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Wednesday

19 August, 2009

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M Is FOR MASHUP - August 19th, 2009

Sparks Twenty-One Albums Later-Time To Mash!

By DJ Useo



When I heard my first Sparks record with the Mael Brothers, Ron and Russell, I liked them immediately. They have always been among my top favorite musical acts, despite the constantly-shifting musical forms their art manifests as.From Glam Rock to electro-house to whatever label you want to apply to them currently, Sparks have been a very satisfying pop act over the 21 studio albums they've granted us. No doubt the live concert reaction is a large part of their allure, as they do a crowd-pleaser of a show. I personally saw them rock crowds mightily, & I even saw Ron levitate a baby to roars of acclaim! Now it's time to laud their creativity in the current bootleg way with 'Sparks For Sparks Sake: A Bootleg Tribute To Sparks', my new collection that applies the lessons of Sparks to the current & recent electro tunes that inspire record-purchasing in the modern day.
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For me it began when I did a bootleg remix of the track 'Aeroflot' from their album 'Balls'. I dropped it in a mixing program & through several adjustments got the track to play the same forward as backwards, thus the name 'AeroFlot/tolForeA (DJ Useo Palindrome Remix). After a very good response, & some not subtle requests for more, I became enamored with the idea of a full bootleg record of Sparks material. Not to be selfish, I decided to hoard the project all to myself allowing tracks to appear over the course of the next year. Every so often I'd check out some of the newer tracks I'd made with mixing pals just to see if the project was still viable. Sure enough, they to a man urged me to continue, & it became very easy for me to maintain the motivation to finish the thing.










Now the matter has resolved into the release of this new collection that you can listen to for the price of a right-click. Altogether there's fourteen new tracks that do different levels of mashing to the result of Sparks pairings with artists like Eric Prydz, Air, Juno Reactor, Altern8, Jamiroquai & even Everything But The Girl. I tinkered with some of the biggest Sparks hits like 'Music That I Can Dance To', & 'Cool Places', & also with obscure oddball gems like 'Biology 2' & 'Dick Around'. One track I wanted to do was 'Mickey Mouse' from their 'Angst In My Pants' album. But I stumbled upon a track I didn't know of theirs called 'Minnie Mouse'. Well, it fit so well with the Altern8 that I went with Minnie instead. Now it gets weird. Right after this record was posted , I saw in the news a fellow was convicted of groping Minnie Mouse at Disneyland. Not really anything about the mashup, but very weird, yes?










In the time since release of the Sparks mashup tribute album, I've had some strong, positive reaction like I don't often get. First,I got some glowing emails full of praise, but then it kicked up a notch. I got invites on the various e-chats I'm signed up for, which led to much fun sharing Sparks stories with like-minded people. Fans of Sparks are really into this collection. Man, is that satisfying. Of course the foolish dream of any mashup mixer is to hold out the hope of a back-slap from the source artists themselves. It's not unheard of, but is probably best kept in the realm of whimsy. I just hope they allow it to stay posted. :)




















Get the Sparks mashup tribute here -
groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2009/08/sparks-for-sparks-sakea-bootleg-tribute.html
















Thanks for reading my little spiel. (I'll be playing the whole record & a few more Sparks mashups by others August 20 2009 9:30 gmt 4:30 est on sound-unsound ( www.sound-unsound.com )> radio, please drop by, no registration required)


















Mix Of The Week - 'Sparks For Sparks Sake: A ChronoMix' is over an hour of Sparks tracks mixed in order of release by me. Here's the catch. It's only available by downloading the album mentioned above.^ There's a link included with the album that grants you free access to the mix. Then sit back (or dance like a maniac) to the ever-changing styles of Sparks through the years.
groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2009/08/sparks-for-sparks-sakea-bootleg-tribute.html













Mashup Tip : Make sure to get all pretty when you mash. That person you have a crush on might notice.








DJ Useo's Podcast






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Town Hall Crazies Claim Fear of UFOs: Unidentified Flying Obstetricians


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

David Bruce: Wise Up! Food (athensnews.com)
Alexander Fleming became very famous as a result of his discovery of penicillin, and reporters occasionally besieged him. Once some reporters asked him questions as he was on his way to eat breakfast. One reporter asked him, "What are you thinking about at this moment? We want to know what a great scholar thinks about before breakfast." Mr. Fleming replied, "I was wondering whether I would have one egg for breakfast, or two."


Froma Harrop: Greedy Geezers Are Not Nice People (creators.com)
Let's talk about greedy geezers. The term displeases me because I find the vast majority of older people to be wonderfully generous and concerned for others. But there's a noisy minority of elders who spend all day obsessing over what they're owed and resenting any government program that's not about them. They are greedy geezers.


Bill Maher: New Rule: A-hole in One Shouldn't Be Obama's Game (huffingtonpost.com)
New Rule: President Obama must give up that awful habit that sets such a bad example for young people. I'm talking, of course ... about golf.


Sandy Banks: Nutritional facts on menus can be tough to swallow (latimes.com)
No longer can you enjoy your favorite meals at chain restaurants without having the calories and fat content shoved in your face -- a new requirement in California.


REYNOLD SPECTOR: Science and Pseudoscience in Adult Nutrition Research and Practice (csicop.org)
Human nutrition research and practice is plagued by pseudoscience and unsupported opinions.


Tina McCarthy: 11 Dirty Little Secrets Your Grocery Store Is Hiding (EcoSalon. Posted on alternet.org)
How can you beat them at their own game? Here's what you need to know.


"Walden and Civil Disobedience" (Penguin American Library) by Henry David Thoreau: A review by Doug Brown
One of the bookseller e-newsletters that I receive is called Shelf Awareness. They have a regular feature where they ask authors a set list of questions, one of which is to name a book they've faked reading.


Michael Paulson: The Book of Harry (boston.com)
How the boy wizard won over religious critics -- and the deeper meaning theologians now see in his tale.


Sarah Boxer: Is It Time To Burn This Book? (slate.com)
When Fahrenheit 451 becomes a comic book, it's time to worry.


Scott Burns: Kindle-nomics (assetbuilder.com)
Revolutions announce their arrival in subtle ways.


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What if Remote Medical Units Came to the Town Halls


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HAIKU HEADLINES


THE DIRTIEST THING

IN THE WHOLE WORLD IS MONEY

COCAINE CURRENCY

zEN mAN
(observing researchers at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth finding traces of Cocaine on 90% of American paper money..."roll that bill up...stick in yer nose...snort that coke...thru the little hose....everybody knows... where it goes....in yer brain....and on yer clothes...doo wah" ....I made that up)

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Trivia Question Of The Day


What was the name of the neighborhood pub frequented by Jack, Janet & Chrissy on Three's Company?

                                  



Send your answer to Marty






Trivia Question from Yesterday


On the series Taxi, Alex, Elaine, Tony, Bobby, and Rev. Jim were drivers for what company?

      Sunshine Cab Company                                               Source


The show focuses on the employees of the fictional Sunshine Cab Company, and its principal setting is the company's fleet garage in Lower Manhattan. Among Sunshine Cab's drivers only Alex Rieger, who is disillusioned with life, considers cab-driving his profession. The others view it as a temporary job that they can leave behind after they succeed in their real careers. Elaine Nardo is a receptionist at an art gallery. Tony Banta is a boxer with a losing record, and Bobby Wheeler is a struggling actor. John Burns, who was written out of the show after the first season, was working his way through college. The rest of the drivers take pity on 'Reverend Jim' Ignatowski, an aging hippie minister, who is burnt out from drugs, so they help him become a cabbie.            Source





Charlie was first, and correct, with:
   The Sunshine Cab Company.




Alan J answered:
   Sunshine Cab Company



~ Tony In Philly replied:
   The Sunshine Cab Company




Richard McD responded:
   Sunshine Cab



Sally said:
On the series Taxi, Alex, Elaine, Tony, Bobby, and Rev. Jim were drivers for the Sunshine Cab Company! Gads, I loved that show!
  PS: JoeB, I am heading out for Home Depot as soon as I finish posting here! Thanks for the tip!:)
  PPS: Good Poll, B2BB! And, good to read that I could be in any majority, anywhere!! Kidding aside, enjoyed the replies muchly this time!! :)




Marian the Teacher wrote:
   Sunshine Cab Company Back from vacation and ready to get to work (not)



MAM     replied:
   Sunshine Cab Company was the name of the cab company in the TV series 'Taxi'.




And, Joe S responded:
   I had trouble finding this one, it probably wouldn't have been such a problem if I had ever watched the show. I'm pretty sure I would have watched if I had the chance as I've heard it was pretty good. For part of it's run I was working nights and then came the Reagan Revolution and I lost my job, house, and savings. We moved to the woods and lived without electricity for three years. (It wasn't all that bad.) And one more word, Marty does a marvelous job for us.
  Anyway....Sunshine Cab Company.





  


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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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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

CLUSTERFOX!

Pulling the plug on the Republicans!

IT AINT OVER 'TILL THE SPEAKER LADY SINGS!

MAKE THE BABY CRY!

YANKEE GO HOME!

BRAVE NEW WORLD!

WHAT A FUCKING CREEP!

ANOTHER FUCKING CREEP!

DON'T BELIEVE THE FORNICATOR!

IT'S JUST A CREEPY DAY!

CO-OP THIS YOU ASSHOLES. SINGLE PAYER NOW!

GET A DICK WINGNUTS!

THE LANNY DAVIS DISEASE!

FIGHT THE FUCKING POWER! SINGLE PAYER NOW!

A STONERS GUIDE TO NATURE!




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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

More like fall than the middle of August. Not that I'm complaining.



Tonight, Wednesday:

CBS starts the night with a RERUN 'Old Christine', followed by a RERUN 'Gary Unmarried', then a RERUN 'Criminal Minds', followed by a RERUN 'CSI: The 3rd One'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Mike Myers and Ken Burns.
On a RERUN Craig (from 6/12/09) are Dane Cook and Peter Travers.


NBC opens the night with a FRESH 'America's Got Talent', followed by another FRESH 'America's Got Talent', then a RERUN 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
On a RERUN Conan (from 7/27/09) are Meryl Streep, Judd Apatow, and the Fray.
On a RERUN Jimmy Fallon (from 6/11/09) are Betty White, Opie & Anthony, and Martha Wainwright.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 5/13/09) are Kevin McKidd, Playboy Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist, and Brett Dennen.


ABC begins the night with a FRESH 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?', followed by a RERUN 'Wipeout', and 'Primetime: Crime'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 7/23/09) are Katherine Heigl, David and Shaun Cassidy, and La Roux.


The CW offers a RERUN 'America's Next Top Model', followed by another RERUN 'America's Next Top Model'.


Faux panders with the FRESH 'Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage' (urp).


MY has a RERUN World's Funniest Moments', followed by a RERUN 'Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed'.


A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', followed by a FRESH 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', then a FRESH 'Criss Angel: Mindfreak'.


AMC offers the movie 'Pale Rider', followed by the movie 'Lonesome Dove'.


BBC  -   
 [12:00 PM]    You Are What You Eat - Episode 3
 [12:30 PM]    You Are What You Eat - Episode 4
 [1:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 12
 [1:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 8
 [2:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited - Ep 2 Momma Cherri's
 [3:00 PM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 8
 [4:00 PM]    The Hotel Inspector - Episode 8
 [5:00 PM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 9
 [6:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 Morgan's
 [7:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [8:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 1 The Secret Garden
 [9:00 PM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 9
 [10:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [11:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 1 The Secret Garden
 [12:00 AM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 9
 [1:00 AM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 1 The Secret Garden
 [2:00 AM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 9
 [3:00 AM]    The Graham Norton Show - Ep 5 Mickey Rourke, Jessica Biel
 [4:00 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 12
 [4:30 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 8
 [5:00 AM]    BBC World News
 [6:00 AM]    BBC World News     (ALL TIMES EDT)


Bravo has 'Top Chef Masters', another 'Top Chef Masters', followed by a FRESH 'Top Chef', then a FRESH 'Top Chef Masters'.


Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Futurama', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and 'Michael & Michael Have Issues'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Tim Gunn.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is Ang Lee.


FX has the movie 'I, Robot', followed by the movie 'xXx: State Of The Union'.


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


IFC  -   
 [6:50 AM]   No Such Thing
 [8:35 AM]   I Heart Huckabees
 [10:25 AM]   Family Day Out
 [10:35 AM]   Last Summer in the Hamptons
 [12:30 PM]   No Such Thing
 [2:15 PM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [2:30 PM]   I Heart Huckabees
 [4:25 PM]   Last Summer in the Hamptons
 [6:15 PM]   Kissing Jessica Stein
 [8:00 PM]   The Notorious Bettie Page
 [9:35 PM]   Secretary
 [11:30 PM]   IFC Shorts
 [12:00 AM]   Raising Arizona
 [1:35 AM]   The Notorious Bettie Page
 [3:15 AM]   Secretary
 [5:15 AM]   Raising Arizona    (ALL TIMES EDT)


SyFy has 'Ghost Hunters', another 'Ghost Hunters', followed by a FRESH 'Ghost Hunters', and another 'Ghost Hunters'.


Sundance  -   
 [06:45 AM]   The American Astronaut
 [08:20 AM]   The Angelmakers
 [08:55 AM]   It's a Free World
 [10:35 AM]   Blame It On Fidel!
 [12:20 PM]   The Tiger and the Snow
 [03:15 PM]   The American Astronaut
 [04:50 PM]   songbird
 [05:00 PM]   It's a Free World
 [06:35 PM]   Live-In Maid
 [08:05 PM]   My Life Without Me
 [10:00 PM]   Spectacle: Renee Fleming
 [11:00 PM]   Jar City
 [12:35 AM]   100 Mile Rule
 [02:15 AM]   Spectacle: Renee Fleming
 [03:15 AM]   The Boss Of It All    (ALL TIMES EDT)


TCM spends 24 hours with Red Skelton
 [6:00 AM]      Having Wonderful Time (1938)
 [7:15 AM]      Ship Ahoy (1942)
 [9:00 AM]      I Dood It (1943)
 [10:45 AM]      Du Barry Was A Lady (1943)
 [12:30 PM]      The Show-Off (1946)
 [2:00 PM]      A Southern Yankee (1948)
 [3:45 PM]      Watch The Birdie (1950)
 [5:00 PM]      The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
 [6:30 PM]      Excuse My Dust (1951)
 [8:00 PM]      Whistling In The Dark (1941)
 [9:30 PM]      Whistling In Dixie (1942)
 [11:00 PM]      The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
 [12:45 AM]      Bathing Beauty (1944)
 [2:30 AM]      Whistling In Brooklyn (1943)
 [4:00 AM]      The Clown (1953)
    (ALL TIMES EDT)


Thursday  -  08/20/09

TCM spends 24 hours with Miriam Hopkins
 [6:00 AM]      The Chase (1966)
 [8:15 AM]      The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
 [9:45 AM]      Wise Girl (1937)
 [11:00 AM]      Woman Chases Man (1937)
 [12:15 PM]      The Old Maid (1939)
 [2:00 PM]      Old Acquaintance (1943)
 [4:00 PM]      Virginia City (1940)
 [6:00 PM]      The Heiress (1949)
 [8:00 PM]      The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
 [9:45 PM]      Trouble In Paradise (1932)
 [11:15 PM]      Design For Living (1933)
 [1:00 AM]      Barbary Coast (1935)
 [2:45 AM]      These Three (1936)
 [4:30 AM]      Lady With Red Hair (1940)
    (ALL TIMES EDT)


TNT has a FRESH 'Leverage', followed by a FRESH 'Dark Blue'.



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Actors Gina Gershon and John Stamos attend a Cinema Society screening of 'Inglourious Basterds' in New York, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.
Photo by Peter Kramer

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BAFTA Honors

Monty Python

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will honor the Monty Python comedy team with a special award for their contribution to film and television at an event in New York on October 15.

BAFTA, which hands out Britain's equivalent of the Oscars each year, last honored the Monty Python team in 1987, when they were presented with the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.

"I believe these trinkets are more important than people think," said John Cleese, who formed the world-renowned troupe along with Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and the late Graham Chapman. The presentation will take place at the official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion event co-hosted by the Independent Film Channel, and will follow a screening of "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)."

All five surviving members of Monty Python will attend the reunion at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City as well as a question and answer session following the screening.

Monty Python

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French movie director Jean-Jacques Annaud (2nd L) makes the sound of a wolf howling as he holds a poster advertising the internationally best selling Chinese novel "Wolf Totem" during a media conference in Beijing August 18, 2009. Annaud, who directed the 1997 film "Seven Years in Tibet", will direct the film version of the book which is to be financed by the the Beijing Forbidden City Movie Company, making him the first foreigner to direct a film financed by the company.
Photo by David Gray

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Bollywood Star Will Cut Back On US Visits

Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said Tuesday he will cut back on visits to the United States, especially with his family, after he was questioned by immigration officials at a New York-area airport.

Khan was taken aside at Newark's Liberty International Airport on Friday for what officials said was routine questioning. They denied he was formally detained, saying the incident lasted barely more than an hour and was prolonged only because his bag had been lost by the airline.

The Muslim actor was promoting his latest film, "My Name is Khan," about racial profiling after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Khan told reporters Tuesday after returning to Mumbai that the incident had been "blown out of proportion." But he said the questioning - which included requests for the names of people who could vouch for him - embarrassed him.

Shah Rukh Khan

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Crashed Site Restored

'Avatar'

The studio behind James Cameron's 3D sci-fi adventure "Avatar" has fixed its Web site, after fans seeking free tickets to a sneak-peek at the upcoming film crashed it Monday.

The Web site was down for several hours, with visitors receiving an error message instead of free tickets. By the time 20th Century Fox restored the site, some New York and Los Angeles showings of the 15-minute preview were already sold out.

The studio will unveil the film's trailer in theaters and online Friday, and fans who score tickets through the Web for special showings at 3D theaters across the globe will see extended previews.

'Avatar'

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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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New Drummer

Smashing Pumpkins

Drum roll, please. The Smashing Pumpkins have a new member of the band.

The band posted on its Web site that 19-year-old Mike Byrne of Portland was chosen from the more than 1,000 drummers who responded to the group's open call to replace Jimmy Chamberlin.

Frontman Billy Corgan says Byrne has "that X-factor that all the great drummers have, a stunning blend of power, speed, and grace."

Byrne, who started the drums at 11, will play on the Grammy-winning alternative rock band's next album and go on tour. He saw the Pumpkins when they toured Portland two years ago and says the opportunity he's been given is a dream come true.

Smashing Pumpkins

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In this photo taken on Aug. 13, 2009, books and a note by Allen Ginsberg found in one of Andy Warhol's time capsules wait to be catalogued at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.
Photo by Gene J. Puskar

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Killed By Strep Infection?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured - as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. 5, 1791.

Was the wunderkind composer poisoned by a jealous rival? Did he have an intestinal parasite from an undercooked pork chop? Could he have accidentally poisoned himself with mercury used to treat an alleged bout of syphilis?

A report in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine suggests the exalted Austrian composer might have succumbed to something far more commonplace: a streptococcal infection - possibly strep throat - that led to kidney failure.

"We saw that at the time of Mozart's death there was a minor epidemic in deaths involving edema (swelling), which also happened to be the hallmark of Mozart's final disease," said Dr. Richard Zegers of the University of Amsterdam, one of the study's authors.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Vidiot Speak

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"Pledge This!"

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton's movie "Pledge This!" was a colossal flop, but a Miami judge says she won't have to pay more than $8 million because of it.

A lawsuit by investors in the film sought that amount, blaming the 2006 movie's poor showing on Hilton's failure to promote the film. Hilton claims she did everything she could to plug it.

U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno says Hilton could still have to repay some of the $1 million she was paid to make the film. The judge on Tuesday ordered lawyers to file more legal papers in the coming weeks on that issue.

Paris Hilton

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An artist works on a sand sculpture at the Sand Sculptures Festival in Rorschach at Lake Constance August 14, 2009.
Photo by Miro Kuzmanovic

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Double Standard

Guns

About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday - the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president.

Gun-rights advocates say they're exercising their constitutional right to bear arms and protest, while those who argue for more gun control say it could be a disaster waiting to happen.

Phoenix police said the gun-toters at Monday's event, including the man carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, didn't need permits. No crimes were committed, and no one was arrested.

The man with the rifle declined to be identified but told The Arizona Republic that he was carrying the assault weapon because he could. "In Arizona, I still have some freedoms," he said.

Guns

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Not The Happiest Place

Disney World

Walt Disney World cancelled a stunt show Tuesday after an employee died during practice, the theme park's third worker killed on the job this summer.

Disney said the deaths weren't related and federal investigators were treating them as separate accidents.

Anislav Varbanov suffered a head injury late Monday while rehearsing an acrobatic move in the "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular" and died a short time later. The move required Varbanov to jump into the air, dive over another performer and land in a tuck and roll onto a mat.

Disney World cancelled Tuesday's performance in memory of the 30-year-old performer, who had only been with the show a week.

Earlier this month, 47-year-old Mark Priest died four days after being injured in a Magic Kingdom show. He was sword-fighting in "Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial" when he slipped and hit his head on a wall.

Disney World

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Guinness World Records Adjudicator Carl Saville measures the girth of the 1,224 pound cupcake at the annual Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak, Mich. on Aug. 15, 2009.
Photo by Brandy Baker

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2 Years Probation

Collector Doctor

A Tampa doctor has received two years probation after pleading no contest to charges he lied to investigators and kept a bullet removed from a fugitive shot by U.S. Marshals.

David J. Ciesla didn't speak with reporters Monday after a judge withheld adjudication, and the lawyer for the trauma head at Tampa General Hospital would only say his client apologized and wanted to move on.

A medical student reported Ciesla after both saw the .40-caliber bullet in an April surgery. The student said Ciesla told him he didn't see anything, slipped the slug in a surgical glove and lied to waiting investigators.

Ciesla was charged with giving false statements to officers and obstructing without violence.

Collector Doctor

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Prime-Time Nielsens

Ratings

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Aug. 10-16. 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. (12) "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.88 million viewers.
    2. (15) "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.03 million viewers.
    3. (20) "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), NBC, 11.79 million viewers.
    4. (6) "NCIS," CBS, 9.15 million viewers.
    5. (11) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 8.83 million viewers.
    6. (38) "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 8.64 million viewers.
    7. (8) "The Mentalist," CBS, 7.643 million viewers.
    8. (76) "Big Brother 11" (Sunday), CBS, 7.636 million viewers.
    9. (76) "Big Brother 11" (Thursday), CBS, 7.48 million viewers.
   10. (X) "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (Monday), ABC, 7.27 million viewers.
   11. (X) "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (Thursday), ABC, 7.24 million viewers.
   12. (15) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 7.08 million viewers.
   13. (X) "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (Sunday), ABC, 7.02 million viewers.
   14. (53) "Hell's Kitchen," Fox, 6.92 million viewers.
   15. (7) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 6.79 million viewers.
   16. (80) "Big Brother 11" (Tuesday), CBS, 6.78 million viewers.
   17. (20) "CSI: NY," CBS, 6.75 million viewers.
   18. (X) "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (Wednesday), ABC, 6.52 million viewers.
   19. (95) "Dateline NBC" (Monday), NBC, 6.34 million viewers.
   20. (65) "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 6.27 million viewers.

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