Makira Natural Park

February 9th, 2010

















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Makira Natural Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)


Location of Makira Natural Park

Location North-east Madagascar
Nearest city Maroantsetra, Antalaha, Mandritsara
Area 3,850 km²
Established planned 2007
Visitors 0?(in 2006)
Governing body Madagascar Forestry Department (DGEF) in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society

The Makira Natural Park will be one of Madagascar’s largest protected areas, and one of the first to be created under the president’s “Durban Vision”, which aims to triple the area under protection during the period 2003-2008. Located in the north east of Madagascar, this park will protect mostly mid altitude rainforest as well as the watersheds of some of the country’s most vital river systems. In addition to being extremely important for biodiversity conservation in its own right, Makira will provide a forested connection between the Masoala National Park with other protected areas to the north such as Anjanaharibe-sud Reserve and Marojejy National Park, thus ensuring their long term ecological viability.

External links

  • Makira Natural Park, Wildlife Conservation Society

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Candy (company)

February 8th, 2010

















Candy (company)

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Candy is an Italian company based in Brugherio, near Milan, which manufactures domestic appliances.

Contents

  • 1 Early history
  • 2 Acquisitions and sales
  • 3 Sports sponsorship
    • 3.1 Formula One
    • 3.2 Liverpool F.C.
  • 4 Present day
  • 5 External links

Early history

Candy Group is an Italian privately-owned (the Fumagalli family) multi-brand group of companies, among the world leaders in the household appliance industry: washing machines, dishwashers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, cookers and oven, both built-in and free-standing. It personnel count reached 7,000-plus at year’s end 2008, of whom about 80% outside Italy.

Headquarters are in Brugherio, near Milano (Italy). Branch offices and fully owned subsidiaries are 40 worldwide. Manufacturing sites are in Italy, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Russia, China, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

The Group operates through two international brands, Candy and Hoover, and the national ones: Rosières, Iberna, Jinling, Otsein, Süsler, Vyatka, Zerowatt, Hoover-Helkama, Hoover-Grepa . Back in 1945, the Eden Fumagalli Mechanical Workshop in Monza (a town north of Milan), manufacturers of precision machine instruments, designed the Model 50, the first all-Italian washing machine, which was launched officially at the Milan Trade Fair in 1946. In that same year, the Candy company was established out of the initial family business.

Right from the start, Candy washing machines became the protagonist of the development of Italian appliance market, expanding soon to the whole of Europe.

Innovation has always been the keyword at Candy: In the Sixties, the Automatic washing machine was launched. It was the first fully automatic one, designed and made in Italy on a new platform, which became the global standard for the product.

In 1966, the company entered product diversification presenting Stipomatic, an automatic dishwasher with two compartments. At the same time, the Superautomatic washing machine was launched. These two innovative products paved the way to the expansion of appliances into Italian families.

Acquisitions and sales

The growth strategy to face international competition and enter new markets has been built on innovation and diversification of the product range. Acquisitions of brands and manufacturing facilities added up to this effort: La Sovrana, cookers (1970); Kelvinator Italia (1971) and Kelvinator UK (1980), refrigerators; Zerowatt, washing machines and dryers (1985); Gasfire, built-in cooking appliances (1985); Rosières, a leading French brand in cooking and built-in (1987); Mayc-Otsein, Spain, top loading washing machine specialist (1992); Iberna, an Italian leading brand in fridges and freezers (1993).

1995 saw the acquisition of Hoover European Appliances company, today the European (and Italian) leader in floor-care. The offer widened to large appliances, whose competitive positioning is at the top of the median band segment of the market. The Company subsequently ceased all UK manufacturing with the closure of factories which had each been operation for over half a century. The Wirral Merseyside Candy refrigeration plant was closed in 2002, the Cambuslang Glasgow Hoover Vacuum Cleaner plant in 2004 and finally in 2009 Candy closed the Merthyr Tydfil Hoover Washing Machine/ Tumble Dryer/ Dishwasher plant. These closures left over 800 employees without jobs who saw all UK manufacturing transferred to the Czech Republic, Far East and Turkey under both the Hoover and Candy brands.

Sixty years after the first washing machine, Candy Group acquired (2005) an established Russian brand in washing machine, Vyatka, and its manufacturing site Vesta in Kirov. In mid-2006, the Jinling washing machine brand was acquired in China, together with its industrial facilities, sales network, international operations. Early 2007 saw the acquisition of Doruk in Turkey, owner of the Süsler brand for cooking appliances. The industrial presence in Russia, China, Turkey also means a leading commercial foothold in these fast-growing markets.

In September 2007, an agreement was reached in the Nordic Region for acquiring the exclusive rights on the national brands Helkama and Grepa from Helkama Forste company in Finland. The ranges of appliances are offered dual-branded with Hoover.

At the end of 2008 the Uzbek-Italian Joint Venture Roison-Candy was established by the Uzbek Limited Liability Company Roison Electronics with partnership of Candy Group. New Company is specialized to produce various domestic appliances, in particular, refrigerators and laundry washers based on the cutting-edge technologies.

Sports sponsorship

Formula One

As part of Candy’s international expansion in the 1970s the company decided to enter the high-dollar world of Formula One. Midway through the 1979 season, Candy became the marquee sponsor for the Tyrrell team with drivers Jean-Pierre Jarier and Didier Pironi. Tyrrell enjoyed some success in 1979, finishing 4th in the Constructor’s Championship, and Candy stayed on as the team’s sponsor for the 1980 season. In 1981, Candy sponsored the Toleman team and was also later involved with Ligier but eventually withdrew from F1.

Liverpool F.C.

Candy were the shirt sponsors of Liverpool F.C. between 1988 and 1992, debuting in the 1988 FA Cup final which Liverpool lost to Wimbledon, and remembered as the sponsors the last time Liverpool were League champions. Candy last appeared on a Liverpool shirt on 9 May 1992, when they defeated Sunderland in the 1992 FA Cup final.

Present day

Today, Candy’s appliances are known more through their continued marketing of the Hoover and Kelvinator brands. Hoover-branded washing machines are largely Candy designs and are made up from Candy components. As well as in Europe, Candy operates manufacturing facilities in China, Russia, Turkey, Ivory Coast, Syria, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Egypt.

As of 2006, Candy remains a family-owned company; Peppino Fumagalli is the Chairman of the Board.

External links

  • Candy Group Corporate Information
  • Company history (UK site)

Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_(company)”
Categories: Home appliance manufacturers | Manufacturing companies of Italy

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Coast radio station

February 8th, 2010

















Coast radio station

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A coast (or coastal) radio station is an on-shore maritime radio station which monitors radio distress frequencies and relays ship-to-ship and ship-to-land communications.

See also

  • Marconi Station
  • Utility station
  • KPH – A preserved RCA coastal wireless station in California
  • WCC – A former coastal wireless station on Cape Cod, now operating from Maryland
  • Portishead Radio – former UK station

External links

  • UK & World Coastal Radio

Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_radio_station”
Categories: Wireless stubs | Maritime communication

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Bozlak

February 7th, 2010

















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Bozlak is a form of Turkish folk song from Central Anatolia accompanied by the long-necked saz (bozuk saz) and ney or kaval. The main subjects of the melancholic songs are separation and love. The songs begin with a very high pitched vocal and end in a low vocal. The best known players are A??k Hüseyin, Muharrem Erta?, Mustafa Tatl?türk, Çekiç Ali, Hac? Ta?an, and Bedia Akartürk.

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

February 6th, 2010

















Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Wilkes-Barre - Scranton Penguins.svg

City Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
League American Hockey League
Conference Eastern Conference
Division East Division
Founded 1999
Home arena Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Colors Black, gold, red, white solid #000000; text-align:center;”>                   
Owner(s) United States Ron Burkle
Canada Mario Lemieux
General manager United States Ray Shero
Head coach United States Todd Reirden
Media Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Scranton Times-Tribune
102.3 The Mountain WDMT-FM
Affiliates Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Franchise history
1981 to 1988 Fredericton Express
1988 to 1993 Halifax Citadels
1993 to 1996 Cornwall Aces
1999 to present Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Championships
Division Championships 2 (2005–06, 2007–08)
Conference Championships 3 (2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08)

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

Contents

  • 1 History
  • 2 Season-by-season results
    • 2.1 Regular Season
    • 2.2 Playoffs
  • 3 Current roster
  • 4 Team records
    • 4.1 Single season
    • 4.2 Career
  • 5 AHL records
    • 5.1 Team
    • 5.2 Player
  • 6 AHL awards and trophies
  • 7 Notable Penguins
  • 8 References
  • 9 External links

History

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ top minor league affiliate throughout the 1990s was the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL. However, in the mid 1990s, the IHL began moving away from being a developmental league and more towards being a top independent minor league. For this reason, the Penguins wanted their top minor league affiliate in the AHL. The Penguins purchased the dormant Cornwall Aces AHL franchise from the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, but left the team inactive until the 1999–2000 season when it was placed in Wilkes-Barre. The team is affectionately referred to as “The Baby Penguins” by fans. The WBS Pens have gone to the Calder Cup Final three times in their ten year existence, most recently in 2008 by way of beating the Portland Pirates in a thrilling seven game series in the Eastern Conference finals; the Penguins took game seven by a score of 3-2 after being down in the series three games to two. They went on to play the Chicago Wolves in the final, but lost the series 4-2.

Their mascot is Tux the penguin, who wears number #99 in reference to the team’s first season in 1999. The team celebrated their 10th Anniversary Season in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2008/2009 with the catch phrase of “Making Memories”. The team qualified for the Calder Cup Playoffs in 2009 for the seventh year in a row and attempted to make the Calder Cup Final for the third time in six years to try and win the franchise’s first Cup. The Pens fourth drive to the Calder Cup Final came to end against the Hershey Bears in the conference semifinals. The series went to seven games with Hershey taking the final two at home by identical scores of 3-0 after the Pens won three in a row in Wilkes-Barre.

They began their 11th season of play on October 3, 2009 with a home win against the Syracuse Crunch. In the opener top prospect Barret Nicpon scored twice and added an assist. Their slogan for this season is “Where Champions are Born”, a reference to their parent Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the 2009 Stanley Cup. In 2009, they also spawned an affiliated junior team, the Wilkes-Barre Junior Pens, which will play at the new Ice Rink at Coal Street Park, which will also serve as a practice facility for the Penguins.

Season-by-season results

Regular Season

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SOL Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing
1999–00 80 23 43 9 5 60 236 306 5th, Empire State
2000–01 80 36 33 9 2 83 252 248 2nd, Mid-Atlantic
2001–02 80 20 44 13 3 56 201 274 4th, South
2002–03 80 36 32 7 5 84 245 248 3rd, South
2003–04 80 34 28 10 8 86 197 197 3rd, East
2004–05 80 39 27 7 7 92 227 219 4th, East
2005–06 80 51 18 5 6 113 249 178 1st, East
2006–07 80 51 23 2 4 108 276 221 2nd, East
2007–08 80 47 26 3 4 101 223 187 1st, East
2008–09 80 49 25 3 3 104 274 212 3rd, East

Playoffs

Season Prelim 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
1999–00 Out of Playoffs
2000–01 W, 3–2, SYR W, 4–2, PHIL W, 4–0, HER L, 2–4,SJNB
2001–02 Out of Playoffs
2002–03 W, 2–0, UT L, 1–3, GR
2003–04 W, 4–3, BRI W, 4–2, PHIL W, 4–3, HART L, 0–4,MIL
2004–05 W, 4–2, BING L, 1–4, PHIL
2005–06 W, 4–3, BRI L, 0–4, HER
2006–07 W, 4–2, NOR L, 1–4, HER
2007–08 W, 4–1, HER W, 4–1, PHIL W, 4-3 PORT L, 2-4, CHI
2008–09 W, 4–1, BRI L,3-4 HER

Current roster

As of December 8, 2009

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of birth Contract
35 United States Adam Berkhoel L 2008 Woodbury, Minnesota AHL
36 United States John Curry L 2007 Shorewood, Minnesota NHL
39 Canada Brad Thiessen L 2009 Aldergrove, British Columbia NHL
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of birth Contract
2 United States Nate Guenin R 2009 Sewickley, Pennsylvania NHL
3 Canada Lane Caffaro L 2009 Slave Lake, Alberta AHL
4 Canada Jon D’Aversa L 2007 Richmond Hill, Ontario NHL
5 Canada Deryk Engelland R 2007 Chetwynd, British Columbia NHL
6 United States Ben Lovejoy R 2007 Canaan, New Hampshire NHL
7 United States Brian Strait L 2009 Boston, Massachusetts NHL
8 Canada Robert Bortuzzo R 2009 Thunder Bay, Ontario NHL
12 Canada Alex Grant R 2009 Antigonish, Nova Scotia NHL
14 Canada Chris Lee L 2009 MacTier, Ontario NHL
16 United States Mitch Ganzak L 2008 Redford, Michigan AHL
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of birth Contract
9 Kazakhstan Konstantin Pushkarev RW L 2009 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan AHL
10 Canada Mark Letestu C R 2007 Elk Point, Alberta NHL
11 Canada Zach Sill F L 2009 Truro, Nova Scotia AHL
13 United States TJ Fox C L 2009 Oswego, New York AHL
15 Canada Wade Brookbank LW L 2009 Lanigan, Saskatchewan NHL
16 Canada Casey Pierro-Zabotel LW L 2009 Ashcroft, British Columbia NHL
17 Canada Luca Caputi LW R 2008 Toronto, Ontario NHL
18 United States Jesse Boulerice RW R 2009 Plattsburgh, New York AHL
19 United States Wyatt Smith C L 2009 Thief River Falls, Minnesota NHL
21 Canada Dustin Jeffrey C L 2008 Sarnia, Ontario NHL
23 United States Chris Conner RW L 2009 Westland, Michigan NHL
24 United States Tim Wallace RW R 2006 Anchorage, Alaska NHL
25 United States Eric Tangradi LW L 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NHL
26 United States Joe Vitale C R 2009 St. Louis, Missouri NHL
28 Canada Nick Johnson RW L 2008 Calgary, Alberta NHL
29 Canada Tyler Spurgeon C L 2009 Edmonton, Alberta AHL
34 Canada Aaron Boogaard RW R 2007 Regina, Saskatchewan NHL
37 Canada Ryan Bayda LW L 2009 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan NHL
41 Canada Joey Haddad LW L 2009 Sydney, Nova Scotia NHL
44 Canada Keven Veilleux RW R 2009 Saint-Georges, Quebec NHL

Team records

Single season

Career

AHL records

As of the 2007–08 AHL Season. Data from the AHL Hall of Fame Website.

Team

Player

AHL awards and trophies

Richard F. Canning Trophy

  • 2007–08
  • 2003–04

F. G. “Teddy” Oke Trophy

  • 2007–08
  • 2005–06

Robert W. Clarke Trophy

  • 2000–01

Eddie Shore Award

  • John Slaney: 2000–01

Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award

  • Dany Sabourin: 2005–06

Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award

  • Dany Sabourin: 2005–06

Yanick Dupre Memorial Award

  • Matt Carkner: 2006–07

Notable Penguins

  • Colby Armstrong
  • Kris Beech
  • Dennis Bonvie
  • Sebastien Caron
  • Erik Christensen
  • Ty Conklin
  • Greg Crozier
  • Marc-Andre Fleury
  • Alex Goligoski
  • Tyler Kennedy
  • Tom Kostopoulos
  • Kris Letang
  • Ryan Malone
  • Michel Ouellet
  • Brooks Orpik
  • Barrett Nicpon
  • Toby Petersen
  • Darcy Robinson
  • Dany Sabourin
  • Maxime Talbot
  • Ryan Whitney

References

  1. ^ http://www.wbspenguins.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159%3Agame-swings-syracuses-way-late&Itemid=30
  2. ^ “Wilkes-Barre Jr. Penguins Youth Ice Hockey Club”. http://www.wbjpens.com/homeIce.php. Retrieved 28 Dec 2009. 
  3. ^ http://o8o9.wbspenguins.com/team/roster.asp
  4. ^ http://205.238.201.27/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=8

External links

  • Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Official Website
  • The Internet Hockey Database – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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Categories: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Pittsburgh Penguins | Professional ice hockey teams in Pennsylvania | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area

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Tower Hotel (Anderson, Indiana)

February 6th, 2010

















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Tower Hotel
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Tower Hotel (Anderson, Indiana) is located in Indiana

Location: 1109 Jackson St., Anderson, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°8?0?N 85°40?53?W? / ?40.133333°N 85.68139°W? / 40.133333; -85.68139Coordinates: 40°8?0?N 85°40?53?W? / ?40.133333°N 85.68139°W? / 40.133333; -85.68139
Architect: Glasser, A.J. Company, Miiler, Erwin F.
Architectural style(s): Art Deco, Late Gothic Revival
Governing body: Private
Added to NRHP: 1997
NRHP Reference#: 97001180

The Tower Hotel is located on the northeast corner of Eleventh and Jackson Streets in downtown Anderson, Indiana, USA . It is also known as Tower Building;095-015-4605.

History

The name of the building is somewhat of a misnomer as the building never actually functioned as a hotel. If the hotel had opened it would have been part of the Pick-Wenzel chain. The hotel was to feature a complete bakery, a barber shop, a banquet hall, a business center, a large lobby and dining room. The depression struck, the building was up, but the interiors were not completed.

The building stood empty for many years, until the Gospel Trumpet bought the building and converted it into apartments.

A three story auto hotel was built adjacent to the Tower Hotel. The auto hotel was a business concept that really never became popular, but in addition to offering parking, full maintenance service was offered for the automobile. The auto hotel was torn down in the 1990s.

References

  1. ^ “National Register Information System”. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-08-31. http://www.nr.nps.gov/. 
  • Anderson: A Pictorial History by Esther Dittlinger, copyright 1991, page 61.

External links

  • National Register of Historic Places for Madison County, Indiana http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IN/Madison/state.html
  • Link to pictures and information on building – http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=towerplaceapartments-anderson-in-usa

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Categories: Anderson, Indiana | 1929 architecture | National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Indiana

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Cut-to-length logging

February 5th, 2010

















Cut-to-length logging

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Cut-to-length logging (CTL) is a mechanized harvesting system in which trees are delimbed and cut to length directly at the stump. CTL is typically a two-man, two-machine operation with a harvester felling, delimbing, and bucking trees and a forwarder transporting the logs from the felling to a landing area close to a road accessible by trucks.


Harvester


Forwarder

The capital costs for a typical CTL operation, with one harvester and one forwarder, are quite high. The price of the machines alone are approx. US$1,000,000.

CTL is the primary logging method in European countries, while full-tree logging and the even older technique of tree-length logging are more popular in North America and less developed countries, where tree sizes can exceed the capacity of the harvester’s felling head, i.e, tree stems with a butt diameter of over 70 centimeters. CTL lends itself to timber harvesting in plantation forestry where stems are often harvested before they reach large dimensions.

Advantages compared to full-tree logging

  • Cleaner wood since the logs are not skidded on the ground to the landing.(in tree length more than full tree)
  • More fresh wood.(in tree length more than full tree)
  • Less damage to retained trees in thinning operations
  • Typically requires fewer types of machines in an operation
  • No need to clear large landings close to the road
  • Greater personnel safety due to enclosed/protected machine cabs
  • More environmentally friendly due to:
    • less soil disturbance than in skidding operations (if improper skidding practices take place)
    • no slash dumped at the landing
    • higher retention of foliar nutrients within the harvested area

Disadvantages compared to full-tree logging

  • Somewhat higher capital cost per volume when used in large scale clear cuts
  • Use of higher technology requires more operator know-how and training
  • More down time due to a lot of moving parts (especially on the harvester)

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Categories: Logging | Forestry stubs

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Glenn Close

February 4th, 2010

















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Glenn Close

Glenn Close, 2009
Born March 19, 1947 (1947-03-19) (age 62)
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Occupation Actress, producer, singer
Years active 1975–present
Spouse(s) Cabot Wade (1969-1971)
James Marlas (1984-1987)
David Shaw (2006-present)
Domestic partner(s) Len Cariou (1979-1983)

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987). She has been nominated five times for an Oscar, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, four Emmys, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Contents

  • 1 Early life and family
  • 2 Career
  • 3 Personal life
  • 4 Stage productions
    • 4.1 Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals
    • 4.2 Broadway plays
    • 4.3 Off-Broadway
    • 4.4 Tony Awards
    • 4.5 Obie Awards
  • 5 Filmography
  • 6 Other awards
  • 7 Notes
  • 8 References
  • 9 External links

Early life and family

Close was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Bettine (née Moore) and William Taliaferro Close, a doctor who operated a clinic in the Belgian Congo and served as a personal physician to President Mobutu Sese Seko. Her parents came from prominent families; her paternal grandfather, Edward Bennett Close, a stockbroker and director of the American Hospital Association, was first married to Post Cereals’ heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, making Glenn Close a relative of screenwriter/director Preston Sturges and actress Dina Merrill. Close is also a second-cousin once-removed of Brooke Shields. Shields’s great-grandmother Mary Elsie Moore (wife of Don Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince di Civitella-Cesi) was Close’s great-aunt, a sister of Close’s maternal grandfather, Charles Arthur Moore.

In a speech at Princeton University on February 19, 2009, Close credited her early years for her acting abilities: “I have no doubt that the days I spent running free in the evocative Connecticut countryside with an unfettered imagination, playing whatever character our games demanded, is one of the reasons that acting has always seemed so natural to me.” However, when she was seven years old, her parents “were seduced into a cult group called Moral Re-Armament…. Our family was swallowed up by MRA for 15 years. We moved into a series of communal centers, and…. struggled to survive the pressures of a culture that dictated everything about how we lived our lives.” Close traveled for several years in the mid-to-late 1960s with an MRA singing group called “Up With People” and attended Rosemary Hall (now Choate Rosemary Hall). When she was 22, Close broke away from MRA. “I rebelled and said I wanted to go to college…. Until then, my life was completely out of my control. I didn’t have the tools to reclaim it. That reclamation began when I entered The College of William and Mary.” It was there in the theater department that she began to train as a serious actor under Dr. Howard Scammon. She was elected to membership in the honor society of Phi Beta Kappa.

Career

Close started her professional stage work in 1974 and her film work in 1982, has had a lengthy career as a versatile actress and performer. She is remembered for her chilling roles as the scheming aristocrat The Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons and as the psychotic book editor Alex in Fatal Attraction. She has been nominated for five Academy Awards, for Best Actress in Dangerous Liaisons and Fatal Attraction, and for Best Supporting Actress in The Natural, The Big Chill, and The World According to Garp, her first film. In 1984, Close starred in the critically acclaimed drama Something about Amelia, a Golden Globe winning television movie about a family destroyed by sexual abuse. She played the role of Sunny von Bülow in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune to critical acclaim.

In the 1990s, Close took on challenging roles on television as well. She starred in the highly rated presentation of the 1991 Hallmark Hall of Fame drama Sarah, Plain and Tall (and its two sequels) and also in the made-for-TV movie Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995); from these roles she was nominated for 8 Emmys (winning one) and 9 Golden Globes (winning one in 2005 and 2007). She also appeared in the newsroom comedy-drama The Paper (1994), the alien invasion satire Mars Attacks! (1996, as The First Lady), the Disney hit 101 Dalmatians (1996, as the sinister Cruella de Vil) and its sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000) and the blockbuster Air Force One (1997), as the trustworthy vice-president to Harrison Ford’s president. In 2001, she starred in an elaborate production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical South Pacific. In 2005, Close joined the FX crime series The Shield, in which she played a no-nonsense precinct captain. Her appearance on the cop drama was such a success that she is now starring in a new hit series of her own for 2007, Damages (also on FX) instead of continuing her character on The Shield. So far the Academy’s Oscar has eluded her, being nominated several times during the 1980s, but never being named the winner.

Close has had an extensive career performing in many Broadway musicals. One of her most notable roles on stage was Norma Desmond in the Andrew Lloyd Webber production of Sunset Boulevard, for which Close won a Tony award playing the role on Broadway in 1994. Close was also a guest star, at the Andrew Lloyd Webber fiftieth birthday party celebration, in the Royal Albert Hall in 1998. She appeared as Norma Desmond and performed songs from Sunset Boulevard. Close is being considered to reprise the role of Norma Desmond in the long talked- about film of Sunset Boulevard, based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. The film and cast have not officially been announced. In addition to Sunset Boulevard, Close also won Tony Awards in 1984 for The Real Thing and in 1992 for Death and the Maiden.

Recently, Close performed at Carnegie Hall narrating the violin concerto The Runaway Bunny, a concerto for reader, violin and orchestra, composed and conducted by Glen Roven.

Close won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama series for her role in Damages. Also in 2009, she narrated the environmental film Home.

Personal life

In February 2006, Close married her longtime boyfriend David E. (Evans) Shaw. They reside in Scarborough, Maine. The actress was previously married to Cabot Wade (1969–1973) and James Marlas (1984–1987). She has a daughter, Annie Maude Starke, from her previous relationship with John Starke that ended in 1991. Close is an avid New York Mets fan. She has donated money to election campaigns of many Democratic politicians, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Howard Dean, John Edwards and Barack Obama.

Close is a dog lover and writes a blog for Fetchdog.com, where she interviews other famous people about their relationships with their dogs.

Stage productions

Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals


Jim Dale and Glenn Close performing Busker Alley in 2006.

  • Rex (Broadway, 1976), Richard Rodgers-Sheldon Harnick musical about Henry VIII
  • Barnum (Charity Barnum, Broadway, 1980), Cy Coleman musical about Phineas T. Barnum
  • Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond, Broadway, 1994), Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the classic 1950 motion picture Sunset Boulevard
  • Busker Alley (Off-Broadway, 2006, one-performance benefit concert), Sherman Brothers musical based on the 1938 movie St. Martin’s Lane, directed by Tony Walton

Broadway plays

  • Love for Love by William Congreve (New Phoenix Repertory Co. at the Helen Hayes Theatre, November 1974)
  • The Rules of the Game by Luigi Pirandello (New Phoenix Repertory Co. at the Helen Hayes Theatre, December 1974)
  • The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers (New Phoenix Repertory Co. at the Helen Hayes Theatre, December 1974)
  • The Crucifer of Blood by Paul Giovanni (Helen Hayes Theatre, September 1978)
  • The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard (Plymouth Theatre, December 1983)
  • Benefactors by Michael Frayn (Brooks Atkinson Theatre, December 1985)
  • Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman (Brooks Atkinson Theatre, February 1992)

Off-Broadway

  • The Crazy Locomotive by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Chelsea Theater Center, 1977)
  • Uncommon Women and Others (1977)
  • The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, an adaptation of George Moore’s short story directed by French director Simone Benmussa.

Tony Awards

  • 1980: Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Barnum (NOM)
  • 1984: Best Actress in a Play – The Real Thing (WIN)
  • 1992: Best Actress in a Play – Death and the Maiden (WIN)
  • 1995: Best Actress in a Musical – Sunset Boulevard (WIN)

Obie Awards

  • 1982: Best Actress in a Play – The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs (WIN)

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1982 The World According to Garp Jenny Fields Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomination — Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1983 The Big Chill Sarah Cooper Nomination — Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1984 The Natural Iris Gaines Nomination — Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Stone Boy Ruth Hillerman
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Jane Porter dubbed Andie MacDowell’s voice
1985 Maxie Jan / Maxie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Jagged Edge Teddy Barnes
1987 Fatal Attraction Alex Forrest Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
1988 Dangerous Liaisons Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Light Years Queen Ambisextra (voice) French title: Gandahar
1989 Immediate Family Linda Spector
1990 Hamlet Queen Gertrude
Reversal of Fortune Sunny von Bulow
1991 Hook Gutless
Meeting Venus Karin Anderson
1993 The House of the Spirits Ferula Trueba
1994 The Paper Alicia Clark
1996 Mars Attacks! First Lady Marsha Dale
101 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Mary Reilly Mrs. Farraday
1997 In & Out Herself cameo appearance
Air Force One Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Paradise Road Adrienne Pargiter
1999 Tarzan Kala voice
Cookie’s Fortune Camille Dixon
2000 102 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Dr. Elaine Keener
2001 The Safety of Objects Esther Gold
2003 Le Divorce Olivia Pace
Roberto Benigni’s Pinocchio The Blue Fairy English voice
2004 Heights Diana
The Stepford Wives Claire Wellington
2005 The Chumscrubber Carrie Johnson
Nine Lives Maggie
2006 Hoodwinked! Granny voice
2007 Evening Mrs. Wittenborn
2010 Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil Granny voice
Documentary
Year Film Role Notes
1990 Divine Garbo Herself Greta Garbo documentary
1999 The Lady with the Torch Herself-host The 75th Anniversary of Columbia Pictures
2001 Welcome To Hollywood Herself
2003 What I Want My Words To Do To You: Voices From Inside A Women’s Maximum Security Prison Herself
A Closer Walk Narrator Robert Bilheimer film. AIDS epidemic.
2007 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Herself
2009 Home Narrator Yann Arthus-Bertrand film.
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Rules of the Game Neighbor
1979 Too Far to Go Rebecca Kuehn
Orphan Train Jessica
1982 The Elephant Man Princess Alexandra
1984 Something About Amelia Gail Bennett Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
1988 Stones for Ibarra Sara Everton
1990 She’ll Take Romance
1991 Sarah, Plain and Tall Sarah Wheaton Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
1993 Skylark Sarah Witting Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress – Television Miniseries or Film
The Simpsons (1995-2008) Mona Simpson
1997 In the Gloaming Janet Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress – Television Miniseries or Film
1999 Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter’s End Sarah Witting
2000 Baby Adult Sophie (narrator)
2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Arvella Whipple
South Pacific Nellie Forbush
2002 Will and Grace Fanny Lieber Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Guest Actress – Comedy Series
2003 Brush with Fate Cornelia Engelbrecht
The Lion in Winter Eleanor of Aquitaine Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress – Television Miniseries or Film
Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
2004 Strip Search Karen Moore
The West Wing Evelyn Baker Lang
2005 The Shield Captain Monica Rawling Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Actress – Drama Series
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
2007-present Damages Patty Hewes Emmy Award for Best Actress – Drama Series (2008, 2009)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Nominated – Golden Globe for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2010)
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress

Other awards

  • 1988: People’s Choice Award – Favorite Motion Picture Actress
  • 1992: Golden Camera/ Germany – Best International Actress
  • 2008: Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service – For outstanding achievements in the dramatic arts
  • 2009: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion pictures

Notes

  1. ^ New England Historic Genealogical Society
  2. ^ Conscience and the Congo
  3. ^ Glenn Close Biography – Yahoo! Movies
  4. ^ Glenn Close: “Are You Who We Think You Are?”
  5. ^ Meryl Streep competes for Sunset Boulevard – Telegraph
  6. ^ “Close and Streisand are Desperate for Sunset Role.” contactmusic.com. February 5, 2008
  7. ^ Joyce Eng (20 September 2009). “Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Cryer Win First Emmys”. TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kristin-Chenoweth-Jon-1009931.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
  8. ^ Opensecrets.org
  9. ^ fetchdog.com

References

  • Napoleon, Davi. Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater Includes discussion of Des McAnuff’s production of The Crazy Locomotive at the Chelsea Theater. Iowa State University Press.

External links

  • Glenn Close at the Internet Broadway Database
  • Glenn Close at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
  • Glenn Close at the Internet Movie Database

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Henndorf am Wallersee is located in Austria

Administration
Country  Austria
State Salzburg
District Salzburg-Umgebung
Mayor Rupert Eder (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 23.47 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Elevation 551 m  (1808 ft)
Population 4,777  (31 December 2005)
 - Density 204 /km² (527 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SL
Postal code 5302
Area code 06214
Website www.henndorf.at

Coordinates: 47°53?00?N 13°10?00?E? / ?47.8833333°N 13.1666667°E? / 47.8833333; 13.1666667

Henndorf is a municipality of 4,777 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

Contents

  • 1 History
  • 2 Geography
  • 3 See also
  • 4 External links

History

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Geography

The town is located around 16 kilometres to the north-east of Salzburg close to the Wallersee (lake).

See also

  • Salzkammergut
  • Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn
  • Salzburg S-Bahn

External links

  • Media related to Henndorf at Wikimedia Commons
  • (German) Municipal site of Henndorf

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