BartCop Entertainment Archives - Friday, 11 July, 2014

Friday

11 July, 2014

(Updated Daily)

[1018 days in a row]



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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Suzanne Moore: Harriet Harman is right about sexism in politics - let's start a feminist party (Guardian)
The fourth wave of feminism, from Caitlin Moran to Kimberlé Crenshaw, has energised young people, but now it needs to attack our political establishment.


C. Coville: 4 Reasons the Police Are Suddenly Terrifying (Cracked)
… as we've written about before, police departments all over America are going mad with power. SWAT teams are everywhere, doing stuff like storming art galleries for serving alcohol without the right permit and raiding Tibetan monks who overstayed their visas. In general, American cops are projecting less "friendly face of public order" and more "bad guys who just stumbled out of a young-adult dystopian movie."


Sara Ohlms, Ivan Farkas: "5 Tests Everyone Trusts (That Are Shockingly Inaccurate)" (Cracked)
Some data are widely accepted as infallible, to the point where questioning them may as well be screaming the "real truth" about 9/11 and the moon landing (both were faked by mole people, obviously). Delve a little deeper into the tests that provide this data, however, and you'll find that some of them are about as trustworthy as an Econoline with tinted windows.


Tom Danehy: A dead French math wiz, music festival toilets and the independent voter (Tucson Weekly)
Evariste Galois may have turned out to be the greatest mathematician of all time had he not died at the tender age of 20 after fighting a duel over a teenage girl who really didn't even like him all that much. Just another all-too-common intersection of genius and stupidity.


Laura Vanderkam: HOW TO GET MORE DONE BY HAVING LESS TO DO (LifeHacker)
You're looking at a new opportunity. Rank it on a scale of 1 to 10 on how amazing you think it is. Then try this little thought experiment: "If it's not a nine or 10, then it's a one," says McKeown. The goal is to take on tasks that are "a superb use of my time," he says, "and I don't mean that selfishly. I mean, is this the best way I can contribute to others, to society, is this my very highest point of contribution?"


Rob Whitworth: Barcelona GO! (Vimeo)
In few other cities is it possible to walk from spectacular location to spectacular location. I had a fantastic time adventuring around Barcelona's winding streets making this film.


Keith Skretch: Waves of Grain (Vimeo)
To create this strata-cut animation, I planed down a block of wood one layer at a time, photographing it at each pass. The painstaking process revealed a hidden life and motion in the seemingly static grain of the wood, even as the wood itself was reduced to a mound of sawdust.


20 Misconceptions About Sex (YouTube)
A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, Dr. Aaron Carroll (?http://www.youtube.com/thehealthcaret...) debunks some common myths about sex.


Nightly News According to Kids (YouTube)
"Libby and Sarah have some very important news, especially for those of you in Canada, where it's winter and tornados and earthquakes are expected to erupt. Be sure to take your fridge!" - Neatorama



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Trivia Question of the Day


She is the only person to be the the subject of This Is Your Life (February 1964, April 1975 and March 1996) three times. What is the name of this performer?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


Born in the back of a squad car, what is the name of Dick Tracy (and Tess Trueheart)'s first-born child?


      Bonnie (Bonny) Braids                                                      Source


Bonnie Braids (Sometimes spelled Bonny) - Daughter of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart. Born in the back of a squad car May 4, 1951.        Source






Charlie was first, and correct, with:
   Bonnie Braids




Lois Of The Dick Jokes In Oregon wrote:
   I have never cared for Dick Tracy comics (mostly on account of Prune Face and his unfortunate and disturbing resemblance to very aged female genitalia) and so had no idea he married OR was father to a baby girl named Bonnie who was spurted out in the back of a taxi. However, here are some glorious Dick Tracy memes submitted for your approval. Enjoy, and you can thank me later.




Alan J said:
   Bonnie Braids Tracy



Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
   Bonnie Braids



Deborah took the day off.
  



Marian responded:
   Bonnie Braids
  When is Sally going to return? I miss her and Bad to the Bone Bob. I hope he has a wonderful retirement.




Adam answered:
   Joseph Flintheart Tracy.



Deluded Dale of Warm Diamond Springs, Norcali, said:
   Bonnie Braids. Read that comic strip every day for years until Chet Gould perished and it vanished from the SF Chronicle. Hated the Beatty/Madonna version. The old Ralph Byrd serials were superior.




MAM   wrote:
   Bonnie Braids (Sometimes spelled Bonny) - Daughter of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart. Born in the back of a squad car May 4, 1951.




DJ Useo took the day off.
  





Joe S     took the day off.
  



Sally is on hiatus.
  



BttbBob   has retired.
  
  July 11 Birthdays - Celebrities Born July 11 | Famous Birthdays



  


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Middle Class Political Economist

Stopping Job Piracy in Dayton, Denver,... and maybe even Kansas City




Now a Blogger-Columnist at US News and World Reports "Economic Intelligence"


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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


Dear Tea Party, America's Addiction to Illegal Drugs and Cheap Labor Causes Illegal Immigration | H. A. Goodman



'Invisible Hand' Gives Dinesh D'Souza The Finger: What Happened Next



A response to the Hobby Lobby decision was written in 1925-in Tennessee!



Kale is a four-letter word - but why? | Life and style | theguardian.com



Hobby Lobby long term goal: "Mandate" 4 Year Bible Curriculum - that HL writes - in Public Schools




Thanks, Michelle!


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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from Marc Perkel

BartCop

Hello Bartcop fans,

As you all know the untimely passing of Terry was unexpected, even by him. We all knew he had cancer but we all thought he had some years left. So some of us who have worked closely with him over the years are scrambling around trying to figure out what to do. My job, among other things, is to establish communications with the Bartcop community and provide email lists and groups for those who might put something together. Those who want to play an active roll in something coming from this, or if you are one of Bart's pillars, should send an email to active@bartcop.com.

The most active open discussion is on Bart's Facebook page.
( www.facebook.com/bartcop )

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or here.
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We have opened up the radio show archives which are now free. Listen to all you want.
( bartcop.com/members )

Bart's final wish was to pay off the house mortgage for Mrs. Bart who is overwhelmed and so very grateful for the support she has received. Anyone wanting to make a donation can click on this the yellow donate button on bartcop.com

But - I need you all to help keep this going. This note isn't going to directly reach all of Bart's fans. So if you can repost it on blogs and discussion boards so people can sign up then when we figure out what's next we can let more people know. This list is just over 600 but like to get it up to at least 10,000 pretty quick. So here's the signup link for this email list.
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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD


THE DAILY GUNSHOT!

HERE COMES THAT ANNOYING LITTLE KID AGAIN!

THE ELEPHANT THAT CRIED!

STOP THE BAD SEED!

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR PUG.

OH SHIT!

LYING BABY TUCKER GETS A SPANKING!

"I GOT FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES"






Visit JD's site - Kitty Litter Music



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Still hot. Still humid.



Tonight, Friday:

CBS begins the night with a RERUN 'CSI: The Original One', followed by a RERUN 'Hawaii Five-0', then a RERUN 'Blue Bloods'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 6/25/14) are Mark Wahlberg, Ben Falcone, and Hurray for the Riff Raff.
On a RERUN Craig (from 4/0/14) are Morgan Freeman and Adam Ray.



NBC starts the night with 'Dateline', followed by a FRESH 'Crossbones'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Liev Schreiber, Rob Reiner, and Gabriel Iglesias.
On a RERUN Seth Meyers (from 6/19/14) are Al Roker, Jenny Slate, and Paul Haggis.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 4/21/14) are Nick Frost, Lucius, and White Sea.



ABC opens the night with a RERUN 'Shark Tank', followed by 'What Would You Do?', then '20/20'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 6/30/14) are Melissa McCarthy, Marc Maron, and Royksopp & Robyn.



The CW offers a RERUN 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', followed by another RERUN 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', then a RERUN 'Reign'.
On a RERUN Arsenio Hall (from 11/7/13) are Jerry Springer, Tyler the Creator, and Quincy Jones & Blush.



Faux has a RERUN 'MasterChef', followed by a RERUN '24'.



MY has an old 'Monk', followed by another old 'Monk'.



A&E has all 'Criminal Minds' all night.



AMC offers the movie 'Angels & Demons', followed by the movie 'The Karate Kid'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]    BBC WORLD NEWS
 [7:00AM]    BBC WORLD NEWS
 [8:00AM]    DOCTOR WHO - Season 3 - Ep 3 - Gridlock
 [9:00AM]    DOCTOR WHO - Season 3 - Ep 4 - Daleks In Manhattan
 [10:00AM]    ATLANTIS - Season 1 - Episode 5
 [11:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 9 - A Matter of Time
 [12:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 10 - New Ground
 [1:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES UK - Season 3 - Ep 3 - Rococo
 [2:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 2 - Ep 2 - Giuseppi's
 [3:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 5 - Ep 4 - Luigi's D'Italia
 [4:00PM]    TOP GEAR - Season 15 - Episode 6
 [5:00PM]    TOP GEAR - Season 16 - Episode 1
 [6:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 25 - In Theory
 [7:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 26 - Redemption (Part 1)
 [8:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 1 - Redemption (Part 2)
 [9:00PM]    APOCALYPTO
 [12:00AM]    THE MUSKETEERS - Season 1 - Ep 3 - Commodities
 [1:00AM]    APOCALYPTO
 [4:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 26 - Redemption (Part 1)
 [5:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 1 - Redemption (Part 2)     (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of NJ', another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by a FRESH 'Real Housewives Of NJ', 'Game Of Crowns', and the movie 'Titanic'.



Comedy Central has 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', 'Key & Peele', another 'Key & Peele', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', and still another 'Tosh.0'.



FX has the movie 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon', followed by the movie 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon', again.



HBO offers a FRESH Bill Maher.



History has all 'Counting Cars' all night.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]    THE THREE STOOGES-COOKOO CAVALIERS
 [6:25AM]    THE THREE STOOGES-CRASH GOES THE HASH
 [6:50AM]    THE THREE STOOGES-DIZZY DETECTIVES
 [7:15AM]    BATMAN-HOW TO HATCH A DINOSAUR
 [7:45AM]    BATMAN-SURF'S UP! JOKER'S UNDER!
 [8:15AM]    MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-FORBIDDEN GIRLFRIEND
 [8:45AM]    MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-MALCOLM HOLDS HIS TONGUE
 [9:15AM]    CONAN THE DESTROYER
 [11:30AM]    THE THIN RED LINE
 [3:00PM]    BATMAN-ZELDA THE GREAT
 [3:30PM]    BATMAN-A DEATH WORSE THAN FATE
 [4:00PM]    MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-FORBIDDEN GIRLFRIEND
 [4:30PM]    MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-MALCOLM HOLDS HIS TONGUE
 [5:00PM]    THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
 [8:00PM]    THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
 [10:00PM]    THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
 [12:00AM]    LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III
 [1:45AM]    LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III
 [3:30AM]    SAW III
 [5:45AM]    WHITEST KIDS U'KNOW    (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00AM]    Loredana, Esq.-Naked and Afraid
 [7:00AM]    The Mission
 [9:45AM]    Out of Africa
 [1:15PM]    The Contender
 [4:00PM]    Law & Order-Angel
 [5:00PM]    Law & Order-Blood Libel
 [6:00PM]    Law & Order-Remand
 [7:00PM]    Law & Order-Aftershock
 [8:00PM]    Law & Order-Causa Mortis
 [9:00PM]    Law & Order-I.D.
 [10:00PM]    Law & Order-For Love or Money
 [11:00PM]    Law & Order-Soldier of Fortune
 [12:00AM]    Dead Ringers
 [2:30AM]    Dead Ringers
 [5:00AM]    Loredana, Esq.-You Make Me Want to Do Crime    (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has the movie 'Arachnoquake', followed by a FRESH 'WWE Steroid SmackDown', then 'The Almighty Johnsons'.



TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)    SILENT 
 [8:15 AM]      The Spy In Black (1939)
 [9:45 AM]      Hell Below (1933)
 [11:30 AM]      Flight Commander (1930)    [AKA: 'The Dawn Patrol ']
 [1:30 PM]      Ace of Aces (1933)
 [3:00 PM]      Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
 [4:45 PM]      Waterloo Bridge (1931)
 [6:15 PM]      Suzy (1936)
 [8:00 PM]      Paths Of Glory (1957)
 [9:45 PM]      All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
 [12:15 AM]      Big Parade (1925)     SILENT 
 [3:00 AM]      Westfront 1918 (1930)
 [4:45 AM]      Kameradschaft (1931)     [AKA: 'Comradeship']    (ALL TIMES EST)



Saturday   -  07/12/14

TCM:
 [6:15 AM]      Hollywood My Hometown (1965)
 [7:15 AM]      My Favorite Brunette (1947)
 [8:45 AM]      A Global Affair (1964)
 [10:15 AM]      Carson on TCM: Bob Hope (10/13/78) (2013)
 [10:45 AM]      Nancy Drew, Reporter (1939)
 [12:00 PM]      Queen of Outer Space (1958)
 [1:30 PM]      The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
 [3:30 PM]      To Have And Have Not (1944)
 [5:15 PM]      Bound For Glory (1976)
 [8:00 PM]      Bus Stop (1956)
 [10:00 PM]      The Lusty Men (1952)
 [12:00 AM]      The Unholy Wife (1957)
 [2:00 AM]      The Baby (1973)
 [3:45 AM]      Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
 [5:15 AM]      Holiday From Rules? (1959)
 [5:15 AM]      When You Grow Up (1973)
 [5:15 AM]      Don't Get Angry (1953)     (ALL TIMES EST)



TNT has a FRESH 'Cold Justice'.




Antenna TV

Bounce TV

Cozi TV

MOVIES! TV Network

Me-TV

RTV - The Retro Television Network

This TV


Al Jazeera






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Actress Mindy Kaling (L) and television host Carson Daly stand side by side during the nominations announcement for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in North Hollywood, California July 10, 2014.
Photo by Danny Moloshok

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Nominations Announced

Primetime Emmy Awards

Emmy voters may need to steel themselves to sort through this year's top nominees: a macabre, medieval-style tale; a meth kingpin and his violent downfall; a bleak mystery about detectives tracking a ritual killer, and a heartbreaking saga of the AIDS epidemic's roots.

In this widely proclaimed golden age of television-plus, the brutal fantasy saga "Game of Thrones," based on the work of novelist George R.R. Martin, emerged Thursday as the leading nominee with 19 nods. Dramas "Breaking Bad" and "True Detective" and movie "The Normal Heart" are among the other front-runners.

That's just for starters. The self-evidently titled "American Horror Story: Coven," along with "Fargo," a riff on the black comedy film of the same name, are provocative miniseries hopefuls for the awards airing on NBC in August.

The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will air Monday, Aug. 25, on NBC, with emcee Seth Meyers, the former "Saturday Night Live" player and new NBC late-night host. The ceremony, traditionally held on Sunday, was moved to avoid a conflict with NBC's "Sunday Night Football" and with MTV's Video Music Awards.

HBO received a leading 99 nominations, followed by CBS with 47; NBC, 46; FX Networks, 45; ABC, 37; PBS, 34; AMC, 26; Netflix, 31; Showtime, 24; Comedy Central, 21; Lifetime, 17, and Fox, 18.

Primetime Emmy Awards

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U.S actress Laura Dern smiles on her arrival to the 49th International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, Thursday, July 10, 2014.
Photo by Vit Simanek

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Refute BBC Doc

Kinks

The Kinks are refuting a new BBC Radio 2 documentary that once again alleges the long-debunked myth that Jimmy Page played on their 1964 hit, "You Really Got Me."

"BBC tells lies about Dave Davies and the Kinks in their new documentary," Dave Davies wrote in an all-caps message on Facebook, urging fans to tweet the facts at the show's producer Kellie Redmond and host Danny Baker. "I, Dave Davies, invented the distorted guitar sound and played the solo on 'You Really Got Me' and Ray Davies played rhythm guitar. We never used ANY other guitarists on any Kinks hits."

Baker's documentary on London's famed Denmark Street - known as the city's own Tin Pan Alley - simply states that Page, a session musician at the time, played on the track, though other iterations of the legend have credited him for the song's distinct guitar tone and solo.

The Kinks themselves, producer Shel Talmy and even Page have all denied the legend's validity over the years. And as recently as 2013, Talmy told The Guardian, "contrary to myth, Jimmy didn't play on 'You Really Got Me,'" though the producer maintained that Page played rhythm guitar on a few Kinks tracks so that Ray wouldn't have to play and sing at the same time.

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Spends Less Time Talking

Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon is not only the ratings king of late night talk, he's also the host who spends the least amount of time actually talking, according to a new study.

Since taking over The Tonight Show early this year, Fallon's show has engaged in "talk" only 37 percent of the time, down from the 51 percent of his predecessor, Jay Leno, and 51 percent for Leno's predecessor, Johnny Carson, according to Stephen Winzenburg, a communications professor at Grand View University and author of the book, TV's Greatest Talk Shows.

Winzenburg's definition of "talk" consists of the moments when the host engages in conversation with guests.

Fallon spends about 21 percent of his time on his monologue (not considered "talk"), just as Leno did, but Fallon spends 23 percent on comedy bits and 14 percent on music, both significantly higher than what Leno was doing as host of the show.

With 37 percent of his show dedicated to talk, Fallon is way below his peers. Craig Ferguson is next lowest at 43 percent; Jimmy Kimmel is at 48 percent; Seth Meyers and David Letterman are each at 51 percent and Conan O'Brien is at 53 percent.

Jimmy Fallon

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George R.R. Martin, author of the "Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy series that is the basis of the television series "Game of Thrones", waves before his masterclass at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) in Neuchatel July 10, 2014.
Photo by Denis Balibouse

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Defends 'Legitimate Rape' Remarks

Ex-Rep. Akin

A former Missouri Republican congressman whose "legitimate rape" comments during the 2012 U.S. Senate campaign were roundly criticized now says he was wrong to apologize.

Todd Akin writes in a new political memoir that his remarks on whether abortion should be legal in cases of rape were taken out of context and led to his "political assassination" and betrayal by GOP allies. The 67-year-old Akin, who spent 12 years in Congress and another dozen as a state lawmaker, lost to Democrat Claire McCaskill.

"Firing Back: Taking on the Party Bosses and Media Elite to Protect Our Faith and Freedom" will be released next week, but The Associated Press obtained an advance copy Thursday from the publisher, WND Books, an arm of the conservative website WorldNetDaily.

The 209-page book includes a foreword by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who, like Akin, criticizes Republican leaders for abandoning the candidate soon after his remarks garnered national attention and almost immediately dominated the campaign. Some blamed Akin - who resisted calls to drop out of the race- for costing Republicans a chance to gain a majority in the Senate.

Ex-Rep. Akin

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Wake-up Call


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Pervy Police

Manassas, VA

Police in Virginia on Thursday backed off efforts to take sexually explicit photos of a 17-year-old to prove a sexting case against him.

Police and prosecutors faced a wave of criticism following news media reports that they had obtained a warrant to take photos of the teen's erect penis. Police wanted the pictures to compare against photos he is accused of sending to his 15-year-old girlfriend at the time.

On Thursday, Manassas Police Lt. Brian Larkin said the Police Department will not proceed with the plan to take the pictures and will let a search warrant authorizing the photos to expire.

The teen's aunt, who serves as his legal guardian, said she had not heard of the police department's reversal until contacted by an Associated Press reporter Thursday afternoon. She said she would be ecstatic if police follow through on their statement that they will no longer pursue the photos. But she said she won't be fully satisfied until the case against her nephew is dropped entirely.

The aunt had sent her nephew to West Virginia, where he grew up, for the past several weeks, fearful that police would show up to enforce the search warrant. The teen's defense lawyers said authorities had explained that they intended to take the teen to a hospital and chemically induce an erection to facilitate the photographs.

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L-R) Cast members Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein and Niecy Nash of "Getting On" participate in a panel during HBO's portion of the 2014 Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California July 10, 2014.
Photo by Kevork Djansezian

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Pulls College Support After Koch Gift

AFSCME

A powerful government workers' union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund's president appeared at a Koch event.

In a letter made public Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said it will no longer partner with or raise funds for the fund, known for its iconic motto, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."

AFSCME President Lee Saunders said the actions of the college fund's president "are not only deeply hostile to the rights and dignity of public employees, but also a profound betrayal of the ideals of the civil rights movement."

The fund supports historically black colleges and universities and provides scholarships. It accepted a $25 million grant last month from Koch Industries Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation.

AFSCME

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Spy Row

Germany

Germany on Thursday expelled the US secret services station chief in Berlin in an escalating row over alleged American spying against its long-time European ally.

The worst diplomatic rift in years comes after two suspected US spy cases were uncovered in less than a week in Germany, where anger still simmers over the NSA surveillance scandal sparked by fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.

The White House refused to comment, but the US embassy in Berlin and the National Security Council both stressed that it is "essential" that cooperation continue on security matters as "it keeps Germans and Americans safe".

Merkel -- whose mobile phone was in the past targeted by the US National Security Agency (NSA) -- pointedly reminded the United States that security "depends on trust" between allies.

The case followed news last Friday that a 31-year-old German BND foreign intelligence service operative had been arrested, suspected of having sold over 200 documents to the CIA.

Germany

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Three time Academy Awards winner for best art direction Italian costume designer and art director Dante Ferretti is interviewed in front of a gigantic elephant statue part of the adventurous family ride "Erawan - The Lost Temple", a 54 meter drop tower, at the Cinecitta' World theme park in the outskirts of Rome, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Cinecitta' World is a theme park, inspired to the Cinecitta' film studios in Rome. Ferretti designed the attractions of the 500 million Euros (680 million US dollars) park that will open to the public on July 24.
Photo by Domenico Stinellis

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Gay Wedding Complaint Filed Vs. Pastors

Methodists

A complaint has been filed against 36 United Methodist ministers who blessed a same-sex wedding in defiance of church law.

The pastors blessed the Nov. 9 ceremony at Philadelphia's Arch Street United Methodist Church to show support for a colleague who faced church discipline for presiding over his gay son's wedding. The Rev. Frank Schaefer was defrocked following a church trial, but his ordination was reinstated by an appeals panel last month.

Bishop Peggy Johnson of the church's eastern Pennsylvania conference said in a statement that she is following the church's disciplinary process.

About 50 church members from the Philadelphia area, most of them clergy, were behind the complaint, said John Lomperis, director of the United Methodist Action Program at The Institute on Religion and Democracy, a conservative think tank. He said he had discussions with some of them as they planned it, but he was not directly involved.

The clergy taking part in last year's wedding at Arch Street jointly blessed the union of two men, intoning, "Those whom God has joined together, let no one put asunder."

Methodists

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'Pastoral Guidance' For Catholic Medics

Philippines

The Catholic Church in the Philippines is encouraging members who are medical workers to refuse to implement a newly-approved birth control law, an official said Thursday.

It is the latest move by the powerful church hierarchy in the largely Catholic Philippines against a law that took effect this year, compelling the state for the first time to provide free condoms and contraceptive pills.

"Pastoral guidance" issued by bishops this week explains how government health workers can legally refuse to dish out contraceptives on ethical or religious grounds, Marvin Mejia, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, told AFP.

The deeply controversial birth control law was finally approved by the Supreme Court in April, ending a 15-year campaign by the Church to stop state-sanctioned family planning coming into force. It also mandates that sex education be taught in schools.

Philippines

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A woman looks at a creation by French artist Claude Ponti during the "A journey to Nantes" (Le Voyage a Nantes) art festival in Nantes, western France, July 10, 2014.
Photo by Stephane Mahe

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GOP Lawmakers Try To Ease Curbs On Sales

Ivory

Republicans in the House want to hold up new federal rules intended to crack down on ivory sales because it is becoming more difficult for owners of musical instruments, antiques and guns made with ivory to trade in such items.

A House Appropriations subcommittee acted Wednesday to block the rules as part of a measure funding the Fish and Wildlife Service. The legislation has a long way to go before it becomes law and the rules, announced in February, will stay in effect in the meantime.

The rules are aimed at combating elephant and rhinoceros poaching at a time when illegal trade in ivory is flourishing.

The legislative effort is in in response to complaints that the rules are making it impossible in many cases for owners of objects made of ivory legally imported before bans imposed in 1975 and 1990 to sell such items, thereby undermining their value.

Under the rules, interstate ivory sales are prohibited, except for "bona fide antiques" that are at least a century old. Sales of such ivory within a state are banned unless the seller can prove it was legally imported before the 1990 ban for African elephants or the 1975 ban on ivory from Asian elephants. In May, the government eased the rules somewhat for owners of musical instruments made with ivory.

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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

    1. (2) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $1,478,686; $97.32.
    2. (New) Bruno Mars; $1,184,010; $88.65.
    3. (3) Cher; $1,130,377; $90.36.
    4. (New) Dave Matthews Band; $1,081,476; $54.60.
    5. (4) Journey/Steve Miller Band; $714,809; $55.56.
    6. (New) James Taylor; $711,922; $72.60.
    7. (5) Cirque du Soleil - "Michael Jackson: The Immortal"; $686,820; $87.03.
    8. (New) Tim McGraw; $476,912; $36.13.
    9. (6) Backstreet Boys; $410,876; $49.34.
   10. (7) Florida Georgia Line; $375,544; $40.43.
   11. (New) Lana Del Rey; $256,465; $46.91.
   12. (New) Eddie Izzard; $254,088; $58.47.
   13. (11) Widespread Panic; $240,388; $45.01.
   14. (8) Brantley Gilbert; $216,077; $30.77.
   15. (New) Willie Nelson/Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas; $203,029; $58.82.
   16. (New) Foreigner/Styx; $196,648; $42.70.
   17. (New) Il Divo; $194,376; $65.89.
   18. (New) Heart; $193,835; $68.58.
   19. (New) Darius Rucker; $188,141; $40.56.
   20. (12) Rob Thomas; $157,353; $68.70.

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In this Wednesday, July 9, 2014 photo the Amur tiger Lapa and her four tiger cubs rest at the Novosibirsk Zoo, about 2,800 kilometers (1,750 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. Four Amur tiger cubs were born in the Novosibirsk Zoo on May 25, 2014. Russia's government and environmental organizations say they launched a major international campaign to protect the endangered Amur tiger and begin increasing its population.
Photo by Ilnar Salakhiev

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