• It's possible to fall in love with another culture. In Japan, Yoko Noge fell in love with Chicago blues, and after going to college she went to Chicago to sing the blues. There, she sang like a black woman. Sometimes, a black man would ask her during a break in her act, "Was that you I heard singing?" She would answer, "Yes," and he would say, "D*mn. I thought I was listening to a black woman sing. That's why I decided to come on in from the street and listen. You sounded good." This, of course, is a compliment. Also, of course, one needs to respect one's own culture, and Ms. Noge sings some songs in Japanese, making her act a hybrid of Chicago blues and Japanese folk music that she calls "Japanesque."
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• Henry S. Rosenthal and his wife, Carola Anderson, along with their children, George and Lou Lou of the band Lou Lou and the Guitarfish, lead lives of artistic accomplishment in film and music in a six-story warehouse in San Francisco that they have converted into a home. Back in the late 1980s, Henry and Carola decided to have children. According to Henry, they made the decision because their parrots declined to talk and their first cat, Django, couldn't talk. Of course, their two children were raised among art, including some art that most children (and adults) are not exposed to, such as Wagner's Ring Cycle. Carola thought that her children - before they had learned to read - would benefit from seeing a video of the Ring Cycle, so she showed it to them over a few days - it is something like 15 hours long - and she read the subtitles to them. So how do children with artistic parents rebel? By going mainstream. These days, George and Lou Lou like the same things, including music and films, as their parents, but when she was in the second grade Lou Lou wanted an album by 'N Sync, and for a while, George enjoyed Hollywood action films. The rebellion did not last long. The children have the same tastes as their parents now, and the children inherited the artistic and musical talents of their parents. Their six-story warehouse is fabulous. It is filled with art, including Henry's collection of 36 stuffed calves - all of which have two heads. One floor is the home of George and Lou Lou, who have separate "houses" decorated the way they like. George's house looks like an ocean liner, while journalist Jennifer Maerz describes Lou Lou's house as "a miniature collapsed Palladian villa." By the way, Daniel Handler fictionalized Lou Lou and put her in a Lemony Snicket book. She is called Madame Lulu, and she is "slightly mysterious and a terrific dresser."
A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires. Ruby is one of the traditional cardinal gems, together with amethyst, sapphire, emerald, and diamond. The word ruby comes from ruber, Latin for red. The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium.
The quality of a ruby is determined by its color, cut, and clarity, which, along with carat weight, affect its value. The brightest and most valuable shade of red called blood-red or pigeon blood, commands a large premium over other rubies of similar quality. After color follows clarity: similar to diamonds, a clear stone will command a premium, but a ruby without any needle-like rutile inclusions may indicate that the stone has been treated. Ruby is the traditional birthstone for July and is usually pinker than garnet, although some rhodolite garnets have a similar pinkish hue to most rubies. The world's most valuable ruby is the Sunrise Ruby.
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
Rubies.
Dave said:
Ruby. That is my correct guess and I would have cleaned up if we were on Jeopardy and I said, "What's a Ruby?"
Alan J answered:
A Ruby.
mj wrote:
Not my favorite gem
But, as the name suggests, it's a red one, the ruby.
Randall replied:
Ruby
zorch responded:
Ruby. It's even more valuable to a pigeon.
Cal in Vermont said:
Ruby. The best quality gemstones come from Burma.
Libtard Roy, sheltering in place in Tyler, TX wrote:
I've never been even interested in astrology, birth signs, or birthstones, other than that I'm a Capricorn, and have never owned my own birthstone, the garnet. But for some doggone reason, I knew about Pigeon Blood Rubies. Oh, not really. I had to Google it. But it turns out it is the Ruby! How 'bout that?
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
The brightest and most valuable color of Ruby is often "a Burmese Ruby" - a rich, passionate, hot, full red color with a slight blue hue. This color is often referred to as "pigeon blood" red, a Ruby color only associated with the Mogok Valley mines in Myanmar.
Mac Mac replied:
Ruby
Jacqueline said:
Guessing it's onyx. Btw-- one can understand the rage of the demonstrators in Minneapolis. They want justice, and all they have been getting from the orange con man is a shit sandwich.
Deborah, the Master Gardener, wrote:
I'm going with a WAG: Pigeon's blood is a color of ruby.
The heat broke and today is a quite pleasant, seasonal spring day. Almost normal…
Daniel in The City answered:
Ruby
Billy in Cypress U$A responded:
Ruby
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Music: "Second Best" from the album RUMOUR & INNUENDO
Artist: The Southern River Band
Artist Location: Perth, Australia
info: "There's not a whole lot happening right now, what with the COVID and all. As soon as the world opens, we'll re-commence taking it over. In the meantime, if you're willing and able - please consider purchasing some Southern River Band merch from our shop." - Southern River Band Website
Price: $1 (AUS) for track; $10 (AUS) for 8-track album
Another of those patches of time when nothing much seems amusing; when nothing comments as well on the absurdity and sadness of modern-day life as life itself.
Linda >^..^<
We are all only temporarily able bodied.
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'Game On', followed by '48 Hours'.
NBC opens the night with the movie 'Despicable Me 2', followed by an old 'SNL'.
Of course, 'SNL' is a RERUN.
ABC starts the night with a RERUN'The Last Dance', followed by another RERUN'The Last Dance', then a RERUN'The Rookie'.
The CW fills the night with 'Friends'.
Faux has a RERUN'Flirty Dancing', followed by a RERUN'Lego Masters'.
MY recycles an old 'Major Crimes', followed by another old 'Major Crimes'.
A&E has 'Live PD', followed by a FRESH'Live PD: Rewind', and 'Live PD'.
AMC offers the movie 'US Marshals', followed by the movie 'The Transporter'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] SEASONAL WONDERLANDS - Extended
[7:00AM] SEASONAL WONDERLANDS - Extended
[8:00AM] SEASONAL WONDERLANDS - Extended
[9:00AM] PLANET EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY
[11:00AM] ENCHANTED KINGDOM
[1:00PM] SOUTH PACIFIC - An Ocean of Islands
[2:00PM] SOUTH PACIFIC - Castaways
[3:00PM] SOUTH PACIFIC - Endless Blue
[4:00PM] SOUTH PACIFIC - Ocean of Volcanoes
[5:00PM] SOUTH PACIFIC - An Ocean of Islands
[6:00PM] PLANET EARTH II - Islands
[7:00PM] PLANET EARTH II - Mountains
[8:00PM] PLANET EARTH II - Jungles
[9:00PM] PLANET EARTH II - Deserts
[10:00PM] PLANET EARTH II - Grasslands
[11:00PM] PLANET EARTH II - Islands
[12:00AM] PLANET EARTH II - Mountains
[1:00AM] PLANET EARTH II - Jungles
[2:00AM] PLANET EARTH II - Deserts
[3:00AM] PLANET EARTH II - Grasslands
[4:00AM] PLANET EARTH II - Cities
[5:00AM] PLANET EARTH II - The Making of Planet Earth II (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Below Deck', another 'Below Deck', and way too many hours of 'Chrisley Knows Best'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Broken Lizard's Super Troopers', followed by the movie 'Blended', then the movie 'Tommy Boy'.
FX has the movie 'Pacific Rim', followed by the movie 'Pacific Rim: Uprising', then the movie 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure'.
History has 'Mountain Men', followed by a FRESH'Mountain Men: Fully Loaded'.
IFC -
[6:45A] Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Laserblast
[9:00A] Mission: Impossible
[11:30A] Terminator 2: Judgment Day
[2:30P] Run All Night
[5:00P] Point Break
[8:00P] Top Gun
[10:30P] Full Metal Jacket
[1:15A] Terminator 2: Judgment Day
[4:15A] Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:15am] The Andy Griffith Show
[6:50am] The Andy Griffith Show
[7:25am] 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
[11:00am] Hogan's Heroes
[11:30am] Hogan's Heroes
[12:00pm] Hogan's Heroes
[12:30pm] Hogan's Heroes
[1:00pm] Hogan's Heroes
[1:30pm] Hogan's Heroes
[2:00pm] Hogan's Heroes
[2:30pm] Hogan's Heroes
[3:00pm] Hogan's Heroes
[3:30pm] Hogan's Heroes
[4:00pm] Young Guns
[6:30pm] Young Guns II
[9:00pm] Smokey and the Bandit
[11:15pm] Smokey and the Bandit
[1:30am] Smokey and the Bandit II
[4:00am] Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider', followed by the movie 'Tomb Raider'.
Feminism has always been especially controversial for Dolly Parton.
The country music star-turned-worldwide icon was asked why she's been hesitant to call herself a feminist on Thursday, as she appeared at Time magazine's event "Time 100 Talks: Finding Hope."
Parton, 74, said it was "kind of a tricky question."
"I suppose I am a feminist if I believe that women should be able to do anything they want to," Parton said. "And when I say a feminist, I just mean I don't have to, for myself, get out and carry signs… I just really feel I can live my femininity and actually show that you can be a woman and you can still do whatever you want to do."
The "9 to 5" singer said she's "not ashamed" of the label, but she doesn't like titles.
Netflix officially closed their deal to acquire the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard and will team with the venue's nonprofit American Cinematheque. Deadline first broke the news last August of the streamer's interest in the Sid Grauman built venue.
The American Cinematheque organization, established in 1984 will remain a non-profit, with the organization's curation team intact, and along with Netflix will continue to expand the cinema's movie and event programming. Netflix will invest in the theatre's renovation and will use the revitalized space for special events, screenings and premieres during the week. The Cinematheque will continue to program and operate a second historic theater, the Aero in Santa Monica.
"The Egyptian Theatre is an incredible part of Hollywood history and has been treasured by the Los Angeles film community for nearly a century," said Scott Stuber, head of Netflix Films. "We're honored to partner with the American Cinematheque to preserve the theater's storied legacy and continue providing remarkable film experiences for audiences. We look forward to expanding programming at the theater in ways that will benefit both cinema lovers and the community."
The Egyptian Theatre was built in 1922 during the silent film era. The Egyptian was the site of the first Hollywood movie premiere, of Robin Hood, starring Douglas Fairbanks. Other notable Silent-era premieres held at the Egyptian include: Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923), Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925) and Don Juan (1926) starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor. In 2016, with the financial support of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Turner Classic Movies and The Film Foundation, the projection booth at the Egyptian Theatre was retrofitted to begin screening 35mm nitrate movies and currently one of only four theaters in the United States capable of showing this rare, ultra fragile and flammable film stock.
A Medal of Honor awarded to an Army infantryman for heroism during the Spanish-American War has been sold for $14,000 euros, or nearly $15,500, a Munich-based auction house confirmed Thursday.
The sale comes after advocates including Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and the National Medal of Honor Museum staged a late campaign to stop the auctioning of the medal, saying it damaged the dignity of the nation's highest award for combat valor. It belonged to Pvt. Thomas Kelly, who earned it in 1898 while fighting in Santiago, Cuba.
But the German auction house Hermann-Historica, which is not bound by U.S. law, went through with the sale. The listing site shows just one bid; the medal ultimately went for four times the starting bid of 3,000 euros.
Bernhard Pacher, managing director of Hermann-Historica, told Stars and Stripes that he had previously sold four Medals of Honor, and added that the seller was a private individual "looking to beef up his pension."
A paralysed, deaf and mute teenager in Brazil, allegedly attempted to rob a jewellery store, using a fake gun he aimed with his feet.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon, in Canela, Rio Grande Sul, according to the Daily Mail.
The 19-year-old initially placed a threatening note on the shop's counter, using his feet, before he aimed a plastic gun at the store's owner.
The note from the suspect said that he has cerebral palsy and is unable to move his hands, and read: "Hand over everything. Don't raise attention."
The jewellery shop employee, seen in the video, said he had noticed the suspect had been in the store for around 10 minutes, before he handed over the note and brought out the fake gun.
The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
The timing of the agency's advisory Thursday was unusual considering that the critical vulnerability in the Exim Mail Transfer Agent - which mostly runs on Unix-type operating systems - was identified 11 months ago, when a patch was issued.
Exim is so widely used - though far less known than such commercial alternatives as Microsoft's proprietary Exchange - that some companies and government agencies that run it may still not have patched the vulnerability, said Jake Williams, president of Rendition Infosec and a former U.S. government hacker.
He speculated that the NSA might have issued to advisory to publicize the IP addresses and a domain name used by the Russian military group, known as Sandworm, in its hacking campaign - in hopes of thwarting their use for other means.
The Trump administration is accelerating efforts to seize private property for President Donald Trump (R-Manbaby)'s border wall, taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to survey land while its owners are confined indoors, residents along the Rio Grande say.
"Is that essential business?" asked Nayda Alvarez, 49, who recently found construction markers on the land in Starr County, Texas, that has been in her family for five generations. "That didn't stop a single minute during the shelter in place or stay at home."
The federal government brought a flurry of lawsuits against landowners in southern Texas to survey, seize and potentially begin construction on private property in the first five months of the year as the administration rushed to deliver on Trump's promise to build 450 miles of wall by the end of the year, which he downgraded Thursday to 400. While Trump has built less than 200 of those miles, his administration has brought 78 lawsuits against landowners on the border, 30 of them this year.
Negotiations and lawsuits are proving to be arduous. The administration has acquired just 10 of the 213 miles of private property that the border wall is projected to pass through in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley sectors, according to Customs and Border Protection data from May 19 obtained by The New York Times, an increase of 7 miles since December. In recent months, the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has stepped in to oversee the effort.
The increased litigation against the landowners, despite the pandemic, is evidence of the administration's sense of urgency to deliver on a symbol of Trump's crackdown on immigration. The president has said the pandemic is proof of the wall's necessity, though there is no real evidence it will have any effect on public health.
A 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal site in Western Australia has just been obliterated to make way for further iron ore mining in the area.
The Juukan Gorge 1 and 2 rock shelter caves - two sites of huge cultural and historical significance - were destroyed in a blast with detonated explosives last weekend, a spokesperson for the mining company Rio Tinto told ABC News on May 26.
The two ancient shelters were found some 60 kilometers (37 miles) north-west of Mount Tom Price on the west Hamersley Plateau. According to Ngaarda Media, previous archaeological work has shown that the caves were first occupied by Aboriginal people over 46,000 years ago, making them some of the oldest inhabited caves on the plateau.
A 2014 excavation of the shelters revealed a treasure trove of significant artifacts dating back as far 28,000 years ago, including tools and sacred objects. Most amazing of all, the cave contained a 4,000-year-old lock of plaited human hair. Genetic analysis of the hair showed that the people who lived in these caves millennia ago are the direct ancestors of the present-day traditional owners of the area, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) people.
Authorization for the demolition was granted by the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in 2013 in accordance with the 1972 Aboriginal Heritage Act, which was drafted to favor mining opportunities. The 48-year old Act has come under criticism for being outdated and insensitive to Aboriginal concerns. The Act states any activity that could destroy or disrupt any Aboriginal site must first apply to the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee. However, there is no statutory requirement for an Indigenous person to be on the committee and there's no right of appeal against a committee decision.
One of the coldest regions on Earth has been experiencing a record-breaking heat wave in recent weeks amid growing fears about devastating wildfires and melting permafrost.
Khatanga, a town in Siberia's Arctic Circle, registered highs of over 80 degrees Fahrenheit this week, according to Accuweather, far above the 59 degrees F historical average, as the whole of western Siberia basked in unseasonable warmth.
While locals flocked to popular spots to sunbathe, experts sounded alarms about the possible implications for the region's wildfire season this summer, with some blazes already breaking out in recent months.
Fires burned huge areas in the region last year and, at its peak, smoke engulfed an area larger than the whole European Union, the World Meteorological Organization reported.
From January to April, Russia was 11 degrees F warmer than average, according to the climate science nonprofit Berkeley Earth.
The world's collective forests have become shorter and younger overall in the past 50 years, according to a study published in the journal Science on Friday. This means that forests have less capacity to remove carbon from the atmosphere and are less hospitable to the many species that rely on them for shelter. Oh, and it's going to get worse.
The team of researchers reviewed more than 160 previous studies, analyzed satellite imagery, and created models to examine how forests changed between 1900 and 2015. They found that over that 115 year period, the world has lost 14 percent of its forests to tree harvesting alone. That includes 30 percent of old growth forests, which are home to trees more than 140 years old and are generally tall and biodiverse.
The study doesn't account for other environmental stressors on trees, such as increased carbon dioxide fertilization due to higher carbon emissions, and more frequent and severe climate-related disruptions such as insect infestations, wildfires, and droughts. Nate McDowell, a scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the study's lead author, told Earther that means the 30 percent dip in old growth is "a very conservative estimate."
In North America and Europe, where more detailed data was available, the researchers found that tree mortality doubled over that time, and a higher proportion of those deaths were older trees. Their findings suggest that on average, the world is losing old trees. Due to a lack of data, the researchers weren't able to make a precise estimate as to how much shorter the forests have gotten.
In different places, this loss is happening at different rates and for different reasons. While wildfires are driving forest loss in Australia and Mongolia. California has seen massive wildfires and beetle infestations. And logging in the Amazon rainforest is increasing. There are some rare exceptions. Tree mortality in parts of the Pacific Northwest, for instance, is decreasing.
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