Christopher Leslie Pearce (born 7 August 1961) is a Welsh former footballer. A goalkeeper, he made 304 league appearances in a 14-year career in the Football League.

A former Wolverhampton Wanderers apprentice, he turned professional at Blackburn Rovers in 1979. He was loaned out to Rochdale and Barnsley, before he was allowed to sign with Rochdale permanently in 1982. He moved on to Port Vale in June 1983, and helped the "Valiants" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86. He joined Wrexham in May 1986, before he was bought by Burnley for £4,000 in July 1987. He won a Football League Trophy runners-up medal with the "Clarets" in 1988, and helped the club to win the Fourth Division title in 1991–92. He later played for Bradford City, before spending time with non-League clubs Chorley, Fleetwood, Accrington Stanley, and Rossendale United.

Career
Pearce was an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was never offered a professional contract at Molineux. He instead turned professional with Howard Kendall's Blackburn Rovers in 1979. He spent three years at Ewood Park, but never made a first team appearance. He did though play five Fourth Division games on loan at Rochdale in the 1980–81 season. He was also loaned out to Second Division side Barnsley, but never made a first team appearance for the "Tykes". He returned to Rochdale on a free transfer for the start of the 1982–83 campaign. Described as "brave and agile", he also appeared to be vulnerable on crosses. He played 36 league games at Spotland, before Jimmy Greenhoff replaced Peter Madden as manager, and selected Graham Crawford for the end-of-season run-in.

He was signed by John McGrath's Port Vale as an understudy to Barry Siddall in June 1983. He featured eight times in the 1983–84 season, as the "Valiants" suffered relegation out of the Third Division. He became new manager John Rudge's preferred choice in goal, and played 43 games in the 1984–85 campaign. However, he lost his first team place at Vale Park to new signing Jim Arnold – who went on to win the club's Player of the Year award, and featured just six times in the 1985–86 Fourth Division promotion winning campaign. He was given a free transfer in May 1986, and moved on to Wrexham. He played 25 Fourth Division games for Dixie McNeil's "Dragons" in the 1986–87 season, and also played in Europe against Real Zaragoza at the Racecourse Ground.

Pearce was signed by Burnley manager Brian Miller for a £4,000 fee as a replacement for Joe Neenan in July 1987. He was one of eight "Clarets" players to make his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Colchester United at Turf Moor on 15 August 1987. The team soon gelled though, and Pearce played a total of 59 games in the 1987–88 campaign. The last of these games was the Football League Trophy Final at Wembley, which ended in a 2–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played 47 games in the 1988–89 campaign, and only missed the chance to become an ever-present for two seasons running due to a facial injury in April. He remained the first choice goalkeeper ahead of David Williams under new manager Frank Casper, and played 49 matches in the 1989–90 season. He featured 55 times in the 1990–91 campaign as Burnley reached the play-off semi-finals, where they were beaten by Torquay United. On 29 January, he kept a clean sheet against Bradford City at Valley Parade in the Football League Trophy after making "a string of top class saves". However, he played just 14 league games in the 1991–92 season, as Burnley won promotion as champions of the Fourth Division. At various point in the season he was on the bench as David Williams, and loanees Andy Marriott, Mark Kendall, and Nicky Walker all got the nod ahead of Pearce. He was released in April 1992, though had become a "cult figure" at Turf Moor during his 236 league and cup games.

Pearce played nine Second Division games for Bradford City in the 1992–93 campaign, though failed to impress for Frank Stapleton's "Bantams", and moved into Northern Premier League football with Chorley, Fleetwood and Accrington Stanley. He also spent time with North West Counties club Rossendale United. After leaving professional football he worked as a driving instructor and gardener, before working for a firm that supplies machines to the paper industry.

Career statistics
Source:

Honours
Port Vale
Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1985–86

Burnley
Football League Trophy runner-up: 1988
Football League Fourth Division: 1991–92

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Chorley F.C. players
Fleetwood Town F.C. players
Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Rossendale United F.C. players
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Wes DeMott is an American political thriller writer who was born in Roseburg, Oregon. He honorably served in the U.S. Navy, is a former FBI agent, private investigator, and has worked as an actor.

Bibliography

Loving Zelda, A Story of Change Reluctantly Told (2011),  Admiral House Publishing
The Typhoon Sanction (2011), . Admiral House Publishing
Tortuga Gold, A Mayday Salvage and Rescue Adventure (2011),  Admiral House Publishing
Walking K (1998), . 9780965960267. Admiral House
Vapors (1999), ,  Admiral House
Stiny, (2000) , . Czech translation of Vapors, published by Alpress.
Árnyak (2001), , , Hungarian translation of Vapors, Athenaeum (Hungary).
Фонд (2008), , , 978-5-226-00257-1. Russian translation of Vapors.
The Fund (2004), , .  Leisure Books
Heat Sync, (2006), . 9780843955453. Leisure Books
The Fund, audio book (2009) . Books in Motion.
Heat Sync, audio book (2009) . Books in Motion
"Walking K", audio book (2009), . Books in Motion

References

External links
author website

20th-century American novelists
Novelists from Florida
Living people
Novelists from Oregon
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents
American thriller writers
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Roseburg, Oregon


Dampier Salt is an Australian salt company located in Western Australia, with operations in Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod, and headquarters in Perth.  Since beginning operations at Dampier in 1972, the company has developed into one of the world's largest private salt producers, with production capacity of over four million tonnes per annum at Dampier and nine million tonnes per annum company-wide. Most of this salt is naturally sourced from the Punt Road region and is known for its high purity.

The company also produces gypsum, with a 1.5 million tonne per annum capacity, at its Lake MacLeod facility.

Dampier Salt is 68.4% owned by the Rio Tinto Group, 21.5% by Marubeni, and the remaining 10.1% by Sojitz.

Important Bird Areas
The 52 km2 solar evaporation pond complex at Dampier has been identified by BirdLife International as the Dampier Saltworks Important Bird Area, while the 78 km2 complex near Port Hedland has been identified as the Port Hedland Saltworks Important Bird Area.

References

Companies based in Perth, Western Australia
Rio Tinto (corporation) subsidiaries
Salt production
Pilbara
Sojitz
Marubeni


Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor of television and films based in Kolkata. Born to actor Subhendu Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee began his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush. He gained popularity by portraying the character of Topshe in a Feluda-based television series directed by Sandip Ray. His acting in many Bengali films has been praised by the critics, including his portrayal of a Ritwik Ghatak-inspired character in the 2013 film Meghe Dhaka Tara. He enjoyed success at the national level in Sujoy Ghosh's 2012 blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani, where he played Bob Biswas, an assassin.

Personal life
Saswata Chatterjee was born on 19 December 1970 to Subhendu Chatterjee, a noted Bengali actor. He lives in Kolkata and is married to Mohua, a teacher. They have a daughter together.

Career
Chatterjee started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush. and a Hindi serial Krishnakant Ka Vasiyatnama on Doordarshan based on Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay's novel Krishnakanter Will. Later, he acted in a television series directed by Sandip Ray, where he portrayed the character of Topshe, a sidekick of Feluda, the sleuth. After this television debut, his acting skills were appreciated and he gained popularity.

Chatterjee's acting in several Bengali films were critically appreciated. Some of his notable appearances include Tiyasha, C/O Sir, Proloy (2013), Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Bhooter Bhabishyat, Abar Bomkesh (Chitrachor), Rang Milanti, Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu), The Bong Connection, Abar Aranye. He worked in the blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani (2012) directed by Sujoy Ghosh  starring Vidya Balan. In that film, he played the role of a cold-blooded killer named Bob Biswas. His role as Bob became so popular that Chatterjee describes it as:

The character went viral on Facebook and Twitter with thousands of followers. A graphic novel is in the making was also inspired from Bob's character.

Meghe Dhaka Tara was released in 2013, a film inspired by the life and works of Bengali film director Ritwik Ghatak and also depicts the socio-political environment of contemporary West Bengal during the Tebhaga and Naxalite movements. In this movie, he played the lead character as Nilkantha Bagchi.

Filmography

Awards
 2021 : West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor for Chobiyal
 2019 : Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film at Madrid International Film Festival for Shironam.
 2014 : Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman - Best Comedian for Bhooter Bhabishyat
 2012 : Anandalok Award - Best Supporting Actor for Bhooter Bhabishyat
 2011 : Tele Cine Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Byomkesh Bakshi
 2011 : Imphal International Short Film Festival 2012 - Best Supporting Actor for THE FORLORN'

References

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Living people
1970 births
Bengali male actors
Male actors in Bengali cinema
Bengali male television actors
Male actors from Kolkata
University of Calcutta alumni


The 1853 New York state election was held on November 8, 1853, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner, an Inspector of State Prisons and the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.

Background
After the split of the Democratic Party in 1848 over the slavery question, a large part of the Barnburner faction, who had joined the Free Soil Party, returned to the Democratic Party and re-united with the Hunkers. During the following years, the Hunkers split over the question of reconciliation with the Barnburners. The Hards were against it, denying the Barnburners to gain influence in the Party. The Softs favored reconciliation with the intention of maintaining enough strength to win the elections. Both Hards and Softs favored a compromise on the slavery question: to maintain the status quo and to leave the decision to the local population in new Territories or States if they want slavery or not, as expressed in the Kansas–Nebraska Act. The Barnburners were against the permission of slavery in new Territories or States, but were now the minority in the party.

Nominations
The Free Democratic, or Independent Democratic, Party was the radical anti-slavery faction of the disbanding Free Soil Party, which advocated the immediate abolition of slavery. Their State convention was held on August 31 in Syracuse.

The Democratic state convention met in September in Syracuse. Two chairmen, one Hard and one Soft, were elected who sat one beside the other and commenced proceedings ignoring each other. After some ensuing confusion, the Hards moved out, convened elsewhere, and nominated a state ticket. The Softs and Barnburners nominated their own ticket. Only the nominees for the two judgeships of the Court of Appeals were nominated jointly by Hards and Softs.

The Whig state convention met on October 5 in Syracuse. Benjamin F. Bruce was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Ex-Governor Washington Hunt to preside over the convention. James M. Cook was nominated for Comptroller on the first ballot (vote: Cook 88, Spaulding 29, Josiah B. Williams 8). Elias W. Leavenworth was nominated for Secretary of State on the first ballot (vote: Leavenworth 82, Samuel J. Wilkin 41, Spaulding 3). Elbridge G. Spaulding was nominated for Treasurer on the first ballot (vote: Spaulding 82, Jeremiah Ellsworth 19, Epenetus Crosby 11, Myron H. Clark 10). Ogden Hoffman was nominated for Attorney General on the third ballot (first ballot: Daniel Ullmann 49, Hoffman 45, Roscoe Conkling 27, J. M. Van Cott 4, Thompson 3; second ballot: Hoffman 56, Ullmann 54, Conkling 16, blank 1; third ballot: Hoffman 74, Ullmann 48, Conkling 5, blank 1). Cornelius Gardinier was nominated for Canal Commissioner on the second ballot (first ballot: Gardinier 30, David S. Wright 28, Ebenezer Blakely 19, Samuel P. Russell 16, Thomas Clowes 13, Ogden N. Chapin 13; second ballot: Gardinier 75, Blakely 19, Wright 18, Russell 5, Clowes 3, Chapin 1, Peabody 1, blank 1). Thomas Kirkpatrick was nominated for Inspector of State Prisons on the third ballot (first ballot: Kirkpatrick 22, Henry Underwood 21, Josiah T. Everest 14, Norwood Bowne 13, Alexander H. Wells 9, A. F. Crocker 9, Henry Bradley 9, Abner Baker 7, Benjamin Squire 7, William Lyons 6, Epenetus Crosby 5, Joseph Garling House 5; second ballot: Kirkpatrick 55, Underwood 45, Bowne 17, Everest 11; third ballot: Kirkpatrick 70, Underwood 60). John T. Clark was nominated for State Engineer by acclamation. Benjamin F. Harwood was nominated for Clerk of the Court of Appeals on the first ballot (vote: Harwood 62, E. P. Cole 22, A. T. McCarty 10, J. T. Lamport 8, P. Smith 5, Robinson 2). George Wood was nominated for a full term as Judge of the Court of Appeals on the second vote (88 ayes, 20 noes) after William Rockwell had been rejected in the first vote. Joseph Mullin was nominated for the short term by acclamation.

Results
Due to the split of the Democratic Party, almost the whole Whig ticket was elected. Only the jointly nominated Democratic judges of the Court of Appeals, Ruggles and Denio, were elected. The incumbent Ruggles was re-elected, the incumbent Mather was defeated.

23 Whigs, 7 Hards and 2 Softs were elected to a two-year term (1854–55) in the New York State Senate.

78 Whigs, 24 Hards, 24 Softs and 2 Free Democrats were elected for the session of 1854 to the New York State Assembly.

Sources
Result in Official State Canvass. New-York Daily Times. January 3, 1854. pp. 6–7
"The Campaign. Hard-shell Demonstration." New-York Daily Times. November 4, 1853. pp. 1, 8.

Notes

See also
New York state elections

1853

New York


The Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value is an award, begun in 1976, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value in Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the awards have been controlled by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The winner, producer and director, receives a certificate, statuette and a cash prize of ₹100,000 each.

Superlatives
Four wins: Antony Perumbavoor (producer)
Four wins: Fazil (director, producer)
Four wins:  Ranjith (2 as director & 2 as producer)
Three wins: Sathyan Anthikkad (director)
Three wins: P. V. Gangadharan (producer)

Winners

References

External links
Official website
PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List

Kerala State Film Awards


Edward Martin, D.D. (died 1662) was an English clergyman, ejected President of Queens' College, Cambridge, and at the end of his life Dean of Ely.

Life
A native of Cambridgeshire, he matriculated in the university of Cambridge, as a sizar of Queens' College, 5 July 1605. He graduated B.A. in 1608–9, M. A. in 1612, was elected a Fellow of his college 11 March 1617, and proceeded B.D. in 1621.

In 1627 he was chaplain to Archbishop William Laud, and he offended the Puritan party by licensing a book by Thomas Jackson, called An Historical Narration, and also by preaching a sermon at St. Paul's Cross against Presbyterianism. He became vicar of Oakington in 1626 and rector of Conington, Cambridgeshire, in 1630. He was elected President of Queens' College 16 October 1631, being in the same year created D.D. by royal mandate. He was also rector of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham, Rutland, from 1631 to 1637, where he was succeeded by Jeremy Taylor. In 1638 he was instituted to the rectory of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, and soon afterwards to that of Doddington, Cambridgeshire.

In August 1642 he sent the college plate to the king. Oliver Cromwell thereupon surrounded several colleges with soldiers, and took away by force the masters of Queens', Jesus College, and St. John's College, and hurrying them to London, incarcerated them in the Tower of London by order of parliament. Martin was afterwards removed to Lord Petre's house in Aldersgate Street, where he drew up the mock petition, entitled his Submission to the Covenant. Subsequently, he was remanded to Ely House and other places of confinement for more than five years. In the meanwhile he was ejected from the presidency of Queens' College, and lost all his other preferments.

About August 1648 he effected his escape, and went to Thorington, Suffolk, where he resided with Henry Cooke, who had been a member of his college. He assumed the name of Matthews, but was discovered by some soldiers from Yarmouth, was brought to London, and on 23 May 1650 was committed to the Gatehouse Prison by John Bradshaw, president of the council of state. Ultimately, by some interest with Colonel Wanton, he obtained his release and a pardon for breaking prison. He then returned to Suffolk and resumed his own name; but subsequently he went abroad for seven or eight years, during most of which time he lived at Paris with Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton. In 1656 he was resident at Utrecht with many other royalists.

Returning to England at the Restoration, he was formally restored to the presidency of Queens' College, on 2 August 1660. He was one of the managers of the Savoy Conference. In February. 1662 he was nominated to the deanery of Ely, and was installed by proxy, 25 April 1662. He died three days afterwards on 28 April 1662, and was buried in the college chapel.

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16th-century births
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17th-century English Anglican priests
Presidents of Queens' College, Cambridge
Participants in the Savoy Conference
Deans of Ely


Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari (Urdu: سید فیصل علی سبزواری ; born 4 August 1975) is a Pakistani politician and senior leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (Khalid Maqbool Group). He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on the ticket of MQM-P in 2013 Pakistani general election and has served as the opposition leader in Sindh Assembly.

Political career
Faisal Subzwari started his political career as leader of All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation, the student wing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement. In 2002 Pakistani general election, he was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on the ticket of MQM from Karachi.

In 2008 Pakistani general election, Faisal Subzwari was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on the ticket of MQM from Karachi and served as minister of Youth Affairs in Government of Sindh as well was the deputy parliamentary leader of MQM in Sindh Assembly during the tenure.

After the 2013 Pakistani general election, Faisal Subzwari was again elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on the ticket of MQM from Karachi and was made MQM's parliamentary leader in Sindh Assembly. He has served as opposition leader. He was also the adviser to the Chief Minister of Sindh on Youth Affairs.

Faisal Subzwari was absent from politics since July 2015. Later, he tweeted he will join politics soon after his return to country. He was on holidays with his family in U.S.A.

Subzwari, who is usually vocal on the media, was in the US for sometime and his absence from the political scene had raised questions.

On 3 March 2021, he was elected as a member of Senate of Pakistan in 2021 Pakistani Senate election from Sindh.

Political background
Faisal Subzwari started his political career soon after completing his Higher Secondary Education. His uncle was a member of MQM (led by Mr Altaf Hussain) and was elected and served as a councillor from 1987 to 1992, He was allegedly detained by plainclothes police on 6 July 1995, however, the case was never officially taken up. In 1997, the family tried to lodge a First Information Report (FIR), but could not proceed against the police officer and was given a “cold shoulder”.

Expulsion from MQM
In October 2016, the MQM expelled Faisal Subzwari due to violation of party rules. He also refused to be recognised as a Muhajir on the Sindh Assembly floor, and supported a resolution for treason charges against MQM's founder and leader Altaf Hussain.

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1975 births
Living people
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement politicians
University of Karachi alumni
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Georgianna Robertson (March 23, 1972, Port Maria, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born model and actress. She has appeared on over  covers of Spanish, French and Italian editions of Elle and Vogue Paris. Robertson walked numerous of fashion shows, including Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent, Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, and the 1997 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Trivia
 Robertson came to New York at age 12. She has one older brother, six younger brothers and three sisters.
 She was a muse of Yves Saint Laurent and one of his favourite models.
 She starred in Prêt-à-Porter, Save the Rabbit and Double Zero. She was also featured in Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes the Hotstepper" and Stevie Wonder's "When Robbins Will Sing" music videos.
 She has her own swimwear line called GEORGIANNA ROBERTSON.
 On the first cycle of Scandinavia's Next Top Model, she performed a similar role to that of Tyra Banks in the original series of the show.

References

External links
See Georgianna Robertson at: Fashion Model Directory

1972 births
Jamaican female models
Living people
People from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica


The Jakarta Globe is a daily online English-language newspaper in Indonesia, launched in November 2008.

The paper initially came out as a print newspaper with an average of 48 pages a day, and published Monday to Saturday. It had three sections, and contained (in section A) a range of general news, including metropolitan and national news coverage as well as international news, plus comment, (in section B) Indonesian and world business and sport plus a classified advertising section, and (in section C) an extensive features and lifestyle coverage as well as entertainment, listings and reader service and puzzle/cartoon pages. The newspaper later added a Sunday Jakarta Globe edition. The newspaper converted from broadsheet to tabloid format in May 2012, and then was published online only from 15 December 2015.

The newspaper's owner, PT Jakarta Globe Media, is part of Enggartiasto Lukita's B Universe (formerly BeritaSatu Media Holdings, an associated company of Lippo).

See also

 List of newspapers in Indonesia
 Media of Indonesia

References

External links
 Jakarta Globe'' website: https://jakartaglobe.id (formerly http://thejakartaglobe.com )

Indonesian press
Defunct newspapers published in Indonesia
Mass media in Jakarta
Newspapers established in 2008
Publications disestablished in 2015
2008 establishments in Indonesia
Online newspapers with defunct print editions
Indonesian news websites


This is a list of Thai billionaires based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2023.

2023 Thai billionaires list

See also
 The World's Billionaires
 List of countries by the number of billionaires

References

Lists of people by wealth
Net worth

Economy of Thailand-related lists


Wilson Baker FRS (24 January 1900 – 3 June 2002) was a British organic chemist.

He was born in Runcorn, the youngest of the four children of Harry and Mary Baker (née Eccles); his father was himself a chemist, having studied under Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe and Robert Bunsen, amongst others. Wilson entered Victoria University of Manchester at the age of 16, and (having spent some time in France as a Quaker volunteer during the First World War) graduated top of the honours class in 1921. He then undertook an MSc. with Arthur Lapworth, before working on a PhD with Sir Robert Robinson on the synthesis of isoflavones. The degree was awarded in 1924, when he was also appointed assistant lecturer.

The following years in Oxford were important in Baker's career:
In 1927 he was appointed by W.H. Perkin FRS as a Departmental Demonstrator at the Dyson Perrins Laboratory, and this became a University Lectureship and Demonstratorship in 1928 until 1944.
Became a member of New College and was given the degree of MA by Decree of Congregation in November 1930.
Awarded the degree of DSc Manchester in 1933.
Appointed Fellow and Praelector in Chemistry at The Queen’s College, Oxford, 1936-44.

After 17 years in Oxford, Baker took up the post of Alfred Capper Pass Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Bristol in 1944, where he remained until his retirement in 1965. J.F.W. McOmie and W.D. Ollis (FRS 1972) were appointed as assistant lecturers in 1945 and 1946, respectively.

The war years had “left a legacy of impoverished equipment and laboratories in desperate need of maintenance” and, as a consequence, Baker's time was mainly occupied in building up the departments of chemistry, first in collaboration with Professor W.E. Garner  and then with D.H. Everett. In his memory, a Wilson Baker Lecture is hosted by the chemistry department in Bristol every year.

Wilson Baker's research covered many areas, including chelation, inclusion compounds, penicillin and other natural products. His work is fully described in the Royal Society memoir.

Family
Wilson Baker married Juliet Elizabeth Glaisyer, also a Quaker, on 4 August 1927 at the Sons’ Meeting House, Huddersfield. They had three children: Rosalind, Roger and Katharine.

Wilson died aged 102 on 3 June 2002, outlived by the three children. Juliet had died in 1991.

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Alumni of the University of Manchester
English chemists
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Organic chemists
Fellows of The Queen's College, Oxford
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1900 births
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British centenarians
Men centenarians
People from Runcorn


The Way I Am is the third studio album from folk rock musician Jennifer Knapp, her fifth album overall and her final Christian rock album to date. It was released on November 20, 2001 through Gotee Records.

Critical reception

Ashleigh Kittle of AllMusic concludes her review by writing, "In the end, with this release Knapp has yet to disappoint. She only serves to build and further shape the gift and talent demonstrated on her debut release, Kansas."

Mike Rimmer of Cross Rhythms gives this album 10 out of a possible 10 and remarks, "this is definitely a grower not a grabber and it took a number of listens before its intricate wonders revealed themselves to me!" He finishes the review by saying, "Just check out the 3am sound of "Around Me" which features understated jazzy guitar and Jennifer's vocals and plenty of vibe. Just fabulous! But then so is the whole album."

John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout gives the album 4½ out of a possible 5 stars and concludes his review with, "The Way I Am is a solid album with more than you'd expect from even someone as talented as Jennifer Knapp. It tugs at your emotions and may surprise you how often it seems like Jennifer shares your same thoughts and feelings."

Track listing

Musicians
 Jennifer Knapp – vocals, guitar, arrangements (2, 5, 8, 9, 10)
 David Hentschel – keyboards (1-4, 6-9, 11), programming (1-4, 6-9, 11), drum programming (1-4, 6-9, 11), arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11), string arrangements (2, 6, 10)
 Tony McAnany – additional arrangements (1), keyboards (2, 3, 6, 11), drum programming (2, 3, 4, 6, 11), arrangements (3, 6, 7, 11), spoken word (11)
 Nick Moroch – acoustic guitars (1-4, 6-9, 11), electric guitars (1-4, 6-9, 11), electric bass (2, 3, 11), guitar solo (6), Fender Telecaster solo (9)
 Tony Levin – bass (1, 6-9, 11), basses (2)
 Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1-9, 11)
 Bashiri Johnson – percussion (3)
 Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (1, 2, 3, 6-9, 11, 12)
 The London Studio Orchestra – strings (1, 2, 3, 6-9, 11, 12)
 Nigel Black – French horn (10)
 Philip Eastop – French horn (10)
 David Daniels – cello (10)
 Tony Pleeth – cello (10), cello solo (12)
 David Theodore – oboe (12)
 Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (12)
 Morgan Ames – music copyist (12)
 Emmett Estren – music copyist (12)
 Steven Juliani – music copyist (12)
 Jim Boggia – backing vocals (4, 7, 11)
 TobyMac – spoken word (11)

The Symphony of Voices on "Light of The World"
 Jim Boggia, Knowdaverbs (Michael Boyer II), Coffee (Stacy Jones), Kia Jones, TobyMac and Steve Thomas
 Tony McAnany – vocal arrangements

Production
 Toby McKeehan – executive producer
 Joey Elwood – executive producer
 Tony McAnany – producer
 Roy Hendrickson – recording, mixing
 Steve Price – string recording (1, 2, 3, 6-12)
 Scott Hull – mastering at Classic Sound (New York City, New York)
 Mike McGlaflin – A&R direction
 Ben Pearson – photography
 Jen Reardon – sunset photography
 Aaron Marrs – creative design, layout design
 Eddy Boer – creative director

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

2001 albums
Jennifer Knapp albums
Gotee Records albums


William H. Brown III (born January 19, 1928) is an American attorney. In 1963, he became a partner at the law firm of Norris Schmidt Green Harris Higginbotham & Brown,  Philadelphia's first black-owned law firm. Brown was appointed to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and named its Chairman by President Richard Nixon in 1969. He was the fourth Chairman of the EEOC, serving from May 5, 1969, to December 23, 1973. Today, he is senior counsel to Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.

Education and early career
Born in Philadelphia, Brown graduated from Temple University in 1952, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1955.  He began working in private practice after graduating, during a time when African-Americans had few, if any, options to practice in established law firms.  He joined with a group of several other African American lawyers formed what is considered by many to be Philadelphia's first African-American law firm, Norris Schmidt Green Harris Higginbotham & Brown.  Brown also served for some time as the Chief of the Fraud unit and as a Deputy District Attorney for the City of Philadelphia.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Brown was appointed to the EEOC by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and named the Commission's Chairman by President Richard Nixon in 1969.  He was the fourth Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  He served in that role until December 23, 1973.

During his time as Chairman, the EEOC took significant steps in establishing its role in American life and in fighting discrimination, including seeking to intercede in a telephone rate case being presented by AT&T to the Federal Communications Commission (asserting that because of discriminatory practices, costs for telephone services were higher than they would have been otherwise), securing the enforcement powers granted to the EEOC, and the establishment of five regional litigating centers in Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Denver, each staffed with 30 lawyers.

Later career
After his time as Chairman of the EEOC, Brown returned to the private practice of law, and is still practicing at the Philadelphia-based law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.  He is nationally known in the field of employment discrimination, and has also developed extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution.  He has served as a mediator for Federal District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as an arbitrator for American Arbitration Association.

A notable recognition came when in 1985, he was chosen to chair the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission investigating the 1985 MOVE bombing.

References

External links
 His professional biography on the Schnader web page.
 A biography of Brown published on the 35th anniversary of the EEOC.
 Letter Brown wrote at the end of his tenure with the EEOC, published on the 35th anniversary of the organization.
 An article from the July 20, 2007 edition of The Legal Intelligencer on the law firm of Norris Schmidt Green Harris Higginbotham & Brown.
 Records from Temple University's Urban Archives on the Philadelphia Special Investigation (MOVE) Commission.

1928 births
Chairs of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Living people
Lyndon B. Johnson administration personnel
Pennsylvania lawyers
Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni
Temple University alumni
University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
Nixon administration personnel


Sangobeg () is a remote coastal crofting township which overlooks Sangobeg Sands in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands in the Scottish council area of Highland. A legacy of the clearances, this small township sits near the township of Leirinmore on the edge of Durness around  northwest along the A838 road.

References

Populated places in Sutherland
Sangobeg


Loch Macaterick is a loch in East Ayrshire, Scotland within Galloway Forest Park and Merrick Kells SSSI.
The loch is situated to the north of Macaterick (499 m), to the west of Craigfionn (366 m) and to the southeast of Loch Riecawr.

A boardwalk through a forested area used to lead to the loch from a nearby track but it was removed during forestry works.
The loch area has suffered limited heather beetle impacts.

References

Macaterick


Powhatan is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States, located approximately one mile from Northfork.

The community probably derived its name from the local Powhatan Coal Company.

References

Unincorporated communities in McDowell County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia


F-22 Lightning 3 is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Novalogic in 1999.

Development
The game was announced in March 1999.

Reception

The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.

Notes

References

External links
 Official website (archived)

1999 video games
Combat flight simulators
Cooperative video games
NovaLogic games
Video games developed in the United States
Windows games
Windows-only games


Mārtiņš Antons (7 January 1888, in Kocēni parish – 1941) was a Latvian lawyer and politician.

He graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1912, Faculty of Law, then worked as a lawyer in Riga.
During the First World War he was a Baltic Refugees Committee member, and the Latvian Riflemen Organizing Committee. He was elected member of the Constitutional Assembly (1920), and Labor Party member of the presidium. Involved with politicians in Stockholm, he was deported to Russia, and was killed in 1941 during World War II.

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1888 births
1941 deaths
People from Valmiera Municipality
People from Kreis Wolmar
Workers' Party (Latvia) politicians
Members of the People's Council of Latvia
Deputies of the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia
20th-century Latvian lawyers
People who died in the Gulag
Executed politicians
Latvian people executed by the Soviet Union
Lawyers from Riga


William David Tabram (19 January 1909 – 15 April 1992) was a Welsh footballer, noted for his great technical skill. He played for Swansea Town, Port Vale, Hull City, and South Shields in the 1930s.

Career
Tabram played for Crown Mission before having a trial with Preston North End and joining Swansea Town. He joined Port Vale, along with Ken Gunn, for £400 in March 1933. He played 35 Second Division games in the 1933–34 season, and scored one goal in a 3–0 win over Bury at Gigg Lane on 11 September. He left The Old Recreation Ground when he was sold to Hull City in May 1934, and later played for South Shields.

Career statistics
Source:

References

Footballers from Swansea
Welsh men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
Hull City A.F.C. players
Gateshead United F.C. players
English Football League players
1909 births
1992 deaths


is the first single by the Japanese pop girl group Berryz Kobo. It was released on March 3, 2004.

The single ranked 18th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

Track listing
 "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai" (Music and lyrics: Tsunku. Arrangement: Akira)
 "Berry Fields" (Music and lyrics: Tsunku. Arrangement: Morio Takashi)
 "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai" (Instrumental)

PV versions
 Normal version
 Dance-shot version
 Close-up version (group)

References

2004 singles
Songs written by Tsunku
Berryz Kobo songs
Song recordings produced by Tsunku
2004 songs
Piccolo Town singles


Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (; ; Riffian-Berber: ⵏⴰⵊⴰⵜ ⴱⵍⵇⴰⵙⵎ; born 4 October 1977) is a former Moroccan-French jurist and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who was the first French woman to serve as Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Research in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 2014 until 2017. Since 2020, she has been the director of the One Campaign in France.

Early life and education
Second in a family of seven children, Vallaud-Belkacem was born on 4 October 1977 in the Moroccan countryside in Bni Chiker, a village near Nador in the Rif region. Her grandmothers were respectively Algerian and Spanish, both married to Moroccans. She spent her early years growing up on her grandparents' farm.

In 1982 Vallaud-Belkacem joined her father, a construction worker, with her mother and elder sister Fatiha. From then on, she grew up in a poor neighborhood of Abbeville, a town in northern France, and then in a suburb of Amiens. She got French nationality at 18.

Vallaud-Belkacem graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po Paris) in 2002. At the Institut she met Boris Vallaud, whom she married on 27 August 2005.

Political career

Career in local politics
Vallaud-Belkacem joined the Socialist Party in 2002 and the team of Lyon mayor Gérard Collomb in 2003, leading actions to strengthen local democracy, the fight against discrimination, promotion of citizen rights, and access to employment and housing.

Elected to the Regional Council of Rhone-Alpes in 2004, she chaired the Culture Commission, resigning in 2008. In 2005, she became adviser to the Socialist Party. In 2005 and 2006 she was a columnist for the cultural programme C'est tout vu on Télé Lyon Municipale alongside Stéphane Cayrol.

Career in national politics
In February 2007 Vallaud-Belkacem joined Ségolène Royal's campaign team as a spokeswoman, alongside Vincent Peillon and Arnaud Montebourg.

In March 2008 Vallaud-Belkacem was elected conseillère générale of the Rhône department in the cantonal elections with 58.52% of the votes in the second round, under the banner of the Socialist Party in the canton of Lyon-XIII. From 2008 until 2014, she also served as a councillor of the city of Lyon, responsible for major events, youth and community life.

Vallaud-Belkacem served as Royal's spokesperson again in 2009 for the 2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, this time alongside Delphine Batho. When François Hollande became the party's candidate to run for president in 2012, he appointed Vallaud-Belkacem his campaign spokeswoman.

On 16 May 2012, Vallaud-Belkacem was appointed by President Hollande as Minister of Women's Rights and spokeswoman for the government in the Ayrault government and later in the First Valls Government. In the First Valls Government, she subsequently served as Minister of City Affairs (2 April 2012 to 25 August 2014) and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (2 April 2012 to 25 August 2014).

In her capacity as minister, Vallaud-Belkacem made headlines in 2012 when she introduced anti-sexism courses with presentations on stereotyping, inappropriate language, wage disparity and domestic violence for her fellow cabinet members. That same year, she announced that she wanted to abolish prostitution in France and in Europe; following her initiative, the National Assembly later voted in favour to give France some of the most restrictive legislation on prostitution in Europe. In 2013, she declared as officially revoked an old bylaw requiring women in Paris to ask permission from city authorities before "dressing as men", including wearing trousers (with exceptions for those "holding a bicycle handlebar or the reins of a horse").

In late 2014, shortly after her appointment as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, opinion polls ranked Vallaud-Belkacem only second in popularity among French politicians, after Alain Juppé. In early 2015, the New York Times described her as "one of the rising stars" within her party. By the end of Hollande's presidency, she was one of the few officials who had been a member of his various governments throughout his time in office.

After 15 years in public office, Vallaud-Belkacem decided to take a break from politics in June 2017. Despite speculation, she announced that she would not seek the leadership of the Socialist Party at the Aubervilliers Congress in 2018. Instead, she publicly endorsed Olivier Faure as new chairman.

Career outside politics
In March 2018, Vallaud-Belkacem joined research and polling firm Ipsos as CEO of its Global Affairs division. The department carries out research (on impact, public policy evaluation…) that helps international institutions, NGOs, international foundations and other actors which act in the global public interest better make decisions.

After two years at Ipsos, Vallaud-Belkacem announced in 2020 that she would be joining the One Campaign as director for France. In addition, she became the president of France terre d’asile in 2022.

In addition, Vallaud-Belkacem launched and co-directs the Gender Equality and Public Policy programme at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. She also heads Raison de Plus, a collection of progressive essays published by Fayard.

In 2020, Vallaud-Belkacem was appointed as an affiliated professor at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Ben Guerir, Morocco.

Other activities
 More in Common, Member of the Global Board
 Tent Partnership for Refugees, Co-Chair of the Advisory Council

Political positions
Vallaud-Belkacem supports having the French government force Twitter to filter out hate speech that is illegal under French law, such as speech that is homophobic. Regarding same-sex marriage in France, she has stated that its legalisation is a matter of "historic progress".

In 2016, Vallaud-Belkacem was publicly criticized by Prime Minister Manuel Valls after she spoke out against the government's local decrees that ban women from wearing full-body swimsuits – so-called burkinis – on the beach, arguing the ban was "dangerous for national cohesion."

Personal attacks
In 2015, former president Nicolas Sarkozy was criticized for appealing to racist sentiments when he, without using explicitly racist words, singled out the two non-white female ministers – Vallaud-Belkacem and Christiane Taubira – in a largely white government for charges of gross incompetence.

Personal life
Vallaud-Belkacem describes herself as a "non-practicing Muslim".

Works

References

1977 births
Living people
21st-century French politicians
21st-century French women politicians
French city councillors
French Muslims
French Ministers of National Education
French people of Algerian descent
French people of Riffian descent
French people of Spanish descent
People from Bni Chiker
Government ministers of France
Government spokespersons of France
Moroccan emigrants to France
Moroccan people of Algerian descent
Moroccan people of Spanish descent
Politicians of the French Fifth Republic
Riffian people
Socialist Party (France) politicians
Sciences Po alumni
Women government ministers of France
French columnists
French women columnists
Moroccan columnists
Moroccan women columnists


Lochhouse Tower is a mid-16th-century tower house situated near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway.  It was restored in the late 1970s and is now used as a private residence.

References

 Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead
Maxwell-Irving, A. M. T. (2000) The Border Towers of Scotland, Creedon Publications

Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
Category B listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
Listed castles in Scotland
Tower houses in Scotland


Vemdalen () is a village situated in Härjedalen Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 542 inhabitants in 2010.

Vemdalen has been developed as a skiing center. There are three popular ski resorts close to the Vemdalen; Vemdalsskalet, Klövsjö/Storhogna and Björnrike.

Vemdalen Church  (Vemdalens kyrka) was erected in 1624 and moved to its present site in 1763. The church building was constructed of wood and  covered with wood shingles. A free standing bell tower was erected in 1755. The foundation consists of  natural stone.
The church  has an octagonal floor plan.
The church pulpit is carved by  Jöns Ljungberg (1736-1818). The altarpiece was carved by Jonas Granberg (1696-1776) between 1770 and 1773.
The church  belongs to the parish of Hedebygden in the Diocese of Härnösand.

References

External links
Vemdalsskalet website
Vemdalen website

Populated places in Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalen


Mary Canberg (1918 – 15 June 2004) was an American violinist, conductor, and music educator.

Canberg was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  She studied with Michael Press and Hans Letz at the Juilliard School in New York City and made her professional debut in a recital at Town Hall on 31 January 1947. She gave several more recitals in New York during the late 1940s through the 1950s and performed in a string quartet with John Corigliano, Sr. and Martin Ormandy, both of whom had long associations with the New York Philharmonic. Canberg also worked frequently with lauded organist Clarence Dickinson (1873–1969) for music at the  Brick Presbyterian Church on Park Avenue during this time. Working closely with the fledgling Clarkstown Recreation Commission and its founder Commissioner James Vincent Damiani Sr., she founded the Rockland County Youth String Orchestra in 1964, which she conducted for many years. The Rockland County Youth String Orchestra had its opening performance on Friday, April 24, 1964 at Nanuet JR.-SR. High School Auditorium with an encore at Clarkstown SR. High School on April 26, 1964 sponsored by the Clarkstown Recreation Commission. She also taught music to many students, a number of which have gone on to have highly successful performing careers, including cellist Ronald Thomas and violinists Joseph Lin and James Buswell.  She died in West Nyack, New York.

References

American classical violinists
American women violinists
Juilliard School alumni
1918 births
2004 deaths
Musicians from Grand Rapids, Michigan
20th-century classical violinists
Women classical violinists
20th-century women musicians
Classical musicians from Michigan
20th-century American violinists


is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It won the award for Best Film at the 3rd Asian Film Awards and received 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations for Achievement in Directing and Best Screenplay. At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival it won the Jury Prize of the Un Certain Regard section.

Plot
Tokyo Sonata is about a middle-class family in Tokyo, the Sasakis, which consists of Ryūhei Sasaki, his wife Megumi, and their two sons Takashi and Kenji.

Ryūhei has a good office job, but is suddenly fired because Chinese workers are cheaper. While attempting to find a new job, Ryūhei encounters an old classmate on the street, Kurosu, who has also recently been downsized. Kurosu uses a feature on his mobile phone that plays the ring tone periodically, so that it may fool others into believing he is still employed. This intrigues Ryūhei, who decides to hide the fact that he has been fired from his family. While the two men hopelessly try to find new work, Kurosu's wife slowly begins to suspect her husband's unemployment. Kurosu is later found dead together with his wife from gas poisoning in a double suicide, thought to be initiated by Kurosu.

Takashi, the oldest son, joins the US military and is deployed to war in the Middle East. Kenji, the younger son, wishes to learn to play the piano, even though his father refuses to allow him piano lessons. Kenji takes lessons secretly, and pays for them using his lunch money. Gradually, Kenji develops a strong relationship with his piano teacher, Miss Kaneko, who urges him to pursue his musical ambitions. When his parents find out about Kenji's secret piano lessons, Megumi, who is generally closer to the children, is supportive, but Ryūhei is so furious that he attacks his son, accidentally causing him a minor concussion.

One day, Megumi, while alone at home, is taken hostage by an unemployed man who broke in looking for money. The robber forces Megumi to drive a car he has stolen previously. After a long drive, he allows her leave the car to use the restroom where she has the opportunity to escape. However, she encounters her husband at the mall working in his secret job as a janitor and decides to return to her captor saying that she cannot return home.

That night, Megumi, Ryūhei, and Kenji all have experiences away from home in which they confront the full extent of their existential disquiet.

Kenji attempts to help a friend run away from home, but the latter is caught by his father. Kenji tries to leave town by sneaking onto a bus, but he is caught. Unwilling to answer the questions of the police, Kenji is charged as an adult and kept in a group cell overnight. He is released the following day when the charges are dismissed.

Megumi and the burglar drive to the beach together, where they spend the night in a wood shed. Megumi resigns to the robber's sexual advances, but he ultimately is unable to go through with the act itself. Megumi consoles the robber that he is not a failure, saying that he is the only person who can be himself. Later that night, as the robber sleeps, Megumi spots a strange light on the horizon over the sea. She goes out to look for the light and falls asleep on the beach. The next morning, the robber has driven the stolen car into the ocean, and Megumi returns home.

Meanwhile, as he cleans the bathrooms at the mall where he works, Ryūhei discovers an envelope stuffed with cash behind one of the toilets. He pockets it and encounters Megumi while fleeing the bathrooms, from whom he runs away. Ryūhei then despairingly wanders into the Tokyo night, is hit by a truck, and left for dead. He lies on the side of the street amid some leaves and sleeps there overnight, only to find himself waking up in the morning unharmed. He deposits the envelope of cash in a local lost-and-found bucket, and is the last to arrive back at the house, where the three family members share a meal together without mentioning the events of the previous night.

Four months later, Ryūhei appears to be engaged in his cleaning job. Takashi sends a letter home from the field, noting that he has realized that the U.S military is not the only right side and that he will stay in the Middle East to search for his happiness there. The final scene depicts Kenji performing "Clair de Lune" from the Suite bergamasque at his audition with Megumi, Ryūhei, and his piano teacher watching. His performance is flawless.

Cast
 Teruyuki Kagawa as Ryūhei Sasaki
 Kyōko Koizumi as Megumi Sasaki
 Yū Koyanagi as Takashi Sasaki
 Kai Inowaki as Kenji Sasaki
 Haruka Igawa as Miss Kaneko
 Kanji Tsuda as Kurosu
 Kōji Yakusho as the Robber
 Kazuya Kojima as Mr. Kobayashi

Record of awards and nominations

Reception
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, while Nick Schager of Slant Magazine gave it 3 out of 4 stars.

Christopher Bourne of Meniscus Magazine said, "Kurosawa's latest film, Tokyo Sonata, is his best in quite a few years, a truly frightening work that achieves its effects without resorting to tired genre mechanics." He also wrote that "Debussy's 'Clair de Lune' may well have never been put to better use in a film."

Meanwhile, Tom Mes of Midnight Eye said: "Tokyo Sonata is the ultimate expression of this quality of Kurosawa's cinema. As mentioned, it contains no supernatural elements, no ghosts, killers, or monstrous flora and fauna. Yet it is without doubt the most terrifying film Kiyoshi Kurosawa has ever made. It is terrifying because it is about us."

References

External links

Films set in Tokyo
2008 films
Films directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Japanese drama films
Films about dysfunctional families
Films about music and musicians
Films about families
Asian Film Award for Best Film winners
2000s Japanese films


The White House Office of Urban Affairs is an office within the White House Office, part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

History
The Office was established under Executive Order 13503, issued by President Barack Obama on February 19, 2009. It is headed by a director, who is assisted by a deputy director. The director was charged with reporting jointly to the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison and to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. The first director was Adolfo Carrión Jr. On May 3, 2010, Carrión departed the post, and deputy director Derek Douglas became acting director, though Carrión was never formally replaced. Douglas departed the position at the end of 2011 and was also never formally replaced.

The Office lacked regulatory authority or observable influence, and has not been used since the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Mission
The purpose of the office is to provide leadership for and coordinate the development of the policy agenda for urban America across executive departments and agencies and with this also to coordinate all aspects of urban policy with all executive departments and agencies to ensure that any policy developed has been examined for its impact on urban affairs. The office also works to ensure that federal government dollars targeted to urban areas are effectively spent on the highest-impact programs; and to engage in outreach and work closely with state and local officials, with nonprofit organizations, and with the private sector, both in seeking input regarding the development of a comprehensive urban policy and in ensuring that the implementation of federal programs advances the objectives of that policy.

References

External links
 White House Office of Urban Affairs (home page)
 What Happened to the Office of Urban Policy? by Dayo Olopade, The Root, April 27, 2009 (retrieved on July 6, 2009)

Government agencies established in 2009
Presidency of the United States
Urban planning in the United States
Urban Affairs


Uddeholm is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 667 inhabitants in 2010.

The company Uddeholms AB, located in Hagfors is named after the locality.

References

Populated places in Värmland County
Populated places in Hagfors Municipality


Libreville Hospital (, CHL) is the largest and most important hospital in Gabon. Located in the nation's capital of Libreville, the hospital has an accident and emergency department which serves much of the country.

The hospital treated soldiers during the 2009 Gabonese helicopter crash.

The first Department of Neurology in Gabon was opened in Libreville Hospital on 15 September 1980. The hospital also has a Department of Visceral Surgery.

Libreville Hospital has 650 beds and a workforce of agents estimated at 1,500 agents across all categories. The hospital possesses sufficient technology to deal with various diseases. However, due to factors such as heavy patient burden and, consequently, fluidly defined staff roles, the hospital most often provides primary and secondary care rather than the specialised (tertiary) care that is in principle given to it. Additionally, because health facilities in Gabon generally do not support childbirths as of yet, except in the Okala district of Libreville, Libreville Hospital handles almost all deliveries in the city.

References

Buildings and structures in Libreville
Hospitals in Gabon


Kiala is a village in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°2'0N 73°15'0E with an altitude of 1267 metres (4160 feet).

References

Villages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa


Home audio systems refer to audio consumer electronics designed for home entertainment, such as integrated systems like shelf stereos and music centers, as well as individual components like loudspeakers and surround sound receivers. The evolution of home audio began with Edison's phonograph, transitioning from monaural to stereophonic sound in the 1950s and 60s. The term "hi-fi" emerged, highlighting sound accuracy and minimal distortion. Audio equipment evolved from large wooden cabinets to compact units. The 1970s introduced enhancements like quadraphonic sound and technologies like Dolby Pro Logic. The 1970s and 1980s also saw the rise of component-based stereo systems. Cassette decks became a staple in the 1970s. Integrated systems, termed "music centers" gained popularity in the 1980s. Table systems and compact radio receivers emerged as entertainment devices, with some offering features like cassette players and CD functionalities. Audiophile systems prioritize high-quality music formats and specialized equipment like premium turntables, digital-to-analog converters, and other high-end devices, with some enthusiasts preferring the unique sound characteristics of vinyl records and vacuum tubes. Modern systems often emphasize home cinema applications to enhance the audio experience beyond standard TV speakers.

History

Home audio dates back before electricity, to Edison's phonograph, a monaural, low fidelity sound reproduction format. Early electrical phonographs as well as many other audio formats started out as monaural formats. In addition to playing records on phonographs, consumers in the 1930s and 1940s listened to radio programs on separate radio receivers, often large wooden consoles.

Home audio devices containing both a record player and a wireless radio receiver were usually called radiograms or stereograms in British English, and consoles in American English. Very often these were designed as items of household furniture, with a large wooden cabinet on legs. These units were monaural, and featured a single integrated loudspeaker in the main body of the cabinet.

The 1950s and 60s marked the transition from mono to stereophonic sound. Before the widespread adoption of stereo technology, the home audio landscape was dominated by mono systems. The term "hi-fi," an abbreviation for high fidelity, was coined during this era to describe audio systems that aimed to reproduce sound with high accuracy and minimal distortion. The vinyl LP became popular during the 1950s, and the availability of affordable components such as turntables, speakers and amplifiers enhanced the sonic realism of music playback in homes. This period was characterized by home audio enthusiasts emphasis on achieving the highest quality sound reproduction possible, and the term "hi-fi" became popular shorthand for this pursuit.

By the early 1960s, stereo had become the new standard, offering listeners an immersive experience with left and right channels, as well as a phantom “center” channel. This two-channel system introduced concepts like imaging, left-right panning, three-dimensionality, and depth, creating a lifelike soundstage that mono systems couldn't replicate. The transition from low-powered, high-distortion vacuum tubes to early solid-state transistors and later, to more reliable silicon transistors, marked significant milestones in the evolution of audio technology during this time.

The necessity of having suitable separation of the speakers meant that the single cabinet designs evolved into three-box designs, and the main box could become much smaller. By the beginning of the 1970s systems were starting to be made of plastic and other materials rather than wood.

With the evolution of technology and the emergence of diverse home audio formats, younger audiences shifted from integrated systems and opted for expansive modular units or "component systems" comprising amplifiers, speakers, radios, turntables, and devices for tapes and later CDs. While audiophiles had been handpicking individual components to craft premium audio setups since the 1950s, it was during the 1970s and 1980s that these component-based stereo systems became a household staple. During this era, aesthetically appealing but sometimes average-sounding pre-assembled systems were commonly sold.

The 1970s saw the inclusion of a deck for playing cassette tapes in addition to the turntable and receiver components. The cassette deck was either a top-loading unit beside the turntable or a front-loading unit mounted on a deeper front panel.

Quadraphonic sound was released in 1970 and never gained much popularity. It was a four-channel reproduction system, which is considered to be the origin of surround sound. It was recorded on phonograph, tape, and a few CDs, and required a quadraphonic player for playback.

Surround sound formats became available to consumers in the late 80's. Dolby Pro Logic is one of the oldest processors, creating four channels, and Dolby Pro Logic IIx is one of the newest, creating seven or eight discrete channels. Competing technologies have complicated the purchasing decisions of consumers.

The term music centre came into common use when all-in-one integrated systems, also known as shelf stereos or mini component systems, became popular. "Midi"-style systems (mimicking the appearance of a stacked component-based system) were popular during the 1980s. These typically included a record deck, tuner, dual cassette deck, amplifier and separate speakers. Some later midi systems also included a CD player in the main unit in addition to the turntable.

The compact disc first appeared in the early 1980s, and because they were small, they were increasingly integrated into cheap all-in-one systems. As CD rapidly overtook vinyl in the early 1990s, the addition of a bulky record player (common in midi-style systems) was discontinued. Resulting bookshelf-sized "mini" systems became more compact, which helped popularize the integrated hi-fi system.

Digital Audio Tape (DAT) emerged in the mid-1980s and 1990s, envisioned as the next step after cassettes, just as CDs were seen as the successors to vinyl records. While DAT gained some traction in countries such as Japan and was used as a computer storage format, it didn't achieve widespread acceptance, mainly due to the dominance of CDs. MiniDisc was created for sound aficionados seeking a compact design with the ability to record, similar to cassettes, but its success was limited due to the appearance of writeable CD technology.

Streaming music stereo and smart speakers emerged in the 1990s and 2000s with the popularity of streaming platforms such as Spotify and YouTube surpassing MP3-centric platforms. These systems have shifted the traditional central stereo setup to multiple individual speaker units distributed across homes, all manageable through computer and mobile applications.

Magazines

Beginning approximately in the 1950s, a number of magazines devoted to hi-fi enthusiasts and aficionados seeking to assemble an ideal home audio system arose, such as High Fidelity, Audio, Gramophone, The Absolute Sound, Stereophile, and The Boston Audio Society Speaker. Among these, Stereo Review was notable for its lab test reports, listening evaluations, and new equipment reviews by Julian Hirsch. Buying guides such as What Hi-Fi? focus on news and reviews of stereo speakers, TVs, amplifiers, headphones, soundbars, projectors, tablets and turntables.

Components

A modern home audio system can vary in complexity, but the following are common components found in many setups.

Source
CD Player: For playing CDs.
Turntable: For playing vinyl records.
Digital Audio Player: Devices like iPods or other MP3 players.
Streaming device: Such as Amazon Echo, Google Chromecast Audio, or dedicated network streamers.
Tuner: For AM/FM radio reception.
Cassette deck: Used for playing cassettes.
DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter): Converts digital audio signals to analog for playback.

Amplification
Stereo receiver: Combines a preamplifier, amplifier, and often a tuner into one unit. Receivers often have built-in support for streaming services and multi-room audio.
AV receiver: Also known as a home theater receiver, connects to a TV and decodes multiple audio channels to power a multi-speaker surround sound system.
Preamplifier: It takes the weak audio signal from the source component and sends a stronger signal to the amplifier. Controls and selects audio sources, adjusts volume, and may offer tone adjustments.
Amplifier: Boosts the audio signal from the preamplifier and sends it to the speakers.

Electroacoustic transducers
Speakers: Most high fidelity speaker systems include tweeters capable of reproducing the highest audio frequencies, mid-range drivers for middle frequencies, and woofers for low frequencies.
Headphones: Headphones let a single user listen to an audio source privately.

Mini component systems

The shelf stereo, also known as a mini component system, is a compact stereo system that is generally small enough to fit on an average shelf and sold with all necessary components packaged together. They may accept various media or connect to other systems. The systems are usually both small enough to fit on an average shelf (hence their name) and sold with all of their necessary components packaged together, if not outright integrated into the same physical enclosure.

Shelf stereos may accept different types of media. Many stereos come with or have the ability to connect to other systems. These can feature media inputs and external connections for radios, cassettes, CDs, MP3 players, Bluetooth devices, USB flash memory drives, Satellite radios and turntables.

Table systems

A table radio is a small, self-contained radio receiver used as an entertainment device. Most such receivers are limited to radio functions, though some have compact disc or audio cassette players and clock radio functions built in; some models also include shortwave or satellite radio functionality. High performance table radios such as the KLH Model Eight were introduced in the 1960s, and followed in the late 1990s and early 2000s by table radios that offered AM/FM stereo reception and CD player functions, such as the Kloss Model 88 and Bose Wave radio.

Audiophile systems

Audiophiles often prioritize high-quality music formats and specialized equipment over more convenient but lower quality options, such as MP3s or low-cost headphones. The term "high-end audio" is used to describe the playback equipment favored by audiophiles, which can be purchased from specialized retailers. This equipment can include turntables, digital-to-analog converters, equalization devices, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and techniques such as the optimization of room acoustics. Audiophiles also play music from diverse sources, including vinyl records, CDs, and lossless compressed digital audio files. Audiophiles debate the merits of analog vs. digital sound, and despite the digital age, vinyl records and vacuum tubes remain popular among audiophiles due to their unique sound characteristics. While many audiophile techniques are grounded in objective criteria, the perceived sound quality is subjective, leading to some techniques being based on pseudoscientific principles.

Home cinema systems

Modern home cinema systems typically augment the audio output from a DVD player or Blu-ray player with a multi-channel power amplifier and anywhere from two speakers and a stereo power amp (for stereo sound) to a 5.1 channel amplifier and five or more surround sound speaker cabinets (with a surround sound system). Whether home cinema enthusiasts have a stereo set-up or a 5.1 channel surround system, they typically use at least one low-frequency subwoofer speaker cabinet to amplify low-frequency effects from movie soundtracks and reproduce the deep pitches from the musical soundtrack.

References

External links
 "Breaking the Sound Barrier" theage.com

Audio players
Consumer electronics


Samuel Brooks House may refer to:

Samuel Brooks House (Cornwall, New York), listed on the NRHP in New York
Samuel Wallace Brooks House, Brownsville, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Cameron County, Texas
Samuel Brooks House (Massachusetts), Concord, Massachusetts

See also
Brooks House (disambiguation)


James Brooks House may refer to:

James H. Brooks House, Somerville, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
James Brooks House (Dayton, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Ohio

See also
Brooks House (disambiguation)


Landfjärden is a locality situated in Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 241 inhabitants in 2010.

References

Populated places in Nynäshamn Municipality


Sangara is a village in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°1'20N 73°13'30E with an altitude of 1316 metres (4320 feet).

References

Villages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa


Hot Springs Cove, formerly Refuge Cove, is an unincorporated settlement on Sydney Inlet on West Coast of Vancouver Island. It is located on the west side of the Openit Peninsula in the western Clayoquot Sound region. Hot Springs Cove derives its name from its proximity to Ramsay Hot Springs, and is protected by Maquinna Marine Provincial Park. The post office at Hot Springs Cove was closed in 1974 but had operated since 1947, when it was first named Sydney Inlet until being renamed in 1948. Despite the closure of the post office, there remains a year-round population in the vicinity.

See also
Sydney Inlet Provincial Park
Gibson Marine Provincial Park
Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park
Sulphur Passage Provincial Park
Marktosis, British Columbia

References

External links
Hot Springs Co-op website

Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Clayoquot Sound region
Populated places in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District


Sangara may refer to:

 Sangara (King), ruler of Carchemish
 Sangara, Pakistan, village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
 Sangara, Papua New Guinea, village


The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 made-for-television biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jack Gold and produced by Verity Lambert. It was adapted for film by Philip Mackie, based on Quentin Crisp's 1968 book of the same name. The movie stars John Hurt, Patricia Hodge and John Rhys-Davies. It was produced by Thames Television and originally broadcast on 17 December 1975 on the British channel ITV. In 1976, it was shown on the US channel WOR and later PBS when Thames Television and WOR exchanged programming for one week. For his performance, Hurt won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 1976 and the production also won the 1976 Prix Italia. The title of the book and the film is derived from Crisp's time working as a nude model in a government-funded art school.

In 2000, the film was placed fourth in a poll by industry professionals to find the BFI TV 100 of the 20th century, and was the highest ITV production on the list. The film was released on DVD in 2005. In 2009, Hurt reprised the role of Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York, which covered the latter years of Crisp's life spent in Manhattan.

Synopsis
Quentin Crisp introduces the film, saying that the decision to find someone else to play him was right as they are bound to do it better than he does. He claims "any film, even the worst, is at least better than real life."

The film begins in the late 1920s, where a teen-aged Quentin lives at home with his grumpy middle-class father and adoring mother. He is becoming aware of his sexual orientation and realizes that he is not sexually attracted to women. His parents seek medical advice to discover what is wrong with him, and finally end up sending him to art college to force him into society. At college he befriends a young female art student, but the relationship is strictly platonic. He later meets a transvestite prostitute who introduces him to the local gay hangout, and he discovers the joys of make-up. Fascinated with this discovery, Quentin dyes his hair red and parades his homosexuality like a badge. His father tells him he looks like a male whore, and not opposed to the idea, he begins working as a prostitute. After meeting his first boyfriend, Thumbnails, he leaves home.

In 1930, he gets a job as a commercial artist and moves out of Thumbnail's place, on his own, where he quits prostitution. It has become a mission to express his homosexuality, and as a result he is rejected by almost everyone. He is constantly beaten up and the gay community won't associate with him because he is far too flamboyant, and they are all still in the closet. After he loses his job, he moves in with a ballet teacher and starts teaching tap dancing. In 1939, Quentin is rejected from serving in the military because of his homosexuality. He then begins working as a nude model in a government-funded art school. He is later arrested for soliciting in London, but he turns the situation to his advantage and gives a life-defining speech at his court hearing. He has so many good character witnesses that the case is thrown out of court.

In 1945, Quentin begins his third long-term relationship. His friend from art college has left her Polish lover to become a nun. Her lover though has been institutionalised due to paranoid delusions. Quentin begins visiting him every weekend, splits up with his burly boyfriend, and when the Pole is allowed out to visit him, they become lovers until the Pole hangs himself.

1975, at the end of the film, Quentin shares comments that the "symbols he adopted to express his individuality have become the uniform of all young people". He reminisces over one night of perfect happiness and declares himself one of the "stately homos" of England.

Cast
 John Hurt as Quentin Crisp
 Liz Gebhardt as Art Student
 Patricia Hodge as Ballet Teacher
 Stanley Lebor as Mr. Pole
 Katherine Schofield as Mrs. Pole
 Colin Higgins as Thumbnails
 John Rhys-Davies as Barndoor
 Lloyd Lamble as Mr. Crisp
 Joan Ryan as Mrs. Crisp
 Shane Briant as Norma
 Roger Lloyd-Pack as Liz
 Adrian Shergold as Gloria
 Ron Pember as Black Cat Proprietor

Film reviews
TV Guide said the movie is remembered for "John Hurt's fine performance", and for the "controversy that arose when the film first aired on U.S. television...though it was not clear how many protestors had actually watched the film they were complaining about". They concluded "the film plays well to current-day audiences, who can enjoy Hurt's well-crafted acting and the unapologetic way with which he portrays the character". Kate Muir, TV critic for The Times said "thanks to Hurt's extraordinary performance...soft-skinned, red-lipped and determined to fight politely for his rights ...it still seems relevant and not just an exercise in nostalgia".

In a contemporary review from 1977, the Los Angeles Free Press, said "it is well that Hurt's performance is preserved on film, for it is an extraordinary achievement, proof of the day that the grand manner in acting is not over." They go on to say that "dignity is the core of Hurt's characterization, a dignity that turns every negative situation toward the positive."

See also
 LGBT culture in London
 LGBT history

References

External links

 The Naked Civil Servant at Rotten Tomatoes
The Quentin Crisp Archives

Films directed by Jack Gold
Films scored by Carl Davis
ITV television dramas
British LGBT-related television films
Quentin Crisp
Television films based on books
1975 television films
1975 films
1975 LGBT-related films
Television shows produced by Thames Television
Television series by Euston Films
Biographical films about writers
1970s British films


Einar Sverdrup (18 December 1895 – 13 May 1942) was a Norwegian mining engineer and businessman. He was the CEO of the Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, operating at Svalbard. When the integrity of Svalbard was threatened during World War II, he volunteered for a military operation, but was killed in action during Operation Fritham.

Personal life and career
He was born in Solund as the son of Edvard Sverdrup and his wife Agnes, née Vollan. His father was stationed in Solund as a vicar. Einar Sverdrup was the grandson of vicar and politician Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, a grandnephew of Johan Sverdrup, a nephew of politician Jakob Sverdrup and theologian Georg Sverdrup, a half-brother of oceanographer Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, Jr., and a brother of engineer and military officer Leif Sverdrup and women's rights activist Mimi Sverdrup Lunden. On the maternal side he was a grandson of Ole Vollan, and a first cousin of Harald and Nordahl Grieg.

Einar Sverdrup studied to be a mining engineer in the United States and at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondhjem. In 1923 in Trondhjem he married Dagny Lorck. The couple had three children, and settled in Bærum. Sverdrup eventually became the CEO of the Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, a Norwegian coal mining company based in Svalbard.

World War II
Before Operation Barbarossa was executed on 22 June 1941, the Svalbard archipelago was treated as a "no man's land". The mining was conducted and controlled by Norwegians and Soviets, but the authorities allowed coal transport to German-occupied Northern Norway. After Operation Barbarossa, however, the attitude changed, and Svalbard was evacuated between July and August 1941. In September 1941, Einar Sverdrup travelled to England. Here, he became involved in a plan to retake Svalbard. He was soon singled out as leader of the operation, and was ranked lieutenant colonel.

The operation was codenamed Operation Fritham. It started on 30 April 1942, when the ships  and  departed from Greenock. Sverdrup was on board SS Isbjørn. The expedition reached Svalbard, but on 13 May, Isbjørn was sunk by German aircraft at Grønfjorden, claiming the life of Sverdrup. He was posthumously decorated with the War Cross with Sword.

Legacy
In Svalbard, near the town of Longyearbyen is a place named for him: Sverdrupbyen ("Sverdrup Town"). Nearby, the settlement of Nybyen is sometimes alternatively known as Østre Sverdrupbyen ("East Sverdrupbyen").

There is also a memorial near Sverdrupbyen. The stone obelisk has a metal plaque with the following engraving:

DIREKTOR
EINAR SVERDRUP
FOR INNSATS PÅ SVALBARD
1922–1942
FALT UNDER KAMP I ISFJORDEN
14 MAI 1942
UREDD OG ÆRLIG

which translates to

DIRECTOR
EINAR SVERDRUP
FOR EFFORTS IN SVALBARD
1922–1942
KILLED IN ACTION IN ISFJORDEN
14 MAY 1942
FEARLESS AND HONEST

Private life
Sverdrup was referred to as the "love of the life" of Winifred Brown who was a British adventurer and pilot.

References

1895 births
1942 deaths
People from Solund
Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni
Norwegian mining engineers
20th-century Norwegian businesspeople
People from Svalbard
Norwegian expatriates in the United States
Norwegian expatriates in the United Kingdom
Norwegian Army personnel of World War II
Norwegian military personnel killed in World War II
Recipients of the War Cross with Sword (Norway)
People who died at sea
Deaths by airstrike during World War II


The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John Hurt.

The book began as a 1964 radio interview with Crisp conducted by his friend and fellow eccentric Philip O'Connor. A managing director at Jonathan Cape heard the interview and commissioned the publication. Having sold only 3,500 copies when first released, the book became a success when it was republished following the television movie broadcast.

The book contains many anecdotes about Crisp's life from childhood to middle age, including troubles he faced by refusing to hide his homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle during a time when such behaviour was criminalized in the United Kingdom. Crisp also recalls his various jobs including book designer, nude model, and prostitute.

The title derives from Crisp's quip about being an art model; employed by art colleges, models are ultimately paid by the Department for Education. They are essentially civil employees who are naked during office hours.

References

British autobiographies
Quentin Crisp
LGBT autobiographies
1968 non-fiction books
Jonathan Cape books
1960s LGBT literature
LGBT literature in the United Kingdom


Graham George Williams (31 December 1936 – 25 November 2018) was a Welsh former footballer. A left-sided winger, he scored 47 goals in 249 league games in a 14-year career in the English Football League. He also won five senior caps for Wales in 1961.

He began his career with Wrexham and Oswestry Town, before moving to Everton via Bradford City in 1956. After three years on Merseyside he returned to Wales to play for Swansea Town. He returned to hometown club Wrexham in 1963, before joining Wellington Town in 1965. The next year he returned to the Football League with Tranmere Rovers. He helped the club to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1966–67, before he signed with Port Vale in July 1968. He joined Northern Premier League side Runcorn in May 1969, and later turned out for Oswestry Town.

Club career

Early career
Williams began his career in Welsh football with Wrexham and Oswestry Town, before he was signed by Bradford City manager Peter Jackson in August 1955. His two goals in eight Third Division North games in the 1955–56 season were enough to win him a move from Valley Parade to First Division side Everton in March 1956.

Everton
He made his Everton debut in a 2–1 defeat to Sunderland in March 1956. The "Toffees" struggled at the lower end of the table under the stewardship of Ian Buchan in 1956–57 and 1957–58, and showed little sign of improvement in the 1958–59 season under Johnny Carey. In his three years at Goodison Park, Williams scored six goals in 31 top-flight games.

Swansea City
In February 1959, Williams joined Second Division side Swansea Town for a £5,000 fee. Manager Trevor Morris said that "Some of Flicka's team-mates used to complain that they never knew what he would do with the ball. If they felt like that training with him every day, then what chance does the opposition have!" The "Swans" finished 12th in 1959–60, seventh in 1960–61, 20th in 1961–62, and 15th in 1962–63. He won the Welsh Cup with Swansea in 1961 following a 3–1 win over Bangor City in the final at Ninian Park. In four seasons at Vetch Field, Williams scored 20 goals in 89 league games before breaking his leg.

Later career
He then made a return to Wrexham in July 1964. Ken Barnes's "Dragons" were relegated out of the Third Division in 1963–64, and could only manage a 14th-place finish in the Fourth Division in 1964–65. Williams then left the Racecourse Ground for non-League side Wellington Town, who went on to finish 13th in the Premier Division of the Southern League in 1965–66. He signed with Tranmere Rovers in summer 1966. He helped Dave Russell's side to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1966–67. Williams remained at Prenton Park for the 1967–68 season, as the "Superwhites" finished three points above the relegation zone. Williams joined Fourth Division club Port Vale in July 1968. He scored one goal in 25 league and cup appearances in the 1968–69 season, before he was dropped by manager Gordon Lee in January 1969. He was given a free transfer away from Vale Park in May 1969, and moved on to Northern Premier League side Runcorn. He later moved on to Oswestry Town.

International career
Williams earned five Welsh caps in 1961, after playing at the under-23 and schoolboy levels.

Personal life
He was nicknamed 'Flicka', and a racehorse, Son of Flicka, was named after him. Following his football career, Williams worked as a carpenter. He was also an accomplished amateur golfer. He died suddenly on 25 November 2018, leaving behind wife Maureen.

Career statistics
Source:

Honours
Tranmere Rovers
Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1966–67

References

1936 births
2018 deaths
Footballers from Wrexham
Welsh men's footballers
Wales men's international footballers
Wales men's under-23 international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Oswestry Town F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
Everton F.C. players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Telford United F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
Runcorn F.C. Halton players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
Northern Premier League players
British carpenters


The Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet (Lake of Monteynard-Avignonet) is an artificial water reservoir for the Électricité de France (EDF) power station on the river Drac. It belongs to the department of Isère. It is bounded by the canyons of the Drac and Ebron.

The lake was created in 1961, when the 145-metre-high dam was built. The lake is 10 kilometres long; in some places it is up to 300 metres wide.

This lake is often windy and wavy. It is considered to be one of the best places for windsurfing and kitesurfing in Europe. It is also an important site for fishing, as it has a great variety of fish species. Swimming in the lake is permitted.

The lake is bordered by the following municipalities: Avignonet, Cognet, Marcieu, Mayres-Savel, Monteynard, La Motte-Saint-Martin, Roissard,  Saint-Arey, Sinard, Treffort.

The bridges

In 2007 two simple suspension bridges were built across the Drac and Ebron.  The bridges are 220 and 180 metres long, respectively, and used 1200 metres of cable.  Depending on the level of the water in the lake, the Drac bridge is 45–85 metres high above the lake.  Construction of the bridges was achieved with the help of helicopters.

The bridge design was based on traditional simple suspension bridges used in the Andes (see Inca rope bridge) and Himalayas to cross deep gorges from rim to rim.  Locally, the Drac and Ebron bridges are known as passerelles himalayennes (French, "Himalayan footbridges").  Like some traditional bridges of this type, the Drac and Ebron bridges are stabilized with cables from below the deck.

The bridges allow hiking and biking from Matheysine to Trièves, as part of a 30 km route around the lake.

See also
 List of notable pedestrian bridges

References

External links

Monteynard
Les passerelles himalayennes
Passerelles himalayennes

Tourism in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Monteynard Avignonet
Simple suspension bridges


Pape Abdoulaye Coulibaly (born March 2, 1988, in ) is a Senegalese football player, who currently plays for Feurs US. He plays as a goalkeeper.

Career
Coulibaly started his career with Elite Foot de Dakar and joined in 2006 to AS Saint-Étienne, signing a professional contract 30 June 2011 in 2007.

International
Coulibaly is a member of the Senegal national football team, he is third keeper in movement with Cheick N'Diaye.

References

External links

Senegalese men's footballers
1988 births
Living people
Men's association football goalkeepers
Ligue 1 players
AS Saint-Étienne players


The LG-GD910 is a 3G watch phone that has a touchscreen and video calling capabilities; manufacturer LG Electronics claims it is the first market-ready example of such a device.

Features
The LG-GD910 is constructed using a waterproof, metal casing and has a curved, tempered glass face. It is 13.9 mm thick. The touchscreen is 1.43-inches (3.63 cm) across, 352 x 288 pixels, and uses LG’s Flash interface.

The LG-GD910 is compatible with 7.2 Mbit/s 3G HSDPA, which enables the high speed data transmission required to make video calls using the in-built camera. It also supports Bluetooth headsets, including stereo audio, and has a built-in speaker. There is a Text to Speech option for handling text messages and other information, and voice recognition features can be used to look up contact details and make calls.  The device is preloaded with over 15 languages, not including English.

Availability
The LG-GD910 was developed from a prototype that the company first demonstrated in 2008. The LG-GD910 was first publicly shown at CES 2009.
As it was a limited edition product, only a limited number were released in Europe and a few other countries. Despite its HSDPA capabilities, it lacks a built-in web browser. It also includes Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) capabilities, but this did not work in Korea. Orange confirmed that only SMS is fully working with stock firmware.

The LG-GD910 was launched in Europe during 2009 via the Orange network. and in India in April 2010.

References

External links
LG’s official UK webpage for the GD910
Engadget: LG's GD910 wrist phone in action
PocketPicks: Photo gallery from Mobile World Congress 2009

LG Electronics mobile phones
Watch phones


The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 3-10-1. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Hoernschemeyer with 783 passing yards and 702 rushing yards, Saxon Judd with 204 receiving yards, and Mickey Colmer with 60 points scored.

Season schedule

Division standings

References

Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) seasons
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season
1940s in Brooklyn
Flatbush, Brooklyn


Solarmer Energy, Inc. was a solar energy company that was developing polymer solar cells, a new type of solar cell; specifically, a subtype of organic photovoltaic cells (OPV). They claim their solar panels can be made flexible, transparent, and will cost less to manufacture than traditional cells.

Solarmer was initially founded in March 2006 to commercialize a portfolio of technology developed by Prof. Yang Yang at the University of California, Los Angeles and has since established its own facility in El Monte, California.  In addition to this portfolio, Solarmer also licensed the patent rights to a new semi-conducting material invented at the University of Chicago.

Technology

Solarmer’s technology is based on using a semiconducting plastic as the active material in the solar cell, which is what converts light into electricity.  In contrast to other photovoltaic technologies, this technology is capable of producing electricity using any kind of lighting, although the lower the light, the less electricity produced. However a major setback of this technology is the relatively low efficiency and, more importantly, lack of stability. Solarmer does have one of the highest efficiencies in the industry with 8.13% (July 2010), but this is still lower than other solar technologies.

The plastic active layer is extremely thin (only a few tenths of a micrometer thick), which is why these solar cells can be made both flexible and translucent.  It is also part of the reason that the manufacturing process is likely to cost less, since only very small amounts of material are needed to make these solar cells.  The other reason is that the materials can be printed, like inks, in a much less capital-intensive process than traditional silicon-based solar cells.
There are several different polymers that can be used as the active layer and these polymers come in a variety of colors.  Solarmer is planning to use this feature of the technology to make solar cells in different colors.

Applications
Organic solar cells are also typically cheaper than conventional solar cells. Solarmer claims that their organic solar cells could be used on any portable device that requires power, as well as smart fabrics and building materials.

Production
Solarmer is developing a pilot line capable of manufacturing OPV samples and plans to initiate the process of component integration in 2009. They expect to complete their pilot line by the 2nd Quarter of 2010, delivery of samples by the end of 2010, and product launch by early 2011.

See also
 Organic electronics
 Printed electronics
 Organic photovoltaic
 Building-integrated photovoltaics

References

Notes

 Solarmer Energy, Inc. Breaks Psychological Barrier with 8.13% OPV Efficiency
 Solarmer Breaks World Records for Plastic Solar Technology
  Organic photovoltaics promise more
  Solarmer Energy, Inc. Picks Up Speed in Flexible Solar Panel Development
  Plastic solar cells for portable electronic devices
  Solarmer Energy Sees Excellent Potential for Plastic Solar Cells
  Plastic Solar Cells For Portable Electronic Devices Coming Soon

External links

Energy companies of the United States
American companies established in 2006
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
Organic solar cells
Photovoltaics manufacturers
El Monte, California
Energy companies established in 2006


Antonio Valero Osma (born 25 August 1955) is a Spanish actor.

Career
He began his career as actor in the theater in Catalan with the directors Fabia Puigserver, Albert Boadella and Pere Planella. He made his film debut with La Mitad del Cielo (1986) directed by Manuel Gutierrez Aragon. Among his film are: Adios pequena (1986) by Imanol Uribe; El Lute: camina o revienta  (1987), by Vicente Aranda; El Juego mas Divertido  (1987) by Emilio Martinez Lazaro: Despues del Sueño (1992), by Mario Camus and Intruso (1993) by Vicente Aranda.  He appeared in TVE in  La forja de un rebelde  (The Forging of a Rebel) (1990), directed by Mario Camus, where he had the starring role as the alter ego of Arturo Barea, author of the  novel.

Selected filmography
Mallorca Files episode 6 2021
 Pasaje al amanecer (2017)
 Aunque estés lejos (2003)
 Lista de Espera (2000)
 Intruso (1993)
 El Lute: camina o revienta(1986)
 Adios Pequena (1986)
 Half of Heaven (1986)

Notes

References
 Torres, Augusto, Diccionario del cine Español, Espasa Calpe, 1994.

External links

1955 births
Living people
People from Burjassot
Spanish male stage actors
Male actors from the Valencian Community
Spanish male film actors
20th-century Spanish male actors