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'''Fanboy''' (sometimes spelled '''fanboi''' or '''Jkid1232''') is a term used to describe an individual who is devoted to a single subject in a fanatical manner, or to a single point of view within that subject, often to the point where it is considered an obsession. Fanboys remain loyal to their particular obsession.

As electronic entertainment gained popularity, the term became increasingly applied to [[video games]] with people often developing an obsessive loyalty towards one console platform. This may be due in part to the price of the consoles limiting many to a choice of one console, with the obsession possibly stemming from defense of that decision. The term is also applied increasingly to enthusiasts of computer platforms such as [[Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]], although the term is also applied to fans of certain [[television]] programs. As a result, a subculture emerged which readily labeled itself as "fanboys." Within this group, more effort is taken to fit in with a perceived standard, resulting in a more outgoing attitude, even among those with insecurities. This outgoing stance is often felt to be abrasive by those not involved in the culture as deeply. The term originated in [[comic book]] circles, to describe someone who immersed himself in the fictional worlds of comics and the culture of comics fandom. The term is most commonly associated with adolescent and teen males but can be applicable to any age or sex.

The term fangirl, while similar, often carries slightly different connotations. The term fangirl is often applied to any enthusiastic female fan, regardless of obsessive qualities or not, and is often used with overtones of "[[teenybopper]]".

==History of fanboys and the term==
The term "fanboy" is most commonly associated with adolescent and teen males but can be applicable to any age or sex. The term originated in [[comic book]] circles to describe someone immersed in the fictional worlds of comics and the culture of comics fandom. Common subjects of reverence by fanboys are specific: [[TV show]]s; [[film|movie]]s; [[music]]; [[anime]]; [[comic book]]s; [[car]]s; [[video game console]]s, [[video games]] and [[MMORPG]]s; and [[computer]] [[operating system]]s, [[computer Hardware|hardware]] and [[software]].

Popular depictions of Fanboy stereotypes include the [[Comic Book Guy]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and columnist [[Larry Groznic]] from the satirical newspaper ''[[The Onion]]''. In the songs of the fannish [[parody]] [[musician]] [[Luke Ski]], many characters proudly consider themselves ''fanboys.''

The earliest published uses of the word "fanboy" have been dated to 1982. One reference is to the cover of the "Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide". On this cover page are sketched overweight, overzealous comic book collectors wearing T-shirts that state "Fanboys of America," who are describing the extreme measures they would go to, including moving to San Francisco, to preserve their comics.

Also published in 1982, a comic strip appeared in Jim Engel and Chuck Fiala's "Fandom Confidential" comic. In the strip, Jim and Chuck met comic artist/writer [[John Byrne]] and collapsed into "mindless paroxysms of adoration." The John Byrne character responded that they were "a couple of fanboys in bondage" (a play on words referring to a [[List of Monty Python’s Flying Circus episodes#10. E. Henry Thripshaw.27s Disease|Monty Python sketch]] in which an Elizabethan era character reads what she claims to be a new Shakespeare work called "Gay Boys in Bondage". <ref>[http://www.byrnerobotics.com/FAQ/listing.asp?ID=7&T1=Miscellaneous+Questions#154 Byrne Robotics: FAQ]</ref> Another early use is in a smart-aleck editorial reply by "[[Ambush Bug]]" to a letter in his comic in [[1985]].

==Media==
===Comic Book===
*[[Sergio Aragonés]]' ''Fanboy''
*[[Galactic Storm]]'s ''Fanboy''

===Television===
*''[[The Simpsons]]''' [[Comic Book Guy]] refers to himself as a fanboy.
*''[[Freakazoid!|Freakazoid]]'''s [[freakazoid!#Other characters|Fan Boy]]

===Radio/Podcasts===
*[[Fanboy Radio]] - [http://fanboyradio.com]

==See also==
* [[Addiction]]
* [[Cyberstalking]]
* [[Editor war]]
* [[Anorak (slang)|Anorak]]
* [[Astroturfing]]
* [[Otaku]]
* [[Obsession]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboy Urban dictionary: fanboy]
* [http://www.netjak.com/review.php/1013 Dissecting the Fanboy Mind] - A discussion of the fanboy behavior in regard to video games.
* [http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=6463 The trial of the Fanboy] - A criticism of the fanboy concept and overusage of the term.

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St. John's College, Agra

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'''St John's College''', [[Agra]] was established in 1850 by the [[Church of Missionary Society]] of England along with Agra C.M.S. association. During 1862 to 1888, the college was affiliated with [[Calcutta University]] and till 1927, with [[Allahabad University]]. In 1927, when Agra University came into existence, it became affiliated with [[Agra University]] (now known as [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]]).

Since 1893, this college is offering post-graduate courses and it is one of the oldest colleges in India to do so. The current Principal of the college is Professor (Dr) F.M.Prasad, an eminent Scientist and Educationist.

==Academics==
St. John's offers undergraduate and post graduate degrees in:
*English
*History
*Political science
*Economics
*Psychology
*Geography
*Hindi
*Sanskrit
*Urdu
*Business Administration
*Accounts & Law
*Business Economics
*Physics
*Chemistry
*Mathematics
*Statistics
*Zoology
*Botany.

St. John's offers one Ph.D. in Science and Commerce. Additionally, students can take vocational courses in: Foreign Trade, Advertising and Sales Promotion, Insurance, Computer Science, Demography, Yoga Psychology & Mental Health and Communicative English. The college also runs a study centre of [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]].

== Alumni==
* [[Shilendra Kumar Singh]], [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Babu Gulabrai]], eminent Hindi writer and philosopher

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Archive:Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Somalia

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[[Image:Somalia.png|right|thumb|200px|Map of Somalia with Puntland roughly highlighted in blue. The Hafun is the small peninsula in the northeast.]]
The '''effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Somalia''' was devastating. Villages and coastal communities in [[Somalia]], as far as 4,500 km (2,800 miles) from the [[epicentre]] of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]], were swept away and destroyed by the resulting [[tsunami]] on [[26 December]] [[2004]]. The confirmed death toll stood at 298, as of [[5 January]] [[2005]]. According to presidential spokesperson [[Yusuf Mohamed Ismail]] of the transitional government, more than 50,000 people were displaced.

Most of the damage was in the coastal region of the semi-autonomous [[Puntland]] area, particularly the region between [[Hafun]] in the [[Bari, Somalia|Bari]] region and [[Garacad]] in the [[Mudug]] region. The narrow and low-lying peninsula of [[Hafun]], 1150 km (715 mi) northeast of [[Mogadishu]], was particularly devastated. In Puntland, rising waters destroyed properties in especially Hafun and Kulub, while parts of the towns and villages of Bander Beyla, Eyl, Foar and Bargaal were flooded. Other coastal areas, including [[Lower Juba]], were also somewhat affected. The UN reported that the waves destroyed 1,180 homes, smashed 2,400 boats and rendered freshwater wells and reservoirs unusable. The village of [[Kulub]], near [[Gara'ad]], was still partially submerged as of [[6 January]]. At [[Kulub]], [[Hurdiye]] and other places, teams from the [[World Food Programme]] reported that all the boats and other fishing equipment used by the residents to make a livelihood had been lost.

== Aftermath ==

Around 12 tonnes of [[rice]], [[maize]] and [[vegetable oil]] were delivered to Hafun on [[30 December]], four days after the tsunami. Previous attempts to deliver aid failed after trucks were unable to pass tsunami damaged roads near [[Foar]], a village of 1000 people living in [[mud-and-wattle]] huts that had been destroyed. The main sand bridge which connects the Hafun peninsula to the mainland was damaged, so the twelve tonnes were then transferred onto two four-wheel drive vehicles that managed the 60 km (40 mi) trip from Foar to Hafun in seven hours. The UN warned that the tsunami had worsened the situation after four years of [[drought]] in northern Somalia and further aid is desperately needed. It has distributed 200 [[tonne]]s of food aid to 12,000 people, but states that food for 30,000 is needed. The UN had four teams in the area and on [[4 January]] appealed for [[U.S. Dollar|US$]]13,000,000 to assist 54,000 Somalis affected by the tsunami. As part of the flash inter-agency appeal of US$977,000,000 made by the [[UN Secretary-General]] on [[6 January]], US$10,000,000 was requested for Somalia. In February, the U.S. government made one million dollars available for tsunami relief in Somalia. <ref name="1 MILLION dollars!">[http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-69E4K3?OpenDocument&rc=1&cc=som US provides 1 million dollars to help tsunami-hit Somalia], [[Xinhua]], [[7 February]] [[2005]]</ref>

Much of the remote 1,000 km (600 mi) coast is controlled by various clan-based militias, making obtaining accurate information difficult. Relief officials were unable to make observation flights because of the fear of being fired upon by anti-aircraft batteries. The transitional Somali government was based in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] because the capital city of Mogadishu was too unsafe. Prime Minister [[Ali Mohammed Ghedi]] cancelled a trip on [[4 January]] [[2005]], which would have been his first visit to Somalia since being appointed.

== Notes ==
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==External links ==
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-01-06-somalia-usat_x.htm Remote Somali village reels from latest hardship], [[USA Today]], [[6 January]] [[2005]]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4147097.stm Somali tsunami victim toll rises], [[BBC]], 5 January 2005
* [http://mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=177267 Somali tsunami death toll climbs], [[Mail & Guardian]], [[2 January]] [[2005]]
* [http://www.irinnews.org/S_report.asp?ReportID=45125 SOMALIA: After the tsunami], [[Integrated Regional Information Networks]], [[19 January]] [[2005]]
* Hermann M. Fritz and Jose C. Borrero, [http://scitation.aip.org/journals/doc/EASPEF-ft/vol_22/iss_S3/S219_1.html "Somalia Field Survey after the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami"], ''Earthquake Spectra'', Vol. 22, No. S3, pp. S219–S233, June 2006

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