BartCop Entertainment Archives - Wednesday, 23 July, 2008

Wednesday

23 July, 2008

(Updated Daily)

[359 days in a row]

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'Best of TBH Politoons'

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M Is FOR MASHUP - July 23rd, 2008

Summer Mashup Quiz

By DJ Useo



I know.I know! School's out for the summer,(Thank you,Alice)but if I let you coast, where will you be in the fall when you need to know this stuff? So,to keep you on your toes,& help hone your brain,here's a neat-o test all about the online world of mashups & bootleggers.The prize for high scores is all the mashup downloads you can handle.The booby prize for low scores is all the mashups you can handle.How many times do you get that kind of a deal? You'll all be allowed 60 minutes till I ask for your papers.Only one bathroom break for each test-ee,so make it count.


Let's proceed now with the easier questions first & then they get progressively harder.------


 Q  1:  The first bootleg forum was called...
           A - GET YOUR BOOTLEG ON
           B - GET YOUR FISHNETS ON
           C - GET YOUR GRUNDIES ON
           D - GET YOUR PRE-INDUSTRIAL AGE,HAND-MADE BURLAP PAJAMAS ON



 Q   2:  The first mashup was crafted by...
           A - JOHANN SEBASTIAN GUNS 'N ROSES
           B - PENN GILLETTE
           C - ALEXANDER DOOR BELL
           D - THOMAS ALVA EDISON



 Q   3:  A now-defunct,early blog that posted mashups was called...
           A - BASTARD POP.CO.UK
           B - MUSTARD POP.CO.UK
           C - ISTANBUL,NOT CONSTANTINOPLE POP.CO.UK
           D - !!$#@%!?*@! POP.CO.UK



 Q  4:  Although most early bootlegging was performed by Europeans,an american who broke through the British barrier was named...
           A - MARTY BEN
           B - SHARKY BEN
           C - PARTY BEN
           D - DICKEY PA PA MIZZENMAST CHUMLEY THE 3RD





 Q  5:  An actual mashup site associated with the famous band,Fleetwood Mac is called...
           A - RIHANNON & THE TUSKS
           B - FLEETWOOD MASH
           C - BOB FOR WELSHES
           D - SAMMMY THE SAW-TOOTHED SHARK WHO IS A BIG FAN OF FLEETWOOD MAC





 Q   6:  What popular mashup artist uses the name of a favorite alcoholic drink?
           A - ANDREAS CHURCHILL HIGHBALL
           B - DOUGAL SEX-ON-THE-BEACH
           C - BOBBY MARTINI
           D - APOLLO LOWBALL





 Q  7:  Which Dutch bootlegger is a big fave at the site Mashuptown?
           A - DJ PUFFERFISH
           B - PHEUGOO
           C - ELLA SALMON
           D - WRIGGLING SCHOLAR



 Q  8:  What is the name of the site run by Simon Iddol that mixes posts of label music with bootleg tunes?
           A - SOUNDS FOR NAUGHTY TIME
           B - DON'T LISTEN MOM
           C - AUDIO PORN CENTRAL
           D - SIMON'S TUNES TO BLUSH BY



 Q  9:  A newer bootleg forum that replaced Beat-Boot-Ique is referred to as...
           A - SAM'S HAIR CLUB FOR BASTARD POP
           B - DONE-UNDONE NETWORK
           C - SOUND-UNSOUND NETWORK
           D - STICKY ICKY NETWORK





Q 10:  The new home for International Mixers with it's own line-up of live radio shows featuring mashups & remixes is...
           A - GLOWBALL RAVERS FORUM
           B - MOBILE RECORDS AT WORK
           C - GLOBAL DJ NETWORK
           D - MAD DOGS BITE YOUR ASS ONE-STOP


TEST ANSWERS----------------


 1:   A   gybo5.com/

 2:   D   ubishops.ca/BaudrillardStudies/vol4_2/v4-2-dgunkel.html

 3:   A   This site is gone now & the name belonds to a martial-arts site.(WTF?)

 4:   C   partyben.com/

 5:   B   ezsite.bz/mashup/

 6:   C   bobbymartini.co.uk/

 7:   B   pheugoo.com /

 8:   C   audioporncentral.com/

 9:   C   sound-unsound-network.com/

10:   C   globaldjnetwork.com/


Thanks for giving it a go. Early responses show that most people move on to other activities after question 1.

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Mix Of The Week - MP3J's WTF 51 mix is a perfect example of why this series has progressed past the 50 mark. Full of Beatles mixed with various artists, it fulfills the promise of the previous 50 WTF mixes.
virb.com/mp3j/music/albums/65183
rapidshare.com/files/123815679/MP3J-WTF51.mp3.html

Be sure & drop a line to MP3J & let him know how much you liked it.



Mashup Tip : Listening to mashups is perfectly normal, so don't feel embarrassed when your friends stare.


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Who Do You Think Should Be Obama's VP?

The Monday Poll

Who Do You Think Should Be Obama's VP?

BadToTheBoneBob suggested poll questions, and offered to ride herd on it.

There will be a fresh poll question on Monday and Thursday, with Monday's results on Thursday, and Thursday's results on Monday. Might even have some charts and graphs.

The current question is Who Do You Think Should Be Obama's VP?

Send your suggestions, and maybe a reason why, to BadToTheBoneBob at BCEpoll@aol.com


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John McCain Resubmits His Op-Ed to The NY Times


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Stephen Dinan: McCain's Straight Talk spins wheels (Washington Times)
From signature issues such as immigration and climate change to tax cuts, the presumed Republican presidential nominee sometimes just seems lost as to his own record and his stance on hot-button social issues. After Mr. McCain said he opposed child adoptions to gay and lesbian couples, his campaign clarified that he wasn't making policy and would leave the issue to the states.


America's last taboo (books.guardian.co.uk)
Barbara Ehrenreich has been called a Marxist just for writing that the US is not a classless society. But criticism has never stopped her exposing social injustice before. Emma Brockes talks to her about her new book, Barack Obama and the great wealth divide.


Music to help you get through the credit crunch (music.guardian.co.uk)
Laura Barton asks what kind of tunes does a recession spawn - miserable or feelgood?


Joseph Tartakovsky: Man of a Thousand Faces (claremont.org:80)
A review of Homer's 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey': A Biography, by Alberto Manguel


Want to know how to lose me as a friend? Just buy me a book and say: 'This is so you' (books.guardian.co.uk)
Mark Ravenhill on gifts handed over with killer words that curse them forever.


Frank Lovece: It's no mystery that 'The X-Files' is back on the big screen (Newsday)
It's a mystery worthy of Fox Mulder's scrutiny: Why make a theatrical motion picture of that iconic '90s TV series "The X-Files" six years after the last original episode aired? Nobody's doing "Seinfeld: The Movie," "Friends Forever" or "Walker, Texas Ranger, Rides Again."


Barry Koltnow: The big winners and losers of the summer movie season (The Orange County Register)
So, let's get on with the festivities. Here are the big winners, the big losers and those who simply maintained during the first 11 weeks of the 2008 summer movie season.


Will Harris: A Chat with Adam Scott, Star of "August" (bullz-eye.com)
"(9/11 is) just kind of this spectre hanging over the characters and the story (of 'August'), so the audience has this knowledge that the characters don't...


20 QUESTIONS: Amy Ray (popmatters.com)
Amy Ray: Talking the talk and walking the walk, this singer/songwriter brings you the world with each song.


Clive Davis: Whispering Melody (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk)
From a near-fatal accident to her discovery of jazz, Melody Gardot's story is well worth listening to - and so are her songs.


Martin Bandyke: Five questions for singer-songwriter Amos Lee (Detroit Free Press)
Philadelphia native Amos Lee, who just released his third album for Blue Note Records ("Last Days at the Lodge"), has been quite a busy man since he stopped teaching elementary school and started playing and singing songs professionally. "I haven't had a regular place to live since 2004," said Lee when he recently spoke to the Detroit Free Press. "I've been traveling and recording and bumming around for the last couple of years."


Grace Westcott: Friction over Fan Fiction (lrc.reviewcanada.ca)
Is this Burgeoning Art Form Legal?


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LONG AS IT MAY BE

IT'S STILL A "STRETCH" FOR THIS PINK

LEFT LEANING LIMO

zEN mAN
(observing a pinko commie limo in my Neighbors Hood)

zEN mAN archives


zEN mAN



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Trivia Question Of The Day

How much does an Oscar weigh?

   A:    4½ lbs
   B:    6½ lbs
   C:    8½ lbs
   D:    10½ lbs
   E:    12½ lbs


Send your answer to Marty





Trivia Question from Yesterday

How many ridges (reeds) are there on a modern US quarter?

   A:    101
   B:    118
  C:    119
   D:    125
   E:    150                 Source





Charlie was first, and correct, with:
   One more than a dime.
  C: 119
  I should assure Joe S that I am not an Ohio State fan. And a discussion of Ohio politics here would take us too far afield (and probably make me sick).
  mj:
     Why the heck they put the R&R hall of fame in Cleveland?
  Why in Cleveland (aka "The Mistake on the Lake")? The answer is extensive lobbying, and, uh, "financial incentives."




Alan J responded:
   150



Sally said:
   The heat wave is over, and we have a cooling rain here today!
  I believe that there are also 119 ridges (reeds) on a modern US quarter (C).
  I don't know this for sure as my eyesight is not good enough to support an actual search such as that done by the likes of the Vicstor in the LAST ridge question - God love his diligent little heart! (You KNOW I luv ya Vic...)
  PS: I was shocked to read that Professor Charlie was from Ohio - don't know why, guess I thought he was British or from another such an eloquent-sounding place. But Ohio is good - come to think about it, there are parts there that are quite beautiful.
  PPS: DannyD makes me laugh - thank you DD.
  PPPS: who would have guessed that Linda >^..^<
  was a "Wild-child? :)




And, Joe S ("The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter."  ~ Mary Landrieu) answered:
   I had to Google it. Three sources agreed with my initial guess, C: 119. No, I'm kidding. I didn't guess the answer, I had no idea.


  

Thanks to Charlie for the picture.


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

THE MISOGYNIST!

GRAB YOUR CAN! HERE COME THE GARBAGE MAN!

THE SHORT BUS NETWORK!

SEWAGE KNOWS NO BORDERS!

THEY WILL CLOSE THOSE PRYING EYES!

SAVE THE PIGS! SHOOT A REPUG!

FANNIE AND FREDDIE WERE SWEETHEART DEALS!

McMORNING TO YA!

WWJD?

DARWIN AWARD WINNER!

PURITY BALLS!

WHAT A SHMUCK!



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny and still cooler than seasonal.



Added another new flagLiberia  -  Liberia



Tonight, Wednesday:

CBS starts the night with a FRESH 'Big Brother 10', followed by a RERUN 'Criminal Minds', then a RERUN 'CSI: The 3rd One'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are John C. Reilly, Jane Mayer, and Grizzly Bear.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Val Kilmer, survivalist Les Stroud, and Curt Smith.

NBC opens the night with a RERUN 'Baby Borrowers', followed by a FRESH 'Baby Borrowers', then a RERUN 'Law & Order'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Kevin Costner, D.L. Hughley, and the Time.
On a RERUN Conan (from 5/7/08) are Liam Neeson, BJ Novack, and the Duke Spirit.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 3/18/08) are Eddie Izzard and Rick Ross.

ABC begins the night with a RERUN 'Wife Swap', followed by a RERUN 'Supernanny', then 'Primetime: Crime'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Paul Giamatti, Mitch Rouse, and Los Lonely Boys.

The CW offers a RERUN 'America's Next Top Model', followed by a RERUN 'Pussycat Dolls Present'.

Faux has a FRESH 'So You Think You Can Dance'.

MY has a (R) 'Under One Roof', 'Whacked Out Videos', 'Twilight Zone', and another 'Twilight Zone'.

A&E has

AMC offers 'The First 48', 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', followed by a FRESH 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', and a FRESH Criss Angel Mindfreak'.

BBC  -   
 [12:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 9
 [12:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 11
 [1:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep. 3 Walnut Tree
 [2:00 PM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep. 9 Cooke
 [3:00 PM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 26 Shepton Mallet 12
 [3:30 PM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 27 Carmarthen 28
 [4:00 PM]    You Are What You Eat - Episode 11
 [4:30 PM]    You Are What You Eat - Episode 12
 [5:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 12
 [5:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 1
 [6:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 2 The Fenwick Arms
 [7:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [8:00 PM]    Plastic Surgery Junkies with Louis Theroux
 [9:00 PM]    Love Me, Love My Doll
 [10:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [11:00 PM]    Plastic Surgery Junkies with Louis Theroux
 [12:00 AM]    Love Me, Love My Doll
 [1:00 AM]    Plastic Surgery Junkies with Louis Theroux
 [2:00 AM]    Love Me, Love My Doll
 [3:00 AM]    Spaced - Episode 5
 [3:30 AM]    Spaced - Episode 6
 [4:00 AM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 26 Shepton Mallet 12
 [4:30 AM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 27 Carmarthen 28
 [5:00 AM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep. 20 Hirst
 [5:30 AM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep. 21 Innes
 [6:00 AM]    BBC World News    (ALL TIMES EDT)

Bravo has 'Project Runway', another 'Project Runway', followed by a FRESH 'Project Runway', and a FRESH 'Shear Genius'.

Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Futuama', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and a FRESH 'Mind Of Mencia'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is T.J. English.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is Nas.

FX has the movie 'Phone Booth', followed by the movie 'Planet Of The Apes', then the movie 'Planet Of The Apes', again.

History has 'Modern Marvels', 'MonsterQuest', followed by a FRESH 'MonsterQuest', and 'Ice Road Truckers'.

IFC  -   
 [06:00 AM]    This is Not a Film
 [07:35 AM]    No Such Thing
 [09:25 AM]    Camilla
 [11:00 AM]    The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
 [12:45 PM]    IFC Short Film Showcase
 [01:45 PM]    This is Not a Film
 [03:15 PM]    No Such Thing
 [05:05 PM]    Camilla
 [06:45 PM]    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
 [08:30 PM]    The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman #206
 [09:00 PM]    Nowhere
 [10:30 PM]    O
 [12:15 AM]    Nowhere
 [01:45 AM]    O
 [03:30 AM]    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
 [05:15 AM]    George Washington     (ALL TIMES EST)

SciFi has 'Ghost Hunters', 'Ghost Hunters International', followed by a FRESH 'Ghost Hunters International', and a FRESH 'Scare Tactics'.

Sundance  -   
 [05:00 AM]    Father and Son
 [06:30 AM]    Tina Barney: Social Studies
 [07:30 AM]    Kill The Man
 [09:00 AM]    Episode 10
 [10:00 AM]    Blue Vinyl
 [11:35 AM]    Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
 [01:35 PM]    Ginger and Cinnamon
 [03:15 PM]    Everything's Gone Green
 [05:00 PM]    Gettin' Square
 [07:00 PM]    Look Both Ways
 [09:00 PM]    Episode 8 - Big Sur, Part 1
 [09:30 PM]    (Episode 4)
 [10:00 PM]    Somersault
 [12:00 AM]    Episode 10
 [01:00 AM]    Swimming Pool
 [03:00 AM]    Pangea Day
 [04:00 AM]    The Kooks, Wynton Marsalis & Muse
 [05:00 AM]    Everything's Gone Green     (ALL TIMES EST)

TCM:
 [7:15 AM]      A Bucket of Blood (1959)
 [8:30 AM]      Don't Drink the Water (1969)
 [10:15 AM]      Five Golden Hours (1960)
 [12:00 PM]      Only Two Can Play (1962)
 [2:00 PM]      Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
 [3:45 PM]      A Thousand Clowns (1965)
 [5:45 PM]      The Apartment (1960)
 [8:00 PM]      Second Chorus (1940)
 [9:30 PM]      Du Barry Was A Lady (1943)
 [11:15 PM]      Hollywood Canteen (1944)
 [1:30 AM]      Romance On The High Seas (1948)
 [3:15 AM]      Jam Session (1944)
 [4:45 AM]      OZZIE NELSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA #1 (1939)
 [4:55 AM]      VINCENT LOPEZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA WITH BETTY HUTTON (1939)
 [5:10 AM]      Short Film: ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1938)
 [5:20 AM]      LARRY CLINTON AND ORCHESTRA in "THE DIPSY DOODLER" (1938)
 [5:35 AM]      Short Film: FREDDIE RICH AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1938)     (ALL TIMES EST)


Thursday  -  07/24/08

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      The Man From Planet X (1951)
 [7:30 AM]      Riders To The Stars (1954)
 [9:00 AM]      Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
 [10:30 AM]      It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
 [12:00 PM]      711 Ocean Drive (1950)
 [2:00 PM]      Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
 [4:00 PM]      Naked City (1948)
 [6:00 PM]      The Out-of-Towners (1969)
 [8:00 PM]      G-Men (1935)
 [9:30 PM]      Confessions Of A Nazi Spy (1939)
 [11:30 PM]      Walk East on Beacon (1952)
 [1:15 AM]      Big Jim McLain (1952)
 [3:00 AM]      Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
 [4:30 AM]      Down Three Dark Streets (1954)     (ALL TIMES EST)



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Actor Ian McShane, star of the new drama series "Kings," speaks to television critics at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California, July 21, 2008.
Photo by Fred Prouser
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Walk O'Fame Makeover

Hollywood

Hundreds of stars on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame" are to undergo a much-needed $4.2 million makeover to repair cracks and holes ahead of the 50th anniversary of the beloved tourist attraction.

They will also be joined by a newcomer -- Absolut Vodka -- which will get its own star plaque as the first corporate sponsor of the "Walk of Fame," a Hollywood business group said on Tuesday.

Some 778 of the pink terrazzo and bronze star-shaped plaques along 2 1/2 miles of sidewalk in and around Hollywood Boulevard need replacing, the group said.

Many of them -- including those for "Dynasty" star Joan Collins, Humble Pie singer Peter Frampton, actors Walter Matthau and Burt Lancaster -- have been deemed potential safety hazards to pedestrians.

Absolut Vodka was the first company to become a "Friend of the Walk of Fame." The size of the company's contribution to the restoration program was not disclosed but it will be given an honorary star in front of the Kodak Theatre, which is home to the annual Oscars ceremony.

Hollywood

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German actor Sven-Eric Bechtolf (R), as Guter Gesell (Good Fellow), Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, as Jedermann (Everyman) (L) and German actor Clemens Schick, as Death, perform during a dress rehearsal of Hugo von Hofmansthal's drama Jedermann (Everyman) in Salzburg late July 21, 2008. Picture taken July 21, 2008.
Photo by Leonhard Foeger
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Speaks Of Honors

John Cleese

Monty Python star John Cleese said Tuesday that having a lemur named after him was a greater honour than receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

The 68-year-old, who declined a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award in 1996, paid tribute to the exotic creatures as he visited a zoo in Bristol, southwest England, near where he grew up.

"I've had a species named after me. A Swiss guy discovered it. He called and asked if I will give him permission to name it after me," said Cleese, also well known for the Fawlty Towers sitcom.

"I would rather have that than a knighthood or peerage."

John Cleese

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Roger & Richard Replaced By 2 Bens

`At the Movies'

Over the years, TV's best-known movie review show has gone from hosts Siskel and Ebert to Ebert and Roeper to Roeper and guest critics - and now it's Lyons and Mankiewicz.

Ben Lyons, a Hollywood reporter and film critic for "E! News" and others, and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz will take over "At the Movies" when its new season begins in September, Disney Domestic Television said Tuesday.

`At the Movies'

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Reveals Regret

JK Rowling

Best-selling author JK Rowling revealed her mother died without knowing anything about Harry Potter.

The writer said she began working on the tales of the apprentice wizard just six months before her mother Anne died of multiple sclerosis (MS) at the age of 45.

She revealed it was a "real regret" that she never told her mother she was writing the stories, which would go on to be adored around the world.

Rowling also spoke of her pain at witnessing the gradual decline of her mother, whom she had perceived as "invulnerable", prior to her death in 1990.

JK Rowling

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A member of the Australian dance theatre group Bangarra performs "Mathinna" at the Sydney Opera House July 22, 2008. Mathinna, the history of a young Aboriginal girl removed from her traditional life, will be performed at the Sydney Opera House until August 23.
Photo by Daniel Munoz
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Galapagos Tortoise

Lonesome George

Lonesome George, the long-living Galapagos Islands giant tortoise thought to be the last of his kind, might soon be a father.

The Galapagos National Park announced Monday that a female tortoise that has accompanied George since 1993 laid three intact eggs that are being cared for in an artificial incubator. The female belongs to the closest existing phenotype to that of George.

Found in 1972 on Pinta island, George is estimated to be in his 70s - middle age for a giant tortoise.

It will take another 120 days to learn if the eggs are viable.

Lonesome George

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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Rhode Island Record

.491 Blood Alcohol Level

State Police arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level allegedly was .491, more than six times the legal limit, which they believe is the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.

The man, 34, was arrested after he drove into a highway message board on Interstate 95 in Providence, Maj. Steven O'Donnell said.

After police arrived, the man had trouble getting out of the car, then grabbed it and refused to move, forcing troopers to carry him to the breakdown lane before taking him back to their barracks, O'Donnell said.

The legal limit in Rhode Island is .08. A blood alcohol of .3 is classified as "stupor," .4 is "comatose" and .5 is considered fatal, according to the health department.

.491 Blood Alcohol Level

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Bypassers inspect a Volkswagen Beetle made out of oak wood at a parking lot in downtown Banja Luka, Monday, July 21, 2008. It took owner Momir Bojic, 50, a year to coat his old 'Beetle' with oak wood and make it drivable. He occasionally drives his 'wooden car' from his nearby hometown of Celinac, each time turning into a moving attraction on Banja Luka's streets.
Photo by Radivoje Pavicic
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Visited Police Station

Christian Bale

Christian Bale on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister, hours after the star of "The Dark Knight" was arrested, questioned by London police and released.

The 34-year-old Bale spent four hours at a police station, but was not charged and was released on bail. British media reported that Bale's mother and sister complained he had assaulted them at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Sunday night, a day before the European premiere of "The Dark Knight."

The Sun newspaper said Sharon and Jenny Bale had made the complaint. Bale, who was born in Wales, has three older sisters: Erin, Sharon, and Louise Bale.

Bale is also the stepson of author and feminist leader Gloria Steinem. A message left at a number for Steinem was not immediately returned Tuesday.

Christian Bale

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Gets Probation

Kid Rock

Officials in Georgia say Kid Rock has been sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for his role in a fight at a suburban Atlanta Waffle House last fall.

The DeKalb County solicitor's office says the 37-year-old was also sentenced Monday to six hours of anger management counseling and 80 hours of community service.

The entertainer, whose real name is Robert J. Ritchie, pleaded no contest to one count of simple battery. Four counts of battery were dropped.

Kid Rock

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An alcoholic distiller from the late 1800's is displayed at a re-opening ceremony for The Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans, Louisiana July 21, 2008. Vintage cocktail shakers, Prohibition-era newspapers, one-of-a-kind whiskey bottles and some of the oldest known bar tools and cocktail recipes in the country are among the exhibits. Picture taken July 21, 2008.
Photo by Lee Celano
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Another Name for Mercenaries

'Private Contractors'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to know why his military uses private contractors for combat and security training, and how widespread the practice is.

He's asking for answers from the Pentagon's top military officer, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen.

"In my mind, the fundamental question that remains unanswered is this: Why have we come to rely on private contractors to provide combat or combat-related security training for our forces?" Gates wrote in a memo to Mullen that was released Monday to The Associated Press by the office of Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.

Gates' memo came after Webb raised concerns about the role of private contractors and specifically Blackwater Worldwide, which opened a new counterterrorism training center in San Diego last month over the opposition of city officials.

'Private Contractors'

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Suit Filed

Courtney Love

A business management and accounting firm sued Courtney Love for nearly $1 million on Tuesday, claiming she failed to pay them a share of profits from the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog.

Love is the widow of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. The five-page lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday afternoon claims she sold a portion of his share of Nirvana's publishing catalog for $19.5 million.

Los Angeles-based London & Co. alleges Love broke an oral contract to share 5 percent of any of her earnings or those from her company, The End of Music.

That company, according to the lawsuit, was created to manage Cobain's intellectual property, including his career with Nirvana.

Courtney Love

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A model walks the runway at the showing of the spring/summer 2009 collection of Germany's fashion label Scherer Gonzalez during the Fashion Week in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, July 19, 2008.
Photo by Markus Schreiber
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$47M Condo

Candy Spelling

The widow of producer Aaron Spelling paid a whopping $47 million for a two-story condo atop a Century City residential tower that's still under construction, her lawyer said.

The price paid by Candy Spelling for the 16,500-square-foot property works out to $2,848 a square foot, a record price for a Los Angeles condo unit, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

The condo isn't the first record-breaking residence for Spelling. Her current abode, a 123-room mansion that she and her husband dubbed "The Manor," is the largest home in Los Angeles County at 56,500 square feet.

Related Cos., developer of the Century project, said Spelling's new digs will have a living room with two working fireplaces, a dining room for 25 guests, a 4,000-square-foot master bedroom suite and a conservatory with a rose garden, as well as a swimming pool and deck.

Candy Spelling

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Prime-Time Nielsens

Ratings

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 14-20. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

    1. (X) "Major League Baseball All-Star Game," Fox, 14.54 million viewers.
    2. (17) "America's Got Talent," NBC, 12.79 million viewers.
    3. (X) "All-Star Pre-game Show," Fox, 10.37 million viewers.
    4. (21) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 9.26 million viewers.
    5. (49) "So You Think Can Dance" (Wednesday), Fox, 9.01 million viewers.
    6. (9) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 8.92 million viewers.
    7. (45) "Wipeout," ABC, 8.65 million viewers.
    8. (27) "CSI: NY," CBS, 8.6 million viewers.
    9. (54) "So You Think Can Dance" (Thursday), Fox, 8.4 million viewers.
   10. (17) "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 8.39 million viewers.
   11. (21) "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.3 million viewers.
   12. (75) "Celebrity Family Feud," NBC, 7.82 million viewers.
   13. (75) "Dateline NBC" (Sunday), NBC, 7.78 million viewers.
   14. (13) "NCIS," CBS, 7.76 million viewers.
   15. (66) "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader," Fox, 7.69 million viewers.
   16. (17) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 7.67 million viewers.
   17. (27) "House," Fox, 7.43 million viewers.
   18. (87) "Flashpoint," CBS, 7.12 million viewers.
   19. (71) "Greatest American Dog," CBS, 6.97 million viewers.
   20. (107) "Primetime: Family Secrets," ABC, 6.97 million viewers.

Ratings

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In Memory

Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.

"The Golden Girls" culminated a long struggle for success during which Getty worked low-paying office jobs to help support her family while she tried to make it as a stage actress.

She also appeared in small parts in a handful of films and TV movies during that time, including "Tootsie," "Deadly Force" and "Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story."

After her success in "The Golden Girls," other roles came her way. She played Cher's mother in "Mask," Sylvester Stallone's in "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" and 's in the TV film "Copacabana." Other credits included "Mannequin" and "Stuart Little" (as the voice of Grandma Estelle).

Born Estelle Scher to Polish immigrants in New York, Getty fell in love with theater when she saw a vaudeville show at age 4.

She married New York businessman Arthur Gettleman (the source of her stage name) in 1947, and they had two sons, Carl and Barry. The marriage prevailed despite her long absences on the road and in "The Golden Girls."

Estelle Getty

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Two Guinea pigs, wearing Peruvian local dresses, are displayed during the Guinea pig food festival in Huacho, Peru, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Guinea pigs are native to the high Andes, and have been an important source of protein for millennia. Nowadays, in Peru, the animal is served with a generous portion of Andean tubers.
Photo by Martin Mejia
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