Due to low moisture and high elevation, the High Plains get extremes of temperature. The temperature range from day to night is usually , and 24-hour temperature shifts of are possible.
In Browning, Montana from January 23, 1916 to January 24, 1916, the temperature fell from . This is the world record for the greatest temperature change in 24 hours. The region is known for the steady, and sometimes intense, winds that come from the west. These add a considerable wind chill factor in the winter. The development of wind farms in the High Plains is one of the latest areas of economic development.
The High Plains has one of the lowest population densities of any region in the continental United States; Wyoming, for example, has the second lowest population density in the country after Alaska.
Koch's postulates
Koch's postulates are four ideas about the relationship between a microbe and a disease.
The postulates were made by Robert Koch and Friedrich Loeffler in 1884, based on earlier ideas of Jakob Henle. They were refined and published by Koch in 1890.
Koch applied the postulates to cholera and tuberculosis, but they have been used for other diseases. These postulates were made before viruses were discovered. Also, they did not realise that some people were "asymptomatic carriers": they could carry the disease without showing signs of it. The postulates are little used today. Other criteria are used, for example the Bradford Hill criteria for infectious diseases in modern public health.
Koch's postulates:
Ralph Wolfe Cowan
Ralph Wolfe Cowan (December 16, 1931 – September 4, 2018) was an American portrait artist. He painted more reigning monarchs and heads of state than any artist in history. He was born in Phoebus, Virginia.
Cowan died in West Palm Beach, Florida on September 4, 2018 at the age of 86.
Salawat Gallyamov
Salawat Abdrakhmanovich Gallyamov (December 24, 1959 – September 5, 2018) was a Russian linguist and researcher. He was a supporter of the theory of the Turanian origin of the Bashkir people.
Gallyamov himself used the shape of the 'bashkord' for the name of the people. He was known for his research in the field of the epics and myths of the peoples of Eurasia and the connections and linguistic connections of the Bashkir language with some ancient and modern languages of the world.
Gallyamov died in Ufa, Russia on September 5, 2018 at the age of 59.
Wahpeton, Iowa
Wahpeton is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Prime Minister of Abkhazia
The Prime Minister of Abkhazia is the head of government of the Republic of Abkhazia. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
While the Presidency was held by one man – Vladislav Ardzinba – from 1994 to 2005, the position of Prime Minister changed hands a number of times during that time.
It was created with the November 1994 adoption of the Constitution of Abkhazia, and Gennady Gagulia was appointed to the position in January 1995.
Walford, Iowa
Walford is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Vining, Iowa
Vining is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Wadena, Iowa
Wadena is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Walker, Iowa
Walker is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Gennadi Gagulia
Gennadi Leonidipa Gagulia (, ; 4 January 1948 – 8 September 2018) was an Abkhazian politician. He was three-time Prime Minister of Abkhazia and the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He was the first prime minister of Abkhazia after the post was created by the constitution in 1995, holding it until 1997. He returned to the post in 2002 and remained for several months into 2003, and held it for a final time in 2018, before dying in a car crash.
Gagulia was killed in a car crash outside the village of Myussera, Gudauta District on 8 September 2018, aged 70.
Wallingford, Iowa
Wallingford is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Wall Lake, Iowa
Wall Lake is a city in Iowa, in the United States.
Walnut, Iowa
Walnut is a city in Iowa in the United States.
President of Abkhazia
The position of President of Abkhazia was created in 1994.
Before the office of president was created the head of state position was known as the Chairman of Parliament between 1992 and the creation of the 1994 constitution.
Before the position of Chairman of Parliament, the highest office in Abkhazia was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet.
The post would last from the declaration of sovereignty from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic on 25 August 1990 until the outright declaration of independence on 23 July 1992.
Vladislav Ardzinba
Vladislav Ardzinba (, ; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was the first "de facto" President of Abkhazia.
Ardzinba led Abkhazia to "de facto" independence in the 1992–1993 War with Georgia, but its "de jure" independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba's two terms as President from 1994 to 2005.
Ardzinba died at a Moscow hospital from a long-illness on 4 March 2018 at the age of 64.
Knoke, Iowa
Knoke is an unincorporated community of Iowa in the United States. It is in Calhoun County.
Washta, Iowa
Washta is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Alexander Ankvab
Aleksandr Ankvab ( ; , , ; born December 26, 1952) is an Abkhaz politician and businessman. He was President of Abkhazia from May 29, 2011, until his resignation on June 1, 2014.
Under President Sergei Bagapsh, he was Prime Minister from 2005 to 2010 and Vice-President from 2010 to 2011.
In April 2020, Ankvab became Prime Minister again during the Aslan Bzhania presidency.
Cherokee County, Iowa
Cherokee County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the 2010 census, 12,072 people lived there. The county seat is Cherokee.
Taylor County, Iowa
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,317, making it the fourth-least populous county in Iowa. The county seat and largest city is Bedford. The county was founded in 1847 and named after General and President Zachary Taylor.
Waterville, Iowa
Waterville is a city in Iowa in the United States.
Valeri Bganba
Valeri Bganba (born 26 August 1953) is an Abkhazian politician. He is a former Speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia. He was elected as speaker on 3 April 2012 and was replaced by Valery Kvarchia on 12 April 2017.
Bganba became acting President on 1 June 2014, after the resignation of Alexander Ankvab. On 25 September 2014 he was replaced by Raul Khajimba, the winner of the presidential elections on 24 August.
In September 2018, he became the 13th Prime Minister of Abkhazia.
Raul Khajimba
Raul Khajimba (, ; born 21 March 1958) is the 4th and current President of Abkhazia. He was elected in 2014 after the May Revolution.
Khajimba was also Chairman of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia from 2010 to 2015. Khajimba was the Vice President (2005–2009), Prime Minister (2003–2004) and Defence Minister (2002–2003).
He ran for President four times until winning the 2014 election.
Gilbert Lazard
Gilbert Lazard ( – ) was a French linguist and iranologist. He was born in Paris. His works include the study of many Iranian languages, translations of classical Persian poetry, and research on linguistic typology. His works were mainly on morphosyntactic alignment. He also studied the Tahitian language.
On November 14, 1980, he was elected an ordinary member of the "Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.
Lazard died in Paris on 6 September 2018 at the age of 98.
Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis
Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis (19 August 1921 – 9 September 2018) was a Lithuanian politician. He was a long term member of Seimas. He was born in Rimšiniai village, Pakruojis district, Lithuania.
He was arrested in 1944 and deported to Siberia. He returned to Lithuania in 1954, working as an engineer.
In 1995, Antanaitis became a member of Seimas.
Antanaitis died on 9 September 2018 at the age of 97.
Frank Andersson