BartCop Entertainment Archives - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

Tuesday

20 July, 2010

(Updated Daily)

[1089 days in a row]


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The Weekly Poll

Results

The 'Brother, Can You Spare a Dime' Edition

ST. PETERSBURG - Three homeless men bearing cardboard signs near Interstate 275 were not pleased when they read the newspaper Friday morning. That's how they learned the City Council, with the mayor's support, unanimously voted to ban street solicitation on St. Petersburg's busiest streets... Panhandlers say St. Petersburg street solicitation ban will make things worse - St. Petersburg Times


Do you give money to panhandlers?

    a.) Yes, always, there but for fate go I...

    b.) No, never, they're just lazy bums and it only goes to their substance abuse...

    c.) Sometimes, depends on the circumstances...





a.) Yes, always, there but for fate go I...


forumvp replied...
     Yes, I do give what I can. Sometimes it's only a buck. I think, there, for the grace of God, go my kids. We are one of the richest countries in the world and yet we have hungry and homeless on the streets. It's criminal. The shelters don't do much good for a homeless man.






Richard McD stated...
     I'm a liberal at heart (repugs make it easy). I'll go with "a".






Joe S. reported with...
     There are virtually no panhandlers in our area unless you count organizations such as the ASPCA or such as Friends of the Library, or such as VFW or such as organizations like such as, and such as shaking cans at store entrances. I always give them money. On my very few journeys to the "big cities" I have encountered panhandlers and I have given them money. So I guess my answer is a.) Yes, always, there but for fate go I.. such as








b.) No, never, they're just lazy bums and it only goes to their substance abuse...


'...Crickets...'








c.) Sometimes, depends on the circumstances...


mj anecdotally responded with...
     I seldom stop the car, mostly on safety concerns (the jackass behind me may be on the cell phone).
     Do not hold up a kid, say (s)he's hungry, and expect cash. A woman in London did this. We asked her which of the food vendors near the Tower would suit her child best (or should we pop into one of the grocers). She walked away.
     (Lesson: If a panhandler won't take the actual thing for which (s)he says (s)he needs the money, I'm wary of giving.)
     The guy sitting on the sidewalk feeding, the pigeons from his own meal got a pound note.
     If I have a reasonably small bill and the person looks sincerely in need, I'm likely to give. Non-specific need trumps playing me with a "my baby needs milk" line.






jdunn strummed...
     I only give to musicians ("buskers") as I used to be one.






litebug chose without comment...
     C. Sometimes, depends on the circumstances.






Adam in NoHo was philosophical with...
     C- I think of it as Karma. If I'm ever that bad off I'd like to think I can scrape together a couple of dollars on the street. I've never even been close, but, you know... The more pathetic the you are the more likely I will give you my spare change. Rarely I will give a whole dollar. If you catch my eye or more directly beg, I will give you what's in my change pocket.
     The other day I passed a couple of well-scrubbed kids on Hollywood Blvd. Thats when I think 'Get a job, ya bum' without even knowing their circumstance- OTOH, they were sitting on a guitar case so I figured they could have been busking instead of begging outright.







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Well then, Poll-fans, my response is a mixture of mj's and Adam's. I believe in the karma thing, but I, too, have offered to feed people that asked for money to eat then refused my offer. So, I guess I've become selective. On the spot judgements of sincerity and obvious need, as it were, are the order of the day for me and I do not feel badly about that... Now, I have given change to alcoholics that were in distress and have come right out and said that they needed a drink. I figure that they would do whatever it took to get their 'fix' and by helping them get it perhaps I prevented a potential violent act. Maybe that's 'enabling', but if I helped keep an old lady from getting her purse snatched (or worse), well, so be it. Drug addicts never state their case that way, of course, but 'up front' drunks will, I've learned, and I take pity on them... So, there it is...

Thanks to all! As ever, Yer the Best!




BadToTheBoneBob



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New Question

The 'Mad Mel' Edition...

Mel Gibson has been called a religiously insane, anti-Semitic, misogynistic, racist by a great many people. His actions and words certainly point to that as being the case. However, he has made movies that have been very popular and, in some instances, awarded and/or critically acclaimed...

So...

What is your view of Gibson as an actor and are there any of his movies that you have enjoyed?



Send your response to


BadToTheBoneBob


( BCEpoll 'at' aol.com )






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Shakespeare 'Refudiates' Sarah Palin


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Paul Krugman:The Pundit Delusion (nytimes.com)
Instead of focusing on how its policies play in the news, the Obama administration should be worrying about their actual effect on the economy.


Ted Rall:HELP? NOT SOON
On Economy, Pessimism Abounds.


ROSS DOUTHAT:The Roots Of White Anxiety (nytimes.com)
To understand the country's polarization, take a look at the admissions process at elite private colleges.


Patrick Kingsley: The art of slow reading (guardian.co.uk)
Has endlessly skimming short texts on the internet made us stupider? An increasing number of experts think so - and say it's time to slow down . . .


Jack Shafer: By the Numbers (slate.com)
A terrific new book of essays encourages us all to be skeptical about statistics.


"Twilight of the Superheroes: Stories" by Deborah Eisenberg: A review by Jonathan Dee
Over the last two decades, Deborah Eisenberg has built an estimable reputation by marginalizing herself even within the precincts of literary fiction, by disregarding -- more out of idiosyncrasy than rebellion -- whatever it was that writers of her time and place were supposed or expected to do.


Reed Johnson: Herbie Hancock hits 70 on a high note (latimes.com)
The jazz pianist's yearlong celebration includes a new CD, a world tour and a Hollywood Bowl birthday party.


George Varga: Steve Miller: The Music Vet is Happy to Share his Opinions and Music, Live and Unedited (creators.com)
Here's what ever-quotable Miller had to say about ... The record industry's downward spiral: "My new album just debuted at No 1. on the blues charts and No. 11 on the pop charts, and we (only) sold 12,000 copies. I knew it was bad, but not this bad! There is no record business anymore."


Plácido Domingo: 'I am a very happy man, but I love to suffer on stage' (guardian.co.uk)
Five decades into his brilliant career as one of the world's great tenors, Plácido Domingo - now a baritone - is working as hard as ever. Catch him while you can, says Peter Conrad.


Geoff Boucher: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page won't let powerhouse 'Inception' pin them down (Los Angeles Times)
These days, the term "young Hollywood" conjures up images of pouty, plastic starlets being chased down Robertson Boulevard by paparazzi and probation officers, but recently the soulful side of young Hollywood made an appearance at a corner deli on Franklin Avenue. "Hi, Joe," Ellen Page said with a faraway smile as Joseph Gordon-Levitt gave her a hug.


Rosanna Greenstreet: "Q&A: Keeley Hawes" (guardian.co.uk)
'I'd edit out the night my phone rang my mother when I was discussing something rude.'


MICHAEL ATKINSON: Todd Solondz's Dystopia in Suburbia (inthesetimes.com)
In his sixth film, "Life During Wartime," the film director offers another twisted modern fairy tale that revels in taboos.


David Bruce: "The Kindest People who Do Good Deeds, Volume 1"
250 Good Deeds. A Kindle Book: $1.


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Trivia Question of the Day


How many known crystalline phases of water are there?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


The original Popsicle came in how many flavors?



      7                                                      Source



...In 1923, Epperson introduced the Epsicle to the public for the first time at an Alameda, California amusement park, Neptune Beach. In 1924, Epperson applied for a patent for his "frozen confectionery" called the Epsicle ice pop. He renamed it the Popsicle, allegedly at the insistence of his children. It was originally available in seven flavors and marketed as a "frozen drink on a stick."          Source





Alan J was first, and correct, with:
   Seven



Marian the Recently Retired Teacher responded:
   6



Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
   The original Popsicle was available in eleven flavors



Sally said:
   The 'original' Popsicle came in about 6 or 7 flavors, and were singles. Later on, I think they went to double pops on a single stick. Since few homes had 'freezers' large enough to hold much, they were sold on the ice cream truck, and you had ONE! (And thought is a REAL treat!)
  When my own kids were young (circa 1978 - 86) we had the kind that you made at home from Kool-Aid using a Tupperware popsicle mold. Fill it up, put it in the freezer, and you had popsicles. They maybe were allowed 2 or 3 on the really hot days. We had a freezer, but it wasn't very big, and I wasn't about to fill it up with junk back then...

  They still look good on a hot day, huh??




Charlie said:
   Wikipedia says it's seven, another site says eleven. This site, claims the seven original flavors were root beer, cherry, lemon, orange, banana, grape, and watermelon, and says that the question was hard to research and that there is no definitive answer.




MAM   wrote:
   There were 7; the flavors were root beer, cherry, lemon, orange, banana, grape, and watermelon.




And, Joe S   replied:
   Ok, this is what I found. The first Popsicle flavors were root beer, cherry, lemon, orange, banana, grape, and watermelon. The popsicle site states there were 11 original flavors but didn't list them. I never had a popsicle until 1950 when I was six years old. That year we moved from the woods into the big city of Muskegon, there were 3 candy stores within walking distance, the nearest about a block and a half away. I don't remember the watermelon flavor but I do remember the lime flavor. My favorites were root beer, lemon and banana. Indecently at age six I experienced my first tooth decay.



  



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Wake-up Call


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Anise Butterfly caterpillars
Day 15



 
The last caterpillar starts to pupate in the terrarium



The 'first' chrysalis - 1 week old



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Sick Days


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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Link from RJ

The Fortified Towers of Kaiping

Hi there

A possible link.... some very interesting buildings!


The Fortified Towers of Kaiping

The original fortified towers or diaolou of Kaiping in China date back to the seventeenth century. Most of the 1800 or so that remain were built in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In structure they seem remarkably un-Chinese, with many architectural features from different parts of the globe. However, rather than European architects trying to fuse (perhaps impose?) their own styles this is a result of Chinese emmigrants to the US and Malaysia returning to Kaiping and blending what they had seen abroad with what they had at home. The result - some quite remarkable buildings.


Best regards

RJ


Thanks, RJ!

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Art Contest

CoolClimate

LOS ANGELES -- The Gulf oil disaster is but one example of the ways in which our fossil fuel economy is impacting the planet we call home. But as bad as this catastrophe is, the specter of global climate change looms even larger as a threat to sustaining life on Earth. Despite overwhelming evidence -- species extinction and dwindling water supplies to mass migrations and mega-storms -- the public is still unclear what climate really means for them.

That is why we are calling on artists worldwide to participate in the CoolClimate Art Contest - the first online art contest exploring climate change in its many forms - how it is impacting our lives and what can be done to ensure a sustainable future for all of Earth's inhabitants.

Artist brief: submit a work of art that explores our relationship with the climate - from clean energy jobs to pollution-free oceans - the subject choice is yours. You can submit a piece you've already made, or pass this email along and get an artist friend involved. Post your art on www.coolclimate.deviantart.com and you will be eligible to win prizes, be featured on the Planet Green Planet100 show and be displayed at key leader events nationwide on 10/10/10.

A panel of esteemed judges will select 20 finalists from hundreds of submissions. The finalists will then move to Huffington Post for public voting utilizing the Huffington Post's innovative online social voting tool. Judges include:

     · Mel Chin (artist)
     · Philippe Cousteau (ecologist)
     · Agnes Gund (collector & philanthropist)
     · Van Jones (environmental activist)
     · David Ross (curator)
     · Carrie Mae Weems (artist)
     · Jackson Browne (musician) and Dianna Cohen (artist)
     · Chevy Chase (Comedian) and Jayni Chase (philanthropist)

Submissions are now open and will close on August 23, 2010. You can read the Official Contest Rules on the CoolClimate Group Page.

Historically the creative community has always helped to create new and expanded visions of possibility during difficult times and we look forward to the artist's vision for a cool and sustainable future.


#CoolClimate on deviantART



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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

MORAL MONKEYS!

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE PARTY OF DEATH!

EVEN ELVIS WOULD FIND THIS TOM PARKER DISGUSTING!

THE PUNDIT DELUSION!

HE'S AN OLD HIPPIE WHO KNEW JUST WHAT TO DO! R.I.P. ALBERT.

CORNHOLE GETS STUPID

JESUS LOVES BROWN PEOPLE!

NEW WORDS FROM THE UN-ABRIDGED WHACK-TIONARY!

AND YOU GET AN EGG ROLL!

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING!

HALF IDIOT, HALF MORAN!

EMPATHY!

DYING A GALLON AT A TIME COURTESY OF EXXON!

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT AND I'M HUNGRY!

THE RETIREMENT MYTH!

WHICH SIDE OF THE BABE BRIDGE ARE YOU ON!

BRING IT ON YOU HORNY BASTARD!

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TERMITES!

THE DUDE LOOKED LIKE A LADY!

KAFKAESQUE!

LEAVE THE KILLER BEAVERS ALONE!



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny and a bit cooler than seasonal.



Tonight, Tuesday:

CBS begins the night with a RERUN 'NCIS', followed by a RERUN 'NCIS: The 2nd One', then a RERUN 'The Good Wife'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Steve Carell, Selena Gomez, and Sheryl Crow.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are America Ferrera, Dan Riskin, and Fred MacAulay.


NBC starts the night with a FRESH 'Losing It With Jillian', followed by a FRESH 'America's Got Talent'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Zac Efron, Lior Suchard, and the Black Keys.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Zach Braff, Jemaine Clement, and Crowded House.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 4/5/10) are Joel David Moore, Luci Romberg, and Arctic Monkeys.


ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'Wipeout', followed by a FRESH 'Downfall', then 'Primetime: Family Secrets'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Jon Hamm, J.B. Smoove, Ralph Macchio, and Runner Runner.


The CW offers a RERUN 'One Tree Hill', followed by a RERUN 'Life Unexpected'.


Faux fills the night with a FRESH 'Hell's Kitchen'


MY recycles an old 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader', followed by another old 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Gradere', then an old 'Deal Or No Deal', followed by another old 'Deal Or No Deal'.


A&E has 'Gene Simmons', another 'Gene Simmons', still another 'Gene Simmons', yet another 'Gene Simmons', followed by a FRESH 'Gene Simmons', then a FRESH 'Kissteria'.


AMC offers the movie 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life', followed by the movie 'Ghost Ship', then the movie 'Fallen'.


BBC  -   
 [12:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 Sandgate
 [1:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited - US - Episode 1
 [2:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 7 Oscars
 [3:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 2 Lela's
 [4:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 8 La Gondola
 [5:00 PM]   Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
 [6:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 La Riviera
 [7:00 PM]   BBC World News America
 [8:00 PM]   Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 4 Who Watches the Watchers
 [9:00 PM]   Doctor Who - 12 - The Pandorica Opens
 [10:00 PM]   Demons - Episode 3
 [11:00 PM]   Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 4 Who Watches the Watchers
 [12:00 AM]   Doctor Who - 12 - The Pandorica Opens
 [1:00 AM]   Demons - Episode 3
 [2:00 AM]   Doctor Who - 12 - The Pandorica Opens
 [3:00 AM]   Demons - Episode 3
 [4:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [4:30 AM]   BBC World News
 [5:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [6:00 AM]   BBC World News    (ALL TIMES EST)


Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of NJ', another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', still another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by a FRESH 'Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List'.


Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', 'Tosh.0', 'Futurama', 'South Park', another 'South Park', still another 'South Park', and yet another 'South Park'.
Jon Stewart is pre-empted.
Colbert Report is pre-empted.


FX has the movie 'Mission: Impossible II', followed by the movie 'The Day After Tomorrow', then a FRESH 'Rescue Me'.


History has 'Modern Marvels', followed by a FRESH 'Most Extreme Airports', and 'Top Shot'.


IFC  -   
 [6:00 AM]    Bee Season
 [7:45 AM]    Walkabout
 [9:30 AM]    Paperhouse
 [11:05 AM]    Monty Python's Flying Circus
 [11:35 AM]    Bee Season
 [1:30 PM]    Walkabout
 [3:15 PM]    Paperhouse
 [4:50 PM]    Bee Season
 [6:45 PM]    Bookies
 [8:15 PM]    Another Day in Paradise
 [10:00 PM]    Food Party
 [10:15 PM]    Food Party
 [10:30 PM]    Dinner With the Band
 [11:00 PM]    The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [11:30 PM]    Monty Python's Flying Circus
 [12:00 AM]    The Cooler
 [1:45 AM]    Wrong
 [2:00 AM]    Z Rock
 [2:30 AM]    Speed Grapher
 [3:00 AM]    Food Party
 [3:15 AM]    Food Party
 [3:30 AM]    Dinner With the Band
 [4:00 AM]    The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [4:30 AM]    Monty Python's Flying Circus
 [5:00 AM]    Walkabout    (ALL TIMES EST)


Sundance  -   
 [7:00 AM]    The Toe Tactic
 [8:30 AM]    Flow: For The Love Of Water
 [10:00 AM]    The Pool
 [11:35 AM]    The Tiger and the Snow
 [1:35 PM]    The Toe Tactic
 [3:05 PM]    Flow: For The Love Of Water
 [4:35 PM]    The Pool
 [6:15 PM]    Jump Tomorrow
 [8:00 PM]    THE LAZY ENVIRONMENTALIST - Lazy Daycare/Lazy Jewelers (Season 2, Episode 6)
 [8:30 PM]    Manufactured Landscapes
 [10:00 PM]    On the Road with Judas
 [11:35 PM]    Quinceanera
 [1:15 AM]    THE LAZY ENVIRONMENTALIST - Lazy Daycare/Lazy Jewelers (Season 2, Episode 6)
 [1:45 AM]    Manufactured Landscapes
 [3:15 AM]    On the Road with Judas
 [4:50 AM]    Quinceanera    (ALL TIMES EST)


SyFy has 'Warehouse 13', another 'Warehouse 13', followed by a FRESH 'Warehouse 13', then a FRESH 'WWE NXT'.


TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESH Lopez Tonight are Seth Greene, Ali Fedotowsky, and Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars.


TCM:
 [7:00 AM]      Days Of Glory (1944)
 [8:30 AM]      Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
 [10:45 AM]      The Truth About Youth (1930)
 [12:00 PM]      Consolation Marriage (1931)
 [1:30 PM]      Thirteen Women (1932)
 [2:45 PM]      When Ladies Meet (1933)
 [4:15 PM]      Evelyn Prentice (1934)
 [5:45 PM]      Man-Proof (1938)
 [7:00 PM]      Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1991)
 [8:00 PM]      Canyon Passage (1946)
 [10:00 PM]      Suez (1938)
 [12:00 AM]      The Hurricane (1937)
 [2:00 AM]      My Reputation (1946)
 [4:00 AM]      The Unfaithful (1947)     (ALL TIMES EST)


Wednesday  -  07/21/10

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      SPIRIT OF 1918 OVERTURE (RESTORED) (1926)    SILENT 
 [6:15 AM]      Son Of India (1931)
 [7:45 AM]      But The Flesh Is Weak (1932)
 [9:15 AM]      Polly Of The Circus (1932)
 [10:30 AM]      The Firebird (1934)
 [11:45 AM]      The Florentine Dagger (1935)
 [1:00 PM]      Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
 [3:00 PM]      Five Came Back (1939)
 [4:30 PM]      Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
 [6:00 PM]      The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
 [8:00 PM]      12 Angry Men (1957)
 [10:00 PM]      Perfect Strangers (1950)
 [11:45 PM]      Murder Most Foul (1964)
 [1:30 AM]      Ladies Of The Jury (1932)
 [2:45 AM]      We're on the Jury (1937)
 [4:00 AM]      The Missing Juror (1944)
 [5:30 AM]      MGM Parade Show #26 (1955)     (ALL TIMES EST)



TNT has a FRESH 'Hawthorne', followed by a FRESH 'Memphis Heat'. usa

USA has a FRESH 'White Collar', followed by a FRESH 'Covert Affairs'.




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In this July 15, 2010 photo, musician Robert Plant, left, performs with Patty Griffin in Little Rock, Ark.
Photo by Brian Chilson

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AU Appoints Celebrities

Peace Envoys

The African Union has appointed famous politicians, musicians, sportsmen and women as advisors and special envoys to promote its peace efforts across the continent.

Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai and Mo Ibrahim, whose multi-million-dollar prize honours good governance, were among those designated last week as advisors to support the bloc's "Year of Peace and Security" initiative.

Senegal's Grammy-winning singer Youssou N'Dour, Chelsea's Ghanaian footballer Michael Essien and Salif Keita were also named by AU chief Jean Ping as "peace ambassadors".

"The advisory council and peace ambassadors will support the (AU) commission in conflict resolution and peace building efforts on the continent," said a statement sent to AFP.

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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2010. DiCaprio is here to promote his new film'Inception.'
Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi

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Leads Protest

Bjork

Icelandic singer Bjork, known for her political activism, urged parliament Monday to review the planned sale of a local geothermal energy company, saying the deal could harm Iceland's interests.

Bjork said she was unhappy with the sale of Icelandic power company HS Orka to Canada's Magma Energy and asked members of parliament to review it.

"Members of parliament! We, Icelanders, ask you for a transparent, open discussion and reconsideration concerning the sale of access to our natural resources," Bjork told reporters.

Thermal energy, generated by the heat of its many volcanoes, is one of Iceland's most valuable natural resources and could attract much-needed foreign investment in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Bjork

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Films Honored In L.A

Outfest

Two lesbian dramas won top awards Sunday at Outfest, the 28th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

Ned Farr's "A Marine Story" and James Kent's "The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister" were named best U.S. dramatic feature and international dramatic feature, respectively.

"Marine," which also picked up the audience award for dramatic feature, stars best actress winner Dreya Weber as a decorated Marine officer whose career is imperiled by the ban on gays in the military. The British film "Anne Lister" tells the true story of a landowner in 19th century England.

Outfest

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DirecTV Picks Up From FX

'Damages'

"Damages," the award-winning, critically acclaimed legal thriller, has won a reprieve after three low-rated seasons on the FX network.

DirecTV and Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that the drama series will return for 20 episodes spanning two more seasons. Emmy-winning Glenn Close, Rose Byrne and other stars will return for the new episodes. They will be produced early next year and air exclusively on DirecTV's satellite service.

DirecTV also will have the rights to air the previous three seasons of "Damages," the companies said.

The series, which was not expected to be renewed by basic-cable network FX, has won a Golden Globe award, four Emmys, and recently landed five Emmy nominations.

'Damages'

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In this photo released by Sony Music Entertainment, Sunday, July 18, 2010, Clive Davis, left, and Carlos Santana, second left, are joined by New York Gov.David Paterson and his wife, Michelle, backstage at Jones Beach Theater in Seaford, N.Y. Santana performed at the theatre as part of his Universal Tone Tour.
Photo by Michael Corrado

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Hospital News

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Her husband says Zsa Zsa Gabor underwent successful surgery Monday to replace the hip she broke over the weekend when she fell out of bed at her Bel-Air home.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt says the 93-year-old actress was in surgery for 3 1/2 hours at Ronald Reagan UCLA medical center. In a telephone call, he said she was in recovery and he was waiting to see her.

He said her surgeon was happy with everything and there were no problems.

Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Vidiot Speak

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Compares To Shakespeare

Palin

Sarah Palin (R-Quitter) raised linguists' eyebrows this weekend when she urged Muslims to "refudiate" a controversial mosque -- then defended her garbled English as Shakespearean.

The darling of the Republican right and possible 2012 White House candidate coined the word Sunday in a Tweet criticizing plans for a mosque at Ground Zero in New York.

At first Palin appeared embarrassed, deleting the message on her Twitter page and replacing it with a call for Muslims to "refute" the plan, this time using a real word, but questionable grammar.

Her next update returned to "refudiate" and now proudly proclaimed Palin as heir both to literary genius William Shakespeare and Republican ex-resident George W. Bush, famous for his repeated howlers, such as "misunderestimate."

Palin

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Oliver Stone attends the premiere of South of the Border, at the Curzon cinema in Mayfair, central London, with his wife Chong Son Chong (left) and daughterTara Chong (right) Monday July 19, 2010.

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Returns To Thailand

Mikhail Pletnev

A renowned Russian pianist and conductor arrested on child sex charges returned to Thailand for a court hearing Monday, honoring the terms of his controversial release on bail that allowed him to leave the country.

Mikhail Pletnev, the conductor and founder of the Russian National Orchestra, told reporters before his court appearance that allegations he had raped a 14-year-old boy were "not true."

"During the police search of my home, nothing connected with the allegations - no photographs or other visual material - was found on (my) computer," he said, reading from a prepared statement.

Thailand has long been known as a haven for sex tourists and pedophiles because of widespread prostitution and lax law enforcement. Authorities have voiced intentions to crack down on such offenses, and the conductor's July 6 arrest is one of the most prominent cases to date.

Mikhail Pletnev

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Noisy London House Party

Madonna

US pop star Madonna was in hot water with her neighbours over a loud party thrown at her London house when she was not there, council officials said Monday.

Staff working for Madonna at her home in Marylebone, central London, threw a party on the afternoon of June 27 that was so noisy that nearby residents called Westminster City Council to complain.

Officials who arrived at the property shortly afterwards said the music and singing was loud enough to be considered "statutory nuisance".

The order was issued to Madonna, who is listed as the building's owner, even though she was not present at the party.

Madonna

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Musician Sean Lennon, right, and his girlfriend Kemp Muhl attend 'The Extra Man' premiere on Monday, July 19, 2010 in New York.
Photo by Evan Agostini

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Ex Wants Common Law Marriage Recognized

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman's ex-wife is asking a judge to formally recognize her as the child star's surviving spouse.

Documents filed last week in 4th District Court on behalf of Shannon Price say she and Coleman continued to live together and represent themselves as married despite their 2008 divorce.

Price wants a judge to recognize her common law marriage to Coleman from the date of the divorce through his May 28 death. She is seeking the declaration as part of the ongoing battle over Coleman's estate.

Gary Coleman

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Bans Niqab At Universities

Syria

Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab - the full Islamic veil that reveals only a woman's eyes - taking aim at a garment many see as political.

The ban shows a rare point of agreement between Syria's secular, authoritarian government and the democracies of Europe: Both view the niqab as a potentially destabilizing threat.

The order affects both public and private universities and aims to protect Syria's secular identity, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the issue. Hundreds of primary school teachers who were wearing the niqab at government-run schools were transferred last month to administrative jobs, he added.

The ban, issued Sunday by the Education Ministry, does not affect the hijab, or headscarf, which is far more common in Syria than the niqab's billowing black robes.

Syria

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Elaine Stritch performs at a White House Music Series event saluting Broadway in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 19, 2010, in Washington.
Photo by Carolyn Kaster

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Another Day, Another Oink

Berlusconi

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday said he could sing better than French songwriting legend Charles Aznavour during an event on top of the northern city of Milan's cathedral.

"Someone wrote that I would have sung with him, but my institutional position prevents me from doing so. Also, I would have surely been better than him," joked Berlusconi while introducing Aznavour, the ANSA news agency reported.

Berlusconi, who was a cruise ship crooner in his youth, was presenting Aznavour after receiving an institutional prize for his political career amid the pinnacles and spires that overlook the roof of the gothic cathedral.

Before beginning his concert, Aznavour replied saying Berlusconi was "the most prestigious artist to have ever opened a show for me."

Berlusconi

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Unveils Soldiers' War Paintings

U.S. Army

An American soldier stands alone amid the long grass of a Vietnamese field accompanied by the helicopter that brought him there while a few other soldiers are seen in the background.

"Landing Zone," a somber depiction of the Vietnam War in 1966 by soldier John Wehrle, is among about 300 paintings by U.S. servicemen and women that will be unveiled to the public for the first time at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center in September.

The paintings have been selected from about 15,000 collected by the U.S. Army since the 1840s. Most have never been on public display.

"Art of the American Soldier" focuses on the duties, sacrifices, and everyday lives of troops, and covers every conflict from the World War One to Afghanistan.

U.S. Army

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Members of the Xylopholks band perform in the Times Square subway station in New York July 19, 2010.
Photo by Lucas Jackson

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Party On The Autobahn

"Still Life"

About three million people turned a busy motorway into one of the biggest open-air festivals in Germany's history on Sunday.

A 60 km (36 mile)-long section of the A40 Autobahn between the western German cities of Dortmund and Duisburg was closed to motorists and turned over to pedestrians, cyclists, skaters and picnickers.

The event called "Still Life" was part of celebrations for the Ruhr region Cultural Capital of Europe 2010. The area, once Germany's industrial heartland, is home to 5.3 million people.

Some 20,000 tables were set up on the motorway for what organizers called "the longest banquet in the world." They said three million people had taken part.

"Still Life"

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Dentures Up For Sale

Winston Churchill

A partial set of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill's gold-mounted dentures, specially designed to disguise his natural lisp, go up for sale this month.

The partial dentures, which Keys Auctioneers have catalogued with an estimated value of 4,000 to 5,000 pounds, are being sold by the son of the technician who was commissioned to make them.

A duplicate is on show at the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, and a third set was buried with Churchill in 1965.

According to documents written by the college of surgeons, the dentures were "carefully designed to ensure that Churchill retained his characteristically slurred diction -- a deliberate affectation designed to overcome a childhood lisp.

Winston Churchill

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In Memory

Fred Carter Jr.

Fred Carter Jr., a longtime Nashville studio musician and father of country musician Deana Carter, has died. He was 76.

He died of complications from a stroke Saturday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee, according to an obituary and funeral arrangements released Monday by a public relations firm.

Born in Louisiana, Carter began his career as a staff guitarist on the Shreveport-based country music show known as the "Louisiana Hayride." He settled in Nashville in the late 1950s as a session player and worked with a steady stream of country artists, including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. He also worked with Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters.

Fred Carter Jr.

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In Memory

James Gammon

James Gammon, the gravel-voiced actor who played the manager of the Cleveland Indians in the 1980s comedy "Major League" and had a host of other movie and TV roles, has died. He was 70.

The craggy-faced actor also played the father on the Don Johnson TV show "Nash Bridges."

In addition to dozens of TV and movie appearances, Gammon was a noted stage actor who co-founded the MET Theatre in Los Angeles. Gammon starred in several Sam Shepherd plays, receiving a Tony nomination for his work on a 1996 Broadway production of "Buried Child."

Gammon is survived by his wife, a brother and sister, two daughters and two grandchildren.

James Gammon

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This undated photograph provided by the Zoological society of London / Sri Lanka shows a Horton Plains slender loris, scientifically known as Loris tardigradus in the Horton Plains sanctuary in Horton Plains, Sri Lanka. Researchers in a central Sri Lankan forest have photographed the rare primate that was feared extinct for more than 60 years, the Zoological Society of London said Monday July 19, 2010.
Photo by Dulan Vidanapathirana

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