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Nursery

A nursery is usually, in American connotations, a bedroom within a house or other dwelling set aside for an infant or toddler. A typical nursery would contain a crib (or similar type of bed), a table or platform for the purpose of changing diapers (also known as a changing table), as well as various items required for the care of the child (such as baby powder and medicine). A nursery is generally designated for the smallest bedroom in the house, as a baby requires very little space until at least walking age; the premise being that the room is used almost exclusively for sleep. However, the room in many cases could remain the bedroom of the child well into his or her teenage years, or until a younger sibling is born, and the parents decide to move the older child into another larger bedroom, if one should be available.

In Victorian and Edwardian times, for the wealthy and mid-tier classes, a nursery was a suite of rooms at the top of a house, including the night nursery, where the children slept, and a day nursery, where they ate and played, or a combination thereof. The nursery suite would include some bathroom facilities and possibly a small kitchen. The nurse (nanny) and nursemaid (assistant) slept in the suite too, to be within earshot of the sleeping children. The schoolroom might also be adjacent, but the governess, whose job it was to teach the children, would not be part of the nursery; she would have her own bedroom, possibly in another wing. Fictional portrayals of nurseries abound, for example in the writings of Kipling and E. Nesbit; perhaps the most famous nursery is that in Mary Poppins, or the nursery in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.

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Nursery can refer to:

Childcare

• Nursery (room), a room within the house designed for the care of a young child or children
• Nursery school, a daycare facility for preschool-age children
• Prison nursery, for imprisoned mothers with their young children

Places

• Nursery, Texas, unincorporated community in Victoria County, Texas, United States
• Nursery, Karachi, a suburb of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
• Nursery Site, RI-273, historic site in Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
• Nursery, British Columbia, a populated community in British Columbia

Music

• Nursery Suite (1931), by Edward Elgar
• The Nursery (song cycle) (1870), by Modest Mussorgsky

Science

• Plant nursery, a place where young plants or trees are raised
• Stellar nursery, cosmic dust cloud in which stars form
• Nursery habitat, where juveniles of a marine species occur

Other

• Farm team, where sportspeople can gain experience before playing for a major team

See also[link]

• Nurse (disambiguation)
• Nursery rhyme, Children Song.
• Nursery web spider, of the family Pisauridae

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A youth hostel room in Japan

A room is any distinguishable space within a structure. Usually, a room is separated from other spaces or passageways by interior walls; moreover, it is separated from outdoor areas by an exterior wall, sometimes with a door. Historically the use of rooms dates at least to early Minoan cultures about 2200 BC, where excavations on Santorini, Greece at Akrotiri reveal clearly defined rooms within certain structures.^[1]

Historical room types[link]

A living room

In early structures, diverse room types could be identified to include bedrooms, kitchens, bathing rooms, reception rooms, and other specialized uses. The aforementioned Akrotiri excavations reveal rooms sometimes built above other rooms connected by staircases, bathrooms with alabaster appliances such as washbasins, bathing tubs, and toilets, all connected to an elaborate twin plumbing systems of ceramic pipes for cold and hot water separately.^[1] Ancient Rome manifested very complex building forms with a variety of room types, including some of the earliest examples of rooms for indoor bathing. The Anasazi civilization also had an early complex development of room structures, probably the oldest in North America, while the Maya of Central America had very advanced room configurations as early as several hundred AD. By at least the early Han Dynasty in China (e.g. approximately 200 BC), complex multi-level building forms emerged, particularly for religious and public purposes; these designs featured many roomed structures and included vertical connections of rooms.

Box-room[link]

A hospital room

Many houses are built to contain a box-room (box room or boxroom) that is easily identifiable, being smaller than the others. The small size of these rooms limits their use, and they tend to be used as a small single bedroom, small child's bedroom, or as a storage room. Other box rooms may house a live-in domestic worker.

Traditionally, and often seen in country houses and larger suburban houses up until the 1930s in Britain, the box room was literally for the storage of boxes, trunks, portmanteaux, and the like, rather than for bedroom use.^{[citation needed]}

See also[link]

• Entryway
• Great hall
• Room number

Notes[link]

Tori Spelling
Spelling at the The Heart Truth Fashion Show in 2009.
Born	Victoria Davey Spelling (1973-05-16) May 16, 1973 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, author
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Charlie Shanian (2004–2006) Dean McDermott (2006–present)
Children	3
Parents	Aaron Spelling (deceased) Candy Spelling
Relatives	Randy Spelling (brother)
Website
www.torispelling.com

Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973)^[1] is an American actress and author. Her first role was Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1990. She appeared in a string of made-for-television films, such as A Friend to Die For and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?. Spelling also rose to prominence through independent films such as Trick and The House of Yes. She reprised her prominent role in the spinoff, 90210 in 2009.

Her autobiography, sTORI Telling, debuted on top of the New York Times Best Seller list and was named the best celebrity autobiography of 2009.^[2]

Early life[link]

Victoria Davey Spelling^[3] was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Candy (née Marer; born 1945) and Aaron Spelling (1923-2006).^[4] She has a younger brother, Randy, who is also an actor. Both of Spelling's parents were Jewish^[5][6], though her family celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah while she was growing up.^[7] Her middle name comes from her paternal grandfather. She attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California but graduated from Harvard-Westlake School.

Career[link]

Early work[link]

As a child, Spelling had guest spots on shows such as The Love Boat, T. J. Hooker, Hotel, Fantasy Island, Vega$, and Saved by the Bell. In 1990, she landed the role of Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, a series co-produced by her father, Aaron Spelling and Spelling Television. Until the show ended, Spelling portrayed Donna and was nominated for two Young Artist Awards.^[8][9] Donna was a virgin until the finale of the seventh season and endured stalking, attempted rape, and addiction.^[10]

While starring on 90210, Spelling was cast in a string of made-for-television films, including Co-Ed Call Girl (1992), A Friend to Die For (1994), and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996). Subsequently, Spelling was cast in several independent films including Trick (1997) and The House of Yes (1999).^[11][12]

2006–2009[link]

Spelling has been the star of two reality-based shows. In 2006, she starred as herself in the VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous, which parodied her public image. In January 2007, she and her second husband Dean McDermott decided to purchase and operate a bed and breakfast hotel in Fallbrook, California. They became the basis of a new reality show, Tori & Dean: Inn Love, which premiered on the Oxygen network on March 20, 2007.^[13] In July 2007, Spelling became a minister to marry a gay couple at Chateau La Rue. A tape of the ceremony was shown on Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.^[14] In June 2008, the show returned for a third season under the new name Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. In the new season, Spelling and McDermott discontinued running the inn, and they return to Los Angeles where they struggle to balance buying a new home, her second pregnancy, and her book tour. In May 2009 Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood returned for a fourth season.

On January 7, 2009, it was reported that Spelling would reprise her role as Donna Martin on the new CW show 90210.^[15] She appeared in two episodes (19 and 20) as a special guest star.

Spelling's fashion and jewelry line premiered on HSN. She released an autobiography, sTori Telling, on March 11, 2008. Her second book titled Mommywood was released on April 14, 2009.^[16]

2010–present[link]

In 2010, Spelling released her third book, uncharted terriTORI. Spelling told People: "I love sharing my stories and experiences with people and connecting to them on both a humorous and emotional level. The response to my first two books has been so amazing that I wanted to write a third one for my fans."^[17]

In 2011, Spelling's spin-off series Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings, premiered on April 6, 2011.^[18] Later that year, Spelling voiced the Pirate Princess in Jake and the Never Land Pirates. She played a role in the comedy short movie "Hoarders: Untold sTori" which premiered at the Outfest Film Festival in July 2011.^[19]

On September 4, 2011, Spelling made an appearance on Big Brother 13.^[20] On April 21, 2012, Spelling hosted My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 'Royal Wedding' special, celebrating the show's second season finale.

Personal life[link]

On July 3, 2004, Spelling married actor and playwright Charlie Shanian.^[21] They separated in October 2005 and their divorce was finalized on April 20, 2006.^[22]

Spelling married Dean McDermott less than a month later, on May 7, 2006, in a private ceremony in Wakaya, Fiji. McDermott was formerly married to Mary Jo Eustace, whom he recently divorced to marry Spelling.^[23] Spelling and McDermott remarried, renewing their vows on May 8, 2010 in Beverly Hills.^[24] Spelling and McDermott have three children: son Liam Aaron (born March 13, 2007) and daughters Stella Doreen (born June 9, 2008)^[25] and Hattie Margaret (born October 10, 2011).^[26] In March 2012, Spelling announced that she and McDermott are expecting their fourth child.^[27]

Spelling's father Aaron died on June 23, 2006. She was anticipated to inherit a sizable portion of her father's $500 million estate. The estate was to be divided primarily between Spelling, her brother Randy and her mother Candy. Spelling's mother Candy was the estate executor, but she and Tori were estranged. Tori and Randy Spelling inherited just $800,000,^[28] although Randy was not estranged.^[28] It was reported that Candy established a $10 million trust fund for Liam.^[29]

Filmography[link]

Tim Gunn and Spelling co-presenting at an event in November 2007.

Multimedia[link]

Soundtrack[link]

• Trick (January 27, 1999)

Books[link]

Spelling has written four books. Three were published by Gallery Books, while one was published by Aladdin Books.

• Her first book, sTORI Telling (2008) was a New York Times bestseller.^[30][31]
• In 2009, Mommywood was published about her experiences with her children.^[32]
• A third book, UNCHARTED TERRITORI, was released in 2010.^[33][34]
• Presenting Tallulah (2010) is her first picture book.^[35][36]

References[link]

External links[link]

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