Marc Dion: Low-Wage Workers for Jesus (Creators Syndicate)
The security guard who got shot in the leg defending anti-Muhammad cartoonists down in Texas? I hope he volunteered for that shift. If he didn't, then, once again, the marginally willing low-wage worker puts it all on the line for somebody else's money and beliefs.
Mara Wilson: "7 Reasons Child Stars Go Crazy (An Insider's Perspective)" (Cracked)
When I was a kid, I acted in a few movies. It was generally a good experience, but every day I'm glad I wasn't Olsen twins famous. Not many child stars make it out of Hollywood alive or sane, and at any given time there are at least three former ones having very public breakdowns. But why does this happen?
Felix Clay: The 7 Most Bad Ass Obituaries (Cracked)
Having never died, I can't say for sure if there are any upsides to the whole experience. But from the outside looking in, it seems like it probably sucks a bag of eternal dicks. Think of everything you lose out on ---chicken wings, new comic book movies, watching your friends fall down, a great pair of pants, monkeys, the beach.
Hadley Freeman: why I owe it all to 1980s movies (Guardian)
What can Ghostbusters and Dirty Dancing teach you about life? Everything - from the joy of sex to the importance of Bill Murray (plus how to carry a watermelon). Here's what I learned from three 1980s classics.
Eau de Cologne or simply cologne (German: Kölnisch Wasser, "Water of Cologne") is a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany. Originally mixed by Italian-born Johann Maria Farina in 1709, it has since come to be a generic term for scented formulations in typical concentration of 2%-5% and also more depending upon its type essential oils or a blend of extracts, alcohol, and water. In a base of dilute ethanol (70%-90%), eau de cologne contains a mixture of citrus oils including oils of lemon, orange, tangerine, bergamot, lime, grapefruit and neroli. It can also contain oils of lavender, rosemary, thyme, petitgrain (orange leaf), jasmine, and tobacco.
The most famous Original Eau de Cologne is 4711, named after its location at Glockengasse No. 4711. It was also developed in the 18th century by Wilhelm Mülhens in Cologne and is therefore one of the oldest still produced fragrances in the world.
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Marian was first, and correct, with:
cologne
Alan J wrote:
Eau de Cologne
Jim from CA, retired to ID, said:
Original Eau de Cologne
Deborah replied:
So, let me see…Wasser is German for water, and Kölnisch is the German spelling of Cologne, thus making Cologne water, which we know as cologne, a watered-down version of perfume.
I don't speak German but I know enough to get my self in trouble.
Dale, I hope there's an upside to your, uh, situation. Regardless, I hope everything comes out (pun intended) healthy.
Adam answered:
Something water. Oh...Eau du Cologne, water of Cologne- Perfume.
Limburger Lois Of Oregon said:
Eau De Cologne was invented by some smelly Italian living in
18th Century Germany who wanted to cover the stench of the
festering masses. I applaud his efforts, but know from
personal experience that body odor masked by sweet scented
oil based liquids does not much improve the situation for
anyone but the applicant, who is protected by the awesome
power of their own self-delusion. However it does make a
good chaser for Bourbon.
P.S. Dale honey, is this procedure ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY?
'Cause it sounds like "first do no harm" is getting lost in
the loop. Not sure if the Medical Industry should be given
blind trust and cart blanche. I worry for you.
Harry said:
Cologne
Dasturdly Dale of Diamond Springs, Norcali answered:
Water of Cologne…Lois, we just shared a Chuck Norris moment…Our local fish wrapper, The Murder Democrat, used to carry his self-righteous Fascistic column…What a Scrotus!
MAM, wrote:
Perfume ~ Kölnisch Wasser, "Water of Cologne", is a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany.
Joe S responded:
You know what I always say:
Das Eau de Cologne wird 300 Jahre alt. Nein, es geht nicht um 4711. Das Original heißt anders - das weiß nur keiner.
Es muss ein furchtbarer Geruch gewesen sein, der Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts durch die Straßen von Köln zog: Kaum ein Haus verfügte über eine Toilette, die Menschen, sogar der Adel, wuschen sich aus Angst vor Krankheiten so selten wie möglich - und den Hausmüll warfen sie einfach aus dem Fenster auf die Straße. Es roch nach Unrat, Abfall und Schweiß.
Johann Maria Farina stank das ganz besonders: Er verfügte über den absoluten Geruchssinn. Genau wie die Hauptfigur Grenouille in Patrick Süskinds Buch, Das Parfum" konnte er Gerüche in seine Bestandteile zerlegen und einzeln analysieren. Farina machte seine Gabe zum Beruf - als Parfümeur wollte er Köln und der Welt eine wohlriechendere Note geben. Er bereiste die ganze Welt, immer auf der Suche nach dem ultimativen Duft.
Es war bei der Destillation von Bergamotte, Limette, Pampelmuse und Orange, als Farina begeistert verkündete: „Ich habe einen Duft gefunden, der mich an einen italienischen Frühlingsmorgen erinnert, kurz nach dem Regen." Farina hatte tatsächlich einen Jahrhundertduft erschaffen, völlig anders als die schweren Essenzen, die man bis dahin kannte. Er nannte ihn „Farina Original Eau de Cologne" - Original Kölnisch Wasser - und erschuf damit das erste moderne Parfum der Welt.
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CBS starts the night with a super-sized '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'The Good Wife', then a FRESH'Battle Creek'.
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BBC -
[6:00AM] Hidden Habitats-Ep 7 - Australia's Red Centre
[6:30AM] Hidden Habitats-Ep 8 - Yellowstone
[7:00AM] Amazon: Super River
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[11:00AM] Nature's Weirdest - Season 4 - Episode 1
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[1:00AM] Doctor Who - Season 5 - Ep 1 - The Eleventh Hour
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[3:00AM] Doctor Who - Season 5 - Ep 3 - Victory of the Daleks
[4:00AM] Doctor Who - Season 5 - Ep 4 - The Time of Angels
[5:00AM] Doctor Who - Season 5 - Ep 5 - Flesh and Stone (ALL TIMES EST)
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Singer Julio Iglesias, left, and jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, right, embrace during Berklee College of Music commencement ceremonies, Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Boston. Bridgewater gave the commencement address and each received an honorary doctor of music degree.
Photo by Michael Dwyer
It's house-cleaning time for the major networks as the cancellation ax falls in order to make for new additions in the fall.
Among the big four networks, NBC got out the largest broom on Friday, a sign of the struggle it had this year with new series. "Marry Me," "About a Boy," "One Big Happy" joined earlier casualties "A to Z" and "Bad Judge."
On the drama side, "Constantine" and Katherine Heigl's comeback vehicle, "State of Affairs," were formally terminated, as was "Allegiance" earlier in the year. The bell is also expected to ring soon for another drama, "American Odyssey."
Hulu is in negotiations to rescue "The Mindy Project" from the cancellation heap. Fox opted to pull the plug after three seasons. But reruns of the show starring Mindy Kaling has been a strong performer for Hulu, which licensed the rights from producer Universal TV. That gives Hulu a strong incentive to pick up more episodes. And certainly Universal TV wants to keep going for at least one or two more seasons to bring the total number of episodes produced closer to 100 vs. the 65 or so at this point.
Beyond "Mindy," the landscape for new comedy series was brutal this season as only a few freshman series went the distance. ABC was the notable exception with "Black-ish" and "Fresh Off the Boat" coming out of the box strong. ABC's "Cristela," however, was among the casualties. ABC also threw in the towel quickly last fall on comedies "Selfie" and "Manhattan Love Story."
Actors Alex Borstein (L) and Niecy Nash pose at the premiere of "Pitch Perfect 2" in Los Angeles, California, United States May 8, 2015. The movie opens in the U.S. on May 15.
Photo by Kevork Djansezian
The Courier-Journal reports the rock star saw a YouTube video of the Louisville Leopard Percussionists, a group comprised of more than 60 students, aged 7-14.
The group is a community non-profit organization funded by donations, performance revenue and album sales. The students come from 48 schools in the Louisville area and practice after school.
The group has performed with My Morning Jacket, Dave Samuels, Louie Bellson and Ruben Alvarez.
San Francisco has become the first city in the nation to outlaw chewing tobacco from its playing fields, including AT&T Park, home to the San Francisco Giants.
Players and the manager of the team expressed support for the ordinance signed into law by Mayor Ed Lee on Friday but also concern about breaking the chewing habit.
The ordinance, which will take effect Jan. 1, prohibits the use of smokeless tobacco at athletic venues, specifically singling out baseball, which has a long history of players masticating and spitting tobacco juice in view of children who worship them.
The San Francisco ordinance is part of an overall push by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, based in Washington, D.C., which targeted the city and California to promote its anti-smoking efforts. An even more expansive bill outlawing all tobacco use, including electronic cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, wherever an organized game of baseball is played in California is making its way through the Assembly.
A demonstrator holds up a placard in front of a line of riot police outside the gates of Downing Street during a protest against the Conservative Party in central London, May 9, 2015.
Photo by Stefan Wermuth
A decision to drag a Dutch activist before a judge for insulting King Willem-Alexander has sparked outrage in liberal-minded Netherlands and prompted prosecutors to re-evaluate the case based on a century-old law.
Abulkasim al-Jaberi was arrested in November when television cameras showed him spouting a stream of profanity aimed at the king, Queen Maxima and the royal house.
Al-Jaberi was part of a demonstration in Amsterdam against the Dutch "Black Pete" children's figure, which opponents say is a racist throwback.
Prosecutors said Wednesday the activist would face trial based on a "lese-majeste" or "injured monarch" law harking back to 1881, which makes deliberately insulting the king or royal house punishable with a prison sentence of up to five years or a 20,000 euro fine.
The announcement sparked instant outrage in liberal Netherlands, which sees freedom of speech as a fundamental cornerstone.
A court on Friday granted bail to one of India's biggest movie stars until it hears his appeal challenging his conviction in a drunk-driving hit-and-run case more than a decade ago.
Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday on charges of driving over five men sleeping on the sidewalk and killing one of them in Mumbai in 2002.
Justice Abhay Thipsay said the Mumbai High Court would start hearing Khan's appeal in July, according to prosecutor Abha Singh. He asked Khan to pay a bail bond of 30,000 rupees ($500).
Khan, 49, is one of Bollywood's most popular stars, appearing in more than 90 Hindi-language films in his 27-year career.
Women in traditional costumes gather before a ritual for the Kanda festival at the Kanda-Myojin shrine in Tokyo May 9, 2015. The festival dating back to the Edo period is one of the three major festivals in Tokyo.
Photo by Toru Hanai
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's chief business adviser has accused the United Nations of using debunked climate change science to lead a new world order, provocative claims made to coincide with a visit from the top UN climate negotiator.
Under Abbott's leadership, Australia has been reluctant to engage in global climate change politics, unsuccessfully attempting to keep the issue off the agenda of the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane last year.
Maurice Newman, the chairman of Abbott's business advisory council and a climate change skeptic, said the UN was using false models showing sustained temperature increases to end democracy and impose authoritarian rule.
"The real agenda is concentrated political authority," Newman wrote in an opinion piece published in The Australian newspaper on Friday. "Global warming is the hook.
"It's about a new world order under the control of the UN," he added. "It is opposed to capitalism and freedom and has made environmental catastrophism a household topic to achieve its objective."
Members of the Samaritan sect take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Passover on Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus May 9, 2015. The Samaritans, who trace their roots to the Biblical kingdom of Israel in what is now the northern occupied West Bank, observe religious practices similar to those of Judaism.
Photo by Abed Omar Qusini
A 10-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather and is now five months pregnant has become the focal point of a wrenching debate over abortion and child abuse in this conservative Catholic country.
Both houses of Paraguay's Congress discussed her case this week, with opposition leftist parties calling for the decriminalization of abortion, which is banned except when the mother's life is in danger.
Humanitarian organizations insist the girl's life is in danger, citing her four-foot-six-inch (1.39 meter) frame and weight of only 75 pounds (34 kilos).
The government, the courts, the Catholic Church and other civic groups have been adamant, however, that her pregnancy not be terminated, in part because of its advanced state.
Members of the "Vijanera" folk group walk at Comercio square before the parade of the 10th International Festival of the Iberian Mask in Lisbon, Portugal May 9, 2015. The festival runs until next Sunday and about 690 masked people from Spain and Portugal are participating, according to organizers.
Photo by Rafael Marchante
The Honolulu City Council wants sitting and lying down on sidewalks to be prohibited in more parts of town.
The Council voted 7-2 on Wednesday to expand the city's so-called "sit-lie" ban to encompass more areas where homeless people camp.
The city already bans sitting and lying down in Waikiki, Chinatown and other commercial areas.
The current ban covers sidewalks adjacent to businesses. The new bill adds sidewalks across the street from businesses, a promenade in Chinatown and the banks of a canal.
The city last year planned to create a camp at Sand Island, an industrial area home to a sewage plant and a former dump, where homeless people would be legally allowed to stay. But this idea stalled after critics said there were toxic chemicals in the area and questioned whether it would be safe to allow people to live there.
A work on display at the Republic of Armenia's pavilion, on the San Lazzaro degli Armeni island, near Venice, Italy, Saturday, May 9, 2015. The top honor Golden Lion for best national participation at the Biennale contemporary art fair was awarded to the Republic of Armenia for its pavilion presenting works by the Armenian diaspora on the 100 anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
Photo by Luigi Costantini
An animal-rights group sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday to stop a policy it says allows trophy hunters, circus acts and others dealing with threatened species to skirt the Endangered Species Act by making token donations to conservation groups.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria by Norfolk-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, alleges that the wildlife service is sanctioning a massive loophole in the Endangered Species Act. The law allows exceptions in the import or export of endangered species when granting a permit aids the species' survival. PETA says the agency is granting exceptions for applicants making donations as small as $500 to conservation groups.
An auction earlier this year of a permit to hunt an endangered black rhino in Namibia is an example of how the policy has run amok, PETA says. Hunter Corey Knowlton bid $350,000 last year to win an auction conducted by the Dallas Safari Club to hunt and kill a rare black rhino in Namibia. The Fish and Wildlife Service granted Knowlton an exception allowing him to import the carcass back to the U.S. as a trophy, under the theory that the money paid to Namibia will help that country carry out its preservation efforts.
It cites another example of a circus being granted a permit to take two endangered elephants from the U.S. into Canada for performances there by making a $500 donation to a group called Asian Elephant Support.
Renowned fiddler Johnny Gimble, whose career included a stint as a Texas Playboy with the legendary Western swing musician Bob Wills and then gained fame for his backup work with country stars from Merle Haggard to Carrie Underwood, has died.
He was 89.
His daughter, Cyndy, said Gimble died Saturday morning near his home in Dripping Springs, near Austin, "finally rid of the complications from several strokes over the past few years."
Gimble grew up on a farm near Tyler, in East Texas, spent two years with Wills' group beginning in 1949, and later became a much-requested session musician in Nashville performing with country giants such as Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. He won six Country Music Association awards as best instrumentalist.
Gorilla mother Miliki carries her newborn baby at the indoor enclosure at the Zoo in Krefeld, Germany, Friday, May 8, 2015. The sex of the baby couldn't be determined yet.
Photo by Frank Augstein
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