Wade Ward

Wade Ward (1892 – 1971) was an American old-time music banjo player and fiddler from Independence, Virginia. He was especially renowned for his clawhammer banjo playing. He was a frequent winner at the Galax, Virginia Old Time Fiddler's Convention. His instrument, a Gibson RB-11 5-string banjo, is now housed in the Smithsonian Institution. Along with Kyle Creed, Wade Ward is thought by many to embody the 'Galax' style of clawhammer banjo playing.
Biography.
Ward began performing in public in 1919, at age 26. His first group, the Buck Mountain Band, included Van Edwards on fiddle and Van's son Earl on guitar. In 1925, Ward recorded four solo tunes (unreleased) for the Okeh label during a field recording session in Asheville, North Carolina. In October 1929 he and the Buck Mountain Band recorded four more tunes for Okeh in Richmond, Virginia, two of which were released. In the early 1930s, Ward joined a band called the Ballard Branch Bogtrotters, formed by his older brother Crockett, who was twenty years his senior. Ward played banjo, Crockett and his neighbor Alec "Uncle Eck" Dunford played fiddles, Crockett's son Fields played guitar and sang, and the Wards' family doctor W. P. Davis managed the group and occasionally played autoharp. Folklorist John A. Lomax discovered the group in 1937 at the Galax Fiddlers' Convention and recorded them for the Library of Congress. John's son Alan Lomax recorded Wade in 1939, 1941, and again in 1959; nearly 200 recordings of Ward are archived at the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center. Other folklorists including Mike Seeger and Peter Hoover made additional field recordings in the 1950s and 1960s. The Bogtrotters appeared at festivals during the folk revivals of the 40s and 50s.
Despite his musical gifts, Ward made his living as a farmer. He died in 1971 in Independence, Virginia, and is buried in the Saddle Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery a few miles west of town.


Hanako (magazine)

Hanako is a Japanese biweekly magazine for young women.
History and profile.
"Hanako" was first published in 1988. The magazine was established by Magazine House which also publishes it. The headquarters is in Tokyo. It features shops, fashion, restaurants and theaters in Tokyo and abroad. The target audience is women in their 20s, who are often working as "office ladies" and are unmarried, living with their parents and with a large disposable income and savings.
"Hanako" has been very influential and is often referred to as a style bible. Businesses featured in the magazine has seen a wave of customers, in Japan and abroad. Its readers and their likes are referred to as "Hanako-zoku" (literally "Hanako tribe"), the original readership were called the "Hanako generation" and their perceived irresponsibility is called "Hanako syndrome".
"Hanako" is published exclusively in the Tokyo metropolitan area. "Hanako West" covers the Kansai region with Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto. The male equivalent from the same publisher is "Popeye". The name of the magazine is from Hanako (, ), is a common Japanese female given name. The logo and cover between 1989 and 1999 were designed by Australian artist Ken Done.


AneCan

 is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Shogakukan. Its name derives from meaning "older sister" and "Can" from its sister magazine "CanCam". The magazine is targeted at woman in their mid to late twenties who have "graduated" from reading "CanCam".
History and profile.
"AneCan" was first launched in March 2007 as the magazine for women who have graduated from reading "CanCam". "Ane" means "older sister" and "Can" comes from "CanCam".
For the magazines launch the department store Isetan and several clothing companies collaborated with "AneCan" to create completely new brands. On 14 March 2007, Senken Shimbun reported that the "AneCan Style" brands sold 30,000,000 JPY (~US$250,000) in just four days.
On 10 August 2016, it was revealed that the magazine would be suspended after the December 2016 issue.
Exclusive contract models.
All of these models are under exclusive contract with "AneCan", limiting their professional appearances to the magazine.


Sunpak

Sunpak is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic equipment.


Ars antiqua

Ars antiqua, also called ars veterum or ars vetus, is a term used by modern scholars to refer to the Medieval music of Europe during the High Middle Ages, between approximately 1170 and 1310. This covers the period of the Notre-Dame school of polyphony (the use of multiple, simultaneous, independent melodic lines), and the subsequent years which saw the early development of the motet, a highly varied choral musical composition. Usually the term "ars antiqua" is restricted to sacred (church) or polyphonic music, excluding the secular (non-religious) monophonic songs of the troubadours, and trouvères. However, sometimes the term "ars antiqua" is used more loosely to mean all European music of the thirteenth century, and from slightly before. The term "ars antiqua" is used in opposition to "ars nova" (meaning "new art", "new technique" or "new style"), which refers to the period of musical activity between approximately 1310 and 1375.
History.
The original Middle Ages uses of the expression, found in the "Speculum Musice" of Jacobus and once by Johannes de Muris (the only one to use the exact term "ars antiqua"), referred specifically to the period of Franco of Cologne, approximately 1250–1310, but this restricted usage is rarely employed in modern scholarship. Almost all composers of the "ars antiqua" are anonymous. Léonin (fl. late 12th century), and Pérotin (fl. c.1180 – c.1220) were the two composers known by name from the Notre Dame school; in the subsequent period, Petrus de Cruce, a composer of motets, is one of the few whose name has been preserved.
In music theory the "ars antiqua" period saw several advances over previous practice, most of them in conception, and notation of rhythm. In the early Medieval music era, notation indicated the pitches of songs without indicating the rhythm that these notes should be sung in. The most famous music theorist of the first half of the 13th century, Johannes de Garlandia, was the author of the "De Mensurabili Musica" (about 1240), the treatise which defined, and most completely elucidated the rhythmic modes. A German theorist of a slightly later period, Franco of Cologne, was the first to describe a system of notation in which differently shaped notes have entirely different rhythmic values (in the "Ars cantus mensurabilis" of approximately 1280), an innovation which had a massive impact on the subsequent history of European music. Most of the surviving notated music of the 13th century uses the rhythmic modes as defined by Garlandia.
The early Gothic includes the French music composed in the Notre-Dame school up until about 1260, and the high Gothic all the music between then, and about 1310 or 1320, the conventional beginning of the "ars nova." The forms of organum and conductus reached their peak development in the early Gothic, and began to decline in the high Gothic, being replaced by the motet.
Though the style of the "ars antiqua" went out of fashion rather suddenly in the first two decades of the fourteenth century, it had a late defender in Jacques of Liège (alternatively known as Jacob of Liège), who wrote a violent attack on the "irreverent, and corrupt" "ars nova" in his "Speculum Musicae" (c.1320) vigorously defending the old style in a manner suggestive of any number of music critics from the Middle Ages to the present day. To Jacques, the "ars antiqua" was the "musica modesta", and the "ars nova" was a "musica lasciva"—a kind of music which he considered to be excessively indulgent, capricious, immodest, and sensual.


Jon Hutman

Jon Hutman is an American production designer.
Some of his film credits in that field include "Heathers" (1989), "A River Runs Through It" (1992), "Quiz Show" (1994), "French Kiss" (1995), "The Horse Whisperer" (1998), "Coyote Ugly" (2000) and "Rock of Ages" (2012). He has also been the production designer for all the films that Nancy Meyers has directed since "What Women Want" (2000). He has also been the production designer for "The Tourist" (2010) and both of the films that Angelina Jolie has directed since "In the Land of Blood and Honey"(2011) and "Unbroken"(2014).
In 2000, Hutman won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series, for his production design work on the pilot episode of the television series "The West Wing", sharing the award with Tony Fanning (art director) and Ellen Totleben (set decorator). In 2001, he directed an episode of "The West Wing" entitled "Gone Quiet". Prior to this, he directed an episode of "Gideon's Crossing".


Bay Garnett

Bay Garnett is a British freelance fashion stylist, author and editor.
She pioneered the idea of "thrifting", the art of shopping in second-hand stores, as being relevant to high fashion by including items she had found in magazine shoots. Garnett is the Senior Independent Fashion Advisor for Oxfam, and has led their runway shows during London Fashion Week in 2017, 2019 and coming up in 2020. This is part of the LFW schedule, and is uniquely styled by Garnett out of second-hand items donated to Oxfam. She also worked with Oxfam on 2019's Secondhand September campaign, with plans to repeat the initiative in 2020. Her thrift-inspired work is credited with having made its way into mainstream fashion.
Published in 2016 and 2017 by IDEA Books, Garnett co-edited Fanpages: a collection of one page zines by different contributors, such as Beth Ditto, Chloe Sevigny and Louis Theroux.
Garnett was appointed Contributing Fashion Editor at British Vogue 2002 - 2017,and then Fashion Director-at-Large of the Evening Standard magazine in 2017 until present.
Background.
She is the daughter of Andy Garnett and Polly Devlin. Her mother, who received an OBE for service for Literature, worked at both British and American "Vogue" and wrote the "Vogue Book of Fashion Photography".
Career.
After studying art history and modern history at the University of Exeter, Garnett gained initial experience in galleries such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Pace Wildenstein in New York and working for photographic agency Art Department.
In 1997, she co-launched the New York version of underground, anti-fashion magazine "Cheap Date", started in London in 1997 by Kira Jolliffe, which won them the title 'thrift pioneers'. The magazine had contributors such as Anita Pallenberg, Chloe Sevigny, Liv Tyler and Debbie Harry. She is also the co-author of "The Cheap Date Guide to Style".
From 2002 to 2004, she was Style Director for British designer Matthew Williamson, and continues to be a Contributing Fashion Editor for British "Vogue" and a consultant to Louis Vuitton amongst other projects. In 2004, she designed a limited edition range for Topshop and consulted for the label Chloé. While there, the Bay bag was developed and became one of its most successful bags.
Garnett has collaborated with photographers including Juergen Teller, Bruce Webber, Craig McDean, Nick Knight and David LaChapelle. She also worked on a digital film for Louis Vuitton with Sam Taylor-Johnson. Her work has been featured in various publications and print advertising including British "Vogue", Italian "Vogue", "V Man", "25 Magazine", "Selfridges", "Centrefold Magazine", "Lula Magazine", and "Solange Azagury-Partridge".
In 2013, Garnett took part in a joint exhibition with her partner, photographer Tom Craig (photographer), at the "Vogue" Festival in London.
Garnett is the Senior Fashion Advisor for Oxfam, and has led their runway shows during London Fashion Week in 2017, 2019 and coming up in 2020. This is part of the LFW schedule, and is uniquely styled by Garnett out of purely second-hand items donated to Oxfam. She also worked with Oxfam on 2019's Secondhand September, with plans to repeat the initiative in 2020.
Bay Garnett created Cheap Date magazine and Cheap Date Guide to Style, both celebrating secondhand and vintage fashion. This started in 1999, gaining Garnett the credit of pioneering second hand and vintage fashion.


Charles Ryan (game designer)

Charles M. Ryan is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career.
Charles Ryan's Chameleon Eclectic had been publishing games such as "Millenium's End" (1992) and "Psychosis" (1994) in the college town of Blacksburg, Virginia. Ryan was a later hire at Last Unicorn Games, and was the only employee to relocate to Seattle when Bill Slavicsek opted to close down the L.A. office of Last Unicorn in response to a directive from Hasbro that Wizards of the Coast cut 10% of their staff in December 2000. In 2011, Cubicle 7 expanded its staff with industry insiders like Ryan, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, Walt Ciechanowski, and Neil Ford.
His "D&D" editing and design work includes the 3.5 revisions of the "Player's Handbook", "Monster Manual", and "Dungeon Master's Guide" (2003), the "Miniatures Handbook" (2003), the "Dragonlance Campaign Setting" book (2003), "Draconomicon" (2003), "Unearthed Arcana" (2004), and "Monster Manual III" (2010).


Michael Menzel

Michael Menzel is a prolific game artist and occasional game designer from Germany. As the designer of "Legends of Andor", he won the Kennerspiel award.
Menzel is credited as an artist for over 300 board games or game items. He is known for creating beautiful, detailed art for game boards.
Games for which Michael Menzel has provided artwork include the following:


Magic cross piercing

The magic cross is a combination of piercings, consisting of both an ampallang and an apadravya. These two piercings together form a cross through the glans of the human penis. Although each piercing is usually done during separate sessions, some people have had them both done in the same sitting.


Gregory King (sound designer)

Gregory King is a Canadian sound designer.
Career.
Gregory King was born in 1966 in Montreal, Quebec. King's first professional job in sound design came in 1986, when he was hired by seasoned film sound editors Nolan Roberts and Alban Streeter. The beginning of his career largely focused on sound design within the television industry and playing in bands as a musician in Toronto. During the late 1980s he worked in sound design at Filmhouse, a studio now known as Deluxe Lab, and in 1991 formed the feature film sound editorial firm Sound Dogs with partner Nelson Ferreira.
In 1994 he moved to Los Angeles, forming Sound Dogs US in 1995 with fellow sound designers Robert Grieve and Robert Nokes and launching a large online sound effects archive in May 1997 called Sounddogs.com. "The Insider" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound in 1999. King's work on the film involved a great amount of artistic freedom, as he worked with director Michael Mann. Other directors King has worked with include Peter Berg,
In the late 2000s King formed a sound design firm called The Dawgs Sound Design, which later became King SoundWorks. As of 2001, he worked as a supervising sound designer.
Awards and nominations.
Greg King was nominated for two Golden Reel Awards in a row for "The Road to El Dorado" (2000) and "The Insider" (2001).


Antoine Bauza

Antoine Bauza (born 25 August 1978) is a French game designer. He designs board games, role-playing games and video games as well as being an author of children's books.
Life and career.
Bauza was born on 25 August 1978. As a teenager, he was very interested in role-playing games, and wanted to become a video game designer. However, Bauza decided not to pursue video games as a career because he did not want to move away to Shanghai or Montreal, where video game companies were hiring at the time. He instead decided to become a teacher. After reconnecting with friends who started to hold their own game nights, Bauza began making his first board game prototypes in 2003 during his free time while studying at the Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres.
An avid board game player, Bauza decided to start making board games in 2007. In 2010, he began working on board games full-time.


Jo Mazelis

Jo Mazelis (born 1956) is a Welsh author. Her 2014 novel "Significance" was awarded the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015. Her short story collections have been short- or long-listed for prizes, including Wales Book of the Year. She has also worked as a professional graphic designer.
Early life and career.
Mazelis was born near Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula. She grew up in Swansea, later living in Aberystwyth and then London for over 14 years before returning to her hometown. She worked as a graphic designer for "Spare Rib", "Undercurrents", "Women’s Review", "Everywoman" and "City Limits". She did a Foundation Course at Swansea College of Art, and was awarded a Higher Datec Diploma from Ealing College of Higher Education, a degree in Art & English from Swansea Metropolitan University and an MA in English Literature from Swansea University.
Writing and awards.
Mazelis's novel "Significance" (2014) was awarded the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015.
Her first collection of short stories, "Diving Girls" (2002), was shortlisted for both Wales Book of the Year and Commonwealth Best First Book.
Her second collection of stories, "Circle Games" (2005), was long-listed for Wales Book of the Year.
Mazelis's third collection, "Ritual, 1969" (2016), was long-listed for the Edge Hill Prize and shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year in 2017.
In 2014 Mazelis wrote a collection of surreal dystopian fiction for "Go! Be a Bird!", a collaborative work with award-winning artist Susan Adams.
Several of her stories have also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 including "Too Perfect", "Snakeskin Becomes Her" and "The Blackberry Season".
Mazelis's work has appeared in "The Lonely Crowd", "New Welsh Review", "Spare Rib", "Poetry Wales", "Raconteur", "Cambrensis", "Nth Position", "The Big Issue", "Corridor", "The Ottawa Citizen", "Everywoman", "Tears in the Fence" and "Lampeter Review" amongst others.
She has won a prize in the Rhys Davies Short Story Award five times, was longlisted for the Asham Award and received prizes in the PenFRO and Allen Raine competitions.
Mazelis was a Royal Literary Fund fellow at Swansea University 2009-11 and is currently a lector on the Royal Literary Fund Reading Round in Swansea.
Reviews.
Reviewing "Circle Games", Anna Scott in the New Welsh Review wrote: "Mazelis plays with the reader, introducing the unexpected by the back door. Fearlessly scrutinising the desires and impulses of her characters, segueing nightmarish fantasies into reality."
Reviewing "Ritual, 1969", Rupert Dastur in The Short Story wrote: "Mazelis explores a dazzling range of ideas, geographies and times, often couched in the daily realities of women and children, the marginalised and the powerless, the scared, hopeless, and hapless ... "Ritual, 1969" reveals the absolute mastery Mazelis has over the short form and this third collection is a superb display of a writer keenly attentive to the human mind, its motives and its mysteries.".
Photography.
While working for magazines in London in the 1980s Mazelis photographed writers such as P.D. James, Patricia Highsmith and Kathy Acker, artists Paula Rego and Nan Goldin, and actors Miranda Richardson and Tilda Swinton amongst others. Since returning to Wales she has photographed a number of Welsh artists and writers including Ed Thomas, Francesca Rhydderch, Lloyd Robson, Kevin Sinnott, David Hurn, Rachel Trezise, Richard Davies, Tristan Hughes, Rhian Elizabeth and musicians Richard Cowell (Rag Foundation) and Paul Battenbough.
Mazelis has exhibited her artwork at Camerawork, London and the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, and had solo exhibitions at The Camera Club, London and The Dylan Thomas Centre, and a joint show at the Pontardawe Arts Centre. Her photography has been used for a variety of publications from online journals to print magazine covers and book jackets.
Film.
In the 1980s Mazelis collaborated as a screenwriter for a student film in which she also acted. She also acted in a Super 8 film "The Fate of Cain" made by Barry Assinder which was shown at the London Film Festival.
Selected publications.
"Diving Girls" (short stories, Parthian, 2002; published in Danish translation as "Forbuden Frugt" by Arvids, 2007)
"Circle Games" (short stories, Parthian, 2005)
"Significance" (novel, Seren, 2014)
"Ritual, 1969" (short stories, Seren, 2016)


Steve Winter

Steve Winter (born December 8, 1957) is an American game designer who worked on numerous products for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game which was originally published by TSR and later Wizards of the Coast.
Early life.
Winter was born in Dubuque, Iowa on December 8, 1957. Winter attended Catholic school for grade school and high school, and had two years of Catholic college before he transferred to Iowa State University at Ames. “A nun introduced me to the works of J. R. R. Tolkien in high school ... Previously, I had been mostly into historical novels and military history. For the next several years, I read all the fantasy I could get my hands on — but I didn’t enjoy very much of it. I couldn’t find anything with the same sense of humor and style as Tolkien. I also read a lot of science fiction.”
In 1978, while attending college, Winter worked part-time at a department store which carried a few wargames in its small games department. He began playing with the wargame "The Russian Campaign" by Avalon Hill; “"The Russian Campaign" intrigued me, so I bought "Tobruk", which was the game that changed my life. I played it to death.” At Iowa State University, Winter was majoring in journalism. “I worked on the campus newsletter, which, incidentally, was the seventh largest daily newspaper in Iowa. One day, I was proofreading the classified ad column, and came across an ad for the Iowa State Gamers. I went to their next meeting, and was introduced to the D&D game ... From then on, I played all day every Saturday, but I never was one of those 5-hour-a-day,7-day-a-week gamers. The newspaper took up most of my time, and I had my heart set on becoming a journalist.”
Career.
After graduating, Winter got a job on the "Peoria (Ill.) Journal-Star" as a city desk reporter. “The first night I was there I covered the first murder in Peoria for over a year. I also covered Reagan’s last campaign appearance in 1980. Then there were less exciting jobs, like covering the Mass Transit Board.” His position with the "Peoria Journal Star" was a temporary position, and he was laid off after the woman he was substituting for came back from maternity leave. “One day I was in a hobby shop in Peoria, and saw an issue of DRAGON Magazine that mentioned that TSR was looking for editors. I sent my resume, and got an interview. I ended up coming to Lake Geneva three times. The first time, my car broke down, and I had to call and postpone the interview. The second time, everything worked out. But on the third trip, my car broke down again, but I was within five miles of Lake Geneva, so I was able to get it towed in.”
Winter began with TSR in May 1981 as a Games Editor. In this position, he is credited as the editor of both "Star Frontiers" boxed games, the "Gangbusters" games, the 1983 "World of Greyhawk" revision, and the "Top Secret" Companion. Winter was promoted to Manager of Game Editors in 1984, and continued working on many different projects in addition to his management duties, including editing half of the book "Oriental Adventures". Jeff Grubb and Winter designed the "Marvel Super Heroes" RPG. He has worked on many game products for the "Dungeons & Dragons" game since 1981, as a designer, editor, coordinator, and creative director. Some of his works as a game designer include "Ruins of Adventure", "The Complete Psionics Handbook", the 3rd edition version of "Monster Manual II", and "Lords of Madness". Winter co-wrote the Dragonlance novel "Wanderlust" with Mary Kirchoff.
Winter ran annual miniatures events at the Gen Con game convention, including the Car Wars “Lake Geneva Death Rally” series. Winter wrote "The Art of Three-Dimensional Gaming" booklet for the "Battlesystem" Fantasy Combat Supplement. Winter designed and developed an SPI game, "Sniper Patrol", combining and expanding the older "Sniper" and "Patrol" games. Winter, with Jim Ward, David Cook, and Mike Breault, also co-wrote the adventure scenario that was adapted into the game "Pool of Radiance".
Winter later worked as a producer for Wizards of the Coast's "D&D" and "D&D Miniatures" websites. He left Wizards of the Coast on December 14, 2011.
Personal life.
In September 1985, Winter married Mary Kirchoff, who had been a member of "Dragon" magazine's editorial staff and editor of the "Polyhedron" Newszine. The couple had an Irish setter named Hannibal.


Caligola (music project)

Caligola is a worldwide network of artists founded in Northern Italy in the 1970s, active in the underground of Stockholm (Sweden). In 2008, the artists' collective was joined by the two Swedish musicians Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén.
History.
The artists' collective, Caligola, was founded in the 1970s in Northern Italy. Her intention was to develop a worldwide collective of artists spanning diverse artistic genres to cooperatively create new art forms.
The name "Caligola" is derived from the Roman emperor Caligula who is most famous for his lavish, excessive style of living and his madness that reached its height when he made his favourite horse a Senator. Hence the two stallions in the music project's logo, referring both to Caligula and music's sexual energy.
According to Gustaf Norén, the artists' collective Caligola is based on the idea of building a community; the black capes worn by performers represent the equality of artists and the renunciation of their differences. Their goal is to overcome conventions and borders and to expand and connect art in all its forms.
In 2008 Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén, the two frontmen of the Swedish rock band Mando Diao joined the International network of artists. The Swedish hip-hop producers "Masse and Salla Salazar (The Salazar Brothers TSB)", who are also members of the collective, produced Mando Diao's fifth album, “Give Me Fire” (2009) and, together with Dixgård and Norén, they launched the "Caligola music project" which was active in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, the project was put to an end.
Development.
The first public performance of Caligola took place at the after-show party of "Rock am Ring Festival" at the Nürburgring (Germany) in June 2011.
The project's first release was the video "Sting Of Battle" on Dec. 8, 2011 and the eponymous single on December 27, 2011.
"Forgive Forget", the second single from the album "Back To Earth", was released on February 24, 2012.
Following the two singles, the album "Back To Earth" was released on March 2, 2012. The album is an amalgamation of different musical genres: Pop, rock and soul, hip-hop, dancebeats, jazz, funk and electro.<br>
On November 2012, the re-release of "Back To Earth", "Back To Earth - Resurrection", containing eight new songs, was published.
Alongside the founders of the music project, artists Natty Silver (reggae), Agnes (pop), Per "Rusträk" Johansson (jazz saxophone), Nils Jansson (jazz trumpet), Oskar Bonde (drums, Johnossi), Bo Hansson and Janne Carlsson (jazz), LaGalyia Frazier (gospel) and Paul van Dyk (DJ) participated in the recording. Other artists contributing to the album are: May Yamani, Lovisa Inserra, Bernd Harbauer, Frederik Andersson, Carlos Barth, Paulo Arraiano, Julia Dufvenius, Daniel Haglund, Ulises Infante, Alexandra Kinga Fekete, Daniel Annbjer, Carl-Johan Fogelklou, Marcelo Scorsese, Patrik Heikinpieti, Natty Silver, Malin-My Nilsson, Chepe Salazar, Jonte Wentzel, Andrea Doria Smith, Robert Bendrik, Krippe Ibaceta, Martina Montelius, Teresa Sida, Anders Marcus, Mathias Steur, Murray Trider, Danielle Turano, Saga Berlin, Ronny Burnout, Eva Millberg, Agnes Carlsson, Peter Eggers, Johannes Persson, Björn Andersson, Christopher Wollter, Sören Jensen, Chatrin Melander, Jan Carlsson, Erika Johansson and Channarong Khammuk.
Caligola began its first tour performing at festivals and events in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria.
 The tour has included performances by Masse and Salla Salazar, along with Björn Dixgård, Gustaf Norén, Carl Johan Fogelklou (Mando Diao's bass player) and Mats Björke (Mando Diao's keyboarder) in shows called the "Mando Diao DJ Set" or "Caligola DJ Set".
At shows, the constant members forming the band - Björn Dixgård, Gustaf Norén, Salla and Masse Salazar and Natty Silver, were joined by Mando Diao members Carl Johan Fogelklou and Mats Björke and were also performing as "Mando Diao DJ Set" or "Caligola DJ Set" auf.
In September 2012, the Swedish hiphop singer "Lazee" was presented as new member of the performing group.
In 2012, in cooperation with "Paul van Dyk", Caligola recorded a dancefloor version of the song "Violetta’s Dance" and released it under the name of "If You Want My Love" on van Dyk's album "Evolution".
Achievements and awards.
The single "Forgive Forget" reached "gold status in Germany" on May 24, 2012.


PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a 2012 crossover fighting video game developed by SuperBot Entertainment, in conjunction with Bluepoint Games, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It features various characters drawn from different PlayStation video game franchises competing against each other in multiplayer battles. The game was released in November 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita video game consoles.
Development of "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" began in 2009 under the working title of "Title Fight". The game's existence was leaked prior to its official announcement in April 2012, along with a significant number of its playable characters. "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" was one of the first games to be included in Sony's cross-buy program, allowing those who purchased the game for PlayStation 3 to receive a free copy of the PlayStation Vita port.
The game received mixed reviews. Critics praised the game's multiplayer components and gameplay mechanics, but the game was criticized for its lack of content and presentation.
Gameplay.
"PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" is a fighting game, similar to the style of Nintendo's "Super Smash Bros." series. Up to four players can battle each other using characters from various Sony franchises such as "God of War", "PaRappa the Rapper", "Infamous", and "Sly Cooper", as well as third-party franchises like "BioShock". Battles take place on a 2D plane, with players able to freely move around a stage to approach or escape their opponents. Different attacks are performed by pressing one of three attack buttons in combination with a directional input. Players damage their opponents to receive "AP" orbs that build up a power meter at the bottom of the screen. Players can also find orbs scattered across the stage during the match, or can perform throw attacks to remove AP orbs from their opponents. Earning enough power allows players to use one of three levels of special attacks named "Super Moves" which can be used to defeat opponents and earn points. Level 1 super moves have the lowest AP cost but typically cover a short range and can only hit one character; in contrast, Level 3 supers require significant amounts of AP but have an extended duration time and can potentially defeat multiple opponents before they expire.
Battles take place in one of fifteen different battle arenas, with many featuring elements and stage hazards that can damage characters and cause them to lose AP. Each stage is based on a combination of two games, such as "Sandover Village" (based on "Jak and Daxter" and "Hot Shots Golf"), "Dreamscape" (based on "LittleBigPlanet" and "Buzz!"), "Stowaways" (based on "Uncharted" and "BioShock Infinite"), and "Hades" (based on "God of War" and "Patapon"). As time passes, a stage's second representation takes hold, usually introducing an additional hazard into the level. During gameplay, item pick-ups will spawn on the battlefield, such as the Hedgehog Grenade from "Resistance", the Gravity Shield from "Wipeout", Baumusu's Axe from "Rise of the Kasai", and Razor Claws from "Ratchet & Clank". These items can be used to augment a player or attack an opponent, causing them to lose AP. Both stage hazards and items can be disabled in the game's options menu.
The game features a traditional single-player arcade mode, in which players must defeat several randomly-selected opponents, followed by a character-specific rival battle and, ultimately, a battle against the game's main antagonist and final boss, Polygon Man, the former mascot for the Sony PlayStation in North America. Multiplayer modes include time-based matches, where players compete to achieve the most kills within a time limit; stock-based matches, where players attempt to be the last one standing; and kill-limit matches, where players compete to be the first to reach a certain number of kills. The game also features a single-player challenge mode, in which players attempt to complete specific objectives. Completing matches and fulfilling objectives with a character will gain them experience points; leveling up a character will unlock bonuses such as in-game costumes, victory animations, and profile icons. Prior to the shutdown of its online multiplayer servers, the game featured cross-platform play between the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions.
Plot.
Rumors begin circulating that an unknown entity is seeking the strongest warriors in all worlds, gathering many powerful opponents to prove itself superior. Heroes and villains from the many worlds begin searching for this new threat, either seeking to protect their worlds or in pursuit of fortune. After crossing many worlds and defeating those they encounter along the way, the player character encounters the source of the challenge, Polygon Man, who attacks them. After Polygon Man is defeated, the victor absorbs his power and returns to their own world, where they decide how to use their newfound power.
Development.
"PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" was originally going to be developed by Naughty Dog, who was in the middle of the development of "The Last of Us". Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment therefore decided to form SuperBot Entertainment in 2009 specifically to work on the game. Game development began in 2009 with a creative team that included members from several Sony and former third party development teams. Omar Kendall, formerly a designer on the "UFC" series, the "Backyard Wrestling" franchise, and "", assumed the role of game director after joining SuperBot. In early 2011, it was discovered that the independent studio based in California, SuperBot Entertainment, was working on an un-announced "combat heavy" multiplayer title for the PlayStation 3. In November 2011, images of the game (then codenamed as "Title Fight") popped up online, showing Sweet Tooth from the "Twisted Metal" series and Kratos from "God of War". It was claimed the game features a number of Sony mascots such as Parappa the Rapper, Sly Cooper, Nathan Drake ("Uncharted"), Colonel Mael Radec ("Killzone") and Fat Princess. Arenas include a Sandover Village stage (from "Jak & Daxter"), a "Hot Shots Golf" stage, a "LittleBigPlanet" stage and a "Buzz!" trivia mini-game.
SuperBot Entertainment was linked as developer of the game, who confirmed to be working on a "very amazing PS3 game" for Sony Computer Entertainment America. According to a job advert, SuperBot was after a senior combat designer with "a strong familiarity with fighting games and fighting game theory". Another job advert asked for a lead designer with "a strong familiarity with online mode and matchmaking design as they apply to console gaming". When Eurogamer contacted Sony to ask about the rumor that they were making a "PlayStation 3 exclusive "Smash Bros." rival", Sony declined to comment stating "we do not comment on rumor or speculation".
In April 2012, the name "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" was revealed via a Sony survey that asked gamers what they thought of the name of the game, and the game itself, which was uncovered and published by PlayStation Lifestyle. The site claimed the PlayStation 3 exclusive would be announced at E3 the following June. Shortly after this, Sony registered the domain for www.playstationallstarsbattleroyale.com, alongside the shorter www.playstationallstars.com. On April 23, 2012, a tweet by the newly formed SuperBot Entertainment Twitter page said: "Boot sequence initiated." At the same time, "GTTV" promised to reveal a major new PlayStation exclusive on April 26. The game was officially revealed on the April 26, 2012 episode of "GTTV" as "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale".
In May 2012, in an interview to Digital Trends, game director Omar Kendall was asked about the possibility of PlayStation Vita version of "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale", and he simply replied, "Maybe... stay tuned." A Vita version was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012, to be developed by Bluepoint Games, and was confirmed to feature cross-play with the PlayStation 3. In July 2012, it was announced that former Capcom community manager and Evolution Championship Series (EVO) co-founder Seth Killian had taken a role at and Santa Monica Studio, where he would assist "PlayStation All-Stars" developer Superbot Entertainment.
Several public and private multiplayer betas were held between July and October 2012. The multiplayer betas featured a limited roster of characters and stages, and were used to test server loads, matchmaking, and cross-platform play between PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. In late July, files found in one of the multiplayer beta versions of the game pointed to an array of unannounced characters and stages, including levels set in the worlds of "Resistance", ', "PaRappa the Rapper", "LittleBigPlanet", "Killzone", "LocoRoco", "BioShock Infinite" and more. An array of character names were also uncovered inside the demo's files, including 's Dante, Evil Cole from "Infamous", Raiden from "Metal Gear" and others. A number of leaks uncovered the information, which started on Reddit. Resourceful users of the GameFAQs forums and NeoGAF each added more information, which also included a list of in-game items. SuperBot producer Chan Park later acknowledged the leak's legitimacy, though he noted that changes had been made since the beta build's development and that the leaked content did not fully reflect the content found within the final game. The last of the leaked characters were officially announced on August 31, 2012.
On August 13, 2012, SuperBot Entertainment announced that the game had been delayed by one month from its original October 2012 release to November 2012. Chan Park claimed that the delay "will let us spend more time polishing and tuning the game, and it will give us a chance to incorporate some of the great feedback we're receiving from the current limited beta to ensure we are creating the best possible fighting game experience."
Release.
Originally scheduled for a worldwide release in October 2012, "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" was delayed and released on November 20, 2012 in North America, November 21, 2012 in Europe, November 22, 2012 in Australia and New Zealand, November 23, 2012 in the UK and Ireland, and January 31, 2013 in Japan. Players who pre-ordered the game received a voucher for a downloadable content pack, which included an exclusive set of costumes for all of the game's playable characters. With the exception of the third-party characters, these costumes were later released as premium DLC on the PSN store; the third-party costumes were instead offered as free DLC several months after launch. As part of Sony's cross-buy initiative, players who purchased the PlayStation 3 version received a voucher for a free copy of the PlayStation Vita version.
Marketing.
On May 1, 2012, Sony announced the PlayStation Store Royale Contenders Sale – a "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" sale to celebrate the announcement of the game. The sale included discounts on titles such as "God of War Collection", "", "Killzone 3 Multiplayer", and "The Sly Collection". The sale began on May 2 and ran for one week.
At gamescom 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment announced their new cross-buy program, in which players who purchased new PlayStation 3 copies of the game would be able to download the PlayStation Vita version at no additional cost. "PlayStation All-Stars", along with ' and ', were the first games announced for the program.
The music track "Genesis" by Justice was featured in several pieces of promotional material following the game's announcement, while the game's opening uses the song "Finale" by Madeon. The game's advertising included a television commercial produced by the "Robot Chicken" creative team.
Downloadable content.
On November 15, 2012, Seth Killian announced that the first downloadable content for "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" would arrive in the form of two new playable characters: Kat from "Gravity Rush" and Emmett Graves from "Starhawk", along with a new stage, "Fearless", based on "Heavenly Sword" and "WipEout". The characters were available for free during the first two weeks of their release, though the new stage was not. Killian also mentioned that Kat and Emmett, along with all future potential DLC characters, would be treated "just like the 20 launch characters," complete with single-player story modes, minions, trials, unlockable costumes, and more content. The DLC was released on February 12, 2013. Players are still able to access downloadable content stages in online ranked matches even if they do not own the content. Additional costumes and minions are also available to purchase as DLC. After Sony Computer Entertainment ended its working agreement with Superbot Entertainment in January 2013, it was announced that forthcoming DLC would be handled by Santa Monica Studio. On February 27, 2013, Zeus from the "God of War" series and Isaac Clarke from the "Dead Space" series were revealed as the second set of downloadable characters. Zeus and Isaac were released on March 19, along with a new stage, "Graveyard", based on ' and "The Unfinished Swan". A voucher to download Zeus and Isaac Clarke was included with all new copies of '.
Shortly after E3 2013, Shuhei Yoshida of Sony Worldwide Studios commented on future DLC releases, mentioning the game's sale of 1 million units but claiming "it was not enough to have the momentum in terms of a business standpoint to continue to add characters or do a sequel". Both Abe from the "Oddworld" series and Dart from "The Legend of Dragoon" were planned for release as downloadable characters, along with a stage based on "Gravity Rush" and "Journey"; however, due to low sales of previous content, development on this content was cancelled. On August 4, 2013 Santa Monica Studios confirmed that there would be no more DLC characters or stages, but said that they planned on releasing four outfits formerly exclusive to those who pre-ordered the game, as well as skins for Zeus and Isaac.
Server shutdown.
In September 2018, Sony notified players that the multiplayer servers for several of their PlayStation 3 titles, including "PlayStation All-Stars", would be shut down the following month. Sales of the game's online pass were also halted in preparation for this change. The shutdown was later delayed to January 31, 2019, at which point all of the game's online features were disabled.
Reception.
"PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" received generally average reviews. Critics praised the game's multiplayer and fighting mechanics, but criticized its lack of content, still images in campaign mode and few cut scenes. The use of super moves as the only way to defeat a player had mixed reception. While some critics thought it lacked depth, others believed that filling up the meter to land a knock-out added strategy to an otherwise only decent fighting experience. The game currently holds a 74 score for the PlayStation 3 version and a 75 score for the PlayStation Vita version on Metacritic.
Video game talk show "Good Game"s two presenters both gave the game a 6 out of 10. While the game's combat mechanics were praised, criticism was drawn towards the "flawed" Super Moves mechanic, saying, "In most fighting games each attack you do is chipping away your opponent's health bar. Or in "Smash Bros." it's adding to their damage counter, and the higher their damage the further your attacks knocked them, but in this game all you have is the super meter! Each attack adds fuel to it. But if you miss with your super, all the attacking you did for the last few minutes amounts to nothing. Essentially all your progress is erased". The selection of playable characters also drew criticism, as the hosts felt many of the characters were added due to their marketing appeal rather than appropriateness for a fighting game.
"PaRappa" character designer Rodney Greenblat was happy to see PaRappa return to video games, but he was not happy to see him in a violent game. "I'm very happy that PaRappa is making a bit of a comeback, but not so happy about him being in a weapon filled battle game. Actually the Battle Royal game is fun, and I have to do what I can to get Parappa back in the game scene. My hope is that Sony realizes the golden true potential of Parappa and asks me to design some new games. I've learned a lot, and I think Parappa could be great again," said Greenblat.
IGN gave the game an 8/10, declaring "It combines characters, environments and ideas into a tight package that’s worthy of consideration for anyone who owns a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita and considers themselves a brand loyalist or simply a longtime fan ... I know it’ll be hard for some skeptics to believe, but PlayStation All-Stars is its own game, and it even happens to do some things better than what inspired it." GameSpot gave the game a 6.5/10, commenting "There are better, more fluid games out there for the serious fighter, and there are more accessible ones for those interested in a bit of silliness. In attempting to mix the two, "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" merely ends up being competent at both and the master of neither."
On December 21, 2012, the game was nominated for IGN's Best Overall Fighting Game and won the IGN People's Choice Award.
The game also received Fighting Game of the Year, at the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit's Interactive Achievement Awards.
Sales and future.
Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that over a million copies of the game had been sold by June 12, 2013, though he conceded that, at the time, this was not enough to justify a sequel or developing further DLC for the game. He stated that while he was personally happy with the cross-over implementation of the characters and worlds, he saw more potential for it to come together using different gameplay mechanics. In August 2013, a free-to-play minigame collection, "PlayStation All-Stars Island", was released for iOS devices as a cross-promotion with Coke Zero. The game was later made available for Android platforms as well, but both platforms only saw a limited release in specific European territories.


Uniforms of the United States Coast Guard


Bishwadeep Chatterjee

Bishwadeep Chatterjee is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and audio mixer. He won the National Film Award for Best Audiography four times for the films "Madras Cafe" in 2013, "Bajirao Mastani" in 2015, "" in 2018 and Children of the Soil in 2018. He is also the Member of The Oscar Academy's Class of 2018


Mandali Mendrilla

Mandali Mendrilla (born 1976 in Rijeka, Croatia) is an American fashion designer, who mainly works in Europe, the US, and India. She is also known for having translated the Hindu epics from Sanskrit into the Croatian language.
Early life and education.
Mandali Mendrilla, born Maja Mendrila, grew up on the Croatian coast. After high school Mendrilla was tutored in fine arts by Croatian sculptor Tatjana Kostanjevic and started her fashion career in 1995.
Career.
In 1995, Mendrilla's collection was selected as the theme collection of the Croatian Fashion Week and was awarded the Design Excellence Grand Prix.
She also made the first ever translation of the Ramayana, in Croatian, and several other books, like the Mahabharata.
From 1995 to 2006, Mendrilla designed several haute couture Croatian Fashion Week award winning collections.
In 1996, Mandali Mendrilla decided to complete her studies at the Rijeka Faculty of Philosophy, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Croatian language and literature. In that period, she studied Bhakti Yoga and traditional arts of India under tutelage of Kenneth R. Valpey.
The studies inspired several art projects, like collaboration with British anthropologist Chantal Boulanger on "Vrndavana: The Sari Experiment". Mendrilla also finds inspiration in ancient cultures, especially from India. In the United States, Mendrilla's late husband and artist Elisha 'Nitai' Drury's "Krishna Kitchen", ended up becoming an integral part of some of the biggest and most exciting alternative festivals of the new millennium; including Burning Man, Wanderlust and Bhaktifest. Mendrilla dedicated an entire collection to commemorate his legacy. In 2014 she was featured on the Croatian Fashion Week in Zagreb. She closed the year with an appearance in the Yoga journal.
In 2015 Mandali's luxury label was featured by the British VOGUE magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Tatler.
Mandali's collection Wish Tree Dress, inspired by the eastern tradition of Wish Trees, was presented at the Croatian Fashion Week in June 2015.
After the fashion week appearance Mandali was invited to design a special Wish Tree Dress for the collection of the Belgian MOSA Museum. Mandali crafted an interactive art installation called Mandala of Desires (Blue Lotus Wish Tree) made of peace silk and painted with eco friendly textile ink resembling a lotus flower with branches of a tree upon which visitors could hang their desires. The dress was taken to India and offered to a genuine wish tree in 2016. The pattern of the dress was based on the Goloka Yantra mandala and the thousand petalled lotus petticoat on the layered glass sculptures of Dutch artist Bert Van Loo. The dress was exhibited as part of the "Forms of Devotion" exhibition at the China Art Museum in Shanghai as well as the Museo de arte Contemporaneo at Conde Duque in Madrid, Spain.


Miryam Lumpini

Miryam Lumpini is a Swedish-born tattoo artist and painter.
Early life.
Lumpini was born on 3 December 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden to a Swedish mother and Congolese father. She was raised in the remote countryside of Gothenburg by her single mother.
Career.
Lumpini moved to Los Angeles, California in 2012 to pursue a tattooing career after studying graphic design. She started tattooing as an amateur while in high school. She calls herself “The Witch Doctor”. She has been praised for her use of color.
Notable clients Lumpini has tattooed include Jhené Aiko, Skrillex, and Swae Lee.
Lumpini designed a shoe for Reebok.


China Artists Association

The China Artists Association (), originally the China National Art Workers' Association (), is the official national association of Chinese artists, with its headquarters in Beijing. It was established in July 1949, with Xu Beihong as its first chairman. It has 6,000 members, and the current chairman is Fan Di'an.
Organization.
The China Artists Association is under the leadership of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and managed by the Central Committee Publicity Department. It previously operated provincial-level branches in all of China's provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, but in 1990 the provincial branches were reorganized into provincial artists associations and admitted into the national association as group members. The national association oversees many specialized subordinate committees, including those for Chinese painting, oil painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, print, fresco, animation, ethnic art, and children's art.
The association organizes the national art exhibition, China's largest art exhibition, every five years. Ten sessions have been held as of 2011. Regional artists associations would select works from artists in the local area and submit them to the higher level for consideration. For individual artists, having works selected for the national exhibition brings fame and improves prospects for promotion. Many of them become heads of lower-level artists associations.
The association's headquarters are located in the National Agricultural Exhibition Hall in Beijing. Its official publication is "Fine Arts", a monthly magazine.
History.
The China National Art Workers' Association was established on 21 July 1949 in Beijing's Zhongshan Park. The association's inaugural meeting elected Xu Beihong as its first chairman, with Jiang Feng and Ye Qianyu as vice chairmen. After Xu's death in 1953, a special meeting was held on 4 October, which elected Qi Baishi as the new chairman, and Wu Zuoren and Cai Ruohong 蔡若虹 as vice chairmen, in addition to Jiang and Ye. Hua Junwu 华君武 was elected general secretary. The representatives also passed resolution to change the organization's name to China Artists' Association.
The second general meeting was held 30 July 1960 in Beijing. The meeting elected He Xiangning as chairwoman (Qi Baishi had died in 1957), with Cai Ruohong, Liu Kaiqu 刘开渠, Ye Qianyu, Wu Zuoren, Pan Tianshou and Fu Baoshi as vice chairmen. Hua Junwu was re-elected general secretary.
After the interruption of the Cultural Revolution and the death of He Xiangning in 1972, the third general meeting was held on 3 November 1979 in Beijing. Jiang Feng was elected chairman, with Wang Chaowen 王朝闻, Ye Qianyu, Hua Junwu, Liu Kaiqu, Guan Shanyue 关山月, Li Shaoyan 李少言, Li Keran, Wu Zuoren, Huang Xinbo 黄新波 and Cai Ruohong as vice chairmen. After Jiang Feng's death in 1983, the association's standing committee elected Wu Zuoren as chairman in March.
On 6 May 1985, the fourth general meeting was held in Jinan. Wu Zuoren was elected chairman, and Wang Chaowen, Ye Qianyu, Gu Yuan 古元, Guan Shanyue, Liu Kaiqu, Hua Junwu, Li Shaoyan, Li Keran, Zhou Sicong 周思聪, Qin Zheng 秦征, Huang Yongyu 黄永玉 and Cai Ruohong as vice chairmen. In October 1990, Wang Qi () was added as executive vice-chair.
The fifth general meeting was held on 11 September 1998 in Beijing. Jin Shangyi 靳尚谊 was elected chairman, with Liu Dawei 刘大为 (executive vice-chair), Liu Wenxi, Liu Boshu 刘勃舒, Xiao Feng 肖峰, Li Huanmin 李焕民, Lin Yong 林墉, Yang Lizhou 杨力舟, Hazi Aimaiti 哈孜·艾买提, Chang Shana 常沙娜, Cheng Yunxian 程允贤 and Zhan Jianjun 詹建俊 as vice chairs.
The association held its sixth general meeting on 1 December 2003 in Beijing. Jin Shangyi was re-elected chairman, with Liu Dawei (executive), Wang Mingzhi 王明旨, Wang Mingming 王明明, Wei Ershen 韦尔申, Feng Yuan 冯远, Nima Zeren 尼玛泽仁, Xu Jiang 许江, Wu Changjiang 吴长江, Yang Lizhou, Yang Xiaoyang 杨晓阳, Lin Yong, Zeng Chenggang 曾成钢 and Pan Gongkai as vice-chairs. Shi Dawei 施大畏 and Luo Zhongli 罗中立 were added as vice-chairmen in July 2005.
In December 2008, the seventh general meeting was held in Beijing. Liu Dawei was elected chairman, with Wang Mingming, Wei Ershen, Feng Yuan, Xu Jiang, Xu Qinsong 许钦松, Yang Xiaoyang, Wu Changjiang, He Jiaying 何家英, Fan Di'an 范迪安, Luo Zhongli, Shi Dawei, Huang Gesheng 黄格胜, Zeng Chenggang and Pan Gongkai as vice-chairs. Jin Shangyi was named honorary chairman.
The eighth general meeting was held in November 2013 in Beijing. Liu Dawei was re-elected chairman, with Wang Mingming, Wei Ershen, Feng Yuan, Xu Jiang, Xu Qinsong, Li Xiang 李翔, Yang Xiaoyang, Wu Changjiang, He Jiaying, Fan Di'an, Shi Dawei, Huang Gesheng and Zeng Chenggang as vice-chairs.
Since its founding in 1949, China Artists Association has admitted more than 14,000 members, including 6000 current members.


Heinz Meister

Heinz Meister is a prolific board game designer from Germany. He is credited as the designer of over 150 board games or game items. Only a few game designers from Germany such as Reiner Knizia, Wolfgang Kramer, and Michael Schacht are known to have more tabletop game design credits. Meister won the Kinderspiel des Jahres award for best children's game in 1995 with Karambolage and in 1992 for Galloping Pigs.


Samaira Mehta

Samaira Mehta is an American coder and inventor. She is the founder and chief executive officer of CoderBunnyz.
Life.
Mehta is from Santa Clara, California. Her father is an engineer. She began coding when she was 6 years old with her father as her teacher. She created the board game CoderBunnyz, with the help of her little brother, to teach other children how to code. She designed the game over the course of a year. Mehta speaks at workshops and conferences including at Microsoft, Intel, and Google. She first started presenting at workshops at the Santa Clara City Library. She spoke at the 2019 C2 Montréal Conference. Mehta aims to eliminate gender bias and increase the number of women in engineering.
CoderBunnyz.
The name, CoderBunnyz, combines her interest in board games and coding with bunnies, her favorite animal. The game provides instruction on basic concepts in artificial intelligence and Java. It includes five major topics including training, back propagation, inference, adaptive learning, and autonomous. The STEM game is used in over 106 schools.
Awards and honors.
In 2016, Mehta won the $2,500 second-place prize at Think Tank Learning's Pitchfest. She received a letter from former first lady Michelle Obama.


Arlington Valles

Born as Fred Valles on 4 May 1886 in London, this Hollywood costume designer took the name Arlington Valles as his professional handle, eventually jettisoning the "Arlington" part completely.
He first provided costumes for the 1938 version of "A Christmas Carol". He did noticeably good work on "National Velvet" (1944), Albert Lewin's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945), "The Yearling" (1946) and "That Forsyte Woman" (1949, for which he received an Academy Award nomination).
In 1960, his efforts on his last film, "Spartacus", won him an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color, shared with Bill Thomas.
Valles died on 12 April 1970 in Los Angeles, California, aged 83.


Ruma Devi

Ruma Devi is an Indian traditional handicraft artisan from Barmer, Rajasthan. Ruma devi received the “Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018” the highest civilian honour for Women in India.
Early life.
Ruma Devi was born in 1988 and grew up in Rawatsar in Barmer, Rajasthan. She dropped out of school when she was in 8th class. She learned embroidery from her grandmother during her childhood. She got married at the age of 17 and lost her first son in 48 hours of his birth.
Career.
She started to do some work for earning. She started a self-help group after managing to convince about 10 women from her village in 2006. With a contribution of Rs 100 from each woman, they bought second-hand stitching machine, cloth, threads and plastic wrappers for making cushions and bags.
Her quest for success took her to the doorstep of Gramin Vikas Evam Chetna Sansthan in Barmer and she joined it as a member in 2008 and went on to become the president of the non-governmental organization in 2010. She did her first exhibition in Rafi Marg, Delhi in 2010 and her first fashion show in Rajasthan Heritage Week 2016. She is now working towards promoting the craft of tribal artisans and minorities of all over India to get their craft and hands behind craft recognized.


Viktor Antonov (art director)

Viktor Antonov (Виктор Антонов; born 1972) is a Bulgarian art director.
Biography.
Born in Sofia, Viktor Antonov moved to Paris at age 17.
Working for the cinema and video game industries, he became well known for his work as art director on "Half-Life 2". He worked afterwards for Arkane Studios then became design supervisor for ZeniMax Media after the release of "Dishonored".


Delta delay

In VHDL simulations, all assignments to "signals" (a VHDL concept that represents a net connecting different components together) occur with some infinitesimal delay, known as delta delay, unless a delay is specified. Technically, delta delay is of no measurable unit, but from a digital electronics hardware design perspective one should think of delta delay as being the smallest time unit one could measure, such as a femtosecond (fs).


Jayne Pierson

Jayne Pierson is a Welsh fashion designer. She launched her début collection with On|Off at London Fashion Week in September 2009. She has interned and designed for Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood. Her speciality is designing fashions for artists and actors.
Early life.
Pierson was born in Carmarthenshire, and raised in Dallas, Texas. She graduated with a BA Honours degree in Drama from the University of Kent and later went to the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales)and graduated with a first class BA Honours degree in Fashion Design. She also combined additional units of study from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London. She won the London Graduate Fashion Week Ecological Design Award.
Professional Life.
Pierson worked with Alexander McQueen. She then worked with Vivienne Westwood, who also offered her a position as a Design Assistant. Pierson stated that she greatly admires McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Yves Saint Laurent and Mugler.
Pierson showcased her debut collection at On|Off, London Fashion Week in September 2009. When she showed her 2012 collection in 2011, she used ballerinas instead of models for her "directional, luxury" line of womenswear. In 2012, she created a line of bespoke womenswear for Welsh fashion brand Melin Tregwynt. Pierson's 2013 London Fashion Week presentation was accompanied by a short film she created. She was listed as one of the Vogue Italia talents in 2010, 2011 and 2012.


TRU-SPEC

TRU-SPEC (owned by ATLANCO, formerly Atlanta Army Navy Company) is a United States brand of clothing consisting of uniforms and tactical equipment for military, law enforcement and public safety personnel. In addition to TRU-SPEC's on-duty gear and apparel, the company also manufactures various types of off-duty clothing.
ATLANCO.
ATLANCO's offices are located in Marietta, Georgia.
History.
The Atlanta Army Navy Company was founded by the Zaglin family in 1950 as a military surplus retailer. It was renamed "ATLANCO" (an acronym for Atlanta Army Navy Company) in the late 1980s.
The brand name TRU-SPEC was later created reflecting the fact that the uniforms the company manufactures met all of the U.S. Government's "true specifications" by using the United States mil-spec fabrics. The TRU-SPEC brand later expanded from core military apparel to public safety and law enforcement, as well as outdoor apparel.
Manufacturing.
In 1996, ATLANCO opened its first manufacturing facility in Honduras under the company name "Basic Apparel". In 2004, it relocated to a 100,000-square foot facility in La Ceiba, Honduras. This facility allows the entire manufacturing process to be housed under one roof, with room for expansion. Currently, this factory supports over 900 employees. In 2009 the facility was ISO 9001:2008 and NFPA-certified, and thus enabled to manufacture fire retardant clothing.
ATLANCO now has strategic partnerships with manufacturers in Indonesia, Korea, China, and the Dominican Republic.
Products.
Some of the TRU-SPEC brand products include:
Marketing.
While ATLANCO has many civilian customers, its principal market consists of domestic and foreign military, police, fire, homeland security, and other public safety officials.
In 2011, actor and retired Marine drill instructor R. Lee Ermey became the official spokesperson for TRU-SPEC, and assisted in the design of a new line of tactically-inspired apparel.
5IVE STAR GEAR.
TRU-SPEC's sister brand, 5IVE STAR GEAR, consists of military surplus, outdoor sports, camping, hunting, survivalist, and other rugged outdoor gear for the traditional ATLANCO customer.


Land of the Lustrous

 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa. It is published by Kodansha in "Monthly Afternoon" magazine since October 2012, with its chapters collected in eleven "tankōbon" volumes as of July 2020. Set in a world inhabited by "jewel people," it chronicles their efforts to find the place where they belong and defend their way of life. A 3D anime television series adaptation by Orange aired between October and December 2017.
Synopsis.
"Land of the Lustrous" is set in a far, distant future where the Earth had been struck six times by meteorites, ravaging it in the process. All of the remaining land was reduced to a single coast, whereas nearly all life was destroyed. Over vast stretches of time, a new race of sentient lifeforms emerged; immortal jewels that take the form of people. Phosphophyllite (Phos) is weak (with one of the lowest hardnesses) and considered useless by their peers. Phos asks their aloof but wise colleague Cinnabar for help after they receive an assignment to create a natural history encyclopedia, thus beginning their friendship and personal growth. Meanwhile, the "jewel people" are at war with the Lunarians (Moon people) who want to take advantage of their luxury value.
Media.
Manga.
"Land of the Lustrous" is written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa. The manga began serialization in Kodansha's "Monthly Afternoon" magazine on October 25, 2012. In December 2020, it was announced that the manga would enter on hiatus. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual "tankōbon" volumes. The first volume was released on July 23, 2013, with a promotional video by Studio Hibari released on the same day. As of July 20, 2020, eleven volumes have been released.
Kodansha Comics announced during their 2016 New York Comic-Con panel that they have licensed the manga in North America in English. The first volume was released on June 27, 2017.
Anime.
An anime television series adaptation aired in Japan between October 7 and December 23, 2017. Takahiko Kyōgoku is directing the anime at the Orange CG animation studio. Toshiya Ono is in charge of the series scripts. Yohichi Nishikawa is creating the concept art. Asako Nishida is designing the characters. The opening theme is by Yurika and the ending theme is by Yuiko Ōhara. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series and streamed the anime on Anime Strike. MVM Films has licensed the series in the UK. The series ran for 12 episodes, which will be released across six DVD and Blu-ray sets in Japan.
Reception.
Volume 1 reached the 47th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of July 27, 2013, has sold 21,204 copies; volume 2 reached the 35th place and, as of February 2, 2014, has sold 44,511 copies; volume 3 reached the 30th place and, as of August 31, 2014, has sold 56,765 copies.
It was number 10 on the 2014 "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey. It was number 48 on the 15th Book of the Year list by "Da Vinci" magazine in 2014. It was nominated for the eight Manga Taishō in 2015.


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Nassos Vakalis

Nassos Vakalis () is an animation director and animator.
Early life.
Nassos (Athanassios) Vakalis was born and raised in Athens, Greece. Since childhood, he demonstrated an interest in art, submitting his early work in various contests and winning numerous prizes and distinctions.
Education.
During adolescence Nassos’ interest turned toward character animation. He got his start working as a cartoon and graphics artist for several advertising agencies and small studios in Athens and later pursued his studies in art and animation in the United States. Nassos attended the Department of Film and Video at Pratt Institute, New York and acquired his B.F.A. in Fine Arts, majoring in Character Animation from California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California. During his senior year at college, Nassos participated in the Short Film Festival of Drama Greece where he premiered his animated debut film "Don’t Feed the Bear". This film attracted the attention of legendary animation director Don Bluth, who offered Nassos a permanent position with his company.
Professional career.
In Sullivan-Bluth Studios, Nassos began as an animation assistant but scant weeks later he was promoted to an animator. In that position he completed the production of the
films "Rock-a-Doodle", "A Troll in Central Park" and "Thumbelina", developing his talent and skills under real production conditions and requirements. Soon after he became Supervising Animator "The Great Animal and Crocodiles", "Footmen" for the film "The Swan Princess" for Rich Entertainment and simultaneously worked freelance on many advertising spots, shorts and other feature films.
In 1995, when Warner Bros. opened its new animation studios in Los Angeles, he became Supervising Animator and he was assigned to design and animate “Kayley”, the lead character in the feature animated film "The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot". During his career at Warner Bros., Nassos explored story, storyboarding and conceptual development and was involved with the pre-production of many projects the studio had in development at the time.
In 1997, Nassos was appointed by his "alma mater", the California Institute of the Arts, to teach Character animation. A year later he joined the newly founded DreamWorks, Character Builders where he worked closely with Steve Hickner, director of "Prince of Egypt", with whom he formed a friendship. Between 1998-2000 at DreamWorks, Nassos completed ' and storyboards for the films "Outlaws", "Tusker", "Tortoise and Hare" and the acclaimed '.
At the end of the 90s, during a professional trip to London, Nassos met Panagiotis Rappas, another Greek animation artist and owner of Stardust studios. Together, they founded Time-Lapse Pictures LLC and signed a deal with Klasky Csupo for the production of the Paramount release "". A year later, Time Lapse Pictures was relocated to Athens Greece, where Nassos returned to produce and supervise animation for several sequences of Sony’s "Eight Crazy Nights" and Paramount’s "Rugrats Go Wild" as well as "El Cid the Legend" for the Spanish Filmax and "Jester Till" for the German Munich Animation, as well as many 2D and 3D commercials for the Greek and international market.
In late 2004 Nassos returned to Los Angeles where he now lives with his wife.
In 2006 Nassos was awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with an Emmy for outstanding achievement in content for non-traditional delivery platforms for the ESPN show "Off Mikes" and on 2007 he is again nominated for an EMMY for the second season of "Off MIkes". Nassos has also worked on the popular short animated internet series Crime Time as a Director and has penned several of the shorts himself. Crime Time has reached 25 million views worldwide. During 2007-2009 Nassos and Time-Lapse PIctures co-produced the animated Christmas specials " The Little Mouse That Wanted to Touch a Star" and "The Boy and the Tree" based on a short stories by Eugene Trivizas. " The Little Mouse That Wanted to Touch a Star" received awards at the Cyprus International Film Festival, ANIMFEST '09, International Film Festival of Patras city-11th International Panorama and London Greek Film festival and "The Boy and the Tree" was voted by the EUROPEAN BROADCASTERS UNION (EBU) as the Second best production in Europe for children and juniors 2009.
Since 2009 Nassos has also completed two (2) short animated films. "Human Nature" which received an honorary distinction at the 2011DIGI competition at the 34th Drama film festival and "Dinner For Few" (Special Mention to a Greek film in International Competition 2014, at Animasyros), an allegorical depiction of society. During its festival run "Dinner For Few" won over 78 international awards including the prestigious 2015 Borge Ring Award hosted by the Danish Animation Society (ANIS), in conjunction with the Odense International Film Festival. The film qualified for the 88th Academy awards and was nominated for the Silver Méliès Award at the Lund Fantastic Film Festival.


Chim-Pom

Chim-Pom (stylized "Chim↑Pom") is an artist collective formed in Tokyo in 2005, when all the members were in their twenties. The six members are , , , , and .
The group is somewhat influenced by Makoto Aida, as three of the members had been apprentices and Ellie had modeled for him. The collective has been described as "neo-Dadaist" and "the enfant terrible of Japan’s art world". Many of their projects have tackled provocative social themes.
History.
Chim-Pom first gained attention in 2006 with a project titled , an installation of taxidermied rats captured from Shibuya district, which were painted to resemble Pikachu, the naming a riff on Takashi Murakami's "Superflat" reading of Japanese aesthetics.
Don't Follow the Wind is long term exhibition started in 2012.It takes place inside the inaccessible radioactive Fukushima exclusion zone formed after the nuclear disaster. Initiated by Chim↑Pom and co-developed with the curators Kenji Kubota, Eva & Franco Mattes, and Jason Waite. They collaborated with displaced local residents and includes 12 artists developing new work inside the zone: Ai Weiwei, Aiko Miyanaga, Chim↑Pom, Grand Guignol Mirai, Nikolaus Hirsch and Jorge Otero-Pailos, Kota Takeuchi, Eva & Franco Mattes, Meiro Koizumi, Nobuaki Takekawa, Ahmet Ögüt, Trevor Paglen, and Taryn Simon.
Public collections.
Mori Art Museum (JAPAN)
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (JAPAN)
The Japan Foundation (JAPAN)
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (JAPAN)
Asia Society Museum, New York (U.S.A.)
Queensland Art Gallery (AUSTRALIA)
Publications.
"SUPER RAT" (Parco Publishing, 2012)

"idea ink 03 – Geijutsu Jikkohan" (written by Chim↑Pom, Asahi Publishing, 2012)

"Chim↑Pom" (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2010)

"Why we can’t make the sky of Hiroshima 'PIKA!’?” (co-edited by Chim↑Pom and Abe Kenichi, MUJIN-TO Production, 2009)


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Les Edgar

Les Edgar is an entrepreneur, known for being the co-founder and joint managing director of Bullfrog Productions, which he set up with Peter Molyneux. After Bullfrog's acquisition by Electronic Arts in 1995, Edgar became a vice president there. Edgar left Bullfrog in 1999, and eventually left the video gaming industry for the automotive industry, where he reintroduced Aston Martin to racing, and became chairman of TVR, which has, under his leadership, set up partnerships with Gordon Murray and Cosworth. Edgar has stated that he intends to return TVR to Le Mans 24 Hours.
Career.
Video game industry.
In 1982, Edgar was working at a Hifi shop called PJ Hi-Fi, which Peter Molyneux entered one day seeking a computer for a database program he had been writing. This meeting led to the two men forming a partnership: Edgar stated that they had a similar sense of humour, and shared many interests including a desire to succeed. He also said that retail was lacking challenge. Edgar and Molyneux then formed Taurus Impact Systems (named so because both Molyneux and Edgar were Taureans), to develop database software. Commodore Europe contacted Taurus, mistaking it for a similarly named one called Torus. As a result, Taurus received several Amiga machines, with which Edgar and Molyneux created a database program called Acquisition, which Edgar later stated was "a disaster" due to the market being confused over the meaning of the name. The pair called their future as software developers into question when they spent their money fixing bugs and updating the manual, but Edgar then had the idea of writing games. A friend of Molyneux's asked him to convert "Druid II: Enlightenment" to the Amiga, and he and Edgar exaggerated their abilities. According to Edgar, it was during the conversion that they learnt to move sprites, and developed a routine for animation. Afterwards, they were running out of money, and Edgar suggested they shut Taurus down, but Molyneux had the idea of "Populous". When the game was released, it was under a new brand: Bullfrog. Edgar had difficulty locating a publisher for "Populous" (the genre was "misunderstood by everyone"), and even approached The Lego Group but they did not like the idea. The game was eventually published by Electronic Arts.
According to Edgar, Bullfrog was set up in preparation for when Acquisition became unimportant and they could focus on game development. The Bullfrog brand was set up in 1987, and was named after a ceramic ornament in the office. Edgar contributed many ideas to "Populous", and was responsible for Bullfrog's administrative work. Both Molyneux and Edgar were managing directors. Another role Edgar had at Bullfrog was motivating people. Edgar is credited for management roles in "Theme Park" and "Dungeon Keeper". Edgar licensed "Populous" for platforms including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and Sega Mega Drive to developers such as Imagineer (who developed the SNES version), which led to the game becoming popular in Japan.
In 1993, Bullfrog were in discussion with Electronic Arts about a merger. Edgar suggested to talk with other companies such as Sony and Virgin. Electronic Arts was chosen due to their connection with Bullfrog, and the merger was signed in early 1995. Edgar then became a vice president of Electronic Arts' European Studios and Bullfrog's chairman. He stated that the change was "very big", and worked for Electronic Arts to assist the transition. He built a campus facility to allow Bullfrog employees to merge with Electronic Arts, and left soon afterwards.
During the development for the cancelled "Creation", Edgar and his Bullfrog colleagues Guy Simmons and Glenn Corpes travelled to Loch Ness for research. For "Theme Aquarium", Edgar wondered about the possibility of having a game designed in the United Kingdom and implemented in Japan. He stated that a group was set up in Bullfrog to do it. In mid-1999, Edgar left Bullfrog. Shortly after his departure, "Edge" magazine described him as "one of the industry's biggest players". He helped set up Lost Toys, to whom he provided financial support. Edgar stated that his favourite Bullfrog game is "Theme Park".
According to The Guardian, it was generally acknowledged by 2014 that Edgar had "long since" left the video gaming industry.
Automotive industry.
In the early 2000s, Edgar played a major role in returning Aston Martin to endurance racing. He stated that he is a "big fan" of Aston Martin, and has owned a 600N Vantage. He was still involved with the gaming industry in the 2000s, at one point being a non-executive director at Kuju Entertainment, and was described by "Computer and Video Games" as a "high-powered games consultant". In June 2013, Edgar was in charge of TVR Automotive Ltd. and purchased TVR from Nikolai Smolenski, and became its chairman. On the purchase, Edgar explained that Smolenski was uninterested at first, but one day someone yelled "you killed TVR!" to him. Edgar then suggested the repatriation of the brand to the United Kingdom, and explained that the transaction was "bizarrely straightforward". When asked about his choice of brand in an interview with the BBC's "Top Gear", Edgar said that he liked sports cars in-between an Aston Martin and a Lotus in luxury, and TVR cars "fit that bill perfectly". Edgar also revealed that he would like to return TVR to Le Mans 24 Hours.
Edgar believed that TVR had a "credibility gap", which led to the hiring of Gordon Murray and Cosworth. Talking about the deal, Edgar said that Murray was "a God", but knew TVR could not afford his services. It was when Edgar revealed his intention to go to Le Mans that a deal was reached. Edgar's original intention was to construct a few cars to race in a special series.
The deal with Murray was struck in June 2015. Edgar described Murray and Cosworth as "perfect partners", and said that they were "incredibly excited and motivated". In March 2016, TVR launched a factory in Ebbw Vale, Wales, which Edgar stated was "a fantastic opportunity both for TVR and the Welsh Government".
On 10 July 2017, Edgar revealed the TVR Griffith, which uses a 5-litre Cosworth V8, and is reported to weight less than . It debuted in September 2017 at the Goodwood Revival.


National Photographic Association of the United States

The National Photographic Association of the United States (1868–1880) formed "for the purpose of elevating and advancing the art of photography, and for the protection and furthering the interests of those who make their living by it." In particular, the group organized initially to prevent "the reissue of the ... ambrotype patent."
History.
Through the years, officers of the society included
Conferences occurred annually, beginning in June 1869, with the "National Photographic Association Exposition and Convention" held in Boston. Its purpose was "to keep the public informed as to progress of photography, [to share] amongst photographers a knowledge of the improvements that are made both here and abroad, and to excite ... a taste for the new art. An exhibition will be formed to contain the pictures of contemporary artists. ...There will also be shown various photographic apparatus, chemicals. ... A course of lectures on the chemical properties of light will be delivered by a number of scientific gentlemen." Subsequent conventions took place in: Cleveland (June 7–10, 1870) ("it is thought 400 members will be present. The photographs on exhibition are the largest collection ever seen in this country, and are the finest specimens"); Philadelphia (June 1871); St. Louis (1872); Buffalo (1873); Chicago (July 1874);
San Francisco (July 1875); and Philadelphia (1876).
At the 1871 convention in Philadelphia, events included "a grand stereopticon and lantern exhibition; ...business and scientific meetings." "The whole affair is to be a grand one, conducted on a magnificent scale. The railroad companies have made liberal arrangements for delegates, and at least one thousand photographers are expected." Among the numerous exhibitors in Horticultural Hall:
Growing membership and conference attendance proved the success of the organization. By 1873, "we can see the leaven working which was scattered at the birth of the National Photographic Association, and the result is most promising. The whole body photographic is feeling its influence in one way or another, and the thirst for more knowledge is very apparent in the increased attendance upon and interest in the annual conventions and exhibitions."
However, according to one account, by the late 1870s "photographers were ... assailed on every side by process-vendors and patentees, and 'lightning' processes were pushed against them with great vigor, and many victims were caught. The Executive Committee of the N.P.A. became discouraged, and, largely in debt, the society died."
In 1880 the group merged with the Photographers Association of America (later called the Professional Photographers of America).


Larry Kaufman

Lawrence Charles Kaufman (born November 15, 1947) is an American chess and shōgi player. In chess, he was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE for winning the 2008 World Seniors Championship (which he later retroactively shared with Mihai Suba). Kaufman had been previously awarded the title International Master in 1980.
Background.
A longtime researcher in computer chess, Kaufman has made several contributions to chess-related works. He helped write the opening book for the pioneering program Mac Hack, co-developed Socrates II and its commercial adaptation, Kasparov's Gambit, edited the journal "Computer Chess Reports", and worked on many other research and commercial chess engines. He is also known for his work on computer chess engine Rybka 3, and several books and articles, including The Evaluation of Material Imbalances. He helped develop the chess program Komodo with Don Dailey, with whom he had worked on the Socrates series of programs. After Dailey's death in 2013, Kaufman resumed his work on Komodo with Mark Lefler.
Kaufman has reached a considerable level of competence in several other board games. He is one of the strongest shogi players in the west; he learned the game by the traditional method of studying handicap theory and is one of the leading experts in this field. Go and Xiangqi are among his other past interests.


Kalina Ivanov

Kalina Ivanov is a production designer and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Early life and education.
After emigrating to the United States from Bulgaria in 1979, Ivanov attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts's Design Program, as well as the graduate film program, from which received an MFA.
Career.
Ivanov received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie for her work on the film Grey Gardens (2009). In 2016 she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


Gauri Khan

Gauri Khan (born Gauri Chhibber; born 08 October 1970) is an Indian film producer and designer who has designed spaces for high-profile individuals such as Mukesh Ambani, Roberto Cavalli and Ralph Lauren, as well as Bollywood celebrities such as Karan Johar, Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra. She is the co-founder and co-chairperson of the film production company Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries. Gauri is married to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. In 2018, she was named as one of Fortune magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women".
Early life.
Chhibber was born in Delhi to Punjabi Hindu parents Savita and Colonel Ramesh Chandra Chhibber who belong to Hoshiarpur. She was raised in the suburb of Panchsheel Park, Delhi. She completed her schooling at Loreto Convent School, she completed twelfth from Modern School, Delhi; and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College with B.A. (Hons.). She also completed a six-month course in fashion design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology and learnt tailoring due to her father's garment business.
Career.
In 2002, Khan and her husband Shah Rukh Khan established the film production and distribution company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was transformed from the now defunct Dreamz Unlimited which the couple first established in 1999. She serves as co-chairperson and the main producer of all the films produced under the banner. The first film she produced was Farah Khan's directorial debut "Main Hoon Na". The film performed well at the box office, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year. She also made a guest appearance in one of the films she has produced "Om Shanti Om" (2007)
She is managed by the Bottomline Media, and close confidante and friend Tanaaz Bhatia from NYC. Khan also designed a fashion collection titled 'Cocktails and Dreams' for Satya Paul in 2016.
Khan first expressed interest in interior design as a hobby while renovating her Bandra bungalow, Mannat. The bungalow is a tourist spot and a heritage building deemed important to the townscape and hence exempt from demolition. However, in 2010, she professionally ventured into interior designing in partnership with interior designer and close friend Sussanne Khan to design exclusive interior projects together. The same year, they collaborated on their first commercial project together in Vadodara. In 2011, Khan (Gauri) partnered with Khan (Sussanne) again to launch and introduce "The Charcoal Project" foundation in Mumbai.
Khan launched her first concept store called "The Design Cell" located in Worli, Mumbai in early 2014. The store showcases furniture designed by Khan herself as well as various other Indian designers. In 2016, Khan was invited to show her designs at the prestigious Maison et Objet show in Paris.
In August 2017, Khan launched her design studio, "Gauri Khan Designs" that spans over {cvt|8,700|sqft}} at Juhu, Mumbai. Khan has collaborated with various international artists including Roberto Cavalli and Ralph Lauren for home accessories. In a 2017 interview with Vogue India, Khan spoke about her project, she said "It’s been an exciting experience, seeing it all come together. I’ve been influenced by my travels across India and the globe. I take a keen interest in the architecture of places when I travel." For her work in the field of interior design, Khan was awarded with the Excellence in Design Award at the Hello! Hall of Fame Awards in 2018.
In 2017, Khan curated a collection of designer lights for TISVA, a premium home decorative lighting brand from Usha International Limited which introduced smart-control magnetic systems—launched for the first time in India.
In the media.
Khan is known for keeping a low profile and being media shy, though she is often cited as one of the most stylish women in Bollywood. She appeared on the cover of page of the popular Indian lifestyle magazine, "Vogue India" in January 2008. The photos were taken by the well-known British lifestyle photographer Chris Craymer. The magazine called her the "First Lady of Bollywood". She appeared again on the cover page of "Vogue India" along with Sussanne Khan in April 2012. She also walked the ramp alongside her husband for filmmaker turned fashion designer Karan Johar at the HDIL India Couture Week 2009.
In 2008, she appeared in a television and print commercial for the home furnishings brand, D'decor along with her husband. The couple play themselves in the commercial.
Personal life.
Khan first met Shah Rukh Khan in 1984 in Delhi, before the start of his successful career in Bollywood. The couple married on 25 October 1991 in traditional Hindu wedding ceremony, after a six-year courtship.
They have a son Aryan Khan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana Khan (born 2000). In 2013 they became parents of a third child, a son, named AbRam Khan, who was born through a surrogate mother. According to Shah Rukh, while he believes in the religion of Islam, he respects his wife's religion greatly. Their children follow both religions; at home the Qur'an is situated next to the Hindu deities.


Esme Young

Esme Young (born 1949) is an English fashion designer and television presenter. Since 2016, she has been a judge on the BBC reality series "The Great British Sewing Bee".
Early life and education.
Young attended a convent school where she learnt to draw and sew. She later attended Central St Martins, at the time called Saint Martins School of Art, where she met fellow fashion designer Willie Walters.
Career.
Swanky Modes.
In 1972, Young, along with fellow fashion designers Judy Dewsbury, Melanie Herberfield, and Willie Walters, founded a shop in Camden Town called Swanky Modes. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Swanky Modes clothing appeared in "Vogue", "Nova", "Honey" and "The Face". Their clothing was also photographed by Helmut Newton, David Bailey, Nick Knight, and John Swannell.
Film & Television.
Young has made costumes for many films including "The Beach", "Bridget Jones' Diary", and "Trainspotting".
Since 2016, Young has been a judge on "The Great British Sewing Bee".
Other.
She currently teaches at Central St Martins and is involved in a project called "Exploding Fashion" which highlights the importance of pattern cutting.


BLK Art Group

The BLK Art Group was the name chosen in 1982 by a group of four influential conceptual artists, painters, sculptors and installation artists based in the United Kingdom. Keith Piper, Marlene Smith, Eddie Chambers and Donald Rodney were initially based in the Midlands.
The group were all from the British African-Caribbean community and exhibited in a number of group exhibitions in both small and prestigious galleries throughout the country. Their work was noted for its boldly political stance, producing dynamic conceptual art that offered a series of inventive critiques on the state of inter-communal, class and gender relations in the UK. They were themselves influenced by a variety of artistic currents including ideas associated with the USA's Black Arts Movement. Donald Rodney, who suffered from sickle cell anaemia (anemia), died aged 36 in 1998.
Precursors.
In 1980 Eddie Chambers founded a group known as the Wolverhampton Young Black Art Group. In 1981 the group renamed themselves the Black Art Group.
In 1981 Chambers curated an exhibition, "Black Art Group", at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Participating artists included Dominic Daves, Ian Palmer, Andrew Hazel and Keith Piper.
Institutional impact.
Under their new name BLK Art Group, the group exhibited in 1982-83 at "The Pan-Afrikan Connection", touring to Trent Polytechnic in Nottingham; King Street Gallery in Bristol; and the Africa Centre in London. In 1983–84 the touring exhibition "The BLK Art Group" was held at the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry, Battersea Arts Centre and again the Africa Centre. In 1988 Eddie Chambers curated the exhibition "Black Art: Plotting the Course".
The group's critique of the institutional racism of Britain's art world was part of the impetus that led to "The Other Story", a seminal survey of African and Asian artists at London's Hayward Gallery in 1989, as well as the founding of the Association of Black Photographers and the establishment of Iniva, the Institute of International Visual arts. Piper and Chambers themselves have both gone on to achieve veteran status as educators, writers and curators.
Critical appraisal.
Eddie Chambers has argued that despite their undoubted creativity and social relevance, the group suffered from the general lack of serious critical attention given to black artists by the British arts media. Nevertheless, their enthusiasm and commitment to making art relevant to everyday life ensured that they were a strong influence on the later generation of black British artists that included YBAs such as Chris Ofili and Steve McQueen, both of whom went on to win Turner Prizes, while maintaining a clear political element to their work.


Marget Larsen

Marget Aagot Larsen (September 10, 1922 – 10 November 1984) was a designer and art director who was influential in American print advertising at a time when the industry was male dominated. Her distinct illustrative and typographic style was directly influenced by the art world, particularly the works of Paul Klee.
Biography.
Marget Larsen was born on September 10, 1922 in San Francisco and grew up in Burlingame, California. Her first job was in the San Francisco department store I. Magnin, and she continued to study at night at the California College of the Arts. After a promotion, Larsen worked in the creative department with advertising managers and artists creating promotional work for the department store, creating a playful environment for the store that won her acclaim. Larsen worked as the art director for the specialty department store Joseph Magnin Co., collaborating with advertising manager Toni Harley and fashion illustrator Betty Brader to establish a distinctive graphic look for the fashionable store. In her early career, Larsen studied with a wide variety of artists and designers, including the sculptor Robert Howard and the jewelry designer Margaret de Patta. Her love of art, particularly the art of Paul Klee, influenced her style greatly. Her work typically ignored stylistic conventions of the time, showcasing illustration or attitude rather that product representation and using vibrant colors.
Larsen went to work with advertising innovator Howard Gossage at Weiner & Gossage. Together, they were recognized with changing the face of print advertising at the time, with projects like the paper bags for the Parisian Bakery, which was the first time paper bags had been decorated beautifully as a promotional device, to developing the first ecology ads of the 1960s.
In 1964, she began freelancing, working with Leonard Martin, The Cannery, the Sierra Club, and Alvin Duskin as clients.
The San Francisco Show named their design and art direction award after Larsen.
Marget Aagot Larsen died of cancer in 1984 in San Rafael, California at the age of 62.


Natalia Alaverdian

Natalia Alaverdian is the fashion director for Harper's Bazaar Russia. She is also the creator of the "A.W.A.K.E." fashion line.
She was born in Moscow and raised in Belgium.


TAPAAL Model Checker

TAPAAL is a tool for modelling, simulation and verification of Timed-Arc Petri nets developed at Department of Computer Science at Aalborg University in Denmark and it is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X platforms.
Timed-Arc Petri Net (TAPN) is a time extension of the classical Petri net model (a commonly used graphical model of distributed computations introduced by Carl Adam Petri in his dissertation in 1962). The time extension considered in TAPN allows for explicit treatment of real-time, which is associated with the tokens in the net (each tokens has its own age) and arcs from places to transitions are labelled by time intervals that restrict the age of tokens that can be used in order to fire the respective transition. In TAPAAL tool a further extension of this model with age invariants with transport arcs (which are more expressive than for example previously considered read-arcs) and with inhibitor arcs is implemented.
The TAPAAL tool offers a graphical editor for drawing TAPN models, simulator for experimenting with the designed nets and a verification environment that automatically answers logical queries formulated in a subset of CTL logic (essentially EF, EG, AF, AG formulae without nesting). It also allows the user to check whether a given net is k-bounded for a given number k. TAPAAL is equipped with its own verification engines distributed together with TAPAAL (one for continuous time and one for discrete time ). Optionally, the user can automatically translate TAPAAL models
into UPPAAL and rely on the UPPAAL verification engine.


Philip Rosenberg

Philip Rosenberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American production designer and art director. He has won an Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.
Selected filmography.
Rosenberg has won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and has been nominated for another:


Melinda Doring

Melinda Doring is an Australian production designer and former costume designer. She has won the AACTA Award for Best Production Design four times and been nominated twice more.
Career.
In reviews of "Home Song Stories" (2007), "Variety" called the production "ace", and "The Hollywood Reporter" described it as "first-rate". In an otherwise mixed review, "The Sydney Morning Herald" praised Doring's production design in "Triangle" (2009). "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that her production design in "The Eye of the Storm" "evokes a world of chauffeured Bentleys and kangaroo-fur stoles inhabited by a wannabe colonial aristocracy".
Awards.
Prior to 2012, the AACTA Awards were known as the AFI Awards.