatives; he followed that with some 15 years of private legal practice. He concurrently was Arizona Republican Party chairman from 1956 to 1960 and 1961 to 1963, and in 1964, the Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona, losing the general election to Sam Goddard, 53–47%. Role in Goldwater Campaign

On January 3, 1964, Barry Goldwater asked his friend <mask> to serve as Director of Operations in his presidential campaign. Goldwater stipulated that he would only respond to the "draft Goldwater" movement if the campaign were led by three GOP Republicans close to him: <mask>, Denison Kitchel as Campaign Manager, and Dean Burch as Assistant Campaign Manager.Kleindienst had never worked on a national campaign. Political experts told Goldwater that F. Clifton White, an experienced GOP operative, would be a better choice. Goldwater rejected this change, but did agree to Kleindienst and White sharing the role. Nixon administration

Kleindienst suspended his private practice in 1969 to accept the post of Deputy Attorney General of the United States offered him by President <mask>. This gave him responsibilities relating to the government's suit against ITT. Nixon and his aide John Ehrlichman told him to drop the case, which created an impression that they were violating their ethical obligations in favor of ITT, and that, as an attorney himself, Kleindienst was now obligated to report these ethical lapses to the state bars in the jurisdictions involved. But in his official role as Deputy Attorney

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 which he wrote in 1993, that he was "deeply appreciative" at such a "significant time."Kliendienst later moved to Prescott, Arizona, becoming an "of counsel" to Favour, Moore, Wilhelmsen and Schuyler, P.A. Additionally, in 1974, he pleaded guilty to failing to testify fully to the Senate in a pre-Watergate investigation, involving alleged favoritism shown to International Telephone & Telegraph Corp, during his testimony in his Senate confirmation hearings. Later life
In 1982, <mask> was accused of having perjured himself to the Arizona Bar regarding how much he knew about a white-collar criminal he represented. He was cleared of all criminal charges brought against him. On July 15, 1993, <mask> wrote a letter to his dear friend and colleague <mask> Dowdall for adding his name to his law firm. Mr. Kleindienst wrote...”you did so at a very significant time in my life. I shall always be mindful of and deeply appreciative for you having done so.” Mr. Dowdall included <mask>nst in his law firm, as a friend helping a friend.He later moved to Prescott, Arizona where he joined Favour Moore Wilhelmsen & Schuyler, P.A. He died at the age of 76, of lung cancer, on February 3, 2000. Bibliography

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<mask><mask> (November 30, 1827 – September 1857) was a stagecoach line entrepreneur, founder of the California Stage Company, the largest stage line in California in the 1850s; and in 1857 the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, the first transcontinental mail route in the United States. Early life
<mask><mask> was born in South Carolina, <mask> moved as a young man to Providence, Rhode Island, where he worked at a livery stable as a stagecoach driver. After getting engaged, in 1848 he left for California to make his fortune. California Stage Company
In the spring of 1849, he arrived in Sacramento City, which was fast becoming the supply center for the mining region. It was the departure point for the thousands of prospectors heading for the gold fields, most by foot, some by horseback. Prices for land, goods and services were high and climbing daily. Instead of heading for the gold fields, <mask> determined to start a stagecoach business to provide transportation to the various mining areas, as well as provide mail delivery to the prospectors.Previously, most mail for the miners had been held in San Francisco until they personally picked it up. <mask> first used an old ranch wagon which he drove himself, hauling passengers from Sacramento City to Coloma in the rugged foothills of the Sierra Nevada and to points between, including "Sutter's Fort," a resting/relay station near Coloma. For the 50-mile trip at a speed of , <mask> charged 2 ounces of gold (about $32 in 1849) each way. Miners hurried to reach each new mining area as it opened up, in order to stake their claims before an area became saturated. <mask> was very adept at forecasting where the next important area would be and

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 newspapers both in California and on the East Coast. He sold off stage lines to areas which were about to become played out, and used the profits to start new, more promising lines. In the face of increased competition, he lowered fares effectively. By the end of 1853, he was so successful that he and others formed the California Stage Company.<mask> served as president, and his good friend Frank Shaw Stevens as vice-president. Incorporated with a value of $1 million at $1000 per share, the California Stage Company had about 80 per cent of the stage business in the state, and paid frequent dividends. In March 1854 his business was going so well, that <mask> took a brief trip back East. By the fall of 1854, the California Stage Company provided service to almost all northern and central California, including non-mining areas, as well as to Los Angeles in the south. In February 1855 <mask> withdrew as president of the company, though remaining its largest stockholder. He returned to the East for a nearly two-year stay. In 1856 a son, Frank Stevens <mask>, named after <mask>'s best friend, was born to the <mask>es.San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line
During this period, <mask> divided his time between Swansea, where he and his wife entertained lavishly, and Washington, D.C. In the capital, he lobbied certain legislators, such as his friend William M. Gwin, one of the first two U.S. Senators from California, trying to obtain the contract for coast-to-coast mail service. Although the largest contracts were given to a southern Democrat by the newly elected President <mask>, <mask> gained the rights to the route from San Antonio, Texas to San Diego, California. Returning to California in the

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On August 20, 1857, traveling to New York City to set up a national office, <mask> sailed from San Francisco to Panama, took a train across the Isthmus, and sailed for New York on the paddle steamer SS Central America.After a stop in Havana, the ship was caught in a hurricane. Damaged, it floundered for several days and sank on September 12, 1857. Many passengers reached lifeboats and were later rescued, but <mask> was not among them. <mask> was one of a number of survivors who clung to a piece of the ship's wreckage, tossed in stormy seas for days. Most died of exposure or, like <mask>, were swept away to their deaths. Three men survived, aided by <mask>'s having held on to a silver cup. It was a gift from his superintendent, John Andrews, for his son and was engraved with "John to Frank".<mask> gave the cup to George Dawson, a sailor who used it to collect rain water for drinking, and survived until rescue nine days later. After return to land, he gave the cup to <mask>'s widow, who gave him a reward. An inscribed monument to <mask> was erected near the Stevens family tomb in the cemetery in Swansea Village. It reads:

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<mask> "J. D.<mask> (born November 20, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder. He began his major league career in  with the St. Louis Cardinals, and also played for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox. He is the brother of two other major league players, Stephen and Tim. College
After graduating from Lowndes County High School in Valdosta, Georgia, <mask> attended Florida State University, where he played under head coach Mike Martin. At Florida State, he was the winner of the  <mask>ser Trophy and the 1997 Golden Spikes Award, was named the 1997 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year, the 1997 Sporting News Player of the Year, and was a consensus All-American (1997). He also was named the 1997 ACC Player of the Year. He was a 1996 member of Team USA.<mask> was First Team in , Freshman All-American in  and was named to the College World Series All Tournament Team in 1995. He was the first player in college baseball history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season. He set a Florida State record by batting .455 in 1997 while becoming one of only three players in college baseball history to have 100 hits, 100 runs and 100 RBIs. During his college career, <mask> broke 17 school and conference records. Professional career

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After playing for St. Paul in the 1997 season, <mask> was selected in the first round of the 1998 MLB draft, fifth overall, by the St. Louis Cardinals. In June he signed a $7 million contract, then hit .316 through 26 games with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. He was recalled by the Cardinals and made his debut on September 8, 1998—the game in which teammate Mark McGwire broke the single-season home run record previously held by Roger Maris. <mask>'s first at bat, in the sixth inning, resulted in a strikeout, and he finished the night 0-for-2.He ended up going 15-for-36 (.417) during 1998, with five home runs. On August 9, on what would have been <mask>'s first game in Philadelphia, he sat out, citing a bruised right hand. In an attempt to confuse the Philadelphia fans, he did not wear his own jersey that night, which instead was worn by bullpen catcher, <mask>. The attempt failed, however, and he was booed and heckled throughout batting practice. The only time he received cheers was when he booted three consecutive grounders in the outfield while his teammates were taking batting practice. On August 10, 1999, in <mask>'s first game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, he was booed

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On December 13, 2003, <mask> was traded to the Atlanta Braves along with catcher Eli Marrero for starting pitcher <mask>, relief pitcher Ray King, and rookie prospect Adam Wainwright. There, he had the best season of his career while finally managing to stay healthy. In , he displayed excellent power, patience, and defense, hitting .305 with 31 home runs, 118 walks, and 93 RBI, finishing sixth in the MVP voting. 2005–2006: Los Angeles Dodgers
In December 2004, <mask> signed a five-year, $55 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which included an escape clause after the second year.Roughly halfway through the 2005 season, <mask>'s season was again cut short after being hit on the wrist by a pitch from Arizona Diamondbacks' pitcher Brad Halsey. On September 18, 2006, <mask> was part of only the (then) fourth-ever set of back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs with fellow Dodgers <mask>, Russell Martin, and Marlon Anderson. In 2006, <mask> exercised his contract opt-out clause, forgoing $33 million

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On January 26, , <mask> officially signed a five-year contract with the Red Sox worth $70 million. <mask>'s revised contract had a clause that allowed the Red Sox to opt out of <mask>'s five-year contract after three or four years if <mask> has extensive injuries due to a previously existing problem in his right shoulder. <mask> was again part of a set of four consecutive home runs on April 22, 2007, in a game against the New York Yankees, this time joining with Manny Ramírez, Mike Lowell, and <mask>. He is the only player to participate twice in a string of four straight home runs, and he was the second player to go deep in each instance. <mask> finished the 2007 season with a .270 batting average, 11 home runs, and 64 RBI. On October 20, 2007, <mask> hit a grand slam in Game 6 of the 2007 ALCS with the Red Sox facing elimination. The home run, along with brother <mask>'s for the Arizona Diamondbacks, marks the third time that two brothers have both hit home runs in the same postseason.In 2008, <mask> hit one of the longest home runs in

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<mask>'s younger brother Tim was also drafted in the first round in 1997, making them the first brothers drafted in the first round of the MLB draft in the same year. <mask>., Tim, and their brother Stephen all played in Major League Baseball. <mask>. and Stephen each won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox; <mask>. in 2007 and Stephen in 2013.<mask> married his girlfriend Sheigh, on November 10, 2001, in Hahira, Georgia. <mask> identifies as a Christian. Career statistics

In 55 postseason games, <mask> hit .261 (48-for-184) with 19 runs, six doubles, seven home runs, 25 RBI and 18 walks. See also
List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders

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<mask>v () (born 12 November 1867 – 16 April 1925) was a Bulgarian General and Chief of the Bulgarian Army Staff. Biography

<mask> was born in Sevlievo, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire. After the liberation of Bulgaria he was a volunteer in the Student's Legion during the Serbo-Bulgarian War and took part in the defense of the unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the province of Eastern Rumelia. After the war he served for a short time as a corporal in the 12th Infantry Regiment and in 1887 he was accepted in Sofia Military School. After his graduation he served in the 4th Artillery Regiment but in 1892 was sent to specialize in the Turin Military Academy in Italy. There he spent four years between 1892 and 1896. With his return to Bulgaria he performed different duties in the General Staff of the Army and in some of the field units.In 1903 Prince Ferdinand took him in his retinue and made him Commandant of the Palace and promoted to major. In 1908 <mask> was appointed Chief of the Operations Department of the Army Staff and as such took part in the preparations for the war against the Ottoman Empire in 1912. In 1911 he was promoted to colonel

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During the First Balkan War besides Chief of the Operations Department of the Army Staff he was also Assistant to the chief of the General Staff general Ivan Fichev. With the end of that war the growing tension between the former allies general Fichev, who was deeply opposed to a military solution of the disputes between Bulgaria and Serbia, preferred to resign from his post but his resignation was never accepted. Nevertheless, he did not take part in the preparation of the war. Some of his functions were assumed by colonel Nerezov. Bulgaria didn't have a general plan for a war against its former allies so in May colonel Nerezov submitted his suggestions for approval by the High Command.In them he planned a simultaneous attack by all five Bulgarian armies with the bulk of the forces directs against Macedonia while the rest drive deep into the prewar borders of Serbia in order to cut its supply and communication lines. This planned was approved but was not fulfilled as

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 intended. When the war began on 16 June 1913 only two of the Bulgarian armies were ordered to attack while the other three remained idle for almost one week. This and the entry of Romania in the war meant that <mask>'s plan was compromised. The Bulgarian High Command chose to withdraw the forces deployed against Old Serbia even though they had achieved success in the initial operations by taking Knjaževac and were poised to take Pirot and advance to Niš. The Bulgarians now concentrated their forces to the south and managed to completely halt the Serbian advance after the battle of Kalimanci and almost encircle the Greek Army in the battle of Kresna Gorge. These successful military operations could not prevent the Romanian Army from threatening the rear of the Bulgarian Army and reaching the vicinity of capital Sofia which forced the Bulgarian capitulation.First World War
In 1914 colonel Nerezov took the command of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Ninth Pleven Infantry Division and was promoted to major general the next year and took command of the entire division. With the entry of Bulgaria in the war his division was assigned to the First Army for operations against the valleys of the rivers Timok and Morava. In the following battles the Serbian Army was defeated but managed to avoid encirclement at Kosovo Pole. With the end of the Serbian Campaign the Ninth Division arrived at the Macedonian front where it became part of the 11th German Army. On 25 November 1916 he was appointed commander of the Third Army on the Dobrudja Front where he remained for one year. In 1917 he was appointed to command the newly created Morava Army Region in occupied Serbia. In Summer of 1918 when the 5th Bulgarian Division was defeated at the Battle of Skra-di-Legen the Commander in Chief general Nikola Zhekov decided that a command change was needed in the First Army in order to increase the morale of its troops.General Dimitar Geshov was replaced with general <mask>, who was described as "more healthy, more lively and more steadfast". In August he was promoted to Lieutenant General. In September the Allies began their final offensive to knock out Bulgaria out

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 of the war. The Bulgarian Army which was stretched on a 350 km front with all its forced arrayed in a single line had little reserves to prevent a breakthrough at the Battle of Dobro Pole. General <mask>'s First Army was attacked by the British and Greeks at the Battle of Doiran. The fighting was hard but unlike other sectors of the front the Bulgarian troops kept their high morale and battle readiness due to the personal visits of the commander of the army on the battlefield. Unlike other commanders he had also positioned his forces in such a way that made available two infantry regiments as an immediate reserve.As a result, the Bulgarians achieved an important victory which encouraged general Nerezov to begin preparations for a counter-attack with his army. However the Senior German and Bulgarian commanders were overwhelmed by the Dobro Pole debacle and feared giving a last general battle with all available forces. Instead the First Army was ordered to retreat and for the remaining days of the war it was pursued by the British and fought only small rearguard battles. The war ended in Bulgarian defeat and the First Army was demobilized in October 1918. Later life
After the war general Nerezov served as Inspector of the Infantry and in 1919 as Chief of the Bulgarian Army Staff. In 1920 he was promoted to General of the Infantry which was the highest rank in the Bulgarian Army and went into the reserve. General Nerezov died on 16 April 1925 when he was killed in the St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia.Awards
Order of Bravery, II grade and III grade,1 and 2 class
Order of St Alexander, IV and V grade without swords
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Sir <mask>  (10 February 1896 – 22 May 1985) was an English marine biologist, an expert on marine ecosystems spanning organisms from zooplankton to whales. <mask> served as zoologist on the RRS Discoverys voyage to explore the Antarctic between 1925 and 1927. On the voyage he invented the Continuous Plankton Recorder; it enabled any ship to collect plankton samples during an ordinary voyage. After retiring from his academic work, <mask> founded the Religious Experience Research Centre in 1969. Camoufleur and artist

<mask> was born in Nottingham, the son of <mask>, an architect, and his wife, Elizabeth Hannah Clavering. He was educated not far away at Oundle School. He had intended to go to Oxford University in 1914, but on the outbreak of war he instead volunteered for the army, and was made a camoufleur, a camouflage officer.<mask> wrote that he had been

He was selected for camouflage work by the artist Solomon J. Solomon, who apparently mistook him for a different <mask> who was a professional artist. <mask> however did have sufficient artistic skill to serve his military and scientific work. He illustrated his New Naturalist books with his own line drawings, maps, diagrams, photographs, and paintings. For example, plate 2 of Fish and Fisheries illustrates the depicted "Rare and Unusual Fish in British Waters" both accurately and vividly. <mask> described the camoufleurs as including artists and "scientists with artistic inclinations", himself perhaps among them. In later life, <mask> travelled in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, China and Japan, recording his visits to temples in all those countries in watercolour paintings. Many of these are in the University of Wales Trinity Saint David collection.Zoology

<mask> was the zoologist on the RRS Discovery voyage to explore the Antarctic between 1925 and 1927, as part of the

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<mask> identified as a Darwinian, he denied the Lamarckian inheritance of acquired characteristics. He was a proponent of organic selection (also known as the Baldwin effect). He held the view that behavioral changes can be important for evolution. <mask> discussed his evolutionary ideas in his book The Living Stream (1965). He had written a chapter titled "Biology and Telepathy" where he explained that "something akin to telepathy might possibly influence the process of evolution".Evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr described his views on evolution as a form of vitalism. <mask> also suggested that certain animals share a "group mind" which he described as "a sort of psychic blueprint between members of a species." He also speculated that all species might be linked in a "cosmic mind" capable of carrying evolutionary information through space and time. Aquatic ape hypothesis

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Dating from his boyhood at Oundle School, <mask>ord Lectures at Aberdeen University on the evolution of religion, later published as The Living Stream and The Divine Flame.These lectures signalled his wholehearted return to his religious interests. In 1969 he founded the Religious Experience Research Unit in Manchester College, Oxford. The Unit began its work by compiling a database of religious experiences and continues to investigate the nature and function of spiritual and religious experience at the University of Wales, Lampeter. In 1973 he met with A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and other devotees of the Hare Krishna movement and discussed Vedic literature, the divine flame and Rabindranath Tagore. <mask>'s biological approach to the roots of religion is currently shared by a number of other researchers (cf. Scott Atran, Pascal Boyer) but unlike them <mask> did not wish to be reductionist, seeing religious awareness as having evolved in response to a genuine dimension of reality. For his work in founding the Religious Experience Research Centre, <mask> received the Templeton Prize shortly before his death in 1985.Family

He was married to Sylvia Garstang in 1927. Works

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 The Open Sea. Its Natural History (Part I) The World of Plankton. New Naturalist No. 34, Collins, 1956.The Open Sea. Its Natural History (Part II) Fish & Fisheries. New Naturalist No. 37, Collins, 1959. The Living Stream: A Restatement of Evolution Theory and its Relationship to the Spirit of Man. Harper and Row, 1965. The Divine Flame: An Essay Towards A Natural History of Religion.The Religious Experience Research Unit, Manchester College, 1978
  The Spiritual Nature of Man: Study of Contemporary Religious Experience. Oxford University Press, 1979
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 The Herring in Relation to its Animate Environment. Fish. Invest. Lond., II, 7:3. 1951. (with E.R.Gunther) The Plankton of the South Georgia Whaling Grounds and Adjacent Waters, 1926-7. 'Discovery' Report, II, 1–146. Recognition

<mask>'s "pioneering work" was recognised by South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands in 2011 with a set of four commemorative stamps bearing his image. The University of Hull has named a building on its Hull Campus after <mask>. References

Further reading
 David Hay, God’s Biologist: A life of <mask> <mask> (London, Darton Longman and Todd, 2011). External links
The Alister Hardy Society for the Study of Spiritual Experience
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<mask> (born September 10, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Canterbury Rams of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for San Jose State University. Early life and high school
As a youth, <mask> befriended future college teammate Adrian Oliver. The two played basketball together throughout school and competed on the same Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team while in high school. As a junior at Ripon High School in 2004–05, <mask> averaged 15.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. In November 2005, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for San Jose State University. As a senior at Ripon in 2005–06, <mask> averaged 15.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game.His points, rebounds, assists and blocked-shot averages led the league. He was a two-time league MVP in high school, the Manteca Bulletin's "player of the year" and a Division IV all-state selection. College career
After redshirting the 2006–07 season, <mask> joined the San Jose State Spartans as a freshman for the 2007–08 season. He averaged 2.9 assists per game in 2007–08, becoming the first San Jose State freshman in 13 years to lead the team in assists. He also averaged 10.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 26 games (25 starts). He played more minutes than any 2007–08 freshman in the Western Athletic Conference and led the Spartans in average minutes played per game (31.96). He also set a San Jose State freshman single-game scoring record with 29 points against Hawaii on January 5, 2008.Prior to the start of his sophomore season, coach George Nessman felt that <mask> had "a chance to develop into a major difference-maker." In 2008–09, <mask> was the only San Jose State player to play and start in all 30 games. He led the team in assists (142) and steals (51), and became the first Spartan in nine seasons to record 100 assists in a season. He was also the first San Jose State player in 12 seasons to

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 record at least 100 assists and 100 rebounds (112) in a season. He finished the season with averages of 8.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. As a junior in 2009–10, <mask> was one of two Spartans to start in all 31 games, and he had his best season in assists (149), rebounding (5.1 rpg) and field goal percentage (47.0). On November 28, 2009, he made the game-winning basket with 11 seconds to go against Pacific.He finished the season with averages of 9.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game. <mask> completed his B.A. in communications from San Jose State in May 2010. As a senior in 2010–11, <mask> averaged a career-high 14.2 points per game, in addition to 4.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game. On January 6, 2011, he scored a career-high 29 points and played all 60 minutes of the Spartans' 102–101 quadruple overtime home loss to Boise State. With 50 seconds remaining in the second half, <mask> hit a three-pointer and had San Jose State trailing 72–69; he then scored the tying jumper to force overtime. On February 23, he broke the school record for career assists to help the Spartans win their third straight game with a 72–70 overtime victory over New Mexico State.At the season's end, he earned WAC All-Defensive Team and All-WAC Honorable Mention honors. <mask> had also begun coursework that season for a Master of Arts in kinesiology with a concentration in sport management, a degree he completed in May 2013. Professional career

Vanoli Cremona (2011)
In August 2011, <mask> signed with Italian club Vanoli Cremona for training camp. He later parted ways with Cremona in mid-September after appearing in two preseason games. Bakersfield Jam (2011)
On November 3, 2011, <mask> was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the third round of the 2011 NBA Development League Draft. He played in two games for the Jam on November 25 and November 26, before an injury forced the team to waive him on December 2. He was reacquired by the Jam on

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In September 2012, <mask> signed Slovakian club Inter Bratislava for the 2012–13 season. In just his fourth games for Bratislava, in a 102–88 win over SKP Banská Bystrica on October 20, 2012, <mask> scored a season-high 29 points, helping the team start the season 4–0. He went on to help the club reach the 2013 Slovak Extraliga Finals series, where Bratislava won 4–3 despite losing the series' first two games to MBK Rieker Komárno. In the Game 7 series-clinching win, <mask> scored 10 points. He appeared in 44 games (29 regular season, 15 playoff) for Bratislava in 2012–13, starting in 18 and averaging 9.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game. <mask> returned to Inter Bratislava for the 2013–14 season, recording a season-best game with 29 points and 10 rebounds on January 25, 2014 against Levice, and helped the club make it back to the Finals series. There they swept the series 4–0, defeating Prievidza to claim back-to-back championships.<mask> appeared in 42 games (32 regular season, 10 playoff) for Bratislava in 2013–14, starting in 22 and averaging 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Zalakerámia-ZTE KK (2014)
In August 2014, <mask> signed with Hungarian club Zalakerámia ZTE. He left the club in late November after appearing in seven games. In those seven games, he averaged 9.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Second Inter Bratislava stint (2014–2015)
On December 6, 2014, <mask> signed with Inter Bratislava for the rest of the 2014–15 season, returning to the club for a second stint. He helped the club win the 2015 Slovakian Cup title, but they could not overcome eventual champions MBK Rieker Komárno in the playoffs. In 26 games for the club in 2014–15, he averaged 10.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals per game.Canterbury Rams (2016)
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<mask>'s father, <mask> played two seasons of college basketball for Cal State Stanislaus (1986–88) and averaged in double-figure scoring each season. His mother, Shari Hernandez, also played basketball for Cal State Stanislaus. <mask>'s separated when he was four years old. His sister, Jessica, played basketball for the University of Idaho, another WAC school. <mask> is also the step-grandson of former Phoenix Suns center Neal Walk, the second pick in the 1969 NBA draft behind UCLA's Lew Alcindor. References

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<mask> (; born 18 May 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Having started his career at Platense, he played three seasons in the Scottish Premier League with Dundee before joining Crystal Palace for £750,000 in 2004. His first three seasons at Selhurst Park saw him largely play understudy to Gábor Király who made the goalkeeping spot his own. This was until the Hungarian departed Selhurst Park at the end of the 2006–07 season. Back in the line-up <mask> flourished and won his reputation back. He went on to play 405 matches across all competitions for the club. On 9 May 2019, it was announced that <mask> would leave Crystal Palace at the end of the 2018–19 season.Club career

<mask> was born in Buenos Aires. He started his career with Club Atlético Platense, in his homeland, but moved after just one year as a professional and two matches, to Scottish side Dundee. Dundee manager Ivano Bonetti received advice from an Italian contact to Speroni's potential. The move to Dundee was delayed for two months, due to administration delays in Argentina, holding up Speroni's application for an Italian passport. <mask> made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against Falkirk in the third round of Scottish Cup on 6 January 2002. In a follow–up, he kept his first Dundee's clean sheet, in a 1–0 win against Hibernian. Since joining the club, he quickly became Dundee's first choice goalkeeper for the rest of the 2001–02 season.During a 2–2 draw against Dunfermline Athletic on 13 February 2002, <mask> was punched in the face by Stevie Crawford after Crawford tried to wrestle the ball from <mask>, resulting him being sent–off in the 74th minute. The club's owner Peter Marr said about the player: "He has

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texts: done very well and we will do what we can to come up with a deal that keeps him here." It came after when Serie A club Inter Milan was interested in signing him earlier this year. Despite Dundee's poor performance for the rest of the 2001–02 season that saw them finish in ninth place, he proved to be one of the positive highlights for the club and went on to make twenty–one appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2002–03 season, <mask> signed a three–year contract with Dundee, keeping him until 2005. He later spoke out about the departure of manager Ivano Bonetti, who signed him, saying: "Ivano had a huge impact on my career and was very patient with me when I first came to Dundee. Before he brought me here, I was playing in youth teams in Argentina.When Ivano left the club I did wait a while to sign a new contract as I wanted to see what was happening. Teams in Italy were interested in me but I decided to stay at Dundee, and now, even though I am still only 24 years old, I am playing the biggest game of my career." <mask> continued to be the club's first choice goalkeeper. He continued to display impressive performances in a number of matches despite Dundee's average results. <mask> later helped reach the Scottish Cup final after helping the club beat Inverness CT 1–0. In the event leading up to the final, <mask> helped Dundee finish sixth place in the league. He started in the final against Rangers, as the club lost 1–0.At the end of the 2002–03 season, <mask> went on to make forty–six appearances in all competitions. At the start of the 2003–04 season, <mask> continued to be the club's first choice goalkeeper despite facing competition from Jamie Langfield. He played in his first UEFA Cup match against Vllaznia

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<mask> signed for Crystal Palace, newly promoted to the Premier League, on 13 July 2004, for a fee of around £750,000. Upon


texts: joining the club, he was given a number one shirt. <mask> was featured in Crystal Palace's friendly matches throughout the pre–season tour. He made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, and made an impressive display throughout the match, in a 1–1 draw against Norwich City in the opening game of the season. In a follow–up match against Everton, <mask> was at fault for giving away a penalty to give the opposition team an equaliser, in a 3–1 loss; after the match, manager Iain Dowie said he needs to "get used to pressure situations and clear his lines". The next four matches saw Crystal Palace lose matches, with <mask> conceding a total of twelve goals.As a result of his poor performance, he was replaced by Hungarian international Gábor Király and was placed on the substitute bench for the rest of the 2004–05 season. <mask> appeared twice for the club, playing in the League Cup matches. <mask> watched from the substitute bench, as the club were relegated from the Premier League. At the end of the 2004–05 season, he went on to make eight appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2005–06 season, <mask> was linked a move back to Scotland, with Dundee United, but he ended up staying at Crystal Palace. <mask> switched number shirt from one to twenty–seven, with Király taking over his original number. He made his first appearance of the 2005–06 season against Walsall in the first round of the League Cup and earned his first clean sheet, in a 3–0 win to advance to the next round.<mask> made three more appearances for the club in the League Cup, including a 2–1 win against Liverpool. Four days after beating Liverpool, he made his first league appearance against Crewe Alexandra, coming on in the 59th minute for the

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texts: injured Király, in a 2–2 draw. <mask> then started three more matches for Crystal Palace between 3 December 2005 to 17 December 2005. <mask> continued to play understudy to Király for the second time this season, as the club unsuccessfully bounce back to the Premier League. At the end of the 2005–06 season, he went on to make eight appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, <mask> switched number shirts for the third time when he took over the twelve shirt from Mikele Leigertwood, who departed Crystal Palace. As <mask> continued to play understudy to Király, he found himself competing with new signing Scott Flinders over a spot in the substitute bench, as well as facing his own injury concern.It was not until on 16 December 2006 when <mask> made his first appearance of the season, in a 1–0 loss against Derby County. This was followed up by keeping his first clean sheet for the club, in a 1–0 win against Sunderland. After the match, newspaper Your Local Guardian praised his performance, saying: "he instilled confidence in his defence, made some crucial saves and kept a clean sheet". After Király was dropped from the first team, manager Peter Taylor announced that <mask> would be stepping in as his replacement. He made his first appearance for Crystal Palace in four months, as the club lost 2–0 against Barnsley on 21 April 2007. <mask> started the remaining two matches of the 2006–07 season, helping Crystal Palace keep two clean sheets. Manager Taylor revealed that he is planning to use him as the club's first choice goalkeeper next season and have no intention of signing a new goalkeeper.At the end of the 2006–07 season, he went on to make five appearances in all competitions. In the opening game of the

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texts: 2007–08 season, <mask> contributed the match well against Southampton when he set up a goal for James Scowcroft, who went on to score a hat–trick, in a 4–1 win. Back in the line-up as Crystal Palace's first choice goalkeeper, <mask> flourished and won his reputation back. During a 1–0 loss against Ipswich Town on 26 August 2007, he was given a yellow card in the 43rd minute after "handling on the edge of his box"; after the match, the opposition team felt that <mask> should have been sent–off, which manager Taylor disagreed. In a follow–up match against rivals, Charlton Athletic,  <mask> was at fault when he "rushed out to deal with a hopeful long-ball in the 74th minute - only for substitute Svetoslav Todorov to nip in and score the only goal of the game", in a 1–0 loss. After the match, Taylor said he maintain his backing for <mask>, saying he will bounce back. In a match against Sheffield United on 22 September 2007, <mask> was at fault once again when he conceded two goals, in a 3–2 win; leading to suggestions that Taylor could re–sign Iain Turner, which he denied, though the possibly was not ruled out.Following this, <mask> managed to bounce back with impressive displays and helped the club go on a fifteen matches unbeaten run between 3 November 2007 and 28 January 2008. Manager Neil Warnock also praised his performance, describing him as looking sharp and bright, which teammate Mark Hudson agreed. Towards the end of the 2007–08 season, he helped Crystal Palace qualify for the Championship play–offs. <mask> played in both legs of the Championship play–offs against Bristol City, as the club lost 4–2 on aggregate. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he was an ever present goalkeeper, playing all forty–eight league matches.


texts: With his contract expiring at the end of the 2007–08 season, Crystal Palace began talks with <mask> over a new contract. He signed a contract extension with the club on a three-year contract, keeping him until 2011.For his performance, <mask> won the club's "Player of the Year" award. Reflecting on his performance in the 2007–08 season, Your Local Guardian said: "<mask> had a tremendous campaign, increasing his authority and presence alongside his already technically excellent game. Time after time, <mask> has kept us in matches with some fine saves and it was a relief when he sorted out his contract." Ahead of the 2008–09 season, <mask> reverted to wearing his number one shirt, which he kept throughout his Crystal Palace's career. <mask> continued to be the club's first choice goalkeeper despite facing competition from Darryl Flahavan. At the start of the 2008–09 season, he continued to stand out as Crystal Palace's key players despite the club's poor start. He helped Crystal Palace keep three consecutive clean sheets between 30 September 2008 and 18 October 2008.<mask> started in every match until he missed one match, due to a leg injury sustained during a 2–0 win against Coventry City on 8 November 2008. Despite missing one match and facing risk over his return from a leg injury, <mask> returned to the starting line–up from injury against Bristol City on 22 November 2008 and helped the club win 4–2. Since his return from injury, he helped Crystal Palace go on an eight match unbeaten run between 22 November 2008 and 26 December 2008. <mask> continued to regain his first team place as the club's first choice goalkeeper for the rest of the 2008–09 season. During a 1–0 loss against Southampton on 13 April 2009, he suffered a

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texts: gash on his face in the 80th minute of the match that required him stitches and had Clint Hill stand by in goal for the rest of the match, with all three substitutes were used. But <mask> quickly recovered from injury, returning to the starting line–up against Derby County on 18 April 2009 and helped Crystal Palace keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win. At the end of the 2008–09 season, he went on to make forty–eight appearances in all competitions.For the second time in a row, <mask> was named the club's "Player of the Year" award. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, <mask> was linked a move away from Crystal Palace, but manager Warnock said he won't sell him. He started in the first four matches of the season. However, <mask> missed one match, due to a throat injury. He made his return to the starting line–up against Manchester City in the second round of the League Cup, losing 2–0. Despite the loss, <mask>'s performance was praised by Your Local Guardian, saying: "His kicking was a bit off but the defence looked a lot more secure with him behind them" and named him Man of the Match. He then helped the club keep three consecutive clean sheets between 19 September 2009 and 29 September 2009.Following this, he continued to establish himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper and, once again, his performance drew praise. This includes an impressive performance against Queens Parks Rangers, which manager Warnock praised <mask>'s performance, saying: "He's the best keeper in this division by a mile, and I don't see anyone better in the Premier League. It's good that nobody rates him. But he's not leaving this club while I'm manager - unless I take him somewhere with me." <mask>'s performance, once again, was praised against Middlesbrough


texts: in the follow–up match when he "world class and claimed everything in his box in a commanding display" and kept a clean sheet. Halfway through the 2009–10 season, Crystal Palace entered administration during the January 2010 transfer window, and the consequent ten-point deduction left the team in danger of relegation, just <mask> experienced this situation once again like his time at Dundee. He continued to maintain his impressive display in a number of matches towards the end of the 2009–10 season despite the club's poor results that saw them in relegation zone.His performance was praised by manager Paul Hart, who replaced Warnock halfway through the season, in a match against Blackpool on 20 March 2010. In a match against Sheffield Wednesday in the last game of the season, which Crystal Palace needed a point to survive at their hosts' expense, <mask> started the whole game and despite conceding two goals, he helped the club draw 2–2, resulting in the opposition team relegated and the team staying up. At the end of the 2009–10 season, <mask> went on to make thirty–two appearances in all competitions. For his performance, he was given a new record, becoming the first man to win Crystal Palace's "Player of the Year" award for three consecutive years, equalling Jim Cannon's record, as well as, vice president's player of the year. Upon receiving his award, <mask> said he would like to stay at the club for the rest of his career. Ahead of the 2010–11 season, <mask> was linked a move away from Crystal Palace, with Premier League clubs were monitoring his situation throughout the summer transfer window, but he ended up staying at the club. At the start of the 2010–11 season, he continued to be Crystal Palace's first choice

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texts: goalkeeper.<mask> continued to maintain his impressive display in a number of matches despite the club's poor results. This includes a performance against Burnley, which he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw on 18 September 2010. After the match, manager George Burley praised his performance, calling him "a top class keeper" and "an important player" for Crystal Palace. <mask>, himself, said he was happy to earn himself his first clean sheet of the season. <mask> found himself booked on two occasions throughout the 2010–11 season that saw the opposition team scoring at the last minutes of the game; the first one came against Queens Park Rangers on 2 October 2010 and the second one came against Bristol City on 28 December 2010. After months of speculation, he finally agreed a -year extension to his current contract. <mask> made his 200th appearance for the club against Norwich City on 29 January 2011, as he helped Crystal Palace keep a clean sheet, in a 0–0 draw.Since the start of the 2010–11 season, <mask> started in every match for the club until he suffered a groin injury during a 3–3 draw against Reading on 26 February 2011 that caused him to miss one match by being placed on the substitute bench. <mask> made his return to the starting line–up against Cardiff City on 8 March 2011, as he helped Crystal Palace keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win, once again keeping a second clean sheet against them. As the club soon found themselves placed in the relegation zone once again, <mask> later helped Crystal Palace avoid relegation after drawing 1–1 against Hull City on 30 April 2011. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he went on to make forty–eight appearances in all competitions. At the start of the 2011–12 season, <mask> continued to


texts: established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper. He then helped Crystal Palace keep five consecutive clean sheets between 15 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. This resulted in the club setting a new record for themselves by going 619 minutes without conceding.Since the start of the 2011–12 season, <mask> started in every match until he missed three matches, due to illness. <mask> made his return to the starting line–up against Cardiff City in the first leg of the League Cup on 10 January 2012 and kept a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win. However, in the return leg, he was unable to help Crystal Palace reach the final after the club lost 3–1 after Cardiff City was able to overcome deficit and played throughout extra time. After making his return from injury, <mask> then helped Crystal Palace keep three consecutive clean sheets between 18 February 2012 and 3 March 2012. This was followed up by making his 250th appearance for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Coventry City. He helped Crystal Palace go unbeaten in the next three matches, bringing the club's unbeaten run to ten. However, during a 2–2 draw against Reading on 21 April 2012, <mask> suffered an injury in the 25th minute and was substituted, in what turned out to be his last appearance of the season.At the end of the 2011–12 season, he went on to make forty–four appearances in all competitions. At the start of the 2012–13 season, <mask> continued to regain his first team place, as Crystal Palace's first choice goalkeeper role. Once again, he helped the club go on a fourteen matches unbeaten run between 1 September 2012 and 17 November 2012, resulting in them being placed at the top of the table at one point. In a match against Huddersfield Town on 22 December 2012,


texts: <mask> performed well throughout the match and saved a penalty from Adam Clayton but he conceded the equaliser goal, in a 1–1 draw. After the match, manager Ian Holloway defended <mask>'s performance and said if it weren't for him, Crystal Palace would have lost the match. He then made his 300th appearance for the club, in a 4–1 loss against Birmingham City on 29 March 2013. <mask> helped Crystal Palace qualify for the Championship play–offs after beating Peterborough United in the last game of the season.He played in both legs of the play–offs semi–final against Brighton & Hove Albion and kept a clean sheet, as the club won 2–0 on aggregate. In the Football League Championship play-off Final, <mask> started in goal throughout the match and played 120 minutes, as Crystal Palace beat Watford 1–0 to seal their promotion return to the English top tier after an eight-year absence. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he went on to make forty–nine appearances in all competitions. In opening game of the 2013–14 season, <mask> made his first Premier League appearance in nine years, in a 1–0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Despite the club's poor start with just three points from the first eight games, he continued to regain his first team place, as Crystal Palace's first choice goalkeeper role. Under the new management of Tony Pulis, the club's results soon improved in the league as the 2013–14 season progressed. His performance was praised by manager Pulis, saying: "Speroni made some good saves and in particular one outstanding one but that is what you are hoping you are paying him to do, overall it was a great team performance with everyone working hard."He then helped Crystal Palace keep three consecutive clean sheets between 29


texts: March 2014 and 12 April 2014. A week later on 19 April 2014, <mask> kept another clean sheet against West Ham United, in a 1–0 win to ensure the club's relegation safety. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he went on to make thirty–nine appearances in all competitions. Following this, <mask> was named Crystal Palace's Player of the Year for the fourth time. His contract expired early into 2014 and he subsequently negotiated contract offers with the club, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion. On 13 June 2014, Crystal Palace announced that <mask> had signed a new contract with the club for 12 months with a further 12 month option. Despite being told by manager Pulis that he would not be Crystal Palace's first choice goalkeeper, <mask>, nevertheless, continued to remain the first choice following the departure of Pulis at the start of the 2014–15 season.In a match against Burnley on 13 September 2014, he saved a penalty from Scott Arfield, as the club drew 0–0. After the match, his performance was praised by the returning manager Neil Warnock, saying: "I think they broke the mould with him. <mask> is just a one-off but he does that every week and that's why he's been here so long with us. <mask> is a gem of a person." During a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion on 25 October 2014. <mask> was substituted in the 55th minute after he took a blow to the face from Craig Dawson's arm. After the match, manager Warnock questioned the official's failure to take action against Dawson, calling it "an assault almost" and that <mask> could have been injured.But he made his recovery and returned to the starting line–up against Sunderland, as Crystal Palace lost 3–1 on 3 November 2014. <mask> then made his 347th league appearance for Crystal

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texts: Palace, breaking John Jackson's record as the team's goalkeeper with the most league appearances, against Arsenal on 21 February 2015, losing 2–1. During a 2–1 win against Stoke City on 21 March 2015, he made an impressive display by making impressive saves and was praised by his teammate, James McArthur. However, <mask> uncharacteristically had an inconsistent season could be due to a lack of rotation and even a sense of being too comfortable in the number one spot. Despite being dropped to the substitute bench for the last two remaining matches of the 2014–15 season, he went on to make thirty–seven appearances in all competitions. On 22 May 2015, <mask> signed a one-year contract extension at Crystal Palace to keep him at the club until at least the end of the 2015–16 season. At the start of the 2015–16 season, <mask> lost his first choice goalkeeper role and was dropped to third-choice goalkeeper in that season, behind Wayne Hennessey (whom he competed since 2014) and Alex McCarthy, as well as, his own injury concern.<mask> also faced a finger injury that saw him miss the club's pre–season tour and upon returning from injury, he continued to spend most of the season on the substitute bench. <mask> made his first appearance of the season against Manchester United on 20 April 2016, losing 2–0. He then made his second appearance in the league match against Southampton in the final day of the season, losing 4–1 and his appearance in the match equalled John Jackson's club appearance record as a goalkeeper in all competitions. <mask> appeared as an unused substitute in the FA Cup final against Manchester United, as Crystal Palace lost 2–1. At the end of the 2015–16 season, he went on to make two appearances in all competitions.


texts: Following this, <mask> signed another one-year contract extension on 13 June 2016 to remain with the club until the end of 2016–17 season. The 2016–17 season continued to see <mask> remain placed as Crystal Palace's third-choice goalkeeper behind Hennessey and Steve Mandanda.He made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season, starting the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Bolton Wanderers in the third round of FA Cup. After the match, <mask> said he was honoured to break another club's record with 389th appearance, as well as, keeping a clean sheet for the 108 time. <mask> was featured in the FA Cup replay against Bolton Wanderers and helped Crystal Palace win 2–1 to advance to the next round. At one point, <mask> was linked with a move to Cardiff City, but he ended up staying at Crystal Palace throughout the January transfer window. Despite suffering an injury later in the 2016–17 season, <mask> went on to make two appearances in all competitions. Manager Sam Allardyce revealed that he signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace. In the 2017–18 season, <mask> continued to remain as Crystal Palace's second choice goalkeeper behind Hennessey.He made his first appearance of the season against Ipswich Town in the second round of the League Cup and helped the club win 2–1 to advance to the next round. <mask> captained Crystal Palace for the first time in his career against Huddersfield Town in the third round of the League Cup and helped the club keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win to advance to the next round. Following the injury of Hennessey, <mask> was named a starter in Crystal Palace's match day squad again, helping the club win 2–1 over the defending champions Chelsea on 14 October 2017. After the match, <mask> said he

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texts: was happy to make his return to the pitch. Following this, <mask> received a handful of first team football despite competing with Hennessey, who returned from injury. He made his 400th appearance for Crystal Palace, in a 2–1 win against Watford on 12 December 2017. Following this, <mask> said: "I am only 38 and for a goalkeeper that is not too bad and I must say that at this time I feel better than ever so I want to play as much as I can.I want to be enjoying it as long as I can compete at this level but you can never put a time limit on it because you never know what is around the corner but if I keep feeling like I am at the moment then I will be looking to play for a few more years yet." By late–December, he was dropped from the substitute bench, with Hennessey preferred as the club's first choice goalkeeper for the rest of the 2017–18 season. <mask> also faced his own injury concern after he suffering a knee injury that saw him out for two months. At the end of the 2017–18 season, he went on to make thirteen appearances in all competitions. After months of speculation over his future at Crystal Palace, <mask> signed a one–year contract extension with the club on 4 July 2018. At the start of the 2018–19 season, he continued to remain the pecking order behind Hennessey and Vicente Guaita and was Crystal Palace's third choice goalkeeper. Following the injuries of Hennessey and Guaita, <mask> made his first appearance of the season against Liverpool on 19 January 2019 and was at fault when he conceded the fifth goal of the game, in a 4–3 loss.After the match, both manager Roy Hodgson and chairman Steve Parish defended <mask>'s performance, while the player acknowledged his mistake on the third goal. Despite this, he


texts: continued to keep his place in goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup and kept a clean sheet, in a 2–0 win, what turns out to be his last appearance. After the match, his performance was praised and was even Man of the match on the club's website. Upon the return of Guaita and Hennessey, <mask> returned to Crystal Palace's third choice goalkeeper status, as well as, his own concern. On 30 April 2019, he was awarded the club's Chairman's Award for Outstanding Contribution at the award ceremony. It was announced on 9 May 2019 that <mask> would leave Crystal Palace at the end of the 2018–19 season, after 15 years with the club. By the time he departed Crystal Palace, <mask> remains the last player born in the 1970s to play in the Premier League.In the wake of his departure, past and present players and supporters from Crystal Palace paid tribute to the player, acknowledging his contributions he has done for the club. Manager Hodgson said he offered <mask> a starting place in the last game of the season against Bournemouth as a wonderful gesture but he rejected a chance at his own request. On the day of the match, <mask> received a guard of honour from his team-mates and made a farewell speech, thanking the club and will never forget his time there. At the end of the 2018–19 season, he made two appearances in all competitions. During his time at Crystal Palace, <mask> quickly became a fan favourite among the club's supporters and soon earn himself a cult hero. Your Local Guardian once described <mask> as "one of the nicest guy in football", a sentiment that was agreed upon by Crystal Palace's supporters Because of his contributions made at Crystal Palace, he considered himself to be a fan of the club.


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 Post Playing career
After leaving Crystal Palace, <mask> said that he ruled out hanging up his boots and was willing to play in his forties.However, after not finding another club he announced his retirement from professional football after playing for 20 years. <mask> previously hinted that he would be moving to coaching once in his playing time is over. International career
In November 1998, <mask> was named in the squad for a friendly against Japan U20 in Tokyo. In December 1998, he was called into the Argentina U20 pre-selection squad for the 1999 South American U-20 Championship, Argentina's under 20 team played friendlies against Hungary and Denmark. On 30 December José Pékerman did not name him in the final squad. <mask> made one appearance for the Argentina U20 team, and said on two separate interviews that he would like to get a call–up from the senior team, but was not considered throughout his professional career. Both managers Warnock and Paul Hart called on Maradona to give him a place for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.Personal life
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a working-class parents, <mask> said he spoke about positivity on his childhood. Growing up, <mask> began playing football when he was eight years old and joined a school football club. <mask>, at one point, almost quit playing football but his coach convinced him otherwise, as he enjoyed playing football. <mask> also revealed that he grew up watching Serie A football because of its popularity in the country and was a boyhood Boca Juniors supporter. <mask> also holds an Italian passport, for which he qualified through his grandfather. <mask> is a Christian and also on the board of reference for Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), an


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 organisation working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights. In addition to speaking Spanish, he speaks English.<mask> is married to his childhood sweetheart, Marina, an artist. Together, they have three children and all of them were born in England. <mask> owned a restaurant in Purley, south London that was named "Speroni's". The restaurant closed in October 2016 following "structural issues". He also took part in charity work during his playing career at Crystal Palace. Career statistics
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Honours
Crystal Palace
Football League Championship play-offs: 2013
FA Cup runner-up: 2015–16

Individual
Crystal Palace Player of the Year: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14

References

External links

Julián <mask> player profile at cpfc.co.uk

BDFA profile

1979 births
Living people
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate footballers in England
Argentine footballers
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Dundee F.C.players
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Premier League players
English Football League players
Scottish Premier League players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Argentina youth international footballers
Argentina under-20 international footballers
Argentine people of Italian

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