BartCop Entertainment Archives - Friday, 10 February, 2012

Friday

10 February, 2012

(Updated Daily)

[136 days in a row]



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The REAL Reason The Catholic Church Opposes Paying for Contraception


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Elephants Resign (YouTube)
"Elephants Resign" is sponsored by the 50 State Strategy SuperPAC ( 50statestrategy.com ) We intend to air additional spots in republican held congressional districts throughout the nation.


Tom Danehy: Five years from now, a student writes a letter (Tucson Weekly)
Our assignment in class today is to write a letter to somebody famous or important, so, naturally, I chose you. I mean, there aren't many kids who can say that they attend a school named for one of their relatives. I like it here at the Al Melvin Secular Charter School, home of the Fighting Old White Guys. (Our principal wants to call our sports teams the FOWG-ies, but I don't think it will catch on.)


Kevin Drum: Soaking the Poor, State by State (Mother Jones)
And then there are state taxes. Those include state income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, and fees of various kinds. How progressive are state taxes? Answer: They aren't.


Susan Estrich: Chasing Equality (Creators Syndicate)
Tuesday's ruling by a panel of three judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit holding unconstitutional the California ballot initiative that aimed to take the right to marry away from same-sex couples is hardly the last word in the debate.


Carolyn Kellogg: Online magazine, the Rumpus, embraces snail mail (Los Angeles Times)
Fans of the online literary magazine the Rumpus recently opened their mailboxes to find a missive from its founder, Stephen Elliott.


D. McCallum: 6 Comic Book Easter Eggs That Stuck It to The Man (Cracked)
All of us should have jobs where we can slip passive-aggressive "screw yous" to our enemies or our bosses right there in the work we produce. It must be very satisfying.


Ann Thwaite: Why I was happy when my parents died (Guardian)
After watching her father and mother suffer the effects of debilitating illness, the author Ann Thwaite explains why she rejoiced at news of her parents' deaths.


Lisa Levy: A Peaceful, but Very Interesting Pursuit (Rumpus)
Even after he published 'Prufrock' and 'The Waste Land,' T.S. Eliot continued to work his day job at a bank. The new volume of his letters reveals his financial anxieties and his unexpected attitude towards work and writing.



David Bruce has 42 Kindle books on Amazon.com with 250 anecdotes in each book. Each book is $1, so for $42 you can buy 10,500 anecdotes. Search for "Funniest People," "Coolest People, "Most Interesting People," "Kindest People," "Religious Anecdotes," "Maximum Cool," and "Resist Psychic Death."


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Trivia Question of the Day


What was the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


Who was born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann?


   Ethel Merman                                                      Source






Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 - February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage."

Merman was born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann in her maternal grandmother's house located at 26-5 4th Street in Astoria, Queens, in New York City in 1908, though she would later emphatically declare that it was actually 1912.

Merman was known for swearing during rehearsals and meetings. While rehearsing a guest appearance on The Loretta Young Show, she was told she had to pay $1 each time she swore since Young could not abide foul language. As she was being shoehorned into an ill fitting gown for the next number Merman exclaimed, "Oh shit, this damn thing's too tight." Young advanced on her waving her curse box and said, "Come on Ethel, put a dollar in. You know my rules." Merman's retort reportedly was, "Ah, honey, how much will it cost me to tell you to go fuck yourself?!?"        Source







Alan J was first, and correct, with:
   Ethel Merman



Adam answered:
   Agnes Moorhead? Oh, Ethel Merman.



BttbBob responded:
  



Charlie replied:
   Ethel Merman




Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
   Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 - February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage."



Sally said:
   Stage and movie star, Ethel Merman was born, Ethel Agnes Zimmermann.

  Personally, I found her crude and obnoxious...
  PS: I did not realize that Dale from Diamond Springs, and JoeS were from the same tribe - you know, the Swine DNA... (Love you guys anyway!)
  PPS: Where is Diamond Springs anyway? (Michigan?)




Marian replied:
   Ethel Mermen, God bless her and America



Dale of Diamond Springs replied:
   The one and only Ethel Merman. Always hated her and her loudness!!!! She was always on Ed Sullivan and talk shows!!!! She scared me when I was little!!!! Must have been attacked by Mermania!!!!




MAM   wrote:
   Ethel Merman




And, Joe S     answered:
   That would be Bob Dylan's (Robert Zimmermann) little sister Agnes Dylan. She pronounces her name in the French manner AHN-yeh. Agnes is a great musician in her own right but she has never done well writing lyrics, nor is she as adept at singing as her big brother Bob. Nearly all of the piano playing on Bob's recordings and some of the piano in concerts are the excellent work of Agnes, much like Willie Nelson's sister Bobby played for him. She worked collaboratively with Bob composing the music of his later work and was very instrumental in Bob's switch from acoustic to electric music and Rock and Roll. And let's face it Agnes could have been a major star if not for her atrocious singing voice.
  Agnes Dylan



  


In the mail:

My good friend, ~d in Tallahassee ("What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do." - John Ruskin -), pointed out the Maude lyric should be:

     Lady Godiva was a freedom rider,
     she didn't care if the whole world looked.
     Joan of Arc, with the lord to guide her,
     she was a sister who really cooked.
     Isadora was the first bra burner
     Aint' ya glad she showed up?
     And when the country was falling apart
     Betsy Ross got it all sewed up
     And then there's Maude.
     And then there's Maude.
     And then there's Maude.
     And then there's Maude.
     And then there's Maude.
     And then there's Maude.
     And then there's
     That old UN-compromisin', enterprisin', anything but tranquilizing,
     Right on Maude.



Holy canoli! You're quite right, Doug!

Thanks!

(The archived page has been corrected)

~m




P.S. to Sally -
Diamond Springs is up in California's old gold country, near Placerville.
Back in the day, Placerville was called "Hangtown", and Diamond Springs was "Rattlesnake Gulch".
Long time ago, I spent about a year there, doing penance.   ; )



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"The Problem With Young People Today"

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Reader Suggestion

Interesting reading

Hi Marty,

Given the latest expressions of supposed "outrage" by the GOP leaders and candidates regarding the Obama administration's new rule requiring employers and insurers to provide reproductive health benefits, I found this to be interesting reading:

Many Catholic Universities, Hospitals Already Cover Contraception In Their Health Insurance Plans | ThinkProgress


Barbara


Thanks, Barbara!
Can Seventh Day Adventist employers or Jehovah's Witness employers opt out of plans that cover blood transfusions?
Can Jewish or Muslim employers opt out of plans that do heart repairs with pig valves?
Can Christian Scientist employers opt out of plans that cover treatments for diseases?
Can Catholic employers selectively refuse to cover spouses of employees where one of the pair is a divorcee?
If religions want to maximize their investments with for-profit health services, they need to be in the health service business, not a selective service health business.
Years ago my insurance company sent me to a doctor for a 2nd opinion, but I left before the exam was finished.
When the insurance people asked why, I said the doctor was wearing a "WWJD" bracelet, and I didn't want a doctor who took second opinions from a carpenter.
The agent agreed, and I was sent to a real doctor (& I finally got better).


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD


THE REPUGS ARE MORANS!

'QUEEN OF ANGELS' CONDOMS!

WHEN WILL THE REPUGS OFFER A BILL TO BRING BACK THE SLAVE TRADE?

WHY WOULD ANY WOMAN EVER VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN?

DO CONSERVATIVES HAVE A FUCKING CLUE?

GO "FROTHY MIX!"

EVEN A WINGNUT SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THIS

THE CATHOLIC TALIBAN!

REPUBLICANS HATE WOMEN!

WILL SOMEBODY TELL THE "VAMPIRE SQUID" TO STFU!

THE SUPER PAC MEN!

MEIN CAMP






Visit JD's site - Kitty Litter Music



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Mid-80°s and balmy.



Tonight, Friday:

CBS begins the night with a FRESH 'A Gifted Man', followed by a FRESH 'CSI: The 3rd One', then a FRESH 'Blue Bloods'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are David Spade and Betty Wright.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Chelsea Handler and Dan Riskin.



NBC starts the night with a FRESH 'Who Do You Think You Are?', followed by a FRESH 'Grimm', then 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Rachel McAdams and Cee-Lo Green.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Dwayne Johnson, Katharine McPhee, Neal Brennan, and Victor Wooten.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson 'The Scab' Daly are Max Greenfield, Golden Road Brewery, and Alice Smith.



ABC opens the night with a FRESH 'Shark Tank', followed by 'Primetime What Would You Do?', then '20/20'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 2/1/12) are John Krasinski, Eloise Mumford, and Gotye.



The CW offers a FRESH 'Nikita', followed by a FRESH 'Supernatural'.



Faux has a FRESH 'Kitchen Nightmares', followed by a FRESH 'Fringe'.



MY has an old 'Monk', followed by another old 'Monk'.



A&E has 3 hours of 'Storage Wars', followed by 2 hours of 'Shipping Wars'.



AMC offers 'CSI: The 2nd One', followed by the movie 'Blade Runner', then the movie 'Blade Runner', again.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]   BBC World News
 [7:00AM]   BBC World News
 [8:00AM]   The Graham Norton Show - Ep 3 Ronnie Corbett, Ricky Gervais
 [9:00AM]   The Graham Norton Show - Ep 13 - Season 9 Compilation
 [10:00AM]   Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)
 [11:00AM]   Being Human - Episode 5
 [12:00PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 7 Oscars
 [1:00PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
 [2:00PM]   Ramsay's Best Restaurant - Ep 5 Thai
 [3:00PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 La Riviera 4:00PMRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited - Episode 2
 [5:00PM]   Being Human - Episode 7
 [6:00PM]   Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 24 The Mind's Eye
 [7:00PM]   Top Gear - Episode 3
 [8:00PM]   Casino Royale (2006)
 [11:10PM]   Casino Royale (2006)
 [2:20AM]   Being Human - Episode 4
 [3:20AM]   Being Human - Episode 5
 [4:20AM]   Being Human - Episode 6
 [5:20AM]   James May's Road Trip - Episode 6    (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has the movie 'Honey', followed by a FRESH 'Inside The Actors Studio' (Brad Pitt), then the movie 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.



Comedy Central has '30 Rock', another '30 Rock', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', 'Key & Peele', 'South Park', 'Tosh.0', and 'Chappelle's Show'.



FX has 'How I Met Your Mother', another 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by the movie 'Death Race'.



HBO offers a FRESH Bill Maher - guests include:
Top-of-show: Peter Galbraith
Mid-show: Mo Rocca
Panel: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Reihan Salamm and Rev. Al Sharpton



History has 'American Pickers', another 'America Pickers', 'Cajun Pawn Stars', another 'Cajun Pawn Stars', and 'Top Gear'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]   The Minus Man
 [8:30AM]   An American Haunting
 [10:30AM]   Portlandia-Cops Redesign
 [11:00AM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [11:15AM]   The Changeling
 [1:30PM]   The Minus Man
 [4:00PM]   An American Haunting
 [6:00PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-If Boys Were Girls
 [6:30PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-Long Drive
 [7:00PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-Kicked Out
 [7:30PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-Stereo Store
 [8:00PM]   Arrested Development-The One Where Michael Leaves
 [8:30PM]   Arrested Development-The One Where They Build a House
 [9:00PM]   Arrested Development-Amigos
 [9:30PM]   Arrested Development-Good Grief!
 [10:00PM]   Portlandia-Cat Nap
 [10:30PM]   The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
 [11:00PM]   Scary Movie
 [1:00AM]   Portlandia-Cat Nap
 [1:30AM]   The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
 [2:00AM]   Action-Twelfth Step to Hell
 [2:30AM]   Scary Movie
 [4:30AM]   Portlandia-Cat Nap
 [5:00AM]   The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
 [5:30AM]   Action-Twelfth Step to Hell    (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00A]   Visioneers
 [7:40A]   Summer Hours
 [9:30A]   Hotel Gramercy Park
 [10:45A]   Visioneers
 [12:25P]   Summer Hours
 [2:15P]   Hotel Gramercy Park
 [3:35P]   Visioneers
 [5:15P]   Swedish Auto
 [7:00P]   ALL ON THE LINE - Between the Sheets (Episode 3, Season 1)
 [8:00P]   THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet
 [8:30P]   THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Will Forte & Jennifer Grey
 [9:00P]   ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE - Nicole Miller
 [10:00P]   Mammoth
 [12:15A]   THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet
 [12:45A]   THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Will Forte & Jennifer Grey
 [2:15A]   Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
 [4:10A]   Swedish Auto    (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has the movie 'Dinocroc Vs. Supergator', followed by a FRESH 'WWE Steroid SmackDown!', then a FRESH 'Merlin'.



TCM:
 [6:30 AM]      The Southerner (1945)
 [8:30 AM]      Blossoms In The Dust (1941)
 [10:30 AM]      Giant (1956)
 [2:00 PM]      Meet Me In Las Vegas (1956)
 [4:00 PM]      Mrs. Parkington (1944)
 [6:30 PM]      The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
 [8:00 PM]      Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
 [10:30 PM]      Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
 [1:15 AM]      Cat Ballou (1965)
 [3:00 AM]      Portrait of Jennie (1948)
 [4:30 AM]      Broadway Hostess (1935)
 [5:45 AM]      The Pride Of The Yankees (1942)     (ALL TIMES EST)



Saturday   -  02/11/12

TCM:
 [8:00 AM]      42nd Street (1933)
 [9:45 AM]      Naked City (1948)
 [11:30 AM]      The Awful Truth (1937)
 [1:15 PM]      On The Waterfront (1954)
 [3:15 PM]      Going My Way (1944)
 [5:30 PM]      The Best Of Everything (1959)
 [8:00 PM]      Wait Until Dark (1967)
 [10:00 PM]      The Apartment (1960)
 [12:15 AM]      Three Days of the Condor (1975)
 [2:30 AM]      Gloria (1980)
 [4:45 AM]      Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)     (ALL TIMES EST)




Antenna TV

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RTV - The Retro Television Network

This TV





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Actress Julianne Moore arrives at the annual American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) New York Gala at Cipriani's on Wall Street in New York February 8, 2012.
Photo by Andrew Burton

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Vidiot Speak

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FBI Memos

Steve Jobs

Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs, hailed as one of the greatest technology visionaries of his generation, dabbled in illicit drugs in his youth and alienated colleagues yet commanded universal respect, according to interviews conducted by the FBI in the 1990s.

A series of interviews with friends and associates -- whose names were redacted by the bureau -- painted a familiar picture of a technology visionary who intimidated associates and insisted on getting his way, but whose drive and vision inspired admiration.

The FBI in 1991 began questioning Jobs and associates as the increasingly high-profile CEO of Next Inc began to be considered as a candidate for sensitive, presidential appointments.

Jobs himself admitted in a 1991 interview, days before his wedding, that he had experimented with hashish and LSD in his youth.

Steve Jobs

FBI's Steve Jobs' Memos

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Paul McCartney, center, looks on as he is joined by his wife, Nancy Shevell, left, and Neil Young during a dedication ceremony for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
Photo by Jae C. Hong

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Walk O' Fame Star

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney finally got his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Thursday, becoming the last of the four Beatles to get the honor.

McCartney's star was placed outside the Capitol Records building, alongside those of band members John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

The Beatles were given a star as a group in 1998, more than 25 years after they split up. Lennon and Harrison were given their individual stars several years after their deaths in 1980 and 2001 respectively, while Starr got his in 2010.

Starr was prevented from attending Thursday's ceremony because of illness, but rocker Neil Young was on hand to pay tribute to McCartney as a singer and songwriter "at the top of his game."

Paul McCartney

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Wake-up Call


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Disappointed In Government

Jack Hanna

TV personality Jack Hanna says he's shocked Ohio lawmakers haven't yet passed a bill to regulate exotic animals, and he's asking what it will take to get it accomplished.

Efforts to strengthen the state's law took on new urgency in October when authorities were forced to kill 48 wild animals - including endangered Bengal tigers - after their owner freed them from his Zanesville farm and committed suicide.

Hanna says the state isn't facing some "little issue" of exotic animals but rather is facing what he describes as bombs.

Hanna is a former Columbus Zoo director. He spoke Thursday to the Ohio Newspaper Association in Columbus.

Jack Hanna

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British actor Christopher Lee and his wife Gitte (L) arrive for the screening of the movie 'Farewell My Queen' ('Les adieux a la Reine') during the opening gala at the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 9, 2012.
Photo by Morris Mac Matzen

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Drumming Up Some Publicity

Oscar Statues

It's safe to say Oscar is the most popular passenger on Flight 531.

Two Oscar statuettes traveled alongside film academy president Tom Sherak aboard the United Airlines flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, which was renamed Oscar 1 for the occasion.

The golden guys were embraced hundreds of times as passengers snapped photos of themselves with the coveted trophy.

Airline workers also held an Oscar-related trivia contest for passengers on board and awarded prizes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

A flight attendant called the occasion a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" as she invited passengers to enjoy "the flight of the Oscars."

Oscar Statues

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Asks Judge To Toss 'Three Cups' Lawsuit

Greg Mortenson

Attorneys who accuse Greg Mortenson of defrauding readers in his best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" say his case is no different from that of James Frey, who admitted on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" that he lied in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces."

That lawsuit ended in a settlement that offered refunds to buyers of the book.

Mortenson has asked a judge to throw out the civil lawsuit that says he fabricated portions of his book, saying that if it is allowed to proceed, other authors could be subjected to similar claims and the result would be a stifling of the free exchange of ideas.

But the plaintiffs' attorneys argue in court documents filed Tuesday the lawsuit should go forward because of the precedent set by class-action lawsuit against Frey. The two cases are "nearly identical," they said.

The lawsuit claims Mortenson lied about how he began building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan and fabricated other events in the books "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools." The attorney who led the Frey lawsuit, Larry Drury, is also a plaintiffs' attorney in the nine-month-old case against Mortenson.

Greg Mortenson

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Founding chairman of American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) Dr. Mathilde Krim (R) and CEO of amfAR Kevin Robert Frost arrive at the annual amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani's on Wall Street in New York, February 8, 2012.
Photo by Andrew Burton

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Calls Out Piers Morgan

Heather Mills

She squared off against former Beatle Paul McCartney in divorce court; on Thursday, Heather Mills took on Piers Morgan at Britain's media ethics inquiry.

The ex-model trashed Morgan's earlier testimony, saying that one of her private voicemails, which was played to the CNN interviewer and former tabloid editor, could have been obtained only through phone hacking.

Mills spoke under oath at Lord Justice Brian Leveson's inquiry into the practices of Britain's scandal-hit press, and said two dozen messages left for her by the former Beatle were intercepted by a journalist working for British newspaper group Trinity Mirror.

She said the incident happened after she and McCartney had a fight in January 2001, when McCartney, then her boyfriend, bombarded her with phone calls.

She said she found it strange that the messages were listed as having been listened to even before she had accessed them, but said she didn't realize what had happened until the Mirror journalist - unnamed for legal reasons - called her up and confronted her with details of the battle.

Heather Mills

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Arrested In Vegas

Marion "Suge" Knight

Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is facing a March court date in Las Vegas following his arrest on a 2009 traffic warrant and a new misdemeanor drug charge, authorities said Thursday.

The former Death Row Records executive, 46, was stopped driving a black Bentley with California license plates about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on a street just off Flamingo Road west of the Las Vegas Strip, Officer Laura Meltzer said.

Knight was issued an unsafe lane change summons and arrested on a warrant stemming from previous traffic infractions. He also was charged with possession of less than one ounce of a controlled substance and released from jail without bail.

Celebrity website TMZ first reported the arrest. It said Knight had marijuana with him in the car.

Knight is due March 12 in Las Vegas Municipal Court, where court spokeswoman Jill Christensen said he was sought on a March 2009 warrant for failure to appear on three traffic violations - following too closely, failure to surrender a suspended license plate and being a non-resident driving on a suspended or revoked driver's license. The original charges stemmed from a traffic stop in November 2008.

Marion "Suge" Knight

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Actor Bill Murray gets treatment from chiropractor W. Michael Gazdar before hitting from the fourth tee at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
Photo by Jeff Chiu

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Oscars Landlord Fires Back

Kodak

The landlord for the Oscars theater has struck back in court against Kodak's attempt to get its name off the theater weeks before the biggest event in film.

In a filing Wednesday, CIM Group, which developed the Hollywood & Highland complex that houses the Kodak Theater, accusing the bankrupt company of trying to pull out of its contract after it has already reaped the benefits of it.

A hearing is set for February 15, less than two weeks before this year's Oscar ceremony.

In its motion, CIM insisted it has held up its end of the bargain struck back in 2000 -- when the Oscars moved to the newly opened Hollywood & Highland complex and Kodak stuck its name on the theater.

CIM argues that Kodak must still pay its annual installments, at least for this year since the Awards are so close.

Kodak

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Pissing On Your Leg & Swearing It's Raining

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS - a special unit that murdered millions of Jews, gypsies and others.

The Corps said in a statement that using the symbol was not acceptable, but the Marines in the photograph taken in September 2010 will not be disciplined because investigators determined it was a naïve mistake.

The Marines believed the SS symbol was meant to represent sniper scouts and never intended to be associated with a racist organization, said Maj. Gabrielle Chapin, a spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton, where the Marines were based.

"I don't believe that the Marines involved would have ever used any type of symbol associated the Nazi Germany military criminal organization that committed mass atrocities in WWII," Chapin said without any hint of irony. "It's not within who we are as Marines."

Marine Corps

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A woman sells memorabilia of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her late father Gen. Aung San at her souvenir shop during the annual pagoda festival in Than-Lyin township, Yangon, Myanmar Burma, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
Photo by Khin Maung Win

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Perverting Justice

Vatican't

Roman Catholic Church leaders unveiled an Internet teaching project on Thursday to help clergy around the world root out pedophiles in their ranks and protect children from potential abusers.

Ending a four-day conference on child abuse in Rome, Father Francois-Xavier Dumortier said the 1.2 million euro ($1.60 million) project would provide multilingual advice and access to research on pedophilia and how to respond to the problem.

"It will help to develop a culture of listening...a different face to the culture of silence," said Dumortier, who is rector at the Pontifical Gregorian University where the conference was held.

An association for victims of abuse, while not commenting directly on the Internet project, has dismissed the conference as "window dressing" and said the Vatican should publish its documentation on abuse and hand it over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.

But on Wednesday the Vatican's top official for dealing with sexual abuse of minors, Monsignor Charles Scicluna, said hiding behind a culture of "omerta" - the Italian word for the Mafia's code of silence - would be deadly for the Church.

Vatican't

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Prank Pig On Police Decal

Vermont

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?

There's now a movement under way to keep it there.

But it turns out there was more wrong with that image than just the white pig hidden as a splotch on the cow, made to resemble one of Vermont's ubiquitous Holsteins. State law requires that the cow in the crest be red - not red and white - as a tribute to the hardy Devon cattle first brought to Vermont by English settlers.

"What I would really like is for the governor to just leave the pigs on the car. That's the bottom line, at no expense to anybody," said Barre musician Cid Sinclair, who created the Facebook page "Save the Vermont Pigs." The site has been liked by more than 500 people. Two hundred people have signed an online petition, he said.

"No harm, no foul, take it as an opportunity to have some fun," Sinclair said. "We live in pretty bleak times and it's pretty rough. We have an opportunity to laugh together as one, as Vermonters."

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A man places a flower on a giant banner displaying pictures of people gone missing during Spain's 1936-39 civil war, during a demonstration supporting Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon held in front of the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid February 8, 2012. Garzon, best known for securing the 1998 London arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, is accused of abusing his powers in investigating some 114,000 suspected murders during the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War and the four-decade dictatorship that followed.
Photo by Sergio Perez

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IMDB "Jane Doe" Case Gets Court Date

Junie Hoang

Junie Hoang, the actress suing the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) for revealing her age, will see her day -- and perhaps two days -- in court next year.

Court papers filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Monday have set a January 7, 2013 court date for the trial. The filing indicates that the trial is expected to last one or two days.

Hoang -- who was born Huong Hoang but works under the stage name "Junie" -- is seeking $1 million from IMDB and its parent company, Amazon. She claims that the publication of her age -- which she says IMDB obtained when she used her credit card to sign up for the site's subscription service IMDB Pro -- has damaged her career prospects.

Hoang initially filed her lawsuit anonymously, but in December the judge in the case ordered her to reveal her name if she wanted the suit to continue. The actress, whose credits include "1000 Ways to Die" and "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant," filed an amended complaint containing her name in January.

The case has set off a robust debate about ageism in Hollywood, with many supporting Hoang's cause. The Screen Actors Guild issued a statement of support for the actress after she revealed her name.

Junie Hoang

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Gender-Bending Model Pushes Limits

Andrej Pejic

On a chilly winter afternoon, Andrej Pejic settles into a Manhattan cafe with a cup of Earl Grey tea, sitting gracefully, long legs crossed. The blue-eyed fashion model gazes out a window, unaware that almost every man sitting at surrounding tables is transfixed.

A man in a black leather jacket walks up to the window, presses his face against the glass and kisses it. Pejic giggles and admits: "I find it flattering."

The admirers are likely unaware that the beautiful blonde is actually a man.

As Fashion Week gets under way in New York City, Pejic is one of the most recognizable - and controversial - faces in the industry. He's the only top-tier fashion model who can walk down the runway as either a man or a woman. And his androgynous beauty has turned him into a trendsetter in an industry that's always seeking to push the envelope.

"He's just this beautiful thing that everyone wants a piece of," says stylist Kyle Anderson, who dressed Pejic for a German magazine cover.

Andrej Pejic

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In Memory

Gilbert LaPiere

The stepfather of Oscar- and Grammy winner Cher has died in Oklahoma City.

Verna Bullock said Thursday her father, Gilbert LaPiere, died on Tuesday. Bullock says LaPiere suffered a heart attack recently and fractured his hip. He was 88.

Bullock says LaPiere was married to Cher's mother, Georgia Holt, and that the entertainer and LaPiere remained close over the years.

LaPiere was born June 29, 1923, in Irvington, N.J. His college education at the University of Missouri School of Mines was interrupted by service in World War II as a bombardier with the Army Air Corps.

He earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineer and worked in the oil and gas lending industry in Oklahoma, New York and California. LaPiere moved to Oklahoma in 1966.

Gilbert LaPiere

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A panda-shaped and sunflower-shaped balloons are seen before they were flown during the first day of the Hot Air Balloons festival at Clark airbase, a former U.S. base in Pampanga province, north of Manila February 9, 2012. At least 26 hot air balloons, including six specially shaped balloons were flown on Thursday. Aside from hot air balloons, military aircraft, kites and radio-controlled turbine jets also occupy the sky during the festival. The Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, an event that started in 1994, is considered the biggest aviation event in the country, a local media reported.
Photo by Romeo Ranoco

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