Kress later won the Nebula Award for Best Novella for another book: "After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall" in 2013. She also won in 2015 for the book "Yesterday's Kin".
Kress, in addition to her novels, has written a number of short stories. She is a regular columnist for "Writer's Digest".
Kress was born in Buffalo, New York.
Ina Garten
Ina Rosenberg Garten (pronounced EYE-nuh; born February 2, 1948) is an American author and host of the Food Network show "Barefoot Contessa". She was a staff member of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Garten has a number of best-selling cookbooks, magazine products and a popular Food Network television show.
Garten was born in Brooklyn, New York.
2020 Nashville bombing
On December 25, 2020, a recreational vehicle (RV) exploded in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States, injuring three people and damaging many buildings.
Human remains were found at the site of the explosion. The explosion took place at 166 Second Avenue North between Church Street and Commerce Street at 6:30 am.
Many people heard gunshots, and loudspeakers on the vehicle warning people to evacuate before the explosion happened.
The explosion was felt many miles away from the crime site. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is leading the investigation.
Authorities said the next day that the attack was likely a suicide bombing. The FBI named a 63-year-old man as a person of interest in the investigation. The FBI searched his home in Nashville on December 26.
Ned Wynn
Ned Wynn (April 27, 1941 – December 20, 2020) was an American actor and screenwriter. He was born in New York City. He played Alonzo in "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961) and "Son of Flubber" (1963). He also played Luke in "Stagecoach" (1966).
Wynn was the son of actor Keenan Wynn and grandson of Ed Wynn.
Wynn died on December 20, 2020 in Sonoma County, California from Parkinson's disease-related problems, aged 79.
William Magee (politician)
William D. "Bill" Magee (June 21, 1939 – December 24, 2020) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the New York State Assembly, who represented the 121st Assembly District from 1991 until 2018. He was born in Oneida, New York. He was also a businessman.
Magee died on December 24, 2020 in Nelson, New York at the age of 81.
Oneida, New York
Oneida () is a city in Madison County.
Wampsville, New York
Wampsville is a village found inside the Town of Lenox in Madison County, New York. About 543 people lived here as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Madison County.
Lenox, New York
Lenox is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. 9,112 lived here as of the 2010 census.
Nelson, New York
Nelson is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. About 1,980 people lived here at the 2010 census.
Amit Mitra
Amit Mitra (born 20 December 1947) is an Indian economist and politician. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress and the current Finance, Commerce & Industries Minister of the government of Indian state of West Bengal.
He is the current MLA in the West Bengal state assembly from the Khardaha state assembly constituency. He was awarded Padma Shri at 2007. He beat Asim Dasgupta, the ex-West Bengal Finance Minister.
He was was the Secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Danny Hodge
Daniel Allen Hodge (May 13, 1932 – December 25, 2020) was an American wrestler and boxer. He was born and raised in Perry, Oklahoma. He was known for being able to crush apples with one hand. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Hodge died of Alzheimer's disease-related problems in Perry on December 25, 2020 at the age of 88.
Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopez (January 6, 1945December 25, 2020) was an American writer. He won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for "Arctic Dreams" (1986) and his "Of Wolves and Men" (1978) was a National Book Award finalist.
Lopez died on December 25, 2020 from prostate cancer in Eugene, Oregon at the age of 75.
Gregorio Salvador Caja
Gregorio Salvador Caja (11 July 1927 – 26 December 2020) was a Spanish linguist. Salvador Caja was born in Cúllar, Granada, Spain. His works were about structural semantics. He wrote for the Spanish newspaper ABC. Salvador Caja was elected to the Real Academia Española on 5 June 1986.
Salvador Caja died on 26 December 2020 at the age of 93.
French Sailing Federation
The French Sailing Federation (FFV) () is the governing body of sailing in France.
Mike Sutton (footballer)
Michael John Sutton (5 October 1944 – 26 December 2020) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Norwich, England. His playing career lasted from 1962 to 1984. He played for Norwich City, Chester City, Carlisle United and Great Yarmouth Town.
Sutton died of dementia-related problems on 26 December 2020 at the age of 76.
Sunil Kothari
Sunil Kothari (20 December 1933 – 27 December 2020) was an Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. He was a professor at Ravindra Bharti University in Kolkata. He started his career with "The Times of India". He also taught at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. In 2001, he was honored with the Padma Shri.
Kothari died on 27 December 2020 from cardiac arrest in Kolkata, one week after his 87th birthday.
Hector and the Search for Happiness (movie)
Hector and the Search for Happiness is a 2014 comedy-drama movie directed by Peter Chelsom. It was based on François Lelord's book.
The movie stars Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Jean Reno, Stellan Skarsgård, Barry Atsma and Christopher Plummer with Togo Igawa.
The movie was released on 15 August 2014 to negative reviews and has a 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Barry Atsma
Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is an English-born Dutch actor. Atsma played Michael in the 2014 comedy-drama "Hector and the Search for Happiness" and Christie in the 2018 British television series "The Split".
Nicolas Hénard
Nicolas Hénard (born 16 September 1964 in Calais) is a French skipper. He is the current president of the French Sailing Federation.
Togo Igawa
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo. Igawa is known for his roles in British movies. His career began in 1979.
Igawa is known for his roles in "Revolver", "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "The Last Samurai". He also voiced Hiro in many "Thomas & Friends" movies.
One Blackfriars
One Blackfriars is a skyscraper in London located at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside. It has 52 floors and 274 apartments, a hotel and retail shops. The building is tall. It is also known as The Vase or The Boomerang due to its shape.
The shape was inspired by the shape of glass vase Lansetti designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1952.
Construction of the tower started in 2013. It includes 13 studio houses, 78 one bedroom houses, 120 two bedroom houses, 56 three bedroom houses, 6 four bedroom houses and 1 three apartment house. The tower was finished in 2019.
Peter Chelsom
Peter Chelsom (born 20 April 1956) is a British movie director, screenwriter, and actor. He has directed the movies "Hector and the Search for Happiness", "Serendipity", and "Shall We Dance?"
Carlos Eduardo Cadoca
Carlos Eduardo Cintra da Costa Pereira (April 23, 1940 – December 13, 2020), better known as Carlos Eduardo Cadoca or simply Cadoca, was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born in Recife, Pernambuco.
Cadoca was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, Social Christian Party and the Communist Party.
Cadoca was a member of the Recife city council from 1983 to 1995. He later was a member of the Pernambuco Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 1999. From 1999 to 2019, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
On December 13, 2020, Cadoca died in Recife from problems caused by COVID-19, aged 80.
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