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Before taking office, <mask>wi sought for outgoing President SBY to take responsibility for the decision to further increase fuel prices by further removing subsidies. Previous attempts by SBY to do so had resulted in civil unrest. On 1 January 2015, <mask>wi took measures that, on the surface, appeared to reduce fuel subsidies.The policy stirred up some demonstrations, with <mask>'s

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texts: 4,325-kilometer Trans Papua road and the Trans-Java Toll Road, initial construction of the Trans-Sulawesi Railway and the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road, a US$50 billion plan to develop the maritime sector including 24 "strategic ports", and expansion of airport capacity in remote areas. The ports' development and modernisation program, dubbed the "Sea Toll Road" program, was aimed to reduce price inequality between the better developed western parts of the country and the less populated eastern parts. In addition to the major projects, the Jokowi administration also implemented a village fund program in which villages across the country received funding to allocate on basic infrastructures such as roads and water supply, tourism development and village enterprises to improve rural economies. The initial campaign promise was that IDR 1.4 billion (around US$100,000) would be allocated for every village annually, though as of 2019, less than a billion was allocated.Between 2015 and 2018, IDR 187 trillion (US$14 billion) had been reallocated through the program. The administration has targeted to streamline land certification across the country, aiming to distribute certificates of land ownership across the country completely. It involved increasing the issuing rate of certificates from around 500,000 to several million annually. In 2016, the administration signed into law a tax amnesty bill following a lengthy public debate and push back, giving wealthy Indonesians a chance to declare their unreported assets before the government would strengthen rules and oversight around imports and exports. It became the most successful program of its kind in history, with over IDR 4,865 trillion (approximately US$366 billion) of previously unreported assets declared to the


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Early in his first term, the opposition coalition within the DPR attempted to revoke a regulation (Perppu, Government Regulation in Lieu of Acts) issued by <mask>'s predecessor, which had guaranteed the holding of direct regional

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Judicial executions in Indonesia are carried out under a Presidential Decree following a death sentence imposed by a trial court. <mask> in 2015 said he would not grant clemency for drug offenders sentenced to death, arguing Indonesia was in a state of emergency over drug-related crimes, citing statistics the Jakarta Globe reported to be faulty.His stance drew criticism as it could harm relations with the native countries of the condemned convicts, and also imperil Indonesians facing the death penalty abroad. Australia, Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia following multiple executions in 2015. Australia reduced its foreign aid to Indonesia by nearly half, and Amnesty International issued a condemnation saying they showed a "complete disregard for due process and human rights safeguards". Former Indonesian Constitutional Court chief justice Jimly Asshiddiqie, who was a key player in the anti-death penalty lobby in Jakarta, said the push for the execution of Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan had come from <mask>wi personally. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that <mask>wi did not have or read related documents when he refused their clemency requests. In the same year, Jokowi granted Frenchman Serge Atlaoui and Filipino Mary Jane Veloso temporary reprieves due to pending legal appeals. As of 2017, around 260 people remain on death row in

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texts: Indonesia.Regarding terrorism, <mask>'s administration in early 2016 proposed replacing the 2003 anti-terrorism law. Following the 2018 Surabaya bombings, the worst terrorist attack on Indonesian soil since the 2002 Bali bombings, the controversial bill passed, allowing the Indonesian National Armed Forces to participate in counter-terrorism activities upon police request and presidential approval. It also allowed extended detention of terror suspects and permitted wiretapping without initial court approval. <mask> had threatened to issue a presidential regulation in lieu of law (perppu) if the bill did not pass the parliament by June that year. During <mask>'s administration, there have been numerous instances where people were arrested or reported to police for activities deemed insulting to the president. Rights activists deem such arrests as a violation of the Constitution's guarantee of freedom of speech. A group claiming to be Jokowi's supporters reported Tempo magazine to police over a caricature of <mask>wi as Pinocchio, after which the Presidential Palace issued a statement saying "the President respected freedom of press and speech".A book about <mask>wi titled Jokowi Undercover was banned upon release and its author sentenced to three years in prison and buyers of the book being advised to surrender their copies to the authorities. Tempo magazine described the 436-page book as "trashy and tasteless, a compilation of hoax reports on President <mask> <mask>, scattered across the internet and cyber chatrooms". The government's plans to resurrect a Dutch colonial law that would permit imprisonment for insulting the president resulted in widespread protests. A Law Firm and Public Interest Law Office (AMAR) institution later reported following the

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texts: protests that they received many complaints of students regarding threats and sanctions of expulsion or suspension from their schools and universities. In addition, a remission granted to a journalist's murderer was revoked following media criticism. In response to major protests, <mask>'s administration has generated some controversies. On 22 May 2019, amid post-election riots by supporters of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, the government limited the speed at which photos and videos could be shared on social media to stop people from being incited by fake news and calls for violence.In the aftermath, Amnesty International's Indonesian office denounced repressive measures against the demonstrators, condemned them as a grave human rights abuse and demanded the government investigate the extrajudicial executions in the clashes. In August and September 2019, the government blocked internet access in Papua and West Papua provinces amid violent protests against racism. Jakarta State Administrative Court in 2020 ruled the internet blocks in Papua illegal. In 2017, Jokowi supported a controversial bill on mass organisations, which upon passing resulted in the disbandment of the Indonesian branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir. He argued the law was necessary to defend the national ideology, Pancasila. The 2020 banning of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) was also based on that law. Twenty-three days' earlier, police had shot dead six FPI members during a confrontation.The president's subsequent defence of the police during their duty and his statement that no citizens should break the law or harm the country was criticised by FPI Secretary-General Munarman as a justification of human rights abuse and structural violence. A police chief involved in the car


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A premium price hike of public health care BPJS Kesehatan through Executive Order (Perpres) 64/2020 was criticised as a flagrant breach of permanent Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) decision that nullified the Perpres 82/2018 about the price hike. The Perpres 64/2020 itself was signed amid the COVID-19 pandemic that had caused hardship among the population. His former Deputy Mayor of Surakarta, F. X. Hadi Rudyatmo, also voiced similar concerns. <mask>'s presidency coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 in 2015.A government-supported symposium to resolve human rights violations surrounding the event was held in 2016, but <mask> said his government would not apologise to the victims of the mass purge. On LGBT rights, <mask>wi stated that "there should be no discrimination against anyone", but added that "in terms of our beliefs, [the LGBT lifestyle] isn't allowed, Islam does not allow it." Under his presidency, the controversial transmigration program was cut once more, when in 2015, it was decided to end the migration program to the Papuan provinces. Foreign policy

Before <mask>'s election, Indonesia's foreign policy under former President SBY was moulded by the mission statement, "A thousand friends and zero enemies". <mask>wi has mandated a three-pronged policy of maintaining Indonesia's sovereignty, enhancing the protection of Indonesian citizens, and intensifying economic diplomacy. <mask>wi aspires

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 coordinated patrols in the pirate-infested Sulu Sea.In the Muslim world, <mask> released a statement calling for the Muslim leaders at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit meeting in Jakarta to unite in reconciliation and push for Palestinian independence. Under <mask>, Indonesia's Foreign Minister has visited Palestine but refused entreaties to establish bilateral diplomatic relations with Israel. An honorary consul was established in Ramallah in the West Bank though it had to be inaugurated in Amman, Jordan. <mask>wi also condemned the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and oversaw the departure of four Indonesian Air Force transport planes with 34 tons of relief supplies for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. In October 2021, Widodo advocated COVID-19 vaccine equity, urging richer countries to share their vaccines with poorer ones. Capital relocation
By April 2019, it was made public that <mask>wi had decided in a meeting with cabinet ministers to move the capital of Indonesia away from Jakarta to a location outside Java. On 25 August 2019, it was further announced that the new capital would be located in Kalimantan, between the regencies of North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara.Family and personal life
<mask> married his wife Iriana in 1986. The couple has two sons and one daughter. Their first son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka (born 1 October 1987), studied abroad in Sydney and Singapore (at the Management Development Institute of Singapore, MDIS) and currently runs a catering and wedding-planning business in Surakarta. Their only daughter, Kahiyang Ayu (born 20 April 1991), completed an undergraduate degree in food technology at the state-owned Sebelas Maret University in Surakarta. Their second son, Kaesang Pangarep (born 25

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texts: December 1994), completed his high school years in ACS International, Singapore, and is an online vlogger. <mask>wi has four grandchildren: a grandson and a granddaughter from Gibran (born in 2016 and 2019 respectively) and a granddaughter and a grandson from Kahiyang (born in 2018 and 2020 respectively). Several members of <mask>'s family have declared their intentions to enter politics by running as candidates in 2020 local elections.Gibran has declared his candidacy for the mayorship of Surakarta, in addition to his son-in-law Bobby Nasution (Medan) and brother-in-law Wahyu Purwanto (Gunung Kidul Regency). <mask> has been described as "Muslim but broadly secular in his outlook". His statement in 2019 that religion and politics should be separated prompted a public debate on whether he was promoting secularism in the country. In June 2013, a film titled <mask>wi, depicting <mask>'s childhood and youth, was released. He expressed some objections to the film, saying that he felt his life had been a simple one and was not worthy of being adapted into a film. According to The Economist, <mask>wi "has a penchant for loud rock music" and owned a bass guitar signed by Robert Trujillo of heavy metal band Metallica which was confiscated by the KPK. In November 2017, Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who was on an official visit to Jakarta, gave <mask>wi a Metallica Master of Puppets vinyl box set as a diplomatic gift.It was signed by the band's drummer and co-founder, Lars Ulrich, a Danish native. Under his policy of transparency, <mask>wi paid IDR 11 million ($800) out of his personal funds to claim the record, which had been declared a state asset to avoid accusations of gratification. He has also been noted by many to be very similar in

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 appearance to former US President Barack Obama. <mask>udaraan Setia Hati Terate school since his time at junior high school and eventually mastering it. He attained first degree pendekar warga rank of the silat school on 16 November 2013. Awards and honours

National honours
  Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class – 2014
  Star of Mahaputera, 1st Class – 2014
  Star of Merit, 1st Class – 2011
  Star of Humanity – 2014
  Star of Democracy Upholder, 1st Class – 2014
  Star of Culture Parama Dharma – 2014
  Star of Bhayangkara, 1st Class – 2014
  Guerilla Star – 2014
  Sacred Star – 2014
  Star of Dharma – 2014
  Star of Yudha Dharma, 1st Class – 2014
  Star of Kartika Eka Paksi, 1st Class – 2014
  Star of Jalasena, 1st Class – 2014
  Star of Swa Bhuwana Paksa, 1st Class – 2014

Foreign honours
  Brunei
  The Most Esteemed Family Order of Brunei (DK) – 7 February 2015
  Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal – 6 October 2017
  Saudi Arabia
  Order of Abdulaziz al Saud – 12 September 2015
  East Timor
  Great-collar of the Order of Timor-Leste – 26 January 2016
  Sweden
  Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim – 22 May 2017

  Medal of Ghazi Amanullah – 29 January 2018

Other
2008: Listed by Tempo as one of the 'Top 10 Indonesian Mayors of 2008'.2012: Ranked 3rd at the 2012 World Mayor Prize for "transforming a crime-ridden city into a regional centre for art and culture and an attractive city to tourists". 2013: Listed as one of "The Leading Global Thinkers of 2013" in Foreign Policy magazine. In February 2013, he was nominated as the global mayor of the month by the City Mayors Foundation, based in London. 2014: Listed by Fortune as one of "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders". 2016–2017: List by "The Muslim 500" as one of the most influential


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Further reading
 Majeed, Rushda (2012)."The City With a Short Fuse." Foreign Policy. September. Majeed, Rushda (2012). "Defusing a Volatile City, Igniting Reforms: Joko Widodo and Surakarta, Indonesia, 2005–2011." Innovations for Successful Societies. Princeton University.Published July. McCawley, Peter (2014). <mask> <mask>'s Indonesia: Possible future paths, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra. External links

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<mask> (; born June 6, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He threw and batted left-handed and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants. Affeldt was a third-round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals in 1997 MLB draft. He made the team in 2002, and started part of the year for them. In five seasons with the Royals, Affeldt bounced back and forth between the starting rotation and the bullpen. In 2006, he was traded to the Colorado Rockies at the trade deadline, and was a member of the Rockies  2007 World Series team. After one season with the Cincinnati Reds, he signed with the San Francisco Giants in 2009, where he was a member of the 2010, 2012, and 2014 World Series championship teams.Early life
<mask> was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to David and <mask>. His father was a member of the United States Air Force, and Affeldt lived in Guam, Merced, California, and Spokane, Washington, growing up. While in Merced, Affeldt and his father would frequently attend Oakland Athletics games, and Affeldt enjoyed watching Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, and Dave Stewart. Affeldt attended Northwest Christian High School, a Division 2-B school in Colbert, Washington. He participated in three sports while there, but it was baseball that drove several major league scouts to the school to see him pitch. He graduated in 1997. Draft and minor league career
Affeldt was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the

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texts: third round of the 1997 MLB draft.<mask> ultimately decided not to accept a scholarship offer to play college baseball for his hometown Gonzaga University. He spent 1997 pitching for the rookie–league Gulf Coast League Royals. While with them, he went 2–0 with a 4.50 ERA in ten games (nine starts). Affeldt improved with the GCL Royals the next year, going 4–3 with a 2.89 ERA in twelve games (nine starts). His performance even earned him a promotion to the single-A Lansing Lugnuts. Affeldt did not do well in his time with them, though, as he went 0–3 with a 9.53 ERA in six games (three starts). In 1999, Affeldt spent the entire season with the Royals' single-A affiliate, which had changed to the Charleston Alley Cats during the offseason.Although he only went 7–7, he had a 3.83 ERA in twenty–seven games (twenty–four starts). Affeldt pitched with the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the single-A advanced Carolina League in 2000. While with Wilmington, he led the entire Kansas City Royals' organization (and the Carolina League) with fifteen losses (to go with only five wins). He also threw seventeen wild pitches. However, his ERA was 4.09, and the Blue Rocks were only a half–game ahead of the worst team in the league (the Potomac Cannons). 2001 was a better season for Affeldt, as he went 10–6 with a 3.90 ERA in twenty–five starts for the double-A Wichita Wranglers. He was selected to pitch in the Texas League All-Star Game, and he was named to the postseason All–Star team.Major league


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2002
Affeldt was not expected to make the Kansas City Royals' roster in 2002, but he was added to the bullpen after he had an 0.64 ERA and fourteen strikeouts (to go with just two walks) in fourteen innings in Spring training. His major league debut came on April 6 against the Chicago White Sox. He pitched two innings, giving up three hits and a run in a 14–0 loss. On April 24, <mask> picked up his first major league win by pitching 3.2 innings of relief in an 8–2 win over the Detroit Tigers. <mask>'s time in the bullpen did not last long. On May 3, he replaced Bryan Rekar in the Royals' starting rotation. In his first start, he pitched four innings, gave up one run, and earned a no–decision in a 4–3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.<mask>'s time as a starter garnered so-so results, as he was 0–4 with a 5.45 ERA in seven starts. In his last start, on June 8, Affeldt picked up the loss as the Royals fell 11–3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. After getting pulled in the fourth inning due to an injury, <mask> was placed on the disabled list with fingernail and blister problems. After making three rehab starts in Wichita, <mask> returned to the Royals on August 2 and threw a perfect inning against the Minnesota Twins. He remained in the bullpen for the remainder of the 2002 season. After the season, he pitched in a winter league in the Dominican Republic. 2003
In 2003, Affeldt found himself competing with Runelvys Hernández for the first spot in the Royals' starting

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In 2004, <mask> was named the Royals' third starter out of Spring training. He went 0–3 with a 5.24 ERA in eight starts. His final start of  came on May 18 against the Texas

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In 2005, <mask> was again expected to be the Royals' closer. However, he did not get a save opportunity until April 16 against Detroit, and he was unable to finish that game because of a groin injury that landed him on the disabled list again.After rehabbing in Omaha, <mask> returned to the Royals on June 4. He was no longer the closer, however, because Mike MacDougal had been closing well in his absence. <mask> was not healthy for long, as he returned to the disabled list on June 20 after reaggravating the groin injury.


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<mask> returned to Kansas City's starting rotation in 2006 when he was named the fourth starter during Spring training. However, he was moved up to the third spot before the season began when Runelvys Hernández was demoted to the fifth spot. Affeldt struggled as a starter, going 2–5 with a 7.80 ERA in nine starts. His final major league start came on May 27 against the New York Yankees. He gave up ten runs on eleven hits in a 15–4 loss. After the start, he was sent to the bullpen, and Bobby Keppel filled his place in the starting rotation.Affeldt improved in the bullpen, posting a 2.91 ERA there through July 31. Years later, reflecting on his tenure with the Royals, Affeldt said, "I was pretty frustrated. I wanted to quit. I didn't want to go to the ballpark. I was just failing a lot. I was getting hurt. I didn't understand my role.I bounced around and I just didn't enjoy the game." At the trade deadline on July 31, <mask> was traded along with Denny Bautista to the Colorado Rockies for Ryan Shealy and Scott Dohmann. Affeldt recalled, "When [Royals General Manager Dayton

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With the Rockies, <mask> was used exclusively out of the bullpen. He got his only save of the season on September 19 in a 12–4 win over the San Francisco Giants. <mask> finished the 2006 season with a 6.20 ERA in fifty–nine games. Affeldt spent the entire 2007 season in the bullpen, where he was used as a lefty specialist. Affeldt had a 2.51 ERA through his first fifty–six games of the year. He did not give up a home run until Pete Laforest hit one off of him in an 11–9 loss to the San Diego Padres on August 16. He struggled at the end of the year, with a 7.30 ERA in his final nineteen games.He still finished the year 4–3, with a 3.51 ERA in seventy-five games, and the Rockies made the playoffs as the NL Wild Card. He made his postseason debut on October 4 in the Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies and gave up one run (on a home run by Ryan Howard) in one inning in a 10–5 win by Colorado. The Rockies swept the series to advance to the Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the first game, <mask> entered with two outs and the bases loaded with the Rockies leading 5–1. He retired Stephen Drew to help the Rockies win 5–1. The Rockies swept the Diamondbacks to meet


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Affeldt was signed to a one–year deal by the Cincinnati Reds on January 23, 2008, to compete for a spot in the starting rotation. He said of signing and competing to start, "My heart skipped a beat when they offered that deal. I went with my heart there." However, he was placed in the bullpen, where he stayed for the entire year. He won his first game as a Red when the Reds beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6–5 on April 2. He made the three hundredth appearance of his career on May 2 in a 2–0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.His only other decision of the year came on September 3 when he was the losing pitcher in a 6–5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Affeldt finished the 2008 season with a 3.33 ERA in seventy–four games. He was also one of only five NL relievers to pitch seventy-five innings and average one strikeout per inning, along with Joel Hanrahan, Aaron Heilman, Hong-Chih Kuo, and Carlos Mármol. Following the season, Affeldt again became a free agent. San Francisco Giants

2009
On November 17, 2008, <mask> signed a two–year deal with the San Francisco Giants. He said of signing with them, "With that starting rotation, the bullpen won't get burned out." Affeldt immediately began having a career year with the Giants.He was used on Opening Day against the Milwaukee


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 Brewers, and he pitched a scoreless inning in the Giants' 10–6 win. On April 12, he entered a game against the Padres with one out and the bases loaded in the sixth inning. Affeldt got Brian Giles to ground into a double play to end the inning, but he gave up two runs (one earned) in the seventh as the Padres won 6–1. From May 8 through July 24, Affeldt had a twenty–eight inning scoreless streak. During the streak, on May 15, he struck out a season–high four batters in an 8–6 loss to the Mets. On May 31, he entered a game against St. Louis with runners on first and third and Albert Pujols on deck in the eighth, and he struck out Joe Thurston to end the inning and help the Giants win 5–3. The streak did not end until July 28, when Brandon Medders allowed one of Affeldt's runners to score in a game against Pittsburgh.On August 2, with runners on first and second with one out in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, he retired Chase Utley and Ryan Howard to help the Giants win 7–3. He won the final game of the season against San Diego by pitching two scoreless innings as the Giants won 4–3 in ten innings. Affeldt finished the season with a career best 1.73 ERA in seventy–four games. He was named tenth on one writer's ballot for MVP voting, placing him in a tie for twenty–eighth on the list. On December 17, he won the This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year Award. 2010
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 extended his contract through the 2011 season with an option for 2012.<mask> picked up his first save with the Giants in a 6–3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on April 11. He struggled for most of the season and was placed on the disabled list on July 24 with an oblique strain. After rehabbing in the minors, <mask> returned to the Giants on August 18. He finished the season with four saves and a 4.14 ERA in fifty–three games. Despite his struggles, <mask> was named to the Giants' playoff roster. <mask> made his first playoff appearance for the Giants in Game 2 of the 2010 NLCS against Philadelphia. He struck out one batter and intentionally walked another one, but Santiago Casilla allowed him to score as the Giants lost 6–1.Affeldt faced (and retired) one batter in Game 5, but the Phillies won that game 4–2. In Game 6, <mask> entered the game in the third inning with runners on first and second and nobody out after starting pitcher Jonathan Sánchez was taken out early. He pitched two hitless, scoreless innings, and the Giants won the game 3–2 to advance to the World Series. Affeldt pitched in two games in the World Series, which the Giants won in five games to give Affeldt his first World Series ring. 2011
Affeldt returned to the Giants in 2011 and posted a solid season, going 3–2 with a 2.63 ERA in 67 appearances, including 3 saves. In addition, he posted a career best WHIP of 1.151. Left-handed batters hit only .144 off of Affeldt in 2011.On September 8, 2011, <mask> suffered a

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On May 1, 2012, <mask> suffered another off-the-field injury, spraining the MCL in his right knee while picking up his four-year-old son. The injury was listed as number two on an ESPN list of strangest injuries, and was named Jayson Stark's "Strangest But Truest Injury of the Year". Affeldt finished the regular season 1–2 with a 2.70 ERA in 67 appearances in  innings. In the 2012 postseason, Affeldt appeared in 10 games, pitching  innings, allowing 5 hits and 3 walks against 10 strikeouts and no runs. In Game 4 of the 2012 World Series, Affeldt provided key relief, striking out Detroit Tigers power hitters Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and Delmon Young in the eighth inning to preserve a 3–3 tie.The Giants would go on to win the game in the tenth inning, completing a sweep of the Tigers, earning Affeldt his second World Series ring. On November 13, 2012, Affeldt signed a three-year, $18 million contract to remain with the Giants through the 2015 season. 2013

Affeldt struggled with injury in 2013, recording a 3.74 ERA in  innings pitched. He went on the 15-day disabled list after suffering a right oblique strain on April 14. Given Affeldt's history of unusual injuries, Giants broadcaster Jon Miller joked that Affeldt suffered the


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Affeldt started the 2014 season on the disabled list with a strained MCL in his right knee. Appearing in 62 games, Affeldt recorded a 2.28 ERA with 41 strikeouts and 14 walks. In Game 5 of the 2014 NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals, Affeldt entered the game in the top of the ninth with two outs and the bases loaded, retiring Oscar Taveras (in what would be his final career at bat) on a comebacker to preserve a 3–3 tie. <mask> was credited with the win when Travis Ishikawa hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the pennant for the Giants. <mask> earned the win in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series against his first Major League team the Kansas City Royals. <mask> was brought in from the bullpen in the 2nd inning and pitched  innings of scoreless baseball before giving way to series MVP Madison Bumgarner, who finished the game.In the 2014 postseason, Affeldt pitched in 11 games, allowing just 5 hits and no runs over  innings. Affeldt entered games in seven different innings and pitched in nine different innings overall, from the 2nd through the 10th. Through three postseasons with the Giants, Affeldt recorded 22 consecutive scoreless outings, a streak bettered only by Mariano


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 Rivera (23). On getting the Game 7 win at Kauffman Stadium, where he started his career, Affeldt said, "To be able to do it in Kansas City, with my past history, it just means a lot to me. It means my end was better than my beginning." 2015

Affeldt struggled with injury and inconsistency in 2015. By late June, he had a 5.96 ERA and allowed five home runs, more than he allowed from 2012 to 2014 combined.He was placed on the disabled list with a left shoulder strain on June 26. Affeldt returned July 22, but on August 24, he suffered another off-the-field injury, a left knee subluxation, while spending time at a lake with his family on an off-day. On October 1, 2015, Affeldt announced he would retire after the 2015 season. Post-playing career
After retiring as a player, Affeldt joined CSN Bay Area as a studio analyst for Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live for the 2016 season. Affeldt also rejoined the Giants organization as a community ambassador. In mid-September 2016, during game radio broadcasts on KNBR, he provided commentary and opinion on-air with alternating Giants broadcasters, as regulars Jon Miller and Dave Flemming were away 'on assignment'. In February 2017 it was announced that Affeldt, along with Javier López, would be serving as fill-in color analysts on Giants telecasts during the 2017 season, due to regular analyst Mike Krukow reducing his schedule.Since his retirement, Affeldt has pursued his love of craft beer by opening a brewery in Boerne, TX. Free Roam


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 Brewing plans to open its doors in September of 2021. Pitching style
Affeldt had three different kinds of pitches: a sinking fastball (which is rare for a lefty), a curveball, and a split. His fastball travelled in the low nineties, and while his curveball was not fast, it had late breaking action and got a lot of swing-throughs. Affeldt induced groundballs at a high rate with his sinking fastball and could also get the strikeout when the situation called for it. Personal life

Affeldt is a devout Christian and a strong advocate for ending child poverty. He writes a weekly blog about his Christian faith and his desire to stir a movement in the cause of helping the suffering and marginalized.In October 2010, during a visit to a Bay Area elementary school alongside former Giants pitcher Juan Marichal, Affeldt told the students, "I try to make sure everybody, all the young people in the world, also have a chance to dream really big." In 2009, Affeldt donated $5,000 to the Not For Sale campaign for opening a medical clinic in Thailand for former child slaves. He also became a prominent member of Not For Sale's Free2Play campaign, pledging a $100 donation for every strikeout and recruiting other professional athletes, including his teammate Matt Cain and the St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday. In addition, Affeldt has lent his support as a spokesperson for Larkin Street Youth Services, a San Francisco non-profit that provides services to young people experiencing homelessness. In 2009,


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 Affeldt was recognized for his anti–slavery efforts by a nomination for the Jefferson Award for Public Service, and in 2010, he was the San Francisco Giants' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award. Affeldt also founded an organization known as Generation Alive that exists to develop a generation of young leaders, committed to serving others and responding to the needs in their community. In 2013, Affeldt released a book entitled To Stir a Movement: Life, Justice, and Major League Baseball.In the book, Affeldt recounted a contract situation in 2010 where he voluntarily returned $500,000 to the Giants after discovering a clerical error. In 2015, <mask> received an honorary degree from Whitworth University for his humanitarian efforts. During his playing career, <mask>, his wife Larisa, and their three sons lived in Spokane, Washington. As of 2017, <mask> and his family reside near San Antonio, Texas. References

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<mask> (April 20, 1824March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to office as white conservatives took back power in the state at the end of the Reconstruction era. He was elected by the Georgia state legislature to two terms as U.S. Senator, serving from 1883 to 1894 and dying in office. He had served as a United States officer in the Mexican-American War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general. Early life

<mask> was born in Monroe, Georgia. His father, Walter T<mask>, became a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.The younger Colquitt graduated from Princeton College in 1844, studied law and passed his bar examination in 1846. He began practicing law in Monroe. During the Mexican–American War (1848-1849), Colquitt served as a paymaster in the United States Army at the rank of major. After the war, Colquitt was elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving one term from 1853 to 1855. He next was elected to and served in the Georgia state legislature. Colquitt was a delegate to The Georgia Secession Convention of 1861: he voted in favor of secession and signed Georgia's Ordinance of Secession on January 19, 1861. Colquitt was a presidential elector in 1860.Civil War

At the beginning of the civil war, Colquitt was appointed captain in the 6th Georgia Infantry. Eventually rising to colonel, he led his regiment in the Peninsula Campaign. At Seven Pines, he assumed brigade command after Brig. Gen Gabriel Rains was wounded, and led it through the Seven Days Battles. He led his brigade under Stonewall Jackson in the Battle of South Mountain, Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. Colquitt survived Antietam unscathed although nearly every other officer in the brigade was killed or wounded. After the battle, he was

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 immediately promoted to brigadier general, to rank from September 1.After Chancellorsville, some questions arose about Colquitt's performance during that battle, and he was transferred to North Carolina in exchange for Brig. Gen Junius Daniel's brigade. His brigade was transferred again in the summer of 1863 to protect Charleston, South Carolina. In February 1864, Colquitt marched his brigade south to help defend against the Union invasion of Florida, and was victorious in the Battle of Olustee. After this battle, Colquitt's brigade rejoined Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Late in the war the brigade returned to defend North Carolina, where Colquitt surrendered in 1865. Political life
After returning to political life and near the end of the Reconstruction era, Colquitt defeated Republican candidate Jonathan Norcross for governor of Georgia in 1876.He was one of a number of Democrats elected to office as white conservatives regained power in the state, in part by an overt effort by paramilitary insurgents to disrupt and suppress Republican voting, especially by freedmen. Around that time, several thousand "friends" asked for about 30 open government patronage jobs. Those who did not get one of the jobs tried to turn voters against Colquitt. There were rumors that Colquitt was involved in illegal dealings with the Northeastern Railroad. A legislative committee found the governor innocent. During this time he was a part of the Bourbon Triumvirate. Colquitt was reelected in 1880 to serve two years under the new state constitution, which reduced the term of governor from four years to two.Under his term, debt was reduced. In 1883, <mask> was elected by the state legislature as a Democrat to the US Senate from Georgia (this was the practice before an amendment for popular election of senators was ratified in the 20th century). He was re-elected to a second term in 1888. In 1892, Colquitt suffered a stroke and became partially paralyzed. He recovered enough to resume his duties as a


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<mask>'s brother, Col. Peyton H<mask>, was killed at age 31 at the Battle of Chickamauga. Colquitt was married twice: first to the former Dorothy Elizabeth Tarver (1829-1855), and after her death to her brother's widow, the former Sarah Bunn Tarver (1832-1898). He was the father of three children with his first wife and seven children with his second wife. See also

 List of signers of the Georgia Ordinance of Secession
 Confederate States of America, causes of secession, "Died of states' rights"
 List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)
 List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

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 Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. .
 Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. .
 Warner, Ezra J.Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . External links
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<mask> (born August 10, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, <mask> was also a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Live. Background
<mask> was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, but raised in Pembroke, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. <mask> worked in construction before a friend suggested he try jiu-jitsu. <mask> began training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, with UFC veteran and submission specialist <mask>. Mixed martial arts career

Early career
<mask> held an amateur record of 5-1 before starting his professional career in August 2008, winning his first fight by decision.Over the next three years he amassed a record of 7-1. The Ultimate Fighter
<mask> was one of 32 Lightweight fighters announced by the UFC to participate in first live season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. <mask> won his way into the house when he defeated Jordan Rinaldi by a guillotine choke submission in the first round. With that victory, he was chosen as the fourth pick by Team Faber. <mask> won his next match against Team Cruz's seventh pick, Chris Tickle. He defeated Tickle with a rear-naked choke submission near the end of the first round, gaining entry into the quarter-finals. For his quarter-final fight, <mask> was matched up with striking specialist James Vick.<mask> was unable to take Vick down in the fight and was outmatched on the feet. <mask> lost the fight by unanimous decision after the second round, thus eliminating him from the

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<mask> made his UFC debut against fellow cast member Jeremy Larsen on June 1, 2012, at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale. He won the fight via TKO due to a combination of a knee and punches in the first round. <mask> next faced Ramsey Nijem on December 8, 2012, at UFC on Fox 5. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> was expected to face Al Iaquinta on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.However, the bout was scrapped as both fighters sustained training injuries leading up to the fight. <mask> faced Cristiano Marcello on February 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 36. He won the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> faced Justin Salas on July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 45. <mask> won the bout via second-round TKO. <mask> faced Yancy Medeiros on December 12, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. He lost the fight via submission in the first round after being dropping with a spinning back kick to the body.<mask> faced Justin Edwards on June 6, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 68. He won the back-and-forth fight via submission with just seconds remaining in the final round, resulting in the latest submission win in the UFC Lightweight division. <mask> faced Magomed Mustafaev on December 12, 2015, at UFC 194. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. <mask> was expected to face Erik Koch on May 29, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 88. However, <mask> pulled out of the fight on April 21 citing injury and was replaced by Shane Campbell. <mask> faced Bryan Barberena on April 22, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 108.He lost the fight via TKO in the first round and was subsequently released from the

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<mask> (born April 5, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played the point guard position in the National Basketball Association from 1995 to 2008 and appeared in three NBA Finals. Known for his defense, <mask> was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2003. Following his playing career, <mask> served as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic for two years (2014-2016) after having worked two seasons at SMU (2012–14) as the director of player development under Larry Brown, his former coach. High school career
<mask> began his basketball career at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. He was McKinley High School's MVP for three straight seasons. College career
<mask> attended college at Michigan State University.He played varsity basketball at Michigan State under head coach Jud Heathcote. In his senior season, the Spartans earned a #3 seed to the 1995 NCAA Tournament, but they were upset in the first round by Weber State University. NBA career

Seattle SuperSonics
After college, <mask> was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 43rd overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft. He was immediately traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, where he played sparingly for the next two-and-one-half seasons. Philadelphia 76ers
On January 18, 1998, <mask> was acquired from Seattle by the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a second-round draft pick. At the time of the trade, <mask> was averaging just 4.4 minutes per game; Sixers head coach Larry Brown gave him a bigger role in Philadelphia. In his first full season in Philadelphia, he started every game he played in and averaged 35.8 minutes per game.As a pass-first, defensive-minded point guard, <mask> became a stalwart of the Brown-era 76ers teams. <mask>'s ability to guard opposing teams' shooting guards made him an ideal complement to Allen Iverson, a high-scoring but unusually small shooting guard. Despite missing thirty-two games early in the 2000–01 season due to injury, <mask> played a crucial role in helping the 76ers earn the top playoff seed in the

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 Eastern Conference and ultimately reach the 2001 NBA Finals, where they lost in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers. During the following season, Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant stated that nobody in the league defended him better than <mask>. In 2002–03, <mask> posted career highs in points per game (12.9), rebounds per game (3.7), minutes per game (37.9), field goal percentage (45.2%), and free throw percentage (85.8%). <mask>'s excellent free throw percentage was particularly noteworthy, as he had been a very poor foul shooter in college and early in his NBA career, averaging 52.1% from the stripe during his four seasons at Michigan State and 59.2% as a rookie. He also averaged 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 2002–03.Cleveland Cavaliers
On July 20, 2004, <mask> was traded to the Cavaliers in exchange for Kevin Ollie and Kedrick Brown. He was suspended without pay for a December 18, 2004 game against the Boston Celtics after a confrontation with Paul Silas, the coach of the Cavaliers. It was the only game that <mask> missed in his first three years with the Cavaliers. He had a season-high 16 points on January 22, 2005 against the Golden State Warriors and a season-high 13 assists on April 19, 2005 against the Boston Celtics (which is also his high assist total as a Cavalier). <mask> ranked fifth in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.56); he donated $20 for every one of his steals and assists during the 2004–05 season. <mask> played in and started all 82 games for the Cavaliers in the 2005-06 season, helping the Cavaliers return to the playoffs for the first time since 1998. He started all 13 playoff games for the Cavaliers.He scored 18 points in a Game 5 victory over the Washington Wizards during the first round of the playoffs before losing to the Detroit Pistons in 7 games in the semifinals. The following season, for the fifth and final time in his career, <mask> played in all 82 games. He had a season high 18 points on January 13, 2007 against the Los Angeles Clippers and a season-high 11 assists on January 20, 2007 against the Golden State Warriors. However, he gradually lost playing time

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 through the course of the season to Daniel Gibson, until he came off the bench on January 30, 2007, bringing an end to <mask>'s streak of starts that lasted for 127 games. The Cavaliers made the NBA Finals and lost to the San Antonio Spurs in a sweep that year. In his 13th NBA season, <mask> was named team co-captain, along with LeBron James. <mask> only played in 22 games that season.On March 11, 2008, it was announced that <mask> would miss four to six weeks due to arthritic-related symptoms in his left knee, ending his season. After the injury, <mask> conceded that he likely would not play in the NBA again. Unable to play, but still listed as an active player on the Cavaliers' roster, <mask> served on Head Coach Mike Brown's staff as an unofficial assistant coach for the 2008-09 season. On April 4, 2009, <mask> was given a "medically necessary" release and began working as an analyst for NBA TV. Achievements
During his playing career, <mask> reached the NBA Finals three times (and once with each of the teams on which he played): the SuperSonics in 1996, the 76ers in 2001, and the Cavaliers in 2007. All three appearances were losses. In Philadelphia and Cleveland, <mask> served as team co-captain along Allen Iverson and LeBron James, respectively.Coaching career
<mask> was hired as assistant coach for the Texas Legends in 2017 through NBA's Assistant Coaches Program (ACP) after his two-year spell as assistant coach for the Florida Atlantic University. Prior to that, <mask> had been the director of player development for the Southern Methodist University through 2012–2014. Personal life
<mask> is the younger brother of former linebacker <mask>, who also played at Michigan State University and played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He married his college girlfriend, Deshawn in 1998, the two divorced in 2010. The couple have three sons: Jarren, Darius, and <mask>.  On 14 July 2010 his daughter Ava Marie <mask> was born with Marisela Alvarado. With second wife Carrie he has sons Noah, Graceson, Brayden

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<mask> is an American and Canadian record producer, musician, film and TV composer, music director, music supervisor, and songwriter. He has produced records for Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lamont Dozier and America, and has composed music for Beverly Hills, 90210, Friday the 13th (films and television), Forever Knight, Hard Copy, and many more. <mask> rose to prominence early in his career by co-producing (with Matthew McCauley) Dan Hill's international hit record, "Sometimes When We Touch", in 1977. As an artist, he has written and produced music for a series of children's albums, including Disney: Lullaby Album: Instrumental Favorites For Baby, peaking at #6 on January 26, 2001, on Billboards Kid Album music chart; and Disney's Princess Lullaby Album, which peaked at No. 23 on October 25, 2002 (Billboard). He created the musical group <mask> and the Blue Sea Band, composing and producing albums such as Finding Nemo-Ocean Favorites, Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks, and others, primarily released on Disney/Pixar albums. Early life
<mask> was born (February 10, 1953) in Amityville, New York to Edward and <mask>, and is the youngest of three siblings.He began playing the drums at age six, the guitar at age eleven, and formed his first band at age thirteen, performing at junior high and high school dances. After seeing the Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, he was inspired to become a musician, singer, and songwriter. He attended Calhoun High School in Merrick, New York. In an interview with Spirit of Harmony,

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 <mask> said, "When my parents would tell their friends that I was leaving high school at 16 to make a life as a musician, they would all say 'we're so sorry,' as if I was terminally ill. In that day and age, it would have sounded better if I had gone off to join the circus". Career
At age 18, <mask> moved to Toronto, Canada in 1971. His brother Larry had moved there a year before and urged <mask> to come and see the creative possibilities.Mollin never looked back and in 1972, they formed Canada's first improvisational comedy group, Homemade Theatre. The four-man troupe consisted of <mask> (musician, composer, singer, and actor), Phil Savath, Barry Flatman, and his brother, Larry, who also performed for three years on their own CBC television series, Homemade Television. In 1975, Homemade Theatre was awarded a Canadian Gold Record for their novelty single, "Santa Jaws". Record producer
<mask> co-produced (with Matthew McCauley) Sometimes When We Touch, by Dan Hill, which became an international hit record in 1977. From 1977 through 1985 Mollin produced such artists as Jimmy Webb, America, and Randy Edelman. He also co-wrote and co-produced Stan Meissner's hit single "One Chance", which was covered by Eddie Money on his platinum album Can’t Hold Back. <mask> started a new career in 1985 as a TV and film composer, which became a full-time occupation until 1996 when he started to make the transition back to record production with the acclaimed album Ten Easy Pieces by Jimmy Webb.<mask> relocated to Nashville in 2001, where he went back to being a

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 full-time record producer for various artists and projects. In 2019, he started a new label, Melody Place, in partnership with Leigh Shockey, while continuing his freelance career. Duets producer
<mask> is known as a record producer with a long history of producing duets involving well-known and iconic artists. These include Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Vince Gill, Glen Campbell, Crosby and Nash, Art Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Amy Holland, David Pack, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Cole, Gregory Porter, Gloria Estefan, and Chris Cornell, among others. The albums by Jimmy Webb, Ten Easy Pieces, Just Across the River, and Still Within the Sound Of My Voice, have the most number of guest artist duet appearances. Other notable album examples with numerous duets are Johnny Mathis' Sending You A Little Christmas, Kris Kristofferson's The Austin Sessions, Barry Mann's Soul And Inspiration, Lamont Dozier's Reimagination, and Rita Wilson's AM/FM. Mollin's most well-known duet is the 2008 duet, Billboards #4 country single, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus.Film and television music composer
In 1987, <mask>'s work on Paramount's Friday the 13th series gave way to 16 uninterrupted years of composing for film and television. His most well-known TV series include Tri-Star's Forever Knight, Spelling's Beverly Hills, 90210, Paramount's Hard Copy, Columbia Pictures' The New Gidget and USA Network's TekWar. His feature film credits include Friday the 13th Part 7 - The New Blood and Friday the

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<mask> co-created the children's musical group Rugrats with Ronney Abramson and Ron Garant. The group's 1983 debut album, Rugrat Rock, was co-produced by Mollin; it won the Best Children's Album category at the Juno Awards of 1984. In 1985 they recorded a second album, The Rugrats Rock On. In the early 2000s, Mollin began arranging and producing a series of Disney Lullaby albums: Disney's Lullaby Album: Gentle Instrumental Favorites for Babies (2000), Disney's Lullaby Album (2002), Disney's Princess Lullaby Album (2002), Disney's Christmas Lullaby Album (2003), Disney's Lullaby & Goodnight (2004), and Disney's Lullaby Album, Vol.2 (all released on Walt Disney Records). In 2004, Mollin created <mask> and the Blue Sea Band, a loose aggregate of studio musicians and guest singers Chris Stapleton, Tom Hambridge, Tim Ruppert, Lari White, Kevin Montgomery, Gunnar Nelson, Johnny Neel, and Webb Wilder, among others, primarily heard on Disney/Pixar albums:

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 Lightnin' McQueen's Fast Tracks
2004 - Finding Nemo Ocean Favorites

Songwriter
As a songwriter, <mask> has written or co-written songs for Cher, Eddie Money, Burning Rome, Toronto, Shania Twain, Stan Meissner, and others. 2012 -	Barbra Streisand - Try To Win a Friend - additional production
2012 -	Disney's Songs And Story: Finding Nemo - composer, producer
2012 -	Johnny Mathis - The Complete Christmas Collection 1958-2010 - producer of "What a Wonderful World"
2011 -	J.D. Souther - Natural History - producer
2011 -	America - Back Pages - producer, guitar (12 string acoustic), synthesizer, percussion, vocals (background)
2011 - Tenille Townes - Real - producer
2011 -	Ronnie Hawkins - The Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins - producer, various tracks
2011 -	Johnny Mathis - The Ultimate Collection - multiple producers
2011 - Manny Pacquiao (featuring Dan Hill) - Sometimes When We Touch - co-producer
2010 - Jimmy Webb - Just Across the River - producer, guitar (electric), Harmonica, synthesizer, percussion, vocals (background)
2010 - Frank Hernandez - Since You've Gone - producer
2010 -	Johnny Mathis - Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville - producer, guitar (acoustic), sitar (electric), percussion, arranger
2010 - Lewis Moorman - Extended Play - producer
2010 - Jason Herndon - producer
2010 - Shannon Micol - No More Cinderella - producer
2010 - Steve Johannnesen - All the Right Reasons - producer
2010 -	Playhouse Disney: Let's Dance - composer, producer, "Rollin"
2010 -	Paul Quarrington -Are You Ready?- producer
2009 - 10th Concession - producer
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 -	Mater's Car Tunes - producer, songwriter, guitar
2009 - Los Lobos - Rolling Handy Manny Soundtrack - songwriter
2008 -	Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus - Ready Set Don’t Go - producer
2008 -	Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus - Ready Set Don’t Go - producer
2008 -	Disney Adventures In Bluegrass - producer, autoharp
2008 -	Disney Doubles: Cars - composer, primary artist
2008 -	Disneymania, Vol. 6 - executive producer
2008 -	Disney's Handy Manny - composer, producer
2008 -	Horror Tracks: The Scariest Horror-Soundtracks - composer, primary artist
2008 - Danny Kortchmar and Immediate Family - Honey Don't Leave L.A. - co-producer with Danny Kortchmar and Steve Postell
2008 -	Lilo and Stitch Hawaiian, Vol. 2 Disney - producer
2008 -	ABC's Love Affair - executive producer
2008 -	Sleepytime Lullabies (Nickelodeon) - producer, arranger
2007 -	A Disney Channel Holiday - 	producer, executive producer
2007 -	<mask> Christmas Lullaby - primary artist
2007 -	Disneymania 5 - executive producer
2007 -	Everlife - Everlife - producer, guitar, executive producer
2007 -	Disney Channel Family Holiday - producer, executive producer
2007 - Country Superstarz - various artists - producer
2007 -	Hallelujah Country - producer, arranger, guitar (acoustic), guitar (12 string acoustic), Banjo
2007 -	High School Musical: Hits Collection (box set) - executive producer
2007 -	High School Musical: The Concert - executive producer
2007 -	Billy Ray Cyrus - Home at Last - producer, guitar (12 string acoustic), synthesizer, vocals (background), organ (Hammond)
2007 -	The Cheetah


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 Girls - In Concert: The Party's Just Begun Tour - audio production, executive producer
2007 -	Jump In! - executive producer
2007 -	Jimmy Webb - Live and At Large - producer
2007 -	Pixar Buddy Songs -	(Disney) - producer, composer, primary artist
2007 - T-Squad - T-Squad - executive producer
2007 -	Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9 (Disney) - executive producer
2007 -	Ratatouille: What's Cooking? (Disney) - composer, primary artist, co-producer
2006 -	Cars: Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks (Disney) - producer, primary artist, composer
2006 -	Fred Mollin - More Music from Forever Knight - primary artist, arranger, producer
2006 -	Tennessee River Authority - Ramblin' Roads: A Bluegrass Collection producer
2006 - Jennifer Clarke - Just About Gone - producer
2006 -	America - Silent Letter/Alibi - co-producer, guitar (acoustic), percussion, vocals (background)
2005 -	Disney's Beach Party (Disney's Karaoke Series) - co-producer, vocals
2005 -	Disney's Beach Party (Disney) - producer, vocals, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), primary artist
2005 -	Fred Mollin - Disney's Lullaby Album, Vol. 2 - primary artist, producer, arranger, performer, musician
2005 -	Fred Mollin - Friday the 13th, Pts.(Disney) - producer, compilation producer, guitar (acoustic), autoharp
2003 -	Sounds of Wood and Steel, Vol. 1: Final Frontiers - composer, various tracks
1998 -	Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Dark Side - composer, various tracks
1998 - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: Uninvited - composer, various tracks
1997 -	Fantastic Television!! - composer, various tracks
1997


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 -	Michael McDonald & Amy Holland - Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - producer of "All I Know"
1997 - Deep Water Black (soundtrack) - producer
1997 -	Vampire Themes - composer, various tracks
1996 -	<mask> - Forever Knight (original TV soundtrack) - primary artist, producer, composer
1996 -	Jimmy Webb - Ten Easy Pieces - producer, guitar (acoustic), autoharp, vocals (background)
1995 -	Vineyard Sound, Vol. 2 - Last Boat Home - producer, composer, artist, musician
1994 - Super Scary Monster Party (various artists) - producer, composer, artist
1994 - The Essential Vampire Theme Collection - producer
1994 -	Dan Hill - Let Me Show You: Greatest Hits & More - co-producer, various tracks
1994 - One Life to Live: The Best of Love (original TV soundtrack) - producer
1993 - The Vineyard Sound,


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<mask> (July 1661 – 28 June 1681) was a French noblewoman and one of the many mistresses of Louis XIV. A lady-in-waiting to his sister-in-law Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine, the Duchess of Orléans, she caught the attention of the Sun King and began an affair with him in 1679. She died two years later, most probably as a result of complications arising from childbirth. Royal mistress
<mask> was born in 1661 at the Château de Cropières in Upper Auvergne. She came from a very old aristocratic family; her father was the Comte <mask>le, and the King's Lieutenant. Her family realized that her beauty was a great asset and raised enough money to send her to court with the aim of restoring the family fortunes. <mask> arrived at the court of Louis XIV in 1678 and became maid of honor to the Duchess of Orléans.At the time Louis XIV had appeared to be losing interest in his long time established mistress Marquise <mask> and turning to the governess of their children, <mask> Maintenon. Infatuated by the beauty of the young girl, the King suddenly abandoned both women, and the stand-off between the two was suddenly eclipsed by a new passion which appeared to threaten them both equally. Despite her physical charms, <mask> was said by the court to be "as stupid as a basket." The Duchess of Orleans wrote "[she is] a stupid little creature, but she [has] a very a good heart" but described her as "lovely as an angel, from head to foot". Louis XIV, however, suddenly felt young again. He wore diamonds, ribbons and feathers, and presented her with a pearl grey carriage with eight

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Marie Angélique de Scorailles
de Rousail
Marie
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 horses. During a hunt in the forest of Fontainebleau, her hair clung to a branch and she appeared before the king with her hair loosely tied in a ribbon, tumbling in curls to her shoulders.The king found this rustic style delightful, and the next day many courtiers adopted the new "fontange" hairstyle, except the Marquise <mask>, who thought it was in "bad taste". Two pet bears belonging to Montespan escaped from their menagerie and managed to find, and destroy, <mask>'s apartment in Versailles. This event made both women comical at court. Soon it appeared she was pregnant, further angering Montespan, who had thought their affair was a passing fancy, easily controlled and easily disposed of. She said to the Marquise <mask>on that the king had three mistresses: herself in name, this girl in bed and Maintenon in his heart. In January 1680, <mask> gave premature birth to a stillborn boy, and was said to have been "wounded in the service of the King." In April, Louis granted her the title Duchess of Fontanges and a pension of 80,000 livres, as was his usual habit on ending love affairs.Unwell after the birth, she retired to the Abbey of Chelles. Death
In 1681, <mask> suffered a high fever and was sent to the Abbey of Port-Royal, where, according to some sources, she gave birth prematurely to a stillborn girl in March. Realising she was going to die, she asked to see the king, who,  touched by her suffering, wept while at her deathbed. Fontanges is reported to have said, "having seen tears in the eyes of my King, I can die happy". This story was deemed untrue by many at

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 Versailles because according to them, the king had, in fact, already forgotten her. The duchess died on the night of 28 June 1681. She was not yet 20 years old.Louis XIV expressed the wish that there be no autopsy, however, at the request of her family, one was performed. The doctors found that her lungs were in appalling condition (with the right one in particular being full of "purulent matter") while her chest was flooded with fluid. All six doctors concurred that death was due to natural causes. Possible death by poisoning

As <mask> died during the Affair of the Poisons in France, poisoning was suspected. During interrogations, some of the accused had mentioned the name of Fontanges, and several other women of the court in connection to various schemes and plots. Marguerite Monvoisin, the daughter of sorceress La Voisin was the first to accuse accomplices of her late mother of poisoning the duchess. Monvoisin's lovers, Bertrand and Romani, were arrested in 1681 as suspects.Bertrand was accused of selling poisonous stuffs to Fontanges; while Romani was accused of delivering her gloves contaminated with poison. Françoise Filastre, a servant in the household of Fontanges was arrested, and when asked about what she knew about the duchess's death, under torture claimed that Montespan had hired her to murder Fontanges, so she could regain the love of the king. Before being executed, Filastre later recanted : "All I said is false. I did that for me to be free of pain and torment. I say all this because I do not want to kill the guilty conscience of a lie." Although


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 rumours of poisoning abounded, dubious evidence from various unreliable witnesses who either recanted or contradicted each other meant no charges were ever laid. Aftermath
Historian Antonia Fraser suggests that <mask> died from pleuro-pneumonia induced by tuberculosis.In view of the fact that she was known to have suffered from a persistent loss of blood after her miscarriage, another doctor suggested that when she lost her baby, a fragment of the placenta lodged in her uterus. An alternative suggestion is that she was killed by a rare form of cancer, which occasionally develops after a cyst on the placenta is expelled during pregnancy. The probability is that she died from complications arising from her earlier miscarriage. At court, several courtiers wrote about the duchess's death. According to Ernest Lavisse and Bernard Noël, "Two miscarriages caused her to lose favor with the king." The Duchess of Orleans claimed that it was certain the duchess was poisoned by Madame <mask>, and suspected that the poison was administered in her milk. Despite the medical findings, rumours persisted that the Duchess of Fontanges died from poisoning.In film
L'Affaire des poisons (1955) played by Christine Carère
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) played by Nicole Maurey

See also

 French royal mistresses
 1650–1700 in fashion

References

External links

 The Fontange

Fontanges, Angelique <mask>anges, Angelique <mask>anges, Angelique de
French ladies-in-waiting
French duchesses
French suo jure nobility
Deaths in childbirth
French maids of honour
17th-century French

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<mask>  (13 November 1937 – 3 October 2006) was a Fijian-born Indian Muslim community leader and lawyer in New Zealand. Upbringing and education

<mask> was born in Fiji on 13 November 1937. In 1967 he migrated to New Zealand to study law at the University of Auckland where he gained a LLB degree and undertook the Law Professional exams in 1972. He practised as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand for over 21 years and is remembered for “introducing the mens rea ingredient to the offence of overstaying”. Career

In 1969 <mask> and several Auckland based Indian Muslims from Fiji set up the Anjuman Himayat Al-Islami. <mask> provided leadership and legal advice. Following negotiations with other Muslims in Auckland Muslim community it was agreed to formally dissolve the Anjuman and merge it into the older New Zealand Muslim Association (NZMA).In January 1977, <mask> was appointed both president and legal advisor of the NZMA, whilst Avdo Musovich served as vice-president. M Hafiz Sidat and Maulana Ahmed Said Musa Patel served as the spiritual and religious advisors to the organisation. On 6 March 1977 the NZMA held its AGM in the 17 Vermont Street Islamic Centre in Ponsonby and <mask> was confirmed as Association president. He subsequently held the job for ten years. In February 1987 <mask> stood down from the post but was directly selected to be the Association Patron. He maintained this title until 1990. In November 1979, the Auckland City Council sanctioned plans for the first purpose built mosque in all New Zealand.<mask>, Said Alvi, Patel, Mazhar Krasniqi and Hajji Mohammed Hussein Sahib all mortgaged their private homes in order to ensure the Association had enough money to follow the project

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Abdul Rahim Rasheed
Abdul Rahim Rasheed
Rasheed
Rasheed
Rasheed
Rasheed
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texts: through. Elsewhere Muslims throughout New Zealand had initiated dialogue on the urgent necessity of creating a nationwide Islamic entity to represent all their collective communal aims, interests and objectives. In April 1979 the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) was established with <mask>’s friend and colleague from the NZMA, Mazhar Krasniqi, as the first president. Six months later in September 1979 <mask> was voted president. <mask> maintained this title until the FIANZ AGM of 6 April 1980, and was re-elected in April 1981 for two consecutive years. Under Rasheed the Federation devoted itself to the welfare of all Muslims, to efforts to educate the wider public about Islam as a faith and to the certification of Halal export meat. In May 1984 <mask> was part of a ten-man delegation  - alongside Dr Ashraf Choudhary, Mazhar Krasniqi, members of the New Zealand Meat Board and a representative of the Department of Trade and industry - to the UAE and Kuwait to resolve ongoing Halal issues.So FIANZ secured its first contract with the New Zealand Meat Producers Board in 1984 for $169,000. Today this contract generates annual income of over one million dollars. In January 1985 when the Federation sent a four-man delegation to attend the RISEAP AGM in Malaysia, <mask> was selected to participate. <mask> featured regularly in the New Zealand media and was one of the first Muslims to respond and interact proactively. In December 1980 he was first interviewed by New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, on the Auckland regional programme “Top Half” talking about the ongoing construction of the mosque in Ponsonby. He was also interviewed three years later on television in June 1983 for an item on Ramadan

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 in New Zealand. Overall <mask> featured prominently in various newspaper articles on Islam.In 1992 <mask> retired from many of this tasks owing to ill health, as well as from NZMA and FIANZ activities. He continued, hover, to participate in more modest community affairs and even furthered his own education. <mask> had strong feelings about improving Christian-Muslim relationships for instance and was a founder (and later the patron) of the Auckland-based Council of Christians and Muslims (CCM). During this time he studied with Dr Douglas Pratt at the prestigious University of Waikato and in 1996 became a Bachelor of Theology (University of Auckland). <mask> was interviewed by the New Zealand Herald for the occasion and articulated his belief that it was critical for Christians and Muslims to respect one another’s dogmas. When Dr Pratt published his prominent book “The Challenge of Islam: Encounters in Interfaith Dialogue” in 2005, he honoured <mask> by dedicating the monograph to his former student. The Federation of Islamic Associations hosted a WAMY-sponsored South Pacific Islamic Youth Da’wah Training Course at Ponsonby Mosque in April 1999.This week-long gathering was organised by <mask> and drew in over a hundred Muslim youth representing most of the South Pacific region. The Deputy Mayor of Auckland, the Reverend Dr Bruce Huckner, was the chief guest. Other interlocutors included Dr Hajji Mustapha Omari (from the Australian WAMY office) and Dr Pratt. In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, <mask> was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service. Death

On 3 October 2006 <mask> <mask> died in Auckland. A Commemorative Dinner was undertaken at the Auckland Chancery

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 Chambers on 1 December and this was attended by the Governor-General, several prominent government ministers (past and present), and many lawyers, judges, doctors, academics and other friends. A resolution was made to continue <mask>’s work in the creation of the Rasheed Memorial Da’wah Trust.Waikato University academic Douglas Pratt, who lectured Rasheed at Auckland University and described him as "both my student and my teacher", said he was a voice for tolerance. "His whole philosophy as a Muslim leader was to say, 'Here in this country are many religions and it behoves us to (a) be good citizens, and (b) lead our religious lives in such a way that we can be good neighbours and live in dialogue.' "To that extent he was a unique voice," Pratt said. Literature

Anne Elder, “Muslim locals strengthen faith”, Star Weekender, 24 July 1982, p. 10. Arif <mask>, “Remembering a great humanitarian – <mask> <mask> QSO”, NZ Lawyer, 15 December 2006, page 4. Sue Norton, “Muslim devotes life to inter-faith understanding”, The New Zealand Herald, 11 May 1996, p. 20 . Simon Collins, “Lawyer's voice for tolerance lives on”, The New Zealand Herald, 19 March 2007, p. A8.Drury, <mask>, Islam in New Zealand: The First Mosque (Christchurch, 2007)
FIANZ Annual Report 2012 (Wellington – 2012). RASHEED, The New Zealand Herald, 4 October 2006, p. D7. Trickett, Peter. “Minarets in Ponsonby”, The New Zealand Herald, 21 April 1979, pp. 18–19. References

1937 births
2006 deaths
New Zealand lawyers
Fijian lawyers
University of Auckland alumni
New Zealand community activists
Muslim activists
Fijian Muslims
New Zealand Muslims
Fijian emigrants to New Zealand
New Zealand Muslim activists
Companions of the Queen's Service Order
20th-century

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<mask> (born February 13, 1967 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American fashion designer, fashion commentator, former Project Runway contestant, educator and author. Early life and education
<mask> was born in Missouri on February 13, 1967 to a Greek-American father and a Panamanian mother. Though born in St. Louis, Missouri, he spent his early childhood in Caracas, Venezuela. <mask> and his family moved back to the United States when he was 10, and he finished elementary and high school in San Francisco, California. He began college at UCLA, studying Political Science and International Relations, but after graduation, turned his interest to fashion design and pursued additional work at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles. He completed the Advanced Fashion Design Program at FIDM in 1993. Fashion lines
After graduating from FIDM, <mask> worked for a variety of companies in Los Angeles before launching his own high-end label, NIKOLAKI, with partner David Paul in 2001.NIKOLAKI dresses and red carpet gowns designed by Verreos and Paul have been worn by a number of notable celebrities, including actress/singers Beyoncé, Katy Perry, and Carrie Underwood, Project Runway host/supermodel Heidi Klum, Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin (who wore a NIKOLAKI gown to the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008), Desperate Housewives cast members Eva Longoria and Brenda Strong, actress/comedian Kathy Griffin, Dancing with the Stars co-host Samantha Harris and judge Carrie Ann Inaba, and former Miss USA and TV Guide Network Fashion Wrap host Ali Landry. In 2013, Verreos launched a second label, NV Nick Verreos. The collections in this line are created with the philosophy that every woman deserves a red carpet moment. While initially available exclusively through EVINE in

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 the United States, NV <mask>os is now also available through QVC (UK), QVC (Italy) and The Shopping Channel in Canada. Fashion expert / educator

<mask> began teaching at FIDM in 2003 and has been associated with the school ever since. As of September 2016, he continues to serve as a FIDM instructor and spokesperson. After his Project Runway appearances (see below), Verreos began to appear on screen as a "red carpet" fashion commentator.In February 2008, he hosted three fashion segments on E! Countdown to the Academy Awards, and covered the red carpet arrivals on SOAPnet.com for the Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2008 and Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2008. <mask> was also one of the regular panel members on TV Guide Network's Fashion Wrap, which covered the Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, Emmy Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2012 and 2013. In January 2008, Verreos appeared on an episode of the CW show Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants to help the mothers and daughters with their pageant gowns and choose which team had the best outfits. In 2009 (four years after winning the My Scene Barbie Challenge on Project Runway), Verreos mentored a group of FIDM students as they, and he, at Mattel's request, created one-of-a-kind designs for the FIDM Barbie 50th Anniversary Collection. In 2011, Verreos participated in a mock-reality TV-themed advertising campaign for Virgin Mobile, portraying a stylist to a fictional celebrity couple: SPARAH. Verreos has also launched Fashion School with <mask> on YouTube.The channel is an online Fashion 101, and features short lessons on subjects like Fabric 101, Sequins 101, Fundamentals of Fashion Forms, Straight Grain vs. Cross Grain, etc. In August 2016, <mask> published a fashion text entitled A Passion for Fashion: Achieving Your Fashion Dreams One

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 Thread at a Time. The book was written with partner David Paul, and Project Runway mentor and New York Times bestselling author Tim Gunn wrote the foreword. The Los Angeles book launch and signing were held on August 23, 2016 and covered by KTLA's Gayle Anderson. The New York book launch and signing were held on September 9, 2016 in the Barnes & Noble at FIT. As the title suggests, the text is meant for anyone, young or old, who is interested in pursuing a career in the fashion industry. In August 2018, <mask> and partner David Paul were named Co-Chairs of the FIDM Fashion Design Program.Project Runway franchise

In June 2005, <mask> participated in the second season of Project Runway, a reality television program in which fashion designers compete against each other for a design mentorship with Banana Republic, seed money to start their own line, and other prizes. <mask> finished in fifth place in the competition. He won the "All Dolled Up" challenge in the third episode in which designers had to design a dress for the My Scene Barbie collection. The doll was later marketed in limited release to the public and quickly sold out in stores. He was judged one of the top three designers during the "Social Scene" challenge in the fifth episode. However, he ranked among the bottom two or three in three additional challenges: "Window Shopping" (episode six), "Flower Power" (episode nine), and "Makeover" (episode ten). He was eliminated after the Makeover Challenge in which he was charged with designing a fashion makeover for fellow contestant Daniel Vosovic when he failed to add pockets to the pants, a move the judges thought made his fellow contestant appear too feminine.Season 2 of Project Runway aired on Bravo from December 2005 through March 2006. In the Winter of 2007, <mask> was a guest mentor

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 on Project Runway Canada where the designers had to create two resort wear outfits. He appeared in an April 2008 episode of the Karma Air show Fashion 411 with Barbra Horowitz to share some of the behind the scenes experiences on Project Runway, as well as the events and projects with which he was then involved. After being a contestant in Season 2, <mask> appeared as an audition judge, guest judge and guest commentator on various seasons of Project Runway and its various spin-offs. In 2013, <mask> and fellow Project Runway alums Mondo Guerra and Anya Ayoung-Chee were invited to serve as mentors for the pilot season of Project Runway: Under the Gunn. Hosted by Tim Gunn, Under the Gunn followed the mentors as they were handed the task of managing, coaching, and directing 15 competing designers. At the end of a very competitive season, judges Heidi Klum and Neil Patrick Harris declared designer Oscar Garcia-Lopez and <mask>, his mentor, to be the season winners.After being a contestant in Season 2, <mask> appeared as an audition judge, guest judge and guest commentator on various seasons of Project Runway and its various spin-offs. In September 2016, <mask> began his 13th season of blogging on Lifetime's official Project Runway website. Now that Project Runway is back on Bravo (American TV channel), <mask> is serving as a consulting producer on the show. LGBTQ advocacy

<mask> has made a personal commitment to supporting LGBTQ civil rights, and supports non-profit organizations such as The Human Rights Campaign, The Trevor Project and GLAAD. <mask>'s public contributions to the LGBTQ cause include a number of personal appearances. He emceed a fundraising event for GenderPAC in 2008. In February 2009, he participated in The Trevor Project's Oscar Night celebration, which raised more than $11,000

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 for the organization.In Spring 2009, <mask> was invited to be photographed in one of the early photo shoots for Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley's NOH8 Campaign, and can be seen in the "behind the scenes" video. In Fall 2009, he and swimwear from his Nikolaki collection made an appearance on the catwalk at the EQCA Equality Awards gala. Personal life and family

Verreos and partner David Paul live in the Los Angeles area with their dog Benny. <mask>'s father was a U.S. State Department diplomat in Panama, and met Verreos's mother there. His mother's great uncle, Arnulfo Arias, served as the president of Panama on three occasions (1940–41, 1949–51, and ten days in October 1968). Verreos's sister Rita Verreos appeared in Survivor: Fiji, which aired in Spring 2007. For the 2008 holiday season, Verreos, along with LL Cool J, Vanessa Hudgens and Ty Pennington (among others), participated in the Sears "Grant A Wish" campaign.Each celebrity was asked to share a personal "American Wishtory" about a gift that helped them become who they are today. <mask> described how his mother's gift of a sewing machine inspired him to think beyond fashion illustration, and to think about what it would be like to design and create fashion. Trivia
Lauren Conrad was one of his students at FIDM, and he appeared briefly on her show The Hills. Publications

References

External links
<mask>'s Personal Blog

American fashion designers
California people in fashion
LGBT fashion designers
1967 births
Living people
Artists from Los Angeles
American people of Greek descent
American people of Panamanian descent
American people of Venezuelan descent
LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people
LGBT people from Missouri
Project Runway (American series) participants
Project Runway (American series) Mentors
University of California, Los

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is a Japanese bodybuilder and professional wrestler better known by his ring name . He is currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a former AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a former four-time World Tag Team Champion with Bodyguard. Obayashi began his career in Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW), where he is a former Osaka Pro Wrestling Champion and three-time Osaka Tag Team Champion, winning the championship once with Gaina and twice with longtime rival and partner The Bodyguard. Outside of OPW, he is a former NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion, NWA United National Heavyweight Champion and winner of the 2012 Furinkazan Tournament with James Raideen in the Zero1 promotion, and a former Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Obayashi is of Korean descent. His Korean name is Kim Bon-u (金 繁優, 김본우), but he used the tsūmei  until he legally changed his name to Kensho Obayashi when he was naturalized in 2011. Professional wrestling career

Osaka Pro Wrestling (2006–2009; 2010–2013; 2021–present)

Early years (2006–2009)
In the run up to the 2006 Tennozan Finals, a brief video hyped up the debut of a mysterious new wrestler.That man was revealed to be <mask>, who would make his first appearance at that show, first bending a frying pan in a show of strength and then aligning himself with Gaina & Condor, taking out the OPW Seikigun. Soon after joining forces, the group dubbed themselves "Bad Force". Nicknamed "God of Destroy", <mask> went undefeated for several months after his debut. He teamed up with Gaina to win the Osaka Pro Tag Title shortly afterwards, but they would lose them at Hurricane 2007 to Hideyoshi & Masamune in a three-way match also featuring Tsubasa and Flash Moon. <mask> started to break out as a singles wrestler in late 2007, reaching

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