Waterfall, Moonbow, and Aurora All in One Picture
Stephanie Vetter captured this amazing photograph of the Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland. The rainbow is caused not by sunlight, but the illumination of a nearly full moon against the backdrop of the Northern Lights.
David Hagland: Is Louis C.K. Getting Political? (Slate)
Whether the subject is parenting or gay marriage, he harps on hypocrisy throughout his routines. He avoids the tag "political comedian" in part because he rarely zeroes in on specific current events-and also, perhaps, because he always makes his own hypocrisy part of the gag. So you not only admire him for what he says, you also like him for what he seems to be-an ordinary, flawed human being. I do, anyway.
Froma Harrop: The Angst in Giving Thanks (Creators Syndicate)
Americans typically eat over 1,000 meals a year. But for many, Thanksgiving dinner seems to be the one that, like a magnet, gathers the iron shavings of every food anxiety. Why should that be?
Greg Kot: "Joan Baez on the new protest era: The whole world's watching" (Chicago Tribune)
Q: Are the "Occupy Wall Street" protests giving you flashbacks?
A: I think they are exciting, they have huge potential. We need to have faith in the people who are giving this movement direction to be smart enough to stay one step ahead of what's coming up next. The right wing has been so mobilized for so long, the job is a big one. But I can assure you that while I've been over here in Europe, everybody's watching it.
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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture).
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
Mulberry Silkworm Bombyx mori
BadtotheboneBob replied:
Mulberry... Two in a row, I did know... Hoo ha!
Charlie wrote:
The mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori.
Sally said:
Oh, snap: The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture).
PS: @Doug, I shall never buy another Dixie Cup from the Koch Bros. enterprises! I will just buy a no-brand knock off! Thanks for the info!
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of
the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity
Adam answered:
From Wikipedia- The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture).
Marian said:
mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori
Dale of Diamond Springs replied:
Although the larvae of most moths and butterflies produce silk, that produced by Bombyx mori (mulberry silkworm) is the silk of commercial importance. The silkworm moth lived in nature 4500 years ago when the Chinese silk industry was in its infancy, but as years passed, the insect became so domesticated that it can no longer fend for itself in the wild. It can no longer fly, move more than a few centimeters to find its food, or defend itself against predators.
As the silkworm prepares to pupate, it spins a protective cocoon. About the size and color of a cotton ball, the cocoon is constructed from one continuous strand of silk, perhaps 1.5 km long (nearly a mile). If the silkworm were allowed to mature and break through the cocoon, the silk would be rendered useless for commercial purposes. So the encased insect is plunged into boiling water to kill the inhabitant and dissolve the glue holding the cocoon together. The end of the silk is then located and the cocoon unwound onto a spindle to be made into thread.
I'll bet that they're just yummy - said to have a dirt aftertaste!
MAM wrote:
Mulberry ~ The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity.
Silkworm and cocoon on a mulberry leaf.
And, Joe S answered:
The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity.
I put my back out again. I hate when that happens.
So, we picked up the repaired computer, but...
I had requested Windows XP, but the tech installed Windows 7.
My editor isn't compatible with Windows 7, so there go those files - now I have to find a new editor (& learn how to use it).
I have a crapper-load of old ao-hell discs, but, guess what? None of them are compatible with Windows 7.
I called Chip in Mumbai again, and there is no way for me to get online with aol without new software - the software is available online, but I can't get online, so they'll send me a new disc.
Going to look for a new isp & see about getting things running smoothly again after some sleep.
Also going to be on this back-up a bit longer than anticipated. Argh.
Many thanks to BadtotheboneBob & Sally & Marianne & Linda & the ever-fabulous Giss for helping out.
CBS opens the night with a FRESH'Big BangTheory', followed by a FRESH'Rules Of Engagement', then a FRESH'Person Of Interest', then a FRESH'The Mentalist'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Regis Philbin and John Fogerty.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Robin Williams, Black Dub, and Jason Schwartzman as the voice of Geoff.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'Community', followed by a FRESH'Parks & Recreation', then a FRESH'The Office', followed by a FRESH'Whitney', then a FRESH'Prime Suspect'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Jimmy Fallon, Drew Brees, and Gym Class Heroes.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Bill Maher, Ashley Greene, and Dierks Bentley.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson 'The Scab' Daly are James Bobin, Evan Wright, and We Were Promised Jetpacks.
ABC starts the night with the FRESH'Regis: The Kiss-Off', followed by a FRESH'Private Practice', then another FRESH'Private Practice'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Peter Facinelli, Jamie Oliver, and Vince Gill.
The CW offers the movie 'Beneath The Blue'.
Faux has a FRESH'X Factor', followed by a FRESH'Bones'.
MY recycles an old 'Without A Trace', followed by another old 'Without A Trace'.
AMC offers the movie 'Jurassic Park', followed by the movie 'Enter The Dragon', then the movie 'Enter The Dragon', again.
BBC -
[6:00AM] BBC World News
[7:00AM] BBC World News
[8:00AM] The Graham Norton Show-Ep 15 - Sigourney Weaver, Professor Brian Cox, Sandi Toksvig, Sugarland
[9:00AM] The Graham Norton Show-Ep 1 Olivia Newton John, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Ricky Gervais
[10:00AM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word-Episode 3
[11:00AM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 4 Black Pearl
[12:00PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 7 Oscars
[1:00PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word-Episode 4
[2:00PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word-Episode 5
[3:00PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
[4:00PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 4 La Riviera
[5:00PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation-Ep 6 Booby Trap
[6:00PM] Doctor Who-Ep 3 School Reunion
[7:00PM] Top Gear-Episode 1
[8:00PM] Top Gear-Episode 7
[9:00PM] Top Gear-Episode 3
[10:00PM] V for Vendetta
[1:10AM] Top Gear-Episode 1
[2:00AM] Top Gear-Episode 7
[3:00AM] Top Gear-Episode 3
[4:00AM] Doctor Who-Ep 4 The Girl In The Fireplace
[5:00AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Top Chef', 'Millionaire Matchmaker', another 'Millionaire Matchmaker', and 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta'.
Comedy Central has '30 Rock', another '30 Rock', 'Futurama', another 'Futurama', still another 'Futurama', yet another 'Futurama', 'South Park', and 'Tosh.0'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Martin Scorsese.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is Susan Orlean.
FX has 'How I Met Your Mother', another 'How I Met Your Mother', '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', still another '2½ Men', yet another '2½ Men', followed by a FRESH'It's Always Sunny In Philly', then a FRESH'The League'.
History has 'Swamp People', another 'Swamp People', followed by a FRESH'Swamp People', then a FRESH'Big Shrimpin''.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Unknown
[7:45AM] Felicia's Journey
[10:15AM] Dark Mirror
[12:00PM] Unknown
[1:45PM] Felicia's Journey
[4:15PM ] Dark Mirror
[6:00PM ] Malcolm in the MiddleIda Loses a Leg
[6:30PM] Malcolm in the MiddleChad's Sleepover
[7:00PM ] Malcolm in the MiddleNo Motorcycles
[7:30PM ] Malcolm in the MiddleButterflies
[8:00PM] Ginger Snaps
[10:15PM] Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
[12:45AM] Ginger Snaps
[3:00AM] Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
[5:30AM] UndeclaredThe Day After (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00A]
ALL ON THE LINE - Dana-Maxx (Episode 5, Season 1)
[7:00A]
UNLEASHED BY GARO: A Little Bit of Pain (Episode 4, Season 1)
[8:00A]
QUIRKY: Very Messy, Very Fast (Episode 6, Season 1)
[9:00A]
Love Lust & Chocolate
[10:00A]
GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS - Out of the Closet
[10:30A]
GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS - Til Death Do Us Part
[11:00A]
Where The Water Meets The Sky
[12:00P]
Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dream of Trains
[1:30P]
When a Man Comes Home
[3:05P]
Where The Water Meets The Sky
[4:15P]
Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dream of Trains
[5:45P]
The Matador
[7:00P]
Mad Bastards
[8:45P]
May the Best Man Win
[10:00P]
Eyes Wide Shut
[12:45A]
Dangerous Parking
[2:45A]
May the Best Man Win
[4:00A]
Mad Bastards
[5:45A ]
Soft (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Starship Troopers', followed by the movie 'Star Trek: Inusrrection'.
TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Kristen Stewart, Jimmy Pardo, and Pete Holmes.
Ricky Gervais is returning as host of the Golden Globes.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced through Twitter on Wednesday that Gervais will take his third turn as Globes host in January.
Gervais left some wondering if he'd be back after his performance at this year's show, when he took pointed jabs at Hollywood stars and the HFPA, which puts on the annual ceremony.
The 50-year-old comedian posted a YouTube clip on his Twitter page Wednesday of his biting opening monologue from the 2011 show, promising "This (times) 10."
"I'm telling you now If you don't like it... (Expletive) you! If you do like it.. Love you!" Gervais tweeted Wednesday.
The 69th annual Golden Globe Awards will be held Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Karl Slover, one of the last surviving actors who played Munchkins in the 1939 classic film "The Wizard of Oz" has died. He was 93.
The 4-foot-5 (1.3-meter) Slover died of cardiopulmonary arrest Tuesday afternoon in a central Georgia hospital, said Laurens County Deputy Coroner Nathan Stanley. According to friends, as recently as last weekend, Slover appeared at events in the suburban Chicago area.
Slover was best known for playing the lead trumpeter in the Munchkins' band but also had roles as a townsman and soldier in the film, said John Fricke, author of "100 Years of Oz" and five other books on the movie and its star, Judy Garland. Slover was one of the tiniest male Munchkins in the movie.
Long after Slover retired, he continued to appear around the country at festivals and events related to the movie. He was one of seven Munchkins at the 2007 unveiling of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame dedicated to the little people in the movie. Only three remain of the 124 diminutive actors who played the beloved Munchkins.
Slover was born Karl Kosiczky in what is now the Czech Republic and he was the only child in his family to be dwarf sized.
"In those uninformed days, his father tried witch doctor treatments to make him grow," Fricke said. "Knowing Karl and his triumph over his early life, you can't help but celebrate the man at a time like this."
He was buried in the backyard, immersed in heated oil until his skin blistered and then attached to a stretching machine at a hospital, all in the attempt to make him become taller. Eventually he was sold by his father at age 9 to a traveling show in Europe, Fricke said.
Slover continued to perform into his late 20s, when he moved to the United States, changed his name and appeared in circuses as part of a vaudeville group known as the Singer Midgets. The group's 30 performers became the nucleus of the Munchkins.
Slover is the first of the three trumpeters to herald the Munchkin mayor when he makes his entrance. Slover had been cast to play the second trumpeter but switched when another actor got stage fright during filming, said longtime friend Allen Pease, the co-founder of the former Munchkinland Market Days outside Chesterton, Indiana.
"Karl didn't know what stage fright meant," he said.
He was paid $50 a week for the movie and told friends that Garland's dog in the movie, "Toto," made more money.
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