BartCop Entertainment Archives - Sunday, 4 May, 2008

Sunday

4 May, 2008

(Updated Daily)

[281 days in a row]

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Pundits Credit Obama's Radio Campaign for Guam Caucus Win


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

F.S. Wolfe: Your Degree Is Obsolete (Boston Phoenix)
In a mercurial job market, your college diploma may be useless before commencement's over. How can colleges prepare students for careers that haven't been invented?


Joel Stein: Grand Old Party animal (latimes.com)
Getting $6 a head -- and a cookie -- to persuade newly sworn citizens to register Republican.


Andrew Tobias: Putting the Con in Economics (andrewtobias.com)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
MCCAIN: I think you could argue that Americans overall are better off because we have had a pretty good, prosperous time, with low unemployment, low inflation. A lot of good things have happened, a lot of jobs have been created. I think we are better off overall.


Jim Hightower: "BEWARE: DHS IS AT IT AGAIN" (jimhightower.com)
The Department of Homeland Security ... funded an academic study to determine which U.S. cities are most vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Of the 132 urban areas analyzed, which one do you think is numero uno in terms of danger? Washington, DC? No. New York City? Uh-uh. LA? Not even close. Get ready for a bombshell: It's Boise, Idaho.


Barbara Ehrenreich: With the Truckers in DC (ehrenreich.blogs.com)
Truckers live in an alternative dimension, at least so I conclude when trying to figure out how to meet up with the convoy of trucks coming into to DC to protest high diesel fuel prices on Monday.


Ted Rall: ARREST BUSH
Bush Confesses to Waterboarding. Call D.C. Cops!


Froma Harrop: The Change That Can't Be Changed (creators.com)
... McCain's "market-based" concept lacks the wisdom to acknowledge what can't be changed - that private insurers will always avoid people with costly medical conditions. McCain's idea of a government-run pool to cover the sick ones turns his plan into another bonanza for the insurance industry. It lets insurers make a pile selling their policies to healthy people, while the taxpayers are stuck with the expensive patients.


Tom Danehy: When it comes to oil, Tom can see clearly now (tucsonweekly.com)
It cost me more than $30 to fill up my car the other day. I appreciate your sympathy. As I stood there at Costco, watching the numbers spin by like the year marker on The Time Machine (the original, with Rod Taylor), I had a brief moment of pristine clarity.


Jim Hightower: GAPS IN THE FENCE (jimhightower.com)
If good fences make good neighbors, what about bad fences?


David Sedaris: LETTING GO (newyorker.com)
Smoking and non-smoking.


Ted Drozdowski: Dolly Parton Rolls Out the Big Guns (Boston Phoenix)
What's truly amazing about Backwoods Barbie is that it manages to pander to every element of Dolly Parton's fan base without sounding insincere or compromised.


Roger Moore: Jon Favreau's preparation pays off in 'Iron Man' (The Orlando Sentinel)
Jon Favreau heard the whispers, the murmurs of "What the hey?" when he was selected by Marvel Studios to turn the comic-book empire's Iron Man into a movie. He heard them again when he talked the studio into casting Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, the metal-suited hero of the piece.


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McCain Claims He Meant 100 Years in 'Dog Years'


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Trivia Question Of The Day

The kids on this TV show attended James Buchanan High.

   A:    Beverly Hills, 90210
   B:    Happy Days
   C:    Room 222
   D:    Saved By The Bell
   E:    Welcome Back, Kotter


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Trivia Question from Yesterday

Who was the first US president to marry while in office?

   A:    James Buchanan
   B:    Millard Fillmore
   C:    Franklin Pierce
   D:    Zachary Taylor
  E:    John Tyler                 Source







Marian the Teacher was first, and correct, with
   John Tyler
Julia Gardiner Tyler


Charlie answered (and provided the picture):
   It was
  E: John Tyler
  President from 1841-1845.
  Who was also the first Vice President to succeed to the presidency upon the death of the incumbent. His first wife died while he was in office, and he married Julia Gardiner in 1844.




Alan J responded:
   John Tyler



Vic in AK replied:
   Actually remember this one from skool ,answer is....E: John Tyler
  Thanks fer the kind words Sally, out from the boonies to a place right in the the heart of beautiful downtown Los Anchorage. Everything is within an easy limp and my place has hot and cold running Wi-Fi.....Oh! and water too..




Mike in Des Moines wrote:
   E. John Tyler. The only other two to marry in the White House that I can think of are Stephen Grover Cleveland and Thomas Woodrow Wilson.
  Mike in Des Moines




And, Sally said:
   JOHN TYLER (E) age 54, married Julia Gardiner age 24 in June 1844, therefore becoming the first president to be married while in office.
  At first I thought is was James Buchanan, but then I remember that he had his "Niece" (cough, cough) serving as "First Lady..."
  Okay, who wants to bet on:
  1 Closet Queen
  2 Incestuous relationship
  OR
  3 Mistress
  Here?  



  

A good niece can be handy.
For fifteen years in Washington, D.C., prior to his presidency, James Buchanan lived with his close friend William R. King. Buchanan and King's close relationship prompted Andrew Jackson to refer to King as "Miss Nancy" and "Aunt Fancy," while Aaron V. Brown spoke of the two as "Buchanan and his wife."
Further, some of the contemporary press also speculated about Buchanan and King's relationship. Buchanan and King's nieces destroyed their uncles' correspondence, leaving some questions as to what relationship the two men had.
(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
William R. King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



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Reader Comment

ORU

Marty,

About the 3 May story about Oral Roberts U students transferring because of Robert's family scandal:

NOW they think their diplomas will be worthless? Now?!? So before all this the students thought they were getting a quality education at a prestigious university ?

This is exactly why the Chinese are beating us.

Enjoying the site,
Adam In NoHo


Thanks, Adam!
OTOH, they've still got Bob Jones & (Falwell's) Liberty & (Marion Robertson's) Messiah & Regent - and more. Sigh.

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

SAY WHAT?

CONSERVATIVES SUCK!

LOU!

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH US!

FASTER HORSES, YOUNGER WOMEN, OLDER WHISKEY, MORE TROOPS!

OBAMA REPUGS!

THE TWEAKERS GO TO WAR!

KILL THEM ALL AND LET GOD SORT IT OUT!

ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST!

"GODDAMN" JOHN HAGEE AND "GODDAMN" JOHN McCAIN

"GODDAMN" JOHN HAGEE AND "GODDAMN" JOHN McCAIN! PART TWO

IF I WERE A TERRORIST!

PREDICTING THE FUTURE?

CONTRACTORS GONE WILD!

POLITICAL PUNCH



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny and pleasant.



Tonight, Sunday:

CBS begins the night with '60 Minutes', followed by the SEASON FINALE 'Cold Case', then the SEASON FINALE of the recycled 'Dexter'.

NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a recycled 'Monk', then a recycled 'Psych', followed by a RERUN 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.

ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', then a FRESH 'Desperate Housewives', followed by a FRESH 'Brothers & Sisters'.

The CW offers 'Everybody Hates Chris', followed by 'Aliens In America', then 'The Game', followed by 'Girlfriends'.

Faux has a RERUN 'King Of The Hill', followed by a RERUN 'Simpsons', then a FRESH 'Simpsons', followed by a FRESH 'King Of The Hill', then a FRESH 'Family Guy', followed by a FRESH 'American Dad'.

MY has an old 'Raymond', followed by another old 'Raymond', then the movie 'Alien Vs. Predator'.

A&E has 'The First 48', another 'The First 48', still another 'The First 48', and 'The Sopranos'.

AMC offers the movie 'U.S. Marshals', followed by the movie 'Wall Street', then the movie 'Karate Kid'.

BBC  -   
 [12:00 PM]    Top Gear - Episode 9
 [1:00 PM]    Doctor Who - Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)
 [2:00 PM]    Doctor Who - Ep 1 New Earth
 [3:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 1
 [3:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 2
 [4:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 3
 [4:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 4
 [5:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 5
 [5:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 6
 [6:00 PM]    Robin Hood - Ep 1 Sister Hood
 [7:00 PM]    Robin Hood - Ep 2 The Booby and The Beast
 [8:00 PM]    Wire In The Blood - Episode 4
 [10:00 PM]    Teen Transsexual - Teen Transsexual
 [11:00 PM]    Wire In The Blood - Episode 4
 [1:00 AM]    Teen Transsexual - Teen Transsexual
 [2:00 AM]    Wire In The Blood - Episode 4
 [4:00 AM]    Teen Transsexual - Teen Transsexual
 [5:00 AM]    Cash in the Attic - Episode 9
 [5:30 AM]    Cash in the Attic - Episode 10
 [6:00 AM]    BBC World News    (ALL TIMES EDT)

Bravo has all 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' all night.

Comedy Central has 'Kevin James: Sweat The Small Stuff', 'Gabriel Iglesias: Hot & Fluffy', 'George Lopez: America's Mexican', and 'George Lopez: America's Mexican', again.

FX has the movie 'The Mask Of Zorro', followed by the movie 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith'.

History has 'Gangland', 'Ax Men', another 'Ax Men', and still another 'Ax Men'.

IFC  -   
 [07:30 AM]   IFC News Special: 2008 Elections
 [08:00 AM]   Vagabond
 [09:55 AM]   IFC News Reports From the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
 [10:00 AM]   Diabolique
 [12:05 PM]   IFC News Special: 2008 Elections
 [12:35 PM]   Sling Blade
 [03:00 PM]   Vagabond
 [04:55 PM]   IFC News Reports From the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
 [05:00 PM]   A Slipping-Down Life
 [07:00 PM]   Being John Malkovich
 [09:00 PM]   Wonderland
 [10:55 PM]   IFC News Reports From the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
 [11:00 PM]   11:14
 [12:30 AM]   Crash
 [02:15 AM]   Wonderland
 [04:05 AM]   11:14
 [05:35 AM]   Being John Malkovich     (ALL TIMES EST)

SciFi has the movie 'Jeepers Creepers', followed by the movie 'Final Destination 3'.

Sundance  -   
 [05:45 AM]   Little Peace of Mine
 [06:45 AM]   Mary, Queen of Scots
 [09:00 AM]   Kasabian, Josh Groban & The Good The Bad and The Queen
 [10:00 AM]   Episode 9
 [11:00 AM]   Tom Ford on Jeff Koons
 [12:00 PM]   Bad Behaviour
 [02:00 PM]   Episode 2: Vex Not His Ghost
 [03:00 PM]   Food
 [03:35 PM]   All In This Tea
 [04:50 PM]   Episode 5
 [05:30 PM]   Breathless (1960)
 [07:00 PM]   The Puffy Chair
 [08:30 PM]   Heavy Metal Jr.
 [09:00 PM]   Episode 10
 [10:00 PM]   Milwaukee, Minnesota
 [12:00 AM]   Time
 [01:45 AM]   Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project
 [03:00 AM]   Episode 8
 [03:30 AM]   Episode 6
 [04:00 AM]   I Want You
 [05:30 AM]   37 Uses for a Dead Sheep     (ALL TIMES EST)

TCM spends the night with Frank Sinatra.
 [6:00 AM]      Sabotage (1936)
 [7:30 AM]      He Ran All the Way (1951)
 [9:00 AM]      Brief Encounter (1945)
 [10:30 AM]      Torch Song (1953)
 [12:15 PM]      The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
 [2:00 PM]      The Matchmaker (1958)
 [4:00 PM]      Strangers When We Meet (1960)
 [6:00 PM]      Sabrina (1954)
 [8:00 PM]      Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (1965)
 [9:00 PM]      Higher And Higher (1944)
 [10:45 PM]      Short Film: THE HOUSE I LIVE IN (1945)
 [11:00 PM]      Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (1965)
 [12:00 AM]      Step Lively (1944)
 [1:45 AM]      Ship Ahoy (1942)
 [3:30 AM]      Reveille With Beverly (1943)

 [5:00 AM]      Private Screenings: Ann Miller (1997)    (ALL TIMES EST)


Monday  -  05/05/08

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Girls In Chains (1943)
 [7:30 AM]      Bluebeard (1944)
 [9:00 AM]      Blackmail (1929)
 [10:30 AM]      Our Daily Bread (1934)
 [12:00 PM]      Northwest Passage (1940)
 [2:15 PM]      The Long Voyage Home (1940)
 [4:15 PM]      The Wind And The Lion (1975)
 [6:30 PM]      The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad (1958)
 [8:00 PM]      The Edge of the World (1937)
 [9:30 PM]      The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
 [12:30 AM]      I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
 [2:15 AM]      Age Of Consent (1969)
 [4:15 AM]      Pursuit Of The Graf Spee (1957)    [AKA: 'Pursuit Of The Graf Spee']    (ALL TIMES EST)



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Actress Teri Garr speaks onstage during the 15th annual Race to Erase event in Los Angeles on Friday, May 2, 2008.
Photo by Matt Sayles
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Peoples Archive

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First Inductees

N.J. Hall of Fame

Pop quiz: What comes to mind when you think about Yogi Berra, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Toni Morrison? Brilliant minds, inspiring souls, trailblazers - all are likely responses.

And ... New Jersey?

Yep. They all have strong ties to the oft-maligned Garden State, and they're among the first 15 people to be inducted Sunday into New Jersey's new Hall of Fame.

In addition to Edison, Einstein and Morrison, the inaugural class includes Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Meryl Streep, astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf and Vince Lombardi.

N.J. Hall of Fame

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John Fogerty performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif. on Friday, May 2, 2008.
Photo by Dan Steinberg
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New Deal/WPA Art Project

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French Honors

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue has never hidden her love for France. Now the country is repaying the feeling, awarding the Pop Princess one of their top honours at a ceremony on Monday.

Australian-born Kylie, who has spent several years in France, will be made a Knight In The Order Of Arts And Letters. The top honour, to be given in Paris, is in recognition of her "contribution to the enrichment of French culture".

"I am deeply honoured to be recognised in this way," said the delighted disco queen. "French culture has influenced me greatly and I have always had colossal respect for the arts and people of France."

Kylie Minogue

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bartcook

In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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A Saudi First

Mozart

It's probably as revolutionary and groundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience.

The concert, held at a government-run cultural center, broke many taboos in a country where public music is banned and the sexes are segregated even in lines at fast food outlets.

Public concerts are practically unheard of in the kingdom. Foreign embassies and consulates regularly bring musical groups, but they perform on embassy grounds or in expatriates' residential compounds, and the shows are not open to the public.

In the past couple of months, however, there has been a quiet, yet marked increase in cultural activities in Saudi Arabia. Lectures and a couple of segregated folk music performances were held on the sidelines of Riyadh's book fair. And Jiddah's annual Economic Forum opened with a surprise this February - a performance of Arab and Western music.

Mozart

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Jimmy Buffet performs during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fairgrounds Racetrack in New Orleans, Saturday, May 3, 2008.
Photo by Dave Martin
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Addictomatic: Inhale the Web

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Microsoft Abandons Bid

Yahoo

Microsoft says it's dropping its three-month-old bid to buy Yahoo because the two sides can't agree on an acceptable sale price.

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer says in a letter sent to Yahoo on Saturday that the software maker was willing to pay $47.5 billion for Yahoo. That's $33 per share.

Ballmer says Yahoo insisted that Microsoft pay at least $53 billion. That's $37 per share.

Microsoft's original offer was $44.6 billion, or $31 per share.

Yahoo

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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Children Drop Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Darrell "Wayne" Perry

The children of a hit country music songwriter have dropped a wrongful death lawsuit accusing their evangelist aunt of promising to use her healing powers to cure the cancer that killed their father and then stealing an inheritance that could be worth millions.

The heirs of Darrell "Wayne" Perry, whose songs include Tim McGraw's "Not a Moment Too Soon," had alleged that their aunt said she had been healed of breast cancer through prayer and faith, and that she would heal their father the same way.

Darlene Bishop, who preaches nationwide, denied that she ever tried to stop her brother from receiving medical treatment.

Perry's son, Justin Jones, of Middletown, said his aunt has agreed to put him in charge of administering the lucrative family trust.

Darrell "Wayne" Perry

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Members of the Dixie Cups from left, Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson and Barbara Ann Hawkins perform during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fairgrounds Racetrack in New Orleans, Saturday, May 3, 2008.
Photo by Dave Martin
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Water Patterns

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Federal Judge Sets Formula

Internet Music Royalties

A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services - Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc.

The trade group, known as ASCAP, had contended that its 320,000 members weren't being properly compensated for musical works that helped drive traffic and increase revenue for Yahoo, Time Warner Inc.'s AOL and RealNetworks.

U.S. District Judge William Conner's 153-page decision didn't specify the total amount owed to the ASCAP members, but he provided an example on how the formula would apply to the music royalties owed by AOL and Yahoo for 2006. Under the formula endorsed by Conner, AOL owed 2006 fees of $5.95 million and Yahoo owed $6.76 million.

That's far more than AOL and Yahoo envisioned. New York-based AOL had proposed paying just $632,879 in 2006 royalties while Sunnyvale-based Yahoo had proposed paying $889,402 in 2006 licensing fees, according to court documents.

Internet Music Royalties

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xtimeline - Explore and Create Free Timelines

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Headache For Oregon High School

Eyebrows

A Portland high school is raising eyebrows with its brow grooming policy: shave 'em or go home.

Some students at Centennial High School have shaved vertical lines into their eyebrows in a trend recently made popular by hip-hop star Soulja Boy. School officials say the mark looks like a gang symbol.

Centennial administrators are telling students with the lines that they can't return to school until they shave their eyebrows off. Assistant Principal Mark Porterfield said the students are not suspended, but they are not allowed in school until they cooperate.

Police say gangs have co-opted the trend for their own use, with one gang's members marking themselves by shaving one line into an eyebrow and three lines in the other to symbolize 13.

Eyebrows

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Fred Willard holds a Derby gnome during the 134th Kentucky Derby Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Photo by Amy Sancetta
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16 Abandoned & Decaying Hotels From Around The World

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Illustration Lawsuit

Norman Rockwell

The owner of Norman Rockwell's "Bottom of the 6th" - showing three umpires looking skyward as first raindrops fall - is steaming over the use of the classic illustration in the television series "The Bronx is Burning."

Curtis Publishing Co. Inc. has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan seeking to stop ESPN Inc. from rebroadcasting the series about the 1977 New York Yankees until it withdraws use of the painting.

According to the court papers, Curtis was notified in mid July that "Bottom of the 6th" was shown full screen in the second episode of the series, titled "Team in Turmoil." Since then, the series has been sold in DVD and VHS format, it said.

Norman Rockwell

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Tech Support, Manuals & Troubleshooting for Consumers

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Delay In Ruling Criticized

Right Whales

An attempt to protect the endangered right whale from being killed by commercial ships has languished for more than a year in part because Vice President Dick "Go Guck Yourself" Cheney's office and White House economists questioned the conclusions of marine scientists, according to internal documents.

The documents were released Wednesday by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who questioned why White House officials had raised "baseless objections" to findings by government scientists who for years had been studying the dangers posed to the whale by commercial shipping.

Only about 300 to 350 of the whales, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act, remain in Atlantic waters off the eastern seaboard. At least 19 of the whales have been confirmed killed since 1986 and marine conservationists believe other fatal collisions likely were never reported.

The revelations surrounding the right whale regulation come amid criticism from members of Congress and conservation groups of alleged blatant White House interference in the work of government scientists involved in a wide range of areas from regulating toxic chemicals to climate change and protecting endangered species.

Right Whales

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Drummer Marky Ramone from the band Ramones gestures at the 15th annual Race to Erase MS gala in Century City, California May 2, 2008. The evening benefits The Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
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firework museum

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Fights For Asylum

Alima Traore

Alima Traore doesn't remember when part of her genitals was removed as a young child in her native Mali. But even at 29, she still lives with the consequences.

Traore, whose student visa expired, now faces deportation and the unsavory prospect of submitting to an arranged marriage with her first cousin if she returns home to Mali in West Africa.

She claims the procedure she underwent, often referred to as female genital mutilation or female circumcision, is proof that she will suffer in Mali. She says the common practice is an example of a society where men dominate women.

But her petitions for asylum have so far been rejected by immigration courts and the Justice Department, which on April 14 denied her request for reconsideration. Traore has also filed an appeal with the federal Fourth Circuit of Appeals, a case that remains open.

Alima Traore

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Mutapic

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The Androgynous Pharaoh

Akhenaten

Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. In fact, his form was quite feminine, which has puzzled experts for years. And he was a bit of an egghead.

Dr. Irwin Braverman, a Yale University physician who analyzed images of Akhenaten, has a new theory on why. He'll be presenting his findings at an annual conference Friday at the University of Maryland School of Medicine on the ailments and deaths of historic figures.

The female form was due to a genetic mutation that caused the pharaoh's body to convert more male hormones to female hormones than needed, Braverman believes. And Akhenaten's head was misshapen because of a condition in which skull bones fuse at an early age.

The pharaoh had "an androgynous appearance. He had a female physique with wide hips and breasts, but he was male and he was fertile and he had six daughters," Braverman said. "But nevertheless, he looked like he had a female physique."

Akhenaten

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Numbers Station Bingo

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Visitors view a field of moss phlox at Hitsujiyama park in Chichibu, west of Tokyo, Friday, May 2, 2008. More than 200,000 moss phlox are now in full-bloom at the park.
Photo by Katsumi Kasahara
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