'Only The Lonely' is a musical based on the life of which singer?

Only the Lonely | The Huffington Post 21/10/2013 17:17 | Updated 21 December 2013 1.2k Neil Cossar More music trivia than you can shake a stick at - editor of This Day in Music In Oct 1960, Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with Only The Lonely which was the first of 33 UK hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record it himself. Roy had teamed up with songwriter Joe Melson who had recently quit his band The Cavaliers. The pair went on to write a string of hits for Monument Records including: Running Scared, Crying, Blue Bayou, and Only The Lonely, which became Orbison's first major hit. I find it funny to think that various budding English rock musicians were in awe of Orbison, and before they became famous would buy his singles, listening, learning and attempting to copy his singing and writing skills. I am of course taking about The Beatles, who at this time were playing the endless sets in Liverpool and Hamburg, Germany, but would later meet their hero, tour with him and Harrison would end up working alongside Roy in The Traveling Wilburys where Roy was know as 'Lefty Wilbury' and Harrison 'Nelson Wilbury'. Roy Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas, the middle son of Orbie Lee Orbison, an oil well driller and car mechanic. On his sixth birthday, Orbison's father gave him a guitar. He became a fan of Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers and country singer, guitarist Lefty Frizzell (who Roy named himself after in the Wilburys). In high school, Orbison and some friends formed The Wink Westerners (what a brilliant name), a band that played country standards and Glenn Miller songs. When they were offered $400 to play at a dance, Orbison realised that he could make a living in music. Later, after hearing about a new rising star by the name of Elvis Presley, Orbison drove 355 miles to Dallas to see the on-stage antics of Presley. Orbison also got to meet Johnny Cash when he toured in 1955, playing on the same local radio show as Roy, who suggested that Orbison approach Sam Phillips at Sun Records. Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings signed to Sun in 1956, and their first release Ooby Dooby became a chart hit, but the follow-up singles failed. Then in 1958 Roy's luck changed. He was offered a spot on an Everly Brothers show in Hammond, Indiana. It turned out The Everlys needed a song for their new single and asked Roy if he had anything. He sang his new composition Claudette and they asked him to write the words down. So he did, on the top of a shoebox. The Everlys' Claudette was released in late March 1958 as the B-side of All I Have To Do Is Dream. The A side went to No. 1 (this song is very special to me - it was at the top of the charts on the day I was born!). Soon Roy's songs had been recorded by Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rick Nelson and Johnny Cash. Orbison had a knack for writing a great pop song. Now signed to Fred Foster's Monument label, Roy was up and running as a solo artist. Only the Lonely peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Charts and became No.1 in the UK. Only the Lonely became the first song that truly probed the frightening potential of Roy Orbison's voice, and established his uniqueness. And then he gave us Oh Pretty Woman which became his biggest hit. Few songs have boasted such a memorable guitar riff; the song sold about seven million copies in 1964 alone. Roy was now a true star; he toured with The Beatles in the UK, The Rolling Stones and toured with The Beach Boys in Australia. Sadly during the mid-'60s Roy suffered two major personal tragedies: Roy and his wife Claudette shared a love for motorcycles; however, tragedy struck on 6 June, 1966, when Orbison and Claudette were riding home from Bristol, Tennessee. Claudette was struck by a semi-trailer truck and died instantly. Two years later, on 14 Sept, 1968, tragedy struck again when, horrifically, two of his three sons lost their lives in a house fire. Roy Dwayne Orbison was ten-years-old; his brother, Anthony, was just six. Unable to write songs in the wake of such crushing loss, Orbison nonetheless


Which model of Ferrari is named after the Italian word for 'redhead'?

Craze for cars » Top 10 Models Of Ferrari Top 10 Models Of Ferrari July 22, 2010 in Ferrari , Top 10's by admin Ferrari is one of the most popular car brands worldwide and its sports cars are undoubtedly one of the pinnacles of sports cars. With its huge engine, sleek body and speed, Ferrari has won millions of hearts among car lovers. Here you can find the the top 10 Ferrari makes and models throughout history. Ferrari Testarossa: The Ferrari Testarossa is a 12-cylinder sports car which went into production in 1984 by Ferrari. The word Testarossa means “redhead” in Italian. The reason behind the production of Ferrari Testarossa was to fix the issues in the cabin that got heated from the indoor plumbing which ran between the front-mounted radiator and the midships-mounted engine and a lack of luggage space. Ferrari and Pininfarina designed Testarossa to fix these problems which were found in its predecessor, the Berlinetta Boxer. Hence Ferrari Testarossa was created with an extra storage space behind the seats and an inch taller than the Boxer. Ferrari Testarossa Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa: The Ferrari TR or 250 Testa Rossa was built by Ferrari during the 1950s and 60s. This was a race car model which dominated their arenas and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1958, 1960, and 1961. This model was closely related to the rest of the Ferrari 250 models, especially the most popular 250 GTO model. The 250 Testa Rossa is the second most valuable model among all the ferrari’s which costs more than US$8,000,000. This car created a new world record on May17th, 2009 for being sold at $12,100,000. Ferrari 250 Testarosa Ferrari 250 GTO: The Ferrari 250 GTO is a sports car which was manufactured by Ferrari in the early 1960s. The term GTO stands for “Gran Turismo Omologato” in Italian while its numerical part denotes the displacement of the cylinders of its engine in cubic centimeters. The GTO was sold at $18,000 in the United States, and buyers had to be approved by Enzo Ferrari and his dealer. In 2004, this car was ranked eighth among all the top sports cars of the 1960s by Sports Car International. Motor Trend Classic placed ranked this car as the first on a list of the “Greatest Ferraris of all time”. This car also won the World Manufacturer’s Championship consecutively in 1962, 1963, and 1964. Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 500 SuperFast: Ferrari America is a series of Ferrari models which were manufactured during the 1950s and 1960s. These were large touring cars with large V12 engines and custom bodywork. The end of these top-line America series cars was the 1964 500 Superfast. These cars were called as ‘Superamericas’ during its production but later it was decided to use “Superfast” instead. It had a 5.0 L Ferrari Colombo V12 engine, with 400 which allows the car to a speed of 275 km/h (171 mph). Ferrari 500 Superfast Ferrari 458 Italia: The Ferrari 458 Italia which is produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari was a mid-engined sports car. This model replaced the Ferrari F430. This car was unveiled officially on 15 September 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show at a cost around $170,000. Though this car was considered as the successor to the F430 model, it had an entirely new design and technology developed from Ferrari’s experience in Formula 1. This car has been designed to be Ferrari’s sportiest V8-engined car. Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari Enzo: Ferrari Enzo has been the craze among car lovers. The Enzo Ferrari uses Formula 1 technology which has a twelve-cylinder engine and named after Enzo Ferrari, the company’s founder. It has a Carbon fiber body, carbon-ceramic brake disks and active aerodynamics. This beautiful car has won the hearts of Ferrari lovers. It costs about $1,000,000. Ferrari Enzo Ferrari 599 GTO: The official details of the 599 GTO were announced by Ferrari on 8 April 2010. This car is similar to the 599XX model. Ferrari declared that the 599 GTO is their fastest road car ever, which was able to complete the Fiorano test circuit in just 1 minute and 24 seconds, which is one second faster than the Ferrari En


Which city was the capital of Nigeria until 1991?

Lagos | Nigeria | Britannica.com Nigeria T.M. Aluko Lagos, city and chief port, Lagos state, Nigeria . Until 1975 it was the capital of Lagos state, and until December 1991 it was the federal capital of Nigeria. Ikeja replaced Lagos as the state capital, and Abuja replaced Lagos as the federal capital. Lagos, however, remained the unofficial seat of many government agencies. The city’s population is centred on Lagos Island, in Lagos Lagoon, on the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea . Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city and one of the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. A view of Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria, with its modern buildings and traditional markets Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The Financial Times/Robert Harding Picture Library Overview of Lagos city, Nigeria. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz By the late 15th century Lagos Island had been settled by Yoruba fishermen and hunters, who called it Oko. The area was dominated by the kingdom of Benin , which called it Eko, from the late 16th century to the mid-19th century. The Portuguese first landed on Lagos Island in 1472; trade developed slowly, however, until the Portuguese were granted a slaving monopoly a century later. The local obas (kings) enjoyed good relations with the Portuguese, who called the island Onim (and, later, Lagos) and who established a flourishing slave trade . British attempts to suppress the slave trade culminated in 1851 in a naval attack on Lagos and the deposition of the oba. The slave trade continued to grow, however, until Lagos came under British control in 1861. Originally governed as a British crown colony, Lagos was part of the United Kingdom’s West African Settlements from 1866 to 1874, when it became part of the Gold Coast Colony (modern Ghana). In 1886 it again achieved separate status under a British governor, and in 1906 it was amalgamated with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria . When Southern and Northern Nigeria were amalgamated in 1914, Lagos was made the capital of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. In 1954 most of the hinterland was incorporated into the region of Western Nigeria, while the city itself was designated as federal territory. In 1960 Lagos became the capital of independent Nigeria. Control of its hinterland was returned to the city in 1967 with the creation of Lagos state. After 1975 a new national capital, centrally situated near Abuja, was developed to replace Lagos, which by then suffered from slums, environmental pollution, and traffic congestion. Similar Topics Onitsha The topography of Lagos is dominated by its system of islands, sandbars, and lagoons. The city itself sprawls over four main islands: Lagos, Iddo, Ikoyi, and Victoria, which are connected to each other and to the mainland by a system of bridges. All the territory is low-lying, the highest point on Lagos Island being only 22 feet (7 metres) above sea level. The original settlement on the northwestern tip of Lagos Island is now a slum area characterized by narrow streets, poor housing, and overcrowding. The main business district occupies Lagos Island’s southwestern shore and contains an increasing number of multistory buildings. This is the heart of the city, the centre of commerce, finance, administration, and education. The principal manufacturing industries in Lagos include automobile and radio assembly, food and beverage processing, metalworks, and the production of paints and soap. Textile, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical manufacturing are also economically important. There is also a fishing industry. The port of Lagos consists of Customs Quay, on Lagos Island, and the more important Apapa Quay, on the mainland, which serves as the principal outlet for Nigeria’s exports. The creeks and lagoons are plied by small coastal craft. The city is the western terminus of the country’s road and railway networks, and the airport at Ikeja provides local and international services.


What was Malcolm X's surname, before converting to Islam?

Malcolm X - Civil Rights Activist, Minister - Biography.com » quotes “Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action.” “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” “America is the first country ... that can actually have a bloodless revolution.” “You don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-cheek revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution.” “One of life's first needs is for us to be realistic.” “She was the first really proud black woman I had ever seen in my life. She was plainly proud of her very dark skin. This was unheard of among Negroes in those days."[On his older half-sister, Ella.]” “If you are not willing to pay the price for freedom, you don't deserve freedom.” “We want freedom now, but we're not going to get it saying 'We Shall Overcome.' We've got to fight to overcome.” “While we did not always see eye to eye on methods to solve the race problem, I always had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had the great ability to put his finger on the existence and root of the problem.” “I believe that it is a crime for anyone to teach a person who is being brutalized to continue to accept that brutality without doing something to defend himself.” “We are non-violent only with non-violent people—I’m non-violent as long as somebody else is non-violent—as soon as they get violent they nullify my non-violence.” “Revolution is like a forest fire. It burns everything in its path. The people who are involved in a revolution don’t become a part of the system—they destroy the system, they change the system.” “If a man puts his arms around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood, but if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.” “You get freedom by letting your enemy know that you'll do anything to get your freedom; then you'll get it. It's the only way you'll get it.” “My father didn't know his last name. My father got his last name from his grandfather and his grandfather got it from his grandfather who got it from the slavemaster.” “To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace. I formerly was a criminal. I formerly was in prison. I'm not ashamed of that.” “It's going to be the ballot or the bullet.” “I would like my children and generations to come to know this most important aspect of Malcolm X, that he was indeed our manhood, you know, our shining black prince who didn't hesitate to die because he loved us so.” Malcolm X Malcolm X - Mini Biography (TV-14; 3:42) Learn more about Malcolm X, a passionate American revolutionary who encouraged a physical fight for civil rights, in this mini biography. Synopsis Born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm X was a prominent black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and '60s. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere 400 members at the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. Articulate, passionate and a naturally gifted and inspirational orator, Malcolm X exhorted blacks to cast off the shackles of racism "by any means necessary," including violence. The fiery civil rights leader broke with the group shortly before his assassination on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech. Early Life Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm was the fourth of eight children born to Louise, a homemaker, and Earl Little, a preacher who was also an active member of the local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and avid supporter of black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey . Due to Earl Little's civil rights activism, the family was subjected to frequent harassment from white supremacist groups including the K


In which English city can you drive on Maid Marian Way?

Nottingham travel guide - Wikitravel 12 Get out Nottingham [1] is a city in England , affectionately known as the "Queen of the Midlands". It is famed for its links with the world-renowned legend Robin Hood and has a wealth of history, with a settlement existing in the area since pre-Roman times. Today, Nottingham is a premier shopping destination and one of the top ten most visited cities in England by overseas tourists. Understand[ edit ] Nottingham from the castle Nottingham is one of three major cities in the East Midlands of England , the others being nearby Leicester and Derby . Its prosperity is historically derived mostly from the lace making and coal-mining industries, little of which now remains. Nottingham has moved towards a more service-based economy. The centre of Nottingham lies on the River Leen and its southern boundary follows the course of the River Trent, which flows from Stoke to the Humber. According to the 2001 census, Nottingham has an estimated city population of 275,100. The Nottingham Urban Area conurbation (which includes surrounding suburbs outside the city boundary, and neighbouring towns) has a population of 666,358 (2001 Census). Nottingham is a member of the English Core Cities Group. The heart of the city is the Old Market Square, which underwent a major redevelopment in 2006. Most of the main shopping streets are around the square. The Council House, whose disproportionately tall dome can be seen for miles around, is at the top of the square. The inside of the Council House is the Exchange Arcade, a shopping centre. A bohemian quarter of the city known as Hockley [2] has arisen in recent years, situated close to the Lace Market area. Nottingham receives a lot of tourism, mostly because of the legend of Robin Hood, visiting Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. By plane[ edit ] East Midlands Airport - Nottingham, Leicester, Derby [3] (IATA: EMA) lies south-west of Nottingham and flights are available to many international destinations. The Skylink [4] bus runs between the airport and city centre every 30 minutes 4am-11pm and hourly 11pm-4am. The bus journey takes approximately 30-40 minutes, depending on traffic conditions, and costs £5 for a single or day return ticket. Birmingham International Airport (IATA: BHX) is approx. 40 miles from Nottingham and serves all major international destinations. Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (IATA: DSA) lies to the north of Nottinghamshire. By train[ edit ] Nottingham is on the main line out of London St Pancras. The cheapest tickets between London and Nottingham are available from EM Trains [5] but must be bought well in advance. There are also regular connections to Birmingham , Derby , Leicester , Crewe , Sheffield , and Leeds . Note that trains from London to Sheffield do not stop at Nottingham. Turn right out of the station for an easy 5 minute walk to the city centre. The Nottingham Tram [6] runs from Nottingham main line station through the city centre and out to Hucknall park and ride and Phoenix Park park and ride to the north of the city. By car[ edit ] From the south, travel on the M1 and exit at junction 24 or 25 or use the A606. From the North take the M1 junction 25 or 26. There is a choice of 7 Park and Ride [7] sites with over 4000 spaces, located at easy points around the City . By bus[ edit ] Nottingham has two sizeable bus stations, Broadmarsh [8] and Victoria [9] . Traveline: [10] , 0871 200 22 33 Bus operators offer services to most other UK destinations. GorillaBus [11] operates services to Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire and Birmingham. Prices start at £1, and must be pre-booked online. National Express provides cheap advance tickets on a Nottingham-London route, often for as little as a pound each way if booked early enough online. National Express also offers cheap tickets (called funfares) to many other major cities from Nottingham. By bus[ edit ] Nottingham’s bus system is one of the best in the country, with frequent, reliable services across the City and beyond. Two main operators are City Transport and Trent B


Which Liverpool born comedian, author and actor's 2010 autobiography is entitled 'Stalin Ate My Homework'?

Stalin Ate My Homework – extracts from Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool childhood memoir - Liverpool Echo Stalin Ate My Homework – extracts from Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool childhood memoir Paddy Shennan looks at the unusual life of Liverpool’s most anarchic comedian  Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Paddy Shennan looks at the unusual life of Liverpool’s most anarchic comedian ALEXEI David Sayle was born in Liverpool on August 7, 1952 – the only son of Communist parents Joe and Malka (aka Molly) Sayle. He was brought up at 5 Valley Road, Anfield, and attended Anfield Road primary and Alsop Grammar school, before later moving to London – in 1971 – to go to Chelsea Art School. Stalin Ate My Homework is his childhood memoir – it wasn’t your typical childhood and so this isn’t your typical autobiography. In these adapted passages, the comedian-cum-author explains his father’s links to the infamous James Hanratty murder trial, reveals why he didn’t fancy supporting Everton or Liverpool . . . and recalls the day he learned how to swear properly. “THE Bedfordshire CID had come to our house to interview my father about the murder of Michael Gregsten at Deadman’s Hill on the A6 in Bedfordshire, on 22 August 1961, along with the rape and shooting of his lover, Valerie Storie. James Hanratty, a professional car thief, had been charged with the crimes. Hanratty’s alibi was that at the time of the murder he had been in the Welsh seaside town of Rhyl, staying in a boarding house named Ingledene run by a woman called Mrs Jones, in the attic room, which had a green bath. The police had discovered that my father, Joe, had stayed at Ingledene between 21 and 24 August, in the small front room on the first floor. He was there on behalf of the National Union of Railwaymen, taking part in a recruitment drive. In his book, Who Killed Hanratty?, Paul Foot describes Joe as ‘the most important witness from the prosecution point of view’. He says that Joe saw no sign of Hanratty, although he admits ‘he was out on union business from dawn to dusk’. Which sounds typical enough. Hanratty’s trial began at Bedforshire Assizes on 22 January 1962. On 17 February he was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Hanratty’s appeal was dismissed on 9 March and, despite a petition signed by more than 90,000 people, he was hanged at Bedford on 4 April 1962, still protesting his innocence. Joe was away for a week attending the trial in Bedford. One night my mother, Molly, spoke to him on the phone, and when I asked how he was she replied that he had told her he was frightened. I asked her what my father was frightened of, and she said he was worried that Hanratty might have criminal friends who could harm him in some way. When he returned from the trial, Joe told us that what had upset him the most was that he had been the final witness called in the trial. He realised that the last person Hanratty had heard testifying against him, the last person he had seen on the stand, the final person confirming his fate, was Joe Sayle. After that he was taken down, sentenced and hanged two months later. The last witness to testify against the last person executed in Britain was my father. (Actually, Peter Anthony Allen and Gwynne Owen Evans were the last people to hang. Allen was hanged at Liverpool’s Walton Prison and, at the same time and on the same day – 8am, August 13, 1964 – Evans was hanged at Strangeways Prison in Manchester). Though he never talked about it, since he was such a good-natured man that must have been a heavy burden for him to bear. Over the next few years, the case did not go away: prosecution witnesses attempted or committed suicide and several books were written about the case, including one by Lord Russell of Liverpool. There were newspaper articles, radio and TV programmes, all of them contesting the soundness of Hanratty’s conviction and reminding Joe that he might have taken part in the execution of an innocent man. When one of those programmes came on we did not shout at the T


Moorfields Hospital in London is the oldest and largest hospital in the world caring for which part of the body?

Managing Finance In Moorfields Eye Hospital Construction Essay Managing Finance In Moorfields Eye Hospital Construction Essay Published: Last Edited: 23rd March, 2015 This essay has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. 1.1 Select appropriate forecasting methods to enable cost and revenue forecasts to be constructed for Moorfields Eye Hospital for the year 2012-2013, adjusting for expected movements in prices. Moorfields Eye Hospital is the oldest plus one of the largest centres for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in the world, established in 1804. Further patients come to Moorfields than to any other eye hospital or clinic in the UK for the reason that of its world-famous reputation, based on the expertise of its clinical staff plus the cutting-edge research Moorefield undertake. Moorefield continue to be at the forefront of novel NHS growths, as a founder member of UCL Partners, one of the UK's first academic health science centres, and as part of one of London's three successful health innovation and education cluster (HIEC) bids, announced in December 2009. Impact of Increasing Technology Medical advances can improve health outcomes, however will create budgetary pressures. Significant advances in medicine plus surgery are anticipated, supported by the increasing insight offered by genetics. The 'capacity to treat' is increasing, especially the older frail. This magnifies the potential demand of an ageing population. Advances in information technologies enable improved models of care. The capacity to share clinical information plus expertise flanked by professionals and patients offers several opportunities for patients to take a positive plus active role in their care and improve the quality of patient care and outcomes. (Chan, 2005) By 2012, 2013 Moorfields eye hospital may publish its early thinking on a medium term health strategy for different areas in a document that set out its strategic intentions in respect of: Improving health, preventing illness. Developing services for the future. Strengthening primary care. Supporting and enhancing local services. Developing mental health services. Services for children plus young people. Modernising acute hospital services. Cancer services plus palliative care. Workforce planning. Funding. Moorfields eye hospital is committed to improving individual needs assessment and provision of advice, support and guidance for carers across the areas, involving them further centrally in a caring role by means of service users. This will require considerable practice change. Moorfields eye hospital will employ practice growth workers to raise awareness by means of the multidisciplinary teams and by means of carers to accelerate plus enable this carer focus. They will model good practice and facilitate change over a three year period, exploring the needs of carers, sourcing information, providing training plus building networks. During this time Moorfields eye hospital would expect to see a considerable change in practice, resulting in novel deals for both carers and patients. 1.2 Appraise the sources of funds available to Moorfields Eye Hospital Revenue resource allocations for 2009/10 plus 2010/11 have now been announced by the Department of Health which confirm an augment in resources for Moorfields Eye Hospital of 11.9% over the two year period. The baseline allocation for 2009/10 is confirmed as £552.0 million, and for 2010/11 £585.4 million and these details now form the basis of the financial plan for the early years of the strategy. The total for 2010/11 does however still leave the resources allocated to Moorfields eye hospital some 3.5% below the Department of Health calculation of fair share allocation. For 2011/12 plus beyond, resource assumptions have been made based on best available current information, however given the continuing uncertain national economic situation, a series of 'realistic' and 'worst' case scenarios have been built into its plans. Future "health inflation" to commissio


Which club won a 1960's FA Cup Final with defenders Dowd, Book, Pardoe, Doyle, Booth and Oakes?

Great Reputations: Manchester City 1967-70 – Mercer and Allison’s alchemy – Game of the People Short notes from the desk of...GOTP Where you might bump into GOTP…. 28-1-17: RB Leipzig v Hoffenheim 29-1-17: FC Carl Zeiss Jena v Meuselwitz 19-2-17: AGF v Aalborg 8.4.17: Doncaster Rovers v Mansfield Town 27-5-17: AB v Skive In 2016, GOTP registered a 43% increased in hits and a 41% rise in unique visitors. Thank you to our readers! State of Play Those you may have missed…. Those you may have missed…. Isherwood Game of the People is part of the Isherwood Editorial stable. Isherwood can provide specialist content for the following sectors: football, travel and financial technology. To find out more about Isherwood, go to: www.isherwoodeditorial.org Useful links   Mercer and Allison “We would have run through brick walls for them,” said Joe Corrigan, describing the feeling the players had for Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison. It was a curious relationship in many ways. Mercer was a much-loved figure from football’s golden days. The fact he is remembered fondly at three major clubs – Everton, Arsenal and City – says a lot about the impact he made on the game, and it is often overlooked that he baby-sat the England job after Sir Alf Ramsey was sacked in 1974. Mercer was appointed City manager in 1965. He had recently endured some health issues, and at the age of 51, wanted a younger man to work alongside him. He opted for Allison, who had been manager of Plymouth Argyle. While Mercer was called “wise and warm” by Fleet Street, Allison was brash but in many ways, a progressive and adventurous coach, schooled by the famous West Ham “Academy” that also gave the football world coaches like Dave Sexton, Frank O’Farrell, John Bond and Noel Cantwell. Corrigan recalled: “Malcolm was 20 years ahead of his time… focusing on players’ diets, physiotherapy, weight and sprint training.” He also wanted to ban the back-pass, some 20 years or more before it actually happened. “The tool of the cowardly coach,” he would call it. In 1965-66, the duo’s first season in charge at Maine Road, City won promotion to the first division. A year earlier, interest in City was at a low ebb, with crowds averaging just 14,000. In 1966, they were up to 27,000 and in 1966-67, they averaged 31,000. Something was definitely building at Maine Road. A team takes shape In contrast to City’s 2012 and 2014 Premier title winners, the team of the late 1960s cost very little, even by the standards of the time – just over £200,000. Four of the 1967-68 team came from the club’s youth set-up: Glyn Pardoe, Mike Doyle, Alan Oakes and Neil Young. Mike Summerbee was signed from Swindon Town for £35,000 after playing more than 200 games for the Wiltshire club. The wonderful Colin Bell arrived from Bury in 1966 for £45,000, despite the interest of many clubs, and Tony Book, at the veteran stage of his career, was signed from Plymouth where he had played under Allison. Book had landed in the Football League after a lengthy non-league career, turning out for Bath City. His story provided many a photo opportunity as zealous snappers shot him wielding a trowel and laying bricks, his former profession. Experienced centre half George Heslop was picked up from Everton for £25,000. In 1965-66, City won the second division title, losing just five games and remaining unbeaten at home. Pivotal in their promotion campaign was Northern Ireland international Johnny Crossan, who added experience to a young team as well as 12 goals. Crossan was eventually sold to Middlesbrough before the City bandwagon was in full flow, a victim of ill-health and a car crash. Back in the top flight, City finished 15th in 1966-67, adding Doncaster Rovers winger Tony Coleman to the team for a fee of £13,000. There was little sign that this squad could mount anything like a championship challenge in 1967-68. In the early months of that season, Mercer and Allison signed goalkeeper Ken Mulhearn from nearby Stockport County (£ 25,000) and Francis Lee from Bolton (£60,000). Lee would go on to become a City legend and, lik


Musically, how are twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid known?

Story THE PROCLAIMERS    January 2015 After completing a 2-year World tour late in 2013, Craig and Charlie took 2014 off to focus entirely on writing a new album. They headed to Rockfield Studios in December with their band and producer Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey, Idlewild, The Who) and recorded their 10th studio album for release on Cooking Vinyl in April this year. The Proclaimers return to the road and will be touring in 2015 from May through to December. April 2013 saw The Proclaimers out on a three week USA acoustic tour before joining up with their live band for a host of UK festivals and concerts over the summer including their fifth Glastonbury appearance, Cornbury, T In The Park, Camp Bestival and a Canadian tour in August. The Proclaimers returned for more UK dates and their final concert this year as the first Scottish band to play at the newly opened Hydro Arena in Glasgow in early October. 1st July saw the release of a thirty-track compilation selected by Craig and Charlie from their 9 studio albums to date. ‘The Very Best of The Proclaimers’ (25 Years – 1987 to 2012). Following on from the theatre success of the musical drama featuring songs by The Proclaimers ‘Sunshine On Leith’, the movie version had its UK release in October (Entertainment Film Distributors) and was hugely popular, opening at number 3, moving up to 2 in it’s second and spending another month in the top ten, generating over £4.8 million at the UK Box office. Sunshine On Leith was number 5 in the highest grossing Independent UK films of 2013.  The movie was released in the UK on DVD/Blu-ray on 27th January 2014. It has its international releases across the globe throughout 2014 and is released in USA/Canada in 2015. Screenplay by Stephen Greenhorn, directed by Dexter Fletcher, produced by DNA Films & Black Camel Pictures and starring Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks, George MacKay, Antonia Thomas, Kevin Guthrie and Freya Mavor. Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid have over the years enjoyed huge success across the globe as the emotional honesty, political fire, wit and sing-along raucousness of their songs and their extensive touring has enlightened and entertained fans new and old. The Proclaimers have carved out a niche for themselves in the netherworld where pop, folk, new wave and punk collide. In the process they have enjoyed Gold and Platinum singles and albums in UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Born in Leith in 1962, Craig and Charlie Reid grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty in Fife. At home, they listened to early rock ‘n’ roll and country greats such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams. At school they played in punk bands and formed The Proclaimers in 1983. With a fervent live following growing in Scotland, particularly in Inverness where they performed regularly, their first big break came late in 1986 when they were invited to tour with The Housemartins. Then in January 1987 they made a now seminal appearance on the Channel 4 pop programme The Tube, performing Letter From America & Throw The ‘R’ Away. Singing in regional accents about Scotland – its emigration and its politics – they were a far cry from the mid-Eighties playlist staples of Rick Astley and Sinitta, and became a phenomenon almost overnight, signing to Chrysalis within a month and recording their debut album acoustically, This Is The Story, a week later, produced by the man who also signed them to Chrysalis, John Williams. Voted NME Readers Best New Band that year, they toured the UK extensively and a new ‘band’ version of Letter From America, produced by Gerry Rafferty went Top 3 in November. Complementing their raw, stripped down delivery with the greater musical scope of a full band, they then embraced country and rock on their second album, 1988’s Sunshine On Leith produced by Pete Wingfield, which also saw them form their first full live band and go on a 9 month World tour. In addition to the deeply moving classic title track which has gone on to be an anthem fo


Which 1980's BBC drama was set on a North Sea ferry?

Triangle (TV Series 1981–1983) - 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 A series about the crew and passengers of a North Sea ferry, on the triangular route between Felixstowe, Gothenburg and Amsterdam. Creator: a list of 339 titles created 24 Mar 2012 a list of 74 titles created 10 Aug 2012 a list of 981 titles created 24 Sep 2012 Search for " Triangle " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline A series about the crew and passengers of a North Sea ferry, on the triangular route between Felixstowe, Gothenburg and Amsterdam. 5 January 1981 (UK) See more  » Company Credits Did You Know? Trivia According to a Radio Times interview with Larry Lamb (Matt Tyler) one of the key actors died on the way to the airport to tape his scenes. The whole series had to be rewritten because of poor man's demise. See more » Connections (Cornwall, England) – See all my reviews Re John Fernadez' comments on the technical limitations of the time, I worked on Triangle as a young sound assistant, and I believe the control track problems were mostly caused by the motion of the ship in rough seas and the effect this had on the motors in the VPR20 video recorders. We had 3 of these on board at any one time - the 2 not in use were usually broken down and were repaired by a vision engineer called Dave Hume who sat in a tiny cabin all day surrounded by polystyrene cups (blutacked to the nearest flat surface!) full of small screws and widgets removed from the sick machines. I guess we were really lucky that Dave didn't suffer from seasickness! An unsung hero,I feel. 7 of 8 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Who wrote the novel 'The Call Of The Wild'?

NEA Big Read NEA Big Read The Call of the Wild by Jack London The Call of the Wild  >   Introduction to the Book The hero of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild (1903) is Buck, a St. Bernard/Scotch Shepherd dog. Late one night in 1897, a poor farm-worker steals Buck from his comfortable Northern  California home and sells him as a sled dog. Set mostly during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897–98 in Canada’s Yukon Territory and Alaska, the novel chronicles Buck’s struggles and successes as he learns “the law of club and fang.” Four years as a domesticated pet have not extinguished Buck’s primordial instincts or imagination. He courageously survives brutal cruelty from humans and the wilderness, and he becomes the leader of his dogsled team. He endures hunger and fatigue, learns to scavenge for food, and fights with a rival dog. Despite all this hardship, Buck is “mastered by the sheer surging of life” for the first time. Ultimately, Buck struggles between his love for his last master, John Thornton, and his desire to answer the mysterious call of his ancestors. Drawing from Egerton R. Young’s historical narrative My Dogs in the Northland (1902), Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild in only one month. It first appeared in summer 1903 as a serialized work in The Saturday Evening Post. Although London was paid only $2,750 for the novel, he won instant literary fame and wide popularity. London’s artistic intentions were often misunderstood. After one particular critique from President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Burroughs, London wrote a letter of explanation: “The writing of [The Call of the Wild and White Fang] ... was in truth a protest against the ‘humanizing’ of animals.... Time and again ... I wrote, speaking of my dog-heroes: ‘He did not think these things; he merely did them’... These dog-heroes of mine were not directed by abstract reasoning, but by instinct, sensation, and emotion, and by simple reasoning.” For this, and for London’s vivid description of the struggle for survival in a hostile environment, generations of children and adults have found The Call of the Wild an unforgettable adventure. Major Characters in the Book The Dogs Buck The narrator tells the story from Buck’s point of view. Stolen from his California home to labor as a sled dog in the Klondike, Buck quickly learns to survive and triumph. In addition to his cunning, patience, and strength, Buck’s greatest quality is his imagination, which allows him to fight by both instinct and reason. Spitz This well-traveled animal—a big white dog from Spitzbergen, Norway—is a practiced fighter who hates Buck. Despite his greater experience, Spitz meets his match when Buck challenges his leadership in a fight to the death. Dave The greatest desire of this gloomy, morose dog is to be left alone. Although he sleeps at every possible moment, he surprises Buck when they are first harnessed as a team: Dave loves his work and becomes a fair, wise teacher. Sol-leks His name means “the angry one,” an apt description of his feelings whenever another dog approaches from his blind side. Like Dave, Sol-leks wants to be left alone, loves his work, and quickly teaches Buck the best ways to work as a team. The Humans Judge Miller Buck and his father, Elmo, were the prized pets of this kind-hearted judge who owns a large ranch in northern California’s Santa Clara Valley. Manuel This underpaid worker cannot support his wife and children. Motivated by easy money, he steals Buck one evening and sells him as a sled dog during the 1897-1898 Klondike Gold Rush. The “man with the red sweater” Never named, this man becomes the embodiment of one of the most important lessons Buck ever learns: In the quest for survival, the “law of club and fang” reigns supreme. Perrault and François These intrepid French Canadian couriers bear important dispatches for the Canadian government, so they are happy to find a dog as strong as Buck. They are never cruel to their dogs, and Buck grows to respect their kind severity. Hal, Charles, and Merce


How many MP's are there in the House of Commons?

Frequently Asked Questions: MPs - UK Parliament Frequently Asked Questions Four staff networks for people to discuss and consider issues. Working in Parliament Find and register for Parliament's free events and training sessions Have your say See some of the sights you’ll encounter on a tour of Parliament Planning an event? How many MPs are there in the House of Commons? At the 2015 General Election, 650 MPs were elected.  How many MPs are there in each party? Up to date information is shown on the State of the Parties page at the link below: How many male MPs are there? There are currently 455 male MPs. After the 2015 General Election there were 459 male MPs. As a result of a number of by-elections there are currently 455 male MPs. How many female MPs are there? There are currently 195 women MPs. 191 women were elected as MPs at the 2015 General Election, four further women have been elected in by-elections since then. About Parliament: Parliament and women Who was the first female MP? Countess Constance Markievicz was the first woman elected to the House of Commons, in 1918. However, as a member of Sinn Fein, she did not take her seat. The first woman to be elected and to take her seat was Viscountess Nancy Astor in 1919. Who is the Speaker of the House of Commons? The Speaker of the House of Commons is the Rt Hon John Bercow MP. Research briefing: Speakers of the House of Commons since 1258 Who is the Father of the House? The Father of the House (the MP with the longest unbroken service) is Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman. Research briefing: Father of the House Who is the oldest MP? The oldest MP is Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman, Labour Party MP for Manchester, Gorton, aged 84 when re-elected in May 2015. Members information: Biography of Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman Who is the youngest MP? The youngest MP is Mhairi Black, Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, aged 20 when elected in May 2015. What is the average age of an MP? The average age of MPs elected at the 2015 General Election is 50. At the last election, in 2010, the average age of an MP was also 50. What is the average length of service for an MP? The average length of service for MPs elected in May 2015 was 3,175 days (8.7 years). Research briefing: Social background of MPs What is the longest length of service for an MP? Charles Pelham Villiers served continuously for 63 years, 6 days. Sir Winston Churchill served for 63 years, 10 months in total but this was not unbroken service. How many MPs are from ethnic minorities? Parliament does not hold data about MPs' ethnicity. External sources suggest that 41 MPs elected in May 2015 define themselves as being from an ethnic minority. Research briefing: Ethnic minorities in politics and government Do MPs have to live in their constituency? MPs do not have to live in their constituency. In fact, there is no residency qualification at all - an MP could even live outside the UK. There are, however, nationality and age qualifications and a number of other disqualifications for MPs. For more details contact the Electoral Commission When did MPs first get an annual salary? 1911. The first annual salary was £400. What is the annual salary of an MP? £74,962 as of 1 April 2016. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) confirmed on 26 February 2016, that MPs’ pay would increase by 1.3% from 1 April 2016, in line with the rate of annual change in average earnings. How much does the Prime Minister get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: How much do Cabinet Ministers get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: How much do Select Committee Chairs get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: How much does the Speaker get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: Research briefing: Members' pay and expenses and ministerial salaries 2016/17 Do opposition parties get financial help from Parliament? Opposition parties get extra money to help them carry out their parliamentary business. This


Which English county has districts called Bromsgrove, Wyre Forest and Malvern Hills?

The Counties of England | English County Guide County of Bedfordshire Tourism Website Districts: Bedford, Central Bedfordhsire, Luton Where is Bedfordshire? Bedfordshire borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east.   County of Berkshire Tourism Website Districts: West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell       Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Where is Berkshire? Berkshire borders Greater       London to the East, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire to the North,       Wiltshire to the West, and Hampshire & Surrey to the SOuth. The       royal residence of Windsor Castle is in Berkshire.   City of Bristol Tourism Website Districts: Bristol Where is Bristol? Bristol is sandwiched between Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Built around       the River Avon, the city of Bristol is the most populous city in       South West England.   County of Buckinghamshire Tourism Website Districts: South Bucks, Chiltern, Wycombe, Aylesbury Vale,       Borough of Milton Keynes Where is Buckinghamshire? Buckinghamshire borders       6 counties including Greater London to the south-east, Hertfordshire       to the east, and Oxfordshire to the west.   County of Cambridgeshire Tourism Website Districts: Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire,       Fenland, East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough Where is Cambridgeshire? Cambridgeshire lies       directly west of Norfolk and Suffolk and has a northen border with       Lincolnshire. Cambridgeshire is home to the famous university and       the magnificent Ely cathedral.   County of Cheshire Tourism Website Districts: Cheshire West & Chester, Cheshire East,       Warrington, Halton Where is Cheshire? Cheshire borders Wales to the       east and Liverpool & Manchester to the North. Cheshire boasts       the beautiful city of Chester, not to mention some very famous       cheese.   City of London Tourism Website Districts: London postcodes of EC, WC & E1 Where is the City of London? The Square Mile or City of London is in the middle of Greater London on the north side       of the Thames between the boroughs of Westminster and Tower hamlets.       It is England's smallest ceremonial county.   County of Cornwall Tourism Website Districts: Cornwall, Isles of Scilly Where is Cornwall? With Devon to its east,       Cornwall is in the far south western corner of the UK and has the       longest stretch of continuous coastline in Britain.   County of Cumbria Tourism Website Districts: Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, District of South       Lakeland, Borough of Copeland, Borough of Allerdale, District of       Eden, City of Carlisle Where is Cumbria? Cumbria is in the furthest       north western corner of England, with the Scottish Border to the       north and the Irish Sea to the west. Cumbria is predominantly rural       and includes the Lake District, considered one of England's most       outstanding areas of natural beauty.   County of Derbyshire Tourism Website Districts: High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, South Derbyshire,       Erewash, Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield,       Bolsover, Derby Where is Derbyshire? Derbyshire borders Yorshire       to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, and Staffordshire to the       south-west. Derbyshire & the Peak District offers a spectacular       landscape in one of the most beautiful & inspiring parts of the       British Isles.   County of Devon Tourism Website Districts: Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon,       Torridge, West Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Plymouth, Torbay Where is Devon? Situated between Cornwall to the       west and Somerset to the east, Devon is one of the largest English       counties and boasts rolling countryside, beautiful beaches and


Who did Queen Victoria succeed on the throne?

Facts about Queen Victoria for kids Back to the top Who were Victoria's parents? Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent) and Princess Victoria Mary Louisa of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Prince Edward (1767-1820) was the fourth son of King George lll. Find out more about Victoria's family tree. Did you know? Both Queen Elizabeth, the Queen today, and her consort (as her husband is known), the Duke of Edinburgh, are great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria. When was Queen Victoria born? Queen Victoria was born on the 24 May in 1819. Her father died eight months after she was born. Where was Queen Victoria born? Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London. Back to the top What name was Victoria christened as? Victoria was christened 'Alexandrina Victoria'. However, from birth she was formally addressed as Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Kent. Did you know? Back to the top When did Victoria become Queen? Queen Victoria came to the throne when she was only 18 years of age on June 20, 1837. Her coronation was a year later on 28 June 1838. Back to the top Who did Queen Victoria marry? At the age of 21, Victoria married her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a German Prince. They married on the 10th February 1840 at the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace. Victoria had nine children, 40 grand-children and 37 great-grandchildren, scattered all over Europe. Most of Queen Victoria's children married into other royal families of Europe. Back to the top How long exactly did Queen Victoria reign? Queen Victoria reigned for exactly sixty-three years, seven months, and two days (June 20, 1837 - January 22, 1901). Queen Victoria is our longest ever serving monarch. Back to the top How old was Victoria when she inherited the throne? She inherited the throne at the age of eighteen, upon the death of her uncle William IV who had no legitimate children (children born to married parents).   Why did Queen Victoria wear black? Her husband Albert died in 1861 at the young age of 42. She mourned his death for almost 10 years. For the rest of her reign she wore black. Back to the top Where did Queen Victoria live? Queen Victoria had many homes. She lived in Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Osborne House (Isle of Wight) and Balmoral Castle.  Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace. Did you know? Victoria was known as the "Grandmother of Europe" because many of her children and grandchildren married into the royal families of other European countries. What hobbies did Queen Victoria have? Queen Victoria loved singing and she enjoyed painting and drawing. She loved going to the opera. How did Britain change whilst Victoria was Queen? Whilst Victoria was Queen there was a tremendous change in the lives of British people: Britain became the most powerful country in the world, with the largest empire that had ever existed, ruling a quarter of the world's population. The number of people living in Britain more than doubled, causing a huge demand for food, clothes and housing. Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the ways people lived and worked. Railways, originally built to transport goods, meant people could travel easily around the country for the first time. Queen Victoria survived seven assassination attempts When did Queen Victoria die? Queen Victoria died on 22 January, 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. She was 81. Queen Victoria was survived by 6 children, 40 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren, including four future sovereigns of England: Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and George VI.  Where is Queen Victoria buried? She is buried in a mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor. Back to the top Who became the next King or Queen after Victoria? Queen Victoria was succeeded by her eldest son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. He became King Edward VII.


To whom was Mike Todd married when he was killed in a plane crash in 1958?

Michael Todd - Biography - IMDb Michael Todd Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trivia  (15) | Personal Quotes  (1) Overview (4) Mike Todd Mini Bio (1) Film producer Michael Todd was one of the major contributors to technical innovation in the film industry in the 1950s. Having worked with Fred Waller and Cinerama, he got tired of the three-panel format, left the company and tried to find the process for making "Cinerama coming from one hole". He joined forces with the American Optical Co. and developed a system using 65mm cine cameras at 30 fps and wide angle-photography (approx 150 degrees). The system was named Todd-AO after its inventors and was by far the best big-screen system ever seen, when it was introduced with Oklahoma! (1955). The Todd-AO prints used 70mm film with a 2.2:1 ratio. Sound was six-track magnetic only, with five channels behind the screen and one surround channel, with Perspecta coding (a switch stereo device) The 70mm Todd-AO productions were premiered through Magna Theatre Corp., which also co-produced the pictures. Due to the non-standard speed, the first two Todd-AO pictures (the other was Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)) were parallel-shot in 35mm CinemaScope with 24 fps for general release, but for the third production, South Pacific (1958), the Todd-AO pictures were all shot in 24 fps. Todd was killed in a plane crash in 1958, but his system lived on, adopted as the wide superformat of 20th Century-Fox, which used it all through the 1960s. During that period a number of alternate processes developed, of which Superpanavision became the most used. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Stefan Adler Spouse (3) ( 14 February  1927      - 3 August  1946) (her death) (1 child) Trivia (15) Father of Michael Todd Jr. Todd had previously (1946) produced an elaborate Broadway musical version of "Around the World in 80 Days." Despite mammoth production values, a Cole Porter score and a cast headed by Orson Welles as Phineas Fogg, it was a notorious, costly failure, losing nearly all of the money invested in it. Father, with Elizabeth Taylor , of daughter Liza Todd . Killed, along with journalist Art Cohn , when his private plane went down in a blizzard just outside of Albequerque, New Mexico. The plane's ironic name was "The Lucky Liz". In 1957, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his Oscar-winning film Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Todd staged an elaborate party at Madison Square Garden for his then-wife Elizabeth Taylor and hundreds of guests. The evening eventually deteriorated into a giant food fight. The party was treated as a serious news event by CBS, which sent Walter Cronkite to cover it. The next day newspaper critics tore the event to shreds. It became what Cronkite considers the low point in his career. He was preparing a lavish film version of "Don Quixote" at the time of his death. Todd's version was never made. The biography "The Nine Lives of Mike Todd" reveals that he briefly was suspected of murdering his first wife Bertha, who died mysteriously in 1946, freeing the way for Todd to marry his mistress, Joan Blondell . Blondell later claimed that Todd fleeced her. His biographer, Art Cohn , died with him in the plane crash that took Todd's life. The biography was nearly finished and was completed by Cohn's wife and published as "The Nine Lives of Mike Todd" in 1958. In the 1940s, stripper Gypsy Rose Lee fell in love with Todd, who was then famous as a Broadway theatrical impresario. Todd produced two Broadway shows starring Lee, "Star and Garter" and "The Naked Genius" (the latter of which was written by Lee). Gypsy married William Alexander Kirkland in 1942 in an attempt to make the already-married Todd jealous. They divorced in 1944. His penultimate show was entitled "Michael Todd's Peep Show", running at the Winter Garden Theatre, from June 28, 1950 to February 24, 1951, for a total of 278 performances. The music and lyrics for this musical revue, which featured female nudity, were by 'Prince Chakrband Bhumibol', who became the King of Thailand! I


In which month is the Henley Royal Regatta held?

Henley Royal Regatta 2016 Home Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta is undoubtedly the best known regatta in the world and is both one of the highlights of the summer sporting calendar and the social season.  It attracts thousands of visitors over a 5-day period and spectators will be thrilled by over 200 races of an international standard, including Olympians and crews new to the event. Aside from the rowing, visitors can take in the ambience enjoying the facilities within the enclosures. Watch all of the videos from the Regatta on our  YouTube Channel . Latest Videos 2017 - 28th June - 2nd July 2018 - 4th July - 8th July Regatta Information


Which instrument is played by classical musician John Lill?

John Lill music | Artists Biography John Lill CBE (born 17 March 1944, London) is an English classical pianist. Lill studied at the Royal College of Music and with Wilhelm Kempff. His talent emerged at an early age, as he gave his first piano recital at the age of nine. At age 18, he performed Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto under Sir Adrian Boult. This was followed by his much-acclaimed 1963 London debut playing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 at the Royal Festival Hall. In 1970 he won the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition (ex-aequo with Vladimir Krainev). Lill has made a number of recordings, including the complete piano concertos of Beethoven, Brahms and Rachmaninoff and the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven and Prokofiev. Lill has performed in over fifty countries, both as a recitalist and as a concerto soloist. He has worked in the major European concert cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm and Vienna, as well as in Russia, the Far East and Australasia (including several Australian Broadcasting Corporation tours). He has also performed in the United States with the Symphony Orchestras of Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Seattle, Baltimore, Boston, Washington, D.C. and San Diego. His repertoire includes more than seventy concertos, and he is acclaimed in particular as a leading interpreter of Beethoven, whose complete sonata cycle he has performed on several occasions in the UK, US and Japan. In Britain, he has given over 30 BBC Promenade concerts and regularly appears with all the major Symphony Orchestras. He has toured overseas with the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, CBSO, Hallé, Royal Scottish National and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras. Lill has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, EMI (Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos with RSNO and Gibson), ASV (both Brahms Concertos with the Hallé and Loughran) plus the complete Beethoven Sonatas and Tchaikovsky l with the LSO and Judd. More recently, he has recorded the complete Prokofiev sonatas with ASV and his recent recording of the complete Beethoven Bagatelles and Piano Concertos with the CBSO and Weller is available on Chandos. He recorded Malcolm Arnold's Fantasy on a Theme of John Field (dedicated to John Lill) with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Vernon Handley for Conifer. He has also recorded the complete Rachmaninoff Concertos and major solo piano works for Nimbus Records. His most recent recording projects have been the 60th birthday release of piano works by Schumann on the Classics for Pleasure label and new releases for Signum records of Schumann, Brahms and Haydn. In 2000, Lill suffered injuries to both his hands when muggers slashed his hands in the course of a robbery attempt. He recovered quickly and resumed his career. John Lill lives in London. He was made an OBE in 1978 and awarded the CBE for his services to music in the 2005 New Year’s Honours List.


Which company is the tyre supplier for all teams in Formula One in 2011?

Pirelli confirmed as exclusive Formula One tyre supplier from 2011 Pirelli confirmed as exclusive Formula One tyre supplier from 2011 The Italian tyre firm will supply all the Formula One teams from 2011-2013 with six types of tyre: four for dry weather, one for rain and one intermediate tyre. Pirelli – which has supplied tyres exclusively for the GP3 championship this year – will also supply the GP2 championship from 2011, becoming the sole provider of tyres for the most prestigious single-seater championships in global motorsport.   The Milan-based firm is already present in the World Rally Championship, the World Superbike Championship, the Rolex Sports Car Series in North America, the Motocross World Championship and several other national championships for both cars and bikes. Milan, 23 June 2010 -  Pirelli will supply tyres to the Formula One World Championship for a three-year period between 2011 and 2013. The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), the Teams, represented by FOTA (the Formula One Teams Association), and Formula One’s organising body, represented by FOM (Formula One Management) have chosen Pirelli as their exclusive supplier, based on the specific proposals from the Italian company to guarantee technical and operational stability to the competitors. Following current Formula One regulations laid down by world motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, the new contract ensures that Pirelli will provide teams with six different types of tyre for the season: four slicks, with different compounds for various types of dry surfaces, one rain tyre for heavy rain, and one intermediate tyre for damp conditions or light rain. The current economic climate has led to a realistic and collaborative approach with all the teams, ensuring that manufacturing and logistical costs are shared fairly. Pirelli’s return to Formula One also has a firm eye on the future, as in full collaboration with all the teams, research into innovative new tyre developments is a vital part of this exciting programme. Pirelli is also proud to announce that it will supply the GP2 World Series – the acknowledged stepping-stone to Formula One – for the three-year period between 2011-2013. Pirelli’s latest participation at the highest levels of single-seater racing make a welcome addition to the celebrated Italian firm’s other motorsport activities including, from this year, a tyre supply agreement for the inaugural GP3 series. Pirelli will consequently become the single supplier to all the most prestigious racing championships in the world from 2011. Pirelli is planning to make important investments in corporate communications, in order to make the most of the high profile and cutting-edge technology that go hand in hand with supplying Formula One, using resources and budget that has already been set aside for this purpose. This communications campaign will principally help to support Pirelli’s increasing profile in emerging markets: Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, which are all areas frequently visted by Formula One. Consequently Formula One will become a vital calling card for the Pirelli brand, helping its commercial and industrial expansion without disrupting the company’s long-term financial strategy. The global visibility guaranteed through extensive media interest in Formula One, together with dynamic plans to leverage Pirelli’s involvement in an activity central to the company’s core business, represents a unique opportunity for the brand to maximise its return on investment. This new Formula One agreement crowns Pirelli’s historic involvement in world motorsport, which dates back to 1907 when the Italian fim won the epic Paris-Peking road race. Pirelli currently exclusively supplies some of the most important World Championships for both cars and bikes, such as the GP3 series, the World Rally Championship, the Rolex Sports Car Series in North America, the World Superbike Championship, and the Motocross World Championship. On top of this, Pirelli also supplies more than 70 other national and international champi


Which singer's 2011 album is called '21'?

21 | Adele Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia " Turning Tables " Released: November 5, 2011 21 is the second studio album by British singer  Adele . It was released on January 24, 2011 in most of Europe, and on February 22, 2011 in North America. The album was named after the age of the singer during its production. 21 shares the folk and  Motown  soul influences of her 2008 debut album  19 , but was further inspired by the American country and Southern blues music to which she had been exposed during her 2008–09 North American tour  An Evening with Adele . Composed in the aftermath of the singer's separation from her partner , the album typifies the near dormant tradition of the confessional singer-songwriter in its exploration of heartbreak, self-examination, and forgiveness. Adele began writing 21 in April 2009, when still involved in the relationship that subsequently inspired the record. Dissatisfied with once again portraying herself as the musical tragedian of her debut, she had intended to compose a more upbeat and contemporary follow-up. However, studio sessions ended prematurely due to a lack of inspiration. She resumed production immediately after the breakdown of her relationship, channeling her heartbreak and depression into her songs. Adele collaborated with various songwriters and producers, including  Columbia Records  co-president  Rick Rubin ,  Paul Epworth ,  Ryan Tedder ,  Jim Abbiss , and  Dan Wilson . Praised by critics for its understated production, vintage aesthetic, and Adele's vocal performance, 21 defied the modest commercial expectations of her indie record label  XL Recordings . The album topped the charts in more than 30 countries and became the world's best-selling album of the year for 2011 and 2012. In the United Kingdom, it is the best-selling album of the 21st century and fourth best-selling album of all time, while its 23-week tenure atop the UK Albums Chart is the longest by a female solo artist. In the United States, the album held the top position for 24 weeks, longer than any other album since 1985 and the longest by a female solo artist in Billboard 200 history. It was certified Diamond by the RIAA and was ranked as the "Greatest Billboard 200 Album of All Time." Five singles were released to promote the album, with " Rolling in the Deep ," " Someone Like You ," and " Set Fire to the Rain " becoming international number-one songs, while " Rumour Has It " charted in the top 20 across Europe and North America. Globally, 21 was the biggest selling musical release for both 2011 and 2012, and helped revitalize lagging sales of the UK and US music industry. With 31 million copies sold worldwide, the album is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Critics hailed the album as a shift from the overtly sexual and musically bombastic status quo, and attributed its success to its deeply autobiographical yet universal songs. Shortlisted for the 2011  Mercury Prize , 21 won the 2012  Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the  Brit Award  for British Album of the Year. Contents [ show ] Background and conception Adele's separation from an unfaithful partner inspired her 2008 debut album 19. In the midst of its 2008–2009 American and European promotional tour An Evening with Adele , she entered a new relationship with an older gentleman , and later, cancelled the remaining dates of her tour. Although speculation that she cut short her tour "over a boy" provoked criticism from the British press, the singer cited a number of personal and professional reasons for its cancellation. According to Adele, the relationship became the "biggest deal in [her] entire life to date," and in addition to being highly compatible, her lover also stimulated her interest in various worldly affairs: "He was older, he was successful in his own right... He got me interested in film and literature and food and wine and traveling and politics and history, and those were things I was never, ever interested in." The relationship ended two years later, when the couple "fell out of love with each other." The ensuing break-


In Physics, momentum is the product of mass and which other quantity?

Momentum momentum Momentum and Its Conservation - Lesson 1 - The Impulse-Momentum Change Theorem Momentum Real-World Applications The sports announcer says, "Going into the all-star break, the Chicago White Sox have the momentum." The headlines declare "Chicago Bulls Gaining Momentum." The coach pumps up his team at half-time, saying "You have the momentum; the critical need is that you use that momentum and bury them in this third quarter." Momentum is a commonly used term in sports. A team that has the momentum is on the move and is going to take some effort to stop. A team that has a lot of momentum is really on the move and is going to be hard to stop. Momentum is a physics term; it refers to the quantity of motion that an object has. A sports team that is on the move has the momentum. If an object is in motion (on the move) then it has momentum. Momentum can be defined as "mass in motion." All objects have mass; so if an object is moving, then it has momentum - it has its mass in motion. The amount of momentum that an object has is dependent upon two variables: how much stuff is moving and how fast the stuff is moving. Momentum depends upon the variables mass and velocity . In terms of an equation, the momentum of an object is equal to the mass of the object times the velocity of the object. Momentum = mass • velocity In physics, the symbol for the quantity momentum is the lower case p. Thus, the above equation can be rewritten as p = m • v where m is the mass and v is the velocity. The equation illustrates that momentum is directly proportional to an object's mass and directly proportional to the object's velocity. The units for momentum would be mass units times velocity units. The standard metric unit of momentum is the kg•m/s. While the kg•m/s is the standard metric unit of momentum, there are a variety of other units that are acceptable (though not conventional) units of momentum. Examples include kg•mi/hr, kg•km/hr, and g•cm/s. In each of these examples, a mass unit is multiplied by a velocity unit to provide a momentum unit. This is consistent with the equation for momentum.   Momentum as a Vector Quantity Momentum is a vector quantity. As discussed in an earlier unit, a vector quantity is a quantity that is fully described by both magnitude and direction. To fully describe the momentum of a 5-kg bowling ball moving westward at 2 m/s, you must include information about both the magnitude and the direction of the bowling ball. It is not enough to say that the ball has 10 kg•m/s of momentum; the momentum of the ball is not fully described until information about its direction is given. The direction of the momentum vector is the same as the direction of the velocity of the ball. In a previous unit, it was said that the direction of the velocity vector is the same as the direction that an object is moving. If the bowling ball is moving westward, then its momentum can be fully described by saying that it is 10 kg•m/s, westward. As a vector quantity, the momentum of an object is fully described by both magnitude and direction.   The Momentum Equation as a Guide to Thinking From the definition of momentum, it becomes obvious that an object has a large momentum if both its mass and its velocity are large. Both variables are of equal importance in determining the momentum of an object. Consider a Mack truck and a roller skate moving down the street at the same speed. The considerably greater mass of the Mack truck gives it a considerably greater momentum. Yet if the Mack truck were at rest, then the momentum of the least massive roller skate would be the greatest. The momentum of any object that is at rest is 0. Objects at rest do not have momentum - they do not have any " mass in motion ." Both variables - mass and velocity - are important in comparing the momentum of two objects. The momentum equation can help us to think about how a change in one of the two variables might affect the momentum of an object. Consider a 0.5-kg physics cart loaded with one 0.5-kg brick and moving with a speed of 2.0 m/s. The total mas


In Yorkshire what are the 'Huddersfield Broad' and the 'Huddersfield Narrow'?

Huddersfield Narrow Canal - information and photographs The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs for 20 miles between Huddersfield in West Yorkshire and Ashton under Lyne in Greater Manchester, UK. The summit of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is the highest navigable waterway in Britain. Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is Britain's longest canal tunnel. The canal has a total of 74 locks. It connects end on with the Ashton Canal and the Huddersfield Broad Canal. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal re-opened to navigation in May 2001. The site features a Virtual Cruise of the entire Huddersfield Narrow Canal as well as photographs of the restoration work that took place to re-open the canal.


Which 20th century Prime Minister included 'Earl of Oxford' in his title as a peer?

Herbert Asquith - British History - HISTORY.com Herbert Asquith A+E Networks Introduction British politician Herbert Henry (also known as H.H.) Asquith (1852-1928), a reform-minded member of the Liberal Party, served in the British House of Commons for three decades and was prime minister from 1908 to 1916, leading Britain during the first years of World War I (1914-18). As prime minister he introduced significant reforms including pensions and social insurance, which were financed by the so-called People’s Budget of 1909. Asquith also successfully reduced the power of the Conservative-controlled House of Lords, whose members traditionally inherited their seats, through the Parliament Act of 1911, leading to the growing democratization of the British system. Although not remembered as a great statesman or war leader, Asquith’s contribution to the democratization of the British system was a notable achievement. Google Education and Early Career Herbert Henry Asquith was born in Morley, a town near the city of Leeds, in Yorkshire, England, on September 12, 1852. After the death of his father, a wool merchant, in 1860, Asquith and his family moved to Huddersfield, England. In 1863, he was sent to study at the City of London School. In 1870, Asquith won a scholarship to attend Balliol College, part of the University of Oxford, where he studied the classics. He went on to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1876. In 1877, he married Helen Melland, who died in 1891. The couple had five children. Three years later, Asquith married Margot Tennant, with whom he had two children. Did You Know? H.H. Asquith advocated denying women the right to vote. As a result, his house became a target of the British suffragette movement's mass window-breaking campaign in the early 20th century. Despite the views of Asquith and others, in 1928, all British women over age 21 were granted the right to vote. While practicing law, Asquith pursued his political ambitions, and in 1886 he became the Liberal member for East Fife in the British House of Commons (the lower house of Parliament; its members are democratically elected), a position he held for the next 32 years. His speaking skills impressed his fellow Liberals as well as other members of the House. In the late 1880s, Asquith served as junior counsel for Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91), a fellow member of Parliament and an Irish nationalist, when Parnell was accused of supporting a pair of politically motivated murders in Dublin. The accusation was based on a collection of letters reputedly written by Parnell and published in the British newspaper The Times. The letters proved to be forgeries. Rise to Power Asquith’s political fortunes rose quickly after his defense of Parnell. When the Liberals regained power in 1892, the new prime minister, William Gladstone (1809-98), appointed Asquith home secretary, a position responsible for overseeing security-related issues in Great Britain. Asquith disagreed with Liberal leader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836-1908) strenuously over the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa, but their rift proved to be temporary. Indeed, when Campbell-Bannerman became prime minister as the Liberals returned to power in 1905, he appointed Asquith chancellor of the exchequer, a powerful Cabinet-level financial position, second only to the prime minister. Asquith was extremely influential in the House, and when Campbell-Bannerman became seriously ill and resigned from office in early1908, Asquith smoothly transitioned to the position of prime minister. Asquith appointed David Lloyd George (1863-1945) chancellor of the exchequer, and the two men set the stage for one of the biggest constitutional changes in modern British history. Asquith introduced legislation that would provide pensions for the elderly as well as social insurance for the unemployed, disabled and ill. In 1909, Lloyd George presented a radical budget to finance these reforms through land and income taxes. In addition, the budget provided for the expansion of the British navy, a step deemed necessa


What was the name of the actor brother of Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave who died last year?

Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl of the 60s – dies of cancer | Film | The Guardian Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl of the 60s – dies of cancer Actor nominated for Oscar in 60s and 90s dies at 67, weeks after brother Corin's death Lynn Redgrave, who has died in New York, aged 67. Photograph: Evan Agostini/AP Close This article is 6 years old Actor Lynn Redgrave , the sister of Vanessa Redgrave, has died aged 67 after a lengthy battle with cancer, just one month after the death of her brother Corin. Her son Ben and daughters Pema and Annabel were at her bedside when she died at her home in Connecticut yesterday, her publicist Rick Miramontez announcedtoday. In a statement, her children said: "Our beloved mother Lynn Rachel passed away peacefully after a seven-year journey with breast cancer. She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before. The endless memories she created as a mother, grandmother, writer, actor and friend will sustain us for the rest of our lives." She is the third member of the Redgrave acting dynasty to die in just over a year. Her niece Natasha Richardson, 45, daughter of Vanessa and wife of Irish actor Liam Neeson, died from head injuries suffered in a skiing accident in Quebec in March 2009. Redgrave, who shot to fame with the lead role in 1960s hit Georgy Girl, was the youngest of Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson's three children. Though successful on film and stage – she received Oscar nominations for Georgy Girl and for 1998's Gods and Monsters – she never received the acclaim accorded to her sister. She would admit, in later life, her family did not have great expectations of her. "Vanessa was the one expected to be the great actress," she said in an Associated Press interview in 1999. "It was always, 'Corin's the brain, Vanessa the shining star, oh, and then there's Lynn." One of her last appearances in public was at the funeral of Corin, 70, an actor and leftwing activist, at the "actor's" church, St Paul's in Covent Garden, on 12 April. Though looking extremely frail, supported by family and with her head covered in a black scarf, she raised laughter at the service when she recalled how he taught her to climb trees without telling her how to get back down again. She appeared in several other films in the 60s, including Tom Jones and Girl with Green Eyes, for which she was nominated for a Bafta. She married actor and director John Clark in 1967 – they divorced in 2000 – and moved to America and became a US citizen. She made her Broadway debut in 1967, but returned frequently to London's West End, where, in Three Sisters, she performed with Vanessa. She was better known in the US, where she appeared in television series House Calls, as well as in adverts for Weight Watchers. Her autobiography, This is Living, contained a candid account of her life, including her battle with bulimia. The book provided a basis for her one‑woman play, Shakespeare for My Father. In 2004, she released a book written with her daughter Annabel Clark about her fight against cancer, titled A Mother and Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer. The 1990s saw a revival in her film career with 1996 hit Shine, as well as Gods and Monsters, which won a Golden Globe in 1998. Peter Pan, Kinsey and The White Countess – the Merchant Ivory production in which she starred alongside Vanessa and her niece Natasha – followed in the 2000s. She was awarded an OBE for services to drama in 2002. Last November she wrote and starred in another one-woman stage production, Nightingale, about her troubled past. She appeared seated throughout and read from a script, amid reports at the time that she was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness. Her most recent television credits included two hit American series, Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty. Her personal life reached the front pages in 1998 when she discovered that the boy she had regarded as her grandson was, in fact, her husband's son. It emerged that her husband had fathered a child with the couple's personal assistant, and the assistant had then gone on to marry the couple's so


Which member of the Royal Family was made an MBE in 2007?

The Order of the British Empire | The Court Jeweller The Order of the British Empire Star of the Order of the British Empire [1] Yesterday at Windsor Castle, intrepid detective Jessica Fletcher actress Angela Lansbury was invested by the Queen as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Every year, various Brits are made members of the order, entitling them to append initials like MBE, OBE, or KBE to their names. But what exactly is this order of chivalry, and who is entitled to receive it? The order -- the full name of which is The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [2] -- was founded by King George V in 1917 as a way to honor British citizens who had made important contributions during the First World War. Notably, it was the first order of British chivalry to include female members. The motto of the order is "For God and the Empire." Today, there are separate civil and military divisions of the order, but the qualifications for belonging to either remain the same: members of the order must have made a significant contribution to the nation at the local, regional, or national level. The five ranks of the order -- Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GBE), Knight/Dame Commander (KBE/DBE), Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE), and Member (MBE) -- are generally awarded based on the scope of the member's contribution. For example, local achievements are often honored with MBEs, while a national contribution will be honored with a CBE or even a knighthood [3]. The Order of the British Empire is the most junior of the orders of British chivalry, following just after the Royal Victorian Order in precedence. Any Briton, man or woman, who has made significant contributions to the nation can be nominated to receive it. (Some citizens of Commonwealth realms are also entitled to become members of the order.) Occasionally, it's also awarded to foreign nationals to honor their contributions to Britain; this is usually done on an honorary basis, as members of the order are required to swear allegiance to the Queen. For example, Bill Gates is an honorary knight commander of the order, but because he's American, he's not called "Sir Bill" -- though he can use the initials KBE after his name if he wants. Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the order are entitled to wear the order's mantle, collar, and star. (The star can also be worn by Knights and Dames Commander; you can see Dame Angela's star behind her badge above.) The mantle, pictured above on Queen Elizabeth II (the sovereign of the order), is made of red silk (Debrett's calls the specific color "rose pink" [4]) with a gray lining. It features an embroidered version of the order's eight-pointed star, which features portraits of King George V and Queen Mary [5] encircled by the order's motto. (Interestingly, this is one of the orders of chivalry that does not include sashes as a part of the insignia.) The collar is made of gold and features the royal arms interspersed with the cypher of George V. On the order's "collar days," the badge is worn suspended from the collar by Knights and Dames Grand Cross.  Most of the collar days are religious festivals, but collars are also worn on the Queen's accession day (February 6), Prince Philip's birthday (June 10), Restoration Day (May 29), and Coronation Day (June 2). The best chance to see Knights and Dames Grand Cross in all their finery (like the Queen, pictured above in 2012) is at the prayer service for the order, held every four years at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, where there is a chapel for the order in the cathedral crypt [6]. The next service will be held in 2016. On regular days, the badge of the order is worn suspended from a rose-pink ribbon. You can tell a civil member of the order from a military member by looking at the ribbon: military members have a gray stripe running down the center of the ribbon. The badge is a cross patonce that features the images of George and Mary in the center on one side, with George V's cypher on the other. The higher your rank, the bigger your badge; the colors also differ according to rank,


Actor James McArthur who died in October last year was most famous for playing 'Danny Williams' in which police series?

Obituary: James MacArthur, actor - The Scotsman Obituary: James MacArthur, actor 19:41 20:43 Friday 29 October 2010 James MacArthur, actor.  Born: 8 December, 1937, in Los Angeles.  Died: 28 October, 2010, in Florida, aged 72. James MacArthur was a familiar face for a generation who grew up in the 1960s. He was one of Disney's leading young stars when it expanded from animation to adaptations of classics and served as David Balfour to Peter Finch's Alan Breck in Kidnapped. It brought him back to the country he regarded as his ancestral homeland, where he enthused about the local cuisine, concluding that France had nothing to compare with Scottish shortbread. He reached an even wider audience in the 1970s as a regular on one of the most popular detective shows of the decade, Hawaii Five-O, playing Detective Danny Williams - Danno from the phrase "Book 'em, Danno", popularised by Jack Lord as his boss Detective Steve McGarrett. James Gordon MacArthur was adopted as a baby by Charles MacArthur, the playwright who co-wrote The Front Page, and Helen Hayes, "the First Lady of American theatre". They already had a daughter, who died of polio in her late teens. MacArthur started appearing in small roles on stage from an early age and at 17 he had a starring role as a teenager who gets into trouble with the police in Deal a Blow, a one-off TV drama. He reprised the role in a big-screen remake called The Young Stranger. He got glowing reviews and was nominated for a Bafta award as best newcomer. Fan magazines ran articles headlined "Why girls flip over Jim MacArthur" and "Is James MacArthur the new Dean?" But he was not about to be stereotyped as another teenage rebel without a cause. His association with Disney began with The Light in the Forest, an adaptation of Conrad Richter's novel about a white boy who has been raised by Indians and is torn between two cultures. It came out in 1958, the year he married Joyce Bulifant, an actress he had known since schooldays. Kidnapped was one in a series of Scottish subjects that Disney did and it shot on location in the West Highlands, around Glen Coe and Glen Nevis, with an impressive cast of Scottish character actors that included Finlay Currie, Duncan Macrae, Andrew Cruickshank and John Laurie as David's Uncle Ebenezer. MacArthur was not classically handsome, though he had distinctive features. He had curly, boyish hair and stood only around 5ft 8in, allowing him to play teenagers well into his 20s - though this was a time when Hollywood studios paid little attention to such details and would happily cast thirtysomethings as school students. By the time Kidnapped came out he had also been to Switzerland for Disney's Third Man on the Mountain and the West Indies for Swiss Family Robinson. "For me the trip to Scotland was the most thrilling I've yet made," MacArthur said in the press book for Kidnapped."I'm of Scottish descent, and always wanted to see the land of my ancestors." He enthused about bannocks, scones and pancakes and assured his fans: "There isn't a French dish made that can surpass Scotch shortbread when it's made properly." He hoped his wife would master Scottish cuisine. They divorced a few years later. He was Henry Fonda's son in Spencer's Mountain, a sailor in The Bedford Incident, a soldier in Battle of the Bulge and a preacher, administering last rites, in the Clint Eastwood western Hang 'Em High, though at 30 he still did not seem quite old enough for the beard. He also made frequent appearances in guest star slots on television before signing up for the recurring role that would provide a regular pay cheque and exposure throughout the 1970s. Hawaii Five-O took the well-worn format of the detective series and relocated it in the tropics. It was phenomenally popular worldwide and it helped popularise colourful Hawaiian shirts. But the role of Lt Danny "Danno" Williams was played by another actor in the pilot episode. Ironically, test audiences thought Tim O'Kelly looked too young. MacArthur stayed with the show for 11 years and got to work with Helen Hayes in one epi


In Physics, using Newton's Second Law of Motion, force is the product of mass and which other quantity?

Newton's Second Law Newton's Second Law Newton's Laws - Lesson 3 - Newton's Second Law of Motion Newton's Second Law Double Trouble Newton's first law of motion predicts the behavior of objects for which all existing forces are balanced. The first law - sometimes referred to as the law of inertia - states that if the forces acting upon an object are balanced, then the acceleration of that object will be 0 m/s/s. Objects at equilibrium (the condition in which all forces balance) will not accelerate. According to Newton, an object will only accelerate if there is a net or unbalanced force acting upon it. The presence of an unbalanced force will accelerate an object - changing its speed, its direction, or both its speed and direction.   Newton's second law of motion pertains to the behavior of objects for which all existing forces are not balanced. The second law states that the acceleration of an object is dependent upon two variables - the net force acting upon the object and the mass of the object. The acceleration of an object depends directly upon the net force acting upon the object, and inversely upon the mass of the object. As the force acting upon an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is increased. As the mass of an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is decreased.   The BIG Equation Newton's second law of motion can be formally stated as follows: The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. This verbal statement can be expressed in equation form as follows: a = Fnet / m The above equation is often rearranged to a more familiar form as shown below. The net force is equated to the product of the mass times the acceleration. Fnet = m • a In this entire discussion, the emphasis has been on the net force. The acceleration is directly proportional to the net force; the net force equals mass times acceleration; the acceleration in the same direction as the net force; an acceleration is produced by a net force. The NET FORCE. It is important to remember this distinction. Do not use the value of merely "any 'ole force" in the above equation. It is the net force that is related to acceleration. As discussed in an earlier lesson , the net force is the vector sum of all the forces. If all the individual forces acting upon an object are known, then the net force can be determined. If necessary, review this principle by returning to the practice questions in Lesson 2 .   Consistent with the above equation, a unit of force is equal to a unit of mass times a unit of acceleration. By substituting standard metric units for force, mass, and acceleration into the above equation, the following unit equivalency can be written. 1 Newton = 1 kg • m/s2 The definition of the standard metric unit of force is stated by the above equation. One Newton is defined as the amount of force required to give a 1-kg mass an acceleration of 1 m/s/s.   Your Turn to Practice The Fnet = m • a equation is often used in algebraic problem solving. The table below can be filled by substituting into the equation and solving for the unknown quantity. Try it yourself and then use the click on the buttons to view the answers.     Newton's Second Law as a Guide to Thinking The numerical information in the table above demonstrates some important qualitative relationships between force, mass, and acceleration. Comparing the values in rows 1 and 2, it can be seen that a doubling of the net force results in a doubling of the acceleration (if mass is held constant). Similarly, comparing the values in rows 2 and 4 demonstrates that a halving of the net force results in a halving of the acceleration (if mass is held constant). Acceleration is directly proportional to net force. Furthermore, the qualitative relationship between mass and acceleration can be seen by a comparison of the numerical values in the above table. Observe from rows 2 and 3 that a doubling of the mass res