In 2012 the United States complained about Russian treaty violations. The two systems that appear to be violations are the R-500, a cruise missile using the 9K720 Iskander launcher, and a short ranged ICBM.
In July 2014, the United States formally notified Russia of the breach, while Russian officials called the treaty unsuitable for Russia and unfair because other countries in Asia had such weapons. Russia later attacked the United States by calling American drones a "violation of the treaty".
On October 20, 2018, citing Russian non-compliance, US President Donald Trump announced that he was withdrawing the US from the treaty. The U.S. formally suspended the treaty on February 1, 2019, as did Russia the following day.
Mark Gil
Raphael Mark John De Mesa Eigenmann (25 September 1961 – 1 September 2014), better known by his stage name Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. He appeared in the movie "Batch '81" (1982). He also appeared in the ABS-CBN drama television series "The Legal Wife", starring Angel Locsin. The series aired between January and June 2014.
Gil was born in Manila. His mother, actress Rosemarie Gil, was of Filipino and Spanish ancestry. His father, actor and singer Eddie Mesa, was of Swiss and German ancestry. He was married four times and had five children.
Gil died from liver cirrhosis on 1 September 2014 in Manila. He was 52.
Victoria Mallory
Victoria "Vicki" Mallory (born Victoria Morales; September 20, 1949 – August 30, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She was best known for her Broadway appearances. She also appeared in the television soap operas "The Young and the Restless", "Everwood" and "Santa Barbara".
Mallory was born in Virginia and grew up in Columbus, Georgia. Her mother died on August 5, 2014. She married actor Mark Lambert in 1975. They had a daughter.
Mallory died from pancreatic cancer on August 30, 2014, aged 64.
Trilemma
A trilemma is a difficult choice where there are three different options, and where each option looks unfavorable.
One of the earliest uses of the definition of trilemma is that of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who says there is no omnipotent and omnibenevolent God. David Hume summarized this trilemma as follows:
Although traditionally ascribed to Epicurus, it has been suggested that it may actually be the work of an early skeptic writer, possibly Carneades.
In studies of philosophy, discussions and debates related to this trilemma are often referred to as being about the "problem of evil".
Ștefan Andrei
Ștefan Andrei (29 March 1931 – 31 August 2014) was a Romanian communist politician for the Romanian Communist Party. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 8 March 1978 until his sacking on 11 November 1985. He was taken over by Ilie Văduva. In 1989, he was arrested after the overthrow of the Nicolae Ceauşescu regime. He was sentenced to two years and ten months imprisonment.
Andrei was born in Podari, Oltenia. He was married to the movie actress Violeta Andrei. They had one son, Călin.
Andrei died on 31 August 2014 in Snagov, aged 83.
Roberto Cairo
Roberto Andrés Cairo Pablo (3 May 1963 – 28 August 2014) was a Spanish actor from Madrid. He appeared in many different television series and movies as a supporting actor. He was best known for his role as Desiderio "Desi" Quijo in the series "Cuéntame cómo pasó".
Cairo died from lung cancer on 28 August 2014 in Madrid. He was 51.
Marco Fusi
Marco Fusi (1972) is an Italian clarinetist and composer. He is the founder of the group "Yesh Gvul". He is known for his collaborations with some of the leading names in Italian cultural music. In 2012 he was invited to perform at the European Parliament in Brussels. He has been an influence on the music of Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Klezmer, Jazz and classical music.
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Albert Lea is a city in southeast Minnesota. At the 2010 United States Census, 18,016 people lived in the city. It is in Freeborn County.
Deaths in September 2014
The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2014.
Caroline Lucas
Caroline Lucas is a British politician. She is the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion. She was the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from September 2008 to September 2012. She was later co-leader of the party with Jonathan Bartley from September 2016 to September 2018. She is the UK's first ever Green MP. She was first elected as an MP in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 and then re-elected in 2015 and again in 2017.
Bapu (movie director)
Bapu (December 15, 1933 - August 31, 2014); (born Satthiraju Lakshmi Narayana); () was an Indian director. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and for his movies such as "Hum Paanch", "Mister Pellam", "Pelli Pustakam", "Seeta Kalyanam", and "Sri Rama Rajyam".
He was a music artist, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, and designer. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian art and cinema
Bapu died on August 31, 2014 in Chennai, India from cardiac arrest, aged 80.
Halim El-Dabh
Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh ( ("Ḥalīm ʻAbd al-Masīḥ al-Ḍab"ʻ); March 4, 1921 – September 2, 2017) was an Egyptian-born American composer, performer, ethnomusicologist, and educator. He has a career spanning six decades. He is known as an early pioneer of electronic music, for having composed in 1944 the first piece of electronic tape music.
Wilson Harris
Sir Theodore Wilson Harris (24 March 1921 – 8 March 2018) was a Guyanese writer. He wrote poetry, but has since become a well-known novelist and essayist.
His writing style was often said to be abstract and densely metaphorical. Harris was thought to be one of the most original and innovative voices in postwar literature in English.
E. R. Braithwaite
Edward Ricardo Braithwaite (June 27, 1912 – December 12, 2016) was a Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat. He is best known for his stories of social conditions and racial discrimination against black people.
He is the author of the 1959 autobiographical novel "To Sir, With Love" which was made into a 1967 movie, "To Sir, with Love", starring Sidney Poitier.
Braithwaite was born in Georgetown, Guyana. He died on December 12, 2016 at a hospital in Rockville, Maryland from complications of a heart attack at the age of 104.
Phyllis Curtin
Phyllis Curtin (December 3, 1921 – June 4, 2016) was an American classical soprano. She had an active career in operas and concerts from the early 1950s through the 1980s. She was known for her creation of new roles such as the title role in the Carlisle Floyd opera "Susannah", Catherine Earnshaw in Floyd's "Wuthering Heights", and in other works by this composer. She retired from singing in 1984.
Curtin was born Phyllis Smith in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She died on June 4, 2016, aged 94, from non-communicable disease (circulatory disease).
Stan Goldberg
Stan Goldberg (May 5, 1932 - August 31, 2014) was an American comic book artist. He was best known for his work with Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics colorist who in the 1960s helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and other major characters. Goldberg was born in New York City, on May 5, 1932.
He was inducted into the National Cartoonists Society Hall of Fame in 2011.
Goldberg died at age 82 on August 31, 2014, the result of a stroke he suffered two weeks prior.
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert, CBE (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was a British movie director, producer and screenwriter. He has directed more than 40 movies during six decades.
He is known for his movies; "Reach for the Sky" (1956), "Sink the Bismarck!" (1960), "Alfie" (1966), "Educating Rita" (1983) and "Shirley Valentine" (1989), as well as three James Bond movies: "You Only Live Twice" (1967), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and "Moonraker" (1979).
Gilbert was born in London, England. He died at home in Monaco on 23 February 2018, aged 97.
Austin, Minnesota