Mary Beard: The first pandemic in western literature (TLS)
So, I guess, however awful this modern plague is going to become (and as one of the "elderly" in the firing line, I say that with a degree of false bravado), I urge us all to remember that western literature [Homer's Iliad] began with INFECTION.
Mary Beard: What is a bully? (TLS)
A couple of decades ago, we all knew what bullying was. Basically it was a phenomenon of school education and it tended to happen in the playground, when some no doubt damaged child (and his or her close mates) terrorized some innocent victim (who may or may not have had ginger hair, been unusually large or small, clever or stupid, or have had a different skin colour from most of the rest of the kids ).
Hells Canyon is a 10-mile-wide (16 km) canyon located along the border of eastern Oregon, a small section of eastern Washington and western Idaho in the United States. It is part of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and is North America's deepest river gorge at 7,993 feet (2,436 m).
The canyon was carved by the waters of the Snake River, which flows more than one mile (1.6 km) below the canyon's west rim on the Oregon side and 7,400 feet (2,300 m) below the peaks of Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains range to the east. Most of the area is inaccessible by road.
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Mac Mac was first, and correct, with:
Been there, done that. Hells Canyon
Mark. said:
Hell's Canyon.
Alan J answered:
Hells Canyon.
Cal in Vermont wrote:
Hecks Canyon which is 7 feet short of 8,000(!) feet deep. The Snake River will see to that little detail someday.
Stephen F responded:
Hells Canyon
zorch replied:
Hells Canyon in Oregon.
Deborah wrote:
I'm thinking it's Hell's Canyon, in Idaho. I don't rightly know without looking it up, and I'd rather guess and be wrong. For the record, I've never been there.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, said:
Hells Canyon is a 10-mile-wide canyon located along the border of eastern Oregon, a small section of eastern Washington and western Idaho in the United States
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A pious man once went to say his prayers at a mosque. However, an uneducated man was already saying his prayers there, and the uneducated man mispronounced a word of his prayers. The pious man felt that it would be inappropriate to stand near the uneducated man to say his prayers, so he moved away from the uneducated man before saying his prayers. That night, the pious man dreamed that God spoke to him, saying, "If you had stood behind the uneducated man and said your prayers, you would have earned My pleasure. Instead, you found fault with his pronunciation, and you ignored the purity and excellence of his heart. I cherish a pure and excellent heart much more than the correct pronunciation of words."
On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, God passes judgment upon people - either for life or for death. One year, Rosh Hashanah fell on the Sabbath. Rabbi Levi Itzchok prayed, "Master of the World, Thou knowest that today is not only the first of the year but also the holy Sabbath. Since Thou hast ordained that no writing be done on this day Thou too will not desecrate this day. It is therefore impossible for Thee to inscribe our verdict for the coming year without violating the Sabbath. There is only one thing that Thou art able to do. Thou mayest insert the word 'life' for all of us since Thy sacred law teaches that the saving of life alone permits the violation of the Sabbath."
Children sometimes say funny things in prayers. A nine-year-old once prayed, "Please bless dad's family jewels." A three-year-old whose father pretended that the long cardboard tube from a roll of wrapping paper was a sword prayed, "Please bless me that I can smash daddy's sword into tiny pieces." A three-year-old girl prayed to thank God for letting her "play in the middle of the night." Often, her parents found her awake and playing after 10 p.m.
Once, the originator of Hassidism - the Baal Shem Tov, also known as the Besht - declined to enter a house of worship. When asked why, he said, "The prayers recited here were uttered in a lifeless and mechanical manner. They had no wings. They never reached the higher spheres. They are choking the House of God. There is no room for me."
One day, Edwin Porter, a preacher, was playing with his little granddaughter and saying things like, "Throw the ball to Grandfather" and "Walk for Grandfather." After playing like this for some time, the call for breakfast came, and Rev. Porter prayed over the morning meal, "Our Grandfather in Heaven, we thank thee ."
Preachers
The evaluation committee of Rev. J. Christy Ramsey, the pastor of the Ottawa (Ohio) Presbyterian Church, once gave him the humbling task of comparing his own ministry to that of Jesus. Rev. Ramsey came up with many observations, including these: Jesus walks on water; Rev. Ramsey slips on ice. Jesus changes water into wine; Rev. Ramsey changes water into coffee. Jesus curses fig tree; Rev. Ramsey kills houseplants. Jesus raises the dead; Rev. Ramsey wakes teenagers. Jesus casts out demons; Rev. Ramsey turns on night-light. And finally: Jesus cleanses lepers; Rev. Ramsey has changed dirty diapers.
John Bright's speeches could be understood by everyone in the audience. Before speaking in public, Mr. Bright tested his speeches on his gardener. If the gardener was unable to understand the speech, Mr. Bright changed the speech until the gardener was able to understand it. A famous passage written by Mr. Bright concerned the Crimean War: "The angel of death is abroad in the land; you can almost hear the beating of his wings."
It goes to a short video of Amy Schumer narrating Jill Biden's block on the protester--the video sound level is LOW--like she's whispering--but it's a hoot. I've had to watch it several times because it makes me laugh so. We ALL deserve a fierce protector like Jill in our lives!
Gas is down to $3.19/gal at the no-name, cash-only station.
Tonight, Saturday:
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'FBI', followed by a RERUN'NCIS: The Expendable One', then '48 Hours'.
NBC starts the night on the East Coast with 'Dateline', followed by an old 'SNL', while on the left coast there's a LIVE'SNL', followed by an old 'SNL'.
'SNL' is FRESH with Daniel Craig hosting, music by The Weeknd.
ABC fills the night with LIVE'NBA Basketball', then pads the left coast with local crap and maybe a RERUN'The Last Defense'.
The CW offers a RERUNThe Flash', followed by a RERUN'DC's Legends Of Tomorrow'.
Faux fills the night with LIVE'XFL Football', followed by LIVE'PBC Fight Night'.
MY recycles an old 'Major Crimes', followed by another old 'Major Crimes'.
A&E has 'Live PD', followed by a FRESH'Live PD: Rewind', then a FRESH'Live PD'.
AMC offers the movie 'Batman', followed by the movie 'Batman Returns'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] WILD SINGAPORE - Hidden World
[7:00AM] WILD SINGAPORE - Urban Wild
[8:00AM] WILD SINGAPORE - Islands
[9:00AM] WILD SINGAPORE - Forest Life
[10:00AM] MOON LANDING (2019)
[12:00PM] PLANET EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY
[2:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Australia
[3:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - North America
[4:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - South America
[5:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Asia
[6:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Europe
[7:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Antarctica
[8:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Africa
[9:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - The Making of Seven Worlds, One Planet
[10:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Australia
[11:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - North America
[12:00AM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - The Making of Seven Worlds, One Planet
[1:00AM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - South America
[3:00AM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Europe
[4:00AM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Antarctica
[5:00AM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - Africa (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has the movie 'Dirty Dancing', followed by the movie 'Dirty Dancing', again.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Ocean's Twelve', followed by the movie 'Ocean's Eleven'.
FX has the movie 'Kingsman: The Secret Service', followed by the movie 'Iron Man 3'.
History has 'Ancient Aliens', another 'Ancient Aliens', followed by a FRESH'Ancient Aliens', then a FRESH'The UnXplained'.
IFC -
[6:15A] Mystery Science Theater 3000 - The Sidehackers (a.k.a. Five the Hard Way)
[8:30A] Monty Python's Flying Circus - Salad Days
[9:10A] Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Cycling Tour
[9:50A] Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Nude Man
[10:35A] Monty Python's Flying Circus - E. Henry Tripshaw's Disease
[11:15A] Monty Python's Flying Circus - Dennis Moore
[11:55A] Monty Python's Flying Circus - Hamlet
[12:30P] Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
[2:30P] Mortal Kombat
[4:45P] Predator
[7:15P] Cloverfield
[9:00P] The Shining
[12:15A] Halloween
[3:45A] Halloween II (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[6:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[7:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[7:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[8:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[8:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[9:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[9:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[10:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[10:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[11:15am] Hogan's Heroes
[11:45am] Hogan's Heroes
[12:15pm] Hogan's Heroes
[12:45pm] Hogan's Heroes
[1:15pm] Hogan's Heroes
[1:45pm] Hogan's Heroes
[2:15pm] Hogan's Heroes
[2:45pm] Hogan's Heroes
[3:15pm] Hogan's Heroes
[3:45pm] Silverado
[6:45pm] Sniper
[9:00pm] Road House
[11:30pm] Road House
[3:00am] Sniper
[5:15am] The Andy Griffith Show
[5:45am] Law & Order (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'X-Men: First Class', followed by the movie 'Zombieland'.
No one really knows what the future holds. But the two stars of the Back to the Future franchise at least can hold each other.
Christopher Lloyd, who played Emmett "Doc" Brown in the film, had an Instagram reunion with protege Michael J. Fox, who played Marty McFly, who manned a time-traveling DeLorean automobile to visit 1955. The two met up at a charity poker tournament to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation, whose research hopes to find a cure for Parkinson's disease, which Fox has endured for years.
The film was released on July 3, 1985 and grossed more than $381 million, the biggest film of that year. It received three Academy Award nominations, five BAFTA nods, and four Golden Globe nominations.
Now, two sequels, an animated series, theme park ride, video games and several comic books later - not to mention a stage musical - the two reunited on social media. Which, of course, didn't exist in 1985.
Disney/Pixar's family film Onward has been banned in multiple Middle East markets due to the film's minor reference to a lesbian relationship.
In the movie, about two teenage elf brothers in a mythical world who embark on a quest for magic, there is a passing reference to an LGBTQ relationship between two secondary characters.
In the scene, the two lead characters, voiced by Chris Pratt and Tom Holland, are disguised as their mother's centaur boyfriend, Officer Bronco, and get into a conversation about parenting with two female police officers. The purple cyclops officer named Specter, voiced by Lena Waithe, commiserates with Officer Bronco and says. "It's not easy being a new parent - my girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out, okay?"
But the reference hasn't gone down well with censors in some countries, sources have confirmed. Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have all banned the film due to the reference. The film, released regionally this week, is nowhere to be seen on cinema schedules in those territories. Other Middle East markets such as Bahrain, Lebanon and Egypt are showing the film.
Russia, another territory with recent history for banning or censoring LGBT content, censored the Onward scene by changing the word "girlfriend" to "partner" and the local version avoids mentioning Specter's gender.
The news is increasingly bleak for the founders of the South by Southwest conference, which was canceled today for the first time in its 34-year history.
Two founders of the event, which was set for March 13-22 in Austin, Texas, told The Austin Chronicle that the organization lacks insurance coverage for disease outbreaks. The festival was cancelled by city and county officials late Friday afternoon because of health concerns from the coronavirus outbreak.
SXSW co-founder Nick Barbaro - also the publisher of the Chronicle - said the its cancellation insurance does not cover a disease outbreak or the city declaring a "local state of disaster."
His comment was backed-up by SXSW co-founder and Managing Director Roland Swenson, who said, "We have a lot of insurance (terrorism, injury, property destruction, weather). However, bacterial infections, communicable diseases, viruses and pandemics are not covered."
Woody Allen's controversial memoir has been canceled by the publisher, days after it was announced to criticism from Allen's estranged children, Dylan and Ronan Farrow, and one day after employees of the company walked out in protest.
"Hachette Book Group has decided that it will not publish Woody Allen's memoir A Propos of Nothing, originally scheduled for sale in April 2020, and will return all rights to the author," a spokeswoman for the company tells Yahoo Entertainment in a statement. "The decision to cancel Mr. Allen's book was a difficult one. At HBG we take our relationships with authors very seriously, and do not cancel books lightly. We have published and will continue to publish many challenging books. As publishers, we make sure every day in our work that different voices and conflicting points of views can be heard.
Dylan, who has long-maintained she was molested by Allen as a 7-year-old in 1992, came out against the publication on the day it was announced. She referred to it as both "deeply disappointing" to her personally and an "utter betrayal" of her brother, Ronan, because his book, Catch and Kill, was published by the same parent company as the one which had planned to publish Allen's book.
On Friday, she thanked the publishing company's employees for their support.
Two people have tested positive for the new coronavirus after taking part in a pro-Israel lobby group's conference in Washington which Vice President Mike Pence (R-Pharisee), Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R-Deplorable) and dozens of lawmakers also attended.
The influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee said in an email to attendees, speakers and congressional offices that the infected pair had traveled from New York to go to the March 1-3 event.
"We have confirmed that at least two Policy Conference attendees from New York have tested positive for the Coronavirus," AIPAC said in the message, posted to its Twitter account.
Officials said on Friday that 22 new cases had been confirmed in New York state, mostly in a Westchester County cluster north of New York City, bringing the total to 44.
The event attracted several high-profile attendees including Pence, Pompeo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Vichy), and Democratic former White House hopeful Mike Bloomberg.
Newly released receipts and billing documents show that taxpayers paid for an additional $157,000 in charges stemming from the Secret Service staying at President Trump's properties, The Washington Post reports.
Since his inauguration, President Trump (R-Grifter) has spent 355 days visiting his own properties, the Post estimates. Trump's son, Eric Trump, has said agents "stay at our properties for free - meaning, like, cost for housekeeping," later adding, "we charge them, like, 50 bucks." The new receipts obtained by the watchdog group Public Citizen show that in 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Secret Service was charged for 177 additional nightly room rentals at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, at a cost of $396.15 per night, per room.
During the summer of 2018 and part of the summer of 2019, The Secret Service was also charged $17,000 per month to rent the Sarazen Cottage at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Local listings show this was an unusually high rate for homes in the area, the Post notes. The Secret Service paid the rental fee even when Trump and agents were not visiting the property.
Before these new receipts were made public, the Post estimated that Trump's company has charged the Secret Service at least $628,000 since 2017.
Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown in the Andes, these women make a living gleaning gold from rubble.
They are called "pallaqueras" which roughly translates as 'gold-pickers.'
Chura came 12 years ago from her hometown of Chupa in the Puno region to La Rinconada, a settlement of around 50,000 which is believed to be the highest in the world. Five of her eight children live with her in her corrugated zinc home.
It takes Chura an hour to reach the site where the women work. When they get there, they always sit down and chew coca leaves, light two cigarettes 'for the saints' and drink a little anise for luck. "Sometimes there's gold, other times no. At the moment it's very low," she said.
The men of La Rinconada bar all women from the mines dug beneath the rock. The men say the female spirit of the mine, which is located below a glacier called La Bella Durmiente, or The Sleeping Beauty, would be jealous and angry if women were to try to steal her riches. So instead, the women take turns to scramble up onto piles of black scree that the men have dumped.
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of March, 4th, 2020 :
1. Elton John; $3,932,998; $135.68.
2. Andrea Bocelli; $2,642,269; $185.73.
3. Cher; $1,625,754; $123.17.
4. Tool; $1,407,956; $113.90.
5. Jonas Brothers; $1,353,617; $97.51.
6. Marc Anthony; $1,331,273; $113.72.
7. Bad Bunny; $1,290,627; $94.62.
8. Shawn Mendes; $1,286,725; $68.99.
9. Mariah Carey; $1,047,067; $132.05.
10. Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $1,033,796; $65.75.
11. Andrι Rieu; $924,649; $92.79.
12. The Lumineers; $728,003; $58.20.
13. Bryan Adams; $698,453; $73.59.
14. Jerry Seinfeld; $609,726; $118.20.
15. The World of Hans Zimmer; $570,634; $63.76.
16. Pentatonix; $502,371; $73.53.
17. Five Finger Death Punch; $455,077; $61.84.
18. The Kelly Family; $437,151; $59.06.
19. Deadmau5; $426,783; $51.15.
20. Jack Whitehall; $423,296; $54.68.
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