Monday

Republicans simply do not believe in Democracy. They believe in power. They believe in winning at all costs. They believe the ends justify the means. They believe lies and don't believe the truth.

I wouldn't have said this as recently as four years ago, but Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh and co. learned the wrong lessons from the Florida 2000 elections and the failed impeachment. What they should have learned was that America is stronger than any one president, stronger than any one candidate, stronger than any one soiled election. Instead, they learned that you CAN fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time.

Between 2000 and today, we have seen the even more soiled 2002 elections, the death of the Voter New Service, the California recall, and we are seeing the dirtiest and least democratic election in US history. Here are some of the unAmerican acts committed by the GOP in recent days. This list is largely drawn from salon.com's War Room but draws from other sources as well.

GOP-paid firm faces voter fraud charge. October 14, 2004 (Requires registration, so I'm going to pring a longer excerpt.)

GOP-paid firm faces voter-fraud charge

 

EX-WORKER SAYS HE SAW DEMOS' FORMS TRASHED

 

By Laura Kurtzman

 

Mercury News

 

Democrats in Nevada charged in a lawsuit Wednesday that a company paid by the Republican National Committee destroyed voter-registration forms they had collected from Democratic voters.

 

Similar allegations have surfaced in Oregon and West Virginia, where the group has been active.

 

The Nevada allegations were reported Tuesday night by KLAS-TV in Las Vegas about Eric Russell, a former employee of the Republican-funded group, Voters Outreach of America, which also goes by the names America Votes and Project America Votes.

 

In an affidavit filed with the lawsuit, Russell said he was told to ask prospective voters, ``Who would you vote for in the next election?'' He said he was told to register only those who supported President Bush.

 

``I personally witnessed my supervisor at VOA, together with her personal assistant, destroy completed registration forms that VOA employees had collected,'' said Russell. ``All of the destroyed registration forms were for registrants who indicated their party preference as `Democrat.' ''

 

Russell said he registered both Democrats and Republicans and, as a result, his pay was docked. According to the lawsuit against the Clark County Registrar of Voters, he provided copies of destroyed registration forms he retrieved from his supervisor's garbage can.

 

see also Investigation into trashed voter registrations in Nevada from October 13.

Throwing out voter registration forms in Oregon. October 13, 2004. "Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and Attorney General Hardy Myers plan to investigate allegations that a paid canvasser might have destroyed voter registration forms." (might be archived or censored, try here )

Also in Oregon: Registration bait and switch. "Students passing through the Park Blocks yesterday afternoon were shocked to discover that a group of petitioners may have misled them into changing their party affiliation to Republican on their voter registration."

In South Dakota, Janklow criticizes GOP Vote Effort. "The former governor and congressman says the national GOP is encouraging campaign workers to cheat. He says his ire is directed at the Republican Party's Victory operation, which helps register people and get them to the polls."

Jeb Bush urged to 'pull the plug' on voter purge. But screws it up then lies about it.

Democratic and Progressive Party lawn signs have been disappearing, or in my own yard both torn to shreds and stolen, all over the Kingdom. Burlington (VT) Free Press (blog, may have to scroll for Oct. 15th entry). "Not a day goes by that a sign that I or other volunteers have offered to a friend or supporter, or placed on our own property, or positioned on private property at the request or permission of owners, has been removed, sometimes within 24 hours of being sited. Surprisingly (or not?), Republican lawn signs tend to remain. This is not an isolated event -- media has previously covered an incident in Hardwick, and yet another occurred recently in Walden. Now, we see it happening in the St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville communities."

Louisville OP Leader faces criticism on poll watchers. Cincinnati Inquirer 8/4/04. "Some Republicans are calling for the resignation of their local party chairman because he plans to use vote challengers in the November election. About a dozen people, about half of whom were black, demonstrated outside the Jefferson County Board of Elections Monday to ask Jack Richardson IV to step down. Last week, Richardson announced he would use poll watchers, if necessary, in predominantly Democratic precincts as a way to keep the election fair. Opponents argue that the presence of poll watchers is a way to intimidate minority voters. The protest group called that plan "rogue and racist behavior."

Election protests already starting. A brief list of potential complaint from USA Today 11/15/04.

When pressed, the sphincter conservatives retreat into Dittohead Response #2: "Everybody does it". Somehow, the goppies think that the the father of an Iraqi War casualty tearing up Bush/Cheney lawn signs is the equivalent of pain GOP operatives ripping up Democratic voter registrations. While emotions run high on both sides, there is no question that the Republicans are unconstitutionally denying people's right to vote while the Democrats are desperately trying to get more people to vote.

This list is long and will get longer in the next two weeks.

Baron Dave Romm is a conceptual artist and a noble of Ladonia with a radio show, a very weird CD collection and an ever growing list of political links. He reviews things at random for obscure web sites. You can read all his music recommendations from Bartcop-E here, you can order Shockwave Radio Theater CDs, and you can hear the last two Shockwave broadcasts in Real Audio here (scroll down to Shockwave). Thanks to everyone who has sent me music to play on the air, and I'm continuing to collect extra-weird stuff.

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from Mark

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Eden Project

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Reader Comment

Re: Factoring in the O'Reilly Pump

Ed D. seems to have left out the most epiphanal expression best known to the common man of California:
Choking your Chicken

Dan


Thanks, Dan!
That phrase has particular meaning in San Diego...

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

PRESIDENT STUPID GOES TO WAR

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

SHOW ME THE MONEY

LYNNE CHENEY'S FIRST HYPOCRISY BYPASS OPERATION

LYNNE CHENEY'S SECOND HYPOCRISY BYPASS OPERATION

PEDOPHILES FOR BUSH

THE SABBATH GASBAGS

THIS SUMS IT UP FOR ME

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Overcast & rainy. Finally, after 181 dry days, rain!

Tonight, Monday:

CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'Still Standing', followed by a FRESH 'Listen Up', then a FRESH 'Raymond', followed by a FRESH '2½ Men', then a FRESH 'CSI: Miami'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are former President Jimmy Carter, Brandi Chastain, and John Mellencamp.
Scheduled on a FRESH 'Craiggers' with guest host Tom Caltabiano are Ray Romano, Eric Stromer, Bonnie Somerville, and the Pussycat Dolls with Mya.

NBC begins the night with a FRESH 'Fear Factor', followed by a FRESH 'Las Vegas', then a FRESH 'LAX'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Jamie Foxx, Keith Olbermann, and Amy Grant.
On a traditional Monday-night RERUN Conan are Mandy Moore, Susie Essman, and Ambulance Ltd.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Donald Trump, Dennis Hope, and Nelly.

ABC starts the night on the East Coast with a FRESH 'Benefactor', followed by the LIVE 'Monday Night Football'.
The left coast starts the night early with the LIVE 'Monday Night Football', followed by an hour of local crap, then a FRESH 'The Benefactor'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Brooke Burke and Tears for Fears.

The WB offers a FRESH '7th Heaven', followed by a RERUN 'Everwood'.

Faux has LIVE 'Major League Baseball Playoffs', followed on the left coast by RERUNs of 'Simpsons' and 'Malcolm'.

UPN has a FRESH 'One On One', followed by a FRESH 'Half & Half', then a FRESH 'Girlfriends', followed by a FRESH 'Second Time Around'.

A&E has 'American Justice', 'Cold Case Files', 'Growing Up Gotti', followed by a FRESH 'Growing Up Gotti', then a FRESH 'Airline', followed by a FRESH 'Mondo Magic'.

AMC offers the movie 'Heaven Can Wait', followed by the movie 'Sixteen Candles', then the movie 'Hello Again'.

BBC  -   
 [2pm]    'As Time Goes By' - Episode 3;
 [2:40pm]    'Are You Being Served?' - It Pays to Advertise;
 [3:20pm]    'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 3;
 [4pm]    'The Saint' - Where the Money Is;
 [5pm]    'The Weakest Link' - Episode 65;
 [6pm]    'BBC World News';
 [6:30pm]    'Cash in the Attic' - Springthorpe;
 [7pm]    'Hamish Macbeth' - West Coast Story;
 [8pm]    'Red Cap' - Red Light;
 [9pm]    'McCallum' - Running on Empty;
 [11pm]    'Red Cap' - Red Light;
 [12am]    'McCallum' - Running on Empty;
 [2am]    'Hamish Macbeth' - West Coast Story;
 [3am]    'Red Cap' - Red Light;
 [4am]    'McCallum' - Running on Empty;
 [6am]    'BBC World News'.    (ALL TIMES EDT)

Bravo has all 'West Wing' all night.

Comedy Central has the movie 'Bubble Boy', 'South Park', 'Blue Collar TV', and 'Reno 911!'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Ed Koch.

History has 'Investigating History', 'UFOs: Then & Now', 'Deep Sea Detectives', and a FRESH 'Investigating History'.

IFC  -   
 [6AM]    'Afterglow' (1997);
 [8AM]    'Running Time' (1997);
 [9:15AM]    'IFC Short Film Showcase';
 [10:15AM]    'Dogtown and Z-Boys' (2001);
 [12PM]    'Fever Pitch' (1997);
 [1:45PM]    'IFC In Theaters' (2004);
 [2PM]    'God Said, "Ha!"' (1998);
 [3:30PM]    'At The Angelika #89' (2004);
 [4PM]    'Jane Eyre' (1996);
 [6PM]    'IFC In Theaters' (2004);
 [6:15PM]    'Fever Pitch' (1997);
 [8PM]    'Dinner For Five #29' (2003);
 [8:30PM]    'Film School #6' (2004);
 [9PM]    'IFC In Theaters' (2004);
 [9:15PM]    'Kiss Or Kill' (1997);
 [11PM]    'Dinner For Five #29' (2003);
 [11:30PM]    'Film School #6' (2004);
 [12AM]    'Boys Don't Cry' (1999);
 [2AM]    'Charming Billy' (1999);
 [3:30AM]    'Boys Don't Cry' (1999);
 [5:30AM]    'At The Angelika #89' (2004).    (ALL TIMES EDT)

SciFi has the movie 'Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars', followed by the movie 'Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars', again.

Sundance  -   
 [7AM]    'The Al Franken Show' (10/15/04) (Feature);
 [8AM]    'Missing Allen' (Documentary);
 [9:35AM]    'Shorts Program' 106 (Short);
 [10:30AM]    'Blackboards' (World Cinema);
 [12PM]    'Tyler Brule: My Life' (Documentary);
 [1PM]    'Family' (2001) (Documentary);
 [2:30PM]    'The Holier it Gets' (Documentary);
 [3:30PM]    'Missing Allen' (Documentary);
 [5:05PM]    'Fellini: I'm a Born Liar' (Feature) ;
 [7PM]    'With God On Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America' (Documentary);
 [8:45PM]    'Branson: Musicland USA' (Short);
 [9PM]    'Raging Dove' (Documentary);
 [10PM]    'Garden' (Documentary);
 [11:30PM]    'The Al Franken Show (10/18/04) (Original Production);
 [12:30AM]    'A.K.A. (Feature);
 [2:30AM]    'The Al Franken Show' (10/18/04) (Original Production);
 [3:30AM]    'Chopper' (Feature);
 [5AM]    'Saturn's Return' (Short);
 [5:30AM]    'Family' (2001) (Documentary).    (ALL TIMES EDT)

TCM:
 [6am]    'The Hard Way' (1942);
 [8am]    'The Great Sinner' (1949);
 [10am]    'Barbary Coast Gent' (1944);
 [11:30am]    'Always Leave Them Laughing' (1949);
 [1:30pm]    'The Yellow Rolls-Royce' (1964);
 [4pm]    'The Last Run' (1971);
 [6pm]    'The Biggest Bundle Of Them All' (1968);
 [8pm]    'Blackboard Jungle' (1955);
 [10pm]    'The Birds' (1963);
 [12:15am]    'The Young Savages' (1961);
 [2am]    'Mister Buddwing' (1966);
 [4am]    'Every Little Crook And Nanny' (1972).    (ALL TIMES EDT)

Tuesday  -  10/19

TCM:
 [6am]    'Million Dollar Mermaid' (1952);
 [8am]    'Royal Wedding' (1951);
 [10am]    'Show Boat' (1951);
 [12pm]    'Kiss Me Kate' (1953);
 [2pm]    'Easy To Love' (1953);
 [3:45pm    'Deep In My Heart' (1954);
 [6pm]    'Brigadoon' (1954);
 [8pm]    'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers' (1954);
 [10pm]    'An American in Paris' (1951);
 [12am]    'Singin' In The Rain' (1952);
 [2am]    'The Band Wagon' (1953);
 [4am]    'Silk Stockings' (1957).    (ALL TIMES EDT)



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Jack Valenti (L-R) poses with the Douglas family, Michael, Peter and his boys Ryan and Tyler, Kirk and his wife Anne and Joel and his wife Jo Ann following a ceremony where the city of Palm Springs named a street in honor of Kirk Douglas October 17, 2004 in Palm Springs, California. Kirk Douglas Way will be the new name of the street that is currently a segment of the Mid-Valley Parkway.
Photo by John Hayes

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Moose & Squirrel - The Blog

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Film Strip International

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Sexiest Woman Says Esquire

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie, who manages to mesmerize men -- and fight off robot invaders -- with just one eye in her latest movie, has been named the "sexiest woman alive" in the latest edition of Esquire magazine.

Fellow Oscar winner and "Catwoman" star Halle Berry ran a close second with 6 percent. Newlywed pop princess Britney Spears made the cut this year at No. 3.

Rounding out the field of leading contenders for sexiest woman in the magazine's November issue, which hits newsstands this week, were TV/pop personality Jessica Simpson, sultry R&B singer Beyonce, Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron and former "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston.

Angelina Jolie

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Programming Changes

'Bernie Mac' & 'LAX'

"Bernie Mac" is taking a break, while NBC appears ready to say "aloha" to "Hawaii" for the November sweeps and put "LAX" in a new Wednesday terminal.

Regency TV and Fox decided to temporarily halt production on "Bernie Mac" after the star's hectic schedule left him exhausted, the net said.

As part of a pre-sweeps rejiggering, the Peacock has announced plans to move Heather Locklear starrer "LAX" to Wednesdays at 8 p.m. beginning Oct. 27, replacing the low-rated "Hawaii." Latter actioner will remain in production at least until its 13-episode order is complete; no word yet on a back nine, though that seems a long shot given the skein's ratings.

Meanwhile, NBC will replace "LAX" Mondays at 10 p.m. with "The $25 Million Hoax," a new reality skein in which a fake lottery winner has to convince her friends and family that she's won a huge cash prize.

NBC this week rolls out a new reality gun, "The Biggest Loser," which network brass hope can pump up ratings in the 8 p.m. Tuesday slot. There'd been speculation that buzz-worthy drama "Medium" might air in November, but that now seems likely to hold off until December or January at the earliest.

'Bernie Mac' & 'LAX'

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The History of Televised Presidential Debates

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A demonstrator dressed as U.S. resident George W. Bush attends the 'Million Workers March' in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., October 17, 2004.
Photo by Mannie Garcia

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Flying Pig History

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Iraq War Protest

London

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of central London to protest against the Iraq war as Prime Minister Tony Blair struggled to shake-off fierce criticism of the invasion back home.

Organisers said that between 65,000 and 75,000 protesters had taken to the streets for the peaceful march, which began at Russell Square, close to the British museum. Police put the figure at between 15,000 and 20,000.

Sunday's march was the latest in a series of demonstrations organised by the Stop The War Coalition before and after the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 that was backed by Britain.

The march took place also amid speculation that Britain was to agree to a US request to redeploy its troops in Iraq. A defence ministry spokesman said Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon would brief parliament Monday following reports.

London

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Mark's Very Large National Lampoon Site

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Background - Men In Thongs

'Smoketown Six'

"These young men were arrested and removed from sight for no other reason than the fact that their presence would have resulted in an embarrassing visual for the president," said Paula Knudsen, an ACLU of Pennsylvania attorney who is representing one of the protesters. "These arrests were motivated by politics, not law. The actions of these men are clearly protected under the First Amendment and we hope to see them acquitted of all charges."

The men, dubbed the "Smoketown Six" by local media outlets in reference to the small town where the July 9th arrest took place, planned to reconstruct the Abu Ghraib image to express their disapproval of U.S. military actions in Iraq while using a visual that would be difficult for the president to ignore. In order to ensure they were acting within the law, the men positioned themselves along the Old Philadelphia Pike where a few other protesters and many supporters were instructed to go and wore thongs no different in design from those worn on beaches. At no point did the men treat the demonstration as a joke or disruptive event.

Within two minutes, local police officers moved in to forcibly dismantle the pyramid before the motorcade arrived at the destination. The officers handcuffed the six men but a seventh demonstrator ran from the scene and has not been identified. One of the men, Ben Keely, 22, had hiad his arm twisted and was forced to the ground and handcuffed so tightly that his left hand remained numb well into the following evening. Each of the six men arrested were charged with "disorderly conduct."

'Smoketown Six'

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EC Science Fiction Comic Books Cover Gallery

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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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Star Wars: The Changes

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Plays With College Marching Band

Tommy Lee

Drummer Tommy Lee has played plenty of stadium shows with his band Motley Crue. But none was quite like his performance with the University of Nebraska marching band before 77,881 red-clad football fans.

Lee is in Lincoln filming a prospective NBC-TV reality show in which he takes classes at Nebraska including chemistry and the history of rock 'n' roll. If the show makes the cut, it is scheduled to air on NBC in July.

Lee took part in the band's Latin music halftime show, playing a rack of five tom-toms carried on his shoulders. A cheer went up from the stands as Lee was shown on the stadium's giant TV screens during a rendition of the Cuban song "Malaguena."

Lee also came out of the stands twice to man a hand-held compressed-air cannon that shoots hot dogs into the stands. "It's awesome, dude," Lee exclaimed after his first shot. "You can launch a wiener."

Tommy Lee

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Enochian Manuscripts Online

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Folk dancers from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur in traditional attire perform during a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Navratri festival in Ahmedabad late October 13, 2004. Navratri, a nine-day Hindu festival of traditional dance, starts on Thursday across the country. Picture taken on October 13, 2004.
Photo by Amit Dave

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The Story of Footbinding

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DVD Set Compiles Series for Kids

Leonard Bernstein

Another generation of viewers finally has its chance to experience the magic of Leonard Bernstein's famed Young People's Concerts.

Twenty-five of these programs were released as a nine-DVD set Sept. 28 by New Jersey-based Kultur.

The famed series of hourlong programs, which Bernstein helmed at the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1973, was first broadcast as a primetime CBS program, and eventually reached millions of viewers globally.

Leonard Bernstein

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Through the Northwest Passage

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Bluegrass Icon Gives Memorabilia Tour

Ralph Stanley

Bluegrass icon Ralph Stanley didn't need to say a word. His eyes said it all Friday as he gave a tour of memorabilia on display in the new Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center, which details his 50-year career.

The museum opened to the public Saturday, but Stanley, some of his friends and Gov. Mark R. Warner were among those who previewed its contents a day early.

Stanley performed with his brother, Carter, who died in 1966. Among the family treasures on display in the century-old Victorian mansion are his late brother's stage tuxedo and the claw-hammer banjo used by Stanley's mother.

Ralph Stanley

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ScienceDirect

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pissed
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The Nerdity Test

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L.A. Critics Honor

Jerry Lewis

The Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. voted Saturday to bestow its lifetime achievement award on Jerry Lewis, 78, the comic actor and filmmaker whose "idiot" character made him something of a cultural hero in France to the general incomprehension of American critics.

Lewis' frantic misfit, who offends the world with his infantile behavior -- Lewis often describes him as a 9-year-old -- achieved popularity with a string of successful comedies in the 1950s and 1960s. Yet Lewis himself took filmmaking very seriously.

The critics group will hand out the award Jan. 13 at the annual LAFCA awards dinner at the St. Regis Hotel in Century City. In a related development, the group voted to move its annual awards voting up a week to Dec. 11 from the previously announced date of Dec. 18.

Jerry Lewis

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History of Country Music

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Two protestors hold a banner that reads 'No More Deaths, not in NY, not in Iraq, not in Afghanistan, not in Palestine, not in Madrid, not in any other place' as they protest against George W. Bush outside of the US embassy in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004.
Photo by Marco Ugarte

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Geek Test

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Hosting 'The Scholar'

Steve Martin

Steve Martin is teaming with ABC to give bright, ambitious high school students a chance for a free education at a top university of their choice.

Tentatively titled "The Scholar," the series will take place on the campus of a major university. Fifteen qualified high school seniors who might not otherwise have an opportunity to pursue a college education will compete against each other in such challenges as academics, leadership, school spirit and community service.

The search for high school students to participate in "The Scholar" is under way. Production is slated to begin this year for a premiere next year.

Steve Martin

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The Webtender - Mixed Drink Recipes and Bartending Guide

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Scholars Grapple With Legacy

Godzilla

He's attacked other monsters and terrorized Japan for decades. Now Godzilla is confronting academics who want to wrestle with his legacy.

The University of Kansas plans to pay homage to the giant lizard later this month, organizing a three-day scholarly conference for the 50th anniversary of his first film.

It's not just about celebrating campy creature features. Planners want to provoke discussion of globalization, Japanese pop culture and Japanese-American relations after World War II.

The conference that begins Oct. 28 will offer speeches, panel discussions and free screenings of Godzilla films, including "Gojira," the Japanese movie that started Godzilla's career in November 1954.

Godzilla

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Murphy's Law Calculator

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Only In Alaska?

Wired Moose

In one of those only-in-Alaska stories that will shock even the sourest of sourdoughs, a trophy-sized bull moose was accidentally strung up in a power line under construction to the Teck Pogo gold mine southeast of Fairbanks. The moose apparently got its antlers tangled in electrical wire before workers farther down the line pulled the line tight about two weeks ago.

The moose was suspended 50 feet in the air when workers, recognizing something was wrong, backtracked and found it.

The moose was alive when it was lowered to the ground but was later killed when officials from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game decided against tranquilizing it to remove the wires because they were worried the moose, already stressed, would die and the meat would not be salvageable as a result of the drugs.

The incident happened Oct. 5 at about 40 Mile Pogo Mine Road, which leads to the gold mine about 80 miles southeast of Fairbanks.

For a lot more, and a picture - Wired Moose

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Sea Monkey Worship Page

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Fall Shows Slump

Syndicated TV

As many as half of the eight syndicated five-a-weekers that kicked off last month may survive into a second season, despite the fact that none of the rookies is averaging more than a 1.0 rating with 18- to 49-year-olds.

It may not be a breakout, but Paramount TV's "The Insider" has pulled away from the seven other fledgling strips in household Nielsens and among women 25-54, the demographic that syndicators tend to pitch most of their programs at.

Another much-ballyhooed novice, NBC Universal Domestic's "The Jane Pauley Show," has dampened expectations by stumbling out of the starting gate.

The third most-visible neophyte, Buena Vista TV's "The Tony Danza Show," is averaging only a 1.2 household rating season to date (compared to a 2.4 for "Insider" and the Pauley show's 1.5). But Carroll says Danza's talkshow is hampered by some latenight time periods in key markets like Los Angeles and Chicago.

Renewals may be harder to come by for the three bottom-rated newcomers: Warner Bros. Domestic's "The Larry Elder Show," averaging only a 0.8 household rating (a 0.4 among women 25-54) and two from Sony Pictures TV: "Movin' In With Pat Croce" (0.6 rating; 0.5 women 25-54) and "Life & Style" (0.5 rating; 0.4 women 25-54).

Syndicated TV

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old French MANHOLE COVERS

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A performer in Japanese traditional raftsmen's outfit balances on a floating square lumber, a stunt derived from the Edo era (1603-1868) at a festival in Tokyo October 17, 2004.
Photo by Issei Kato

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Last Words

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Monument to Mark Crash Site

Paul Wellstone

A new memorial will honor the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife and daughter, and five others who died in a plane crash in 2002.

The design of the Wellstone Memorial and Historic Site is scheduled to be unveiled Tuesday near the crash site, which is in a swamp two miles south of the Eveleth airport.

The memorial to the progressive Democrat, who served 12 years in the Senate, includes a walking trail featuring plaques about the victims and a monument near the crash site, said Bill Lofy, spokesman for Wellstone Action, a nonpartisan, nonprofit political training organization founded by Wellstone's sons.

Paul Wellstone

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Hollywood Underground

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An Australian customs official at Sydney airport holds a lizard which was recovered from a box being mailed to an address in Japan October 17, 2004. Australian Customs intercepted more than 50 native Australian reptiles squashed into several boxes that were being smuggled by mail to Japan. Photograph taken October 17, 2004.

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Custom Kaleidoscopes by Ed the "BearMan"

Media Matters

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What Really Happened

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Today In Iraq

I'm Not Sorry

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TrimmedBush

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