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Martinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman (27 June 1931 – 4 January 2021) was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his Ph.D. student Gerard 't Hooft for their work on particle theory. He worked at Utrecht University, and later the University of Michigan in the United States. Veltman was born in Waalwijk, North Brabant.  Veltman died on 4 January 2021 in Bilthoven, Utrecht. He was 89.
Brestskaya Gazeta () is a non-governmental newspaper from Brest, Belarus. Its first number came on November 18, 2002. The main language of the newspaper and its website is Russian, but some stories are written in Belarusian. Its latest number came on December 30, 2020. It has been writing about the 2020 Belarusian protests and 2020 Belarusian presidential election, so several journalists of the Brest newspaper have been tried and arrested for that. In October 2020, the newspaper joined a common statement by the Belarusian Association of Journalists and private media companies on the troubles of TUT.BY and limits on the use of private websites. The newspaper took a strong civil position against violence in writing about the Belarusian protests. The newspaper started buying and sending its copies to political prisoners. "Brestskaya Gazeta" printed their answers to its letters in prisons. In late November, it became known that the Brest Regional Printing House, where the newspaper had been printed for 18 years, had said no to printing it starting 2021 for no reason; the fax was signed by Vyacheslav Shakhlevich, chief of the printing house. The United Mass Media requested Shakhlevich, the Brest City and Regional Executive Committees, and the Ministry of Information to make possible to change the decision that created "troubles for the well liked private regional publication." Chief of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Andrei Bastunets said that the troubles made to Brestskaya Gazeta support the government' pressure on the regional news media, as "the fact that this is happening at the level of economic objects should make anyone foolish." To stay away from punishment for not made transportation, it was chosen in time to give up on Belposhta's (Belpost (), Belarusian postal service) subscription services for the first part of 2021. On January 19, 2021, it became known that Brestskaya Gazeta has stopped to be made for now. All printing houses in Belarus had made decisions not to print the newspaper. On July 8, 2021, the office and the houses
Harald Rolf Maartmann (5 January 1926 – 1 January 2021) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the 1950s. He won both the 17 km and the 50 km event in the Norwegian Championships in 1950. Maartmann also finished eighth in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Maartmann died on 1 January 2021 in Oslo, aged 94.
Albert Henri Roux (8 October 1935 – 4 January 2021) was a French restaurateur and chef.  He and his brother Michel ran "Le Gavroche", the first restaurant in the UK to gain three Michelin stars.  Overview. Albert Henri Roux was born on 8 October 1935 in Semur-en-Brionnais, Saône-et-Loire, France. In 1949, his parents sent him to study to be a pastry cook. He studied there until 1954 and later he started working as a pastry chef and then as a cook for Lady Esther.  In 1967, he opened the restaurant ""Le Gavroche" with his brother in London. In 1973, Albert and his brother opened a confectionery shop in Wendsworth, then they began to supply its products to the public. At the same time, the butcher shop "La Busherie Lamartine"" was opened.  Roux continued to run a series of restaurants around the world, through his company, founded by his wife Cheryl, Chez Roux Limited, including one at the Greywalls Hotel in Muirfield. There is Roux at the Landau in the Langham Hotel, and Roux at Parliament Square and several Chez Roux restaurants. He collaborated with his son, Michel Roux Jr., to open co-branded restaurants at Inverlochy Castle and Crossbasket Castle in Blantyre in Scotland.  He no longer chased Michelin stars for his restaurants, but instead sought to "...recreate the kind of restaurant I remember from my home town, offering good and honest country cooking. The kind of place you can go to eat without ringing the bank for permission." In 2006, Albert and Michel Roux were jointly given the Lifetime Achievement Award by S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. In the early 90's, Albert Roux resigned from the restaurant business, handing it over to his son Michel. In 2002, he was awarded Order of the British Empire.  Roux died on 4 January 2021, aged 85.
Joseph Zong Huaide (; 5 March 1920 – 5 January 2021) was a Chinese Roman Catholic prelate. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Shaanxi, China from 1987 to 2003. He was born in Sanyuan County, China.  Zong died in Sanyuan in January 2021 at the age of 100.
Goldikova (foaled 15 March 2005 – 5 January 2021) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare. She has also raced in the United States and England. She has won 14 Group One races, with nine victories over colts and geldings. Goldikova was the only horse to win three (2008, 2009, 2010) Breeders' Cup Mile races. She was ridden by Olivier Peslier. She retired in 2011.  Goldikova died on 6 January 2021, aged 15.
Danilo Delapuz Lim (June 2, 1955 – January 6, 2021) was a Filipino brigadier general. He was Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority from 2017 until his death in 2021.  He was in jail at Camp Crame in Quezon City from 2006 to 2010 for rebellion charges and an attempted coup d'état. After more than 4 years in prison, Lim was granted temporary freedom by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on May 31, 2010. Lim tested positive for COVID-19 on December 29, 2020. He died on January 6, 2021 from the infection at the age of 65.
Wendy Ruth Sherman (born June 7, 1949) is an American professor and diplomat. Sherman was the United States Deputy Secretary of State from April 14, 2021 until July 28, 2023. She was a professor of public leadership and director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. She was also the lead negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal. On January 5, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden nominated Sherman to be United States Deputy Secretary of State under Antony Blinken. She was confirmed to the United States Senate on April 13, 2021. In May 2023, Reuters reported that Sherman did not support stricter export control rules on Huawei and wished to revive Blinken's canceled visit to China following the 2023 Chinese balloon incident. The same month, CNN reported that Sherman was expected to leave her post in summer 2023. Sherman retired on July 28, 2023.
The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) (, IGFM) is an international non-governmental, non-profit human rights organization with Participative Status with the Council of Europe. It is a member of the Liaison Committee of the Non-Governmental Organizations at the Council of Europe. The ISHR has a right to watch for the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights. It is a friend of the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and can speak right to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The house of the ISHR is in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The organization was made in West Germany in 1972. It was named the Society for Human Rights (). The organization became the International Society for Human Rights in 1982, when its branches in Austria, Switzerland, the UK, and France were made. Since then it has got bigger to be made up of 47 National Sections, National Groups, Regional Committees, and Affiliated Organisations worldwide.
Gigablaster is a Brazilian Animated Series produced by TeamTO and WildBrain Dublín in co-production with Gloob It is written by Eric Shaw.  The Gigablaster family of characters has a very playful blue rhinoceros, a shy DJ, an explosive guitarist, and an absent-minded, deaf zombie. They live in a karaoke in a large city. Together, Giga, Ziggy and Rubi are part of a band managed by Cool Daddy. They end up getting in trouble with villains ranging from Shimeji God to GossipCam Paparazzi.
Christine Leunens (born 29 December 1964) is a New Zealand-Belgian author. She wrote the novels "Primordial Soup" (1999), "Caging Skies" (2008) and "A Can of Sunshine" (2013). The movie "Jojo Rabbit" (2019), directed by Taika Waititi, was based on "Caging Skies". Waititi won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie. Leunens was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Her mother is Italian and her father is Belgian. She's lived mostly in Europe and New Zealand. She is a citizen of both New Zealand and Belgium. She is married and has three children.
Ekaterine (Eka) Tikaradze (; born 3 March 1976) is a Georgian politician who is Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories of Georgia, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia since 18 June 2019. Biography. Born in 1976 on March 3, Tbilisi . 1993 - 1998 she passed the qualification of Tbilisi State Medical University . In 2005 she received a certificate of general profile dentist. 2006 - 2008 he was the Foundation "Dentists Without Borders" Project Development Manager. 2008 - 2013 she worked in Switzerland, was a tertiary hospital and the countries of the insurance sector development consultant. 2007 – 2008 years she has completed a full course in maxillofacial implantation at the Ludwigshafen Academy of Practice and Science. 2015 - 2016 he completed the course in Munster, Germany, and received a management competence in the hospitality sector. 2009 - 2015 she was a legal entity "Dostakari" ( Sachkhere ) Dental Clinic Manager conceptual issues. 2015 – 2019 years JSC General Director of Sachkhere District Hospital Polyclinic Association. 2015 - 2019 she was a legal entity "Dostakari" ( Sachkhere ) Executive Director. 2016 - 2019 she has become a Master of Management and Business Administration. Personal life. She has a husband and two children. Fluent in Georgian, English, German and Russian .
Qwant is a privacy-oriented search engine, originated and hosted in France, and is available in 13 languages. It has over 50 million total visits worldwide. Search engine. Qwant users can create an account, which allowed them to post on boards using Qwant boards (discontinued). It also allows them to save their preferences. Qwant was first beta tested on 16 February 2013. The stable version was released on 4 July 2013, with an updated version being released on 17 April 2015. On 10 December 2014, child-friendly version of Qwant, called Qwant Junior was beta tested in cooperation with the French Ministry of Education. A stable version was later released. On 5 October 2015, Qwant Lite was released. Qwant Lite is a version of Qwant, specifically made for legacy web browsers. When the Brave web browser was released in 2017, it featured Qwant as one of the default search engines. In 2018, the French government declared that all government web searches are going to be made with Qwant. Parent company. The self titled company, Qwant SAS was founded in February 2011 by Jean-Manuel Rozan, Éric Leandri and Patrick Constan. It has over 160 employees in Paris, Nice, Ajaccio and Épinal. It also has offices in Germany and Italy. From 2011 to 2014, Qwant SAS acquired a total of €3.5 million. In 2016, the European Investment Bank invested €25 million in Qwant. Privacy. Qwant offers protections based on the GDPR. Qwant's Privacy Policy says that "as a principle, Qwant does not collect data about its users when they search". It claims not to use any cookie nor any other tracking technology. Reception. The New York Times compared Qwant to Quaero, another search engine made to rival Google. Quaero shut down in 2013. The service received public support from Emmanuel Macron, then Minister of the Economy and Finance and the future President of France.
The 1918 Stanley Cup playoffs were played from March 11 until March 30, when the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto Blue Shirts defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires for the Stanley Cup. NHL Championship. Montreal had won the first half of the NHL split season and Toronto had won the second half. The two teams then played a two-game total goals series for the NHL championship and the O'Brien Cup. Toronto won the series and advanced to the Stanley Cup final. PCHA championship. The Vancouver Millionaires defeated the defending Stanley Cup Seattle Metropolitans, taking a two-game total-goals series 3–2 on a 1–0 win over Seattle in the second game. Barney Stanley scored the decisive goal, the only goal of the second game. Seattle Metropolitans vs. Vancouver Millionaires "Vancouver Millionaires win two-games total-goals series 3–2." Statistics. NHL playoff scoring leaders. "GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points"
Acela Express is Amtrak's flagship high-speed train service. It runs along the Northeast Corridor, which is in the Northeastern United States between Washington D.C and Boston. It has 16 stops, including Providence, Rhode Island; Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia and New York City. On some parts of the track, the trains are able to go up to , this makes the Acela trainsets the fastest ones in the Americas. Acela carried more than 3.4 million passengers in 2016. Only Northeast Regional carried more people then, over 8 million. Acela 2016 revenue was US$585 million, 25% of Amtrak's total. New trainsets are to be introduced in 2024.
A special election was held to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Georgia in two rounds on November 3, 2020; and January 5, 2021. It was held because Republican Class III Senator Johnny Isakson resigned. Raphael Warnock got the most votes with 32.9%, and Kelly Loeffler came in second with 25.9% in the first round. Because no one got more than 50% of votes, a second round was held between the two highest. Warnock is projected to win the second round of the election. The regular Class II election was also held on the same dates with two rounds. Results. First round. Since no candidate won more than 50% of the vote on November 3, the top two finishers—Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock—went to a January 5, 2021 runoff election.
Carlos Ramón Aranguiz Zúñiga (18 September 1953 – 3 January 2021) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was born in Antofagasta, Chile. He was a member of the Supreme Court of Chile from 2014 until his death. Aránguiz died on 3 January 2021 in Antofagasta from pulmonary fibrosis, aged 67.
Renate Lasker-Harpprecht (14 January 1924 – 3 January 2021) was a German author and journalist. She survived the Holocaust, while being held at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. She died in La Croix-Valmer on 3 January 2021 at the age of 96.
Lisa Oudens Monaco (born February 25, 1968) is an American attorney and politician. Monaco was the 39th United States Deputy Attorney General from 2021 until 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. She was the Homeland Security Adviser to President Barack Obama. Career. Monaco was the Assistant Attorney General for National Security from 2011 to 2013, and as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Justice Department.  In 2017, Monaco became a senior national security analyst for CNN. On January 6, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden nominated Monaco to become United States Deputy Attorney General under his administration. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 20, 2021 with a 98-2 vote and sworn-in the next day.
Andor is a future Disney+ show set in "Star Wars". The show follows a young Cassian Andor when he helps start the Rebel Alliance. The show is set five years before "Rogue One" and will be released in 2022. Cast and characters. Additionally, Alan Tudyk will come back to play his role as K-2SO, a reprogrammed Imperial droid.
Josep Fornas Martínez (19 October 1924 – 4 January 2021) was a Spanish politician, businessman and editor. He was born in Barcelona. Fornas was a member of the Democratic Union of Catalonia and Republican Left of Catalonia. He was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia from 1980 to 1984. Fornas died on 4 January 2021 in Barcelona, aged 96.
"The Man Who Came to Be Dinner" is the 10th episode of the 26th season of The Simpsons. It was first shown on the Fox network on January 4, 2015. The episode is about the Simpson family being taken to a planet of alien life. Story. The Simpson family goes to an amusement park. They go inside of a ride that turns into a spaceship. They do not know that they are being taken to outer space. Two aliens named Kang and Kodos tell the family that they are going to their alien planet. Once they get there, Kang and Kodos put the Simpson family in a cage as prisoners. They get put inside of a zoo. They are told that one person in the family will be eaten for a ritual. They choose Homer Simpson to be the one eaten. Homer is seen with bacon on him in the ritual. Some aliens (that act like hippies) get Homer and say that aliens should not eat other species. Homer is safe, but he learns that everyone else in the family will be eaten instead. Homer goes back and is part of the ritual again. The queen of the planet starts to eat Homer. However, she gets poisoned because the family eats many junk food. The queen dies from the poison. They are put on a spaceship to go back to Earth. However, the family goes away from the Earth so that they do not have to talk to Grampa Simpson. Production. "The Man Who Came to Be Dinner" was written by Al Jean and David Mirkin. David Silverman is the director of the episode. The episode was first going to be the last episode of the 24th season. The episode "Dangers on a Train" was shown as the last episode of the season instead. Al Jean said that this was because the episode's story was thought of being made into a movie. This would be a sequel to "The Simpsons Movie". Back in 1992, the episode "Kamp Krusty" was also thought of being made as a movie. Jean said that people who watched the episode would see why it was not made as a movie. Jean was also worried that fans of the show would think that the story is not
Nghlhav Mehtabs Singh (11 November 1948 – 5 January 2021) was an Indian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.  Singh died on 5 January 2021, aged 72.
Mon Mothma is a character from Star Wars. Mon Mothma is the leader of the Rebel Alliance. She first appears in ' in 1983. Caroline Blakiston played Mothma. Genevieve O'Reilly will play her in the upcoming series "Andor" O'Rielly also played Mon Mothma in "Revenge of the Sith" but the scene she was in was cut from the final version of the movie. She was in the ' television series. Mon Mothma is in many books in the Star Wars extended universe. Fictional character biography. Mon Mothma was a senator of the Galactic Republic in "Star Wars". She helped found the Rebel Alliance and she became the chancellor of the New Republic. Fans. Mon Mothma has many fans even though she was in only one scene in the first three movies. Graeme McMillan of "Hollywood Reporter" says this could be because only four women speak in the first three Star Wars movies, and Mon Mothma is one of them.
Bonifácio José Tamm de Andrada (14 May 1930 – 5 January 2021) was a Brazilian politician, law academic and journalist. He was born in Barbacena, Minas Gerais. He was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party. From 1979 to 2019, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies. Andrada died on 5 January 2021 in Barbacena from problems caused by COVID-19, aged 90.
Alan Igbon (May 29, 1952 – early December 2020) was a British actor. He acted in television series such as "The Professionals", "Coronation Street" and "Boys from the Blackstuff". Igbon was born in Hulme, Manchester. Igbon died in December 2020, aged 68. His death was announced a month later.
The Book of Boba Fett is a Disney+ show set in the "Star Wars" universe. The show stars Boba Fett and Fennec Shand after they take over Jabba the Hutt's criminal empire. The show takes place during the time of "The Mandalorian" and with the future shows, "Ahsoka" and "Rangers of the New Republic". It aired on Disney+ December 2021. Announcement. A post-credit scene at the end of the season finale for "The Mandalorian" season two showed Boba Fett and Fennec Shand arriving at Jabba's Palace where currently Bib Fortuna was leading. Fennec entered first, killed the guards and freed a slave. Boba Fett walked in next and Bib was very surprised to see him. Boba Fett quickly killed Bib Fortuna and walked up and sat on the throne with Fennec on his side. Filming. The show started to shoot at the end of November 2020, before the third season of "The Mandalorian" started prodution.
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly. It meets at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. It has 99 members that each represent one district. Members are elected to two-year terms. They can only serve up to four terms, as they are term limited. The house is currently controlled by the Republican Party. Composition. Members of the 133rd House of Representatives. ↑: Member was originally appointed to the seat.
The Pacific Coast Ranges are officially called the Pacific Mountain System in the United States. However, most people say "Pacific Coast Ranges." They are the mountain ranges that stretches along the West Coast of North America from Alaska south to Central Mexico.  The Pacific Coast Ranges are part of the North American Cordillera. The coastal ranges include the mountains and basins down the Pacific coast from Canada to Mexico. That does not include the Rocky Mountains or their basins: they are part of the North American Cordillera.
The lesser Sundas frog ("Papurana elberti") is a frog from Indonesia and East Timor. This frog is named after Johannes Eugen Wilhelm Elbert, a German scientist.
Leonid Bujor (27 November 1955 – 6 January 2021) was a Moldovan politician. He served as the nation's Minister of Education from 2009 to 2011. In December 2010, he was awarded with the Order of Honour by acting President Mihai Ghimpu. Bujor was born in Singureni, Rîșcani. On 6 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova, Bujor died of COVID-19. He was 65.
Sir Rodney Errey Lawrence Williams, KGN, (born 2 November 1947) is an Antiguan politician. He became 4th Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda on 14 August 2014. Early life. Williams was born in Swetes, Antigua in 1947. His father was a Member of Parliament and of the Antigua Labour Party. He was head boy at school. In 1976, Williams graduated from the School of Medicine of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Then he studied aviation medicine and sports medicine in Britain, the United States and Australia. Career. Williams became a politician in 1984. He was a cabinet minister from 1992 to 2004. At the same time, he worked as Senior International Aviation Medical Examiner for the United States Federal Aviation Association and for Transport Canada. He became Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda on August 14, 2014. Queen Elizabeth II knighted Williams in 2014. He is part of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
The Battle of the Oranges is a festival in Ivrea in northern Italy. The townspeople throw oranges at each other. The festival happens every year. It lasts three days. It is right before Shrove Tuesday, which means it is right before the Catholic Lent season. Legend says the festival started when the townspeople killed an evil duke. The duke wanted to have sex with women on their wedding nights, so the people started fighting. A miller's daughter named Violetta cut off the duke's head. The orange fights are between people pretending to be the duke's men and people pretending to be Violetta's helpers. The battle uses about 500,000 kilos of oranges each year. Nine teams fight on foot against about 50 carriages. People who don't want to fight can wear red caps to show they are just watching. Some families have been part of the same team for many generations. There was no festival in 1915-18, 1942-45 nor 2021.