Tom Danehy: Read along as Tom praises the City Council (sort of) and offends artists (tucsonweekly.com)
OK, OK, so a columnist can sit back and throw tomatoes all day long when public figures mess things up, but when they get something right, it's gutless not to tip the old cap to the perpetual punching bags. I'm talking about the Tucson City Council's brilliant Fourth of July maneuver last week; it was a stroke of genius.
John Patterson: Different worlds (guardian.co.uk)
'Battlestar Galactica' has turned Jamie Bamber into a star on both sides of the Atlantic, making him all too aware of the gulf between big-budget America and cash-strapped British T.
The dead body of Sam Kirk (Captain Kirk's brother) was 'played' by William Shatner, with added mustache and age makeup.
The shooting location for the Denoba Colony was: One Space Park, Redondo Beach, CA 90278. It was the former home of the aerospace division of the now-defunct TRW. This is where the GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) system was developed by Gerald J. Bransford Sr. and his team.
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mj was first, and correct, with:
His nephew was one of the few survivors, I think
And I'm pretty sure D, Sam, was done in by a Denebian slime devil. But I could be wrong.
BGRDDAD responded:
Sam
Jim from CA replied:
Sam
Charlie, who wasn't wrong yesterday, answered:
He was named George Samuel, but went by
D Sam
But rest assured, he'll come back to life if the plot demands it.
Adam in NoHo nailed it with:
Ooh. Ooh, ooh, ooh. Ohh, ooh. Sam. Jim Kirk's brothers' name was Sam.
Sally said:
Oh Marty,
Every Trekkie knows that George Samuel Kirk was the brother of Starfleet captain James T. Kirk. Sam was a research biologist living with his family on Deneva (idealization of Utopian) and was killed by a hive-mind. Geesh...
PS: I have blown-off several hours over the past few day setting up my, "converter box" in order to received digital TV. I will be damned if I am going to be forced into paying for CABLE TV (which all your rich readers probably have) but I am determined that the bureaucrats are not going to steal my FREE TV without a fight!!
PPS: Okay, I do suffer from a touch of envy here - and am sitting on my principals - while I could be lying on the couch with like 100 channels to watch... But, NO, I am NOT giving in!!
MAM said:
On Star Trek (TOS), Captain Kirk had a biologist brother who died. His name was George Samuel Kirk; but Captain Kirk always called him 'Sam'. The corpse of George Samuel Kirk was portrayed by William Shatner. This was the only time On Star Trek that Shatner portrayed a character other than James T. Kirk
Sam aka George Samuel Kirk
Played by William Shatner
Star Trek: The Original Series / Operation Annihilate
Season 1 Episode 29
Air Date: Apr 13, 1967
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Joe S wrote:
James Kirk's brother, Sam, and his sister-in-law are introduced and killed in "Operation: Annihilate!" (1967), leaving behind three children.
I don't know who this guy is, the site I stole it from said he was Sam Kirk, but the uniform isn't right. I think he may be Remington Steele.
I can't believe I forgot to take yesterday's quiz, but my memory's not as good as it used to be. And my memory's not as good as it used to be.
Here's
a video of a Dehavilland Beaver crashing in downtown Anchorage as it attempts to take off from Lake Hood this last Sunday...wonder if the Palins would be upset if I referred to the plane as being a Little "Knocked Up"
Not too terribly impressed with the digital conversion.
When I get a signal, it's easily interrupted by anything that walks or drives by, or flys over. Since I live near the take-off path of an airport, and within blocks of 2 major hospitals with helipads, most of the time the TV screen is frozen in a pixilated Modigliani motif.
I've scanned & re-scanned & re-scanned & re-scanned & added channels, and if I hear one more broadcasting bimbo compare this transition to black & white to color I'm gonna scream.
When color was finally permitted it was because Congress held out for a system that was compatible with existing systems.
Nobody had to buy anything, except a color TV, if they chose. No converter boxes, no coupons, no new TVs, no new antennas.
Many have profited from this conversion - except the citizens, who at one time, owned the airwaves.
Oh, yeah, that's right - I'm supposed to be getting a better picture.
If I pay a 3rd party to re-process the signal the broadcaster no longer has to care about delivering.
And, if they can't deliver a signal, they are no longer broadcasters, but providers of cable content.
Tonight, Saturday:
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'Without A Trace', followed by a FRESH'Harper's Island', then '48 Hours'.
NBC opens the night with a FRESH'Kings', followed by a RERUN'Law & Order', then a RERUN'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
Of course, 'SNL' is a RERUN, with Will Ferrell hosting, music by Green Day.
ABC starts the night with the movie 'The Haunted Mansion', followed by the SERIES FINALE'Pushing Daisies'.
The CW offers an old 'Friends', followed by another old 'Friends', then an old 'Sex In The City', followed by another old 'Sex In The City'.
Faux has the traditional 'Cops', 'Cops', and 'America's Most Wanted'.
MY fills the night with the movie 'All The Right Moves'.
A&E has the movie 'Independence Day', followed by the movie 'The Fugitive', then 'Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force'.
AMC offers the movie 'Last Of The Dogmen', followed by the movie 'Lonesome Dove', then the movie 'Lonesome Dove', again.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 7
[12:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 7
[12:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 8
[1:00 PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 6
[2:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 3 The Priory
[3:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep. 3 Walnut Tree
[4:00 PM] Top Gear Winter Olympics Special - Top Gear Winter Olympics Special
[5:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 6
[6:00 PM] Torchwood - Ep 5 Adam
[7:00 PM] Torchwood - Ep 6 Reset
[8:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 4
[9:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 5
[10:00 PM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 10 Willem Dafoe, Lily Allen
[11:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 4
[12:00 AM] Primeval - Episode 5
[1:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 10 Willem Dafoe, Lily Allen
[2:00 AM] Primeval - Episode 4
[3:00 AM] Primeval - Episode 5
[4:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 10 Willem Dafoe, Lily Allen
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 10
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 11
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 11
[6:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 3 Miles (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of NJ', another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', and the movie 'Top Gun'.
Comedy Central has 'Scary Movie 4', followed by the movie 'Let's Go To Prison'.
FX has the movie 'A Few Good Men', followed by the movie 'Transporter 2', then the movie 'Black Mask'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', another 'Modern Marvels', and 'Mountain Men'.
IFC -
[6:15 AM] East Is East
[8:00 AM] Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto
[9:35 AM] Bee Season
[11:30 AM] House of D
[1:15 PM] IFC News Special
[1:30 PM] It's My Party
[3:30 PM] Bee Season
[5:15 PM] House of D
[7:00 PM] Z Rock
[7:30 PM] The IT Crowd
[8:00 PM] Raising Arizona
[9:35 PM] Nowhere
[11:00 PM] Rambling Rose
[1:00 AM] Raising Arizona
[2:45 AM] Nowhere
[4:10 AM] Rambling Rose (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has the movie 'Serenity', followed by the movie 'Star Runners'.
Sundance -
[06:00 AM] Driving Lessons
[07:45 AM] Laid Off
[08:00 AM] Iconoclasts - Season 2: Episode 2: Mikhail Baryshnikov + Alice Waters
[09:00 AM] In Short: 108
[10:00 AM] A Slim Peace
[11:00 AM] Big Ideas for a Small Planet - Season 1: Furnish
[11:30 AM] Nimrod Nation: Episode 1
[12:00 PM] Ladette to Lady - Season 3: Episode 2
[01:00 PM] Nights Of Cabiria
[03:00 PM] Gretchen
[04:45 PM] Face (2004)
[06:15 PM] Lemon Sky
[08:00 PM] Live From Abbey Road - Season 1: Gipsy Kings, Natasha Bedingfield & Iron Maiden
[09:00 PM] Ladette to Lady - Season 3: Episode 2
[10:00 PM] The Bubble
[12:00 AM] Luster
[01:35 AM] Intacto
[03:30 AM] Sheitan
[05:00 AM] Nights Of Cabiria (ALL TIMES EDT)
From left, Michael Douglas, Anne Buydens, Kirk Douglas, and Catherine Zeta-Jones pose together at the taping of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Awards honoring Michael Douglas in Culver City, Calif. on Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Photo by Matt Sayles
Golf legend Nick Faldo and veteran horror actor Christopher Lee were both made knights in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list released Saturday.
Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida was made a dame, while hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, television chef Delia Smith, actors Jonathan Pryce and Alan Cumming, fashion designer Jeff Banks and poet Andrew Motion were also among the 984 people from celebrities to housewives to be honoured.
In the world of sport, cricketer Graeme Hick, rugby union's Alastair Hignell, England women's cricket captain Charlotte Edwards and world championship-winning badminton player Gail Emms were also awarded gongs.
Honours lists are released on New Year's Day and in mid-June on the queen's official birthday. The honours reward people from all walks of life for services to their community.
The honorees (L-R), gay rights activist Cleve Jones, costume designer Patricia Field and drag artist Lady Bunny arrive at amfAR's annual "Honoring with Pride" celebration in New York June 11, 2009. The event honored three individuals who have played a significant role in the gay and lesbian community's historic response to the AIDS crisis.
Photo by Eric Thayer
There's mercy for Madonna - Malawi's highest court ruled Friday that the pop star can adopt a second child from the African nation, citing her love, determination, and "income tax returns."
In granting Madonna custody of 3-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James, the court extended the definition of residency and brushed aside concerns by human rights groups that the nation is bending laws meant to protect children in a country where half a million have lost a parent to AIDS.
"I am ecstatic," Madonna said in a statement in which she also thanked the court. "My family and I look forward to sharing our lives with her."
Madonna's lawyer Alan Chinula said the adoption was final with Friday's ruling, although this could not immediately be confirmed. He said he would now arrange a passport for Mercy, which could take several days, and was awaiting word from Madonna on travel plans for the little girl, whose mother died soon after giving birth.
Anonymous graffiti artist Banksy, who enjoys a cult following around the world, has returned to his home town of Bristol in western England to launch his biggest exhibition to date.
Typically for a man who keeps his identity secret, the whole project has been shrouded in mystery, with media, local councilors and even staff at the museum only finding out about the project on Friday, the day before it was due to open.
It has over 100 exhibits, including 70 new works. One of the pieces is a sculpture designed to convey a mother bird and two chicks in a nest but using three CCTV cameras instead to symbolize Britain's surveillance society.
"This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off," Banksy was quoted by the BBC as saying. "This show is my vision of the future."
Henry Jaglom, second from left, writer and director of 'Irene in Time,' poses with cast members, from left, Kelly De Sarla, Tanna Frederick and Jaglom's daughter Sabrina at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
They were childhood chums. Then they drifted apart, lost touch completely, and only renewed their friendship decades later, when illness struck.
Not so unusual, really.
Except she is Lucy Vodden - the girl who was the inspiration for the Beatles' 1967 psychedelic classic "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" - and he is Julian Lennon, the musician son of John Lennon.
"Julian got in touch with me out of the blue, when he heard how ill I was, and he said he wanted to do something for me," said the 46-year-old Vodden, who has lupus, a chronic disease where the immune system attacks the body's own tissue.
Influential senators working to overhaul the nation's health care system have investments and family ties with some of the biggest names in the industry. The wife of Sen. Chris Dodd, the lawmaker in charge of writing the Senate's bill, sits on the boards of four health care companies.
Members of both parties have industry connections, including Democrats Jay Rockefeller and Tom Harkin, in addition to Dodd, and Republicans Tom Coburn, Judd Gregg, John Kyl and Orrin Hatch, financial reports showed Friday. .
Jackie Clegg Dodd, wife of the Connecticut Democrat, is on the boards of Javelin Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cardiome Pharma Corp., Brookdale Senior Living and Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals.
Dodd is filling in for ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which will soon start work on a health care bill.
British artists Gilbert (L) and George (R) pose in front of their work 'White Army' after a news conference on their latest show 'Jack Freak Pictures' in Berlin, June 12, 2009. The German gallery Arndt & Partner hosts the exhibition from June 16 till September 18 in the German capital.
Photo by Tobias Schwarz
Actor Stephen Baldwin (R-Obtuse)'s foreclosed home in the suburbs north of New York City will be publicly auctioned.
Baldwin paid $515,000 for the 1.4-acre home in Rockland County in 1997. In 2006, he tried unsuccessfully to sell it.
County filings show Baldwin and his wife Kennya defaulted on more than $824,000 in payments to mortgage holder Bankers Trust Co.
The actor has starred in movies such as "Bio-Dome" and "The Usual Suspects." Recently, he's appeared on reality television shows "The Celebrity Apprentice" and "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"
State health officials are looking into the latest HIV case reported in California's multibillion-dollar porn industry, fearing that reckless practices on film sets might be raising the risk of new infections.
It was revealed this week that a woman tested positive for HIV immediately after making an adult film. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health is attempting to identify the filmmaker, at which point a formal investigation would begin.
The actress's positive result was reported by the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, which declined to reveal her name.
Known in the industry as AIM, the organization tests hundreds of actors each month in the San Fernando Valley, where the U.S. porn industry is headquartered. It grants those who pass certificates allowing them to work.
This image provided by the Los Angeles Times shows a promotional full front page ad for HBO's 'True Blood' that appeared in the Friday June 12, 2009 editions. A black-and-white close-up of star Stephen Moyer with blood dripping from his mouth dominates the page, which is all that's visible in newsboxes around town.
Alaska's Rat Island is finally rat-free, 229 years after a Japanese shipwreck spilled rampaging rodents onto the remote Aleutian island, decimating the local bird population.
After dropping poison onto the island from helicopter-hoisted buckets for a week and a half last autumn, there are no signs of living rats and some birds have returned, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rats have ruled the island since 1780, when they jumped off a sinking Japanese ship and terrorized all but the largest birds on the island. The incident introduced the non-native Norway rat -- also known as the brown rat -- to Alaska.
The $2.5 million Rat Island eradication project, a joint effort between the U.S. federal government, the Nature Conservancy and Island Conservation, is one of the world's most ambitious attempts to remove destructive alien species from an island.
A 14-year old German boy was hit in the hand by a pea-sized meteorite that scared the bejeezus out of him and left a scar.
"When it hit me it knocked me flying and then was still going fast enough to bury itself into the road," Gerrit Blank said in a newspaper account. Astronomers have analyzed the object and conclude it was indeed a natural object from space, The Telegraph reports .
Most meteors vaporize in the atmosphere, creating "shooting stars," and never reach the ground. The few that do are typically made mostly of metals. Stony space rocks, even if they are big as a car, will usually break apart or explode as they crash through the atmosphere.
There are a handful of reports of homes and cars being struck by meteorites, and many cases of space rocks streaking to the surface and being found later . but human strikes are rare. There are no known instances of humans being killed by space rocks.
A snow leopard is seen in the new exhibit at the Central Park Zoo in New York, Thursday, June 11, 2009. The new exhibit houses three snow leopards and offers visitors a view of one of the most endangered big cats on the planet.
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