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is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). She joined the revue in 1988 and resigned in 2006. Her nicknames are Takako (from her real name: Takako Ōkawa (大川 貴子 Ōkawa Takako) and Wao. She is the only Otokoyaku to be top in her class as well as the last otokoyaku top star to have joined the company during the Shōwa era. She was born and raised in Osaka (according to Takarazuka Graph 2003 April issue). Troupe history Snow Troupe: 1988–1997 Cosmos Troupe: 1998–2006 General information Wao first attracted attention when she played the role of Oscar in the New Actor Show of 1989 Snow Production Rose of Versailles. Later on, she took the leading role in the New Actor Show of High and Low. After graduating from the New Actor Show cast, she progressed to playing solid supporting roles in the main troupe productions. One of her notable roles during the Maki Ichiro era is Elmer in the 1997 production of Elizabeth. When Kouju Tatsuki, who played Rudolf in the Grand Theater, changed troupes, Wao took the role for the Tokyo performance. She got her first Takarazuka Bow Hall show (Grand Shanghai) in 1995 and the second one (Wuthering Heights) in 1997. With the retirement of Maki Ichiro and her successor Fubuki Takane, Wao became the firm second man for Yū Todoroki in Snow Troupe before she was selected for the new Cosmos Troupe in 1998. She continued to be the second man in Cosmos Troupe until the resignation of Asato Shizuki. She became the top star of Cosmos Troupe in 2000 and when she retired in 2006, she had had the longest run ever as male-role top star of all time. With a height of 174 cm, she was the tallest star among her peer top stars such as Mire Aika (Flower), Hibiki Takumi (Flower), Tsubasa Makoto (Moon), Jun Shibuki (Moon), Yū Todoroki (Snow), Yū Emao (Snow), Kō Minoru (Star) and Tatsuki Kōju (Star). She is one of the three actresses to portray both Emperor Franz Joseph and Prince Rudolph in Elizabeth (the other are Sakiho Juri and Mao Ayabuki) and is one of two actresses to portray Rudolf in two different musicals (Elizabeth and Mayerling), the other being Ouki Kaname, the current top star of the Cosmos troupe. In December 2005, she injured herself during the performance of W-Wing (her personal concert) but was able to come back for Never Say Goodbye, her last musical with Takarazuka. In January 2007, she had her first personal concert since she left the company. Right now, she is considered as an independent artist as she and her top star partner Mari Hanafusa have founded their own private office Wao Enterprise with Hanafusa as her manager. It is rare that top star partners who have left the company would continue to work together in such close relationship. While having her second concert (New Yoka ～Rockin' Broadway～) at Tokyo in August 2007, she was the guest star for Russell Watson's concert at Tokyo later on. She and Watson performed at Rokuonji Temple. Her first movie was Chacha: Tengai no Onna, which she plays as the leading actress in the role of Lady Chacha. The movie premiered in Japan on December 22, 2007. She later received the award of Best Actress at the Osaka Cinema Festival for this role. In 2008, it was announced that she will be Velma Kelly for the Japanese version of Chicago with Ryoko Yonekura as Roxie and Ryuichi Kawamura as Billy in October and November. This was marked as her first musical drama outside Takarazuka. Wao is currently set to star in Dracula, the Musical, another Frank Wildhorn production, in August 2011. This is her first otokoyaku role outside of Takarazuka, and she is the first female to play the role. In April 2015 she married Frank Wildhorn in Maui, Hawaii. Notable performances and roles Takarazuka Era Snow New Actor Show Era Rose of Versailles - Oscar High and Low Snow Era Elisabeth - Elmer/Rudolph (Replacing Tatsuji Kouju for Tokyo performance) Grand Shanghai - Chan (First leading performance at Takarazuka Bow Hall) An Invitation from Alice - Michael (Bow Hall Performance, starring Fubuki Takane) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - Melinda's lover Wuthering Heights - Heathcliff (Leading performance at Takarazuka Bow Hall) Cosmos Era Excalibur - Christopher (First show for Cosmos Troupe) Elizabeth - Franz Joseph Crossroad - Alphonso (Last leading performance before being top star) Black Rose of the Desert - Yawan Cosmos Top Star Era Mayerling (Top Star Debut) - Rudolph Nostalgia Across the Sea (Top Star Debut at Grand Theater) Rose of Versailles: Fersen and Marie Antoinette - Hans Axel Von Fersen Castel Mirage - Leonardo Calaf & Turandot - Calaf Pierre the Mercenary - Pierre Lightning in the Daytime - Albert de Clair Boxman - Kevin Randall Phantom - Phantom/Erik Gone with the Wind - Rhett Butler A Kiss to the Flames - Manrico Hotel Stella Maris - William Odenell Never Say Goodbye - Georges Malraux (Last musical with Takarazuka) Personal Concert So in Love W-ing Performance after Takarazuka Concert Wao Yoka Concert New Yoka ~Rockin' Broadway~ (Also credited as the creator) JAL Kinkakuji Otobutai FilmChacha: Tengai no Onna - Chacha StageChicago (Japanese version) - Velma Kelly Awards Wao, Kozuki and Elisabeth Wataru Kozuki, who is a year junior than Wao, shares some similarities of their career related to Elisabeth'': Both are the veterans from the production of 1997 Snow and Star when they participated the Cosmos production. Wao portrayed Elmer in the Takarazuka run in the 1997 Snow production and Kozuki portrayed the same role in both locations. They became the top stars of the company later on (Cosmos and Star) During their junior years and before the founding of Cosmos Troupe, they had been in the same troupes with legend Mari Hanafusa, who is the only star that portrayed Elisabeth in both Snow and Cosmos Production. References External links Tokyohive.com Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:People from Osaka Category:Takarazuka Revue Category:20th-century Japanese actresses Category:21st-century Japanese actresses Category:Cross-gender actresses

Frederik Adolph de Roepstorff (March 25, 1842 – October 24, 1883) was a Danish philologist who worked in the Andaman penal colony in India, in charge of the Nicobar Islands, where he was shot dead by a convict. He studied the languages of Andaman and Nicobar tribes and collected numerous specimens of fauna and flora. The Andaman masked owl (Tyto deroepstorffi) was named after him by Hume. Biography De Roepstorff was born aboard an English ship sailing from Madras to Europe near the Cape of Good Hope and baptized in Cape Town giving him English citizenship. He was the son of Captain Adolph de Roepstorff and Charlotte Georgiana Holmes, born Farley. He studied in Copenhagen and at Horsens Statsskole graduating in 1863. He went to India in 1867 and became an extra assistant superintendent in the Andaman Islands penal colony and later became in-charge of the Nicobar Islands. His work was to supervise the prisoners. He went back to Denmark in 1871, married Hedevig Christiane Willemoës (1843–1896) on January 11, 1872 and made a trip again in 1878. His wife was a missionary and continued her work in the Nicobars. The penal settlement largely consisted of Indian sepoys from the 1857 rebellion. In his spare time Roepstorff took a great interest in the fauna and flora, collecting specimens for the Indian Museum, as well as sending them to specialists in Europe. He also explored the region and wrote to various journals of ethnology and geographical exploration. He also helped set up the Nicobar Islands Eclipse station to observe the total solar eclipse of 6 April 1875. The scientific team included Captain J. Waterhouse, Professor A. Pedler and Pietro Tacchini. The death of Roepstorff has two versions. In one a small group of Indian soldiers had been posted to Kamorta where one was reported to steal coconuts from the natives. He was reprimanded by Roepstorff with the threat of being sent off to Port Blair. The next morning, as de Roepstorff was mounting his horse, the soldier shot him and injured him grievously. He sent of a letter to the Andamans but died before any help could arrive. He was nursed by the Nicobarese who refused to let Indians near him and after he died they buried him. The other version of greater veracity is that a havildar from the Madras army stationed at Nankauri was on trial for assaulting a convict. The case had been adjourned by de Roepstorff and afraid of being dismissed from the army he had taken a shot at de Roepstorff who was riding by and when he found that he had mortally wounded him, he shot himself. It took five days for the news to reach and for officials to arrive leaving Mrs de Roepstorff to deal with the situation. His grave was described as being in ‘the little Camorta graveyard, where the bluff near the English settlement overlooks the beautiful Nancowry harbour, and the nestling huts of the natives whom he loved so well’. The grave of Nicolas Shimmings was next to his. Roepstorff and his wife were interested in languages and ethnography and he compiled a dictionary of the Nancowry dialect and helped improve a translation the Gospel of Matthew into Nicobarese which had been begun by Moravian missionaries and was published posthumously by his wife in 1884. His work on linguistics was continued by his successor Edward Horace Man. He also collected specimens of birds from the Islands and corresponded with A.O. Hume who named it Strix De-Roepstorffi (now Tyto deroepstorffi) after him in 1875. He contributed lepidoptera, insect and snake specimens to the Indian Museum. Several butterflies and moths described from his collections bear his name - including Eurema blanda roepstorffi (Moore), Euploea midamus roepstorffi (Moore, 1883), Prosopeas roepstorffi, and Hebomoia glaucippe roepstorffi Wood-Mason. He sent molluscs to the Indian Museum among which he named one species as Ennea (Huttonella) moerchiana after his Danish collaborator Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch in a manuscript, a name that was retained in the formal description by Geoffrey Nevill. His collections of molluscs were made available to H.H. Godwin-Austen by Christiane after her husband's death. References External links Vocabulary of dialects spoken in the Nicobar and Andaman Isles : with a short account of the natives, their customs and habits, and of previous attempts at colonisation (1875) A dictionary of the Nancowry dialect of the Nicobarese language (1884) Category:Danish ethnologists Category:1842 births Category:1883 deaths Category:Danish naturalists

Oregon Route 194 is an Oregon state highway running from OR 223 near Dallas to OR 99W and OR 51 in Monmouth. OR 194 is known as the Monmouth Highway No. 194 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is long and runs east–west, entirely within Polk County. OR 194 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of July 2018, remains unsigned. Oddly, the four ODOT bridge inventory signs along the highway list the route number as "US 51," suggesting it may eventually be signed instead as an extension of Oregon Route 51. Route description OR 194 begins at an intersection with OR 223 approximately five miles south of Dallas. It heads east to an intersection with OR 99W and OR 51 in Monmouth, where it ends. History OR 194 was assigned to the Monmouth Highway in 2002. Major intersections References Oregon Department of Transportation, Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes, https://web.archive.org/web/20051102084300/http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf, page 27. Oregon Department of Transportation, Monmouth Highway No. 194, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy194_1997.pdf 194 Category:Monmouth, Oregon Category:Transportation in Polk County, Oregon Category:2002 establishments in Oregon

The Eskimo Baby (German:Das Eskimobaby) is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Heinz Schall and starring Asta Nielsen. Cast Asta Nielsen as Eskimo Ivigtut Freddy Wingardh as Knud Prätorius References Bibliography Annette Kuhn. The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press, 1990. External links Category:1918 films Category:German films Category:Films of the German Empire Category:Films directed by Heinz Schall Category:German silent feature films Category:German black-and-white films Category:1910s comedy films Category:German comedy films

Douglas Blayney is an oncologist in the United States and is very involved with several clinical oncological organizations within the United States. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in oncology quality and informatics and hematological malignancy. He has currently been elected to become president of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, worked at the University of Michigan as the medical director of the university's cancer center, and is currently the medical director at Stanford Cancer Institute. He specializes in hematology and oncology, but his research specializes in breast cancer, lymphoma, and the use of electronic technology to enhance medical practice. Early life Douglas Blayney was born in Fowler, California a small, rural farming community in the Central Valley of California and raised in nearby Fresno. Education Douglas Blayney attended Stanford University from 1968 to 1972, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He went on to earn his M.D. at the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine in 1977. After receiving his M.D., Blayney completed his residency at the University of California at San Diego from 1977 to 1980. After graduating in 1980, Blayney became certified to practice internal medicine, while in 1983 he received his certification in medical oncology where he also completed his fellowship in oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Professional career Blayney worked as a medical oncologist and hematologist for the private practice the Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc, in Pasadena, California. Blayney worked at Wilshire Oncology for 17 years, from 1986 to 2003. Blayney’s experience was extended to medical director of the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in July 2003, and returned to Stanford University to become the Ann and John Doerr Medical Center Director from 2010 to 2015. . References Category:Living people Category:University of Michigan faculty Category:People from Fowler, California Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Carlos Ernesto Castro (born 24 September 1978) is a retired Ecuadorian international defender. Club career Castro played his final season for Club Deportivo Quevedo in the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol. External links Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Quito Category:Ecuadorian footballers Category:Ecuador international footballers Category:S.D. Aucas footballers Category:C.D. El Nacional footballers Category:Barcelona S.C. footballers Category:C.D. Cuenca footballers Category:C.D. Quevedo footballers Category:Association football defenders

Keep Your Eye on Me is a pop/R&B/dance album by Herb Alpert, released in 1987. It contains two hit singles, "Diamonds" and "Making Love in the Rain" (both featuring lead and background vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith). These Billboard Top 40 hits, along with the title track and "Pillow" (featuring co-lead vocals by Alpert and singer/wife Lani Hall) were produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. The remainder of the album consists of tracks produced by Herb Alpert and various producers. Keep Your Eye On Me was constructed with Side 1 (Tracks 1-5) featuring uptempo songs, while Side 2 (Tracks 6-10) featured down tempo songs and ballads. All trumpet solos were played by Herb Alpert. The album was released on CD by A&M Records in 1987, along with extended CD singles of the title track and "Diamonds". It was re-released on September 12, 2013 in a download-only version available exclusively through Alpert's official website, HerbAlpertPresents.com. Track listing "Keep Your Eye on Me" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) 5:13 "Hot Shot" (Albert Hammond) 3:56 "Diamonds" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) 4:53 "Traffic Jam" (Les Pierce) 3:16 "Cat Man Do" (Roy Bittan, Herb Alpert) 5:26 "Pillow" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) 4:32 "Our Song" (Herb Alpert, Sal Macaluso) 3:55 "Making Love in the Rain" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) 5:56 "Rocket to the Moon" (John Barnes, Herb Alpert) 3:52 "Stranger on the Shore" (Mr. Acker Bilk, R. Mellin) 2:54 Personnel Tracks 1, 3, 6 and 8 Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.; Executive Producer: John McClain;Jimmy Jam: drum programming, keyboard programming, percussion (track 1, 3, 6 and 8), Fairlight programming (track 6), Oberheim programming (track 6); Terry Lewis: bass (track 3), percussion (track 3 and 6), background vocals (track 1, 3, 6 and 8); David Eiland: keyboard programming, sound FX sampler (track 1); Jerome Benton: background vocals (track 1); Lisa Keith: lead vocals (track 3 and 8), background vocals (track 1 and 6); Janet Jackson: lead vocals (track 3 and 8); Jellybean Johnson, James "Popeye" Greer: party vocals (track 3) Tracks 2, 7 and 9 Produced by Herb AlpertLaytham Armor: drums, keyboards, bass programming (track 2), synthesized bass, synthesizer, percussion programming (track 7); Michael Landau: guitar (track 2 and 9); Paul Jackson, Jr.: guitar (track 9); Paulinho Da Costa: percussion (track 2 and 9); John Barnes: organ (track 2), keyboards (track 7 and 9), drum programming (track 9), Jeff Porcaro: drums (track 9); Neil Stubenhaus: bass (track 9) Track 4 Produced by Herb Alpert; Associate Producer: Les PierceLes Pierce: drums, keyboard programming; Michael Landau: guitar Track 5 Produced by Herb Alpert and Roy BittanRoy Bittan: keyboards; John Barnes: Yamaha DX7 keyboard; Paulinho Da Costa: percussion; Michael Landau: guitar; Jeff Porcaro: drums; Neil Stubenhaus: bass Track 10 Produced by Herb Alpert and Shelly YakusJohn Barnes: Yamaha DX7 keyboard, Fairlight programming; Steve Schaeffer: drums, percussion; Michael Landau: guitar References Category:Herb Alpert albums Category:1987 albums Category:Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Category:Albums produced by Herb Alpert Category:A&M Records albums

SANACC may refer to: SANACC, Scottish Anglers National Association Competition Clubs Ltd is the Association of Scottish Angling Clubs which organizes national fly fishing competitions. SANACC, US State, Army, Navy, Air Force Coordinating Committee which approved Operation Bloodstone on June 10, 1948.

Gharnati refers to a variety of Algerian music originating in Al-Andalus. Its name is related, being derived from the Arabic name of the Spanish city of Granada. Gharnati was preserved, enriched and developed in Tlemcen in Algeria. This variety of Andalusian classical music has been established in other cities like Oran and Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria. And thereafter, in Rabat and Oujda in Morocco by algerian famillies who moved and settled there, as confirmed by Jerrilynn D. Dodds in his book "The literature of Al-Andalus", éd. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000, p. 72-73 If the term Gharnati refers in the region of Tlemcen in Algeria to a distinct musical style of the Andalusian music and confirmed by the authors Rachid Aous, Mohammed Habib Samrakandi pages 15 and 24 in their book "Music of Algeria" , in Morocco, the original term used for this music is 'dziri' which means algerian, to distinguish it from local andalusian genre al-aala. Famous musicians of Gharnati Cheikh Larbi Bensari Cheikha Tetma Cheikh Redouane bensari Cheikh Mohammed Salah Chaabane Cheikh El Hadj Mohamed El Ghaffour Abdelkrim Dali Bouchnak Benyounes dit Afendi Chaabane Sidi Mohammed Chaabane Nasreddine Kerzazi Cheikh Brahim Amina Alaoui Françoise Atlan Notes and references Category:Algerian music Category:Moroccan music

Łętownia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Sarzyna, within Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Nowa Sarzyna, north-west of Leżajsk, and north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The village has a population of 1,450. References Category:Villages in Leżajsk County

Cassia flower bud salad (; ; also known as mezali phu thoke) is a festive Burmese salad traditionally served during the full moon day of Tazaungmon, often as an satuditha offering. The salad's base ingredients includes freshly picked Siamese cassia flower buds, boiled potatoes, sliced onions, peanuts, sesame seed, garlic, seasoned with salt, oil, sesame seeds, and lemon juice. A common Burmese tradition during the full moon day of Tazaungmon is for families to pick Siamese cassia flower buds and prepare the buds, either as a salad or a soup. The flower buds are considered to have curative medicinal properties. References See also Tazaungmon Category:Burmese cuisine

Jean-Gabriel-Honoré Greppo (3 September 1788, in Lyon – 22 September 1863, in Belley) was a French canon remembered for his research in the fields of archaeology and Oriental studies. He was related to canon Jean-Baptiste Greppo (1712–1767), known for his archaeological investigations of ancient Lyon. Biography He received his education in Lyon, then attended the seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris. From 1807 he was associated with the seminary of St. Irenaeus of Lyon, and afterwards became a parish priest in Saint-Just. In 1823 he was appointed vicaire général of Belley. He was a correspondent member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (1840–1863) and the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie (1834). Literary works (selection) Dissertation sur les laraires de l'empereur Sévère Alexandre, 1834 – Dissertation on the lararia of Emperor Alexander Severus. Esquisse de l'histoire de la monnaie chez les Hébreux, 1837 – Sketch on the history of money among the Hebrews. Essai sur le système hiéroglyphique de M. Champollion le jeune et sur les avantages qu'il offre à la critique sacrée, 1829 – Essay on the hieroglyphic system of Jean-François Champollion, etc. Notes historiques, biographiques, archéologiques et littéraires concernant les premiers siècles chrétiens, 1841 – Historical notes, biographical, literary and archaeological, in regards to the early Christian centuries. Etudes archéologiques sur les eaux thermales ou minérales de la Gaule à l'époque romaine, 1846 – Archaeological studies on the thermal/mineral waters of Gaul during the Roman era. References Category:1788 births Category:1863 deaths Category:People from Lyon Category:French archaeologists Category:French orientalists Category:French Roman Catholic priests Category:19th-century Roman Catholic priests

Japan Italy Racing, more commonly known as JiR, is a Monte Carlo based motorcycle racing team which competed in the MotoGP series from 2005 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2015 in the Moto2 class. Team setup The team was founded by Gianluca Montiron together with Honda Motor Europe founder Tetsuo Iida. Since the team's founding, Montiron has diversified the investments keeping the Head Office as the team's central core, although all its activities are independent. The Monaco-based company develops commercial and sport interests, including marketing and communication initiatives – such as the brand's internationalisation. Motorsport, real estate investments and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are the services provided by JiR's different companies. JiR Italy JiR Italy S.r.l. was founded in 2009 in Castelletto di Branduzzo, Italy, some south of Milan. The Italian facility is well equipped for promotional activities and is located near to the Motodromo circuit, the 7 Laghi go kart and jet ski tracks. SCI JiR SCI JiR is a real estate company that has the property of the team's facilities in Castelletto di Branduzzo and in the French Riviera. History MotoGP (2005–2008) The team first entered the MotoGP World Championship in as Konica Minolta Honda, a single motorcycle team using the Honda RC211V with Japanese rider Makoto Tamada and Michelin as tyre supplier. A 3rd-place finish at the Japanese Grand Prix was the team's best result. The team used the same package for the season, but was unable to repeat the 2005 results finishing twelfth in the championship, with a best result of fifth at the Portuguese Grand Prix. In , Shinya Nakano replaced Tamada as the rider of the new 800cc Honda RC212V. The motorcycle did not achieve the results expected finishing in seventeenth position. The team's results improved in , when 2004 125cc World Champion Andrea Dovizioso joined the team, which once again used the Honda RC212V on Michelin tyres. They were re-branded as JiR Team Scot after a joint venture with Team Scot. The team ran also Yuki Takahashi in the 250cc class; Dovizioso finished fifth overall in the MotoGP standings. The team split during the season, leaving the two parts of the team competing for the rights to run a Honda in MotoGP in , but it was Team Scot who retained Honda support, so JiR withdrew from the top class. Moto2 (2010–2015) In the team took part in the new Moto2 class on a TSR built, Motobi branded chassis ridden by Simone Corsi and Mattia Pasini, although the latter was replaced during the season by Yusuke Teshima and Alex de Angelis. Corsi achieved third place twice, while de Angelis scored two podiums, including a victory from pole position in the Australian Grand Prix. In , the team ran only one bike with de Angelis, who took another victory in Australia and clinched fourth place in the final standings. The team signed Johann Zarco, 125cc runner-up in 2011, and Eric Granado for Moto2 in . Zarco finished in tenth place in the championship standings, the best-placed rookie. In former 125cc world champion Mike Di Meglio joined the team – he finished the season in 20th place in the championship, despite missing the final seven races due to a broken sacrum sustained at Brno. Five riders replaced him over those races, but no further points were accrued. The 2014 Moto2 season started with a young rider project with Japanese GP2 champion Kohta Nozane but the premature death of his father during the off-season discouraged his participation. He was replaced by Tetsuta Nagashima, but his season was shortened by an injury suffered at the British Grand Prix. He returned for the final race at Valencia, having been replaced by Federico Caricasulo, Kenny Noyes and Tomoyoshi Koyama in between. None of the riders scored points during the season. In 2015 the Swiss rider Randy Krummenacher joined the team, but the team left the championship at the end of the season. Results Summary Competed for other teams during the season. MotoGP results (key) References External links Category:Motorcycle racing teams

Bruce Phillip Derlin (born 28 November 1961 in Sydney, Australia) is a retired tennis player from New Zealand. Derlin represented his native country at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. There, the left-hander lost in the second round of the men's doubles competition to Australia's Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald, while partnering Kelly Evernden. Challenger finals Singles (1–2) External links Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:New Zealand male tennis players Category:Olympic tennis players of New Zealand Category:Sportspeople from Sydney Category:Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics

George William Archibald (born 13 July 1946) is the co-founder of the International Crane Foundation and was the inaugural winner of the 2006 Indianapolis Prize. Archibald was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada to Donald Edison and Annie Letitia ("Lettie") (née MacLeod) Archibald. He received his bachelor's degree from Dalhousie University in 1968 and his doctorate in 1975 from Cornell University. He married Kyoko Matsumoto on 15 August 1981. Work with cranes In 1973, when cranes were in a perilous situation and many of the fifteen remaining species were on the brink of extinction, Archibald co-founded, with Ron Sauey, the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. He was director from 1973 to 2000. Currently he heads a World Conservation Union commission on crane survival. Forty years later, the world's cranes are still in a perilous situation. Archibald pioneered several techniques to rear cranes in captivity, including the use of crane costumes by human handlers. Archibald spent three years with a highly endangered whooping crane named Tex, acting as a male crane – walking, calling, dancing – to shift her into reproductive condition. Through his dedication and the use of artificial insemination, Tex eventually laid a fertile egg. As Archibald recounted the tale on The Tonight Show in 1982, he stunned the audience and host Johnny Carson with the sad end of the story – the death of Tex shortly after the hatching of her one and only chick. His work inspired the 2016 children's book Dancing with Tex: The Remarkable Friendship to Save the Whooping Cranes by Lynn Sanders. In order to protect the watersheds and grasslands where cranes live and to help increase migratory flight paths, Archibald has visited remote areas, including parts of Afghanistan, Cuba, India, Russia and the Korean Demilitarized Zone. In 1984, Archibald was awarded a MacArthur Fellows Program grant for his work with cranes. In 1987, he was added to the UN's Global 500 Roll of Honour. In 2012, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. References External links Category:1946 births Category:American ornithologists Category:Canadian expatriate academics in the United States Category:Canadian ornithologists Category:Canadian people of Scottish descent Category:Cornell University alumni Category:Dalhousie University alumni Category:Living people Category:MacArthur Fellows Category:People from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Category:People from Baraboo, Wisconsin Category:Members of the Order of Canada

Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up! is an album that was released by The Pillows on May 2, 2007. Track listing "Wake up! Dodo" "Youngster (Kent Arrow)" "Propose" (プロポーズ) "Scarecrow" (スケアクロウ) "Boat House" "The Pleasure Song" (プレジャー・ソング) "Serious Plan" (シリアス・プラン) "Skinny Blues" "Private Kingdom" (プライベート・キングダム) "Century Creepers (Voice of the Proteus)" "Sweet Baggy Days" References Category:The Pillows albums Category:2007 albums

Over the Hedge is a syndicated comic strip written by Michael Fry and drawn by T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon, a turtle, a squirrel, and their friends who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over by suburbia, trying to survive the increasing flow of humanity and technology while becoming enticed by it at the same time. The strip debuted in June 1995. Main characters RJ RJ is a raccoon con artist. He takes pride in being extremely apathetic. He apparently envisions himself as an intellectual; however, his "facts" are obviously false. He is sometimes shown without a brain, using his brain cavity to store his "hanky" and breath mints. He loves to burgle human homes for food, as well as watch them and their televisions through the windows. He enjoys commenting on human life, and has studied humans and knows their ways of getting food, and even has slightly imprinted on them. He was shown to care for Clara even before she was born (after he learned that babies can hear some things outside of the mother from Verne) by reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame and singing a horrible version of "Stairway to Heaven". RJ is shown to have the ability to expand to fit a massive amount of food, and is known as "that horrible raccoon kid" on Halloween. His favorite food is Twinkies. Verne Verne is a cautious, easy going, lactose abhorrent turtle who is reflective and prone to allergies. Verne is a true renaissance turtle, an intelligent and quick witted observer with a deep spiritual side and a tingling feeling in his tail when something is not right. He is one of the most caring characters (second to "The Tree That Knows Stuff"), but he sometimes lacks basic common sense. His proudest achievement is gathering all of the air conditioners out of Suburbia, and shouting, "LET THE GLOBAL COOLING COMMENCE!!!", just as RJ was about to plug them all in. He is a computer nerd, and he once "broke" the Internet. Most recently his shell was used as a hotspot for Queen Izzy, the Ant Queen, and her ant subjects, forcing him to first wear a Lucky Charms cereal box, and then a utili kilt. Hammy A hyperactive squirrel, Hammy is the least intelligent, though also the most lovable character in the strip, spouting random comments at random moments. His comments usually state an unusually short lecture on a topic of little interest to the other characters. The character started the strip as "Hammy". He was later renamed as "Sammy", a continuity error that was assigned a fanciful explanation when the film was in production. In December 2005, the character swapped places with his duplicate, also named "Hammy," from the other side of a mirror. RJ has addressed the character as "Hamilton". Film adaptation A computer-animated film adaptation, written by Travis Gibbons and T. Lewis, and produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, was released on May 19, 2006 (June 30, 2006 in Britain). The film adaptation features RJ befriending a group of woodlanders (two of whom are Hammy and Verne) and introducing them to suburbia, with an ulterior motive of helping him replenish the food supply he stole from a bear. Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes and Nick Nolte star as RJ, Verne, Hammy, Ozzie (an opossum), Stella (a skunk), Lou and Penny (porcupines) and Vincent (a bear), respectively. The film is also notable for containing Avril Lavigne's first major film role, as Heather, Ozzie's continuously embarrassed teenage daughter. The film grossed $155 million in the United States and $180 million overseas, making the gross $336 million. It received a 75% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 6.8 rating on IMDB, and a 67/100 on Metacritic, indicating favourable reviews. References External links Over the Hedge blog Category:1995 comics debuts Category:American comic strips Category:American comics adapted into films Category:Comics about animals Category:Comics featuring anthropomorphic characters

William John Sawrey Morritt (c. 1813 – 13 April 1874) was a British Conservative Party politician from Rokeby, which was then in Yorkshire but is now in County Durham. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Riding of Yorkshire at a by-election in March 1862, following the death of the Liberal MP Edward Stillingfleet Cayley. He held the seat until the 1865 general election, when he was defeated by the Liberal Frederick Milbank. References External links Category:1810s births Category:1874 deaths Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Category:UK MPs 1859–1865 Category:Politicians from Yorkshire

The Stephen C. O'Connell Center, also known as the O'Dome, is a 10,133-seat multi-purpose arena located on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. The facility is named for the sixth president of the university, Stephen C. O'Connell, who served from 1967 to 1973. The facility is located on the northern side of the university's campus, between its football field, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field, and its baseball field, McKethan Stadium. The entire facility was known as the O'Connell Center from 1980 until 2016. The building underwent a major $64.5 million renovation / reconstruction during that year, and Exactech, a Gainesville medical firm, signed a $5.9 million, 10-year naming rights deal for the main arena, which was officially renamed the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Florida Gators home arena The Exactech Arena at the O'Connell Center is the home arena of several of the university's Florida Gators intercollegiate sports teams, including the men's and women's college basketball, gymnastics, swimming and diving, and volleyball teams. The facility was quickly dubbed the "O'Dome" by students, a nickname that is still in use. ESPN The Magazine nicknamed it the "House of Horrors" in 1999, a name that the sports teams began using promotionally a few years later. The student section of the stadium has been dubbed the "Rowdy Reptiles". ESPN commentator Dick Vitale, on assignment at the Florida-Kentucky game in 2006, said that the Rowdy Reptiles make the O'Dome one of the toughest places to play in college basketball. On December 23, 2006, a then-record crowd of 12,621 watched the fifth-ranked Gators defeat the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, 86–60. The two teams would meet again that season for the National Championship game, with the Gators, once again, emerging victorious as the first back-to-back National Champions since Duke in the early 1990s. This attendance record was broken, however, on February 5, 2011 in a 70–68 Gator victory over the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, as 12,633 attended the game. Other uses In addition to sports, the O'Connell Center regularly hosts many other events on campus. It is the largest concert venue in North Central Florida and has been the venue for a wide variety of performances, included a 2006 show by Gainesville native Tom Petty that aired on PBS's Soundstage TV series. Other events held at the facility include University of Florida graduation ceremonies, trade shows, career fairs, political rallies, public speeches, and various large banquets and private events. Event Capacities Concerts: Full House: 7,000 In the Round: 10,500 Speaking Engagements: Half House (standard set): 2,500-3,500 Full House: 6,000-7,000 Athletics: Men’s Basketball: 10,136 Women’s Basketball: 10,136 Volleyball: 10,136 Gymnastics: 9,251 Banquets: Up to 1,200 Trade Shows: Service Level: 110 (8 ft X 10 ft booths) Concourse Level (non-Arena): 140 (8 ft X 10 ft booths) Total Exhibition Booths: 250 History Alligator Alley Before the O'Connell Center, the University of Florida's basketball teams and other indoor sports programs used the on-campus Florida Gymnasium, which was nicknamed Alligator Alley. The Florida Gym was built in 1949, and it was considered a difficult venue for opponents because the seating was very close to the court and, when full, the noise level was "deafening". However, it was also small, un-air conditioned, and had very few amenities, and it was compared to a "dismal and dreary" high school gym by observers. By the early 1970s, Florida was the only school in the Southeastern Conference without a modern basketball facility, a factor that affected the recruiting of top players and held back the growth of its long-mediocre basketball program. UF / USF collaboration In 1975, the University of Florida Athletic Association decided to seek funds to build a new facility for UF's indoor sports programs. The University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa had also decided to build a large indoor arena at about the same time, so the schools agreed to commission a common architectural design to stretch limited state funding. As originally constructed, USF's Sun Dome (now known as the Yuengling Center) and UF's O'Connell Center featured almost identical inflatable roof systems and main arenas. The primary difference was that the O'Connell Center included training areas and facilities for other sports around the main arena while USF added these facilities to the Sun Dome in a later expansion. The $15.6 million O'Connell Center broke ground in October 1977 in a parking lot across the street from Florida Field. Construction was delayed on both the Sun Dome and the O'Connell Center when cracks appeared in precast concrete support beams. The problems were fixed after several months, and the sister facilities were completed within a few weeks of each other in late 1980 – the Sun Dome in November and the O'Connell Center in December. The first event at the Stephen C. O'Connell Student Activities Center (as it was originally known) was a Florida men's basketball game held on December 30, 1980. It was officially dedicated a few weeks later in January 1981. Effect on basketball program The new arena had an immediate positive effect on Florida's men's basketball program, and its first recruit was former coach Norm Sloan. Sloan had been Florida's coach in the 1960s but had left for North Carolina State, winning a national championship with the Wolfpack in 1974. He returned to Florida in 1980 and was thus the Gators' coach during the first season played in the new O'Connell Center. Sloan explained that he had "enjoyed it tremendously when I was here before, and I always felt that if Florida had the proper facility, I would consider coming back." Playing in their new arena under Sloan, the Gators consistently improved and eventually made their first NCAA Tournament in 1986, setting the stage for greater success under subsequent coaches in the years to come. Design and renovations The O'Connell Center was envisioned as a competition and practice facility for most of the university's indoor sports programs, and this has been the case throughout its existence. The large () Exactech Arena is the core of the building, and is surrounded by a basketball practice court, a natatorium, as well as gymnastics practice facilities. Original roof When it first opened, the O'Connell Center had an inflatable Teflon roof and a system of blowers and air handlers that kept the inside air pressure high enough to hold the flexible roof in place. This higher air pressure was not noticeable inside of the facility, but opening a door to the outside would result in a rush of air escaping the building, so revolving doors were installed at each of the four main gates to lessen the loss of pressure as thousands of fans entered or exited. Maintenance costs for the inflation system rose over the years, and as part of a $10 million renovation in 1998, the roof was replaced with a more conventional hard shell dome. Though no longer in use, the old blowers and duct work for the inflation system remained in place until the facility was extensively renovated again in 2016. Minor renovations After the 1998 redesign of the roof, the facility underwent a smaller renovation in 2006, when the university updated some of the fold-able seating and replaced the four scoreboards located above Gates 1 through 4 in each corner of the arena. The old dot matrix boards were removed and replaced by modern video boards that could display instant replays and video presentations. Following the men's basketball team's victory in the national title game of the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, the University Athletic Association (UAA) bought the temporary hardwood floor that had been installed in the now-demolished Indianapolis RCA Dome for the Final Four. Although the national finals logos were removed by sanding, the basketball teams play on the same lumber on which the Gators won their first basketball national championship from 2011 to 2016. The UAA also bought the court used to win their second title from the Georgia Dome in 2007, and displayed it in the O'Connell Center during their championship celebration event, and later sold it in pieces to raise funds for scholarships. 2016 rebuild In March 2016, the O'Connell Center began a $64.5 million reconstruction / renovation project which included major updates to its layout and design. Led by contractors from Brasfield & Gorrie, the entire interior area of the arena, excluding foundation work, was demolished and rebuilt with the addition of a large hanging scoreboard and a luxury club with box seats. Locker rooms and meeting rooms were upgraded, swimming and gymnastics areas were revamped, and a "grand entrance" was built facing Ben Hill Griffin Stadium across the street, among many other improvements. When it reopened in December 2016, a naming rights deal with local medical firm Exactech changed the name of the main arena to the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. 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The 2008–2009 TFF First League (also known as Bank Asya First League due to sponsoring reasons) was the second-level football league of Turkey and the 46th season since its establishment in 1963–64. Teams Team summaries Standings Results Promotion Play-Offs The Promotion Play-Offs will be played in Yenikent Asaş Stadium in Ankara. The Semi-final matches will take place on May 15. The League's third-placed team will play the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team will play the fifth-placed team. The winners of these matches will play on May 17 in the final match. The winner of this match will play in Turkcell Super League in the 2009–2010 season. Semifinals May 15 Boluspor-Karşıyaka: 0–0, aet, Karşıyaka won 3–2 on penalties Kasımpaşa-Altay: 1–1, aet, Kasımpaşa won 4–2 on penalties Final May 17 Karşıyaka – Kasımpaşa: 1–2 (aet) Kasımpaşa promoted to Turkcell Super League. References Category:TFF First League seasons Turkey 1

Kasoor () is a 2001 Indian Hindi romantic suspense thriller film produced under Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Entertainment Ltd. and directed by Vikram Bhatt. It features Aftab Shivdasani in his second Bollywood appearance and Lisa Ray in her Bollywood debut. Ray's voice was dubbed by Divya Dutta. The film also stars Apoorva Agnihotri, Irrfan Khan and Ashutosh Rana in supporting roles. It was released on 2 February 2001. The film is an unofficial remake of the 1985 Hollywood film Jagged Edge but the last sequence has been taken from another Hollywood movie What Lies Beneath. Plot The film starts with the murder of Priti, wife of Shekhar (Aftab Shivdasani), a wealthy and well-known journalist. Inspector Lokhande (Ashutosh Rana) investigates the case and accuses Shekhar of the murder, saying he has enough evidence to arrest and convict him. However upon getting bail from the court, Shekhar asks his lawyer to fight his case for him however his lawyer tells him that he will not be able to fight his case because he is a corporate lawyer and only fights civil cases. He suggests Shekhar to ask Simran Bhargav (Lisa Ray), who is a very skilled criminal lawyer in his firm to fight his case. Shekhar goes to Simran's house to convince her to take his case. Simran tells Shekhar that she'll defend him only if she is convinced that he is innocent. Simran is battling inner demons over a case in which she got a man convicted for crime he had not committed. Her guilt increases when she learns that the innocent man had committed suicide in custody. While representing Shekhar, whom she considers innocent, Simran falls in love with him – a part of Shekhar's plan to win her trust. They end up having intimate, passionate and sensual sex. Throughout the case a mysterious man sends clues to Simran which helps her prove Shekhar's innocence. It is revealed that Shekhar was having an affair with another woman and so was his wife Priti having an affair with Jimmy Parena. When Simran comes to know this she is heartbroken and decides to leave the case but Amit (Apurva Agnihotri) tells her to keep fighting the case. After the court declares Shekhar innocent, Simran spends the night with Shekhar at his house. The next morning, while opening his closet, she finds a typewriter hidden between sheets. The typewriter proved to be the one the mysterious man used to write clue letters to Simran with earlier. Simran realizes this because the typed letters all have a flyaway 't' on them. Simran realizes that Shekhar is the murderer and the mysterious man who wrote the letters to her. She then contacts Inspector Lokhande about the typewriter. He tells her to come to the police station with the typewriter. She continuously ignores Shekhar who asks her for dinner. Shekhar realizes that Simran knows the truth. Shekhar quickly reaches her house and tries to kill her but Simran kills him in self-defense and reconciles with Amit. Cast Aftab Shivdasani as Shekhar Saxena Lisa Ray as Simran Bhargav Apurva Agnihotri as Amit Ashutosh Rana as Inspector Lokhande Irrfan Khan as Public Prosecutor Nitin Mehta Vishwajeet Pradhan as Jimmy Parera Divya Dutta as Payal Malhotra Prithvi Zutshi as Lawyer Sucheta Khanna as Shalini Kurush Deboo as witness, Rustam Sodawaterwalla, Pushkar Dwivedi as chotu Music The music of Kasoor was composed by Nadeem-Shravan. The lyrics were penned by Sameer. Singer such as Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik lent their voices for the album. The soundtrack became very popular upon release. The soundtrack attained number 1 position on the all-time music sales music chart of 2001. The soundtrack received a rating of 8/10 from Planet Bollywood. Track listing Reception The film received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised the performance of the lead cast saying, "Kasoor scores the most in that one important department — performances. Credit for this must go primarily to the two principal performers — Aftab Shivdasani and Lisa Ray — who come up with proficient performances." Aparajita Saha of Rediff.com stated, "this is a film that attempted an intriguing premise but failed when it didn't fully explore that very premise and take it to its logical and rightful conclusion." References External links Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan Category:2000s Hindi-language films Category:2001 films Category:Films directed by Vikram Bhatt Category:2000s romantic thriller films Category:Indian courtroom films Category:Indian remakes of American films Category:Indian romantic thriller films

Ion Taranu (born 14 March 1938) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1960. He also won a silver medal at the 1967 European Championships Domestically he collected 15 Romanian middleweight titles. Career Taranu won his first national title in 1959, and next year qualified for the 1960 Olympics. His previous international experience consisted of two bouts against Hans Antonsson, both held in Bucharest. In Rome he unexpectedly defeated the Turkish world champion Kazim Ayvaz, but lost to Dimitar Dobrev and ended in a third place. Next year he placed fourth at the 1961 World Championships after losing to Vasily Zenin. Taranu performed well at the 1964 Olympics, having no losses in his four matches, but he accumulated 6 penalty points in his draws against Matti Laakso and Anatoly Kolesov and ended in a fifth place. In 1967 he won a silver medal at the European championships, but placed only sixth at the world championships held in Bucharest, after losing to Viktor Igumenov. Taranu retired from competitions after finishing fifth at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He then studied at the National Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Bucharest, defending a PhD in 1971 and eventually becoming a professor there. He also coached wrestlers at Progresul Bucharest and Dinamo Bucharest. References External links Category:1938 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic wrestlers of Romania Category:Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:Romanian male sport wrestlers Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling

Langdon Park is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Poplar in Greater London, England. The station is between All Saints and Devons Road stations on the Stratford-Lewisham Line and construction of the station began on 17 November 2006, and the first day of operation was 9 December 2007. History and proposals When planning the Stratford branch of the Docklands Light Railway, two station sites were safeguarded to be used much later when the system was developed. One of these stations was Pudding Mill Lane, which opened in 1996. The other station was provisionally called Carmen Street. This was changed to Langdon Park, following the name of the adjacent Langdon Park School as well as a local park. Proposals for design of Langdon Park were first drawn up in 2000 but due to lack of funding, amongst other things, the scheme was dropped. In May 2000, Leaside Regeneration Limited and Docklands Light Railway Limited (DLRL) jointly funded preliminary feasibility work looking at locations, outline costs and Docklands Light Railway implications of a new station between the existing All Saints and Devons Road DLR stations, which had one of the longest gaps in the DLR network. The research indicated that the best and most practical location would be at the pedestrian bridge linking Carmen Street on Lansbury Estate and Bright Street adjacent to Langdon Park itself. In June 2005, DLRL re-engaged consultants to reassess the scheme costs and design with a view to developing the project for a planning application submission. Following the successful outcome of a bid for funding from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), the predecessor department of Communities and Local Government, planning permission was applied for and subsequently granted. Construction took just over a year and cost £10.5 million. The Mayor of London presided over the station opening ceremony on 10 December 2007, although the station actually came into public use the day before. Design The station has platforms connected by a lightweight transparent replacement bridge link from Carmen Street and Hay Currie Street that were all pre-fabricated off-site and lifted into position over two weekends to reduce service disruption. The station is fully accessible from street level and the bridge has two lift shafts at either end to provide access to the station. The station was designed by Consarc Architects. The station features three art installations by British artist Kate Davis. These include Whoosh, a large word sculpture clearly visible from either platform. Connections The station is directly served by London Buses routes 108 and indirectly by the 309. Additionally the 108 has a 24-hour service. References External links Station Facilities: Langdon Park, Transport for London Langdon Park at DLR Project Archives Category:Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Category:Railway stations opened in 2007 Category:Poplar, London

Princess Thyra of Denmark (Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth; Copenhagen, 14 March 1880 – Copenhagen, 2 November 1945) was the sixth child and third daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway. She was named for her paternal aunt, Princess Thyra of Denmark. She died unmarried and without issue. Ancestry Category:1880 births Category:1945 deaths Category:House of Glücksburg (Denmark) Category:Danish princesses Category:Daughters of kings

Carcerato may refer to: Carcerato (1951 film) Carcerato (1981 film)

Luktvatnet is a lake that lies in the northern part of the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies between the mountains Korgfjellet and Lukttinden, about south of the village of Elsfjord. The European route E06 highway passes along the northern shore of the lake. Name The name is probably from the Southern Sami language word Loektejaevrie. This is a compound of loekti which means "inlet" and jaevrie which means "lake", thus it is "the lake with many inlets". See also List of lakes in Norway Geography of Norway References Category:Lakes of Nordland Category:Vefsn

Edward Joseph Winceniak (born April 16, 1929) is a retired American professional baseball player and scout. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. An infielder, he appeared in 32 games played over parts of two seasons (1956–57) in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Winceniak batted and threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . His professional career began in 1948 and ended in 1959 in the minor leagues, with three seasons (1951–53) out of action. During his two trials with the Cubs he was used largely as a pinch hitter or pinch runner, appearing in the field in 12 of his 32 MLB games played. Altogether, Winceniak registered 71 plate appearances, with six runs scored and 14 career hits. His lone home run was hit off Hal Jeffcoat of the Cincinnati Redlegs on May 12, 1957. The solo shot came at Wrigley Field during the first game of a doubleheader. Winceniak also started the nightcap and collected a single off Don Gross. Those were his last two games in the majors as he was sent to the Open-Classification Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League at the May cutdown. References External links Category:1929 births Category:Living people Category:Atlanta Braves scouts Category:Baseball players from Illinois Category:Chicago Cubs players Category:Denver Bears players Category:Des Moines Bruins players Category:Havana Sugar Kings players Category:Hutchinson Cubs players Category:Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Category:Major League Baseball infielders Category:Montreal Expos scouts Category:Portland Beavers players Category:Rock Hill Chiefs players Category:St. Paul Saints (AA) players Category:Seattle Rainiers players Category:Sportspeople from Chicago Category:Visalia Cubs players

Martin E. Weaver (1938-2004) helped develop the scientific field of architectural conservation in the United States and internationally. He was the fifth president of the Association for Preservation Technology International from 1977 to 1980, Director of the Center for Preservation Research at Columbia University from 1991 to 2003, and an expert in the conservation of wood-based architectural materials. Originally trained as an architect, his exposure to archaeological excavations in the United Kingdom, Greece, and Iran catalyzed his interest in historic preservation in the late 1960s. Weaver is well known from his 1997 book, Conserving Buildings, which he co-authored with Frank G. Matero. Bibliography ICCROM Newsletter (June 2005): p. 8. References Martin E. Weaver, Historic Preservation Scholar, Dies at 66 from Columbia University. Category:1938 births Category:2004 deaths Category:Conservation architects Category:Columbia University faculty Category:Preservationist architects

Springfield High School is a public high school in Lakemore, Ohio, United States, just east of Akron. It is the only high school in the Springfield Local School District and serves students living in Lakemore and Springfield Township. State championships Girls Softball – 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2005 External links Springfield High School official website Springfield Local School District official website Notes and references Category:Educational institutions with year of establishment missing Category:High schools in Summit County, Ohio Category:Public high schools in Ohio

Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus Plumeria. Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, it has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries. It grows as a spreading tree to high and wide, and is flushed with fragrant flowers of shades of pink, white and yellow over the summer and autumn. Plumeria rubra was one of the many species first described by Carl Linnaeus, and appeared in the 1753 edition of Species Plantarum. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin ruber "red". The epithets acuminata, acutifolia, and lutea are seen, but these are invalid. Its common names include frangipani, red paucipan, red-jasmine, red frangipani, common frangipani, temple tree, or simply plumeria. Common names The common name “frangipani” comes from an Italian noble family, a sixteenth-century marquess of which invented a plumeria-scented perfume. The genus name honors Charles Plumier, who was a French monk of the Franciscan order, and a botanist. In Mexico the common name is cacaloxóchitl or cacaloxúchitl. The name comes from Nahuatl and means “crow’s flower”. P. rubra was declared the national flower of Nicaragua in 1971, where it is known as sacuanjoche. In Spanish, frangipanis are also referred to as alhelí, alhelí cimarrón, and suche. The term melia is a Hawaiian one. In the Cook Islands, it is known as tipani. It is grown extensively in southern and western parts of India, where it is named champa or a derivative thereof such as chaaphaa, champige etc. It is also referred to as champa in Pakistan. In Cambodia it is given the names châmpéi krahâ:m (also romanised as krahom, meaning 'red'), or châmpéi slük sruëch, while the French term for the species is frangipanier à fleurs rouges. In Sri Lanka, it is known as araliya in Sinhalese. It is known by many names in Brazil, including jasmim-de-caiena, jasmin-do-pará, and jasmin-manga. Another name it has in Portuguese is flor-de-Santo-Antônio. In Myanmar, it is referred to as mawk-sam-ka, mawk-sam-pailong, and sonpabataing. In China, it has the common name ji dan hua, and in the United States, it is referred to as nosegay. Description Plumeria rubra belongs to the dogbane family and grows as a spreading shrub or small tree to a height of and similar width. It has a thick succulent trunk and sausage-like blunt branches covered with a thin grey bark. The branches are somewhat brittle and when broken, ooze a white latex that can be irritating to the skin and mucous membranes. This latex found in the stem of the plants is in fact toxic, but not deadly unless present in large quantities. The large green leaves can reach long and are arranged alternately and clustered at the end of the branches.The boles of these plants can be up to 25 cm in the wild. It tends to be smaller in cultivation. They are deciduous, falling in the cooler months of the year. The flowers are terminal, appearing at the ends of branches over the summer. Often profuse and very prominent, they are strongly fragrant, and have five petals. The flowers give off their fragrance in the morning and in the evening. This fragrance is similar to that of rose, citrus, and cinnamon. The colors range from the common pink to white with shades of yellow in the centre of the flower. Initially tubular before opening out, the flowers are in diameter, and only rarely go on to produce seed - 20-60 winged seeds are contained in a pod. The fruits are cylindrical pods that are rarely found in cultivation. Distribution and habitat Its native range extends from central Mexico south through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela in South America. It is cultivated in the tropical regions of the world, and is perhaps naturalized in some parts of India. More specifically, P. rubra is cultivated in the lowlands and the Yungas in Bolivia, the coastal and Andean regions of Ecuador, and the Amazonian and Andean regions of Peru, where it inhabits disturbed areas. P. rubra has been introduced into many countries and islands, including South Africa, Yemen, Chad, and Burundi. It has been found growing everywhere in Myanmar except in very cool mountainous regions. It has been introduced both in China and Pakistan and has been naturalized in the Analamanga & Betsiboka regions of Madagascar. It is native to the Department of Antioquia in Colombia, and is distributed in countries such as Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Belize, and, Honduras, along with the West Indies. It is also widely cultivated in Panama. P. rubra generally inhabits hot and rocky areas with dry to moderate rainfall. They can survive in locations with prominent dry seasons, where they can flower on the bare branches, or in more humid conditions, where they can remain evergreen. It can also be found in rocky forests, mountain slopes, and even occasionally on plains or savannas. It occupies elevations of 500 to 1000 meters but can be found up to elevations of 1500 meters. Cultivation The species is cultivated around the world in subtropical and tropical climates. In Australia, it is widely seen in cultivation in Sydney and Perth and warmer frost free climates northwards. In the mainland United States, it tolerates USDA Hardiness zones 10B to 11 (southern coastal California and the southern tip of Florida). It is also grown in Hawaii to an altitude of 2000 m. They tolerate a wide variety of soils, from acid to alkaline and sandy to clay. These plants grow best in dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun and will bloom throughout most of the year in tropical areas. They do not grow well in wet soils and in areas with temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter seasons, the plants will stop blooming and shed their leaves. Established plants are also very salt tolerant and tolerate even salt-laden winds. Widely available in nurseries, frangipanis are readily propagated by cuttings of branches taken in cooler months and left to dry for a week or more. As well as gardens and street- and park planting, frangipanis are planted in temples and cemeteries. Plumeria rubra is an important crop in Hawaii, with over 14 million flowers were sold to be used in leis there in 2005. In temperate areas P. rubra must be grown under glass, in a large conservatory or similar, as it does not tolerate temperatures below . However it may be placed outside in a sheltered sunny spot during the summer months. In the United Kingdom it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Some forms in cultivation are hybrids between this species and Plumeria obtusa; these have rounded rather than pointed leaves and are less likely to be deciduous. The white and yellow cultivar "Singapore" flowers all year round in Hawaii. Coleosporium plumeriae, known as plumeria rust or frangipani rust, is a fungus which attacks young leaves of P. rubra. It causes a brownish or orange powdery coating or blistering of leaves. It has been recorded from Hawaii and the east coast of Australia. It was first recognised by the French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard on Guadeloupe Island in the eastern Caribbean in 1902, and had reached Taiwan by 2005. Uses The USDA Forestry Service lists Plumeria rubra as a poisonous plant and warns against touching or eating any part of the plant. In Cambodia, as with other Plumeria species, P. rubra flowers is used for necklaces, as offerings to deities or as decoration for coffins. The leaves of this species are used in the care of sores and made into soothing infusions. The flowers and bark of it are also used in traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of fever, bacillary dysentery, pertussis and so on. P. rubra possesses fulvoplumierin, an antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The plant has also been shown to be an antifungal, antiviral, analgesic, antispasmodic, and hypoglycemic. P. rubra is also reported to contain agoniadin, plumierid, plumeric acid, cerotinic acid, and lupeol, and the stem possesses an alkaloid called triterpinoid. The plant has been known to promote digestion and excretion, along with respiratory and immune functions. The sap of the plant is used as a laxative and is a remedy for bloating and stomachaches. The bark is said to be purgative and is also used for venereal sores. The flowers can be boiled in water or juice and made into a salad to promote bowel movement, urine flow, and to control gas and phlegm. The flowers are also used in the treatment of asthma. On the Molokai island in the Hawaiian archipelago, P. rubra is cultivated in order to produce neck garlands (leis). They are also used to make a scented oil in many Pacific islands that include Hawaii. The flowers are used to scent coconut oil. The bark contains faint purplish streaks and the wood is hard and compact with a very fine texture. The wood takes a high polish. Gallery References External links rubra Category:Trees of Central America Category:Trees of Cambodia Category:Trees of Colombia Category:Trees of Hawaii Category:Trees of Mexico Category:Trees of Chiapas Category:Trees of Jalisco Category:Trees of Puebla Category:Trees of the Yucatán Peninsula Category:Trees of Venezuela Category:Plants described in 1753

Tokyo Korean Middle and High School (東京朝鮮中高級学校 Tōkyō Chōsen Chūkōkyūgakkō; ) is a North Korea-aligned Korean international school in (十条台), Kita-ku, Tokyo. As of 2013 it was one of ten North Korean-aligned high schools located in Japan. As of that year, Shin Gil-ung serves as the school's principal. It operates under the Chongryon. In 2014 Isabel Reynolds of Bloomberg News described the school as "large and relatively prosperous" compared to other North Korean international schools in Japan. History Historically the school received funding from the North Korean government and a six million yen ($63,000 US in 2013) subsidy every year from the Japanese government. Around 2011 the Japanese government made North Korea-aligned schools ineligible for tuition waivers. In 2013 the Japanese government announced that this school would no longer get subsidies. By that time funding from the North Korean government had sharply declined. Facility The school uses gray buildings, one of which includes a clock. Isabel Reynolds of Bloomberg stated that the physical appearance of the school is similar to that of domestic Japanese schools. Curriculum The school's curriculum is similar to that of most Japanese senior high schools. Modern history classes have their own course materials, while other classes use Korean translations of Japanese textbooks. Many female students take dance classes using Korean styles. Students in their senior (final) year take trips to North Korea. In 2014 principal Shin Gil-ung stated "It’s up to the students to decide whether they support that political system. We avoid telling them that everything North Korea does is right." Operations The school uses the Korean language in its official notices, and the school discourages its students from speaking Japanese while on school grounds. As of 2013 all classrooms have photographs of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Female students and teachers wear chima jeogori. The school serves Korean foods in its cafeteria. As of 2013 80% of the school's costs come from tuition and other expenses from the parents of the students. Student body As of 2013 the school had 650 students. As of 2014 about 40% of the students who graduate from this school attend universities. The school's peak enrollment was in the late 1960s, with 2,300 students. References Further reading Torres, Ida. "Caught between two worlds: A North Korean school in Japan." Japan Daily Press. February 4, 2013. "東京朝鮮中高級学校 (作品と方法(1960-1975))." 建築 (176), p86-89, 1975-07. 中外出版. See profile at CiNii. External links Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School Category:International schools in Tokyo Category:North Korean schools in Japan Category:High schools in Tokyo

John James Davis (May 5, 1835 – March 19, 1916) was an attorney and politician who helped found West Virginia and later served as a United States Representative in Congress from that state. Early and family life John James Davis was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1835 to master saddler John Davis (1797-1863) and his New York born wife Eliza Arnold Steen Davis (1799-1866). He had a younger brother, Rezin Caleb Davis (1847-1910, who initially apprenticed with their father, but was a Confederate soldier and later became a lawyer in Kentucky). The family included at least two sisters: Regina (b. 1837) and Ann (b. 1839). Their grandfather Caleb Davis (1767-1834) had been born across the Potomac River at Oldtown, Allegheny County, Maryland but had moved to Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia where J. J. Davis's father John Davis had been born. After learning his trade, John Davis moved to Clarksburg shortly before Virginia authorized construction of the Northwestern Turnpike. John Davis served as the Harrison County sheriff, ruling elder in his Presbyterian church and (unlike his son John James Davis) sympathized with the Confederacy and died in 1863. His wife Eliza (J.J. Davis' mother) was a pioneer school teacher in Harrison County, who taught Stonewall Jackson as well as her sons and many other local children. Either the father John Davis or this J.J. Davis owned 6 slaves in Harrison County in 1860, and his brother Rezin Davis owned two slaves (a 17 year old woman and a one year old boy). Young J. J. Davis attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy at Clarksburg (the Harrison County seat). When he was 17, he moved to Lexington, Virginia to attend the Lexington Law School (now the law department of Washington and Lee University). Graduating in 1856, J. J. Davis was admitted to the Virginia bar that same year and began what would become his life-long legal practice in Clarksburg. On August 21, 1862, John J. Davis married Anna Kennedy (1841-1917) in Baltimore, Maryland, her home city. She was the daughter of a lumber merchant and college-educated. They later had a son John W. Davis (1873-1955); who followed his father's career and became a lawyer and Congressman, although he also left West Virginia and was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential candidate in 1924). They also had four daughters: Lillie Davis Preston (1863-1939) of Lewisburg, West Virginia, Emma Kennedy Davis (1865-1943) who never married and was secretary of the local Red Cross in World War I as well as assistant chair of the Harrison County Democratic committee, Anna Holmes Davis Richardson (1869-1945; whose first husband was a Uniterian minister in New York), and Catherine Estelle Davis (1874-1881). American Civil War Davis became politically active after the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 on April 17, 1861 voted to approve an ordinance of secession over the opposition of many delegates from the northwestern counties (including fellow lawyer John S. Carlile from Harrison County). Carlile called a mass meeting in Clarksburg on April 22, 1861 to call Virginia's secession treasonous and consider responses. Davis attended that "Clarksburg Convention." On May 13–15, J.J. Davis was among seven Harrison County men attending the Wheeling Convention which established the Restored Government of Virginia. In June 1861, Harrison County voters elected Davis and John C. Vance to represent them in the Virginia House of Delegates which met in Wheeling from July 1–26; he never served in Richmond, Virginia (the normal meeting place of the Virginia General Assembly, including during the American Civil War). In October, 1861, Harrison County voters elected Vance and J.J. Davis as their two delegates to the General Assembly at Wheeling which met from December 2, 1861 – February 13, 1862, and from May 6–15, 1862, and from December 4, 1862-February 5, 1863 (although Vance resigned on January 2, 1862). Despite Davis' Unionist advocacy, his father remained a Confederate sympathizer and his brother Rezin enlisted in the Confederate army. Postwar career As the war ended, Davis continued his legal practice in Clarksburg, and voters elected him to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1869. He served one term in that part time position (1870). Active in his local Democratic Party, Davis was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1868, 1876 and 1892. He also was a Mason, regent of the University of West Virginia, a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy at West Point, director of the State Insane Hospital, and a ruling elder in the Southern Presbyterian Church. National politics When Republican Issac H. Duval announced that he would not seek re-election from West Virginia's 1st congressional district, Davis was the Democratic candidate and won. He served in the 42nd Congress, and was re-elected as an Independent Democrat to the 43rd Congress. He decided against running for renomination in 1874, and fellow Democrat Benjamin Wilson won the seat. His elective political years over, except for stints at the Democratic National Conventions and as a Presidential elector for Grover Cleveland, Davis resumed his legal practice in Clarksburg, which came in second in the 1877 contest to become West Virginia's state capitol. However, the Republican Party grew stronger in the area, led by Nathan Goff, Jr., who defeated Wilson in 1883. Eventually, Davis practiced with his son, John W. Davis, who began his personal political career by winning election to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1899. Although the U.S. congressional seat was generally held by Republicans (other than twice briefly held by Democrat John O. Pendleton), Davis lived to see his son win it in 1910, then resign to become the U.S. Solicitor General under Democratic President Woodrow Wilson. Death and legacy John J. Davis died in Clarksburg, Harrison County on March 19, 1916, and was interred in what was then the Odd Fellows Cemetery, where his wife of nearly 55 years joined him less than a year later. Their daughter Emma, who never married, remained active in Democratic politics in Clarksburg. After serving as Solicitor General, his son John Davis would because U.S. Ambassador to Britain, then move to New York. 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The Malaria Atlas Project, abbreviated as MAP, is a non-profit academic group led by Professor Peter Gething, Kerry M Stokes Chair in Child Health, at the Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia. The group is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with previous funding also coming from the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust. MAP aims to disseminate free, accurate and up-to-date information on malaria and associated topics, organised on a geographical basis. The work of MAP falls into three areas: The estimation of the spatial distribution of malaria prevalence and incidence and related topics such as the spatial distribution of insecticide treated nets, antimalarial drugs, mosquito vectors, and human blood disorders Disseminating data on malaria via the Repository for Open Access Data (ROAD-MAP) project Providing maps relating to malaria prevalence and related topics for the World Health Organization (WHO) and other bodies. The MAP team have assembled a unique spatial database on linked information derived from medical intelligence, satellite-derived climate data to constrain the limits of malaria transmission, and the largest ever archive of community-based estimates of parasite prevalence. These data have been assembled and analysed by a team of geographers, statisticians, epidemiologists, biologists and public health specialists. Furthermore, where these data have been cleared for release, they are available via a data explorer tool on the MAP website. History MAP was founded by Bob Snow and Simon Hay in 2005 to fill the niche for the malaria control community at a global scale. Between 2012 and 2015, it was led by Peter Gething, Dave Smith, Catherine Moyes and Simon Hay. The initial focus of MAP centred on predicting the endemicity of Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly form of the malaria parasite, due to its global epidemiological significance and its better prospects for elimination and control. Work in 2009 began to map the extent and burden of the relatively neglected Plasmodium vivax. The Repository for Open Access Data from the Malaria Atlas Project (ROAD-MAP) was established by Catherine Moyes, Simon Hay and Bob Snow in 2011. Between 2014 and 2019, it was led by Peter Gething and Mike Thorn. Academic research Modelling malaria prevalence A key aspect of MAP’s work is to use statistical approaches to modelling the prevalence of different forms of malaria on a global scale using Bayesian model-based geostatistics. Various environmental factors are known to affect malaria prevalence. Malaria prevalence is known to vary in a relatively predictable fashion in space and time, and observed malaria prevalence depends heavily on people’s age and intervention coverage. In spatial epidemiology, it is common to find that very few measurements have been taken in large parts of the geographical region of interest. The available measurements may be error-prone or incompletely reported, and almost always it is a subset of the local population that has been surveyed. Since 2005, MAP has collated an extensive database of survey data from a variety of sources. These surveys are typically clustered at village level and record data on parasite positivity rates, usually determined by rapid diagnostic blood tests. Additionally, MAP has gathered extensive data on covariates such as temperature suitability and land cover. These factors affect the distribution of the mosquito vectors responsible for spreading malaria. The benefit of using Bayesian model-based geostatistics is that it conveys the spatially varying level of uncertainty associated with the mapped surface. The probability that any of the very many individual (candidate) maps is the single correct map is small, so it is not useful to report the single most likely map. Taken together, however, the candidate maps make it possible to compute the probability of correctness of statements about the map, such as Plasmodium falciparum endemicity at location x in 2010 was between 0.1 and 0.3". Plasmodium falciparum prevalence maps Since the year 2000, a concerted campaign against malaria has led to unprecedented levels of intervention coverage across sub-Saharan Africa. Future control planning depends on understanding the effect of this effort. However, the effect of malaria interventions across the varied epidemiological settings of Africa remains poorly understood owing to the absence of reliable surveillance data and the simplistic approaches underlying current disease estimates. In September 2015, research by MAP published in Nature quantified the attributable effect of malaria disease control efforts in Africa. The results showed Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence in endemic Africa halved and the incidence of clinical disease fell by 40% between 2000 and 2015. The best estimate is that interventions have averted 663 million clinical cases since 2000. Insecticide-treated nets, the most widespread intervention, were by far the largest contributor. Although still below target levels, current malaria interventions have substantially reduced malaria disease incidence across the continent. Plasmodium vivax prevalence maps In 2012, MAP published the first global maps for Plasmodium vivax endemicity. Data collection, curation, and dissemination WHO World Malaria Reports The MAP team works in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the prevalence estimates for sub-Saharan African countries for the annual World Malaria Report. Additionally, MAP aids the WHO in production of the annual prevalence rates maps in the World Malaria Report. Ongoing data curation The MAP database is the biggest source of processed malariometric data available. By April 2015, the MAP database contained: 40,000 geo-referenced cluster locations’ parasite rate survey records from 2,010 sources The database contains approximately 50,000 Annual Parasite Incidence (hereafter API) records for the years 2002 – 2010. MAP actively seeks out and curates a wide variety of additional data from different sources, including the following: Malaria intervention coverage indicator data Parasite rate data Annual Parasite Incidence data Treatment-seeking data Satellite data to provide covariate raster surfaces Blood disorder data Mosquito bionomics and distribution data MAP is committed to the free and open dissemination of this data (where permission has been granted by the data owner to release it). Dissemination of data is facilitated via the main MAP webpage and the Explorer tool. The latter allows users to download tabular data on malaria by countries. See also Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy The AfriPop Project References External links Malaria Atlas Project — Official website Category:Malaria organizations Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom

Urquidez is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Benny Urquidez (born 1952), American kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor Jason Urquidez (born 1982), Mexican-American baseball pitcher

Assonet is one of two villages in the town of Freetown, Massachusetts in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. An original part of the town, Assonet was settled in 1659 along with the city of Fall River, then a part of Freetown. It rests on the banks of the Assonet River. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,084; up from 3,614 in 1990. As of the 2014 census the village had a total estimated population of 9,093 (from www.census.gov). History Assonet was first settled in 1659, shortly after the completion of Ye Freemen's Purchase. It was part of the Plymouth Colony until the 1691 merger with the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The word comes from the local Wampanoag Indians, who had a settlement in the area, and has two meanings: "place of rocks" and "song of praise". Those meanings are traditional, but the former can be segmented as: (h)assun-et where hassun or assin, which is a word used by southern New England Algonquian, means "stone". The -et is a locative suffix: "at the place of the stone". The entire region was sold to the English in 1659 by the Wampanoags, but, due to the Algonquian mobile way of life and the splitting and recombining of social units, the Nipmucs may have been subject to or at the time part of the Wampanoags. The English settlement remained for many years a small fishing and farming village, growing to be Freetown's more industrious side by the end of the 18th century. By the end of the 19th century, Assonet had begun to slowly return to its origins, having less and less industry in town. At the beginning of the 21st century, the village has once again begun to expand rapidly. 17th century Assonet was settled on April 2, 1659, but a string of wars between English settlers and the local Wampanoag Indians, including King Philip's War, prevented much permanent settlement until later. History shows the area existed as a proprietary settlement as early as 1680, and in 1683 Assonet and Fall River were incorporated as the Town of Freetown, named as such because its settlers were Freemen. The earliest records of the town, from approximately 1680-1685, have been lost. Since then, records have been kept and maintained to trace back the town's legacy. Little development occurred after the incorporation of the town, other than the construction of houses and smaller businesses. 18th century Assonet became a prominent commercial fishing port in Southeastern Massachusetts in the 18th century, best known for its trout. Industry had also begun to develop, including grist mills, sawmills and a blacksmith's shop. As the century progressed, the villagers began to fall under the same strains as the rest of the colonists. Assonet was far enough east that it avoided many of the problems faced during the French and Indian War, but did feature in the Revolutionary War. Skirmishes were fought in Assonet, and the Battle of Freetown was fought on the outskirts of the village in present-day Fall River. The main settled area of the village was known to support the British, even harboring a general before he fled to Newport, Rhode Island. The white chimneys with black rings on many of the oldest houses are indicative of homes that supported the British. As the 18th century closed, churches and other more prominent buildings began to pop up around the village, including the 1794 construction of Village School, then the office of a Raynham lawyer. 19th century The 19th century was perhaps the most industrious period in the history of Assonet. The village developed rapidly, with its combination of railroads, ships, its position on the stagecoach and mail routes, and its factories. The current Route 79 roughly follows the mail and stagecoach route from Rhode Island to Boston, and the Green Dragon Tavern on South Main Street was a popular stopover along the route. The downtown area boasted shipbuilding and was an import/export port, as well as a successful fishing industry. The N. R. Davis Gun Manufactory, located near and on a portion of where Hathaway Park now sits, opened and provided many weapons to Union soldiers during the Civil War. Also built was the Crystal Springs Bleachery and Dying Company, which brought millhousing to a small area of the village, and employed many from town and neighboring Fall River, also known for industry. North Church (1809), Town Hall (1888), and the Guilford H. Hathaway Library (1895) were all constructed in the same small area on Taunton Hill, and complimented the Village School nicely. The Town Hall has served as the municipal office building (1888–present), meeting hall (1888–1976), library (1888–1895), police station (1888–1978), and a variety of other functions. The second floor, literally a hall, was subdivided into office space in the mid-1970s. The Guilford Hathaway Library (b. 1895) served as the town's only library from its construction until the James White Library opened in East Freetown in 1947. The first Post Office in town opened in Assonet in 1811, and has operated continuously since then, first in a razed building on the corner of Elm and North Main Streets, later in a second razed building, and since 1962 at the facility on South Main Street near the former Assonet Star Market. The ZIP Code for Assonet is 02702. 20th century In the mid-20th century, Assonet began to remove itself from the commercial/industrial scene. Most of its mills closed during this period, following the Second World War. The N. R. Davis Gun Factory burned to the ground in 1925; and the Crystal Springs Bleachery, now New England Textile, burned in 1955. (Remnants of the latter can be found by Mill Pond.) The former Monument Manufacturing Company on Mill & Locust Sts. was the largest domestic producer of sleeping bags during World War II. In the postwar period, the majority of villagers sought work outside of town, and farming also came back into common practice. This reverse trend would not last long. By the 1990s, the village began to develop again as the region was seen as a "great escape" for upperclass Boston workers. Next to the Hathaway Library is a local Verizon station, which is the home of one of the first regional dialing systems. Not far away is Freetown Fire Department Company 1, constructed in 1948. 21st century The 21st century has brought a renewed spirit to Assonet. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company opened a new 1.3 million square foot (120,000 m2) distribution center on near the site of the Crystal Springs Bleachery after it received a tax increment financing agreement from the town, which has saved the company almost $2 million in property tax as of 2007. They provided over 800 jobs to the region but as of 2005, only 36 of those jobs are held by residents of Freetown. Portions of the village were designated to the National Register of Historic Places. Historic District The Assonet Historic District has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999. The boundaries are, roughly, High Street, the railroad tracks, a private road, and Route 24. It contains many buildings of local and widespread historical significance, including the home of United States Secretary of State John Hay's grandfather. Properties Assonet Burying Ground (c.1800) Col. Thomas Gilbert House (c.1700) Freetown Town Hall (1888) Guilford H. Hathaway Library (1895) North Church (1809) (now the United Church of Assonet) South Church (c.1835) (now St. Bernard's Church) Village School (1794) Churches In 1795, 1835, 1809, and 1937, three Christian churches were built in Assonet. Additionally, throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, several Quaker meetinghouses were active. Baptist Church The original Baptist Church (1795) was built on the site of South Church. The building suffered a string of misfortune, culminating with it burning following a lightning strike c. 1835. Some of the building was maintained, but arguably most of the building was new as of 1835. South Church South Church (1795/1835) served as the First Christian Church of Assonet steadily until 1916, then again from 1917–1922. At this time, it began alternating weekly services with the Congregational Church, from 1922-1944. In 1968, the church combined with the Congregational Church to form the United Church of Assonet, and South Church was sold in 1979. A parsonage was built to its left in 1899, and there are cemeteries both across the street from the church, and on the property. Baptisms were originally performed in the Assonet River. North Church North Church (1809) served as the Congregational Church until 1916, when it formed the Federated Church of Assonet. Its on-and-off independence mirrored that of the First Christian Church, except from 1916-1917 North Church was the facility utilized. The joining of the two congregations in 1968 fell under the roof of the North Church, which is still used today. The steeple of the church contains a bell cast by Paul Revere. A non-adjacent parsonage still exists further up Taunton Hill as a business. The church currently belongs to the United Church of Christ. Rev. Gregory N. Baker serves as minister. St. Bernard's Church Roman Catholics did not have a home in Assonet until 1912, when a mission was created. Services were held in private homes until 1937, when St. Bernard's Catholic Church was constructed on the site of Col. Ebeneezer Pierce's home on So. Main St. It opened in 1938. As the congregation grew too large for the small church, St. Bernard's Church was sold and its parishioners moved into South Church, heavily renovated and renamed St. Bernard's Church. St. Bernard's Parish remains in South Church , and the parsonage has remained as the rectory. The former St. Bernard's, which was sold in 1981, has been a string of businesses since then. Most recently, it was a diner, then a Greek restaurant, a martial arts studio, and is a private residence. Assonet is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River. Schools From the early 19th century until 1950, Freetown was serviced by several neighborhood grammar schools, at least three of which existed in Assonet. South School South School, 1869–1950, currently exists at the corner of Copicut Road and South Main Street. It was a three-room schoolhouse used initially for grades 1–8, and later for grades 3–6 and "special class". Grades 3–4 were in one room on the east side and grades 5–6 in one room on the west side of the building. There was one teacher for each room of two grades. Ethel O'Brien was the grades 5–6 teacher in the mid-1940s. There were no bathrooms and the outhouse (since razed) was located at the Northwest corner. A grassy play area was adjacent the grades 3–4 side of the building and Red Rover was played in the street at recess time. Before being abandoned, it spent time as an American Legion hall. It is currently unoccupied, but remains in the possession of the American Legion. Structure It is a one-story, ground-level building with three rooms. There is no discernible cellar. The building is constructed of brick, and is covered in white clapboards. Most of the windows have been removed or boarded over, so an analysis cannot be provided. There were windows on the East and West walls that are no longer visible (2012). Village School Village School, closed in 1950, currently exists on Taunton Hill between the Town Hall and North Church, being the elder of those two buildings by 94 and 15 years, respectively. It began as a lawyer's office in 1794, then became a string of schools. Originally, the minister of North Church served as the schoolmaster. In the 1850s it was a private school, the Assonet Academy. It was purchased by the town circa 1903 and used as a grammar school until 1950 for grades 1-8, and later grades 1 and 2. In the 1940s, grades 1-2 were on the left (South) side and grades 7-8 on the right (North) side of the building. Heat was provided by a pot-bellied wood-burning stove in each room. Mrs. Cudworth was the grades 1-2 teacher and both grades were in the same room; two grades, one teacher. In the 1980s and 1990s, the structure was used for public meetings of municipal committees. Throughout its history, it served as a meeting place for local Boy and Girl Scout troops. Currently, the Town Hall uses it for storage. Structure It is a two-story building, with two rooms on the upper (primary) floor. The lower floor is a two-room cellar, and partially underground. The foundation is brick, and the building itself is wood. The exterior is white clapboards, and the front staircase has a portico and both wooden and iron railings. A cupola adorns the center of the roof, and the windows are six-over-one. The interior of the building is divided in the center, with the wall travelling parallel to School Street between the two front doors. Each room has chalkboards (blackboards) running along the walls, and hanging fixtures from the ceiling provide artificial light when necessary. The building has no plumbing and a woodstove provides heat, with a central brick chimney. An outhouse, now razed, was located at the left rear of the building. Facing the building from Taunton Hill, the righthand room is painted in bright colors, and was formerly used for meetings of the Girl Scouts and the town's Cultural Council. The lefthand room is panelled in faux stained wood, and was used by the Boy Scouts. A revitalization effort, begun a few years ago, seeks funds to help restore the ailing structure, which suffers from the effects of weather, rot, deterioration, and a lack of maintenance funds. See also: Village School House Restoration Forge School The latest in a string of schools known as the Forge School closed in 1940. It functioned irregularly from c.1920 - 1940 and housed grades 7 and 8. The schoolhouse was later converted to a dwelling house, which burned in 2002. It has since been rebuilt, now with dormers. From 1857-1862, the Forge School existed in an outbuilding known as the "corn crib" on the property of Daniel Macomber on Forge Road, which was once the site of the oldest dwelling in town, dating back to the 17th century. Today From 1950 on, students have attended the Freetown Elementary School, first for grades 1-8, later K-6, and currently PreK-3. Students then attend the George R. Austin Intermediate School for grades 4-5, and Freetown-Lakeville Middle School for grades 6-8. For public secondary education, students have three options: Apponequet Regional High School serves students with an academic focus for grades 9-12. Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester accepts students from Assonet when there are openings, and provides a voc-tech atmosphere. Bristol County Agricultural High School serves students wanting to focus primarily in agricultural and animal studies. In addition, there are a variety of Catholic high schools in the area. Geography Assonet is located in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is bounded by Fall River, Berkley, Lakeville, East Freetown, and the Assonet River. It has a hilly terrain, with many outcroppings of bedrock. One such outcropping is the famous Profile Rock, a rock said to resemble the profile of Wampanoag Indian chief Massasoit. Maple, elm, oak, pine, and birch trees are common throughout. Numerous streams and brooks flow through the village, as does the Assonet River. Bodies of water include Assonet Bay and Mill Pond. Bryant's Neck, also called Assonet Bay Shores, is a large peninsula situated between Shephard's Cove and Assonet proper on Assonet Bay. This area is also well known for its salt marshes. The area around Mill Pond is frequented for its herring runs. A large section of the village comprises approximately one third of the Freetown-Fall River State Forest. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts References External links Friends of Historic Preservation - Freetown, Massachusetts Assonet Bay Shores Association Category:Freetown, Massachusetts Category:Historic districts in Bristol County, Massachusetts Category:1659 establishments in Massachusetts Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts Category:Populated coastal places in Freetown, Massachusetts Category:Populated places established in 1659 Category:Providence metropolitan area Category:Villages in Bristol County, Massachusetts Category:Villages in Massachusetts

Brampton Fire and Emergency Services provides fire protection, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance to the City of Brampton in the Peel Region of Ontario, Canada. It operates thirteen fire halls and coordinates with other emergency services in Peel Region and the Greater Toronto Area: Mississauga Fire and Rescue Toronto Fire Services Caledon Fire Department Vaughan Fire Rescue A list of fire halls and locations and current apparatus as of Apr 2019: See also Peel Regional Police Peel Regional Paramedic Services External links Official web site Brampton Fire Live Audio Feed Category:Municipal government of Brampton Category:Fire departments in Ontario

Suzlon Energy Ltd. is a wind turbine supplier based in Pune, India. It was formerly ranked by MAKE as the world's fifth largest wind turbine supplier. It has since dropped out of the Global top ten rankings (as of 2014) due to extensive losses and inability to repay debts. The company's website claims to have over 17,000 MW of wind energy capacity installed globally, with operations across 18 countries and a workforce of over 8,000. Despite financial issues, it continues to be a major manufacturer of wind turbines; in 2016, the company posted a profit EBITDA after accruing losses over seven consecutive years. The company is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE:SUZLONEQ) and on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE:532667). Though once considered a favourable stock, and a favourite of the stock broker Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, it fell out of favour as the company posted continuous losses. It fell from a high of Rs. 68.75 in 2010 to a low of Rs. 18.5 in 2014, with a single day drop of 10% in September 2014. It continues to trade low at less than Rs. 3.5 per share in Sep-2019. Company structure Suzlon is a vertically integrated wind power company. It makes and installs wind turbines, and manufactures blades, generators, panels, and towers in-house. It is integrated downstream and delivers turnkey projects through its project management and installation consultancy, and operations & maintenance services. Suzlon has offices, R&D and technology centres, manufacturing facilities and service support centres spread across the globe, with its head office in Pune, India. The company's larger offices, design and R&D teams are located in India, Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands. As per its website, Suzlon has fifteen manufacturing facilities and a workforce of over 8,000 employees globally. History In 1995, founder Tulsi Tanti was managing a 20-employee textile company. Due to the erratic availability of power locally, and its rising costs, the highest business expenditure after the raw materials was electricity. The cost of electricity also offset any profits made by the company. After providing electricity for his own company, Tanti moved into wind energy production as a way to secure the textile company's energy needs, and founded Suzlon Energy. Suzlon adopted a business model wherein clients would be responsible for 25% of the up-front capital investment and Suzlon would arrange the remaining 75% on loan. Initially, banks were hesitant to fund loans for this model, but by 2008, many Indian banks started financing wind power projects for Suzlon clients. In 2001, Tanti sold off the textile business; Suzlon is still actively run by Tulsi Tanti, now in the role of Chairman, Suzlon Group. In 2003, Suzlon got its first order in USA from DanMar & Associates to supply 24 turbines in southwestern Minnesota. Also in 2003 Suzlon set up an office in Beijing. Suzlon Rotor Corporation in 2006 began producing the blades in Pipestone, Minnesota in the United States. Among its clients is Wind Capital Group. In the year 2006, Suzlon reached a definitive agreement for acquisition of Belgium firm Hansen Transmissions, specializing in gearboxes for wind turbines, for $565 million. In 2007, the company purchased a controlling stake in Germany's Senvion (then operating as REpower Systems) which valued the firm at US$1.6 billion. In June 2007, Suzlon had signed a contract with Edison Mission Energy (EME) of US for delivery of 150 wind turbines of 2.1 megawatts in 2008 and a similar volume to be delivered in 2009. EME had an option not to purchase the 150 turbines due to be delivered in 2009, which it has chosen to exercise. In November 2009, the company decided to sell 35% stake of Hansen for $370 million as part of its debt restructuring program, through placing new shares. It appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley as the managers and book runners for the same. In January 2011, Suzlon received an order worth US$1.28 billion for building 1000 megawatts of wind energy projects from the Indian branch of the Lord Swaraj Paul-owned Caparo Energy Ltd. In May 2011, Suzlon announced returning to profitability after the financial crisis of 2009 In October 2011, Suzlon sold its remaining 26.06% stake in Hansen Transmissions International NV to ZF Friedrichshafen AG for . In the same month, it also achieved full control of its German subsidiary REpower Systems (now Senvion) by acquiring the remaining 5% stake held by minority shareholders that resisted the takeover. The takeover was completed through the squeeze-out procedure by paying EUR 63 Million. It has to redeem 500 million worth of FCCB's (foreign currency convertible bonds) in 2012 in tranches of 300 million in June and 200 million in October respectively. In line with the previously announced strategy to dispose of non-critical group assets to reduce long-term debt, Suzlon Chairman said that Suzlon Energy, will sell stake in its China manufacturing unit to China Power New Energy Development Company Limited for 3.4 billion rupees ($60 million). On 30 November 2013 the Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems (now Senvion SE) won an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract from Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd to deliver 52 wind turbines with a total rated output of 106.6 MW for the Bald Hills Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia. As of August 2014, Suzlon's debt was over 8000 crores. On 22 January 2015, Suzlon announced the sale of Senvion SE, its wholly owned subsidiary, to Centerbridge Partners, a private equity firm in a deal valued at 7200 crores. The deal is expected to ease Suzlon's debt burden. In a further equity infusion, Dilip Shanghvi Family and Associates (DSA), run by Dilip Shanghvi, the founder and managing directory of Sun Pharmaceutical, agreed to purchase a 23 percent stake in Suzlon for a sum of 1800 crores. The deal will see Tanti's holding shrink to 24 percent, but management control will still remain with the Tanti family. Its total borrowings stood at Rs 11430.76 crore in FY16 from Rs 17810.96 crore FY15. On 17 January 2017, Suzlon Energy achieved 10,000 megawatts installed wind energy milestone in India. Suzlon's 10,000 MW of wind installation is capable of powering over 5 million households per annum and offsets approximately 21.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission annually which is equivalent to planting over 1500 million trees. Wind parks Globally, Suzlon has installed over 17000 MW of wind power capacity in 18 countries. India Suzlon crossed 11,000 megawatts of cumulative installations in India. Suzlon has cumulatively added over 11000 megawatts of wind power capacity for over 1,700 customers in India across 40 sites in eight States. Suzlon accounts for nearly one-third of the country's total wind installations. Its notable installations in India include: The 1064 MW Jaisalmer Wind Park in Rajasthan. The 1100 MW wind park in the Kutch district, Gujarat, with plans to expand it to 2000 MW in the next four to six years. As of February 2015, this is the largest wind park in Asia at a single location. The 650 MW wind park in the Sakri Taluka of Dhule District of Maharashtra. And planning to reach 1000 MW. A 584 MW wind park in the Eastern Ghats, (Tamil Nadu). The 210 MW Vankusawade Wind Park near the Koyna reservoir in the Satara district of Maharashtra. In 2012, Suzlon signed an Expression of Interest with the government of Karnataka to develop 2500 MW of wind power in the state between 2012 and 2017. See also List of renewable energy companies by stock exchange List of wind turbine manufacturers Wind power in India References External links Category:Electrical engineering companies of India Category:Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Category:Wind turbine manufacturers Category:Engineering companies of India Category:Indian companies established in 1995 Category:Multinational companies headquartered in India Category:Indian brands

Karen Ruth Alexander (born 1948) is an Australian environmentalist who was one of the founding members of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society. Biography Karen Alexander was born in Melbourne. She studied mathematics at Monash University before studying geology in Tasmania, eventually receiving a Bachelor of Applied Science in Canberra. She was a co-founder of the Melbourne branch of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, dedicated to campaigning against the proposed Franklin Dam. Bob Brown described her as the "driving force in Melbourne behind turning the Franklin River campaign into a national issue". When the Wilderness Society established itself nationally, Alexander was a co-director. During 1988 she worked with the United Nations Environment Program, after which she became environment manager for the Australian Conservation Foundation. She later completed her master's degree at the University of Western Australia. Involved in the Australian Greens, she was also president of Bush Heritage Australia from 2000 to 2004. In 2005 she took up her current position in the Victorian National Parks Association. Alexander was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on 8 June 2015 for "service to conservation and the environment, and to the community." References Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Australian environmentalists Category:Australian women environmentalists Category:People from Melbourne Category:Monash University alumni Category:University of Western Australia alumni Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Category:The Wilderness Society (Australia) Category:Tasmanian Wilderness Society

Gunniopsis quadrifida, the Sturts pigface, is a plant endemic to Australia that that is within the family Aizoaceae. This family consists of a diverse array of species that inhabit arid and/or saline coastal and inland areas, with the plants displaying leaf morphology that is conducive to such harsh environments. Typical features of members of this genus that lie within this family of succulents includes the presence of fleshy-leaves that acts as a water reservoir for the plant with the habit of a smalls shrub. Description Gunniopsis quadrifida, commonly known as sturts pigface, is a succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Australia. The shrub has a divaricate, compact and rounded habit typically growing to a height of with leaves that are about long. Documented cases of the western distribution of the plant flowering have been noted to occur from August to January with the plant producing white flowers with a diameter of approximately . Southern distributions have been noted to flower through the year with the appearance of the seeds being a black kidney-shaped object that can be up to 1.5mm and covered in round tubercule’s Ecology It is found around salt lakes and on saline flats in inland areas of the Wheatbelt, Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy, loam or clay soils. It is also found in inland areas of the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales.The habitat includes the margins of salt lakes and clay pans with plants being seen to grow in sandy, clay or loamy soil conditions. With specific locations of distribution including the: · Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, South-West Province. · IBRA Regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Yalgoo. · IBRA Subregions: Avon Wheatbelt P1, Carnegie, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison. · Local Government Areas (LGAs): Coolgardie, Coorow, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Koorda, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Perenjori, Sandstone, Three Springs, Westonia, Wiluna, Yalgoo. It is also distributed amongst the inland areas of the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and the northern half of South Australia. The Sturt’s Pigface is listed as near threatened with rare sightings at the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales and is more commonly documented to be present in the northern parts of South Australia and Western Australia. Taxonomy The species was first formally described as Sesuvium quadrifidum by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859 in the work Report on the Plants Collected During Mr. Babbage's Expedition into the North West Interior of South Australia in 1858. It was reclassified by von Mueller in 1861 as Aizoon quadrifidum and then again in 1889 by Ferdinand Albin Pax to the genus Gunniopsis in the Prantl and Engler's work Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Closely related species There are 14 species that comprise the genus of Gunniopis that were once members of the genera Aizoon, Gunnia and Neogunnia all of which share similar plant morphology driven by evolutionary forces that allow the species to adapt to the arid and saline environments. The name is derived from the Greek word opsis meaning resembling which alludes to the resemblance of the genus to the genus Gunnia Specially, the 14 recognized species includes: · Gunniopsis divisa · Gunniopsis glabra · Gunniopsis intermedia · Gunniopsis kochii · Gunniopsis papillata · Gunniopsis propinqua · Gunniopsis quadrifida · Gunniopsis rodwayi · Gunniopsis rubra · Gunniopsis septifraga · Gunniopsis tenuifolia · Gunniopsis zygophylloides · Gunniopsis calcarea Chinnock · Gunniopsis calva With Gunniopsis quadrifida being the most common and widespread of the species Conservational Importance The human population is continuing to expand, and with it, the negative consequences such as habitat fragmentation, invasive species and climate change associated with the increase in land-use for development and agricultural purposes, these negative impacts can all contribute to the decline of ecosystem functions, and threaten existing species that inhabit that environment. The Gunniopsis quadrifida population has already been seen to be reduced in its distribution across inland NSW, NT and QLD. This reduction of the population can be due to anthropogenic causes such as targeted exploitation (from illegal harvesting) or more likely due to habitat degradation associated with intensified land-use both aspects of which have been seen to play a role in reducing the biodiversity of floral species when compared to the levels present pre-European settlement. Australia is a country displaying a high-rate of population growth amongst other similar international countries with more than a third of its growth originating amongst the four cities consisting of Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne. Although the majority of population growth is centered on urban areas, through technological advancement driven by an increased need for land required for housing/agriculture akin to the development of metropolitan areas amidst the Mojave desert, the arid landscapes of which the Sturt Pigface currently inhabit in the relative absence of human interaction may be threatened in the future. As various desert animals depend upon the Sturt Pigface for food/shelter, a shift in phenology (which is a common occurrence due to climate change), the interactions between this plant/animal dependence and as such it is important to survey and monitor the Sturt Pigfaces’ in order to preserve the animal species that utilize the plant as a resource, as well as any potential invasive species that may compete with the plant which can increase its susceptibility to extinction. References quadrifida Category:Flora of Western Australia Category:Plants described in 1889

Clark's Conveniency is a historic home located near Pomona, Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story, early-18th-century brick house built in three sections: the main block and a wing on the east and west ends. It is representative of the houses built by the smaller but still prosperous planters of 18th-century tidewater Maryland. Clark's Conveniency was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. References External links , including photo from 1973 at Maryland Historical Trust Category:Houses in Kent County, Maryland Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Maryland

The 2015 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kyoto, Japan between 23 February and 1 March. ATP singles main draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of February 16, 2015. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Hiroyasu Ehara Issei Okamura Takashi Saito Takao Suzuki The following players received entry into the main draw using a protected ranking: Karunuday Singh The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Yūichi Ito Kim Cheong-Eui Hiroki Kondo Arata Onozawa Champions Singles Michał Przysiężny def. John Millman, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Doubles Benjamin Mitchell / Jordan Thompson def. Go Soeda / Yasutaka Uchiyama, 6–3, 6–2 External links Official Website Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships Category:All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships

Roman Osin, BSC, (born 1961, Leipzig, East Germany) is a British cinematographer of German-Nigerian descent. Osin studied at London College of Printing (now London College of Communication) from 1981–85, taking a BA in Film and Photography, and later National Film and Television School from 1991 to 95. After leaving the College of Printing, Roman Osin started as director of music videos, and also directed three dance movies commissioned by the Arts Council. Since September 2005, Roman Osin has been a member of the British Society of Cinematographers. Selected filmography The Warrior (2001) I Am David (2002) Pride & Prejudice (2005) The Return (2006) Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) Won't Back Down (2012) The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2017) Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) External links Roman Osin at the International Encyclopedia of Cinematog