BartCop Entertainment Archives - Thursday, 24 May, 2012

Thursday

24 May, 2012

(Updated Daily)

[240 days in a row]



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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Matthew 25:41-45 (New International Version)
'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'


Mark Morford: All the States That Hate You (SF Gate)
Perhaps "hate" is too strong a word.


June Gruber: Four Ways Happiness Can Hurt You (Greater Good)
Can feeling good ever be bad? New research says yes-and points the way to a healthier, more balanced life.


Neil Gaiman: Keynote Address (University of the Arts)
I never really expected to find myself giving advice to people graduating from an establishment of higher education. I never graduated from any such establishment. I never even started at one. I escaped from school as soon as I could, when the prospect of four more years of enforced learning before I'd become the writer I wanted to be was stifling.


Froma Harrop: The United States of Gambling (Creators Syndicate)
As gambling becomes widespread, clearly more of the money comes from locals. That is money the same people could have spent in other parts of the economy. Some state officials argue that with casinos flashing lights smack across their borders, they must already cope with the problems and costs of gambling, so they might as well enter the game. They may have a point, but it's a shabby scene nonetheless.


Pat Cunningham: Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright, Mitt Romney and Jerry Falwell - and the damning of America (Rockford Register Star)
So, there you have it. Barack Obama has disowned the man who said "God damn America," but Mitt Romney has praised the man who said God has rightly punished America with horrendous acts of terrorism.


TAMARA KEITH: Sophomoric? Members Of Congress Talk Like 10th-Graders, Analysis Shows (NPR)
It turns out that the sophistication of congressional speech-making is on the decline, according to the open government group the Sunlight Foundation. Since 2005, the average grade level at which members of Congress speak has fallen by almost a full grade.


Michael L. Diamond: College graduates enjoy best job market in years (USA Today)
The unemployment rate for college graduates 24 and under averaged 7.2% from January through April. That rate, which is not adjusted for seasonal factors, is down from the first four months of 2011 (9.1%), 2010 (8.1%) and 2009 (7.8%). For all Americans, the unemployment rate is 8.1 percent.



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Trivia Question of the Day


Who was Jay Leno's very first guest on Monday, May 25, 1992, when Jay took over the late night throne vacated by Johnny Carson?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday

Lazy Bones
'Lazy Bones,' developed in 1950, was the first one. It was replaced 5 years later by the 'Flashmatic'. What are they?


   TV Remote Controls                                                      Source




Flashmatic The first remote intended to control a television was developed by Zenith Radio Corporation in 1950. The remote, called "Lazy Bones", was connected to the television by a wire.
A wireless remote control, the "Flashmatic", was developed in 1955 by Eugene Polley. It worked by shining a beam of light onto a photoelectric cell, but the cell did not distinguish between light from the remote and light from other sources. The Flashmatic also had to be pointed very precisely at the receiver in order to work.        Source







Alan J was first, and correct, with:
   Remote Control



mj said:
   Since the inventor died this week
  And those are descriptive names, how about the enabling device of channel surfing, the remote control?




BttbBob responded:
   TV remote controls. The "Flash-matic" inventor's obit you posted yesterday (that is today, as I write this)



Charlie wrote:
   Television remote control.
  I actually watched a lot more TV in the days before I had remote control.




Adam answered:
   TV Remote Controls.



Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
   wireless TV remote



Sally said:
   'Lazy Bones,' developed in 1950, was the first one. It was replaced 5 years later by the 'Flashmatic'. They were both remote controls for your TV!

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  OMG! I can remember when this was considered "State of the Art!!" (And beyond the dreams of the 'average' family to own at that time...)
  PS: When I married, in 1970, we received a gift of (probably) a 13" COLOR TV set, with an "instant on" button, from which you turned the set on/off. Unfortunately, it had no remote control, and we suffered the chore of turning the set on/off MANUALLY for many years henceforth! My children are fond of harassing me, by telling stories of their deprived childhood WO remote control, and no roof antenna, but having only the Rabbit Ears antenna!
  We used the wedding gift TV for years, and, later on, bought a small B&W TV, at a garage sale, for the kids bedroom... Oh, the humanity...




Marian responded:
   remote control



John I from Hawai`i says:
   "Television remote controls."



Dale of Diamond Springs replied:
   Along with the television, remote controls were and still are one of the greatest inventions ever!!!! It's also odd that Zenith was the last American TV!!






MAM   wrote:
   Remote control ~ a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, DVD player and home theater systems originally used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.

  Remote Control Organizer caddy




And, Joe S     said:
   TV remote, what is called the "up-n-downer" in the Joe and Carla household. Actually we have three of them, one for the TV, one for the cable box, and one for the DVD player. Carla's in charge of them, I barely know what they look like. We had two channel changers when I was a kid, my two youngest sisters.
  (I found the answer at the bottom of the page)



  






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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


Jason Apuzzo: Battleship, Memorial Day and the Top 10 Naval Warfare Movies of All-Time



Johnny Depp Joins Comanche Nation Indian Tribe



Carole Mallory: Review: MIB3 Works



Father Doesn't Know Best - NYTimes.com



Daily Kos: I am Out. Of the church, that is



2nd lawsuit filed for Hawaii inmate death in Arizona



'Men In Black' Inspired By Scary Stories Of People Who've Seen UFOs



Indelible Image of Boy's Pat on Obama's Head - NYTimes.com



Daily Kos: D.C. protesters tell Rep. Trent Franks if he has time to ban abortions, he can fix potholes, too
     Franks is an odious little prick; Lawrence O'Donnell ripped him a new one over extended Glock clips after the Giffords shooting



Thanks, Michelle!


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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BadtotheboneBob

Baby Bactrian Camel

Baby camel Bulgan debuts at Detroit Zoo

The Detroit Zoo is introducing the park's latest addition to the menagerie, a 100-plus-pound baby camel with a bit of an underbite and two fuzzy humps.

Bulgan (pronounced BULL-gan), a male Bactrian camel, was 102 pounds when he was born April 28 to 4-year-old mother Suren and 4-year-old father Rusty. A month later, he now stands about three feet tall in his enclosure across from the Horace H. Rackham Memorial Fountain...


The Detroit Zoo (which actually is in the suburb of Royal Oak) is really quite the jewel and worth a visit if in the area... Truly... Trust me... I mean it...

Home - Detroit Zoo


BttbBob



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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD


"TAGG",YOU'RE IT

LOSING "FACEBOOK."

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME

YOU BET YOUR COUNTRY!

THE HEROES RETURN THEIR MEDALS

MUST BE REPUGS!

THE REPUG ZOMBIE POLITICS!

THEY ARE WHAT WE EAT

THE REPUGS ARE FUCKING MORANS!






Visit JD's site - Kitty Litter Music



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny and seasonal.



Tonight, Thursday:

CBS opens the night with a RERUN 'Big Bang Theory', followed by a RERUN 'Rules Of Engagement', then a RERUN 'Person Of Interest', followed by a RERUN 'The Mentalist'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 5/2/12) are Johnny Galecki, Stupid Pet Tricks, and Norah Jones.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Alfred Molina and Sara Watkins.



NBC begins the night with a RERUN 'The Office', followed by another RERUN 'The Office', then a RERUN 'America's Got Talent', followed by a FRESH 'Awake'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Glenn Close, the winner of "American Idol", and Nelly Furtado.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Will Smith, Bill Paxton, and Stone Gossard & Shawn Smith.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson 'The Scab' Daly are Harvey Weinstein, Timur Bekmambetov, and Kasabian.



ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'Duets', followed by a FRESH 'Rookie Blue'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Charlize Theron, Manny Pacquiao, and Grafitti6.



The CW offers a FRESH 'Perez Hilton: All Access', followed by a RERUN 'The Vampire Diaries'.



Faux fills the night with a FRESH 'So You Think You Can Dance'.



MY recycles an old 'Without A Trace', followed by another old 'Without A Trace'.



A&E has all 'The First 48' all night.



AMC offers 'CSI: The 2nd One', followed by the movie 'The Dead Pool', then the movie 'Dirty Harry'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS
 [7:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS
 [8:00AM]   THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW-Ep 4 - Sir Cliff Richard, Lord Alan Sugar, Micky Flanagan, Kelly Rowland
 [9:00AM]   JAMIE OLIVER'S MEALS IN MINUTES-Ep 27 - Mustard Chicken
 [9:30AM]   JAMIE OLIVER'S MEALS IN MINUTES-Ep 28 - Trapani-Style Rigatoni
 [10:00AM]   DOCTOR WHO-Ep 1 Rose
 [11:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 3 Momma Cherri's
 [12:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 11 - Fleming
 [1:00PM]   JAMIE OLIVER'S MEALS IN MINUTES-Ep 29 - Sticky Pan-Fried Scallops NEW
 [1:30PM]   JAMIE OLIVER'S MEALS IN MINUTES-Ep 30 - Cheat's Pizza NEW
 [2:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 4 Black Pearl
 [3:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 11 - Oceana
 [4:00PM]   DOCTOR WHO-Ep 2 The End of the World
 [5:00PM]   BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Ep 6 - Home, Part 1
 [6:00PM]   STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION-Ep 18 Allegiance
 [7:00PM]   TOP GEAR-Episode 5
 [8:00PM]   TOP GEAR-Episode 7
 [9:00PM]   TOP GEAR-Episode 5
 [10:00PM]   TOP GEAR-Episode 5
 [11:30PM]   RICHARD HAMMOND'S CRASH COURSE-Salvage Yard
 [12:30AM]   TOP GEAR-Episode 5
 [1:30AM]   TOP GEAR-Episode 5
 [3:00AM]   RICHARD HAMMOND'S CRASH COURSE-Salvage Yard
 [4:00AM]   RICHARD HAMMOND'S CRASH COURSE-Demolition
 [5:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of OC', 'Bethenny Ever After', 'Don't Be Tardy For The Wedding', another 'Don't Be Tardy For The Wedding', still another 'Don't Be Tardy For The Wedding', followed by a FRESH 'Kathy'.



Comedy Central has 'Futurama', 'South Park', another 'South Park', followed by the movie 'Semi-Pro', and 'Jeff Dunham: Spark Of Insanity'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is pre-empted.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is pre-empted.



FX has 'How I Met Your Mother', another 'How I Met Your Mother', '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'The Proposal'.



History has 'Marijuana: A Chronic History', 'Swamp People', followed by a FRESH 'Swamp People', and 'Ax Men'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]    Whitest Kids U'Know
 [6:15AM]    The Valet
 [8:00AM]    The Dead
 [9:45AM]    Dark Mirror
 [11:30AM]    The Valet
 [1:15PM]    The Dead
 [3:00PM]    Dark Mirror
 [4:45PM]    The Three Stooges -Back From the Front
 [5:10PM]    The Three Stooges -Brideless Groom
 [5:35PM]    The Three Stooges -Crime on Their Hands
 [6:00PM]    Malcolm in the Middle -Baby
 [6:30PM]    Malcolm in the Middle -Day Care
 [7:00PM]    Malcolm in the Middle -Vegas
 [7:30PM]    Malcolm in the Middle -Watching the Baby
 [8:00PM]    Training Day
 [10:30PM]    Training Day
 [1:00AM]    The Thin Red Line
 [4:30AM]    Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00A]    Fighter
 [7:45A]    French Film
 [9:15A]    Hotel Gramercy Park
 [10:30A]    Fighter
 [12:15P]    French Film
 [1:45P]    Hotel Gramercy Park
 [3:00P]    Fighter
 [4:45P]    Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
 [6:00P]    MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Weekend (Episode 18, Season 1)
 [7:00P]    FREAKS AND GEEKS - The Garage Door (Episode 12, Season 1)
 [8:00P]    TRANSGENERATION - Episode 6
 [8:30P]    TRANSGENERATION - Episode 7
 [9:00P]    Sorry, Haters
 [10:30P]    Love Lust & The Undead
 [11:00P]    Die Mommie Die!
 [12:30A]    Goliath
 [1:55A]    Bitch
 [2:00A]    Love Lust & Power Couples
 [3:00A]    Sorry, Haters
 [4:30A]    Die Mommie Die!     (ALL TIMES EDT)



SyFy has the movie 'White Noise', followed by the movie 'One Missed Call'.



TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Josh Brolin, Alison Brie, and White Rabbits.



TCM:
 [7:00 AM]      Gambling Lady (1934)
 [8:15 AM]      The Sport Parade (1932)
 [9:30 AM]      MGM Parade Show #11 (1955)
 [10:00 AM]      Du Barry Was A Lady (1943)
 [12:00 PM]      Lady in the Lake (1947)
 [2:00 PM]      The Lady From Shanghai (1948)
 [3:45 PM]      The Lady Eve (1941)
 [5:30 PM]      Funny Lady (1975)
 [8:00 PM]      Dillinger (1945)
 [9:30 PM]      Al Capone (1959)
 [11:30 PM]      Mad Dog Coll (1961)
 [1:15 AM]      The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
 [3:00 AM]      The Valachi Papers (1972)
 [5:15 AM]      King of the Roaring 20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Friday   -  05/25/12

TCM spends the evening with director Frank Borzage.
 [7:15 AM]      Way Out West (1937)
 [8:30 AM]      Dodge City (1939)
 [10:30 AM]      Arizona Legion (1939)
 [11:30 AM]      Wyoming (1940)
 [1:00 PM]      San Antonio (1945)
 [3:00 PM]      Vengeance Valley (1951)
 [4:30 PM]      The Wild North (1952)
 [6:15 PM]      Lone Star (1952)
 [8:00 PM]      Three Comrades (1938)
 [10:00 PM]      The Mortal Storm (1940)
 [12:00 AM]      Strange Cargo (1940)

 [2:00 AM]      Heavenly Bodies (1985)
 [3:30 AM]      Fame (1980)
 [5:45 AM]      Use Your Eyes (1970)     (ALL TIMES EDT)




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Director Bernardo Bertolucci arrives to attend a news conference for the film "Io E Te", at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 23, 2012.
Photo by Jean-Paul Pelissier

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Vidiot Speak

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Taps 25 Sounds For Registry

Library of Congress

From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.

Summer's 1977 hit "I Feel Love" is joining the Grateful Dead's famous 1977 Barton Hall concert as sounds of cultural significance, among 25 additions that are being announced Wednesday by the Library of Congress as part of its registry.

The world's largest library has chosen a diverse array of songs and sounds from history to retain for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry. Among the new choices this year are Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors," Prince's "Purple Rain" and more.

Some selections are truly historic and rarely heard. They include the only known audio of former American slaves who were interviewed in the 1930s, including one participant who had worked for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. There's also a cylinder from a talking doll created by Thomas Edison in 1888 that is the earliest known commercial sound recording. It was considered unplayable until last year, after new digital mapping tools were used to reveal its sound of a woman singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

The library also is saving Leonard Bernstein's conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1943 and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio from 1970, which introduced millions of people to jazz through the TV soundtrack.

Library of Congress

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This photo provided by Americans for Indian Opportunity shows LaDonna Harris, left, president of Americans for Indian Opportunity, poses with actor Johnny Depp at her Albuquerque, N.M., home on May 16, 2012. Harris invited Depp to become an adopted member of the Comanche Indian tribe in a private ceremony. Depp is currently filming the role of Tonto in "The Long Ranger" in New Mexico.

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Master Hacker

Piers Morgan

A prominent British TV presenter said Wednesday that CNN talk show host Piers Morgan gave him a primer on phone hacking, a revelation that suggests he knew a fair amount about how the shady practice was carried out.

BBC quiz show host and television news presenter Jeremy Paxman told a media ethics inquiry that Morgan delivered his warning over lunch at the headquarters of the Mirror newspaper, which he was then editing, in 2002.

"He then explained the way to get access to people's messages was to go to the factory default setting and press either 0000 or 1234 and that if you didn't put on your own code, (in) his words, 'You're a fool.'"

Paxman testified before Lord Justice Brian Leveson, who is sifting through the fallout of the scandal over unethical and illegal behavior at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper, which Morgan briefly edited before moving to the Mirror.

Morgan testified before Leveson late last year, suggesting he'd only been aware of phone hacking in general terms.

Piers Morgan

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Wake-up Call


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Collection Fetches $65.5 Million

Gunter Sachs

One of Andy's Warhol's last self-portraits was the top selling item in a two-day sale in London of about 300 paintings, photographs and furniture from the collection of billionaire Gunter Sachs, which totaled more than $65.5 million.

"Self Portrait (Fright Wig), done by Warhol in 1986, sold for almost $8.5 million, more than double its pre-sale estimate, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.

Another Warhol work, "Flowers," which had been in the collection since it was purchased in 1979, fetched nearly $6 million.

Sachs, the German-born heir to the Opel car dynasty and a renowned jet-setter, killed himself last year in the Swiss resort of Gstaad at the age of 78. French actress Brigitte Bardot was his second wife.

He also was married to Anne-Marie Faure and is survived by his third wife, Swedish former model Mirja Larsson and his three sons.

Gunter Sachs

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Director Walter Salles (2ndR) and cast members Kristen Stewart (R), Kirsten Dunst (L) and Viggo Mortensen pose during red carpet arrivals for the film "On The Road", in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 23, 2012.
Photo by Jean-Paul Pelissier

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Show Must Go On

Michael McKean

Broadway producers scrambled Wednesday to fill Michael McKean's part in a revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" as the actor recovers from a broken leg after being struck by a car.

Producer Jeffrey Richards said that McKean's role will be played by James Lecesne from now on after Tuesday night's accident.

McKean, 64, who portrayed the lead singer in the movie "This is Spinal Tap," was struck at West 86th Street and Broadway in Manhattan just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. Richards said McKean was in stable condition.

"I understand from his team that he has never missed a performance in his career," Richards said in a release. "So this is the kind of first we are reluctant to announce."

Michael McKean

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Defends Cupp Image

Larry Flynt

Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt told The Daily Caller Wednesday that he had a right to publish a fake image of conservative commentator S.E. Cupp engaging in a sex act.

"That's satire," Flynt explained in a Wednesday email to TheDC.

The latest issue of Hustler features an image of Cupp with a phallus in her mouth and a disclaimer that the picture is fake.

"S.E. Cupp is a lovely young lady who read too much Ayn Rand in high school and ended up joining the dark side," the magazine caption reads. "Cupp, an author and media commentator who often shows up on Fox News programs, is undeniably cute. But her hotness is diminished when she espouses dumb ideas like defunding Planned Parenthood. Perhaps the method pictured here is Ms. Cupp's suggestion for avoiding an unwanted pregnancy."

Larry Flynt

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British singer Cheryl Cole, right, U.S. actress Cameron Diaz, center, and actress Anna Kendrick pose for photographers as they arrive for the European premiere of the movie 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' at a cinema in London, Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
Photo by Matt Dunham

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Former Nanny Sues

Sharon Stone

A former nanny for Sharon Stone sued the actress Wednesday claiming the Oscar-winner repeatedly insulted her Filipino heritage and fired her after discovering she had been paid overtime.

Erlinda T. Elemen's harassment lawsuit claims Stone insulted her accent, her religion and other aspects of her culture in the final months of her employment. Elemen worked for Stone for more than four years and was promoted to head nanny, a live-in position, but was fired after the actress discovered the overtime payments, the lawsuit claims.

The suit also claims Stone, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in "Casino," forbade Elemen from reading the Bible in the actress' home.

Stone's publicist Paul Bloch called Elemen a disgruntled former employee who first sought disability and worker's compensation payments after she was fired roughly 15 months ago.

Sharon Stone

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Musician Roger Daltrey adjusts his tie as he poses for a photograph during the press day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 21, 2012.
Photo by Luke MacGregor

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'Anti-Racists' Attack White Heritage Group

Tinley Park

A group of 18 people dressed in black, wearing masks, wielding steel batons and hammers and claiming to be extreme anti-racists allegedly stormed a suburban Chicago family restaurant in broad daylight to assault a meeting of alleged white supremacists, officials said.

Ten people were injured and at least three required treatment for head wounds as a result of the attack Saturday at the Ashford House Restaurant in Tinley Park, Ill., a quiet Chicago suburb. The restaurant sustained $15,000 in damages including broken plates, glasses and furniture.

Five of the attackers were caught and have now been charged with aggravated battery, mob action and criminal damage to property, all felonies. Brothers Jason, Cody and Dylan Sutherlin, along with Alex Stuck and John Tucker are all from Indiana. The men are connected to the Hoosier Anti-Racist Movement (H.A.R.M.) whose website now claims them as "The Tinley Park 5".

Meanwhile the targets of their attack were about a dozen members of the Illinois European Heritage Association, a group linked to the "White Pride" group Storm Front. Two of these victims were also caught up in the police investigation following the incident: Steven Speers of North Dakota was arrested on an outstanding warrant for possession of child pornography and Francis Gilroy of Florida was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

The meeting of the Illinois European Heritage Association had been frequently mentioned on the "White Pride" webforum stormfront.org. It was called the "5 th Annual White Nationalist Economic summit" and promoted as an opportunity to "work for whites."

Tinley Park

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U.S. sculptor Richard Serra (L) and artist Brice Marden attend the Museum of Modern Art's "Party in the Garden" dinner in New York City May 22, 2012.
Photo by Jemal Countess

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Obama Birth Certificate OK

Arizona

Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall.

The inquiry launched recently by Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett gave official weight to a long-simmering political controversy generated by those who say that Obama was not born in the U.S. and therefore is ineligible to hold the nation's highest office.

Bennett said in a written statement that Hawaii officials "have complied with the request, and I consider the matter closed."

Bennett's office says Obama's name will appear on Arizona's November ballot as long as he wins his party's nomination and all paperwork is properly completed.

Arizona

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U.S. actress and singer Rose McGowan poses as she arrive for a charity dinner organised by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the William J. Clinton Foundation at Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo May 23, 2012.
Photo by Max Rossi

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Ineffective Therapy

"Conversion Therapy"

Max Hirsh says he sensed something wasn't quite right when the psychiatrist focused on his failures with sports and teenage girls, as well as his deficient relationships with older men, particularly his father.

Hirsh became convinced of the psychiatrist's rationale for those questions by the fourth session, when he essentially told the openly gay Hirsh that his true sexuality was in the closet.

"But you're heterosexual," Hirsh recalls the psychiatrist telling him. Hirsh insisted he was gay; the psychiatrist wasn't buying it. "He said 'No,' like he had some extra information about my sexuality that I didn't," Hirsh said.

Hirsh, 22, contends the Oregon psychiatrist was practicing "conversion therapy" to change his sexual orientation. His experience is the subject of an ethics complaint filed this month by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which plans to take the same action in other states as part of a national campaign to stop therapists from trying to make gay people straight.

The complaint sent to the American Psychological Association and the Oregon Psychiatric Association arrived in what has become something of a watershed month for opponents of the form of psychotherapy. California legislators advanced a bill to the state senate that would ban children younger than 18 from receiving conversion therapy. And Dr. Robert Spitzer, a prominent retired psychiatrist, apologized to the gay community last week for a "fatal flaw" in his influential 2001 study that found conversion therapy to be a successful option for some people.

"Conversion Therapy"

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Joan Franka of The Netherlands performs her song "You And Me" during a rehearsal for the finals of the Eurovison song contest in Baku May 23, 2012.
Photo by David Mdzinarishvili

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Too Good To Be True?

Stevia

The meteoric rise of a natural, healthy alternative to sugar - a holy grail for the food industry - might just be a little too good to be true.

In two years stevia, a plant used for centuries by Paraguay's Guarani Indians, has shot to prominence in products by Coca-Cola, Danone and Merisant.

Encouraged by distrust of artificial sweeteners and demand for natural products, they have turned to extract of stevia, which is up to 300 times sweeter than traditional beet or cane sugar.

The problems are the aftertaste, the cost, and possible hurdles in defining it as natural in some European Union markets.

Stevia

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In this photo made available, Wednesday, May 22, 2012 by Israel's Antiquities Authority, shows a detail of a seal bearing the name "Bethlehem" in ancient Hebrew script. The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem _ a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace. The clay seal, or bulla, was found in a Jerusalem dig. The seal is 1.5 centimeters (0.59 inches) in diameter and was most likely used to stamp tax shipments said Eli Shukron, the authority's director of excavations.
Photo by Clara Amit

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World's Largest Bull Head

Porter Sculpture Park

Cartoonlike buzzards wielding a knife and fork, anvil and oversized mallet might seem like an odd way to welcome tourists, but Porter Sculpture Park is no typical roadside attraction.

The vultures representing reincarnated politicians are just a few of the more than 40 quirky creations originating in the mind of Wayne Porter, who uses his blacksmith know-how and appreciation of history to turn twisted concepts into metallic works of art.

The park's signature piece is a 60-foot-tall Egyptian-style bull's head that stares down Interstate 90 motorists as they head out to South Dakota's Black Hills. Porter spent three years creating the 25-ton monstrosity out of railroad tie plates, dubbing it the "World's Largest Bull's Head" on a nearby billboard.

Porter was born in 1959 in St. Lawrence, S.D., and learned to weld in his father's blacksmith shop. He created his first piece of art, a bronze metal horse, at the age of 12. After earning degrees in political science and history from South Dakota State University, he returned to the town of less than 200 to become a sheep rancher and help Dad in the shop.

Porter passed the nighttime hours by creating sculptures, many of which found display spots around town. An oversized pink metal rocking horse was a favorite of tipsy residents exiting the local bars.

Porter Sculpture Park

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In Memory

Janet Carroll

Actress Janet Carroll, who played the mother of Tom Cruise's character in the movie "Risky Business," has died. She was 71.

Carroll's son, George Brown, said the actress died Tuesday in New York after a long illness.

Carroll worked steadily since that breakthrough role with Cruise in 1983. Her film credits include "Family Business," with Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick, and "Memories of Me" with Billy Crystal. On television, she appeared in such shows as "Murphy Brown," ''Melrose Place" and "Married With Children."

Carroll served as artistic director of the jazz series at the Simi Valley Cultural Center in Southern California for many years and performed on tour with the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.

Janet Carroll

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A one-month-old female cheetah cub, left, that was delivered via a rare cesarean section, is sniffed by her brother, who was delivered normally, Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at the National Zoo in Washington. The cubs are expected to go on public view at the end of the summer.
Photo by Jacquelyn Martin

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