title: Gillani ministry

text:
The Gilani ministry began its operation into office on 31 March 2008 after Yousaf Raza Gillani was elected as Prime minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly on 25 March 2008. The swearing-in of the cabinet was delayed for a few days until March 31 because of differences arising amongst the coalition partners.

The leftist PPP gained substantial seats in the Parliament in the general elections held in 2008 but lacked enough seats to form a government with a simple majority. Initially with the coalition government, the conservative PML-N quickly departed when its leader, Nawaz Sharif (current Prime Minister), decided to lead the efforts on impeaching the former President Pervez Musharraf as well as restoring the judiciary, of which, the PML(N) played a centralized role.

Prime Minister Gillani decided to centralize the power by forming a more dense left-wing alliance that consisted of minor left parties: the ANP, MQM, JUI(F). As Prime Minister, Gillani escalated the military operations to keep pressure on Taliban and as well on the Baloch separatists. Gillani greatly relaxed the taxation that effected the annual GDP growth and initiated the welfare programme. Responding to global recession, Gillani implemented the nationalization of conglomerates and tightly controlled the means of production of the industries. Relations with Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and India worsen in 2008–12 as well criticism from the United States widened. In 2011, the U.S. initiated a secret operation to hunt down the Osama bin Laden without the knowledge of Prime Minister Gillani.

Prime Minister Gillani's ministry witnessed the sharp rise in nationwide violence, increased corruption in nationalized industries, social tension, political scandals and assassinations. After months of delaying the Supreme Court's recommendations to investigate the corruption cases against Benazir Bhutto, Gillani was ousted from the office; nonetheless, his ministry continued to be in effect by his successor. Overall ratings remains negative on Gillani as his tenure has been described as a "clash of state institutions, involving the executive, the armed forces and the judiciary." Under his ministry, Gillani was held responsible for the prolonged "Era of Stagflation", in which fundamental economic problems were ignored. In 2013, there was an increase in criticism of the Gillanian years, even after the NRO squabble was eventually resolved by his successor.

Gillani cabinet

Cabinet
At swearing-in ceremony, the PML(N) members declined to take oath under President General Pervez Musharraf, who they considered an illegitimate head of state. The first cabinet was short-lived lasting only 2 weeks; the list of federal ministers short-listed for the cabinet included two women members of the lower house and three members of the senate.

References

2008 establishments in Pakistan
Pakistan People's Party
Asif Ali Zardari
Yousaf Raza Gillani
Awami National Party
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
2013 disestablishments in Pakistan


title: Daegu Queer Culture Festival

text:
Daegu Queer Culture Festival (DQCF) or Daegu Queer Festival is an annual modern Korean festival with the theme of LGBT rights. It includes a pride parade and film festival. The festival lasts for a week or two, and usually takes place in late June. The event has been held every year since 2009 and has faced opposition from religious groups. Opposition by religious groups has prohibited the Daegu Queer Culture Festival from being held on an outdoor stage on a popular street that is typically utilized for other festivities in Daegu. It is estimated that about 28 religious and right-wing groups have formed a "gay issue countermeasure committee" in Daegu to block the commencement of events that serve the LGBT community. These groups believe that article 11 of South Korea's constitution, which states that "discrimination in political, economic, social or cultural life on account of sex, religion or social status" does not apply to same-sex marriages. The organizer of the Korea Queer Culture Festival states that South Korea condones public homosexuality due to its conservative background. The older generations believe that homosexuality is a foreign phenomenon, which contributes to rejection and isolation of the homosexual and bisexual community.

History
The concept of LGBT rights first surfaced in Korea in the mid-1990s, when popular culture started to bring along rapid change for homosexual and bisexual individuals due to the way popular culture restructured the relationship between sexuality and the power of individuality. Until the mid-1900s, it was considered taboo for homosexuals to demand the same rights as their counterparts. The LGBT community has often been alienated and stigmatized due to South Korea's inability to accept social differences. The first queer rights group, Chondonghwae, was founded in 1993 and went on to create campus groups such as Come Together at Yonsei University to inspire homosexuals and bisexuals to start queer parades and festivals within South Korea. The first queer film festival, organized by Come Together founder Seo-Dong-jin in 1997, was thwarted by local government officials. Electricity was cut off from the theater and threats of fines and jail time were made to deter the festival from moving forward. Many individuals participating in the pride parades would request the media to keep their identity hidden in the photographs taken at these events in fear of repercussions and conflict between family members.

In 2007, Pew Research Center Attitudes Survey found that 18% of South Koreans felt as if homosexual should be tolerated within South Korean communities. The figures jumped from 18% to 39% in 2013, indicating change in South Korean attitude towards the LGBT community. Festivals such as the Daegu Queer Culture Festival and the Seoul Queer Films and Videos Festival allowed South Korea to create a safe haven for members of the LGBT community to connect, discuss, and demand representation and equality.

This event is Korea's second largest LGBT festival.

See also
LGBT rights in South Korea
Korea Queer Culture Festival
List of festivals in South Korea
List of festivals in Asia

References

External links

 Homepage

Recurring events established in 2009
Film festivals established in 2009
2009 establishments in South Korea
Pride parades in South Korea
LGBT festivals in South Korea
Film festivals in South Korea
Annual events in South Korea
Cultural festivals in South Korea
Festivals in Daegu
Summer events in South Korea


title: Mayurbhanj State

text:
Mayurbhanj State (; colloquially Morbhanj) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was one of the largest states of the Eastern States Agency and one of the three states of the Bengal States Agency. The emblem of the state were two peacocks for according to legend the ancestors of the ancient rulers originated from a peafowl's eyes.

The state included a vast mountainous area inhabited by many different people groups such as the Santal, Munda, Ho and Kisan people. Its former territory lies in the present-day state of Odisha, bordering West Bengal. The capital of the state was the town of Baripada since the 15th century and Daspur was another important town. Large tracts of Mayurbhanj State were covered with forest.

History

The rulers of Mayurbhanj state were descendants of the Bhanj dynasty of the Khijjinga mandala of the ancient local Kshatriya lineage. According to the early inscriptions of Ranabhanja and Rajabhanja, the dynasty has its origins from the mythical peahen likely pointing out to the early peafowl related traditions of the ancient Bhanja clans which is observed on their emblems which is also shared by the successive branches.

Their influence likely declined with the dominance of the Somavamshis in the Utkal region, but centuries later came back to prominence in the region with the rise of the Eastern Ganga dynasty after uniting the three realms of Trikalinga with the Bhanjas as their feudatories. Traditions point to numerous origins of the dynasty but lack of records renders them unlikely although it is generally accepted that the founder, Adi Bhanja of the 12th century established the current dynasty of the Mayurbhanj state with his brother Jyoti Bhanja founding the Keonjhar State succeeding from the Khijjinga Adi Bhanja dynasty.

Mayurbhanj State had been under Maratha rule during the 18th century and became a British protectorate in 1829, many years after the Third Anglo-Maratha War.

During the British Raj, the kings of Mayurbhanj pioneered the upliftment of the region. Under their enlightened rule Mayurbhanj became one of the most progressive areas. The Bhanj dynasty's kings established the first medical college of the state in Cuttack, donating funds and land for the establishment of higher education institutions such as Ravenshaw College and welfare schemes, such as the one undertaken by the Evangelical Missionary Society of Mayurbhanj (EMSM), established in 1895 at the instance of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo. Mayurbhanj Palace was built by Maharani Sumitra Devi Bhanj Deo in 1804.

The Mayurbhanj State Railway was started by the erstwhile ruler of Mayurbhanj Maharaja Shri Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo. The first section of 52 km from Rupsa to Baripada railway station being opened for traffic on 20 January 1905.

After the independence of India, Mayurbhanj State under Maharaja Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo acceded to the Dominion of India on 1 January 1949, and was merged with Orissa Province, which became later the state of Odisha.

Rulers

The rulers of Mayurbhanj State of the Bhanj dynasty. They were entitled to a 9 gun salute. The rulers of Mayurbhanj are;

Succession from the Khijjinga mandala Bhanjas (8th–10th cen)
Adi Bhanja of Mayurbhanj
Santai Bhanja
Chakkai Bhanja
Lakshmana Bhanja
Kalpi Bhanja
Surjya Bhanja
Ramachandra Bhanja
Batuli Bhanja
Iswanath Bhanja
Jagannath Bhanja
Nilakantha Bhanja
Baidyanath Bhanjadeba (1556–1600)
Jagannath Bhanjadeba (1600-1643)
Harihara Bhanjadeba (1643–1668)
Sarvesvara Bhanjdeba (1688–1711)
Viravikramaditya Bhanjadeba (1711–1728)
Raghunath Bhanjadeba (1728–1750)
Chakradhar Bhanjadeba (1750–1761)
Damodar Bhanjadeba (1761–1796)
Rani Sumitra Devi (f) - Regent of Mayurbhanj (1796–1810)
Rani Jamuna Devi  (f) - Regent of Mayurbhanj (1810-1813)
Tribikram Bhanja Deo (1813–1822)
Jadunath Bhanja Deo (1822–1863) - became a British protectorate during his reign
Shrinath Bhanja Deo (1863–1868)
Krushna Chandra Bhanja Deo (1868–29 May 1882)
Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo (29 May 1882– 22 February 1912)
Purna Chandra Bhanja Deo (22 February 1912 – 21 April 1928)
Pratap Chandra Bhanja Deo (21 Apr 1928–1 January 1949)

Titular

Pratap Chandra Bhanja Deo (1 January 1949 – 1968)
Pradeep Chandra Bhanja Deo (1968–15 September 2000)
Praveen Chandra Bhanja Deo (15 September 2000– to date)

See also

Mayurbhanj Palace
Mayurbhanj State Railway
Shri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical College
Eastern States Agency
Political integration of India

References

Further reading

External links

Princely states of Odisha
Mayurbhanj district
Bengal Presidency
12th-century establishments in India
1949 disestablishments in India
Gun salute princely states


title: Awlad Elias

text:
Awlad Elias village is one of the villages of sodfa in Asyut Governorate, Egypt. According to statistics from the year 2006, the total population in Awlad Elias was 16283 people, 8521 men and 7762 women.

References

Populated places in Asyut Governorate
Villages in Egypt


title: HOP Ranch

text:
The HOP Ranch was a historic ranch in El Paso and Pueblo counties in Colorado, located approximately 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Colorado Springs, in the Chico Creek basin just south of present-day Hanover, Colorado. Sometimes referred to as the Holmes Ranch or the Chico Basin Ranch, it was among the first cattle ranches established in Colorado Territory in 1871 during the times of open range before fences became prevalent in the west. It operated for 58 years until it was sold in 1929 to a Drinkard and Emmert company, Horse Creek Land & Cattle Co. of Denver. The HOP Ranch was located in what is currently the northernmost portion of the present-day Chico Basin Ranch.

The HOP Ranch was named for the three original partners – H for William T. Hurd, Superintendent of the Michigan Central Railroad stockyards in Detroit; O for William HOlmes of Wayland, Massachusetts, a six-year veteran merchant seaman and mate who had sailed aboard clipper ships throughout the world; and P for Samuel A. Plumer – a successful real estate investor and financier also of Detroit.

Cattle operations

Hurd, Holmes, and Plumer formed a partnership in Detroit to establish a livestock enterprise in cattle and ventured to Denver, Colorado in 1871.  From there they took a wagon to Fountain, Colorado where they located, established, and purchased rights to the land which would eventually become the HOP Ranch.  William Holmes remained in Colorado to become the on-site ranch manager while Hurd and Plumer returned to their home base in Detroit.

William Holmes homesteaded much of the land that would eventually become the HOP ranch.  Other properties were also added by private acquisition of William T. Hurd. In 1884, the business partnership of the three men was formally incorporated in Detroit, Michigan as the HOP Livestock Company, Inc. Officers of the corporation were Samuel A. Plumer, President; William Holmes, Vice President and Superintendent; and William T. Hurd, Secretary and Treasurer.  Much of the land acquired through homesteading and through private acquisition was deeded to the HOP Livestock Company.

In its early days of operation, the HOP Ranch shipped cattle to market from the nearest railhead in Hugo, Colorado for delivery to Kansas City and Chicago. Later when the railroad reached Pueblo, Colorado, cattle were shipped to market from nearby Fountain, Colorado. During typical ranch operating years, HOP Ranch would ship as many as one-thousand head of cattle to market. William Holmes and his younger brother James were among the first to import Hereford cattle to Colorado when they shipped a dozen well-selected cattle, mostly bulls, from Canada in 1874. After a visit to the ranch in October 1878, Wm. T. Hurd and his wife departed to winter in the east.  Upon their departure, it was thought he and the Holmes brothers had "the finest lot of Hereford cattle in Colorado." On October 30, they shipped to market "the finest lot of half blood Herefords that were ever shipped from the state." This hearty breed of white-faced cattle would dominate the Colorado ranching landscape just a few decades later.

Dangers
When the HOP Ranch was founded in 1871, living on the Colorado prairie was a dangerous prospect.  Relations between settlers and Native-Americans were tense and there was an undercurrent of deep mistrust over land ownership.  Unscrupulous persons went to the American Old West to avoid the law, and others that took advantage of a perceived lack of law.  Even the natural elements presented hazards. In November 1864, 100 miles due east of the Chico Basin, Colonel John Chivington led roughly 675 US volunteer soldiers in an attack on a Cheyenne and Arapaho village of about 700 people. In the end, approximately 200 Native-Americans were killed, most of them noncombatant women, children, and elderly. Then a few years later, in September 1868, members of the US Army and of several tribes of Plains Indians became involved in the Battle of Beecher Island near Wray, Colorado, about 200 miles northeast of the Chico Basin.  The battle turned into a nine-day siege and by its end, a few dozen Army soldiers and Plains Indian warriors were killed and many others wounded. Both of these events were important incidents, among others, that preceded Custer's Last Stand in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in southern Montana in June 1876.

In this era of the Old West, it was a time when disagreements among neighbors were often settled with personal firearms instead of waiting for the slow arm of the law.  With the advent of cattle and beef production in the west came the scourge of cattle rustling that cattlemen would not abide.  Sometimes suspicions among neighbors ran high, particularly in the time of the open range before fences were erected.  In one incident at Chico Basin in October 1876, William Wilson, an innocent teenage boy, unknowingly walked into a boundary dispute between neighbors and was murdered.  William Holmes and William T. Hurd, visiting from Detroit, were both part of a coroner's inquest to resolve the particulars of the shooting.

Even the natural elements of the Old West presented danger to those who settled the prairieunique because of the open somewhat barren landscape.  In December 1880, after a visit to the HOP Ranch, Samuel A. Plumer told of an account where William Holmes had gone to the post office in Pueblo and upon his return stopped to repair a fence. While making the repair, he was struck by lightning  it was a cloudy day, but no thunderstorms were occurring. His recovery from the electrical shock took days.

Ranch culture
The HOP Ranch had a colorful history in the early pioneering days of Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Despite the tensions on the Colorado plains, the Holmes family befriended Southern Ute Native Americans who passed by on their way to hunting grounds. They established a ritual to feed them biscuits and lent them field glasses and rifles for their hunting expeditions. Friendly bow and arrow and rifle sporting competitions were also common.

The Holmes family also befriended up-and-coming artist and potter, Artus Van Briggle, who came to Colorado in March 1899 to recover from symptoms of tuberculosis. Van Briggle had first stayed in Colorado Springs with a friend of his, Asaheal Sutton, who worked at a local bank. One day while at the bank, Mr. Sutton inquired if the Holmes's might care for a sick man. Artus Van Briggle came to stay with them at the HOP Ranch. during the summers of 1899, 1900, and 1901 to reduce work stress and gather strength. (See Tuberculosis treatment in Colorado Springs).

During his summers at HOP Ranch, interspersed with time at Colorado College and in Colorado Springs during other parts of the year, Van Briggle pursued his quest to identify potting soils so "the lost art of the Chinese might be revived."  He sought to re-create the dull satin matte glaze of Chinese potters of the 14th-century Ming Dynasty. In 1901, Van Briggle had a major breakthrough perfecting his process.   In August he invited friends to visit his studio at HOP Ranch where he personalized some of the newly modeled pieces by impressing their initials in them. Van Briggle went on to enter his very best work in major exhibits at the Paris Salon of 1903, the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis and the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland.  He garnered three gold, one silver, and a number of bronze medals.  These awards propelled him to international acclaim.  He went on to found the Van Briggle Pottery and had a significant impact on the Art Nouveau movement in the United States.  His pottery is foundational to American art pottery.       The Art Nouveau style favored by its founders continues to influence the pottery's designs.

References
Notes

Citations

Ranches in Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado
Pueblo County, Colorado


title: El Barod Sharq

text:
El Barod Sharq is one of the villages surrounding the town of Sodfa in the Asyut Governorate, Egypt. According to statistics from the year 2006, the total population in El Barod Sharq was 3168 people, of which 1620 are men and 1548 women.

References

Villages in Egypt


title: Christopher Larkin (actor)

text:
Christopher Larkin (born October 2, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Monty Green on the CW series The 100.

Early life
Larkin was born in Daegu, South Korea. At four months old, he was adopted by Elaine and Peter Larkin. He grew up in Hebron, Connecticut, US, and his upbringing was rich with his father's Irish culture. Christopher was a competitive Irish step-dancer throughout his youth – nationally ranked – and cites his first dream as wanting to be "the Asian American lead on Riverdance." He began acting in his middle school's drama program, and obtained his first professional role in 2000 as the lead in Hallmark Hall of Fame's Flamingo Rising. He also began playing guitar after being gifted one by his grandfather.

After graduating from both RHAM High School and the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in 2005, Larkin attended Fordham University's campus at Lincoln Center in New York City. He made his off-Broadway debut in his sophomore year of college and took off the fall semester of his senior year to play the title character in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Kafka on the Shore in Chicago, Illinois. Larkin graduated with his theater degree in 2009 and moved to LA in 2012 in hopes of finding more acting opportunities.

Music
In 2011, Christopher Larkin founded the band d'Artagnon with friend Wade Allain-Marcus. D'Artagnon has released one studio album entitled A-side. Off this album, their song "Confession" was featured in episode 2x06 of the 100 and was named winner of the 2012 Red Bull Soundstage Competition, as well as being on the soundtrack of the film We Made This Movie. Nowadays, Larkin releases music under the moniker Carry Hatchet. He self-released his debut album The News Today on September 29, 2015. His second album, The Happiest Album Ever Made, was released on November 13, 2017, with "Julien" and "Grey Blues" released early as singles. He also released a music video for "Grey Blues". His third album, "Jayne Schmayne", was released May 4, 2021. Off that album, the songs "Round and Round", "Theo", and "Only a Fool" were released early as singles with accompanying music videos.

Acting

Film

Theatre

Television

References

External links

1987 births
American male actors of Korean descent
American adoptees
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Daegu
Living people
Male actors from Connecticut
American people of South Korean descent
People from Hebron, Connecticut
21st-century American male actors


title: The Hunt with John Walsh

text:
The Hunt with John Walsh is an American investigation/documentary series that debuted on CNN on July 13, 2014. The series is hosted by John Walsh. The second season premiered on July 12, 2015, and the third season premiered on June 19, 2016. The fourth season premiered on CNN's sister station, HLN, on July 23, 2017.  A successor to the show, In Pursuit with John Walsh was announced in early 2018. It premiered in January 2019 on Investigation Discovery.

Format
The series profiles an unsolved and ongoing high-profile crime story as told by witnesses (including the surviving victims) and law enforcement officials, along with re-enactments of how the events happened. A picture of the person or persons involved is shown along with a number to call (1-866-THE-HUNT, or 1-866-843-4868)  if a viewer has any information or leads on the subject featured on the program. Tipsters' identities will remain anonymous, and may be eligible for a cash award if it leads to the apprehension & conviction of the fugitive(s) involved.

Aftermath
One of the suspects who was profiled on The Hunt episode that aired on July 20, 2014, Charles Mozdir, was shot and killed during a shootout with police and US Marshals in New York City on July 28, 2014. Mozdir had been wanted in connection with child molestation and pornography, including being convicted for molesting a child of a family friend in Coronado, California in 2012, when he fled after failing to show up for his sentencing. This would be followed five days later on August 3, 2014, when a hiker discovered the remains of Shane Miller, a convicted felon who was the subject of a manhunt after he murdered his wife and two daughters on May 7, 2013. Miller's body was found outside a creek near Petrolia, California, where he was last seen after evading authorities. Miller was the first person to be profiled on The Hunt (July 13, 2014) and its second to have met with a deadly conclusion.

Since the show's airing, twenty-three fugitives have been captured, one was killed, and three were found dead.

Reception
The series has received mixed reviews, mostly about the show's format. In a review from Variety writer Brian Lowry noted that the series was "Essentially a new iteration of Walsh's America's Most Wanted, the show feels more suited to TLC or Investigation Discovery, featuring reenacted shots like a dead body with blood artfully oozing from it. In the process, CNN further blurs the thin red line between news and Lifetime movie."

Audience reception, however, was and has been much more positive. The debut episode won the 9 PM ET time slot for cable news networks, delivering 989,000 total viewers and 330,000 in the 25–54 demographic range. It was the highest-rated debut episode in the demo for a CNN original series.

The Hunt continued to win its time slot in total viewers and the 25–54 demographic for the rest of the month of July.

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

Season 2 (2015)

Season 3 (2016)

Season 4 (2017)

References

External links
Official website

2014 American television series debuts
2017 American television series endings
2010s American reality television series
2010s American documentary television series
2010s American television news shows
2010s American crime television series
CNN original programming
English-language television shows
Law enforcement in the United States
Television series featuring reenactments
True crime television series


title: Flaxen gene

text:
Flaxen is a genetic trait in which the mane and tail of chestnut-colored horses are noticeably lighter than the body coat color, often a golden blonde shade.  Manes and tails can also be a mixture of darker and lighter hairs. Certain horse breeds such as the Haflinger carry flaxen chestnut coloration as a breed trait.  It is seen in chestnut-colored animals of other horse breeds that may not be exclusively chestnut.

The degree of expression of the trait is highly variable, with some chestnuts being only slightly flaxen while others are more so. Flaxen was once thought to be produced by a recessive allele, based on preliminary studies, proposed as Ff for flaxen.  However, more recently it is thought that it may actually be polygenic, influenced by multiple genes.

Some chestnut horses that do not exhibit much flaxen may nonetheless produce strongly flaxen offspring. Studies on Morgan horses have indicated that the flaxen trait is inherited. One found that flaxen chestnut horses mated with other flaxen chestnut horses consistently produce only flaxen chestnuts, which, if Mendelian inheritance is assumed, would make it a recessive gene. Flaxen does not affect black or bay horses, only chestnuts. However, as there are examples of flaxen chestnuts born to parents that are black or bay, it may be masked in darker-colored horses but still passed on to their offspring.

Flaxen mimics
Coloration of a light mane and tail with darker body color may be created by other genetic mechanisms known as dilution genes, most of which can be detected by DNA testing. The most common is palomino, created by one copy of the cream gene acting on a chestnut coat, resulting in a gold-colored coat with a white or cream colored mane and tail.  Deep gold palominos may be hard to distinguish from light chestnuts with significant expression of flaxen, but genetic tests can aid determination of color.  The Champagne gene acting on a chestnut coat may also produce a horse with a gold coat and ivory mane and tail, distinguishable from palomino by freckled skin and light-colored eyes. In most cases, a chestnut with flaxen can be distinguished from other colors by the presence of some reddish, chestnut hairs in the mane or tail.

The silver or silver dapple gene acts only on  black hair.  On a black base coat, it lightens the body to a brown color and the mane/tail to a cream or silver shade; on a bay base coat, it lightens the mane and tail to cream or silver.  It does not affect chestnut (red) coloring.  A genetic test exists for the silver gene.

References

Horse coat colors


title: Christopher Larkin

text:
Christopher or Chris Larkin may refer to:
Christopher Larkin (actor) (born 1987), American actor
Christopher Larkin (conductor), American conductor
Christopher Larkin (composer), composer for video games, film, and television
Chris Larkin (born 1967), English actor
Chris Larkin, former keyboardist for new wave band The Vels


title: El Shanaina

text:
El Shanaina village is one of the villages surrounding the town of Sodfa in the Asyut Governorate, Egypt. According to statistics from 2006, the total population in El Shanaina was 5726 people, 2908 men and 2818 women.

References

Villages in Egypt


title: National Fertilizer Development Centre

text:
The National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC) () is a multidisciplinary research and development organization at the federal level. The body was set up by the Government in 1977. NFDC works with Ministry of Planning Development & Reform of which Asad Umar is incharge.

Funding
After a brief period of aid from the United Nations Development Program it has been assisted by the Food and Agriculture Organization with funds from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI), Netherlands.

International Cooperation
NFDC has collaboration and shares information with:
 Food and Agriculture Organization
 Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI), Netherlands
 Fertilizer Advisory Development and Information Network for Asia and the Pacific
 International Fertilizer Industry Association
 Egyptian Fertilizer Development Centre (EFDC)
 International Potash Institute (IPI)
 Fertilizer Association, Cairo
 Fertilizer Association of India
 Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority, Manila, Philippines
 National Fertilizer Secretariat, Sri Lanka
 Arab Fertilizer Association, Cairo

See also
 Planning Commission of Pakistan
 Agriculture in Pakistan

External links
 Official site

References

Ministry of Planning and Development
Research institutes in Pakistan
Agricultural organisations based in Pakistan
Agricultural research institutes
Pakistan federal departments and agencies
1977 establishments in Pakistan


title: Trams in Bonn

text:
The Bonn tramway network () forms part of the public transport system in the city Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, along with the Bonn Stadtbahn with which the tramlines are heavily integrated.  The tram network consists of three tram lines which makes Bonn's tramway relatively small, as it comprises only  of route. The tramway is operated by 24 low-floor tramcars.

The system is operated by SWB Bus und Bahn, a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Bonn, and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS).

Operations

Lines

In addition to the Stadtbahn, Bonn is served by three Straßenbahn () lines, covering  of route, that remain in service. Two of the tram lines (Lines 61 and 62) are regular routes, while the third line (Line 65) is a limited service route:

History

Horse trams

The first trams in Bonn were opened on 19 April 1891 as horsecar tramlines. The tramway was built by the Havestadt, Contag. & Cie. company, with which the city of Bonn had concluded an agreement on 22 and 25 August 1890. The operator of this first tramway was the AG Rheinische-Westfälische Bahngesellschaft, which was founded on 19 November 1889 by the master builder Christian Havestadt and several banks in Berlin.

The Havestadt, Contag & Cie. company initially opened two lines. The first traveled from the intersection Koblenzer Straße/Reuterstraße (today Bundeskanzlerplatz) to Markt, then on to Münsterplatz and Poststraße to the train station and from there to Poppelsdorf. On the return trip, the tramway ran from the train station through Wesselstraße back to Markt. The second tramline ran from Markt to Wilhelmplatz.

After the routes were sold to AG Rheinische-Westfälische Bahngesellschaft on 27 October 1899, a final extension of the horse-drawn tramway followed in 1903, when it was extended from the Poppelsdorfer Allee to Jagdweg in Endenich.

Under an agreement dated 15 and 17 October 1904, the horse-drawn trams passed into the possession of the city of Bonn.

Except for the Pützstraße–Koblenzer Straße line, all the horse tramlines were eventually electrified. The depots for the horse trams lay next to the Villa Loeschigk (the Palais Schaumburg today).

Steam tramline Bonn-Godesberg Mehlem

A steam tramline was started on 22 May 1892 that connected Bonn with Godesberg Mehlem. As with the horse tramlines, this steam tram line came into the possession of the city of Bonn on 15 and 17 October 1904, thought this line was co-owned with the city of then-independent city of Godesberg. The steam operation in 1911 was revamped in three stages, and converted to a standard gauge electrified tramline; at the same time, the terminus was also relocated to Kaiserplatz in Bonn.

The route to Bad Godesberg is now a light rail (Stadtbahn) line, though the section between Bad Godesberg and Mehlem was shut down in 1976.

City of Bonn tramlines

In parallel to the horse trams of the Havestadt, Contag. & Cie. company, the city of Bonn continued its own plans to build trams. After receiving funding from the citizenry of Bonn in 1898, a bridge across the Rhine from Bonn to Beuel was built and completed –the Havestadt, Contag. & Cie. company expressed an interest in using the new bridge for its tramways. This request was rejected by the City of Bonn. On 11 March 1898, the city obtained from the railway department in Cologne a concession for the construction and operation of a meter-gauge tramway.

On 21 May 1902, a  long tramline built by Siemens & Schuckert between Bonn and Beuel went into operation.

After the horse and steam tramlines came into the possession of the city on 15 and 17 October 1904, it was decided on 7 December 1905 to electrify all the tramlines and to convert them to standard gauge.

Electrification of the tram network

During the Second World War, the tramway suffered considerable damage to the fleet and the track network. By 1 October 1946, the tram network, except for some minor sections, was back in operation. Among other things, the route to the Venusberg was not resumed since this district was occupied by the Allied forces.

On 28 August 1949, the section between Koblenzer Straße and Gronau was converted to bus operation. By this time, Federal Government was anxious to make it sure that cars could move freely in the government administrative district without having to take trams into consideration.

After the Rhine bridge at Beuel was restored on 12 November 1949, tram service there resumed.

Decline of the tram network

After 4 October 1953, the two routes from the train station to Poppelsdorf and from Endenich to the Rheindorfer Straße were shut down for financial reasons. At this point, Bonn was down to just three tramlines. On 3 April 1955, the routes from the Venusberg and from Endenich to the station were closed also closed for financial reasons. Thus, by 1955, Bonn's tram network was reduced to just Line 1 from Dottendorf to Rhinedorf and Line 2 from Dottendorf to Beuel.

On 1 November 1966, Line 1 was moved when a new autobahn was constructed. Another change took place in September 1974, when both tramlines had to be relocated out of downtown because of the creation of a downtown pedestrian zone. In 1976, the federal government tried one last time to completely close Bonn's tramway, but failed due to, among other things, the resistance of the city's populace.

Recent expansion of the tram network

On 19 August 1994, a new tramline from Graurheindorf to Auerberg entered into operation. Because this new terminus had no turning loop, all the previously operating tramcars were taken out of service at this time, and replaced with bi-directional low-floor trams.

See also
 Bonn Stadtbahn

References

Inline references

Further reading

External links

 SWB Bus und Bahn – official site
 Track plan of the Bonn tram system
 Bahnen in Bonn – Historie und neue Ideen
 Fotodokumentation Bonner Haltestellen mit Hintergrundinformationen
 Historical Club SWB – We show history  (Summary only)

Bonn
Companies based in Bonn
Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bonn


title: International B-class catamaran

text:
The International B-class/F20 Catamaran, is a development class, on the comeback after the fracturing of the original B-class, into the myriad of one design, off the beach cats we have today.

Background

The B-class was founded during the 1960s and was part of the 4-tier IYRU (now ISAF) approach to divide up the sports catamaran sailing scene into 4 separate groups. These A, B, C and D classes were governed by a very small set of class rules to which each design had to comply. In the beginning it was just:

All boats designed and built to these specs would be grouped into one fleet and race each other for crossing the finish line first.
The A-Class is the largest remaining of those 4 main classes, while the recent development in wing sail technology, the C-Class is enjoying a revival.

In 1967, the then International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU, now ISAF) decided to run a week long series of trials (August 5–12) to determine the best "A" and "B" classes of catamaran design to be selected for International status. The trials were held at the Catamaran Yacht Club, Isle of Sheppey (a small island in the Thames Estuary, 50 miles to the east of London), Kent, UK.
The B Class was easily won by a Tornado sailed by Reg White and Bob Fisher, who took six first places out of nine races.
The Tornado went on to be used for the Olympics from 1976 onwards. Nearly 50 years later, the Tornado is still one of the highest performing B Class catamarans.

Unfortunately the choice of such a beamy and thus difficult to trailer boat, left a massive hole in the market. Consequently the B-Class quickly splintered into a score of sub classes like the one-design Hobie 16's, Nacra 5.8, and more recently the Formula 16 and Formula 18 specifications with strict class rules.

Specifications

The rigid specification of the Tornado combined with splintering mentioned above, has meant there has been a virtual absence of a B-class specification for many years.

However the recent arrival of what are being called International F20 catamarans we are starting to see a revival of a class that could lead sailors into the future of high tech, fully foiling and affordable catamaran sailing.

The current trend is to create a box rule like the A-Class but relax the rules that are preventing it from becoming fully foiling.
Public opinion is leaning towards avoiding the pitfalls of the Formula 16's and Formula 18's that excluded several existing designs, such that the new spec would include all existing sub-20 ft off the beach catamarans. These dimensions are stretched out to accommodate the three production fully foiling Formula 20's: the Nacra F20 FCS, the Flying Phantom and the Marstrom M-20

Subsequently the International F20 catamarans is defined by
 Min overall boat weight : 150 kg / 330 lbs
 Max overall boat length (LOA) : 6.2 m / 20.33 ft (excl. rudders and bowsprit)
 Max overall boat width (Beam) : 3.50 m / 11.48 ft (Incl. wings and foils)
 Max upwind sail area incl. mast : 25 m² / 268.8 ft²
 Max downwind sail area incl. mast : 55 m² / 591.3 ft²
 Max sail area of mast : 3 m² / 32.25 ft²
Practical considerations:
 Must be an Off the beach catamaran (i.e. capable of being rigged and launched by hand)
 Must be legally trailer-able for road use without substantial dis-assembly

See also
 List of multihulls

References

B Class
Catamarans


title: Niyaz Hasan Khan

text:
Niyaz Hasan Khan (1918–2007), also spelled Niaz, was an Indian National Congress leader and former MLA from Kunda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Uttar Pradesh.

Political career
Niyaz Hasan Khan was MLA of Kunda (कुंडा / कुंडाहरनामगंज) from 1962 to 1969, 1974 to 1977, 1980 to 1991. He won 6 Vidhan Sabha elections from Kunda and lost three times. He was Speaker of UP Assembly at some point during his long tenure as MLA.

References

People from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1967–1969
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1974–1977
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1980–1985
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989
1918 births
2007 deaths
Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh


title: Sky Wizards Academy

text:
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Moroboshi and illustrated by Mikihiro Amami. Fujimi Shobo has published fourteen volumes since July 2013 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Arisu Shidō started serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive from July 26, 2014. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa aired between July 8, 2015 and September 23, 2015.

Plot
Humanity was driven off the land by the threat of magical armored insects and now live in aerial floating cities. Its defenses lie in wizards who fight the insects with magic in mid-air. Kanata Age is a young man who lives on the floating wizard academy city of "Misutogan." He was once celebrated as the "Black Master Swordsman," the elite ace of the S128 special team. However, he is now despised as the "traitor of the special team." One day, he is assigned as the instructor of E601, a team that has suffered over 100 consecutive defeats. E601 has three girls — Misora Whitale, Lecty Eisenach, and Rico Flamel — with one or two peculiar quirks.

Characters

Main characters

Formerly known as the ace of Platoon S128 and the strongest Sky Wizard, after a very dangerous mission that he completed successfully, he stopped going on missions, and now he's loathed as a traitor. He becomes the instructor of Platoon E601, hoping to improve their capabilities. He tends to be in situations where the girls label him as a pervert but is able to overcome the hurdles thrown at him.

The leader of Platoon E601. Despite having good speed and stamina, she's rather impulsive and not very good with her weapon or giving orders. When Kanata finds out her desire of being a Sword Sorcerer as a way of honoring her late mother, he decides to train her in order to make her improve. It is shown that she holds feelings for Kanata and usually gets jealous when he acts kindly towards Yuri.

Member of Platoon E601 with the role of close combat fighter. Despite being skilled with her weapon, she's incredibly shy and prone to apologizing a lot for no reason. In order to help her, Kanata makes her work at a maid cafe so she can talk to other people. She also has feelings for Kanata as he made her improve her lack of social skills and confidence.

Member of Platoon E601 with the role of sniper. While intelligent and good at shooting, she's narcissistic to the point of seeing herself as a goddess, not even bothering to practice. It turns out that a lot of her narcissism comes from feeling inferior towards her older sister, but Kanata helps her recover her will to fight. She has feelings for Kanata as well as he accepts her for who she really is.

Member of Platoon S128, who used to idolize Kanata, but since she was unconscious when he charged alone, she now sees him as a traitor like most of the academy. Whenever she sees him she always picks a fight with him however it is quite clear she is just trying to get his attention. Despite calling him a traitor, she still has feelings for him. After losing a bet against Kanata in the Mistgun tournament she joins Fireteam E601 with the rest of the girls.

Guard Captain of Platoon S128 and Kanata's childhood friend. She still defends Kanata's actions and later recommended him to be the instructor of Platoon E601.

Another member of Platoon S128. Like Chloe, he doesn't see Kanata as a traitor. Kanata seems to be quite good friends with him as they can be seen chatting quite often.

Rico's older sister and supervisor of the Sky Wizard Platoons. Despite disliking her sister's attitude, she occasionally asks Chloe about her progress. But seeing Kanate the "traitor", training Platoon E601 for the Mistgun tournament, she's arrogantly adamant in getting rid of Kanate and his platoon. Includes asking Yuri to try to get her team to win.

Other characters

A member of the medical division who develops a crush on Yuri although his crush is what leads to his decision to gain power through nefarious ways and succumbing to possession by the sky beetles; he almost destroyed the academy. He is the main antagonist in the anime.

Greg Hastuck

Socie Whitale

Misora's late mother and Sky Wizard. While she was an excellent fighter, she was rather silly and clumsy at home, much to the annoyance of her husband and daughter. When she was killed in action by the Armored Insects, everyone she knew except Misora forgot about her.

Gail Whitale

Misora's widowed father, who is a Normal and owner of a restaurant. He forgot about his wife when she was killed by the Insects and now he worries that if Misora dies, he will also forget her.

Media

Light novels
The first light novel volume was published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint on July 20, 2013. As of July 2017, fourteen volumes have been published.

Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa aired between July 8, 2015 and September 23, 2015. Two pieces of theme music are used. The opening theme, titled "D.O.B.", is performed by Iori Nomizu. The ending theme is "Hallelujah" performed by la la larks.

Episode list

Reception
The anime series' first episode garnered negative reviews from Anime News Network's staff during the Summer 2015 season previews. Nick Creamer put it alongside Absolute Duo and World Break for being a "cheap anime promo for a light novel fantasy-action harem", criticizing the first half for its "long, budget-efficient monologue" and the second half containing outdated and cliché humor from its given genre, concluding that its "very lethargically paced, heavy on unnecessary exposition and slow in the introduction of its obvious premise." Bamboo Dong found the opening action scene dull and poorly animated, and saw the anime being "creatively bankrupt" with its premise, characters and jokes. Hope Chapman felt the episode represented Diomedéa taking Studio ARMS' position of producing low budget, schlocky trash with a "distinctly light-novel flavor", saying "[T]here's nothing pretty to look at, no endearing characters, not a drop of originality in the plot, and it's just plain no fun to watch." Theron Martin gave credit to the character designs and development of Kanata but felt it wasn't enough to excuse the less than enthusiastic execution of the overall story, characters and visuals, calling it "a limp, painfully directive waste of effort." Fellow ANN editor Rebecca Silverman reviewed the complete anime series in 2016. She commended the effort made to give character development to its cast (singling out Real for being "the most extreme and interesting") and was surprised by the good background music, but was critical of the overall stockiness of the cast, awkward animation in both character anatomy and movements, and poor story developments concluding that "this is just like every other magic high school harem show, from the characters to the story arcs, and it ends with questions remaining that we aren't likely to get answered any time soon."

References

External links
Official anime website

2013 Japanese novels
2015 anime television series debuts
Anime and manga based on light novels
Crunchyroll anime
Diomedéa
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Harem anime and manga
Japanese fantasy novels
Light novels
Madman Entertainment anime
Media Factory manga
Kadokawa Dwango franchises
Seinen manga
Tokyo MX original programming


Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice? () is a 1979 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Marino Girolami (under the pseudonym "Franco Martinelli").

Cast

Renzo Montagnani: Diogene Colombo
Alvaro Vitali: Aroldo / Carlotta / Gigetto
Paola Senatore: Miss Beltramelli
Mario Carotenuto: Mr. Beltramelli
Stefano Amato: Beniamino Colombo
Lory Del Santo: Irma
Sabrina Siani: Mrs. Francesca
Angie Vibeker: Emma
Franco Caracciolo: un travestito

Plot
A private investigator is hired by a seductive woman, who undertakes to find out if there are other women in the life of her husband, a wealthy and powerful businessman. To avoid arousing the suspicions of her husband, the detective and his assistant are forced to pass himself off, respectively, for the butler homosexual Diogenes and for Carlotta cook and, with the complicity of his wife, they are taken inside the house, along the rest of the servants. But the task is quite difficult for the two investigators, one dealing with three women that they assiduously court, and the other with an abusive gardener sex maniac. During a shadowing of her husband, the two detectives discover that this is actually a homosexual who likes to wear women's clothes, and has a relationship with a transvestite, a former boxer middleweight champion Lazio. Accordatisi with her husband for a double-digit compared to the promise from the lady, the two pretend not to have seen anything, so as to receive double compensation by both spouses. Completed the task, the two returned home, giving a lift to two Finnish women, which are actually two men who rob them of all the money and car.

References

External links

Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice? at Variety Distribution

1970s sex comedy films
Films directed by Marino Girolami
Commedia sexy all'italiana
Italian LGBT-related films
Films scored by Berto Pisano
1979 comedy films
1979 films
1970s Italian films


title: Sir George Robinson, 2nd Baronet

text:
Sir George Best Robinson, 2nd Baronet (14November 17971855) was a British colonial administrator who became Chief Superintendent of British trade in China.

Family background
Son of Sir George Robinson, 1st Baronet and Margaret Southwell, the natural daughter of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk, he succeeded to the baronetcy on 13February 1832.

Career
Between 1818-19 he was employed as a supercargo by the East India Company in Canton, (now known as Guangzhou).

He was appointed third Superintendent of British Trade in China alongside Lord Napier and John Francis Davis in December 1833.
 After Napier's death in 1834, Davis and Robinson moved up to become chief and second superintendents.

Robinson became Chief Superintendent on 19January 1835 following the resignation of John Francis Davis with John Harvey Astell and Charles Elliot as second and third superintendents.
 He maintained a "perfectly quiescent line of policy" during his tenure and reported a "quiet and prosperous routine of trade". To maintain this state of affairs and to avoid the necessity of British ships obtaining port clearance in Macao, in November 1835, Robinson left the British Factory in Canton after announcing that he would henceforth operate from aboard the cutter Louisa moored off Lintin Island outside the Bocca Tigris.
British Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerton effectively dismissed Robinson in line with "the intention of His Majesty’s Government to reduce the establishment in China" through a dispatch dated 7June 1836, in which he wrote:
"It, therefore, now becomes my duty to acquaint you, that His Majesty’s Government have decided to abolish at once the office and salary of Chief Superintendent. In communicating to you this decision, I have at the same time to inform you, that your functions will cease from the date of the receipt of this despatch. You will make over. to Captain Elliot all the archives of the Commission; which will, of course, include copies of every despatch, and its inclosures (sic), which you have addressed to this department during the period you have acted as Chief Superintendent.

The Spectator later commented:
 "The conclusion can hardly be resisted, that to get rid of Sir GEORGE ROBINSON, Lord PALMERSTON abolished the office, with the intention of restoring it for Captain ELLIOT'S benefit with the purpose of enabling British subjects to violate the laws of the country to which they trade. Any loss, therefore, which such persons may suffer in consequence of the more effectual execution of the Chinese laws on this subject, must be borne by the parties who have brought that loss on themselves by their own acts."

Personal life
On 5December 1825, Robinson married Louisa, youngest daughter of Major-Gen. Robert Douglas  Diarist Harriet Low recorded on 5April 1832 that Robinson and his wife: "are both six feet tall and no beauty to boast of; very well matched as regards intellect, and not at all troubled by the fashions of the world."
The Morning Post reported that Louisa died in London on 9August 1843. He was at that time resident at Furzebrook House in Axminster, Devon. On 7January 1863 the couple's only daughter, Louisa, married John Prideaux Lightfoot, the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University

References

1797 births
1855 deaths
Robinson, George Best, 2nd Baronet
British diplomats in China


title: MIR561

text:
MicroRNA 561 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MIR561 gene.

Function

microRNAs (miRNAs) are short (20-24 nt) non-coding RNAs that are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in multicellular organisms by affecting both the stability and translation of mRNAs. miRNAs are transcribed by RNA polymerase II as part of capped and polyadenylated primary transcripts (pri-miRNAs) that can be either protein-coding or non-coding. The primary transcript is cleaved by the Drosha ribonuclease III enzyme to produce an approximately 70-nt stem-loop precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA), which is further cleaved by the cytoplasmic Dicer ribonuclease to generate the mature miRNA and antisense miRNA star (miRNA*) products. The mature miRNA is incorporated into a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), which recognizes target mRNAs through imperfect base pairing with the miRNA and most commonly results in translational inhibition or destabilization of the target mRNA. The RefSeq represents the predicted microRNA stem-loop. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009].

References

Further reading

RNA


title: Japanese minesweeper W-10

text:
Three Japanese minesweepers have been named :

 , ex-, a  of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War I
 , ex-, an  of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War I
 , a  of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II

See also
 , a  of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
 , a  of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Imperial Japanese Navy ship names
Japanese Navy ship names


title: Guilty Gear X2 updated versions

text:
Guilty Gear X2 (released as Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival in Japan) is a 2D fighting video game developed by Arc System Works, and published by Sammy Studios. It was first released on May 23, 2002 for Japanese arcades, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 for North America in 2003. The game received updated versions for several platforms, each containing various adjustments: Guilty Gear X2 #Reload (2003), Guilty Gear XX Slash (2005), Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (2006), Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (2008), and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (2012).

Although each installment has received both praise and criticism for its particularities, all the Guilty Gear X2 updated versions have generally been well received by critics. Graphics, online option and its price were the aspects most praised for the first update, while Accent Core divided opinions about its innovations and was panned by its Wii controls. Core Plus was the source of much praise, although it was not totally satisfying for reviewers; Plus R is the one that has the lowest average scores from GameRankings and Metacritic. However, as of 2022, Plus R is currently the highest rated traditional 2D fighting game on Steam. Sales-wise, there is a decline from #Reload to Core Plus.

Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

 is the first updated version of Guilty Gear X2. Adjustments on balance high-level play were made and Robo-Ky was made playable from the beginning. The number of challenges in Mission Mode was increased to 100, Survival Mode has 1000 levels in #Reload, and the player can damage the enemy normally or perform combos to gain next level quicker.

#Reload first released on March 26, 2003 in the Japanese arcades, and on July 31, 2003, for PlayStation 2 (PS2). Later, it was ported to Xbox, Windows, and PlayStation Portable (PSP), being released on April 29, 2004 by Microsoft, on July 23, 2004 by Media Kite, and September 29, 2005 by Sega, respectively. It was also released in the Xbox Live service "Xbox Originals" on June 16, 2008. Majesco Entertainment acquired its rights in later April 2004, and published the Xbox's version in North America on September 14, 2004. The rights to its European release were acquired by Zoo Digital Publishing (now Zushi Games), which released it for PS2 and Xbox on November 26, 2004 and for Windows on April 7, 2006. On September 5, 2014, it was released on the Steam digital distribution platform for Windows PCs. The South Korean release was the most singular, because it included a new soundtrack composed by Korean musician Shin Hae Chul, and featured all synth. However, the rock and metal theme of the series' music remains in this soundtrack, as well. It also added Korean voices, marking the 2nd game in the franchise to have a Korean dub, alongside Guilty Gear X Plus.

Reception

Guilty Gear X2 #Reloads PS2 version sold 91,130 copies, and the PSP version sold 31,910 copies. Reviews for its Xbox version were generally positive, with aggregate scores of 85.02% from GameRankings, and 86/100 from Metacritic. Guilty Gear X2 #Reload was praised for its graphics; GamePro stated "The 2D-animation cel-like graphics are simply gorgeous and animate smoothly", while PALGN commented that its "[e]xcellent character design combined with some visually appealing backgrounds make GGX2:Reload one of the best looking 2D games ever." IGN said it "offers a solid framerate (even online), lush visuals, and an incredible amount of gameplay depth." G4 stated that "this is both a great fighting game and a great addition to the Xbox library." In addition to the several features, including the option to play multiplayer matches in Xbox Live, reviewers noted its price in North America as a reason to buy the game, giving high scores to it. ScrewAttack ranked it the tenth best fighting game of all time in 2007.

It received runner-up placements in GameSpot's 2004 "Best Fighting Game" and "Best Budget Game" award categories across all platforms.

Guilty Gear XX Slash

 is the second updated version of Guilty Gear X2. Once again, the game's balance was reworked by changing properties of certain moves and including new moves for some of the characters; GameSpot noted "the game seems to be balanced better than its predecessors." Two new characters were introduced to the game, these being A.B.A, who debuted in Guilty Gear Isuka, and Order-Sol, who is Sol Badguy with an entirely different costume, and moveset. It was first released on September 28, 2005 for the arcades in Japan. In December 2005, it was reported that it would be ported for PS2, which occurred on April 13, 2006. This version was the best-selling title for PS2 in its debut week, being fifth overall; it sold 87,414 copies in Japan as of December 31, 2006. It was later re-released under "Sega the Best" collection on March 17, 2007.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

 is the third version of Guilty Gear X2. In addition to balance changes, Accent Core features a new type of special move, the "Force Break," which uses 25% of the tension gauge. It also introduces moves that make opponents stick briefly to walls or slide across the floor of a stage. New additions also include "Slashback," a form of parrying with reduced block stun, and throw breaks. Both versions of the game feature three gameplay modes per character, based on the Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X, and Accent Core fighting systems. Accent Core also underwent a major aesthetic change for the series. In addition to a new opening movie, and a redesigned menu, all voices, including that of the announcer, have been re-recorded (or replaced with previously unused samples), sometimes by different actors. The playable character artwork was also redone, and new background songs were added. On the other hand, the Story Mode, as well as Justice and Kliff were removed.

It was first released to Japanese arcades on December 20, 2006. A home console version on PS2 was released on May 31, 2007. A Wii version of this game was released on July 26, 2007, complete with support for the Classic Controller and Nintendo GameCube controller, along with a setup using both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Some bugs were reported in the Japanese PS2 version of the game, and Aksys Games announced they would fix them for the American release. Aksys released the PS2 version on September 11, 2007, and the Wii version on October 16, 2007. The publishing rights for the Wii was acquired by 505 Games in October 2007, and released it in Europe on February 29, 2008. 505 Games also published it on Australia for Wii on March 6, 2008.

Reception

Its PS2 version sold 50,983 copies in Japan as of December 30, 2007. Reviews for it were generally positive; aggregate-review websites GameRankings and Metacritic rated the PS2 version 78.75% and 77/100, and the Wii version 74.88% and 75/100. It was elected the tenth best PS2 game by IGN's Ryan Clements, who also did a review which put it among the IGN's "top ten highest rated PS2 games" of 2007. Although he called it "a great game", Clements noted it as "a remastered version of the original", and thus not "the next big Guilty Gear game" the fans were waiting for. GameDaily said it "may not have changed the recipe, but the meal is just as appetizing"; GameSpot wrote that the new features made the gameplay "a bit more interesting", while Game Informer labeled it as a "fresh wave" and "solid" changes. In IGN "Best of 2007", it was elected the best fighting game on PS2, and was a runner-up in the category of best fighting game in all consoles. On the other hand, the Wii version was heavily criticized due to its controls. Nintendo Life qualified it as a "terrible motion-sensitive control", and IGN gave it a 5.9 score in contrast to an 8.5 score given in the PS2 version.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus

 is the fourth version of Guilty Gear X2, and an enhanced version of Accent Core. No changes to the battle system have been made, but new features were added. Features include Kliff and Justice's return, with appropriate changes and additions, the return of Mission Mode, a new Survival Mode with level-up features, a new Gallery Mode with new illustrations, and bug fixes, rebalances, and tune ups from the previous version. It also features a new Story Mode. However all the in-game blood was removed and instead was replaced with more action/impact effects. The story is a continuation of the storyline from Guilty Gear X2. All characters have a storyline, and the stories cover the major events involving the mystery of Gears, "That Man" and conflict with the Post-War Administration Bureau.

It was first released on March 27, 2008 for the PS2, along with an "Append Edition" released on the same day. A version for the PSP with 3-on-3 tag matches was released on July 24, 2008 in Japan. A downloadable version through the PlayStation Store was also released on PSP on September 24, 2009. Aksys released it for the American market on April 6, 2009 for the PS2 and PSP, and on May 12 for the Wii. It was released for PS2 in Europe on November 26, 2010 by Zen United, which also released the Wii and PSP versions on May 20, 2011. Arc System Works released an Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade) version worldwide on October 24, 2012, and the PlayStation 3 (via PlayStation Network) version on November 1, 2012 in Japan. The PSN version was released in North America on December 4, 2012.

Reception

Its PS2 version sold 28,867 copies in Japan as of December 28, 2008, and has an aggregate score of 82.67% from GameRankings, which assigns a score of 78% on the PSP version. The Xbox 360 version has generally received mixed reviews, while the PlayStation 3 and Wii versions has generally received positive ones, with aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic assigning the Xbox 360 version 72.89% and 74/100, the PlayStation 3 version 74.57% and 75/100, and the Wii version 78% and 76/100.

Clements affirmed, "Somewhat less glamorous than previous Guilty Gears, Accent Core Plus still has a polished feel and an interesting universe." He said the graphics and the music may be "a little old," but "it's still highly entertaining;" the visual on PSP, however, were criticized for being "a bit fuzzy" compared to the PS2. He also felt "the standard nunchuck setup just doesn't work", saying the Wii version can only be enjoyed with a Classic Controller. Although called it "an enjoyable experience" for two players, Richard Li from 1UP.com criticized the lack of "online matchmaking", as well as the "mostly nonsensical, ridiculous, and/or unexciting" story mode and the some times "overly frustrating" mission mode for its difficulty.

While deemed it "a good value", Official Xbox Magazines Heidi Kemps said it is difficult for newcomers and that the "super-basic matchmaking and sometimes-laggy online play are also disappointing." Similarly, Chris Sculion of Official Nintendo Magazine said "it's not very user-friendly" but "you'll find there's a fantastic fighting game hidden inside." Vincent Ingenito of IGN said it is "arguably the best game to ever bear the name", and Matthew Codd of NZGamer stressed, "Poor online play doesn't stop you from getting a few mates around for an old fashioned side-by-side slugfest." Both NGamer and Nintendo Power commend the possibility of playing it several times, with the former labeling it "An absorbing, tactically rich fighter with endless replay value."

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

 is the fifth and latest updated version of Guilty Gear X2. The game's balance was reworked again and in-game bosses Kliff and Justice are also balanced for regular play. It was first released on September 20, 2012 to the Sega's arcade system board RingEdge 2. A new version of the game with changes known as Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R version 1.10 was released on January 18, 2013. Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus R was released on the PlayStation Vita in Japan on March 19, 2013 as an exclusively downloadable game. It was released in Europe on February 14, 2013 and in North America on April 23, 2013. A patch to update the PS3 version of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus to Plus R was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store on August 7, 2013 and globally for Xbox Live on October 11, 2013. This patch was made available for North American PSN users on March 3, 2014. A PC port was released on May 26, 2015 via Steam, and was updated December 22, 2020 to add rollback netcode via GGPO. A Nintendo Switch port was digitally released worldwide on May 16, 2019.

Reception

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R for PS Vita has received "mixed or average reviews", according to Metacritic, which assigns an average score of 69/100, while GameRankings assigns 67% of approval. It was largely criticized for its lack of an online mode; Ingenito stated, "Both mechanically and visually, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R is an excellent fighter" but that it "feel[s] incomplete". Destructoid's Chris Carter wrote, "I'm pretty torn on the review given the omission of such a major function, but ultimately Guilty Gear is a great game, and that core was preserved here." Pocket Gamers Peter Willington deemed it as neither good for newcomers due to its difficulty, nor for people used to the series, as "it's doubtful the tweaks to character moves or minimal additional content will be worth the price of admission if you own a copy on another platform." Bradly Hale of Hardcore Gamer also did not considered it worth buying for people who own the previous Core Plus due to its lack of online play, though he commented, "Its mechanics, its mode, its style and presentation are all top notch." However, the balance among the roster of characters was praised by Ingenito and Carter.

References

External links
 Guilty Gear X2 #Reload official site  (PS2) (archived from the original)
 Guilty Gear X2 #Reload official site (Xbox)
 Guilty Gear X2 #Reload at Zoo Digital (Europe) (PC, PS2, Xbox) (archived)
 Guilty Gear XX Slash official page
 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core official page
 Official Guilty Gear XX Accent Core website
 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus at Aksys Games (PSP, PS2, Wii)
 Official Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R website

ALL.Net games
Arcade video games
Arc System Works games
Guilty Gear games
Fighting games
2D fighting games
PlayStation 2 games
PlayStation 3 games
PlayStation Network games
PlayStation Portable games
PlayStation Vita games
Video games developed in Japan
Video games with alternative versions
Wii games
Windows games
Xbox 360 Live Arcade games
Xbox games
Xbox Originals games
Multiplayer and single-player video games


title: Serge Jolimeau

text:
Serge Jolimeau is a Haitian metal sculptor born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti in 1952. Renowned artists such as Georges Liautaud, Murat Brierre, the Louis-Juste brothers, and Gabriel Bien-Aimé were also from this same village.

Biography

Jolimeau was an apprentice under Seresier Louis-Juste after high school, and joined the Centre d’Art, Haiti, in 1972 where he met his mentor Murat Brierre. He stands out with Gabriel Bien-Aimé as one of the most gifted metal sculptors (traditional sculptural art of carved metal, particularly from steel drums, inaugurated in Haiti by Georges Liautaud) of his generation. Jolimeau's stylization and fantastic complexity, grounded in voodoo inspiration, tends to produce works giving the impression of a metal lace. In 2009, Jolimeau along with Micah Ramil Remy and Toyin Folorunso were artists selected by Bill Clinton to create commemorative works for the Clinton Global Citizen Awards as part of the Clinton Global Initiative. At the end of 2010, following the Haiti earthquake and in cooperation with the Clinton Global Initiative, Macy's agreed to sell Croix-des-Bouquetes artisan created works from Jolimeau's shop in their stores throughout the United States. His artwork has been exhibited internationally since 1979. Jolimeau has participated in the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market annually since 2005.

Principal expositions
 1979 - Kunst aus Haiti, Staatlichen Kunsthalle, Berlin
 1992 - A Haitian Celebration: Art and Culture, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
 1995 - Masterworks in Haitian Art from the Collection of the Davenport Museum, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport
 1997 - Haitian Art: Twenty Years of Collecting at the Waterloo Museum of Art, Waterloo Museum of Art, Waterloo, Iowa
 1998 - Caribe: Exclusión, fragmentación y paraíso, Casa de America y Museo Extremeno Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporaneo, Madrid
 2000 - Island Delights: The Spirit and Passion of Haitian Art, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa
 2004 - Lespri Endepandan: Discovering Haitian Sculpture, Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami
 2008 - Off the Wall, Pan American Art Projects, Miami
 2012 - Outside the Box, Pan American Art Projects, Miami

Public collections

Brooklyn Museum
 Crucifixion scene, 1981
Milwaukee Art Museum
Démon, 1977
Spencer Museum of Art :
Man and Goat
See Goddesses
Siren
Winged Stag
Figge Art Museum:
Lasiren et la Bête
Capricorne
Croix Vaudou
Crucifix
Crucifixion
Femme légère
La Diablesse
Le Démon Ailé
Les Deux Sorcières
Les Trois Hermaphrodites
Rooster Mounting a Law
Turtle Woman
Waterloo Center for the Arts:
Metamorphosis
Sun and Birds
Spirit Possession
La Siren
Papa Damballah and Aida Ouedo
Crucifixion
Crucifixion
Siren
Man and Horse
Woman and Bird
Bird and Horse
Angel and Bird
Male Figure
Merbird
Horse and Fish
Sirene
Mounted Figure
Sirene
Mother Angel and Child

References

Note: the majority of the initial article was translated from the French Wikipedia article "Serge Jolimeau"

External links
Haiti Cultural Recovery Project: Centre d’Art  from the Smithsonian Institution
Serge Jolimeau - Haiti: Scuplteur sur métal découpé images from Galerie Fallet

1952 births
20th-century Haitian sculptors
Date of birth missing (living people)
Haitian sculptors
Living people
People from Ouest (department)


title: Hawaii Territorial Guard

text:
The Hawaii Territorial Guard () was the state defense force of Hawaii during World War II. As a result of the National Guard of Hawaii being federalized for the duration of the war, the Hawaii Territorial Guard was created to serve as the stateside replacement for the National Guard. During the war, it was the sole military force available to the Governor of Hawaii as its captain general to use in defense of the state. Unlike the National Guard, as a state defense force, the Hawaii Territorial Guard was not subject to federalization or deployment outside of the borders of Hawaii, but rather answered only to the governor.

History of predecessor units
The National Guard and the state defense forces both trace their roots to the state militias which made up the majority of the United States Armed Forces prior to the implementation of the Militia Act of 1903 and the subsequent creation of the modern National Guard of the United States as a federal reserve force. The first militia in Hawaii was the Honolulu Rifles, composed of non-native Hawaiians, which was created in 1884. After state militias were reorganized into the National Guard, the remaining Hawaiian militia units were reorganized into the National Guard.

Creation
The Hawaii Territorial Guard was created by Governor Joseph B. Poindexter, who ordered the mobilization of a Territorial Guard around 10:00 a.m. on December 7, 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Membership
Immediately after ordering the activation of the Territorial Guard, Governor Poindexter began the task of creating it. The University of Hawaii Reserve Officer's Training Corps was activated and assembled at the University of Hawaii campus and immediately drafted into the Territorial Guard, alongside various high school JROTC students.

At 11:00 a.m. on the same day, all members of the American Legion were also called to duty via radio, thus adding between three hundred and four hundred members to the Territorial Guard ranks, whose membership would reach a strength of 89 officers and 1,254 enlisted men by December 31, 1941.

In January 1942, due to suspicions of their loyalty, all ethnic Japanese members were dismissed from the Hawaii Territorial Guard. Hawaii Territorial Guardsmen who had been discharged petitioned General Delos Carleton Emmons, the Military Governor of Hawaii, to be allowed contribute to the war effort in another way, and in February they were assigned to a regiment of engineers as a 160-man auxiliary unit called the Varsity Victory Volunteers. After the temporary shutdown of the unit, the Hawaii Territorial Guard was immediately reactivated without its ethnic Japanese members and began recruiting replacements.

Duties
The Hawaii Territorial Guard was tasked with guarding against a potential paratrooper assault by the Japanese in the immediate aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack. After the immediate threat had passed, they were assigned to guard key buildings and infrastructure against sabotage.

Equipment
Members of the Hawaii Territorial Guard were issued M1903 Springfield rifles.

Disbandment
The Hawaii Territorial Guard was disbanded in 1947.

Other militias
There were several other militias composed of civilians, but these were given limited recognition and training by the United States government. These included the following private militia units:

 Businessmen's Military Training Corps
 Hawaii Defense Volunteers
 Hawaii Air Depot Volunteer Corp
 Kauai Volunteers
 Maui Volunteers
 Molokai-Lanai Volunteers
 Organized Defense Volunteers
 Varsity Victory Volunteers
 Women's Army Volunteer Corp

Legal status
State defense forces are permitted by the federal government under Title 32, Section 109 of the United States Code. Currently, 23 states and the territory of Puerto Rico maintain active state defense forces. Hawaii state law also recognizes the Hawaii state defense force as a component of the militia of the state. Therefore, the existing legal framework makes it possible for the Governor of Hawaii or the state legislative to order the reactivation of a Hawaii state defense force in the future, inheriting the lineage and traditions of not jst the old HTG but of the volunteer Hawaiian-American militia organizations of the Second World War.

See also
Hawaii Naval Militia
Hawaii Wing Civil Air Patrol

References

State defense forces of the United States
Paramilitary organizations based in Hawaii
Military in Hawaii
1941 establishments in Hawaii
1947 disestablishments in Hawaii


title: Jacqueline Fahey

text:
Jacqueline Mary Fahey  (born 1929) is a New Zealand painter and writer.

Biography
Of Irish Catholic ancestry, Fahey was born in Timaru in 1929. Fahey had strong female role models in her life: her mother was a pianist who attended the Melbourne Conservatoire of Music and worked as a professional pianist for 8 years before returning to New Zealand, and her grandmother taught at a Dominican Convent and was "very good at languages and loved history". "These two women were my role models, really," Fahey has commented. "They gave me the idea that women were supposed to excel even if it was primarily in the arts."

When she was eight, her family home, "Machweil", burnt down and Fahey and her three sisters were sent to Teschemakers, a now-closed Catholic boarding school for girls, near Oamaru. She then studied at the Canterbury University College School of Art, graduating with a Diploma of Fine Arts in 1952. She was taught by Russell Clark, Bill Sutton, and Colin Lovell-Smith. At university she also met and befriended Rita Angus, Doris Lusk, and Juliet Peter. Though she wasn't influenced stylistically by these artists, she was inspired by their commitment to painting and to the seriousness with which they undertook their work. Fahey has commented, "It wasn't so much that they influenced the way I painted. What they did was allow me to be professional, to think of it as my life."

In 1951, Fahey moved to Wellington and in 1956 she married Fraser McDonald, a young psychiatrist who she met at a party at her flat in Wellington. During her married life, Fahey, McDonald, and their three daughters lived in houses on the grounds of psychiatric institutions in Australia and New Zealand, including the Carrington Hospital. Fraser died in 1994.

Fahey has written two memoirs about her life: Something for the Birds (2006) and Before I Forget (2012).

Career
Fahey has been an active painter since the 1950s. When she was 26, she exhibited her first paintings with suburbia and marriage as their theme at Harry Seresin's Coffee Gallery on Lambton Quay in Wellington, where she was working as a waitress.

In 1964, Fahey organised an exhibition with artist Rita Angus at the Center Gallery in Wellington. This exhibition included an equal number of female and male artists and was one of the first exhibitions in New Zealand to take an intentionally gender-balanced curatorial approach. Fahey has commented, "It was a huge social success, because, to my astonishment, Rita was very social. I mean, she had connections, and she got an ambassador to open it [the exhibition], and asked all the rich people, you know, the right people to ask to an opening, and it was very successful.

In 1980, Fahey was awarded a QEII Arts Council Award to travel to New York and study painting. Specifically, Fahey wanted to "find out what circumstances helped women artists to survive in a male-dominated profession in New York". In New York, Fahey stayed at the Chelsea Hotel, made contacts at A.I.R Gallery (the first all female artists cooperative gallery in the United States), and spent time with artists Sylvia Sleigh and Isabel Bishop.

Her work increased in prominence in the 1980s, through galleries such as the Women's Gallery, established in Wellington in 1980, which sought to provide exposure to women's art and question the often patriarchal structures of the art world and market.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Fahey taught painting at the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. At the time of her appointment as lecturer, over half the painting students were women, but there were no women lecturers. Fahey joined Robert Ellis (artist), Don Binney, and Dick Frizell on the painting staff and enjoyed the experience of teaching, learning alongside her students, and sharing ideas with her colleagues.

Fahey was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to art, in the 1997 New Year Honours.

In 2007, Fahey's paintings Christine in the Pantry (1972) and Sisters Communing (1974) were included in the major exhibition WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

In 2013, she received an Arts Foundation Icon Award, the Foundation's highest honour.

Art
Fahey is credited as being one of the first painters in New Zealand to paint from a female perspective and examine the domestic subjects of contemporary women's existence: children, the home, marriage, community life, and relationships. Fahey has said: "Art should come from what an artist knows about life, and if what a woman knows is not what a man knows, then her art is going to have to be different." Owing to their subject matter and approach, Fahey's paintings are closely associated with the wider societal women's liberation and feminist movements of the 1970s and 1980s.

During many of her years as a practicing artist, Fahey did not have a studio, but instead painted on a large trolley, surrounded by the activities and energy of her family and household and following the action as it unfolded. As such, Fahey's paintings depict the detail, disorder and minutiae of domestic life, but simultaneously disrupt it, by playing with perspective and space within and across the image's frame. Objects pile on top of each other, surfaces are intricately patterned, and figures merge with their surroundings. The oil painting Christine in the Pantry (1973), held in the collection of Aigantighe Art Gallery in Timaru, is an example of Fahey's manipulation of space, patterning, and depiction of everyday, prosaic objects. The women in Fahey's paintings often look directly out at the viewer, challenging or questioning the gaze directed at them. For example, in the painting Final Domestic Expose – I paint Myself (1981–1982), held in the collection of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Fahey is shown calmly contemplating the viewer whilst surrounded by a maelstrom of children, food, washing, cosmetics, and other objects associated with family life.

Fahey often uses an impasto style of painting, where the paint is applied thickly and her brushstrokes are clearly evident to the viewer. For example, see the texture of the paint in "Fraser sees me, I see myself" from 1975, now in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Here, Fahey does not disguise the materiality of the paint, but allows it to sit in thick layers on the canvas.

In her work, Fahey also combines paint with collaged elements, such as the labels of food packaging, photographs, and other ephemera. For example, see the combination of Tanqueray and Schweppes labels, and photographs, in the painting "Mother and daughter quarrelling" (1977) from the collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. In the opening essay in the catalogue for the exhibition "alter/image", staged in 1993, curators Christina Barton and Deborah Lawler-Dormer write that Fahey's "disruptions operate not only 'within' the world of the picture, but also 'at' the surface, where representational registers collect and clash."

Though Fahey's paintings depict domestic life, the artist has expressed her antipathy for housework, and has written, "Whatever domestic skills I acquired were hard won. I found it all time absorbing and boring...When war broke out household help went into war work and we four girls were sent off to boarding school. Consequently I was bereft of domestic skills when I married. Cooking? I lacked that essential ingredient, confidence. Household tasks seemed like servitude to me. I tried, I really did, but I quickly understood that without painting I felt no personhood."

Throughout her career Fahey has expressed a strong commitment to both the local environment and politics of Aotearoa New Zealand and to her figurative style. She never considered moving into abstraction, though she has acknowledged that there are abstract qualities in her work and would often turn her paintings upside down in order to reflect on the balance of colour and composition.

Fahey's paintings can be found in major public and private art collections across New Zealand, including Victoria University of Wellington's art collection, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Christchurch Art Gallery, Aigantighe Art Gallery in Timaru, the Hocken Collection at the University of Otago, and the University of Auckland's art collection.

Selected solo exhibitions

 1973 Victoria University of Wellington
 1974 John Leech Galleries, Auckland
 1978–79 Barry Lett Galleries, Auckland
 1983 RKS Art, Auckland
 1983 Galerie Legard, Wellington
 1983 Auckland Art Gallery, Artist in Focus, 1983: Jacqueline Fahey Some Paintings
 1988 Brooker Gallery, Wellington
 2017 Where my eye leads, Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland
 2018 Jacqueline Fahey: Say Something!, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
 2019 Jacqueline Fahey's Suburbanites, New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, Wellington.

Selected group exhibitions

 1977 Young Contemporaries, Auckland City Art Gallery
 1981 Mothers, The Women's Gallery touring exhibition
 1984 Anxious images, Auckland City Art Gallery
 1985 Perspecta Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
 1992 Home Made Home Wellington City Art Gallery
 1993 Alter/Image: Feminism and Representation in New Zealand Art 1973–1993, City Gallery Wellington and Auckland Art Gallery
 2007 WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Publications

 Something for the Birds (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2006)
 Before I Forget (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2012)

Further reading
Fahey, Jacqueline. 1986. Painting Christchurch red. In Clark, Margaret (ed). Beyond Expectations: fourteen New Zealand women talk about their lives. Allen & Unwin. p. 69–82.

References

External links
Profile on the New Zealand Arts Foundation website
Jacqueline Fahey interviewed by Sally Blundell, New Zealand Listener, 2012
Jacqueline Fahey interviewed by Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand National (2012)
Frances Morton, Icon: Artist Jacqueline Fahey, New Zealand Listener, 2013
Works by Jacqueline Fahey in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Andrew Paul Wood, Review of Jacqueline Fahey: Say Something, EyeContact, 2 February 2018
Interview for Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu in association with the exhibition Jacqueline Fahey: Say Something! (2017)

1929 births
Living people
New Zealand women artists
New Zealand women writers
People from Timaru
University of Canterbury alumni
Academic staff of the University of Auckland
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand women academics
People educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru


title: Marble, Arkansas

text:
Marble is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 412 and the southwest bank of the Kings River.

Marble was built up chiefly after the Civil War. The community was named for the valuable marble mined in the vicinity.

See also
 Cartney, Arkansas, similar community in Baxter County, Arkansas

References

Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas


title: Limedale, Arkansas

text:
Limedale is an unincorporated community in Independence County, Arkansas, United States.

It was named for the lime produced there.

References

Unincorporated communities in Independence County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas


title: Jeremiah J. Murphy

text:
Jeremiah J. Murphy (February 2, 1858 – May 12, 1932), was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor. His award came for gallantry during the American Indian Wars.

Early life
Jeremiah J. Murphy was born on February 2, 1858, in County Cork, Ireland. Before he was 18, he immigrated to the United States.

Career
Murphy enlisted into the U.S. Army in Boston, Massachusetts on February 13, 1875, just eleven days after his eighteenth birthday, which was the minimal age for enlistment. Murphy was assigned to Company F, of the 3rd United States Cavalry Regiment. He was 19 years of age in March 1876, when he fought at the Battle of Powder River, Montana Territory on March 17, 1876. There, he attempted to rescue a badly wounded fellow 3rd Cavalry soldier, Private Lorenzo E. Ayers of Company M. Three months after the Powder River battle, on June 17, 1876, he fought in the Battle of the Rosebud, Montana Territory. On October 16, 1877, Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor at Camp Sheridan, Nebraska, for his actions at Powder River.

Death

Jeremiah J. Murphy died on May 12, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, where his daughter Elizabeth resided. He is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Saddler Private, 3rd United States Cavalry. Place and date: At Powder River, Montana, March 17, 1876. Entered service at: Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Born: February 2, 1852, County Cork, Ireland. Date of issue: October 16, 1877.

Citation:

"Being the only member of his picket not disabled, he attempted to save a wounded comrade".

See also
 List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
 Battle of Powder River
 Battle of the Rosebud

References

 Michigan Death Records 1867–1950. 932

External links

1858 births
1932 deaths
American Indian Wars recipients of the Medal of Honor
Irish emigrants to the United States
Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients
Military personnel from County Cork
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
United States Army soldiers
Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)


title: Berto Pisano

text:
Berto Pisano (13 October 1928 – 29 January 2002) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and jazz musician.

Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Pisano started his career as a contrabassist in the jazz groups Quartetto Astor and  Asternovas. He is best known as composer of pop songs, for, among others, Mina, and  a composer of musical scores for films and TV-series; his major hit was "A blue shadow", the theme song of the RAI TV-series Ho incontrato un'ombra, which ranked first at the Italian hit parade in 1974.

Selected filmography

References

External links

 Berto Pisano at Discogs

1928 births
2002 deaths
Italian film score composers
Italian male film score composers
People from Cagliari
Italian male conductors (music)
Italian music arrangers
Italian jazz musicians
20th-century Italian conductors (music)
20th-century Italian male musicians
Male jazz musicians


title: Aidan Meehan

text:
Aidan Meehan is an Irish artist and author of 18 books on Celtic art and design. including the eight-volume Celtic Design series and Celtic Alphabets, Celtic Borders, The Book of Kells Painting Book, The Lindisfarne Painting Book and Celtic Knots, all published by Thames & Hudson

Career
In 1974 Meehan discovered the triple grid format for creating Knotwork.

Bibliography
 Celtic Design: Knotwork: The Secret Method of the Scribes by Aidan Meehan published 1991
 Celtic Design: A Beginner's Manual by Aidan Meehan published 1991
 Celtic Design: Animal Patterns by Aidan Meehan published 1992
 Celtic Design: Illuminated Letters by Aidan Meehan published 1992
 Celtic Design: Spiral Patterns by Aidan Meehan published 1993
 Celtic Design: Maze Patterns by Aidan Meehan published 1993
 Celtic Design: The Tree of Life by Aidan Meehan published 1995
 Celtic Design: The Dragon and the Griffin: The Viking Impact by Aidan Meehan published 1995
 Celtic Patterns for Painting and Crafts by Aidan Meehan 1997
 Celtic Alphabets by Aidan Meehan published 1998
 Celtic Borders by Aidan Meehan Published 1999
 The Book of Kells Painting Book by Aidan Meehan published 1999
 The Lindisfarne Painting Book by Aidan Meehan 2000
 Celtic Knots: Mastering the Traditional Patterns by Aidan Meehan published 2003
 The Treasury of Celtic Knots by Aidan Meehan 2005
 The Celtic Design Book by Aidan Meehan published 2007

See also
Celtic knot
Labyrinth
Celtic maze
Endless knot
Book of Kells

References

External links
 Aidan Meehan on Goodreads

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Celtic Revival
Irish male artists
Irish male writers


title: Ecophobia

text:
Ecophobia is an ethical undervaluing of the natural environment that can result in cataclysmic environmental change. The term was coined, as author Simon C. Estok has revealed in his book The Ecophobia Hypothesis, by George F. Will in a September 18, 1988 Chicago Sun-Times article entitled "The Politics of Ecophobia." Will, cited by Estok, defines it as "the fear that the planet is increasingly inhospitable."

Overview
To date, Estok has done the most work defining and expanding the concept of ecophobia. He explains that "The ecophobic condition exists on a spectrum and can embody fear, contempt, indifference, or lack of mindfulness (or some combination of these) toward the natural environment. While its genetic origins have functioned, in part, to preserve our species (for instance, the fight or flight response), the ecophobic condition has also greatly serviced growth economies and ideological interests. Often a product of behaviours serviceable in the past but destructive in the present, it is also sometimes a product of the perceived requirements of our seemingly exponential growth. . . . Ecophobia exists globally on both macro and micro levels, and its manifestation is at times directly apparent and obvious but is also often deeply obscured by the clutter of habit and ignorance".

Environmental educator David Sobel uses the term somewhat differently, describing instead the fear of the environmental effects of human actions – ranging anywhere from oil spills to deforestation. Sobel described it as "a helpless sense of dread about the future." A study with 10-to-12-year-olds found 82% of the children expressed fear, sadness, and anger about environmental problems.

The neologism was used by Simon C. Estok, David Sobel,  and Roger Scruton.

Ecophobia and COVID-19
The University of Cambridge tells it readers that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to life and exacerbated many conditions and differences between people. Estok draws direct links between ecophobia and COVID-19, explaining, among other things, that "Pandemics are always environmental events, the current one being a direct result of closer human/nonhuman animal contacts—itself a result of diminishing food sources and increasing populations. Given these facts, and given the fact that ecophobia is central to the environmental crises we have created, theoretical, personal, and political discussions about ecophobia and COVID-19 are very timely."

Ecophobia and theater
Turkish folk theater dramatizes ecophobia by showing fear, anxiety, and threat of the natural world, with traditional plays often showing dominance of the natural world.

Many eco-critics and academic writers have noticed Shakespeare's representations of ecophobia in nature in plays like Othello and King Lear, among others: "The play markets this dramatic ecophobia to an audience very familiar with grain shortages, bad harvests, cold weather, and profound storms. It was a time of unprecedented exploration, perhaps in part owing to the poor harvests and lack of local fish, and the world was getting smaller." Critics also point out the ecophobia induced by monsters in Shakespeare's plays: "The plays' obsession with monsters jiggles orders, hierarchies, values, rules, and forms defining nature."

Ecophobia and The Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is a broad topic scope that defines a group of policies that aim to address the problems the planet faces, with the most recent example being legislation introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The phenomenon surrounding ecophobia has actually made it more difficult to pass legislation such as this, because voters allow their fear to impact how they vote. This in turn leads to a lack of legislation that addresses climate change policy.

Political statements made by former president Donald Trump have been cited as an example of sociopolitical effects of ecophobia, and especially how it can impact opinions on climate change. Critics have argued that rhetoric inspired by Ecophobia can limit open discussion about climate change policy and Green New Deal legislation.

See also

 Learned helplessness
 Climate crisis
 Ecocriticism

References

Further reading

Susan Jean Strife. Children's Environmental Concerns: Expressing Ecophobia. The Journal of Environmental Education.  Volume 43, Issue 1, 2012.

Environmental psychology
Phobias