the-french-artist/wikipedia_20220301.simple_sentence_split huggingface dataset:
She became the first woman and first openly gay person to hold the office.
After Vučić was inaugurated as the President of Serbia on 31 May 2017, he proposed Brnabić as his successor in June.
Her government was voted into office on 29 June 2017 by a majority of 157 out of 250 Members of the National Assembly of Serbia.
Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgian politician and lawyer.
He is the 24th Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 4 December 2013 after replacing Jean-Claude Juncker.
He has served as Mayor of Luxembourg City, member of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Luxembourg City communal council.
Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party.
Bettel is openly gay.
He is one of three openly gay world leaders in office, the others being Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland; and Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of Serbia.
Luxembourgian mayors
Wally O'Connell OAM (6 April 1923 – 28 June 2017) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
He was a five-eighth for the Australian national team.
He played in ten Tests between 1948 and 1951 as captain on one occasion.
Wally's younger brother Barry also played first grade football for Easts and Manly.
He was born in Paddington, New South Wales.
John James Monckton (28 October 1937 – 29 June 2017) was an Australian backstroke swimmer.
He won a silver medal in the 100-metre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Although he set multiple world records, he never won an Olympic gold medal.
He was born in Armidale, New South Wales.
Louis Nicollin (29 June 1943 – 29 June 2017) was a French entrepreneur and director of the Nicollin Company, which specializes in the collection and reprocessing of household and industrial waste.
Nicollin notably served as chairman of Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, a football team, from 1974 to his death.
He was born in Valence, France.
Fibroin is a type of protein that does not dissolve.
It is present in silk created by spiders, the larvae of Bombyx mori, other moth genera, and many other insects.
Syens is a municipality of the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Official website of Syens
Oberstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zürich.
Then it became part of Zürich.
Riesbach is a district in the city of Zürich in Switzerland.
It is District number 8.
The district has these quarters: Seefeld, Mühlebach and Weinegg.
Unterstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zürich.
Wollishofen is a quarter in the city of Zürich in Switzerland.
It is District number 2.
Wipkingen is a quarter in district 10 in Zürich.
A marriage proposal is when one person in a relationship asks the other person to marry them.
If the other person agrees, this marks the start of the couple's engagement.
A person in an engaged couple is called "fiance" (male) or "fiancee" (female).
In Western culture, it is traditional for the person proposing to be down on one bent knee.
A traditional proposal might be worded "Will you marry me?"
In many cultures, it is traditional for a man to ask a woman's father for permission to marry her.
The father could say no if he thought the man was not right for his daughter, or if he didn't want him as a son-in-law.
In the West today, it is more common for a couple to decide between themselves and then announce their decision to their parents.
Instead of asking for permission, the couple may ask for the parents' approval or their blessing.
Oberwinterthur is a district in the city of Winterthur in Switzerland.
Until 1922 it was a municipality on its own.
Then it became part of Winterthur.
Seen is a district in the city of Winterthur in Switzerland.
It is District number 3.
Töss is a district in the city of Winterthur in Switzerland.
It is District number 4.
Igualada is a municipality of the province of Barcelona in  Spain.
It is located on the left bank of the Anoia river.
The city is  west from the city of Barcelona.
It is  west from the famous Montserrat mountain.
Veltheim is a district in the city of Winterthur in Switzerland.
It is District number 5.
Wülflingen is a district in the city of Winterthur in Switzerland.
It is District number 6.
The district has these quarters:  Weinberg, Oberfeld, Lindenplatz, Niederfeld, Neuburg, Hardau, Härti and Taggenberg.
Affoltern is a quarter in district 11 in the Swiss city of Zürich.
Zürich (Höngg) is a quarter in district 10 in Zürich.
Then it was added into Zürich.
Schwamendingen is a quarter in the city of Zürich in Switzerland.
It is District number 12.
Witikon is a quarter in district 7 in the Swiss city of Zürich.
Töss Valley
Töss (Winterthur), part of the city of Winterthur
Affoltern am Albis, in the canton of Zürich
Affoltern im Emmental, in the canton of Berne
Affoltern (Zürich), part of the city of Zürich
Grossaffoltern, in the canton of Berne
The Töss is a river of the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
The river begins in the Zürcher Oberland.
It flows along the Töss Valley (Tösstal) past Winterthur.
It joins the Rhine at Tössegg near Teufen.
The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany.
Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald.
The Isar flows through Bad Tölz, Munich and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf.
It is the fourth largest river in Bavaria (after Danube, Inn and Main).
The Isar is the second most important tributary of the Danube in Germany, after Inn.
Geneva is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.
The population was 6,215 at the 2010 census.
The first Beaver was built between 1987-1995 mainly on Mercedes-Benz van chassis such as the 709D and 811D. It was also built on the Renault S56 and Renault S75 chassis until 1992.
Some were also built on Iveco 49.10 chassis.
The second Beaver (known as Beaver 2) was built on Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis.
It replaced the first Beaver in December 1996.
Bréchaumont is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Brinckheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Bruebach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Peristeri () is a suburban municipality in the northwestern part of Athens agglomeration, Greece.
It has 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census).
It is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by population.
Bouaké (or Bwake) is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast.
It is in the central part of Ivory Coast about  northeast of Lake Kossou, the country's largest lake.
It has 536,189 people according to the 2014 census.
Beersheba, Israel
Zimnicea, Romania
Bouaké Travel Guide  from World66
Braggio is a former municipality of the district of Moesa in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Braggio, Arvigo, Cauco and Selma merged into the new municipality of Calanca.
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг, Nyenetskiy avtonomnyy okrug, Nenets:  Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, Nenjocije awtonomnoj ŋokruk) is a federal subjects of Russia.
It is located in northwestern Russia.
The capital is Naryan-Mar. The okrug has a population of 44,110 (2020 census), making it the least populated federal subject in Russia.
The oil and gas industry make up 99% of the okrug's industrial activity.
In 2015, the okrug had the highest gross domestic product in Russia.
Much of the okrug has Subarctic climate.
This means the okrug experiences mild and short summers, along with long and very cold winters.
Most of the okrug is also above the arctic circle, meaning polar nights occur every year.
In 2010, ethnic Russians were 66.1% of the population.
Nenets were 18.6% of the population, the Komi people were 9.0% of the population and other ethnicities were 6.3% of the population.
In 1989, the population was at 54,840 people, but a rapid decrease in population occurred shortly afterwards.
The population has seen a slow increase since 2002.
First generation (1967–1986)
Second generation (1986–1996)
Mercedes-Benz O309 - The bus version of the Mercedes-Benz T2
Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist.
He was the first president of Senegal (1960–80).
He was part of the Négritude movement.
Some people called him an African socialist, but many Senegalese socialists thought he was not really socialist because he was supported by France and put communists in Senegal in jail.
He also started the Senegalese Democratic Bloc party.
Senghor was the first African allowed to join the Académie française.
Many people think he is one of the most important intellectuals from Africa during the 20th century.
Biography and guide to collected works: African Studies Centre, Leiden
Histoire des Signares de Gorée du 17ie au 19ie siécle.
Poèmes de Léopold Sédar Senghor
Biographie par l'Assemblée nationale
Biographie par l'Academie française
President Dia by William Mbaye (2012, english version) - Youtube - Political documentary - 1957 to 1963 in Senegal (55')
Sangonet
Préface par Léopold Sédar Senghor à l'ouvrage collectif sur Le Nouvel Ordre Économique Mondiale édité par Hans Köchler (1980) (facsimilé)
Senegalese writers
Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French-American movie director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author.
His father was artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
As a movie director and actor, he made more than forty movie from the silent era to the end of the 1960s.
His movie La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939).
He received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975 for his contribution to the motion picture industry.
Jean Renoir: A Bibliography of Materials in the University of California at Berkeley Library.
Interview conducted in 1960 with Columbia University's Oral History Research Office.
Je m’appelle Jean Renoir.
Site at the University of Nancy, France. (
In French)
Faulkner, Christopher. "
An Archive of the (Political) Unconscious " Canadian Journal of Communication [Online], 26 1 Jan 2001 — analysis of Renoir's FBI files.
Gerald Peter Remy, commonly known as Jerry Remy, (November 8, 1952 – October 30, 2021) was an American Major League Baseball broadcaster and Major League Baseball second baseman.
An all-star second baseman originally drafted by the California Angels in 1971, he was traded to his hometown Boston Red Sox in 1977.
After a series of injuries forced his retirement in 1985, he began a career in broadcasting.
In 1988 he joined NESN as a color commentator for Red Sox broadcasts.
Remy was born in Fall River, Massachusetts.
He grew up in nearby Somerset, Massachusetts.
He studied at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Remy suffered from depression.
In 2008, Remy was diagnosed with lung cancer and had surgery.
On June 12, 2017, Remy announced that the lung cancer returned.
His cancer treatment ended in January 2018, but the cancer returned in August 2018.
Remy was married to Phoebe Remy.
On August 16, 2013, his son, Jared, was arrested in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel, a charge he pleaded guilty to on May 27, 2014 and was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole.
Remy died on October 30, 2021 from lung cancer in Waltham, Massachusetts, aged 68.
The Remy Report
Jerry Remy's Sports Bar and Grill
Walter Daniel Fillmore (January 7, 1933 – June 25, 2017) was an American general officer in the United States Marine Corps.
From 1957 to 1963, he was based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and the Navy base at Little Creek in Virginia serving in various reconnaissance billets.
Fillmore completed his airborne training during this time and was also promoted to Captain in January 1959.
Brunstatt is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Brunstatt-Didenheim.
The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2017.
Norman Dorsen, 86, American civil rights activist, President of the American Civil Liberties Union (1977–1991), complications from a stroke.
Paul Hardin III, 86, American academic administrator (Wofford College, Drew University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), complications from ALS.
Ayan Sadakov, 55, Bulgarian football player (National team, Lokomotiv Plovdiv), complications from ALS.
Richard Gilbert Scott, 93, British architect (Whitelands College, Forth Road Bridge, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Tile Cross).
Orri Vigfússon, 74, Icelandic environmentalist (North Atlantic Salmon Fund) and businessman, lung cancer.
Ataullah Behmanesh, 94, Iranian wrestler and sports journalist, stroke.
Jack Collom, 85, American poet (Red Car Goes By: Selected Poems 1955-2000, Situation Sings, Second Nature) and essayist, respiratory failure complicated by lung cancer.
Smith Hart, 68, American-Canadian professional wrestler (Stampede, WWC, IWE), prostate and bone cancer.
Minos Kyriakou, 75, Greek media and shipping magnate and businessman, heart attack.
Vladimir Malaniuk, 60, Ukrainian chess grandmaster, kidney cancer.
Chris Roberts, 73, German singer ("Children, Kinder, Enfants", "Baby's gone", "One more mountain to climb") and actor (Tante Trude aus Buxtehude, Meine Tochter – Deine Tochter, Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza), pancreatic cancer.
Bert Rossi, 94, English gangster.
Tatiana Zatulovskaya, 81, Soviet-born Israeli chess player, Woman Grandmaster (1976), liver failure.
Tom Blom, 70, Dutch radio and television presenter (Te land, ter zee en in de lucht), brain cancer.
José Luis Cuevas, 83, Mexican painter (José Luis Cuevas Museum) and photographer.
Spencer Johnson, 78, American author (Who Moved My Cheese?),
complications from pancreatic cancer.
Joe Robinson, 90, British actor (A Kid for Two Farthings, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Thor and the Amazon Women), complications from dementia.
Rudy Rotta, 66, Italian blues guitarist and singer, pancreatic cancer.
Solvi Stubing, 76, German-Italian actress (Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey, Garringo, Strip Nude for Your Killer) and model, multiple myeloma.
Paolo Villaggio, 84, Italian writer (Fantozzi) and actor (Fantozzi, The Voice of the Moon, Dear Goddamned Friends), complications from diabetes.
Bryan Avery, 73, English architect (BFI IMAX, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Museum of the Moving Image).
Gene Conley, 86, American baseball (Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox) and basketball player (Boston Celtics, New York Knicks).
Daniil Granin, 98, Soviet-Russian author (Iskateli), pneumonia.
Carol Lee Scott, 74, English actress (Emu's World, Grotbags) and singer ("Little Bit of Love", "You Gotta Believe"), cancer.
David Yewdall, 66, American sound editor (The Thing, The Fifth Element, Escape from New York), pancreatic cancer.
Pierre Henry, 89, French composer.
Joachim Meisner, 83, German Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Berlin (1980–1988) and Archbishop of Cologne (1988–2014), cardiac arrest.
Joaquín Navarro-Valls, 80, Spanish journalist, Director of the Holy See Press Office (1984–2006), pancreatic cancer.
Irina Ratushinskaya, 63, Russian poet, kidney cancer.
Willi Reschke, 95, German military personnel, (Luftwaffe ace).
John Rodriguez, 80, Guyanese-born Canadian politician, Mayor of Greater Sudbury (2006–2010) and member of the House of Commons (1972–1980, 1984–1993), heart failure.
Roger Wootton, 73, English aeronautical engineer and balloonist.
Michel Aurillac, 88, French lawyer, politician and author, member of the National Assembly (1978–1981, 1986).
Joan B. Lee, 95, English-born American actress (Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse) and model, complications from a stroke.
Diego E. Hernández, 83, American military officer, Parkinson's disease.
Heinz Schneiter, 82, Swiss footballer (national team) and manager (Thun, Young Boys), coronary artery disease.
Diane Von Hoffman, 55, American professional wrestler (USWA), complications from knee surgery.
Jean-Pierre Bernard, 84, French actor (The Eiger Sanction), stomach cancer.
Pierrette Bloch, 89, French-born Swiss artist.
Håkan Carlqvist, 63, Swedish motocross racer, world champion (1979, 1983).
Pam McConnell, 71, Canadian politician, member of the Toronto City Council (since 1998), respiratory failure.
Egil Monn-Iversen, 89, Norwegian composer, pianist and businessman (Chat Noir).
James B. Nutter Sr.,
89, American mortgage lender (James B. Nutter & Company), philanthropist (Children's Mercy Hospital) and power broker (Missouri), complications from a stroke.
Marina Ratner, 78, Russian-American mathematician, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1992), stroke.
Kenneth Silverman, 81, American biographer, Pulitzer Prize winner (1985), complications from respiratory failure.
Nelsan Ellis, 39, American actor (True Blood, Get on Up, Elementary), complications from heart failure.
Don Johns, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars), heart attack.
Elsa Martinelli, 82, Italian actress (The Indian Fighter, Donatella, Four Girls in Town) and fashion model, lung cancer.
Naresh Chandra, 82, Indian politician, Cabinet Secretary of India (1990–1992), Governor of Gujarat (1995–1996), and Ambassador to the United States (1996–2001), multiple organ failure.
Ilya Glazunov, 87, Russian painter.
Anton Nossik, 51, Israeli-Russian journalist and social media activist, heart attack.
Paquita Rico, 87, Spanish singer and actress (¡Viva lo imposible!,
El balcón de la luna, ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?),
Jim Bush, 90, American track and field coach (University of California, Los Angeles), skin cancer.
Augustin Buzura, 79, Romanian writer (Capul Bunei Speranţe, Absenţii, Raport asupra singurătăţi) and journalist (Tribuna), heart attack.
Peter Härtling, 83, German writer (Zwettl, Oma, Theo haut ab) and poet, heart failure.
Isabelle Sadoyan, 89, French actress (L'Alliance, Les fantômes du chapelier, Médecin de campagne), heart failure.
Mangesh Tendulkar, 82, Indian cartoonist, pulmonary embolism complicated by bladder cancer.
Fikret Hakan, 83, Turkish actor (Revenge of the Snakes, Borrowed Bride, Battal Gazi Destanı), lung cancer.
Denis Mack Smith, 97, British historian (Modern Italy: A Political History).
Éva Schubert, 86, Hungarian actress (Egy pikoló világos, Felmegyek a miniszterhez, Frakk, a macskák réme).
Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, 87, Italian musicologist and composer, respiratory arrest.
Buddy Wolfe, 76, American professional wrestler (AWA, NWA, WWWF), complications from dementia.
Chuck Blazer, 72, American soccer administrator, member of the FIFA Council (1996–2013) and General Secretary of CONCACAF (1990–2011), informant for the 2015 FIFA corruption case, colorectal cancer.
Gerrit Braks, 84, Dutch politician, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries (1980–1981, 1982–1990) and Education and Science (1989), President of the Senate (2001–2003), cerebral hemorrhage.
Sam Glanzman, 92, American comics artist (Hercules, The Lonely War of Willy Schultz, U.S.S. Stevens), complications from a fall and surgery.
Tamara Miansarova, 86, Soviet and Russian pop singer ("May There Always Be Sunshine"), pulmonary embolism.
Ray Phiri, 70, South African jazz guitarist and singer ("Fire, Passion and Ecstacy", "Look, Listen and Decide", "People Don't Talk So Let's Talk"), lung cancer.
Tod Sloan, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 86, Saudi prince, Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation (1978–2011), kidney failure.
Américo Amorim, 82, Portuguese businessman (Corticeira Amorim).
Charles Bachman, 92, American computer scientist (Integrated Data Store), Parkinson's disease.
Vince Farrar, 70, English rugby league player (Featherstone Rovers, Hull), oropharyngeal cancer.
Fresh Kid Ice, 53, American rapper (2 Live Crew).
Marie-Josephine Gaudette, 115, American-born Italian nun and supercentenarian, oldest living person in Italy (since 2017).
Héctor Lechuga, 88, Mexican comedian, actor (Peluquero de señoras, México 2000, Masajista de señoras) and radio personality, heart attack complicated by Alzheimer's disease.
Liu Xiaobo, 61, Chinese writer and human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner (2010), multiple organ failure complicated by liver cancer.
Joaquim Molins i Amat, 72, Spanish Catalan politician, member of the Congress of Deputies (1979–1986, 1993–2000), Parliament (1988–1993), and Generalitat (1988–1992), pancreatic cancer.
Gertrude Poe, 101, American journalist (Laurel Leader), respiratory arrest.
Carl E. Reichardt, 86, American banking executive (Wells Fargo), cardiopulmonary arrest.
Mahi Beamer, 88, American singer and dancer, complications from COPD.
Anne Golon, 95, French novelist (Angelique) and journalist, colorectal cancer.
Julia Hartwig, 95, Polish poet (Pożegnania) and translator, congestive heart failure.
William "Hootie" Johnson, 86, American banker (Bank of America) and sports administrator (Augusta National Golf Club), member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1957–1958), mesothelioma.
Pedro Richter Prada, 96, Peruvian politician, Prime Minister (1979–1980).
Anne Buttimer, 78, Irish geographer, President of the International Geographical Union (2000–2004) and Vice-President of the Academia Europaea (2012), endometrial cancer.
Martin Landau, 89, American actor (Ed Wood, Mission: Impossible, North by Northwest), Oscar winner (1995), septic shock complicated by abdominal bleeding and arteriosclerosis.
Maryam Mirzakhani, 40, Iranian mathematician and academic, Fields Medalist (2014), breast cancer.
Louise Merzeau, 53, French academic, trustee of Wikimedia France, pancreatic cancer.
Babe Parilli, 87, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders) and coach (Boston Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Dynamite), complications from multiple myeloma.
Vjekoslav Vojo Radoičić, 86, Croatian painter, sculptor, and stage designer, pneumonia complicated by lung cancer.
Bob Wolff, 96, American sportscaster (NBC, Washington Senators, MSG).
Trevor Baxter, 84, British actor (Doctor Who, Maelstrom, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) and playwright (The Picture of Dorian Gray).
George A. Romero, 77, American-Canadian movie director (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow), screenwriter (The Crazies, Two Evil Eyes, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie) and actor (The Silence of the Lambs), lung cancer.
Wilfried, 67, Austrian singer-songwriter ("Lisa Mona Lisa") and actor (Hilde, das Dienstmädchen), complications from esophageal cancer.
Harvey Atkin, 74, Canadian actor (Cagney & Lacey, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Meatballs), lung cancer.
Raymond Sackler, 97, American physician (Perdue Pharma) and philanthropist, pneumonia.
Gustavo Alessandri Valdés, 88, Chilean lawyer and politician, Mayor of Central Commune of Santiago de Chile (1987–1989) and MP (1961–1965, 1969–1971, 1998–2002), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
José Bragato, 101, Italian-born Argentine cellist, composer, conductor and arranger (Teatro Colón).
Ben's Cat, 11, American racehorse, euthanized following colic surgical complications.
Max Gallo, 85, French writer, historian and politician, member of the Académie française (since 2007), laryngeal cancer.
Shigeaki Hinohara, 105, Japanese physician, congestive heart failure.
André Lafargue, 100, French journalist (Le Parisien), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Andrew Paulson, 59, American businessman (Afisha, SUP Media), lung cancer.
Red West, 81, American actor and stuntman (Walking Tall, Road House, The Wild Wild West), aortic aneurysm.
María Amuchástegui, 64, Argentine television fitness presenter (Buen día Salud, Buen Día, María), singer ("Camino de espejos") and ballerina, stroke and lung cancer.
Miguel Blesa, 69, Spanish banker, Chairman of Caja Madrid (1996–2009), gunshot.
Jake Butcher, 81, American banker and politician, financier of the 1982 World's Fair.
Blaoui Houari, 91, Algerian singer-songwriter ("Dikrayat Wahran", "Rani M’hayer") and composer.
Ralph Regula, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district (1973–2009).
Marco Aurélio Garcia, 76, Brazilian politician, Foreign Policy Advisor (2003–2016), heart attack.
Chester Bennington, 41, American singer (Linkin Park, Dead By Sunrise, Stone Temple Pilots) and actor (Crank, Saw 3D, Artifact), suicide by hanging.
Kenneth Jay Lane, 85, American costume jewelry designer.
Bernhard Kempa, 96, German handball player (Göppingen), complications from Parkinson's disease.
John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, 88, Scottish lawyer, judge and life peer, Solicitor General for Scotland (1974–1979).
Claude Rich, 88, French actor (Season's Beatings, With a Little Help from Myself, Looking for Hortense), prostate cancer.
Jonathan Shurberg, 54, American attorney and politician.
Jadwiga Szubartowicz, 111, Polish supercentenarian, nation's oldest person (since 2015), complications from pneumonia.
Howard Eichenbaum, 69, American psychologist and neuroscientist, complications of back surgery.
John Heard, 71, American actor (Home Alone, Big, Prison Break), heart attack complicated from back surgery.
Yami Lester, 75, Australian Aboriginal and anti-nuclear activist, complications from a stroke.
Geoff Mack, 94, Australian country singer-songwriter ("I've Been Everywhere"), complications from dementia.
Pudsey, 11, Border Collie performing dog (Britain's Got Talent, Pudsey: The Movie, Mr Stink), blood cancer.
Jon van Rood, 91, Dutch immunologist, member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1978).
Hrvoje Šarinić, 82, Croatian politician, Prime Minister (1992–1993), cardiopulmonary arrest.
Stubbs, 20, American cat, Honorary Mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska (since 1997).
Deborah Watling, 69, English actress (Doctor Who, Take Me High, The Invisible Man), lung cancer.
Fritz Hellwig, 104, German politician and bureaucrat, European Commissioner for Research, Technology and Information Distribution (1967–1970), cardiopulmonary arrest.
František Ševčík, 75, Czech ice hockey player (national team), Olympic silver medalist (1968), complications from spinal cancer.
Kostiantyn Sytnyk, 91, Ukrainian botanist and politician, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (1980–1985).
Artyom Tarasov, 67, Russian businessman (Kommersant) and political activist, member of the State Durma (1993–1996), pneumonia.
Jim Vance, 75, American news anchor (WRC-TV), non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Bob DeMoss, 90, American football player (New York Bulldogs) and coach (Purdue Boilermakers).
Thomas Fleming, 90, American novelist (Liberty Tavern, The Spoils of War, When This Cruel War Is Over) and historian (Liberty!
The American Revolution And The Future Of America).
John Kundla, 101, American basketball coach (Minneapolis Lakers, University of Minnesota).
Lau Wong-fat, 80, Hong Kong businessman and politician, member of the Legislative Council (1986–2016) and Executive Council (2009–2012), Parkinson's disease.
Waldir Peres, 66, Brazilian footballer (São Paulo, national team), world championship bronze medalist (1978), heart attack.
Mervyn Rose, 87, Australian tennis player.
Snooty, 69, American manatee.
Flo Steinberg, 78, American comic book publisher (Big Apple Comix) and secretary (Marvel Comics), complications from a cerebral aneurysm and lung cancer.
József Szendi, 95, Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Veszprém (1983–1997).
Michiko Inukai, 96, Japanese writer (Ojosan Horoki, Hanabana to Hoshiboshi) and philanthropist.
Jørgen Kosmo, 69, Norwegian politician, member (1985–2005) and President of Parliament (2001–2005), Minister of Defence (1993–1997), pancreatic cancer.
Niculae Nedeff, 88, Romanian handball player and coach (women's national team, national team).
Yash Pal, 90, Indian scientist and educationist, lung cancer.
Udupi Ramachandra Rao, 85, Indian space scientist, Chair of the Indian Space Research Organisation (1984–1994), heart failure.
Hywel Bennett, 73, Welsh actor (The Virgin Soldiers, Shelley, Loot).
Gretel Bergmann, 103, German-born American high jumper.
Michael Johnson, 72, American singer-songwriter ("Bluer Than Blue", "Give Me Wings") and guitarist.
Barbara Sinatra, 90, American fashion model (Richard Blackwell) and showgirl.
Billy Joe Walker Jr., 65, American musician, record producer, and songwriter ("I Wanna Dance with You", "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love"), kidney failure.
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, 46, Australian Indigenous musician (Gurrumul, Rrakala, The Gospel Album), kidney and liver failure.
Patti Deutsch, 73, American actress (Match Game, Tattletales, Monsters, Inc.) and comedian, cancer.
June Foray, 99, American voice actress (The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Cinderella, Looney Tunes), cardiac arrest.
Leo Kinnunen, 73, Finnish racing driver (Interserie, Formula One), Nordic Challenge Cup winner (1969), pneumonia.
Giovanni Battista Pichierri, 74, Italian Roman Catholic Prelate, Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (since 1999), aortic aneurysm.
Lawrence Pezzulo, 91, American diplomat, Ambassador to Uruguay (1977–1979) and Ambassador to Nicaragua (1979–1981), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Maxlei dos Santos Luzia, 42, Brazilian footballer (Portuguesa-RJ, Vila Nova, Botafogo), cerebral edema.
Joachim Vobbe, 70, German Old Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Old Catholics in Germany (1995–2009), prostate cancer.
Magnus Böcker, 55, Swedish businessman (Singapore Exchange, Dustin AB, NASDAQ), cancer.
D. L. Menard, 85, American singer-songwriter (Happy Go Lucky, Cajun Memories, Le Trio Cadien) and guitarist, heart attack.
Ovidio Messa, 64, Bolivian footballer (national team), pancreatic cancer.
Sam Shepard, 73, American playwright (Buried Child) and actor (The Right Stuff, Black Hawk Down, Mud), complications from ALS.
Marty Sklar, 83, American businessman (Walt Disney Imagineering).
Ramón Xirau, 93, Spanish-born Mexican poet, philosopher and literary critic, member of the Colegio Nacional (since 1973), congestive heart failure.
Enzo Bettiza, 90, Croatian-born Italian novelist, journalist (Il Giornale) and politician, Senator (1976–1979) and MEP (1979–1994).
Charlie Gard, 11 months, British infant, focus of life support and parental rights case, MDDS.
Inder Kumar, 43, Indian actor (Wanted, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye), heart attack.
John G. Morris, 100, American photo editor (Life, The New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal), heart failure.
Warren Keith Urbom, 91, American judge, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (1970–2014).
Redha Malek, 85, Algerian politician, Prime Minister (1993–1994).
Charley Marouani, 90, Tunisian-French impresario, photographer and celebrity agent.
Yuri Alekseevich Ryzhov, 86, Soviet-born Russian scientist and politician, Russian Ambassador to France (1992–1998) and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1987).
Olivier Strebelle, 90, Belgian sculptor.
Stephen T. Worland, 94, American economist.
Tato Cifuentes, 91, Chilean-born Argentine actor (Cuidado con las imitaciones, Imitaciones peligrosas, Tiempo de crear), singer ("El mambo de la chocolata", "Los Tatines", "El relojito") and ventriloquist, cardiopulmonary arrest complicated by pneumonia.
Ciro Cirillo, 96, Italian politician, President of Province of Naples (1969–1975) and President of Campania (1979–1980), kidnapped by camorra in 1981.
H. Sayeeduddin Dagar, 78, Indian Dhrupad singer, heart attack.
Paulo Garcia, 58, Brazilian neurosurgeon and politician, Mayor of Goiânia (2010–2016), heart attack.
Slim Mahfoudh, 75, Tunisian actor (Al Khottab Al Bab, Choufli Ha), lung cancer.
Anton Vratuša, 102, Slovenian politician and diplomat, Prime Minister (1978–1980) and Yugoslavian Ambassador to the United Nations (1967–1969).
Jérôme Golmard, 43, French tennis player, ALS.
Francesco La Macchia, 78, Italian sprint canoeist, Olympic silver medalist (1960).
Liu Wen-hsiung, 62, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2008), complications from a heart attack.
Jeanne Moreau, 89, French actress, (Elevator to the Gallows, The Lovers, Jules and Jim).
Les Murray, 71, Hungarian-Australian broadcaster (The World Game).
José María Gil-Robles y Gil-Delgado (born 17 June 1935) is a Spanish politician.
He was formerly a member of the European Parliament in the European People's Party group.
He was President of the European Parliament from 1997 to 1999.
MEPs for Spain
Trimbach, Bas-Rhin, in Alsace, France
Triembach-au-Val, Bas-Rhin, France
Pontarlier is a French commune in the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in eastern France near the border with Switzerland.
It is a subprefecture in the department and is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Pontarlier.
Pontarlier is the third commune of the department by its population, after Besançon and Montbéliard.
The commune of Pontarlier has an area of .
The city is on a plateau and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The city of Pontarlier is surrounded by the communes:
The inhabitants of Pontarlier are known, in French, as Pontissaliens (women: Pontissaliennes).
With a population of 17,413, Pontarlier has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
Pontarlier is a subprefecture of the Doubs department, the capital of the arrondissement of Pontarlier and the administrative centre () of the canton Pontarlier formed by 10 communes, including Pontarlier, with 26,699 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Pontarlier ().
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, since 1964;
Zarautz, Spain, since 1994;
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, since 2003.
The Château de Sandon.
Porte Saint-Pierre and Triumphal Arch (18th century).
The Saint-Bénigne de Pontarlier church.
The Fort de Joux castle.
Ville de Pontarlier official website
Pontarlier tourism website
Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier
Lionel Jospin (; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician.
He served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.
Jospin was the Socialist Party candidate for President of France in the elections of 1995 and 2002.
He was narrowly defeated in the final runoff election by Jacques Chirac in 1995.
He ran for President again in 2002, and was eliminated in the first round due to finishing behind both Chirac and the far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Archives of the official web sites of Prime Minister Jospin: 1997–1998 , 1998–2000 , 2000–2002
Text of his major economic speech of Montreal in April 2009: The first lessons from the financial and economic crisis (fr)
"Midnight Sun" is a recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks.
It was released in March 24, 2008 as the third and final single from third compilation album The Ultimate Hits.
Isaías "Iyo" S. Pimentel (16 February 1933 — 26 June 2017) was a Venezuelan international tennis player.
He was born on the Dutch island of Curaçao.
Pimentel was three times Curaçaoan champion.
He competed in the Davis Cup, representing Venezuela, a number of times, from 1957 to 1966.
Pimentel died on 26 June 2017 in Willemstad,  Curaçao at the age of 84.
Tennis Archives
Macky Sall (born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician.
He has been President of Senegal since April 2012.
In 2022, he became the 20th Chairperson of the African Union.
Under President Abdoulaye Wade, Sall was Prime Minister of Senegal from April 2004 to June 2007 and President of the National Assembly of Senegal from June 2007 to November 2008.
He was the Mayor of Fatick from 2002 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2012.
Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke (often referred to by his initials JKM; born 27 October 1942) is a Polish politician, writer, and the founder of the right-wing libertarian and Eurosceptic political party Wolność.
In 2019, he was elected as a member of the Sejm.
He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2018.
He was the leader of the Congress of the New Right (KNP),  which was formed in 2011 from Liberty and Lawfulness, which he led from its formation in 2009, and the Real Politics Union (UPR – Unia Polityki Realnej), which he led from 1990 to 1997 and from 1999 to 2003.
David Graham (born 11 July 1925) is an English character actor and voice artist.
Graham is known for his voice work for the series Doctor Who and Thunderbirds during the 1960s.
He is also known for appearing as the villain in the one minute Apple Inc. advertisement "1984".
Rebecca Felton was the first.
She was in the Senate for one day in 1922.
Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate in 1932.
Fourteen of the women Senators were not elected.
They were appointed.
Seven of them were appointed to replace their dead husbands.
In 2017 there are 21 women senators out of 100.
That is the largest number of women in the Senate at the same time.
Women in the Senate now
All women senators
U.S. Senate History: Women in the Senate
"Women in the U.S. Senate 1922–2010" Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics,  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Perkins, Oklahoma, a city of Oklahoma in the United States
Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), American Actor
Carl Perkins (1932–1998), American rockabilly musician
Charles Perkins (1936–2000), Australian activist and Aboriginal leader
Edward J. Perkins (born 1928), former American diplomat
T.J. Perkins (born 1984), American professional wrestler
Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American blues musician
Elizabeth Perkins (born 1960), American actress
Thomas J. Perkins (1932–2016), American businessman and capitalist
A flatbed truck (or flatbed lorry in British English) is a truck which can be either articulated or rigid.
The back is a flat, level 'bed' with no sides or roof.
Flatbed trucks
Smaller flatbed trucks are rigid.
The back has low sides which can be hinges.
The sides can be hinged up when goods are on the back and hinged down when unloading goods.
Karunamoy Goswami (11 March 1943 – 30 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi musicologist.
In 2012, he was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for his work to fine arts in the country.
He got a Ph.D. at the University of Dhaka in 1988.
The Pentagon Shopping Centre (known locally as 'The Pentagon') is a shopping centre in Chatham, Kent.
The shopping centre is next to the Waterfront bus station which replaced the Pentagon bus station in 2011.
The shopping centre was built in the 1970s.
It has 2 floors with over 70 shops.
There are also places to eat and a bowling alley.
Garbage truck also known as dustcart, rubbish truck, dustbin lorry, bin lorry  is a truck made to collect waste and then take it to a waste site such as a landfill.
Garbage trucks can collect waste from the front, side or back of the truck.
Garbage trucks are usually considered noisy and dirty due to the size and the fact that they carry garbage, also known as rubbish, waste, trash, junk.
LDV Pilot was a van and minibus made by LDV Limited from 1993 to 2006.
It was related to the LDV Convoy.
In 2006 the Pilot was replaced by the LDV Maxus.
LDV Cub
LDV Maxus  was a van and minibus made by LDV Limited and Daewoo from 2004 to 2009.
The Maxus replaced the LDV Convoy and the LDV Pilot.
LDV Group Limited, formerly Leyland DAF Vans, was a British van maker, based in Birmingham.
It made vans from 1993 to 2009.
In 2009 the LDV administration and assets were sold to a Chinese firm called Eco Concept.
In 2010 Eco Concept sold the assets to another Chinese firm called Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.
Arlington is a city in Washington in the United States.
It is part of Snohomish County, near Everett and Marysville.
Marysville is a city in Washington in the United States.
It is part of Snohomish County, near Everett and Arlington.
Stanwood is a city in Washington in the United States.
It is part of Snohomish County, near Arlington and Camano Island.
There are 3 arrondissements in the Jura department.
1790 : six districts: Dole, Salins, Poligny, Lons-le-Saunier, Orgelet, Saint-Claude.
1800 : the six districts were changed into four arrondissements: Lons-le-Saunier, Dole, Poligny and Saint-Claude.
1926 : the arrondissement of Poligny was eliminated.
The Alexander Dennis Enviro300 (previously known as TransBus Enviro300) is a single decker low-floor bus.
It was built in two generations from 2001 to 2015.
It was built by TransBus International until 2004.
It was then built by Alexander Dennis.
First generation (2001–2008)
The first generation TransBus Enviro300 was launched in 2001.
In 2004 Transbus was sold to Alexander Dennis.
The bus was renamed the Alexander Dennis Enviro300.
In 2006 the Enviro300 chassis became available with the East Lancs Esteem bodywork.
Second generation (2007–2015)
The second generation Enviro300 was launched in 2007.
With it various chassis could be added on, like the MAN 18.240, Volvo B7RLE and Scania K230UB.
In April 2013 a gas-powered version called the Enviro300SG was launched.
It was available on the Scania K230UB chassis.
These buses were jointly built by Alexander Dennis and Scania.
Ola Mildred Rexroat (August 28, 1917 – June 28, 2017) was the only Native American woman to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
After that she joined the Air Force, where she served for ten years as an air traffic controller.
In 2007 she was inducted into the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame.
She was the last surviving WASP in South Dakota.
Rexroat was an Oglala Sioux from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
She earned a bachelor's degree in art from the University of New Mexico in 1939.
The naira (sign: ₦) is the official currency of Nigeria.
100 Kobo makes one naira.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issues money throughout the Nigerian Federation.
It controls the amount of money supply in the economy in order to ensure the economy and prices are stable.
The Currency & Branch Operations Department of the CBN is in charge of currency management.
They get the naira notes and coins from its special printers.
Then they distribute/supply, process, and reissue it.
They also receive and destroy old and unusable bank notes and coins.
Nigeria started using the naira on 1 January 1973, replacing the pound at a rate of 2 naira = 1 pound.
The currency sign is ₦.
In October 2021, the eNaira, the digital version of the state currency, is officially launched in Nigeria.
In 1973, coins were introduced in denominations of ½, 1, 5, 10 and 25 kobo, with the ½ and 1 kobo in bronze and the higher denominations in cupro-nickel.
The ½ kobo coins were minted only that year.
In 1991, smaller 1, 10 and 25 kobo coins were issued in copper-plated-steel, along with nickel-plated-steel 50 kobo and 1 naira.
On 28 February 2007, new coins were issued in denominations of 50 kobo, 1 and 2 naira, with the 1 and 2 naira bimetallic.
Some Nigerians complained that the weight of the ₦2 coin especially how heavy it is when there is a lot of it .
The CBN announced that the old coins are to be replaced with the new ones on or before 31 May 2007.
The central bank also stated that the ½ to 25 kobo coins withdrew withdrawn from circulation with from 28 February 2007.
½ kobo
1 kobo
5 kobo
10 kobo
25 kobo
50 kobo
1 naira
2 naira
On January 1, 1973, the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced notes for 50 kobo, 1, 5, 10 and 20 naira.
The 50 kobo notes were last issued in 1989.
In 1991, 50 naira notes were issued, followed by 100 naira in 1999, 200 naira in 2000, 500 naira in 2001 and 1000 naira on October 12, 2005.
On February 28, 2007, new designs of the 5 to 50 naira banknotes were introduced.
Originally the 10, 20 and 50 naira were to be polymer banknotes, but the 5,10 and 50 were delayed to late 2009 and only the 20 was released in polymer.
The notes are slightly smaller (130 x 23 mm) and redesigned from the preceding issues.
In mid-2009 when Sanusi Lamido Sanusi took over as CBN Governor he eventually changed the 5, 10 and 50 naira to polymer notes.
On the 1000 naira notes, there is a subtle shiny strip running down the back of the note.
It is a shimmery gold colour showing 1000 naira.
The triangular shape in the middle of the front of the note changes its colour from green to blue when tilted.
The main feature on the front is the engraved portraits of Alhaji Aliyu Mai-Bornu and Dr Clement Isong, former governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
On the first prints of the 100 naira notes issued starting December 1, 1999, Zuma Rock was captioned as located in Federal Capital Territory, while actually it is in Niger State.
Later prints removed the reference to FCT, ABUJA.
In 2012 the Central Bank of Nigeria may be contemplating the introduction of new currency denominations of N5,000.
The bank has also made plans to convert ₦5, ₦10, ₦20 and ₦50 into coins which are all presently notes.
On November 12, 2014, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a special 100 naira note to celebrate the 100 years of Nigeria's existence.
The notes are similar to its regular ones with the portrait of Chief Obafemi Awolowo on front, but is redesigned to include a new color style.
It has the text "One Nigeria, Great Promise" in microprinting and  a quickresponse code (QRC) which when scanned leads users to a website about Nigeria's history on the back.
Interview with Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Four Corners television program on the scandal involving the transfer from paper to polymer currency in Nigeria
Many currencies in the English-speaking world and Latin America, place it before the amount (e.g., R$50,00).
The Cape Verdean escudo places its symbol in the decimal separator position (i.e., 20$00).
The usage of many European countries, such as France, Germany, Scandinavian countries, is to place the symbol after the amount 20,50 €.
List of presently used currency symbols
List of currency symbols no longer in use
Barry Leslie Norman, CBE (21 August 1933 – 30 June 2017) was a British movie critic, journalist and television presenter.
He was best known for presenting Film... on BBC One from 1972 to 1998, the programme's longest-running host.
Paul Hardin III (June 11, 1931 – July 1, 2017) was an American academic administrator.
He was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1988 to 1995, president of Wofford College from 1968 to 1972, of Southern Methodist University from 1972 to 1974, and of Drew University from 1974 to 1988.
Educators from Charlotte, North Carolina
A Test Mode is a secret mode hidden in an electronic device on which allows a manufacturer to test the product before it gets sent to the consumer.
A consumer can access the test mode by pressing some buttons and either inserting the battery or holding down and letting go of the reset button.
On entering a test mode, the electronic device will do random sounds and other things, like giving out a version number and producing a loud beep to confirm that the speaker is working.
The main part of the test mode is either a rapid fire or manual sound playing program on which the electronic device cycles through it's list of sounds.
Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is a Facebook group where members can share and discuss Internet memes relating to Bernie Sanders, an American politician and junior United States senator from Vermont.
Sanders was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and is currently a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The page has been thought to have boosted Sanders' popularity among millennials more than Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
, the group had about  394,448 members.
The content of Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is user submitted.
Members of the group create posts as commentary for Sanders and his presidential campaign.
Many of the posts edit the politician into memes.
A spin-off dating group, Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles, was founded by nonprofit director Beth Hannah, who works for the Human Resource Development Council in Havre, Montana.
Members post either Internet memes, personal advertisements, or selfies.
Darrall Tucker Imhoff (October 11, 1938 – June 30, 2017) was an American former professional basketball player.
He spent twelve seasons in the NBA (1960–72), playing for six teams.
Imhoff was the starting center for the New York Knicks, and played for 20 minutes in the game when Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA personal scoring record of 100 points.
Darrall Imhoff Profile and Stats  at LakersWeb.com
Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India.
One of the prominent landmarks of Gwalior is Gwalior Fort of the Tomara dynasty.
Barang is a tehsils (sub divisional headquarter) in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan.
Veltheim, a municipality in Germany
Veltheim, Aargau, a municipality in Switzerland
Veltheim (Winterthur), a district in Winterthur, Switzerland