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<mask> did not have a particularly successful season with the ball in 1980–81, obtaining 22 wickets at 40.However he did make a first class century, 108 against Tasmania. He also took 4–59 in the same game. He scored 70 in a McDonald's Cup game against WA. At the end of the summer, <mask> was picked on the 1981 tour of England. He was selected over Bruce Yardley who had more wickets for a lesser average and had been playing tests for Australia; Bob Holland and Peter Sleep also had better figures than <mask>. According to one report "the Victorian [<mask>] was not everybody's choice to make the tour. He has been to England twice before, with little success, and apart from a fruitful series on the Pakistan wickets last year has only a moderate Test record."1981 Tour of England
<mask> began the tour poorly, struggling the Sri Lankan leg of the tour, and in early games. However 3 wickets against Glamorgan improved his confidence. <mask> was picked for the first test but ended up being relegated to 12th man as Australia went for an all pace attack. An injury to Rodney Hogg saw him picked in the second test. He had only taken ten wickets but many of the tour games had been shortened by rain and his experience got him preferred to Graeme Beard. <mask> played well, taking 1–31 and 3–67 as well as scoring 33 (which would be his highest official test score). The game ended in a draw.5–57 against Northamptonshire helped <mask> keep his spot for the third test. This was the famous "miracle match" at

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 Headingley. <mask> was not used at all in England's first innings and only bowled four overs in the second innings, despite Ian Botham's famous counter-attacking knock which helped England win the game after following on. <mask> was the last man dismissed. Hughes later admitted not bowling <mask> more in England's second innings was a big mistake. <mask> played in the 4th test, scoring 27 runs as a nightwatchman and taking 2–20 and 5–68 with the ball. He bowled "with a clever variation of flight and pace" and put Australia in a winning position, requiring only 151 to win.However Australia collapsed and lost. He had less success in the 5th test, taking 0–30 and 1–68 or the 6th, taking 0–41 and 0–50. <mask> took 40 wickets on tour at an average of 26.4. 1981–82 season
<mask> was considered a favorite to maintain his place in the Australian side at the beginning of the 1981–82 summer. However he lost his place to Bruce Yardley, who went on to have a magnificent season. He was picked in a 13-man test squad to play the West Indies but did not make the final 12. He was kept in the squad for the second test but did not play either.However he was picked to play on the 1982 tour of New Zealand, in support of Yardley. <mask> took 20 wickets over the summer at 37.1. 1982 Tour of New Zealand
<mask> was left out of the test side. He did not bowl particularly impressively in the tour games, only taking two first class wickets in total. There was a possibility <mask> would come in as spinner for the third test but it did not happen. 1982 Tour of Pakistan
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 picked on the 1982 tour of Pakistan, where <mask> had enjoyed success before. Captain Kim Hughes said "the spinning combination of <mask> and Bruce Yardley, the left- and right-arm orthodox bowlers, gives us a better balance [than on the 1980 tour] and makes me optimistic of winning the series."<mask> took four wickets in a tour game and was picked for the first test against Pakistan, playing in tandem with Yardley. He made 3–96 and 0–14. <mask> kept his spot for the second test but suffered badly at the hands of Pakistan batsmen, going for 0–107, as well as scoring a pair. He was dropped for the third test in favor of Terry Alderman. <mask> took 12 wickets at 30 on the tour, but his performance was generally considered disappointing. 1982–83 season
<mask> was unable to force his way back into the Australian side during 1982–83. He began the season poorly and was even dropped from the Victorian side for a one-day game.However, by the end of the season he had taken 31 first class wickets at 38.67 and was given the job of captaining Victoria for the first time against Sri Lanka. 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons
Victoria had won two wooden spoons in a row and Graham Yallop was axed as captain at the end of the 1982–83 season. <mask> was appointed in his stead at the beginning of the 1983–84 season. He later said this may have affected his bowling. "When I became captain of Victoria, we didn’t have a great side, we never had a lot of runs to play with, and the MCG wicket being what it was with no bounce, and with that being my home ground we played five games

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 there every year, the mentality may have gone a bit too defensive." He struggled in 83–84 taking 20 wickets at 54.3. The Australian selectors tried several other spinners during this time – Greg Matthews, Murray Bennett and Tom Hogan.He had a very strong domestic summer in 1984–85, taking 40 wickets at 30.45, making him one of the best performing spinners. However the Australian selectors went with Matthew, Bennett and Bob Holland for the tests and the 1985 tour of England. <mask>'s name was linked with early reports of the rebel cricket sides to tour South Africa. <mask> said he had not been approached but would consider any offer. In the end it was Trevor Hohns and Tom Hogan who toured. This season was his last for Footscray. For the next two summers he would play club cricket for North Melbourne-Geelong.Test recall

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Australia's spin bowlers, Holland, Matthews and Bennett, did not have a particularly strong tour of England, and Australia were beaten badly in the first home test of the summer, against New Zealand. <mask> was picked in the Australian side for the second test against New Zealand at the spin-friendly SCG, replacing an unfit Geoff Lawson as a third spin option (alongside Bob Holland and Greg Matthews). <mask> had not been expected to play – most observers thought Murray Bennett, who was in strong form and had toured England in 1985 would get the nod. According to one report, "<mask> has played in 16 Tests after making his debut... His gritty outlook and stubborn tactics has not always endeared him, particularly as the

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texts: Victorian leader. But his determined, sometimes abrasive stance, is what is needed to counter the exultant New Zealanders." <mask> ended up having an excellent game, taking 2–87 and 3–39 and helping Australia win the match. Alan Border praised the contribution to the side made by the return of veterans <mask> and David Hookes."Now there's a lot more experience in the side with Hookes and <mask>," he said. "It's a lot easier on me. With the side in England and even in the first Test against New Zealand there was basically only me that would say anything of a stern nature or a congratulatory nature. But we've got Hookesy now walk ing around and really giving Craig McDcrmott a big rocket or a positive word. The way <mask> and David keep an eye on things, it's not just me any more. The feeling over the past few weeks has been great but now there's a greater commitment." <mask> was picked in the 12 for the third test but did not play, with Australia picking a third pace bowler.He was preferred to Bob Holland for the first test against India, taking 1–80. <mask> took 6–74 against NSW in a Shield game which ensured his retention for the second test against India. He took 0–76 but scored 28 runs in the first innings. He kept his place for the third test, and even though it was at the spin friendly SCG, was badly mauled by the Indian batsmen, taking 0–121. (In <mask>'s defence, other Australian spinners also fared poorly – and <mask> had to deal with an inexperienced wicketkeeper in Wayne Phillips.) That summer, <mask> became Victoria's most capped player

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 with 100 games, overtaking Bill Lawry's record of 99. He ultimately took 27 wickets at 37.92.Despite his poor results against India, <mask> was picked as spinner and vice captain on the New Zealand tour. He was also made captain of Australia for a short one day international tour of the United Arab Emirates. And he was picked in the 13-man Australian one day squad for the finals. However he did not play any games. 1985–86 Tour of New Zealand: Australian vice captain
As well as being vice captain, <mask> was one of the selectors of the Australian tour party (along with Alan Border and David Boon). Border and <mask> were the only members of the squad who had toured New Zealand before. <mask> began the tour well with 5–42 against Northern Districts.He was 12th man for the first test as Border felt the pitch was more suited to a seamer. He played the second test making 0–51. His batting was useful helping Australia escape with a draw. <mask> led Australia for the first time in a one-day game against Nelson. He captained Australia in a three-day game against Central Districts, which ended in a draw. He was kept on for the third test making 2–58 and 0–29. He was left out of the team for the first one-day internationals.Australia lost, Alan Border threatened to resign, and <mask>, as vice captain, chaired a meeting of the players which resulting in them reiterating support for their captain. <mask> was back in the team for the third game, taking 0–31 and at the crease when Australia won a thrilling victory. <mask> was so over joyed he smashed the stumps.

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 Australia won the fourth game which <mask> played but did not bowl in. He took 9 first class wickets at 33 for the tour. Coach Bob Simpson said the team were "most fortunate" to have <mask> as vice captain on tour since his "attitude and application have been an inspiration to the whole touring party." 1986 Tour of Sharjah: Australian captain
The tour of the UAE followed, where <mask> captained the side.Australia only played one game, against Pakistan. Australia made 7–202, which Pakistan reached in 49 overs for the loss of two wickets. <mask> took 1–28. 1986 Tour of India: The second tied Test
<mask> was still chosen on the tour of India, as the second spinner alongside Greg Matthews. He ended up playing all three tests. <mask> began the tour badly taking 0–55 and 0–61 in a tour game. He took four wickets in 3 matches at an average of 245 and was considered likely to be made 12th man for the first test.However Border decided to go with two spinners, <mask> and Matthews. "Touring India is not how it is now," recalled <mask>. "I was crook for the match. The gut; why would you eat a pizza in India? The night before the game I did the right thing and had an early night instead of having a few extra beers with (Bruce) Reid, (David) Boon, Border, (Geoff) Marsh, etcetera, who liked a couple. I thought ‘no, I’ll have an early night and be ready for tomorrow’, but the room service pizza wasn’t what it was supposed to be. Fortunately we won the toss and batted, as I would have been struggling to bowl that next day."<mask> was nightwatchman. He ended up

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1986–88: Final years
In the 1986–87 summer, <mask> was omitted for the first two tests against England, as Australia elected to go with one spinner, Matthews. <mask> took seven wickets for Victoria against South Australia. He was recalled to the Australian team for the 3rd test of the 1986–87 Ashes. However he was made 12th man in favour of Peter Sleep. He was dropped from the squad for the fourth test. Australia dropped Greg Matthews for the fifth test but tried a new spinner, Peter Taylor, instead of <mask>.<mask> was injured towards the end of the 1986–87 season. He led the Victorian team to the Sheffield Shield final, but they lost to Western Australia. His shoulder injury called him to step down as Victorian captain at the end of the summer. He had a solid season, with 29 wickets at 31.41. Later playing career
<mask> was dropped from the Victoria side at the beginning of the 1987–88 summer. He was recalled but retired shortly afterwards. In 1987 he was appointed captain and coach of Richmond Club, who he ended up playing for until 1995–96.Under <mask> the Club won a First Eleven Premiership in 1989 – 90, a Club Championship in 1987 – 88 and the Second Eleven won

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 Premierships in 1987 – 88, 1988 – 89 and 1990 – 91. Summary
Australia only won two of <mask>'s 25 Tests, and in Australia he averaged 68. He averaged 89 in draws, 50 in the first innings, 182 when Australia lost the toss and were put in (when he took a wicket every 83 overs). And in 19 of his 39 innings, he failed to take a wicket at all. Despite a relatively modest international career, <mask> was a stalwart at Australian domestic level for Victoria. He ended his first-class career with 471 wickets at an average of 32.08 and scored two centuries. Post retirement career
Since retiring from playing professionally after the 1987–1988 season, <mask> has served as a selector for the Victorian state team, as well as Under 17 and 19 teams.He has taken on a number of coaching roles. His son, <mask>, plays baseball for Australia. In December 1990 he went for 1–109 in an Australian XI vs World XI game to raise funds for a school. <mask> became a Victoria selector in April 2002. <mask> has recently taken up the senior assistant coaching role with the Vermont South Cricket Club in the Box Hill Reporter league where his son Matt opens the bowling and batting in the 1st XI. <mask> can usually be found in the newly constructed social rooms enjoying a quiet drink and entertaining many with tales of yesteryear. He was cricket adviser on the mini series Howzat!Kerry Packer's War. Personal life
<mask> was married twice. He met his English-born second wife, Jacquie, on the 1977 tour of England and has two sons. Career highlights

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Last Test: vs India, Mumbai, 1986–1987
<mask>'s best Test batting score of 33 was made against England, Lord's, 1981
His best Test bowling figures of 7 for 87 came against Pakistan, Karachi, 1979–1980

One-day internationals
ODI Debut: vs New Zealand, Dunedin, 1973–1974
Last ODI: vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 1985–1986
<mask>'s best ODI batting score of 19 not out was made against West Indies, Melbourne, 1979–1980
His best ODI bowling figures of 1 for 28 came against Pakistan, Sharjah, 1985–1986
He captained Australia in one ODI, a loss

References

External links

HowSTAT! statistical profile on <mask>
Tribute to <mask>

1954 births
Living people
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Australia Test cricketers
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Charles-<mask> (February 9, 1893 – October 14, 1981) was a French individualist anarchist, pacifist, freethinker and naturist activist and writer. Life and works
<mask> was born on February 9, 1893, in the Nièvre department of France. He collaborated in the anarchist publication Ce qu'il faut dire led by Sébastien Faure. After briefly joining the French Communist Party shortly after the ongoing October Revolution he joined the anti-militarist organization "Ligue Internationale des Réfractaires à la guerre". During the time of the Spanish Civil War he joined the "Solidarité Internationale Antifasciste". He was an important personality in the foundation of the francophone Anarchist Federation. The new base principles of the francophone Anarchist Federation were written by <mask> and Maurice Joyeux which established an organization with a plurality of tendencies and autonomy of federated groups organized around synthesist principles.He also participated in the refoundation of the francophone Anarchist Federation in 1953. Around 1967, <mask>, alongside Maurice Joyeux and Guy Bodson on the

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 francophone Anarchist Federation´s journal Le Monde libertaire, had an exchange of criticism with the members of Situationist International including Guy Debord. He was a prolific author mainly on the topics of anarchism, freethinking, pacifism and Anarcho-naturism. His views on anarchism were based around his concept of "Social Individualism" on which he wrote extensively. He defended an anarchist perspective which was based on "a collectivism of things and an individualism of persons." He died on October 14, 1981 in Paris. See also
 List of peace activists

Writings
L'Anarchisme et le réel.Essai d'un rationalisme libertaire, illust. d'Aline Aurouet, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1963, 185 p. [CCFR, CDA, CIRA-L, CP, IFHS, IIHS] [PDF 520 Ko]
L'Anarchisme et l'évolution, éd. du gr. Maurice-Joyeux (FA), Paris, 1996, 31 p. [aCCFR]
Les Artisans de l'avenir, éd. du gr. Maurice-Joyeux (FA), Paris, 1998, 15 p. [aCCFR]
Attaqués par un loup (conte), illust. par R. Marmottin, Les Editions de l'âme française, Paris, 1946, 12 p. [CCFR]
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 d'Epinal, dessin hors texte de Germain Delatousche, Les Cahiers critiques et satiriques, n° 1 [pas d'autres numéros à notre connaissance], Paris, 1923, n.p.[56] [CCFR, CIRA-L, CIRA-M, CP, IFHS, IIHS]
Carré d'as et oraisons, éd. Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1976, 20 p. [CCFR, CDA, IFHS, IIHS]
La Croyance en Dieu [aCCFR]
Le Démocrate devant l'autorité, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1949, 93 p. [CCFR, CDA, CIRA-M, CP, IFHS, IIHS] [PDF 296 Ko]
Destins (poèmes), illust. d'Aline Aurouet, éd. Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1961, 102 p. [CCFR, CIRA-M, IFHS, IIHS]
Deux conférences : Polyandrie et prostitution; L'Esprit libertaire, Contre-Courant n° 18, Paris, 1955, 46-XII p. [aCCFR, IFHS]
Dieu et mon Roy, le pape contre Maurras, éd. de l'Epi, Paris, 1929, 62 p. [CCFR, CDA]
Du soleil sur la route, poèmes satiriques, Les Cahiers critiques et satiriques, Paris, 1924, 73 p. [CCFR]
Eloge de l'égoïsme, La Propagande par la brochure, Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (Ille-et-Vilaine), 2000, n.p. [aCCFR, aIIHS, CIRA-L]
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 Paris, 1951, n.p. [aCCFR, CP] – gr. Maurice-Joyeux (FA), Paris, 1996, 20 p. [aCCFR]
Félix de la forêt, illust. d'Aline Aurouet, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1959, 116 p. [CCFR, CDA, CIRA-M, CP, IFHS, IIHS]
La Femme et la sexualité, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1956, 288 p. [CCFR, IFHS, IIHS]
Grappilles sur un fond d'individualisme social. Opinions et commentaires, illust. d'Aline Aurouet, éd.Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1984, 103 p. [CCFR, CP, IFHS]
L'Homme devant l'Eglise, cinq conférences polémiques sur l'Eglise et l'évolution, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1931, 212 p. [CCFR, CDA, CIRA-L, CIRA-M, CP, IFHS, IIHS]
L'Homme et la liberté, Les Cahiers francs, n° 4, Paris, 1955, 204 p. [CCFR, CDA, CP, IFHS, IIHS] [PDF 500 Ko]
L'Homme et la propriété, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1959, 94 p. [CCFR, CDA, CIRA-L, IFHS, IIHS] [PDF 364 Ko]
L'Homme et la race, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1951, 91 p. [CCFR, CDA, CIRA-M, CP, IFHS, IIHS] [L'IFHS signale une autre édition : Lib. Claudian, Paris, 1951, 94 p.]
Immanences (poetry), Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1970, 92 p. [CCFR, CDA]
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Intermittences, introd. de H. de Madaillan, La Goëlette, Paris, 1953, 117 p. [CCFR, CIRA-M, IFHS, IIHS]
Les Majordomes du ciel, la congrégation et les droits de l'enfant, éd. de l'Epi, coll.Les Cahiers satiriques, n° 1, Paris, 1928, 63 p. [CCFR, CDA, CP]
Marginales [« Soixante-cinq années de poésie »], illust. d'Aline Aurouet, introd. (posthume) de Henry de Madaillan, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1979, 316 p. [CCFR, CP]
Miroir d'hommes. Notes à l'envers sous un angle d'individualisme social, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1972, 218 p. [CCFR, CDA, CP, IFHS, IIHS]
Nudisme (pourquoi, comment), postf. de M.K. de Mongeot, 28 photographies, éd. de Vivre, coll.de la Libre Culture, 1930, 188 p. [CCFR, CP, IFHS, IIHS]
Octogenèses (et) Florales (poésies), illust. d'Aline Aurouet, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1977, 82 p. [CCFR, CP]
L'Œuvre de l'homme et son immoralité, éd. de l'Epi, Paris, 1927, 178 p. [CCFR, CDA, IIHS]
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 Aurouet, musique de Germaine Bontemps, éd. Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1962, 51 p. [aCCFR, IFHS, IIHS]
Peut-on croire encore au progrès ? Controverse, n° 1, Paris, 1932, 64 p. [aCCFR, IFHS]
Polyandrie et prostitution [aCCFR]
Pro amicis, notes biographiques et correctives, préf. d'Aline Aurouet, Les Cahiers francs, Paris, 1974, 57 p. [CCFR, CDA, IIHS]
Les Serfs du Vatican.L'Eglise contre le peuple. De Marc Sangnier au Père Philippe, éd. de l'Epi, coll. Les Cahiers satiriques, n° 2, Paris, 1929, 63 p. [CCFR, CP]
Synthèse d'un anarchisme évolutif, Paris, 1952, 5 p. [aCCFR, IFHS, IIHS]
Ton cœur et ta chair. L'amour et le mariage à travers les âges, dessins de Germain Delat
Presles, 1926, 223 p. [CCFR, CP, IIHS]

See also
André Arru

References

External links
L'Esprit Libertaire by Charles-Auguste Bontemps digital online version in French
Synthese d'un Anarchisme Evolutif by Charles-Auguste Bontemps digital online version in French
ELOGE DE L'EGOÏSME par Charles-Auguste <mask> in French
"Un critérium libertaire de la révolution" by Charles-Auguste <mask> in French
"Le progrès dans la

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1893 births
1981 deaths
20th-century atheists
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Anarcho-pacifists
Egoist anarchists
Freethought writers
French anarchists
French atheism activists
French pacifists
Individualist anarchists
Non-interventionism
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<mask> (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 films with them, making <mask> the most frequent supporting actor in the comedy duo's productions. Life and career
<mask> was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade; however, as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York City and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced <mask> to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, <mask> was working for Hal Roach.Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe. As an actor, <mask> worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but he is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, <mask> (billed as "Charley" <mask> in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford. <mask> almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. <mask> continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and

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 features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on television, and appearing briefly in <mask>'s final American film, Limelight (1952).In 1956 he played his final roles, firstly in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", and finally in a Joe McDoakes short, So You Want to Play the Piano. Death and legacy
 <mask> died in North Hollywood, California on 7 December 1959 and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in the Erdington suburb of Birmingham is named The Charlie Hall in tribute to him. Selected filmography

Cruise of the Jasper B (1926) - Mover (uncredited)
College (1927) - Coxswain (uncredited)
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928) - Landlord (uncredited)
Coney Island (1928) - Brawler (uncredited)
Crooks Can't Win (1928) - 'Bull' Savage
Lady Be Good (1928) - Backstage Actor in Blackface (uncredited)
The Butter and Egg Man (1928) - Pickpocket (uncredited)
Two Tars - (1928) - Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Captain Swagger (1928) - Messenger (uncredited)
Must We Marry? (1928)
Why Bring That Up? (1929) - Tough
They Go Boom (1929) - Landlord (uncredited)
Let's Go Native (1930) - Mover (uncredited)
Men of the North (1930) - Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Noche de duendes (1930) - Un pasajero (uncredited)
Los calaveras (1931) - The Landlord
Politiquerías (1931) - Elevator Operator
Sweepstakes (1931) - Little Cook (uncredited)
Laughing Gravy (1931) - Landlord
Come Clean (1931) - Ice Cream vendor (uncredited)
Pardon Us (1931) - Dental Assistant (uncredited)
Bad Company (1931) - Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Delicious (1931) - Policeman (uncredited)
The Music Box (1932) - Postman (uncredited)
Law and Order (1932) - Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
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<mask> (, , born 1937), also known as <mask>, is a formerly prominent Somali military professor and general. He helped establish the National Academy for Strategy. Early years
<mask> was born in the southern town of Kismayo, Somalia, to a Majeerteen Harti Darod family. <mask>'s father <mask> and two of his uncles served in the Italian colonial army. They were among Migiurtinia's youth who were forcibly conscripted after the fall of the ruling northern Majeerteen Sultanate (Migiurtinia) and Sultanate of Hobyo (Obbia) during the annexation campaign against the " Northern Sultanates', a fascist expedition from 1922 to 1929 under the command of Cesare Maria De Vecchi of the National Fascist Party led by Benito Mussolini . <mask>'s mother, Zhabah Hosh Ellie, was the daughter of an aristocratic wazir of the Obbio Sultanate. <mask> spent the better part of his adolescence in Mogadishu, where he was educated in Italian primary and secondary schools.He subsequently studied at the local two-year teacher's training Instituto Universario Della Somalia, graduating with honours. Following the completion of his studies, <mask> worked for a few years in the late 1950s as an instructor. Military career

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After Somalia obtained its independence in 1960, <mask> joined the nascent Somali National Army (SNA), becoming the force's 32nd officer. <mask> received military instruction at the Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo, Egypt in 1961. He graduated from the college with a Bachelor's degree in Military Sciences. <mask> subsequently returned to Somalia where he worked in the office of the central command and the directorate of planning under Daud Abdulle Hirsi, and Siad Barre in 1960s, and later under Mohammad Ali Samatar and Abdullah Mohamed Fadil

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 with other left-leaning comrades was later admitted to the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow (Военнаяакадемия им М. В. Фрунзе), an elite Soviet institution reserved for the most qualified officers of the Warsaw Pact armies and their allies. There, he specialized in Strategic Planning and wrote many articles on strategy, operations and contemporary warfare, with an emphasis on Proactive National Defense.<mask> published several works in Arabic and Russian analysing conventional warfare in Africa, Asia and Latin America. A distinguished graduate of Frunze, <mask>'s research focused on the various strategies employed during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani conflicts of 1965. <mask> eventually completed the rigorous high command training at Frunze, and later received the military doctoral degree (кандидат наук). Other Somali graduates from the Frunze military institutions included Mohamed Ali Samatar, Salaad Gabeyre Kediye, <mask> <mask>, Abdullah Mohamed Fadil, Ali Hussein and Mohamed Farrah Aidid . Somali National Army
Upon returning to Somalia, <mask> occupied various posts in the Somali National Army. He served in the planning and operations sector, heading the directorate of planning in addition to similar positions in the 21st and 60th Divisions. <mask> worked his way up the SNA, obtaining the rank of Colonel.During the 1970s, he was the deputy Commandant of 21st Division and Commandant  of the 60th Division. Ogaden War

Under the leadership of General Mohamed Ali Samatar, <mask> and other senior Somali military officials were mandated in 1977 with formulating a national strategy in preparation for the Ogaden campaign in Ethiopia. This was part of a broader effort to unite all of the Somali-inhabited territories in the Horn

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 doing so, he was facing off against former Frunze Professor, Vasily Ivanovich Petrov, who was the Red Army General assigned to assist and rebuild the Ethiopian Army. In spite of unreserved support by Cuba, USSR, [Southern Yemen] and East Germany, it took nearly three years for the Ethiopian Army to gain a full control of the Godey region. Brigadier-General Demisse Bulto, commander of the First Revolutionary Army, recovered Godey as part of Operation Lash by November 1980, nearly three and half years since the Somali Army occupied it in July 1977. Ethiopia's Derg regime would later execute Bulto for his involvement in a failed coup d'état in Ethiopia in 1989. The 1978 coup attempt

In 1978, fallout from the aborted Ogaden campaign culminated in an attempt by several Somali senior military officials to overthrow Siad Barre's administration.According to the memoir of the late Colonel <mask> <mask>, <mask> informed him via a secured communication network that the coup d'état had failed. The transmitted communication contained a coded two sentence message reading "Wife Aborted", dated 11:00 am, April 9, 1978. <mask> was arrested a few hours later by the ruling government of President Barre under suspicion of participation in the putsch. Most of the people who had helped plot the coup were found guilty and executed by marshal court; but others, including fellow Frunze Military Academy graduate Colonel <mask> Yussuf <mask>, managed to escape abroad. The coup leader Colonel Mohamed Osman <mask> was arrested and executed. Colonel <mask> <mask> was arrested and court martialled along with the Chief of the National Police General  <mask> Matukade  and released few years later after court found no concrete evidence of collaboration with Mohamed Osman

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Later years 1979–1990

<mask> <mask> later served as a Professor of Strategy at various Somali Military Institutes in the 1980s. In this capacity, he helped put together the National Academy for Strategy, and had a hand in formulating strategic training syllabi for senior military personnel, the presidential advisory councils and legislators.He also played a leading role in forging working partnerships with several schools in Egypt (1983), France (1984) and the United States (1984)

A polymath, <mask> remained politically neutral throughout his adult life. He declined various offers to join opposition groups that had begun to form in the wake of the Ogaden campaign, including the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF), Somali National Movement (SNM) and United Somali Congress (USC) led by his former comrades <mask> <mask>, Abdulkadir Koosaar and Mohamed Farrah Aidid, respectively. Post-Civil War

General <mask> lives in Vienna, Virginia and occasionally participates in efforts to create peaceful society in Africa. He was one of 30 senior Somali officials invited by the UN to advise the United Nations. <mask> and his colleagues provided a framework document to address strategies for both short-term security challenges and longer-term capacity building measures. See also

Muhammad Ali Samatar
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Egyptian Military Academy alumni
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Somalian generals
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<mask>-Sufi (born Ian Stewart Dallas; 1930 – 1 August 2021) was a Shaykh of Instruction, leader of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Tariqa, founder of the Murabitun World Movement and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufism and political theory. Born in Scotland, he was a playwright and actor before he converted to Islam in 1967 with the Imam of the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, Morocco. Early life

Ian Dallas was born in Scotland in 1930 of a Highland family. He travelled extensively to Greece, France and Italy. In 1963 he acted in Federico Fellini's film 8½ as "Il partner della telepata". Conversion
As-Sufi converted to Islam in 1967 in Fes, Morocco as Abdalqadir, witnessed by Abdalkarim Daudi, the Imam Khatib of the Qarawiyyin Mosque, and Alal al-Fasi. He then joined the Darqawi order as a student of Muhammad ibn al-Habib.He travelled to Morocco and Algeria with his Shaykh and was further instructed in Sufism by Sidi Hamud ibn al-Bashir of Blida and Sidi Fudul al-Huwari as-Sufi of Fes. Teaching
<mask> as-Sufi advocated adherence to the original legal school of Islam, the tradition of the people of Medina as recorded by Malik ibn Anas, since he considered this the primal formulation of Islamic society and a necessity for the re-establishment of Islam in the current age. <mask> was responsible for the establishment of the Ihsan Mosque in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the Great Mosque of Granada, and the Jumu'a Mosque of Cape Town

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 that suicide terrorism is forbidden under Islamic law, that its psychological pattern stems from nihilism, and that it "draws attention away from the fact that capitalism has failed." He has stated that Britain is on "the edge of terminal decline" and that only Britain's Muslim population can "revitalise this ancient realm". He wrote extensively on the importance of monarchy and personal rule. He regarded the face veil (or niqab) of Muslim women as unislamic, describing it as an "evil hinduisation of women". In 2006, he issued a fatwa, following a visit and speech given by then Pope Benedict XVI in Germany.In his Fatwa Concerning the Deliberations of Pope Benedict XVI in Germany, he stated that "in my opinion, Pope Benedict XVI is guilty of insulting the Messenger of Allah". He was an early mentor of American Sufi scholar, Hamza Yusuf. Murabitun World Movement
In February 2014 he distanced himself from the dinar and dirham movement, saying, "So, I now dis-associate myself from all activity involving the Islamic gold dinar and silver dirham". The other major condition of a correct Zakat, he argued, is the existence of personal rule, or Amirate, since Zakat is, by Qur'anic injunction, accepted rulings and established practice, taken by the leader, not given as a voluntary sadaqa. Death
As-Sufi died on 1 August 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa at the age of 91. (Diwan Press, 1984, )
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The Technique of the Coup de Banque on the modern age since its inception in the French Revolution. (Kutubia Mayurqa, 2000, )
The New Wagnerian (Budgate Press, 2001, )
Letter to an Arab Muslim (Editorial Kutubia Mayorqa, 2001, )
Sultaniyya is a modern statement on leadership in Islam.Abdalqadir surveys Islam under the chapter headings Deen, Dawla (polity), Waqf, Trade, the Sultan – personal rule – and Tasawwuf. The Foundations of Islam by Qadi 'Iyad. ()
The Seals of Wisdom by Muhyiddin ibn al-Arabi translated by Aisha Bewley (Madinah Press, Cape Town 2005, )
Sufis and Sufism: A Defence by 'Abdu'l-Hayy al-'Amrawi and Abdu'l-Karim Murad translated by Aisha Bewley (Madinah Press, Cape Town 2004, )
A Madinan View: on the Sunnah, courtesy, wisdom, battles and history  by Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani translated by Abdassamad Clarke (Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd, London 1999, )

Gallery

Notes

References
 The Collected Works by Ian Dallas, Budgate Press, 2005,

External links
 Abdalqadir as-Sufi's Official Website
 Dallas College

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2021 deaths
20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
British Sufi religious leaders
Sunni Sufis
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<mask> is a New York-based  comic book writer, novelist, musician, and attorney. He is best known for writing  Daredevil, She-Hulk, Death of Wolverine, and various Star Wars books and comic series from Del Rey Books and Marvel Comics, and his creator-owned series Letter 44, Curse Words, and Undiscovered Country, which he co-wrote with Scott Snyder, and as the co-creator of the Marvel Comics and Star Wars characters Ren, Blindspot, Inferno, and Lash. His debut novel, The Oracle Year was released by Harper Perennial on April 3, 2018. His follow-up novel, Anyone was released on December 3, 2019, also by Harper Perennial. His third novel, Star Wars: Light of the Jedi, was released by Del Rey Books on January 6, 2021, debuting at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Early life
<mask> attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his undergraduate degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, with a concentration in Chinese language and history. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 2000.Career
Soule worked in New York City for the firm Ropes & Gray, LLP before starting his own practice in 2004. At his firm, he practiced immigration law, transactional law and corporate law. In 2009 SLG Publishing published Soule's graphic novel Strongman which focuses on a luchador-turned-hero, with art by Allen Gladfelter. A sequel to Strongman subtitled Oaxaca Tapout was completed in 2011 but remains unreleased. He released two series in 2010 and 2011 through Image Comics, 27: First Set and 27: Second Set, inspired by the

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 Comics. It completed its 28-issue run in late 2019. In January 2018 it was reported that Soule would be writing a miniseries titled Hunt for Wolverine, which would span multiple genres in exploring the mystery behind the character's return from the dead in 2017's Marvel Legacy #1. Soule's debut novel, The Oracle Year, was released on April 3, 2018 from Harper Perennial. In June 2018, Marvel announced Soule would be writing the series Return of Wolverine, as a follow-up to Death of Wolverine and Hunt For Wolverine. Following Return of Wolverine, Soule relaunched the Marvel Comics: Presents series which featured "Wolverine's Vigil," a story that spanned decades and introduced Wolverine's daughter, Rien. At San Diego Comic Con 2019, Soule and Scott Snyder announced their new creator owned series Undiscovered Country with Image Comics.The series quickly became Image Comics biggest launch in five years with 83,000 pre-orders. Also at SDCC, <mask> also announced that he would be writing a four-issue miniseries Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren which would tell the story of Kylo Ren's fall to the dark side. Soule was selected alongside many other Star Wars writers to help create Star Wars: The High Republic, a new era of Star Wars novels and comics that take place 200 years before Episode 1. At New York Comic Con 2019, Soule announced that he would be taking over writing duties on Marvel's Star Wars flagship comic series which would take place between episodes 5 and 6. Awards and recognition
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 of the Image Comics series Undiscovered Country were nominated for the Best New Series Eisner Award, recognizing it as one of the finest new series released in the American comics industry that year. Soule's series Letter 44, illustrated by Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque, was an official selection of the 2016 Festival International de la Bande Dessinée in Angoulême, France, recognizing it as one of the best graphic titles published in the French language in the preceding year. Superman/Wonder Woman: Power Couple, the first collected trade paperback of the monthly series, received the 2015 Stan Lee Excelsior Award.Soule's series 27: First Set (with Renzo Podesta) was included on the "Great Graphic Novels" list from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in 2012. In 2016, Soule's run on She-Hulk (with Javier Pulido and Ronald Wimberly) were included on YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Personal life
As of 2019, Soule was based in Brooklyn, New York. 5 #19–40 (April 2013–March 2015)
Volume 4: Seeder #19-23 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, )
Volume 5: The Killing Field #24-27 (tpb, 136 pages, 2014, )
Volume 6: The Sureen #28-34 (tpb, 176 pages, 2015, )
Volume 7: Season's End #35-40 (tpb, 200 pages, 2016, )
Red Lanterns #21–37 (June 2013–December 2014)
Volume 4: Blood Brothers #21-26 (tpb, 176 pages, 2014, )
Volume 5: Atrocities #27-34 (tpb, 272 pages, 2014, )
Volume 6: Forged in Blood #35-37 (tpb, #160 pages, )
New Gods: Godhead #35-37 (hc, 424 pages, 2015, )
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Green Lantern vol. 5 #23.3 (with Alberto Ponticelli, November 2013)
Superman/Wonder Woman #1–12 (October 2013–November 2014)
Volume 1: Power Couple #1-6 (hc, 192 pages, 2014, )
Volume 2: War & Peace #7-12 (hc, 224 pages, 2015, )
Superman: Doomed #1–2 (among with other artists, May 2014–September 2014) collected in Superman: Doomed (hc, 544 pages, 2015, )

Marvel Comics
Thunderbolts vol. 2 #12–26 (July 2013–May 2014)
Volume 2: Red Scare #7-12 (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, )
Volume 3: Infinity #13-19 (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, )
Volume 4: No Mercy #20-26 (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, )
She-Hulk vol.2 (5-issue limited series, with Leinil Francis Yu, July 2015–October 2015, collected in Civil War: Warzones!, tpb, 120 pages, 2016, )
Star Wars: Lando (5–issue limited series, with Alex Maleev, July 2015–October 2015, collected in Star Wars: Lando, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, )
All-New Inhumans #1–4 (November 2015–February 2016)
Volume 1: Global Outreach #1-4 (with James Asmus, Stefano Caselli and Nico León, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, )
Daredevil Vol. 4 #1-12 (June 2017 – May 2018)
Volume 1: Life of X #1-6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2018, )
Volume 2: A Man Called X (tpb, 136 pages, 2018, )
Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren (4-issue limited series, December 2019-March 2020)
Star Wars (Ongoing flagship comic series, January 2020-ongoing)

Idaho Comics Group
Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1 (August 2014)  (Idaho Comics Group; Contains a snippet of the as yet unpublished Strongman Volume Two: Oaxaca Tapout)

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<mask>  (born 11 June 1972) is a New Zealand professional rugby league football coach who until recently was the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and a former player. A New Zealand national captain and second-row forward, <mask>'s club football career, which spanned from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s, was played for the Randwick Kingfishers, Western Suburbs Magpies, Auckland Warriors, Melbourne Storm (with whom he won the 1999 NRL Premiership), and Hull F.C. (with whom he won the 2005 Challenge Cup). <mask> was previously the head coach of the New Zealand national team, with whom he won the 2008 World Cup and 2011 Four Nations tournaments. He also previously coached the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. <mask> was born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand. Playing career
A Kapiti Bears junior, <mask> played for the Junior Kiwis between 1989 and 1991, becoming the side's captain for the 1991 series against Great Britain.He made his senior début in 1991 for the Randwick Kingfishers and also played for Wellington that year. Randwick lost the Wellington Rugby League Grand Final 6–14 to the Wainuiomata Lions. Turning professional he moved to Australia to play for the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1992 in what is now the NSWRL Premiership. In 1993 he became the New Zealand national rugby league team' youngest test captain, aged 21. He left the Magpies at the end of 1994, returning home to play for the Auckland Warriors in their inaugural season. At the end of that season he travelled to England to represent New Zealand in the 1995 World Cup. He missed the first test match against a re-unified Australian team in 1998 due to suspension.<mask> remained a Warrior until 1998, when he moved to Australia to join the Melbourne Storm. In the Melbourne club's second ever season <mask> played at second-row forward in their victory in the 1999 NRL Grand Final. <mask> was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League

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In 2006 <mask> retired from playing and returned to Australia to take up a role as assistant coach at his old club, the Melbourne Storm, under Craig Bellamy. In 2008 <mask> was appointed as the New Zealand national rugby league team head coach on a two-year contract. <mask> (with assistant Wayne Bennett) coached the Kiwis to their first World Cup win. On 22 November 2008, they defeated Australia 34–20 in the final, at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.Following this achievement, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby league, in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours. For the 2010 Anzac Test, <mask> coached New Zealand in their loss against Australia. In the 2010 post-season <mask> was announced as Daniel Anderson's replacement as head coach of the Parramatta Eels for three years beginning in 2011. Shortly after that, he took the Kiwis to victory in the 2010 Four Nations Final against Australia. In 2011 he failed to coach the Parramatta NRL team to any success, with the Eels achieving just 6 wins and 1 draw in 24

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Legacy
In 2007 <mask> was named in the Melbourne Storm team of the decade. In 2012 <mask> was named as one of the New Zealand Rugby League's Legends of League. Born in Wellington, he was also named in the Wellington Rugby League's Team of the Century. As part of their 20-year celebrations in 2018, Melbourne Storm named <mask> part of their team of the  Melbourne Storm Team for the first 20 years.References

External links

New Zealand Warriors profile
Kiwi Player Profiles: <mask>
<mask> Player Profile at Hull
Article on Kapiti Bears website:  <mask> - a role model for young Rugby League players.'' 1972 births
Living people
Hull F.C. players
Junior Kiwis players
Kapiti Coast Bears players
Melbourne Storm players
New Zealand Māori rugby league players
New Zealand national rugby league team captains
New Zealand national rugby league team coaches
New Zealand national rugby league team players
New Zealand rugby league coaches
New Zealand rugby league players
New Zealand Warriors captains
New Zealand Warriors coaches
New Zealand Warriors players
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Parramatta Eels coaches
People from Paraparaumu
Randwick Kingfishers players
Rugby league second-rows
Wellington rugby league team players
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<mask>. (July 26, 1924 –February 4, 2006) was a research scientist at B. F. Goodrich noted for first synthesizing cis-1,4-polyisoprene, the main polymer contained in natural tree rubber, using Ziegler catalysis. Earlier attempts to produce synthetic rubber from isoprene had been unsuccessful, but in 1955, <mask> prepared 98 percent cis-1,4-polyisoprene via the stereospecific polymerization of isoprene. The product of this reaction differs from natural rubber only slightly. It contains a small amount of cis-1,2-polyisoprene, but it is indistinguishable from natural rubber in its physical properties. The importance of <mask>'s development of synthetic polyisoprene and polybutadiene is readily seen in the production of these polymers. In 2008, global production of polybutadiene was 2,042,000 metric tons (exceeded only by SBR in capacity and production). Production of polyisoprene was 611,000 metric tons (Russia, 415,000; Asia, 78,000; US, 90,000; Europe, 25,000).In 1980, the ACS Rubber Division honored <mask> with the Charles Goodyear Medal. In 1982, he received an honorary doctorate from Emory University. Personal

<mask> was born July 26, 1924, in Jacksonville, Florida He grew up in Tampa, Florida. He married Sue Ross in 1949. They had four children. He showed interest in chemistry at a young age. When he was five or six years old, he and a friend played with a chemistry set.Although the experiments sometimes led to unpleasant odors and other problems, his parents nevertheless encouraged the young <mask> to pursue his interest in chemistry. <mask> died on February 4, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.

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<mask> graduated from Tampa's Henry B. Plant High School in 1942. He enrolled at Emory University, but his university studies were interrupted by World War II. He joined the U.S. Navy in July 1943 and served until 1946. He was released to inactive status with the rank of Lieutenant (JG).He returned to Emory University, where he obtained his A.B. degree in 1947, his M.A. degree in 1948, and his Ph.D. degree in 1950. While at Emory University, he taught organic chemistry from 1947 to 1950. He also had a research fellowship from 1946 to 1950. <mask>'s intention was to enter the teaching profession after completing his Ph.D. degree. He received advice to obtain industrial research experience before entering the academia.Taking that advice, he obtained a position at the B. F. Goodrich Company's Research and Development Center in Brecksville, Ohio in 1950. He was promoted in 1953, promoted again to Research Associate in 1960, and to Senior Research Associate in 1968. In 1982, B. F. Goodrich changed its strategic direction and sold its synthetic rubber operations to Polysar, Ltd. Goodrich was deemphasizing rubber research. As <mask>'s main interest was in rubber research, he made the decision to join Polysar. He retired from Polysar in 1987. Research

Synthetic polyisoprene

In 1954, immediately following the formation of the joint venture Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals, Inc., an option agreement was obtained from Professor Karl Ziegler to examine his new catalyst system for the polymerization of ethylene. <mask> was called back from vacation to the Research Center to begin work

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texts: immediately.He was given the assignment of translating into practice the information that B. F. Goodrich would receive from Karl Ziegler. After verifying the claims for the polymerization of ethylene, and also for other alpha-olefins, <mask> copolymerized ethylene with other olefins as a means of controlling the polyethylene density. With the success of the copolymerizations, he decided to try to copolymerize ethylene with isoprene, with the thought of getting a copolymer that could be vulcanized with sulfur in a typical rubber recipe. While Professor Ziegler did not report the polymerization of dienes with his catalyst, <mask> saw no reason why a copolymer or a homopolymer could not be made from a pure hydrocarbon diene. Actually, Karl Ziegler had said that they were unsuccessful in polymerizing dienes. With <mask>'s inquisitive nature and determination, he tried the copolymerization of ethylene and isoprene. <mask> submitted the ethylene/isoprene copolymer for infrared examination.When Jim Shipman, who was responsible for the analysis, examined the infrared spectrum, he immediately called <mask> and said, "Are you trying to fool us? We know natural rubber when we see it!" Fractionation of the sample then showed a mixture of cis-1,4-polyisoprene and polyethylene. The fact that isoprene had polymerized was not unexpected, but the high degree of stereo control was unexpected. They immediately recognized the importance of this discovery and began an intense program to elucidate the chemistry and variables associated with diene polymerizations. The successful duplication of natural rubber was a goal

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 that had been sought by many scientists for nearly one hundred years. An extensive synthetic rubber program was carried out during World War II, one of the objectives being to accomplish this synthesis.The supply of natural rubber was limited for the military during World War II, because natural rubber plantations were not available to the allied forces due to the Japanese occupation of many of the world's rubber plantations. With the process well defined, the scale-up of the process from 50-gram laboratory batches to ton-size production was started. In less than six months, they scaled the process to production-size quantities, made bus and truck tires, and ran them under service conditions on the highways. The test results showed conclusively that the synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene was essentially equivalent to natural rubber. During the factory trials, the research team was delighted when they heard the factory personnel comment during the rubber mixing trials that the experimental rubber was nothing new – it mixed just like natural rubber. Polybutadiene
After he discovered the stereo control of polyisoprene, he discovered the polymerization and stereo control of butadiene as well as many other alkylbutadienes. The polymerization of butadiene can lead to three basic structures: the cis-1,4- and the trans-1,4-polybutadienes, and the 1,2-polybutadiene with a vinyl side group.From these three basic structures, there are five structurally different polymers: the cis and trans 1,4-polybutadienes, and the isotactic, syndiotactic, and atactic 1,2-polybutadienes. All of these polymers have been isolated


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 in pure form. <mask> studied the Ziegler catalyst variables as well as other process variables and their effect on polybutadiene structures. He demonstrated that a wide variety of mixed cis and trans structures could be obtained by the proper choice of ratios of titanium tetrachloride to organo-aluminum. By replacing the titanium tetrachloride with titanium tetraiodide, he obtained polybutadiene with 90-95% cis-1,4-structures. Catalysts based on cobalt salts were very useful for preparation of cis-1,4-polybutadienes. Although many cobalt salts were suitable, <mask> used cobalt octoate.He showed that cobalt can function under heterogeneous or homogeneous conditions. He prepared at -78 °C a polybutadiene with 99.8% cis-1,4 structure, which was the highest percentage of cis-1,4 structure he had ever seen. He defined the effect of temperature, solvent, and other additives to the catalyst to produce the highest percentage of cis-1,4 polymer. He studied many other alkylbutadienes. He polymerized 2-ethyl, 2-propyl, 2-amyl, 2-t-butyl and 2,3-dimethyl butadiene as well as others. Awards

In 1969, he was chairman of the Gordon Conference on Hydrocarbon Chemistry. In 1974, he received the Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists.In 1978, he received the Midgley Medal from the Detroit Section of the American Chemical Society. In 1980, he received the Charles Goodyear Medal. And in 1982, he received an Honorary Doctor of Science from Emory University. References

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1924 births
2006 deaths
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<mask> (19 January 1883 – 29 May 1956) was a German conductor. Early life
<mask> was born on 19 January 1883, at Frankfurt, the son of a bookseller. Several other members of the family were artists in diverse disciplines. After finishing his school studies at the Frankfort Gymnasium, <mask> traveled to Munich and at the wish of his father undertook the first year of an apprenticeship as a book dealer, but he then switched to studying music at the conservatory of Munich, the Münchner Konservatorium, from 1900 to 1903, studying theory and composition with Ludwig Thuille, piano with Anna Hirtzel-Langenham, and developing his conducting skills working with Felix Mottl. Initial career

Still an undergraduate, <mask>'s first stable assignment of conducting was from 1903 to 1904, for the Orchestral Society of Munich. From 1905 to 1911, he moved to Lübeck, highlighting as the Kapellmeister of the Theater Lübeck. From 1911 to 1914, he was the Generalmusikdirektor (General music director) of the city of Essen.From 1915 to 1934 he was the Kapellmeister of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, and then also director of the Cologne Conservatory (1925–1934), which was reformed with his help, to become the Cologne Musikhochschule. He also became the general music director of Cologne in 1918, and was a professor in 1919. He also was the general music director of Bonn, from 1930 to 1933. In 1922, <mask> was the director of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival. He was invited to conduct in other countries as well, and visited the USSR and conducted the USSR-State Symphony Orchestra in 1925, 1927 and 1928. From 1926 to 1937, he visited England and regularly conducted the London Symphony Orchestra. Abendroth is known for performing classical and romantic compositions, including Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner.Nonetheless, he conducted other contemporary

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 pieces in their premieres, for instance for Bartok and Stravinsky. Nazi Germany
In 1934, the Nazi Party seized the city council of Cologne, and the liberally minded <mask> was promptly removed from the public function and detained. Nonetheless, other personalities of the arts interceded, and <mask> was restituted into the public function, to head the department of education of the Nazi Reichsmusikkammer. Accepting such charge, <mask> was criticized for relinquishing his ideals. Nevertheless, he formally joined the Nazi Party in 1937. In 1934, <mask> was appointed Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, replacing Bruno Walter, who was dismissed by the newly installed Nazi authorities because he refused the nazi dictature and of being Jewish. From 1934 to 1945, <mask> also was professor of the Leipzig conservatory (1941–1945 Leipzig Musikhochschule).In 1943 and 1944, he took part in the traditional Bayreuth Festival, conducting Die Meistersinger, its only opera for those two years. Adolf Hitler officialized and organized the festivity. East Germany
After World War II, the Communist new authorities of Saxony rescinded all <mask>'s contracts of Leipzig, and so - with his past of the Nazi Party - he wouldn't manage to get a new stable position anywhere else in Germany either. <mask> then claimed that he had never attended any political meeting, and his fortune then would change at Thuringia, whose government appointed <mask> for music director of Weimar from 1945 to 1956. In 1950 and 1954, <mask> was elected the People's Chamber of the GDR for a four-year mandate ending in 1954 as a representative of the Cultural Association of the GDR. Such opportunity would help cleansing <mask>'s name, about his Nazi past, and so he returned to Leipzig, in charge of its Radio Symphony Orchestra, from 1949 to 1956. As <mask>, a heavy

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 smoker, was becoming a prominent artist of East Germany, he was the only person allowed to smoke within the building of the radio station of Leipzig, by the Communist authorities.<mask> toured throughout the Communist Europe. He was the first German invited to conduct in the Soviet Union after the war, and also toured Finland and Switzerland. In 1951, he conducted for the Prague Spring International Music Festival. From 1953 to 1956 he conducted Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin). Ironically, such new celebrity status of Abendroth awoke suspicion about his new political affinity, and some locations of West Germany banned his presentations -such as in Düsseldorf- and the release of Abendroth's records on the Eterna label was quite limited in Western Europe. Death
<mask> died of a stroke, during a surgical procedure, in Jena, on 29 May 1956. A state funeral was then granted for him.Records
Abendroth was amongst the first German music directors who released studio records regularly. His production spanned from mid-1920s, until his death. Nowadays, Abendroth is being successfully rediscovered by a collection of CDs, published since mid-1990s, consisting mainly of his works for the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Leipzig of since 1953. Awards
 1935 Commemorative Medal in gold of the Gesellschaft zur Beförderung gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit (Society for the Furtherance of Charitable Activities) of Lübeck (together with Wilhelm Furtwängler)
 1937 Commander's Cross of the Order of St. Sava
 1944 War Merit Cross, Second Class without swords
1946 Thuringian State: Certificate of appointment for the recognition of outstanding services to the revival of the artistic tradition of Weimar
 1949 National Prize of East Germany for Arts and Letters, 2nd class
 1952 Member of the Music Section of the German Academy of the Arts
 1952 Honorary

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 1953 Honorary citizen of the city of Weimar (on the occasion of his 70th birthday)
 1953 Honorary Senator of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, for his seventieth birthday
 1954 Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver (East Germany)
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National offices
1933–1945: Director of the Fachschaft Musikerzieher, choir director of the Reichsmusikkammer
1938: Chief conductor at the Hessian State Theatre of Darmstadt
1941: Chief Director of the Rhine-Mainische State Orchestra, at Frankfurt
1943 & 1944: conducting the Bayreuth Festival
Leipzig
1934–1945: Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
1934–1945: Professor of the conservatory, Landeskonservatorium der Musik zu Leipzig
1941: Professor of the Musikhochschule

Communist Germany
Thuringia
1945–1956: Music director of Weimar
1945–1956: conducting the Staatskapelle
1946: he became a regional Staatsrat
curator, of the Liszt Museum of Weimar. Leipzig
1949–1956: conducting the Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
East Berlin
1953–1956: conducting the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin
Touring
1951: Prague Spring International Music Festival
1951: USSR
1954: USSR, conducting the State Symphony Orchestra

External links

 Hermann Abendroth discography
 Hermann Abendroth profile

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<mask> (6 July 1923 – 21 December 1976), usually known as <mask>, was a Sri Lankan swindler. The collapse of his Fire, Auto and Marine Insurance Company left about 400,000 motorists in the United Kingdom without cover. As a post-war black marketeer, <mask> committed bribery and fraud on an international scale before settling in the UK to sell low-cost insurance in the fast-growing automotive market. By defaulting on mandatory securities, he funded a lavish lifestyle and travelled in fashionable circles. This attracted the attention of the press, who uncovered evidence of major fraud. In a TV interview with David Frost, <mask> demonstrated contempt for his defrauded customers (some of whom were in the studio audience) and denied any moral responsibility. The police had been investigating him, and he was soon arrested and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.Released after six, Savundra died two years later as a drug addict. Early life and career

Born into a Tamil family of lawyers in Ceylon during the British Raj, <mask> grew up with a mixture of respect for and resentment of Britain. Although he served a brief commission in the Ceylon Engineers, he was refused entry into the Royal Air Force during the Second World War despite holding a pilot's licence. Savundra married a young Tamil woman, who remained loyal to him over a turbulent thirty-year career. When Ceylon became independent in 1948, <mask> (age 24) tried to develop a business career on the island. Around this time he developed insulin-dependent diabetes, which would shorten his life. During this period, in the context of the Korean War, <mask> was used as a local intermediary in the economic sabotage of a shipload of oil which he appeared to be selling to China but which his American contacts had ensured

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 did not exist.After using this device to support the US war effort, he repeated the process. In 1954, at age 31, <mask> was convicted of swindling the Kredietbank of Antwerp over a non-existent cargo of rice and was imprisoned in Belgium. In 1958 he resurfaced as a representative of American company Camp Bird for mineral interests in Ghana. <mask> was involved in bribery at the highest level of government, claiming in his diaries that this was typical Ghanaian business practice during the 1950s. He was deported from the country, presumably because a trial would have caused local embarrassment. <mask>, who had developed a career of sharp practice characteristic of a post-war black marketeer, perpetrated a coffee-bean fraud at the expense of the Costa Rican government in 1959. His only criminal offence in Ceylon was the failure to pay an Inland Revenue bill based on earnings from some of his economic frauds.<mask> was absent from the island between 1951 and 1965, when he returned at age 42. Fire, Auto and Marine

By the early 1960s Savundra had settled in the United Kingdom, where he perpetrated the fraud for which he would be convicted in 1968. In 1963 he formed the Fire, Auto and Marine Insurance Company (FAM), which took advantage of the thriving motor-insurance industry when car ownership in the UK was increasing and road networks were being developed. FAM offered low insurance rates, with crude, but revolutionary at the time, computerisation in a collaboration with IBM. Savundra had a lavish, high-profile lifestyle before FAM collapsed due to cash-flow problems and exposure by Sunday Times reporters of the company's lack of proper securities. His activities had included powerboat racing in the Daily Express Cowes-to-Torquay race, where many photographs exist of

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 investigating Savundra's affairs reported that his "reserves" in stock worth nearly a million pounds were forgeries. According to his defenders (who overlooked his track record in fraudulent trading), he insured high-risk clients and did not realise that he should allocate more resources to cover claims. Although <mask> reportedly transferred FAM assets to a bank in Liechtenstein, no such funds were found. In May 1966, after a heart attack, the 42-year-old <mask> sold his FAM shares to his FAM directors. Led by Stuart de Quincy Walker, the company quickly collapsed and left an estimated  400,000 motorists uninsured.Savundra was pursued by the media, who besieged his mansion in Hampstead for days. He fled to his native Ceylon, where he was sheltered by relatives, and the Ceylonese government refused to confirm that they would deny a British request for extradition. In December, Savundra returned to Europe; he was in Rome for a month, still pursued by the British press. In January 1967, he re-entered the United Kingdom; at age 44, he was dependent on pethidine for back pain. Frost Programme controversy

The fraudulent nature of Savundra's business affairs was again made public in 1967 as the result of a television interview by David Frost on the Rediffusion London show, The Frost Programme. The previous week, Frost had announced that he would include the story of the FAM debacle and Savundra in his next programme. Savundra injected himself with pethidine before the interview, appearing oddly calm despite Frost's aggressive questioning.Frost encouraged the studio audience to heckle <mask>. For his part, Savundra called Frost the "finest swordsman in England" and also referred to the audience (which included his clients, victims of the insurance-company failure) as

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 "peasants" and claimed "no moral responsibility" for what had happened. Frost (who had expected that Savundra would express remorse to his victims) confronted him about his conduct, and the programme ended with shouts from the audience of "Well done, Frostie!" The interview was quickly dubbed "trial by television", and caused concern by Rediffusion management that Savundra's right to a fair trial had been compromised. The programme enhanced Frost's reputation in the UK as a vigorous interviewer. Imprisonment and death

<mask> was arrested shortly after his appearance on The Frost Programme after a two-year police investigation. In March 1968, he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment with a £50,000 fine or an additional two years' imprisonment.Savundra was eventually placed in the prison hospital, where he became addicted to drugs to control persistent pain. Whilst he was in prison, it was discovered that he had used his wealth to go to clinics around the world; the clinic records were collected and collated. Savundra was released from prison shortly before Christmas in 1974, still addicted to drugs. He died in Old Windsor, near Windsor, Berkshire, on 21 December 1976 at age 53. Survived by his widow, Savundra was registered as a "retired banker" and identified as Roman Catholic. In popular culture

In "The Death List", an episode of the television comedy Yes Minister, Jim Hacker says that he once wrote a character reference for Savundra. Sources

 <mask>vundra Wormwood Scrub Diaries (2008)

References

External links

IMDb page for a 1989 episode of Scandal entitled "<mask>vundra: The Prince of Con Men"

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<mask>  (born November 10, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Missouri and was drafted by the Broncos in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. High school career
<mask> attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri. As a junior, he passed for 3,060 yards and 35 touchdowns. As a senior in 2014, he was the Kansas City Star's All-Metro Player of the Year after passing for 2,731 yards and 28 touchdowns. <mask> was rated by Rivals as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the sixth-best pro-style quarterback in the 2015 class. He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football.He was also considered a two-star basketball prospect as a shooting guard, but he retired from basketball after high school. Collegiate career
<mask> began his collegiate career by going 6-for-10 for 138 yards and a touchdown in the season-opener against Southeast Missouri State while coming off the bench for two series. He then took over as Mizzou's starting quarterback over the final eight games of 2015. In a win over South Carolina, he became the school's first true freshman to start at quarterback since Corby Jones in 1995, going 21-for-28 for 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Against BYU at Arrowhead Stadium, <mask> was 19-of-28 for a career-best 244 yards and a touchdown while also setting career highs in both passer rating and passing yards while posting his second-best completion percentage of the season. He finished the season 129-of-263 for 1,332 yards and four touchdowns. He finished the 2016 regular season ranked first in the SEC in passing yards (3,399) and second in passing yards per game (283.3) and yards per completion (14.34) while posting top-20 marks nationally in all three categories as well, peaking at

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 10th nationally with his 3,399 passing yards.Also, he ranked second in the SEC in completions per game (19.75) and third in total offense (293.5). His 3,399 yards through the air are the fifth-most in program history in a single season and the most ever in a 12-game season at Mizzou, while his 23 passing touchdowns were the sixth-most in program history and only three Mizzou quarterbacks have thrown for more in a single season. He completed 24-for-37 for a career-high 450 yards while tying a school record with five touchdowns against Eastern Michigan in Mizzou's home opener. He tossed for three more touchdowns on 23-of-38 passing in Mizzou's 28–27 loss to Georgia. His passing total of 1,106 yards was more than any Mizzou quarterback in his first three games ever. He played only the first half against Delaware State, but put up huge numbers in the 79–0 win. In the first half alone, he completed 26 of 36 passes for 402 yards while matching the school record with five touchdowns.He closed his season by sparking a second-half, 17-point comeback with a 67-yard TD pass to Johnathon Johnson against Arkansas. He finished that game going 16-for-26 with 268 yards and a score. In the 2017 season, <mask> led the NCAA (FBS) and set the SEC and Missouri record for passing touchdowns (44) while helping the Tigers reach a bowl game after starting the season 1–5. He finished the season with 242-of-419 passing (57.8%) for 3,964 yards with 44 touchdowns and 13 interceptions (165.7 rtg.). <mask> was selected to the First-team All-SEC. He finished his college football career with a total of 99 touchdowns. Statistics

Professional career

2019 season
<mask> was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round with the 42nd overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.He suffered a thumb injury in the preseason and was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2019. He

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 was designated for return from injured reserve on November 12, 2019, and resumed practicing with the team. On November 30, 2019, the Broncos activated <mask> off of injured reserve and named him the starter for their game the next day against the Los Angeles Chargers. He threw for 134 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, and he moved the Broncos down the field in the last 15 seconds (via a pass interference penalty on the Chargers' Casey Heyward Jr.) to set up a Brandon McManus 53-yard field goal as time expired, leading the Broncos to a 23–20 win, his first NFL victory. During Week 14 against the Houston Texans, a game in which the Texans were favored by nine points, <mask> threw three touchdowns in the first half and led another scoring drive to start the second half, giving his team a 38–3 lead. The Broncos eventually won the game 38–24, and <mask> finished with 309 passing yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. He ended up starting the remainder of the season.In five games, he finished with 1,020 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and three interceptions. He went 4–1 as a starter in 2019 and in the process, tied with legendary Broncos quarterback John Elway for the most franchise wins by a rookie QB with four, only needing five games to accomplish the feat that Elway did not reach until his 10th game. 2020 season
In Week 1 against the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football, <mask> threw for 216 yards and a touchdown during the 16–14 loss. In Week 2, he left the game early in the first quarter with a shoulder injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Without <mask>, the Broncos lost the game 26–21. <mask> would return from his injury in the Broncos' Week 6 matchup against the New England Patriots. In the game, <mask> had only 189 yards passing and two interceptions, but the Broncos won the game 18-12 thanks to six Brandon

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 McManus field goals.With the win, <mask> became the youngest QB ever to defeat the Patriots at Gillette Stadium under head coach Bill Belichick, as well as the second QB to do so while throwing multiple interceptions (Kurt Warner also accomplished the feat back in 2001). In Week 8 against the Los Angeles Chargers, he had 248 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and one interception in the 31–30 comeback victory. The third touchdown pass was a game-winning one-yard pass to K. J. Hamler with no time remaining. In Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons, <mask> threw for 313 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception and rushed for 47 yards and another touchdown in the 34–27 loss. In Week 10 against the Las Vegas Raiders, <mask> would have the worst passing performance of his career, throwing for 257 yards, one touchdown, and 4 interceptions during the 37–12 loss. On November 28, 2020, <mask> was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list after coming in close contact with Jeff Driskel, who tested positive for the virus. <mask> and the other three quarterbacks on the Broncos roster were fined by the team for violating COVID-19 protocols.He was activated on December 1. In Week 14, against the Carolina Panthers, he had 280 passing yards and four passing touchdowns in the 32–27 victory. In Week 17 against the Las Vegas Raiders, <mask> threw for 339 yards and 2 touchdowns during the 32–31 loss. <mask> finished the 2020 season with 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, tied for the most interceptions in the NFL with Carson Wentz, despite only playing in 13 games. His completion percentage of 57.3% was the lowest among the 35 quarterbacks with at least 150 passing attempts in 2020. 2021 season
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 for week one ahead of <mask>, after a close battle in the first and second preseason games.<mask> played against Baltimore Ravens in Week 4 after Bridgewater suffered a concussion. He completed 12 of 21 (57.1%) passes for a total of 113 yards and an interception, resulting in a 52.3 QB rating in the 23–7 loss. <mask> entered the Week 12 game against the Los Angeles Chargers late in the first half after a leg injury temporarily sidelined Teddy Bridgewater. <mask> completed 4 of 7 (57.1%) for a total of 26 yards and an interception, resulting in a QB rating of 25.6 in the 28–13 win. Bridgewater reentered and finished the game in the second half. <mask> also came in the Broncos Week 15 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals after Bridgewater left the game with a concussion. He completed 6 of 12 passes (50%) for 88 yards and a touchdown, and lost a fumble in the 15–10 loss.<mask> was named the starter for the Broncos Week 16 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders due to Bridgewater's injury. <mask> threw for 153 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions in the 17–13 loss. <mask> would be the starter for the remainder of the season after Bridgewater was placed on injured reserve. Against the Kansas City Chiefs, <mask> completed 12/24 passes (50%) for 162 yards, rushed for 35 yards, and rushed for two touchdowns becoming the first Broncos quarterback to rush for two touchdowns since Tim Tebow in 2011 in the 28–24 loss. NFL career  statistics

References

External links

 Denver Broncos bio
 Missouri Tigers bio

1996 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
Denver Broncos players
Missouri Tigers football players
People from Lee's Summit, Missouri
Players of American football from Denver
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<mask>  (born 7 May 1943) is a New Zealand painter and sculptor. Early life and education
<mask> was born in Onehunga in 1943, the daughter of Reuben John and Joyce Winifred Fairburn (née Grainger) <mask>. She attended the University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts, graduating in 1963 with an honours degree in painting. Career

Art school and early work
<mask>'s early work, during art school and the years immediately following, was figurative: 'the protagonist always a woman, and the woman was often nude'. <mask>'s work in the 1960s was also more autobiographical than any later painting. In the early 1970s <mask> turned away from the human form and began looking at the landscape, her garden, and arranging natural objects on coloured backgrounds. From 1970 she also began to use thinned acrylic rather than oil on canvas, which allowed her to paint more freely, and unprimed canvases that allowed the pigment to soak into the raw fabric, mimicking the watercolour work she enjoyed.1970s
During the 1970s <mask>'s work became more and more abstracted, although it often still began with observations of the landscape, making studies in places like Auckland's West Coast and Manukau Harbour. Art historian Linda Gill notes that as <mask>'s paintings became more abstracted, her titles – originally prosaic, such as Table-Cloth with Curtain – became 'as poetic as her use of colour: Grey Ledge, Winged Spill, Storm Swell, Fritillary, Cushioned Fall, Penumbra.' An exhibition of American painter Morris Louis' large abstract acrylic paintings at the Auckland Art Gallery in 1971 encouraged <mask>'s commitment to her abstract style and encouraged her to be more bold. 1980s and onwards: mature style
In 1980, after a year spent travelling in Europe and the United States, <mask> produced works that directly referenced European painters and

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texts: the history of art rather than her surroundings, with titles such as After Piero, Giotto's Blue and Lunette (for Fra Angelico). Her mature style appeared at this time, with her distinctive use of the lunette, which she calls Hemispheres, ovaloid canvases, what she calls Ovals, or oval motifs on standard rectangle canvases, which she calls Roses in the Snow. <mask> first worked in the hemisphere form while living in Dunedin in 1981 as the Frances Hodgkins Fellow at the University of Otago: the artists has said 'I knew I wanted the hemisphere in 1981. I went to Dunedin with quadrants, the hemisphere happened in the studio, I put the quadrants together.I wanted to break out of the rectangle and the square, and to introduce a curve.' In 1992 <mask> described the importance of the curved form in her work, describing it as having 'a sensuousness and a female-relatedness that I can't describe in any other way. It had a generosity about it that the angular stretcher didn't have'. For a 1985 solo project at Auckland City Art Gallery, <mask> made four works referring to the seasons. In an interview with art historian Anne Kirker noted that she conceived the exhibition as 'taking a room with four rooms and putting one work on each of them. So you're in an environment, moving from the door to around the room, looking at the work and out the same door again.' In the same article <mask> noted that she worked with the hemisphere form for most of the 1980s but series of collages made in 1987 and exhibited in 1988 showed the 'disintegration' of this form and the introduction of new forms, specifically the oval.She has been compared to Mark Rothko and particularly Helen Frankenthaler and other abstract expressionist artists. <mask> has also expanded her work into oval metal sculpture since the early 2000s. <mask> received grants from

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 the QE II Arts foundation in 1976, 1978 and 1986, and travelled and worked extensively in the United States. In 1981, <mask> was awarded the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship at the University of Otago. Today, <mask> splits her time between Auckland and London. In 2007 <mask> received a donation from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Award for Patronage recipient Dame Jenny Gibbs. Collections
<mask>'s work is held in all major New Zealand public gallery collections, including the Auckland Art Gallery, the University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, Sarjeant Gallery, Waikato Museum, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.Further reading
 Ingrid Dubbelt, <mask>: Paintings', Art New Zealand 6, June/July 1977, p. 9
 Gordon H Brown, '<mask>brecht paintings', Art New Zealand 19, Autumn 1981, p. 12
 Peter Leech, '<mask>brecht: The old age of Modernism', Art New Zealand 22, Summer 1981–82, pp. 22–23
 Wystan Curnow, 'Seven Painters/The Eighties', Art New Zealand 28, 1983, pp. 34–38
 Priscilla Pitts, '<mask>: The Early Years', Art New Zealand 26, 1983, pp. 36–37
 Francis Pound, '<mask>'s Hemispheres – The Realms of Connotation', Art New Zealand 38, 1986
 William McAloon (ed) Art at Te Papa, Wellington: Te Papa Press, 2009
 Edward Hanfling, 'Rectangles, Rediscoveries & Radiance: <mask> on Continuity & Change', Art New Zealand'' 126, Summer 2010–11

References

External links
 <mask> official website
 the artist at Nadene Milne Gallery
 the artist at Fishers Fine Arts
 the artist at Paper Graphica, with interview
 Documentary about <mask>, NZ On Screen
 In the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

1943 births
Living people
Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Elam Art School alumni
New Zealand painters
People from Onehunga
20th-century New Zealand women artists
New Zealand women

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