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Patricia Lefranc: Acid attack victim arrives to testify against married lover.


Incredible bravery of acid attack victim as she arrives to testify against married lover who scalded her when she dumped him.


He said: 'I moved with my wife and children to the building on Avenue Sippelberg in 2006. Patricia was already living there. She was a janitor. At first we just said hello, that's all.


Remes has apologised for the attack, denying that he meant to maim her. His defence is that he did not realise the sulphuric acid he sprayed would have such a devastating effect.

Remes told the court how he started his relationship with Lefranc, who was the janitor of their block of flats, in 2009.


Remes, 57, is said to have planned the sulphuric acid attack after Ms Lefranc ended their relationship.

Patricia Lefranc, 48, left disfigured after sulphuric acid attack.

The 48-year-old, who underwent 86 operations following the attack, added: 'I hope to convince the court that he did indeed want to murder me.'

This biopic explores the true story of Frances Farmer (Jessica Lange), a mold-breaking actress from Seattle who moved to Hollywood, Calif., and gained notoriety for her unconventional attitude. After being lured to New York under false pretenses, dealing with her overbearing mother and an addiction to alcohol lead to a mental collapse. Institutionalized, Farmer is abused by patients and staff alike. Following her release, Farmer hosts a local Indianapolis TV show until her death in 1970.


Who played Francis Farmer?
Jessica Lange
The film stars Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer, a troubled actress during the 1930s whose career suffered as a result of her mental illness. It also features Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Bart Burns, Christopher Pennock, Jonathan Banks, and Jeffrey DeMunn in supporting roles.



Was Frances Farmer raped in hospital?

Farmer recounted her stay in the state asylum as "unbearable terror": "I was raped by orderlies, gnawed on by rats, and poisoned by tainted food. I was chained in padded cells, strapped into strait-jackets and half-drowned in ice baths."



Is Frances Farmer a true story?

Indeed, despite her star-studded career, Farmer's mental health struggles became the center of her legacy in a society obsessed with sensationalism. This is the true story of Frances Farmer, the actress whose battle with depression became an urban legend.

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a look at the various significant events that have occurred in the life and career of Frances Farmer, a popular American actress and television host.
Initial release: 3 December 1982
Director: Graeme Clifford
Music director: John Barry
Nominations: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, more
Screenplay: Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, Nicholas Kazan
Producers: Jonathan Sanger, Mel Brooks.

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Intuition is your consciousness, your being.
Intellect is your mind.
Instinct is your body.
And just as instinct functions perfectly on behalf of the body, intuition functions perfectly as far as your consciousness is concerned. Intellect is just between these two – a passage to be passed, a bridge to be crossed. But there are many people, many millions of people, who never cross the bridge. They simply sit on the bridge thinking they have arrived home.

The home is on the further shore, beyond the bridge. The bridge joins instinct and intuition. But it all depends on you. You may start making a house on the bridge – then you have gone astray.

Phoolan Devi A Real Bandit Queen Of India....

Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as "Bandit Queen", was a bandit who later became a female right activist and politician from the Samajwadi Party who later served as Member of Parliament.


When was Phoolan Devi born?
10 August 1963
Phoolan Devi / Date of birth.

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murder has put the Centre in the dock as far as the question of security of VIPs is concerned. VIP security has been a topic of discussion ever since the assassination of Indira Gandhi. The killers pumped bullets into Phoolan from a point-blank range, drove away in a car, abandoned it a little distance away, took an autorickshaw to the Inter State Bus Terminus, and allegedly boarded a bus to Dehra Dun. In short, they literally got away with murder in a high-security region. The spot of the crime is barely a kilometre from Parliament House and the Parliament Street Police Station.


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2001 Gujarat earthquake, India

An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hit Gujarat on January 26, 2001 and lasted for over 2 minutes. The Bhuj earthquake, as it came to be known, left utter destruction in its wake, killing over 30,000 people and destroying 400,000 homes.

The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January, India's 52nd Republic Day, at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. Wikipedia
Date: 26 January 2001
Magnitude: 7.7 Mw; 8.0 Ms; 6.9 mb
Location: Gujarat
Areas affected: India, Pakistan
Casualties: 13,805–20,023 dead; ~ 166,800 injured
Depth: 16 kilometres (10 mi)
ISC event: 1763683.

How many people died in the small village of Kutch?
The death toll in the Kutch region was 12,300. Bhuj, which was situated only 20 km away from the epicentre, was devastated. Considerable damage also occurred in Bhachau and Anjar with hundreds of villages flattened in Taluka of Anjar, Bhuj and Bhachau.


What was the cause of the Bhuj earthquake?
According to geologists, the earthquake occurred at the convergent boundary between the two tectonic plates making Gujarat the epicentre of the earthquake. Even today the continuous continental collision of the plate boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian plate governs the plate tectonics of the region.

This week, the first primetime hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol has touched a nerve with Trump supporters everywhere. Reports are popping up that Trump himself is trying to backstroke about statements and Tweets made regarding the events surrounding the attempted coup.
That falls into the category of a river in Egypt... Denile.

A friend texted me to watch live coverage of The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol now holding its first primetime hearing.

Cheney appears to have done her homework...

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.... B. R. Ambedkar
Former Minister of Law and Justice of India.

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served ...

What are the qualities of Ambedkar?

Ambedkar was a great and dynamic personality having inspirational life from childhood till the last movement. He has various qualities like efficiency, honesty, revolutionist, long visionary attitude, leadership, non violent attitude and ambitious thoughts. These qualities made him as ideal for young generation.

What did Ambedkar do for India?
In 1951, Ambedkar established the Finance Commission of India. He opposed income tax for low-income groups. He contributed in Land Revenue Tax and excise duty policies to stabilise the economy. He played an important role in land reform and the state economic development.


Who is known as father of Constitution?
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is known as the father of the Indian Constitution. He was the then Law Minister who introduced the final draft of the Constitution in the Constituent Assembly. He took a very prominent part in the deliberations of the Assembly.

i am a proud indian....

I don't know about other countries but in my country the youth is affected a lot by movies. Youth can learn good things as well as bad things from movies. It is a big responsibility on the filmmakers to make good films which along with entertainment could give good lessons.

Shrinkflation describes manufacturers making small changes to products, usually in quantity or size so the selling price remains the same.
An example would be a “Party Size” bag of corn chips used to be 18 ounces and now it's 15.5 ounces.

I noticed this with the bar soap I've been using for years. It was out of stock in a few stores for months and now the bars are smaller but the box is the same size.

Expect more of shrinkflation to come!