BartCop Entertainment Archives - Saturday, 16 June, 2012

Saturday

16 June, 2012

(Updated Daily)



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Obama's Missed 'Comeback' to Right-Wing Heckler


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Paul Krugman: We Don't Need No Education (New York Times)
In the remarks Mr. Romney later tried to deny, he derided President Obama: "He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers." Then he declared, "It's time for us to cut back on government and help the American people."


Paul Krugman's 13 Best GOP Zingers (Politico)
"All he does is make scary noises about the deficit, with mood music, with organ music in the background about how ominous it is, and then propose a plan that would in fact increase the deficit." - May 3, 2012, speaking with TPM about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)


Tom Danehy: A view of NCAA baseball from the broiling bleachers (Tucson Weekly)
Some 2,513 insane people (and I) paid American money to sit in the midday sun in Tucson on a weekday in June to watch a baseball game.


Andrew Tobias: Republican Economics in a Nutshell
Are we really going to forsake the Clinton/Obama approach and try this stuff again? The Koch brothers are betting $400 million that we will. That Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, Rick Santorum, Donald Trump, and the rest - even that great economic thinker Herman Cain - will be able to persuade 50.01% of the electorate to go back to George W. Bush economics. But "on steroids," as former President Clinton has taken to describing the Romney/Ryan vision.


Katie Roiphe: The Subversive Graduation Speech (Slate)
Dear graduates: None of you is special.


Roger Ebert: Promethian panspermia
Intelligent Design is the disguise by which Creationists are attempting to infiltrate American schoolrooms and textbooks with their theology. I have no problem at all that they believe God created the heavens, earth and Man, and on the seventh day, he rested. They can even believe that this happened around 10,000 years ago, as about 46% of Americans do.


ESTHER INGLIS-ARKELL: What human traits were evolved only for sexual attractiveness? (io9)
Some traits get passed down because they help animals stay alive. Some traits get passed down because they enhance fertility. And some traits get passed down because they just make creatures more sexually attractive.


Jon Henley: How Barbara Arrowsmith-Young rebuilt her own brain (Guardian)
She realised that part of her brain was not functioning properly so she devised a series of cognitive exercises to develop it. The results changed her life - and now she has helped thousands of children with learning disabilities.


David Barnett: "Maurice Sendak's British editor: 'I have lost a very, very great friend'" (Guardian)
Judy Taylor Hough was instrumental in bringing Sendak's work to the UK. And it wasn't easy. On the day of his US memorial, she talks about their relationship.


Maureen Johnson: THE ADVENTURE OF THE RANDOM HOUSE
By popular demand* I bring you the Random House/FedEx story. This happened not *too* long ago. This is partially by memory, but I did write it down afterwards, because it was so great.



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


In "Purple Haze", by Jimi Hendrix, a frequently mis-heard lyric is "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" (instead of "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky"). This is an example of a(n) _____?_____

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


What novel takes place on 16 June, 1904?


   Ulysses                                                      Source


Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce during which the events of his novel Ulysses (which is set on 16 June 1904) are relived. It is observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere. Joyce chose the date as it was the date of his first outing with his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle; they walked to the Dublin suburb of Ringsend. The name derives from Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of Ulysses.

The English portmanteau word Bloomsday is usually used in Irish as well, though some purist publications, including the Irish Wikipedia, call it Lá Bloom.        Source







Alan J was first, and correct, with:
   Ulysses



Baron Dave ("Writing frightens me. I don't know why I do it." - James Blish) said:
   Ulysses, by James Joyce. I haven't read it, though maybe I will if if's available for Kindle. I the meantime, here's a different take on the legend:




Charlie wrote:
   A good but difficult read, James Joyce's Ulysses.




Adam answered:
   James Joyce's 'Ulysses'.



Jim from CA, retired to ID replied:
   Ulysses



BttbBob responded:
   Sorry... I have to take the day off... It's 'Bloomsday', dontcha know?



Sally said:
   Ethnically I'm Irish - I KNOW, that's hard to believe...
  As any Irish lass knows, June 16, 1904 is the day on which the action of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" takes place. Joyce fans worldwide now celebrate 16 June as Bloomsday.

  Note: this is not a race to honor the little, obnoxious Mayor Bloomberg of NY AKA "Soda Nazi!"
  PS: New York Bloomsday Events Honor Joyce's 'Ulysses' - NYTimes.com




Marian replied:
   Ulysses by James Joyce



Dale of Diamond Springs responded:
   Blooms day is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce during which the events of his novel Ulysses (which is set on 16 June 1904) are relived. It is observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere. Joyce chose the date as it was the date of his first outing with his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle ; they walked to the Dublin suburb of Ringsend . The name derives from Leopold Bloom , the protagonist of Ulysses. - wiki
  I remember reading it in high school when it was a 'banned' book. I loved the Odyssey! These painting are all referring to "Sirens" Then of course Henry Miller was next!






MAM   wrote:
   'Ulysses" by James Joyce ~ Often considered one of the 'greatest novel of the 20th century', it is James Joyce's masterpiece. Reimagining Homers epic poem, 'The Odyssey' isthe travels of an everyday man through the crowded streets and pubs of Dublin, Joyce weaves the whole of life within the hours of a single standard day, June 16th, 1904. This day, dubbed Bloomsday. The novel was banned in American until 1934 when the Supreme Court over-turned the ruling in a landmark obscenity trial.
  My Dad had a copy of 'Ulysses' that he 'hid' from us kids back in the late 40's . . . in the hall closet where we hung coats and jackets. It was on the shelf, neatly folded inside a winter scarf. Naturally, as it was 'hidden' we just had to see what it was all about. I must say, that to me it seemed as boring as heck!




And, Joe S     answered:
   James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place, 16 June 1904. Never read the book, is it good? Actually I don't think I've ever read anything by Joyce. Did he write trees? I do remember Elaine Joyce though, I kind of liked her. Were they related?


  


Note to Joe S:
     James Joyce wrote Ulysses.
     Joyce Kilmer wrote "Trees".
     And Elaine Joyce was married to the late Bobby Van, and is currently married to Neil Simon.



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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


Phoenix Diocese sued by dad over son's death, abuse



Private Prison For Juveniles In Mississippi Plagued By Violence, Despite Federal Settlement



Michigan Woman Lawmakers Silenced By GOP After Abortion Debate 'Temper Tantrum'



We Don't Need No Education - NYTimes.com



Daily Kos: An Open "Thank You" from Vaginastan to GOP Men Everywhere!



Feynman FBI Files: Newly Released Documents Put Spotlight On Physicist Richard Feynman



Feynman FBI Files: Newly Released Documents Put Spotlight On Physicist Richard Feynman



African Land Fertile Ground For Crops And Investors : NPR



Neil DeGrasse Tyson Investigates The Space Science Of Summer Movies : Monkey See : NPR



Daily Kos: Top Evangelical Leaders Praise Obama for New Immigration Policy



Daily Kos: Rio+20: Holy See and G77 Fight to Erase Women From Sustainable Development Agenda



Pizza vending machines are headed for the U.S. later this year - latimes.com



Thanks, Michelle!


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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


CATHOLIC BISHOPS ARE THE ANTI-CHRIST!

"IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOWIT AND I FEEL FINE"

HOW DO YOU BECOME A SCIENTIST?

MORE BABES, LESS MCP BULLSHIT!

WHEN WILL THEY CRIMINALIZE SPERM?

WHEN WILL THEY CRIMINALIZE SPERM? PART TWO

THE CRIMINAL ENABLERS

THE 'GERMAN NORM.'

THE RISE OF FASCISM IN AMERICA!

WHAT A CREEP!

WHY DO REPUBLICANS HATE WOMEN?

CONSERVATIVES SUCK!






Visit JD's site - Kitty Litter Music



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Not a lot of sun, but still nice.



Tonight, Saturday:

CBS begins the night with a RERUN 'Rules Of Engagement', followed by a FRESH 'How To Be A Gentleman', then a RERUN 'Hawaii Five-0', followed by '48 Hours'.



NBC fills the night with LIVE 'US Open Tennis', then pads the left coast with local crap and a FRESH 'The Firm'.
Of course, 'SNL' is a RERUN, hosted by Lindsay Lohan, music by Jack White.



ABC fills the night with the movie 'Cars'.



The CW offers an old 'Friends', followed by another old 'Friends', then an old '2½ Men', followed by another old '2½ Men'.



Faux fills the night with LIVE 'MLB Baseball', then pads the left coast with local crap.



MY has an old 'The Closer', followed by another old 'The Closer'.



A&E has 3 hours of old 'Storage Wars', followed by a FRESH 'Dog The Tancredo-Loving Racist Bounty Hunter', then another FRESH 'Dog The Tancredo-Loving Racist Bounty Hunter'.



AMC offers the movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', followed by the movie 'The Shawshank Redemption'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 3-Ep 4 - Morgan's
 [7:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED - SEASON 2-Ep 1 - La Riviera
 [8:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 1U-Ep 10 - Dillons
 [9:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 5-Ep 2 - The Dovecote
 [10:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED - SEASON 1-Ep 2 - Walnut Tree
 [11:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 2-Ep 7 - Oscars
 [12:00PM]   THE BRIT LIST: 20 SEXIEST
 [1:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 9-Episode 2
 [2:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 9-Episode 3
 [3:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 9-Episode 4
 [4:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 10-Episode 3
 [5:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 2-Episode 1
 [6:00PM]   STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 3-Ep 1 Evolution
 [7:00PM]   STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 3-Ep 2 The Ensigns of Command
 [8:00PM]   STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 3-Ep 3 The Survivors
 [9:00PM]   MERLIN - SEASON 2-Ep 2 - The Once and Future Queen NEW
 [10:00PM]   MERLIN - SEASON 2-Ep 3 - The Nightmare Begins NEW
 [11:00PM]   THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW - SEASON 11-Ep 9 - Katy Perry, Cheryl Cole, Ross Noble NEW
 [12:00AM]   THE THICK OF IT-Episode 7 NEW
 [12:40AM]   KATY BRAND'S BIG ASS SHOW - SEASON 1-Episode 4 NEW
 [1:00AM]   ENTRAPMENT-Entrapment
 [3:30AM]   TOP GEAR SEASON 15 SPECIAL
 [5:00AM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 9-Episode 3     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Bravo has the movie 'Hannibal', followed by the movie 'The Silence Of The Lambs', then the movie 'The Silence Of The Lambs', again.



Comedy Central has the movie 'Office Space', 'South Park', another 'South Park', still another 'South Park', and yet another 'South Park'.



FX has the movie 'The Waterboy', followed by the movie 'Star Trek'.



History has 'American Pickers', 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', still another 'Pawn Stars', yet another 'Pawn Stars', still another 'Pawn Stars', and yes, yet another 'Pawn Stars'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]    Whitest Kids U'Know
 [6:15AM]    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
 [7:30AM]    Bookies
 [9:30AM]    The Three Stooges-Cash and Carry
 [9:55AM]    The Three Stooges-Cookoo Cavaliers
 [10:20AM]    The Three Stooges-Crash Goes the Hash
 [10:45AM]    The Three Stooges-Dizzy Detectives
 [11:10AM]    The Three Stooges-Dizzy Doctors
 [11:35AM]    The Three Stooges-Dizzy Pilots
 [12:00PM]    Blood of Dracula
 [1:30PM]    Devil Doll
 [3:15PM]    Whitest Kids U'Know
 [3:30PM]    Bookies
 [5:30PM]    The Trip
 [8:00PM]    The Prestige
 [10:45PM]    Hostel Part II
 [12:45AM]    The Prestige
 [3:30AM]    Hostel Part II
 [5:30AM]    Whitest Kids U'Know    (ALL TIMES EDT)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00A]    Flame & Citron
 [8:20A]    Trolls
 [8:30A]    THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Alanis Morissette & Blake Mycoskie
 [9:00A]    MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Pilot (Episode 1, Season 1)
 [10:00A]    MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Dancing in the Dark (Episode 2, Season 1)
 [11:00A]    MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Guns and Gossip (Episode 3, Season 1)
 [12:00P]    THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Bryan Cranston & Danny Pudi
 [12:30P]    In A Day
 [2:00P]    Return To Rajapur
 [3:40P]    Flame & Citron
 [6:00P]    Love Lust & Secret Societies
 [7:00P]    MY SO-CALLED LIFE - On the Wagon (Episode 14, Season 1)
 [8:00P]    The Deep End
 [9:45P]    Next Floor
 [10:00P]    Quills
 [12:05A]    The Exterminating Angels
 [1:50A]    Apres Lui
 [3:25A]    Quills
 [5:30A]    THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Alanis Morissette & Blake Mycoskie    (ALL TIMES EDT)



SyFy has the movie 'Anaconda', followed by the FRESH made-for-tv movie 'Piranhaconda'.



TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      World Without End (1956)
 [7:30 AM]      The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
 [9:15 AM]      Shield for Murder (1954)
 [10:45 AM]      Adventures of Rusty (1945)
 [12:00 PM]      Dick Tracy: Harbor Pursuit (1937)
 [12:00 PM]      Dick Tracy: Trail of the Spider, The (1937)
 [12:00 PM]      Dick Tracy: The Gold Ship (1937)
 [1:15 PM]      All Through The Night (1942)
 [3:15 PM]      Geronimo (1962)
 [5:15 PM]      Captain From Castile (1947)
 [8:00 PM]      The Way We Were (1973)
 [10:15 PM]      Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
 [12:15 AM]      The Marrying Kind (1952)
 [2:00 AM]      Divorce, American Style (1967)
 [4:00 AM]      Payment On Demand (1951)     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Sunday   -  06/17/12

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
 [8:00 AM]      Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
 [10:00 AM]      Bonjour Tristesse (1957)
 [12:00 PM]      The Impossible Years (1968)
 [1:45 PM]      The Courtship Of Eddie's Father (1963)
 [4:00 PM]      Life With Father (1947)
 [6:15 PM]      Father Of The Bride (1950)
 [8:00 PM]      Rio Bravo (1959)
 [10:30 PM]      Fort Apache (1948)
 [12:45 AM]      The Circle (1925)     SILENT 
 [2:00 AM]      The Damned (1969)
 [5:00 AM]      The Carabineers (19 )     (ALL TIMES EDT)




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Me-TV

RTV - The Retro Television Network

This TV





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Inductee Bob Seger performs at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Thursday June 14, 2012 in New York.
Photo by Photo by Evan Agostini

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Vidiot Speak

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Dew - Earth's Liquid Jewelry ~ Kuriositas

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Two State Democrats Banned From Speaking

Michigan

Their job may be to give a voice to their constituents, but two Michigan state representatives had to do that job silently today after they were banned from speaking on the House floor.

Representatives Lisa Brown and Barb Byrum, both Democrats, were barred from participating in debates Thursday because they were "disrupting decorum" during debate on Wednesday over three bills that would put restrictions on abortions, said Ari Adler, spokesman for House Speaker Jase Bolger.

The cause of Brown's gag order was this statement, which she made during a floor speech opposing a bill that would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks: "I'm flattered that you're all so interested in my vagina, but no means no."

Byrum's speaking privileges were revoked after the state congresswoman shouted multiple times at the Legislature's chairman that she should be given a chance to speak on her amendment, a chance she was not given during debate Wednesday.

"This is yet another example of this Republican majority's misogynistic and cowardly tactics," Brown said in a statement. "Regardless of their reasoning, this is a violation of my First Amendment rights and directly impedes my ability to serve the people who elected me into office."

Michigan

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Former President Bill Clinton, right, poses with Barbra Streisand, center, and her husband James Brolin at the dedication of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center in the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, on Thursday June 14, 2012 at Streisand's home in Malibu, Calif.
Photo by Chris Pizzello

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Could There Be a Treasure in Your Toilet? | Collectors Weekly

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Marking Gay Pride Month

Pentagon

Last summer, gays in the military dared not acknowledge their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride month just as it has marked other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups.

In the latest remarkable sign of change since the military repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, the Defense Department will soon hold its first event to recognize gay and lesbian troops. It comes nine months after repeal of the policy that had prohibited gay troops from serving openly and forced more than 13,500 service members out of the armed forces.

Details are still being worked out, but officials say Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to honor the contributions of gay service members.

This month's event will follow a long tradition at the Pentagon of recognizing diversity in America's armed forces. Hallway displays and activities, for example, have marked Black History Month and Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

Pentagon

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Wake-up Call


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Knighthoods, CBE, OBE and MBE's

Birthday Honors List

Kate Winslet has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for her titanic contribution to the arts.

The actress, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2009 for "The Reader" and made her breakthrough as the feisty Rose in 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, in the queen's Birthday Honors List, published Saturday.

Actor and director Kenneth Branagh was made a knight and will be known as Sir Kenneth. A respected Shakespearean actor whose films as a director range from "Henry V" and "Hamlet" to the comic-book fantasy "Thor," Branagh said he felt "humble, elated, and incredibly lucky" to get the honor. It puts him in a pantheon of theatrical knights alongside the late Sir Laurence Olivier, whom Branagh played in "My Life With Marilyn."

The honors are bestowed by twice yearly by the queen - at New Year's and on her official birthday in June - but recipients are selected by civil servants from nominations made by the government and the public.

Songwriter and philanthropist Richard Stilgoe, who wrote lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats," ''Starlight Express" and "The Phantom Of The Opera," was awarded a knighthood.

Birthday Honors List

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Gordon Lightfoot, and Bette Midler attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 43rd Annual induction and awards at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 14, 2012 in New York City.
Photo by Theo Wargo

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26 Vintage Photos of Cowboys & Cowgirls - Mental Floss

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Completed Tightrope Walk

Nik Wallenda

Nik Wallenda, a member of the famed "Flying Wallendas" family of aerialists, completed a historic tightrope crossing through the mist over Niagara Falls Gorge on Friday, stepping from a 2-inch wire onto safe ground in Canada to wild cheers from a crowd of thousands.

Wallenda made the walk from the U.S. side of the falls to the Canadian side, a journey of 1,800 feet over treacherous waters and rocks, in a little more than 25 minutes.

More than a century ago, an aerialist known as the Great Blondin walked a high wire strung farther down the gorge, but a trek over the brink of the falls had never before been attempted.

ABC, the television network that broadcast the event with a five-second delay, occasionally interviewed him along the walk, asking him about conditions and how he was coping.

Nik Wallenda

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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California Teacher of The Year Gets Layoff Notice

Michelle Apperson

This may not be the year after all for one California Teacher of the Year. Sixth-grade teacher Michelle Apperson received the Sacramento City Unified School District award, only weeks after getting a pink slip.

"It hurt to receive the slip," Apperson told ABC News, "but I'm grateful to see they do honor hardworking, dedicated professionals."

The Sutterville Elementary School teacher is one of the latest teachers on the verge of losing her job because of California budget cuts.

District spokesman explained to KXTV that the notifications were based on seniority not performance, and mandated by the state.

Michelle Apperson

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Cast member Penelope Cruz poses at the premiere of "To Rome with Love" during the opening night of the Los Angeles Film Festival at the Regal Cinemas in Los Angeles, California June 14, 2012. The movie opens limitedly in the U.S. on June 22.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

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Are These the Cutest Kittens on the Internet? ~ The Ark In Space

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Loses "Hangover" Lawsuit

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton on Friday lost its lawsuit against the Warner Brothers studio for using a knock-off handbag in its popular 2011 comedy " The Hangover: Part II ".

The case stemmed from a scene in which the character Alan Garner, played by Zach Galifianakis, is shown in an airport with a bag that looks a Louis Vuitton bag, but which the French company said is made by Diophy, which makes products with a design similar to Louis Vuitton's "toile" monogram.

Louis Vuitton, part of LVMG Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, claimed it was harmed by the misrepresentation and the resulting confusion to customers.

It also said it was harmed in particular by a statement by Garner to a friend, "Careful ... that is a Louis Vuitton," that became "an oft-repeated and hallmark quote from the movie." The "Louis" is mispronounced as "Lewis."

U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan found that Warner Brothers, part of Time Warner Inc, should not be held liable. He said it was unlikely that many filmgoers would have noticed that the bag, which was on screen for less than 30 seconds, was a knock-off, or that they would have thought Louis Vuitton approved of Warner Brothers' use of the Diophy bag.

Louis Vuitton

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Ben E. King (center) with Jed Leiber and Mike Stoller attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 43rd Annual induction and awards at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 14, 2012 in New York City.
Photo by Gary Gershoff

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The Oldest Tree in the World

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Mystery Solved

"Forest Boy"

Berlin police say an English-speaking teenage boy who wandered into the city nine months ago saying his name was Ray and that he had been living in the forest for the last five years has been spinning a tale.

After publishing his picture earlier this week, police said Friday a former girlfriend identified him as a 20-year-old from the Netherlands who was reported missing last September.

When confronted with the details, police say the boy confirmed the story.

An official, speaking on condition of anonymity because she wasn't authorized to release personal details, said the boy's real name is "Robin" but wouldn't give his last name.

It wasn't immediately clear what will happen now, but police say they are checking into whether he could be charged with fraud.

"Forest Boy"

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Director of the movie and cast member Woody Allen (L) and his wife Soon-Yi Previn pose at the premiere of "To Rome with Love" during the opening night of the Los Angeles Film Festival at the Regal Cinemas in Los Angeles, California June 14, 2012. The movie opens limitedly in the U.S. on June 22.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

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:: Learning Resources :: Kelp Cam

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Can Cause Earthquakes

Fracking

Geologists and politicians have been arguing for several years about whether hydraulic fracturing of shale to release natural gas can cause earthquakes. Finally, a comprehensive study has settled the question: Yes, fracking can. However, the number of earthquakes linked to fracking operations is very small; many more temblors are linked to conventional oil and natural gas extraction.

Furthermore, the greatest risk of earthquakes due to fracking does not come from drilling into deep shale or cracking it with pressurized water and chemicals. Rather, it comes from pumping the wastewater from those operations back down into deep sandstone or other formations for permanent disposal, instead of storing it in tanks or open ponds at the surface. In January, wastewater injection was blamed for earthquakes that had just occurred in Youngstown, Ohio, on Christmas Eve and again on New Year's Eve, measuring 2.7 and 4.0 on the Richter scale, respectively. Wastewater injection is also commonly used during conventional oil and gas production.

The National Research Council report, "Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies," was released today. It documents earthquakes associated with a full range of underground energy technologies, but doesn't determine any kind of "rate" at which they might occur. It associates a number of earthquakes with conventional oil and gas wells, more so when those wells are somewhat drained and are injected with water or gas to force out the remaining, hard-to-get fuel. The report also links earthquakes to geothermal energy (tapping into hot underground reservoirs of steam or water) and so-called enhanced geothermal (forcing water into hot underground rock, to turn it to steam). Two related technologies were investigated as well: wastewater injection, as noted, and carbon sequestration and storage. Only one sequestration project exists worldwide thus far, so data for the technique are meager. The report includes a map showing the sites of induced quakes.

The report notes that enhanced geothermal might also create an imbalance. In recent years several worrisome earthquakes have been linked to geothermal operations, including a 3.4 magnitude temblor in Basel, Switzerland, and smaller quakes close to an operation known as The Geysers in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Fracking

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Singer Stevie Nicks performs at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Thursday June 14, 2012 in New York.
Photo by Evan Agostini

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Friends Revolution: The Rarity of the Cypress Knees

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Tourism Board Touts Sandusky

Ohio

An Ohio tourism board tweet meant to promote a Father's Day deal in the Lake Erie town of Sandusky instead directed followers to news about the sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

The tweet was sent out this week by the Lake Erie Shores & Islands tourism office. It included the hash tag "Sandusky".

Anyone who clicked on the "Sandusky" hash tag got the latest updates from the Pennsylvania trial, not the town known for its waterfront location and the Cedar Point amusement park.

Tourism office director Joan Van Offeren says they won't be using the Sandusky hash tag again until well after the trial ends.

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Singer Stevie Nicks, left, introduces Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Bette Midler at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Thursday June 14, 2012 in New York.
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Estate For Sale

Merv Griffin

The California desert home of the late media mogul Merv Griffin has been put up for sale for $9.5 million.

The Desert Sun reported Friday the 39-acre property in La Quinta features a 5,000-square-foot home, an equestrian compound with a racetrack and a lagoon.

The Moroccan-style estate was put up for the sale this week and is the latest celebrity home in the Palm Springs area to hit the market.

Merv Griffin

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Models show their bodies covered with tattoos by Japanese tattoo artist Horiyoshii III, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo. For Horiyoshi III, the skin into which he sinks his ink-infused needle is a living canvas for the myths and legends of Japan, where body art is indelibly linked to the violent gangsters of the criminal underworld -- the yakuza.
Photo by Toru Yamanaka

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Futurama-Inspired Vacuum Tube Travel

Vactrains

Ever since society embraced the airplane, the world has been on the look out for the next great form of transportation. Monorails proved a flop. High-speed rail is struggling to gain acceptance. But could a network of vacuum tubes not unlike those seen in the animated series Futurama really be the next big thing in global travel? To find out, a recent BBC column looked into "vactrain technology," finding a lot of promise and a lot of hurdles.

Dubbed "space travel on Earth," the new tech combines the idea of maglev - trains that are suspended by magnets - with vacuum tubes. By removing air resistance and friction from the equation, the new vactrains could reach speeds of up to 4,000 miles per hour. You could travel from New York to Los Angeles in only 45 minutes, or from New York to London in an hour. At those speeds, you would arrive at your destination at a time before you left.

Vactrains trade large, crowded vehicles for a more intimate, automobile-like setting. According to Daryl Oster, the owner of ET3, a company that licenses vactrain technology, a 51-inch diameter capsule that is 16 feet long could accommodate six people. Smaller and larger capsules would also be possible.

The unusual travel tech has proven successful in a laboratory setting, but has yet to make its way into the real world. The biggest barrier to the technology is, predictably, the cost. A 350mph local system would cost about $2 million per mile to install. Once built, however, the system would cost very little to operate - according to Oster, the cost of travel will be less than a penny per mile.

Vactrains

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In Memory

Yvette Wilson

Yvette Wilson, a comic who was featured on the 1990s sitcom "Moesha" and its spinoff, "The Parkers," has died.

Her manager, Holly Carter, says Wilson died of cervical cancer on Thursday. Wilson was 48 and lived in Hollywood, where Carter said she had managed a music label and worked in real estate in recent years.

Wilson portrayed Andell Wilkerson, owner of the popular hangout The Den on "Moesha." The UPN sitcom starred the singer Brandy.

Wilson was a standup comic and was featured on "In Living Color." She also appeared in the movies "Poetic Justice" and "House Party 3."

Yvette Wilson

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