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Lab Rats (U.S. TV series)
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Lab Rats
Genre
Sitcom
Created by
Chris Peterson
Bryan Moore
Starring
Billy Unger
Spencer Boldman
Kelli Berglund
Tyrel Jackson Williams
Hal Sparks
Theme music composer
Niclas Molinder
Joacim Persson
Johan Alkenäs
Opening theme
"Lab Rats Theme" by DJ Lunar and BIA
Composer(s)
Bert Selen
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
90 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Chris Peterson
Bryan Moore
Mark Brazill
Location(s)
Hollywood Center Studios
Los Angeles Center Studios
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
21–24 minutes
Production company(s)
It's a Laugh Productions
Release
Original network
Disney XD
Picture format
HDTV
SDTV
16:9
Original release
February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) – February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)
Chronology
Followed by
Lab Rats: Elite Force
External links
Official website
Lab Rats, also known as Lab Rats: Bionic Island for the fourth season, is an American television sitcom that premiered on February 27, 2012, on Disney XD, and aired through February 3, 2016. The series was created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore and produced by It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. It focuses on the life of Leo Dooley, whose mother, Tasha, marries billionaire genius Donald Davenport. Leo then finds Adam, Bree, and Chase, three bionic superhumans with whom he develops a close friendship.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast and characters
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Reception
6 Broadcast
7 Sequel series
8 Awards and nominations
9 References
10 External links
Plot[edit]
A young teenager named Leo Dooley lived a normal life until the day his mother Tasha gets remarried to billionaire inventor Donald Davenport, whom they move in with. While trying to find his bedroom, Leo accidentally discovers teenage siblings with bionic powers living in his new basement. The show follows the bionic teens as they unravel in adventurous situations in an attempt to live life like a normal family in the fictional town of Mission Creek, California.
As the show progresses in the second, third, and fourth seasons, it gets darker with the introduction of Donald's younger brother Douglas Davenport who later joins the Lab Rats' side, Douglas' android son, Marcus Davenport, Victor Krane, Taylor (formerly known as S-1), who joins the Lab Rats during the fourth season, Sebastian (formerly known as S-3), Krane's bionic soldiers, Giselle, who's planning on rebuilding Marcus, and Troy West, Giselle's android creation. At the end of the third season, Donald opens up a bionic academy on a bionic island to train Krane's bionic soldiers to be the world's new bionic heroes.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of Lab Rats characters
Billy Unger as Chase Davenport
Spencer Boldman as Adam Davenport
Kelli Berglund as Bree Davenport
Tyrel Jackson Williams as Leo Dooley
Hal Sparks as Donald Davenport
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Lab Rats episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 20 February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)
2 25 February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25) January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)
3 23 February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05)
4 22 March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)
Production[edit]
The series was created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore. On January 15, 2011, Billy Unger, who plays Chase, stated that the series was originally called Billion Dollar Freshman. However, the pilot was re-shot, with the changing of the name to Lab Rats and the addition of Bree, who is the only girl of the group, and Adam, who is the oldest of the three.[1] Disney XD ordered Lab Rats to series in July 2011, with a scheduled 2012 premiere.[2]
On May 18, 2012, Lab Rats was renewed for a second season.[3] On July 26, 2013, Disney XD renewed Lab Rats for a third season.[4] In May 2014, Disney XD renewed Lab Rats for a fourth season, which makes it the second original series of Disney XD to go past three seasons, after Kickin' It. The fourth season premiered on March 18, 2015. On July 1, 2015, Kelli Berglund stated in an interview that the fourth season would be the final season.[5] The final episode of Lab Rats: Bionic Island aired on Disney XD on February 3, 2016.[6]
Reception[edit]
In 2012, Lab Rats became the most watched show on Disney XD.[citation needed]
Broadcast[edit]
The series originally premiered on February 27, 2012, on Disney XD and on March 2, 2012, on Disney Channel. It first aired on February 24, 2012, on Disney XD Canada. It stopped airing on Disney XD in Canada and moved to Disney Channel due to DHX Media losing Disney rights. It aired as a preview on March 29, 2012, and premiered on April 19, 2012, on Disney XD UK and Ireland. It premiered on June 10, 2012, on Disney XD South Africa. It first aired on Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand on December 31, 2012, and officially premiered on January 10, 2013. It premiered on March 11, 2013, on Disney XD Malaysia and on August 5, 2012, in the rest of Southeast Asia on Disney Channel Asia and on March 16, 2013, on Disney XD and on September 4, 2017, on CITV.
Sequel series[edit]
On September 3, 2015, it was announced that Lab Rats would have a joint spinoff series with Mighty Med called Lab Rats: Elite Force. Only Billy Unger and Kelli Berglund from Lab Rats have been announced as returning for the new series alongside Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, and Paris Berelc from Mighty Med.[7] It was subsequently announced that Lab Rats: Elite Force would premiere on Disney XD on March 2, 2016.[8]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Awards
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref
2016 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Show – Kids Show Lab Rats: Bionic Island Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Disney Pilot Is Now Lab Rats". Billy-Unger.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015.
Jump up ^ Jon Weisman (July 12, 2011). "Disney XD experiments with 'Lab Rats'". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Disney XD Orders Lab Rats Season 2". Disney Dreaming. May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Disney XD Orders Third Season of Lab Rats". Deadline Hollywood. July 26, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Kelli Berglund Confirms Disney XD's Lab Rats: Bionic Island Is Ending". M Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
Jump up ^ Bryan Moore [@MooreBryan] (February 3, 2016). "East Coast!! You are 15 minutes away from the series finale of #LabRatsBionicIsland!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 5, 2016 – via Twitter.
Jump up ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (September 3, 2015). "Disney XD Greenlights 'Lab Rats' and 'Mighty Med' Spinoff Series". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Disney XD's New Spinoff Series "Lab Rats: Elite Force" Premieres Wednesday, March 2" (Press release). Disney XD. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016 – via The Futon Critic.
External links[edit]
Official website
Lab Rats on IMDb
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England
Headquarters
2 Marsham Street, London, England
Annual budget
£28.1 billion (current) & £3.5 billion (capital) for 2011-12 [1]
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The Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG or MoHoCoLoGo)[2] is the UK Government department for housing, communities and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001. Its headquarters is located at 2 Marsham Street, London. It was renamed to add Housing to its title and changed to a ministry in January 2018.
There are corresponding departments in the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, responsible for communities and local government in their respective jurisdictions.
Contents
1 Ministers
2 History and responsibilities
2.1 Responsibilities
3 Bodies sponsored by MHCLG
3.1 Executive agencies
3.2 Non-departmental public bodies
4 Devolution
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Ministers[edit]
The MHCLG's ministers are as follows:[3]
Minister
Rank
Portfolio
The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Overall leadership of the Ministry, Troubled Families
Kit Malthouse MP Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Housing, Ebbsfleet, planning policy, neighbourhood planning, lead minister on the Housing Bill, planning casework, London
Jake Berry MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth Northern Powerhouse, city deals, European Regional Development Fund, Enterprise Zones and Local Enterprise Partnerships, building regulations, supporting minister on the Devolution Bill, planning casework
Rishi Sunak MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government Local Government policy and finances, adult social care, local government pensions and interventions policy, troubled families, parks/green space
Heather Wheeler MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness Homelessness and rough sleeping, private-rented sector, Housing Ombudsman and redress, leasehold reform,voluntary right-to-buy, home buying process reform, domestic abuse and refuges, supported housing,
The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Departmental business in the House of Lords, local government finance and policy, integration and faith, High Speed Rail 2 (HS2), Travellers, supporting the Secretary of State on City Deals and Troubled Families, women and equalities (supporting the Department for Education in the House of Lords)
The Permanent Secretary is Melanie Dawes who took up her post on 1 March 2015.[4]
Henry Smith was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 26 May 2015.[5]
History and responsibilities[edit]
MHCLG was formed in July 2001 as part of the Cabinet Office with the title Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), headed by the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. In May 2002 the ODPM became a separate department after absorbing the local government and regions portfolios from the defunct Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. The ODPM was criticised in some quarters for adding little value and the Environmental Audit Committee had reported negatively on the department in the past.[6][7] During the 5 May 2006 reshuffle of Tony Blair's government, it was renamed and Ruth Kelly succeeded David Miliband to become the first Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). In January 2018, as part of Theresa May’s Cabinet Reshuffle, the department was renamed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Responsibilities[edit]
The Ministry is responsible for UK Government policy in the following areas, mainly in England:[8]
building regulations
community cohesion
decentralisation
fire services and community resilience
housing
local government
planning
race equality
the Thames Gateway
urban regeneration
On its creation it also assumed the community policy function of the Home Office. Ministers have since established the Commission on Integration and Cohesion, and the now separate Government Equalities Office which is now part of the Department for Education.
Bodies sponsored by MHCLG[edit]
Executive agencies[edit]
Planning Inspectorate
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
The department also was previously responsible for two other agencies. On 18 July 2011 Ordnance Survey was transferred to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills[9] and on 28 February 2013 the Fire Service College was sold to Capita.[10]
Non-departmental public bodies[edit]
In January 2007, Ruth Kelly announced proposals to bring together the delivery functions of the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and parts of the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government to form a new unified housing and regeneration agency, the Homes and Communities Agency (renamed Homes England in 2018). Initially announced as Communities England, it became operational in December 2008. This also includes the Academy for Sustainable Communities. 2008 was also the year that the department along with the Local Government Association produced the National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy [11] which led to the creation of nine Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) with devolved funding of £185m to drive sector-led improvement for councils.
Devolution[edit]
Its main counterparts in the devolved nations of the UK are as follows.
Scotland
Communities Directorates
Learning and Justice Directorates
Northern Ireland
Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (civil resilience, community cohesion, race relations)
Department of the Environment (local government, planning)
Department of Finance and Personnel (building regulations)
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (fire services)
Department for Social Development (housing, urban regeneration)
Wales
Welsh Government Department for Local Government and Public Services
See also[edit]
United Kingdom budget
Council house
Energy efficiency in British housing
Flag protocol
Homes and Communities Agency
Local Resilience Forum
English Partnerships
Housing Corporation
Housing estate
Social Exclusion Task Force
Local Government Association
Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Budget 2011 (PDF). London: HM Treasury. 2011. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
Jump up ^ Hansard 22 January 2018 column 19
Jump up ^ "Our ministers". GOV.UK. Department for Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "Melanie Dawes announced as new DCLG permanent secretary – Civil Service World". www.civilserviceworld.com.
Jump up ^ [1][dead link]
Jump up ^ "Environmental report slams ODPM over sustainable code". Building. (subscription required)
Jump up ^ Knight, Sam (5 May 2006). "Prescott loses his dream home the megadepartment". The Times. London.
Jump up ^ "Government ministers and responsibilities – GOV.UK".
Jump up ^ "Ordnance Survey becomes part of Department for Business Innovation and Skills".
Jump up ^ "Fire Service College sold to Capita". 28 February 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
Jump up ^ National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy Archived 27 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
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River Falls, Wisconsin
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This article is about the city. For the adjacent town, see River Falls (town), Wisconsin.
City in Wisconsin, United States
River Falls, Wisconsin
City
River Falls City Hall[1]

Location of River Falls in Pierce County
and St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
River Falls, Wisconsin
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°51′31″N 92°37′30″W / 44.85861°N 92.62500°W / 44.85861; -92.62500Coordinates: 44°51′31″N 92°37′30″W / 44.85861°N 92.62500°W / 44.85861; -92.62500
Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Pierce and St. Croix
Government
• Type
Mayor – Council
• Mayor
Dan Toland
Area[2]
• Total
4.54 sq mi (11.76 km2)
• Land
4.32 sq mi (11.18 km2)
• Water
0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total
15,000
• Estimate (2016)[4]
15,339
• Density
3,553.16/sq mi (1,371.75/km2)
Time zone
Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)
CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)
715 & 534
FIPS code
55-68275
Website
http://www.rfcity.org
South Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
River Falls is a city in Pierce and St. Croix counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is adjacent to the Town of River Falls in Pierce County and the Town of Kinnickinnic in St. Croix County. River Falls is the most populous city in Pierce county. The population was 15,000 at the 2010 census, with 11,851 residing in Pierce County, and 3,149 in St. Croix County. It is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and is about 30 miles (48 km) east of the center of that region.[5]
River Falls is the home of the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.
Contents
[hide]
1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
3.1 2000 census
3.2 2010 census
4 Education
5 Recreation
6 Notable people
7 References
8 External links
History[edit]
The city's first settlers were Joel Foster and his indentured servant, Dick, in the year 1848.[6] The original village was started as the village of Kinnickinnic in 1854 by brothers Nathaniel N. and Oliver S. Powell who were from St. Lawrence County, New York. At the time, the town and village were also known as "Greenwood" but this was changed, as another Greenwood, Wisconsin already existed.[7] The present name is for the rapids on the Kinnickinnic River.[8]
On June 23, 1893, a lightning bolt hit the center circus pole at a Ringling Brothers circus performance in River Falls, leading to the injuries of more than a dozen audience members and performers and the deaths of seven.[9]
Geography[edit]
River Falls is located at 44°51′31″N 92°37′30″W / 44.85861°N 92.62500°W / 44.85861; -92.62500 (44.858701, -92.625097).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.60 square miles (17.09 km2), of which, 6.52 square miles (16.89 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.[11]
River Falls lies on the banks of the Kinnickinnic River, a class one trout stream. The South Fork of the Kinnickinnic River runs through the city, dividing the campus of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls into two sections.
Demographics[edit]
Kinnickinnic River, downtown River Falls.
Outline map of River Falls
Historical population
Census
Pop.
%±
1860 272 —
1870 741 172.4%
1880 1,499 102.3%
1890 1,783 18.9%
1900 2,008 12.6%
1910 1,991 −0.8%
1920 2,273 14.2%
1930 2,363 4.0%
1940 2,806 18.7%
1950 3,877 38.2%
1960 4,857 25.3%
1970 7,238 49.0%
1980 9,019 24.6%
1990 10,610 17.6%
2000 12,560 18.4%
2010 15,000 19.4%
Est. 2016 15,339 [4] 2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
2000 census[edit]
As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 12,560 people, 4,269 households, and 2,335 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,524.0 people per square mile (973.8/km²). There were 4,346 housing units at an average density of 873.2 per square mile (336.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% White, 0.53% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.
There were 4,269 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city, the population was spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 35.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,184, and the median income for a family was $60,253. Males had a median income of $36,275 versus $27,345 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,667. About 4.4% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census[edit]
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 15,000 people, 5,150 households, and 2,812 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,300.6 inhabitants per square mile (888.3/km2). There were 5,449 housing units at an average density of 835.7 per square mile (322.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% White, 1.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 5,150 households of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.4% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age in the city was 24.2 years. 17.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 34.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 17% were from 45 to 64; and 8.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
Education[edit]
School District of River Falls operates public schools. River Falls High School is the area's public high school.
River Falls is home to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and a branch of the Chippewa Valley Technical College.
Recreation[edit]
The Kinnickinnic River, which flows through the heart of the city and its downtown business district, is a popular recreational attraction in River Falls for fly fishers and kayakers.
On the bluffs of the Kinnickinnic River is Glen Park, a 41-acre park established in 1898. The park has playgrounds, a swimming pool, soccer fields, a softball diamond, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, a gazebo, and several miles of walking trails.[14] The Glen Park Pool was built in 1937 and renovated for its 75th anniversary in 2012.[15] Glen Park's Swinging Bridge offers a view of the South Fork rapids as it enters the Kinnickinnic River. The bridge, a replica of one designed by the Minneapolis Bridge Company and constructed in 1925, is a suspension bridge that spans the South Fork Rapids at the site of the former Cascade Mill and Dam. Below the bridge are fishing and picnic spots.[16]
Hoffman Park, located northeast of downtown River Falls, is a 53-acre (21 ha) facility that contains baseball fields, a nine-hole disc golf course, a campsite, a skate park, volleyball courts, and the Tri-Angels Playground.[17] The playground was named after Amara, Sophie, and Cecilia Schaffhausen, who were murdered by their father, Aaron Schaffhausen. The playground, accessible to handicapped children and built with designs referring to the three girls, opened in 2015.[18] It was constructed at a cost of $550,000 by volunteers.[19]
Another attraction is The Falls Theater, a movie theater.
Notable people[edit]
Notable people[show]
Aldrich Hazen Ames, C.I.A. counter-intelligence officer and analyst; convicted in 1994 of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia
Abraham D. Andrews, Wisconsin State Senate
Lynn H. Ashley, Wisconsin State Assembly
Jule Berndt, Wisconsin State Assembly
William Berndt, Wisconsin State Senate
Ellsworth Burnett, Wisconsin State Assembly
Karyn Bye, Olympic Gold Medal athlete
George W. Chinnock, Wisconsin State Assembly
Anna Dodge, actress
Michael P. Early, Wisconsin State Assembly
Sheila Harsdorf, Wisconsin State Senate
Nils Pederson Haugen, (1849–1931) U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
Jay R. Hinckley, Wisconsin State Assembly
Robert P. Knowles, Wisconsin State Senate
Warren P. Knowles, Governor of Wisconsin
Maria Lamb, Olympic athlete and national champion speedskater
Doug Lloyd, NFL player
Freeman Lord, Wisconsin State Assembly
Landon Lueck, reality TV star and professional cyclist
Mark Neumann, U.S. Representative
Frank Nye, U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Francis Paul Prucha, Roman Catholic priest and educator
Heidi "Frankie" Rayder, fashion model
Missy Rayder, fashion model
Dick Ritger, former professional ten-pin bowler and bowling coach; member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame
George B. Skogmo, Wisconsin State Senate
David F. Swensen, Chief Investment Officer of the Yale University endowment
Horace Adolphus Taylor, Wisconsin State Senate
Kenneth S. White, Wisconsin State Senate
Stanley York, Wisconsin State Assembly
Shannon Zimmerman, businessman
References[edit]
Jump up ^ River Falls City Hall, Frisbie Architects, Accessed July 20, 2009.
Jump up ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 14, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Jump up to: a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Maps and Lodging." University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Retrieved on January 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ River Falls Wisconsin. Piercecountywi.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
Jump up ^ Easton, August B. History of Saint Croix Valley, p. 485.
Jump up ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 189.
Jump up ^ "Circus Horror at River Falls, Seven Persons Were Killed". The Sun (Spring Valley, Minnesota), June 23, 1893, p. 1. St. Croix Valley Genealogical Society.
Jump up ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
Jump up ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
Jump up ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
Jump up ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Jump up ^ "Visit Planning - Entertainment & Recreation". River Falls Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Hospital supports historic park pool". River Falls Journal. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
Jump up ^ Smith, Margaret. "River Falls, Wisconsin - The Swinging Bridge at Glen Park". Heritage Initiative. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
Jump up ^ "Hoffman Park". River Falls. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ Rupnow, Chuck (2015-08-05). "Mom gets her first look at playground honoring her three slain daughters". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
Jump up ^ Slavik, Rachel (June 27, 2015). "Volunteers Build Memorial Playground For River Falls Sisters". WCCO-TV (CBS Minnesota). Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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Flowers Are Red
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"Flowers Are Red"
Single by Harry Chapin
from the album Living Room Suite
B-side
"Jenny"
Released
September 10, 1978
Recorded
1977–1978
Genre
Folk rock, soft rock
Length
4:56
Label
Elektra
Songwriter(s)
Harry Chapin
Producer(s)
Chuck Plotkin
Harry Chapin singles chronology
"A Better Place to Be (Live)"
(1976) "Flowers Are Red"
(1978) "Sequel"
(1980)
"A Better Place to Be (Live)"
(1976) "Flowers Are Red"
(1978) "Sequel"
(1980)
"Flowers Are Red" is a song written and sung by Harry Chapin, and recorded for his 1978 album Living Room Suite. It was released a single, and became a top 20 Irish hit.
The song is featured in episode 1, season 4 of Jerry Seinfeld's web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." While driving down the Long Island Expressway (the highway on which Chapin died), guest Sarah Jessica Parker relates that she and her siblings were the (uncredited) studio performers singing the chorus "There are so many colors in the rainbow..." Parker sings the chorus and Chapin's original version is excerpted.
Contents
1 Story
2 Origin
3 References
4 External links
Story[edit]
The song tells the story of a little boy who on the first day of school started drawing pictures of flowers using many different colors. The teacher (sung by Chapin in a falsetto voice) tells him that he should not be coloring because it is not time for art, and in any case, the boy is coloring the flowers all wrong and that he should paint them red and green, "the way they always have been seen." The boy disagrees and continues to color them from his imagination until the teacher punishes him by standing him in a corner. Finally, the now terrified little boy gives in and tells the teacher that "flowers are red, and green leaves are green." When he goes to a different school, a new teacher encourages her students to use all sorts of colors, only to find the student only coloring his flowers red and green; when the new teacher asks the boy why, he meekly responds by quoting his previous teacher—"flowers are red, and green leaves are green."
In the live concert versions, Chapin extended the song's ending to: "There still must be a way to have our children say..." before featuring the little boy's chorus again and bringing the song to a better conclusion. A version of this is featured on his album Legends of the Lost and Found.
Origin[edit]
The idea for the song came to Chapin when his secretary told him about her son who brought his report card home from school one day. The teacher had written a note in the card saying: "Your son is marching to the beat of a different drummer, but don't worry we will soon have him joining the parade by the end of the term."{{[1]}} The quote was often used as an introduction to the song during live performances, with the comma after "drummer" being pronounced as a word because of the educational theme.
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Flowers Are Red lyrics
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Common nicknames
Staffy
Nanny Dog
SBT

Origin
England
[hide]Traits
Weight
Male 13 to 17 kg (29 to 37 lb)
Female 11 to 15.4 kg (24 to 34 lb)
Height
Male 36 to 41 cm (14 to 16 in)
Coat
Smooth, short and close
Colour
Red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any one of these colours with white; any shade of brindle; any shade of brindle with white
[hide]Classification / standards
FCI
Group 3, Section 3 Bull Terriers #76 standard
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Terrier standard
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Group 4 - Terriers standard
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Terrier standard
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Terrier standard
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Terriers standard
Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a medium-sized, short-coated breed of dog of English lineage and may be considered to be within the pit bull type.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Contents
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2 Appearance
3 Temperament
4 Breed-specific legislation
5 Health
6 Gallery
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History[edit]
Before the 19th century, blood sports such as bull baiting, bear baiting and cock fighting were common. At the cattle market, bulls were set upon by dogs purportedly as a way of tenderising the meat and providing entertainment for the spectators. Fights with bears and other animals were also organised as entertainment.
The early bull and terrier types were not bred to resemble the breeds of today, but rather for the characteristic known as gameness, with the pitting of dogs against bear or bull; testing the strength and skill of the dogs. Landrace working dogs crossbred with bulldogs provided the ancestral foundation stock for the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. These bloodsports were officially eliminated in 1835 as Britain began to introduce animal welfare laws. A dog fighting another dog was cheaper to organise and easier to conceal from the law. Dog fighting involved gambling and a way to continue to test the animal; dogs were released into a pit, and the last dog still fighting or surviving was recognised the winner.
The modern breed is one that has a temperament suitable as a companion dog. It is a dog worthy to show and was accepted by The Kennel Club as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier on 25 May 1935.[7] The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club was formed in June 1935. It is unusual for a breed to be recognised without a club in existence first, and even more unusual for there not to have been a breed standard in place. A standard was not drawn up until June 1935 at the Old Cross Guns, a Black Country pub in Cradley Heath. A group of 30 Stafford enthusiasts gathered there and devised the standard, as well as electing the club's first secretary, Joseph Dunn, a well-known figure connected with the breed.
Challenge certificates were awarded to the breed in 1938, and the first champions were Ch. Gentleman Jim (bred by Joseph Dunn) and Ch. Lady Eve (owned by Joseph Dunn), both taking titles in 1939. The breed was recognised in the U.S. by the American Kennel Club in 1975.[8]
Appearance[edit]
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a medium-sized, stocky, and very muscular dog, with a similar appearance to the much larger American Staffordshire Terrier and American Pit Bull Terrier. The coat is smooth and clings tightly to the body giving the dog a streamlined appearance. This dog has a broad, wedge-shaped head (male considerably more so than female), defined occipital muscles, a relatively short fore-face, dark round eyes and a wide mouth with a clean scissor-like bite (the top incisors slightly overlap the bottom incisors). The ears are small. The cheek muscles are very pronounced. The lips show no looseness. The teeth form a scissor bite. The head tapers down to a strong well-muscled neck and shoulders placed on squarely spaced forelimbs. They are tucked up into their loins and the last 1–2 ribs of the rib-cage are usually visible. The tail resembles an old fashioned pump handle. The hind quarters are well-muscled.
They are coloured brindle, black, red, fawn, blue, white, or any blending of these colours with white. White with any other colour broken up over the body is known as pied. Liver-coloured, black and tan dogs can occur but are rare and it is advised not to breed from either as well as those with light eyes. The exception to the light eye rule are Blue staffies; all others should have dark brown eyes even if they have a fawn coat. The coat is smooth and clings tightly to the body giving the dog a streamlined appearance.
The dogs stand 36 to 41 cm (14 to 16 in) at the withers and weigh 13 to 17 kg (29 to 37 lb) for males; females are 11 to 15.4 kg (24 to 34 lb).[9]
Temperament[edit]
Due to its breeding and history, common traits exist throughout; the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is known for its character of fearlessness and loyalty.[10][11][12] This, coupled with its affectionate nature, its off-duty quietness and trustworthy stability, make it a foremost all-purpose dog.[7]
The breed is naturally muscular and may appear intimidating. Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppies are very easy to house train.[13] They are friendly, enthusiastic and usually extremely affectionate.[14] Staffordshires are notably adaptable in terms of changing home or even owners; this may make them vulnerable to dognapping.[15]
RSPCA chief vet Mark Evans said: "Staffies have had a terrible press, but this is not of their own making–in fact they're wonderful dogs. If people think that Staffies have problems, they're looking at the wrong end of the dog lead! When well cared for and properly trained they can make brilliant companions. Our experience suggests that problems occur when bad owners exploit the Staffie's desire to please by training them to show aggression."[16]
Breed-specific legislation[edit]
Main articles: Breed-specific legislation and Pit Bull
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is subject to breed-specific legislation in various countries, which ban members of the Bull and Terrier family.[17]
Health[edit]
Staffordshire Bull Terriers are known to suffer from Hereditary Cataracts (HC) and L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L2HGA)—a metabolic disorder resulting in behavioural changes and dementia-like symptoms—both of which are detectable via DNA tests.[18]
Distichiasis (commonly known as “double eyelash”) and Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous (or PHPV)—a condition whereby the blood supply to the ocular lens fails to regress and fibrovascular tissue forms, causing hazy vision—both of which are checked by way of an ocular examination throughout the life of a breeding stud or brood-bitch to minimise the transfer and spread of these conditions.
The breed is known to be at a higher risk from mastocytoma (mast cell tumours) than the general population of dogs.[19]
A UK Kennel Club survey puts the median lifespan at 12.75 years.[20] UK vet clinic data puts the median at 10.7 years.[21]
Gallery[edit]
Puppy
Two-months-old puppy
See also[edit]
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Pit Bull Terrier
Breed-specific legislation
Blue Paul Terrier
Pit bull
Rat-baiting
Jock of the Bushveld
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Pit Bull Rescue Central. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
Jump up ^ "Breed Information Centre – Staffordshire Bull Terrier". The Kennel Club. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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