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Jazz From Hills
Trimmed Bush and Hedges
Howard Dean's Gotta Cool It
The nation's swing electorate seemed to get bummed due to Howard Dean's burst of enthusiasm during his presidential campaign run. Although Dean was my first choice as the President of the United States, and I was not able to fathom why in the fuck enthusiasm about winning a state caucus was so demeaning, people got pissed. Matt Lauer and his dumbfuck crew was asking the very next morning "Is this the end of Howard Dean's campaign?". Well, Matt, when you make such a big fuckin' deal outta absolutely nothing and all the other networks don't want to be outside the box, I guess it can fuck up a campaign. But that's water under the bridge.
Dean has a new job, and if we're not gonna be stymied and reversed in our freedoms we have won with "liberal" politicians, we gotta get the fucking red states from trending to the right, as the pollsters say they are. Is Dean the man for that job?
With a small amount of diplomacy, I can't think of a better guy for the position. During the presidential debates, he was articulate, well-mannered, in no way offensive to the middle of America, and could prove to be the exact arsenal the Democrats need to swing our country back to somewhere in the middle, instead of the Christian Fascist Racist Nazi country this place is turning in to under the realm of Commander-in-Chief Bunnypants.
Dr. Dean is a brilliant guy but a lousy politician, which made him such an attractive candidate to me. He is a well-read physician who knew that it was gonna be a tough job to keep this country on the right track of which Clinton was leaving behind, but I thought he had the balls and brashness to keep us on track. Then he got excited for thirty seconds which, for only God knows why, blew his campaign.
The despondent Democrats who think the fight is over, just remember Bush only won by TWO FUCKING PERCENT. Bunnypant's grasp of mathematics make two percent a moral mandate, but the guy is a goddammed flunkie, JEEZUS!! Sorry, I had to vent. The swing doesn't have to be a major shift in political philosophy. The point of the Republicans being a "moral" party while they throw 40 million dollar inaugural galas will catch on as being obscene and immoral, and I hope Dean will hammer this point home.
Do you know what Jimmy Carter had at his inaugural? Peanuts and crackers with a cash bar. No Belugia caviar and Dom Perignon Champagne, ESPECIALLY when men are complaining they don't have enough protective gear to keep from dying. We're in the middle of a goddammed war and the Republicans blow 40 million bucks on a party. Must have been one helluva a hangover, or at least I hope to OUR LORD that it was. Is that morality?
The Republican's total lack of understanding of how fucked things are, oh, say in the in the Appalachians, where poverty and drug use is so rampant that people can't afford shoes for the brutal winters, or that the blacks who have their votes lost and disallowed are getting very pissed, and more Hispanic men want fair wages to feed their families, and people will get sick of the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer, these are the messages that Dr. Dean has to get across to middle America. I think when many of Middle American's sons and daughters come back with three limbs, then they will begin to evaluate the U.S. liberating the world, which is Bunnypant's Mission from God.
Look what an intelligent president (Bill Clinton) accomplished as opposed to the dumbass flunkie ex-drunk who can barely form a coherent, cohesive sentence, who lied right into our faces and went to war on erroneous intelligence to avenge the wrong guys. Is that morality? Will we still be in Iraq in four years? I would imagine with the insurgency still fucking up the infrastructure of the Iraqi cities as fast as they can fix them, we'll be there for much longer than four years. Try doubling that number and the outcome will be closer to reality.
I believe if Dr. Dean will remain vigilant in reminding the electorate of Bush's fruits of his reign (so far), i.e. lower wages, loss of jobs, lies that were told before the Iraqi invasion, and the massive deficit this guy has built from a surplus left to him by Clinton, and unless we're the most stupid ignorant-assed people in the world, Dean will begin to let our country grasp that under "liberal" men who know how to think before they act, things are better off for society as a whole. Dean can do it. C'mon, Howard, I guess just take a Xanax if you feel the need to scream with enthusiasm.
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Recommended Reading
from Bruce
Barbara Boxer on Social Security
Paul Krugman: Wag-the-Dog Protection
(Click on "Columns," then on "Wag-the-Dog Security.")
Ruth Conniff: Mommy Blues (The Progressive)
Holly Lebowitz Rossi: The People's Bible Goes to Washington (beliefnet.com)
William Rivers Pitt: Hunter S. Thompson RIP (TruthOut.org.; Posted on Alternet)
Bruce VanWyngarden: Writer Left the World the Way He Lived -- With a Bang (The Memphis Flyer)
David Lee Simmons: The Glass Menagerie (Best of New Orleans)
Ed Foster's GripeLog
How Popular Is Your Name?
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Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Still more rain, but it looks like we're gonna have a couple of dry days.
Tonight, Thursday:
CBS opens the night with a
FRESH 'Survivor: Palau', followed by a
FRESH 'CSI: The Original One', then a
FRESH 'Without A Trace'.
Scheduled on a
FRESH Dave are John Travolta, Tony Kornheiser, and Michael Wilbon.
Scheduled on a
FRESH Craig are Jami Gertz, Steven Wright, and Sum 41.
NBC begins the night with a
FRESH 'Joey', followed by a
FRESH 'Will & Grace', then a
FRESH 'Apprentice', followed by a
FRESH 'ER' (starts 1 minute before the top of the hour).
Scheduled on a
FRESH Leno Dennis Franz, Nuttin But Stringz, and Elon Gold.
Scheduled on a
FRESH Conan are Barbara Walters, Omar Epps, and the Futureheads.
Scheduled on a
FRESH Carson Daly are Jamie Kennedy, Gavin Rossdale, and Robbers On High Street.
ABC starts the night with a
FRESH 2-hour
'Peter Jennings Reporting: UFO: Seeing Is Believing', followed by
'PrimeTime Live'.
Scheduled on a
FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Bernie Mac and Joanna Newsom.
The
WB fills the night with the movie
'Ever After'.
Faux has a
FRESH 'The O.C.', followed by the
FRESH 'special' -
'Stars Without Makeup'.
UPN fills the night with
'WWE SmackDown!'.
A&E has
'American Justice',
'Cold Case Files', and
'The First 48'.
AMC offers the movie
'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon', followed by the movie
'The Quiet Man', then the movie
'High Noon'.
BBC -
[2pm]
'As Time Goes By' - Episode 4;
[2:40pm]
'Are You Being Served?' - Wedding Bells;
[3:20 pm]
'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 9;
[4pm]
'The Saint' - The Helpful Pirate;
[5pm]
'The Weakest Link' - Episode 94;
[6pm]
'BBC World News';
[6:30pm]
'Cash in the Attic' - Kitching;
[7pm]
'Blackadder' - Dish & Dishonesty;
[7:40pm]
'The Thin Blue Line' - Episode 3;
[8:20pm]
'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - The Nude Man;
[9pm]
'Trailer Park Boys' - Episode 6;
[9:30pm]
'Black Books' - He's Leaving Home;
[10pm]
'Manchild' - Episode 5;
[10:40pm]
'Look Around You' - Ghosts;
[11pm]
'Blackadder' - Dish & Dishonesty;
[11:40pm]
'The Thin Blue Line' - Episode 3;
[12:20am]
'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - The Nude Man;
[1am]
'Manchild' - Episode 5;
[1:40am]
'Look Around You' - Ghosts;
[2am]
'Trailer Park Boys' - Episode 6;
[2:30am]
'Black Books' - He's Leaving Home;
[3am]
'Manchild' - Episode 5;
[3:40am]
'Look Around You' - Ghosts;
[4am]
'Trailer Park Boys' - Episode 6;
[4:30am]
'Black Books' - He's Leaving Home;
[5am]
'Manchild' - Episode 5;
[5:40am]
'Look Around You' - Ghosts;
[6am]
'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has
'West Wing', followed by the movie
'Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels', then
'Celebrity Poker'.
Comedy Central has
'MAD TV',
'Comedy Central Presents' (Dwayne Kennedy),
'Crank Yankers',
'South Park',
'Drawn Together', and
'Shorties Watchin' Shorties'.
Scheduled on a
FRESH Jon Stewart is Christina Ricci.
History has
'Modern Marvels',
'Shot From The Sky', and another
'Modern Marvels'.
IFC -
[6AM]
'High Art' (1998);
[7:45AM]
'This Is Not A Film' (2003);
[9:15AM]
'The Spanish Prisoner' (1997);
[11:15AM]
'Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show' (2005);
[11:45AM]
'The Apostle' (1997);
[2PM]
'IFC Short Film Showcase';
[3PM]
'This Is Not A Film' (2003);
[4:30PM]
'Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show' (2005);
[5PM]
'The War Room' (1993);
[6:45PM]
'The Apostle' (1997);
[9PM]
'Thirteen Conversations About One Thing' (2001);
[11PM]
'Waking Life' (2000);
[12:45AM]
'Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show' (2005);
[1:15AM]
'Hedwig And The Angry Inch' (2001);
[3AM]
'Thirteen Conversations About One Thing' (2001);
[5AM]
'IFC Short Film Showcase'. (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has the movie
'Silent Warnings', followed by 2 hours of
'The 4400'.
Sundance -
[7:30AM]
'No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon' (Documentary);
[8:30AM]
'Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story' (Documentary);
[9:30AM]
'Work Hard, Play Hard' (Feature);
[11:05AM]
'The Failure of Pamela Salt' (Short);
[11:30AM]
'The Dream Catcher' (Feature);
[1:10PM]
'Cane Toads - An Unnatural History' (Documentary);
[2PM]
'Kiss of Life' (Feature);
[3:30PM]
'The Swell Life' (Documentary);
[4PM]
'Step Into Liquid' (Feature);
[5:30PM]
'Our Father' (Feature);
[7PM]
'Work Hard, Play Hard' (Feature);
[8:35PM]
'Anatomy of a Scene: Garden State' (Original Production);
[9PM]
'Swingers' (Feature);
[10:40PM]
'Function at the Junction' (Short);
[11PM]
'The Other Side of the Bed' (World Cinema);
[1AM]
'The Same River Twice' (Documentary);
[2:20AM]
'The Crying Game' (Feature);
[4:15AM]
'Fellini: I'm a Born Liar' (Feature). (ALL TIMES EST)
TCM:
[6am]
'The Sundowners' (1960);
[8:30am]
'How the West Was Won' (1962);
[11:15am]
'Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb' (1963);
[1pm]
'Ship of Fools' (1965);
[3:30pm]
'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' (1967);
[5:30pm]
'The Lion In Winter' (1968);
[8pm]
'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962);
[12am]
'My Fair Lady' (1964);
[3am]
'West Side Story' (1961); (ALL TIMES EST)
Friday - 02/25
TCM:
[6am]
'The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming' (1966);
[8:15am]
'Funny Girl' (1968);
[11am]
'Anne Of The Thousand Days' (1969);
[1:30pm]
'Airport' (1970);
[4pm]
'Sounder' (1972);
[6pm]
'The Goodbye Girl' (1977);
[8pm]
'The Sting' (1973);
[10:30pm]
'Rocky' (1976);
[1am]
'Midnight Cowboy' (1969);
[3am]
'Mrs. Miniver' (1942);
[5:30am]
'Dead Poets Society' (1989).
Any opinions?
Or reviews?
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In this photo released by ABC on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, Academy Awards show host Chris Rock poses with a larger-than-life Oscar statue on Jan. 20, 2005. The 77th Annual Academy Awards Presentation will be broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 27.
Photo by Danny Feld
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Wired Magazine's Wired Renegade Award
Howard Stern
Howard Stern, the acerbic self-described "King of All Media," has received Wired Magazine's Wired Renegade award for his tense battle with the FCC and upcoming switch to Sirius Satellite Radio.
Other recipients of the sixth annual Rave Awards, presented Tuesday, include Brad Bird, who won in the Film Director category for "The Incredibles," the computer-animated story of a family of superheroes.
Kevin Sites, a freelance journalist, took home the first Blogger award, for helping pioneer a new breed of reporting from the war in Iraq. Sites also chronicled the tsunami rescue effort in southeast Asia.
Other winners included Danger Mouse for "The Grey Album," in the musician category; Rem Koolhaas in the architect category; and Burt Rutan in the industrial designer category.
Howard Stern
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Names 'Best Actors of Our Generation'
GQ
It's not quite clear which generation GQ is referencing, but the magazine has selected its "Top Ten Best Actors of Our Generation."
There are no Al Pacinos, Robert De Niros or Marlon Brandos here. That must have been last generation. The youngest star on GQ's list is Gael Garcia Bernal, at 26; the oldest is Jim Carrey, at 43.
GQ also picked Johnny Depp, Clive Owen, Don Cheadle, Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Nicolas Cage, Benicio Del Toro and John C. Reilly.
GQ
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California first lady Maria Shriver (L) accepts 'The Colleagues' Champion of the Children Award, presented to her by former first lady Nancy Reagan, seen looking on at right, during a ceremony in Beverly Hills, California February 23, 2005. Reagan is the widow of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Shriver is married to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Photo by Jim Ruymen
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Writing & Directing Season Finale Of 'CSI'
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino has signed to direct the season-finale episode of primetime's most-watched series, CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Tarantino also has come up with an original story for the episode, which is expected to shoot in early April and air May 19, according to "CSI" executive producer Carol Mendelsohn.
Tarantino has long been a fan of the stylish forensic drama as series creator/executive producer Anthony Zuiker learned when he bumped into Tarantino at an awards show during "CSI's" first season. They have pursued him to direct an episode for some time, and after members of the "CSI" crew ran into Tarantino a few weeks ago while the show was doing some location shooting in Las Vegas, the stars finally aligned for him to helm the show's fifth-season closer, Mendelsohn said.
Quentin Tarantino
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This Saturday
Razzies
They started as an Oscar night joke. A quarter-century later, they're still a joke, but they come a night before the Oscars.
On Saturday the Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, will deliver their 25th annual spanking of all things bad in Hollywood. "Catwoman," "Alexander" and "Surviving Christmas" among contenders for 2004's worst picture.
Normally a modest affair at a Santa Monica magic shop, the Razzies ceremony this time will be held in a 300-seat theater in the heart of Hollywood to mark the 25th year.
Razzies founder John Wilson also recently published "The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst," his take on the 100 most awful - yet perversely fun - movies to watch. Among his picks: "Mommie Dearest," "Showgirls," "Jaws: The Revenge" and "Rambo: First Blood, Part II."
Razzies
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Withdraw Suits
Clear Channel & Howard Stern
Radio market leader Clear Channel Communications on Wednesday said it and raunchy radio host Howard Stern have agreed to withdraw their lawsuits and respective claims for money damages relating to its decision to remove Stern's program from its radio stations.
Clear Channel stopped airing the Stern Show in February 2004, citing indecency concerns.
Clear Channel & Howard Stern
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Goes on 'Indefinite Hiatus'
Blink-182
Blink-182 is taking a break - and it could be a long one. The San Diego-based trio is on "indefinite hiatus" and "there is no set plan for the band to begin working together again," Geffen, their record company, said in a statement Tuesday.
Blink-182 has released seven albums of new-school punk over the last decade, including a greatest hits disc. Geffen cited the band members' families as the reason for the break.
Blink-182
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Hershey's Chocolate Kiss shaped street lights line Chocolate Avenue, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, in Hershey, Pa. Hershey Foods Corp., the nation's largest candymaker, wants to change its name to The Hershey Co., the company said in regulatory filing. The company also wants to double its number of outstanding shares.
Photo by Carolyn Kaster
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January 2005
Harper's Index
Phone number of The G.I. Rights Hotline, a nongovernmental service for U.S. military personnel : 800-394-9544 [The G.I. Rights Hotline (Oakland, Calif.) ]
Estimated number of calls the line received last year from soldiers seeking a way out of the military : 34,800 [The G.I. Rights Hotline (Oakland, Calif.) ]
Harper's Index for January 2005
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Finds God, Leaves Band
Brian "Head" Welch
Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has parted ways with the hard rock act, citing a recent religious awakening.
Welch broke the news Sunday on Bakersfield, Calif., station KRAB-FM.
On its official Web site, Korn's remaining members said they respect Welch's wishes and hope "he finds the happiness he is searching for." The group is in the studio working on a new album, due in September, which will be its first since fulfilling its contract with Epic last year.
Brian "Head" Welch
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Top 20
Concert Tours
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
1. (1) Bette Midler; $750,218; $94.09.
2. (3) Cher; $640,530; $68.85.
3. (6) Yanni; $399,819; $61.52.
4. (7) Mannheim Steamroller; $370,074; $46.79.
5. (10) Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $288,763; $38.80.
6. (8) Pixies; $280,683' $35.92.
7. (11) Rascal Flatts; $255,192; $35.56.
8. (12) Green Day; $250,334; $28.59.
9. (13) Bill Gaither & Friends Homecoming; $228,857; $25.66.
10. (16) Larry The Cable Guy; $224,447; $39.23.
11. (14) Korn; $214,249; $33.35.
12. (17) Avril Lavigne; $213,248; $30.11.
13. (15) Dolly Parton; $209,719; $47.16.
14. (18) Michael W. Smith; $185,609; $32.25.
15. (20) Scorpions; $177,692; $41.61.
16. (19) Clay Aiken; $173,685; $54.64.
17. (New) Ron White; $164,921; $38.53.
18. (New) Keith Urban; $139,481; $33.29.
19. (New) Steven Curtis Chapman; $125,756; $26.47.
20. (New) Marilyn Manson; $124,649; $34.71.
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Spurns Jerry Springer Musical Donation
British Charity
A British cancer charity has turned down money raised by a gala performance of the profanity-laden musical "Jerry Springer - The Opera" after pressure from a Christian lobby group.
Christian Voice persuaded Scottish charity Maggie's Centers that accepting the "tainted" money would alienate potential donors.
Producers of the musical had offered the charity 10 pounds a ticket and performers had agreed to give up their wages for a gala night. The total sum would have amounted to about 3,000 pounds ($5,700). Maggie's Centers, which provides support for cancer patients and their careers across Britain, said in a statement that after Christian Voice told it the gift would "upset Christians all over the world," it had decided to decline the money.
British Charity
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Nandue (a flightless bird related to the ostrich) run away from fire in Torres del Paine National Park, at the Chilean Patagonia, 2,500km south of Santiago on February 22, 2005. More than 700 firefighters, police and soldiers, including many from Argentina battled a wildfires raged in Chile's renowned Torres del Paine National Park that forced wildlife to flee and obscured views of the famous Horns at the height of the tourist season. The fire, which was started when a Czech camper's stove turned over in an unauthorized campground, has burned more than 11,000 hectares of grassland and forests in six days. The tourist whose camp stove accidentally started the fire paid the maximum fine of $200 and was allowed to leave the country. Picture taken February 22, 2005.
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Historic Recording Studio Closes
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, the Alabama facility where artists including the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Seger recorded classic songs, has closed.
The studio, owned since 1985 by indie blues label Malaco Records, closed last month; a film production company is in the final stages of purchasing the building.
Musicians Jimmy Johnson, David Hood, Barry Beckett and Roger Hawkins, known collectively as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, founded Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Sheffield, Ala., in 1969. A Rolling Stones session at Muscle Shoals featuring sideman Jim Dickinson, who played on the Stones' "Wild Horses," is featured in the film "Gimme Shelter," which documents the band's tumultuous 1969 U.S. tour.
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
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'The Ghost Whisperer'
Jennifer Love Hewitt
As she might have predicted, "Party of Five" alumna Jennifer Love Hewitt will play a psychic in CBS' untitled drama pilot centered on the work of James Van Praagh.
Widely known as "Ghost Whisperer," the project revolves around a young newlywed (Hewitt) who communicates with the dead. This past development season, she starred in the ABC project "In the Game," which the network recently scrapped. Her recent credits include "Garfield: The Movie" and NBC's "A Christmas Carol."
Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Says Cocaine Nearly Ruined Her
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell says she nearly self-destructed from her use of cocaine.
Campbell tells Diane Sawyer on "Primetime Live" (to air at 10 p.m. EST Thursday) that she's glad she recovered, but acknowledges that it's still difficult.
Campbell, 34, said she first tried cocaine when she was 24 but stopped before "something would have happened. Some self-destructive thing."
Naomi Campbell
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Protestors dressed as cows march during an anti-U.S. resident George W. Bush demonstration in the south-western German city of Mainz, February 23, 2005. About 12,000 protesters, many carrying banners reading 'Bush go home,' 'No. 1 Terrorist' and 'Warmonger,' marched through the German city of Mainz but were mostly kept away from the visiting U.S. president.
Photo by Pawel Kopczynski
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January 2005
Harper's Index
Number of House members in 1979 who voted against making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday : 133 [Legislative Research Center, U.S. House of Representatives/Harper's research ]
Number who are still in the House : 9 [Legislative Research Center, U.S. House of Representatives/Harper's research ]
Number who are Vice President : 1 [Legislative Research Center, U.S. House of Representatives/Harper's research ]
Harper's Index for January 2005
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Ripped Off
Jack Osbourne
British rock star Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack had jewelry worth 200,000 pounds ($382,000) stolen from a suitcase during a flight from Los Angeles to London, the Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.
The valuables, which included two watches, were probably stolen from the case before it was put in the cargo hold for the flight, the paper said.
"They were gifts. It's a horrible thing to happen," the Sun quoted him as saying.
Jack Osbourne
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Models show various designs during the International Fashion show of Argentine designer Roberto Giordano in Vina del Mar, Chile, February 23, 2005. The show was organized to mark the end of the summer season at the coastal city and beach resort.
Photo by Eliseo Fernandez
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Pile in Nebraska Goes Out
Burning Manure
It took nearly four months, but to the relief of neighbors miles around, a burning manure pile has been extinguished.
David Dickinson, owner and manager of Midwest Feeding Co., said Wednesday that several weeks of pulling the 2,000-ton pile apart proved effective by late last week.
Dickinson's feedlot, about 20 miles west of Lincoln, takes in as many as 12,000 cows at a time from farmers and ranchers and fattens them for market.
Byproducts from the massive operation resulted in a dung pile measuring 100 feet long, 30 feet high and 50 feet wide. Heat from the decomposing manure deep inside the pile is believed to have eventually ignited the manure.
Burning Manure
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Both Houses of Congress Get Involved
Guckert/Gannon
Two leaders of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee want the federal prosecutor investigating the Valeria Plame case to subpoena a personal journal of controversial White House reporter James Guckert, following Editor & Publisher's disclosure yesterday that Guckert claims he kept the journal for the past two years.
"It is clear that a primary obstacle to the investigation is uncovering a precise chronology of when, and to whom, classified information was leaked," Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), one of those seeking the subpoena, told E&P. "The revelation by Editor & Publisher that Mr. Guckert kept contemporaneous records of his 'reporting' activities could well be a major step forward in developing such a chronology."
In addition, E&P has confirmed an online report that Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) is circulating a letter among his colleagues that asks resident Bush to launch an investigation into how Guckert, who writes under the byline Jeff Gannon, gained access to White House press briefings over two years despite having no journalism background and using a false name.
Guckert/Gannon
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In Memory
Simone Simon
Simone Simon, a French actress who made a name for herself in Hollywood in the 1930s, has died in Paris aged 93, her friends and family told AFP.
Best-known for her starring roles in the 1937 movie "Seventh Heaven" opposite James Stewart and the 1942 horror film "The Cat People", Simon passed away late Tuesday.
Born in Marseille on April 23, 1911, her triangular, almost feline face earned her an early start as a model, but she was soon thrown into cinema.
After coming to the attention of Hollywood studio head Darryl Zanuck, she was given a contract that saw her go on to act in 11 US movies.
In France, famed director Jean Renoir tapped her to play opposite Jean Gabin in his "La Bete Humaine" ("The Human Beast").
Simone Simon
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A male African elephant calf rolls in a pile of mud on his first birthday at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, in San Diego. The calf was born six months after his mother's arrival in San Diego from Swaziland.
Photo by Ken Bohn
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