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- A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Stage
The crowning glory of pictorial realism in productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream came in 1900 under the direction of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. Like Daly, Beerbohm Tree employed battery-operated lights to illuminate the fairies, including lights placed on Oberon’s breastplate and crown. Many of the fairies were children, one of whom was suspended above the stage. Beerbohm Tree’s most notorious addition came with the 1911 revival when live rabbits appeared following trails of bran around the stage. It was no coincidence that Beerbohm Tree chose to stage A Midsummer Night's Dream when England was entangled in the Transvaal war with the Boers, the seeming beginning of the end for "good old England." A Midsummer Night's Dream had long been a celebration of imperial power — the original production honored Elizabeth I, Purcell’s The Fairy Queen paid tribute to William and Mary, and Vestris’ revival hailed the young Queen Victoria. It soon came to be regarded as a celebration of British culture and after 1890 received constant performance in England by all levels of performers and companies. - Budapest -- Margaret Island
The largest and most popular of the parks in Budapest is the Varosliget, on the north-east side of the town. It has an area of 286 acres, and contains the zoological garden. On an island in its large pond are situated the agricultural (1902-1904) and the ethnographical museums. It was in this park that the millennium exhibition of 1896 took place. A still more delightful resort is the Margaret island, a long narrow island in the Danube, the property of the archduke Joseph, which has been laid out in the style of an English park, with fine trees, velvety turf and a group of villas and bath-houses. The name of the island is derived from St Margaret, the daughter of King Bela IV. - Marisa Miller -- Victorias Secret
Marisa Miller is a Victoria’s Secret model and long time Bikini model. She always gets posted here. She started modeling at 16 and moved on to nude modeling when she did Prefect 10 magazine …find out all about her on Wikipedia - Montreal Canadiens -- Seasons
TicketsNow.com is offering tickets to all of the sold out home games for the Montreal Canadiens. For a simple way to order Montreal Canadiens tickets, TicketsNow.com offers an easy online ordering system. A Canadiens season schedule is available to show the dates of all the games during the season to help you choose which game to buy tickets for. Also, a seating chart of the Bell Centre is provided to help you find your seats. - Opium -- Jerry Hall
The Hall of Opium is a sleekly elegant structure of concrete and glass that looks more like Bill Gates’ house than a monument to narcotics…Mae Fah Luang Foundation now boasts this opium museum. Visitors ease into the hallucitory world of opiates as they follow a long, winding corridor dramatically walled with dreamlike images and lit in atmospheric red - Reformation -- English Reformation
In England, the Reformation followed a different course than elsewhere in Europe. There had long been a strong strain of anti-clericalism, and England had already given rise to the Lollard movement of John Wycliffe, which may have inspired the Hussites in Bohemia. By the 1520s... the Lollards were not an active force, or, at least, certainly not a mass movement. The different character of the English Reformation came rather from the fact that it was driven initially by the political necessities of Henry VIII. Henry had once been a sincere Catholic and had even authored a book strongly criticizing Luther, but he later found it expedient and profitable to break with the Papacy. His wife, Catherine of Aragon, bore him only a single child, Mary. - Roxio -- Roxio Easy Media Creator
The second reader says that it's been clear to all, including Roxio, since Vista first shipped that Easy Media Creator 9 has serious compatibility problems. "It was being sold as being Vista compatible, and they knew it wasn't," the reader wrote. "Roxio claims Microsoft changed something in Vista at the last minute. Rather than focusing on fixing it though, they decided to go for Vista Certification from Microsoft. They are supposedly now selling the 9.1 certified version. But some posters in the forums have claimed that the version you get downloading directly from Roxio is still 9.0." - Athletic Shoe Stores -- United Kingdom
JSSI broke into the burgeoning athletic shoe market in 1975 with the Pro Players brand, which soon earned a fairly strong following in the Midwest and on the East Coast. But it wasn't until the 1983 inauguration of the British Knights brand that the company gained a national presence and enjoyed sustained growth. Named to reflect the United Kingdom's influence on the athletic shoe market and to portray an image of quality, the British Knights line started with a rather simple canvas boat shoe. Although the style wasn't particularly well-received, the brand name caused quite a stir. Recognizing the potential of their new brand, the Schwartzes started phasing out Pro Players and the older dress shoe lines in 1985 to concentrate on designing sports shoes that befit the British Knights moniker. Unlike its dress shoes, which were made in the United States, JSSI's BKs were manufactured by unaffiliated companies. - Da Vinci Code -- Facts
Interestingly, the very first word of the "fictional" Da Vinci Code is the word "FACT" – in large, bold type. Following the word "fact" is a lie that states: "The Priory of Sion – a secret European society founded in 1099– is a real organization. In 1975 Paris's Bibliotheqe Nationale discovered parchments known as Les Dossiers Secrets, identifying numerous members of the Priory of Sion, including Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci." - Homeschooling -- Students
Homeschooling teenagers should contact the colleges and universities they would like to attend and ask about their admission policies. In a 1994 telephone poll conducted by the author of this brochure, a select group of admissions officers from large universities and colleges indicated willingness to consider applications from homeschooled students. In addition, all of the officers said that they accept standardized admission test scores-along with other material showing experience in learning and collaborating with others-in the absence of a regular high school transcript. Although admissions officers do not monitor this practice, some estimated that they admit a handful of undergraduates each year without a transcript. Interested teenagers should ask their local homeschool association for the names of college students who were homeschooled and would not mind offering advice about the college application process.