• When Antony Tudor first came to the United States, he arrived on Columbus Day. All the banks were closed and no bonds had been posted, so he was forced to remain on Ellis Island that night. Fortunately, he enjoyed the company he found there.
• As Josephine Baker was leaving a nightclub in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, a student stabbed himself out of love for her. Later, she remarked, “What I like about Europe is the excitement. Something new happens every day.”
• When Rudolf Nureyev owned the island of Li Galli, a boat filled with tourists would occasionally sail around the island. Mr. Nureyev often lay in bed, listening as the boat’s tour guide recited his accomplishments.
War
• In 1946, when Nora Kaye and Muriel Bentley were dancing in England shortly after World War II, they were only partially prepared for wartime austerity. For example, realizing that the food options might be limited at the Savoy where they were staying, they asked the waiter what they could have for breakfast. The waiter replied that they could have anything they wanted, so they ordered eggs. However, as the waiter was leaving, he asked, “May I have the eggs now, please?” Another problem they ran into was wearing a wardrobe that was sumptuous in England at that time. They wore high heels, nylons, silk dresses, and fur jackets, and they were frequently propositioned because other people assumed that anyone with such fine clothing in a society with clothing rationing had to belong to a profession that welcomes propositions.
• During World War II, ballet dancer Valentina Pereyaslavec suffered enormous privations, including being incarcerated in a camp for Ukrainian displaced persons. When she finally made her way to the United States, she had $11, a coffee pot, a winter coat (made from a blanket originally belonging to the German army), and two left shoes — the only shoes that were available to her.
• War is hell, including hell on male ballet dancers. For one thing, male dancers, like other males, often have to go off to fight the war. For another, food is often scarce during war. When British dance critic Arnold L. Haskell saw some American dancers during World War II, he noticed immediately that they were well nourished, in contrast to the British male dancers.
Work
• When he was young and inexperienced, Hector Gray worked as a dancer for producer Walter Johnson. This was exhausting work, as no union existed to limit the number of rehearsal hours. At a rehearsal one day, Mr. Gray was so exhausted that he walked off the stage rather than dancing off as he should have. Mr. Johnson severely criticized him for it, and Mr. Gray replied, “Do better.” Mr. Johnson then answered, “I shall.” A few minutes later, the music of Mr. Gray’s favorite dance started playing, and a just-promoted former member of the chorus stepped out and started dancing. Mr. Gray was fired.
• Master choreographer George Balanchine worked much with ballerina Suzanne Farrell. Another ballerina, Maria Tallchief, understood why when she gave a dance class that Ms. Farrell attended. Ms. Farrell was a little unsteady while holding her leg out to the side, so Ms. Tallchief corrected her, saying that she could steady herself by raising her leg higher. Ms. Farrell immediately raised her leg — almost above her head. Ms. Tallchief was astonished: “Oh, my goodness …. Now I see. This is the material George wants to work with.”
• When Misha Baryshnikov defected from the USSR in 1974, Rudolf Nureyev, who had defected earlier, took him to dinner. Mr. Baryshnikov was 10 years younger than Mr. Nureyev, who pointed to him and said, “Now I will have to work 10 times as hard to keep up with new competition.” Mr. Nureyev was asked, “How can you work harder? No one works harder than you!” He narrowed his eyes and said, “Watch me!”
This statue of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess, was titled La Liberté éclairant le monde by its French sculptor. By what name is this work known in English?
The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor within New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
The statue is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken shackle and chain lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the recent national abolition of slavery. After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
The Statue of Liberty.
Randall wrote:
The Statue of Liberty
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The Statue of Liberty
Alan J answered:
The Statue of Liberty.
mj replied:
She's a harbor chick!
Otherwise known as the Statue of Liberty. People sometimes wonder if
she's naked under those robes. She's French, after all. Her little
sister stands on an island in the Seine.
Mac Mac responded:
Statue of Liberty
Cal in Vermont said:
Liberty Enlightening The World aka The Statue of Liberty, whose honor has been stained in recent years yet again, alas.
Roy, the Libtard Snowflake in Tyler, TX wrote:
In English this little lady is called Liberty Enlightening the World. But her original message -- "Give me your tired, your poor..." etc. -- doesn't seem to apply over the past miserable four years. What with Covid, do we really want "huddled masses"? Heck no! We want everyone to mask up and keep that six-foot space between y'all!
Dave responded:
Statue of Liberty. I’m surprised Agolf Shitler didn’t order the inscription of The New Colossus ground off. Probably was waiting for his second term?
Leo in Boise replied:
The Statue of Liberty
Billy in Cypress U.S.A. said:
The Statue of Liberty
David of Moon Valley wrote:
my Friday morning guess is....
…the Statue of Liberty….and if it isn’t correct…well…it should be…….anyway…onward and upward….Hello Cuppa Coffee, so good to see you this morning!
John I from Hawai`i says,
The Statue of Liberty
Daniel in The City answered:
Statue of Liberty
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Statue of Liberty
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Statue of Liberty
zorch said:
The Statue of Liberty.
Joe S (We resisted, we voted, we won. Get over it) wrote:
Italian Swiss Colony? Never heard of it. But that's not why I called you together tonight, the answer tonight is "Liberty Enlightening The World" or as it's better known, Statue of Liberty.
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CBS begins the night with a RERUN'Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2021', followed by the FRESH'NFL Honors'.
NBC starts the night on the East Coast with a RERUN'Ellen's Mean Game Of Games', followed by an old 'SNL' (from 01/16/93) with Harvey Keitel hosting, music by Madonna.
NBC starts the night early on the left coast with a RERUN'Ellen's Mean Game Of Games', followed by a LIVE'SNL', then an old 'SNL' (from 01/16/93) with Harvey Keitel hosting, music by Madonna.
'SNL' is FRESH, with Dan Levy hosting, music by Phoebe Bridgers.
ABC fills the night with LIVE'NBA Basketball', then pads the left coast with local crap.
The CW offers 'Third Annual Celebration Of Black Cinema', followed by 'Honoring Black History'.
Faux has a RERUN'9-1-1', followed by a RERUN'Name That Tune'.
MY recycles an old 'Weather Gone Viral', followed by an old 'Storm Of Suspicion'.
A&E has the movie 'Run All Night', followed by the movie 'Taken 2', then the movie 'Walking Tall'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Bourne Ultimatum', followed by the movie 'Southpaw'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] PLANET EARTH: THE HUNT
[7:00AM - 9:00AM] PLANET EARTH
[10:00AM - 5:00PM] PLANET EARTH: THE BLUE PLANET
[6:00PM] PLANET EARTH: BLUE PLANET II
[8:00PM] A WILD YEAR ON EARTH
[9:10PM - 11:20PM] PLANET EARTH
[12:30AM] PLANET EARTH: BLUE PLANET II
[2:30AM] A WILD YEAR ON EARTH
[3:40AM - 4:50AM] PLANET EARTH: THE BLUE PLANET (ALL TIMES ET)
Bravo has the movie 'Burlesque', followed by the movie 'It's Complicated'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Shrek Forver After', followed by hours & hours of old 'The Office'.
FX has the movie 'Bohemian Rhapsody', followed by the movie 'Bohemian Rhapsody', again.
History has 'The Pacific', another 'The Pacific', followed by a FRESH'The Pacific', then another FRESH'The Pacfic'.
IFC -
[6:00am - 1:00pm] Saved By The Bell
[1:30pm] Battle: Los Angeles
[4:00pm] Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life
[6:30pm] Crocodile Dundee II
[9:00pm] Jumanji
[11:30pm] Crocodile Dundee II
[2:00am] Jumanji
[4:30am - 5:30am] Saved By The Bell (ALL TIMES ET)
Sundance -
[6:00am - 10:30am] the andy griffith show
[11:00am - 5:30pm] hogan's heroes
[6:00pm] pet sematary
[8:00pm] carrie
[10:15pm] carrie
[12:30am] pet sematary
[2:30am] pet sematary two
[4:30am] monk - Mr. Monk Visits A Farm
[5:30am] monk - Mr. Monk And The Really, Really Dead Guy (ALL TIMES ET)
SyFy has the movie 'Ant-Man', followed by the movie 'Ant-Man', again.
The Screen Actors Guild has released a brutal official statement in response to Donald Trump (R-Lock Him Up)’s bizarre resignation letter from the union after it was ruled he broke their guidelines.
On Thursday, the former president wrote a letter of resignation to SAG-AFTRA’s board after the union threatened to revoke his membership for his role in inciting the Capitol insurrection.
The brash correspondence quickly garnered attention as the president angrily cited his on-screen career highlights and impact on the industry in characteristically immodest language.
In the letter shared by the actors guild, the president announced his “immediate resignation from SAG-AFTRA”, saying the union had “done nothing for" him.
On Thursday, in an official response to the somewhat comical letter, the guild responded with the blunt two-word statement: “Thank you".
Fox "News" Media has canceled "Lou Dobbs Tonight," the program hosted by television's staunchest supporter of Donald Trump and of his assertions of voter fraud in the 2020 election, The Times has learned.
Dobbs' program, which airs twice nightly at 5 and 7 p.m. Eastern on the Fox Business Network, will have its final airing Friday, according to a Fox News representative who confirmed the cancellation. Starting next week, the program will be called "Fox Business Tonight," with rotating substitute hosts Jackie DeAngelis and David Asman, who filled in for Dobbs on Friday.
Dobbs, 75, remains under contract at Fox News but he will in all likelihood not appear on the company's networks again. In addition to his Fox Business Network program, he occasionally turned up on the Fox News Channel as a commentator.
The cancellation comes a day after voting software company Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News and three of its hosts — Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro. The company claims the hosts perpetuated lies and disinformation about Smartmatic's role in the election, damaging its business and reputation.
But people familiar with discussions say the decision to end Dobbs' program was under consideration before the legal issues with Smartmatic arose. (Fox News said it stands by its 2020 election coverage and will "defend this meritless lawsuit in court.")
Ben Stiller has come aboard to direct Bag Man, a true-life drama based on a Rachel Maddow podcast that is being developed by Focus Features.
Adam Perlman wrote the script along with Stiller and Mike Yarvitz. The latter executive produced the podcast that examined the hidden story of a corruption scandal that hit the Richard Nixon White House and co-wrote the subsequent book with Maddow.
Stiller and Yarvitz are acting as producers along with Lorne Michaels and Josh McLaughlin.
The story focuses on Spiro T. Agnew, Nixon’s vice president, and his running a bribery and extortion ring in office for years. At the height of Watergate, three young federal prosecutors discovered his crimes and launched a mission to take him down.
With parallels echoing to very modern times, Agnew, according to the book publisher’s description, called the investigation a “witch hunt,” riled up his base, and schemed to obstruct justice.
Rudy Giuliani (R-Lock Him Up)’s conspiracy theories will now come with a lengthy disclaimer for listeners of his daily afternoon show on New York’s 77 Talk Radio WABC.
The former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to former President Donald Trump sounded furious on Thursday when he seemingly discovered the station would begin airing the disclaimer before his afternoon programmes just as he was going live.
The disclaimer said the “views, assumptions and opinions” expressed by Mr Giuliani and his guests “are strictly their own” and “do not necessarily represent” that of the station or its advertisers.
Appearing surprised, Mr Giuliani responded on air. “I would have thought they would have told me about that before just doing what they just did. Rather insulting,” he said.
Mr Giuliani’s reaction was immediately followed by a guest phone call he took during the show from a listener who asked if he ever felt “guilty about spreading a lot of unproven conspiracy theories to folks who may not have the ability or the critical thinking skills to look through” his claims.
As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus. So did media witnesses, who may have unknowingly infected others when they returned home because they were never told about the spreading cases.
Records obtained by The Associated Press show employees at the Indiana prison complex where the 13 executions were carried out over six months had contact with inmates and other people infected with the coronavirus, but were able to refuse testing and declined to participate in contact tracing efforts and were still permitted to return to their work assignments.
Other staff members, including those brought in to help with executions, also spread tips to their colleagues about how they could avoid quarantines and skirt public health guidance from the federal government and Indiana health officials.
The executions at the end of Donald Trump (R-Lock Him Up)’s presidency, completed in a short window over a few weeks, likely acted as a superspreader event, according to the records reviewed by AP. It was something health experts warned could happen when the Justice Department insisted on resuming executions during a pandemic.
It’s impossible to know precisely who introduced the infections and how they started to spread, in part because prisons officials didn’t consistently do contact tracing and haven’t been fully transparent about the number of cases. But medical experts say it’s likely the executioners and support staff, many of whom traveled from prisons in other states with their own virus outbreaks, triggered or contributed both in the Terre Haute penitentiary and beyond the prison walls.
Paul Grisham’s wallet was missing for so long at the bottom of the world he forgot all about it.
Fifty-three years later, the 91-year-old San Diego man has the billfold back along with mementos of his 13-month assignment as a Navy meteorologist on Antarctica in the 1960s.
The wallet contained his Navy ID card, driver license, a pocket reference card on what to do during atomic, biological and chemical attack, a beer ration punch card, a tax withholding statement and receipts for money orders sent to his wife.
Grisham, who was raised in Douglas, Arizona, enlisted in the Navy in 1948. He became a weather technician and then a weather forecaster.
He was assigned to Antarctica as part of “Operation Deep Freeze,” which supported civilian scientists, and shipped out to the frozen continent in October 1967. At the time, he was in his 30s and married with two toddlers.
Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a shortage in the island’s famed but largely illegal market that experts say is the worst they’ve seen.
“It’s a cultural embarrassment,” said Triston Thompson, chief opportunity explorer for Tacaya, a consulting and brokerage firm for the country’s nascent legal cannabis industry.
Jamaica, which foreigners have long associated with pot, reggae and Rastafarians, authorized a regulated medical marijuana industry and decriminalized small amounts of weed in 2015.
People caught with 2 ounces (56 grams) or less of cannabis are supposed to pay a small fine and face no arrest or criminal record. The island also allows individuals to cultivate up to five plants, and Rastafarians are legally allowed to smoke ganja for sacramental purposes.
Worsening the problem were strict COVID-19 measures, including a 6 p.m. curfew that meant farmers couldn’t tend to their fields at night as is routine, said Kenrick Wallace, 29, who cultivates 2 acres (nearly a hectare) in Accompong with the help of 20 other farmers.
It fits on a human fingertip, but this chameleon could make a big splash.
Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say a newly discovered species of chameleon is a contender for the title of world’s smallest reptile.
Frank Glaw, who was part of the international team of researchers that classified the new species and named it Brookesia nana said the body of the male specimen appeared to be just 13.5-millimeters-long (a little more than a 1/2-inch.)
That’s at least 1.5 millimeters smaller than the previous record holder, another member of the Brookesia family.
Glaw, a reptile expert at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology in Munich, said the tiny male and a slightly larger female were spotted on a mountainside by a local guide during a 2012 expedition.
Carnivorous plants known as Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) lure insects between their blushing leaves with a fragrant nectar. When these insect-hungry plants snap down on their unassuming prey, they generate a measurable magnetic field, according to a new study.
The plant's magnetic field is more than a million times weaker than Earth's. Rather than serving a function for the plant this magnetic field is likely a byproduct of electrical energy that flows through its leaves, said lead author Anne Fabricant, a doctoral candidate at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz in Germany. Still, it's one of the first such fields ever detected in plants.
In the new study, Fabricant and her team used tiny glass sensors called "atomic magnetometers" that contain a vapor of atoms that are sensitive to magnetic fields, according to a statement. They then triggered electrical energy, in the form of an action potential, to flow through the Venus flytrap. Action potentials, which also occur in animal and human nervous systems, are bursts of electrical energy that allow cells to communicate.
Action potentials serve a "vital" function for the Venus flytrap, triggering the plant to close its leaves around insects that touch sensitive hairs on the plants' leaves, Fabricant said.
But the researchers stimulated the plant in another way, by using heat. They found that when stimulated, the Venus flytrap created a magnetic field up to a strength of 0.5 picotesla. That's similar to the levels generated by nerve impulses in animals, according to the statement.
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