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<mask> (born October 18, 1933) is an American electrical engineer and businessman. He is a co-founder and former chairman of Qualcomm, and chair of the board of trustees of the Salk Institute. As of 2019, <mask> has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. Early life and education
<mask> was born to a Jewish family in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1956, and his Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1957 and 1959, respectively. His doctoral advisor was Edward Arthurs. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.Career
<mask> was assistant and associate professor of electrical engineering at MIT from 1959 to 1966 and professor of computer science and engineering at University of California San Diego (UCSD) from 1966 to 1972. With John Wozencraft, he co-authored a textbook entitled Principles of Communication Engineering in 1965, which is still in use today. UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering is named for him and his wife. In 1968, <mask> co-founded Linkabit Corporation with Andrew Viterbi to develop satellite encryption devices. That company merged with M/A-COM, Inc. in 1980, becoming M/A-COM Linkabit. In 1985, <mask> went on to co-found Qualcomm Inc. along with Viterbi, Harvey White, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Franklin Antonio. Qualcomm developed the OmniTRACS system that was deemed one of the world's most "technologically advanced two-way mobile satellite communications and tracking systems".He pioneered these systems which use the communication bandwidth more efficiently than the older fixed time-sliced TDMA technology. Its Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) has been adopted as one of two digital standards (the other being Global System for Mobile Communications [GSM]) used in the next generation of cellular telephones in North America at the time. <mask> announced in March 2009 that he had stepped down as chairman of Qualcomm and that Paul E<mask>, his son, would succeed him. Affiliations
<mask> was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1982 for contributions to communication theory and practice, and leadership in high-technology product development. He is also a Fellow of the IEEE. He is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue. He is a chairman on the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and is on the international advisory board for the Israel Institute of Technology.He is on the advisory board for the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is on the board of directors of the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles. Awards and honors

In 1980, <mask> was the co-recipient, with Andrew J. Viterbi, the 1980 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) biannual award. In 1992, <mask> was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in High Technology by the Institute of American Entrepreneurs, and in May 1993, he was awarded the American Electronics Association (AEA) "Inventing America's Future" award. In 1994, for his development of CDMA, <mask> was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. In 1994, he was also awarded the "Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year" Award. In 1995, <mask> won the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal – For outstanding contributions to telecommunications, including leadership, theory, practice, and product development.In 2001, <mask> was awarded the Bower Award for Business Leadership in 2001. In 2004, <mask> and his wife <mask> are contributors to public arts and education in San Diego. For this, <mask> was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship in 2004. In 2005, <mask> delivered the 2005 commencement speech at MIT, and the 2008 commencement speech at the Jacobs School of Engineering. In 2007, <mask> and Viterbi received the 2007 IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award, for "fundamental contributions, innovation, and leadership that enabled the growth of wireless telecommunications". In 2009, he was named a Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science). In 2011, he received the Marconi Prize together with Jack Wolf.In 2011, he was named a Marconi Prize recipient and Marconi Fellow. In 2011, <mask> was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. In 2012, <mask> was named the W. P. Carey School of Business Dean's Council of 100 Executive of the Year. In 2013, <mask> was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. In 2013, he received the Medal of Honor from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which is the highest honor an engineer can receive from his or her peers. The IEEE said he was receiving the award not just for his innovations but for "the ability to translate innovation into industry applications, time after time after time." In November 2013, he was conferred the title of "Distinguished Honor Chair Professor"  of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.In 2013, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society. In August and October 2014, <mask> was awarded honorary doctorates by National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In 2014, <mask> was elected to the Computer History Museum as a Fellow – for "his pioneering work in digital mobile telephony, data and communications, and technology". In 2015, <mask> received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. In 2017, <mask> and Viterbi received the IEEE Milestone Award for their CDMA and spread spectrum development that drives the mobile industry. In February 2018, he was appointed an honorary advisor to the president of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. In March 2018, he was named the winner of IMEC Lifetime of Innovation Award.In July 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of York, UK. In October 2019, he received the IET Mountbatten Medal in London. Philanthropy
As the co-founder and chairman of Qualcomm, <mask> has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the field of education through generous donations and grants to several schools and organizations. His donations have gone mostly towards fellowships and scholarships for deserving students in the fields of engineering and computer science, as well as the arts, and are focused in the San Diego area. The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2011 dubbed him the "Philanthropist in Chief". As of September 2009, <mask> had donated a total of $31 million to his post graduate degrees school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had donated $15 million and another $110 million to the University of California San Diego where he was a professor of computer science and engineering for several years.Additionally, he has donated $62 million total to the American Society for Technion, his alma mater Cornell University, and KPBS Radio and Television. His KPBS donation was in the sum of $1 million, and the multi-year gift is designed to strengthen the station's local journalism and news collaboration with NPR. The <mask> have donated funds to build studios for KPBS and have supported the station for decades. In 2010, he funded an engineering study on how to fulfill a long-planned proposal to remove automobiles from the Plaza de Panama in San Diego's Balboa Park and agreed to chair a committee to study the proposal and develop private funding for it. <mask> and <mask> donated $5 million in 2002 to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown location for the renovation of the former train station baggage building which was named in their honor. <mask> has pledged $120 million for the San Diego Symphony, a similar amount for the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego, $100 million for UCSD's future specialty hospital and $20 million to replace the central library in downtown San Diego. Also in 2005, the Joan and <mask> Jacobs Center for La Jolla Playhouse was named after <mask> and his wife in honor of their philanthropic contributions towards the institution's development.In April 2013, the <mask> donated $133 million to the joint Cornell Tech campus development on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs TIX Institute at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, was sponsored by <mask> with the mission of encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation announced in January 2022 that it was renaming its list of pending United States Supreme Court cases the "Joan and <mask> Supreme Court Docket" in honor of the couple's $20 million gift, the largest one-time endowment gift in the organization's history. The Giving Pledge
In August 2010, <mask> and <mask> joined the Giving Pledge, pledging to give away most of their fortune to philanthropy. Personal life
In 1954, <mask> married a New York City native, dietician, and fellow Cornell graduate (1952), Joan Klein. They reside in La Jolla, California, and have four sons. Their son Paul E<mask> succeeded <mask> as CEO of Qualcomm until stepping down in March 2014.<mask> was the chief marketing officer of Qualcomm. <mask>, the second oldest, played on the 1985 USA Maccabiah Games volleyball team, and is a co-producer of the musical Jersey Boys. Their eldest son, Gary E<mask>, is the head of the board of the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School. His granddaughter, <mask>, a Democratic politician, is the representative for California's 53rd congressional district. Notes

External links
 Biography from QUALCOMM.com

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IEEE Medal of Honor recipients
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Rear Admiral <mask> (7 August 1861 – 30 July 1940) was a United States Navy officer. His career included service in the Spanish–American War and World War I, command of battleships and cruisers, and duty as an aide to a number of senior naval leaders. Early life
<mask> was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 7 August 1861. His family moved to New York City – politically separate from Brooklyn at the time – while he was an infant, and he lived there until the age of 11. He then moved with his grandparents to Flushing, New York, where he attended the Flushing Institute. In June 1877, <mask> applied to take the competitive examination for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, but was turned away for being too young. In 1878, he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, from the 1st Congressional District of New York by Congressman James W. Covert.He passed the entrance examination and entered the Naval Academy as a cadet midshipman on 28 June 1878. Naval career

1882–1898
<mask> graduated from the Naval Academy second in his class in 1882. His first assignment was aboard the screw sloop-of-war  at Hampton Roads, Virginia. After about a year, he transferred in 1883 to duty as an aide on the staff of Rear Admiral George H. Cooper, commander of the Home Squadron, aboard the screw frigate , during which duty he accompanied Cooper on a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, to attend the unveiling of a statue of George Washington there. In May 1884, <mask> passed the final examination at the Naval Academy for his final graduation, remaining second his class, and he was promoted to ensign on 1 July 1884. He then was assigned to the Naval Experimental Battery at Annapolis for work on new Navy guns and gunpowder. <mask> reported aboard the sloop-of-war  at Panama – at the time a part of the United States of Colombia – in May 1885 and cruised the west coast of South America aboard her until the autumn of 1887, when Iroquois steamed to San Francisco, California, for decommissioning.After she was decommissioned in early 1888, <mask> was reassigned to duty aboard the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey survey ship USC&GS Carlile P. Patterson for surveying work along the southeastern coast of the Territory of Alaska, including the Portland Canal, until October 1888. In November 1888 he was among a group of four officers ordered to Mexico and Central America to make astronomical observations to determine the longitude of Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz in Mexico, La Libertad in El Salvador, and San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua; the group then traveled to Washington, D.C., to complete its calculations. In September 1889, <mask> requested a return to sea duty and was assigned to the Asiatic Squadron, where he served consecutively aboard the screw sloop-of-war , the gunboat , and the tug  as executive officer and navigator before spending his final year in the squadron as flag lieutenant for the squadron commander, Rear Admiral George E. Belknap, whom he accompanied back to the United States in early 1892. He then awaited orders for two months at his home in Flushing until receiving an assignment in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In March 1893 he became naval aide to United States Secretary of the Navy Hilary Abner Herbert, and during his tour, which lasted over a year, oversaw many of the details related to guests invited to the 1893 Naval Review in New York City, accompanied Herbert to New York aboard the gunboat and dispatch vessel , and escorted President Grover Cleveland from Jersey City, New Jersey, to his hotel and the following day from his hotel to Dolphin for the review. At his own request, <mask> was relieved of his duties in the spring of 1894 so that he could become flag secretary to Rear Admiral John G. Walker, who was taking command of the Pacific Squadron at the time with orders from President Cleveland to observe and report on developments in the Hawaiian Islands, governed by a provisional government in the aftermath of the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Promoted to lieutenant, junior grade, on 11 April 1894 and serving aboard the protected cruiser  at Honolulu while in the Pacific Squadron, <mask> in his duties supporting Walker observed Hawaiis Constitutional Convention and was present at the 4 July 1894 proclamation of that constitution as law, establishing the Republic of Hawaii.He returned to the United States with Walker in September 1894. <mask> next became flag secretary to Rear Admiral Richard W. Meade, the commander of the North Atlantic Squadron, aboard the armored cruiser . When Meade retired in May 1895, <mask> reported for duty aboard the receiving ship  at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. In September 1895 he took the torpedo instruction course at the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island. In October 1895, <mask> was ordered to the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island, as assistant inspector for the construction of the torpedo boats  and  there, and was present throughout their construction and sea trials. When his superior, Commander George A. Converse, was detached from duty as inspector, <mask> took over as inspector for the construction of Du Pont, and, after being promoted to lieutenant on 16 September 1897, he became her first commanding officer when she was commissioned on 23 September 1897. Du Pont joined the other torpedo boats of the Torpedo Flotilla in a voyage southward along the United States East Coast, visiting most of the ports between Hampton Roads, Virginia, and Key West, Florida, before arriving at Key West on 31 December 1897.Spanish–American War
From Key West, <mask> commanded Du Pont in patrol duties and operations as a dispatch vessel. On 22 April 1898, she accompanied the fleet to Cuba for operations during the Spanish–American War, which had broken out that month. Under his command, Du Pont was part of the blockade of Matanzas, Cuba, until 7 May 1898, exchanging fire with Spanish forts there on 6 May 1898; carried dispatches on 16 May 1898 from Key West to Rear Admiral William T<mask>, commander of the North Atlantic Squadron, in the Old Bahama Channel; carried dispatches from Key West on 20 May 1898 to Commodore <mask>, commander of the Flying Squadron, off Cienfuegos, Cuba; accompanied ships carrying United States Army forces from the United States to southern Cuba and thereafter patrolled off Santiago de Cuba and carried out dispatch duty along the south coast of Cuba; and carried Sampsons dispatch announcing the American victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July 1898 to Siboney, Cuba, for transmission to the United States. She departed Cuban waters for New York City on 3 August 1898, shortly before the end of the war. 1898–1917
After turning Du Pont over to the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport in the autumn of 1898, <mask> reported for duty aboard the battleship . He remained aboard her until 12 October 1899, then transferred to the armored cruiser  and journeyed aboard her to Manila in the Philippine Islands, where she arrived in December 1899. On 11 February 1900, he became flag secretary to the commander of the Asiatic Squadron, Rear Admiral John C. Watson.In April 1900, he transferred to the protected cruiser  and traveled in her back to the United States, where he was relieved of his flag secretary duties on 30 April 1900. On 26 September 1900, he transferred from Baltimore to duty as assistant to the lighthouse inspector in the Third District. On 20 January 1902, <mask> reported for duty aboard the protected cruiser , and by the beginning of 1904 he had transferred to the protected cruiser . Leaving that duty in October 1904, he became aide to Admiral of the Navy George Dewey on 20 October 1904, and served in that capacity until 1908. He took command of the armored cruiser USS New York on 1 April 1908 and, after leaving her in March 1910, became a member and the secretary of the General Board of the United States Navy on 5 March 1910. In 1912, he was the plaintiff in a case before the United States Supreme Court, <mask> v. United States, over pay he believed was owed to him while serving as Deweys aide; the court ruled against him on 1 April 1912. <mask> took command of the battleship  on 20 February 1912.After leaving her in January 1914, he attended the Naval War College, from which he graduated in late 1914. He again became a member of the General Board of the United States Navy on 28 December 1914, serving in that capacity until 1917. World War I
After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, <mask> became the second commanding officer of the battleship  in the United States Atlantic Fleet on 6 June 1917. On 24 December 1917, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels announced the promotion of twelve captains to a temporary rank of rear admiral for World War I service, and <mask> was among them. He remained aboard Oklahoma until 1 February 1918, involved primarily in the training of her crew and a refit of the ship, and received the Navy Cross for "exceptionally meritorious service" while in command of her. After leaving Oklahoma, he was commandant of the First Naval District through the end of the war in November 1918 and into 1919. Later career
During his tour in the First Naval District, the Second Naval District was abolished on 15 March 1919 and his First Naval District split the defunct districts responsibilities with the Third Naval District.At the time, the Newport sex scandal involving homosexual contact between U.S. Navy personnel of the former Second Naval District and civilians in Newport, Rhode Island, had arisen, and he ordered a thorough investigation of the situation. In April 1919, <mask> became the commander of the United States Pacific Fleets Cruiser Division 1 with the protected cruiser USS Chicago as his flagship, and in 1920 and 1921 he commanded the division during its deployment to waters off Honduras to protect American interests there. <mask> retired from the Navy on 19 December 1921. Personal life
<mask> married the former Margaretta Fryer (1872–1938) in June 1895. They were survived by two daughters, Margaretta <mask> (Potter) and Anne Elizabeth <mask>, who married the newspaper, radio, and television journalist Joseph C. Harsch in 1932. Margaretta <mask> was a longtime confidante of the American naval spy Commander Hugo W. Koehler (1886–1941), step father of United States Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI). At the time of her death in 1985, she had been working on research for a biography of Koehler at Pell's behest.The research was completed by the historian P.J. Capelotti and published in 1991 as Our Man in the Crimea: Commander Hugo Koehler and the Russian Civil War

In 1921, <mask> bought the John Stoddert Haw House in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. After his death, it passed to Anne Elizabeth <mask> in 1941. He was buried with his wife at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Commemoration
In 1918, U.S. Navy Chief Yeoman (F) Daisy May Pratt Erd, USNRF, stationed at First Naval District headquarters under <mask> command, published a song, the "Rear Admiral Wood One-Step," she had composed in <mask> honor. She contributed all profits from sales of the sheet music to the Navy Relief Society. <mask> papers are held at the U.S. Navys Naval History and Heritage Command. Gallery

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 Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775–1900.Hamersly, Lewis Randolph. The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Seventh Edition, New York: L. R. Hamersly Company, 1902. Naval History and Heritage Command: Papers of Rear Admiral <mask><mask>, 1882–1940

External links
 United States Supreme Court decision in 224 U.S. 132 <mask> v. United States

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Paul Hartmut Würdig (born 30 November 1980), better known as <mask>, is a German rapper. He interprets his artist name as "super-intelligentes Drogenopfer" (super-intelligent drug victim). It used to stand for "Scheiße in dein Ohr" (shit into your ear), a line from his track "Terroarr". <mask> distinguishes himself by using provocative and aggressive lyrics. After his breakthrough with his debut album Maske in 2004, he was always seen wearing a silver skull mask. However, since 2005, he no longer wears the mask. Würdig's career began in 1997, as one half of duo Royal TS (now A.i.d.S) with B-Tight, both of whom were later signed to the label Berlin hip hop Royal Bunker and then to Aggro Berlin in 2001.As of 2009, <mask> is signed to Urban/Universal Music Group. Early life
Würdig was born to a German father and a Sinti mother. At the age of eight, he and his younger sister were brought up by their mother in East Berlin in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood. In 1988, the family moved to West Berlin, where they first lived in emergency accommodation in Wedding along with many asylum seekers. They then moved into Märkisches Viertel, a high-rise residential area in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf. During his childhood and youth, Märkisches Viertel had a high proportion of migrants and low-income families. There he attended the Bettina-von-Arnim-Oberschule and afterwards began an apprenticeship as an educator, which he never completed.Career

1997–2002: Early career
<mask> has been active in the music business since 1997. Together with his best friend B-Tight he released several EPs and demos under the name Royal TS, which were never officially published, at the Berlin underground hip hop label Royal Bunker. <mask> had been friends with DJ Tomekk for a long time. The two made a dubplate from Arschficksong and DJ Tomekk played them in clubs all over Germany, presenting <mask> to a wider audience for the first time. Specter was art director for DJ Tomekk at that time. At a concert the duo got the attention of Halil, Specter and Spaiche - the later founders of the Aggro Berlin label. 2003–2004: First successes and Maske

<mask>'s solo career began in 2002 with the "Arschficksong" ("Ass-fuck song") on the sampler Aggro Ansage Nr.1 and the "Weihnachtssong" ("Christmas song") on Aggro Ansage Nr. 3. In 2004, <mask>'s debut album Maske was released, reaching No. 3 on the German charts and selling more than 180,000 copies to date, achieving gold status. The lead single "Mein Block" ("My hood") reached No. 13 on the German charts, the second single "Fuffies im Club" ("€50 notes in the club") reached No. 18 and the third single "Mama ist stolz" ("Mum is proud") reached No.25. The original album was banned because of the song "Endlich Wochenende" ("Finally weekend") which, according to the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons, glorified the use of drugs. The album was rereleased under the name "Maske X" with the song "Arschficksong" in replacement of "Endlich Wochenende". The song was also published (with the video slightly censored), for the first time as a single. In September of the same year, he won a prestigious German music award for "Best Newcomer." The best-known song from that album, "Mein Block", describes life from a resident's perspective in the Märkisches Viertel, a low-income neighborhood of Berlin, detailing the narcotics trade, alcoholism, problems with police, and poverty in Sido's Block, or building. 2005–2006: Other projects and Ich

After this debut album, together with his Label colleagues B-Tight and Fler, he released two label samplers: Aggro Ansage Nr.4 and Aggro Ansage Nr. 5 (which featured the new label artists Tony D and G-Hot). In 2005, <mask> performed with  and represented Berlin in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Mama ist stolz", placing 3rd with 113 points. Later he collaborated with rapper Harris, as the rap duo Deine Lieblings Rapper ("Your favorite rappers"). In 2005, they released their debut album Dein Lieblings Album ("Your favorite album"), with "Steh wieder auf" ("Get up again") as the only single. In December 2006, <mask> released his second album Ich, which reached No. 4 in the German album charts.Three singles ("Strassenjunge", "Ein Teil von mir" and "Schlechtes Vorbild") were released. The album achieved gold status. 2007: Sektenmusik
In 2007, <mask> and B-Tight (alias A.i.d.S.) formed their label Sektenmuzik and a rap-crew named Die Sekte (with Rhymin Simon and Vokalmatador). Tony D joined later. 2008: Ich und meine Maske and Popstars
His third album Ich und meine Maske was released at the end of May 2008. It reached No.1 in the German album charts. The singles "Augen auf"/Halt dein Maul", "Carmen", "Herz", "Nein!" and "Beweg dein Arsch" had success in the charts. In August 2008, <mask> joined the seventh season of Popstars, called "Just 4 Girls", as a jury member, along with Detlef D! Soost and Loona. Many people were surprised, wondering why <mask>, the rapper with his provocative and aggressive lyrics, would join a TV show like Popstars. At the end of Popstars, the band Queensberry was formed.2009: Aggro Berlin
On 1 April 2009, the label Aggro Berlin was closed. <mask> was then signed by Urban Records, a division of Universal Music Germany. On 30 October 2009, <mask> released his fourth studio album Aggro Berlin. The lead single "Hey du!" ranked No. 4 in the German Charts. In this song <mask> talks about growing up in East Germany and his later life in West Berlin.He reported that he kept his East Berlin origins secret for a long time for fear of bullying. Personal life

Würdig has a son, whose name and date of birth are not known publicly, but he references him in the songs "Aggro Gold" and "2010", amongst others. He began dating former Nu Pagadi lead singer Doreen Steinert in mid-2005 and on 14 February 2010 they became engaged. But in April 2012 they broke off their engagement. Just a few weeks later, in early May 2012, Würdig confirmed rumors that he had started dating German TV presenter Charlotte Engelhardt. <mask> had a second son with Engelhardt in 2013. Würdig is the second cousin of the German DSDS participant Menowin Fröhlich.Controversy
The perceived rebellious tendencies of <mask>'s label affiliates B-Tight, Fler, and G-Hot, whose persona emphasize embittered racial or class standpoints, have garnered additional discussion in widely circulated publications. MTV HipHop Open
July 2004, <mask> performed live in Stuttgart for the festival MTV HipHop Open. During his performances he insulted Frankfurt rapper Azad's mother saying: "If we had a bed right here, I'd bang Azad's mother". A week later <mask> and Azad met each other backstage, and after a short dispute, it escalated into a brawl that involved the artists of Aggro Berlin and Bozz Music. The security and the police arrived to stop the conflict, but Azad and his crew had fled already. Discography

Studio albums
 Maske (2004)
 Ich (2006)
 Ich und meine Maske (2008)
 Aggro Berlin (2009)
 30.11.80 (2013)
 VI (2015)
 Das goldene Album (2016)
 Ich & keine Maske (2019)

Live albums
 MTV Unplugged Live aus'm MV (arranged and produced by Sven Helbig) (2010)

Collaborations
 Dein Lieblingsalbum (with Deine Lieblingsrapper) (2005)
 Die Sekte (with Die Sekte) (2009)
 23 (with Bushido) (2011)
 Crystals (with Eskimo Callboy) (2015)
 Royal Bunker (with Kool Savas) (2017)

Soundtrack
 Blutzbrüdaz – Die Mukke zum Film (with various artists) (2011)

Compilation
 No. Beste (2012)
 Kronjuwelen (2018)

Filmography

Awards and certifications
 2004: Bravo Otto in Gold in the category "National rapper"
 2004: Comet in the category "National Newcomer"
 2006: Bravo Otto in silver in the category "Best Rapper National" (Sido)
 2006: Juice-Awards: 1st place in the category "Album National" for "Ich"
 2007: Golden Tape for 15 No.1 rankings "Strassenjunge" in the video on MTV's TRL
 2007: Bravo Otto in silver in the category "National Hip-Hop"
 2009: Swiss Music Award in the category "Best Urban Album International"
 2009: Comet in the category "Best Song"
 2010: Echo in the category "Best Video" for "Hey Du"! 2010: Comet in the category "Best Song"
 2010: MTV Europe Music Award in the category Best German Act
 2011: Comet in the category "Best Artist"
 2012: Echo-winner in the category Bestes Video National for So mach ich es'' with Bushido

Gold Record
Germany
 2004: for the album album "Maske"
 2004: for the sampler "Aggro Ansage Nr. 4"
 2005: for the sampler "Aggro Ansage Nr. 5"
 2006: for the album "Ich"
 2011: for the album "Ich und meine Maske"
 2012: for the album "23"
 2013: for the single "Der Himmel soll warten"
Austria
 2008: for the album "Ich und meine Maske"
 2011: for the album "23"
 2012: for the album "Blutzbrüdaz - die Mukke zum Film"
Switzerland
 2008: for the album "Ich und meine Maske"

Platinum Record
 Switzerland
 2009: for the album "Ich und meine Maske"

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 Official website
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 Biography of Sido on laut.de

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<mask> (born April 7, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at , he plays the shooting guard position. He played collegiate basketball at Illinois and then at Southern Indiana. Early life
On January 8, 2004, <mask>, a three-star recruit out of Peoria (Illinois) Richwoods High School committed to the University of Illinois basketball program under then-Head Coach Bruce Weber. Collegiate career

Illinois
<mask> began playing for Illinois in the 2005-2006 season. Illinois had just played in the NCAA National Championship game the previous March, and then lost junior guard Deron Williams to the NBA, so the natural shooter <mask> seemed to be in a perfect position to step into a vacuum and become a team leader. Even though he was a bench player as a freshman, <mask> still managed to be the fifth-highest Illinois scorer that year, appearing in 32 of 33 games; he led the Big Ten Conference in three-point shooting percentage (48.2%), and was a Big Ten All-Freshmen team selection.The 2006-2007 sophomore season for <mask> began with trouble, as he suffered a high ankle sprain in the season opener against Austin Peay when an opposing player stepped on his ankle. <mask> missed the next six games, and also injured the other ankle compensating for the sprained ankle; <mask> was never at full strength that season. On February 10, 2007, the Fighting Illini lost to basketball arch-rival Indiana University by a score of 61-65 in a game played at Bloomington, Indiana. It would be the last game <mask> <mask> ever played in an Illinois jersey. (See DUI Arrest)

Southern Indiana
On December 30, 2008, after a nearly two-year absence from college basketball, <mask> stepped onto the court as a member of the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. Rusty skills, nerves and embarrassment over having to play while wearing an ankle monitor led to a slow start in his first game for USI, but <mask> was soon back to his old form, leading his team to a #2 national ranking in Division II, and was given Honorable Mention Division II All-American, and finished the season averaging 18.5 points per game. As a senior in 2010 <mask> was named the Basketball Times Division II Player of the Year, with a career-high 21.6 points per game average.Collegiate statistics

<mask> played first two seasons in Division I, and the last two in Division II. He went unselected in the NBA draft. On September 27, 2010, <mask> was signed to a one-year unguaranteed minimum salary contract with the Boston Celtics, but was waived four days later. On October 30, the Celtics assigned him to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws, where he was named to the D-League's All Rookie Second Team. Despite playing virtually all season with a foot injury, he averaged 13.5 points per game, including a double-double (20 points and 10 rebounds) and finished 4th in the league in 3-point shots made. in April 2011 he was signed to play in Venezuela for Guaiqueries de Margerita, but was released about a week later. In August 2011 he was given a one-year contract by BK Prostejov in the Czech Republic, where he averaged 14.9 points per game.<mask> signed with the Boston Celtics on July 31, 2012 and played for the Celtics in the 2012 NBA Summer League. He appeared in four preseason games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.0 rebound per game. He was waived on October 16, 2012. On October 26, 2012, he signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of Israel. In June 2013, <mask> signed a two-year deal with Brose Baskets of Germany. He left them after one season. On August 4, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the French team Limoges CSP.With Limoges he won the 2014–15 LNB Pro A championship. On June 25, 2015, he parted ways with Limoges. On June 26, 2015, <mask> signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club Unicaja. In April 2017, <mask> won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia Basket in the Finals. On July 17, 2017, <mask> signed with Russian club UNICS for the 2017–18 season. On June 9, 2018, <mask> won the VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year award. He averaged 15.4 points and 3.6 assists per game in the 2019-20 season.On July 8, 2020, <mask> re-signed with the team. On July 6, 2021, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). At approximately 9 PM that night, <mask> and Illini teammate Brian Carlwell, both age 19 at the time, began drinking at one of the apartments in the complex where they lived in the small town of Savoy, Illinois, about 10 minutes south of the Assembly Hall (now called State Farm Center), the University of Illinois basketball arena. <mask> says he was engaged in a drinking game they called "Power Hour"—drinking a shot of tequila every 60 seconds, a dozen shots in total. According to witnesses, <mask> and Carlwell left the apartment at approximately 11 PM after "things got really rowdy and out of control" and got into a 1996 Lexus belonging to <mask>'s grandfather; the two intoxicated players drove off into the blizzard toward the university campus on the snow-packed roads. Shortly thereafter, <mask> returned to the apartment, visibly shaken, and incoherent. About one mile from the apartment, <mask> had lost control of the car in the snow, spun 180 degrees, and the passenger door of the car smashed into a tree on the opposite side of the road.He had driven the car back to the apartment complex and Brian Carlwell was still outside in the passenger side of the car—<mask> said that Carlwell was dead. Witnesses said the <mask> was so distraught over the thought of killing his friend that he broke a window and tried to harm himself and was restrained. Witnesses outside the apartment saw the damaged car with a person inside who was not moving, and called 911. When authorities arrived, it turned out that Carlwell was not dead, but unconscious—he had suffered a severe concussion and was admitted to a local hospital where he was kept in an induced coma for four days after the accident. Amateur photos of the wrecked car <mask> was driving were posted contemporaneously by the administrator of a major Illinois basketball discussion forum. Carlwell, a 6'10" freshman reserve center for the Illini, rejoined the team a week later, but did not play in any of the final eight games of the season. He only played in three games for Illinois the following season, and in February 2008, one year after the accident, Carlwell announced that he was transferring to San Diego State University, where he played his final two college seasons.<mask> <mask> was charged by the Champaign County Sheriff with Aggravated DUI (because of Carlwell's severe injuries) and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Personal Injury; both charges are felonies in Illinois. <mask>'s blood alcohol content that night was .176, more than twice the .08 legal limit. Three months after the accident <mask> entered a plea of guilty to DUI with grievous bodily harm, and the leaving the scene charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement. Partly because <mask> had no prior criminal record of any kind, he received a relatively light sentence—15 days in jail, an $850 fine, two years probation, and 75 hours community service. He was also ordered not to consume alcohol as a condition of his probation. After the guilty plea, the Illinois basketball program suspended <mask> for one year, and permitted him to redshirt during that time, so as not to lose a year of NCAA eligibility during his suspension. Probation Violation
<mask> completed the university suspension in May 2008, and the NCAA basketball pundits were speculating about the effect that the return of <mask> to the team would have for Illinois, since the team had struggled to find a consistent shooter.However <mask> <mask> was still under the two year probation restrictions imposed by the court, when on July 25 of that year, police were called to the scene of a 2:30 AM altercation outside a campus-area bar. <mask> was not involved in any way in the altercation, but police said they ordered <mask>, and others who were at the scene, to stay back away from the altercation to avoid inflaming the incident. Police said that <mask> walked away three times, but each time returned to the scene. Police then approached <mask>, said he smelled like alcohol and asked him about it, and <mask> admitted he had a few beers. As a well-known local athlete, the police knew who <mask> was, and they also knew that his DUI sentence prohibited him from consuming alcohol. He was not arrested at that time but a few days later, the Champaign County States Attorney, Julia Reitz, asked a judge to revoke <mask>'s probation. As a result of the probation violation, <mask> was given a six-month suspended jail sentence, his probation period was extended an additional 18 months, he was ordered to enter an alcohol rehabilitation program, and to wear an alcohol monitoring anklet 24 hours a day until his probation was completed.The University of Illinois announced that <mask> was permanently dismissed from the basketball program. <mask> arranged with court officials to move to Evansville, Indiana where he completed the ordered rehab, worked in a grocery store, and entered the University of Southern Indiana. Aftermath
<mask> <mask> is forthcoming about his alcoholism, the serious errors in judgment he made, and how he was given a second, and a third, chance to get his life together. From some reports, <mask>, with the help of friends and family, has turned his life around. He has said that at some point he would like to travel and speak to young people about his experiences. <mask> is still in contact with many people from his time at Illinois, including former head coach Bruce Weber, his best friend from the Illinois team, Chester Frazier, and Brian Carlwell, the player who was riding with 19-year-old <mask> in the car on the night that changed the direction of his life. References

External links
 eurobasket.com profile
 EuroLeague profile
 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles bio
 NBA D-League profile

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<mask>  (, Giórgos Chorafás;) is a French actor of Greek origin, born on December 7, 1952 in  Paris, France. He performed in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notably as a member of the International Center for Theatre Research under the direction of Peter Brook in the Peter Brook Company. His notable film credits include To Tama, Escape from L.A., La Pasión Turca, Vive La Mariée, Impromptu, Christopher Columbus, A Touch of Spice, and a feature film debut in The Mahabharata. His most popular television appearances include La Bicyclette Bleue, L'Été Rouge in France, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in the USA and Drifting Cities in Greece. Biography
<mask> is the son of the Greek symphonic and opera conductor, and violinist, Dimitri Chorafas, Cephalonian descendant of the Neapolitan Carafa family. His multi-cultural background enables him to work in French, Greek, English, Spanish, German and Italian, in roles ranging from dramatic leads to eccentric characterizations. He is most popular in France, Greece and Spain, by virtue of box office hits, best actor awards and television celebrity he enjoys in these countries.<mask> won The International Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Film Award in 1996 for Slaughter of the Cock and the State Award for Best Actor of the Year in 2001 for To Tama (Word of Honor). He was the president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival from 2005-2010. Returning to the stage in Paris, France in 2011, he created the role of Hook in Pan a musical adaptation of Peter Pan directed by Irina Brook. In 2012, <mask> and sons in which he played the playful and larger-than-life "Uncle Spiros". The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013. In 2013, he wrote, directed and played in Burn Your House  in Paris a play based on a selection of works by Nikos Kazantzakis, he also joined the tour The Other Side of Greece, a series of concerts in Paris, Brussels, Athens, with Filippos Pliatsikas and Babis Stokas and a number of outstanding artists. He received the Nova Award for International Achievement at the 2013 Hellenic Film Academy Awards.He is currently pursuing his career as an actor, as well as branching out in the area of fiction and documentary film production. He lives in Paris, France with his wife and writing partner Rosalie and their two children (<mask>, an actress/singer, and Ilya Chorafas, a documentary film-maker) and works in film, television, and theatre. Selected credits

Films

 S.A.S. The Bunker, (1980), by George Shaeffer. La Crêtoise, (1980), by Jean-Pierre Desagnat. Les Poneys Sauvages, (1982), by Robert Mazoyer. Two of Diamonds, (1984), by Bruno Gantillon.Drifting Cities (Cités à la dérive), (1884), by Robert Manthoulis. La Louve, (1987), by José Giovanni. War and Remembrance, (1988), by Dan Curtis. Fly By Night, (1991), by Bruno Gantillon. Navarro, (1991), by Patrick Jamain. Runaway Bay, (1991), by Jerry Mill. Inspector Morse, (1991), by Colin Gregg.As Claudio Battisti in Season 6, Episode 3: The Death of the Self
 Palace Guard, (1991), by George d'Amato. Le Petit Milliard, (1992), by Pierre Tchernia. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, (1992), by Mike Newell. Bambino Mio, (1993), by Edward Bennett. Le Château des oliviers, (1993), by Nicolas Gessner. Highlander (Saving Grace), (1993), by Ray Austin. The Scarlet and The Black, (1993), by Ben Bolt.Esperanza, (1994), by René Manzor. Barrage sur l'Orénoque, (1995), by Juan Buñuel. Strangers, (1995), by Eleanore Lindo. Une patronne de charme, (1996), by Bernard Uzan. Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir, (1997), by Merzack Allouache. Only Love, (1998), by John Ermin. Winds of Passion" (Tramontane), (1998), by Henri Helman.Algiers-Beirut: Remembrance (1998, by Merzak Allouache) - Rachid
 Toutes les femmes sont des déesses, (1999), by Marion Sarraut. Femme d'Honneur, (1999), by Gilles Béhat. The Teacher, (2000), by Henri Helman. The Dispossessed (Les Déracinés), (2000), by Jacques Renard. The Blue Bicycle, (2000), by Thierry Binistri. L'Emmerdeuse, (2001), by Mickael Perrotta. Écoute, Nicolas, (2002), by Roger Kahane.The Red Summer, (2002), by Gérard Marx. Alex Santana, negotiator, (2002-2004), by José Pinheiro. Disparitions, (2008), by Bruno Gantillon and Robin Davis - 12 episodes. Les Amants de l'ombre, (2009), by Philippe Niang. Les Associés, (2009), by Alain Berliner. Enquêtes Réservées, (2011), by Laurent Carceles. Section de Recherches, (2012), by Eric Leroux.One dead man too many, (2014), by Philippe Niang. The Permission, (2014), by Philippe Niang. Death in Paradise, (2015), episode 4.3 by James O'Neill. Clem, (2017-2018), by [Elsa Bennett, Hippolyte Dard, Nicolas Herdt] as Antinio. Commissaire Magellan, (2019), by [Gregory Ecale] as Claude. Theatre
 Burn your House directed by <mask> at The Maison de la Poésie. PAN directed by Irina Brook at the Théâtre de Paris.The Mahabharata, by Jean-Claude Carrière, directed by Peter Brook. Avignon Theatre Festival and Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, European & world tour. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Brook. Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Sur le Fil, (On The Tightrope) - by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Pierre Constant. Avignon Theatre Festival: world premiere. Sur le Fil, (second version) - by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Jorge Lavelli.Blood Wedding, by Federico García Lorca, directed by Telmo Herrera. Lucernaire Théâtre..
 Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare, directed by Michel Cacoyannis. Athens Festival, with Irène Papas. Phedra, directed by Antoine Vitez. Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique. Much Ado About Nothing et Beatrice & Benedicte, by William Shakespeare, The Berlioz Opera, directed by Jean-Louis Thamin. Berlioz Festival in Lyon.Dialogue with Leuco, by César Pavese, directed by Antoine Bourseiller. Petit Théâtre de l'Odéon . In Memphis, There is a Man of Prodigious Power, by Jean Audureau, directed by Henri Ronse. Théâtre de l'Odéon with Tania Torrens. The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, directed by Gérard Le Breton, at the Shakespeare Festival. <mask> as Petrucchio.. The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt.Théâtre Édouard VII & tournée. <mask> as Bassanio. The Just, by Albert Camus, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt
 Springtime Awakening, by Frank Wedekind, directed by Pierre Romain. Grasse Theatre Festival. Le Bleu du ciel, by <mask>, directed by Serge Martin. Théâtre Malakoff à Rennes. Play It Again, Sam, by Woody Allen, directed by Bob Hranichny.The Sword and the Rose (La Rose et le Fer), by Patrick Schmitt. Hello Out There, by William Sarroyan, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt. Producer

 Word of Honor (2001) Associate Producer. Chariton’s Choir (2005) Associate Producer. The Signature (I Ypografi) (2011) Associate Producer. Adespota: Stray Dogs in the Heart of Athens (2013) Producer. The First Line (2014) Associate Producer.Xa Mou'' (2016) Associate Producer. Notes

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<mask> (Pashto: ډاکټر محمد شفیق همدم) is a writer and a political activist in Afghanistan. He was a senior government official in Afghanistan and served as a Deputy Senior Advisor to The President Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, a Senior Analyst/ Advisor to NATO and the Chairman of the Afghan Anti-Corruption Network (AACN). Early life and education
<mask> was born in January 1981 in the Alishing village, which is located in Laghman Province of Afghanistan. In 1986 he enrolled in Lam-e-Shahid High School in Kabul. In 1999 he graduated from Shahid Muhammad Arif High School in Jalalabad, and in the same year he enrolled in Political Science Faculty of Nangarhar University, but was forced by the Taliban to leave the University. In 2002 he earned his undergraduate in Health Sciences from Nangarhar Institute of Health Sciences. In 2003 he was rewarded Advance Diploma in Administration and Economics from The Swiss College of Administration and Economy.In 2010 he graduated from George C Marshall Center, European Center for Security Studies in Germany, where he studied advance security and international relations. He is a graduate of Executive Program John F. Kennedy School of Government  at Harvard University. He also earned a Master of National Security from The Institute of World Politics in Washington DC. He is a graduate of Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at George Washington University. He is fluent in several languages, including Dari, Pashto, Urdu and English. Career history
<mask> works as a Sr. Project Manager for the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Prior to this he was working as a Senior Consultant for several DC based institutions.Back in Afghanistan he worked as a Deputy Senior Adviser to The President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in international affairs at The Senior Advisory Office of The President on UN Affairs (SAOP UN-Affairs). The SAOP UN-Affairs worked on One UN for Afghanistan, a strategic framework that has replaced The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Afghanistan. The advisory also successfully drafted a mutual accountability framework between the government of Afghanistan and the United Nations. The One UN or Delivering As One (DAO) was one of the most challenging task for the UN family and the Afghan government, but the SAOP was able to do it successfully. Under the new framework the UN has to align its programs and projects based on the national strategies and priorities of Afghanistan.As a Advisor and Senior Analyst and Advisor <mask> closely worked with and advised senior NATO, U.S. and international policymakers on political and development affairs of Afghanistan, South and Center Asia. He serves as the Chairman of Afghan Anti-Corruption Network (AACN), the largest and leading network of civil society organizations fighting against corruption. He worked as subject matter expert for the University of Maryland, senior research fellow at Civil Vision International.From 2008 to 2014 he worked as senior media, political and public diplomacy advisor to the NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan He was a Member of Board of Directors, Modern Organization for Development of Education (MODE), executive board chairman of Anti-Corruption Watch Organization. He is also the founder of Youth For Peace, Afghan Youth Against Corruption, Anti-Corruption Watch Organization, Kabul Tribune, an online newspaper and co-founder of the Afghan Women Coalition Against Corruption. <mask> is a member of Afghan Young Leaders Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Program Associate of Hiroshima Peace Builders Center, a member of the United Nation Coalition Against Corruption (UNCAC), a member of Voice Against Corruption, a member of the Afghan Civil Society for Advocacy. In 2009 presidential and provincial elections of Afghanistan he worked for Moby Media, Tolo TV as a presenter of political round-table during 2009 presidential elections. From 2003 to 2008 he worked with the Operation Enduring Freedom and Department of Defence as Media Coordinator and Spokesman, Culture/ Communication Adviser and Linguist. In the years 2002 and 2003 <mask> worked as a Project Manager for the Demobilization Disarmament and Reintegration project of the United Nations in Kabul. Between 2001 and 2003 he was freelancer interpreter and prior to that from 1998 to 2001 he worked as a Project Assistant with the Health Net International TPO and World Health Organization in Jalalabad city in eastern Afghanistan.The Asia Society recognized him as a 21 Young Asia Leaders. Fighting corruption

<mask> said that corruption is the biggest problem, which feeds insecurity in Afghanistan as well as the insurgency, poppy cultivation, drug processing and drug trafficking. He formed the biggest ever group of volunteer social activists from across Afghanistan
to fight corruption, the most dangerous and toughest job in one of the most corrupt and unstable country in the world. Through peaceful demonstration and protests such a 5 km countrywide race against corruption, he mobilized thousands of citizens to pressure the government for reform, through 5 km race against corruption. He has also mobilized youth, students and women to take part in the fight against corruption. He is an outspoken activist, who has disclosed cases of senior corrupt official and he has advocated for the trail and persecution of cabinet members and senior politicians. Hamdam exposed land garbing, corruption of senior government officials and cabinet members.He has advocated for election transparency and reform. He also played a key role in exposing Kabul Bank corruption, where near on billion USD was looted in corruption and resulted in the collapse of the bank. <mask> was a critic of Karzai government for not taking firm steps to fight corruptions. In his interview with the CBS TV he said that corruption starts from the street and goes to the palace and he called Karzai's government the most corrupt government ever. He has repeatedly called and pressured the Afghan government for fighting corruption and he looks at corruption as a major problem for the country. For his contribution to transparency, justice, peace and security of Afghanistan, he was nominated for 2013 Nobel Peace Prize by Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Shafafiyat (NATO Transparency Task Forces). Afghanistan's affairs

<mask> is closely following Afghanistan and regional countries developments.Following Afghanistan's affairs as an observer, He has attended International Conference on Afghanistan, The Hague 2009 in Netherlands, NATO 60 Summit in Strasburg and Kehl, France in 2009, Kabul International conference in 2010, NATO Summit in Lisbon Portugal in 2010, 2nd International Bonn Conference about Afghanistan, the NATO Chicago Summit in 2011  and tens of other national and international conferences on Afghanistan. As an observer he observed Afghanistan presidential elections in 2004 and 2009, Afghan parliamentary and provincial elections in 2005 and Traditional Loya Jirga on the Afghanistan and the U.S. Strategic Partnership Agreement. Advocating for a closer relationship with the western allies, <mask> played a key role in signing the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Afghanistan and US. Among other Afghan leaders and activists, he also signed the letter to president Obama advocating for the BSA and the letter said: We strongly echo the endorsement of the Bilateral Security Agreement last month at the Loya Jirga and reiterate that the agreement should be signed without delay. Our voice reflects a growing chorus from all segments of the Afghan society, including our religious and business community leaders, who remain concerned about the future of our country and wish to see the expeditious finalization of the BSA. Representing Afghanistan in the European parliament, he advocates for peace, accountability, transparency and fighting corruption. He urged leaderships of European Union, European Parliament and European Commission to support Afghans in the fight against corruption.He wrote in one of his articles to EU leaders: Afghanistan alone cannot reach its goal of reducing corruption; it requires the support of the international community. Without delay, serious actions should be taken to eliminate the problem. These actions should include empowering civil society organizations and the media to play a bigger role in the fight against corruption. If Afghanistan is to qualify for aid over the coming years, seriousness, strong commitment, political determination, and practical decisions will be needed in order to implement the laws and strategies required to overcome the problem of corruption in Afghanistan. <mask> was often criticized for his pro-Western opinions by some Afghan politicians and through some anti-Western figures. He is seen as pro-West. As a Senior NATO Public Diplomacy Adviser, he has often defended NATO policies and by extremist he is seen as a NATO-backed activist.<mask> has defended in many occasions NATO's position and he has advocated for Afghanistan to become a NATO member. He was widely criticized by Muslim extremists and regional actors for his article, where he clearly stated that Afghanistan should be a NATO member. After completion of ISAF mission, he advised in one of his articles that "Afghan government and NATO should be able to enter a new, comprehensive, closer, stronger and mutual relationship. It should be based on mutual commitment and long-term cooperation with full respect to the sovereignty of Afghanistan. The relation which can possibly make Afghanistan a NATO member country in the future." While some analyst called the ISAF mission as a failure, but <mask> called that a historic and major success. As a writer

He writes for The Huffington Post and many leading Afghan papers and journals on political, security and foreign affairs.Talking about the corruption related issues and Afghanistan's affairs he has been appearing in numbers of national and International media outlets, such as Tolo News TV, Khaama Press News Agency, RFE/RL, BBC, CBS, AFP, ARD, VOA, TRT TV, Aljazeera TV, The Washington Post and other key national and international media outlets. He is optimistic about Afghanistan. After the end of one decade ISAF mission in Afghanistan, he wrote on the Khaama Press that Afghanistan of 2001 is not comparable with Afghanistan of 2015. With 352,000 strong Afghan National Security Forces, backed by the US and NATO, an increasingly vibrant civil society sector, and a large youth population, Afghans are hopeful that their country will never return to the dark era. For this to remain effective, Afghanistan and its partners must continue to broaden those achievements over the next decade, ushering in a new era of transformation. <mask> looks at democracy as a new phenomenon in Afghanistan and emphasizes on reform and fighting corruption. He wrote in Unipath is a professional military magazine published quarterly by the Commander of the United States Central Command as an international forum for military personnel in the Middle East and Central Asia region:  Governments and institutions work differently in democratic societies.He claims that it is not only fighting terrorism and extremists, but good governance that is a key priority for Afghanistan. He sees the weak rule of law and the existence of "impunity circles" and safe havens for corrupt individuals and officials in Afghanistan and abroad as the main contributor to violations of human rights and injustice. He believes that the Afghan and US government were not able to define their relationship for more than a decade. <mask> wrote in his opinion editorial, A Decade of Relations Without Definition, that the Afghan-U.S. relationship should not be only based on dying and killing for each other, but it should be based on social, economic and political interests as well. Numerous opportunities already exist to build that long-term and stable relationship. At the moment, some Afghans see the presence of the U.S. in Afghanistan as a world policing and a force against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. <mask> is advocating for peace in Afghanistan and he believes that only military means the war in Afghanistan can not end.However, the Taliban repeatedly asked for the full US troops withdrawal, but <mask> wants the US and NATO long term presence in Afghanistan. References

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<mask> (né Harris; 27 February 1982) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He now plays for his local club Caroline Springs in the Western Region Football League, who won their first premiership in 2016. Early career
Picked late in the 2001 AFL Draft at pick 71 from Woodville West-Torrens due to a sleep apnea condition that resulted in him falling asleep in club interviews; the Bulldogs discovered this and realised they could get him as late as they wished. <mask> was a relatively late developer. Making his AFL debut late in the 2002 season, he was seen as a raw full-back who was some way from fully developing. AFL career

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By the 2005 season, <mask>'s role in blanketing some of the best full-forwards in the game was seen as outstanding. He had come of age and shown significant improvement, much like many other of his Western Bulldogs teammates (such as Daniel Giansiracusa, Robert Murphy and Dale Morris), who led the team to within half a game of a finals' berth.In round three, 2006, <mask> was responsible for the hamstring injury that ended the season of 's Matthew Lloyd, when he landed on him midway through the third quarter of the teams' clash at Marvel Stadium. In 2007 he developed into one of the leading full-backs in the competition and is remembered for the match against St Kilda in which he held Fraser Gehrig, a dual-Coleman Medal winner, to no possessions for the entire match. That year he won the Charles Sutton Medal as the Bulldogs' best and fairest player. <mask> earned a place in the 2009 AFL All-Australian team in the back pocket as his first All-Australian honour. In season 2010, he was again named in the 2010 AFL All-Australian at full back. <mask> has often been referred by many commentators as a "defensive monster" due to his ability to out strength his opponent and take the mark in contested situations. Hawthorn

Lake, along with pick 27, were traded to the Hawthorn Football Club at the end of the 2012 season during the trade period, in return for picks 21 and 41.The trade on the first day of trade week had caught many sport commentators by surprise that a deal was done so quickly. While the rest of the Hawthorn playing group were away on holidays, <mask> trained at Waverley and lost 5 kilos before the team returned for pre-season training. A corked thigh caused him to delay his debut for his new club until round 5 against . <mask>'s move to Hawthorn culminated in his first AFL premiership, with Hawthorn defeating  and <mask> winning the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground. <mask> played 21 games in his first season as a Hawk, his two goals were kicked against  in consecutive weeks. In 2014 <mask> was involved in an on field incident with North Melbourne's Drew Petrie during their teams' Round 16 match. <mask> was seen holding Petrie in a strangle-like position on the ground for an extended period of a time before Petrie's teammates dragged <mask> away.<mask> was charged with misconduct by the AFL Match Review Panel and referred straight to the AFL Tribunal for determination. <mask> went on to win 2 more AFL premierships with Hawthorn in 2014 and 2015, playing a pivotal role in Hawthorn's success. This era is the first time Hawthorn have ever won 3 successive premierships in its history. <mask> announced his retirement on 6 October 2015 after playing his last game for Hawthorn in the 2015 AFL Grand Final and winning his 3rd AFL premiership. Criminal history
In January 2013, <mask> and his then wife were locked up for four hours after a drunken altercation following the Portsea Polo. In July 2018, <mask> spent five nights in a Japanese prison after being arrested after a drunken bar fight in Osaka. On 4 April 2019, <mask> was arrested and charged with a series of offences including theft, criminal damage, stalking and entering a place likely to cause a breach of peace.Personal life
At Christmas 2007 he legally changed his name from "<mask>" to "<mask>" in order to continue his father's family name. <mask> currently resides in Caroline Springs, a suburb in Melbourne's west. He was a contestant on Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders, ultimately coming in third place. colspan=3| Career
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Honours and achievements
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 3× AFL premiership player (): 2013, 2014, 2015
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 Norm Smith Medal: 2013
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<mask> , (1925–2011)  was a Canadian lawyer. He was actively involved in the legal profession and was one of the founders of Stewart McKelvey, the largest regional law firm in Atlantic Canada. <mask> served as president of the Canadian Bar Association and then was the first Canadian to be president of the International Bar Association. In 1986, <mask> was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for his community service and contributions to the legal profession. Early life and family
<mask> was born in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1925, the son of Fenwick and <mask>. In 1948, <mask> married his wife, Joan. The couple were married for 63 years at the time of his death.They had two sons, Peter and Roger. Military career
<mask> was a veteran of World War II. He joined the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1944, and shipped overseas a few months later with the 4th Field Regiment of the RCR. In 1945, he was in the Netherlands when the war ended. <mask> later transferred to the Canadian occupation force in Germany, not returning home until 1946. He remained active with the military for the rest of his life, serving as the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel  of  the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, from 1992 to 2009. Legal career

Legal education and law firms
After he returned to Canada, <mask> attended Dalhousie Law School in Halifax, graduating with a degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1949.He was called to the Bar of New Brunswick in the same year, and began practising with the firm of Porter, Ritchie & Riley. In 1955, <mask>Kelvey Macaulay Machum. That firm later merged with several other firms in the Atlantic provinces in 1990 to become Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales, now known simply as Stewart McKelvey, the largest regional firm in Atlantic Canada. <mask> continued on in the new firm as senior partner and counsel. <mask> eventually served as a director on several corporate boards, including NB Power and Bell Canada/BCE Inc. Litigation practice
<mask> was recognised as a top litigator in New Brunswick, throwing himself into his court cases. He appeared more than twenty times in the Supreme Court of Canada.His last Supreme Court case, in 1990, was taken on a pro bono basis on behalf of a woman who lost the sight in one eye following a cataract surgery. <mask> successfully argued that the evidence led at trial was sufficient to prove a legal claim of negligence. The decision remains a leading case on the burden of proof of causation in malpractice cases. As a lawyer in the Maritimes, <mask> appeared several times in cases involving shipping issues, such as an inquiry under the Canadian Shipping Act into the 1957 collision between the Saint John harbour boat and the freighter Fort Avalon. He also represented the Canadian Coast Guard before a Royal Commission inquiring into the grounding of an oil tanker, Arrow, in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia, in 1970. The grounding resulted in the spill of 108,000 barrels of oil, leading to questions about the way the Coast Guard had responded to the environmental hazard. For many years, he was also counsel for the owners of the Irving Whale, an oil carrying barge that sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1970 and posed a potential environmental hazard.In the early 1960s, McKelvey faced a decision about his career path, when his name was mentioned for a possible appointment to the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench. <mask> turned down the appointment, preferring to remain a litigator. Years later, he explained his decision:  “I had to choose whether I wanted to be a judge or to remain a lawyer; I concluded that the secluded life of the bench, listening to lawyers argue cases and then having to prepare a decision, was not for me.”

Leader in bar associations

Saint John Law Society
In 1969, <mask> served as President of the Saint John Law Society, the local organization for lawyers in Saint John. Canadian Bar Association
<mask> was involved in the Canadian Bar Association both provincially and nationally. In 1962, he was the president of the New Brunswick Branch of the CBA. A decade later, he serve as the national President of the Canadian Bar Association in 1973-1974. During his time in office, the CBA produced a model code of professional conduct.<mask> was a strong believer in the value of solid ethics for lawyers, and toured the country to promote the new code. He was a strong advocate for the role of lawyers in society: “Lawyers are the lubricants of society. Just as lubricants keep a machine functioning, lawyers minimize the frictions in society to keep it functioning.”

International Bar Association
<mask> served as President of the International Bar Association in 1979-1980, the first Canadian to hold that post. The IBA is one of the leading international associations of lawyers and law societies. When he took the position, the IBA's finances were in a poor shape, but by the time he left, it was on a sound financial footing. One of his major concerns while with the IBA was defending the independence of the legal profession. He stated that lawyers must have the “… courage to disregard influences of third parties whose interests may differ from the client, even though those third parties may be in a position to bring strong pressure to bear, financial or otherwise, on the lawyer.”

Membership in bar associations
<mask> was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Association, the ADR Atlantic Institute, the American Arbitration Association and ADR Chambers Canada.Community service
<mask> was very active in his community, serving on numerous community groups. At various times, he was Chairman of the Saint John Port Development Commission, Chairman of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation, Director of the Saint John Seafarers’ Mission, President of the Saint Patrick's Society of Saint John, Commodore of the Royal Kennebeccasis Yacht Club, a board member of the Imperial Theatre, and a member of the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University. Honours
 1960 - Province of New Brunswick appointed McKelvey Queen's Counsel. 1980 - University of New Brunswick awarded <mask> an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws degree. 1986 - <mask>elvey Cup, the regional round of the Sopinka Cup for law schools in the Atlantic provinces, is named after McKelvey. 2012 - <mask> posthumously inducted into the New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame.2012 - Saint John Seafarers Mission renamed its annual fund-raising golf tournament the <mask> Memorial Golf Tournament. <mask>, E<mask>, I Chose Law: Memoirs of E<mask> <mask>, OC, QC,  (Saint John: E.N. McKelvey, 2001). References

External links
 Order of Canada Citation: E<mask> <mask>

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<mask> (born November 15, 1948) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, a position he held from 2016 until he was fired by the university in 2018. <mask> was previously the head football coach at the University of Idaho (1989–1994), Utah State University (1995–1997), the University of Louisville (1998–2002), Michigan State University (2003–2006), University of Arkansas (2012), and Fort Lewis College in Colorado (2013–2016). He had been named head coach of his alma mater, Weber State University, after the 2011 season, but left after spring drills to take over at Arkansas following the firing of Bobby Petrino in April 2012. <mask> has also been an assistant at multiple programs, most recently at Arkansas under Petrino, where he was in charge of special teams from 2009 to 2011. Early life
Born in Idaho Falls in eastern Idaho and raised in nearby Iona, <mask> lettered in football, basketball, and track for the Bees at Bonneville High School, and graduated in 1967. He played college football at Weber State College  in Ogden, Utah, as both a linebacker and quarterback for the Wildcats in the Big Sky, then a college division conference for football.<mask> was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and graduated in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. Coaching career

Early coaching career
<mask> began his coaching career in 1971 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Weber State. For the next 17 seasons, <mask> was an assistant coach, first at Montana for five seasons (1972–76) and then at Nevada (1977–81) for five more as the defensive coordinator. He then joined Dennis Erickson as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for seven seasons at three schools: Idaho (1982–85), Wyoming (1986), and Washington State (1987–88). The middle initial "L" became part of his public moniker in 1982, due to another <mask> at Idaho, <mask>. <mask> (1924–1998). On the UI athletic staff since 1965, the elder <mask> was the equipment manager at the time; he was the last head baseball coach (1967−1980) and a former assistant coach in football and basketball. Idaho
After serving as an assistant head coach under Erickson for seven seasons, <mask> began his head coaching career in 1989 back at Idaho, where he posted a  record in six seasons.Under his leadership, the Vandals won two Big Sky championships and made the 16-team NCAA Division I-AA playoffs five times, advancing to the national semifinals in 1993. <mask>'s 53 wins remain the most in school history, seventeen clear of runner-up Erickson (36 in five years). His starting salary at Idaho was under $60,000, but after two seasons he became the first UI coach to be granted a multi-year contract, with a four-year deal in January 1991. <mask> inherited an 11–2 team from Keith Gilbertson that had made the I-AA semifinals in 1988, and returned All-American quarterback in <mask>z. Despite losing the first two games of the 1989 season to Washington State and Portland State, Idaho went undefeated (8–0) in conference play, the only time in school history;  the Vandals lost in the first round of the I-AA playoffs and finished at 9–3. Friesz won the Walter Payton Award, was drafted by the San Diego Chargers, and spent a decade in the National Football League (NFL). <mask>'s next Vandal quarterback was southpaw Doug Nussmeier, who threw for over 10,000 yards and won the Walter Payton Award in 1993; he was drafted in the fourth round by the New Orleans Saints.Utah State
In January 1995, <mask> left Moscow to move up to Division I-A at Utah State in the Big West, with a five-year contract exceeding $100,000 per year. He stayed in Logan with the Aggies for three seasons (16–18, .470). Although <mask> took another job in late November, he coached the 1997 Aggies in the first Humanitarian Bowl on December 29, a  loss to Cincinnati. Louisville
On November 24, 1997, Louisville hired <mask> as head coach with a five-year contract at $375,000 per year. Inheriting a one-win team from 1997, the Cardinals improved to 7–5 in 1998 and were  through 2002, with five straight bowl appearances and consecutive Conference USA titles in 2000 and 2001. Under <mask>'s tutelage, quarterback Dave Ragone was a three-time conference player of the year (2000–02). On December 19, 2002, <mask> accepted the head coaching job at Michigan State.He informed his Louisville players of the decision at halftime of the GMAC Bowl, which ended with a 38–15 loss to Marshall. Michigan State

2003
After opening his first season at Michigan State in 2003 with wins over Western Michigan and Rutgers, <mask>'s team was unable to hold off a series of late game drives by WAC member Louisiana Tech, losing a 20–19 decision. The Spartans ended the regular season 8–4, and were then defeated by Nebraska, 17–3, in the 2003 Alamo Bowl, a game which also featured the injury of the Spartans' anticipated star quarterback Drew Stanton while he was playing on special teams. <mask> was named the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year in 2003. 2004
The second game of the 2004 season was the second of a "home-and-home" series against Rutgers, which the Spartans lost in New Jersey, 19–14. The Spartans also lost to Notre Dame and dropped a three-overtime game against rival Michigan, but beat a top-10 ranked Wisconsin team, 49–14. The Spartans lost their final two games that season and did not receive a bowl invitation—the first time a <mask>-coached team hadn't gone to a bowl since 1997.2005
Michigan State began the 2005 season with a 4–0 record in non-conference play including an overtime win against Notre Dame in South Bend. However, the Spartans only won two games in the Big Ten and were again unable to beat Michigan, losing 34–31 in the second straight overtime game between the two schools. One of the most significant games of the season was against Ohio State. The Spartans had a brief 17–7 lead in the second quarter. With 24 seconds and no time outs remaining in the first half, Michigan State faced a second down and 12 yards to go at the Ohio State 17 yard-line. Michigan State tried a running play resulting in no gain. Facing third down, Michigan State likely could have easily spiked the ball to stop the clock.However, with the clock running, it was perceived by many fans and sports commentators that chaos reigned on the MSU sideline. The confusion resulted in Michigan State lining up on the field with only ten players. The ensuing field goal attempt was blocked, and returned by Ohio State for a touchdown to cut the lead to 17–14. In half-time comments on ABC by Jack Arute, <mask>, while raising his voice, blamed the coaching staff remarking, "That's a dang coaching mistake...the kids are playing their tail off, and the coaches are screwing it up!" Michigan State finished the season 5–6, and did not receive a bowl bid for the second straight year. 2006
Michigan State began 2006 with three wins and then suffered an infamous late-game loss against Notre Dame. The Spartans led 37–21 midway through the fourth quarter, but, despite a raging thunderstorm, the Irish rallied for a 40–37 victory.This led to a now-famous video of <mask><mask> slapping himself at the post-game press conference. The following week, Michigan State's homecoming game, the Spartans were defeated 23–20 by an Illinois team that had not won a Big Ten game since 2004. After the game, players from both teams fought at midfield after several Illinois players tried to plant their flag at midfield of Spartan Stadium. In the post-game press conference, <mask> admitted the coaches were having trouble motivating the players. <mask> also slapped himself in the face as a reference to a claim by Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis who stated that he had been hit in the face during a sideline scrum earlier that season when his Fighting Irish played Michigan State. Following another defeat to Michigan, Michigan State hosted and lost 38–7 to top-ranked Ohio State. At halftime, Spartan Stadium had mostly emptied, with a large portion of the remaining attendees being Ohio State fans.MSU followed up those losses with a 41–38 win at Northwestern. The Spartans, down 38–3 in the middle of the third quarter, rallied for 38 unanswered points for the largest comeback in NCAA history. The Spartans then fell to Indiana the following week. On November 1, Michigan State decided not to retain <mask><mask>, and the remainder of his contract was bought out for $1.5 million. <mask> and his coaching staff stayed on the job through the end of the 2006 season. Michigan State finished 4–8 (1–7 in the Big Ten). <mask> was replaced by Mark Dantonio, previously the head coach of Cincinnati on November 27.<mask> had a record of 22–26 (.458) in his four seasons at Michigan State. <mask> has compiled a record of 132–86 (.605) in his 18 years as a college head coach. 12 of his 18 teams have participated in postseason play, including seven straight from 1997 to 2003. <mask> is one of 18 head coaches in college football history to take three different teams to bowl games. A defensive coach for most of his career, <mask> is also known as one of the disciples of the spread offense, learned from Dennis Erickson, which he introduced at Michigan State. Return to coaching: Arkansas
After two years of broadcasting, <mask> returned to the sidelines in 2009 as the special teams coach at the University of Arkansas under head coach Bobby Petrino, his former assistant. Weber State
Following his third year as an assistant at Arkansas in 2011, <mask> left in December to lead his fifth Division I program at Weber State, his alma mater, an FCS program in the Big Sky Conference.He succeeded Ron McBride, who retired after seven seasons with the Wildcats. <mask> coached the Wildcats through spring drills in April, but left days later to replace Petrino at Arkansas, who had been recently fired. Arkansas
On April 10, 2012, the University of Arkansas fired head coach Bobby Petrino. Almost immediately, there was considerable media speculation that <mask> would return to Arkansas, and replace Petrino. This was confirmed less than two weeks after the firing of Petrino, when multiple media outlets reported that <mask> would indeed return to Arkansas. He was introduced as Arkansas' 29th full-time head coach the next day. The event was a reversal of roles as it was now <mask> replacing Petrino as head coach; Petrino succeeded <mask> at Louisville following <mask>'s departure in 2003.<mask> signed a 10-month contract, leading to speculation that he was only taking the post on an interim basis for the 2012 season. The Razorbacks' formal announcement described him as "head coach", without any qualifiers; however, it also indicated that <mask>'s hiring would allow Arkansas to hire "a head coach for the future of the program" in a more appropriate timeframe following the 2012 season. Coming off only the second 11-win season in school history, expectations were very high for the Razorbacks despite the acrimonious nature of Petrino's firing. However, they never recovered from a  September, and ultimately finished . On November 24, the university announced that <mask> would not be retained as head coach, but would serve as a consultant to the team until his contract ran out in February 2013. Fort Lewis
On January 16, 2013, <mask> was introduced as the head coach at Fort Lewis College, a Division II team in Durango, Colorado. He took over a Skyhawks program that was 0–10 in 2012, last in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).In his three years at the helm, the Skyhawks went  overall and  in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Fort Lewis notched seven wins in 2015, including six in conference games (7–4, 6–3 RMAC). The last time the Skyhawks notched seven wins in a season was 2006, during Ed Rifilato's first stint as the head coach. All four losses in 2015 came at the hands of nationally ranked teams. Kentucky State
On December 7, 2015, it was announced that <mask> had been hired as the head coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in Division II. Personal life, family, and honors
<mask> is married with three children. He is the uncle of former NFL quarterback <mask>.<mask> has earned a reputation for his adventurous attitude and actions, including para-gliding with his children in Zermatt, Switzerland, climbing 19,340-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, flying in a T-38 Talon jet trainer in Texas at Randolph Air Force Base, skydiving from 14,000 feet over Greensburg, Indiana, and running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. In 2000 Sports Illustrated recognized <mask> as one of Idaho's top 100 athletes of the 20th century. He was later inducted into the Idaho Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. <mask> filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on September 6, 2012. <mask> said he began land investments when he was coach at Louisville from 1998 to 2002, and that he and other investors lost money when the real estate market softened. Head coaching record

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