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Mireille Darc (; Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz; 15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French model, director and actress. She was Alain Delon's longtime co-star and partner from 1968 to 1982. She was born in Toulon, France. Darc appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 movie "Week End". She was also known for her role as Christine in "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" and "Le retour du grand blond". Darc is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite. Darc died at a Paris hospital while in a coma after suffering a stroke on 28 August 2017, aged 79.
Fábio Villela Barreto Borges (June 6, 1957 – November 20, 2019) was a Brazilian movie director, actor, screenwriter, and movie producer. He was best known for directing and co-writing "Lula, o filho do Brasil", a biography based on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's early life. Barreto slipped into a coma after being involved in a car accident in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. As of August 2014, is reported to be in a minimally conscious state. He died on November 20, 2019 after almost 10 years in a coma.
Jean-Pierre Adams (10 March 1948 – 6 September 2021) was a French footballer. He played as a central defender. Career. Adams started playing with RC Fontainebleau in 1967 as a striker, with whom he won the Championnat de France amateur twice. In 1970, he signed a contract with Nîmes Olympique, going on to remain in Ligue 1 for the following nine seasons, also representing in the competition OGC Nice and Paris Saint-Germain FC. In the 1971–72 campaign, Adams contributed with four goals in all 38 games to help Nîmes to a best-ever second place, also winning the Cup of the Alps. He added a career-best nine in 1973–74, for a final ninth position. On 15 June 1972, Adams made his debut for the French national team in an unofficial exhibition game against an African XI selected by the Confederation of African Football. Coma and death. On 17 March 1982, he slipped into a coma following problems caused by a knee operation in Nîmes. The surgery was to fix a torn knee tendon. He had suffered from oxygen loss in the brain after the anesthesiologist made a mistake.  Adams died on 6 September 2021 at the age of 73, after being in a coma for almost 40 years.
Elaine Costanzo Duke (born 1958) is an American civil servant. On January 30, 2017, she was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security under John F. Kelly. She became acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security on July 31, 2017 when John F. Kelly assumed the office of White House Chief of Staff. On February 23, 2018, she announced plans to retire from her position as Deputy Secretary in April of the same year, after serving in the federal government of the U.S. for over thirty years.
Frank Press (December 4, 1924 – January 29, 2020) was an American geophysicist. He was an advisor to four U.S. Presidents, and later, for two consecutive terms, was President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993). He was the author of 160 scientific papers and co-author of the textbooks "Earth" and "Understanding Earth". Press served on President's Science Advisory Committee during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and was appointed by President Richard Nixon to the National Science Board.  In 1977 he was appointed President Jimmy Carter's Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, serving until 1981. Press died on January 29, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the age of 95.
William Robert Graham (born June 15, 1937) is an American physicist. Graham was Chairman of President Reagan's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control from 1982 to 1985, a Deputy Administrator and Acting Administrator of NASA during 1985 and 1986, and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and concurrently Science Adviser to President Reagan from 1986 to 1989. He then served as an executive in national security-related companies.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The director of this office is also known as the President's Science Advisor. It is part of the United States Cabinet since 2021. Background. Dr. John Holdren, Director, nominated in December 2008, served as Science Advisor to President Barack Obama. Holdren also co-chaired the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and supported the President's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). President Donald Trump nominated Kelvin Droegemeier to become Director. He took office in February 2019. On January 15, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden said he promoted the office to cabinet-level.
Dr. George Albert Keyworth II (G. A. Keyworth) (November 30, 1939 – August 23, 2017) was an American physicist. He was a presidential Science Advisor (1981–1985) for President Ronald Reagan. Keyworth was a board member of Hewlett-Packard who was asked to step down in light of the controversy surrounding disclosure of sensitive information to the media. He resigned on September 13, 2006. Keyworth died at his home in Monterey, California of prostate cancer on August 23, 2017 at the age of 77.
John Paul Holdren (born March 1, 1944) is an American physicist and civil servant. Holdren was the senior advisor to President Barack Obama on science and technology issues through his roles as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the (PCAST)
Margaret Moser (May 16, 1954 – August 25, 2017), or Margaret Moser Malone, was an American journalist, music enthusiast, critic and historian, groupie and backup singer.  Moser was best known for her work as the director of the Austin Music Awards (AMA) in the South by Southwest festival and for her over thirty years of music journalism and criticism. Moser also supported young artists, helping them get started and finding appropriate venues where they could play. Moser has been called the "patron saint of Austin music" by the Paramount Theatre. Moser died of colorectal cancer on August 25, 2017 at her home in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 63.
Konstantinos G. "Costas" Simitis (; 23 June 1936 – 5 January 2025), sometimes called Costas Simitis or Kostas Simitis (Κώστας Σημίτης), was a Greek politician. He served as Prime Minister of Greece and was leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 1996 to 2004. Simitis died on 5 January 2025 at a hospital in Corinth, Greece at the age of 88.
David Torrence (November 26, 1985 – August 28, 2017) was a Peruvian-American middle-distance runner and indoor American record holder in the 1000 meters (active). He was born in Okinawa, Japan, Torrence was raised in Tarzana, California. Torrence represented Peru at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Torrence was found death at his condo in Scottsdale, Arizona on August 28, 2017 at the age of 31.
Richard "Rich" Piana (September 26, 1971 – August 25, 2017) was an American bodybuilder. He was born in Los Angeles, California.  Piana won the Mr. California title along with competitions in Los Angeles in 2003 and Sacramento in 2009. His admission in 2016 that he used anabolic steroids as part of his regimen was controversial. Piana often appeared in commercials and television series such as "Scrubs" and "Ripley's Believe It or Not". Piana died at age 45 on August 25, 2017 in Florida, after spending two weeks in an induced coma following a possible overdose.
Attanayake Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Senarath Bandara Attanayake (5 August 1966 – 28 August 2017) known as "Senarath Attanayake" was a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Attanayake was a recipient of the 2016 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award. He is currently a member of the Uva Provincial Council, Sri Lanka and was the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock, Land and Forestry of the Uva Provincial Council from 2000–2005 as well as the acting Chief Minister for a brief period during this tenure. Attanayake was a known disabled rights activist because he was paralyzed due to ALS. Attanayake died on 28 August 2017 at a private hospital of ALS-relate complications in Colombo at the age 51.
Killing Reagan is a 2016 American television drama movie. It was directed by Rod Lurie. It was written by Eric Simonson. It was produced by Ridley Scott. It is based on the 2015 book of the same name by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The movie stars Tim Matheson, Cynthia Nixon, Joe Chrest, Geoff Pierson, Joel Murray, Jeff Harlan, Patrick St. Esprit, Kyle S. More and Michael H. Cole. The movie is about the months before and after the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan.  The movie premiered on October 16, 2016, on the National Geographic Channel. "Killing Reagan" received three Critics' Choice Television Award nominations in its seventh annual awards.
Śruti (Devanagari श्रुति, "what is heard") are the collection of vedic literature in Hinduism. Śruti is a canon of Hindu sacred texts. They do not date to a particular period, but rather stretch across the entire history of Hinduism, beginning with the some of the earliest known Hindu texts, spanning into the modern period with the Upanishads. Śruti has no author; rather, it is divine recording of the "cosmic sounds of truth", heard by rishi. They are timeless teachings transmitted to rishis, or seers, directly by God thousands of years ago. Sruti is thus said to be apaurusheya, "impersonal," or rather "suprahuman." Śruti consists essentially of the Vedas and the agama, preserved initially through oral tradition and eventually written down in Sanskrit. Among the many sacred books of the Hindus, these two bodies of knowledge are held in the highest esteem. For countless centuries Śruti has been the basis of philosophical discussion, study and commentary, and this attention has given rise to countless schools of thought. It is also the subject of deep study and meditation, to realize the wisdom of the ancients within oneself. Most mantras are drawn from Śruti, used for rites of worship, both public and domestic, as well as personal prayer and japa. It is a remarkable tribute to Hindu culture that so much of Śruti was preserved for thousands of years without alteration by means of oral instruction from guru to shishya, generation after generation. In the Veda tradition this was accomplished by requiring the student to learn each verse in eleven different ways, including backwards. Traditionally Śruti is not read, but chanted according to extremely precise rules of grammar, pitch, intonation and rhythm. This brings forth its greatest power. In the sacred language of Śruti, word and meaning are so closely aligned that hearing these holy scriptures properly chanted is magical in its effect upon the soul of the listener.
"Used to Love You" is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her third studio album, "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" (2016). It was written by Stefani, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Teal Douville, and produced by Rotem. Credits and personnel. Recorded at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, California Credits adapted from the liner notes of "This Is What the Truth Feels Like".
The Friderico-Francisceum is a secondary school (“gymnasium”). It is in Bad Doberan, a town in Germany. The short name of the school is FFG. Students from grade 7 to grade 12 go to the school. History. The school was founded in 1879. Its name is "Friderico-Francisceum", because the founder was named Frederick Francis II. He was the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Only boys went to the school until 1927. From 1947 to 1991 (during GDR times) the school was named “Goethe School”. Birgit Hacker is the head teacher of the school since 2011. Building. The main building of the school was built in 1889. The architect of the building was Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel. A new school building behind the old one opened in 2001. It was needed, because the number of students got bigger.
Dmitri Pavlovich Kogan (, October 27, 1978 – August 29, 2017) was a Russian violinist and an Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation. He was born in Moscow. He began playing the violin at the age of 6 in the Central Music School of Moscow State P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Kogan has been a participant of world festivals of high prestige such as the Corinthian Summer Festival (Austria), Menton Music Festival (France), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Perth Festival (Scotland), and music festivals in Athens, Vilnius, Shanghai, Ogden and Helsinki. He has also participated in the Chereshnevy Les Open-Art Festival, Russian Winter (Russkaya Zima) Festival, Music Kremlin Festival, Andrey Sakharov International Art Festival and many others. In September 2014 the maestro was an Artistic Director of the First Arctic Classical Music Fest in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In September 2014 he was appointed as the Counsellor for Cultural Affairs to the Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Kogan died in Moscow on August 29, 2017 of lymphoma at the age of 38.
Natalia "Natasha" Yarovenko (; born 23 July 1979) is a Ukrainian actress and model. She was born in Odesa, Ukraine. In 2011 Yarovenko won two awards for the Best New Actress for her role in the movie "Room in Rome", one at the Turia Awards and the other at the 25th Goya Awards.
The Peerage of France () the exclusive prestigious title and position of Peer of France was held by the greatest, highest-ranking members of the French nobility, was a hereditary distinction within the French nobility which appeared in 1180 in the Middle Ages, and only a small number of noble individuals were peers. The title of 'Peer of France' was an extraordinary honour granted only to a small number of princes, dukes, counts of the Roman Catholic Church. French peerage thus differed from British peerage (to whom the term "baronage", also employed as the title of the lowest noble rank, was applied in its generic sense), for the vast majority of French nobles, from baron to duke, were not peers. It was analogous to the rank of Grandee of Spain in this respect. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution.
Ununennium, or element 119, is a predicted chemical element. Its symbol is Uue. Ununennium and Uue are substitute names made by the IUPAC, (meaning "one-one-nine-ium" in Latin) until permanent names are made. Ununennium is the element with the smallest atomic number that has not been created yet. Qualities of Ununennium are unknown, but many are predicted. It is predicted all isotopes will be radioactive. It is thought to be an alkali metal. Many attempts have been made by American, German, and Russian teams to make ununennium but all have failed. Japanese and Russian failed to produce the element after work in both 2019 and 2020. Predicted chemistry. Ununennium's spot on the periodic table is a sign that it may be similar to lighter elements such as lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium; however, some of its properties may be different from what is expected. For example, ununennium might be less reactive than caesium and francium and will behave more like potassium or rubidium. Uses. As of 2025, it hasn't been made and has no use.
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles in "Simple Simon", "", the TV series "Hemlock Grove" and for his role as the title character in "It: Chapter One" (2017) and "It: Chapter Two" (2019). He also played Count Orlok in the 2024 supernatural horror movie "Nosferatu". Early life. Skarsgård was born on 9 August 1990 in Vällingby, Sweden. He is the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and his first wife, My Sonja Marie Agnes. "It". In June 2016, Skarsgård was cast as popular horror villain Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 2017 movie "It" after another actor, Will Poulter, dropped out due to other projects. He is also the role in the sequel "It – Chapter Two". Family. Skarsgård has seven brothers and sisters: Alexander, Gustaf, Sam, Valter, Ossian, Kolbjörn, and Eija. Three of these, Alexander, Gustaf, and Valter, are actors. Ossian and Kolbjörn are half-brothers from a later marriage between Stellan Skarsgård and Megan Everett.
Geoffrey "Geoff" Pierson (born June 16, 1949) is an American actor. He is known for his role on The WB series "Unhappily Ever After" as Jack Malloy. He is also known for his roles on "Ryan's Hope" and "Dexter" and as James Baker in the 2016 television movie "Killing Reagan". In 2005 and 2006 he appeared in two episodes of "Veronica Mars" as Stewart Manning, the father of Meg Manning. Pierson married Cali Timmins in 1997.
Hello Internet is a podcast made by YouTube content creators CGP Grey and Brady Haran. It was started in January of 2014 and currently has 136 episodes, two bonus episodes, one episode which was released only as a vinyl record and one as a wax cylinder. Grey said that the podcast had 600,000 to 900,000 downloads per episode in August of 2017. The podcast features discussions having to do with their lives as professional creators for YouTube, the content of their most recent videos as well as their interests and annoyances. Typical topics include how to behave on the internet, movie and TV show reviews, plane accidents, flags, future studies, Apple devices, and the differences between Grey's and Haran's personalities and lifestyles. Listeners can talk about the podcast in CGP Grey's subreddit, the Hello Internet subreddit, or Twitter, where the hosts are often active. Usually, each episode usually starts with feedback from listeners. The podcast has an official flag called the "Nail &amp; Gear" which was decided by postal referendum.
SModcast is a weekly podcast featuring filmmaker Kevin Smith and his long-time producing partner Scott Mosier, although guests are occasionally featured. Released each Sunday night/Monday morning, the episodes are generally one hour in length and feature Smith and Mosier discussing current events and other non-sequitur topics. The name was derived from taking the first letters of "Smith" and "Mosier" and replacing the "P" in "podcast". The podcast was originally distributed through Smith's entertainment website Quick Stop Entertainment. New episodes were made available for download each Sunday night or Monday morning, and are then released through the RSS feed the following Friday in order to ease bandwidth strains on the Quickstop Entertainment. On January 1, 2010, the host site was sold, the SModcasts were removed and a dedicated site was started. In addition, the one-week delay for iTunes subscribers was dropped starting with SModcast 101. In September 2009, a book of Smith's favorite SModcasts called "Shootin' the Sh*t with Kevin Smith" was released. "SModcast" guests. While the show is primarily hosted by Smith and Mosier, there have been several occasions when Mosier was unable to record, and his place was filled by one or more guests, though sometimes guests appear with Smith and Mosier. Awards and recognition. The podcast has been nominated for several awards, and has gained a great deal of recognition from various sources. In 2007, the podcast was named one of the best new podcasts by iTunes. In 2010, several of the podcasts were placed upon iTunes' Best Podcasts of 2010 list which included: "Jay &amp; Silent Bob Get Old", "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!", "Hollywood Babble-On", and "Highlands: A Peephole History".
The Memory Palace is a monthly historical podcast hosted by Nate DiMeo. The program features interesting historical narratives concerning such subjects as the Cardiff Giant and the CIA project Acoustic Kitty. It is currently distributed online by Radiotopia. History. In 2009, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art commissioned a version of the episode "A Brief Eulogy for a Consumer Electronics Product" for its "Rewind Remix Replay" exhibit. In July 2011, design podcast "99% Invisible" commissioned the episode "A Stretch". In August 2011, "Slate" commissioned a series of "Civil War Stories" in conjunction with their "Slate Daily Podcast". In July 2012, Maximum Fun began supporting "The Memory Palace". The two parted ways in early 2015. The podcast joined Radiotopia in June 2015. Reception. "99% Invisible"'s Roman Mars described "The Memory Palace" as "sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, and often a wonderful mix of both." "The A.V. Club" called "The Memory Palace" a "brisk and sadly infrequent podcast" whose episodes feature "a kind of precious, deadpan delivery similar to "This American Life", but more humorous, backed by a surprisingly evocative and effective musical score." "Boing Boing"'s David Pescovitz called "The Memory Palace" "terrific," "excellent," and "one of my favorite podcasts." While guest blogging for "Boing Boing", Douglas Rushkoff described "The Memory Palace" as "highly textured historical narratives about stuff we might not know or remember." "Boing Boing"'s Mark Frauenfelder called "The Memory Palace" one of his "favorite podcasts of 2012" comparing it to Paul Harvey's radio program "The Rest of the Story".
Layal Mounir Abboud (:; born on May 15, 1982) is a Lebanese pop-folk singer, sound-lyric poet, concert dancer, fit model, Muslim humanitarian and businesswoman. She was born to a musical family in the Southern Lebanese Tyrian village of Kniseh. Abboud is a former ISF officer and studied English literature at Lebanese University. Also, she studied translation at Beirut Arab University and musical expression at the American University of Science and Technology. She appeared for the first time in the Studio El-Fan series debuts as a South Lebanese competitor from 2001 to 2002. Abboud's musical career got popular with the release of her first album "Fi Shouq" (: on longing) published in late 2007. She sings in different Arabic dialects. Abboud is a singer member in the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon. Personal history. Early life and education. Layal Abboud was born into a large Shia Muslim family on May 15, 1982 in the southern village of Kanisah in Lebanon's Tyre District. Abboud's father and mother, named Mounir and Maryam, had three brothers and six sisters between them. As a child, Abboud started singing and dancing and was a fan of Egyptian pop singer Amr Diab. Starting at age 14, she worked as a private tutor. Abboud studied English literature at the Lebanese University and translation in Beirut Arab University. She graduated from university with a master's degree. She went on to study music at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of music for two years. Abboud served as an officer for the Lebanese Police Force, where she worked as security for two years in the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport's Inspection Department. Musical career. Abboud went on to study music under Richard Najm. In 2006 She became a multi-instrumentalist skilled in the oud, organ and guitar. Abboud appeared on TV for the first time on the hit show "Studio El-Fan" as a 2001–02 competitor. Her first album, "Fi Shouq" (: "On Longing")
Institut Mines-Télécom is an engineering graduate school in France. It is in a campus of the University of Paris-Saclay (Northern France). Its different curricula lead to the following French &amp; European degrees : Academic activities and industrial applied research are performed mainly in French and English languages. Students from a dozen of nationalities participate to the different curricula at IMT. Research labs. Research activities at Institut Mines-Télécom relate to the following topics: