BartCop Entertainment Archives - Friday, 4 December, 2009

Friday

4 December, 2009

(Updated Daily)


[861 days in a row]

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The Tiger Woods Voicemail That Really Did Him In


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Andrew Tobias: Optimism (andrewtobias.com)
"So what? The future is never easy for all but a few of us, at least not for long. But we figure it out. And that is why in 20 years we will be better off than we are today. Each of us, all over the world, by working out our own visions of psychic income, will make the real world a better place."-Bill Mauldin


Tom Danehy: A tale of accidental stuffing ingestion, Crock-Pot shopping and the Marana Police Department (tucsonweekly.com)
At any stage of life-and particularly at the one I'm currently wandering through-if you're not getting better, you're getting worse. I know this to be true, and I try to live my life accordingly.


Garrison Keillor: More and more, the truth of Christmas is put to the test
Midwesterners who came here long ago slapped grass down on the desert, hoping to make it more like Indianapolis. If you enjoy rocks, you will love Arizona. But for me, it's weird to walk outdoors and hear "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" from little speakers hidden among the cactuses.


Daniel Denvir: "Recession Diaries: Tales of Philly's young, educated and underemployed" (philadelphiaweekly.com)
"Where I am right now is at the end of a pretty long period of uncertainty, and sometimes poverty and desperation," says 25-year-old Toby David.


Aditya Chakrabortty: "Brain food: the problem with Scroogenomics" (guardian.co.uk)
Twenty-four shopping days to go. Over the next few frantic weeks, the British will walk for miles, queue for hours and spend around £360 each on Christmas presents. And for most of you, the economist Joel Waldfogel has two words of advice: don't bother. He describes Yuletide present-giving as "an orgy of wealth destruction". The logic is simple: if I buy you a £50 cardigan, which you hate, that's £50 down the drain.


Evan R. Goldstein: The Images Dancing in David Gelernter's Head (chronicle.com)
"Stop any person on the street and ask them to name a living poet, a living painter, or a living composer. There will be complete silence," Gelernter says. "When I was a child, artists were heroes."


"Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life" by Carol Sklenicka: A review by Mark Athitakis
Who made Raymond Carver? Maybe it was Gordon Lish, who edited Carver's short stories about workaday lives into the minimalist style that made him famous.


Leo Hickman: The rise of poetry in advertising (guardian.co.uk)
More companies, including McDonald's, are being moved to verse to advertise their products. Is this a welcome development?


James Rainey: Roseanne Barr is still speaking out, but few are listening (latimes.com)
The onetime TV titan struggles to find a radio audience as she rails against 'people at the top.'


Bill Forman: Devil in the details (csindy.com)
Samuel James takes the blues storytelling tradition into a new era.


I wouldn't advise any actor thinking of his career to come out (guardian.co.uk)
He had Hollywood at his feet at the age of 25. So why has Rupert Everett never lived up to that early promise? Here, the outspoken actor talks about homophobia, deranged A-listers and why Madonna isn't speaking to him.


Will Harris: A Chat with Bill Lawrence, Creator of "Scrubs" and "Cougar Town" (bullz-eye.com)
On future guest appearances on "Scrubs": We just do actors that we like and that we respond to. So you'll see some names like that, but no one who's a huge "oh, my God!" name. Well, unless you go "oh, my God" when Zach Braff's on television.


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Hubert's Poetry Corner

Poetic Justice

From the better looking half of the brother and sister duo who gave us the Number One 1963 Song of the Year Grammy Winner, "Deep Purple"!

"Poetic Justice Five Decades in the Ironic Making?"


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The Weekly Poll

New Question

The 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?' Edition

The two people without invitations that crashed President Obama's first White House state dinner, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, polo-playing socialites from northern Virginia, are now offering to talk to broadcast networks about it - providing they're well paid. The Virginia couple was looking for a payment in the mid-six figures range - about half a million dollars...

Are you interested enough in what they have to say about their exploit to watch an interview of them?

Meanwhile, two senators, Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) and Jon Kyl (R- Arizona), have called for criminal charges be brought against the couple...

Do you feel that the party crashing couple should be prosecuted?





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Obama to Send 30,000 U.S. Afghan Hounds to Train AFGHAN Afghan Hounds


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HAIKU HEADLINES


  

TIGER'S IN THE "ROUGH"

HE LOST HIS BALL IN LA

STILL GOT A GREAT SWING


zEN mAN
(observing Tigers Wood's side game....waitress Jaimee Grubbs...this is why his wife went wacky with the 9 iron....wow)

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Trivia Question Of The Day


What country is the primary exporter of fresh pineapples?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


For commercial purposes, sunflower seeds are usually classified by what?


      Husk patterns                                               Source


For commercial purposes, sunflower seeds are usually classified by the pattern on their husks.            Source





Alan J was first, and correct, with:
   Sunflower seeds are classified by the patterns on their husk.



~ Tony In Philly answered:
   Wiki Says: the pattern on their husks




Marian the Teacher responded:
   pattern on their husks



Charlie replied:
   By the pattern on their husks




Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
   The pattern on their husks



Sally said:
   Unfortunately, I am down one eye for the next week to 10-days. This is bad enough, but the other eye is sorely lacking sight as well. I can't watch any TV (or other flickering images) and am limited in reading and computer use. Serious bummer for me.
  Now, as for the question dejour: For commercial purposes, sunflower seeds are usually classified by the pattern on their husks.

  PS: Joe S, I am cataloguing your recipes and look forward to preparing and partaking of them as soon as I can see to do so. Thanks so much! :)




MAM   answered:
   China is by far the largest producer of garlic, with approximately 10.5 million tonnes (23 billion pounds). For commercial purposes, sunflower seeds are usually classified by the pattern on their husks. If the husk is solid black, the seeds are called black oil sunflower seeds. If the husks are striped, the seeds are called striped sunflower seeds or "stripers." I have a 50 pound bag of black sunflower seeds by the back door. Some seeds go out each day as a treat for the birds that visit my feeders.




And, Joe S wrote:
   The pattern on the husk.

  
Photo of Sunflower


  


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

FRANKLY MY DEAR, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!

IT'S THE YEAR OF THE MORAN!

THOSE NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY REPUGS!

CLEANING UP THE CHIMP SHIT!

YEAH RIGHT! HE'S IN SAN FRANCISCO LIVING IN THE CASTRO DISTRICT

WHO ARE THE MORANS THAT WATCH THIS SHIT!

LEST WE FORGET!

"SQUEEZE OUR TITS!"

"WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?"

THE CATHOLICS PROVE ONCE AGAIN THAT "ALL GODS SUCK!"

FASCISM IS ALIVE AND WELL ALL OVER THE WORLD!

THE DIARRHEA PUDDLE!

REPUBLICANS FOR RAPE!

THE GAMBLE!

MUST BE A REPUG! CHRISTMAS EDITION

BETTER THAN FLINTSTONE VITAMINS. HEEHAW!

ALL GODS KEEP SUCKING!



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Some sun, some clouds.


We'ro on our annual pilgrammage to Sacramento for the marathon, so the Saturday & Sunday pages may be a bit early - or late.



Tonight, Friday:

CBS begins the night with a FRESH 'Ghost Whisperer', followed by a FRESH 'Medium', then a FRESH 'Numb3rs'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 11/3/09) are Al Gore, Brad Paisley, and a Top 10 list presented by Michael Buble.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig is Emily Blunt.


NBC starts the night with the chestnut 'A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa', followed by a 'Dateline', then a FRESH 'Leno' (Kelsey Grammar and Taylor Swift).
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Rachel McAdams and Diane Birch.
On a RERUN Jimmy Fallon (from 11/10/09) are January Jones, Troy Polamalu, Jeff Musial and animals, and Wale.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 10/15/09) are Mike Rowe, Alissa Geving, and Keane.


ABC opens the night with the FRESH 'Dreams Come True: A Celebration Of Disney Animation', followed by a FRESH 'Ugly Betty', then another unwatchable '20/20'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Don Rickles, Anika Noni Rose, and Band of Skulls.


The CW offers a RERUN 'Smallville', followed by 'Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer'.


Faux has a FRESH 'Dollhouse', followed by another FRESH "Dollhouse'.


MY fills the night with a FRESH "WWE Friday Night Steroid SmackDown!'.


PLEASE check local PBS listings for a FRESH 'Bill Moyers Journal', the BEST program on over-the-air TV.


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


AMC offers the movie 'Ghostbusters II', followed by the movie 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', then the movie 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'.


BBC  -   
 [12:00 PM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep 23 Paling  [1:00 PM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep 16 Ransom
 [2:00 PM]    Antiques Roadshow - Episode 8
 [3:00 PM]    Antiques Roadshow - Episode 22
 [4:00 PM]    Antiques Roadshow - Episode 9
 [5:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 1 The Runaway Girl
 [6:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 6 The Granary
 [7:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [8:00 PM]    Top Gear - Episode 1
 [9:00 PM]    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - Ep 12 Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Kay, Laurence Fishburne, Muse
 [10:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [11:00 PM]    Top Gear - Episode 1
 [12:00 AM]    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - Ep 12 Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Kay, Laurence Fishburne, Muse
 [1:00 AM]    Top Gear - Episode 1
 [2:00 AM]    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - Ep 12 Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Kay, Laurence Fishburne, Muse
 [3:00 AM]    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - Ep 8 Tim Minchin, 50 Cent, Joanna Page, Boy George, Jamie Cullum
 [4:00 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 2
 [4:30 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 4
 [5:00 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 3
 [5:30 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 5
 [6:00 AM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep 1 Withy    (ALL TIMES EST)


Bravo has 'Top Chef', another 'Top Chef', followed by the movie 'The Replacements'.


Comedy Central has last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Gabriel Iglesias: Hot & Fluffy', 'Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat ... I'm Fluffy', 'Comedy Central Presents' (Christian Finnegan), and another 'Comedy Central Presents' (Dov Davidoff).


FX has the movie 'Home Alone', followed by the movie 'Christmas With The Kranks'.


History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Beltway Unbuckled', followed by a FRESH 'Ancient Discoveries'.


IFC  -   
 [6:25 AM]    It's My Party
 [8:15 AM]    The Station Agent
 [9:50 AM]    IFC News Special
 [10:15 AM]    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
 [12:00 PM]    A Love Song for Bobby Long
 [2:05 PM]    It's My Party
 [4:00 PM]    The Station Agent
 [5:35 PM]    The Invisible Circus
 [7:15 PM]    Heathers
 [9:00 PM]    Capote
 [11:00 PM]    Monty Python's Flying Circus
 [11:30 PM]    Arrested Development
 [12:00 AM]    Shadow of the Vampire
 [1:35 AM]    Heathers
 [3:25 AM]    Family Day Out
 [3:30 AM]    Capote
 [5:30 AM]    Short Film Showcase    (ALL TIMES EST)


Sundance  -   
 [04:55 AM]    Lemon Tree
 [06:45 AM]    Death to the Tinman
 [07:00 AM]    The Puffy Chair
 [08:30 AM]    The Dead
 [10:00 AM]    The Page Turner
 [11:30 AM]    The Puffy Chair
 [01:00 PM]    Opening Night
 [03:30 PM]    The Dead
 [05:00 PM]    The Page Turner
 [06:30 PM]    The 27 Club
 [08:00 PM]    Shameless Season 5: Episode 2
 [09:00 PM]    I Really Hate My Job
 [10:30 PM]    Binta and the Great Idea
 [11:00 PM]    Live From Abbey Road - 312
 [12:00 AM]    Slingshot Hip Hop
 [01:30 AM]    The Chaser
 [03:45 AM]    Live From Abbey Road - 312
 [04:45 AM]    Shameless Season 5: Episode 2
 [05:45 AM]    Slingshot Hip Hop     (ALL TIMES EST)


SyFy has 'Sanctuary', 'Stargate Universe', followed by a FRESH 'Stargate Universe', then a FRESH 'Sanctuary'.


TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Old Yeller (1958)
 [7:30 AM]      The 400 Blows (1959)
 [9:15 AM]      The Member of the Wedding (1952)
 [11:00 AM]      A Thousand Clowns (1965)
 [1:00 PM]      Kes (1970)
 [3:00 PM]      Billy Liar (1963)
 [4:45 PM]      The Young Stranger (1957)
 [6:15 PM]      Edge of the City (1957)
 [8:00 PM]      Enchanted April (1991)
 [10:00 PM]      Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
 [12:00 AM]      Amazing Grace And Chuck (1987)
 [2:00 AM]      The Wicker Man (1974)
 [3:45 AM]      Curse of the Demon (1958)
 [5:30 AM]      Time Out For Trouble (1961)     (ALL TIMES EST)


Saturday  -  12/05/09

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Stage Door Canteen (1943)
 [8:30 AM]      Street Scene (1931)
 [10:00 AM]      Murder Ahoy (1964)
 [12:00 PM]      Fitzwilly (1967)
 [1:45 PM]      Holiday Affair (1950)
 [3:15 PM]      The Clock (1945)
 [5:00 PM]      My Fair Lady (1964)
 [8:00 PM]      Random Harvest (1942)
 [10:15 PM]      The Talk Of The Town (1942)
 [12:30 AM]      Kismet (1944)
 [2:30 AM]      The Prisoner Of Zenda (1937)
 [4:15 AM]      Arrowsmith (1931)     (ALL TIMES EST)


USA has the SERIES FINALE 'Monk', followed by a FRESH 'White Collar'.



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Entertainer Stevie Wonder, standing second from right, arrives at the U.N. with his wife Kai Millard Morris, third from left, and children Aisha Morris far left, Kailand Morris, 8, second from left, and Mandla Morris, 4, center, being greeted by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the United nations, Thursday Dec. 3, 2009. Wonder was designated the United Nations new Messenger of Peace.
Photo by Bebeto Matthews

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Attends Opening Of Parkinson's Center

Muhammad Ali

Ring legend Muhammad Ali attended the opening Thursday of the newly expanded center to treat Parkinson's disease that bears his name.

Officials at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center said the facility is now the most comprehensive in the nation for the treatment of the illness that causes tremors, slowed movement and disrupted speech.

The former heavyweight world champion lives with his wife, Lonnie, in the Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley.

He put one hand on a pair of giant scissors to help cut a red ribbon in an opening ceremony before taking a tour with his wife and sister-in-law.

Muhammad Ali

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Inductees Named

NJ Hall of Fame

The newest members of New Jersey's Hall of Fame include actors Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito, musicians Les Paul and Count Basie, and authors Philip Roth and Judy Blume.

The list includes former President Woodrow Wilson, Olympian Carl Lewis, architect Michael Graves and former Supreme Court Justice William Brennan.

Rounding out the list of 2010 honorees are baseball player Larry Doby; women's rights advocate Alice Paul; actress Susan Sarandon; astronaut Wally Schirra; and singer Frankie Valli.

This is the third class to be elected. The induction ceremony will be in May.

NJ Hall of Fame

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Actors Daniel Day-Lewis (R) and wife Rebecca Miller pose as they arrive for the world premiere of the film "Nine" at Leicester Square in London December 3, 2009.
Photo by Kevin Coombs

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Meat-Free Mondays

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney took his "Meat-Free Mondays" campaign to the European Parliament on Thursday, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individuals as with their governments.

McCartney met in Brussels with Rajendra K. Pachauri, head of the U.N.'s global climate change panel, and praised the virtue of skipping meat one day a week for the sake of the environment.

At a time of concerns over global warming, McCartney added, there are "even more crucial reason" to skip meat.

The former Beatle and well-known vegetarian said the production of food - from farm to fork - accounts for 20 to 30 percent of global green house gas emissions. Livestock production is responsible for around half of these emissions.

Paul McCartney

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ABC Cancels "Kimmel" Performance

Adam Lambert

For the second time since his controversial American Music Awards performance, ABC has canceled an appearance by Adam Lambert, this time on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

On his Twitter account, glam rocker Lambert, who finished as runner-up on "American Idol" in May, wrote, "Yes, sadly friends, ABC has canceled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE. :( don't blame them. It's the FCC heat ... I AM doing Leno though. And lookin into something for NYE ... It'll all blow over. Let's focus on being positive! :)"

"NYE" presumably means ABC's telecast of "New Year's Rockin' Eve." Sources say Lambert's appearance on the Dick Clark-produced event was still tentative.

Lambert was booked to perform on Kimmel's outdoor stage December 17 before his performance at the November 22 American Music Awards. During the live telecast of the awards show, the openly gay Lambert caused a furor with a rendition of his debut single, "For Your Entertainment," that included simulating oral sex and kissing a male keyboard player.

Adam Lambert

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Returning For Third Season

"Sons of Anarchy"

"Sons of Anarchy" will return, but not for a while. The FX drama about an outlaw motorcycle club will be back in September for a third season.

FX has ordered 13 new episodes. In addition, creator/showrunner Kurt Sutter has signed a two-year deal to continue as showrunner. All the series regulars, led by Katey Sagal, Charlie Hunnam and Ron Perlman, will return.

The show's season finale drew 4.3 million viewers Tuesday night, matching its all-time high.

That figure brought "Sons" back to where it started this season, when the show stunned observers by returning with ratings 95 percent higher than those of its first-season debut. The bloody "Sons" closer pulled a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49.

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Actor Richard Thomas talks during at interview, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 in New York.
Photo by Jeff Christensen

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Words Mean Things

Conservative Bible

The Gospel of Luke records that, as he was dying on the cross, Jesus showed his boundless mercy by praying for his killers this way: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."

Not so fast, say contributors to the Conservative Bible Project.

The project, an online effort to create a Bible suitable for contemporary conservative sensibilities, claims Jesus' quote is a disputed addition abetted by liberal biblical scholars, even if it appears in some form in almost every translation of the Bible.

The project's authors argue that contemporary scholars have inserted liberal views and ahistorical passages into the Bible, turning Jesus into little more than a well-meaning social worker with a store of watered-down platitudes.

"Professors are the most liberal group of people in the world, and it's professors who are doing the popular modern translations of the Bible," said Andy Schlafly, founder of Conservapedia.com, the project's online home.

Conservative Bible

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Deal Faces Regulatory Hurdles

Comcast-NBC

Comcast Corp's NBC Universal deal faces a long and intense regulatory review that could end in approval only after the cable giant agrees to give rivals access to NBCU's television shows and movies, experts said on Thursday.

The U.S. government's concern will likely focus on ensuring that Comcast's cable and satellite competitors, like Verizon Communications Inc and DISH Network Corp, have access to NBC Universal's programs for their subscribers.

Herb Kohl, a Democrat who chairs the Senate's antitrust and competition policy subcommittee, called on regulators to "ensure that all content providers are treated fairly on the Comcast platform."

Antitrust experts said it could take the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which reviews broadcast license transfer applications, and Justice Department or Federal Trade Commission, which share the job of antitrust regulation, a year to work out conditions for approval, but they expected the deal to finally get the green light.

Comcast-NBC

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An image released by Christie's shows a copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book, 'Tamerlane and Other Poems.' The 1827 publication is expected to fetch from $500,000 to $700,000 at auction on Dec. 4, 2009 at Christie's in New York.

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Set For Daytime TV Show

Nancy Grace

Stations owners have reached a verdict: Nancy Grace is coming to daytime TV.

CBS TV Distribution has cleared the talk show of the longtime TV host and former prosecutor, "Swift Justice With Nancy Grace," to air daily on stations representing 80 percent of the country.

That makes Grace's show the first confirmed program to join the daytime ranks in fall 2010. "Justice" will air as back-to-back half-hour episodes and has been cleared in 48 of the top 50 markets.

The polarizing talk show host will continue her legal analysis show on HLN. "Justice" will have a more courtroom-style format that's popular in daytime. Grace will take the daytime field a year before CBS TV's top-rated "The Oprah Winfrey Show" exits the landscape.

Nancy Grace

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Rocker Arrested

Ronnie Wood

Aging rocker Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones was released on bail Thursday after being arrested for possible domestic assault.

Wood, known for his stinging guitar riffs and raucous private life, was picked up by police Wednesday evening near his home in Esher in southern England.

The arrest comes on the heels of Wood's highly publicized divorce last month. His marriage collapsed after he started dating a young Russian woman.

Police in Surrey, England, released few details about the incident, which is still under investigation. Police would not say who made the assault complaint against Wood.

Ronnie Wood

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A model displays make-up and body-art design, during the Belarusian ' Style and Beauty - 2009' championship, in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
Photo by Sergei Grits

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Letter Could Set Record

George Washington

A signed four-page letter from George Washington to his nephew is expected to break sales records in one of two manuscript auctions at Christie's in New York this week.

The letter, which will be sold on Friday, could fetch up to $2.5 million dollars which would smash the previous record of $834,500 set in 2002 for a Washington document.

The letter by the first president of the United States was written from Mount Vernon, Washington's home for more than 45 years, on November 9, 1787.

In the letter, Washington shared his firm support for the ratification of the American Constitution.

George Washington

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Cable Nielsens

Ratings

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 23-29. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

    1. NFL Football: Tennessee vs. Houston (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 8.79 million homes, 12.07 million viewers.
    2. College Football: Texas vs. Texas A&M (Thursday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 4.22 million homes, 6.69 million viewers.
    3. "ICarly" (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.79 million homes, 5.66 million viewers.
    4. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.76 million homes, 5.5 million viewers.
    5. "Monk" (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.69 million homes, 5.82 million viewers.
    6. Movie: "SpongeBob: The Movie" (Friday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.6 million homes, 5.37 million viewers.
    7. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.54 million homes, 5.32 million viewers.
    8. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.46 million homes, 5.25 million viewers.
    9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.45 million homes, 4.86 million viewers.
   10. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants vs. Denver (Thursday, 8:21 p.m.), NFL Network, 3.45 million homes, 6.1 million viewers.
    11. "Penguins of Madagascar" (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.29 million homes, 4.54 million viewers.
    12. "Jon & Kate Plus 8" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TLC, 3.17 million homes, 4.31 million viewers.
    13. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Friday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.99 million homes, 4.52 million viewers.
    14. "White Collar" (Friday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.98 million homes, 4.4 million viewers.
    15. "NCIS" (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.97 million homes, 3.93 million viewers.

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In this Photo supplied by the Perth Zoo, out for the first time since birth, the as-yet-unnamed female four-week-old critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan and her mother at Perth Zoo in Western Australia, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The baby was born at 10:40 am on Oct. 20 to 39-year-old mother, Puteri, with the infant weighing just under 2 kilograms at birth.
Photo by Michelle Fleming

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