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<mask> (pronounced SAY-zahr; born May 23, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. On July 2, 2006, the Phillies signed <mask> as an undrafted amateur free agent, at the age of 16. He made his major league debut during the 2013 season. In 2016, he led the major leagues in bunt hits, and led the National League (NL) in infield hits and triples. In 2018, he tied for the major league lead in bunt hits. Minor leagues

2007–10; Early minor league career

<mask> was born in Valencia, Carabobo, in Venezuela, where he also resides in the offseason.He attended Unidad Educativa Cabriales, where he played basketball, volleyball, and baseball. Phillies' scouts Sal Agostinelli and Jesus Mendez signed him as an amateur free agent on July 2, 2006, at age 16. <mask> began his professional career in 2007, spending his first two seasons with the Venezuelan Summer League (VSL) Phillies. That year, he hit .276./328/.436 with 8 triples (leading the league) and 7 sacrifice hits (4th) in 54 games; he committed 15 errors. In the Venezuelan Summer League again in 2008, <mask> hit .315 (8th in the league)/.412 (6th)/.426 with 6 triples (tied for the league lead) and 19 stolen bases (4th) in 60 games, reducing his error total to 8. Between his two seasons in the VSL, he made 59 starts as a second baseman and 35 starts as a shortstop. He advanced a level in 2009, joining the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Phillies, with whom he played solely second base, and hit .267/.351/.313 with 13 stolen bases (tied for 7th in the league) in 41 games.He also participated in the Florida Instructional League during the 2009 season. Hernandez's improvement earned him another promotion in 2010, when he advanced to the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League (NY-Penn), with whom he enjoyed significant success. He was named an NY-Penn League Mid-Season All Star, and his teammates voted him as their Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 2010, he hit .325 (5th in the league)/.390/.392, including .391 against left-handed pitchers, and added 32 stolen bases (2nd in the league). After the season, he played in the Venezuelan Winter League as a member of the Bravos de Margarita, the first of several seasons after which he would return home and continue to play baseball. 2011–12; Upper levels of the minor leagues
Entering the 2011 season, Baseball America ranked <mask> the Phillies 14th-best prospect. John Sickels, a minor league baseball analyst for SBNation.com, noted that, entering the 2011 season, <mask> was an "overlooked" prospect with upper-echelon speed.In 2011, he played for the Clearwater Threshers, the Phillies' affiliate in Class A-Advanced, and hit .268/.306/.333, with 4 home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBIs). It was the first season during which he played in more than 100 games, appearing in 119, all at second base. In 2012, he split time between the Reading Phillies and Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Phillies Double-A (AA) and Triple-A (AAA) affiliates respectively. With Reading, he tied for the league lead in triples, with 11, and was second in the league in sacrifice hits, with 10. He combined to hit .291/.329/.404 with 2 home runs and 57 RBIs, stealing 21 bases. He was an Eastern League mid-season and post-season All Star for his performance with Reading, earning his call-up to Lehigh Valley in August. Baseball America ranked him the Phillies best defensive infielder after the 2012 season, and MiLB.com named him a Philadelphia Organization All Star.Major leagues

Philadelphia Phillies

2013–2014

<mask> began the 2013 season in AAA, but in May, Michael Young was placed on bereavement leave, and <mask> was promoted to the major leagues to fill Young's roster spot. On May 29, he made his debut, pinch hitting for Antonio Bastardo. Shortly after, he was optioned to the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs, with whom he was named to the International League mid-season and post-season All-Star teams, as he batted .309 (3rd in the league)/.375/.402, led the league in triples (9), and was 4th in the league in stolen bases (32). He was the International League Batter of the Week on July 7. In July, when Ben Revere sustained an injury, he was converted to a center fielder, a conversion he made quickly and effectively, garnering a call-up to the big leagues, as he was a "pleasant surprise". His manager, Dave Brundage, commented, "He's done very well offensively and now they're trying to see if we can create a spot or find a spot and see if it's a fit or not." MiLB.com named him a Philadelphia Organization All Star.While with the big-league club, <mask> played in 34 games, batting .289/.344/.331 to go along with 10 RBIs. After the season, <mask> traveled to his native Venezuela to play for the Venezuelan Winter League Bravos de Margarita, with whom he hit .254/.318/.347, with 2 home runs and 15 RBIs. He stopped playing prior to the end of the season to rest prior to Phillies spring training. He had played with Bravos de Margarita in the winters since the 2010 season. Entering the 2014 season, <mask> drew comparisons to fellow reserve Freddy Galvis. While Galvis could play shortstop and had experience in the corner outfield positions, <mask> could play center field and was a natural second baseman, and with Chase Utley's frequent injuries, <mask> would likely see time there. Both players were expected to see significant time with the big-league team, predominantly due to the established core – players such as Utley, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy Rollins – being relatively old (in 2013, the Phillies average age was 28.4, the third-oldest in the Major Leagues) and injury-prone over the preceding several seasons, leaving ample playing time for replacements such as <mask>, especially considering the fact that he would be able to continue his development in the minor leagues after MLB granted the Phillies a fourth option year, essentially meaning that they could keep him in the minor leagues during the season without him having to clear waivers.Ultimately, he began the season on the major league roster, but was sent down to Reading (AA) in April to focus on honing his defensive skills at third base and shortstop. In 2014 with the Phillies, he batted .237/.290/.281 with one home run, four RBIs, and one stolen base. In 2014 between Reading and Lehigh Valley, he batted .290/.358/.394	with 3 home runs, 24 RBIs, and 8 stolen bases. 2015–2017
Entering 2015, analysts doubted his future with the major league club out of spring training, as several attempts to broaden <mask>'s defensive versatility had failed. After Chase Utley was injured, <mask> saw more playing time at second base and performed well enough that he was named starting second baseman even upon Utley's return, and eventually Utley was traded. <mask> ended up being a "highlight in an otherwise pathetic showing" for the Phillies, who finished with 99 losses on the season. <mask> had a 12-game hitting streak from June 26 to July 7, 2015.He batted .272/.339/.348 with one home run, 35 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases, and tied for 5th in the NL in bunt hits (7), for 6th in sacrifice hits (4), and for 9th in infield hits (22). Most anticipated <mask> would start at second base on Opening Day in 2016, not necessarily because he was exceedingly good, but because there was no one else to replace him, and on a rebuilding club, an upgrade was not a high priority. In 2016, he batted .294/.371/.393 with 6 home runs, 39 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases. <mask> led the major leagues in bunt hits, with 15 (the most by any Phillie since Larry Bowa also had 15, in 1975), and led the National League in infield hits (34) and triples (11), as he was tied for 6th in the league in sacrifice hits (6). On defense, he led NL second basemen in double plays turned, with 102. <mask> began the Phillies' 2017 season by hitting a leadoff home run on Opening Day, April 3, at Cincinnati. He was the first Phillie to hit a leadoff homer on Opening Day since Heinie Mueller in 1938, and the first in the majors since Alfonso Soriano in 2009.In 2017, he batted .294/.373/.421 with a career-high 26 doubles, 9 home runs, 34 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. <mask> was 2nd in the NL in infield hits (35) and bunt hits (9), and tied for 6th in triples (6). 2018–2019
In 2018, he fouled a pitch off his right foot in early July, breaking it, but played with a broken foot for much of the second half of the season as his injury wasn't serious enough to require surgery. <mask> played all but one game during the season. In 2018, <mask> batted .253/.356/.362 with a career-high 95 walks (5th in the NL), 91 runs, 15 home runs, 60 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases. He led the majors in total pitches faced (3,009), and walks when leading off an inning (33), tied for the major league lead in bunt hits (8), was 2nd in the National League in plate appearances (708), 3rd in infield hits (26), 4th in pitches/plate appearance (4.25), 6th in games played (161), and 9th in strikeouts (155) and times on base (252). He had the fastest baserunning sprint speed of all major league second basemen, at 29.2 feet/second.On defense, he led all NL second basemen in errors, with 12. His broken foot later healed. In January 2019, <mask> agreed to a one-year, $7.75 million contract with the Phillies. In 2019, <mask> batted .279/.333/.408 in 161 games (2nd in the National League) with 612 at bats (7th), 45 walks, 77 runs, 123 singles (2nd), a career-high 31 doubles, 14 home runs, 71 RBIs, and 9 stolen bases, and led the NL in infield hits (22). On December 2, 2019, he was non-tendered by the Phillies, making him a free agent. Cleveland Indians

On December 29, 2019, <mask> signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. Overall with the 2020 Cleveland Indians, <mask> batted .283/.355/.408 with a league-leading 20 doubles, three home runs, and 20 RBIs in 58 games.He also earned his first career Gold Glove Award after finishing second among American League second basemen in defensive runs saved and posting a .981 fielding percentage. <mask> became a free agent following the 2020 season. On January 29, 2021, <mask> re-signed with the Indians on a one-year, $5 million contract with a club option for the 2022 season. In 96 games for the Indians in 2021, <mask> hit .231 with 18 home runs and 47 RBI's. Chicago White Sox
On July 29, 2021, <mask> was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitcher Konnor Pilkington. He immediately took on the role of the team's new everyday second baseman, rarely sitting out a game. On August 6, he hit his first White Sox home run off of Kyle Ryan of the Chicago Cubs.On September 23, during the same game in which the White Sox clinched the American League Central division title, he went 3-for-3, with one of his hits being the 1000th in his Major League career. Washington Nationals
On November 30, 2021, <mask> signed a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals. Personal
Especially while he was in the minor leagues, <mask> spoke predominantly Spanish, and was uncomfortable speaking English with those he did not know well. As of January 2019, he knew some English but spoke almost entirely in Spanish. <mask> is married to Gabriela Altuve, and has two children, the first born in 2014 and the second in 2020. See also
 List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela

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<mask> at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
<mask> at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)

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<mask> (January 10, 1920 – March 27, 2014) was an American scholar of Iranian and Central Asian studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University. His professional areas of interest were Iranian philology and the history of Iran and Central Asia before 1000 CE. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, to a family of immigrants from Sweden, "Freij" had four children, his second marriage being to an Iranian-Assyrian scholar, <mask>, from Urmia, Iran who teaches at Columbia University. He spoke fluent Russian, German, Arabic, Persian, Pashto, French, Uzbek, and Turkish, and had extensive knowledge of Avestan, Pahlavi, Sogdian, and other Iranian languages and dialects, both extinct and current. Although Frye is mostly known for his works about Iran, the Iranian peoples and Iranian Central Asia, the scope of his studies was much wider and includes Byzantine, Caucasian, and Ottoman history, Eastern Turkistan, Assyria and the Assyrian people, ancient and medieval Iranian art, Islamic art, Sufism, Chinese and Japanese archeology, and a variety of Iranian and non-Iranian languages including Avestan, Old Persian, Middle Persian, Parthian, Sogdian, Khotanese, and Bactrian, New Persian, Arabic, Turkish, and even Chinese, beside research languages which include French, German, Italian, and Russian. Early life and career
<mask> was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He first attended the University of Illinois, where he received a BA in history and philosophy in 1939.He received his MA from Harvard University in 1940 and his PhD from Harvard in 1946, in Asiatic history. Frye served with the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. He was stationed in Afghanistan and traveled extensively in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia. In 1948 he visited Sar Masshad, and was the first European to find and report the existence of the Gur-e Dokhtar tomb (meaning "Tomb of the Maiden" in Persian). He returned to Harvard to teach. He was a member of the Harvard faculty from 1948 until 1990. He then became a professor emeritus at Harvard.He also served as faculty, guest lecturer, or visiting scholar at:
 Habibiya College in Kabul (1942–44)
 Frankfurt University (1959–60)
 Hamburg University (1968–69)
 Pahlavi University of Shiraz (1970–76)
 University of Tajikistan (1990–92). Professor Frye helped found the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard, the first Iranian studies program in America. He also served as Director of the Asia Institute in Shiraz (1970–1975), was on the Board of Trustees of the Pahlavi University at Shiraz (1974–78), and Chairman, Committee on Inner Asian Studies, at Harvard (1983–89), and as Editor of the Bulletin of the Asia Institute (1970–1975 and 1987–99). Among Frye's students were Annemarie Schimmel, Oleg Grabar, Frank Huddle (former US Ambassador to Tajikistan), John Limbert, and Michael Crichton, whose Hollywood film The 13th Warrior is loosely based on Frye's translation of Ibn Fadlan's account of his travels up the river Volga. Frye was also directly responsible for inviting Iranian scholars as distinguished visiting fellows to Harvard University, under a fellowship program initiated by Henry Kissinger. Examples of such guests include Mehdi Haeri Yazdi (1923–1999), Sadegh Choubak, Jalal al Ahmad, and others. Frye as a proponent of Persian culture

Frye felt that Persian civilization was under-appreciated by other Muslims, and Arab Muslims in particular.Frye wrote:

In August 1953, shortly before the fall of Mosaddegh, prominent Iranian linguist Ali Akbar Dehkhoda gave Frye the title: "Irandoost" (meaning "a friend of Iran"). In addition, Frye was a long standing supporter of Assyrian continuity; the historical and ancestral connection between modern Assyrians and the Ancient Mesopotamians. A ceremony was held in Iran on June 27, 2004 to pay tribute to the six-decade endeavors of Professor <mask> on his lifetime contribution to Iranian Studies, research work on the Persian language, and the history and culture of Iran. In his will, Professor Frye expressed his wish to be buried next to the Zayandeh River in Isfahan. This request was approved by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in September 2007. Two other American scholars of Iranian Studies, Arthur Pope and Phyllis Ackerman, are already buried there. In 2010 the Iranian government gave a house in Isfahan to Professor <mask> in recognition of his services to Iranian studies.On June 8, 2014, the family of Dr. Frye decided to cremate his remains after waiting more than 2 months for official Iranian permission to bury him in Isfahan. His death coincided with growing resentment by Iranian hard-liners over signs of reconciliation with the United States after decades of estrangement. It is not clear what the family intended to do with his ashes. Frye as a public speaker
Frye was a popular public speaker at numerous Iran-related gatherings. In 2005, he spoke at UCLA, encouraging the Iranians present to cherish their culture and identity. In 2004, he spoke at an architectural conference in Tehran, expressing his dismay at hasty modernization that ignores the beauties of traditional Iranian architectural styles (see Architecture of Tehran). Bibliography
 Notes on the Early Coinage of Transoxania; Numismatic Notes, 113, American Numismatic Association, New York 1949
 The Near East and the Great Powers, Harvard University Press, 1951
 Iran, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1960
 The Heritage of Persia: The pre-Islamic History of One of the World's Great Civilizations, World Publishing Company, New York, 1963.Reprinted by Mazda Publishers, 2004. www.mazdapublishers.com
 Bukhara: The Medieval Achievement, University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. Reprinted by Mazda Publishers, 1997. www.mazdapublishers.com
 The Histories of Nishapur, Harvard University Press, (Harvard Oriental Series, 45) 1965
 Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum, vol. III, Dura-Europos, London, 1968
 Persia (3rd edition) Allen and Unwin, London, 1969
 The United States and Turkey and Iran, Archon Books, 1971
 Sasanian Remains from Qasr-i Abu Nasr. Seals, Sealings, and Coins, Harvard University Press, 1973
 Neue Methodologie in der Iranistik, Wiesbaden, 1974
 The Golden Age Of Persia: The Arabs in the East, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1988

 The heritage of Central Asia from antiquity to the Turkish expansion Markus Wiener, Princeton, 1996

 Greater Iran, Mazda Publishers, 2005,
 Ibn Fadlan's Journey To Russia, 2005, Markus Wiener Publisher,

See also
 Famous Americans in Iran
 Iranistics

 Other notable scholars of Iranian studies
 Mehrdad Bahar
 Mary Boyce
 Roman Ghirshman
 Michael Roaf
 James R. Russell
 Erich Schmidt
 Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
 David Stronach
 Ahmad Tafazzoli
 Ehsan Yarshater
 Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub

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Iranians pay tribute to <mask> <mask>, Mehr News Agency, July 5, 2004. Waghmar, Burzine. Obituary: <mask> <mask> (1920–2014). Societas Iranologica Europaea .Professor <mask>, a great American Iranologist wills to be buried in Iran another
Dr. Frye's statements at UCLA in March 2005
Photos of Dr. Frye's lecture at UCLA, March 13, 2005
Dr. Frye criticized the architectural development of modern Tehran. Excerpts from The Greater Iran: A 20th-Century Odyssey, the memoirs of R. N. Frye
Dr. Frye's page at the Iran Heritage website
Dr. Frye's page at the Vohuman.org
Former President of Iran Mr. Khatami praised Dr. <mask>
<mask>, R. N. Reforms of Khosrow Anoushirvan, the Sasanian Shahanshah of Iran, The History of Ancient Iran, 1983. Syria and Assyria
Cover story on Dr. Frye in OCPC magazine
Frye, R. N. "Ethnic Identity in Iran." 2002. Prof. <mask>’s Memoirs in Persian

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<mask> (born February 20, 1982 in Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi American filmmaker, and co-founder of the creative collective Illusive Media. <mask> currently runs a production company with his wife Punom Patwary based out of New York City. Illusive Media
While a student at Old Dominion University Patwary co-created the multimedia  artists collective, Illusive Media, with his lifelong friend and classmate Philip Ly. Initially the group began creating a web presence for underground artists, but later helped national acts like Sean Paul and N*E*R*D create an image that connected with a broader fan base. As websites like MySpace began to lose its grip in the internet and bloggers became the dominant source of information, <mask> and Illusive Media began directing Music Videos giving bloggers exclusive content to certain artists. Through Illusive Media, <mask> has directed music videos for several artists, most notably A$AP Mob & Clipse. <mask>y with Illusive Media has directed videos for: Lupe Fiasco, Major Lazer, ASAP Rocky, Mark Ronson, Joey Badass as well as many others.<mask> is known for his guerrilla style of directing and editing often shooting, editing and releasing a complete project on the fly over a few days time. This allowed Illusive Media to remain more of an artists collective rather than a for-profit business making just enough money to keep the lights on  and thus attracting attention from top musicians and record industry executives across the globe. Through Illusive Media, Patwary is also widely respected for often taking into account a musician's image and artistic input and putting his own spin on the project creating a truly collaborative process. He is often credited alongside other Illusive Media artistic collaborators such as Phil Ly (co-director), Abe Vilchez-Moran (Director), Robert Elliot Simmons (Special Effects), Tashfiq Patwary (Producer), Charley Feher (Videographer Designer), Paolo Obcemane (Videographer/Photographer/Video Editor) and Jay McCord (Producer/Director/Actor). <mask>'s younger brother, Tashfiq, is a member of the VERYRVRE production team which has produced tracks for the hip hop collective A$AP Mob and Santigold. The most notable music video directed by Shomi is Lupe Fiasco's "I'm Beamin"  with critical acclaim from numerous critics including the New York Post, which called the "Lupe Fiasco 'I'm Beamin' video a breath of fresh air". The 2011 MTV Movie Awards listed the video as #4 on its "Best Of" playlist.Haiti earthquake
After the 2010 Haiti earthquake <mask> teamed up with Robert Simmons, Jay McCord, Kenna, Lupe Fiasco, and Mike Shinoda on the "Resurrection" music video to promote the "Music For Relief". The song was written and the music video was directed for free with all proceeds going to aid the Haiti disaster through Music for Relief. KarmaloopTV & the FADER
In April 2012, <mask> was brought on board as an in-house music video director and television producer by Karmaloop.com's TV division. <mask> has worked with KarmaloopTV to help build the television and music video brand and tie it in with the online retail giant's streetwear image. KarmaloopTV created a new division known as Karmaloop Media during the summer of 2012 Since taking the helm at Karmaloop, Patwary has shot videos for Beyoncé, ASAP Rocky, Diplo, Stalley, Wale, No Malice of the Clipse, and A-Trak. In 2014, <mask> left his appointment with Karmaloop to join the editorial team at the FADER magazine. With the FADER he will oversee all video production as Senior Video Producer.2016 Much Music Award nominations
<mask> <mask> was nominated in several categories in 2016's Much Music Awards for Belly's video  "Might Not" featuring The Weeknd. Video of the Year
 Alessia Cara, "Here," Directed by Aaron A. Charli XCX, Tinashe - Drop That Kitty
Mark Ronson feat. Keyone Starr - I Can't Lose
Keith Ape feat. Waka Flocka, Father, A$AP Ferg - IT G MA (Remix)
Goldlink - Sober Thoughts
Belly ft. The Weeknd - Might Not

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Pusha T - ft. A$AP Rocky, The-Dream - M.P.A.

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<mask>  (born 25 June 1945) is a former chairman of the multinational energy company Shell and a priest in the Church of England. Early life

<mask> was born on 25 June 1945 in Leicester and grew up in the Midlands where his father worked in the textile industry. He attended the Wyggeston and Dixie grammar schools in Leicestershire and the University of Leeds where he studied physics, graduating as BSc in 1968. After university he taught briefly in Sierra Leone before returning to Leeds to study for a master's degree in geophysics (MA). In 1969 <mask> joined Shell for whom he worked until 2004. In October 2012, he was appointed priest-in-charge of Waltham St Lawrence parish church. Shell career
1969–1983; Seismologist
1983–1987; Exploration director, Shell UK
1987–1991; Various in Shell's production liaison and planning operations
1991–1994; managing director, Shell Nigeria
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1995–1998; Director for "Strategic Planning, Sustainable Development, and External Affairs", Shell International
1998–2001; managing director, and CEO Exploration and Production Division
2001–2004; Chairman

Nigeria
During <mask>'s tenure as managing director of Shell Nigeria in the early 1990s a major area of exploration in the country was the oil-rich Niger River delta and here Shell came into conflict with the Ogoni people.The conflict with the Ogonis eventually culminated in the execution by the Nigerian regime of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. In 2002 a class action lawsuit was filed by the Philadelphia law firm of Berger & Montague alleging that Shell "engaged in militarized commerce in a conspiracy with the former military government of Nigeria…purchasing ammunition and using its helicopters and boats and providing logistical support for … a military foray into Ogoniland designed to terrorize the civilian population into ending peaceful protests." Shell dismissed the allegations as "groundless", but <mask> was questioned in London by representatives of Berger & Montague in mid-April 2004 although he was not named a defendant in the lawsuit, which was brought solely against the company. Business reputation
<mask> succeeded Sir Mark Moody-Stuart in mid-2001 as chairman of Shell's "Committee of Managing Directors". Within Shell this appointment was greeted with some surprise as the seemingly abrasive <mask> was a contrast with his patrician predecessor. Externally the appointment was at first welcomed as a sign that Shell was going to move aggressively to reduce costs, however <mask> soon fell into disfavour with Shell's institutional investors, in large part because he was seen as aloof and uncommunicative. This unpopularity was reflected inside Shell where many were privately critical of his aggressive form of management and poor communications style.His devotion to Shell could not be faulted and he wore a ring on his right hand which had been engraved with the Shell symbol, the pecten. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Shell Centre for Sustainability at Houston's Rice University in March 2003, <mask> spoke out forcefully in favour of Sustainable Development. Later that year he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for "services to British business and to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development", which he served as chairman. Reserves
Less than three years after taking over the chairmanship <mask> was swept out of office in early 2004 by revelations that the company had overstated its proved oil and gas reserves by nearly 25 percent. On 9 January 2004, Shell announced that it was cutting its estimate of proven oil and gas reserves by roughly 3.9 billion barrels, close to 20 percent of total reserves. Investors began calling for <mask> to resign. Reports surfaced of internal memoranda addressed to many of Shell's senior executives months earlier discussing the possibility that the company's proven reserves had been overestimated.<mask> had stated that he had not been informed that there might be a need to restate reserves until late in 2003. During 2003, increasingly fractious e-mails from Walter van de Vijver, <mask>' successor as CEO of Shell Exploration and Production, made it clear that senior executives had been discussing the issues around reserves for some time. In an appearance in front of around 1,000 staff in Shell Centre's sports hall in January 2004, <mask> stated that he had been informed of the problem in late 2003 and that his first response had been to write down on a piece of paper that he (and, by implication, Shell) should 'get the facts and do the right thing.' In April 2004, the US law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell released a report on its review of Shell's reserves overbooking crisis. The report alleged that top company executives, including <mask>, had known about the reserves shortfall since early 2002. As a result of the Davis Polk Report, the Board asked <mask> to resign. <mask> (who had consistently said that he had "...acted properly and in good faith at all times") was investigated by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) about his role in relation to the recategorisation of the company's hydrocarbon reserves.In November 2005 the FSA announced that it had "closed its inquiries" when its  "Regulatory Decisions Committee," decided that the regulator should take no action. <mask> had earlier been refused permission to proceed with a counter action against the FSA by the "Financial Services and Markets Tribunal" when he filed an action seeking to show that the FSA had unfairly prejudiced him in statements made in its settlement with Shell that appeared to condone the findings in the Davis Polk report. <mask> was also investigated by the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly misleading the stock market by allowing the overstated reserves figures to stand. These investigations are now closed with "no case to answer." The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new regulations regarding the accounting of oil reserves that, according to a Dow Jones article  may serve to vindicate <mask>, since the proposed changes involve changing many of the SEC proved reserves criteria that prompted Shell's large debooking. Retirement

<mask> and his wife live at Binfield, Berkshire, where he serves as a curate after his ordination as a priest in 2011. Styles
 Mr <mask> (1945–2004)
 Sir <mask> KCMG (2004–11)
 The Revd Sir <mask> KCMG (2011–present)

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People from Leicester
British businesspeople
British seismologists
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Shell plc people
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
People from Binfield
21st-century English Anglican priests
Chief Executive Officers of Royal Dutch Shell
Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)

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<mask> (born January 12, 1951) is an American former professional football player, who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. He was elected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. Early years
<mask> was born and raised in South River, New Jersey, and began his football career at South River High School as one of the wide receivers of Joe Theismann. As a junior, he succeeded Theismann as the starting quarterback. He also lettered in baseball and basketball, graduating in 1969. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Tulsa.He started four games at quarterback as a sophomore for the Golden Hurricane. The next year was converted into a wide receiver, registering 22 receptions for 429 yards and 3 touchdowns. As a senior, he led a run-oriented offense with 33 receptions for 690 yards and 5 touchdowns. He finished his college career with 55 receptions for 1,119 yards, 8 touchdowns and a 20.3 yard average per reception. In 1985, he was inducted into the Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame. Professional career
In 1973, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys and made the team as a third-team wide receiver because of his special teams play. As a rookie, he replaced Otto Stowe after Stowe suffered a broken ankle in the seventh game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles, and his backup Mike Montgomery would also fall to injury in the next game.He appeared in 14 games with 6 starts, making 22 receptions for 388 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 1974, Stowe asked to be traded and <mask> became the full-time starter opposite Golden Richards. He led the team with 62 receptions and 1,087 yards, while also catching 2 touchdowns. He would keep leading the team in receiving until 1978, when Tony Hill took over the number one role at wide receiver. In 1979, he and Tony Hill—along with Tony Dorsett—helped the Cowboys become the first team in NFL history to have two 1,000-yards wide receivers and a 1,000-yard running back, when he recorded 55 receptions, 1,026 yards and 8 touchdowns. <mask> and Hill also became the first wide receiver tandem in Cowboys history to record 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the same year. In 1980, he surpassed Bob Hayes' club mark in receptions and was selected by the Cowboys as their nominee for NFL Man of the Year.In the 1981 NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers, <mask> almost rendered "The Catch" irrelevant when, in the waning moments of the game, he caught a long pass from Danny White that would've gone for a touchdown and won the game for the Cowboys had 49ers cornerback Eric Wright not made a one-handed horse-collar tackle, stopping him just outside field-goal range (White fumbled on the next play, thus preserving victory for the 49ers and putting them in Super Bowl XVI). In 1983, he passed Hayes as the franchise leader in receiving yards. In March 1984, <mask> fell asleep while driving his Dodge Daytona, causing a crash against a parked tractor-trailer. <mask> sustained a career-ending liver injury in the accident, and his brother Carey was killed in the crash. <mask> helped the Cowboys to three Super Bowl appearances and a victory in Super Bowl XII in 1978. He also scored a touchdown in Super Bowl X. <mask> was known as "Mr. Clutch" for his numerous clutch catches in game-winning situations, especially the Hail Mary reception from Roger Staubach that sealed the victory over the Vikings in a 1975 playoff game, one of the most infamous plays in NFL history.He also caught the game-sealing touchdown in a 1973 playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams and the game-winning touchdown pass from reserve quarterback Clint Longley in the 1974 Thanksgiving game against the Washington Redskins. All three plays were named among the Top 75 plays in NFL history by NFL Films in 1994. <mask> figured prominently in a fourth play on that list, throwing the final block to clear Tony Dorsett's path to the end zone on his 99-yard touchdown run in 1983. In addition in the 1980 playoff game at Atlanta, <mask>'s clutch receptions helped win that game in a comeback by the Cowboys. He rose to become one of the NFL's greatest wide receivers, earning career records of 489 receptions and 7,822 receiving yards, along with 189 rushing yards, 155 yards returning kickoffs, and 50 touchdowns (48 receiving and two fumble recoveries). <mask> was named one of the Top 20 Pro Football All-Time wide receivers, he was also recognized for his achievements by being named to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team. Despite this fact, he was the only player from the team to not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the time, including the only one from the offensive first team category.<mask> was named All-Pro three times (1974, 1976–77) All-NFC in 1975 and second Team All-NFC in 1978. In addition, <mask> was a Pro Bowler in 1974, 1976 and 1977. He was named The Football Digest NFL receiver of the year in 1977. He led the National Football Conference (NFC) in pass receptions in 1976 with 58. He served as offensive captain for the Cowboys in 1977, 1978, 1982 and 1983. In 1984, he was named to the Dallas Cowboys' 25th anniversary team. In 2009, on the NFL Network show "NFL's Top 10", in the episode titled "Greatest Dallas Cowboys", he is number 10 on the list, although the update in 2016 where <mask> was not on the list and was replaced by Randy White as #10 as well.On August 19, 2011, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced that <mask> had been selected for inclusion into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor. <mask>, Charles Haley and Larry Allen were inducted during the half-time show of the Cowboys-Seahawks game on November 6, 2011. The Professional Football Researchers Association named <mask> to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2010. <mask> was named as a senior finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Class of 2020 as a part of its "Centenial Slate" of 20 senior finalists. However, he fell just shy of getting inducted. The following year, he was named the lone senior finalist for the class of 2021. On February 6, 2021, <mask> was named to the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame class and his bust was sculpted by Scott Myers.After the NFL
On April 28, 2017, <mask> was selected to announce a pick at the 2017 NFL Draft, which took place at Philadelphia. Amidst boos from the Eagles fans in attendance, he let out a dramatic speech, and announced Chidobe Awuzie as the 60th pick for the Cowboys. References

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 <mask> Cowboys Ring of Honor
 Dallas Cowboys Top 50 players

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<mask> (née Iriving) (28 September 1904 – 1987) was an Australian social and political activist whose commitment to Indigenous rights saw her remain an active member of the political community up until her death in 1987. She is known for her communist affiliations and was an active member of the Communist Party of Australia. Biography

Marchisotti graduated from Macedon Elementary School in her hometown of Melbourne in 1918. Marchisotti demonstrated a wide range of interests from a very young age, authoring personal diaries and learning music. Marchisotti had achieved a grade four in theory of music in 1925 at the age of 21 years. In 1934, by the time she was 30 years old, she graduated from the University of Melbourne although details about her final qualification are unclear. Marchisotti was passionate about public affairs.She worked voluntarily for the Civil Defence Organization of Melbourne during the period of national emergency during World War II. In addition, she qualified in First Aid and Injuries and Air Raid Precautions which were certified by the St. John Ambulance Association and the Victorian State Emergency Council respectively. Marchisotti developed an interest in left-wing politics in the 1940s and became an active member among many social movements. She had previously worked as a stenographer and typist from 1926, up until 1948. During this time, she advanced her interest in social equality, eventually becoming a member of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in 1951, resigning from a better-paying office job. After moving to Brisbane Marchisotti met <mask>; the couple married on 10 November 1949. The case for Equal Pay in Australia was one of Marchisotti's most notable achievements as a social activist.Despite proving ultimately unsuccessful, Marchisotti had prepared a thorough case and media at the time were taken aback at her ability to present convincing evidence and arguments. In 1964, Marchisotti became a member of the CPA women's delegation to the Soviet Union. Marchisotti also took an active interest in Indigenous affairs and was involved with the Queensland sub-branch of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI). She edited the Federal Council's newsletter and wrote articles on Indigenous issues for both FCAATSI and the CPA. On 7 October 1982, Marchisotti participated in a street march to expose issues of racism in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. More than 200 people were arrested, including Marchisotti. Communist Party of Australia

The CPA was founded in Sydney in October 1920, by a group of socialists inspired by the reports of revolution coming out of the USSR at the time.The CPA aimed to introduce many of the same ideologies to Australian politics. While the party remained relatively minor in terms of challenging Australia's political landscape, it did register significant influence in the formation of trade unions. In 1922 the CPA became affiliated with the Communist International, an organisation that rejected colonialism and imperialism, instead championing the rights of minorities. For the CPA, transferring this ideology to an Australian context meant the struggles of the Australian Indigenous community became a specific area of interest. The struggles of the Indigenous community was a cause to which Marchisotti dedicated most of her working life. It is unsurprising then that Marchisotti had been a long time sympathiser with the communist movement in Australia before officially joining the CPA in 1941. Her commitment to the party and its approach to politics is one of the few aspects of Marchisotti's professional life that is reasonably well documented however there is little substantive evidence of the specifics of her work for the party.It is clear however that most of her work was related to the fight for equality for Indigenous Australians. <mask>'s involvement with the CPA also gave her the opportunity to participate in feminist-driven campaigns that were aimed at improving the lived experiences of women, whether that be in the home or work place. “I hate capitalism… Look at the tortures throughout the world… Sometimes I lay awake at night worrying about some injustices. In the morning I have to act in some way. If you have any humanity in you, you must do something.”. Equal Pay Case

In 1950, the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration set the female rate of pay at 75% of the male rate. In the 1950s, men usually worked full-time, with an unfair social norm which 'permitted' men to discriminate against women in Australian society.Women in the workforce were often limited to jobs such as nurses, teachers, and receptionists. Not surprisingly, they were usually paid less than men

In 1951, the Queensland Branch of the Clerks Union placed a claim for Equal Pay to the Industrial Court of Queensland. This was an unusual case which came about after continual pressure on the executive (by membership of the Clerks Union) proved futile; 'too busy to prepare a case' was the excuse offered to the activists. <mask>, a member of the union, undertook the research with the support of Berenice Collins, another member, and Val Howard, a clerk in the Sheet Metal Workers' Union Office. Marchisotti had prepared a complete case, gathering all the information provided from experienced people plus a great mass of figures and other information obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In regards to her preparation for the case, Marchisotti has been quoted: “I was hellishly nervous, but my voice is pretty strong and I was always good at reading. I read the whole ten pages of the submission, bar the tables, which I had typed and carefully double-checked".Marchisotti finalised her submission by requesting a ‘rate for the job’ regardless of sex and stating the reasons for this demand. Aside from Berenice and Val, Joan Riordan, an extreme right-winger, the only woman branch councillor in the union, showed up at the Industrial Court where the case was being heard. The court was also filled with journalists, members from the Union of Australian Women and the President of the National Council of Women, Mrs Byth. Mrs Byth even asked for permission to intervene the case as it significantly mattered to women. When the case was over, reporters and newspapermen were amazed that a woman could put up such a convincing case. Justice Matthews tried to get the witnesses to agree that women were not just ordinary clerical workers, but quite above average in intelligence and thus might be underpaid. Despite the evidence provided, the judges decided this had not proved that all females in the industry were "performing the same work as males or producing the same return of profit to their employers".This judgement raised significant public concern. People considered it an unfair ruling and claimed it was obvious that they were determined to refuse the claim regardless of the presented evidence. The judgement concluded that it was "most difficult to prove that women produced the same profit as men" deciding there was insufficient reason to approve the claim. Unfortunately, Marchisotti had difficulty in obtaining employment following the case due to the amount of negative publicity generated by her involvement. Involvement with Indigenous Affairs

In addition to her communist affiliation, Marchisotti was also dedicated to Indigenous affairs in Australia, especially from a feminist standpoint. As a result, she became an industrious member of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI), as well as its Queensland sub-branch (QCAATSI). During her time working for these organisations she edited the council newsletter and wrote articles on Indigenous issues for use by both organisations.Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI)

During February 1958, a group of individuals travelled to Adelaide to form a federal body to advocate the removal of racist and discriminatory state legislation across the country. Although there was no recognised Aboriginal representative from Queensland at this meeting, the state was represented by the Queensland United Council for Aboriginal Welfare; this collective would evolve into QCAATSI, which Marchisotti would become heavily involved in. Marchisotti would also work closely with noted feminist and Indigenous political activist Oodgeroo Noonuccal, who worked as the Queensland State Secretary of QCAATSI in the 1960s. Initially, the establishment of FCAATSI comprised a diverse range of activists, ranging from feminists, Christians, communists and peace activists. FCAATSI would progress to play a critical role in Aboriginal affairs in Australia, including establishing the 1967 referendum to amend the constitution, as well as the petitioning for inclusion of Aboriginal families within the census. Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (QCAATSI)

In 1958, noted feminist and social justice campaigner Ada Bromham unified Queensland social activists from existing Indigenous organisations (including Marchisotti) to form the QCAATSI. Rather than act as a separate entity to FCAATSI however, this movement effectively acted as the state branch of the federal organisation.Despite some members accusing QCAATSI of too closely adopting communist influence, the QCAATSI enjoyed extensive active membership from noted Indigenous rights campaigners for many years. Among Marchisotti, these included Kathy Cochrane (with whom Marchisotti frequently exchanged letters) Celia Smith and Rodney Hall. As a reflection of this, the council enjoyed a cooperative relationship with other existing Indigenous activist groups, such as the Cairns Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Advancement League (CATSIAL). QCAATSI worked closely with the federal council on matters of national integrity, but largely took an inclusive approach in developing individual movements, preferring to deliberate with other organisations and individuals in terms of constitutional reform. Nonetheless, in 1961, a split developed among those members considered heavily communist in political orientation (including Marchisotti), who were prepared to challenge Queensland legislation, and others who were less prepared to take an active stance. This latter group formed the One People of Australia League (OPAL), consisting primarily of mainstream Christian and traditionalist idealists. From this point, OPAL was one of the few groups to remain overtly distinct from QCAATSI, preferring to negotiate and liaise with the Queensland government, rather than perform overt political activism.Marchisotti, remaining with QCAATSI, assisted in organising the fourth annual conference of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement, held at the University of Queensland in 1961. She also continued to publish Aboriginal rights articles on behalf of both QCAATSI and the CPA. It was at this time that Marchisotti also began drafting her only book to be published by the CPA: Land Rights: The Black Struggle. Marchisotti continued her publication of articles until the very latter stages of life; her last confirmed publication was made in the June 1980 edition of the Tribune, with Marchisotti aged 75. Arrest

On Thursday 7 October 1982, Marchisotti joined a protest by Aboriginal people and others outside a Commonwealth Games venue in Brisbane. The 1982 games, in particular, had been noted as experiencing widespread Aboriginal protests throughout their duration, in attempt by activists to bring the lack of land rights, poor living conditions and the suppression of political voice to an international audience. Marchisotti was arrested for her involvement in the protests and for disobeying an explicit police instruction, resulting in a fine of fifty dollars.Marchisotti's fine notice lists her offence simply as "Br. S.36 (b) traffic act". Upon her appearance before a magistrate in Brisbane, she has been quoted as saying "I am seventy-eight years old and a pensioner. I did not take part in my action lightly. [It was] my belief that the only way to change Queensland's racist laws was to take the action I did". List of Publications

While it is known that Marchisotti was a prolific and dedicated writer, especially during her time with the CPA and particularly the FCAATSI where she took on the role of editor for their newsletter there seems to be very little of her published work available in the public domain. Countless drafts and copies of articles submitted to various publications, including the Tribune, The Courier Mail and The Guardian, can be found in Marchisotti's personal archives however this information cannot be verified as most of these articles are only attached to personal letters.There is no confirmation of what was published or when, if at all. However the following three works have been published are available in the public domain:

 In 1978 the CPA published <mask>'s book Land Rights: The Black Struggle which has since become a seminal text on the topic of Indigenous land rights issues. <mask>, <mask> 'Environment week success for Aborigines'. Tribune. 25 June 1980 1980-06-25. 9. <mask>, <mask> 'Equal pay case, 1951'.Women, Class and History: Feminist Perspectives on Australia, 1788–1978. 1980. 423–429. Further references

 <mask> (Irving), <mask> – Volume 1, 1953 – 1964, 3105; Australian Security Intelligence Organization Files; National Archives of Australia, National Office. <mask> (Irving), <mask> – Volume 2, 1953 – 1964, 3106; Australian Security Intelligence Organization Files; National Archives of Australia, National Office. <mask>, <mask> – Volume 3, 1964 – 1966, 3117; Australian Security Intelligence Organization Files; National Archives of Australia, National Office. <mask>, <mask> – Volume 4, 1966, 3118; Australian Security Intelligence Organization Files; National Archives of Australia, National Office.<mask>, <mask> – Volume 5, 1966 – 1968, 3119; Australian Security Intelligence Organization Files; National Archives of Australia, National Office. <mask> (Irving), <mask> – Volume 6, 1968 – 1969, 3147; Australian Security Intelligence Organization Files; National Archives of Australia, National Office. <mask> (Irving), <mask> – Volume 7, 1969 – 1970, 3148; Australian Security Intelligence Organization Files; National Archives of Australia, National Office. <mask>, <mask>. “Personal references, certificates, memberships, etc”. Papers of <mask>. UQFL 156.Box 1. Fryer Library: University of Queensland Library. <mask>i Entry on the Australian Women's Register. References

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<mask> (9 November 1575 – 23 June 1608) was a Jesuit priest who was executed in London. He is the protomartyr (i.e., the first martyr associated with a place) of Saint Omer and of Stonyhurst College. He was executed at Tyburn and is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. <mask>'s family
<mask> was born into a prominent family in Southwark. His uncle, <mask>, was the superior of the Jesuits in England. <mask>, <mask>'s father, was at Balliol College, Oxford, at the time when great severity began to be used against Catholics. His example provided leadership to a generation of Oxford men which was to produce Edmund Campion, Robert Persons, and other English Catholics.<mask>' schooling
<mask> attended Collyer's School in Horsham, Sussex, and was afterwards a page to one of the half-brothers of Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, who were, however, conformists (i.e. conformed to the Anglican faith). <mask> goes to Saint Omer

Because English colleges had been turned over to Protestants, English Catholics had an incentive to go to the continent for their education. <mask>, at age 17, was amongst the first students of Saint Omer's Jesuit College (at Stonyhurst since 1794) in 1593. By 1595 he was considered fit for Saint Albans, the new English seminary at Valladolid. In January he set out from Calais with five others from Calais, John Copley, William Worthington, John Ivreson, James Thomson, and Henry Mompesson. Captured in the Channel
They were lucky in finding as a travelling companion a Jesuit Father William Baldwin, who was going to Spain in disguise under the alias Ottavio Fuscinelli, but misfortunes soon began.After severe weather in the English Channel, they found themselves obliged to run for shelter to The Downs, where their vessel was searched by men from some of Queen Elizabeth's ships, and they were discovered hiding in the hold. They were immediately made prisoners and treated very roughly. They were sent round the Nore up to London, and were examined by Charles, second Lord Howard of Effingham, the Lord Admiral. Father Baldwin's test
After this Baldwin was sent to Bridewell prison, where one of those incidents occurred that were so representative of the treacherousness of the Elizabethan age. He met a confessor named James Atkinson who, under torture, had divulged names. He was riven by remorse and terror that he would be tortured again, this time to death and would die unabsolved for his betrayals. This placed Baldwin in a real quandary.Was Atkinson a spy? In appealing for a priest to hear his confession was he angling to trick Baldwin into revealing himself as a priest? In the end he heard Atkinson's confession, whose joy at absolution was luminous. Later, Atkinson would suffer further tortures from which he died. Escapes
Meantime his young companions had been handed over to Archbishop Whitgift, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, having found that they encouraged one another, sent them one by one to different Protestant bishops or doctors. Only the youngest, Mompesson, conformed. The rest eventually escaped and returned to their colleges on the continent after many adventures.It is not known for certain what happened to young <mask>, but it seems likely that he was the youth confined to the house of Richard Edes. He fell ill and was sent home under bond to return to custody at Oxford by a certain day. The boy escaped yet again, and to avoid trouble he had then to keep away even from his own father. At last he reached Saint Omer again, and then went to Valladolid in 1596, after many escapades. First return to the dangers of England
After ordination, in 1599, age 24, "returning to England, I wandered", he says, "from place to place, to reduce souls which went astray and were in error as to the knowledge of the true Catholic Church". Effect of the Gunpowder Plot
During the excitement caused by the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 he was arrested near Warwick while going under the name <mask>, which he had no doubt assumed from Ambrose Rokewood of Coldham Hall, whose chaplain he then was, and who had, unfortunately, been implicated in the plot. Imprisonment
<mask> was now imprisoned first in the Gatehouse, then in the Tower, where he was tortured in order to make him give evidence against <mask>, his famous uncle, superior of the English Jesuits, who had recently admitted him into the Society of Jesus.The authorities suspected that <mask> was implicated in the plot, for which suspicion he was later executed. Though no connection with the conspiracy could be proved against <mask>, he was kept in the Tower of London for seven months, at the end of which time he was suddenly put on board ship with forty-six other priests, and a royal proclamation, dated 10 July 1606, was read to them, threatening death if they returned. They were then carried across the Channel and set ashore in Flanders. Return to the Continent
<mask> now went to his old school at Saint Omer, then to Brussels to see the superior of the Jesuits, Baldwin, his companion in the adventures of 1595. Father Baldwin sent him to the English Jesuit novitiate, Saint John's, Leuven, in which he was the first novice to be received. Return to England and martyrdom
In September 1607, he was sent back to England, but was arrested six weeks later by an apostate priest called Rouse. This was the time of King James' controversy with Cardinal Bellarmine about the Oath of Allegiance.<mask> was offered his life if he would take the oath, but he steadfastly refused, and was executed at Tyburn at the age of 32, protesting that he was "the happiest man this day alive". His relics, which were preserved at Saint Omer, were lost during the French Revolution. St. Thomas Garnet's Independent School in Boscombe, Bournemouth, which closed in 2020, was dedicated to the saint at its foundation. References

Bibliography

 POLLEN, "Protomartyr of Stonyhurst College" in Stonyhurst Magazine (1889), 334-82
 BLACKFAN, Annales Coll. S. Albani, Vallesoleti, ed. POLLEN (1899), 57, 84
 CAMM in The Month (Aug., 1898), 164-77
 YEPEZ, Persecucion de Inglaterra (Madrid, 1599), 820-30
 FOLEY, Records S.J., II, 475–505. External links
 Saint Thomas Garnet
 St Thomas Garnets School Bournemouth

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 Also spelled Robert Parsons

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<mask> (, or birth name ; 1904 – 11 November 1991) was a lacquer artist from Shirone, Niigata in Japan. He began training as an apprentice in his family at the age of 15, and developed his own technique of painting, which he referred to as . Early life
It was in 1926 when <mask> started to study dry lacquer techniques in Tokyo, and in two years, he was commenced to the Craft Department to major Lacquer Craft at Ueno Bijyutsu Gakko (present day Tokyo University of the Arts) in 1928. While still studying at the college, <mask> won his first prize in 1931 at the national Arts and Crafts Exhibition (Bijutsu Kougei-ten). There was another prestigious art show for an aspiring artist called the Art Associations Exhibition (Bijutsu Kyokai-ten), which Hakuo won the next year. When graduated from his college in 1933, his graduation work was on honorable display for the highest excellency before joining the permanent collection of the Art Museum at Tokyo University of the Arts. Hakuo continued to make traditional crafts with his own design to apply for art shows.In 1935　and 1936, he won two major shows, and the success at the Art Associations Exhibition had Hakuo's tea caddy set to be joined to the collection of Empress Teimei later, along with incense burners and jewelry chests. The other show, or the 3rd Shin Bunten Exhibition was a government sponsored show to encourage arts and crafts sectors to contribute to gain foreign currencies, and exporters were keen to commission talented person like Hakuo who took increased orders for overseas trade since around 1936. The former office of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry sanctioned the Japan Foreign Trade Council, a foreign trade campaign system where Hakuo gained membership in 1940. As that year was the 2,600th year in commemoration of the Imperial reign, works were shipped feverishly to customers overseas, and as the wartime restriction on industrial materials and metals heightened, in 1944, Hakuo ｓたｒed a research group for lacquer enamel inlay over metal. The Second World War was over in 1945 when Hakuo won the Grand Prix at the first post-war national art exhibition Nitten. It was sanctioned by the government of Japan for the promotion of arts and crafts to support export, and demand from overseas expanded. Three more Grand Prix was awarded at the second, the fourth, and the six Nitten Exhibitions between 1946 and 1950, when Hakuo decided to leave the art organizations and start working independently.Etching and lacquer
For the first time, Hakuo concentrated on his own ideas and developed the lacquer etching technique which he would name "Shitsuga"  in 1950. The thick base layer of lacquer spread over a plate with dry lacquer coat would be etched with a flexible bamboo spatula, thus presenting a semi-three dimensional carving. When dried, the sculptured surface was colored with pigmented lacquer just like an oil painting. While the plate, or the relief was already sculpted, coloring enhanced to mimick the natural features. That same year in 1950, Hakuo announced the new Lacquer Wood Block Print  by using a plate with dry lacquer finish and lacquer as the printing pigment/ink. It was during that time a block of dry lacquer was curved into a "Lacquer Ink Stone", or . From 1954 and on, Hakuo's shipment of artworks overseas started to climb up.There were demands in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Argentina, Netherlands, and Belgium to start with. A Metal Flower Vase with Inlaid Dry Lacquer was delivered to  the Soviet Art Museum, as record tells us as . Lacquer painting

It was in 1956 when <mask> started a solo exhibition of "Lacquer paintings" at the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Gallery between 13 and 18 November. His show became popular as Mitsukoshi Gallery had his second exhibit of "Lacquer paintings" in 1957 again, then the third from 28 October to 2 November 1958. Solo art shows circulated to art galleries at Kintetsu, Isetan, Odakyu, Daiwa and Tokyu department stores. Shows were held annually at Shiseido Gallery in Ginza, the headquarters' building of Japan Business Federation, the Industry Club of Japan over the following years, totaling to over 30 exhibits held at those venues including the international social functions at the Tokyo American Club which hold membership of over 3,500. Isetan held a larger show in the period of 28 May to 3 June 1965.Reverse glass painting
At the age of 71, Hakuo won the "Contemporary Art Contest - Drawings of the Sea" at the occasion of the Okinawa Expo '75. It was a 100 cm broad sized lacquer painting depicting "Whirling tides". To commemorate those thirty years up to 1977, a retrospective exhibition was held at Tokyo Central Museum in Ginza. <mask>'s interest in glass painting led him to be the guest artist at the Shoto Museum of Art in Shibuya in 1982. His lacquer paintings were offered to be on a long term solo show to the United States at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, with his lacquer paintings the same year. Finishing a 70 cm tall lacquer painting titled "Akatsuki Fuji" in 1984 for the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, he joined the "500 Years of Artists inspired by Mount Fuji" exhibition, along with those popular artists including Sesshu Toyo, Ze-an, Tawaraya Sotatsu, Ogata Korin, Maruyama Okyo along with Yokoyama Taikan. The lacquer painting toured to the gallery of Hachioji Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. in 1988 and in 1990 to Aikawa Gallery at Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, while a permanent collection at the Senshindo Gallery in Machida has been on display since 1986 at Machida, Tokyo.Legacy
Incorporating the disciplines of Japanese traditional paintings and utilizing them for the traditional lacquer crafts, a whole new world of lacquer paintings and lacquer prints was created by the artist and refined over more than half a century. The fame of works and artist was spread immediately domestically and overseas, counting too many renowned celebrities as collectors to listing them here. To name a few, the artist was honoured by the Japanese Emperor, the noble house of Takamatsu-no-miya, Ishibashi-buke, followed by important members of society such as Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and famous political and business persons worldwide. After some illness, he returned to his atelier in order to complete several unfinished artworks, but died in 1991. Celebrity status

Some celebrities in possession of Hakuo's works:
Elizabeth Taylor
Winston Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
King Albert II of Belgium
King Baudouin I of Belgium
Mao Tsetung
Hugh Hefner
Yoshida Shigeru
Empress Teimei
Rajendra Prasad
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
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<mask> (born May 7, 1943) is an American labor union activist and political consultant in the United States. A Democrat, he worked for the AFL-CIO in the 1970s before forming The Kamber Group, a public relations firm, in 1980. The Kamber Group worked for Democratic Party candidates and labor unions for 25 years, becoming one of the most well-known "boutique" P.R. firms in Washington, D.C. <mask> sold The Kamber Group in 2005 to Carmen Group Lobbying, where he remains president of its subsidiary, Carmen Group Communications. <mask> is a frequent guest on national and local television and radio programs, newspapers and magazines, and is a published author. He currently is an adjunct professor at The American University. Early life and career
<mask>, an Assyrian-American, was born in 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, and attended public schools there.<mask> subsequently attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his undergraduate schooling, <mask> joined the Phi Gamma Delta collegiate social fraternity. In 1965, he along with Samuel E. Honneger and Joseph Mullins worked tirelessly to establish the Delta Colony of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of New Mexico which later became the Alpha Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta in 1966. He worked on the presidential campaign of United States Senator Barry Goldwater. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1965. In 1968, <mask> worked on the presidential campaigns of Nelson Rockefeller and Richard Nixon. <mask> later received a Master of Arts degree from the University of New Mexico, a J.D.from the Washington College of Law at the American University, and a master of laws from George Washington University (he received this last degree in 1972). <mask> later was an administrative assistant to United States Representative Seymour Halpern (R-New York). In 1970, <mask> was convicted of forgery while teaching at Prince George's Community College (PGCC). At the time, <mask> was president of the national Young Republicans' leadership training school in Chicago. Federal officials accused him of submitting a forged letter to his draft board in 1968. The letter had ostensibly been signed by the president of PGCC and attested that <mask> was a faculty member there. But PGCC president John Handley testified he had not seen the letter, had not authorized it and had not signed it.<mask> was acquitted of charges that he did not teach at the community college, but convicted of forgery and sentenced to two years in prison. AFL-CIO career
After his conviction, <mask> worked as a lobbyist for the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) of the AFL-CIO. Under Robert Georgine, also a Republican, <mask> rose quickly to become the department's chief lobbyist. <mask>'s tenure at BCTD was marked by a significant drop in the political power of the AFL-CIO on Capitol Hill. In 1977, <mask> and the BCTD persuaded the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives to rush a common situs picketing bill onto the floor in the hopes of stampeding members of Congress to approve the legislation. Instead, the tactic lead to a major defeat for labor. After the defeat of the picketing bill, <mask> was tapped by AFL-CIO president George Meany to head a labor law reform task force.<mask>'s goal was to prioritize the AFL-CIO's labor law reform goals, strategize a plan for building support for the bill, and winning the legislation's enactment. The effort never got off the ground, as political changes in Congress put the labor federation on the political defensive. The Kamber Group years
<mask> left the AFL-CIO in 1980 and founded his own public relations firm, The Kamber Group. During his first year, his announced goal was to become the "Hill & Knowlton of the left," but his current anniversary press kit observes that the firm is "often referred to as the 'Bob Gray and Company of the left,'" a reference to the fast-growing Georgetown concern with strong White House ties. The Kamber Group quickly known as one of Washington's hottest public relations firms. In time, it became one of the nation's largest independently owned consulting and public relations firms. Almost immediately, Kamber took on some very high-profile clients.He established a legal defense fund for Rep. Frank Thompson, Jr. (D-New Jersey), who was caught in the federal government's Abscam sting. He also supported a movement to draft Sen. Ted Kennedy for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1982, <mask> founded the Progressive Political Action Committee (ProPAC). ProPAC was a political action committee which sought to counteract political election spending by the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC) by supporting Democratic candidate for federal office. <mask> served as ProPAC's treasurer. ProPAC shut down its operations in 1983. <mask> did not neglect his labor roots, however.He was counsel for the NFL Players Association during the 1982 National Football League strike. He also served as a public relations consultant and spokesman for the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). In April 1983, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations heard testimony that reputed Chicago mobster Tony Accardo "hand-picked" Edward T. Hanley of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees and Angelo Fosco of LIUNA to be presidents of their respective unions. <mask> helped LIUNA strategize a political and public relations response to the allegations. <mask> pushed his consulting firm to get into labor organizing campaigns as well. In 1984, he sued Ray Rogers, president of Corporate Campaigns, Inc., over Rogers' attempt to patent the term "corporate campaign." He also advised Doris Turner in her unsuccessful re-election bid for president of the Drug, Hospital, and Health Care Employees Union (better known as Local 1199) in 1986.In 1984, <mask> served as a national campaign advisor to Sen. Alan Cranston during his run for the U.S. presidency. However, <mask> eventually resigned as political and public relations consultant to the campaign after complaining that Cranston's personal staff pushed him to the side. The relationship between <mask> and the Cranston campaign deteriorated further when <mask> sought a temporary restraining order freezing the campaign's funds. <mask> claimed the Cranston campaign owned him $150,000, but the funds were unfrozen a short time later. In 1987, <mask> established Americans Against Government Control of Unions. The outfit was a non-profit company whose goal was to build public opinion against government takeovers of corrupt labor unions. William Olwell, vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), was the group's treasurer.<mask> formed the group as UFCW, the Teamsters and other unions were under investigation for labor racketeering and domination by organized crime. Although The Kamber Group was working for the Teamsters at the time, <mask> asserted that the formation of his new organization was unrelated to the government's investigation of the Teamsters. In 1988, <mask> played a key role in helping re-affiliate the Teamsters with the AFL-CIO. The union had been ejected from the labor federation in the 1950s over charges of corruption, but the AFL-CIO had been asking the Teamsters to rejoin the federation throughout the 1980s. William H. Wynn, president of UFCW, and BCTD president Georgine, assisted by <mask>, negotiated the Teamsters' return. <mask> turned his attention back to politics in 1992. He supported the U.S presidential candidacy of Sen. Tom Harkin.Although he did not become involved in a presidential campaign to the extent that he did in 1984, <mask> nevertheless played a big role in the 1992 election. In July of that year, he established a political action committee called Americans for Change. The group's goal was to raise $1 million to run attack ads against President George H. W. Bush. In 1993, <mask> led the battle to end a Republican filibuster of the nomination of William B. Gould IV to be chair of the National Labor Relations Board. The Republicans eventually gave up the filibuster, and Gould was confirmed. In 2002, <mask> became a paid spokesman for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, acting as political consultant and public relations expert for the union. In 2003, <mask> established the Kamber Group Political Action Fund, a political action committee.<mask> became the PAC's treasurer. USW/AFT scandal
In 1984, the United Steelworkers hired <mask> to direct several key organizing and collective bargaining campaigns. <mask> subsequently was forced to take responsibility for a scandal which involved the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), another AFL-CIO affiliate. In February 1985, Albert Shanker, then president of the AFT, announced at a news conference his union had convinced the New York State Teachers Retirement System to withdraw $450 million from Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company because the bank had poorly administered workers' pension funds. Shanker also announced that the union had convinced the Pennsylvania School Employees' Retirement System to withdraw $300 million from the same bank, and that five other state teachers' retirement funds were expected to do the same. AFL-CIO officials said the AFT had convinced the retirement systems to withdraw the funds to protest loans Manufacturers Hanover had made to the Phelps Dodge mining corporation, which was involved in a bitter strike with the steelworkers. Shanker was later forced to retract his statement.The pension fund deal had never existed, he said a few days later. The state retirement funds had withdrawn only $200 million from the bank. Shanker also admitted the fund withdrawals had been going on since mid-1984, and had nothing to do with the strike at Phelps Dodge. Shanker angrily said that he had been "taken advantage of," and blamed <mask>. <mask> accepted responsibility, saying, "We're paid to take the blame, so we're at fault." Closure of The Kamber Group
On November 11, 1994, The Kamber Group's offices on were badly damaged by fire caused by an electrical short. <mask> is a noted collector of political memorabilia and art.Along with the loss of records, an estimated $300,000 in art—most of it from <mask>'s personal collection, on loan to The Kamber Group—was also lost. In 2003, <mask> resigned as president of The Kamber Group. Thomas J. Mackell, Jr. was named president and chief operating officer of The Kamber Group in his stead. <mask> remained the company's chairman and chief executive officer. On February 28, 2005, <mask> closed The Kamber Group and joined The Carmen Group as president of Carmen Group Communications. The Carmen Group was founded by David M. Carmen, a friend of <mask>'s. A number of Kamber employees took jobs with The Carmen Group as well.Other positions and honors
<mask> is also secretary-treasurer of America's Agenda: Health Care for All, a union-led group which lobbies for universal health care. He is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, and treasurer for the National Theatre. In 2006, <mask> received the PR News Hall of Fame Award. Electoral campaign innovations
<mask> is noted as an innovative political campaigner. In 1979 <mask> purchased the Politicards name, a company that had put out a set of playing cards featuring the image of political candidates and public officials in 1972. He went on to produce his own sets of playing cards under the Politicards name for election years 1980 and 1984. In 1996, the Politicards name was reclaimed by Peter Green, the artist responsible for the original deck in 1972.The cards, known as "Politicards," were widely imitated over the years, especially by the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. In 1984, <mask> created "Rappin' Ronnie", a music video which depicted a rapping President Ronald Reagan. The video was broadcast on "Convention Television," a closed-circuit television "magazine program" broadcast to delegates at the Democratic National Convention. The video depicted a stuttering Reagan saying his trademark "W-w-w-w-well well well". The music video eventually aired on MTV, and was featured in "Homer Loves Flanders", a fifth-season episode of The Simpsons. In 1992, <mask> started a PAC, Americans for Change, hoping to be the Democratic party's answer to Floyd Brown, the Republican party's opposition research specialist known for inethical, negative campaign tactics. Role in the Reagan assassination attempt
Robert F. Bonitati, an aide to President Reagan, credits <mask> with saving his life during the Reagan assassination attempt.Bonitati, a friend of <mask>'s, was leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel with the president. <mask> pulled Bonitati aside for a few seconds. Just then, Reagan exited the hotel and John Hinckley, Jr. shot and wounded him and three others. "Bonitati has often said his brief conversation with <mask> may have saved his life." Bonitati later joined The Kamber Group as a vice president, and set up a "nonpartisan" flower shop with <mask>. Published books
<mask>, <mask>. Giving Up on Democracy: Why Term Limits Are Bad for America Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2005.<mask>, <mask>. Poison Politics: Are Negative Campaigns Destroying Democracy? New York City: Basic Books, 2003. O'Leary, Bradley S. and <mask>, <mask>. Are You a Conservative or a Liberal? Austin, Tex. : Boru Books, 1996.Notes

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Auerbach, Stuart. "A Booming Business; PR Firms Expanding Staff, Billings." The Washington Post. February 18, 1985. "Bravo: <mask>." Zenda. May 3, 1999."Campaign Funds Unfrozen." Associated Press. February 27, 1984. Clarity, James F. and Gailey, Phil. "Briefing." The New York Times. June 15, 1983.Conconi, Chuck. "Personalities." The Washington Post. October 19, 1983. Conconi, Chuck. "Personalities." The Washington Post.April 1, 1986. Dewar, Helen. "Carter Wage-Floor Plan Deals Labor New Blow." The Washington Post. March 25, 1977. Dine, Philip. "PR Executive Plans 'Attack Campaign' on Bush."St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 21, 1992. Dobkin, Robert A. "Organized Labor, Outmaneuvered, Faces Even More Difficulty." Associated Press. March 24, 1977. Fink, Leon and Greenberg, Brian.Upheaval in the Quiet Zone. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1989. "Former Young G.O.P. Aide Gets Two Years in Forgery." The New York Times. June 16, 1970. Gailey, Phil."A Political Action Unit of the Left." The New York Times. February 10, 1982. Groer, Annie. "The Party Guy's Own Party." The Washington Post. May 31, 2001.Hartson, Merrill. "GOP Lawyer Defends Donovan, Advises Bush." Associated Press. October 5, 1984. Jones, Sabrina. "GKV to Pilot Airline's Ad Campaign." The Washington Post.August 4, 2003. <mask>, <mask>. "The GOP Is Smearing A Good Man, and Mr. Clinton Should Fight Back." Washington Times. December 13, 1993. Keller, Bill. "For Union Ally, It's All in the Name."The New York Times. May 2, 1984. Koncius, Jura. "A Stylish Backdrop For <mask>'s Exotic Collections." The Washington Post. February 7, 1985. Kramer, Michael."The Political Interest: The Vulture Watch." Time. February 10, 1992. Krebs, Albin. "Notes on People." New York Times. August 16, 1980.Mewborn, Mary K. "Real Estate News for December 2003." Washington Life Magazine. December 2003. Noble, Kenneth B. "Reporter's Notebook: Shanker 'Clarification.'" The New York Times. February 23, 1985.Noble, Kenneth. "Washington Talk: Labor Union Consultants Big Winner in Teamsters' Return." The New York Times. January 8, 1988. "Public Relations: Best of the Best." The Hill. May 7, 2003.Raines, Howell. "Cranston Going After Labor Backing." The New York Times. February 23, 1983. Romano, Lois. "The Reliable Source." The Washington Post.November 17, 1994. Sarasohn, Judy. "Ready to Learn the Ropes of Cable." The Washington Post. January 27, 2005. Serrin, William. "Garvey Sought Labor Support."The New York Times. September 28, 1982. Serrin, William. "Organized Labor Is Increasingly Less So." The New York Times. November 18, 1984. Shabecoff, Philip."Labor Turning From Lobbying to New Political Tactics in Growing Struggle for Influence on Legislation." The New York Times. June 23, 1977. Sinclair, Ward. "Friends in Labor, Arts Set Up Defense Fund for Thompson." The Washington Post. April 12, 1980.Schwartz, Maralee. "The Democrats' Floyd Brown." The Washington Post. July 23, 1992. Smith, Adam C. "Endorsement From Union Is Reno's First." St. Petersburg Times. February 6, 2002.Tuttle, Sean. "The Kamber Group: Liberal House Thrives, Paradoxically, in Reagan '80s." Business Review. May 6, 1985. "Washington News Briefs." United Press International. May 11, 1981.Weinstein, Henry and Ostrow, Ronald J. "Teamsters Rally Forces to Battle U.S. Takeover." Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1987. "Young G.O.P. Aide Convicted by U.S.In Draft Fraud Case." The New York Times. April 4, 1970. External links
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<mask> (born 8 March 1984) is an Australian journalist and author. She is investigations editor at The Australian and host of the Sky News Australia program Sharri, which airs on Sunday evenings. She is the winner of numerous awards in journalism, including two Walkley Awards. Early life
<mask> was born and raised in Sydney to Jewish parents. Her father is celebrity promoter <mask>. She worked for The Sunday Telegraph, where she was twice named News Limited's Young Journalist of the Year. Career

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<mask> began her journalism career as a copy girl at The Sunday Telegraph at the age of 16.She was promoted to the state political reporter, Canberra correspondent, and finally, chief of staff. She twice won the Young Journalist of the Year Award and did secondments at the New York Post and The Sun in London. As political reporter for The Sunday Telegraph in Canberra, Markson revealed Tony Abbott missed the $42 billion stimulus package vote in Parliament because he fell asleep after a night of drinking. Seven Network
Markson joined the Seven Network in 2011, and was commended in the Walkley Awards for an investigation that revealed Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner's rush to cash in on the solar-bonus scheme subsidy for solar panels on his roof after then Premier Kristina Keneally announced it was shutting down. The coverage was cited as the first scandal of the newly elected New South Wales O'Farrell government. In 2012, she led a team of journalists who won a Walkley Award for TV news reporting. The team reported a Cabinet leak that revealed the NSW government banned the sale of unleaded petrol without ethanol, to the benefit of the monopoly company, Manildra, against departmental advice, in a move that would increase the price of petrol for consumers.Cleo
<mask> was recruited as the Australian editor of Cleo in 2013. Her tenure as editor involved launching a fight for equal pay for men and women named "Ditch the pay GAP". The magazine also ran a prominent investigation into companies that were paying women less than men by examining the financial statements of 100 Australian companies. While editor, <mask> made the decision to no longer mention sex on the magazine's cover. In the same year, coverage in Cleo triggered an investigation at the University of Sydney into sexual harassment occurring during initiation ceremonies at the University's prestigious colleges. The Australian
<mask> replaced Simon Benson as media editor of The Australian newspaper in February 2014. She shifted to a senior writing role in 2015.<mask>'s work has occasionally attracted controversy. In November 2015, she was detained by Israeli security officials for breaching protocol during a visit to the Ziv Medical Centre in Safed by attempting to speak with and maintain contact with a Syrian national being treated at the hospital. She wrote stories about The Sydney Morning Herald columnist, Mike Carlton's abusive and anti-semitic emails and tweets to readers during the  Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Carlton resigned from Fairfax after being told he would be suspended over the correspondence. Fairfax's publisher, Sean Aylmer, told 2UE, "The column was fine. The issue wasn't the printing of the column. What sort of got him into trouble was the way he responded to those readers, and it was totally inappropriate, using very inappropriate language.".A month after the coverage, <mask> was the subject of an anti-semitic threat. Online media site Mumbrella wrote that her tenure as media editor involved the aggressive pursuit of stories involving the ABC and Fairfax Media and for her reporting on Mike Carlton. The Daily Telegraph
In September 2016, she was appointed national political editor for The Daily Telegraph. <mask> won a Walkley Award "Scoop of the Year" in 2018 alongside journalists Kylar Loussikian and Chris Dore for coverage of Barnaby Joyce's affair and "love child" with a parliamentary staffer that ultimately led to Joyce's resignation as Australia's Deputy Prime Minister. The story, "Bundle of Joyce", featured Joyce's girlfriend, Vicki Campion, walking across the street while pregnant. The story was initially met with controversy, with some journalists, commentators, and politicians claiming the affair and pregnancy should have been kept secret from the public. <mask> argued the story was in the public interest.Later coverage by Markson revealed that Campion had been awarded jobs for which she was not qualified in the offices of other government politicians, and that Joyce had lied about the affair to then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The story led to Turnbull announcing a "bonk ban" that banned ministers from having sexual relations with their staff members. The allegations were first alluded to by <mask> in an article entitled "Barnaby Joyce battles vicious innuendo as Coalition fears citizenship woe" that stated Joyce was "in the grip of a deeply personal crisis" on 21 October 2017. Serkan Ozturk of True Crime News Weekly has claimed that he first broke the story on 24 October 2017, almost six months before <mask>'s article. An assessment of the claim by The Guardian Australia concluded that while True Crime News Weekly did report on a series of rumors regarding Joyce, including that Joyce was having an affair and with a staffer, Markson was able to substantiate the name of the staffer and the specific details of the affair including the pregnancy. The ABC attributed the story to Markson and noted that <mask> had offered Joyce and Campion a sit-down portrait as an alternative to the front-page picture that attracted controversy. In the same year, <mask> won a Kennedy Award for Journalism for Scoop of the Year and Political Journalist of the Year and the overall award for journalist of the year.In 2018 <mask> won the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Excellence in Journalism, which was presented to her by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch at an awards ceremony in Sydney. When presenting <mask> with the award, Lachlan Murdoch said: "Through your bold, take-no-prisoners reporting, you broke ripper stories day after day and shook and shook and shook the political landscape.". As political editor of The Daily Telegraph, <mask> also broke news of the impending leadership coup against Malcolm Turnbull by Peter Dutton. On 17 August 2018 <mask> was the first to report Dutton was being urged to seize the leadership "within weeks" by conservative MPs unhappy with Malcolm Turnbull's leadership. She followed up her story by breaking another story the next day that Dutton was seriously considering launching a challenge for the prime ministership. The coverage of the leadership coup led <mask> to jointly win (along with David Speers) the 2019 Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Journalist of the Year Award presented by the National Press Club of Australia. In June 2018 she attended the AIJAC-sponsored Rambam Fellowship Program in Israel, along with other journalists and politicians.According to The Australian Jewish News, "she found Israel to be an eye-opening experience as a journalist, but also discovered a deep emotional awakening inside her as an Australian Jew while visiting the Western Wall for the first time". Sky News Live

<mask> began hosting a self-titled weekly program on Sky News Live from 9 October 2018. As of 1 August 2019 the program is broadcast on Sunday night at 6pm where it attracted a viewership reach of 314,000 viewers. The debut episode of ''Sharri'' was "reached" by 105,000 viewers over the course of an hour, according to Sky News at its original time of Monday night. In 2019, Markson won another Kennedy Award for columnist of the year and in 2021 for Outstanding Nightly Current Affairs. 2019 Federal election coverage

During the federal election campaign, Markson took her five-month-old baby on the campaign trail, where they travelled with the prime minister on his private plane. Markson's baby was present for an exclusive sit-down interview with Prime Minister Scott Morrison.In May 2019, <mask> described herself as being "smashed on social media" after stating on air eight days before election day that the Coalition government was in a competitive position to be re-elected. <mask>'s analysis defied the majority of polling and public opinion that expected an electoral victory for then-opposition leader Bill Shorten, and rather predicted the Coalition parties would come to win the election by taking a few key seats in Victoria, New South Wales, and crucially, Queensland. <mask> later credited the Coalition victory to a significant turnaround by leader Scott Morrison in key marginal areas. COVID-19 origins reporting

<mask> has reported on and written extensively on the origins of COVID-19 pandemic. Her reporting has been described by The Sydney Morning Herald as being part of a counter-narrative that advances the case that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in opposition to the findings of the World Health Organization in March 2021 on the origins of the virus. In May 2020, reporting by <mask> in The Daily Telegraph claimed that the Wuhan Institute of Virology could be the source of COVID-19, citing a 15-page government dossier. The Sydney Morning Herald critiqued the reporting as intimating the dossier as originating from a Five Eyes intelligence source.In May 2021, <mask> published excerpts of a document that showed Chinese military scientists "discussed the weaponisation of SARS coronaviruses five years before the Covid-19 pandemic". The Guardian accused <mask> of promoting conspiracy theories, noting that the document cited was a book that was widely available in Chinese and that books of its nature tended to be sensational and conspiratorial. In response, <mask> argued that the book was published by the Chinese Military Medical Science Press, a Chinese government-owned publishing house managed by the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army. Tory Shepherd of The Guardian wrote that <mask>'s views cited <mask>'s appearance on Steve Bannon's podcast, stating that Anthony Fauci "must answer" for his alleged involvement into research weaponising viruses, as well as Fox News in June 2021 as examples of <mask>'s reporting finding fertile ground in the right-wing of the U.S media. On 20 September 2021, Sky News Australia broadcast a documentary by Markson entitled What Really Happened in Wuhan that featured an exclusive interview with former US president Donald Trump, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former US director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe. The documentary also featured an interview with Chinese human rights activist Wei Jingsheng, who claimed in the documentary that he attempted to warn United States authorities about COVID-19 in October 2019 after being informed of an outbreak by contacts in Beijing. The documentary attracted 260,000 viewers and was Sky News Australia's most popular program of 2021 at the time of broadcast.Publications

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