Gustaf V of Sweden Public life What was Gustaf best known for in the public? Gustaf V was considered to have German sympathies during World War I. How did the public feel about his sympathies with Germany ? Another of Gustaf V's objectives was to dispel suspicions that he wanted to bring Sweden into the war on Germany's side. Did he side with any other countries beside Germany ? On 18 December 1914, he sponsored a meeting in Malmo with the other two kings of Scandinavia to demonstrate unity. Were there any controversies during his reign ? At first, Gustaf V seemed to be willing to accept parliamentary rule.
Did he cause problems with his parliment ?
Did Gustaf V cause problems with his parliament?
When he ascended the throne, Gustaf V was, at least on paper, a near-autocrat. The 1809 Instrument of Government made the king both head of state and head of government, and ministers were solely responsible to him. However, his father had been forced to accept a government chosen by the majority in Parliament in 1905. Since then, prime ministers had been chosen according to parliamentary support.  At first, Gustaf V seemed to be willing to accept parliamentary rule. After the Liberals won a massive landslide in 1911, Gustaf appointed Liberal leader Karl Staaff as Prime Minister. However, during the runup to World War I, the elites objected to Staaff's defence policy. In February 1914, a large crowd of farmers gathered at the royal palace and demanded that the country's defences be strengthened. In his reply, the so-called Courtyard Speech--which was actually written by explorer Sven Hedin, an ardent conservative--Gustaf promised to strengthen the country's defences. Staaff was outraged, telling the king parliamentary rule called for the Crown to stay out of partisan politics. He was also angered that he had not been consulted in advance of the speech. However, Gustaf retorted that he still had the right to "communicate freely with the Swedish people." The Staaff government resigned in protest, and Gustaf appointed a government of civil servants headed by Hjalmar Hammarskjold (father of Dag Hammarskjold) in its place. To date, it is the last time that a Swedish king directly intervened in the governing of the country.  The 1917 elections showed a heavy gain for the Liberals and Social Democrats. Despite this, Gustaf initially tried to appoint a Conservative government headed by Johan Widen. However, Widen was unable to form a coalition. It was now apparent that Gustaf could no longer appoint a government entirely of his own choosing, nor could he keep a government in office against the will of Parliament. With no choice but to appoint a Liberal as prime minister, he appointed a Liberal-Social Democratic coalition government headed by Staaff's successor as Liberal leader, Nils Eden. The Eden government promptly arrogated most of the king's political powers to itself and enacted numerous reforms, most notably the institution of complete (male and female) universal suffrage in 1918-1919. While Gustaf still formally appointed the ministers, they now had to have the confidence of Parliament. He was now also bound to act on the ministers' advice. Although the provision in the Instrument of Government stating that "the King alone shall govern the realm" remained unchanged, for all intents and purposes the ministers did the actual governing. Gustaf accepted his reduced role, and reigned for the rest of his life as a model limited constitutional monarch. Parliamentarianism had become a de facto reality in Sweden, even if it would not be formalized until 1974.  Gustaf V was considered to have German sympathies during World War I. His political stance during the war was highly influenced by his wife, who felt a strong connection to her German homeland. On 18 December 1914, he sponsored a meeting in Malmo with the other two kings of Scandinavia to demonstrate unity. Another of Gustaf V's objectives was to dispel suspicions that he wanted to bring Sweden into the war on Germany's side. CANNOTANSWER
Gustaf appointed Liberal leader Karl Staaff as Prime Minister. However, during the runup to World War I, the elites objected to Staaff's defence policy.
Joyce Akai Emanikor is a Kenyan politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly as the county woman representative for Turkana County. She is a member of the Jubilee Party.

She studied at Daystar University and the University of Manchester before working at OXFAM and UNICEF. She was elected to parliament in 2013.

Election results

but following her duties she doesn't know, she has come all the way and know working as a coordinator for NGAAF because the one who was appointed by the organization he is standing for the position of Member of parliment come 2022 so she thinks Festus depend on NGAAF funds can this women try to go through her job desrciption well

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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.  Despite having one of the best fastballs and sliders of anyone in the league, Arakaki has battled control problems and injuries throughout his career.  In 2007, Arakaki set the NPB record for most wild pitches in a season with 21, breaking Kazuhisa Ishii's record.

Arakaki was first seen at the 1998 Koshien summer tournament, and caught the eyes of many scouts with his fastball and sharp break on his slider.  Despite his team not going far in the tournament, he was scouted by the Orix BlueWave and offered a contract.  However, Arakaki turned it down stating that he did not intend to play for Orix.  Incidentally, Katsutoshi Miwata who scouted Arakaki subsequently jumped to his death from an apartment building.

In both 2008 and 2009, Arakaki had been in and out of the lineup due to persistent shoulder problems.  From the end of '07 to late '08, the righty did not win a start, a stretch that spanned from September 17, 2007, to August 28, 2008.  In the 2008 campaign, Arakaki finished with a 4-6 record and a 4.18 ERA.  The 2009 season was far less kind, as the embattled righty went 0-2 with a 7.91 ERA whilst battling shoulder injuries.  He did not pitch at the Major League level in 2010 and 2011 due to injury.  He finally cracked the Opening Day roster in 2012 for his first action in nearly three years.

Pitching style
When he was drafted, Arakaki was considered one of the best pure power pitchers in the league, with a fastball that could  consistently sit in 90-93 mph, and went as high as 155 km/h (96 mph) with an excellent slider that had late downward break.  However, control has always been Arakaki's Achilles' heel, as he set the NPB record for wild pitches in 2007, a record that had been previously held by Kazuhisa Ishii, who was also a power pitcher with great breaking balls, but was also well known for his control problems.

Arakaki's later career has been plagued by recurrent shoulder and elbow problems.  He had elbow surgery performed on him in the 2008 offseason, and had shoulder surgery in December 2009.  Because of his rehab, he did not pitch at the ichi-gun level until 2012.

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Tokyo Yakult Swallows players Minimum Of Two is the second collection of short stories by multi award winning Australian writer Tim Winton.

It is an anthology which consists of 14 short stories seven of which feature the characters Jerra, Rachel and Sam Nilsam:
Forest Winter*
No Memory Comes
Gravity*
The Water Was Dark
Nilsam's Friend*
Minimum Of Two
Distant Lands
Laps
Bay Of Angels*
The Strong One*
Holding
More*
Death Belongs To The Dead, His Father Told Him, And Sadness To The Sad
Blood And Water*

Stories marked with * indicate stories which feature the recurring characters Jerra, Rachel and Sam Nilsam.

Although many of the stories do not contain references to any particular setting, it is most likely that all stories in the anthology are set in Perth, Western Australia, around the late (post-World War II) 20th century.

Most of the stories deal with relationships which are placed under hardship and stress, it also deals with the theme of men and masculinity. They are written in a minimalist style typical of Tim Winton.

Perhaps the most prominent theme throughout all the stories is not necessarily the adversity these people are placed under, but the way in which they react to the problems confronting them. For example- Jerra Nilsam doesn't try to deal with his problems at all; preferring to accept his circumstances and be depressed about it. Jerra a failed rock musician chose marriage and he is the stay at home carer who wonders where  the music, the happiness the money of their earlier life has gone. Rachel doesn't address the cause of her problems, but moves on from them, determined to better herself with education and a career. Jerra's father accepts his illness (cancer), but rather than wallowing in it, decides to make the most of his remaining days. The unnamed boy in "No Memory Comes" uses denial to deal with his problems, assuring himself that things are not changing, and that 'he doesn't mind' when things do. Queenie Cookson is possibly the most successful, going back to her old town to confront her past demons, deal with them, and then be able to move on in her life.

In the title story Minimum of two Madigan, rather than dealing with the actual problems arising from his wife's rape, decides to deal with the cause, killing her rapist once he is released from prison.

Many of the stories mentioned in this book relate to two common characters found throughout the book, Jerra and Rachel Nilsam. Rachel and Jerra are two very separated people who learn to live together through the birth of their son Sam. Sam provides the two with a connection which ultimately always pulls them through their everyday and life struggles.

Since 2005 the anthology has been included in the VCE reading list, as an option for study by Year 11 and 12 English Students.

Awards 
 1988 Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction

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1987 short story collections
Rape in fiction
Short story collections by Tim Winton