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George "<mask>" <mask> (27 January 1947 – 18 March 2021) was an English table tennis champion, who was England No. 1 player for many years during the 1960s and 1970s. When he retired from professional table tennis he took up a post with the Martin Pipe racing stables as an assistant to the racehorse trainer. Early life

<mask> was born in a maternity home in Forest Gate, Greater London, on 27 January 1947. When he was about a year old his family moved to live on a farm near Basingstoke, Hampshire. <mask>' family also lived for a short period on a farm in Whitley Wood near Reading. In his autobiography, More Than A Match, <mask> sets out the details of how he came to be known as '<mask>'.His father was listening to the radio at the time of his birth when he was asked by the matron of the maternity home what Christian name he was going to be called by. The programme playing on the radio at the time was the <mask> Show, and his father replied: "We'll call him <mask>." The book then goes on to say that <mask> was never actually christened with the name <mask> although he was called by this name by both family and friends and has never been known as George. Early career
At the age of 10 he joined Len Hoffman's Youth Club, close to Godwin Road School, which he attended. Whilst at the school he was selected for the swimming, athletics and cricket teams, and at first had no interest in table tennis. In his autobiography, he states that he first picked up a table tennis bat when visiting a snooker hall with an uncle. He was stopped from playing snooker because the manager at the club felt he was too short and he couldn't see over the table.His uncle, rather than disappoint him, said they could play a game of table tennis instead. It was on this occasion that he picked up a table tennis bat for the first time and realised that there was a lot of skill required to play it well. At the age of 11 he started his secondary education at the Forest Gate County High School. Because of his interest in cricket, he was invited to attend the Essex County Cricket Club Training School in Ilford where Barry Knight was the resident cricket coach. It was the experience of having a very fast ball bowled to him by Barry Knight that led him to realise that his sporting future did not lie in cricket, because he felt that it was too dangerous. In his autobiography he says he was never really a 'team' player, so table tennis was more suited to his personal sporting ambitions. During the school summer holidays in 1959, at the age of 12, he took his first step towards becoming a serious table tennis player, when the Len Hoffman Youth Club took a group of boys to Butlin's holiday camp in Clacton.While the other boys in the group tried other activities, he stayed in the table tennis hall, where that he received coaching from Harry Venner, who was the resident coach and an England international at the time. Because he showed a lot of enthusiasm for the game and because of his rapid progress in learning how to play, Venner nominated him for 'Boy of the week' prize, a competition that was sponsored by the News of the World newspaper. Winning this prize meant that he could return later in the summer season for a free week's holiday to receive more coaching. This also gave him the opportunity to be coached by the England No. 1 at the time, Ian Harrison of Gloucestershire. The following year, <mask> again went on holiday with his family to Butlin's, at their Bognor Regis holiday camp. Despite having to compete with the two top England junior boys at the time, Maurice Billington of Warwickshire and Brian Hill from Lincolnshire, he was once again awarded the coveted News of the World 'Boy of the Week' prize, presented by Johnny Leach, the former table tennis World champion.In 1963, aged 16, <mask> became the youngest ever winner of the English Closed Table Tennis Championships. He retained the title for three consecutive years, by winning the competition in 1964 and 1965. At the start of the season of 1963/64 in September, <mask> was ranked at No. 3 in the English senior rankings and at No. 1 in the junior rankings. The top two positions in the English rankings were occupied by Harrison and Bryan Merrett, both of Gloucestershire. Harrison had been the England No.1 for the previous four seasons. <mask> successfully defended the English Closed title that he had won the previous year in 1963 and, in early January 1964, when the ETTA published the new English rankings, his reward was to be promoted to the No. 1 spot for the first time in his career. At this time <mask> was still three weeks short of his 17th birthday. Harrison and <mask> became good friends and fierce competitors. They teamed up on many occasions for exhibition matches, the most notable of which was on the BBC live Saturday afternoon flagship sports programme, Grandstand, when they were due to play an international match against the east German national team. Because the German team were delayed in reaching the venue the two top England players put on an exhibition match instead.This match was watched by millions of viewers and did a great deal to lift the profile of English table tennis at the time. Later career
In the course of his table tennis career, <mask> won many tournaments at junior and senior levels of the game around the UK, and also at national and international level. He was a top-ranked player in the world rankings at a time when the men's game was dominated by the Japanese, Chinese, and top European countries, notably Sweden, Yugoslavia and Germany. He was also an exceptional doubles player and played with many of the top men and women players of his day, winning numerous men's and mixed doubles titles. He played on numerous occasions for his county of Essex at the top level of the game, helping them to win the national English county table tennis league on several occasions. He represented England as an international on many occasions and played regularly in the Swaythling Cup, the table tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup. <mask> won the English Closed five times, and turned professional in 1975.The footballer, George Best, was a notable sportsman who had business and work interests outside his sport and, despite his amateur status as a table tennis player, <mask> too was making money from modelling and having sports equipment branded with his name. During his amateur career he both attracted and courted controversy. He used a unique square racket, which also catered for his preference for a bat that was heavier than a normal bat. He was one of the earliest British players to adopt the topspin attack style used by the best European and Asian players, along with the smooth reverse rubber used on the new rackets. Because of an old rule forbidding the use of reflective surfaces, this occasionally resulted in disqualification if the rubber became shiny in use. <mask> was regarded as an anti-establishment figure in the world of table tennis, in keeping with the trends of the time, and was frequently in trouble with the English Table Tennis Association, whom he saw as too conservative and even a clique that did not look after the best interests of the players. In his autobiography he described an incident where he issued a public ultimatum to the association to name him the No.1 English player, having already been told behind the scenes that this would happen. The resulting publicity only helped to further his career and bring him more notoriety. Horse Racing career
<mask> later became assistant trainer to Martin Pipe, the British National Hunt trainer who modernised training methods, in much the same way - and sometimes courting the same controversy - as <mask> had in table tennis. He was a key player in helping the handler win the UK Trainers' title on fifteen occasions between 1988 and 2005, running Pipe's telephone tipster line and later producing a daily blog, 'Chester's Chat'. Pipe described him as "the heart and soul of our team". Death
He died on 18 March 2021 from a heart attack. <mask> is survived by his wife Jane,  son Lester and daughter Joanne.Works

More Than a Match (Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 1969)
Modern Table Tennis Tactics (1973)
Table Tennis (1975)
Advanced Table Tennis Tactics (1975)

See also
 List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships

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<mask> (born 25 March 1972 in Nottingham) is a British motorcycle road racer and former scrambler with the nickname The Stalker. He is a four-time runner-up in the British Superbike Championship, and a former race winner in the Superbike World Championship. For the 2015 season <mask> signed for Tommy Hill's Be Wiser Kawasaki Team aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R in the British Superbike Championship, following his 2014 season with Lloyds British GBmoto squad. Team manager Hill left in August, 2015, and the team folded in September, leaving <mask> without a ride for the final two race meetings of the season. In early 2016, <mask> announced he would no longer participate in superbikes, instead switching to the British Sidecar Championship, initially with a two-year contract. With no previous experience, <mask> stated he was excited by the future opportunities. Like Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, <mask> developed Bell's Palsy in 2002 which paralysed part of his face.He lists his determination as his best feature, and his love of puddings as his worst. He usually races #9. He returned to the grid in 2021 taking on the Ducati TriOptions Cup. Early years and British Superbike Championship 1995–2000
<mask> only started road racing in 1995 after many years as an accomplished motocross rider, but by the end of that year and into 1996 he rose through the ranks with ease and had ridden in Grands Prix and scored points. In 1997 he challenged for the prestigious British Superbike championship with Yamaha, finishing as runner-up to experienced team-mate Niall Mackenzie. He switched to Kawasaki for 1998, winning in the season’s first race, before it became clear that the Yamahas of Mackenzie and Steve Hislop were the bikes to beat. Injury to Hislop allowed <mask> to take 2nd in the series again, a feat he repeated behind Troy Bayliss’ Ducati in 1999.He came agonisingly close to the 2000 title, when an engine failure in his Suzuki took him out of a winning position with just three laps remaining of the final race at Donington Park, leaving <mask> in tears and gifting the title to GSE Ducati’s Neil Hodgson. He did however take a second place at Brands Hatch in the World Superbike round that year, the best of his many wild card entries in the UK rounds (and occasionally Assen in the Netherlands) over the years. 500 cc World Championship 2001 and World Superbikes 2002–2006
<mask> made an attempt at the 500 cc World Championship in 2001. He predicted that "For me it's going to be the toughest year ever", which proved accurate, as the factory Shell-sponsored Honda was hard to ride and forced <mask> to override, resulting in many huge crashes. In , he moved to the Superbike World Championship, initially with the Fuchs Kawasaki team. <mask> placed 6th in the championship for GSE Ducati in , and 11th for Carl Fogarty's Foggy Petronas team in , respectively teamed with James Toseland and Troy Corser (both of whom won the title the next season, Toseland riding the  Fila Ducati to success and Corser the Alstare Suzuki in ). In , he joined the PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse team, proving to be the most consistent Kawasaki rider in terms of pace and results, securing one podium finish (3rd place, round 6 at Valencia) and finishing 7th place overall.saw <mask> teamed up with Frenchman Régis Laconi and Spain's Fonsi Nieto on a Kawasaki Europe backed ZX-10R for PSG. <mask> secured his maiden Superbike World Championship race win on 3 September 2006 in Race 1 at Assen, Netherlands in his 131st race. Starting the race in 13th position, and dropping to 26th position at the first corner following an excursion onto the grass, <mask> braved the torrential rain and a high rate of attrition to win in a time of 44 minutes, 23.501 seconds. He came 9th overall in the championship, 19 points ahead of Nieto as the highest Kawasaki. Despite his finishing position, <mask> was subsequently dropped by PSG for the  season, while Kawasaki still supported PSG as an official factory team. Return to the British Superbike Championship 2007

<mask> initially struggled on the Rizla Suzuki in the British Superbike championship, occasionally outpaced by rookie team-mate Cal Crutchlow. When Neil Hodgson tested the bike some speculated that <mask>'s ride was under threat.The team insisted it wasn't, and at Oulton Park he took third in race one, in tricky conditions which saw many top riders (such as Jonathan Rea, Gregorio Lavilla and Tom Sykes) crash out. This was only his second podium of the season. His points tally for the year was 225, comparing favourably to his team-mate's 152. World Supersport 2008
He was not retained for 2008, but raced in the Supersport World Championship for the very first time in and , for the GIL Kawasaki team alongside teammate Katsuaki Fujiwara. However, the bike was not competitive, and he switched to the Paul Bird VK Vent-Axia team in World Superbikes for the final five rounds of the season. He opened with minor points at Brands Hatch, but crashed twice at Donington Park. British Superbike Championship 2009–2013
For 2009 he was optimistic of a top British Superbike Championship ride, as all the established good riders are gone.He ultimately joined the Henderson Yamaha team, but struggled for much of the year. He was competitive in race 1 at Mallory Park until chaos and controversy struck. He was running second when Josh Brookes lost control of his bike and catapulted race leader Simon Andrews, dropping oil from Brookes' Honda. <mask> was one of five other riders who either crashed or downed their bikes to avoid crashing. The red flag was shown, but these seven riders were excluded from the results, due to an unexpected application of the rules. Brookes received a two-race ban for his mistake. For 2010 <mask> was released by the Motorpoint Henderson Yamaha.It looked like he would not be racing in 2010, but he arranged a deal wirh  on a privately run Suzuki tuned by former BSB rider Ray Stringer just a week before the opening round. After 2 races <mask> was offered a ride in the MSS Kawasaki team when Simon Andrews was injured in a crash while guesting in World Superbikes. He returned to the Suzuki once Andrews was fit again, but raced for SMT Honda at Snetterton, scoring the team's best 2010 results of two sevenths and an eleventh in the process

During 2011 and 2012 <mask> rode for Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki, and for 2013 he rode with Quattro Plant Kawasaki. British Superbike Championship 2014 and 2015
After a season with Lloyds British GBmoto on a Kawasaki ZX-10R, for 2015 <mask> changed to Be Wiser Kawasaki Team, again riding a ZX-10R, for a team owned by Alan Greig, having Be Wiser Insurance as main sponsor and part-sponsored by Dickies industrial clothing. As the oldest rider competing in British Superbikes, <mask>'s extensive experience with superbike machines and Kawasaki makes him ideal as lead-rider to develop the new squad, partnered by Danny Buchan, fresh from his 2014 success as Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Champion. Former BSB rider and 2012 Champion Tommy Hill was team-manager, making his return to racing after three years' absence developing his graphic design business. Hill left in August, 2015, and the team folded in September, leaving <mask> without a ride for the final two race meetings of the season.British Sidecar Championship 2016
<mask> competed in the 2016 British Sidecar Championship with 2012 World Sidecar Champion passenger Ashley Hawes in the chair. With over 6 podium finishes already this year and a 100% race finish record, <mask> and Ashley lie a comfortable 4th in the championship with only 4 races remaining. British Superbike Championship 2017
According to an article by Oli Rushby on Motorcycle News.com, <mask> sustained injuries during the "eight round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park after a nasty crash in Friday’s Sidecar session." Rushby went on to report that "[t]he multiple BSB runner-up crashed his Kawasaki-powered Santander Salt outfit at Mansfield and was taken to hospital with suspected back injuries", before being "confirmed he sustained a break to his T4 vertebrae... as well as a broken nose." 2019
<mask> is planning on participating in the Hyundai Construction British Sidecar Championship with TAG Racing with the support of team-mate <mask>. Personal life
<mask>' father John was the proprietor of John Walker Superbikes, a retail motorcycle dealership in Langley Mill, Nottingham, which also owned Fox's Kawasaki in Mapperley, Nottingham, and Wraggs Motorcycles in Mansfield. <mask> lives in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, and also runs a Ducati & Kawasaki dealership Chris Walker Motorcycles in Grantham www.chriswalkermotorcycles.com

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External links
 Personal Website
Column by <mask> from 2002
<mask> full profile

1972 births
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Sport in Nottingham
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<mask> (born May 20, 1928) is a retired businessman and former United States Army officer. In 2013, he was arrested in North Korea, and released 42 days later. Early life and education
<mask> studied at Yuba College for one year before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a bachelor's degree in zoology in 1950. <mask> earned a master's degree from Stanford University. Career
According to <mask>'s family, he served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. As a member of the White Tigers, he advised a UNPIK guerrilla unit at some time between 1950 and 1953. He later worked in technology and financial consulting.After serving in the army, <mask> was a high school teacher and, later, an executive for technology companies in Silicon Valley. 2013 arrest
In October 2013, <mask> left his home in Palo Alto, California, for North Korea as part of a nine-day trip organized by Juche Travel Services, a travel agency that specializes in trips to North Korea. According to family members, <mask> had generally been enjoying his trip and had communicated with them via telephone and postcards. On October 26, after boarding an Air Koryo airliner in Pyongyang on which he was scheduled to depart the country, <mask> was removed by a single, uniformed official. <mask>'s traveling companion reported the arrest to U.S. officials via telephone upon the aircraft's arrival in Beijing later that day. On November 20, the San Jose Mercury News first reported on <mask>'s detention. In response to media inquiries, the United States Department of State confirmed that a U.S. citizen had recently been arrested in North Korea, but refused to specifically discuss the case beyond generally noting they were working with Sweden, the protecting power of the United States, to secure his release.Officials noted that the individual in question (generally accepted to be <mask>) had not filed a privacy act waiver, which legally prevented them from providing specifics regarding the case to the press. On November 21, former New Mexico governor turned diplomat Bill Richardson confirmed to Reuters that he was "in touch with his North Korean contacts" regarding <mask>. At some point by or before November 22, DPRK authorities acknowledged to Swedish consular staff that they were holding <mask>. On November 29, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a video showing <mask> signing a letter of apology and confession for war crimes committed during the Korean War. According to the accompanying report, the video had been recorded the preceding November 9. It went on to state that <mask> had "masterminded espionage and subversive activities against North Korea and in this course he was involved in killings of service personnel of the Korean People's Army and innocent civilians" and that, during his visit, <mask> had been found with an e-book containing subversive material. The KCNA story also reported that <mask> said he had served during the Korean War as a military adviser to the "Kuwol unit of the U.N. Korea 6th Partisan Regiment" and had asked his government tour guides to help him contact surviving members of the Kuwol Partisan Comrades-in-Arms Association.(United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea units were clandestine, special forces groups that operated during the Korean War and whose activities were not publicly acknowledged until 1990.) Kim Heyon, a former member of <mask>'s Korean War military unit, said that the irregular warfare engaged in by the partisan units had left <mask> a permanently marked man in North Korea: "They detained him because he served in the Kuwol regiment. He is just a very bad guy for them." Dan Sneider, a North Korea specialist at Stanford University, remarked that "it seems that Mr. <mask> inadvertently walked into a historical minefield that he wasn't fully aware of." <mask> was held in a room in Yanggakdo Hotel, North Korea's largest operating hotel. By December 1, the Swedish ambassador to North Korea, Karl-Olof Andersson, had visited <mask> for the first time and found him to be in good health. At the same time, the United States National Security Council issued a statement requesting <mask>'s release, referring to <mask> by name and also calling for the repatriation of Kenneth Bae.A Reuters report published later that day confirmed <mask>'s membership in the Kuwol regiment of the United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea. The Reuters article also revealed that <mask> had twice visited South Korea, on both occasions wearing a commemorative ring that identified him as a former partisan. (No mention was made as to whether <mask> had worn the same ring during his trip to North Korea.) Details of <mask>'s military exploits had been included in a book published in South Korea and edited by a member of <mask>'s unit, Kim Heyon. Another partisan veteran stated that North Korean intelligence had obtained the complete roster of the Kuwol regiment, on which <mask>'s name was included, prior to the Korean War armistice. Together, these facts seemed to indicate that <mask>'s background was beyond concealment. On December 7, <mask> was released.After flying from Pyongyang to Beijing, <mask> met with U.S. Embassy officials, who bought him a ticket to San Francisco International Airport; a medical officer provided him with medications, and cleared him to fly. <mask> boarded the flight the same day, declining an offer from Vice President Joe Biden, who was touring East Asia at the same time, to take a later flight out of Seoul on Air Force Two. After returning to the United States, <mask> declined interview requests from media but casually remarked he had been well taken care of and held in comfortable conditions during his detention. <mask> did not immediately retract his written confession, however, and "smirked" at a reporter who asked him about it. In a subsequent written statement released by <mask>'s family, <mask> declared his confession had been coerced, writing that "the words were not mine and were not delivered voluntarily." In the same statement, however, <mask> confirmed the veracity of the earlier KCNA report that he had requested his North Korean tour guides put him in contact with former anti-communist insurgents, but claimed it was for reasons of "curiosity" and his intention in making contact with guerrilla fighters had been "misinterpreted ... as something more sinister." Personal life
As of 2013, <mask> was living with his wife in Channing House, a Palo Alto retirement community.Family members said that, at the time of his arrest, <mask> suffered from a heart condition for which he needed medication. In 2014, journalist Mike Chinoy published an e-book about <mask>'s detention, The Last P.O.W. See also
List of Americans detained by North Korea

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<mask> "Ricky" <mask> (; born 24 January 1986), is an Israeli-American actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Phil Diffy, the main character in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future. Early life
<mask> was born in Eilat, Israel, to American Jewish parents <mask> (née Ehrenkranz), a teacher, and <mask>, a printer. He has a younger sister and younger brother named Tali and Nadav, respectively. After his first birthday, his family left their kibbutz in Israel for Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, and then to Fairfield, Connecticut the following year. When Ullman was younger, his father worked as a clown. While attending summer camp, he played Peter Pan, which helped him discover his talents in acting, singing, dancing, and reading drama novels.Ullman was raised in the Conservative and Orthodox denominations of Judaism. His maternal grandfather, Joseph Ehrenkranz, was an Orthodox rabbi in Stamford, Connecticut. Ullman is a first cousin, twice removed, of Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. Lieberman's mother and Ullman's matrilineal great-grandmother were sisters. Ullman taught himself how to play the trombone. Ullman was selected to attend the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation (HOBY) youth leadership program of Connecticut in March 2002 where he was selected as the "outstanding ambassador" enabling him to attend the HOBY World Leadership Congress in the summer of 2002. He went to Hillel Academy and is a graduate of Fairfield Warde High School.He was active in National Conference of Synagogue Youth. Career

Early Career: 1997–2003
<mask>'s first professional role was as Louis in the national touring company of The King and I along with Jesse McCartney. Other productions he worked on include Peter Pan at the Polka Dot Playhouse, The Music Man with the New England Repertory Company, and Just People at the Long Wharf Theatre. He received a 1998–1999 Best Actor nomination from the Connecticut Critics' Awards for his character Stanley in Stamford Theater Work's A Rosen by Any Other Name. He had small roles in film and television shows, notably portraying Christopher Knight in the 2000 movie Growing Up Brady. Prominence in television: 2004–2009

Phil of the Future and Disney
Ullman is best known for his starring role as Phil Diffy, a teen from the year 2121 on Disney Channel's Phil of the Future, a series that debuted June 2004. He also starred as Roscoe in Disney's made-for-television film Pixel Perfect.During this period, Ullman appeared in other Disney Channel programming, such as a guest role on That's So Raven, and was an identified member of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, appearing with other members of the Circle in the music video for "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," where he sang as well as played the drums. Rita Rocks and other television and film
In 2004, <mask> starred as Sam in ABC Family's television film Searching for David's Heart. He appeared in a string of independent films including The Big Bad Swim and Driftwood (2006), Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007), and Prom Wars (2008). During this period, he guest-starred in TV shows like Big Love and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. <mask> was cast as Kip in the Lifetime sitcom Rita Rocks, which premiered in 2009. His character was the drummer in the titular character's band and her daughter's boyfriend. The show was canceled after two seasons.While Ullman previously went by the stage name Ricky, he started using his real name in 2006 when he guest-starred on an episode of House and continued to use Raviv on all projects since. Music
In June 2006, Ullman and a few of his friends created parody hip-hop music videos under the name the Webee Boys. In December 2006, Ullman met actor Douglas Smith of Big Love fame and together they formed a band called Goodbye Ian. The group expanded to as many as seven people and later changed its name to His Orchestra. Ullman plays drums and glockenspiel in the band, which released its debut album, Field Guide to the Wilds, on February 24, 2009. Post-television career: 2009–Present

Theater
After completing Rita Rocks in 2009, Ullman had some small roles in short films, television, and film but began to focus his career on theater acting, starring in Off-Broadway and regional theater productions. From January 2012 to March 24, 2012, Ullman starred as the character Alex in the New Group's production of Russian Transport Off-Broadway in New York.On April 30, 2012, it was announced that Ullman joined the cast of Alena Smith's new Off-Broadway play The Bad Guys. It began performances on May 22 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater on the Upper West Side in New York City. In 2014, Ullman acted opposite of Holly Hunter and Richard Chamberlain in the first revival of Sticks and Bones. Sticks and Bones opened November 6, 2014 and closed December 14, 2014. Ullman starred in the 2017 benefit play Right Before I Go at The Town Hall. In 2018, Ullman performed in the Roundabout Theatre Company Underground's much-lauded production of Usual Girls by Ming Peiffer. Music
Ullman is an accomplished musician and plays drums and guitar.He has worked as a touring musician, notably with Soko on her 2012 tour. Ullman was a member of the band Reputante, which released their 2013 debut on Julian Casablancas' record label Cult Records. He departed the band sometime in 2015. With Reputante members James Levy and Jimmy Giannopoulos, Ullman helped form the band Lolawolf with actress Zoë Kravitz. They released their self-titled debut EP on February 4, 2014. He left Lolawolf before the release of their first full-length record, Calm Down, in October 2014. Filmmaking
In October 2016, <mask> announced his project Standing Ground, a documentary that explores the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, the North Dakota Access Pipeline and the fossil fuels industry.Production of the film took place throughout 2017. Ullman also directs music videos. Podcasting
<mask>, along with Rabbi Adam Greenwald, hosts The Study, a podcast focused on exploring, questioning, and applying the Torah. The trailer was released in late September 2020, and the first episode came out on October 2, 2020. Personal life
Ullman speaks fluent Hebrew and keeps a kosher kitchen. Ullman is an environmentalist and has called himself "a fourth generation activist". He works with TAP (Teens AIDS Prevention).<mask> lived in Brooklyn, New York until 2020, then he moved to Los Angeles, California. Filmography

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American male child actors
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American male television actors
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Jewish Israeli male actors
Israeli people of American descent
Jewish American male actors
Actors from Fairfield, Connecticut
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20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American drummers
21st-century American Jews

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<mask> (born 1965) is a Franco-British, self-taught artist, based in London. His practice focuses on photography and photo-realistic paintings. Having been influenced by the psychoanalytical traditions of Freud and Jung, and scientific methods, Graff, regularly addresses in his work themes of identity, concealment, memory and a secular conception of the sacred. In-depth research led Graff to develop Alter Egos such as the scientist ‘Professore’ and the ethno-botanist Dr Albert Frique. His most extensive bodies of work are the ‘Black Box’ paintings, the ‘Constrictions’ photographic series, and the ‘Mille-Feuille’ paintings, which are made on numerous strips of wood, combining the disciplines of painting and sculpture. Graff has exhibited internationally. Selected exhibitions include: Galleria Mucciaccia, Rome (2018); Almine Rech Gallery, in London (2016); The Musée d’Art Modern et Contemporain in Nice, France (2013); the Ercel Foundation in Turin, Italy (2010); the Operating Room, Amerikan Hastanesi, Istanbul (2010); the Musee de Marrakech, Morocco (2004); and the Museum of Mankind in London (1991).Graff is the son of billionaire diamond tycoon <mask>. Career and works

Early work
In the late 1980s, Graff utilised techniques combining painting, photography and photomontage. In a 1988 solo exhibition there were three categories of work: "Theological Studies", "Feminine Beauty", and "Screaming Portraits". Among the religious works was ‘The Last Supper’. In this photomontage, the heads of the disciples are concealed by black triangles, except for Judas, who is concealed by a black square. In ‘The Canonisation of Mary Magdalene’, the subject is veiled in black and depicted mourning Christ's crucifixion. According to De Dreyer, "By sculpting the halo in black, the artist narrates the transition from prostitute to saint."In works exploring the theme of feminine beauty, Graff juxtaposed “traditional” and “radical” conceptions of the theme. His earlier treatment of the female nude, such ‘Twisted Nude’ (1988) was interpreted as referencing renaissance sculpture, and having “an inhuman, stone-like quality”. The "Screaming Portraits" series is characterised by tense, muscular detail and contorted expressions “suggestive of mental illness”  It includes ‘Agree to Disagree’, ‘Portrait of the Old Man’ and ‘Exorcism’. Earthworks
Much of Graff's early work was inspired by ancient and tribal art; he was often concerned with memory and man's relationship to the past. In February 1991, Graff exhibited the series ‘Earthworks’ at Crane Kalman Gallery, London. Works were made from earth, sand and oil paint, combined and applied to a wooden surface. Graff utilised a restricted palette of greys and earth tones, with the thick layers of "indigenous media" which he intended to be evocative of cave walls.The artist used the cave as a psychological metaphor, stating "I find that the creative process is like an excavation. The artist progressively digs deeper to unearth the fossils of the unconscious". Graff exhibited later works from the ‘Earthworks’ series at Fabien Fryns, Gallery, Spain, in 1997, alongside works from the ‘Mummification’ series. These ‘Earthworks’ were executed in similar organic, mixed media. ‘Traces de Terre’, ‘Akhenaten’s Dream’ and ‘Moonblood Dance’, referenced Paleolithic painting. ". Mummification series
From 1988, Graff carried out research on Ancient Egyptian artefacts, travelling to Cairo and Luxor.He also studied at the British Museum’s department of Egyptian Antiquities, where he was able to examine a large collection of Ancient Egyptian mummies and funeral relics

Graff exhibited his ‘Mummification’ series at the New Burlington Gallery, London in 1994, sponsored by the Emerging Art Foundation. The exhibition also included a body of work titled ‘Sand Reliefs’. Works were informed by similar concerns to his 1992 photographic exhibition ‘Constrictions’ at Hamiltons Gallery, London, which included images of string bound meat and sculptural female forms bound with coarse rope. David Cohen reviewed the exhibition in ‘Contemporary Art’:
"His new sculptural works explore similar borderline territory between the animate and the static, the sensual and the morbid." Some sculptures interpreted the theme of mummification by incorporating personal objects, wrapped and preserved in numerous burnt linen packages and embedded in earth panels, which the artist viewed as resembling tribal burial grounds or rows of Egyptian Shabti figures. “The work relates to both what we can and what we cannot see before us; or more succinctly, it illustrates the theme of memory and repression.” (Graff)

Constrictions series
In 1991 Graff began producing a series of photographic nudes, entitled ‘Constrictions’
, and later revisited the series in 2013. The images present both male and female bodies as sites for constriction or concealment.They are usually bound with rope. "Following the Surrealists’ devotion to ethnography"(Pieroni), Graff was interested in forms of constriction evident in tribal or cultural practices, such as the neck extending rings of the Padaung people of South East Asia, and Chinese foot binding. His photograph ‘Rope Head’, with the male subject's head completely bound in rope, references artificial cranial deformation. Graff was also influenced by the escapist Houdini, prompting him to photograph a Mongolian contortionist and circus performers. Graff explained in an interview in Australian Magazine ‘Black +White’, 1995, "...that the figures are naked is very similar to Houdini’s performances – he would undress in front of his audience and be tied up. He had to prove there were no hidden tricks." Graff stated that Man Ray’s ‘Venus Restaurée’ (1936) was a precursor to his series of ‘Constrictions’.He was also influenced by the exhibition ‘Le Corps en Morceaux’ at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris (1990). The critic Caroline Smith observed that Graff was among a number of photographers seeking to question the relationship between art and pornography. Black Box series
The ‘Black Box’ series consists mainly of photorealistic, monochrome oil paintings. They often depict large groups of people or individuals and are derived from found photographs. The ‘Black Box’ motif painted over the eyes of the subjects has been associated with both "the structures of minimalist nihilism" and censorship in the press. Graff also intended to reference black paintings such as those by Malevich and Reinhart. The theme of concealment in Graff's work can be traced back to his earlier ‘Constirictions’, as well as his ‘Mummification’ series; a body of work for which, according to Pieroni, the British Museum’s collection of ancient mummies and funeral relics provided an opportunity for “reflecting on the complex relationship between concealment and the sacred”.Among Graff's more conceptual Black Box paintings are those of framed spaces. Within his painting of Freud’s office, is a framed mirror which Graff has filled with black paint. This mirror was used to treat agoraphobic patients and has been interpreted as a space where projected fears and desires frequently manifested. In the artwork Louvre 1 (Mona), a crowd of people are gathered around the Mona Lisa, which has been substituted by a black canvas. The image of this black canvas is repeated on the display screens of the crowds' digital cameras. Pieroni reads this photograph as expressing "Too many single-eyed viewers in front of a painting; too much looking, not enough vision". As of 2006, Graff's Black Box works were concentrated on the theme of the artist's studio; for example, Bacon Studio (Motion Blur) (2006), Studio Floor (2006), Reece Mews Still Life I (2006) and Brancusi Studio (Negative) 2006.Professore
In 2008, Graff created a photographic body of work featuring his alter ego ‘Professore’ as a vehicle to question what he perceived as society's “innate trust in science”. The body of work is presented as an apparent archive. ‘Professore’ is a fictional scientist, who is often depicted performing complex and “absurd” experiments. Working primarily with photography, and also with painting, collage, sculpture, installation, sound and video, Graff created pseudo-scientific conditions within a fictive “laboratory”. Graff said in an interview "On the surface, [Professore] appears like a genius, but once scrutinised we can realise that his experiments are nonsensical and likely to end in complete failure!". Graff aimed to treat depictions of ‘Professore’ with a degree of humour, while presenting him as a character with a quest to expand human knowledge. In 2010 the ‘Professore’ exhibition took place in the American Hastenasi's Art Gallery's ‘Operation Room’; in the same year the series was shown at Assab 1, Milan, in the group exhibition ‘Wonderland’, curated by James Putnam .A review of a 2012 exhibition at Galerie Odile Ouizeman  by Phillipe Dagen appeared in Le Monde, commenting on "allusions to Duchamp, Ernst, and also the cinema of the 1920s and 1960s performance art...". The series was also shown at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (M.A.M.A.C), Nice in 2013, in the exhibition ‘La Quatrième Dimension’. According to Vaitsou, Graff's ‘Professore’ work is an exploration of identity, its construction, concealment, and breakdown. The body of work also intended to challenge the different ways that society perceives and reacts towards various groups of people. By adopting the role of the eccentric scientist, Graff intended to articulate similarities between artists and scientists in their working methods, for example empirical observation, controlled experimentation, research and trial and error. In his video work ‘Experiments in the Phenomena of Existence’ (2010), Graff, in the role of ‘Professore’, directed strangers he encountered in streets, or in Turkish coffee houses (kiraathane), often successfully choreographing “absurd” body articulations and movements, sometimes using pseudo-scientific instruments on members of the public.‘Professore’ is also seen apparently conducting scientific experiments with the use of his apparatus in the middle a café. Graff claimed "I was curious to see how the public would respond to this figure.‘Professore's unconventional science can range from the fantastic to the banal, but he always treats his experiments with equal reverence so that they come across as plausible". While Graff's ‘Black Box’ work presented historic images of groups of artists,; in the ‘Professore’ series, he became interested in groups of scientists. Hence, there are images of ‘Professore’ montaged with images of Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud. The ‘Black Box’ series also featured paintings of empty studios, such as Bacon's and Brancusi’s. "With the ‘Professore’ work, this idea mutated into images of science laboratories, spaces for experimentation". References

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<mask> (born July 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his 14-year career, the forward played for the Charlotte Bobcats, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, and Los Angeles Lakers. <mask> won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020. College career
During his college years, <mask> played with the Boston College Eagles. During the 2004–05 season, he earned the nickname "Junkyard Dog" for his toughness and nose for the ball. He scored 30 points on November 29, 2006, against Michigan State on national television. His career-high in points is 36, which he scored against Villanova in a January 19, 2005 victory during his sophomore season.He averaged 19 points and 3 assists per game during his senior year. After his senior season, <mask> was voted the ACC Player of the Year for 2007 and was a second team All-American. Professional career

Charlotte Bobcats (2007–2008)
On June 28, 2007, <mask> was taken 22nd overall in the NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. Soon after the 2007 draft, <mask> entered the Bobcats' regular playing rotation and made his first start on November 24, 2007, vs. Boston, scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds. He went on to establish himself as a key player in the Bobcats' rotation, starting often while with the team. He finished the 2007–08 season averaging 5.8 points a game. He also played as the team's power forward during his rookie season with the Bobcats before being more of a small forward in his second season with them.<mask> played 20 games for the Bobcats in 2008 before he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. In those 20 games, he averaged what would be a career low 5.4 points. Phoenix Suns (2008–2013)

<mask> was traded to the Suns on December 18, 2008, along with teammate Jason Richardson and the Bobcats' 2010 second round pick, in exchange for Raja Bell, Boris Diaw, and Sean Singletary. He gained media attention for posting journalist-style videos of interviews with his Suns teammates on Twitter under the name of JMZ or JSPN (parodies of TMZ.com and ESPN respectively). <mask> played in 48 games for the Suns that season and averaged 3.0 rebounds per game, 0.8 assists a game, and 5.5 points per game. In the 2009–10 season <mask> was a key player in the 2010 NBA Playoffs. He played in all of the Suns 16 playoff games that season, shooting 42.4% on three-pointers.But the Suns eventually lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals by a margin of four games to two. Although the Suns failed to reach the playoffs in the 2010–11 season, <mask> averaged a career-high 10.6 points per game. He once again played in all 82 games and started a career-high 15 of them. In the shortened 2011–12 season, <mask> increased his career high with 12.7 points while also averaging a career-high 4.6 rebounds and career-high 1.7 assists per game while starting for the Suns in 60 of their games as a shooting guard instead of a small forward. However, the Suns missed the playoffs once again. After the 2011–12 NBA season, NBA TV announced that <mask> was the first ever winner of the "BIG Award", beating out the likes of James Harden and Kevin Love due to his use of social media websites like Twitter. Due to the departure of veterans Steve Nash and Grant Hill, <mask> and Jermaine O'Neal were named the Suns' captains for the 2012–13 NBA season.On December 27, 2012, <mask> recorded a career-high 36 points on 11-of-17 shooting (5-of-8 from the three-point line and a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line), as well as five rebounds and three assists against the New York Knicks. Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2014)
On July 10, 2013, <mask> was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team deal that also included the Milwaukee Bucks getting draft picks and Phoenix Suns getting players in exchange, primarily Eric Bledsoe. <mask> was the Clippers' starting small forward until January 20, 2014, when he was replaced by Matt Barnes. Milwaukee Bucks (2014–2015)
On August 26, 2014, <mask> was traded, along with a 2017 conditional first round draft pick, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Carlos Delfino, Miroslav Raduljica and a 2015 second round draft pick. He would play as the team's shooting guard that season due to Milwaukee's size at the frontcourt. On December 26, 2014, <mask> became the first player to shoot 100% from the field for an entire game with at least 10 overall shots and 3 three-point shots by making 10-of-10 field goals and 4-of-4 shots from the three-point line as he recorded 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists off the bench in a blowout 107–77 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. On June 30, 2015, <mask> opted in with the Bucks for the 2015–16 season.Washington Wizards (2015–2016)
On July 9, 2015, <mask> was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for a protected future second round pick. On July 21, he was ruled out for three to four months after undergoing surgery to repair a herniated disk. <mask> spent much of the 2015–16 season as the team's power forward due to the Wizards' lack of size at that position. Return to Phoenix (2016–2018)
On July 8, 2016, <mask> signed with the Phoenix Suns, returning to the franchise for a second stint. While not his primary position, <mask> was made the Suns' power forward to start the 2016–17 season. He was moved to the bench after seven games, and on November 9, he scored a season-high 19 points off the bench in a 107–100 win over the Detroit Pistons. On March 24, 2017, he recorded a season-high 10 assists in a 130–120 loss to the Boston Celtics.On April 5, he scored a season high-tying 19 points in a 120–111 loss to the Golden State Warriors. On June 23, 2017, <mask> underwent a left toe ligament and bone procedure, ruling him out for three to four months. Brooklyn Nets (2018–2019)
On July 20, 2018, <mask> and a protected 2021 second round draft pick were traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Darrell Arthur. He missed 16 games over January and February of the 2018–19 season with a strained left hamstring. During Round 1 of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, he got into a feud with Philadelphia 76ers player Ben Simmons. He called Simmons “average,” and he got into an altercation with other 76ers players. <mask> was fined $25,000 for the incident.Los Angeles Lakers (2019–2021)
On July 7, 2019, <mask> signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $2.6 million. On December 11, he was ejected from a game against the Orlando Magic after an on-court fight involving players from both teams. Teammate LeBron James later praised <mask>'s actions, stating, "I've seen a lot more than that. But 'Dudz' will do whatever. He told you guys at media day his job is to come in here if somebody goes crazy, do something crazy to me or AD or whoever on the team, he's going to be the muscle." <mask> recorded a season-high nine points and three rebounds. On August 13, 2020, he logged a season-high five assists in a 122–136 loss to the Sacramento Kings.<mask> won his only NBA championship as a player when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games in the 2020 NBA Finals. On November 30, 2020, <mask> re-signed with the Lakers on another 1-year, $2.6 million contract. On December 27, he scored a season-high 3 points along with two rebounds in a 127–91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He matched this total on February 24, 2021, along with four rebounds and an assist in an 89–114 blowout loss to the Utah Jazz. On March, 2 he got his only block of the season in a 104–114 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The next day, <mask> grabbed a season-high two assists in a 120–123 loss to the Sacramento Kings. <mask> finished the season playing in only twelve games and averaging a career low .5 points per game.Coaching career

Dallas Mavericks (2021–present)
On August 24, 2021, <mask> announced his retirement from the NBA after 14 seasons and joined  Jason Kidd's coaching staff with the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant coach. <mask> is expected to have a "front of the bench" role with the Mavericks. Lakers
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<mask>  is a Surinamese-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to OSS Fighters. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters 05 and the 2016 WLF heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tournament runner-up. He was ranked in the heavyweight top ten by Combat Press from November 2016 until September 2018, as well as from July 2021 until February 2022. Kickboxing career
<mask> fought in the 2016 WFL four man heavyweight tournament. He defeated Brian Douwes by decision in the semifinals, and Sam Tevette by an extra round decision in the finals. Kwasi took part in the 2016 K-1 Heavyweight tournament. He won decisions against Mladen Kujundžić in the quarterfinals, and Rade Opačić in the semifinals, but suffered a KO loss to Roman Kryklia in the finals.After placing second in the K-1 tournament, Kwasi fought Ibrahim El Bouni during WFL's Almere event. El Bouni won by a third round KO. Kwasi faced Arkadiy Lisin in the tenth season of Tafnet Cup. He won the fight by a first round TKO. He fought in the WFL Heavyweight tournament, but lost to Murat Aygun in the quarterfinal bout. <mask> won the Tatneft Arena Cup Heavyweight tournament, with a decision win against Igor Darmeshkin in the finals. Kwasi participated in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament.In the quarterfinals he defeated Buğra Erdoğan by decision. In the semifinals, he likewise defeated Clyde Brunswijk. He won the tournament final against Cristian Ristea by a third round TKO. <mask> was scheduled to face Cristian Ristea in a rematch at OSS Fighters 07 on November 19, 2021. Championships and awards
2020 OSS Fighters 05 Heavyweight Tournament Champion
2018 Tatneft Cup 2018 +80 kg Heavyweight World Champion
2016 K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Runner Up
2016 WFL Heavyweight Tournament Champion
2014 ISKA K-1 Rules European Cruiserweight (−88.5 kg/194 lb) Championship
 2013 BKBMO Benelux Champion -83 kg

Professional kickboxing record

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| 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left| Cristian Ristea || OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Final||  Bucharest, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3 || 1:30
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| 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left| Clyde Brunswijk  || OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Semi Final ||  Bucharest, Romania || Decision || 3 ||3:00
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| 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left| Buğra Erdoğan || OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Quarter Final ||  Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 ||3:00
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| 2018-12-07 || Win ||align=left| Igor Darmeshkin  ||Tatneft Cup 2018 Final ||  Kazan, Russia || Decision || 4 ||3:00
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| 2016-10-27 || Win ||align=left| Rade Opačić || K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (Unanimous)||3 ||3:00
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| 2016-10-15 || Win ||align=left| Lorenzo Javier Jorge || Campionato Del Mundo Profesional || Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain || TKO (Arm Injury) || 1 ||
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| 2016-04-03 || Win ||align=left| Sam Tevette || WFL: Where Heroes Meet Legends, Final || Hoofddorp, Netherlands || Extension round decision || 4 || 3:00
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| 2013-09-21 || Win ||align=left| Iwan Pang || Warriors Today || Netherlands || KO || 3 ||
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List of male kickboxers

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Heavyweight kickboxers
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<mask> (born December 14, 1951) is a retired United States Air Force General who served as the 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from August 12, 2008, until his retirement in 2012. He previously served as commander, United States Transportation Command from  September 2005 to August 2008. He is currently the president and CEO of the Institute for Defense Analyses, serving since January 2, 2020. <mask> grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, The first Jewish Chief of Staff of the Air Force, <mask> was a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Jewish choir before his 1973 graduation. In 2004, <mask> was awarded the Jewish Community Center's Military Leadership Award. In accepting the award, <mask> said he was "proud to be identified as Jewish as well as an American military leader." Military career
<mask> graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1973.He is an alumnus of the National War College, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a 1994 Fellow of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Seminar XXI. He has served as commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, as well as Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and the 11th Air Force. <mask> is a USAF Command Pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. He has flown C-130 Hercules and MC-130 Combat Talon I and Combat Talon II aircraft and MH-53 Pave Low III and Pave Low IV, and MH-60 Black Hawk and Pave Hawk special ops helicopters. His operational background goes back to the final days of the Vietnam War; at the time, he was a crew member taking part in the 1975 airlift evacuation of Saigon. By 1991 he was chief of staff of the Joint Special Operations Task Force for Northern Iraq during the first Gulf War. He participated as a crew member in the 1975 airlift evacuation of Saigon, and in 1991 served as chief of staff of the Joint Special Operations Task Force for Northern Iraq in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.In 1997, he led the Joint Task Force that prepared for the noncombatant evacuation of U.S. citizens in Cambodia. On January 12, 2000, <mask> was promoted to lieutenant general and received his third-star upon assuming the command of Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force. September 11 Attacks
During the September 11, 2001 Attacks General <mask> at that time was the commander of Alaskan Command, a joint subordinate unified command of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) which oversee the state of Alaska. At that time of the attacks all of air-traffics above The United States Airspace was grounded and most of the flight are diverted to Canada as part of the Operation Yellow Ribbon in response of the attacks. However one aircraft, a Korean Air Boeing 747-400 Flight 85 which en route to Anchorage International Airport for stopover with final destination to New York, John F. Kennedy International Airport, suddenly reported being hijacked and transmitting the international hijack transponder code. Lieutenant General <mask> who was in-charge of Alaskan Command at that time ordered to scrambled two F-15s aircraft in-order to intercept the Korean Air Flight 85 and order the F-15 pilot to then established direct radio contact with the Korean Air Flight 85 pilot. <mask> then contact the commander in charge of the Canadian NORAD region, Lieutenant General <mask> and discuss the possibility of diverting the Korean Air 747 into Whitehorse, Canada since the 747 was running low on fuel and headed into U.S.Territory. <mask> also guaranteed that the Korean Air 747 will be escorted by U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft all the way until the plane touchdown. Upon receiving approval from the Canadian authority, Watts then allowed the Korean Air Boeing 747 to land on  Whitehorse International Airport in condition that the plane have to be escorted by the United States Air Force until its land on Whitehorse International Airport. Immediately after landing on Whitehorse International Airport, the Korean Air Flight 85 Boeing 747 was surrounded by The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the crew was interrogated by the Canadian authority. It was later confirmed that in-fact, it was not a hijacking, but rather a mistaken signal which was transmitted by the Korean Air Flight 85 pilot. Many praise <mask> decision in-coordinating with the Canadian Authority in-order to divert the Korean Air Flight 85 into Whitehorse, Canada which eventually saving the lives of 215 passengers on board the Korean Air Flight 85. At that time during the September 11 Attacks all the Air Force Fighter Aircraft which was scrambled and patrolled around the United States Airspace was given the order to shoot down all aircraft that was suspected being hijacked and had the potential to be used to attack several important locations within the United States, knowing that it was hijacked distress signal that was sent by the Korean Air Flight 85 pilot.Director of the Joint Staff
In October 2002 following the assignment within the Alaskan Command, Lieutenant General <mask> was promoted into Joint Staff J-3 director for operations which assists the Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff about the current United States Armed Forces operations and plans. In this capacity <mask> was the senior officer of the Operation Directorate and providing guidance for the Unified Combatant Commanders for every U.S. military operation around the world. In October 2004, following two years assignment as J-3 Operations Directorate, <mask> was appointed by Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers to be the Director of the Joint Staff (DJS). In this position <mask> became the three-star officers which assists the Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff in managing the Joint Staff and headed all of the Joint Staff Directorate. Commander of the United States Transportation Command

<mask> was appointed to be The commander of the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) in 2005. <mask> also received his fourth-star and was promoted into four-star General. As commander of The Transportation Command, General <mask> oversees the mobilization of all of the service branches and defense agencies transportation and mobility support.General <mask> also organized the entire Department of Defense transportation network. During his tenured as TRANSCOM Commander General <mask> also coordinated with commercial airline in cooperation for providing military airlift. <mask> also held a routine meetings with the Airline CEO in-order to discuss about the Airline company cooperation with the military and the Department of Defense. As a result, many cargo and chartered airline companies help provided so many airlift for military personnel and logistical supports during the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan. <mask> also emphasize about the importance of the movement of injured warfighters from the battlefield to medical treatment facilities in-order for them to get immediate and quickly medical treatment. Especially knowing that this was a complex process in which it required close collaboration with doctors, hospitals and evacuation crews. One of General <mask> major accomplishment as commander of The Transportation Command was the successfully of The United States Transportation Command to transported over 9,900 patients from the United States Central Command area of responsibility which was the key-element area during the Iraq War, War in Afghanistan and War on Terrorism and over 16,000 patients globally to a medical treatment facilities.In 2008 following three years of his tenure as Commander of The United States Transportation Command, General <mask> was actually set to retired from active-duty. However following the nuclear weapons incident in 2007 which resulted in the relieved of Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley, <mask> was elevated into the position of The United States Air Force Chief of Staff and named his successor. Air Force Chief of Staff

In June 2008, after General T. Michael Moseley was relieved from his position as Air Force Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates nominated General <mask> to be the next Air Force Chief of Staff. General <mask> is the first Air Force Chief of Staff with a background as an airlift and special operations aircraft pilot. It is speculated that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates selected him because he did not have a background as a fighter or bomber pilot. As chief of staff, General <mask> served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of nearly 700,000 active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General <mask> functioned as a military adviser to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the President.During his tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff, General <mask> reaffirmed the importance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), which he believed could be the future of the Air Force. At that time dozens of UAVs were being used in the war on terror, especially in Afghanistan. General <mask> also estimated that in the future, 85 percent of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles would have a huge role within the Air Force and its operations. In 2011 almost 350 UAV pilots were trained and prepared by the Air Force. Air-Sea Battle Doctrine
Together with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead, General <mask> developed a new battle doctrine in 2010, The Air-Sea Battle Doctrine. The Air-Sea Battle Doctrine was an Air Force and Navy integrated battle doctrine which formed a key component military strategy. The Air-Sea Battle Doctrine was developed to deal with the unique challenges of the Western-Pacific arena.It created an institutional partnership and cooperation between the United States Air Force and the United States Navy. Both General <mask> and Admiral Roughead saw the need and importance of joint Air Force and Navy cooperation within the Indo-Pacific region that ultimately lead to the initiation of Air-Sea Battle Doctrine, especially in wartime situations within the Indo-Pacific region. One of the primary goals of Air-Sea Battle Doctrine was interoperability of air and naval forces that could execute networked and integrated in-depth attacks in order to disrupt, destroy and ultimately cripple or defeat the enemy's anti-access/area denial capabilities to sustain and protect the operations area within the Indo-Pacific Region. General <mask> also emphasized the importance of the air-sea operating space for non-combat operations such as disaster relief. General <mask> argued that to ensure the success of this doctrine, improved training, tactics and communications technologies between the Air Force, Navy and Marines, would be needed to allow them to work together better, during both wartime and non-combatant operations. The concept to create a joint Air Force and Navy battle strategy began in the 1990s, when both the Air Force and Navy had institutionalized a joint air operations which eventually led the two services to began exchanging air crews, tacticians and intelligence officers in a joint service partnership following the Gulf War. It created a new cooperative environment that balanced the differences in naval (carrier-based) and Air Force (land-based) air operations, strengthened command and staff relationships, integrated air asset strike operations, and pooled common air resources.In February 2010 the Air-Sea Battle Doctrine became official and in 2015 The Air-Sea Battle doctrine was renamed to Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the Global Commons (JAM-GC). In August 2012, General <mask> retired after serving four years as Air Force Chief of Staff; he had served a total of 39 years with the Air Force. General <mask> was succeeded by General Mark A. Welsh who previously served as commander of United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa. Civilian career
After his retirement from the Air Force, he wrote a memoir entitled Journey: Memoirs of an Air Force Chief of Staff with <mask> and Ronald Levinson. In 2013, <mask> became a member of the board of trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses. In July 2019, <mask> was selected to become IDA's president and CEO, effective January 2, 2020. October 2002 – October 2004, director for operations, the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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August 2008 – August 2012, chief of staff, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.Flight information
Rating: command pilot. Flight hours: more than 4,400. Aircraft flown: C-130E/H, MC-130E/H/P, HC-130, AC-130H/U, YMC-130, MH-53 and MH-60. Awards and decorations

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is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is best known for his time with Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), where he spent the majority of his career between 1995 and 2012 as a deathmatch wrestler. He was one of the top wrestlers and an over main eventer of the company, winning the Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship two times and the Tag Team Championship seven times. Professional wrestling career

Early career
<mask> was trained by Kazuo Sakurada and made his professional wrestling debut for Network of Wrestling (NOW) on October 25, 1994 in a loss to Poison Julie Sawada. He would lose to Ryo Miyake on October 26 and then suffered a second loss to Sawada on the promotion's last event on October 27. He then joined the newly founded Tokyo Pro Wrestling (TPW) at the company's debut show on December 7 by teaming with Ryo Miyake against Yoshihiro Tajiri and Fukaya in a tag team match, which the latter team won. Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Early years (1995–1996)
<mask> debuted for the new deathmatch wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) at the company's first show Start Up on March 16, 1995 by teaming with Daisuke Taue against Kin Soppo and Nam Ti Ryon in a losing effort.<mask> picked the first win of his career by defeating Yuichi Taniguchi on June 2. <mask> became a mainstay of BJW by excelling the deathmatch wrestling style and competing in various deathmatches during the course of his career. Championship reigns (1997–2001)
On July 23, 1997, <mask> and Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Kishin Kawabata and Takashi Ishikawa to win the vacant Tag Team Championship. During this time, <mask> changed his ring name to <mask> <mask>. They lost the title to Jado and Gedo at a Kodo Fuyuki-promoted Fuyuki Army event on December 22. Tamakawa and Tajiri defeated Jado and Gedo in a rematch to regain the title on January 2, 1998. They lost the title to Shadow Winger and Shadow WX on March 4.<mask> regained the title from Shadow Winger and Shadow WX with Shoji Nakamaki on August 9. Nakamaki left BJW on November 29, causing the title to be vacated. <mask> reached the pinnacle of his career by defeating Shadow WX in a no rope barbed wire death pallet coffin and fire deathmatch to win his first Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship, the top title in the promotion on May 30, 1999. <mask> became a double champion by teaming with Mike Samples to defeat Shadow WX and Tomoaki Honma for the Tag Team Championship on July 31. <mask> lost the Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship back to Shadow WX in a.no rope barbed wire fire deathmatch on August 10. On September 7, <mask> and Mike Samples lost the Tag Team Championship to the team of KAMIKAZE and Shunme Matsuzaki. <mask> formed a tag team with Tomoaki Honma to participate in the 1999 Maximum Tag League, which they won by winning all of their matches in the tournament.On December 4, <mask> defeated Shadow WX in a four corners lighttubes board deathmatch to win his second Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship. <mask> lost the title to his tag team partner Honma in a 5-inch spike nail and barbed wire double board deathmatch in the quarter-final round of the 2000 BJ Grand Prix on January 2, 2000. On January 7, <mask> and Honma defeated KAMIKAZE and Shunme Matsuzaki to win the Tag Team Championship. <mask> would often represent BJW in wars with rival hardcore promotions Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). <mask> began feuding with FMW's Team No Respect group and the rivalry took place in both BJW and FMW. On February 22, <mask> defeated TNR member Kintaro Kanemura to win the WEW Hardcore Championship. <mask> debuted for FMW on April 11 as he, Tomoaki Honma and Winger unsuccessfully challenged TNR members Jado, Gedo and Koji Nakagawa for the WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship.<mask> successfully defended the Hardcore Championship against Kanemura on April 24, before losing the title to Kanemura at the FMW 11th Anniversary Show. <mask> and Tomoaki Honma lost the BJW Tag Team Championship to CZW's John Zandig and Nick Gage on June 2. On July 2, <mask> teamed with former rival Shadow WX to defeat CZW's Justice Pain and The Wifebeater. They lost the title to Abdullah Kobayashi and KAMIKAZE on September 15. <mask> reunited with Tomoaki Honma to win the 2000 Maximum Tag League for the second consecutive year. On February 23, 2001, <mask> teamed with Kintaro Kanemura at a FMW show and defeated GOEMON and Onryo to win the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship. They successfully defended the title against Azusa Kudo and Mammoth Sasaki on March 5.On March 18, <mask> participated in a tournament for the vacant BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship, competing against Wifebeater in the quarter-final round. During the match, <mask> fractured his skull after Wifebeater delivered a Chokenstein and the injury put <mask> out of action for several months. He returned to action on December 2, where he teamed with Kintaro Kanemura to defend the Hardcore Tag Team Championship against the BJW Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sekimoto and Men's Teioh in a title vs. title match at a BJW show, with the BJW Tag Team Championship also being defended in the match. Sekimoto and Teioh won the match and both titles. Kanemura and <mask> unsuccessfully challenged Sekimoto and Teioh for the Hardcore Tag Team Championship in a rematch on January 2, 2002. Mr. Big Japan (2002–2004)
<mask> reverted to competing under his real name Seiji <mask> and won the World Extreme Cup tournament later that year by defeating Kintaro Kanemura in the final at Harder Than Hardcore II. <mask> adopted the ring name Mr. Big Japan on July 21, 2003.On December 23, Mr. Big Japan and Men's Teioh defeated Badboy Hido and <mask> Ito to win the Tag Team Championship, marking <mask>'s record-setting seventh Tag Team Championship reign, a record for most reigns with the tag team title which would be broken by Daisuke Sekimoto, who won the title for an eighth time in 2017. They enjoyed a lengthy reign, losing the title to Abdullah Kobayashi and Jaki Numazawa on August 15, 2004. He took a hiatus from wrestling in September to recover from his injuries. Part-time competition and retirement (2006–2012)
After two years away from the ring, <mask> returned to BJW at Katsura Special 4 on September 23, 2006 by teaming with Kintaro Kanemura against Shadow WX and Tetsuhiro Kuroda in his recovery match, which <mask> and Kanemura lost. He wrestled one more match on October 29, which he lost and then went on a hiatus again. His multiple injuries forced him to give up full-time wrestling and he became a part-timer in 2008. On August 19, 2009, <mask> teamed with Shadow WX, Jaki Numazawa and Abdullah Kobayashi as "Deathmatch Champions" and participated in an Eight-Man Tag Team Tournament, making to the final round, where they lost to Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto, Yoshihito Sasaki, Shinya Ishikawa and Yuji Okabayashi).During the tournament, <mask> participated in his first deathmatch since 2002, as Deathmatch Champions defeated Deathmatch Young Bloods (Masashi Takeda, Isami Kodaka, Kankuro Hoshino and Mototsugu Shimizu) in a Tokyo Tower vs. Sapporo Television Tower Double Fluorescent Lighttubes match. On November 22, 2011, <mask> announced that he would retire on July 15, 2012 and worked his retirement tour throughout the late 2011 and the first half of 2012. He wrestled the first BJW match of 2012 by teaming with Yuichi Taniguchi to defeat Atsushi Ohashi and Masato Inaba. On July 25, <mask> Yamakawa Retirement The Final, in which he teamed with Abdullah Kobayashi and <mask> Ito to defeat Jaki Numazawa, Shadow WX and Kankuro Hoshino in a Fluorescent Lighttubes and Nail Board Death Match when <mask> pinned Hoshino after a Reverse Tiger Driver. Championships and accomplishments
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BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
BJW Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Yoshihiro Tajiri (2), Shoji Nakamaki (1), Mike Samples (1), Tomoaki Honma (1), Shadow WX (1) and Men's Teioh (1)
WEW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kintaro Kanemura
Maximum Tag League (1999, 2000) – with Tomoaki Honma
World Extreme Cup (2002)

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Johanna (<mask><mask> (née von Caemmerer; 12 February 1914 – 14 November 1971) was a German-born mathematician who worked on group theory. Biography

<mask> was born on 12 February 1914 in Lankwitz, Steglitz-Zehlendorf (today a district of Berlin), Germany. She was the youngest of three children of Hermann and Katharina von Caemmerer. As a result of her father's death in the first days of the First World War, the family income was small, and from the age of thirteen she was coaching school children. After two years at a private school she entered the Auguste-Viktoria-Schule, a girls' grammar school (Realgymnasium), in 1922. She graduated in early 1932 and then entered the University of Berlin. The lecture courses in mathematics that she took in her first year were: Introduction to Higher Mathematics given by Georg Feigl; Analytical Geometry and Projective Geometry both given by Ludwig Bieberbach, Differential and Integral Calculus given by Erhard Schmidt, and the Theory of Numbers given by Friedrich Schur.She also took formal courses in physics, and attended lectures in psychology, literature and law. As a result of her first year work, <mask> was awarded three-quarters' remission of fees and a position as a part-time assistant in the Mathematical Institute's library. A friendship between <mask> and <mask> began in January 1933. In March 1933, the Nazis came to power and in August 1933, Bernhard, who was Jewish, moved to Cambridge, England. She visited Bernhard in London at Easter 1934 and they became secretly engaged. After this she returned to Germany to continue her studies. In her second year <mask> was part of a group of students who tried to prevent Nazi disruption of Jewish academics' lectures by ensuring that only genuine students attended.She lost her job in the Mathematical Institute, presumably as a result of such activities. However she had by then been awarded, and continued to earn for the rest of her course, full remission of fees. In the remainder of her undergraduate degree, she studied mathematics, physics and philosophy. She completed her studies in 1936 with distinctions in the Staatsexamen in mathematics and physics. She began studying for her Ph.D. at the University of Göttingen in 1937, under the supervision of Helmut Hasse. During this time Bernhard and <mask> corresponded anonymously through friends, and were only able to meet once, in Denmark in 1936 when Bernhard was travelling to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Oslo. In July 1938, <mask> moved to England.She married Bernhard in December 1938 in Cardiff. They went on to have five children. The <mask>s moved to Oxford in 1940. <mask> completed her D Phil. in group theory at the Society of Oxford Home-Students in 1944 under Olga Taussky-Todd. Her thesis was entitled 'Sub-group Structure of Free Products of Groups with an Amalgamated Subgroup'. The University of Oxford later awarded her a D.Sc.for her publications. Following her naturalisation as a British citizen, she took a teaching position at the University of Hull in 1946. From 1958 she took up a lecturing post at the Mathematics Department of Manchester College of Science and Technology (later to become UMIST). In 1961-1962 the <mask>s spent a year at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. The <mask>s moved to Australia in August 1963 to take academic positions at the Australian National University in Canberra. She was made chair of pure mathematics in 1964 and was dean of students between 1968 and 1969. She died from a cerebral aneurysm while on a lecture tour in Ottawa, Ontario.A building at the Australian National University was named in her honour in 1973. Four of her five children became mathematicians including Peter M<mask>. Research and publications

Her most widely known work "Varieties of Groups" was published in 1967. It has been translated into Russian. She published 34 articles, most in international journals. <mask> and her husband are known for the Higman-<mask> construction in group theory, and the <mask> conjecture is named after her. Teaching and supervision

At the time of her appointment, the Department at ANU had recently started an  honours programme in mathematics and were looking for a relatively senior pure mathematician to be responsible for that aspect of the courses.<mask> began organizing courses which would show the students something of mathematics as she saw it. She was able to introduce into the first year course, which had till then been entirely problem-oriented, a small strand of one lecture a week of an introduction to mathematics in the style of Feigl-Rohrbach. The later-year algebra courses much more thoroughly reflected her own interests and views. She continued to develop a style of teaching which aimed at making the acquisition of very abstract ideas accessible through judicious use of more concrete examples and well-graded exercises. <mask> supervised 10 doctoral students and has 51 descendants. Recognition

 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, elected in 1969. Fellow of the Australian College of Educators, elected in 1970.Two buildings at the Australian National University have been named after her. <mask> Place in the Canberra suburb of Florey is named in her honour. See also
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<mask> (born in 1960) is a Nigerian Archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN  and president of Lutheran World Federation, LWF. Elected at the LWF 12th Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia 13 May 2017, Archbishop <mask> is the 13th president and second from Africa to head Lutheran World Federation's highest authority established in 1947 to oversee the church with about 72 million members in 147 countries. After his election, he led a delegation of seven Regional Vice-presidents to meet Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church to strengthen relationship between the two churches. Archbishop <mask> told the Catholic pontiff that the past 50 years of improved relationship in worship had seen a departure “from conflict to communion”. Pope Francis who had in 2015 participated in the Lutheran Church 500th anniversary of reformation in Sweden urged LWF delegation to continue on the road of reconciliation to full unity. In 2002, <mask> was the area secretary for Africa in the Department for Mission and Development (DMD) working with several churches under Mission Africa until 2010, when he was elevated to the position of Director of DMD. He was consecrated the first bishop of his local diocese of Mayo Belwa in Nigeria's north east state of Adamawa in 2013 after its creation at the peak of violent campaign against Christians by Islamist extremist Boko Haram that led to a forced closure of several churches in the area.In 2016, he was elected the Archbishop of the Nigeria church. Archbishop <mask> is noted for his humility, sympathy for the poor, commitment to interfaith relationship and peace, gender equality and spartan life style. For instance,  in spite being the leader of the Lutheran World Federation, <mask> still maintains his small cathedral residence in Numan, north east Nigeria where  there are frequent clashes between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders. In November 2017, dozens were reportedly killed in the area in a clash between farmers and herders but Filibus choose to stay helping victims of the attacks. His life style is a sharp contrast to many Nigerian clergy men who live in opulence flaunting private jets. Humanitarian work
Archbishop  <mask> is recognised as a strong voice against modern day slavery, human trafficking, irregular migration, oppression and injustice of all forms which is rife in his home country Nigeria and other African countries and helping those on the margin of society, weak and tired without a voice find voice and hope. In 2017 he led a joint effort of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN and Lutheran World Federation, LWF to found a non-governmental organization – Symbols of Hope whose focal objective is to create awareness against human trafficking and irregular migration especially of Nigerians traveling through Sahara Desert crossing Mediterranean Sea en-route Europe under inhuman conditions.Extreme poverty and internal conflict are cited as key factors that increase vulnerability to trafficking in Nigeria. Ranked 32 out of 167 countries according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index, Nigeria remains a source of transit and destination country for human trafficking. In August 2019, Archbishop <mask> launched interfaith network to bring people of different faith together to help victims of modern-day slavery find hope and confidence for the future. Development of the church in Nigeria
Archbishop <mask> in February 2019 saw the need for the LCCN to have a standard media to serve its information needs, thus started Reformation Tabloid – a monthly publication of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria to help spread the gospel through the print. The Newspaper was publicly unveiled by Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the 2019 annual convention of the church in Demsa, Adawama state of Nigeria. At the same convention he flagged off the building of LCCN mega convention ground after obtaining approval from the government of Adamawa State. In May 2019 Dr <mask> launched a ‘strategic plan’ for the development of the church in Nigeria.Archbishop Filibus in 2019 told a large gathering of LCCN  that he was leading efforts to establish a University known as  the Lutheran University of Nigeria (LUN) in Adamawa state, "to produce people with integrity, that would govern the country in future". Climate change campaign
Archbishop <mask> is a climate change campaigner and desert encroachment ravaging northern Nigeria- an agriculture-heavy region. Filibus has often said the issue of climate change and desertification  is very important to him and the Lutheran church and often  uses the pulpit to enlighten locals on the impact of  illegal logging, bush burning, use of woods as source of energy for domestic cooking on the environment while teaching  them to adopt climate friendly activities such as planting of trees to protect the environment. During the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN 2019 annual convention, Filibus in a major speech called on Nigerian government senior officials which included the vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the government of Nigeria, Boss Mustapha and Jubrila Bindow the governor of north eastern state of Adamawa  who were present at the convention to convey the climate message to Nigerian government to speed  up action against climate change and desertification in northern Nigeria to ease hardship. The economy of northern Nigeria largely depends on agriculture but many of them are peasant farmers and herders  who have increasingly watched as their farmlands are encroached by desert, and  crops and pastures get dried up causing more hardship to people who are already impoverished. Lake Chad which provides a source of livelihood to hundreds  of  agrarian communities has shrunk by 90 percent, going from 25,000 km2 in 1963 to less than 1,500 km2 in 2001. Climate change has been partly blamed for farmers-herders conflict in Nigeria due to struggle over diminishing land resources.References

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