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Coldwater is a city in Comanche County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Comanche County. In 2020 census, 687 people lived there. History. In 1884 G.W. Vickers, thought of planning out a town in the northern part of Comanche county. He did this with Timothy Shields, J.P. Grove, Samuel Sisson, C.M. Cade and C.D. Bickford. All of them were from Harper county. They got some land, had it platted off as a town site, and they named it after the city of Coldwater, Michigan. Early in 1885, the county had the necessary number of people. They asked the governor organize the county. On February 27, 1885, it was organized. Owen Connaughton, George M. Morris, and David T. Mclntire became county commissioners, and R.A. Grossman became the county clerk. Coldwater became the county seat. The first post office in Coldwater was created on October 17, 1884. Geography. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Climate. Coldwater has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Coldwater has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 687 people, 345 households, and 176 families living in Coldwater. Of the households, 76.8% owned their home and 23.2% rented their home. The median age was 45.4 years. Of the people, 91.8% were White, 0.6% were Black, 0.1% were Native American, 1.3% were from some other race, and 6.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.0% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 828 people, 380 households, and 217 families living in Coldwater. Education. Coldwater is served by the South Central USD 300. South Central High School is located in Coldwater.
Darcy G. Richardson (born December 6, 1955) is an American author, historian and political activist. He was a candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party's presidential nomination in the 2020 elections. In the 2012 presidential election, Richardson ran against incumbent Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in five state primaries. On June 22, 2018, Richardson became the Reform Party of Florida's nominee for governor, later choosing Nancy Argenziano as his running mate. On July 15, 2019, Richardson filed with the FEC to run for the Reform Party Nomination in 2020. He suspended his campaign in September 2019. He later became the Vice Presidential nominee for the Alliance Party ticket alongside Rocky De La Fuente.
Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist. He is a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa, who is also of Lakota and Dakota descent. He is a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM).  In 1977, he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for first-degree murder in the shooting of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Peltier is incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Coleman in Florida. Peltier became eligible for parole in 1993; his next scheduled parole hearing will be in July 2024, when Peltier will be 79.  On January 18, 2017, the Office of the Pardon Attorney announced that President Barack Obama had denied Peltier's application for clemency. Peltier was next eligible for commutation in 2018. Peltier will remain in prison for the rest of his life. He was running for Vice President in the 2020 election as the running mate of Gloria La Riva with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. He withdrew his Vice Presidential nomination in August 2020 because of health reasons.
David Greaves (1 September 1946 – 5 October 2019) was an English former professional snooker player. He was born in Saint Annes on Sea, Lancashire.  Greaves turned professional in 1972, at the age of 25, playing his first match against Bernard Bennett in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. After being behind 1–5 and 2–7, Greaves defeated Bennett 9–8. He then faced Fred Davis in the last 16 and lost the first ten frames, eventually losing 1–16 to the three-time champion. Greaves died in Blackpool at a hospital after a short illness on 5 October 2019 aged 73.
Francis Anthony Sullivan, S.J. (May 21, 1922 – October 23, 2019) was an American Catholic theologian and a Jesuit priest. He was best known for his research in the area of ecclesiology and the magisterium. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Sullivan died on October 23, 2019 at a hospital in Weston, Connecticut at the age of 97.
Ann Crumb (May 25, 1950 – October 31, 2019) was an American actress, animal rights activist and jazz singer. She was born in Charleston, West Virginia. Crumb was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in the 1992 Broadway production of "Anna Karenina". Her father was Pulitzer Prize winning composer George Crumb. Crumb founded an animal organization for rescued animals. Crumb died on October 31, 2019 at her parents home in Media, Pennsylvania from ovarian cancer, aged 69.
George Henry Crumb Jr. (October 24, 1929 – February 6, 2022) was an American composer. His works were modern classical and avant-garde music. He is known for creating unusual timbres, alternative forms of notation, and extended instrumental and vocal techniques. Crumb’s most famous works include "Ancient Voices of Children" (1970), "Black Angels" (1971), and "Makrokosmos III" (1974). Crumb won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his orchestral work "Echoes of Time and the River" and a 2000 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition for his work "Star-Child" . Crumb was born in Charleston, West Virginia. He studied at the University of Charleston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at the University of Michigan. He had one son, composer David and had one daughter actress Ann Crumb (who died in October 2019). Crumb died on February 6, 2022 in Media, Pennsylvania at the age of 92.
Gilbert Kalish (born July 2, 1935) is an American pianist and educator. He was born in New York City. During his career, Kalish was nominated for three Grammy Awards.  He made the world premiere recordings of Charles Ives' "Largo for Violin and Piano", "In Re Con Moto et al.", "Largo Risoluto" No. 1 &amp; 2, "A Set of Three Short Pieces" (movements: Largo cantabile: Hymn, Scherzo: Holding Your Own, Adagio cantabile: The Innate) and songs "The All-Enduring", "The Innate", and "Song (She is not fair)". Kalish is Leading Professor and Head of Performance Activities at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. From 1968 to 1997 he was a faculty member of the Tanglewood Music Center.
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (, 27 April 1939 – 2 March 2009) was the President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1984, for the second time from 1984 to 1999, and for the third time from 2005 to 2009.  Vieira was killed by soldiers on 2 March 2009. The military officially denied these allegations
Carlos Correia (6 November 1933 – 14 August 2021) was a Guinea-Bissau politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 17 September 2015 to 12 May 2016. Before, he was Prime Minister from 27 December 1991 to 26 October 1994, from 6 June 1997 to 3 December 1998, and from 5 August 2008 to 25 December 2008. Correia died on 14 August 2021 at the age of 87.
Buranovskiye Babushki (, ; , "Brangurtyś pesänajos"; meaning "Buranovo Grannies") is a Russian ethno-pop band made up of eight elderly women from the village of Buranovo, Udmurtia.  Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Party for Everybody". They finished in second place behind Loreen from Sweden.
Howard Storm (born October 26, 1946) is an American Christian minister, writer, and painter. He is a former professor and chairman of the art department at Northern Kentucky University.  In 2000, he authored "My Descent Into Death", which talks about his near-death experience. Storm's near-death experience has been talked about in literature on near-death studies.  Storm has retold his story on NBC's "Today Show", "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "48 Hours", "Discovery Channel" and "Coast to Coast AM".
Rina Lazo Wasem (October 23, 1923 – November 1, 2019) was a Guatemalan-Mexican painter. Lazo was born Guatemala City. She began her career in mural painting with Diego Rivera as his assistant. She worked with him from 1947 until his death in 1957. Lazo was known for her mural works than canvases although the latter have been exhibited in Mexico and other countries making her one of Guatemala's better known artists. She was a member of the Mexican muralism movement. Lazo died on November 1, 2019 in Mexico City of cardiac arrest at the age of 96. She was married to artist Arturo García Bustos.
Kenneth Victor Blaiklock OBE (6 December 1927 – 20 September 2020) was a British Antarctic surveyor. He took part in Sir Vivian Fuchs's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition that completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica. He reached the South Pole by dog sled for the first time since Amundsen. He has been awarded the Polar Medal with three bars.  His daughter is British politician, Catherine Blaiklock. Blaiklock died on 20 September 2020, aged 92.
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (26 August 1927 – 24 January 2023) was an Indian architect. His best known designs are IIM Bangalore, IIM Udaipur, NIFT Delhi, Amdavad ni Gufa, CEPT University, and the Aranya Low Cost Housing development in Indore.  In 2018, he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Prize. He was also awarded the Padma Shri. Doshi died in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 24 January 2023, at the age of 95.
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (23 July 1933 – 18 December 2021) was an Italian-British architect. He was known for his modernist and functionalist designs in high-tech architecture. Rogers was born in Florence, Italy. In 2007, Rogers won the Pritzker Prize. Rogers died on 18 December 2021 in London at the age of 88.
Paulo Mendes da Rocha (October 25, 1928 – May 23, 2021) was a Brazilian architect. He was known for his cultural buildings to São Paulo and was widely thanked for reshaping the city. Mendes da Rocha was Professor at the Architecture College of University of São Paulo, known as FAU-USP, until 1998.  He was honored with the Mies van der Rohe Prize (2000), the Pritzker Prize (2006) and the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (2016). Mendes da Rocha died of lung cancer at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil on May 23, 2021 at the age of 92.
Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work were inspired by contemporary architects visually and conceptually. Barragán's buildings are visited by international students and professors of architecture. Barragán won the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture, in 1980. His personal home, the Luis Barragán House and Studio, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Barragán died on November 22, 1988, in Mexico City of Parkinson's disease at the age of 86.
Chou Wen-chung (; July 28, 1923 – October 25, 2019) was a Chinese American composer of contemporary classical music. He was seen as one of the first Chinese composers who tried to translate authentic oriental melo-rhythms into the terms of modern Western music. Chou died in New York City on October 25, 2019 at the age of 96.
Akron is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,888 at the 2020 census. Akron is located at (43.019309, -78.494644). The village is northeast of Buffalo.
The oncilla ("Leopardus tigrinus"), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat. Its range from Central America to central Brazil. Over this huge territory there are differences which some think should be subspecies. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the population is threatened by deforestation and conversion of habitat to agricultural land.
Pallas's cat ("Otocolobus manul") is also called the manul. It is a small wild cat with a very wide distribution in the grasslands and montane steppes of Central Asia. It is affected by its habitat getting smaller by being destroyed, with fewer prey, and is also hunted by poachers. It is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Pallas's cat was first described in 1776 by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas.
The rusty-spotted cat ("Prionailurus rubiginosus") is one of the cat family's smallest members. Historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka. In 2012, it was also recorded in the western Terai of Nepal. Since 2016, the global wild population is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is fragmented and affected by the loss and destruction of its prime habitat, deciduous forest.
Joshua Christian Kojo King (born 15 January 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Norway national team. "Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each King goal." Honours. Fenerbahçe Individual
In English speaking countries, a kiosk is a small booth offering goods and services. For example, it might sell packaged food, drinks, cigarettes and newspapers. They can still be seen on some train stations. In Paris the old kiosks which sold newspapers, cigarettes and tickets are being replaced. The replacements are said to be more functional but less charming. In oriental countries like Persia or Turkey, a kiosk is larger and grander than in other countries. It is a self-standing building.
Sachsenhausen concentration camp (officially called Konzentrationslager Sachsenhausen, or KZ Sachsenhausen) was a Nazi concentration camp that existed from 1936 to 1945. It was located near Oranienburg, just north of Berlin. Even though it was located in Oranienburg, it is different from Oranienburg concentration camp.  Between 1936 and 1945, over 200.000 people were detained at KZ Sachsenhausen. Medical experiments were carried out in KZ Sachsenhausen to test the effectiveness of drugs. People from Sachsenhausen were also forced to help produce goods used for war (such as weapons, or ammunition).
Al Hunter Ashton (26 June 1930 – 27 April 2007), born Alan Hunter, was an English actor and script writer. Life. Hunter was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. He came from a working-class background. He was named Alan Hunter at birth. He later changed his name by deed poll to Al Hunter. He wrote scripts for his own amusement from the age of 15. In his spare time he worked for £15 a night as a stand-up comedian in clubs. On discovering that he could earn the same amount for shedding his clothes every evening, he became a stripper. "My stripping routine was actually funnier than my stand-up one," he said. He wrote under the name "Al Hunter" but needed to change his name for acting as there was already an "Al Hunter" actor. He choose "Al Ashton" to ensure he appeared high up in any alphabetical credits. Later he combined the two, acting and writing under the name "Al Hunter Ashton". He also wrote under the alias "Alun Nipper". Work. His first professional acting work was with a "Theatre in Education" company in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He was then cast in Willy Russell plays; "Breezeblock Park" (at the Liverpool Playhouse) and "Blood Brothers" (at the Derby Playhouse). In 1985, Russell commissioned him to write the BBC Schools television play "Teaching Matthew". This is a satire on Russell's own "Educating Rita". Hunter often wrote himself parts in the scripts he produced. In "Teaching Mathew" he had a small role as a policeman. Hunter worked very closely with the Stage 22 School of Arts Network in the UK. Following his death, children from the school made their own version of the Queen hit "Only the Good Die Young" which was dedicated to him and his three young children. Death. On 27 April 2007 Al Hunter Ashton died of heart failure in his home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Episode eight of series five of the New Tricks TV series, titled "Mad Dogs", was dedicated to his memory.
Brian Warboys (born 30 April 1942), retired in September 2007. He was Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Manchester from 1985 until he retired. He was subsequently appointed as Professor Emeritus and continues to undertake research. Before joining the university he had worked for ICL. At the time the UK's largest computer manufacturer. During the 1970s he had been the chief designer of ICL's VME operating system. He is also the author of several non-fiction books. ICL VME. Warboys worked for ICL from 1963 to 1985. During the 1970s, he was Chief Designer of VME. VME/B was an advanced operating system and was logical and straightforward to use. Amongst IT professionals it was deemed superior to IBM equivalents. University of Manchester. Warboys was Professor of Software Engineering. He researched the development of techniques which enable dynamic evolution. This is the ability to change s/w whilst it is executing. It applied to the design of very large systems. In 1991, he became the founder and principal of the Informatics Process Group (IPG) in the School of Computer Science. IPG was established to advance the application of Process Modelling. Between 1997 and 2002 he led the EPSRC funded Compliant Systems Architecture (CSA) projects. Within Europe he has headed the Manchester operating system team on the ESPRIT-funded EDS project. He also led the IPG's involvement in the ESPRIT Basic Research Activity PROMOTER on software process modelling and technology. In 2001 he led the IPG's involvement in the Framework IV Basic Research Action PIE, process instance evolution. He later led the Archware project. in which he was also joint technical coordinator. Recognition. He was appointed the first ICL Fellow in 1984.
Oron is a municipality in Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2012, when the former municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye joined together to become the new municipality. On 1 January 2022, Essertes became a part of Oron.
BIBSYS is an administrative agency run by the Ministry of Education and Research in Norway. They help organize research data and library metadata. BIBSYS works with all Norwegian universities and university colleges as well as research institutions and the National Library of Norway.
Spyderco is a knife company founded by Sal Glesser in the United States. They pioneered the opening hole in the blade of a folding knife. This allows one-hand manual opening of the knife without the need for added thumb-studs or other features. It is headquartered in Golden, Colorado. It was founded in 1978. A large part of the firm's knife production is outsourced to foreign contractors in countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Italy, and China. They have pioneered the use of new types of steel alloys and handle materials, also materials such as fiberglass reinforced nylon polymer.
Nicki is a given name, Nicki is a unisex name of English origin. It is derived from the name Nicholas, which is derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning “victory of the people”. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).  and may refer to:
EA is an acronym for Electronic Arts, an American video game company. EA, E.A., Ea, or ea may also refer to:
Lukas Bärfuss (born 30 December 1971 in Thun, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer. He writes in German. He has won many prizes in literature. These prizes include the Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis in 2005 for the play "Der Bus (Das Zeug einer Heiligen)", the Swiss Book Prize () in 2008 for "Hundert Tage," the Anna Seghers-Preis in 2008, the Hans Fallada Prize in 2010, the Solothurner Literaturpreis in 2014, the Nicolas Born Prize in 2015, the Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis in 2016, and the most important German literature prize the Georg-Büchner-Preis in 2019. Bärfuss writes critically about Switzerland in his novels and theatrical work. He also has written novels based on personal events and genocide in Rwanda.
The Mascarene Islands, () or Mascarenes, is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. They include Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues. Their name comes from the Portuguese navigator Pedro Mascarenhas, who first visited them in April 1512.  The islands were formed by the volcanism of the Réunion hotspot beneath the Mascarene Plateau. They are a distinct ecoregion with a unique flora and fauna. Extinct animals include the dodo (a flightless pigeon), and the Rodgrigues solitaire. The islands also had giant tortoises, and still has some endemic birds and reptiles. Before the ships found the islands, the islands had no humans. Now they have many people, and the original ecology of the islands is being destroyed. The Mascarene Islands are a French overseas department. Mauritius styles itself the Republic of Mauritius, and is self-governed. This ecoregion covers the three main islands, Réunion, Mauritius, and Rodrigues, and a number of smaller islets of the Mascarene Islands. The largest islands are the French Dependent Territory of Réunion (2,500 km2), and the island of Mauritius (1,900 km2), which together with Rodrigues (110 km2) forms the single independent nation of Mauritius. The nearest landmass is Madagascar, 680 km northwest of Réunion.
"Good as Hell" is a song recorded by American singer Lizzo, taken from her EP, "Coconut Oil". It was released on March 11, 2016, and was written by Lizzo with its producer, Ricky Reed. The song talks about moving on from a bad relationship and feeling good in one's own skin. After "Truth Hurts" reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 2019, "Good as Hell" became another sleeper hit, going to number three on the Hot 100, number one on the Pop Songs airplay chart, and number four on the rhythmic chart. It reached number 10 in Canada. Lizzo released a remix of the song with singer Ariana Grande on October 25, 2019.
"Forever" is a song by American R&amp;B singer Chris Brown. It is taken from his second studio album, "Exclusive", on a special edition called "Exclusive: The Forever Edition". It was released as a single from the album on June 23, 2008, after "With You". The song reached number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the US and number one on the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) radio chart.
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is one part of the American Library Association. It is the world's largest organization working on library service to children. The ALSC has more than 4,000 members. Awards, Grants, &amp; Scholarships. Book and Media Awards. ALSC announces the awards listed below every January at a Monday morning press conference during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting.