Who wrote the poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?

The Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892 This poem was    written to memorialize a suicidal charge by light cavalry over    open terrain by British forces in the Battle of Balaclava (Ukraine)    in the Crimean War (1854-56). 247    men of the 637 in the charge were killed or wounded. Britain entered the    war, which was fought by Russia against Turkey, Britain and France,    because Russia sought to control the Dardanelles. Russian control    of the Dardanelles threatened British sea routes. Many in the    west best know of this war today because of Florence Nightingale,    who trained and led nurses aiding the wounded during the war    in a manner innovative for those times. The War was also noteworthy    as an early example of the work of modern war correspondents. The Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Memorializing Events in the Battle of Balaclava, October 25, 1854 Written 1854 Half a league half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred: Charge for the guns' he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Was there a man dismay'd ? Not tho' the soldier knew Some one had blunder'd: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do & die, Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd & thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air Sabring the gunners there, Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse & hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder'd. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!   Note: This poem, including punctuation, is reproduced from a scan of the poem written out by Tennyson in his own hand later, in 1864. The scan was made available online by the University of Virginia.


Who won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 for his book 'The Sense of an Ending'?

Julian Barnes on his win of the Man Booker Prize 2011 for The Sense of an Ending - YouTube Close Julian Barnes on his win of the Man Booker Prize 2011 for The Sense of an Ending Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 18, 2011 Author Julian Barnes speaks after winning the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novella 'The Sense of an Ending' at the Guildhall in London. Category


Charlene, Princess of Monaco, was an Olympic swimmer for which country?

Former Olympic swimmer Princess Charlene of Monaco gets back in the pool | Daily Mail Online comments Ex-Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock, who retired in 2007, got back in the water for a charity swim today. The Princess of Monaco, 35, was seen swimming with children in Saint Geours de Maremne in southwestern France. The Monégasque princess wore her blonde highlighted hair scraped back as she paddled through the pool and taught the group of enthusiastic children how to swim during the Live to Swim day. Princess Charlene of Monaco paddles during the swimming event in Saint Geours de Maremne Charlene proved the best possible coach a the event organised by the club Inshore Rescue Capbreton. Its aim was to raise awareness of water safety and saw 150 children participate. Her own charity, The Princess Charlene Foundation, aims to help women and children on five of the world's seven continents. One of the focus points is also reinforcing the awareness of water safety. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 'Some of my present and future projects for my foundation are underlining the importance and reinforcing the awareness of water safety,' writes Charlene on her foundation's website. 'We are all aware of horrible stories about small children drowning because they could not swim. Princess Charlene looks stunning as she walks on the beach during the swimming event in Capbreton Princess Charlene of Monaco speaks with a girl during a swimming event for her foundation in France Princess Charlene is dressed in a wetsuit as she speaks with children and they prepare to swim 'Teaching them how to swim could save their lives, and the importance and awareness will help them to feel more comfortable and confident in all aquatic areas as well.' She represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with her team finishing fifth in the Women's 4x100 m Medley. She retired from competitive swimming in 2007. Her commitment to the sport, though, seems unwavering. Princess Charlene of Monaco jokes with children learning to swim on the French beach event Princess Charlene of Monaco swims in the ocean Water babe Charlene Charlene plays about with the young children at the beach segment of the day's event Princess Charlene of Monaco and the children all put their goggles on Ex-Olympian Princess Charlene retired from competitive swimming in 2007. Now she teaches children to swim Teaching children to swim could save their lives, and the importance and awareness will help their confidence Ensuring her home-town of Durban, South Africa, becomes the premier city for swimming in the country, the princess is reportedly set to donate a 'large amount' to the its swimming future. This could make it the top sport in the city, ahead even of rugby and football. Last month Charlene's husband Prince Albert, 55, showed off his sporting abilities as he played volleyball on a beach. Princess Charlene of Monaco swims with a child as she guides the group through water awareness Charlene and her swimming partner make sure kids are being safe and having fun in the water The group get briefed on the day's activities as they listen while kitted out in their uniform The princess finally put rumours to bed over the 'turbulent' start to her marriage last month in a rare interview. She said the tears streaming down her cheeks at her wedding to Albert in 2011 were not the result of a series of rows over his womanising ways, but in fact tears of happiness. She described this speculation, as well as rumours she attempted to escape in the days leading up to her wedding, as 'categorical lies'. Princess Charlene pictured with her husband Prince Albert II of Monaco in July


In which town is the Britannia Royal Naval College?

Things to Do - discoverdartmouth.com Things to Do Things to Do in Dartmouth Search Things to Do Type: Name / Keyword: There is so much to do in Dartmouth you will be spoilt for choice for experiences all year round. If you love historic houses and gardens , castles or immersing yourself in history and culture, then Dartmouth is the place for you. Shopping , galleries , museums , arts and crafts – the list goes on in Dartmouth town centre. In the surrounding South Devon countryside, you can take part in all manner of outdoor activities , including walking , cycling , golf and of course enjoy the pleasures of the River Dart by getting out on the water .  With the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on your doorstep – and Dartmoor National Park a short drive away, you don’t have to venture far to enjoy the stunning Devonshire countryside. If its family friendly activities and attractions , you are looking for – then in easy reach of Dartmouth are some of the best family days out in South Devon. And with an array of events throughout the year, you will find something happening all year round. Check out the What’s On Calendar for up to date information – and to plan your short or long break. To search on all things to do in Dartmouth, use the search box on the right hand side to find your perfect day out.


The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz is about which character?

'House of Silk': It's a Good Time to Be Sherlock Holmes | PopMatters It's a Good Time to Be Sherlock Holmes Anthony Horowitz’s latest novel, The House of Silk, is being proclaimed as a modern classic. But is it truly a classic Sherlock Holmes adventure or yet another modernization of the great detective?   Amazon It’s a good time to be Sherlock Holmes. Although the great detective has never been out of favor, his popularity has increased proportionately to the flood of new adaptations in the past few years. Director Guy Ritchie keeps Holmes and Watson in Victorian times but turns them into modern-styled action heroes enjoying a celebrated bromance. The second movie in his Sherlock Holmes franchise, A Game of Shadows, hasn’t yet premiered, but a third film already has been announced. On television, the BBC’s critically acclaimed, international hit Sherlock, as envisioned by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, follows Holmes and Watson’s adventures in 21st century London. Titan, Severn House, Pegasus, and other publishers offer a wide selection of books of the detective’s further adventures, written by a variety of modern authors. Into this mix comes Anthony Horowitz’s highly anticipated Sherlock Holmes novel, The House of Silk. In the many years since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle penned what he likely believed would be Sherlock Holmes’ final case, other authors have tried their hand at imitating his style or borrowing his characters for new stories. Anthony Horowitz, however, bested them all—his House of Silk is the only novel approved by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate in the past 125 years. In fact, the book’s dust jacket proclaims that the Estate “chose the celebrated #1 New York Times bestselling author” to write this book “because of his proven ability to tell a transfixing story and for his passion for all things Holmes.” But is the book, as the dust jacket also promises, “a modern classic”? In many ways, the new novel provides readers with familiar elements of the classic tales. Horowitz knows how to unravel an intriguing mystery while tying together two apparently disparate cases, and Holmes still receives adulation as a master of deduction. The author excels at turning his readers into “Watsons” who are devoted to Holmes and enthusiastically leap into danger just to follow the detective throughout a case. Like Watson, readers are doomed to miss some important points along the way and to trail after a possible clue only to discover a dead-end in a less than savory section of Victorian London. The characterization of Holmes and Watson is true to the original but also offers greater insight into a fascinating friendship. In Horowitz’s novel, for example, Holmes seems a bit more concerned about his friend and a bit harder on himself. The plot reveals as much about the Holmes-Watson friendship, during the time when the good doctor is married to the former Mary Morstan, as it does Holmes’ method of deducing who commits murders or keeps the secrets of men in high places. The mystery surrounding the House of Silk is a worthy puzzle to be solved, but the repartee between Holmes and Watson is at least as compelling. Horowitz even knows how to write a riveting chase scene that, were it filmed for Ritchie’s movie franchise, would certainly be an adrenaline-fueled cinematic climax. The author’s style lures readers into the story, increases the plot’s pace, and then takes them on a wild ride. A sentimental ending that, once again, celebrates the Holmes-Watson relationship allows readers to catch their breath before they close the book.  If The House of Silk is evaluated for its attention to character, quality of plot, and Horowitz’s familiarity with the original stories, it scores highly. A book apparently destined to be a classic, however, must involve more than the author ticking the boxes of what constitutes a Sherlock Holmes story in order to illustrate how well he understands his subject. The House of Silk, despite Horowitz’s depth of research into Victorian London, comes across as revisionist history. It invites modern interpretation


Who, when aged 42 years and 103 days, is the oldest footballer to play for England?

England Football Online - Trivia Trivia     We've collected these pieces of trivia from various sources  over the years and we've tried to verify them where possible.  But if you know better or more, please let us know. Players Age Youngest player Theo Walcott , Arsenal, replaced Rooney  as England's youngest ever player on 30 May 2006 when he came on as a  65th minute substitute against Hungary at Old Trafford, Manchester.  Walcott was 17 years and 75 days old. Wayne Rooney , Everton,  was 17 years and 111 days old when he played against Australia on 12 February  2003.  Rooney had finally ended a 124 year record, displacing James  Prinsep of Clapham Rovers, who was only 17 years and 253 days old when he  played against Scotland on 5 April 1879. Rooney is the youngest player to   start for England, when he did so against Turkey on 2 April 2003. He was   17 years and 160 days. Age Oldest  player to appear Stanley Matthews, 42 years and 103 days old, against Denmark, 15 May 1957. Alec Morten has a disputed date of birth.  He was 68 years old at the time of his  death on 24 February 1900.  Meaning he was born in either 1831 or 1832,  making him 41 or 42 on 8 March 1873 against Scotland. Age Oldest player to make his debut Alec Morten has a disputed date of birth.  He was 68 years old at the time of his  death on 24 February 1900.  Meaning he was born in either 1831 or 1832,  making him 41 or 42 on 8 March 1873 against Scotland, one non-specific source  says 41 years and 114 days  old.  Either way - the  oldest debutant.  Leslie Compton was 38 years and 65 days old, in  a 4-2 victory over Wales in Sunderland, November 15, 1950 Age Oldest  opposition player Billy Meredith, 45 years and 229 days old, for Wales, 15 March 1920. Age Youngest  opposition player Sam Johnston, was  15 years and 154 days old, for Ireland, 18 February 1881. If the source is  correct, then Jaroslav Jirkovský was  16 years and 242 days when he played for the Slavia Praha side that  represented Bohemia against England on 13 June 1908. The modern-day record lay with Salomon Olembe, who was  16 years and 342 days old, when playing for Cameroon on  15 November 1997. Blendi Nallbani, most definitely the  youngest opposition goalkeeper at 17 years and 331 days, for Albania, 26 April  1989.  Age Youngest  player to score Wayne Rooney , Everton, was 17 years and 317 days old when he scored in the 53rd minute   against Macedonia on 6 September 2003. Age Youngest  opposition player to score Wi llie  Gibson , 17 years and 153 days old when he scored in a late Ireland equaliser, on 3  March 1894. It was the first time Ireland avoided defeat at the hands of  England, albeit, some match reports say the ball went through the side. Jean Capelle, at 17 years and 202 days, scored for  Belgium against England on 16 May 1931 in Brussels. Age Youngest  debutant to score Marcus Rashford,  Manchester United, having played just eighteen first team matches for his  club, scored 138 seconds into his debut against Australia, 27 May 2016, at  The Stadium of Light, Sunderland. He was 18 years and 209 days old. Beating  the previous record held by T ommy  Lawton , Everton, was 19 years and 16 days old when he scored a penalty   against Wales on 22 October 1938. Age Youngest  player to score a penalty T ommy  Lawton , Everton, was 19 years and 16 days old when he scored a penalty    on his debut against Wales on 22 October 1938. Age Oldest  player to score Stanley Matthews was 41 years and 248 days  old when he scored for England in the 2nd minute against Northern  Ireland on 10 October 1956. Age Oldest   debutant to score Jimmy Moore was 34 years and 11 days  old when he scored for England against Sweden on 21 May 1923. Bill Nicholson is the oldest post-war scoring debutant. He was 32 years  and 113 days when he scored against Portugal on 19 May 1951.  Age Youngest  Captain Bobby Moore was 22 years and 47 days when he captained England to a 4-2 win against  Czechoslovakia in Bratislava on May


Which BBC2 TV programme is based on the Japanese 'Money No Tora' or 'Money Tiger'?

Six Pitching Lessons from the Dragons’ Den | TVMole Six Pitching Lessons from the Dragons’ Den The spin-off book  Dragons’ Den: Success from Pitch to Profit , is a book that profiles the dragons and examines case studies of people who have successfully or unsuccessfully pitched in the den. If you read it with your development head on it has a number of lessons that can be applied to the development and pitching of factual TV programmes. by The Shane H Know the international market. Many producers see formats as the holy grail of programme development because they can sell the format rights around the world – if you manage to pull it off, it’s much more lucrative than making a show in just one country. What if you don’t have a format of your own to sell? You could find a successful format and put a different spin on it. The trouble is that a look-a-like programme is never quite as successful as the original. Commissioners do commission them, as they are a safe bet, they are most often heard asking for ‘fresh, new’ ideas. Fresh, new ideas are hard to come by – but imagine if you could offer them something that had a proven track record and was fresh and new? Enter Dragons’ Den – originally a Japanese format that aired (in a different form) on Nippon TV as Money no Tora (Money Tiger). Subscribe to The Wit to research and keep abreast of international formats. First impressions are important. “When someone comes up the stairs in the Den I look first at their presentation – how they look, how they speak, how concise they are, are they getting the key messages about their product or service across?” Peter Jones “I would say that 95% of the time, I have made up my mind within the first minute.”Theo Paphitis If you have a longstanding relationship with a commissioner you don’t need to worry too much about how you present yourself or your ideas – they probably accepted and embraced your eccentricities many years ago. However, if you are just starting out, or are pitching to a new channel or commissioner for the first time, you need to put a little more effort into your presentation. You have three opportunities to (fail to) impress them: by greefus groinks 1.Professional – Turn up on time, introduce yourself and your company. A short show reel of the programmes you’ve made can help to reassure a new commissioner that you have the experience and credentials to make the programme you are proposing. Make sure you’ve watched their channels and are familiar with their programmes. Know where and why your idea fits in their schedule. by TooFarNorth 2. Proposal – Keep it short. Many commissioners won’t read past the first paragraph. You’ve got about 40 seconds to impress the rest. Make it relevant – they need to know the who, what, where, when and why of your idea not a scene-by-scene breakdown. Spell check it and get someone to check your grammar if you’re unsure where apostrophes should go. Make sure you put your contact details are on the proposal. by Brian Teutsch 3.Pitch – Be clear about what it is you’re pitching – is it a docudrama, makeover or reality show? Once they know that the approach is a good fit for their schedule they can relax into your pitch. It’s irritating to sit through a long pitch only to find out at the end that it is a drama when you only commission ob docs. It can be good to start with an anecdote, but don’t ramble on. Get to the point. Tell them what they need to know – What will the audience see/feel/learn? Who are the characters? Have you secured access? Is there a presenter? What are their credentials? Be passionate about your project. “One of the signs as to whether a particular investment is worth the risk is whether the entrepreneur presenting the idea has that particular confidence, that certain spark that shows me they are desperate for it to succeed.” Richard Farleigh If you are pitching an idea that is unusual, or slightly outside of a channel’s usual remit resist the temptation to start the pitch with “you probably won’t like this, but…”. You can sway a commissioner to greenlight a slightly riskier


In which US state is Tombstone, scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?

The O.K Corral - Tombstone - Arizona - United States. - YouTube The O.K Corral - Tombstone - Arizona - United States. Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 1, 2014 The O.K Corral - Tombstone - Arizona - United States. The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30-second gunfight between outlaw Cowboys and lawmen that is generally regarded as the most famous gunfight in the history of the American Wild West. The gunfight took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. It was the result of a long-simmering feud between Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury, and opposing lawmen: town Marshal Virgil Earp, Assistant Town Marshal Morgan Earp, and temporary deputy marshals Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne ran from the fight unharmed, but Billy Clanton and both McLaury brothers were killed. Virgil, Morgan, and Doc Holliday were wounded, but Wyatt Earp was unharmed. The fight has come to represent a period in American Old West when the frontier was virtually an open range for outlaws, largely unopposed by law enforcement who were spread thin over vast territories, leaving some areas unprotected. The gunfight was not well known to the American public until 1931, when author Stuart Lake published a largely fictionalized biography, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal, two years after Earp's death. Published during the Great Depression, the book captured American imaginations. It was also the basis for the 1946 film, My Darling Clementine, by director John Ford. After the film Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was released in 1957, the shootout became known by that name. Since then, the conflict has been portrayed with varying degrees of accuracy in numerous Western films and books. Despite its name, the historic gunfight did not take place within or next to the O.K. Corral, but in a narrow lot next to Fly's Photographic Studio, six doors west of the rear entrance to the O.K. Corral on Fremont Street. The two opposing parties were initially only about 6 feet (1.8 m) apart. About thirty shots were fired in thirty seconds. Ike Clanton filed murder charges against the Earps and Doc Holliday, but they were eventually exonerated by a local judge after a 30-day preliminary hearing, and then by a local grand jury. The gunfight was not the end of the conflict, and on December 28, 1881, Virgil Earp was ambushed and maimed in a murder attempt by the outlaw Cowboys. On March 18, 1882, Morgan Earp was shot through the glass door of a saloon and killed by the Cowboys. The suspects in both incidents furnished solid alibis and were not indicted. Wyatt Earp, newly appointed as Deputy U.S. Marshal in the territory, took matters into his own hands in a personal vendetta. He was pursued by county Sheriff Johnny Behan, who had a warrant for his arrest. All images are either in the Public Domain or on Google images labeled for reuse. All music is credited to with kind permission to Kevin MacLeod and his website incompetech - Royalty free music - http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Text by wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight...


In which ancient city is the 'Street of Facades' and the 'Treasury'?

The Ancient City of Petra, Jordan in HD - YouTube The Ancient City of Petra, Jordan in HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Sep 14, 2012 The Ancient City of Petra (Jordan): The Siq, The Treasury, The Facades Street, The City Center, The Monastery, views from 5 mountaintops surrounding Petra and more. This is a repost of my Petra videos in full HD, higher quality, as a single video. Recorded April 29-30, 2007 in HD with Canon HV20. Music:


Who, in an ancient myth, removed a thorn from a lion's paw?

Androcles and the Lion: Tales of Type 156 Androcles and the Lion and other folktales of Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 156 edited by Androcles Aesop A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about there he came upon a lion lying down moaning and groaning. At first he turned to flee, but finding that the lion did not pursue him, he turned back and went up to him. As he came near, the lion put out his paw, which was all swollen and bleeding, and Androcles found that a huge thorn had got into it, and was causing all the pain. He pulled out the thorn and bound up the paw of the lion, who was soon able to rise and lick the hand of Androcles like a dog. Then the lion took Androcles to his cave, and every day used to bring him meat from which to live. But shortly afterwards both Androcles and the lion were captured, and the slave was sentenced to be thrown to the lion, after the latter had been kept without food for several days. The emperor and all his court came to see the spectacle, and Androcles was led out into the middle of the arena. Soon the lion was let loose from his den, and rushed bounding and roaring towards his victim. But as soon as he came near to Androcles he recognized his friend, and fawned upon him, and licked his hands like a friendly dog. The emperor, surprised at this, summoned Androcles to him, who told him the whole story. Whereupon the slave was pardoned and freed, and the lion let loose to his native forest. Moral: Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Source: The Fables of Æsop , selected, told anew, and their history traced by Joseph Jacobs (London: Macmillan and Company, 1902), no. 23, pp. 60-61 . First published 1894. The Slave and the Lion Aesop A slave ran away from his master, by whom he had been most cruelly treated, and, in order to avoid capture, betook himself into the desert. As he wandered about in search of food and shelter, he came to a cave, which he entered and found to by unoccupied. Really, however, it was a lion's den, and almost immediately, to the horror of the wretched fugitive, the lion himself appeared. The man gave himself up for lost. But, to his utter astonishment, the lion, instead of springing upon him, came and fawned upon him, at the same time whining and lifting up his paw. Observing it to be much swollen and inflamed, he examined it and found a large thorn embedded in the ball of the foot. He accordingly removed it and dressed the wound as well as he could. And in course of time it healed up completely. The lion's gratitude was unbounded. He looked upon the man as his friend, and they shared the cave for some time together. A day came, however, when the slave began to long for the society of his follow men, and he bade farewell to the lion and returned to the town. Here he was presently recognized and carried off in chains to his former master, who resolved to make an example of him, and ordered that he should be thrown to the beasts at the next public spectacle in the theater. On the fatal day the beasts were loosed into the arena, and among the rest a lion of huge bulk and ferocious aspect. And then the wretched slave was cast in among them. What was the amazement of the spectators, when the lion after one glance bounded up to him and lay down at his feet with every expression of affection and delight! It was his old friend of the cave! The audience clamored that the slave's life should be spared. And the governor of the town, marveling at such gratitude and fidelity in a beast, decreed that both should receive their liberty. Source: Æsop's Fables, translated by V. S. Vernon Jones (London: W. Heinemann, 1912), pp. 31-32. Androcles and the Lion Joseph Jacobs It happened in the old days at Rome that a slave named Androcles escaped from his master and fled into the forest, and he wandered there for a long time until he was weary and well nigh spent with hunger and despair. Just then he heard a lion near him moaning and groaning and at times roaring terribly. Tired as he was Androcles rose up and rushed away, as he thoug


Name either country involved in the 'Pastry War' of 1838.

The Pastry War (French Mexican War, 1838-1839) By Christopher Minster Updated August 22, 2016. The “Pastry War” was fought between France and Mexico from November 1838 to March 1839. The war was nominally fought because French citizens living in Mexico during a prolonged period of strife had their investments ruined and the Mexican government refused any sort of reparations, but it also had to do with long-standing Mexican debt. After a few months of blockades and naval bombardments of the port of Veracruz, the war ended when Mexico agreed to compensate France. Background: Mexico had serious growing pains after gaining its independence from Spain in 1821. A succession of governments replaced one another, and the presidency changed hands about 20 times in the first 20 years of independence. Late 1828 was particularly lawless, as forces loyal to rival presidential candidates Manuel Gómez Pedraza and Vicente Guerrero Saldaña fought in the streets after a hotly contested election. It was during this period that a pastry shop belonging to a French national identified only as Monsieur Remontel was allegedly ransacked by drunken army forces. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Debts and Reparations: In the 1830’s, several French citizens demanded reparations from the Mexican government for damages to their businesses and investments. One of them was Monsieur Remontel, who asked the Mexican government for the princely sum of 60,000 pesos. Mexico owed a great deal of money to European nations, including France, and the chaotic situation in the country seemed to indicate that these debts would never be paid. France, using the claims of its citizens as an excuse, sent a fleet to Mexico in early 1838 and blockaded the main port of Veracruz. The War: By November, diplomatic relations between France and Mexico over lifting the blockade had deteriorated. France, which was demanding 600,000 pesos as reparations for the losses of its citizens, began shelling the fort of San Juan de Ulúa, which guarded the entrance to the port of Veracruz. Mexico declared war on France, and French troops attacked and captured the city. The Mexicans were outnumbered and outgunned, but still fought valiantly. The Return of Santa Anna: The Pastry War marked the return of Antonio López de Santa Anna . Santa Anna had been an important figure in the early period after independence, but had been disgraced after the loss of Texas , seen as an utter fiasco by most of Mexico. In 1838 he was conveniently at his ranch near Veracruz when the war broke out. Santa Anna rushed to Veracruz to lead its defense. Santa Anna and the defenders of Veracruz were soundly routed by superior French forces, but he emerged a hero, partly because he had lost one of his legs during the fighting. He had the leg buried with full military honors. Resolution: With their main port captured, Mexico had no choice but to relent. Through British diplomatic channels, Mexico agreed to pay the full amount of restoration demanded by France, 600,000 pesos. The French withdrew from Veracruz and their fleet returned to France in March of 1839. Aftermath: The Pastry War, considered a minor episode in the history of Mexico, nevertheless had several important consequences. Politically, it marked the return of Antonio López de Santa Anna to national prominence. Considered a hero in spite of the fact that he and his men lost the city of Veracruz, Santa Anna was able to regain much of the prestige he had lost after the catastrophe in Texas. Economically, the war was disproportionally disastrous for Mexico, as not only did they have to pay the 600,000 pesos to France, but they had to rebuild Veracruz and lost several months worth of customs revenue from their most important port. The Mexican economy, which had already been a shambles before the war, was hit hard. The Pastry War weakened the Mexican economy and military less than ten years before the much more historically important Mexican-American War broke out. Finally, it established a pattern of French intervention


"Who sculpted 'The Angel of the North""?"

The Angel of the North The Angel of the North Home / Leisure & Culture / Tourism / The Angel of the North The Angel of the North Since spreading its wings in February 1998, Antony Gormley's The Angel of the North has become one of the most talked about pieces of public art ever produced.


What is the administrative centre for Derbyshire?

Derbyshire | Define Derbyshire at Dictionary.com Derbyshire [dur-bee-sheer, -sher; British dahr-bi-sheer, -sher] /ˈdɜr biˌʃɪər, -ʃər; British ˈdɑr bɪˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ Spell a county in central England. 1060 sq. mi. (2630 sq. km). Expand Examples from the Web for Derbyshire Expand Contemporary Examples And Derbyshire “always assume[s] that any black person in a well-paid position is an Affirmative Action hire.” Historical Examples You need not look at the cup and saucer before you, Mr. Catley; those came from Derbyshire. Loss and Gain John Henry Newman My father told me one day about two caves he went into in Derbyshire. Crown and Sceptre George Manville Fenn A militia regiment, the 4th Derbyshire, had been sent up to occupy this post. British Dictionary definitions for Derbyshire Expand noun 1. a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


By what first name was Tiger Woods legally known until at least his 21st birthday?

Tiger Woods Tiger Woods (1975-    ) Background and Early Years Eldrick "Tiger" Woods was born on December 30 , 1975 , in Cypress , Calif ., to Earl Woods and Kultida Punsawad. He is the only child of their marriage but has two half-brothers, Earl Jr. and Kevin, and one half-sister, Royce, from the 18-year marriage of Earl and his first wife, Barbara Woods Gray. Earl, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and Vietnam War veteran was of mixed Black , Chinese and Native American ancestry. Kultida ( nee ), originally from Thailand , is of mixed Thai , Chinese and Dutch ancestry. This makes Woods himself one-fourth Chinese , one-fourth Thai, one-fourth Black, one-eighth Native American and one-eighth Dutch. He refers to his ethnic make-up as Cablinasian (a term he coined from Caucasian, Black, American-Indian and Asian). Woods is Buddhist . He has said that his faith was acquired from his mother and that it helps control both his stubbornness and impatience. Tiger got his nickname from a Vietnamese soldier who was a friend of his father. Woods became generally known by that name and by the time he had achieved national prominence in junior and amateur golf, he was simply known as "Tiger Woods." On his 21st birthday, Woods legally changed his name from from Eldrick to Tiger. He grew up in Orange County , Calif., and attended school at Western High School in Anaheim , Calif. In November of 2003, Woods became engaged to Elin Nordegren , a Swedish model . They were first introduced at the Open Championship in 2001 by Swedish golf star Jesper Parnevik , who had employed her as a nanny. They married on October 5 , 2004 , at the Sandy Lane resort on the Caribbean island of Barbados , and they currently live at Isleworth, in Orlando , Fla . They also have homes in Jackson , Wy o., California and Sweden . Early in the morning of June 18 , 2007 , Elin gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, in Orlando , Fla . The birth occurred just one day after Woods tied for second in the 2007 U.S. Open . Tiger chose to name his daughter Sam because his late father said that Tiger looked more like a Sam. Golf Came Early Woods was a child prodigy who began to play golf at the age of two. In 1978, he putted against comedian Bob Hope in a television appearance on The Mike Douglas Show . At age three, Woods shot a 48 over nine holes at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, Calif., and at age five, he appeared in Golf Digest and on ABC 's That's Incredible . In 1984, at the age of eight, Tiger won the 9–10 boys' event, the youngest age group available, at the Junior World Golf Championships . Woods went on to win the Junior World Championships six times, including four consecutive wins from 1988 to 1991. At the age of 15, he became the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur Champion, was voted Southern California Amateur Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and became Golf Digest’s Amateur Player of the Year 1991. Tiger successfully defended his title at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship becoming the first multiple winner. He competed in his first PGA Tour event, the Nissan Los Angeles Open and was named Golf Digest’s Amateur Player of the Year, Golf World Player of the Year and Golfweek National Amateur of the Year all in 1992. The following year, he won his third consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, and remains the event's youngest and only multiple winner. In 1994, Woods became the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship . He was a member of the American team at the 1994 Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and in the 1995 Walker Cup. Later that year, he enrolled at Stanford University , and won his first collegiate event, the William Tucker Invitational. At Stanford, he majored in Economics and was nicknamed " Urkel " by his college teammates. In 1995, Woods defended his U.S. Amateur title, and was voted NCAA Pacific-10 Region Player of the Year, NCAA First Team All-American, and Stanford's Male Freshman of the Year, which is an award that encompasses all sports. He participated in h


Ghee | BBC Good Food BBC Good Food Recipes Not sure what to cook? We’ve pulled together our most popular recipes, our latest additions and our editor’s picks, so there’s sure to be something tempting for you to try. Ghee Pronounce it: gee The Indian version of clarified butter (ie a butter that has had its milk solids removed, making it clear), ghee was traditionally made with butter made from water buffalo milk. Today, cow's milk butter is commonly used. As it's heated for longer, ghee has a stronger, nuttier, flavour and darker colour than standard clarified butter. Its high burning point (higher than that of clarified butter) means it's good for frying. Choose the best The best commercially made ghees are thought to come from Holland. Scandinavia and Australia also produce ghee of a good quality. It is packed in cans or jars. Prepare it Canned or jarred ghee is ready to use straight away. To make your own ghee, melt 500g cubed unsalted butter in a pan and, stirring continuously, bring to the boil. Leave it to simmer for around 30 minutes. Then take it off the heat and skim off the scum that will have risen to the top. Leave it in the pan to cool - this will take around two or three hours. Then put it in a clean container and seal tightly. Throw away the sediment that will have collected at the bottom of the pan. The ghee will keep in the fridge for around six months. You can also make flavoured ghee by adding spices such as cumin or ginger to the butter at the start of the cooking proccess. Store it As the milk solids have been removed, ghee doesn't go rancid as rapidly as ordinary butter does, so refrigeration is not so essential. However, it will extend its life, so it's worth keeping opened shop-bought ghee or homemade ghee in the fridge. Cook it Use to fry ingredients for any Indian dish, especially meat dishes. Alternatives Try vegetable oil or sunflower oil. You may also like NEW BBC Good Food Wine Club Save over £65 today


What is the three digit landline telephone number available in the UK to contact the police in non-emergency situations?

United Kingdom: Telephones - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. United Kingdom: Telephones Review a place you’ve visited JOIN Free Newsletter Interested in United Kingdom? We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for United Kingdom each week. United Kingdom Traveller Article: Read more about United Kingdom Topics include Transportation, Things to Do, Dining Scene & more! Comments (18) FIRE, POLICE, AMBULANCE, COASTGUARD, MOUNTAIN and CAVE RESCUE (emergency only):  dial 999 or 112 Note that any GSM compatible mobile phone cal dial 112 to connect to the emergency services as a free call provided you have some kind of signal whether or not you have valid network access.  101 is the Police non-emergency number e.g. for general enquiries (see http://www.police.uk/contact/101/ for more information). All calls to this number, whether from landline or mobile, are charged at 15p irrespective of duration or time of day. 00 is the International Access Code to dial out from within the UK, the Republic of Ireland and all other EU countries. 44 is the Country Code for the UK. 353 is the Country Code for the Republic of Ireland. 100 is the number for the Operator, 155 for International Operator.   Landline numbers The first part of a UK telephone number, which is specific to one geographic area, may be referred to as the 'dialling code' or 'area code'.  The code is three to six digits long and always starts with ' 01' or ' 02', for example 020 is the code for London, 0118 is for Reading, 01332 is Derby, and 017687 is Keswick. If you are making a call to a number with the same dialling code as the one you are calling from, you do not need to dial the code, only the customer number (between 4 and 8 figures long). When calling from a mobile telephone, you must always dial the full number, including any geographic code.   Mobile numbers Numbers for mobile telephones are 11 figures long and start with the digits ' 07', however those starting '070' are 'personal numbers' which forward to another number and can be charged at a premium rate to pay for the diversion costs. Other non-geographic numbers Numbers starting ' 03' are not fixed to a location, but are charged at the same rate as calling a geographic number and count towards inclusive allowances on landlines and mobiles. They are used by businesses, charities and government departments. Numbers starting ' 0800', ' 0808' and ' 0500' are freephone numbers; there is no charge to call these numbers from a landline or payphone, however hotels and mobile telephone networks are likely to charge. These calls will become free from all mobile phones by 26 June 2015. Other numbers starting ' 084' or ' 087'  (such as '0845' and '0870') are usually charged at a higher rate than calling a geographic number (up to 15p per minute from a landline and up to 41p/min from mobiles with part of the call cost being passed on to whoever you are calling). Premium rate numbers start ' 09' and can cost up to £1.50 per minute to call from a landline and more from a mobile phone. From 1 July 2015, call charges to many UK numbers starting 084, 087, 09 and 118 calls (non-geographic, 'premium' and directory enquiry services) will change into separate 'access' and 'service' charges. The 'access' charge is set by your telephone provider (eg BT or TalkTalk for landlines, Vodaphone or Three for mobile) and will be stated in their tariff. The 'service' charge is set by the recipient number provider and should be advertised next to the number.  It may take some time for websites and advertisements to be updated with these changes. Some calls will increase significantly in price. Be cautious using calling cards, call-through services and similar, or when calling from a hotel, and make sure you are aware of the current charges you will pay.  Six figure numbers which begin with ' 118' are Directory Enquiry services and are special rate numbers usually costing over £1 per call, however the cheapest is available by calling 118226 (33p per ca


Which South African bullion coin is named after a 19th century President of the South African Republic?

Gold Krugerrands from the South Africa Mint | African Gold Coins | APMEX Gold Other Popular Gold World Mints Gold from South Africa Mint (Gold Krugerrands) Highly desirable Gold Krugerrand Coins and other African Gold coins will complete your investment portfolio. South African Mint - In 1941, what we know today as the South African Mint officially opened. Starting in 1961, South Africa introduced its own currency, including Gold coins, replacing British currency. The South African Mint was responsible for producing this everyday coinage. However, perhaps the most famous South African Gold coins are the beautiful Gold Krugerrand coins. The Gold Krugerrand is prized around the world, with a highly sought-after design inspired by history. These African Gold coins feature the South African Republic's first president, Paul Kruger, and on the reverse, the springbok, which is the national animal and also the name of the South African rugby team. On the Krugerrand Gold coin , the springbok appears to be jumping into action, while President Kruger is a reminder of 19th century South African political and military affairs. Choose this South African Mint coin for a prized possession in your collection. In addition to Gold Krugerrands, the South African Mint has produced other beautiful Gold coins, including the newer Gold Natura series. One of the Natura series coins even won Krause Publications' 2011 Coin of the Year Award! Like the Gold Krugerrand, the Gold Natura series of coins will likely be prized possessions. These Gold coins were first minted in South Africa in 1994, with the first five years of the series known as the "Big Five," depicting a lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Gorgeous South African Gold coins, the Natura Gold Coins are perfect for anyone who loves animals. The South African Mint also has other Gold coins featured in the APMEX collection at the best price to buy Gold. To view available South African Gold or to get Gold prices, click on the image representing the Gold coins of your interest: Precious Metal Spot Prices


At the end of 2011, which Pacific island nation advanced a whole day by adjusting its time zone?

If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Thursday Home   Site information   Newsletter   All the Time in the World   If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Thursday If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Thursday By Allan Eastman Strange Times at the Date Line Above is a map showing the approximate location of the International Date Line. The Time Zone system counts 12 hours in either direction from Greenwich and meets up more or less in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This imaginary boundary is called the International Date Line and anywhere it meets, an extremely strange thing happens. Time jumps ahead 24 hours – an entire day. If you paddled your outrigger canoe out from Samoa and floated along the date line pointing North, the right side of your body would be at say, noon Wednesday but your left side would be at noon Thursday. You have to agree that this is pretty weird. This is because Time as delineated by the Prime Meridian Conference counts eastward from the International Date Line, gaining an hour as it moves through each successive Time Zone. When you finally get back to the same point all the way around the planet, you have counted 24 hours so basically, you have added a day. Curiously, the Conference never officially defined the Date Line. In essence, it doesn’t really exist except as a matter of convenience and as an unusual phenomenon in human existence. My own opinion is that all those delegates in 1884 just couldn’t get their Victorian heads around the strange goings on at the Date Line so they just decided not to mess with it. There it was out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where it wasn’t going to bother anyone except the odd mariner or South Sea Islander. Nobody had conceived of international jet air travel or worldwide instantaneous communications. In theory, the Date Line lies along the 180 degree meridian of longitude, on the opposite side of the planet from Greenwich. In fact on any general map, it jogs wildly east and west in its passage from the North to the South geographic Poles to accommodate various countries’ desires to be on one side or other of the line and hence closer in time to other places near to them. The Aleutians want to be the same time as the rest of Alaska. Just to complicate matters, the island state of Kiribati has chosen to be in the time zone to the west of it, closer to New Zealand so the date line stretches way east to take it in. So even though Kiribati is further east than Samoa, it is a day later in Time. It makes your head ache. Back on my Jumbo jet headed for Australia, I couldn’t get over my discomfort with the whole date line experience. And when I landed and got to work on the project, it further complicated matters. More than once , I called my Agent in LA on Monday to complain about something and was outraged to get the answering machine. Eventually, I would realize that it was Sunday in California and no one could be expected to be in the office. A few times actors scheduled to fly in for guest parts were a day late arriving because somebody in LA had forgotten to factor in the lost day crossing the date line. Advertising Conference calls with the production partners were a nightmare. Two days of the business week we couldn’t talk at all because it was the weekend in one place or the other. A call from Australia at 0800 Tuesday would be connected with Los Angeles at 1500 Monday and Toronto at 1800 Monday. Even worse, one time we decided to take a quick holiday to the Cook Islands, forgetting that we were going back eastward across the date line. We arrived the day earlier than the one we had reserved and had to scramble to find a bed for the first night. Going east across the date line was the great plot device Jules Verne used in his classic novel, Around the World in 80 Days. By sending Phineas Fogg eastward around the planet, Verne has his hero arrive back in London in the required 80 days although for himself personally, 81 days had passed. And so, that philosophical problem...would crossing the date line make you live a day longer or a day less in your life? Well, that’s still a hard qu


Who writes the series of novels about Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin?

Agatha Raisin, Hamish Macbeth and the novels of M.C. Beaton - welco... the home of the Agatha Raisin series of crime books and ebooks , the Hamish Macbeth books and the many novels and mystery books of author M.C. Beaton ( Marion Chesney ). If you like crime fiction books by Agatha Christie or the crime novels of Alexander McCall Smith you'll love Agatha Raisin, M.C. Beaton's series of crime books set in the Cotswolds village of Carsely . Find all the Agatha Raisin books in order here . M.C. Beaton is also the author of the Hamish MacBeth murder mystery series set in Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands . Find the complete Hamish Macbeth book series here listing all books in order. M.C. Beaton books include her witty and entertaining Regency romance series , now available as paperbacks and ebooks. Or find out more about M.C.Beaton herself here .   Go everywhere with M.C. Beaton! Keep up with her latest news, views, wit and wisdom on Twitter and Facebook


Which Scottish king was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513?

Battle of Flodden Battle of Flodden The defeat in 1513 that crushed Scotland Battle of Flodden on 9th September 1513 The previous battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Agincourt The next battle in the British Battles series is the Spanish Armada Battle: Flodden   War: Anglo-Scottish Wars Date of the Battle of Flodden: 9th September 1513 Place of the Battle of Flodden: The South Bank of the River Tweed on the border between Scotland and England. King James IV of Scotland, the commander of the Scottish army at the Battle of Flodden in 1513; his death at the battle, with many of his nobles and soldiers, plunged Scotland into crisis for many years Combatants at the Battle of Flodden:  An invading Scottish army against an English army. Generals at the Battle of Flodden:  King James IV commanded the Scottish Army and the Earl of Surrey commanded the English Army. Size of the armies at the Battle of Flodden:  The 2 armies were much the same size at 20,000 to 30,000 men, the English army larger than the Scottish. Winner of the Battle of Flodden:  The Scottish were overwhelmingly defeated by the English, with the death of King James IV and many of his accompanying Scottish nobles and citizens. Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Flodden: The 16th Century saw the transition across Europe from Medieval warfare with its feudal formations to armies with a more modern form, a change that was quicker on the mainland of Europe where new forms of battlefield tactic were being introduced by the Swiss, Spanish and the Swedes. Both sides at Flodden used cannon on the battlefield although their size and weight made them difficult to manoeuvre.  It is said that the 30 Scottish guns, 17 of them large required 400 oxen and 28 horses to draw them and the ammunition.  Loading was slow, propellant was unreliable and the solid projectiles caused little damage to troop formations.  Cannon was at its most useful against town and castle walls. English archers in battle with the longbow in the Middle Ages: Battle of Flodden on 9th September 1513 The Scottish cannon was considered of better quality than the English.  The Scottish cannon master Robert Borthwick cast his guns and oversaw their use on the battlefield.  Seven of his guns were known as the ‘Seven Sisters of Borthwick’.   At Flodden the English guns were more numerous and better served than the Scottish.  While the Scottish cannon were cast the English were made using the outdated system of hoops and bars. Robert White described the Scots army in the Cambridge History of the Renaissance:  “The principal leaders and men at arms were mounted on able horses; the Border prickers rode those of less size, but remarkably active.  Those wore mail, chiefly of plate, from head to heel;  that of the higher ranks being wrought and polished with great elegance, while the Borderers had armour of a very light description.  All the others were on foot, and the burgesses of the towns wore what was called white armour, consisting of steel cap, gorget and mail brightly burnished, fitting gracefully to the body, and covering limbs and hands.  The yeomen or peasantry had the sallat or iron cap, the hauberk or place jack, formed of thin flat pieces of iron quilted below leather or linen, which covered the legs and arms, and they had gloves likewise.  The Highlanders were not so well defended by armour, though the chiefs were partly armed like their southern brethren, retaining, however, the eagle’s feather in the bonnet, and wearing, like their followers, the tartan and the belted plaid.  Almost every soldier had a large shield or target for defence, and wore the white cross of Saint Andrew, either on his breast or some other prominent place.  The offensive arms were the spear five yards in length, the long pike, the mace or mallet, two-handed and other swords, the dagger, the knife, the bow and sheaf of arrows; while the Danish axe, with a broad flat spike on the opposite side to the edge, was peculiar to the Islemen, and the studded targe to the Highlanders.” Scots battle axe and halber


Sinope and Carme are two satellites of which planet?

Jupiter's Outer Moons Jupiter's Outer Moons Sinope Jupiter's eight outer moons fall into two groups: Leda, Himalia, Lysithea and Elara    at about 11 million km from Jupiter and    Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae and Sinope at about 23 million km. When the first version    of The Nine Planets was written that was it. But in recent years several dozen tiny moons in various orbits farther out have been detected. Leda Leda ("LEE duh") is the ninth of Jupiter's known satellites and the smallest: orbit :  11,094,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 16 km mass :   5.68e15 kg Leda was queen of Sparta and the mother, by Zeus in the form of    a swan, of Pollux and Helen of Troy. Discovered by Kowal in 1974. Leda, Ananke, and Sinope are among the smallest moons in the solar system. Himalia Himalia ("hih MAL yuh") is the tenth of Jupiter's known satellites: orbit :  11,480,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 186 km mass :   9.56e18 kg Himalia was a nymph who bore three sons of Zeus (Jupiter). Discovered by Perrine in 1904. Unlike the inner satellites, the orbits of    Leda, Himalia, Lysithea and Elara are significantly inclined to    Jupiter's equator (about 28 degrees). Lysithea Lysithea ("ly SITH ee uh") is the eleventh of Jupiter's known satellites: orbit :  11,720,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 36 km mass :   7.77e16 kg Lysithea was a daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus' lovers. Discovered by Nicholson in 1938. Elara Elara ("EE lar uh") is the twelfth of Jupiter's known satellites: orbit :  11,737,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 76 km mass :   7.77e17 kg Elara was the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus. Discovered by Perrine in 1905. Leda, Himalia, Lysithea and Elara may be remnants of a single asteroid that    was captured by Jupiter and broken up. Ananke Ananke ("a NANG kee") is the thirteenth of Jupiter's known satellites: orbit :  21,200,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 30 km mass :   3.82e16 kg Ananke was the mother of Adrastea, by Jupiter. Discovered by Nicholson in 1951. Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae and Sinope have unusual but similar orbits. Carme Carme ("KAR mee") is the fourteenth of Jupiter's known satellites: orbit :  22,600,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 40 km mass :   9.56e16 kg Carme was the mother, by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess. Discovered by Nicholson in 1938. Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae and Sinope are especially unusual in that their orbits    are retrograde . Pasiphae Pasiphae ("pah SIF ah ee") is the fifteenth of Jupiter's known satellites: orbit :  23,500,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 50 km mass :   1.91e17 kg Pasiphae was the wife of Minos and mother, by a white bull, of the Minotaur. Discovered by P. Melotte in 1908. Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae and Sinope have orbits highly inclined to    Jupiter's equator (about 150 degrees). Sinope Sinope ("sah NOH pee") is the outermost of Jupiter's known confirmed satellites: orbit :  23,700,000 km from Jupiter diameter : 36 km mass :   7.77e16 kg Sinope was a woman said to have been unsuccessfully (!) courted by Zeus. Discovered by Nicholson in 1914. Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae and Sinope may be remnants of a single asteroid that    was captured by Jupiter and broken up. Open Issues Why do they fall into two distinct groups?    Are they indeed captured asteroids? We know next to nothing about these moons.    Even the basic mass and size data are not very accurate.


Germinal and Messidor are months in which calendar?

The 12 Months of the French Republican Calendar | Britannica.com The 12 Months of the French Republican Calendar Editor Picks: Exploring 10 Types of Basketball Movies French revolutionaries believed they did not simply topple a government, but established a new social order founded on freedom and equality. Far from limiting reforms to the state, revolutionaries sought to align French institutions and mores on the basis of the new republican ideals through a multitude of changes, from reorganizing France’s regional divisions to abandoning the terms Monsieur and Madame in favor of the more egalitarian Citoyen and Citoyenne. To mark the advent of the new age of liberty, they also replaced, in October 1793, the old Gregorian calendar with a new republican calendar. Henceforth, the year of the official proclamation of the Republic (1792) would become Year One. In this secular calendar, the twelve months of the year were named after natural elements, while each day was named for a seed, tree, flower, fruit, animal, or tool, replacing the saints’-day names and Christian festivals. The republican calendar was abandoned by Napoleon on January 1, 1806. 1Germinal Month of sprouting buds ~ March 21 to April 19 The word was coined by revolutionary Phillippe Fabre-Desglantines from the German noun "germen" (sprout, bud). It was made famous by Émile Zola’s namesake novel. As Merriam-Webster teaches us, germinal is also an English noun, which means "being in the earliest stage of development" or "of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a germ cell or early embryo." 2Floréal The months of flowering (from the Latin flos, flower) ~April 20 to May 19 In a poem dedicated to the new republican calendar, Citizen Cupière associated these names with the joy of nature’s rebirth: "Germinal will have me caress my Lisette, Floréal pin flowers to her ruff, Prairial lead her to joyful lawns..." 3Prairial Month of meadows ~ May 20 to June 18 This month is remembered for the infamous Law of 22 Prairial Year II, or Law of the Great Terror, which substantially weakened the rights of those accused to be “enemies of the people.” 4Messidor Month of harvest (in Latin: messis) ~June 19 to July 18 Every day of the year was also renamed after an element of nature, to counter the Catholic calendar’s association of days with the names of saints and sacred events. The first three days of Messidor, for instance, were dedicated to rye, oat, and onion. 5Thermidor Month of warmth ~ July 19 to August 17 Because the revolt which caused the fall of Robespierre in 1794 occurred during this month, “Thermidhorian” has come to mean a counterrevolutionary movement or regime seeking to re-establish order and normalcy following a period of political radicalism. 6Fructidor Month of fruits ~ August 18 to September 16 Most people know of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, written in 1789. Less known is that a series of declarations, more or less radical in tone, followed. The Constitution of the 5th Fructidor Year III, and the Declaration which served as its preamble, emphasized law and order. Article 1 stated: “The rights of man in society, are liberty, equality, security, and property.” 7Vendémiaire Month of vintage ~ September 22 to October 21 In Year VI of the Revolution (1795), the French legislative assembly (the Convention) passed a decree to counter the rising support enjoyed by royalists. According to this decree, two-thirds of the incoming representatives had to come from the poll of incumbents. On the 13th of Vendémiaire, an armed insurrection led by royalists was defeated by the French army. One of the leaders of the counter-insurrection was a certain Captain Napoléon Bonaparte, who royalists would long call general Vendémiaire. 8Brumiaire Month of fog ~ October 22 to November 20 On the 18th of Brumaire, French General Napoléon Bonaparte led a coup which overthrew the government known as the “Directoire.” The event is often regarded as the end of the French Revolution. 9Frimaire Month of wintry weather ~ November 21 to December 20 Napoleon w


Mia Farrow is the daughter of which actress?

Mia Farrow - Biography - IMDb Mia Farrow Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trivia  (58) | Personal Quotes  (15) Overview (3) 5' 4¼" (1.63 m) Mini Bio (1) Mia Farrow was born in Los Angeles, California, to director John Farrow and actress and Tarzan-girl Maureen O'Sullivan . Her father was Australian-born (of English descent) and her mother was Irish-born (of Irish, Scottish, and English ancestry). Farrow debuted at the movies in 1959 in very small roles. She was noticed for the first time in the film Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski . She showed her talent also on TV and at the theatre, but her final breakthrough was when she met Woody Allen and became his Muse after the film A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982). After that, Woody Allen wrote many other roles for her. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Volker Boehm Spouse (2) Auditoned for the role of Liesl in The Sound of Music (1965). Hit #111 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" in August of 1968. The first American actress to be accepted as a member of London's prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. Her godparents were gossip columnist Louella Parsons and famed director George Cukor . April 2002 - refused to co-operate with request that clips from some of her performances in Woody Allen films could be used for upcoming Turner Classic Movies tribute to the director, her ex-lover since infamous break-up in 1991. Mia and her family live in huge rent-controlled apartment building right next door to Manhattan's legendary Dakota apartment house, which starred as the devilish locale in Rosemary's Baby (1968). Dakota is also the building where her friend, John Lennon , lived and in front of which he was shot to death. Her mother attended private school with fellow actress Vivien Leigh , and Leigh gave Farrow's career a push when she made her off-Broadway debut playing Cecily in a New York revival of "The Importance of Being Earnest". Leigh put out personal phone calls to make sure that agents and casting directors saw the show. She is a UNICEF Special Representative. Daughter Mallone attends Bard College, class of 2007. Was one of the bridesmaids when Liza Minnelli married David Gest in a lavish ceremony on March 16, 2002. Her father was born in Australia, and had English ancestry. Her mother was born in Ireland, and had Irish, as well as Scottish and English, ancestry. Was the voice of the Unicorn/Amalthia in the 1982 animated version of The Last Unicorn (1982) and will be portraying the Molly Grue character in the up coming live action remake set for 2006. Contracted Polio at the age of nine. Returned to the New York stage in September 2005 to appear off-Broadway in the play, "Fran's Bed." Mia Farrow's performance was widely praised by NY critics. Her former step-children, Frank Sinatra Jr. (b. 1944), and Nancy Sinatra (b. 1940) were older than her. Elder brother Michael (born 1939) perished in a 1958 plane crash while taking flying lessons. Father died when she was 17. Is, to the day, 2 years younger than Joe Pesci . Was featured on People's first published issue, March 4, 1974. Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2007 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her roles in the films Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) and The Omen (2006), however, she failed to receive a nomination. Had she gotten the nomination, it would have been her first in 24 years. She was previously nominated for Worst Actress for her performance in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), at the 1983 Razzie Awards. In February of 2007 - as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador - she toured the Central African Republic and Chad for a week each. Her goal was to bring worldwide attention to those impoverished African countries. Turned down the role of Mattie Ross in the 1969 now classic True Grit (1969) opposite John Wayne , a decision she now cites as the worst mistake she has made in her career. Mia has 15 children. She has three biological children with André Previn : twin sons Matthew Phine


In 1949 Time magazine profile erroneously gave Louis Armstrong which middle name?

Louis Armstrong on Amazon.com --- Advertisement --- LOUIS ARMSTRONG (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed SATCHMO or POPS, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz . His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also skilled at scat singing . Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over", whose skin color was secondary to his music in an America that was extremely racially divided. He rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock Crisis . His artistry and personality allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society which were highly restricted for black men of his era. CONTENTS Louis Armstrong (2002) by Adi Holzer Armstrong often stated that he was born on July 4, 1900,  a date that has been noted in many biographies. Although he died in 1971, it was not until the mid-1980s that his true birth date of August 4, 1901 was discovered by researcher Tad Jones through the examination of baptismal records . Armstrong was born into a poor family in New Orleans New Orleans , Louisiana Louisiana , and was the grandson of slaves. He spent his youth in poverty, in a rough neighborhood known as "the Battlefield", which was part of the Storyville legal prostitution district. His father, William Armstrong (1881–1933), abandoned the family when Louis was an infant and took up with another woman. His mother, Mary "Mayann" Albert (1886–1927), then left Louis and his younger sister, Beatrice Armstrong Collins (1903–1987), in the care of his grandmother, Josephine Armstrong, and at times, his Uncle Isaac. At five, he moved back to live with his mother, her relatives and a parade of "step-fathers". He attended the Fisk School for Boys, where he most likely had early exposure to music. He brought in some money as a paperboy and also by finding discarded food and selling it to restaurants, but it was not enough to keep his mother from prostitution. He hung out in dance halls close to home, where he observed everything from licentious dancing to the quadrille . For extra money he also hauled coal to Storyville, and listened to the bands playing in the brothels and dance halls, especially Pete Lala's, where Joe "King" Oliver performed as well as other famous musicians who would drop in to jam . After dropping out of the Fisk School at age eleven, Armstrong joined a quartet of boys who sang in the streets for money. He also started to get into trouble. Cornet Cornet player Bunk Johnson Bunk Johnson said he taught Armstrong (then 11) to play by ear at Dago Tony's Tonk in New Orleans, although in his later years Armstrong gave the credit to Oliver. Armstrong hardly looked back at his youth as the worst of times but drew inspiration from it instead: "Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine—I look right in the heart of good old New Orleans... It has given me something to live for." He also worked for a Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant family, the Karnofskys, who had a junk hauling business and gave him odd jobs. They took him in and treated him like family; knowing he lived without a father, they fed and nurtured him. He later wrote a memoir of his r


Malus sylvestris is the Latin name of which fruit?

Malus sylvestris Crab Apple, European crab apple PFAF Plant Database 4-8 Known Hazards All members of this genus contain the toxin hydrogen cyanide in their seeds and possibly also in their leaves, but not in their fruits. Hydrogen cyanide is the substance that gives almonds their characteristic taste but it should only be consumed in very small quantities. Apple seeds do not normally contain very high quantities of hydrogen cyanide but, even so, should not be consumed in very large quantities. In small quantities, hydrogen cyanide has been shown to stimulate respiration and improve digestion, it is also claimed to be of benefit in the treatment of cancer. In excess, however, it can cause respiratory failure and even death. Habitats Woods, scrub and hedges, especially in oak woods, on neutral to calcareous soils[9, 17, 200]. Range Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, Greece and S.W. Asia. Edibility Rating   Malus sylvestris is a deciduous Tree growing to 10 m (32ft 10in). It is hardy to zone (UK) 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Sep to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.It is noted for attracting wildlife. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil. Synonyms M. acerba. M. communis sylvestris. Pyrus malus. Habitats Woodland Garden Secondary; Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Edible Uses Edible Uses: Oil ;   Pectin ;   Pectin ;   Tea . Fruit - raw or cooked[9, 15]. Used for jellies, preserves and juices[183]. The flavour improves considerably if the fruit is not harvested until it has been frosted[12]. The fruit is quite variable in size (it is about 2 - 4cm in diameter[200]) and quality. Whilst usually harsh and acid, some forms are quite sweet and can be eaten out of hand[K]. The fruit is rich in pectin and can be used in helping other fruits to set when making jam etc[61, 142]. Pectin is also said to protect the body against radiation[201]. An edible oil can be obtained from the seed[4]. It would only really be viable to use these seeds as an oil source if the fruit was being used for some purpose such as making cider and then the seeds could be extracted from the remaining pulp[K]. A very pleasant tea can be made from the leaves[7]. Medicinal Uses Plants For A Future can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally. Anthelmintic ;   Antibacterial ;   Astringent ;   Hypnotic ;   Laxative ;   Refrigerant . The fruit is astringent and laxative[4, 9]. The crushed fruit pulp can be used as a poultice to heal inflammations or small flesh wounds[7]. The fruit is eaten to obviate constipation[240]. The bark, and especially the root bark, is anthelmintic, refrigerant and soporific[218, 240]. An infusion is used in the treatment of intermittent, remittent and bilious fevers[4, 240]. The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'florin'[240]. This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low a concentration as 30 ppm[240]. Other Uses Dye ;   Fuel ;   Oil ;   Pectin ;   Pectin . The fruit is a source of pectin[61, 142]. Pectin is used as a thickener in jams etc and as a culture medium in laboratories. A red to yellow dye is obtained from the bark[257]. The wood is an excellent fuel[67]. Cultivation details An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most fertile soils, including heavy ones, preferring a moisture retentive well-drained loamy soil[1, 98, 200]. Prefers a sunny position but succeeds in partial shade though it fruits less well in such a situation[186, 200]. Fairly tolerant of cutting, it succeeds in a mixed hedgerow[186]. A parent of the cultivated apple[11], it is often used as a rootstock[50]. The fruit is a


The Robin is a member of which family of birds?

Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) - Animals - A-Z Animals Five groups that classify all living things Animalia A group of animals within the animal kingdom Chordata A group of animals within a pylum Aves A group of animals within a class Passeriformes A group of animals within an order Muscicapidae A group of animals within a family Erithacus Comprised of the genus followed by the species Erithacus Rubecula The animal group that the species belongs to Bird What kind of foods the animal eats Omnivore How long (L) or tall (H) the animal is 12.5cm - 14cm (5in - 5.5in) The measurement from one wing tip to the other 20cm - 22cm (8in - 9in) The measurement of how heavy the animal is 16g - 22g (0.5oz - 0.7oz) The fastest recorded speed of the animal 29km/h (18mph) How long the animal lives for 1 - 3 years Whether the animal is solitary or sociable Solitary The likelihood of the animal becoming extinct Threatened The colour of the animal's coat or markings Brown, White, Orange The protective layer of the animal Feathers The specific area where the animal lives Woodland, farmland and hedgerows The average number of eggs laif at once 4 Other animals that hunt and eat the animal Cats, Dogs, Raccoon, Foxes Characteristics unique to the animal Small body size and bright red chest of males Robin Location Robin The robin is a small bird , originally found in only Europe and Asia . The robin today can be found across the world in parts of Africa , North America and New Zealand but all of these robin species are believed to be subspecies of the European robin. The European robin has a bright orange/red chest and is the most distinctive bird of the robin family . Despite the bright chest of the European robin , other species of female robin are fairly plain and brown in colour . The female robin is very similar in both size and appearance to the nightingale and the two are commonly confused. The New Zealand robin and the North American robin look fairly similar to the female European robin , and all these robins are brown in colour . The North American robin is not to be confused with the American robin which is actually a member of the thrush family rather than being a species of robin . The American robin is named after the European robin due to it's brightly coloured orange chest. There are thought to be more than 45 different species of robin found on the Australian continent including Australia , Papua New Guinea and numerous other islands in the South Pacific. These birds are known as Australasian robins and are all small sized, with a stocky build and rounded head. Robins are omnivorous birds feeding on a mixture of both plants and animals . The robin primarily eats insects and worms, which it does so by swooping down on them from the perch it has been watching it's prey from. Robins sit on tree branches and in hedgerows watching their prey moving around on the ground before they suddenly fly down to eat. Robins also eat fruits, seeds and berries when they are in abundance during the warmer months of the year. Generally, robins do not migrate (particularly those found in the UK). It is known however, that those robins that inhabit areas within the Arctic circle, such as Scandinavia, do migrate south to the warmer climates of the United Kingdom and parts of Europe to escape the bitterly cold winters. Robins mate in the late winter to early spring. Female robins build a nest not far from the ground generally in trees or dense hedgerows. It is not uncommon however to find robins nesting is slightly strange places such as holes in stone walls and even in letter boxes. The female robin lays 4 or 5 white coloured eggs that hatch after an incubation period of just under 2 weeks. Although the male robin does not help to incubate the eggs, male robins are known to bring the female robins food whilst they are sitting on their nest. When the robin chicks hatch they are a brown colour and do not develop the bright orange chest of their parents until they are older. The female robin regularly leaves her chicks in order to help the male robin collect


What is the surname of top national hunt racehorse trainer David who took over his stables from his dad Martin in 2006?

North American Trainer - November 15 to January 16 - issue 38 by Trainer Magazine - issuu Young, gifted and ontrack for success STEWART Facing challenges head on BILL CASNER Breeder Owner Trainer Letting his 2yos do the talking KEITH DESORMEAUX Turning bargain buys into stakes winners KEEP CLIENTS AND FANS IN THE KNOW WITH Customized stable & trainer reports • Entries • Ultimate Past Performances • Full-Chart Results • Updated Daily “Brisnet.com updates my website (bobbaffert.com) with workouts, entries, past performances, and results of my horses in training. Their information allows me to effectively communicate valuable information to my owners.” - Bob Baffert, Four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer and Racing Hall of Fame inductee Contact Happy Broadbent to set yours up. 859.223.4444 information is our business A How did that happen? LL of a sudden 2015 is nearly at an end, and what a year on the track it has been, dominated by one horse who has become the poster boy for racing. If you were told at this time last year that a racehorse would once again be the cover subject of major national magazines and his jockey would be fêted on a primetime television talent show, you probably wouldn’t have believed it, but it has happened and it’s something for the sport to be so proud of. That it hasn’t been accomplished by marketing committees and focus groups but by one horse has proven that the product is not dead. At the same time, behind the big story, racing’s thorns are continuing to prick its skin. Some say the industry is already bleeding in many places and can only be fixed by a federal bandaid while others reckon that a self-healing holistic group offers the best help, and yet others don’t believe there are any problems at all. I’m firmly in the camp that racing could be doing much better than maintain its status quo. Let’s not forget that racing is no different to any other established industry, looking over its shoulder worrying about new competition from upstart industries. The print publishing industry is a good case in point. But back to racing and a viewpoint that I keep hearing summarized as follows: “It’s us (trainers) and the breeding farms who raise and race these horses, but who is there to fight in our corner and ask our opinion?” Well, these folks do need a voice, but first the industry surely needs to pull together as a national entity and work out its own national business plan. Put simply, such a plan needs to cover everything from the supply of horses, demand for racing, monetizing the product, and rewarding and regulating the industry shareholders. It’s been said so many times before but surely in 2016 it’s time for racing to stand up and show just how thick its skin is. Before then, do take time to enjoy this bumper issue of the magazine. Our next one will be published at the end of January when Eclipse Awards fever will be upon us. I think we all know who will be the champion three-year-old male, but this picture of Victor Espinoza on American Pharoah, taken strides before the finish line in their Travers defeat by our very own Frances J. Karon, captures the range of emotions and spirit of racing embodied by year-end awards. Espinoza’s face says it all – “How did that happen?” A fuller version of the photo can be found online at www.trainermagazine.com Wherever your racing takes you, good luck! ■ Jockey Victor Espinoza glances over at Keen Ice during American Pharoah’s defeat in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga ISSUE 38 TRAINERMAGAZINE.COM 1 GHANAATI 1000 Guineas-G1 Building Speed for the Future At Stud: ALBERTUS MAXIMUS by Albert the Great DAAHER by Awesome Again INTIDAB by Phone Trick Shadwell Farm Lexington, KY Rick Nichols, Vice President/General Manager | Gregory Clarke, Farm Manager | Kent Barnes, Stallion Manager www.shadwellfarm.com CONTRIBUTORS Editorial Director/Publisher Giles Anderson Editor Frances Karon Designer Neil Randon Editorial/Photo Management Eleanor Yateman 1 888 659 2935 Advertising Sales Giles Anderson, Scott Rion 1 888 218 4430 Photo Credits Fiona Boyd, Cyndi Crossland, Do


What was discovered at Alta Mira in Northern Spain in 1879?

Altamira | cave, Spain | Britannica.com Altamira Altamira, cave in northern Spain famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings . It is situated 19 miles (30 km) west of the port city of Santander , in Cantabria provincia. Altamira was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. Magdalenian-era cave painting of a bison, Altamira, Spain. A. Held/J.P. Ziolo, Paris Altamira, Spain, designated a World Heritage site in 1985. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The cave, discovered by a hunter in 1868, was visited in 1876 by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola , a local nobleman. He returned in 1879 to excavate the floor of the cave’s entrance chamber, unearthing animal bones and stone tools. On one visit in the late summer, he was accompanied by his eight-year-old daughter, Maria, who first noticed the paintings of bison on the ceiling of a side chamber. Convinced of the antiquity of the paintings and the objects, Sanz de Sautuola published descriptions of his finds in 1880. Most prehistorians of the time, however, dismissed the paintings as modern forgeries, and it was not until the end of the 19th century that they were accepted as genuine. The Altamira cave is 971 feet (296 metres) long. In the vestibule numerous archaeological remains from two main Paleolithic occupations—the Solutrean (about 21,000 to 17,000 years ago) and the Magdalenian (about 17,000 to 11,000 years ago)—were found. Included among these remains were some engraved animal shoulder blades, one of which has been directly dated by radiocarbon to 14,480 years ago. The lateral chamber, which contains most of the paintings, measures about 60 by 30 feet (18 by 9 metres), the height of the vault varying from 3.8 to 8.7 feet (1.2 to 2.7 metres); the artists working there were thus usually crouched and working above their heads, never seeing the whole ceiling at once. The roof of the chamber is covered with paintings and engravings, often in combination—for example, the bison figures that dominate were first engraved and then painted. These images were executed in a vivid bichrome of red and black, and some also have violet tones. Other featured animals include horses and a doe (8.2 feet [2.5 metres] long, the biggest figure on the ceiling), as well as other creatures rendered in a simpler style. Numerous additional engravings in this chamber include eight anthropomorphic figures, some handprints, and hand stencils. The other galleries of the cave contain a variety of black-painted and engraved figures. In many cases the creator of the images exploited the natural contours of the rock surface to add a three-dimensional quality to the work. Similar Topics


Film director Lindsay Anderson was born in which country?

Lindsay Anderson - IMDb IMDb Director | Actor | Writer Lindsay Anderson was born on April 17, 1923 in Bangalore, Karnataka, British India as Lindsay Gordon Anderson. He was a director and actor, known for If.... (1968), This Sporting Life (1963) and O Lucky Man! (1973). He died on August 30, 1994 in Angoulême, Charente, France. See full bio » Born: a list of 44 people created 08 Sep 2011 a list of 31 people created 26 Jun 2014 a list of 25 people created 18 Jan 2015 a list of 35 people created 8 months ago a list of 29 people created 1 month ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Lindsay Anderson's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for     1     BAFTA Film Award. Another    2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards  » Known For  1948 Meet the Pioneers (Documentary short) Hide   1989-1993 American Masters (TV Series documentary) Narrator  1991 Prisoner of Honor (TV Movie) War Minister  1961 The Survivor (TV Movie) Narrator  1955 The Children Upstairs (Documentary short)  1954 Thursday's Children (Documentary short) (written by) Hide   1959 March to Aldermaston (Documentary short) (assistant producer) Hide   1948 Meet the Pioneers (Documentary short) Hide   1953 The Pleasure Garden (Short) (production manager) Hide   1973 My Ain Folk (special thanks) Hide   1993 John Ford (TV Movie documentary) Himself / Host  1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV Series documentary) Himself - Contributor  1970-1992 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator / Himself - Interviewee - Heart of Britain (1970) ... Himself - Interviewee  1990 Arena (TV Series documentary) Himself  1986 Forty Minutes (TV Series documentary) Narrator  1986 Free Cinema (TV Movie documentary) Himself  1985 Book Four (TV Series) Herself  1981 Looks Familiar (TV Series) Himself - Guest  1969 Hinter der Leinwand (TV Series documentary) Himself  1959 The Western (TV Movie) Himself - Narrator  1948 Meet the Pioneers (Documentary short) Narrator (voice)  2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV Movie documentary) Himself Personal Details Other Works: He directed David Storey 's play, "Life Class", at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Bob Peck , Stephen Bent , Frank Grimes , Paul Kelly, Gabrielle Lloyd , Brian Glover , Gerald James and Alan Bates in the cast. See more » Publicity Listings: 4 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | See more » Official Sites: Did You Know? Personal Quote: I suppose I'm the boy who stood on the burning deck whence all about he had fled. The trouble is I don't know whether the boy was a hero or a bloody idiot. See more » Trivia: In the 1992 Sight & Sound poll, Lindsay Anderson listed the following as his top 10 favorite films: L'Age d'Or (1930) ( Luis Buñuel ), Love Story (1943) ( Claude Autant-Lara ), Duck Soup (1933) ( Leo McCarey ), Earth (1930) (aka Earth; Aleksandr Dovzhenko ), Listen to Britain (1942) ( Humphrey Jennings ), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) ( Vincente Minnelli ), The Singing Lesson (1967) (Lindsay Anderson), They ... See more » Star Sign:


Historically an Essex market town, what is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering?

What does ROMFORD stand for? We've got 0 definitions for ROMFORD » What does ROMFORD stand for? What does ROMFORD mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: ROMFORD. We couldn't find any results for your search. Couldn't find the right meaning of ROMFORD? Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations: ... or use our Power Search technology to look for more unique definitions from across the web! What does ROMFORD mean? Romford Romford is a large suburban town in northeast London, United Kingdom and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located 14.1 miles northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a market town in the county of Essex and formed the administrative centre of the liberty of Havering, until it was dissolved in 1892. Good road links and the opening of the railway station in 1839 were key to the development of the town and the economic history of Romford is underpinned by a shift from agriculture to light industry and more recently to retail and commerce. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Romford significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1937 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. It now forms one of the largest commercial, retail, entertainment and leisure districts outside central London and has a developed night time economy. Discuss these ROMFORD abbreviations with the community: Know the definition for ROMFORD ? Know the meaning of ROMFORD ? Don't keep it to yourself! Add it HERE!


Who played Michelangelo in the 1965 film 'The Agony and the Ecstasy'?

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Agony and the Ecstasy ( 1965 ) Approved | The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II. Director: Carol Reed Writers: Irving Stone (based on the novel: "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by), Philip Dunne (screen story and screenplay) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 37 titles created 16 Oct 2012 a list of 45 titles created 28 Feb 2013 a list of 28 titles created 27 Nov 2013 a list of 48 titles created 15 Dec 2014 a list of 35 titles created 25 Feb 2015 Title: The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     5     Oscars. Another    3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline Pope Julius is eager to leave behind works by which he will be remembered. To this end he cajoles Michelangelo into painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When not on the battlefield uniting Italy, the Pope nags Michelangelo to speed up his painful work on the frescoes. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> See All (84)  » Taglines: A raging era of titans, popes and princes... of conspiracy and conflict... of turmoil and transgressions... of a man among men... of magnificence! See more  » Genres: 7 October 1965 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy See more  » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)| Mono (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Cardinal Giovanni de Medici succeeded to the papacy after the death of Julius II in 1513, becoming Pope Leo X, the first of four Medici popes. See more » Goofs Giovanni de' Medici (Pope Leo X) is portrayed in this movie as an older man in this film, however he was only in his 30s when the Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted and only 37 when elected Pope. See more » Quotes Raphael : For what is an artist in this world but a servant, a lackey for the rich and powerful? Before we even begin to work, to feed this craving of ours, we must find a patron, a rich man of affairs, or a merchant, or a prince or... a Pope. We must bow, fawn, kiss hands to be able to do the things we must do or die. [chuckles] Raphael : We are harlots always peddling beauty at the doorsteps of the mighty. Michelangelo : If it comes to that, I won't be an artist. Raphael : [scoffs] You'll always be an artist. You have no choice. (Buffalo, New York) – See all my reviews The Agony and the Ecstasy is the story of the creation of the Sistine Chapel Roof painting, the time and money it took while Pope Julius II was busy establishing his Papacy as a political force. Back in those days the Pope was far more than the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He ruled a considerable piece of real estate in the center of the Italian peninsula that were called the Papal States. They varied in geographic size depending on how relatively strong the Pope or his enemies were at a given time. The Papal States were the last independent entity to join a united Italy in 1870. The Borgias had been nibbling away at the Papal States for years and their triumph became complete when one of their's became Pope Alexander VI in 1491. When Giuliano Della Rovere became Julius II in 1503 succeeding Alexander VI he had it in mind to reclaim the states from the Borgias and their backer the French monarchy. Those are the folks you see Rex Harrison fighting at the beginning of the film. In fact Harrison's identity as the warrior Pope is made clear right at the beginning of the film when after we see this figure on a white horse killing some foes in battle, he takes off his helmet and some attendees put his papal vestments right over his armor. But Julius II wanted to be known as a


Which artist's portrait of Churchill was destroyed by Lady Churchill?

Offensive portrait of Churchill destroyed - YouTube Offensive portrait of Churchill destroyed Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 13, 2011 Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) continues to be remembered, above all else, as the artist whose portrait of Sir Winston Churchill so offended the venerable figure that he had it destroyed. It was not that the portrait was wilfully "modern" in style, or even poorly executed. Rather, it was an uncompromisingly honest and forthright portrait of a man, who was after all, in his early 80s, frail and physically exhausted. Yet the portrait was also a sympathetic study that managed to convey the gravitas of the sitter, while at the same time revealing an endearing vulnerability. This reality however collided spectacularly with the image Churchill liked to project of himself; that of the man of action, the no-nonsense, indomitable wartime leader. Given the bold frankness and honesty of the picture, Churchill's reaction to it was perhaps inevitable. In retrospect, the whole "Churchill Portrait Controversy" proved a double-edged sword for Sutherland. On the one hand, it was testament to the potency of his portraiture. But on the other, the painting brought him a great deal of unwanted and unwarranted notoriety, especially in the popular press.