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Suthachai Yimprasert (April 28, 1956 – September 27, 2017) was a Thai historian who wrote "Phan Ching Chart Thai" (English: Plot to Take Over the Nation) and "Adyakam Rat Nai Vikrit Kan Plianplaeng" (English: State Crime Amidst Change Crisis). An article in Khaosod (a newspaper) said that he "became one of the most respected names in modern historical writing" [in Thailand]. "The Nation" (a newspaper) called him a "noted" historian. Tnews "a hardline pro-junta news website, praised him as a “lover of democracy” in its tribute". Early life. He was a student activist, and on 6 October 1976 he and other leftist students gathered after an overnight protest at Thammasat [University], police commandos and right-wing militia members stormed the campus and butchered scores of students. ... [he] saw several of his friends gunned down in the massacre, decided armed uprising was the only solution. He fled to the southern jungle, joined the Communist rebels", and became a guerrilla fighter. He got his Bachelor’s Degree from Srinakharinwirot University, Master's Degree from Chulalongkorn University and Doctor's Degree from University of Bristol.
The arrondissement of Yssingeaux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Loire "département". Its capital is the city of Yssingeaux, a subprefecture of the department. History. When the Haute-Loire department was created on 4 March 1790, the "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux, with the name of "Le Puy", was part of that original department. In 1988, the name was changed to Puy-en-Velay. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux is bordered to the north by the Loire departmens, to the east and southeast by the Ardèche department, to the south and west by the "arrondissement" of Le Puy-en-Velay. The "arrondissement" is in the northeast of the department and is the smallest "arrondissement" in area, , but the second in population, with 84,676 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². The department is in the basin of the Loire river. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux, there are 8 cantons: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux has 44 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Lasa (22 March 1927 – 28 September 2017) was a Spanish movie director, producer, screenwriter and movie editor. He was born in Madrid, Spain. In the mid-1960s he directed a series of action movies designed for the wider European market including "Scaramouche" ("The Adventures of Scaramouche") in 1963 "and Estambul 65" ("That Man in Istanbul") in 1965. He made some English-language movies, most notably "They Came to Rob Las Vegas". He directed 13 feature movies, wrote eleven and produced eight.  In 1981, he was the a member the jury at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. Isasi-Isasmendi died on 28 September 2017 in Ibiza, Spain at the age of 90.
Jürgen Roth (4 November 1945 – 28 September 2017) was a German publicist and investigative journalist. He was born in Frankfurt on Main, Germany. He was known for his works in "Armut in der Bundesrepublik", "Der Sumpf" and for "Absturz".  Roth died on 28 September 2017 in Frankfurt at the age of 71.
Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (; 16 July 1932 – 3 November 2023) was a Russian-Swiss pair skater. He was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR. Protopopov represented the Soviet Union. With his wife Ludmila Belousova he is a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and four-time World champion (1965–1968). In 1979 the pair defected to Switzerland and became Swiss citizens in 1995. They continued to skate at ice shows and exhibitions through their seventies. Protopopov died on 3 November 2023 in Grindelwald, Switzerland at aged 91.
Benjamin John Whitrow (17 February 1937 – 28 September 2017) was an English actor. He was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his role as Mr Bennet in the 1995 BBC version of "Pride and Prejudice". Whitrow voiced the role of Fowler in the 2000 animated movie "Chicken Run". His other movie appearances include "Quadrophenia" (1979), "Personal Services" (1987) and "Bomber" (2009). Whitrow died on 28 September 2017 at the age of 80.
Mont Mézenc is a French mountain in the "Massif du Mézenc", part of the Massif Central in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is on the border of the Ardèche and Haute-Loire departments and is the highest mountain of both departments. The mountain is in the "Natural regional park of the Mountains of Ardèche" (). Geography. Mont Mézenc is the highest mountain of the eastern border of the Massif Central. It is formed by two summits that are separated for a distance of about : The Mont Mézenc has a volcanic origin; it is a dome of "phonolite", a kind volcanic rock. The mountain is covered by grasslands and heaths.
Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor of American descent. He was a television actor, best known for his work in Bollywood, and the theatre. Alter was born in Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh, India (now in Uttarakhand). He was the son of American Christian missionaries of English and Scottish ancestry. In 2008, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Indian government. Tom Alter' son released a statement of his father's demise which said, "It is with sadness we announce the death of our beloved Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and most importantly our loving father!". Alter died of skin cancer on 29 September 2017 at his home in Mumbai, India at the age of 67.
Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova (; 22 November 1935 – 29 September 2017) was a Russian-Swiss pair skater. She was born in Ulyanovsk, Russian SFSR. Career. Belousova represented the Soviet Union. With her partner and husband Oleg Protopopov she was a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and four-time World champion (1965–1968). In 1979 the pair defected to Switzerland and became Swiss citizens in 1995. They continued to skate at ice shows and exhibitions through their seventies. Belousova died on 29 September 2017 in Interlaken, Switzerland at the age of 81.
Dmitry Smolski (July 25, 1937 – September 29, 2017) was a Belarusian composer. He was born in Minsk, Belarus. He was an Honored Artist of Belorussian SSR (1975) and a laureate of the State Prize of BSSR (1980). He also received the National Artist of the Republic of Belarus (1987), laureate of the Order of Francysk Skaryna (2013), professor.  Smolsky was the father of Victor Smolski, guitarist of the German sympho metal band Almanac. Smolsky died on September 29, 2017 in Minks from complications of pneumonia at the age of 80.
Magdalena Ribbing (30 July 1940 – 29 September 2017) was a Swedish writer, journalist, etiquette expert and lecturer. She married radio journalist Thomas Hempel in 1981. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Between 1970 and 2000 Ribbing worked as a political reporter for Dagens Nyheter, and from 1993 until 1999 she was the editor in chief of the Namn &amp; nytt department of the paper. Ribbing was a "Sommarpratare" (Summer Presenter) on the Sveriges Radio show Sommar i P1 twice, on 13 June 1994 and 21 June 2000. On 29 September 2017, Ribbing died after a fall in her home in Stockholm at the age of 77.
Joseph Henry "Joe" Tiller (December 7, 1942 – September 30, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He was born in Toledo, Ohio.  Tiller served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996 and Purdue University from 1997 to 2008, having a career college football record of 126–92–1. Tiller was known as one of the innovators of the spread offense. He played for the Calgary Stampeders and for the Montana State Bobcats. Tiller died on September 30, 2017 in Buffalo, Wyoming at the age of 74.
Lüen was a municipality of the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of Lüen, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.
Jennifer Michelle Lee (born 1971) is an American movie director and a screenwriter. She is best-known for being the writer and director of the 2013 animated movie "Frozen"; she got an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for this movie. She also co-wrote the 2012 movie "Wreck-It Ralph".  Lee was born near Providence, Rhode Island as Jennifer Michelle Rebecchi. In 2019, he began a domestic partnership with actor Alfred Molina. They were married in 2021.
There are 4 arrondissements in the Haute-Savoie department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into communes. The arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie are: History. Since its creation in 1860, the Haute-Savoie department has had few changes:
The arrondissement of Annecy is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Annecy. History. When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the "arrondissement" of Annecy was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Annecy is bordered to the northwest by the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Bonneville, and to the south by the Savoie department. It is the most southern "arrondissement" of the department and is the second largest "arrondissement" with an area of , but the first in population, with 276,382 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Annecy, there are 7 cantons: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Annecy has 80 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
A bean is a large seed of several plants in the family "Fabaceae", including the seed of the common bean. Bean or beans may also refer to:
French Tech is a French label awarded to metropolitan centers recognized for their ecosystem of startups, as well as a common brand that can be used by French innovative companies. The French Tech aims in particular to give a strong visual identity to the French startups, as well as to encourage exchanges between them. This label was created in 2013 by the French government.
An exotic atom is an atom that has a particle replaced by a particle of the same charge. For example, Positronium, an exotic atom, contains an electron and a positron. The positron (which is the antiparticle of the electron) replaces a proton which would normally be found in that atom. Most exotic atoms are hard to discover, because they decay very quickly. Positronium on average has a half-life (how long until half of the object is gone via decay) of 0.125 nanoseconds. There are a few types of exotic atom. Muonic atom. A muonic atom is an exotic atom that has a muon, instead of an electron, orbiting the nucleus. Because a muon is much more massive than an electron, the muon orbits much closer to the nucleus. Hadronic atom. A hadronic atom is an exotic atom that has an electron replaced by a negatively charged hadron. The hadron could be a meson (such as a pion or a kaon, creating a pionic atom or a kaonic atom, respectively). Another hadronic atom is an antiproton (antiparticle of the proton) atom, that has an antiproton replacing an electron. This is known as an antiprotonic atom. Onium. An onium is an exotic atom that has a particle bound to its antiparticle. A good example is Positronium, which is an electron bound to a positron. Hypernuclear atom. A hypernuclear atom is an exotic atom that contains strange particles (a particle that is made of a strange quark) called hyperons.
The plum pudding model is an early 20th century model of an atom (it was later found to be wrong). It was proposed by J.J. Thomson in 1904, after the electron had been discovered by him, but before the atomic nucleus was discovered. Scientists knew that there was a positive charge in the atom that balanced out the negative charges of the electrons, making the atom neutral, but they did not know where the positive charge was coming from. Thomson's model showed an atom that has a positively charged "medium", or space, with negatively charged electrons inside the medium. Soon after its proposal, the model was called a "plum pudding" model because the positive medium was like a pudding, with electrons like plums inside.  Development into modern atomic model. Rutherford's model. In 1909, not long after Thomson's model was proposed, Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden made an experiment with thin sheets of gold, to test Thomson's model. Their professor, Ernest Rutherford, expected the results to prove Thomson correct, but their results were very different to what they were expecting. In 1911, Rutherford discovered that the positive charges come from tiny particles called protons, and that the protons were in a tiny center called the nucleus, and that the electrons were orbiting around the nucleus. Niels Bohr's model. Rutherford's model was simple, but it was later disproved because electrons have charge, and they should be attracted to the positively charged nucleus. In 1913, Niels Bohr added 'energy levels' to the atomic model. Electrons do not fall into the nucleus because they are contained in energy levels, and to change to higher energy levels extra energy is needed, and to change to lower energy levels a release of energy is needed. It is not possible to change energy states without changing the energy of the electron. If an electron gets hit by a photon (a particle that carries electromagnetic radiation) it will gain extra energy and go into a higher energy level (it changes states), then it will jump back down to a lower energy level, releasing its contained energy. This new model was called the Bohr model or the Rutherford-Bo
The arrondissement of Bonneville is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Bonneville. History. When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the "arrondissement" of Bonneville was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Bonneville is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains, to the east by Switzerland, to the southeast by Italy, to the south by the Savoie department, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Annecy and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. It is the most eastern "arrondissement" of the department and is the largest "arrondissement" with an area of , and the second in population, with 184,093 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Bonneville, there are 7 cantons: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Bonneville has 61 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
The arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. History. When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois was part of that original department. On 10 September 1926, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien was eliminated but became again an arrondissement in 1933. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois is bordered to the north by Switzerland, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Bonneville, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Annecy and to the west by the Ain department. It is in the northwest of the department and is the smallest "arrondissement" with an area of . It has a population of 180,562 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, there are 5 cantons: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois has 72 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Catherine Hardy Lavender (née Catherine Hardy) (February 8, 1930 – September 8, 2017) was an American athlete. Lavender competed mainly in the 100-meter dash. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland. Later Hardy married, had children, and a 30-year teaching career in Atlanta schools. She was born in Carroll County, Georgia. Lavender died of complications from pneumonia in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 87 on September 8, 2017.
James Madison Lee (October 15, 1926 – September 11, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He served as commander of United States Army Pacific (Western Command) from 1983 until his retirement in 1985. Lee also served in the Vietnam War and Korean War, commanding infantry in each. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He retired in 1985. Lee died of complications from dementia on September 11, 2017 in Wilmington at the age of 90.
Rinse Zijlstra (19 April 1927 – 26 September 2017) was a Dutch politician. He was born in Oosterbierum. His older borther was former prime minister Jelle Zijlstra.  Zijlstra served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 as a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party. Between 1975 and 1981, Zijlstra was mayor of Smallingerland. He was elected to the Senate between 1983 and 1995, representing the Christian Democratic Appeal, which had absorbed the Anti-Revolutionary Party in 1980. Zijlstra died in Beetsterzwaag of complications from Alzheimer's disease on 26 September 2017, aged 90.
Andreas M. Schmidt (23 November 1963 – 28 September 2017) was a German actor and theatre director. He was born in Finnentrop, West Germany. His first acting role was in the 1987 movie "Peng! Du bist tot!". Schmidt was nominated three times at the Deutscher Filmpreis, winning once in 2009. Schmidt was known for his roles in "Sommer vorm Balkon" (2005), "The Counterfeiters" (2007), "The Moon and Other Lovers" (2008), and "Henri 4" (2010). Schmidt died on 28 September 2017 in Berlin of cancer at the age of 53.
Frank Alan Hamblen, II (April 16, 1947 – September 30, 2017) was an American basketball coach and scout. He played college basketball at Syracuse. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was known for being the assistant coach of the Denver Rockets and for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was also the interim coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. Hamblen died on September 30, 2017 of cardiac arrest in San Diego, California at the age of 70.
Jean-Marie Lehn (born September 30, 1939) is a French chemist. He received the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Donald James Cram and Charles J. Pedersen. He specializes in organic chemistry and supramolecular chemistry. He was born in Rosheim, France. Lehn was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1988.
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Thonon-les-Bains. History. When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains is bordered to the west, north and east by Switzerland, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Bonneville and to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. It is most northern of the "arrondissements" of the department and is the second smallest "arrondissement" with an area of , but it is the one with fewest people living in it, with 142,090 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains, there are only 3 cantons: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains has 68 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
A dry toilet is for depositing human excrement without using water, very different from flush toilets that use water. It may be for sitting or squatting. The urine may get mixed with the feces or be kept separate. There are different types of dry toilets: composting toilet, urine-diverting dry toilet, Arborloo, container-based toilet, bucket toilet, pit latrine, incinerating toilet, or freezing toilet. Types. All of these types of dry toilets work without flush water and without connections to sewers or septic tanks: Other dry toilets are being developed, some with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Uses. There are four main reasons for using dry toilets: Dry toilets can be very presentable and are used in developed countries (for example, Sweden, Finland, and Norway), where they are often found at summer houses and national parks. They are more common in developing countries in places where flush toilets are not possible or not desired. Sewers often cost too much where the land is rocky or irregular and where houses are far from one another. Challenges. Some people strongly believe that dry toilets are the best way deal with excrement, others argue that they cannot be done everywhere, and others simply do not want to change their habits. Dry toilets reduce water consumption and pollution, recover valuable nutrients for agriculture, and (when managed properly) eliminate diseases and chemicals efficiently.  It has been difficult to install and manage many dry toilets in cities (for example, in the Erdos Eco-City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China). Designs need to be fine-tuned and carefully constructed and managed. The users also need to learn about the benefits of dry toilets and how to properly use them. History. Nearly all toilets were dry toilets, and excrement was valued in agriculture, until flush toilets were invented. Great Britain. In Britain, dry toilets were still used in some areas (including cities) until the 1940s. It seems that these were often emptied directly onto gardens, where the excreta was used as fertiliser. Sewer systems did not come to some rural areas in Britain until the 1950s or later. Australia. Brisbane, Australia, was largely unsewered until the early 1970s, with many suburbs having dry toilets (called "dunnies") behind each house.
Karl Ravens (June 29, 1927 – September 8, 2017) was a German politician. Ravens was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the Federal Minister of Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development for West Germany from 1974 to 1978.  He was also a member of the synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany from 1979 to 1981. Ravens was born in Achim, Lower Saxony, and died in Hanover, at the age of 90.