BartCop Entertainment Archives - Thursday, 2 January, 2014

Thursday

2 January, 2014

(Updated Daily)

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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Mark Morford: Awesomely Easy Resolutions for 2014 (SF Gate)
You want to exercise more, eat better, read more books? Wonderful. Have at it. Me, I'm going a little esoteric, a little vibrational this fine year of our imminent apocalypse. It just seems appropriate. Starting with:…


Suzanne Moore: Why non-believers need rituals too (Guardian)
To move many away from religion, atheism has to weave itself into the social fabric and shed its image of dour grumpiness.


William, homeless student in New York: I, too, am one of the estimated 22,000 homeless students in New York (Guardian)
It's impossible to succeed unless you can escape being homeless. My grades went kaputz when I lived in the shelters.


Officer who forced dozens of anal cavity searches for fun gets only 2 years in prison (Police State USA)
MILWAUKEE, WI -A disgusting scandal involving police officers performing illegal anal cavity searches with the intent to "degrade and humiliate" dozens and dozens of victims has come to an apparent conclusion, which some feel amounts to little more than a slap on the wrists for those involved.


Emma Brockes: "Adrienne Truscott: the naked comic" (Guardian)
She performs semi-nude and asks audiences: 'Ever been raped?' Are you ready for this brash New Yorker's brand of polemic standup?


Mark Lawson: Russell Crowe's Noah buoys an unsinkable career arc (Guardian)
He goes forth; he multiplies. Russell Crowe's latest choice of role is divinely inspired - and further lands him in the footsteps of Hollywood greats such as Heston, Burton and Flynn.


Emine Saner: "Ms Marvel: send for the Muslim supergirl!" (Guardian)
G Willow Wilson explains why she has created a Muslim superhero, and why Kamala Khan is not a poster girl for religion.


John Morris: Anyone claiming Grand Theft Auto 5 is just violence for violence's sake hasn't played it (Guardian)
Yes, GTA 5 has a torture scene, but it also shows consequences of violence. Honestly, it's not much different from many movies.


Welcome to the Console Living Room (Internet Archive)
The Internet Archive Console Living Room harkens back to the revolution of the change in the hearth of the home, when the fireplace and later television were transformed by gaming consoles into a center of videogame entertainment.



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Trivia Question of the Day


Before Regis Philbin claimed the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera, who held the record from 1985 to 2004?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


Who holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera?


      Regis Philbin                                                      Source


Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an American media personality, actor and singer, known for hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s. Sometimes called (alternatively attributed to James Brown) "the hardest working man in show business", he holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera. His trademarks include his excited manner, his New York Bronx accent, his wit, and irreverent ad-libs. He is most widely known for Live! with Regis and Kelly (previously Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Million Dollar Password, and for hosting the first season of America's Got Talent.        Source






Hungover Lois Of Oregon was first, and correct, with:
   Regis Philbin has logged more hours in front of TV cameras (but thankfully not ON my TV) than any other human beast in television history. But did you know he was also in front of a MOVIE camera too, appearing in Woody Allen's "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex*" as a panelist on the show "What's My Perversion"? Also, here is a picture of Regis explaining THE MEANING OF LIFE to all the kiddies at home!




Jim from CA, retired to ID, said:
   Regis Philbin



Alan J wrote:
   Regis Philbin



Charlie replied:
   That dubious honor is currently given to Regis Philbin.




Adam answered:
   Regis Philbin.



Marian responded:
   Regis Philbin



Sally said:
  

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014, READER'S!!

  I am nominating myself for "Grand person of the year!"
  Finally, the 12 &14 yo grand kids opted out of our, annual building of, "Lego Time's Square," and wanted to watch the two DVD's they received for -Hanukkah: "Grownup's" and "Grownup's II," (with Adam Sandler and various SNL cast members) all the while with the smart phones gripped in their hands, instead!
  While I do like Sandler, I cannot, in good conscience, recommend the movies to any adult with half a brain! By the time the ball fell at midnight, in the REAL Times Square, I was praying for someone to shoot me and put me out of my misery - but the kid's loved them!
  This being confessed to you, dear readers, I must also admit, that I cherish being able to spend my New Year's Eve with those children, no matter what...
  So, brain-dead but content, I return to BCE, and will tell you who holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera. It's non-other than Regis Philbin!

  I really like Regis, and he was a LOT better on the morning show with Kelly Rippa than the sports jock who replaced him!!
  PS: @Lois from Oregon: Regards to Richard, I too did 12 years in Catholic School and lived to tell the tales. Were those nuns to operate the way they did when I went there, they would be doing serious jail time for child abuse! But, that was then, and this is now - and they are GONE, PTL!!
  Love, love your Resolution, Lois, to, "Be a bigger Jerk" in the upcoming year - you Rock!!




Dale of Diamond Springs, Norprecipitationcali, took the day off.
  



MAM   wrote:
   Regis Philbiin (1931) ~ Hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s. He is most widely known for Live! with Regis and Kelly (previously Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Million Dollar Password, and for hosting the first season of America's Got Talent. Philbin's final episode of Live! with Regis and Kelly aired on November 18, 2011.

  Regis Philbin 2009




BttbBob   replied:
   Hmmm... Startin' the year out with a 'hard-azz' toughie of a question, eh, Boss?It's like that now, is it? Apparently so... Well, I'll be-a tellin' ya that my agent said that I should employ my best 'sneer' and 'push the envelope' on this one. But, I said "no"... that in the 'one-day' afterglow of 'The Season', I said that the whole 'peace/love/dove' thing should prevail (for the moment - it never lasts) and I should - at least this day - cooperate like a civilized person (whatever that is)...

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  The answer is Regis Philbin. Now, I'll be-a tellin' ya (again) that his name did not occur to me as I was cogitating the possible correct answer. No, it did not.
  Why, might you ask (or not, but I'm-a tellin' ya anyway) would that be? Well, if I wasn't being civilized I would say cuz Regis Philbin weirds me out. Yes, it's true. He does. But, that's okay! I guess somebody's got to be 'Regis Philbin'. The only thing, though, is that he does 'Regis Philbin' so well it's damn'd scary, ya know what I mean? (Frankly, I suspect that 'Regis Philbin' is actually an ET sentient android that crash landed here and is sending his video image out into the void in an effort to be rescued. If he disappears, you'll know why.)

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  "The Truth Is Out There"

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  Memo to Lois of Oregon: Naked "Monkees" pictures? Um... No... Wait! Not just "No", but "Hell, No!" (I gotta know, though, which one you'd particularly prefer - I suspect yer a "Mickey" gal - or if'n it is a 'group' thing? - Har!)

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  Happy Birthday this day to:

Jack Hanna
  Who else but Jack (66) gets a birthday kiss from an elephant?

Christy Turlington
  (44) I wouldn't mind a private modeling session from her... Not-at-all...

  Born this day:

Isaac Asimoz
  (1920-1992) A member of my personal sci-fi pantheon...

Roger Miller
  (1936-1992) I loved this guy's ditties when I was a kid... I'd actually sing them... Yes, that does explain a lot, doesn't it?

  January 2 Birthdays - Celebrities Born January 2 | Famous Birthdays

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  The green "S" prevailed this year in the Rose Bowl, not the red one ...
  MSU 24 Stanford 20
  Go Spartans!




And, Joe S     answered:
   Mary Pickford. No wait, that's yesterday's answer. I'm so mixed up, this happens to me every end of the year. Let's see, let's fire up old Fred, the magic wand and see what he says is today's answer. Yes it's Regis Philbin. Lord knows why, but it's like David Letterman said, There's still a few dollars out there that Regis hasn't got his hands on yet. I never could stand the guy and he thinks Notre Dame has the only football team worth existing. Loser. Every once in a while I would watch Regis and Kelly, because I really liked Kelly. I NEVER watched Regis and Kathy Lee because I detest Kathy Lee. I don't detest Regis, I just don't like him. I don't watch Kelly Ripa any more because Carla doesn't like Kelly. We both like Michael Strahan though but mostly on Sunday afternoons during football season.
  So anyway Carla and I welcomed in the New Year with Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper and a bottle of St Julian sparkling grape juice. It's a tradition with us, although we used to hang out with Dick Clark, but you know, he's dead now. We never, ever, never venture away from the house on New Year's Eve. It's very dangerous out there. The last time we went out on New Year's Eve was in Rapid City SD in 1966. We went to a night club, I'm pretty sure it was called the Embers. Anyone remember that? Well we were nearly killed that night, first we were accosted by a man with a gun, then we were run off the road by a drunk driver.

  Actually Kelly is a bit too thin for my taste but she has that outie. I find that fascinating. I've never known a woman with an outie, except for Kelly of course.
  Oh, and Lois, Sally and I were talking about you today.
  Oh, and one other thing, Michigan State won the Rose Bowl! Beat the crap out of favored Stanford 24-20. It wasn't that close.



  


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Selected Readings

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THE EVIL WITCH!

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Last Night

Sunny and summery.



Tonight, Thursday:

CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'Big Bang Theory', followed by a FRESH 'The Millers', then a FRESH 'The Crazy Ones', followed by a FRESH '2½ Men', then a FRESH 'Elementary'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 12/9/13) are Stephen Colbert, Ian McKellen, and Chvrches.
On a RERUN Craig (from 12/3/13) are Will Arnett and Pau Gasol.



NBC begins the night with a FRESH 'Community', followed by another FRESH 'Community', then a FRESH 'Sean Saves The World', followed by a FRESH 'The Michael J. Fox Show', then a FRESH 'Parenthood'.
On a RERUN Leno (from 11/20/13) are Blake Shelton, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb, and Imelda May.
On a RERUN Jimmy Fallon (from 10/21/13) are Alec Baldwin, Kevin Connolly, Chris Cornell and the Avett Brothers.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly(from 10/22/13) are Flula, METZ, and "Bad Milo".



ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'The Taste', followed by a FRESH 'The Assets'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 12/16/13) are Colin Farrell, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Megadeth.



The CW offers a RERUN 'The Vampire Diaries', followed by a RERUN 'The Reign'.
On a RERUN Arsenio Hall (from 12/11/13) are Kelly Rowland, Dan Bucatinsky, and Luenell.



Faux has a FRESH 'Sleepy Hollow', followed by a RERUN 'Bones'.



MY recycles an old 'House', followed by another old 'House'.



A&E has 3 hours of old 'Duck Dynasty', followed by a FRESH 'Rodeo Girls'.



AMC offers the movie 'The Scorpion King 2: Rise Of A Warrior', followed by the movie 'Shooter'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]    BBC WORLD NEWS
 [7:00AM]    BBC WORLD NEWS
 [8:00AM]    DOCTOR WHO: THE NEXT DOCTOR
 [9:00AM]    TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY-Season 4 - Ep 1 - The New World
 [10:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 3 - Ep 17 - Sins of the Father
 [11:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 3 - Ep 18 - Allegiance
 [12:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 3 - Ep 19 - Captain's Holiday
 [1:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED UK - Season 3 - Ep 1 - Revisited: La Parra de Burriana
 [2:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES UK - Season 4 - Ep 2 - Piccolo Teatro
 [3:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 3 - Ep 7 - Sushi Ko
 [4:00PM]    TOP GEAR - Season 13 - Episode 5
 [5:00PM]    TOP GEAR - Season 13 - Episode 6
 [6:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 3 - Mama Maria's
 [7:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 4 - Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine
 [8:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 5 - Barefoot Bob's
 [9:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 6 - Olde Hitching Post Restaurant & Tavern NEW
 [10:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 3 - Mama Maria's
 [11:00PM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 5 - Barefoot Bob's
 [12:00AM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 6 - Olde Hitching Post Restaurant & Tavern
 [1:00AM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 4 - Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine
 [2:00AM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 3 - Mama Maria's
 [3:00AM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED UK - Season 3 - Ep 1 - Revisited: La Parra de Burriana
 [4:00AM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES UK - Season 4 - Ep 2 - Piccolo Teatro
 [5:00AM]    RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 3 - Ep 7 - Sushi Ko     (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has 'Millionaire Matchmaker', another 'Millionaire Matchmaker', followed by a FRESH 'Millionaire Matchmaker', then a FRESH 'Courtney Loves Dallas', followed by a FRESH 'Toned Up'.



Comedy Central has 'Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat ... I'm Fluffy', 'Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy', 'Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat ... I'm Fluffy', and 'Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy'.
Jon Stewart is pre-empted.
Colbert Report is pre-empted.



FX has the movie 'Moneyball', followed by the movie 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button'.



History has 3 hours of old 'Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH 'Pawn Stars', then another FRESH 'Pawn Stars'.



IFC  -   
 [5:30AM]    Comedy Bang! Bang!-Zach Galifianakis Wears a Santa Suit
 [6:00AM]    The Birthday Boys-Dumb Public
 [6:30AM]    The Birthday Boys-Going All the Way
 [7:00AM]    Game of Death
 [9:15AM]    The Warriors
 [11:15AM]    Enter the Dragon
 [1:30PM]    Game of Death
 [3:45PM]    The Warriors
 [5:45PM]    Hanna
 [8:00PM]    The Wrestler
 [10:15PM]    The Last Temptation of Christ
 [1:45AM]    The Wrestler
 [4:00AM]    Turistas    (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00AM]    The Writers' Room-Game of Thrones
 [6:30AM]    Waking Life
 [8:45AM]    Cassandra's Dream
 [11:00AM]    Waiting for Guffman
 [12:45PM]    You've Got Mail
 [3:15PM]    Philadelphia
 [6:00PM]    The Pelican Brief
 [9:00PM]    A Time to Kill
 [12:15AM]    Traffic
 [3:30AM]    Broken Flowers
 [5:45AM]    This Way Up    (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has the movie 'Paul', followed by the movie 'The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen'.



TBS:
On a RERUN Conan (from 11/20/13) are Ron Burgundy and Jessie Ware.



TCM pays tribute to director Charles Brabin all day, then spends the night with a pre-code Joan Crawford.
 [6:00 AM]      Now Playing January (2014)
 [6:30 AM]      The Ship From Shanghai (1929)
 [7:45 AM]      Call Of The Flesh (1930)
 [9:30 AM]      The Great Meadow (1931)
 [11:00 AM]      Sporting Blood (1931)
 [12:30 PM]      New Morals For Old (1932)
 [2:00 PM]      Washington Masquerade (1932)
 [3:30 PM]      Day Of Reckoning (1933)
 [4:45 PM]      The Secret Of Madame Blanche (1933)
 [6:15 PM]      Stage Mother (1933)

 [8:00 PM]      The Unknown (1927)     SILENT 
 [9:00 PM]      Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
 [10:30 PM]      Our Modern Maidens (1929)
 [12:00 AM]      Our Blushing Brides (1930)
 [1:45 AM]      Lady of the Night (1924)     SILENT 
 [3:00 AM]      The Boob (1926)     SILENT 
 [4:15 AM]      Spring Fever (1927)     SILENT 
 [5:45 AM]      Across to Singapore (1928)     SILENT 
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Friday   -  01/03/14

TCM spends the day with a pre-code Joan Crawford.
 [7:15 AM]      West Point (1928)     SILENT 
 [9:00 AM]      The Hollywood Revue (1929)
 [11:00 AM]      Untamed (1929)
 [12:30 PM]      Montana Moon (1930)
 [2:00 PM]      Paid (1930)
 [3:30 PM]      Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
 [5:00 PM]      Laughing Sinners (1931)
 [6:15 PM]      Possessed (1931)

 [8:00 PM]      Madame Curie (1943)
 [10:15 PM]      A Beautiful Mind (2001)
 [12:45 AM]      For All Mankind (1989)
 [2:15 AM]      Countdown (1968)
 [4:15 AM]      Marooned (1969)     (ALL TIMES EST)




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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (R) and his son Dante (L) help singer Harry Belafonte down the stairs during the inauguration ceremony at City Hall in New York January 1, 2014. De Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City's 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take "dead aim" at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York's tale of two cities.
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Overhauled & Now For-Profit

GED

The GED test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes.

On Thursday, an upgraded GED exam and two new competing equivalency tests offered in several states will usher in a new era in adult education testing.

The revamped test is intended to be more rigorous and better aligned with the skills needed for college and today's workplaces. The new test will only be offered on a computer, and it will cost more. What consumers pay for the test varies widely and depends on state assistance and other factors.

The GED test has been owned by the nonprofit American Council on Education since its inception.

Molly Corbett Broad, president of ACE, said that when it became clear a new test was needed she wanted it to include materials that would help test takers better prepare for the exam and get linked to resources that would help them plan. To do that ACE enlisted a partner, the for-profit company Pearson Vue Testing. The new test can make results available quickly and collect data that will help teachers better understand how their students did on the exam, so teaching can be adjusted.

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Actress Cynthia Nixon is helped down the stairs by new mayor Bill de Blasio's during his inauguration ceremony for the mayor of New York at City Hall in New York January 1, 2014. Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City's 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take "dead aim" at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York's tale of two cities.
Photo by Carlo Allegri

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Wedding News

Cuoco - Sweeting

Kaley Cuoco is starting 2014 as a married woman! The Big Bang Theory star tied the knot with Ryan Sweeting on Tuesday, Dec. 31, in a romantic New Year's Eve wedding in Southern California, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.

The actress, 27, and her tennis pro beau, 26, said "I do" at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch. Guests trickled in at 7 p.m., as Cuoco greeted them in a red dress, an insider tells Us. Before the nuptials began around 10 p.m., Cuoco changed into a petal pink Vera Wang gown.

"Yep :) #thesweetings @ryansweething," Cuoco wrote in the early hours via Instagram. Alongside the caption, the Big Bang star shared a sweet picture of the newlyweds kissing. Cuoco wore her strapless tulle Wang ball gown, which had a sweetheart neckline and detailed bodice with hand appliqué Chantilly lace accents.

Famous pals to attend the ceremony included her Big Bang costar and ex-boyfriend Johnny Galecki and Bachelorette alum Ali Fedotowsky, a source tells Us. (Cuoco and Galecki secretly dated for two years, and it was only after their split that Cuoco revealed about their past romance in September 2010.)

Cuoco - Sweeting

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Coolest Archaeology Discoveries

2013

Archaeologists dig through the faint traces of the past to learn more about human history. And 2013 was a big year for new archaeology finds.

From royal tombs to the mysterious vanished inhabitants of Europe, here are some of the strangest and most exciting archaeology finds of the year.

In February, researchers announced a grave suspected of harboring the bones of King Richard III did indeed hold the royal's remains. The tomb was found under a parking lot in Leicester, England. Since then, a host of studies have revealed more about the once-reviled, crippled king's life and death. It turns out Richard III may have been a control freak who spoke with a lilt and was subjected to painful scoliosis treatment. And after several bruising head injuries, the king was buried in a hasty grave without any ceremony, analysis of the skeleton revealed.

In a dried-up lake in the Nevada desert, archaeologists unearthed signs of ancient rock art that dates to between 10,500 and 14,800 years ago. The rock art is the oldest in North America by several thousand years. But much remains unknown about the enigmatic lines and grooves carved into the limestone near Winnemucca Lake. Scientists aren't sure about the meaning of the rock art, though the images do seem quite similar to the second-oldest rock art in North America, which was found in Oregon.

For more - 2013

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American actor Steve Buscemi is photographed as he attends the inauguration ceremony for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in New York January 1, 2014. Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City's 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take "dead aim" at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York's tale of two cities.
Photo by Adrees Latif

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Compassionate Release

Lynne Stewart

A dying former civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case and sentenced to 10 years in prison was released from prison on Tuesday after prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Prisons made the recommendation to a judge.

"It's just really wonderful," 74-year-old Lynne Stewart said in a telephone interview after being freed from the Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas. "I'm very grateful to be free. We've been waiting months and months and months."

U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl signed the release order after government lawyers filed a letter in Manhattan federal court earlier Tuesday saying Stewart qualified for early release because she's suffering from breast cancer that has metastasized to her lungs and bones and has less than 18 months to live.

He said Stewart, who had been undergoing treatment at the Fort Worth medical center, would be released when travel arrangements could be made.

Stewart left hours later with her husband, Ralph Poynter. They were headed home to New York.

Lynne Stewart

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Egypt Holds Crew

Al-Jazeera

Egypt has accused detained journalists from the Qatari-based Al-Jazeera television network of belonging to a "terrorist" group, saying they had ties with the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood, the prosecution said Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear if all three journalists face the same accusation, the first prosecutors have brought against journalists since the government designated the Brotherhood a "terrorist" group last week.

Prosecutors had earlier ordered the detention of three journalists with Al-Jazeera's English channel, including Australian Peter Greste, after their arrest on Sunday in a Cairo hotel.

Other Al-Jazeera reporters remain in detention, including Abdullah Elshamy of the Arabic language station arrested on August 14 when police dispersed an Islamist protest camp in Cairo, killing hundreds in clashes.

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Singer Debbie Harry of Blondie performs during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York, December 31, 2013.
Photo by Carlo Allegri

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Responds To Starbucks

Exit 6 Brewery

A small Missouri brewery has responded to a cease and desist letter from Starbucks by sending the coffee chain a check to cover what it calls the profit from use of the word "Frappicino" - a check for $6.

Exit 6 Pub and Brewery in the St. Louis suburb of Cottleville named one of its brews the Frappicino, with one c instead of the two that Starbucks uses for its blended beverages. That prompted an attorney for Starbucks Coffee Co. to send Exit 6 a letter on Dec. 9.

The letter from attorney Anessa Owen Kramer noted that the Seattle-based company "is the owner of a number of world-famous trademarks, including the well-known FRAPPUCCINO trademark." It said that the words are "phonetically identical" and that Exit 6's use of Frappicino "is likely to cause confusion, mistake."

In his sarcastic response letter, Exit 6 owner Jeff Britton also wrote that the brewery "never thought that our beer drinking customers would have thought that the alcoholic beverage coming out of the tap would have actually been coffee from one of the many, many, many stores located a few blocks away."

Exit 6 posted the letter on its Facebook site and responded with a letter to "Mr. Bucks." The letter said Exit 6 would no longer use the term "Frappicino" and would instead refer to its beer as the "F Word."

Exit 6 Brewery

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A Mummer struts during the annual New Year's Day parade, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Philadelphia.
Photo by Matt Rourke

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Population Logs Record Drop

Japan

Japan's population fell by a record 244,000 in 2013, according to health ministry estimates released on Wednesday, highlighting concerns over an ever-dwindling workforce supporting a growing number of pensioners.

An estimated 1,031,000 babies were born in 2013, down about 6,000 from a year earlier, the ministry said.

On the other hand, around 1,275,000 people died -- up about 19,000 from the previous year, the highest annual rise since World War II.

Japan is rapidly greying, with more than 20 percent of the population aged 65 or over -- one of the highest proportions of elderly people in the world. The country has very little immigration and any suggestion of opening its borders to young workers who could help plug the population gap provokes strong reactions among the public.

Japan

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Legendary baseball announcer Vin Scully serves as Grand Marshall of the 125th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California January 1, 2014. The 2014 Rose Parade, themed "Dreams Come True", features florally decorated floats, marching bands, and equestrian units on a five and a half mile parade route through Pasadena.
Photo by Jonathan Alcorn

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Get High on Puffer Fish

Dolphins

Adventurous eaters may get a rush out of flirting with death by eating a piece of puffer fish, but dolphins may experience something completely different.

Filmmakers at John Downer Productions recorded the dolphins snacking on the puffer fish for the documentary "Dolphins: Spy in the Pod." After eating the puffer fish, the dolphins seemed to enter a trance-like state.

"[They were] hanging around with their noses at the surface as if fascinated by their own reflection," John Downer, executive producer of the documentary, told International Business Times. "It reminded us of that craze a few years ago when people started licking toads to get a buzz."

Christie Wilcox, author of Discover's Science Sushi blog and a graduate student at the University of Hawaii, said that while dolphins were curious animals, she found it hard to believe that they were chasing the fish for a high.

In addition, she said that if the dolphins really wanted to get high, there were other sea critters that would fit the bill. "In many areas of the world, sea bream are known to produce vivid visual and auditory hallucinations, much like tripping on acid," she said. "And of course, people have used them recreationally."

Dolphins

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Kathakali dancers perform during the 30th Cochin Carnival at Fort Kochi in the southern Indian city of Kochi January 1, 2014. The Carnival is held annually to welcome the start of the New Year.
Photo by Sivaram V

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Basic Cable Ratings

2013

Here are the top cable networks of 2013 in total viewers and adults 18-49, based on Nielsen Media Research data:

Network: Total Viewers (in millions), % change from 2012
    1. USA: 2.680, -8%
    2. Disney: 2.438, -2%
    3. ESPN: 2.210, -6%
    4. History: 2.114, -2%
    5. TNT: 2.070, -5%
    6. TBS: 2.014, -3%
    7. Fox News: 1.785, -13%
    8. A&E: 1.781, +9%
    9. FX: 1.466, +4%
   10. AMC: 1.382, +18%
   11. Discovery: 1.361, +5%
   12. Home&Garden: 1.274, +7%
   13. Lifetime: 1.270, +7%
   14. Adult Swim: 1.230, +3%
   15. ABC Family: 1.222, -11%
   16. Syfy: 1.192, -8%
   17. Food Network: 1.122, -7%
   18. Nick at Nite: 1.091, +25%
   19. TLC: 1.059, -2%
   20. Bravo: 0.999, +6%

Network: Adults 18-49 Ratings (Viewership in millions), % change from last year
    1.TBS: 1.052, -1%
    2.USA: 1.036, -4%
    3.ESPN: 0.995, -11%
    4.TNT: 0.822, -9%
    5.A&E: 0.805, +5%
    6.FX: 0.800, +1%
    7.History: 0.777, -12%
    8.Discovery: 0.683, +2%
    9.AMC: 0.668, +32%
   10. Adult Swim: 0.605, +11%
   11. ABC Family: 0.597, -9%
   12. Bravo: 0.577, +3%
   13. Comedy Central: 0.540, -1%
   14. Lifetime: 0.525, +1%
   15. MTV: 0.519, -12%
   16. Syfy: 0.505, -10%
   17. Disney Channel: 0.494, +6%
   18. Food Network: 0.492, -12%
   19. TLC: 0.463, -7%
   20. Spike TV: 0.456, +6%

2013 Basic Cable Ratings

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In Memory

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore, a groundbreaking actress and an Academy Award nominee for her role as Lana Turner's black friend in the classic weeper "Imitation of Life," has died.

Actor Kirk Kelleykahn, her grandson, said that Moore collapsed and died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 99, according to Kelleykahn. Accounts of her age have differed over the years.

Moore was only the fifth black performer to be nominated for an Oscar, receiving the nod for the glossy Douglas Sirk film that became a big hit and later gained a cult following. The 1959 tearjerker, based on a Fannie Hurst novel and a remake of a 1934 film, tells the story of a struggling white actress' rise to stardom, her friendship with a black woman and how they team up to raise their daughters as single mothers.

It brought supporting actress nominations for both Moore and Susan Kohner, who played Moore's daughter as a young adult attempting to pass as a white woman. Kohner's own background is Czech and Mexican. By the end, Turner's character is a star and her friend is essentially a servant. The death of Moore's character sets up the sentimental ending.

Moore also had an active career in the theater, starting at Los Angeles' Ebony Showcase Theatre in the early 1950s, a leading black-run theater. She also was a member of the celebrated Cambridge Players, with other performers including Esther Rolle and Helen Martin.

Her first film appearance was as a nurse in the 1949 film "Pinky." As with other black actresses, many of Moore's early roles were as maids. She told the Times that "real parts, not just in-and-out jobs," were opening up for black performers.

Among Moore's other films were "The Girl Can't Help It," ''The Singing Nun," ''Paternity" and "The Kid." Her TV credits include "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," ''Adam-12," ''Judging Amy" and "ER."

Born in Los Angeles, Moore got her start in show business as a chorus girl at New York's Cotton Club, then joined the Ebony theater.

She was the widow of Charles Burris. She is survived by her grandson and two nephews.

Juanita Moore

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In Memory

James Avery

James Avery, the bulky character actor who laid down the law at home and on the job as the Honorable Philip Banks in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," has died.

Avery's publicist, Cynthia Snyder, told The Associated Press that Avery died Tuesday in Glendale, California, following complications from open heart surgery. He was 68, Snyder said.

Avery, who stood more than 6 feet (2 metres) tall, played the family patriarch and a wealthy attorney and judge on the popular TV comedy that launched the acting career of Will Smith as Banks' troublemaking nephew.

Avery liked to say that the way to be an actor was to act, and he had a busy and diverse career before, during and after "Fresh Prince." His TV credits included "Grey's Anatomy," ''NYPD Blue" and "Dallas," and among his many films were "Fletch," ''Nightflyers" and "8 Million Ways to Die." His voice alone brought him many jobs, notably as Shredder in the animated TV series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

Avery grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and served in the Navy in Vietnam in the late 1960s. After returning to the states, he settled in California and studied drama and literature at the University of California at San Diego.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and stepson, Kevin Waters.

James Avery

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Law enforcement officers walk with the Sea World float due to security concerns over animal activists in the 125th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California January 1, 2014. The 2014 Rose Parade, themed "Dreams Come True", features florally decorated floats, marching bands, and equestrian units on a five and a half mile parade route through Pasadena.
Photo by Jonathan Alcorn

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