• In Finland, teachers call authority-defying students valituskuoro, or chorus of complaints. Oddly enough, this became a new performance art form when two Finns, husband-and-wife team Oliver and Tellervo Kochta-Kalleinen took "chorus of complaints" literally. In 2005, choruses of complaints began in Birmingham, England; Helsinki, Finland; and St Petersburg, Russia. The chorus of complaints is exactly what it sounds like: a chorus of people singing about their complaints. Times journalist Neil Fisher writes, "They chant about tatty [dilapidated] bus stops and harmonise on the insufficient length of their vacuum-cleaner cord. In fact, every tedious aspect of modern life has probably passed the lips of a complaints choir, a new kind of performance art that is noisily taking root across the world."
• The goal is perfection, but seeking perfection is more important than achieving perfection. Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain learned this important lesson from jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd. Following a concert, one of Mr. Lloyd's friends told him, "Charles, that was amazing - that was perfect!" Mr. Lloyd replied, "Man, I haven't played good enough to quit yet!" Ms. Hussain identifies what he learned from this short conversation: "If I think I play well enough now, I might as well hang up my boots. It's not about the goal; it's about the journey. This is a learning experience all through your life."
• Buddy Collette helped to unite a white musicians' union group (Musicians Local 47) and a black musicians' union group (Musicians Local 767). In doing so, he had help from African-American celebrity Josephine Baker, who spoke to an integrated audience, saying that she didn't see why there were two (segregated) locals; after all, the audience was integrated. She saw two little girls in the audience, one white and one black, and she spoke for a moment to them. The two little girls hugged each other, and Ms. Baker said, "I think you can learn a lot from these youngsters."
• Violinist Mischa Elman was known for playing with a warm tone, something that famous violin teacher Carl Flesch did not have. Mr. Elman once attended a master class given by Mr. Flesch, who could be very critical during his classes. One student played with a very dry tone, so Mr. Flesch said, "Ladies and gentlemen, there is someone here who knows more about tone than anyone in the world. Mischa Elman, would you define a beautiful tone for the student?" Mr. Elman told the student, "Exactly what your teacher doesn't have."
• When guitarist Felix White of the Maccabees was attending school, he wasn't allowed to do much in music: "I was told I couldn't sing or do anything. So I had to play xylophone. Just the one note, again and again. My favorite note? Whichever note they gave me. I was just happy to be involved." Recently, the school invited him back. Mr. White says, "They said, 'We'd like you to do a speech about how much the school taught you.'" He jokes, "I'm going to go back and smash the xylophone."
• Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, and the other members of the band take education seriously. Mr. Martin and his band mates attended London University. They declined to sign a contract that made them release any Coldplay records or tour before they had completed their final exams. Mr. Martin received a first - a top British honor - in ancient world studies. He and the other members of Coldplay became rock gods after their final exams.
• A Mexican piano teacher named Manuel Barajas was strict. The young Plácido Domingo and two young nephews of a family friend named Esperanza Vázquez took lessons at the same time, with their aunts picking them up after the lesson. Whenever Mr. Barajas was displeased by a young pupil's playing, he would tell the aunts, "Aunts, upstairs!" He would then criticize whichever pupil had displeased him in the aunts' presence.
In the US, the legal system is largely based on English common law, except for one state, which was strongly influenced by the Napoleonic Code. What state is it?
The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon; officially Code civil des Français, referred to as (le) Code civil) is the French civil code established under the French Consulate in 1804.
It was drafted by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force on 21 March 1804. The Code, with its stress on clearly written and accessible law, was a major step in replacing the previous patchwork of feudal laws. Historian Robert Holtman regards it as one of the few documents that have influenced the whole world.
The Napoleonic Code was not the first legal code to be established in a European country with a civil-law legal system; it was preceded by the Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis (Bavaria, 1756), the Allgemeines Landrecht (Prussia, 1794), and the West Galician Code (Galicia, then part of Austria, 1797). It was, however, the first modern legal code to be adopted with a pan-European scope, and it strongly influenced the law of many of the countries formed during and after the Napoleonic Wars. The Napoleonic Code influenced developing countries outside Europe, especially in Latin America and the Middle East, attempting to modernize and defeudalize their countries through legal reforms.
In the United States, the legal system is largely based on English common law. But the state of Louisiana is unique in having a strong influence from Napoleonic Code and Spanish legal traditions on its civil code. Spanish and French colonial forces quarreled over Louisiana during most of the 1700s, with Spain ultimately ceding the territory to France in 1800, which in turn sold the territory to the United States in 1803. The 10th Amendment to the US Constitution grants states control of laws not specifically given to the Federal government, so Louisiana's legal system retains many French elements. Examples of the practical legal differences between Louisiana and the other states include the bar exam and legal standards of practice for attorneys in Louisiana being significantly different from other states; Louisiana being the only American state to practice forced heirship of a deceased person's estate; and some of Louisiana's laws clashing with the Uniform Commercial Code practiced by the other 49 states.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
Louisiana.
Randall wrote:
Louisiana
Mark. said:
Louisiana.
Cal in Vermont answered:
The State of Louisiana. We all must look to the future and envision what things would be like under a Trumpian Code. It would tremendously influence bigly and supremely the State of Chaos. That I can tell you.
Dave responded:
Louisiana. That state's civil legal code is also influenced by Spanish law, as the area was for years administered by Spain as well. From what I can deduce the difference is that under a common law system previous legal precedent, especially decisions of the higher courts is binding on lawsuits. In a Civil Code system the written law reigns supreme. Of course in Louisiana that holds true only in state civil courts, Louisiana's criminal codes comply with the federal constitution.
Anyway, I don't live in Louisiana, I'm not a lawyer, and I never sue anybody so what do I know?
Micki replied:
Louisiana.
mj wrote:
Since French is still spoken in the bayous
I'm going with Louisiana. I also think I head this when we visited NOLA
a few years back.
Kevin in Washington DC, where I got nose-swabbed for COVID yesterday. Nurse did not even buy me dinner. Results in 3-5 days., said:
It ain't an accident that the Saints symbol is the Fluer-de-lis. Louisiana is da answer to the question.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
Napoleonic Code can only be Louisiana
Dave in Tucson said:
Hoping the Napoleonic Code is the giveaway. So I'm guessing Louisiana?
Speaking of which (bad joke alert): There was a cowhand named Tex. One
of the other hands asked where he was from to which Tex replied
"Louisiana". "So why is your name Tex?" the hand asked. To which Tex
replied "I didn't want the boys to be calling me Louise!"
Billy in Cypress U$A answered:
Louisiana is now on the lookout for Cristobal.
Deborah, the Master Gardener, responded:
I'm going with Louisiana, since so many French, French-Canadians (Acadians, aka Cajuns) and Haitians settled it. I lived in Baton Rouge for 14 months. Those swamps on moonless nights are creepy.
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame replied:
The answer is Louisiana.
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Music: "The Thrill is Gone" from the album THE BLUES KING'S BEST
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Need some good sarcasm? Time for a schadenfreude hit? This was fun reading. (No,I'm NOT going to watch the video as I only wish stinky, awful things for her white vapidness:
The shittens have a new obsession - sticks. More like twigs, about a foot long, and there's definitely a type.
Their other toys hold little interest - just the sticks. They sneak them into the house and then look for a place to save them.
Find the sticks everywhere - under the kitchen table, behind the toilet, on window sills, in the middle of the floor...
Tonight, Sunday:
CBS starts the night, as usual, with '60 Minutes', follwoed by the movie 'Grease: The Sing-A-Long Version'.
NBC opens the night with a FRESH'Hollywood Game Night', followed by a RERUN'The Titan Games', then a RERUN'America's Got Talent'.
ABC begins the night with a FRESH'America's Got Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Celebrity Family Feud', then a FRESH'Press Your Luck', then a FRESH'Match Game'.
The CW offers a RERUN'DC's Stargirl', followed by another RERUN'Stargirl'.
Faux has a RERUN'Last Man Standing', followed by a RERUN'Duncanville', then a RERUN'The Simpsons', followed by a RERUN'Bless The Harts', then a RERUN'Bob's Burgers', followed by a RERUN'Family Guy'.
MY recycles an old 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by another old 'How I Met Your Mother', then an old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by another old 'Big Bang Theory', then still another old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by yet another old 'Big Bang Theory'.
A&E has the movie 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin', followed by the movie 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back', and 'Court Cam'.
AMC offers the movies 'Ocean's Thirteen', followed by the movie 'Quiz', then the movie 'Quiz', again.
BBC -
[6:00AM] SEASONAL WONDERLANDS
[7:00AM] SEASONAL WONDERLANDS
[8:00AM] ENCHANTED KINGDOM
[10:00AM] NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
[12:00PM] NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
[2:00PM] NATIONAL LAMPOON'S EUROPEAN VACATION
[4:00PM] NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
[6:00PM] VEGAS VACATION
[8:00PM] NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
[10:00PM] VEGAS VACATION
[12:00AM] NATIONAL LAMPOON'S EUROPEAN VACATION
[2:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Prophet Motive
[3:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Visionary
[4:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Distant Voices
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Improbable Cause (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', then a FRESH'Married To Medicine: LA', and 'Real Housewives Of BH'.
FX has the movie 'Pitch Perfect 3', followed by the movie 'The Greatest Showman'.
History has 'American Pickers', 'Hitler's Secret Tunnels', and 'Nazis On Drugs: Hitler & The Blitzkrieg'.
IFC -
[6:00A] Grindhouse Presents: Planet Terror
[8:15A] Pompeii
[10:45A] Run All Night
[1:15P] Homefront
[3:30P] The Fugitive
[6:30P] Top Gun
[9:00P] The Shawshank Redemption
[12:00A] A Walk Among the Tombstones
[2:30A] Run All Night
[5:00A] The Three Stooges - Nutty But Nice
[5:30A] The Three Stooges - Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:30am] law & order
[7:30am] law & order
[8:30am] law & order
[9:30am] law & order
[10:30am] law & order
[11:30am] runaway bride
[2:00pm] real genius
[4:30pm] footloose
[7:00pm] the karate kid
[10:00pm] the karate kid part ii
[12:30am] the karate kid part iii
[3:00am] the karate kid part ii
[5:30am] hogan's heroes (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Law Abiding Citizen', followed by the movie 'Speed'.
Patton Oswalt, Lil Nas X and other celebrities have fired back at Fox News host Tucker Carlson for claiming they helped fund "chaos" by donating money to bail out protesters across the nation.
On Friday night's edition of his self-titled show, Carlson played a video listing the names of actors, musicians and athletes he claims are contributing to looting and unrest via their checkbooks.
He then ticked off a list of famous names who've donated to funds to help bail funds. The list included Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Don Cheadle, Kehlani, Patton Oswalt, the cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Rob Delaney, Cynthia Nixon, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Chrissy Teigen, Halsey, Harry Styles, Colin Kaepernick and Lil Nas X.
Rogen replied to Lil Nas X's post, by calling Carlson a "pasty a**hole."
Meanwhile, Oswalt said he was proud to be included on the list.
Paul McCartney has shared a post celebrating Black Lives Matter, which reveals that The Beatles angrily refused to perform in front of a segregated audience in 1964.
"We all need to work together to overcome racism in any form," he wrote in a statement on Twitter. "We need to learn more, listen more, talk more, educate ourselves and, above all, take action."
McCartney, 77, then revealed that, in 1964, he and fellow bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr refused to play a gig in Jacksonville after discovering "it was going to be a segregated audience".
"It felt wrong," he wrote. "We said 'We're not doing that!'".
The gig ended up being the first to take place in Jacksonville with a non-segregated crowd, following which the group "made sure this was in our contract". "To us it seemed like common sense," McCartney added.
Reclusive British street artist Banksy published a new artwork online on Saturday which depicts the United States flag being set alight by a candle that forms part of a memorial to an anonymous, black, silhouetted figure.
The artwork appeared as thousands of people gathered in London and other cities around the world to protest the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, where a white police officer detaining him knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
"People of color are being failed by the system. The white system," Banksy wrote in a short statement that accompanied the image on the social media platform Instagram.
Banksy likened racism to a broken pipe flooding a downstairs apartment, and said the downstairs occupants would be entitled to break into the apartment upstairs to fix the problem.
"This is a white problem. And if white people don't fix it, someone will have to come upstairs and kick the door in," Banksy wrote alongside the image.
Elmer J. Fudd will have to find another way to bag that wascally wabbit, Bugs Bunny, during hunting season. Because in the updated Looney Tunes cartoons streaming on HBO Max, he won't be allowed to have a rifle, according to a report.
In the new versions of the classic cartoons, Fudd will still be hunting, but will use a scythe. That's a modification in response to US gun violence, according to a report.
In response to US gun violence, the showrunners will not include firearms in Fudd's arsenal. That is not to say that he has given up hunting Bugs Bunny, though - he just uses a scythe instead.
"We're not doing guns," said Peter Browngardt, executive producers of the series, in an interview with the New York Times. "But we can do cartoony violence - TNT, the Acme stuff."
Browngardt added that the cartoons will stay true to the originals. "I always thought, 'What if Warner Bros had never stopped making Looney Tunes cartoons? As much as we possibly could, we treated the production in that way."
President Donald Trump (R-Grifter)'s "Make Space Great Again" campaign ad blazed new ground during its very brief life.
The president's reelection campaign released the 2.5-minute video on Wednesday (June 3) but pulled it just a day later, after widespread criticism that it improperly politicized NASA and violated the agency's advertising regulations on the depictions of astronauts.
But while the ad's burial was noteworthy, its birth was even more so, said space policy expert John Logsdon.
The short-lived video highlighted the Trump administration's push for a crewed moon landing by 2024, which NASA is working to achieve via its Artemis program. The ad also celebrated the successful May 30 launch of SpaceX's Demo-2 mission, the first orbital human spaceflight to depart from the United States since NASA retired its space shuttle fleet in July 2011.
The pulled campaign ad showed Demo-2 astronauts Behnken and Hurley, as well as the NASA logo. That appeared to violate NASA regulations, which prohibit using the agency's logo and the likenesses of current astronauts for marketing purposes.
A medical swab manufacturer was forced to discard coronavirus tests following Donald Trump (R-Manbaby)'s visit to its Maine facility, according to USA Today.
While workers in lab coats and personal protective equipment worked on the factory floor during the president's visit to Puritan Medical Products on Friday, Mr Trump - who did not wear a mask - walked through the facility and visited with workers.
Puritan's marketing manager for the company told USA Today that the factory was in "limited" operation during the president's tour and "swabs produced during that time will be discarded".
It's unclear how many testing swabs will be thrown out, and why, though the move follows reports of test shortages during the Covid-19 crisis as states begin to reopen and need to expand their testing capacity.
Fox News is apologizing for an infographic that aired on Special Report with Bret Baier on Friday that showed historic stock market reactions to racial unrest sparked by the assault or killing of African American men.
The graphic showed market gains after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King case, and the deaths of Michael Brown and George Floyd.
"The infographic used on Fox News Channel's Special Report to illustrate market reactions to historic periods of civil unrest should have never aired on television without full context. We apologize for the insensitivity of the image and take this issue seriously."
On Friday, Baier had turned to Fox Business correspondent Susan Li for a segment on the economy and stock market. She first gave a report on jobs and individual stocks, before turning to the topic of the graphic. As it was shown, Li said, "Stock markets hitting new highs despite the nationwide protests this week, historically there has been a disconnect between what investors focus on and what happens across the rest of the country. For instance, in 1968, the week after the tragedy of Martin Luther King, the S&P 500 rose over 2%, also up the week after the Rodney King ruling, and Wall Street trading on the reopening instead, this year in 2020."
Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, wrote, "This is how they mourn the loss of black men at #FoxNews - by how much the stock market goes up. What. The. Hell!"
A 176-year-old slave auction block has been removed from a Virginia city's downtown.
The 800-pound (363-kilogram) stone was pulled from the ground at a Fredericksburg street corner early Friday after the removal was delayed for months by lawsuits and the coronavirus pandemic, The Free Lance-Star reported.
The weathered stone was sprayed with graffiti twice and chants of "move the block" erupted this week during local demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, city officials said in a statement announcing the removal.
In 2019, the City Council voted in favor of its removal and relocation to the Fredericksburg Area Museum, and a judge upheld that decision in February after two businesses near the auction block sued to stop the relocation.
The owners of a dilapidated palace in Poland have put up a security fence to deter treasure hunters after their property was named as the secret location of 28 tonnes of Nazi gold, buried there in dying days of WWII as the Red Army advanced westwards.
Located in Roztoka, a town in south-west Poland, the palace once lay in Germany before the end of the war changed the international borders.
The claims of hidden gold were made in a diary written some 75 years ago by an SS officer. Writing under the pseudonym Michaelis, the officer detailed 11 locations where gold and artefacts owned by the Nazis were buried as Soviet forces swept in from the east, overwhelming German defences.
The palace, once the home of the aristocratic Hochberg family, was selected as the location for the gold, which had apparently come from banks in the Breslau, now the Polish city of Wroclaw.
The diary was handed over by a Christian lodge in the German town of Quedlinburg. Composed of the descendants of former SS officers and German aristocrats, the lodge gave the diary to Silesian Bridge as an act of atonement for crimes committed by Germans during the Second World War.
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