From 1881 Russian Jews and their property were subjected to periodic mob attacks. What were these attacks called?

The Pogroms The Pogroms [  Next  ]                      Trapped between Central Europe and Russia, unwanted by neighboring countries, deprived of their rights and subjected to countless depredations, the Jews fared poorly in the Pale.  Many eked a living at subsistence level, worrying about whether the next crop would yield enough to avert hunger for another season.  Although a certain number among them managed to accumulate some wealth, czarist policy prevented the vast majority of them from improving their lot.  Deplored and rejected by gentile society, Jews naturally insulated themselves within their communities and around their synagogues, always in fear of the czarï¿½s next decree.  They especially dreaded forced military conscription, which often saw thousands of young men carried off to distant wars with little or no warning. Russian pogroms 1871-1906             The worst times came in the last decades of the czarist regime, as pogroms became more frequent and devastating. Derived from the Russian word meaning ï¿½to wreak havocï¿½, a pogrom is an organized attack, often a massacre, against a minority group, particularly Jews.  In the Russian Empire the Jews had been subject to such persecutions for centuries, often at the instigation of local government officials.  However, in the period between 1881 and the Russian Revolution they were especially violent.  A typical pogrom lasted from one to several days.  With astonishing brutality, peasants and even city folk would riot against their Jewish neighbors with little fear of punishment, looting and burning their synagogues and businesses.  When the police finally intervened little or no effort was made to apprehend the attackers and bring them to justice.             The anti-Semitism which led to the Russian pogroms of 1881-1917 was in part catalyzed by events in the years immediately preceding them.  The freeing of the serfs in 1861 meant that uneducated peasants flooded the cities looking for work.  There they often ran into conflict with the better-educated and wealthier Jews, against whom they began to organize and riot.  According to Wheatcroft, anti-Jewish sentiment had been on the rise since 1863, when many Jews supported the Poles in the Polish Rebellion. Things worsened in 1867-1870 when a Jewish convert named Jacob Brafman published ï¿½The Book of the Kahalï¿½.  Allegedly based on a book of minutes written in 1795-1803 by the Minsk community of Jews, it supposedly revealed a dishonest, anti-Russian attitude on the part of the Jews.  The book was widely available and did much to fuel anti-Semitism.  In addition, many admired writers and intellectuals, such as Dostoevsky, were notorious Jew-haters.  Much of the hate was driven by envy of recent Jewish economic advances, as Jewish traders and merchants, in spite of their legal disadvantages, began to compete in earnest against older gentile businesses.  Frequently, such jealousy and malice erupted into violence.  In 1871, the Greeks residing in Odessa, stirred up by local Russian officials, rioted against the Jews.  Such attacks became increasingly common as Jews were increasingly seen as both anti-Russian and anti-Christian.  Often the old blood libel accusation was all that was necessary to trigger a massacre.             Rising anti-Jewish sentiment in Western Europe probably had some influence on the discriminatory policies of the czarist regime.  Indeed, in the late-nineteenth century the entire continent seemed to be engulfed in a wave of hatred for the Jews.  In Germany and elsewhere in this period a new anti-Jewish doctrine called anti-Semitism sprang into being.  Although anti-Jewish feeling had run high in Germany for centuries, the new anti-Semitism differed from past anti-Jewish belief systems in its claim to be ï¿½scientificï¿½.  Embracing the concept that ï¿½all people are governed by racial lawï¿½, it identified Jews as a racial group inferior in certain ways to the rest of the human species.  As a result it came to be considered defiling and corruptive for Christians to mix with Jews, either


Which present day State of America was known officially as Indian Territory?

OKLAHOMA: SETTLEMENT HISTORY Oklahoma Native American Indian Map (Click to Enlarge) Settlement patterns are determined by many factors. Geography, land              policy, sociological circumstances, economics, ethnicity, even religion, readily come to mind. In all of these areas but religion              (Oklahoma is overwhelmingly composed of "Bible Belt" churches), Oklahoma is a border region, neither North nor South, East              nor West, neither all humid nor all arid, but rather like an old-fashioned quilt, made of many pieces, some complementary              and some contrasting. Geographically, the state is bisected roughly into east and west halves by              the 98th meridian. The climate varies from the humid southeast coastal plains with its cypress wetlands and southern pines              to the semi-aridity of the rolling and High Plains short-grass lands of the northwest. Topography ranges from the Ozark Plateau              of the northeast to the gypsum hills and breaks of the Red River and its tributaries in the southwest. Soils vary from the red clay of much of              central and western Oklahoma to the dark, rich bottom lands of the Red River Valley . The differences in the length              of growing seasons and nighttime temperatures between southern and northern areas create ideal conditions for growing cotton              in the south but limiting its expansion into northern Oklahoma .              The topography is broken by several mountain ranges, including the Wichitas in the southwest, Arbuckles in the south, Ouachitas in the southeast, and Cookson Hills (the Oklahoma extension of the Ozark Plateau ) in the northeast.              Various geographic conditions set the stage for different agricultural economies. The types of crops also depended upon different              cultural groups. Midwesterners sowed wheat in the north, southerners planted cotton in the south, and plainsmen from Texas raised cattle              in the west. Some ethnic settlement patterns are also found in Oklahoma . In some areas ethnic groups clustered around mineral wealth. The coal fields opened              by J. J. McAlester near the city bearing his name attracted European ethnic groups, including the Welsh, Irish, Poles, Russians,              Italians, French, and Lithuanians, making McAlester and its environs the most cosmopolitan part of Oklahoma. Later this region              would become the state's bastion of organized labor. Other ethnic groups created their own towns and farming communities.              German Mennonites from Russia , carrying small sacks of Crimean hard wheat,              created farming communities such as Corn, Colony, and Bessie in western Oklahoma .              Czechs from the Midwest founded Prague , Yukon ,              and Mishak. Several solidly African American towns, including Boley,              Red Bird, Rentiesville, Taft, and Langston, were created by freedmen of the southeastern Indian nations or by later arrivals              from the South searching for economic opportunities. The first Oklahomans, the American Indians,              were as varied in their culture and economies as the later settlers. Wichitas lived as sedentary farmers and hunter-gatherers in grass houses along the watercourses of the central and southern areas.              Comanches and Plains Apaches roamed the west, following the bison herds of the Great Plains .              The Quapaws inhabited the northeast as farmers and hunter-gatherers. The later arrivals in the northeast, the Osage, farmed,              but their hunting parties made annual bison hunts on the plains to the west. They also conduc


Which actor played Dr Who between 1974 and 1980?

Doctor Who (TV Series 1963–1989) - 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 Time and Space traveling adventures of a Gallifreyan Time Lord only known as the Doctor and his companions, traveling through time and space. Creator: Gharman tries to convince the Kaleds to vote against the Dalek project but Davros has a trick up his sleeve, while the Doctor works to destroy the tape recording of Dalek victory and the Thals plan ... 9.2 The TARDIS is drawn to the planet of the Time Lords where both the Doctor and the War Lord are placed on trial. 9.2 The Doctor and his companions are sent to the planet Skaro by the Time Lords to prevent the creation of the Daleks. 9.1 a list of 24 titles created 22 Jun 2013 a list of 31 titles created 28 Nov 2013 a list of 26 titles created 06 Jan 2015 a list of 28 titles created 05 Sep 2015 a list of 43 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Doctor Who " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Doctor Who (1963–1989) 8.5/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 3 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline The Doctor is a renegade Time Lord: an eccentric, highly-intelligent scientist from a distant planet. He travels through time and space in the TARDIS, a curious device, larger on the inside than on the outside, which was designed to change its appearance to suit its surroundings. Unfortunately, the Doctor's TARDIS seems to be broken, and always appears as a blue British police box. The Doctor has a soft spot for the planet Earth, and often visits there, either to save it from various alien threats or to whisk a choice few inhabitants away to the distant parts of the galaxy to help him fight evil there. The Doctor has many foes, including Daleks (led by Davros), and The Master, another renegade Time Lord. Time Lord biology enables them to regenerate their bodies, and so both the Doctor and the Master appear to evolve over the years... Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> 29 September 1975 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Nyssa portrayed by Sarah Sutton was originally not meant to be a companion and one of the few Doctor Who characters not owned by the BBC. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits The final episode of the 1982 story "Earthshock" ended with the death of a continuing character. The closing credits for that episode were silent - the only time in the history of the series that this was done. See more » Connections (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews After a wait of almost sixteen years and with only just over a week to go before the new series of "Doctor Who" begins, let's hope that some classics are on the way to warrant all the hype and, above all, that the show remains true to its original spirit and is as fun as it always was. With that in mind, I thought it might be an opportune time to reflect on some of the great stories of the past. From First Doctor William Hartnell's era, my choice of favourite story would have to be "The Dalek Invasion of Earth". The use of extensive location filming enhances its atmosphere greatly. I know that, forty years on, the Robomen look and sound silly and the flying saucer is obviously dangled from a piece of string but the serial's shortcomings are compensated by the imagery of the Dalek rising from the River Thames and a group of them patrolling Trafalgar Square, not to mention crossing Westminster Bridge in the trailer. And then there is the sensitive ending marking Carole Ann Ford's departure from the series after playing the Doctor's granddaughter, Susan, for ten stories... So many perfect serials from Second Doctor Patrick Troughton's time on the show! "Fury from the Deep" is my choice because it frightened me more than anything else I'd ever seen. It has several excellent cliffhangers and I'll never forget one


The artists Beardsley, Klimt, and Tiffany were leading figures in which art movement?

Art Nouveau Most Important Art and Artists | The Art Story La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge (1891) Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Artwork description & Analysis: Toulouse-Lautrec is not typically associated with the vast number of Art Nouveau artists, but some of his later work deserves consideration as an example of the movement's output. His late lithographic posters in particular bear comparison to the Japanese prints that so widely influenced Art Nouveau. La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge takes the flourish and messiness of a French can-can dancer's dress and breaks it down to a few simple, rhythmic lines. The way in which the poster sacrifices spatial depth to create a bold impression of linear surface design is also typical of the movement. Lithograph - Philadelphia Museum of Art The Peacock Skirt (1894) Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Artwork description & Analysis: Beardsley's The Peacock Skirt, an illustration made for Oscar Wilde's 1892 play Salome, is comparatively polite in comparison with some of the illustrator's more erotic, borderline pornographic, works. It is a fine example of how many artists influenced by Art Nouveau laid great emphasis on surface design, often abstracting their figures to produce the fashionable sinuous lines so characteristic of the style. One might also take it as an example of how the formal vocabulary of the style could be used with exuberant excess, a quality that would later attract criticism. The influence of Japonisme on Art Nouveau is also evident in Beardsley's work. But this illustration might also be taken as an example of the contemporaneous Aesthetic movement, and in that respect it demonstrates how Art Nouveau overlapped and interacted with various other period styles. Ink illustration Like The Art Story on Facebook Art Nouveau and More at Online Auctions The Museum of Applied Arts (1893-96) Artist: Odon Lechner and Gyula Partos Artwork description & Analysis: The Museum of Applied Arts is characteristic of both the Art Nouveau architectural style (precise lines, ornate decorations and grand scale) and the architectural style popularized by the Hungarian Odon Lechner, who was known for infusing his designs with elements drawn from Hungarian folk art. Lechner was an early representative of the Hungarian Secession, a fringe movement of the Vienna Secession, and his late-19th and turn-of-the-century work can be found throughout Budapest and other eastern European cities. - Budapest, Hungary Interior of dome of the Grand Palais, Paris (1897-1900) Artist: Henri Delagne, Albert Louvet, Albert Thomas and Charles Girault Artwork description & Analysis: The Grand Palais, like many Parisian buildings erected during that time, is a wonderful example of modern architecture finding its style. While it is in some respects typical of older, Beaux Arts design, the architects' use of reinforced concrete and steel framing, and the glass vault ceiling in particular, are all examples of attempts to find modern solutions to old problems. The dome ceiling itself - reinforced with steel that both supports and complements it visually - resembles a grandiose flower in bloom. - Paris, France Hope II (1907-08) Artist: Gustav Klimt Artwork description & Analysis: With the exception of Picasso, no other modern artist could be said to have produced so many definitive early-century works of art as Gustav Klimt. Known primarily for his occasionally somber, occasionally ecstatic, but always visually luscious paintings of women, Klimt's Hope II is an example of the artist's unique combination of the figurative, the decorative and the abstract. Although commonly associated with Art Nouveau, Klimt's paintings could very well represent the movement's demise. Art Nouveau's influence is evident in Hope II and similar works, but so is the overelaboration that, to many critics, seemed like a betrayal of the movement's original desire to match a work's forms to its function. Oil and gold leaf on canvas - The Museum of Modern Art, New York Entrance Gate to Paris Subway Station (1900) Artist: Hector Guimard Artwork descrip


In World War One what were Talbots, Pups and Camels?

Animals and war - The British Library Copyright: © Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België (Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique) Beasts of burden The extent of the logistical apparatus that made the war feasible is almost impossible to imagine. Today, hundreds of tons of armaments remain to be discovered under the former battlefields of Belgium and France. The numbers and weights involved are vast: during the Battle of Verdun, for example, some 32 million shells were fired, while the British barrage preceding the Battle of the Somme fired some 1.5 million shells (in total, nearly 250 million shells were used by the British army and navy during the war). Railways, trucks and ships transported these munitions for much of their journey, but they also relied on hundreds of thousands of horses, donkeys, oxen and even camels or dogs for their transport. Field guns were pulled into position by teams of six to 12 horses, and the dead and wounded carted away in horse-drawn ambulances. The millions of men at the Front and behind the lines also had to be fed and supplied with equipment, much of which was again hauled by four-legged beasts of burden. Because of the deep mud and craters at the front, much of this could only be carried by mules or horses. Even the British army, which could boast that it was the most mechanised of the belligerent forces, relied largely on horse power for its transport, much of it organised by the Army Service Corps: by November 1918, the British army had almost 500,000 horses, which helped to distribute 34,000 tons of meat and 45,000 tons of bread each month. The animals themselves needed feeding and watering, and British horses had to carry some 16,000 tons of forage each month. In total, perhaps six million horses were engaged by all sides. Looking after these animals were specially trained soldiers, who knew how to care for such beasts from their jobs before the war, and who were also trained in modern methods of animal husbandry (although the level of training varied from army to army). Dead horses Free from known copyright restrictions Supply of horses and other animals Without the millions of horses, mules and donkeys serving on the various fronts, the war of attrition would have been impossible. Losses through exhaustion, disease (such as infection from the tsetse fly in East Africa), starvation and enemy action were high. 120,000 horses were treated in British veterinary hospitals in one year, many of which were field hospitals. The resupply of horses and other animals was a major concern for the leadership of all sides. At the outbreak of the war, Britain’s horse population stood at under 25,000, and so it turned to the United States (which supplied around a million horses during the war), Canada and Argentina. Germany had prepared for war with an extensive breeding and registration programme, and at the start of the war had a ratio of one horse to every three men. However, while the Allies could import horses from America, the Central Powers could only replace their losses by conquest, and requisitioned many thousands from Belgium, from invaded French territory and from the Ukraine. The difficulty of replacing horses arguably contributed to the eventual defeat of the Central Powers. An Indian Cavalry horse hospital in a French factory [Estrée Blanche] An Indian Cavalry horse hospital in France, July 1915. Copyright: © Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland Cavalry and fighting animals Despite the machine gun, barbed wire and trenches (or thick bushes in the Levant), cavalry proved to be remarkably effective during the conflict where mobile fighting could take place.  Cavalry saw considerable action at Mons, and Russian cavalry penetrated deep into Germany during the early phases of the war. Cavalry were still occasionally used in their traditional role as shock troops even later in the war. Cavalry were effective in Palestine, although were obstructed by thick bushes as much as by barbed wire. Cavalryme


In which year did Dr Who first appear on our television screens played by William Hartnell?

Doctor Who (1963) - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT "My name is William Hartnell, and as Doctor Who, I make my debut on Saturday 23rd November at 5.15." Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction TV series in history, airing initially from 1963 to 1989. The series told the story of the Doctor, a mysterious traveller in space and time, whose TARDIS can take him and his companions anywhere in time and space. Inevitably he finds evil at work wherever he goes… The series was postponed indefintely in 1989, but fans of the series would not allow it to die, and a whole cottage industry was created around original novels and audio-only productions. There was an abortive attempt to renew the franchise as a series of telemovies in the U.S., but ratings for the pilot were judged insufficient. In 2003, the BBC announced that, at long last, it would commission a revival of Doctor Who. The series, initially starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor, was launched in 2005. You can read about the new series here . Traditionally listed by production, the data on this site has now been amended to TV.com standards and lists each of the 697 broadcast episodes from the original series. I hope that you find the site useful, and that it might act as a springboard to the wider world of Doctor Who appreciation. TheOldBillmoreless


"Which artistic style is described as ""The exploration of colour and technique to capture the transience of light""?"

Post-Impressionism Movement, Artists and Major Works | The Art Story Like The Art Story on Facebook Beginnings Impressionism and the Rise of Post-Impressionism In 1872, Claude Monet radically altered the path of painting, ushering in a revolutionary mode of visual expression in which artists responded to their modern surroundings. This was achieved in the painting Impression, Sunrise (1872), in which Monet used each visible brushstroke to record exactly how the light from the sun fell upon the steamships and water below. The critic Louis Leroy derisively dubbed their style of painting "Impressionist" because of the visible brushstrokes, and unwittingly gave the group their collective identity. Although the core membership consisted of Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas, many other artists associated with the group. Among them was Paul Cezanne, who exhibited with the Impressionists during the 1870s and early 1880s. By the last Impressionist exhibition in 1886, younger artists and critics demanded a shift in the focus of the representational arts. They felt the Impressionists allowed their preoccupations with technique and the effects of natural light to overshadow the importance of subject matter. Eventually these dissenting artists became known as the Post-Impressionists, a term that grouped together widely varying individual artistic styles. Indeed, many of the movement's foremost figures were rivals in method and approach. Gauguin and Seurat both detested one another and shared a low opinion of each other's styles, and while van Gogh revered the work of the Impressionist Edgar Degas and fellow Post-Impressionist Henri Rousseau, he was skeptical of Cezanne's rigorously ordered style. While Paris was unquestionably the fount of Post-Impressionism, the emphasis on symbolic and expressive content meant that the life of the city no longer was the dominant subject for artists. Subsequently, many painters developed their individual aesthetic style outside of Paris. Cezanne spent most of his career in Provence; Van Gogh arrived at his mature style in Arles in the south of France; and, in an infamous renunciation of Paris, Gauguin expatriated to Tahiti. Concepts and Styles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Seurat and Pointillism The earliest herald of the new trend that broke with Impressionism was Georges Seurat. He developed the style of painting known as Pointillism, which refers to the use of a point, or dot, as the basis for the construction of a painting. The larger stylistic movement of Seurat's followers is known as Neo-Impressionism, but the movement is also identified as "chromo-luminarism" or Divisionism. Seurat explored a new, scientific approach to the representation of color and extended the Impressionists' interests in optics. The marks that made up the painting were each executed in a singular color. Those individual marks and colors then visually blended in the eye of the viewer, as dictated by the prevailing tenets of then-current color-theory. In works such as A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-86), Seurat applied color in dense fields of tiny dots in order to mimic the vivid and vibrating appearance of natural light, which is also the result of the blending of the various colors of the spectrum. Paul Signac closely followed in Seurat's footsteps in these explorations. Van Gogh and Japonisme Vincent van Gogh relied upon saturated colors and broad brushstrokes to evoke the inner turmoil of the artist. Along with Gauguin, he experimented with new approaches to painting and rejected academic representation, fine finish, and the Impressionists' fixation on opticality. He was influenced by a variety of sources, not the least of which was his love of the stylized representations of Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). In the late nineteenth century, an influx of Japanese goods and art into the European market initiated Japonisme - the European interpretation of Japanese artistic styles in Western ar


PNG is the international car registration for which country?

Papua New Guinea Send me a copy Subject: Email addresses provided here will be used solely to email the link indicated. They will not be saved, shared, or used again in any manner whatsoever. The CAPTCHA code you entered is not valid, please reenter the CAPTCHA code Papua New Guinea Official Name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea Last Updated: December 20, 2016 Embassy Messages One blank page is required  TOURIST VISA REQUIRED: Available upon arrival for stays of fewer than 60 days  VACCINATIONS: More than PGK 10,000 must be declared.  CURRENCY RESTRICTIONS FOR EXIT: More than PGK 10,000 must be declared.  Expand All Douglas Street, adjacent to the Bank of Papua New Guinea, P.O. Box 1492 ConsularPortMoresby@state.gov Destination Description See the Department of State’s  Fact Sheet on Papua New Guinea  for information on U.S.-Papua New Guinea relations. Entry, Exit & Visa Requirements To enter Papua New Guinea, you must have a passport that is valid for at least six months from the date of intended travel, an onward/return airline ticket, and proof of sufficient funds. You may obtain a tourist visa (valid for stays of up to 60 days, with extensions available for an additional 30 days) and single-entry business visas (valid for stays of up to 30 days) when you arrive at Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby. You must apply for a visa in advance if you are traveling for reasons other than business or tourism. The Embassy of Papua New Guinea is located at 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; telephone: 202-745-3680. Visit the  Embassy of Papua New Guinea website and the Papua New Guinea Immigration website  for the most current visa information. If you transit other countries en route to PNG, please follow all necessary exit/entry procedures for the countries that you transit. You may need to obtain visas or travel authorizations for some of those countries, such as Australia. HIV/AIDS Restrictions:  The Government of Papua New Guinea imposes HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors and foreign residents. If you request residency or intend to remain long term in Papua New Guinea, you are required to have an AIDS test performed at a U.S. medical facility.  Please verify this information with the Embassy of Papua New Guinea before you travel. Safety and Security Tensions between communal or clan groups may result in local conflicts involving bush knives, machetes, or firearms. Exercise a high degree of caution in Bougainville. Law enforcement in this area is limited, and tourist and transportation facilities are inadequate. Avoid areas near the Panguna mine that have been officially designated “no go zones” by the Autonomous Government of Bougainville. Unexploded ordinance and mines may be found in Bougainville, East New Britain, and throughout the Papua New Guinea islands. Exercise caution when walking or hiking off marked roads and trails. Crime: Papua New Guinea has a high crime rate. U.S. citizens have been victims of violent crime, including gang-rape, carjacking, home invasions, kidnappings, and armed robberies. Crime rates are highest in and around major cities such as Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Mount Hagen, and Goroka, but crimes can occur anywhere. You are at a greater risk of violent crimes such as robbery or sexual assault if you travel alone, especially if you plan to hike in isolated rural areas. Pickpockets and opportunistic bag-snatchers frequent crowded public areas, including parks, golf courses, beaches, and cemeteries. Bag-snatchers may try to open doors of automobiles that are stopped or moving slowly in traffic. Please see our page on Personal Safety . Organized tours booked through travel agencies remain the safest means to visit Papua New Guinea, although on rare occasions, even persons participating in organized tours have been subject to violent robbery, assault, or serious injury. Avoid using local taxis or buses, known as Public Motor Vehicles (PMVs). Rely on your sponsor or hotel to arrange for hotel transportation or a rental car.   See Road Conditions and


Before becoming an entertainer, what was the profession of George Formby?

George Formby's misery at hands of his frigid, domineering wife Beryl | Daily Mail Online comments His funeral was the largest in British history for a figure from showbusiness. As the cortege slowly made its way to his final resting place at Warrington cemetery, the streets were lined with more than 150,000 mourners united in grief at the loss of one of the country’s best-loved entertainers. It is 50 years ago this month since the death of George Formby, the Lancashire-born star who once captivated the nation with his unique brand of comedy and music. Today the appeal of Formby is elusive. With his toothy grin, gormless clowning, corny jokes and repetitive strumming on his ukulele, he can almost seem like a parody of a dated music hall turn, an unfunny relic from a bygone age.  Unhappy couple: Behind the grins of both George Formby and wife Beryl was a marriage in which she ruled him with a rod of iron as he made his way to the top Yet in the late 1930s he was by far Britain’s biggest celebrity, his films and records adored by millions of fans, whose number included the Royal Family. In his heyday, he was making more than £100,000 a year, this at a time when upper-middle professionals such as doctors were on salaries of little more than £1,000. George Formby was not a man blessed with outstanding musical or thespian talent. Indeed, he could not even read music, while one of his movie co-stars, the actress Pat Kirkwood, described him as ‘cretinous’, adding that if you tried ‘to converse with him, you’d find there was no one at home’. The secret of his attraction lay in the warmth of the cheeky, endearing character he exuded on stage and screen. Like the comedian Norman Wisdom in the 1950s, he played on the British love of the underdog: romantic but awkward with women and endlessly in scrapes with authority. Songs such as When I’m Cleaning Windows, Leaning On A Lamppost and With My Little Ukulele In My Hand were the big hits of the day. But this image of easy-going, innocent charm was not translated into Formby’s personal life. Behind the buck-toothed smile and bouncing rhythms of the ukulele lay profound misery. The truth was that, for almost 40 years, Formby was locked in an unhappy marriage to Beryl, who ruled him with a rod of iron. A tyrannical, domineering woman, Beryl was not just his spouse but also his manager. Through her vicious tongue, icy glares and savage willpower, she terrified George and much of the entertainment world as she drove him to the top. Utterly ruthless in negotiations, she thought nothing of haranguing directors or the head of the BBC. At theatres, she stood in the wings with a clipboard and a stopwatch monitoring every detail of George’s performance and ensuring he did not get too close to any chorus girls. She also insisted on being on the set of all his films. Entertainer: George Formby made his name with appearances in films, clowning around, corny jokes and repetitive strumming of his ukulele An experienced if limited actress, she often demanded the role of leading lady for herself so her husband would not have the chance to be intimate with any female co-star. The director Monty Banks was so infuriated by her that he once said: ‘The only time you’ll get me directing anything where that f*****g Formby woman is concerned will be when she is playing the murder victim and the scene is for real.’ There was a fundamental paradox about George Formby’s life. Without Beryl’s fiery ambition, he would probably never have amounted to much. Yet all his colossal wealth and fame could not compensate for the heartache he endured under her despotism. As he publicly confessed after she died in 1960: ‘My life with Beryl was hell.’ It had been Beryl who had spotted Formby’s potential earlier than most. Born in Wigan in 1904, he was the son of a Lancastrian music hall artist who also used the name George Formby and whose most popular routine was as a singing, accident-prone tramp. Formby Senior did not want his son to follow him into showbusiness, so instead young George trained as a professional jockey. It


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In July 2011, which local judge led the public enquiry into News International phone hacking affair?

Phone hacking: timeline of the scandal - Telegraph Phone Hacking Phone hacking: timeline of the scandal The key events in the phone hacking scandal, which has led to the closure of  the News of the World, halted Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB takeover bid, and  prompted the arrest of several key figures. 11:15AM BST 23 Jul 2012 Key events: 2000 Rebekah Brooks is appointed editor of the News of the World. Aged just 32 and the youngest national newspaper editor in the country, she begins a campaign to name and shame alleged paedophiles, leading to some alleged offenders being terrorised by angry mobs. She also campaigns for public access to the Sex Offenders Register, which eventually comes into law as "Sarah's Law." Phone Hacking: files for five journalists sent to CPS 11 Jun 2012 Schoolgirl Milly Dowler , 13, disappears in the London suburb of Walton-on-Thames in March. Her remains are found in September. Her murder is one of the most notorious of the decade and her killer is convicted in 2011. 2003 Rebekah Brooks becomes editor of daily tabloid The Sun, sister paper to the News of the World and Britain's biggest selling daily newspaper. Andy Coulson, her deputy editor since 2000, becomes editor of the Sunday paper. Wade tells a parliamentary committee her paper paid police for information. News International later says this is not company practice. 2007 January: The News of the World's royal affairs editor Clive Goodman is jailed for four months . Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire is given a six-month prison term. Goodman and Mulcaire admitted conspiring to intercept communications while Mulcaire also pleaded guilty to five other charges of intercepting voicemail messages. After the two were sentenced, News of the World editor Coulson resigns, saying he took "ultimate responsibility," though knew nothing of the offences in advance. May: Harbottle and Lewis, News International’s lawyers, review internal emails between Mr Coulson and executives, but find “no evidence” they were aware of Goodman’s actions. Later that month, Andy Coulson becomes the Conservative Party's director of communications under leader David Cameron. December: James Murdoch is made chief executive of News Corporation's European and Asian operations. 2009 June: Rebekah Brooks becomes CEO of News International. July: It emerges that News of the World reporters, with the knowledge of senior staff, illegally accessed messages from the mobile phones of celebrities and politicians while Coulson was editor from 2003 to 2007. It is also reported that News Group Newspapers, which publishes the News of the World, has paid out more than £1 million to settle cases that threatened to reveal evidence of its journalists' alleged involvement in phone hacking. Scotland Yard says it will not be carrying out a new investigation into the allegations, but the Crown Prosecution Service announces an urgent review of material provided by the police in 2006. News of the World editor Colin Myler tells the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee of an internal review in which more than 2,500 emails were read and that “no evidence” of wrongdoing had been uncovered . Later that month, Mr Coulson tells MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee things went ''badly wrong'' under his editorship of the News of the World, but insists he knew nothing about alleged phone tapping by his journalists. September: Les Hinton, chief executive of Dow Jones and former executive chairman of Murdoch's newspaper arm in Britain, tells a committee of legislators any problem with phone hacking was limited to the one, already well-publicised, case. He says they carried out a wide review and found no new evidence. At the start of the month, Rebekah Brooks leaves The Sun to become the chief executive of News International. November: The Press Complaints Commission says in a second report that it has seen no new evidence to suggest anyone at the News of the World other than Goodman and Mulcaire hacked phone messages, or that the paper's executives knew what the pair were doing. 2010 Februar


"Which Shakespearian character's last words were ""The Rest is Silence""?"

Why did Shakespeare make "the rest is silence" Hamlet's final words? | eNotes Why did Shakespeare make "the rest is silence" Hamlet's final words? amymc | High School Teacher | (Level 2) Associate Educator Posted on June 13, 2011 at 12:13 AM I would ask you to consider the "noise" that Hamlet has been experiencing since his father died.  Because Hamlet is a sensitive, philosophical young man, he thinks rather than acts.  However, his father has been murdered and demands revenge from his only son.  Therefore, Hamlet experiences a lot of emotional "noise" and it tends to be introverted psychologically rather than extroverted (inward, not outward).  His erratic thoughts create additional "noise"  as does his thwarted love for Ophelia and the deceptions of his two friends.  As Act V concludes, he realizes his end may be near and does not seem afraid.  In fact, he seems to have resolved his life to the hand of fate, as the following quotation implies: If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all: since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave  betimes? After this decision, the "noise" in his head subsides.  He seems to think more clearly.  The final quote--"the rest is silence"--could represent the true peace that Hamlet feels as both external and internal noise are gone. like 2 dislike 0 August 16, 2008 at 9:29 AM Hamlet, who speaks the majority of the lines in the play, is about to die and stop speaking for ever. He has avenged his father's murder, been cut with the poisoned rapier, and, as he has just reflected to Horatio, is about to pass the crown of Denmark (he is, at this moment, effectively the only candidate to be king) to Fortinbras. There will be no familial succession. In that sense, the rest is silence for the line of the Hamlets. Yet there is (as with so many other things in Hamlet) a meta-theatrical element. Hamlet has just asked Horatio not to commit suicide (Horatio's line 'Here's yet some liquor left' refers to a drop of poison left and his desire to kill himself) but to stay alive and to 'report' Hamlet's story to Fortinbras. Hamlet cannot voice his choice for succession nor can he tell his own story: he is about to die; there can only be silence from him. But when the play--itself a version of Hamlet's story--comes to an end, part of Horatio's project, even after the curtain has come down, is to re-tell that same story: So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited. Paraphrase: So tell Fortinbras, with the events and results that came to pass, more or less, which wrongdoing was provoked and incited. So, perhaps, as we come to the end of a performance of Hamlet in the theatre, we confront Hamlet. Yet, in an odd sort of way, we simply come to the end of a cycle. There is silence at the end of each performance, but every time the play itself is performed, Hamlet's dying wish for his story to be told 'aright' is fulfilled. HAMLET The potent poison quite o'er-crows my spirit: I cannot live to hear the news from England, But I do prophesy the election lights On Fortinbras: he has my dying voice; So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited—The rest is silence". The reference you mention is part of Hamlet's final speech in which he observes the fact that he is dying and reflects that he will not be a part of anything more in life. The rest of his life is to be silence.  His life ended, too soon, leaving a wide gap of silence where years of living should be.  Hamlet realizes he needs to rely on Horatio to tell Fortinbras that he has Hamlet's "dying voice" for succession to the throne of Denmark. He also asks Horatio to tell the story of his uncle, his father, his mother, of how Ophelia died, and finally of how Hamlet's promising life was cut short when he says: HAMLET. So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited ... May 29, 2008 at 8:39 AM The obvious answer is probably the right one here: It was the end of the play.  Hamlet dies with these words


Which chief executive of News International resigned in July 2011 over the phone hacking scandal?

Rebekah Brooks resigns over phone-hacking scandal | Media | The Guardian Rebekah Brooks Rebekah Brooks resigns over phone-hacking scandal News International chief stops short of full apology, saying she no longer wants to be 'focal point of the debate' Rebekah Brooks has resigned as News International chief executive over the phone-hacking scandal. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP Friday 15 July 2011 05.25 EDT First published on Friday 15 July 2011 05.25 EDT Close This article is 5 years old Rebekah Brooks , the News International chief executive, has resigned after 11 days of mounting political pressure over the phone-hacking scandal. Brooks announced her decision to News International staff in Wapping just before 10am on Friday, saying her resignation had been accepted by Rupert and James Murdoch. She said she no longer wanted to be a "focal point of the debate" surrounding the company's future and reputation. She stopped short of issuing a personal apology. "As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place," Brooks said in a statement. "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate. "This is now detracting attention from all our honest endeavours to fix the problems of the past." Brooks praised Rupert and James Murdoch and said she leaves "with the happiest memories and an abundance of friends". Brooks is to be replaced by the chief executive of Sky Italia, Tom Mockridge, who will take over at Wapping immediately. It is not yet clear exactly why Brooks's resignation after 22 years at the company was accepted by the Murdochs, who had so far steadfastly stood by her during the crisis. This despite calls for her to go from the leaders of all the main political parties, including the prime minister, David Cameron, and the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, whose mobile phone was allegedly hacked by a private investigator working for the News of the World . However, the last straw may have been Thursday night's Newsnight interview with News International parent company News Corporation's second largest shareholder, Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Alsaud, in which he said that if there was evidence of Brooks's "explicit" involvement in the alleged illegal activity, "for sure she has to go, you bet she has to go". Brooks also faced an uncomfortable appearance before MPs on the Commons culture, media and sport select committee on Tuesday along with Rupert and James Murdoch to answer questions about the phone-hacking scandal. In her resignation statement she indicated that she would still appear before the committee. In her statement Brooks said she wanted to clear her name as well as the company's. "The reputation of the company we love so much, as well as the press freedoms we value so highly, are all at risk," she added. "As you can imagine recent times have been tough. I now need to concentrate on correcting the distortions and rebutting the allegations about my record as a journalist, an editor and executive. "My resignation makes it possible for me to have the freedom and the time to give my full co-operation to all the current and future inquiries, the police investigations and the CMS appearance. I am so grateful for all the messages of support. I have nothing but overwhelming respect for you and our millions of readers." James Murdoch, who has management responsibility for News International as News Corp's deputy chief operating officer, said in a memo to Wapping staff that Brooks had been "one of the outstanding editors of her generation" who could be "proud of many accomplishments as an executive". "We support her as she takes this step to clear her name," he added. Murdoch welcomed the appointment of Mockridge as Brooks's successor, saying he was "in London today and will start right away". "Tom is a highly respected and accomplished media ex


Which seaport was the former capital of Egypt?

The City of Alexandria in Egypt - Information & Location of Alexandria The city of Alexandria - Egypt Alexandria, the city created by Alexander the Great in 333BCE and with a history very different from any of the other cities in Egypt. When this famous Macedonian (the Greek state, not the former Yugoslav country) was en route to visit the Oracle Temple of Amun at the Siwa oasis he stopped overnight at the village of "Re-qdt” (its Greek name is “Racotis”) between the Mediterranean Sea and the Lake of Mariott (its location today is the area of Tel Bab Sadrah or Karmouz). Alexander decided that this was to be the spot where a great city would be built and charged one of his architects, Dinocratis, to build it. He continued on to Siwa, to consult the oracle about his destiny and then left Egypt to fight the Persians in Asia. Sadly it is not known what the Oracle told Alexander, but it is generally believed that he was told he was to be a great leader. After his triumphal campaigns, Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC without ever seeing the city that bears his name: in fact it was not until the reigns of Ptolemy I, (Soter - the Saviour), and his successor Ptolemy II (Philadelphus) that the building of the city was completed and it became the main capital. Dinocratis planned the city in squares, like a chessboard with two main streets interlaced vertically and horizontally extending from east to west as well as from north to south. Alexandria had 5 districts, each one named after a letter of the first five letters in the Greek Alphabet: A (Alpha); B (Beta); G (Gamma); D (Delta) and E (Epsilon). These 5 letters represent the initial letters of the text: "Alexander the king, the descendent of the gods, erected the city". Alpha was the royal district where the royal palaces, the main Temple, the museum, the libraries, and the gardens were built, Beta was the district of the Greek aristocracy. Gamma was dedicated to the settlement of the Greek commoners. Delta was the district of the foreign minorities such as the Syrians, the Persians, and the Jews. Epsilon was the district for the native Egyptians.   Drinking water was supplied by a canal starting from the western Canopic branch of the Nile, at a point called "Shedia" about 27 km to the south of Alexandria. The water was stored in Cisterns; some of which remain into modern times. At the beginning of the Roman period, about 30 BC, a new city was built here by the Romans, bearing the name of "Nicopolis" which means the city of Victory, in order to commemorate the victory of Octavian over Mark Anthony in Aktium in 31 BC. Most of it was destroyed or vanished for several reasons, including disturbances, civil wars, revolts, natural disasters, subsoil water and unplanned urbanization etc. Among the fabulous monuments mentioned by ancient Greek books are the Enclosure Walls and the Gates of the City, the Lighthouse, the Great Library, the Royal Necropolis including the Tomb of Alexander and the Museums. Today the remaining monuments of ancient Alexandria are different cemeteries scattered in many various locations, some of which date back to the Ptolemaic period: El-Shatby, Moustafa Kamel, El-Anfoushy, and El-Wardain. Others date back to the Roman period: the tombs of Kom El-Shouqafa (the Catacombs), the tomb of Tigran, Pompeii’s pillar, Tomb of Silvago and the cemetery of El-Qabbary which was only recently discovered. There are other important monuments in the city that date back to various periods, such as the Serapium, the Roman Theatre, the Temple of El-Ras El-Souda, Citadel of Quaitbay, the Jewellery Museum, Mosque of El-Naby Daniel, Mosque of El-Moursi Abou El-Abbas and the Memorial of the unknown soldier.


"""Either the wallpaper goes or I do"" are the reported last words of which writer in 1900?"

Either That Wallpaper Goes, Or I Do." ~~ Oscar Wilde, Writer, D. Either That Wallpaper Goes, Or I Do." ~~ Oscar Wilde, Writer, D. "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do." ~~ Oscar Wilde, writer, d. November 30, 1900 Related: My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go. -- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) -- in Frank Harris Oscar Wilde... You ought to be a doctor," he said to Turner, "as you always want people to do what they don't want to. -- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) -- 28 November 1900, two days before his death, -- when he was already rather ill....


In the traditional rhyme on which day did Solomon Grundy die?

Solomon Grundy – Nursery Rhymes Solomon Grundy “Solomon Grundy” is a poem and traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 19th century England. The lyrics were first recorded in 1842 by Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales collector James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps. The song was translated in different languages like French, German and Italian and it is also used as an educational tool for teaching the children the days of the weeks in English, as it is a very easy to memorize rhyme. The song is telling the story of Solomon Grundy, a man who, metaphorically, lives and dies his entire life in one single week. Born on Monday, each day of the week he is growing older facing a different stage of his life, and his life ends on Saturday. Solomon Grundy became a character of urban legends and comics. To scare children who are not wise, it is said that Solomon Grundy will return on Monday, in a similar way to a bogeyman. There are many suggestions that Solomon Grundy phonetically derived from the food with the same name which is a pickled fish pâté, with salad and eggs. The word for the English dish comes from the Salmagundi, an ingredient used in Solomon Grundy, originally a Jamaican mix of meat and salad, adapted into French Cuisine around the 17th century and then English cuisine around the 18th century.


In the traditional rhyme, who killed Cock Robin?

Who killed Cock Robin? - a sad tale and nursery rhyme - YouTube Who killed Cock Robin? - a sad tale and nursery rhyme Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 26, 2016 Find music and chords at: http://www.singinggamesforchildren.co... A traditional resource for children, teachers, child care providers, librarians, parents and grandparents, ESL, EFL or just nostalgia enthusiasts. Visit http://www.singinggamesforchildren.com to find many more songs including those from other countries. Who killed Cock Robin? I, said the sparrow with my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin. All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing, When they heard of the death of poor Cock Robin, When they heard of the death of poor Cock Robin. Who saw him die? I, said the fly, with my little eye, I saw him die. I, said the bull, because I can pull, I'll toll the bell. I, said the owl, with my little trowel, I'll dig his grave. I, said the rook, with my bell and book, I'll be the parson. I, said the dove, I'll mourn for my love, I'll be chief mourner.


What was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson?

Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has delighted and entranced children for over a hundred years. Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he studied at Christ Church College, Oxford where he became a mathematics lecturer. The Alice stories were originally written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of his college. Books by Lewis Carroll


Which sea creature is the world's largest invertebrate?

Largest Invertebrate | Colossal Squid Video of the largest squid ever captured Colossal squid are known to inhabit the abyssal depths of the ocean primarily in the Southern Ocean that circumnavigates Antarctica . Evidence of their existence has been obtained from the stomachs of the largest predatory carnivore in the sea - the mighty sperm whale. Many Sperm whales carry scars on their backs believed to be caused by the hooks of Colossal Squid. One of the significant morphological differences between the giant squid and the colossal squid is the existence of swiveling hooks on each of the sucker discs in the clubs at the ends of the colossal squids' feeding tentacles. The giant squid merely have a circular, serrated row of 'teeth' inside each of their sucker discs. Either way, both of these species of squid make for formidable and terrifying predators of the deep. Colossal Squid are a major prey item for Antarctic sperm whales feeding in the Southern Ocean; 14% of the squid beaks found in the stomachs of these sperm whales are those of the Colossal Squid, which indicates that Colossal Squid make up 77% of the prey consumed by these whales. Not only are the Colossal squid the largest invertebrates in the world, they have the largest eyes of any living on earth - even bigger than the blue whale . Much of the evidence of these squids that has been gathered from the stomachs of sperm whales have been the enormous beaks of the colossal squid. Here is an excellent page on the colossal squid, including close-up photos showing the wicked, lethal swiveling hooks of the colossal squid Giant Squid and Colossal Squid Fact Sheet


Spotlight on Portugal's Dao wine region Spotlight      on Portugal's D�o region Part      1: introducing D�o  Right at the heart of Portugal lies the Beira region, which      is divided into three sections, the Beira Litoral (the coastal      section, home to the Bairrada wine region), the Beira Alta (the upper      mountainous region, which is where D�o wine comes from) and the Beira      Baixa (the lower region). This part of the country is home to some of      Portugal�s most distinctive and distinguished red wines, and rapidly      improving whites.  What do you look for in a red wine? Do you favour elegance      over power and concentration? Do you prefer a wine that is balanced      and food friendly over one that�s soft and sweetly fruited? If so,      the red wines of D�o could be just what you are looking for. The key      to understanding these wines lies in the geography of the region. D�o      is surrounded by mountains, and the vineyards themselves are at      altitudes ranging from 200�900 m. This means that the region is      protected to a degree from the vagaries of the Atlantic weather system      to the west, but not fully exposed to the harsh continental climate to      the east. As a result, rainfall is high, but most of this falls in the      winter months, leaving mostly hot, dry weather for the majority of the      grape growing season. The altitude also helps temper the heat and      allows the grapes to retain their all-important natural acidity. In      addition, the soils here are primarily granitic in origin (illustrated      left), with a high      proportion of sand or in some cases some clay. It�s a soil that also      tends to produce grapes with high acidity. So this climate, coupled with the granitic soils, creates      terrain perfect for making fine, elegant wines with good acid. And, as      with so much of Portugal, the relatively untapped potential is now      beginning to be realized on a large scale. In the past, progress in      the D�o has been hampered by restrictive wine laws that insisted that      almost all the grapes were processed by the big co-operatives. While      there�s no reason that co-ops can�t make good wine, they have      tended to take away any incentive for growers to excel in the vineyard      by paying them according to quantity of grapes produced, not their      quality. Over the last decade these restrictions have been removed and      the average quality of D�o wine has improved tremendously: it is a      region with a potentially exciting future. Investment by some of the country�s leading wine producers has flowed into the region, and      there�s been a gradual shift away from the multitude of tiny      smallholdings towards properly designed and planted vineyards. In      addition, a number of small privately owned estates have pushed back      the boundaries of quality. If      you get a chance to visit D�o, you'll probably have to look hard to      find the vineyards. For an important wine region like this it comes as a bit of      a surprise that vineyards don�t dominate the landscape. Just 5% of      the region is under vine, with pockets of vines planted in clearings      in the pine and eucalyptus forests clothing the hilly terrain. It is      still a common sight to see smallholdings with vines planted around      the perimeter of small vegetable patches (illustrated right). Large co-ops from the region      have traditionally dealt with literally hundreds of growers, some with      just a few bucketfulls of grapes - not ideal for quality      viticulture.  D�o is sometimes likened to Portugal�s Burgundy. It�s      not because of any physical similarity between the regions, but      because of the style of wine. Like red Burgundy, good D�o doesn�t      rely on power for its effect, but i


Which TV comedy series was set on Craggy Island?

Father Ted (TV Series 1995–1998) - 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 Crazy sitcom about 3 priests and their housekeeper who live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland it seems! Stars: A local milkman seeks revenge after Father Ted gets him fired. 9.3 After losing a bet to Father Dick Byrne, Father Ted has to kick Bishop Brennan up the backside. 9.2 Father Ted holds a, "Celebration Of Craggy Island's Ethnic Diversity", party to prove he's not a racist. 9.0 Check out India Spotlight Related News a list of 45 titles created 10 Apr 2013 a list of 48 titles created 14 Apr 2013 a list of 32 titles created 02 Feb 2014 a list of 34 titles created 26 Dec 2014 a list of 38 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Father Ted " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Father Ted (1995–1998) 8.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 15 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny Alan Partridge a failed television presenter whose previous exploits had featured in the chat-show parody Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, and who is now presenting a programed on local radio in Norwich. Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Simon Greenall Red Dwarf (TV Series 1988) Comedy | Sci-Fi The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf. Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules Bernard Black runs his own bookshop even though he doesn't much like people who buy books and hates having customers. Next door to Bernard's shop is the Nifty Gifty gift shop run by Fran, ... See full summary  » Stars: Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig Classic comedy following the misadventures of two Wheeler Dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires. Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack Follows four friends and their antics during their final years of school. Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison The comedic adventures of a rag-tag group of technical support workers at a large corporation. Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson Controversal spoof of current-affairs TV and the role of celebrity in the UK. Stars: Christopher Morris, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray Edit Storyline Have mercy on poor Father Ted Crilly. He has so much to contend with when it comes to dealing with the folks of Craggy Island, Ireland. There's Father Dougal McGuire, who is as dimwitted as they come; and then there is Father Jack Hackett who lives for the simple pleasures of life (sleeping, drinking, and swearing). Ted tries to bring stability to his congregation as well as the surreal townspeople of Craggy Island. Written by Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com> 21 April 1995 (UK) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia


In which year did the pound note cease to be legal tender in England?

In which year did the ?1 note cease to be legal tender in England? View the step-by-step solution to: In which year did the ?1 note cease to be legal tender in England? This question was answered on May 16, 2016. View the Answer In which year did the ?1 note cease to be legal tender in England? LazaroGelman                                                   posted a question · May 16, 2016 at 4:38am Top Answer Let me explain the... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29552788) ]} ProfWasylyna answered the question · May 16, 2016 at 4:38am Other Answers The answer to this question... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29552800) ]} sorry the answer is 1988 tWriter May 16, 2016 at 4:41am The Bank of England One Pound note was last issued in 1984 and ceased to be legal tender in March 1988, after the introduction of the One Pound coin in 1983. tWriter May 16, 2016 at 4:44am {[ getNetScore(29552808) ]} It ceased to be legal tender in... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29552811) ]} Here's the explanation you needed for... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29552812) ]} After working on your question, I... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29552813) ]} The way to approach this... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29552888) ]} profzedy answered the question · May 16, 2016 at 4:46am 1984 : Quid notes out - pound coins in. The English pound note is to disappear... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29553248) ]}


The Scilly Isles are under the authority of which English county?

The Scilly Islands The Scilly Islands Historic Buildings of The Isles of Scilly Top Surnames Jane Auterson (1807 - 1898) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"   Name: Jane Duff  Gender: Female  Christening Date: 09 Nov 1807  Christening Place: SCILLY ISLANDS PARISH,CORNWALL,ENGLAND  Birth Date: 26 Oct 1... David Auterson (c.1800 - 1867) 1851 Census  Hugh Street, Scilly Isles St. Mary   David Auterson HD M 51 Draper and Grocer born Ireland  Jane Auterson WI M 43 Draper and Grocer born Cornwall, St. Mary Scilly  Richard Duff Father... history The Isles of Scilly These islands form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The group consists of 5 inhabited islands, 140 others Called by the Greeks Hesperides and Cassiterides Romans called them Sillinœ and Silurœ insulœ, Written in ancient records Sully or Sulley Cornish: Syllan or Enesek Syllan The name 'Scilly' comes from SULLY meaning the Sun Isles which describe its climate with an excellent sunshine record Capital city - Hugh Town People from the Scilly Islands are called - "Scillonian" is sometimes used for people or things related to the archipelago. Natural England have designated the Isles of Scilly as National Character Area 158 Language: It is not known when the islands' inhabitants stopped speaking the Cornish language, but the language declined in Cornwall in the Late Middle Ages; it was still dominant between the islands and Bodmin at the time of the Reformation, but declined quickly afterwards. The islands appear to have lost the old Celtic language before parts of Penwith on the mainland. Famous for:- Area 16.03 Sq km2 (6.19 Sq mi) Places of Interest Bant’s Carn burial chamber and Halangy Down Bronze Age village Bronze Age tomb on Tregarthen Hill Tresco Cromwell's Castle Granite stacks of Shipman Head Innisidgen Burial Chambers Old Man of Gugh, an ancient standing stone Tresco Abbey Gardens St Mary's , (Cornish: An Nor) Holy Vale St Agnes , (Cornish: Pennpras) Gugh Another island of Samson was inhabited by one family in 1669; this had increased to six dwelling houses and 30 inhabitants in 1794. By 1829 there were 36 residents on Samson. In 1855, the last 10 residents were ordered to evacuate the island; the remains of their houses can still be seen. http://www.visitcornwall.com/destinations/isles-scilly The Isles of Scilly are still part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall , and some services have been combined with those of Cornwall. Since 1890 the islands have had a separate local authority. Since the passing of the Isles of Scilly Order 1930, this authority has had the status of a county council and today is known as the Council of the Isles of Scilly. The Duchy of Cornwall owns most of the freehold land on the islands. Tourism is a major part of the local economy, along with farming and agriculture. Genealogical Sources Auterson - David Auterson (Abt 1800 -1867) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ricksmith61/scilly/gedcom/auterson.html Banfield Various http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ricksmith61/scilly/wc_toc.html History There were early trading connections with the Phœnicians and Romans and they were occasionally appropriated by the Romans as a place of banishment for state criminals. Timeline 10th Century The first mention of the Scilly islands in history is in the tenth century, when they were subdued by King Athelstan Olaf Tryggvason became King Olaf I of Norway in 995. Born c. 960, Olaf had raided various European cities and fought in several wars. In 986 he (supposedly) met a Christian seer on the Isles of Scilly. In Snorri Sturluson's Royal Sagas of Norway, it is stated that this seer told him: Thou wilt become a renowned king, and do celebrated deeds. Many men wilt thou bring to faith and baptism, and both to thy own and others' good; and that thou mayst have no doubt of the truth of this answer, listen to these tokens. When thou comest to thy ships many of thy people will conspire against thee, and then a battle will follow in which many of thy men


At which race circuit did Ayrton Senna die, in 1994?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 1 | 1994: Race ace Senna killed in car crash About This Site | Text Only 1994: Race ace Senna killed in car crash The Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna has been killed in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, near Bologna in Italy. He was just 34-years-old. His Williams FW16 Formula One car was travelling at a speed of 192 mph (309 km/h) when it ran wide at a curve and crashed into a concrete wall. Winner of 41 Grands Prix, Senna was considered the finest motor racing driver of his generation and will be mourned by fans the world over. This is the blackest day for Grand Prix racing that I can remember Murray Walker, veteran BBC sports correspondent Only yesterday, the Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger was killed at nearly the same spot, known as the Tamburello curve. The two tragedies have rocked the racing world - and the people of Brazil who regarded Senna as a demi-god. "This is the blackest day for Grand Prix racing that I can remember in the many, many years I have been covering the sport," said veteran BBC sports commentator Murray Walker. "For there to be two casualties on successive days is quite appalling - and that arguably one of them should be that of the greatest driver that has ever lived in the history of Grand Prix racing makes it doubly so." Senna was well-known for his aggressive driving style. In 1989 he collided with French driver Alain Prost in the Japanese Grand Prix. He was disqualified and lost his title. The following year, the same thing happened and this time, Senna went on to win as Prost dropped out. Afterwards he told reporters: "Winning is like a drug. I cannot justify in any circumstances coming second or third." The cause of the accident remains a mystery but already many are blaming new regulations designed to make races more exciting. The sport itself is now set for a critical period of self-examination.


What is the administrative centre of Cornwall?

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In what year did the farthing cease to be legal tender in England?

The Farthing's Last Day | History Today The Farthing's Last Day Britain Economic History The farthing ceased to be legal tender on December 31st, 1960. The stroke of midnight that ushered in New Year’s Day 1961 tolled the funeral bell for the farthing. Originally a fourthling, or fourth part of a penny, Britain’s tiniest coin had a history stretching back to the 13th century. Until then people would cut a penny into two or four pieces to obtain a smaller coin. The first farthing coins seem to have been tried out as an experiment from around 1216 in the early days of Henry III. A quarter the size of a penny, they were made of silver and showed the young king holding a sceptre, with a cross on the reverse. They evidently met a need as millions of them were issued during the reign of Edward I. They were minted in London and various provincial cities. In the 15th century some were struck in Calais and later third-farthings, worth a 12th of a penny, were minted for use only in Malta. Coins have always had an important public relations function and James I, who introduced copper farthings, made sure that they bore his title as the ruler of the new entity of Great Britain: Iaco DG Mag Brit (James by the Grace of God King of Great Britain); on the reverse they had a crowned harp and said Fra Et Hib Rex (King of France and Ireland). They were not struck at the Royal Mint in the Tower of London. The contract for producing them went to Lord Harington, a royal favourite who was in charge of the king’s young daughter, Elizabeth. Popularly known as Haringtons, they had a tin surface that made them look more like the earlier silver farthings and also made them harder to fake. Later on, when the tin was dropped, fake farthings multiplied and to stop this the new Rose farthing was introduced in the 1630s, made partly of brass with a rose on the back. New farthings and halfpennies were introduced in Charles II’s time in 1672, with a figure of Britannia on the reverse. The model for Britannia was Frances Stewart, the beautiful Duchess of Richmond. In 1936 she was replaced on the reverse of the coin by the wren, Britain’s smallest bird, which remained there to the end. By the 1950s bus conductors were refusing to accept farthing coins and their value was so small that their usefulness was felt to be over. None were minted after 1956 and they were not legal tender after 1960. The new penny introduced in 1971 is about the same size as a farthing (20 millimetres in diameter), but such has been the fall in the value of money that its purchasing power is less than 50 per cent of what the farthing’s was on its final day.


"Which comedian/entertainer had the catchphrase ""You Lucky People""?"

Tommy Trinder - Biography - IMDb Tommy Trinder Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (3) Overview (3) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) An amiable, beloved Cockney cut-up from the 1930s on, London-born Tommy Trinder, the son of a tram driver, quit school and sought the stage, milking laughs at the tender age of 13 in a musical revue that was touring South Africa. Following that he became a boy vocalist at Collins' Music-Hall. The wry, rubber-faced comedian gradually built up his name in traveling variety shows, clubs and dance halls, then achieved stardom in the musical revues "Tune In" and "In Town Tonight" (both 1937). Known for his trademark leering glare, wagging finger, spade-jawed grin, effortless ad-libbing, pork-pie hat and catchphrase "You lucky people!", Trinder made his film debut in 1948 in the musical comedy Save a Little Sunshine (1938). He then top-lined the mild comedy Almost a Honeymoon (1938) and kept things moving in Laugh It Off (1940) and She Couldn't Say No (1940). He scored one of his biggest hits sharing top billing with Claude Hulbert and Michael Wilding in the cheeky WWII comedy Three Cockeyed Sailors (1940), the tale of three tipsy navy buddies who accidentally find themselves aboard a Nazi ship and become heroes. Trinder's standout role, in which he also sang two songs, kept him in the Ealing Studios fold for years to come. A huge radio favorite, he continued on the live stage at such forums as the London Palladium (where he was a major headliner) while managing to entertain war-weary audiences with his special brand of movie escapism. He provided excellent comedy relief in the war adventure The Foreman Went to France (1942), then showed a serious side in a moving tribute to firefighters during London's "blitz" with The Bells Go Down (1943). Back in top comic form with While Nero Fiddled (1944), he stepped into an almost semi-autobiographical role with Champagne Charlie (1944), the story of 1860s music hall entertainer George Leybourne. Trinder's film career began to wane after the war. He did not appear in another film, in fact, until Bitter Springs (1950). He tested out the new medium of television and eventually became a top presence in variety shows, particularly on Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955). In later years the entertainer could still draw heavy crowds especially on stage, in pantomime and in cabaret shows. He also appeared on occasion in film cameos. In 1975, after decades of delighting British audiences, Trinder was designated a Commander in the Order of the British Empire. He died at age 80 from a heart ailment on July 10, 1989. A biography by Patrick Newley entitled "You Lucky People! - The Tommy Trinder Story" was published in 2008. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net Spouse (1)


At which racecourse is the Eclipse Stakes run annually?

Eclipse Stakes | Sandown Park Racecourse St Leger Coral-Eclipse Stakes - 5th July, 2014 John Gosden's The Fugue produced a sensational performance to land the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot and the top class five-year-old mare will look to build on that Group One success on July 5 when she heads to Sandown Park for what could be a cracking renewal of the Coral-Eclipse Stakes. She propelled clear of Arc heroine Treve and former Irish 2000 Guineas champion Magician to land the one of the Royal blue riband events and if she can emulate that fine display in this 1m 2f showpiece then she will be tough to beat, but there could be a whole host of top notch raiders doing battle. Richard Hannon's Night Of Thunder was sublime when storming to 2000 Guineas success earlier in the season, but he was unable to frank the Classic winning form with Kingman in the St James's Palace Stakes and he could look to bounce back here. Verrazano was outclassed by Toronado in the Queen Anne Stakes and Aidan O'Brien may elect to send him up in trip as he aims for his first success on British soil and he is another stand-out entry in this race that has produced some sensational winners over time. Derby runner-up Kingston Hill was taken out of the Irish Derby in the lead-up to the race and Roger Varian will be hoping for some inclement weather at Sandown Park and that three-year-old is interesting dropping back down in trip for this race. William Haggas's Mukhadram will have a lot to find on form with The Fugue as he was well beaten by Gosden's starlet when the pair clashed at the Royal meeting and he will take his chance on Saturday, whilst War Command will be another challenger for the aforementioned O'Brien and is of interest if producing his best. True Story failed to land any significant blow in the Investec Derby, but he may drop down in trip to contest this crackerjack, whilst the likes of Trading Leather and Tullius add significant depth to what is sure to be a fascinating renewal on a cracking card which also sees the Coral Charge star. Latest Betting for 2014 Coral-Eclipse Stakes 2/1 The Fugue Open an account with bet365 where you can get a �200 Signup offer. Coral Eclipse History The Eclipse Stakes is one of the most prestigious all age races of the flat season in the UK horse racing calendar and with its Group 1 status it attracts a top class field each year to Sandown Park. The race is run over 1 mile 2 furlongs so often attracts the three-year-old classic horses including 2000 Guineas and Derby Winners as well as those older horses who have stayed in training. The race takes place in early July each season and it has a long and illustrious history having first been run all the way back in 1886, the first winner of the race was a horse called Bendigo while some great names have since followed in his hoof steps. There is no surprise to find that Lester Piggott is the jockey with the most eclipse wins to his name with no less than seven race victories during his long career. Piggott first won the Eclipse in 1951 with Mystery XI while his final win in the race came in 1977 on board Artaius. It is rare for a horse to win the Eclipse on more than one occasion and that is highlighted by the fact that only four have won the race on two occasions. The most recent of the double winners was the excellent Halling who won for Godolphin in 1995 and again in 1996, he was ideally suited to Sandown and the 1 mile 2 furlong trip and took advantage to record his two wins. We have had some particularly classy winners of the Coral Eclipse since the turn of the century and they include the great Giant’s Causeway in 2000, International star Falbrav in 2003 and the legendary Sea The Stars who won the Eclipse in 2009 as part of his perfect season. The appearance of Sea The Stars in the Eclipse in 2009 really gave the race a boost with plenty of widespread coverage, the horse had just won the 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby and was already being talked about as a potential great of the flat game meaning all the attention was turned on Sandown. The prize


Which comedian/entertainer was known as Bighearted Arthur?

Arthur Askey Arthur Askey Arthur was born in Liverpool in 1900 and joined a touring concert party in 1924. Two years later, and for the next four years he became one of Fred Wilton's Entertainers at the Oval, Cliftonville. He started to make a name for himself in 1930 when he appeared with Powis Pinder's 'Sunshine'. In 1937 he compered 'The Coronation Revue' with Sir George Robey and in 1938 he became a household name when he starred with Richard Murdock in radio's 'Bandwaggon'. The first show was broadcast on 5th January 1938 and the show ran for three series, until 2nd December 1939. Askey and Murdoch provided the comedy which soon came to dominate the show. Many sketches featured them sharing a top floor flat in Broadcasting House along with Lewis the goat and several pigeons. Bandwaggon was the first radio show to popularise catchphrases, which were repeated until they caught on with the listeners. Arthur's catchphrases included 'Big hearted Arthur that's me', 'Hello playmates', 'Ah happy days' and 'Ay thang yew'. There was also a film version of Bandwaggon released in 1939 by Gainsborough. The plot involved Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch running a pirate TV station in a ghostly castle and rounding up a gang of spies. A special edition of 'Bandwaggon' called 'Jubilee Show' to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the BBC was broadcast on 13th November 1947. During 'Bandwaggon' Arthur Askey's career developed rapidly. He appeared in a number of films and stage shows and became known for his silly songs such as 'The Bee Song'. Arthur also appeared in the Royal Variety Shows of 1946, 1948 and 1978. He was always extremely popular and was well known as a pantomime dame. His daughter, Anthea became an actress and she specialised in pantomime. Arthur's trademark was his spectacles and he was known as 'Big Hearted Arthur'. He died in 1982.


A Sunday edition of which daily newspaper was launched in January 1990?

Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Twentieth Century Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Twentieth Century A Concise History of the British Newspaper, century by century, complied by our experts. Illustrated Weekly Budget 14 November 1908. British Library Newspaper Library. Copyright © The British Library Board 1902 - Jan 17 : Times Literary Supplement launched. 1903 - Nov 2 : Daily Mirror launched by Harmsworth. First daily illustrated exclusively with photographs. 1907 : National Union of Journalists founded. 1908 - Nov 14 : Illustrated Weekly Budget launched: 'The only 1d newspaper in the world printed in colour'. Only seven issues published. 1909 - March 2 : Daily Sketch launched. Merged with the Daily Mail in 1971. 1911 : Copyright Act. 1911 - Jan 25 : Daily Herald launched. First newspaper to sell two million copies. 1913 - April 12 : New Statesman founded by Sidney Webb. 1914 - March 11 : First half-tone in the Times: a 4 by 3 inch picture of the Rokeby Venus, damaged in a Suffragette demonstration. 1915 : 'Teddy Tail' - first British comic strip - in the Daily Mail. 1915 - March 14 : Sunday Pictorial launched by Rothermere. Became Sunday Mirror in 1963. 1916 : Daily Express bought by Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook). 1918 - Dec 29 : Sunday Express launched. 1922 - Aug 14 : Death of Lord Northcliffe. 1924 - Nov 2 : First crossword in a British newspaper, in the Sunday Express. 1926 - May : Most newspapers suspended during the General Strike. Government publishes British Gazette; TUC publishes British Worker. 1930 - Jan 1 : Daily Worker launched. Became Morning Star in 1966. 1930 - Feb 1 : First Times crossword. 1930 - June 2 : News Chronicle formed by the merger of the Daily News and the Daily Chronicle. Merged with Daily Mail in 1960. 1931 : Audit Bureau of Circulations formed. 1932 - Aug 23 : British Museum Newspaper Library opened at Colindale in North London. 1934 - Oct 18 : Daily Mail publishes the first photograph to be transmitted by beam radio (from Melbourne to London). 1938 - Oct 1 : Picture Post launched by Edward Hulton. Ceased publication in 1957. 1940 : Newsprint rationing introduced. 1940 - Nov 26 : Death of Lord Rothermere. 1941 : Daily Worker and Week suppressed. 1947 : First Royal Commission on the Press. Sunday Pictorial 14 March 1915. British Library Newspaper Library. Copyright © The British Library Board Enlarge 1953 : General Council of the Press formed. 1954 - Oct 3 : The Manchester Sunday paper, Emire News, sets up its first Cardiff edition as 'Wales's Own Sunday Paper: Printed in Wales for Wales'. 1959 - Aug 24 : Manchester Guardian changes title to the Guardian, based in London. 1961 : Second Royal Commission on the Press. 1961 - Feb 5 : Sunday Telegraph launched. 1962 - Feb 4 : Launch of Sunday Times magazine as Sunday Times Colour Section. 1964 : Press Council replaces General Council of the Press. 1964 - June 9 : Death of Lord Beaverbrook. 1964 - Sept 6 : Observer colour supplement launched. 1964 - Sept 15 : Daily Herald becomes the Sun. 1964 - Sept 25 : Daily Telegraph magazine launched. 1966 : Times bought by Roy Thomson, owner of the Sunday Times. 1966 - May 3 : Times begins printing news on the front page. 1969 : News of the World bought by Rupert Murdoch. 1969 - Nov 17 : Sun re-launched as a tabloid by Rupert Murdoch. 1973 : Y Dinesydd launched in Cardiff: the first of the Welsh-language community papers ['papurau bro'] established in Wales. 1974 : Third Royal Commission on the Press. 1976 : Evening Post (Nottingham) becomes the first British newspaper to introduce direct input by journalists. 1978 - Nov 2 : Daily Star launched. 1978 - Dec 1 : Publication of the Times and Sunday Times suspended for eleven months. 1979 : Financial Times launches international edition in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 1980 : Daily Star printed simultaneously by facsimile in London and Manchester. 1980 : British Library Newspaper Library Newsletter launched. Became Newspaper Library News in 1997. 1980 - Oct 31 : Closure of Evening News leaves London with just one evening new