BartCop Entertainment Archives - Monday, 25 September, 2006

Monday

25 September, 2006

big hammer - bigger hammer

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Baron Dave Romm

New TV Season -- so far

By Baron Dave Romm

New TV Season -- so far

New TV Season -- so far

a preliminary judgment

The Return of the Podcast!
Shockwave Radio Theater Podcasts
for iTunes and iPods, with pictures

Even newer!
Shockwave Radio broadcasts on archive.org. Bookmark my bookmark page.
Recent additions include:
2006 Elvis vs. George W.
2005 Katrina Aftermath: Lake George


Fall is here. The temperatures plummet, gas prices go down for political reasons, conservative politics get ugly, leaves turn color, kids are in school and the new season of tv has started. Herein are a few observations, made very early in the run of shows. I may change my mind later, but for now here are my first impressions. In general, I'm not impressed by any of the new shows, and the returning shows have lost a step.


Eureka premiered over the summer on Sci-Fi, but still counts as a new show. The eleven episodes aired are all good, and none of them great. They seem to be on Technobabble Cruise Control, and this is a bad thing. It's still early and I'm still watching, but it's on the bubble. The characters are set up, the town is built, they need to go to the next level.

I'm still avoiding the Sci-Fi Channel's web site and "webisodes". Your Mileage May Vary.


When they were first announced, Kidnapped looked very similar to Vanished. Vanished started earlier (so Fox could interrupt its schedule for baseball playoffs) and almost immediately became a joke. Too many weird things that weren't explained, high-level government conspiracies and plot twists that didn't make a lot of sense. Still, it's slickly produced and well acted, though the camerawork is a bit fast. The conspiracies are beginning to gel, at least a little, and some of the plot threads are beginning to intersect. Meanwhile, the one episode of Kidnapped has been terse and fast-moving. All the subterfuge except for the actual kidnapping seem far more real. I'd say Kidnapped is like a season-long episode of Without A Trace while Vanished is riding the same occult power-trip as Alias.


'Til Death is one of the few new comedies, and while I didn't like the pilot I gave it another episode. I was never a big fan of Everyone Loves Raymond, and Brad Garrett's comic foil as Ray's brother didn't do much for me. Still, this one has promise. The basic Situation of this sit com is that a newlywed couple has just moved in next door to a couple married 20+ years. The foursome are not exactly The Ricardos and the Mertzes, but I do like the idea that there are no villains and no stupid humor. They establish a situation, with young love rekindling old, and cynical observations on relationships are played out on two levels of commitment. I'm not going to give it a recommendation just yet, but it's on the bubble in a good way.


I'm not quite sure what to say about Justice. It's not really working, but it's like watching a train wreck. I've seen all the episodes for the same reason I watched the first season of Boston Public: When is it going to implode? Victor Garber, who was great as Jack Bristow on Alias, is horribly miscast as the head of a money-grubbing, conscienceless, law firm. They love to go to trial, and make money, and win at all costs. None of the characters are sympathetic, even the defendant, and deliberately so. The producers have made the odd decision to show the reality of the crime at the end of the show. The defense lawyers have so screwed with reality that it's hard to remember just what their arguments were. And it's very hard to determine if justice has been served. Justice is up against Criminal Minds, which premiered last week with a good, though not great, resolution to last season's cliff hanger.


Meanwhile, Shark is about a defense attorney who, in a moment of conscience, brings his conscienceless win-at-all-cost courtroom tactics to the District Attorney's office over the objection of Seven of Nine. The first episode was directed by Spike Lee, of all people. The new Asst.. District Attorney is saddled with/softened by his 16-year-old daughter who stays with him after the divorce. Maybe Shark and Eureka could have a Humanizing Daughter Exchange. Anyway, the two episodes so far have been okay. Woods' character is still being honed, and the rest of the cast is still working to be a good ensemble. They are not there yet. Everyone involved is good enough that the series is going to come down to the writing, and it's too early to say.


Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip started out as biographically about creator Aaron Sorkin while referencing and taking digs at lots of other tv executives and personalities. The first episode was an okay retelling of Network/Putney Swope with an open ended hiring of the Sorkin doppleganger (Bradley Whitford, aka Josh on West Wing) and director Thomas Schlamme doppleganger (Matthew Perry aka Chandler on Friends). One episode does not a season make and I have high hopes with the cast and crew, but the pilot wasn't impressive.


Bones, in it's second season, is the fictionalized adventures of real life forensic pathologist Kathy Reichs. The fun part is watching her (and her team at "The Jeffersonian") recreate long-dead faces and reconstruct the distant past. Reluctantly turning away from anthropology, they are tapped to help the FBI reconstruct crimes. Fine as far as it goes, when it's a mystery and unlocking clues is like a combination of the forensics of CSI with new information about the past as in Cold Case. Now, the scientists are crime hunters, and digging out old bones comes with a ticking clock. For a show built around lab science, Bones is becoming too immediate. C'mon guys and gals, get back to what you're good at. You've already escaped the parent trap that doomed Crossing Jordan. Let's dig them bones!


The pilot for Standoff was awful and is dropped. The first episodes of Smith (Heist without the love) and Jericho (post-holocaust Colorado) weren't exciting, but I'll probably give them another ep or two.


Baron Dave Romm is a conceptual artist and a noble of Ladonia who produces Shockwave Radio Theater, writes in a Live Journal demi-blog, plays with a very weird CD collection and an ever growing list of political links. Dave Romm reviews things at random for obscure web sites. You can read all his music recommendations from Bartcop-E. Podcasts of Shockwave Radio Theater. Permanent archive. More radio programs, interviews and science fiction humor plays can be accessed on the Shockwave Radio audio page.

Thanks to everyone who has sent me music to play on the air.

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"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."
-- Groucho Marx


Thanks (again), Baron Dave!

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Top Ten Selections of Hugo Chavez' Book Club

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SHE WAS 23

EMILY PEREZ IS DEAD

SHE IS MY HERO

zEN mAN
(Honoring another incredible, well intentioned and talented American lost forever in an immoral and insane war with some Sunday sadness and reflection)

zEN mAN archives


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Ruth Conniff: Innocent Victim of U.S. Torture Policy (progressive.org)
The Canadian government blames the United States for withholding information from Canadian authorities, and sending Arar to Syria without notifying his family or the Canadian consulate, and for ignoring Arar's objections that he would be tortured. And, of course, there is the matter of his innocence.


Nat Hentoff: Stoning Women to Death (villagevoice.com)
These are mass murders by stone-throwing members of the community, having the kind of festive time common among American mass lynchers of blacks, when the murderers brought their children to join in the fun. In Iran too, kids are present to witness the sinners' redemption.


Arianna Huffington: On Becoming Fearless (beliefnet.com)
All I wanted to know was why? After five months of living in my womb, my baby had been born dead. "Why?" I asked of the nurses, of anyone, of no one, of God. For five months my heart had swelled with love as my belly had swelled with new life. How was I to know that I had cradled my child in his grave?


Arianna Huffington: Not All Charity Is Created Equal (beliefnet.com)
If we're serious about solving social crises in America, we must stop defining charitable giving as donating to any old 501(c)3.


Pro-gay church rebuffs IRS challenge to tax-exempt status (advocate.com)
A liberal, pro-gay church in Pasadena, Calif., that has been threatened with the loss of its tax-exempt status over an antiwar sermon delivered just days before the 2004 presidential election said Thursday it will fight an IRS order to turn over documents on the matter.


Kyle Rice: I hate being gay (advocate.com)
Thiis Washington State teen faces a daily battle between the sexual attraction he feels for other men and his religious convictions that tell him being gay is against God's word.


Jonathan Martin: In Tennessee, testing the limits of liberalism (jewishworldreview.com)
Will Steve Cohen become the Congressional Black Caucus' token Jew? (jewishworldreview.com)


Rabbi David Aaron: Spare Change? The Power of Personal Change for a Blessed New Year (jewishworldreview.com)
Tzedaka really means "justice." According to justice, you must help someone who has less than you. It's not giving because you feel like giving, and want to think of yourself as sweet and generous. Tzedaka is an obligation.


Harold Goldberg: Video Game Review (villagevoice.com)
Become an Artist of the Gods: Okami

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Hubert's Poetry Corner

BITE OF THE BIG BLUE SNAKE

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

THANK YOU CHIMP BOY

LEADING HER TROOPS

FROM THE ARCHIVES

CHIMP BOY IN WONDERLAND

SICK FUCKS!

HEE FUCKING HAW! HUGO INSPIRES JERRY. HEE FUCKING HAW!!!

ATOMIC DICKHEAD IS READY TO RUMBLE

VERY COOL!

STAY THE COARSE!

VOTE REPUBLICAN, GO TO IRAQ

ALL GODS AND CHIMP BOY SUCK

SINGH ALONG... "ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE CHIMP A CHANCE."

THE BIG DAWG KICKS YELLOWBELLY REPUG ASS!

VOTE GOP

HOW WILL THEY PIN THIS ON CLINTON?

OH YEA, THIS IS HOW THEY WILL DO IT

THE FOUR STAGES OF AMERICAN STUPIDITY

"SQUEEZING INK FROM A TOMBSTONE."

THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET

GET THIS GUY A RECORDING CONTRACT

AND WILLIE NELSON CRIED


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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Still sunny & dry.


Tonight, Monday:

CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'The Class', followed by a FRESH 'How I Met Your Mother', then a FRESH '2½ Men', followed by a FRESH 'Old Christine', then a FRESH 'CSI: The 2nd One'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Ray Liotta, Elvis Costello & Tony Bennett, and "Survivor: Cook Islands" castaway Billy Garcia.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Lauren Graham, Nick Griffin, and Joan Jett.

NBC begins the night with a FRESH 'Deal Or No Deal', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE 'Heroes', then a FRESH 'Studio 60'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Eva Longoria, Cole and Dylan Sprouse , and Death Cab for Cutie.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Marcia Cross, David Gregory, and Sam Moore.
On a RERUN Carson Daly (from 4/6/06) are Lucy Liu and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'Wife Swap', followed by a 2-hour RERUN 'Lost'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 9/13/06) are Diane Lane, celebrity photographer Yehya Mohamed, and Chingy.

The CW offers the SEASON PREMIERE '7th Heaven', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE 'Runaway'.

Faux has a FRESH 'Prison Break', followed by a FRESH 'Vanished'.

MY has a FRESH 'Desire', followed by a FRESH 'Fashion House'.

A&E has 'Crossing Jordan', 'CSI; The 2nd One', 'Driving', another 'Driving', 'Gene Simmons', and another 'Gene Simmons'.

AMC offers the movie 'Sleeping With The Enemy', followed by the movie 'The In-Laws', then the movie 'What About Bob?'.

BBC  -   
 [2:00 pm]    As Time Goes By - Episode 6;
 [2:40 pm]    Are You Being Served - Mrs. Slocombe Expects;
 [3:20 pm]    Keeping Up Appearances - Episode 6;
 [4:00 pm]    The Avengers - Whoever Shot Poor George;
 [5:00 pm]    Footballers Wives - Episode 1;
 [6:00 pm]    BBC World News;
 [6:30 pm]    Cash in the Attic - Stewart;
 [7:00 pm]    The Benny Hill Show - Episode 1;
 [8:00 pm]    Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 13;
 [8:30 pm]    Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 14;
 [9:00 pm]    Lie With Me - Episode 1;
 [10:30 pm]    Unsolved - Episode 1;
 [11:00 pm]    Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 15;
 [11:30 pm]    Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 9;
 [12:00 am]    The Benny Hill Show - Episode 2;
 [1:00 am]    Lie With Me - Episode 1;
 [2:30 am]    Unsolved - Episode 1;
 [3:00 am]    Monarch of the Glen - Episode 1;
 [4:00 am]    Jonathan Creek - The Coonskin Cap;
 [5:00 am]    Murder in Suburbia - Episode 1;
 [6:00 am]    BBC World News.    (ALL TIMES EDT)

Bravo has 'West Wing', 'Inside The Actors Studio', followed by the movie 'Bridget Jones's Diary', then the movie 'Bridget Jones's Diary', again.

Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', an old 'Jon Stewart', an old 'Colbert Report', 'Mind Of Mencia', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and 'Blue Collar TV'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Pat Buchanan.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is Arianna Huffington.

History has 'Coal Mines', 'UFOs: Aliens And Contact', 'Lost Worlds', and 'Vikings Voyage'.

IFC  -   
 [06:15 AM]    Sweet and Lowdown;
 [08:00 AM]    The Widow of Saint-Pierre;
 [09:45 AM]    Son of the Bride;
 [12:00 PM]    The Importance of Being Earnest;
 [01:35 PM]    Sweet Sixteen;
 [03:25 PM]    Son of the Bride;
 [05:30 PM]    The Importance of Being Earnest;
 [07:05 PM]    Intacto;
 [09:00 PM]    Girl With a Pearl Earring;
 [10:45 PM]    Being John Malkovich;
 [01:00 AM]    Girl With a Pearl Earring;
 [02:45 AM]    Being John Malkovich;
 [05:00 AM]    Intacto.    (ALL TIMES EDT)

SciFi has all 'Dark Angel' all night.

Sundance  -   
 [06:00 AM]    Janis;
 [07:45 AM]    In Short: Animation;
 [08:15 AM]    The Mighty Celt;
 [09:45 AM]    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels;
 [11:45 AM]    Keepintime: A Live Recording;
 [12:45 PM]    The Guggenheim and the Baroness;
 [01:45 PM]    Santiago Calatrava's Travels;
 [03:15 PM]    Seventeen;
 [04:45 PM]    Bhopal: The Search for Justice;
 [05:45 PM]    Janis;
 [07:30 PM]    Signe Chanel: Episode 3: Rituals;
 [08:00 PM]    The Hill: Episode 5: Nothing Is Fun In A Hurricane;
 [08:30 PM]    House of Boateng: Episode 6;
 [09:00 PM]    The Last Victory;
 [10:30 PM]    Saving Jazz;
 [11:30 PM]    Torture: The Dirty Business;
 [12:30 AM]    Little Death;
 [01:00 AM]    Face (1997);
 [02:45 AM]    In Short: Animation;
 [03:15 AM]    Bad Guy;
 [05:00 AM]    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.    (ALL TIMES EDT)

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]    The Freshman (1925)   SILENT ;
 [7:30 AM]    Huddle (1932);
 [9:30 AM]    College Coach (1933);
 [11:00 AM]    The Big Game (1936);
 [12:30 PM]    Freshman Love (1936);
 [2:00 PM]    Over The Goal (1937);
 [3:15 PM]    Sorority House (1939);
 [4:30 PM]    These Glamour Girls (1939);
 [6:00 PM]    Good News (1947)     [View Trailer];
 [8:00 PM]    Dinner At Eight (1933);
 [10:00 PM]    Now, Voyager (1942)     [View Trailer];
 [12:00 AM]    The Fountainhead (1949)     [View Trailer];
 [2:00 AM]    The Last Picture Show (1971)     [View Trailer];
 [4:15 AM]    Paper Moon (1973)     [View Trailer].    (ALL TIMES EDT)


Tuesday  -  09/26

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]    Pan-Americana (1945);
 [7:30 AM]    Latin Lovers (1953);
 [9:30 AM]    Up In Arms (1944)     [View Trailer];
 [11:30 AM]    Strike Me Pink (1936);
 [1:30 PM]    Whispering Smith (1948);
 [3:00 PM]    No Name On The Bullet (1959);
 [4:30 PM]    Top Gun (1955);
 [6:00 PM]    Lonely Are The Brave (1962);
 [8:00 PM]    Death of a Cyclist (1955);
 [9:30 PM]    Viridiana (1961);
 [11:15 PM]    Beauty And The Beast (1946)  [AKA: 'La Belle et la bête'];
 [1:00 AM]    Orpheus (1949)  [AKA: 'Orphée'];
 [3:00 AM]    The Bishop's Wife (1947)     [View Trailer];
 [5:00 AM]    Hollywood Without Make-Up (1966).    (ALL TIMES EDT)



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ALA | Banned Books Week
23 - 30 September


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In this handout photo provided by Fox News Sunday, former President Bill Clinton responds to host Chris Wallace during a taping of an interview for 'Fox News Sunday', on Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, in New York.
Photo by Michael Simon)

Bill Clinton - Chris Wallace/Faux News - 09/24/06 - Transcript


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Death and Taxes: A Visual Guide to Where Your Federal Tax Dollars Go

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Eager To Meet Chavez

Noam Chomsky

Author Noam Chomsky, whose three-year-old book shot to the top of the Amazon.com bestseller list after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted it at the United Nations, reportedly said he would like to meet Chavez.

The American author told the Times he received "10,000 e-mails" after Chavez recommended his 2003 book "Hegemony or Survival" in remarks before the United Nations General Assembly.

Chomsky, 77, told the newspaper he would not use the same words -- "alcoholic," "sick man" and "tyrant" -- that Chavez used to describe resident George W. Bush.

But he said he understood where the Venezuelan president was coming from.

"The Bush administration backed a coup to overthrow his government," Chomsky said. "Suppose Venezuela supported a military coup that overthrew the government of the United States? Would we think it was a joke?"

Noam Chomsky

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Swedish actor Max von Sydow attends a news conference at the San Sebastian's International Film Festival in Spain, September 24, 2006. Von Sydow will receive the Donostia Award tonight in recognition to his lifetime career.
Photo by Pablo Sanchez
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all the futurama you need

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Camden, NJ

Farm Aid

It's hard to find enough green space here for a soccer field, let alone a farm. So why is Farm Aid coming to this concrete-covered city known for crime, poverty and political corruption rather than a place known for corn, beans and hogs?

Camden, recently named the nation's poorest and most crime-ridden city, is at the center of a region full of small, family owned farms, strong farmland preservation efforts and people who care deeply about where the stuff they eat comes from.

"Our campaign is for farmers, whether they're living on a 500-acre corn farm in Iowa or a 1/2-acre sustainable farm in the heart of Philadelphia," said Ted Quaday, Farm Aid's program director.

This year's Farm Aid concert is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Tweeter Center, an amphitheater on the Camden waterfront.

Farm Aid

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calvin & hobbes

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Doesn't Wears Prada

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep, who plays a tyrannical fashion magazine editor in the film "The Devil Wears Prada," does not wear shoes by the Italian fashion house.

"I own one pair of Prada shoes. They make my feet hurt," the American actress told the latest edition of French magazine Madame Figaro, published at the weekend.

"It's not the shoes' fault: they are exquisitely made. I blame my feet. I've got my mother's feet."

Meryl Streep

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bartcook

In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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Controversial German Director Beats Up Critics

Uwe Boll

German cult film director Uwe Boll was so fed up with people bashing his movies that he went postal and knocked out some of his harshest critics in the boxing ring.

The jovial director challenged his detractors - most of whom ripped his movies to shreds in online reviews - to take a swing at him in the ring. Five people were selected.

One fight took place in Malaga, Spain, in September and the other four on Saturday at an outdoor venue in downtown Vancouver.

One by one, Boll knocked out his opponents in the boxing ring amid a glitzy, rock 'n' roll spectacle with loud German techno, heavy metal and hundreds of screaming Boll fans.

Uwe Boll

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The farm owned by Robert Frost from 1900 to 1911 is seen in Derry, N.H. Wednesday Aug. 30, 2006. Owned by the state, the Frost Farm is one of many historic sites falling into disrepair as the self-funded state parks system struggles with shortfalls.
Photo by Jim Cole
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Soviet Propaganda Against USA (posters)

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First Tour In 15 years

George Michael

George Michael, who has caused as much controversy as he has won critical acclaim, kicked off his first tour in 15 years with a mixture of dance hits, ballads and political commentary.

Having sworn only last year that his pop days were over, Michael has started a 47-gig tour called "25 Live," celebrating a quarter of a century in the music business.

"Well it just goes to show, doesn't it? Never say never," the 43-year-old singer wrote in the tour programme.

George Michael

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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Joins Choir

Yusuf Islam

The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday.

The singer, whose hits such as "Moon Shadow" and "Peace Train" made him a star in 1960s and 1970s, said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. that the pope's words proved he was not infallible.

"At one point, I used to believe that the pope was infallible," Islam said, referring to teachings he received while attending a Catholic school as a boy.

The pontiff "should have looked elsewhere if he wanted to quote but we respect the pope and his position," he said, adding it was good Benedict had retracted his statement "in a way."

Yusuf Islam

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Two of the twelve hot air balloons are seen between Aspen trees as they take flight at Mount Crested Butte, Colo. which flies over colorful Aspen trees and white capped mountains, during the first 'Great Western Hot Air Balloon Round Up' on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2004.
Photo by Nathan Bilow
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JavaPolis

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Severed Head Surprise

Burglars

Burglars in Vienna opted for a speedy getaway after they found eight severed human heads when breaking into the basement of an apartment building, Austrian police said Friday.

A dentist had stored the mummified heads, which he used for research, in a chest in the basement. Burglars stumbled upon the collection when they broke in, police said.

"The burglars were looking for loot when they discovered the heads," said a spokeswoman for Austrian police. "From what it looks like, they just left them lying and bolted away."

Burglars

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A performer participates in the opening ceremony for the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club golf course, Straffan, Ireland, Thursday Sept. 21, 2006. The 36th Ryder Cup, is scheduled to get underway on Friday .
Photo by Peter Morrison
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Geosense: an online world geography game

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Peru Seeks Dog Breed Status

Chiribaya Shepherds

An ancient Peruvian culture loved its dogs so much it buried them alongside humans and even tossed in some tasty treats for the afterlife. Now, researchers are working to get these very same dogs official breed status.

The dogs, billed Chiribaya shepherds for their llama-herding abilities, were prized by the Chiribaya people who lived in southern Peru before the Incan empire.

Archeologists digging to discover more about the culture have found 43 dog remains dating back 1,000 years. Their bodies were naturally mummified by the region's desert sands -- making their identification as a possible distinct breed much easier.

Ultimately, their goal is to convince the Belgium-based World Canine Organization that the dogs buried in Peru's Ilo valley represent a new and distinct breed, indigenous to South America.

Chiribaya Shepherds

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Men dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes play alphorns during the traditional concert at the 173rd Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, September 24, 2006. By the time the Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival ends on October 3, organisers are hoping more than six million people will have made the pilgrimage to its 14 massive beer tents that seat up to 10,000.
Photo by Alexandra Beier
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Weather Forecast and Weather Forecast Accuracy for Your City

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XM Satellite Channel Debut

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey will make her radio debut on Monday on a new channel by XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which hopes the media powerhouse can bring her legions of loyal fans to the nascent service.

With "Oprah & Friends," XM hopes to woo Winfrey's primarily female fans to the pay radio service, whose stock has been battered this year on concerns about aggressive spending on programming, a slowdown in automobile production and federal probes related to its radios.

Winfrey, whose TV show has been on for more than 20 years, is expected to broadcast live only on a limited basis. A full schedule for the channel is expected to be announced on Monday at a press event in New York.

Oprah Winfrey

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Rejoice!

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In Memory

Etta Baker

Etta Baker, an influential blues guitarist who recorded with Taj Mahal and was awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, died Sunday, her family said. She was 93.

Baker was raised in a musical family in western North Carolina. She made her first mark in music in 1956, when she appeared on a compilation album called "Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians." The recording influenced the growing folk revival, especially her versions of "Railroad Bill" and "One-Dime Blues."

She worked for 26 years at a textile mill in Morganton before quitting at age 60 to pursue a career as a professional musician.

Outside her musical career, Baker raised nine children. She also suffered great losses.

Her husband suffered a debilitating stroke in 1964. That same year she was in a serious car accident that killed one of her grandsons. In the span of a month in 1967, her husband died and one of her sons was killed in the Vietnam War.

Baker toured well into her 80s, but finally quit because of heart problems.

Etta Baker

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In Memory

Joseph Hayes

Joseph Hayes, the acclaimed author who transformed his gripping 1954 novel "The Desperate Hours" into a Tony Award-winning play and Hollywood screenplay, has died from complications due to Alzheimer's disease, his son Daniel, said Sunday. He was 88.

Hayes, a novelist, playwright and producer, is best known for the "The Desperate Hours," a fictional tale of a suburban Illinois family taken hostage by three escaped convicts. He adapted the novel into a Broadway play with a cast that included Paul Newman and Karl Malden. It won the 1955 Tony Award for best play.

He also developed the novel into a screenplay that was produced twice. The 1955 version starred Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. It was remade in 1990 with Anthony Hopkins and Mickey Rourke.

Born in Indianapolis in 1918, Hayes was a graduate of Indiana University. He was a writer for New York television and radio before his first success with the 1949 Broadway release of his play "Leaf and Bough."

Hayes often collaborated with his wife, Marrijane, who died in 1991. In 1962, they penned "Bon Voyage!" The Disney film starred Fred MacMurray.

Joseph Hayes

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This undated photo, provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shows a red-cockaded woodpecker on a pine tree holding an insect in its beak. The presence of the endangered bird in southeastern North Carolina has prompted a wave of clear-cutting by landowners wary of having their property declared protected habitat.
Photo by John and Karen Hollingsworth
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Bill Clinton - Chris Wallace/Faux News - 09/24/06 - Transcript


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