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<mask> (born November 1, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays. <mask> has also played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played college baseball at Wayne State University. Amateur career
<mask> attended Trenton High School in Trenton, Michigan, and Wayne State University, where he played college baseball for the Wayne State Warriors. As a junior at Wayne State, <mask> was named the 2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. He was the highest MLB draft pick in Wayne State history.Professional career

San Diego Padres
<mask> was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He worked as a starting pitcher for the Single-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and Advanced-A Lake Elsinore Storm in 2009, and again for Lake Elsinore in 2010. He began 2011 with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, and although he made a single start for the Triple-A Tucson Padres in May, he was promoted to the big leagues from Double-A in June. <mask> made his major league debut on June 13, 2011, pitching a five-inning start and earning his first major league win. He struck out Seth Smith for his first Major League strikeout. He was optioned back to San Antonio the next day, but was recalled again in late June. <mask> stayed with the big league club for the remainder of the year, pitching out of the bullpen until making two more starts in late September.He finished 2011 with a 1.68 ERA in 48 innings and 24 strike-outs versus 21 walks. <mask> started 2012 in the Padres bullpen, but was added to the starting rotation on April 12 when Dustin Moseley injured his shoulder. <mask> made 14 starts for the club until he went on the disabled list in June with shoulder inflammation. He rejoined the club in September, working out of the bullpen after making three rehab starts with Tucson. <mask> finished 2012 with a 2-8 record and a 4.73 ERA in 97 innings, with 80 strike-outs against 39 walks. Houston Astros
On December 11, 2013, <mask>, along with a player to be named later or cash considerations, was traded to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Astros sent Patrick Schuster to the Padres the next day.<mask> spent the 2014 season split between the Astros and the team's Class AAA affiliate, the Oklahoma City RedHawks. He appeared in 21 major league games and earned two saves. He was outrighted off the Astros roster on November 20, 2014. On December 6, <mask> elected free agency. Texas Rangers
<mask> signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on December 11, 2014. <mask> split time between the AAA level and the Majors, used mainly as a reliever. In 33 games for the Rangers, he compiled a 4.50 ERA in 64 innings.Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
After the 2015 season, the Rangers traded <mask> and Leonys Martín to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Wilhelmsen, James Jones, and a player to be named later (Patrick Kivlehan). <mask> was released by the Mariners on January 7, 2016 and signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters on January 8. March 30, 2016, <mask> made his NPB debut. <mask> earned three wins during the 2016 Japan Series to lead the Fighters to victory in the championship series, including the fourth win for the team to clinch the team's fifth championship. Second stint with Rangers
<mask> signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers in February 2017. Chicago Cubs
On December 20, 2017, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. <mask> was called up to the majors by the Cubs on June 11, 2018 after compiling a 2.28 ERA across 23.2 innings with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.<mask> immediately saw action as he pitched the final inning of a 7-2 11 inning victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. He was outrighted to AAA on August 12, 2018, and elected free agency on October 11. Cincinnati Reds
On December 30, 2018, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. He was released on March 25, 2019. <mask> re-signed to another minor league contract on March 28, 2019. He opened the 2019 season with the Louisville Bats. On May 21, he was released by the Reds after exercising an opt-out clause in his contract.Seattle Mariners
On May 21, 2019, <mask> signed a major league contract with the Seattle Mariners. Toronto Blue Jays
On October 29, 2019, the Toronto Blue Jays claimed <mask> off waivers from the Mariners. He signed a one-year contract worth $1.5 million with the team on December 3, 2019 in order to avoid arbitration. On July 24, 2020, <mask> made his Blue Jays debut. With the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays, <mask> appeared in 26 games, compiling a 2-3 record with 3.51 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 25.2 innings pitched. Miami Marlins
On January 22, 2021, <mask> signed a 2-year, $5MM deal with the Miami Marlins that includes a team option in 2023. In April 2021, <mask> was the pitcher during an extremely rare walk-off hit by pitch to lose a game against the New York Mets.With the bases loaded and the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, batter Michael Conforto's elbow was grazed by <mask>'s pitch, albeit on a clear strike where camera footage seemed to show Conforto recklessly extending his elbow into the pitch. The HBP call was controversial, with umpire Ron Kulpa saying after the game he felt his own call was in error after reviewing the footage, and Conforto should have been charged with a strike due to an insufficient attempt to avoid <mask>'s pitch. Personal life
On August 1, 2016, <mask> married Sydney Rae James, sister of country singer Jessie James and sister in-law of Eric Decker in a private ceremony. On January 27, 2017, they renewed their wedding vows in the presence of their family and friends. Their daughter Brooklyn Rae was born prematurely on September 4, 2017. They adopted another daughter, Blaire Victoria in October 2020. <mask> has a brother and two sisters.His parents are Ed and <mask>. References

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<mask> (October 24, 1930 – October 18, 2021) was an American voice actor, comedian, and radio personality. He provided voice-overs for animation and video games. <mask> had voiced characters in shows by Hasbro and Hanna-Barbera such as Super Friends, The Transformers and G.I. Joe and was involved in numerous productions by Disney and Pixar. Before becoming involved with voiceover work, <mask> was initially a disc jockey for radio stations, namely KMPC and KFI. The day of his death, October 18, a piece of lost 1980s paraphernalia that contained his voice as the lead role, being the U.S. dub of TUGS, was discovered. Biography
<mask> was born on October 24, 1930 in Modesto, California, the second child of <mask>, a Greek immigrant, and Lucille (née Parsons).He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1957, and at the same time, he was hired as a disc jockey for a California radio station and decided to focus on a career in radio programs. A decade later, he had become one of the most popular radio personalities with his radio programs being heard on stations KMPC and KFI, Los Angeles. In the early years of his career, he also landed roles in stage productions at The Actor's Ring and the Portland Civic Theater. It was during his broadcasting career that he began experimenting with voiceovers he would produce for clients; while at KMPC, <mask>'s demo ended up in the hands of Gary Owens, who already had made his own inroads as an animation voiceover actor and forwarded <mask>'s demo tape to his agent. After almost 20 years in radio, <mask> shifted to voice acting on a full-time basis. <mask>'s first jobs in the voice-over industry came in the mid-1970s, voice acting on the series Super Friends, in which he played Hawkman, The Flash and Super Samurai, including  The All-New Super Friends Hour,  Challenge of the Super Friends,  Super Friends,  The Legendary Super Powers Show and Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. During that time, he made guest appearances in Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo and The Smurfs.In the second season of the Transformers series (1985), <mask> was the voice of Astrotrain, Smokescreen, Ramjet, and Omega Supreme, and he reprised the roles of Ramjet and Astrotrain in The Transformers: The Movie (1986). In the third and fourth seasons of The Transformers (1986-1987), <mask> voiced Ultra Magnus (who had been played by Robert Stack in The Transformers: The Movie) and in the fourth season he voiced Cyclonus following the death of Roger C. Carmel. He also lent his voice to the character Dr. Zachary Darret in the 1984 CBS animated series Pole Position, and also voiced Wet Suit on Sunbow's G.I. Joe and several characters on Dino-Riders. In 1995, he was the voice of Nikki in the animated film Balto. He played the SWATbots on Sonic the Hedgehog, The Liquidator on Darkwing Duck, and Nick Fury on Spider-Man: The Animated series. In 2001, <mask> was the voice of "Teddy" in the movie A.I.Artificial Intelligence. He provided voices for animated films such as A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Ice Age: The Meltdown, Cars, Horton Hears a Who, The Prince of Egypt, The Iron Giant, and Aladdin. <mask> has also ventured into video games, narrating the cult hit Killer7 as well as playing Wonkers the Watilla in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, The Mayor in Ratchet & Clank, and Ammand the Corsair in the video game version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. In 2002, shortly after the death of Gene Moss, <mask> voiced Smokey the Bear in a few public service announcements and radio spots until 2012. In 2007, he voiced an alien called Technorg on Ben 10. He also voiced Papa Smurf in the 2011 special, The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol and the 2013 special, The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow. Nickelodeon
<mask> did some voice work in Animated shows for Nickelodeon in the 2000s.His roles include:
Superintendent Chaplin in Hey Arnold!. MacTavish in the second part of the episode "Sir Nigel" in The Wild Thornberrys
The Pirate Captain on the episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender titled "The Waterbending Scroll". The  Weathered One on an episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot titled "Weapons of Mass Distraction". Comrade Chaos on El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera in the episode "Old Money". He provided "additional voices" in Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and the voice of Chunk in Toy Story 3. He also provided additional voices for Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, The Dukes, Snorks, Dino-Riders, The Smurfs, Asterix and the Big Fight, The Little Mermaid, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Land of Enchantment, Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, Aladdin, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, The Iron Giant, Monsters, Inc., The Lorax, Monsters University and Despicable Me 2. His uncredited voice roles include Rock in the 2014 American biblical epic film Noah and an Egyptian in the 1998 animated film The Prince of Egypt.Personal life
<mask> was married twice. He and his first wife, <mask>, divorced in 1980. Together they had three children. He married talent agent/owner Arlene Thornton in 1984. They lived in Studio City and Malibu, California. <mask> died on October 18, 2021, at the age of 90, six days before his 91st birthday. Filmography

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Animated series

 Mork & Mindy: The Animated Series - Additional voices
 The Dukes — Additional voices
 Snorks — Additional voices
 Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs — Additional voices (English dub)
 Denver, the Last Dinosaur — Prof. Chin
 Dino-Riders — Additional voices
 Blondie and Dagwood — Mr. Beasley and Herb Woodley
 Kid 'n Play – Additional voices
 The Wizard of Oz (TV series) – Additional voices
 Space Cats — Additional voices
 Where's Waldo?– Additional voices
 ProStars – Additional voices
 The Legend of Prince Valiant — Additional voices
 Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire - Additional voices
 The New Adventures of Captain Planet — Additional voices
 The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor — Additional voices
 All-New Dennis the Menace — Additional voices
 Sonic Underground — Gondar

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Live action films — Voice
 Deal of the Century — Announcer
 Funny Lady — Radio Announcer
 The World's Greatest Lover — Voice on Record
 Trenchcoat — Head Kidnapper
 Joey (film) — Fletcher the Dummy
 Beetlejuice — Voice of The Preacher
 Hook — Pirates (ADR)
 Mom and Dad Save the World — Creature Voice (uncredited)
 Ticks — (ADR)
 The Fifth Element — Alien Commander
 Vendetta — Old Gaspare (ADR)
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<mask> (died 1726) was a Scottish journalist, who wrote in the Whig interest. Life
He was brought up by his mother at Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, until he went to Edinburgh University. In 1681, he was tutor, or servant, at Edinburgh to the sons of a Mr. Gray, and took an active part in the burning of the Pope in effigy by the students; the clerk to the council wrote that <mask> was not then a boy. He was kept in irons for some days, and was charged with threatening to burn the provost's house, but after five weeks' imprisonment he was banished from Scotland. He went to London to seek a livelihood by his pen. Soon after the Glorious Revolution he was an active London journalist. In 1696, <mask> was acting as a sort of spy on the bishop of Glasgow and on Dr. Alexander Monro.The name <mask> is among those who graduated at Edinburgh in 1699. <mask> conducted the Whig journal the Flying Post or Postman which, according to John Dunton, sold well. It was established in 1695. On 4 September 1712 William Hurt was arrested for printing in the paper scandalous and seditious reflections on Queen Anne and the government. On the 8th <mask> was committed to Newgate Prison for being the author of three libels in the Observator, to which he became a contributor in succession to John Tutchin in 1712, and in the Flying Post; but he was released on bail. On 23 October <mask> and Hurt appeared in the court of Queen's Bench, and were continued on their recognisances. Jonathan Swift complained about bail being allowed for the "Scotch rogue" <mask>, who continued to write when at liberty.On 19 February 1713 <mask> was tried at the London Guildhall. The trial was to a large extent a party matter, and <mask>'s counsel were Sergeant Pratt, Sir Peter King, and Messrs. Nicholas Lechmere, St. Leger, Fortescue, and Spencer Cowper. A collection had been made on <mask>'s behalf, and Whigs were told that unless they subscribed two guineas they would not be admitted to be members of the party. After a hearing of eight hours, the jury found <mask> guilty of two of the libels, and sentence was postponed. On 1 May his recognisances of £600 were estreated, because he had failed to appear, in accordance with an order made on 27 April, and on the 25th a reward of £100 was offered by Henry Bolingbroke for his discovery; but without result: <mask> had fled to Scotland, and then to Holland. In <mask>'s absence the Flying Post was carried on by Stephen Whatley, under his general directions. In 1714 it was found that the printer, Hurt, had dealings with Daniel Defoe, Ridpath's rival journalist, and the Flying Post was taken out of his hands.Defoe came to Hurt's assistance, and on 27 July published, through Hurt, a rival newspaper, The Flying Post and Medley. <mask> by now lived at Rotterdam, but early in 1714 feared arrest. After the accession of <mask>, <mask> returned to England, and was made one of the patentees for serving the commissioners of the customs in Scotland with stationery wares. The Flying Post still attacked the Tories, and <mask> made slanderous charges against Nathaniel Mist and others. In 1722 <mask> was secretary to a lottery at Harburg-Wilhelmsburg in Hanover, with a trading company. The king denied having sanctioned the lottery, and a committee of the House of Commons examined <mask> in December and January 1723. Most of the company's money had been lost in the South Sea Company, and a bill was introduced to suppress the lottery.In February, the trustees announced, through <mask>, that they would return all tickets on application. After this date <mask> avoided old friends; it was alleged he had married two wives at the same time, and after his death Lord Grange repeated this report, adding that it was said that <mask> had joined with the Arians and non-subscribers, and slighted those who once supported him. <mask> died on 5 February 1726, the same day as his old antagonist Abel Roper. He left all his estate to his wife, <mask>, daughter of <mask>. His only son had died in 1706. <mask>'s papers fell into the hands of Dr. James Fraser, one of Wodrow's correspondents. Works
In 1687, <mask> published a new method of shorthand, Shorthand yet Shorter, with a dedication to Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton, under whose roof the book had been written, while <mask> was a servant there.The author also undertook to give lessons. A second edition of his manual appeared in 1696. In 1693, writing under the name of Will Laick, he made an attack on the episcopal party in Scotland in An Answer to the Scotch Presbyterian Eloquence, and A Continuation of the Answer. These were attacked in Dr. Alexander Monro's Apology for the Clergy of Scotland, and The Spirit of Calumny and Slander examined, chastised, and exposed, in a letter to a malicious libeller. More particularly addressed to Mr. <mask>, newsmonger, near St. Martins-in-the-Fields. He replied in The Scots Episcopal Innocence, 1694, and The Queries and Protestation of the Scots episcopal clergy against the authority of the Presbyterian General Assemblies, 1694. In 1695, <mask> published, with a dedication to James Johnston, a translation of a Latin work De hominio disputatio adversus eos qui Scotiam feudum ligium Angliae, regemque Scotorum eo nomine hominium Anglo debere asserunt from 1605 of Sir Thomas Craig, as Scotland's Sovereignty asserted; being a dispute concerning Homage, and in 1698 he translated N. de Souligné's Political Mischiefs of Popery.In A Dialogue between Jack and Will, concerning the Lord Mayor's going to meeting-houses with the sword carried before him, 1697, he defended Sir Humphry Edwin, a presbyterian lord mayor; and this was followed in 1699 by A Rowland for an Oliver, or a sharp rebuke to a saucy Levite. In answer to a sermon preached by Edward Oliver, M.A., before Sir Humphry Edwin. By a Lover of Unity. A book called The Stage Condemned, in support of Jeremy Collier's Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, appeared in September 1698, and the author of a reply, The Stage Acquitted, says it was by Mr. R[idpa]th, the formidable author of a scandalous newspaper, and the wretched retailer of mad Prynne's enthusiastic cant. <mask>'s Scotland's Grievances relating to Darien, humbly offered to the consideration of the Parliament, 1700, contained remarks about a foreign yoke. Next year came his The Great Reasons and Interests considered anent the Spanish Monarchy, and in 1702 A Discourse upon the Union of England and Scotland. By a lover of his country, in which <mask> opposed a union.In 1703 he printed The Case of Scotsmen residing in England and in the English Plantations, and An Historical Account of the ancient Rights and Power of the Parliament of Scotland. These were followed by An Account of the Proceedings of the Parliament of Scotland, 1703, 1704, and The reducing of Scotland by Arms … considered, 1705. According to one of the replies to this last pamphlet, its author and publisher were bound over to appear at the queen's bench bar. In 1706 <mask> wrote Considerations upon the Union of the two Kingdoms, and was answered in Sir John Clerk's Letter to a Friend, giving an Account how the Treaty of Union has been received here. With Remarks upon what has been written by Mr. H[odges] and Mr. R[idpath], a piece which has been erroneously attributed to Defoe. In 1704–5, <mask> assisted James Anderson, who was then preparing his Historical Essay showing that the Crown and Kingdom of Scotland is Imperial and Independent; and in 1705, he commenced a correspondence with the Rev. Robert Wodrow, chiefly on the subject of the union and the episcopal church in Scotland.The Scots' Representations to Her Majesty, against setting up the Common Prayer-Book in Scotland, 1711, was written, according to a note in the copy in the Advocates' Library, by <mask>, William Carstares, and Defoe. Another piece attributed to <mask> is The Oath of Abjuration considered, Edinburgh, 1712. He was also employed in correcting Captain Woodes Rogers's Voyage; assisted in writing the periodical History of the Works of the Learned; invented the "Polygraphy", a writing-engine, moved by the foot, by which six or more copies could be written at once; contributed to the Medley in 1712; and was in constant strife with the Tory Post Boy, published by Abel Roper. John Dunton, an admirer, described his style as excellent. In 1713, <mask> wrote Some Thoughts concerning the Peace, and the Thanksgiving appointed by authority to be observed for it; and certain observations on the address of the Highlanders to Queen Anne, which he complained was signed only by ten, four of whom were Catholics, called forth The Honourable Chieftains of the Highland Clans vindicated from the false Aspersions and scurrilous Reflections thrown upon them by <mask>, the scandalous and justly condemned Libeller, Edinburgh, 1713. In 1714, he published a book called Parliamentary Right maintained, or the Hanover Succession justified, in answer to Hilkiah Bedford's Hereditary Right to the Crown of England asserted. His letters to the English minister at The Hague give an account of the difficulties in getting this work circulated (Stowe MSS.).Copies were sent by various ships to different ports in England; but many were lost or thrown overboard by the captains, or were returned because no one dared receive them. He had political correspondence with persons in Scotland, and in April he wrote The New Project examined, or the Design of the Faction to deprive the Hanover Family of the power to name Lord Justices anatomised, but it is doubtful whether this pamphlet was printed. In 1717 he was giving Wodrow advice in the preparation of the History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, and was himself proposing to write a continuation of <mask>'s Scotch History. In 1719, when he was living in Greville Street, Holborn, he published An Appeal to the Word of God for the Trinity in Unity. Alexander Pope wrote (Dunciad, i. 208):

To Dulness <mask> is as dear as Mist. According to Wodrow, the dedication to the Lower House of Convocation, prefixed to the collected edition of the Independent Whig, 1721, is by <mask>.It is an attack on the unscriptural claims of the clergy, who are charged with teaching the need of giving endowments rather than plain morality and religion. Publications
 Shorthand yet Shorter (1st edn, 1687). Discourse upon the Union of Scotland and England … by a Lover of his Country (1702). References

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<mask> (or Mair; also known in Latin as <mask> and Haddingtonus Scotus; 1467–1550) was a Scottish philosopher, theologian, and historian who was much admired in his day and was an acknowledged influence on all the great thinkers of the time. A renowned teacher, his works were much collected and frequently republished across Europe. His "sane conservatism" and his sceptical, logical approach to the study of texts such as Aristotle or the Bible were less prized in the subsequent age of humanism, when a more committed and linguistic/literary approach prevailed. His influence in logic (especially the analysis of terms), science (impetus and infinitesimals), politics (placing the people over kings), Church (councils over Popes), and international law (establishing the human rights of "savages" conquered by the Spanish) can be traced across the centuries and appear decidedly modern, and it is only in the modern age that he is not routinely dismissed as a scholastic. His Latin style did not help – he thought that "it is of more moment to understand aright, and clearly to lay down the truth of any matter than to use eloquent language". Nevertheless, it is to his writings, including their dedications, that we owe much of our knowledge of the everyday facts of <mask>'s life – for example his "shortness of stature". He was an extremely curious and very observant man, and used his experiences – of earthquakes in Paisley, thunder in Glasgow, storms at sea, eating oatcakes in northern England – to illustrate the more abstract parts of his logical writings.Life

School
<mask> (or 'Mair') was born about 1467 at Gleghornie, near North Berwick where he received his early education. It was at nearby Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, where he attended grammar school. He was probably taught by the town schoolmaster George Litsar, who was, according to <mask> "although a circumspect man in other ways, more severe than was just in beating boys". If it had not been for the influence of his mother, <mask> says he would have left, but he and his brother stayed on and were successful. According to him, Haddington was "the town which fostered the beginning of my studies, and in whose kindly embrace I was nourished as a novice with the sweetest milk of the art of grammar". He says he stayed in Haddington "to a pretty advanced age" and he remembers the sound of the King James III's bombardment of the nearby castle of Dunbar, which was in 1479. He also remembers the comet which was supposed to have foretold the King's defeat at Sauchieburn which was in 1488.However, it was in 1490, he reports, that he "first left the paternal hearth". In 1490, probably under the influence of Robert Cockburn, another Haddington man, destined to be an influential bishop (of Ross and later of Dunkeld), he decided to go to Paris to study among the great numbers of Scots there at the time. University
It is not known whether he attended university in Scotland as a student – there are no matriculation records of him and he claimed never to have seen the university town of St Andrews, Fife as a young man (though he did complain later of its bad beer). He seems to have decided to prepare for Paris at Cambridge in England. He says that in 1492 he attended "Gods House", which later became Christ's College. He remembers the bells – "on great feast days, I spent half the night listening to them" – but was obviously well-prepared, as he left for Paris after three terms. In 1493 he matriculated in the University of Paris, France, then the foremost University in Europe.He studied at the Collège Sainte-Barbe and took his Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1495 followed by his master's degree in 1496. There were many currents of thought in Paris but he was heavily influenced, as were fellow Scots such as Lawrence of Lindores by the nominalist and empiricist approach of <mask>dan. (The latter's influence on Copernicus and Galileo can be traced through <mask>s published works). He became a student master ('regent') in Arts in the Collège de Montaigu in 1496 and began the study of theology under the formidable Jan Standonck. He consorted with scholars of later renown, some from his hometown, Robert Walterston, and his home country (David Cranston of Glasgow, who died in 1512), but mostly they were the luminaries of the age, including Erasmus, whose reforming enthusiasms he shared, Rabelais and Reginald Pole. In the winter of 1497 he had a serious illness, from which he never completely recovered. He had never had dreams before, but ever afterwards he was troubled by dreams, migraine, colic and "excessive sleepiness" (he was always hard to awaken).In 1499, he moved to the College of Navarre. In 1501, he received his degree of Bachelor of Sacred Theology and in 1505 his logical writings were collected and published for the first time. In 1506 he was licensed to teach theology and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology on 11 November that year (coming 3rd in the listings). He taught at the Collège de Montaigu (where he was, temporarily joint Director) and also the prestigious Sorbonne, where he served on many commissions. Later career
In 1510 he discussed the moral and legal questions arising from the Spanish discovery of America. He claimed that the natives had political and property rights that could not be invaded, at least not without compensation. He also uses the new discoveries to argue for the possibility of innovation in all knowledge saying "Has not Amerigo Vespucci discovered lands unknown to Ptolemy, Pliny and other geographers up to the present?Why cannot the same happen in other spheres?" At the same time, he was impatient of humanist criticism of the logical analysis of texts (including the Bible). "...these questions which the humanists think futile, are like a ladder for the intelligence to rise towards the Bible" (which he elsewhere, perhaps unwisely called "the easier parts of theology"). Nevertheless, in 1512, like a good humanist, he learned Greek from Girolamo Aleandro (who re-introduced the study of Greek to Paris) who wrote "Many scholastics are to be found in France who are keen students in different kinds of knowledge and several of these are among my faithful hearers, such as <mask>, Doctor of Philosophy..."

In 1518 he returned to Scotland to become Principal of the University of Glasgow (and also canon of the cathedral, vicar of Dunlop and Treasurer of the Chapel Royal). He returned to Paris several times – by sea one time, getting delayed in Dieppe for three weeks by a storm; and by land another time, having dinner en route through England with his friend, Cardinal Wolsey. He offered <mask> a post, which he declined, in his new college at the University of Oxford, to be called Cardinal's College, (later Christ Church, Oxford). In 1528, King Francis I of France issued <mask> with a patent of naturalisation, making him a naturalised subject of France.In 1533 he was made Provost of St Salvator's College in the University of St Andrews – to which thronged many of the most significant men in Scotland, including <mask> and George Buchanan. He missed Paris – "When I was in Scotland, I often thought how I would go back to Paris and give lectures as I used to and hear disputations". He died in 1550 (perhaps on 1 May), his works read throughout Europe, his name honoured everywhere, just as the storms of the Reformation were about to sweep away, at least in his own country, any respect for his centuries-old methodology. Some publications by <mask>
Heinrich Totting von Oytha's abbreviation of Adam de Wodeham's Oxford Lectures, edited by <mask>, Paris 1512. Lectures in logic (Lyons 1516)
Reportata Parisiensia by Duns Scotus co-edited by <mask>, Paris 1517–18
Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard (In Libros Sententiarum primum et secundum commentarium) Paris 1519
History of Greater Britain (Historia majoris Britanniae, tam Angliae quam Scotiae) Paris 1521
De Gestis Scotorum Paris 1521
Commentary on Aristotle's physical and ethical writings Paris 1526
Quaestiones logicales Paris 1528
Commentary on the Four Gospels Paris 1528
Disputationes de Potestate Papae et Concilii (Paris)
Commentary on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (his last book)

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His De Gestis Scotorum (Paris, 1521) was partly a patriotic attempt to raise the profile of his native country, but was also an attempt to clear away myth and fable, basing his history on evidence. In this, he was following in the footsteps of his predecessor, the Chronicler Andrew of Wyntoun, though writing in Latin for a European audience as opposed to the Scots Andrew wrote for his aristocratic Scots patrons. Although the documentary evidence available to <mask> was limited, his scholarly approach was adopted and improved by later historians of Scotland, including his pupil Hector Boece, and <mask>.Calvin and Loyola
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 where he began to teach and progress through the hierarchy, becoming for a brief period Rector. (Some 18 of his fellow Scots had held or were to hold this prestigious position). He was a renowned logician and philosopher. He is reported to have been a very clear and forceful lecturer, attracting students from all over Europe. In contrast, he had a rather dry, some said 'barbaric', written Latin style. He was referred to by Pierre Bayle as writing "in stylo Sorbonico", not meaning this as a compliment. His interests ranged across the burning issues of the day.His approach largely followed Nominalism which was in tune with the growing emphasis on the absolutely unconstrained nature of God, which in turn emphasised his grace and the importance of individual belief and submission. His humanist approach was in tune with the return to the texts in the original languages of the Scriptures and classical authors. He emphasised that authority lay with the whole church and not with the Pope. Similarly, he asserted that authority in a kingdom lay not with the king but with the people, who could retake their power from a delinquent king (a striking echo of the ringing Declaration of Arbroath 1320 confirming to the Pope the independence of the Scottish crown from that of England). It is not surprising that he emphasised the natural freedom of human beings. His influence extended through enthusiastic pupils to the leading thinkers of the day but most obviously to a group of Spanish thinkers, including Antonio Coronel, who taught <mask> and very probably Ignatius of Loyola. In 1522, at Salamanca, Domingo de San Juan referred to him as "the revered master, <mask>r, a man celebrated the world over".The Salamanca school of (largely Thomist) philosophers was a brilliant flowering of thought until the early parts of the seventeenth century. It included Francisco de Vitoria, Cano, de Domingo de Soto and Bartolomé de Medina, each one thorough soaked in Mairian enthusiasms. <mask> wrote in his Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard "Our native soil attracts us with a secret and inexpressible sweetness and does not permit us to forget it". He returned to Scotland in 1518. Given his success and experience in Paris, it is no surprise that he became the Principal of the University of Glasgow. In 1523 left for the University of St Andrews where he was assessor to the Dean of Arts. In 1525 he went again to Paris from where he returned in 1531 eventually to become Provost of St Salvator's College, St Andrews until his death in 1550, aged about eighty three.One of his most notable students was <mask> (coincidentally, another native of Haddington) who said of <mask> that he was such as "whose work was then held as an oracle on the matters of religion" If this is not exactly a ringing endorsement, it is not hard to see in Knox's preaching an intense version of <mask>'s enthusiasms – the utter freedom of God, the importance of the Bible, scepticism of earthly authority. It might be more surprising that <mask> preferred to follow his friend Erasmus's example and remain within the Roman Catholic Church (though he did envisage a national church for Scotland). <mask> also filled with enthusiasm other Scottish Reformers including the Protestant martyr Patrick Hamilton and the Latin stylist George Buchanan, whose enthusiasm for witty Latinisms had him waspishly suggesting that the only thing major about his ex-teacher was his surname – typical Renaissance disdain for the Schoolmen. Empiricism
<mask> and his circle were interested in the structures of language – spoken, written and 'mental'. This latter was the language which underlies the thoughts that are expressed in natural languages, like Scots, English or Latin. He attacks a whole range of questions from a generally 'nominalist' perspective – a form of philosophical discourse whose tradition derives from the high Middle Ages and was to continue into that of the Scottish and other European empiricists. According to Alexander Broadie, <mask>'s influence on this latter tradition reached as far as the 18th and 19th century Scottish School of Common Sense initiated by Thomas Reid.The highly logical and technical approach of Medieval philosophy – perhaps added to by <mask>'s poor written style as well as his adherence to the Catholic party at the time of the Reformation – explain in some part why this influence is still somewhat occluded. Human rights
More obviously influential was his moral philosophy, not primarily because of his casuistry – an approach acknowledging the complexity of individual cases. This was later so strong in Jesuit teaching, possibly related to the <mask>'s renown in Spain mentioned above. His legal views were also influential. His Commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard was most certainly studied and quoted in the debates at Burgos in 1512, by Frày Anton Montesino, a graduate of Salamanca. This "debate unique in the history of empires", as Hugh Thomas calls it, resulted in the recognition in Spanish law of the indigenous populations of America as being free human beings with all the rights (to liberty and property, for example) attached to them. This pronouncement was hedged in with many subtle qualifications, and the Spanish crown was never efficient at enforcing it, but it can be regarded as the fount of human rights law.See also
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Notes

References
 Broadie, A  The Circle of <mask>r: Logic and Logicians in Pre-Reformation Scotland, Oxford 1985
 Broadie, A The Tradition of Scottish Philosophy Edinburgh 1990 Polygon
 A Companion to the Theology of <mask>, ed. <mask>. Slotemaker, Leiden: Brill, 2015. Conciliarism and Papalism, ed. J. H. Burns and Thomas M. Izbicki, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. (Includes Mair's defense of conciliar supremacy.) Durkan, J "New light on <mask>r",  Innes Review, Edinburgh, Vol, IV, 1954
 <mask>, John  A history of Greater Britain, as well England as Scotland; translated from the original Latin and edited with notes by Archibald Constable, to which is prefixed a life of the author by Aeneas J.G. Mackay.Edinburgh University Press for the Scottish History Society, (1892). Renaudet, Augustin, Préréforme et Humanisme à Paris pendant les premières guerres d'Italie (1494-1516) Bibliothèque de l'Institut français de Florence (Université de Grenobles 1st series Volume VI)''' Édouard Champion Paris 1916
 Thomas, H Rivers of Gold: the Rise of the Spanish Empire London 2003 Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Further reading
 "Heinrich Totting von Oyta" (in German)
 Wallace, W A   Prelude to Galileo – essays on medieval and sixteenth-century sources of Galileo's thought. (Page 64 et seq)  Springer Science and Business Dordrecht, Holland 1981
Alexander Broadie, "<mask>," The Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 281: British Rhetoricians and Logicians, 1500–1660, Second Series, Detroit: Gale, 2003, pp. 178–187. <mask>n, "<mask>: After 400 Years," Innes Review, vol. 1, 1950, pp. 131–139.Ricardo García Villoslada, "Un teologo olvidado: Juan Mair", Estudios eclesiásticos 15 (1936), 83–118;
 Ricardo García Villoslada, La Universidad de París durante los estudios de Francisco de Vitoria (1507–1522) (Roma, 1938), 127–164;
 J.H. Burns, "New Light on <mask>", Innes Review 5 (1954), 83–100;
 T.F. Torrance, "La philosophie et la théologie de Jean Mair ou <mask>, de Haddington (1469–1550)", Archives de philosophie 32 (1969), 531–576;
 Mauricio Beuchot, "El primer planteamiento teologico-politico-juridico sobre la conquista de América: <mask>r", La ciencia tomista 103 (1976), 213–230;
 Joël Biard, "La logique de l'infini chez Jean Mair", Les Etudes philosophiques 1986, 329–348; & Joël Biard, "La toute-puissance divine dans le Commentaire des Sentences de Jean Mair", in Potentia Dei. L'onnipotenza divina nel pensiero dei secoli XVI e XVII, ed. Guido Canziani / Miguel A. Granada / Yves Charles Zarka (Milano, 2000), 25–41. <mask>. Slotemaker and Jeffrey C. Witt (2015), edd., A Companion to the Theology of <mask>r, Boston:  Brill. External links
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<mask> (born October 3, 1989) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football for Texas State. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Early life
<mask> was born in Seattle, Washington on October 3, 1989 to Esther Sando. His mother was seven months pregnant when she immigrated from Monrovia, Liberia, to get a better education for herself and family. The name "<mask>" comes from a Liberian warrior, meaning "strength". At the age of one, <mask> moved from Seattle, Washington to Prairie View, Texas, located just outside the Houston area.<mask> grew up in a low-income neighborhood with his two brothers and three sisters. At the age of 8, his mother registered <mask> and his older brother, Wellington, to play Pop Warner Football. <mask> did not attend a single game. Instead, he went to all of Wellington's games and watched as his older brother became a local star of the league. The following season <mask>, now understanding football, became one of the most talented little league players in Waller County. High school
As a freshman, at 5'6" and 135 lbs, <mask> started off on freshmen B-Team for Waller High School. After a couple games, he moved up and started as a running back on the freshmen A-Team.During the summer of his freshmen year, <mask> grew over six inches, becoming a standout hybrid wide receiver while playing free-safety for the Waller Bulldogs varsity squad. In his senior year, he helped lead the team to the Texas State Playoffs where they made Waller History by advancing past the 3rd round, previously set by his brother's 2004 class. Eventually, they lost a nail-biter in the State-Quarterfinals with a 10-4 record under coach Jim Phillips. Being recruited by many Division I schools across the U.S, <mask> opted to follow his brother footsteps by committing to Texas State University. College career
At Texas State, <mask> was a four-year starter that was recruited as a free safety out of high school. However, <mask> was switched to linebacker after he gained over 20 pounds during his redshirt year. He was moved to defensive end for half of his senior year.When <mask> moved back to linebacker halfway through the season, he posted 62 tackles in four games. In his final collegiate game,  <mask> finished with 17 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks and a forced fumble for a touchdown against New Mexico State. His performance earned him National Player of the Week by collegefootballperformance.com and he received All-WAC honors. Professional career
In his rookie season, <mask> and fellow undrafted rookie Paul Worrilow started at linebacker due to the injuries of Sean Weatherspoon and Kroy Biermann. He recorded 96 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He was nicknamed "High Top Jop" by Sean Weatherspoon on the 1st episode of "D-Block" in 2013, because of his Kid 'n Play style haircut. Atlanta Falcons

2013 season
<mask> saw action in all 16 games with 13 starts during his rookie season.Ranked third on the team with 96 total tackles (53 solo) while tying for the club lead with seven tackles for loss. Also added 3.5 sacks and one pass defense. His 3.5 sacks are the second most by an undrafted rookie in team history trailing Buddy Moor, who tallied four sacks in 1987 (sacks became an official stat in 1982). Led all NFL undrafted rookies with 3.5 sacks in 2013. Saw action in his first NFL game against the Saints where the Atlanta defense totaled 77 tackles and 7 tackles for loss at New Orleans. Saw extensive action for the first time in his career and delivered with eight tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss, one pass defended, and one quarterback hit against St. Louis (9/15). Had his first career start in the NFL against the dolphins and posted 6 tackles (1 solo), one quarterback hit, one pass break up and teamed up with Akeem Dent for a sack in the fourth quarter at Miami (9/22).Notched the first full sack of his career when he brought down Smith for a three-yard loss. <mask> split one sack with LB Akeem Dent at Miami in Week 3. <mask> finished the game with six tackles (three solo) with one tackle for loss and one sack against the Jets (10/7). Led the defense with 13 total tackles (eight solo) and two quarterback hits. <mask> and DE Jonathan Massaquoi combined for a five-yard sack on QB Mike Glennon against Tampa Bay (10/20). DT Peria Jerry and <mask> combined to bring down QB Carson Palmer for a nine-yard loss, giving the Falcons their third consecutive game with three-or-more sacks. Also added six tackles (four solo).Finished the game with six tackles (one solo), including an eight-yard sack of QB Russell Wilson against Seattle (11/10). He ranks second on the team with 3.5 sacks and has recorded at least one half-sack in four of the last five games. Additionally, <mask> leads all undrafted rookie defenders in the NFL with 3.5 sacks. Stated for the defense and finished the game with two tackles (two solo) against Buffalo (12/1). Credited with five tackles (four solo) against the Packers at Green Bay (12/8). Credited with six tackles (three solo) and one quarterback hit against the Redskins (12/15). <mask> had one of the best games of his young career, collaring 11 total tackles (10 solo) with one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit at San Francisco (12/23).At the conclusion of the 2013 season, <mask> was ranked as the #1 undrafted free agent rookie of the 2013 Draft Class by Bleacher Report. 2014 season
In <mask>'s second season he played all 16 games logging 83 combined tackles, 47 tackles solo and 36 assisted. He also had one sack and two fumble recoveries. 2015 season
On November 27, 2015 <mask> was waived by the Falcons to make room for place kicker Shayne Graham. Jacksonville Jaguars
On December 7, 2015, <mask> signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. On August 29, 2016, <mask> was waived by the Jaguars. Arizona Cardinals
On September 28, 2016, <mask> was signed by the Cardinals.He was released with an injury settlement by the Cardinals on November 22, 2016. Personal life
<mask> is the middle child of 5 siblings: Precious (oldest sister), Wellington (older brother), Bindu (younger sister), Lawrence (younger brother) and Lula (youngest sister). In October 2013, <mask> was told that his mother was sick and had 3 months to live. On December 29, 2013, <mask>'s mother passed away from breast cancer. His mother would text the verses Psalms 18:1-3 every Sunday morning before each game. He now has the verses tattooed on his arm in her honor. References

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<mask> (born January 9, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Maryland. <mask> also played for the Amsterdam Admirals, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, and St. Louis Rams. Early years
<mask> attended Parsons Senior High School in Parsons, Kansas, where he was a three-year starter at quarterback and 2-year starter at free safety on the high school football team. He was a two-time All-Southeast Kansas League 1st-team selection and an honorable mention All-State as a senior. In addition to football, <mask> also lettered in basketball, track and baseball.As a team captain in hoops, he was a three-time All-SEK 1st-team choice and earned All-State honors 3 consecutive years while guiding Parsons to the state tournament as a sophomore and senior. He played all five positions at times for the small school program, and set career marks for assists, steals, blocks, and 3-point field goals. In track & field, he ran sprints (100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m, 4 × 400 m) as a junior and senior and even qualified for the state championships in three events during his final year. He played as a shortstop and pitcher in baseball, and was a second team All-conference pick as a sophomore. College career
<mask> was not highly recruited out of high school. Nearby Pittsburg State University offered him a scholarship as a punter, not a quarterback. Because of this, <mask> elected to spend two years at Hutchinson Community College.While there, <mask> beat out five players to start at QB for both years, earning honorable mention All-American honors as a freshman and sophomore. His junior college success garnered him Division I attention, and he eventually decided to attend college at University of Maryland. While serving primarily as a backup as a junior, he led the Maryland Terrapins to their first Atlantic Coast Conference title since 1985 as a senior in 2001. They earned a trip to the 2002 Orange Bowl and finished the year ranked #10 in the country. He finished his Maryland career with 3,158 yards and 19 touchdowns. Maryland statistics

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Minnesota Vikings
<mask> was not considered an NFL prospect, was not invited to the 2002 NFL Scouting Combine, and, went undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft. He ended up signing as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings, where he spent the season as a 3rd-string backup.He took his first career snaps for the Vikings on the final two plays of the 2005 NFL season, taking a knee both times. Amsterdam Admirals
In order to get more experience, <mask> spent the spring of 2003 with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe, where he led the league in passing yards and tied for second in touchdowns. San Francisco 49ers
<mask> entered the 2006 NFL preseason third on the San Francisco 49ers depth chart, behind Trent Dilfer and Alex Smith. He went 15/23 (65.2%) for 162 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He spent the 2006 regular season on the sidelines, taking no snaps. <mask> completed 13 of 20 passes for 148 yards with one interception in the San Francisco 49ers' 17-13 preseason opening loss to the Denver Broncos on August 16, 2007. He demonstrated great pocket mobility but had difficulty in the red zone, throwing one interception in his first drive and then nearly throwing an interception at almost exactly the same place the second time down the field.In the last game of the 2007 preseason against the San Diego Chargers, <mask> attempted to put the 49ers in field goal range to tie the game. With 16 seconds left on the clock, he threw two deep balls to his wide receivers but both missed their targets, and the second was intercepted, ending the game with the Chargers ahead, 16–13. <mask> made his 49ers regular-season debut on December 9, 2007, after Trent Dilfer suffered a severe concussion. He completed 22 of 27 pass attempts for 181 yards and one touchdown in a loss to his former team, the Minnesota Vikings. <mask> was critical of his performance, adding, "There [are] a lot of things I need to get better at. Some of that is about getting comfortable playing again. Some things made me want to throw up.Some things, the execution was poor but the results were good on my part. Some things I got away with. The results were better than my execution." Since Dilfer's injury was serious enough to sideline him for the rest of the season, <mask> made his first NFL start on December 15, 2007 in a victory against the Cincinnati Bengals. <mask> completed 21 of 28 pass attempts for 197 yards, ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown. <mask> was set to be the starter for the remainder of the 2007 season. On December 18, 2007, the 49ers announced that they had an interest in re-signing <mask>, to provide competition against Alex Smith.However, the contract extension, along with its negotiations, were dependent on <mask>'s performance for the rest of the season. On December 23, 2007, <mask> made his second career start, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He completed 11 of 24 pass attempts for 123 yards and three touchdown passes, to Darrell Jackson, fellow former Terrapin Vernon Davis, and Frank Gore. The 49ers won 21-19. <mask> suffered a back injury during the week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when rookie Gaines Adams hit him after a throw, drawing a 15-yard personal foul. As a result, <mask> was unable to play in week 17 against the Cleveland Browns. Chris Weinke played in his place.In February 2008, <mask> signed a new 3-year contract with the 49ers, with contractual terms not released to the media. The undrafted <mask> competed for the starting job against Alex Smith and J. T. O'Sullivan in training camp and the 2008 preseason. O'Sullivan ended up getting the job and <mask> became the primary backup after Smith was put on injured reserve early in the season. <mask> did not play until 49ers interim head coach Mike Singletary took over on October 27. After J. T. O'Sullivan committed his second turnover against the Seattle Seahawks that was returned for a touchdown, he was pulled from the lineup and <mask> replaced him with solid output: 15 of 23 for 173 yards with one touchdown to <mask> and no turnovers, but he could not rescue the 49ers, who lost 34–13. Despite the loss, <mask> was named as Singletary's no. 1 QB for the remainder of the 2008 season.His 2008 starting debut was in week 10, on Monday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals. Shortly after the Seahawks game, reports surfaced that Nolan and offensive coordinator Mike Martz allegedly made up stories about <mask> having a tired arm in the preseason so that O'Sullivan, who played for Martz when he was offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, would win the starting job without a real challenge. On Monday Night Football against the heavily favored Arizona Cardinals, <mask> delivered a solid performance in the first half. <mask> completed a 31-yard touchdown to Josh Morgan to put the 49ers up 14-3, and then struck later with a 20-yard touchdown to Vernon Davis shortly before half-time. However, in the second half, <mask> threw an interception at a critically bad time to give the Cardinals the 24-29 lead. <mask> also threw a second interception on an attempted shovel pass at the Arizona 20-yard line. Despite this, <mask> drove the 49ers down the field twice, the first with 3:39, and the second with only 1:04 left on the game clock.<mask>'s last pass of the game was a completion to <mask> to bring the 49ers to the Arizona goal line. Unfortunately, the 49ers were unable to score the game-winning touchdown. Coincidentally, on Monday Night Football of the 2007 season against the Cardinals, the 49ers drove to the goal line in a similar fashion, and were able to get the game-winning touchdown. During week 11 of the 2008 NFL season, <mask> broke his career single-game passing record in yards, in a 35-16 victory over the St. Louis Rams by throwing for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns and running for a third. He was awarded NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance. In week 12, <mask> got his first 300-yard passing game in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys. <mask> delivered an impressive come-back performance in Week 16 against the St. Louis Rams.After throwing three interceptions in the first three quarters, 49ers coaches Mike Singletary and Mike Martz were preparing to bench <mask> for J. T. O'Sullivan. <mask> convinced his coach to leave him in the game and then led the 49ers on an 80-yard drive, finishing with a touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce for his 1000th career reception. Now down 16-10 and under three minutes left on the clock, <mask> got the ball back and completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Josh Morgan. The 49ers defense intercepted Marc Bulger ending any chance of a Rams comeback and capping <mask>'s first big late-game rally win. In a week 17 thriller against the Washington Redskins, <mask> was showing difficulty, throwing an interception in the first half and no touchdowns. However, in the fourth quarter, <mask> took the lead by completing a 9-yard touchdown pass to <mask>. Later, with the game tied at 24-24, <mask> drove down the field with one minute left on the game clock to set up a game-winning Joe Nedney field goal.With the victory, <mask> improved to a 5-3 record on the season, and a 7-3 record as a starter all time. He finished the season with 13 passing touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 2,046 passing yards, and an 87.5 quarterback rating in 9 games (8 as a starter). 49ers head coach Mike Singletary had stated that <mask> would be the starting quarterback going into training camp in 2009 but would compete with former number-one overall draft pick Alex Smith for the regular season starting job. <mask> was named the starter for the 49ers preseason opener versus the Denver Broncos, where he would throw only two passes, completing both. On August 25, <mask> was named the 49ers' starting quarterback for the regular season, defending his starting title over Smith. <mask> made his season-opening debut on September 13 against the Arizona Cardinals. <mask> made a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Frank Gore to win the game 20-16.With the win, <mask> improved to 8-3 as a starter. The following week against the Seattle Seahawks, <mask> completed 19 of 26 passes for 144 yards and also ran once for 17 yards. The 49ers won 23-10, and <mask> would continue his undefeated streak of six home victories. After a 35-0 drubbing of St. Louis, he extended it to 7-0. Arguably, one of <mask>'s best games came in week 3 on the road against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings. <mask> was 15/25, for 195 yards, with two touchdowns, and one interception in the game. <mask> led the 49ers to a lead near the end of the game, but Brett Favre ultimately threw a 30-yard touchdown pass with two seconds left to win for the Vikings.After a scoreless first half in the game against the Houston Texans in week 7, Singletary benched <mask> and put Alex Smith into the game. Smith rallied the 49ers with three touchdowns to bring the score from 0-21 to 21-24. Although the 49ers lost the game, the comeback earned Smith the starting quarterback position in the next game against the Indianapolis Colts on November 1. <mask> served as Smith's backup for the rest of the season. Detroit Lions

<mask> was traded to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a seventh round draft pick in 2011 on March 14, 2010. The Lions signed him to a one-year contract on July 12, 2010. He entered the Lions first game of the 2010 season when starter Matthew Stafford was injured.<mask> threw 9 completions on 19 attempts with 88 yards and one interception leading Detroit to within the 30-yard line with under 30 seconds to go. <mask> threw what seemed to be the game-winning touchdown but was later ruled incomplete by a technicality in the NFL rule book, which is now being referred to as the "Calvin Johnson Rule". He was injured while filling in for the injured Matthew Stafford October 17, 2010, against the New York Giants. The Lions announced that he had suffered a fracture of his left (non-throwing) forearm. <mask> capped the season with victories against the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings, and the Lions finished 6–10. He has since become known as one of the better backup quarterbacks in the NFL, performing well during his appearances. St. Louis Rams

He signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Rams on March 26, 2014.Following a season-ending ACL injury to starter Sam Bradford in a preseason game on August 23, 2014, <mask> was named the new starter by coach Jeff Fisher. However, in Week 2, <mask> was replaced by Austin Davis to be the starter. After a bad performance against the Arizona Cardinals in late November, Davis was benched again in favor of <mask>. <mask> finished the 2014 season with 1,657 passing yards, 8 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, and an 83.9 quarterback rating in 9 games with 8 starts. Minnesota Vikings (second stint)
On March 10, 2015, <mask> signed with the Minnesota Vikings. In Week 9 against the St. Louis Rams, Teddy Bridgewater left the game in the second half with a concussion. <mask> took over for the rest of the game, which the Vikings won 21-18 in overtime.After Bridgewater was placed on injured reserve during the 2016 offseason, <mask> was selected to start Week 1 of the 2016 season over Sam Bradford, who the Vikings traded for after Bridgewater's injury. <mask> completed 18 of 33 passes for 236 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the 25-16 win against the Tennessee Titans. NFL career statistics

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 Most completions thrown in a single season: 220

Personal life
<mask> was a kinesiology major at Maryland. He participated in several Viking Children's Fund events and has supported the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He joined former Vikings Head Coach Mike Tice as a former Terrapin quarterback and was teammates at Maryland with former Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson. <mask> kept a weekly journal chronicling his adventures in Europe for fans on his former team's website, Vikings.com.References

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<mask> (born 1 October 1990) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. <mask> played high school basketball at Bishop McNamara High School and competed collegiately with the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball. He was ranked among the Panthers' school leaders in field goal percentage and earned various honors such as All-ACC Honorable Mention, ACC All-Tournament first team, and NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament team. <mask> primarily plays the center position. Early life
<mask> was born in Kaduna, Nigeria to <mask> and Maimuna <mask>. He was brought up with three brothers and two sisters. He began playing basketball at the age of 10 years because of a growth spurt and urging from his brother.<mask> ran mountains to improve his speed, fitness, and vertical leap. He was eventually discovered by American coaches in a camp run by ex-Georgetown player, Godwin Owinje, in Lagos. In 2006, he moved to the United States and moved in with a host family. Upon arriving, he said the first few weeks were a disaster, as he struggled to communicate, did not understand the culture, and didn't like the taste of the food. <mask> called his father with the desire to return to Nigeria. <mask>'s brother, a Nigerian doctor, contacted Bishop McNamara basketball head coach Marty Keithline and asked for <mask> to be given an opportunity to get an American education and to have the opportunity to play basketball. He later visited South Africa for "Basketball Without Borders," with several other players, including Serge Ibaka, Dikembe Mutombo, Dirk Nowitzki and Luol Deng.<mask> said seeing an NBA player in person was a great experience. He also stated that it made him want to be in their position. High school career
Soon after arriving in the United States, <mask>amara High School in Forestville, Maryland. As a sophomore in 2006–07, he missed 17 games with a broken foot but still averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds per game. He finished his sophomore season by posting 17 points and 15 rebounds against Paul VI Catholic High School in the WCAC Tournament quarter-finals. As a junior in 2007–08, he averaged 15.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game as he earned All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference accolades. He was also marked one of the top candidates for All-MET honors.On 19 November 2008, <mask> signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Pittsburgh. He was also recruited by Boston College, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Providence, South Florida, Saint Joseph's, Villanova, and West Virginia. As a senior in 2008–09, <mask> averaged 14.6 points and 11.8 rebounds per game as he was named first-team All-MET by the Washington Post and earned Independent private school all-league honors. College career

As a freshman at Pittsburgh in 2009–10, <mask> managed just three minutes of action in the first game before a shoulder injury forced him to miss the entire season as he applied for a medical hardship waiver. As a redshirted freshman in 2010–11, <mask> appeared in 27 games with 13 starting assignments. Despite missing the last seven games of the season due to a broken right thumb, <mask> still earned co-Most Improved Player honors at end of season team banquet. On the season, he averaged 3.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.As a sophomore in 2011–12, <mask> appeared in all 39 games with 14 starting assignments. He registered three double-doubles, nine double figure scoring games and four double figure rebounding games, and at the end of season team banquet, he earned Best Defensive Player honors. On the season, he averaged 6.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. As a junior in 2012–13, <mask> started all 33 games at power forward as his minutes per game reached 23.9. He totaled three 20-point games, 14 double figure scoring games and four double figure rebounding games, and at the end of season team banquet, he earned the Coaches' Award. On the season, he averaged 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. As a senior in 2013–14, <mask> earned All-ACC honorable mention honors after averaging a career-best 13.0 points and 8.6 rebounds in 35 games (all starts).Professional career

Oklahoma City Blue (2014–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, <mask> joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On 29 September 2014, he signed with the Thunder as he joined former Pitt teammate, Steven Adams, for the team's training camp. <mask> appeared in all seven of Oklahoma City's preseason contests, averaging 4.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game before he was waived by the team on October 24, 2014. He commented on his time with the Thunder, saying, "...this organization is like a family. Everyone is there for each other. Togetherness is really big in this organization." On 4 November 2014, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue as an affiliate player.He made his debut on November 14 against the Maine Red Claws, contributing 17 points and 15 rebounds. <mask> recorded eight double-doubles in his first 13 games, including four straight to begin the season. On 12 February 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement for JaMychal Green. In July 2015, <mask> joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Orlando Summer League and the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Las Vegas Summer League. On 25 September 2015, he signed with the Thunder, returning to the team's training camp for the second year in a row. However, on 22 October, he was again waived by the Thunder after appearing in four preseason games. On November 3, he returned with the Blue.Nanterre 92 (2016–2017)
In July 2016, <mask> joined the D-League Select for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 2, 2016, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the French League. On April 26, 2017, <mask> and Nanterre parted ways one day after winning the FIBA Europe Cup title. Ironi Nes Ziona (2017–2018)
On August 12, 2017, <mask> signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona for the 2017–18 season. On May 17, 2018, <mask> recorded a career-high 27 points, along with 12 rebounds and 3 steals in a 95–98 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 37 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 13.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. <mask> helped Nes Ziona reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv.Fuenlabrada (2018–2019)
On July 31, 2018, <mask> signed a one-year deal with the Spanish team Fuenlabrada. On November 28, 2018, <mask> parted ways with Fuenlabrada after appearing in 14 games. On January 8, 2019, <mask> returned to Ironi Nes Ziona for a second stint, replacing Gerald Lee. On February 16, 2019, <mask> recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with six rebounds and three steals in a 90–78 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Afyon Belediye (2019–2020)
On September 22, 2019, <mask> signed a one-year deal with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. Hapoel Tel Aviv (2020–2021)
On May 15, 2020, <mask> signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. <mask> averaged 10.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in 11 games.He re-signed with the team on August 2, 2020. Long Island Nets (2022)
On January 12, 2022, <mask> was acquired via the available player pool by the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He was then later waived on January 19, 2022. Agua Caliente Clippers (2022)
On January 30, 2022, <mask> was acquired via the available player pool by the Agua Caliente Clippers. He was then later waived on February 9, 2022. Maine Celtics (2022–present)
On February 11, 2022, <mask> was acquired via the available player pool by the Maine Celtics. National team career
<mask> is a member of the Nigerian national basketball team.He made his first appearance for the side at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification at Mali. Personal life
<mask>'s father died not long after he committed to Pittsburgh. He touches a picture of his deceased father in his locker, saying a prayer for him before every game. He could speak English before moving to the United States and is fluent in four languages. <mask> is a devout Muslim. References

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Pittsburgh bio
RealGM profile
NBA D-League profile

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Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor players
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Long Island Nets players
Nanterre 92 players
Nigerian expatriate basketball people in France
Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Israel
Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Nigerian men's basketball players
Oklahoma City Blue players
Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball players
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<mask> (born 5 April 1942) is an English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Hollies. He achieved international hit singles with the group and is credited as co-writer on several of their best-known songs, including "On a Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". He retired from performing in 1999, but returned to the music industry in 2019. <mask> was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Career
<mask> and his childhood friend Graham Nash began singing together in Manchester while still at school. They formed the Hollies in December 1962 with Vic Steele (lead guitar) and Eric Haydock (bass guitar). In April 1963, they added Tony Hicks (replacing Steele on lead guitar) and Bobby Elliott (replacing Don Rathbone on drums).In 1966, Bernie Calvert replaced Haydock as bass guitarist. <mask> was the Hollies' original lead singer, but also played occasional guitar and harmonica. In the UK they enjoyed 30 chart singles, plus two further chart entries with re-releases, 17 of which made the Top 10, with two – "I'm Alive" (1965) and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1988 re-issue) – reaching No. 1. In the US charts they achieved 23 chart singles, six of which reached the Top 10. Many of the group's songs were co-written by <mask>, usually with Nash and Hicks, until Nash's departure at the end of 1968. They initially used the pseudonym "L. Ransford" for their songwriting credits, then '<mask>-Hicks' from mid-1966 onwards.In 1966, <mask>, along with several Hollies bandmates, assisted in the Everly Brothers' recording of their album Two Yanks in England, which featured Everly cover versions of mostly Hollies songs co-written by <mask>. <mask>-Hicks composed the Hollies' albums For Certain Because (1966), Evolution (1967) and Butterfly (1967). Their UK hit singles compilation The Hollies' Greatest Hits topped the UK Albums Chart in August 1968. After 1967, <mask> began writing solo songs under the team banner, notably: "Lullaby To Tim" (dedicated to his son, though sung by Nash), "Heading for a Fall", "Water on the Brain", and "Would You Believe?". Besides the full composing team, <mask> also wrote songs with Nash, such as "Try It", "Wishyouawish" (1967), "Tomorrow When it Comes", "Jennifer Eccles" and "Wings" (1968). <mask> assumed more of a figurehead profile as front man of the Hollies following Graham Nash's departure from the group in December 1968. <mask> was the sole lead singer on Hollies Sing Dylan (a UK No.3 album in early 1969). <mask> has sole credit for songs including "My Life Is Over With You", "Goodbye Tomorrow", "Not That Way at All", "Marigold" (1969), "Mad Professor Blyth", "Separated" (1970), "Row the Boat Together" and "Hold On" (1971). Also, <mask> helped Nash's replacement, Terry Sylvester, develop as a songwriter,  teaming with him to write a number of songs including "Gloria Swansong", "Look at Life" (1969), "I Wanna Shout", "Man Without a Heart" and "Perfect Lady Housewife" (1970). Departure from and return to the Hollies
Keen to launch a solo career due to Nash's success in Crosby, Stills & Nash, <mask> left the group in 1971. He was replaced by the Swedish singer Mikael Rickfors, who was formerly with Bamboo. <mask> went on to release two solo albums: My Real Name Is  (Epic, 1972) and Headroom (EMI, 1973). After <mask> left the Hollies, "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress", a song from their 1971 album Distant Light which he had co-written with songwriter Roger Cook and on which <mask> sang lead and played lead guitar, became an international hit single, reaching No.2 in the US (their most successful single ever there) and No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart. However, the Hollies toured with Nash's replacement, Sylvester, who assumed the lead vocal on performance of the single instead of <mask>. Rickfors left the group and <mask> rejoined them in July 1973. Their first single with him back in the fold was another of his songs, "The Day that Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee", a UK top 40 hit that autumn. <mask> continued to record and release solo albums while remaining with the Hollies, although his solo career did not achieve much album or single chart success. He released his self-titled third album in 1974.His next album was I've Got Time (1976). He also performed lead vocals on "Breakdown" by The Alan Parsons Project, from their 1977 album I Robot. He left The Hollies briefly for the second time in March 1978 and made I Wasn't Born Yesterday (1978), an album of original material mostly written with singer-songwriter Gary Benson. It yielded a US chart hit single in "(I Will Be Your) Shadow in the Street". He returned to the group in August. Subsequent solo albums included Legendary Heroes (1980), another largely original set, with its UK title and track running order changed to The Only One. He followed with a Best of... compilation (Aura, 1981).His final solo album of the last century was Reasons to Believe (1990), issued in Germany on Polydor Records, which remains unreleased in the US and UK. Between 1974 and 1978, <mask> composed most of the original songs the Hollies recorded on a series of studio albums with Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester. In 1982, <mask> issued a rare non-album single, "Someone Else Will" c/w "Castles in the Wind" on Forever Records; however, the song failed to chart. <mask> recorded cover versions of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run", "Blinded by the Light" and "If I Were the Priest". In this period, <mask> also used material by Lindsey Buckingham, Janis Ian, Gavin Sutherland, and Randy Newman. 1993 saw <mask>'s final chart success with the Hollies, with the Nik Kershaw-penned single "The Woman I Love", which charted in the UK at No. 42.In 1996, <mask>, with the Hollies and Graham Nash, contributed harmony and support vocals to a new version of "Peggy Sue Got Married", featuring lead vocals by Buddy Holly, which was credited as 'Buddy Holly and The Hollies'. It appeared on the Not Fade Away tribute album. Temporary retirement
Due in part to ongoing medical problems with his vocal cords, <mask> retired from the music industry in 1999 to care for his wife, who had received a second diagnosis of cancer. <mask> was replaced in the band by Carl Wayne, former lead singer of the Move. Wayne died in 2004. The Hollies continue touring and recording today with Peter Howarth as their vocalist. On 15 March 2010, <mask>, with fellow Hollies members Graham Nash, Tony Hicks, Eric Haydock, Bobby Elliott, Terry Sylvester and Bernie Calvert, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.In 2011, <mask> made a surprise appearance at a Crosby & Nash concert at the Royal Albert Hall where the two former Hollies performed "Bus Stop". Having appeared on harmonica for Carla Olson's band The Textones in 2018, <mask> made a return to his solo career in 2019 with a new album, Resurgence, on BMG. Personal life
<mask> married Jennifer Bowstead on 24 March 1964 in Coventry. They have three children: Tim (born 1966), Toby (b. 1969) and Piper (b. 1972). The Hollies' song title "Jennifer Eccles" was a combination of the names of <mask>'s wife and Graham Nash's then-wife, Rose Eccles.Discography
See also The Hollies discography

Solo albums
 My Real Name Is 'Arold (1972)
 Headroom (1973)
 <mask> (1974)
 I've Got Time (1976)
 I Wasn't Born Yesterday (1978)
 The Only One (a.k.a. Legendary Heroes) (1979)
 Reasons to Believe (1990)
 Resurgence (2019)

Appearances
 1977: I Robot - The Alan Parsons Project - lead vocals on "Breakdown"
 1999: Portraits of Bob Dylan - Steve Howe - lead vocals on "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"

References

External links

https://www.allan-clarke.co.uk/

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British soft rock musicians
English male singers
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Music in Salford
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<mask><mask> ( – Geng Lishu; 6 March 1896 – 12 February 1995) was an American YWCA worker who spent most of her life as a social worker in Shanghai, China, where she died. She received various awards from the Shanghai and Chinese governments. Life

Early years (1896–1926)

<mask> was born in Pittsburgh, to a family of German origin. She was the daughter of a Methodist minister and spent her childhood near Columbia, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree in social economics at the North Western Christian University (Butler College) in 1920. She intended to go into social work and joined the campus branch of the YWCA. She became a student adviser with the YWCA.She began work with the YWCA traveling in the Mid-West of the United States. In 1923 she met Ida Pruitt, who had grown up in China, where her parents were Southern Baptist missionaries. Pruitt influenced her to accept a position as a YWCA foreign secretary in China. Shanghai YWCA (1926–40)

Gerlach went to Shanghai in 1926 to organize a YWCA office. In April 1927 she met and befriended the YWCA secretary Maud Russell, who had been forced to leave Wuchang due to the civil war. That year Gerlach joined a political study group in Shanghai with progressive foreigners such as Rewi Alley, Agnes Smedley and George Hatem (Ma Haide). Other members of the study group, which usually met in Alley's house, included YWCA secretaries Maud Russell, Lily Haass and Deng Yuzhi.Gerlach came to the conclusion that the sincere, capable and forward-looking Communists were best able to change China from a poor country oppressed by foreigners into a strong, wealthy and independent nation. She also thought that YWCA training would help women become leaders during and after the coming Communist revolution. Alley and Gerlach contacted progressive organizations in China and campaigned to improve social, political and economic conditions. Gerlach was concerned about the practice of binding the feet of women and children in China, which she called inhumane and a perversion of beauty. According to Helen Foster Snow, a journalist in China in the 1930s and wife of Edgar Snow,

Gerlach worked at the YWCA headquarters in Shanghai for most of the 1930s. She became involved with the Communist Party and the "national salvation" groups led by students opposed to Chiang Kai-shek's right-wing policies and efforts to appease Japan. War broke out between China and Japan in 1937.The YWCA decided that its secretaries should remain in place, whether they were Chinese or Foreign. Gerlich was flooded by requests that arrived almost every day, such as "Can you find a place for 200 women prisoners who have been evacuated from the jail which is in the fighting zone? Can you take in sixty more children who have just been evacuated from the village of Minghong where the fighting has been very severe? Can we count on the YWCA to share in setting up a temporary hospital for the civilians wounded—the regular hospitals are not able to take them? In 1938 <mask> joined the China Defense League organized by Soong Ching-ling, the widow of Sun Yat-sen
She helped smuggle money and medical aid to parts of China that had not been occupied and to the Chinese Communists and other group opposed to the Japanese. Gerlach used her position as a non-belligerent foreigner in Japanese-occupied Shangai to smuggle supplies and money to the resistance. She would board an American liner anchored in Shanghai every week to deposit mail for the China Defense League (CDL) in Hong Kong.Gerlach returned to the US in 1940 via Hong Kong, where she met Madam Sun for the first time. United States (1940–51)

After the end of World War II (1939–45) Gerlach worked with Ida Pruitt from 1945 to 1951 raising money for the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives while continuing to work for the YWCA in New York City. Gerlach campaigned to obtain money and support in the US for the China Welfare Fund, which disregarded Chiang Kai-shek's protests and sent aid to Communist-held regions of China. She was among the supporters of the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy, as were Rose Terlin, Lily Haas and others. Gerlach returned to China in July 1946 to resume her YWCA work, and was invited by Madame Sun to join the China Welfare Institute executive, but was recalled to the US in December 1947. In August 1946 <mask> was invited to help write a constitution for the new League for the Protection of Human Rights in China. Paul Yen, James Gareth Endicott, Y. T. Wu and other liberals were also asked to participate.With the start of the Cold War the China Aid Council was accused of being a Communist front and was added to the Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations. The Council was dissolved on 23 November 1948. Some of its members founded the China Welfare Appeal in April 1949, with Gerlach as Chairperson of the Board. Soon after the Attorney General added this organization to his list, and the YWCA decided to dismiss Gerlach. She retired in 1951 as soon as she had completed 25 years of service and was eligible for pension benefits. Post-war Shanghai welfare work (1945–95)

After leaving the YWCA in 1951 Gerlach accepted an invitation from Soong Ching-ling to manage a welfare institute for war refugees. Gerlach joined Yu Jiying, a former YWCA secretary, to undertake social service work at the China Welfare Institute, which Soong Ching-ling had founded during the civil war to help the poorest people in the slums of Shanghai, and after the war to give infant care, health and literacy classes.In 1956, at a time when US politics was very right-wing, Russell wrote to Gerlach expressing envy for her greater freedom in China. The reality was the foreigners such as Gerlach had little freedom of speech, and were subject to tight travel restrictions. Gerlach had protectors at senior levels in the party, and unlike other foreigners was not arrested during the Cultural Revolution that Mao Zedong launched in 1966. She was considered an "old China hand", as were Ruth Weiss and Hans Müller, all of whom were associated with Soong Ching-ling and had been known and trusted in Shanghai before the revolution. Gerlach supported the Cultural Revolution, and wrote to her old friend Maud Russell describing the events with approval. After 1967 her letters to Russell were very carefully worded, perhaps because she was concerned about either Chinese or Western interpretations. In May 1971 she wrote to Russell asking her not to defend the imprisoned foreigners against charges of spying, but to remove works by Israel Epstein, Elsie Fairfax-Cholmeley and David Crook from lists of past publications in the Far East Reporter.Alice Cook met <mask> in 1979, by then a very old woman. Gerlach told Cook she had received no support from the YWCA since the 1930s, and they had held back the money owed to her until she would return to the US. Cook said Gerlach had become almost completely Chinese, and the Chinese were looking after her as a loyal supporter in her old age. Gerlach and 25 other foreigners were honored by Vice Premier Wang Zhen in December 1979 at a banquet in the Beijing Great Hall of the People. Although in her 80s, she was still working half days to help manage the welfare institute, now part of the Culture Ministry. She had a ground-floor flat with a large private garden, an exceptionally good residence for Shanghai at the time. She was always loyal to the Chinese Communist Party, which she never criticized.She died in Shanghai on 12 February 1995 and is buried there in Soong-Ching-ling Park. Honors

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1986 Certificate of Honor – Shanghai
1987 Honorary permanent resident certificate – Shanghai
1988 Camphor Tree Prize for maternal and child welfare – Shanghai
1989 Certificate of honor – State Council People's Republic of China
1999 Named "people's friendly ambassador"

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<mask> (born Arthur Lionel Kingsley Evans, May 27, 1923 – January 19, 1968)  was an American novelist, historian and poet. Biography
<mask> was born in San Francisco. In author profiles, however, he claimed to have been born April 25, 1925 in Minden, Nevada (several of his books are set in Nevada). <mask> attended Stanford University from 1941–43. He served in the Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector, and wrote a letter as “<mask>” decrying the compliant American masses to Dwight Macdonald’s Politics in 1945. He legally changed his name to <mask> on September 3, 1946. He changed his name to disassociate himself from his father, and because he believed the surname was unique to him in the United States (as a child he had been known to friends as “Lyonel”).He attended San Francisco State College from 1947–48, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in January 1951. He lived in Europe from 1951–1954, 1960–1962, and 1964–1965. Most of his books as <mask> were originally published in England. Stacton wrote under the pseudonyms Carse Boyd, Bud Clifton, <mask> and <mask>. He also ghosted Living Religions Of The World a 1956 work accredited to Frederic Spiegelberg. Stacton may have lied about being married, and recollections by friends and people who personally met him strongly indicate that he was gay and unafraid of being flamboyant in person. One memoir records Stacton's penchant for drag.The few author descriptions in contemporary reviews were much taken by his wearing of cowboy boots. In 1965-1966 he taught at Washington and Lee College. He died January 19, 1968 in Fredensborg, Denmark. His death was reported as being from a stroke. <mask> had suffered from epilepsy since a child. Overview
<mask>'s earliest published works were poems, often betraying the influence of T.S. Eliot, which were published in American little magazines.They were collected in 1953. <mask> began as a writer of moody California-based novels, became moderately well known as a writer of short, concentrated historical and biographical novels, and then ended his career as a writer of lengthy histories. His historical novels are distinctive for covering many disparate periods and historical figures and were popular with a coterie of critics but they never reached a wide audience. His novels usually focus on a couple of characters who are often highly private, unusual, even perverse individuals, so that his novels are more about encompassing the range of their personalities and motives through introspection rather than through narrative and plot. Stacton frequently refers to life as a "Cosmic Opera House". He sees his characters as parables and illustrative of certain trends, and he wrote three series of thematically related triptychs. In his first triptych, "The Invincible Questions", Stacton chooses protagonists who are more important for their personal inquiries into the nature of reality than anything that they do, despite being a pharaoh, a king, and monk.His second "American" triptych is highly critical of the development of American history and of America's tendencies to both imperialism and isolationism (Gore Vidal's silence about Stacton may be significant). And in his third triptych, Stacton examines, with considerable irony, the eternally fraught relationship between archetypal Man and Woman, beginning with Hindu myth, then looking comically at a famous period romance, and concluding with sad events at a film festival in the recent past. <mask>'s novels are often low in dialogue, and his better novels are instead full of his witty scornful comments on his characters and life. At his best Stacton had an epigrammatic style and enjoyed a sophisticated irony, although antipathetic critics took him to task for pretentious vocabulary, a tendency to florid paradoxes, and anachronistic allusions (i.e. describing a 14th-century Zen garden using phrases from Marianne Moore and Peter Pan). In 1963, Time magazine praised his work as "masses of epigrams marinated in a stinging mixture of metaphysics and blood" and suggested that "something similar might have been the result if the Duc de la Rochefoucauld had written novels with plots suggested by Jack London". His other literary influences include Walter Pater, for his choice of characters with frustrated artistic and emotional longings, and Lytton Strachey for his witty attention to history.Several of <mask>'s novels feature homosexual characters prominently when this was uncommon. Besides the novels and other literary works published under his name, he also published a wide range of pseudonymous cowboys, thrillers and exploitation novels. Pulp novels about juvenile delinquents written under pseudonyms proved very popular, were translated into numerous languages and D for Delinquent was one of Ace’s top sellers for 1958. The Power Gods, about a motorcycle gang, was set in Nevada. Muscle Boy features in many histories of gay pulp fiction. Muscle Boy was inspired by an actual crime ring based in San Francisco, but Clifton transplanted the action to Muscle Beach and populated it with an assortment of flamboyant party boys and hustlers. The reaction of the real life figures identifiable in the novel was one reason he left the San Francisco area, more or less permanently, in 1959.Rediscovery
Faber Finds has republished seven of <mask>'s novels. (Times Literary Supplement, April 5, 2013). Fans of <mask> include John Crowley (Stacton was the inspiration for the character Fellowes Kraft in Crowley’s Ægypt sequence), Thomas M. Disch, and Peter Beagle. Awards
 Guggenheim Fellowship - 1961 and 1966
 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship - 1968

Bibliography

Poetry
 An Unfamiliar Country: 25 Poems (Fantasy Press, 1953)
 A Desert Fox, With Cactus-Colored fur (Albert Sperisen, 1960) – broadside poem
 Aetatis Suae LII (Albert Sperisen, 1961) - broadside poem
 Closing In (New Broom Private Press, 1976)
 Five Poems (Limited Editions Unincorporated, 1977)
 If Light in August (The Conspiratorial Impermanent Press, 1984)

Biography / History
 A Ride on a Tiger: The Curious Travels of Victor Jacquemont (Museum Press, 1954)
 The Crescent and the Cross: The fall of Byzantium May 1453 (G.P. <mask> Stacton 1923-1968 (University of California, 1968) - 4 page check-list of Stacton's writings compiled by Stacton’s agent for a memorial exhibition at the Bancroft Library, University of California in November 1968
 "<mask>on", <mask>. Slavitt, Hollins Critic, December 2002
 Writers revisited: <mask> and the judges of the secret court by Crawford Killian

Research resources
<mask> Papers at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

References

1923 births
1968 deaths
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
American conscientious objectors
Members of the Civilian Public Service
People from Minden, Nevada
20th-century American male writers
Stanford University alumni

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