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28 November, 2013

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Trivia Question of the Day


In 1972, U.S. Senator Charles H. Percy (R-IL) entered an apology into the Congressional Record for a santimonious speech Edwin C. Johnson (D-CO) made 22 years earlier. Who was Johnson's target?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


America's first 'anatomically correct' boy doll debuted in 1976. What was his name?


      Joey Stivic (Archie Bunker's Grandson)                                                      Source


Joseph Michael "Joey" Stivic is a fictional character who first appeared on the 1970s American sitcom All in the Family. Joey Stivic was the son and only child of Mike Stivic (played by Rob Reiner) and Gloria Stivic (played by Sally Struthers), and the grandson of Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) and Edith Bunker (Jean Stapleton). The character first appeared as a newborn baby in a two-part episode of All in the Family that aired in December 1975.

In 1976 the Ideal Toy Company released a 14-inch "Joey Stivic doll" (called "Archie Bunker's Grandson"), which was billed as the "first anatomically correct male doll." The doll inspired mild controversy at the time, and is a collectors' item today.        Source

This Pissing ALL IN THE FAMILY Doll Could Be The Weirdest Toy Ever | Badass Digest







Lois Of The Temple Of Doom In Oregon (by Mattel) was first, and correct, with:
   Apparently 1976 was a banner year for baby dolls with tiny genitals, as it saw the debut of both "Baby Tender Love With Barely Discernible Weenie" AND "Archie Bunker's Grandson Joey Stivic", born, for the best I think, with a plastic bag over his head, leaving our children with no option but to accept the ugly truths of life, and to abandon the joys of imagination once and for all. Yet another indicator that the end had not just begun, but was picking up momentum.




Charlie said:
   Joey Stivic (Archie Bunker's grandson).




Alan J wrote:
   The Joey Stivic Doll



Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
   Ken



Adam answered:
   The Joey Stivik doll, grandson to Archie Bunker.



Marian replied:
   Joey Stivic doll. He was Archie Bunker's grandson and it was made by the Ideal Toy company.



Sally said:
  

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!!

I know, I know the answer, it's, "Baby Joey" from the old TV series, "All In The Family."

  I know this because my daughter had one of these dolls, and he was quite 'anatomically correct' believe you me. My son was born in January of 1976, and his four year old sister became quite aware of their anatomical differences. We thought the doll would be appropriate in this case. After receiving her doll, she was quick to point out how small was baby Joey's member compared to her brothers. She often pointed this out - anywhere it came to mind: In front of company, in a department store, at pre school, etc. I finally had to limit such conversation to home, hoping I wasn't scarring her for life.
  Fast forward to when her son was four, and his uncle (her brother) bought him an anatomical boy doll - named, "Dicky." (No joke, it was made in China, and came in a package with the doll's name on it). The precious grandson was just as quick to make his own judgement on the doll's equipment, and share with whomever would listen... I just sat back and looked innocent when she questioned, "Where would he get such ideas?" The joy of parenting...




Dale of Diamond Springs in Norfallcali, responded:
   Wow, it was Meathead and Gloria's little son Joey Stivic!





MAM   wrote:
   "Baby Joey" ~ The Joey Stivic doll from All in the Family.




BttbBob   answered:
   Peter? "Baby Dick"? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... HAHAHA...HAHA... Ha... Cough! Cough! Gasp!... Whew! ... Whoa... Sorry, ladies... I am a "Bad" man...
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  Ya gotta admit, though, that was way too easy... Right? (guys are snickering)
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  Happy Birthday this day to :

Jon Stewart
  (50) That applies to ALL religions, thank-yew-very-much... Meanwhile...
   Jon Stewart to O´Reilly: Do Obama Scandals Give You 'Sexual Arousal?' - YouTube   |   EPIC Jon Stewart takedown of Mayor Rob Ford HD - 11/19/2013 - YouTube   (That Ford dude is a whack job - Fact - But what a lot of Americans don't know, and what a lot of Canadians don't want those Americans to know, is that Ford, while extreme, embodies much of the Canadian "Party Monster" persona that they usually keep under control. Take it from a guy who lives next door to them, spent a lot of time there, and interacted with a lot of 'em here in "The Mitten"... I have anecdotes, I'm tellin' ya... They like to have fun. Hoo ha)

Judd Nelson
  (53) He did the 'Burn-out' very well in "The Breakfast Club". I enjoyed that film.

Ed Harris
  (62) "Mr. Intense", I call 'im... 24/7... always...

Paul Shaffer
  (63) Now this guy could have his own show... I think it would be really zany...
  But, I betcha never seen him do 'Blue Grass' like this...
  Earl Scruggs, LEON RUSSELL, STEVE MARTIN, VINCE GILL, PAUL SHAFFER, MARTY STEWART - YouTube   What a line-up, eh?

S. Epatha Merkerson
  (60) The best TV lady-cop ever... just ask "Lenny".

  Born this day:

Hope Lange
  (1933-2002) Even as a lad, I noticed how beautiful she was...

Gloria Grahame
  (1923-1981) 'Film Noir' Femme Fatale... Yowza...

  November 28 Birthdays - Celebrities Born November 28 | Famous Birthdays




And, Joe S     said:
   Harry Reems? I don't know. No video to follow.


  


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"The Problem With Young People Today"

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Spike Jensen « My POV

Hatfields vs. McCoys 2.0

That button on the nuclear thingy got pushed so now it's on I guess. It was just a matter of time. The food fights going down in the US Senate lunch room were getting out of control and something had to happen. I mean when a POTUS cannot get a new butler when he needs one badly even after saying pretty, pretty, pretty please then all bets are off. The GOP really seems to dig throwing procedural fire bombs at anything the prez wants, I mean anything. Like if any elected elephant person found out he was ordering extra cheese on his pizza at Little Caesars they would figure out a way to cut it back to 1/16 of the regular amount just to screw with him. After 5 years of turning the other cheek and getting bitch slapped 24/7 the dude finally told his guys he had enough of bending over so now there are two teams on the playing field.

I am guessing Obama finally figured out some people will never like him no matter how much he schmoozes them. Took him awhile to come to this but now that he has let's hope he has a plan to defend and deal with the counter attack. One thing that is pretty awesome about Republicans is they can take our single punch and hit us back in the face many, many more times. In fact when one of them starts to tire a little there are hundreds more on retainer from Koch Industries and other nifty multinational corporations ready to pick up where things left off. Obviously, the difference between the two sides is paid soldiers tend be assigned shift work with time off while volunteers no matter how impressive their software is often wear down after 18 hour days. That is why I am wetting my pants now thinking about the mid-term elections next fall. I see dead donkey's. A lot of them.

So what will the Senate be like in January 2015? I am scrunching my eyes peeking at the possibility of either Rand Paul or Ted Cruz as Senate majority leader and it feels worse than acid being systematically dropped in my pupils every 14 minutes for 11 days straight. I can hear many now saying there is no way in hell either one of these lunatic rookies could ever vault over all that seniority and be the head cheese of the Senate even if their party takes most of the seats up next November. I mean everyone knows they are both running for President too the next year so why would they waste time wrangling for this job? Well it's called having a soft landing. As far as I know only one person can win the parties nod for president and by the time a new majority leader is sworn in the cash derby for the nomination will have already been won and lost. Other options for Prez like Chris Christie? Two words, GOP Primaries. Not going to happen. So back to the Tea People's two most favorite guys. My take is with all the loot in the western world now available via the Citizen's United decision who can say for sure money can't buy both either the number #1 gig and or consolation prize? If you are saying to no one in particular right now "no way that can happen" then maybe those same words flew out of your mouth a few years back about a first term black US Senator who now happens to be living in the White House. So trust me on this one, it's down to the dude with the dead animal rug on the top of his head or the sorta human who looks like an extra from the Munster's for both of these jobs.

Most are hip to the fact that even if the GOP does clean up in the mid-terms the new rules so far only pertains to Federal judicial and executive nominations. So even if things go way south in the 2016 election due to 7% of the people losing their totally crappy health care plans Democrats can still try and block Sean Hannity from getting a free seat at that Supreme Court place. If you listen to the threats from original gangsta's like Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn in the Senate it sounds like they are about to start a red state-blue state tussle that might end up making the east coast/west coast rapper shoot outs of old seem quaint so you gotta respect the balls of Harry Reid (I can't believe I just typed something about Harry Reid's nut sack) as he's gotta know the payback coming will leave a trail of carnage everywhere and he just said "bring it on bitches." Who saw that coming from this genial 70 something Mormon?

As a member of the donkey team I would much rather my party come out and threw the first right hook for once rather than sit in the corner and complain how the mean Republicans are messing up our government. As stated previously I respect the hell out of the GOP cuz they will slit your throat, bleed you dry and then put lit cigarettes out on your dead body before they toss you in a chipper. Until all elected Democrats grow a pair like old Harry they will continue to get punked every time they raise their hand to be heard. I think the founding fathers pretty much planned for everything when jotting down the rules for this country with one exception, they did not foresee FOX NEWS partitioning the country up via cable TV, thus making our government non functioning. And you conservatives out there can still whine all day about the liberal media but you know in your heart that you can kick their ass anytime you feel like it so that one doesn't fly any longer. Whatever flak you are taking from the liberal media these days is due to your wackness not any bias inherent in the political leanings of the non FOX NEWS press. Let us pray that someday soon our government will return to the period in history where it worked. Not great. Not even sorta ok. At this point in time I think most Americans would settle for barely functioning. Baby steps. Later


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD


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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Mostly cloudy and on the cool side.



Tonight, Thursday:

CBS opens the night with a RERUN 'Big Bang Theory', followed by a RERUN 'The Crazy Ones', then another RERUN 'The Crazy Ones', followed by still another RERUN 'The Crazy Ones', then a RERUN 'Elementary'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 10/10/13) are Jack Hanna and Kunal Nayyar.
On a RERUN Craig (from 10/16/13) is Robin Williams.



NBC fills the night with LIVE 'Sunday Night Football' (no, seriously, that's what they're calling it), then pads the left coast with local crap and maybe an old 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Christina Aguilera and Jay Mohr.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Rashida Jones, Carrie Underwood, and Ariana Grande.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 10/31/13) are Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Pierce the Veil.



ABC starts the night with the chestnut 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving', followed by a RERUN 'Modern Family', then the FRESH 'Lady Gaga & The Muppets' Holiday Spectacular'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 11/19/13) are Elizabeth Banks, Larry King, and Daughtry.



The CW fills the night with the movie 'You Again'.
On a RERUN Arsenio Hall (from 11/19/13) are Eddie Murphy and Flo Rida.



Faux has a FRESH 'The X Factor', followed by a FRESH 'Glee'.



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



A&E has all 'Duck Dynasty' all night.



AMC offers the movie 'The Godfather: Part II', followed by the movie 'The Godfather'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]    BBC WORLD NEWS
 [7:00AM]    BBC WORLD NEWS
 [8:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 13 - Devil's Due
 [9:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 14 - Clues
 [10:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 15 - First Contact
 [11:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 16 - Galaxy's Child
 [12:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 17 - Night Terrors
 [1:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 18 - Identity Crisis
 [2:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 19 - The Nth Degree
 [3:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 20 - Qpid
 [4:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 21 - The Drumhead
 [5:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 22 - Half a Life
 [6:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 23 - The Host
 [7:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 24 - The Mind's Eye
 [8:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 25 - In Theory
 [9:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 26 - Redemption, Part 1
 [10:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 1 - Redemption, Part 2
 [11:00PM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 13 - Devil's Due
 [12:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 14 - Clues
 [1:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 15 - First Contact
 [2:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 16 - Galaxy's Child
 [3:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 17 - Night Terrors
 [4:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 18 - Identity Crisis
 [5:00AM]    STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 19 - The Nth Degree     (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has the movie 'How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days', followed by the movie 'Legally Blonde'.



Comedy Central has 'Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos', 'Jeff Dunham: Spark Of Insanity', and 'Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos'.
Jon Stewart is pre-empted.
Colbert Report is pre-empted.



FX has the movie 'Kung Fu Panda 2', followed by the movie 'Kung Fu Panda', then the movie 'Kung Fu Panda'.



History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', still another 'Pawn Stars', yet another 'Pawn Stars', 'Swamp People', 'Pawn Stars', and another 'Pawn Stars'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]    Whitest Kids U'Know
 [6:30AM]    Comedy Bang! Bang! -Andy Dick Wears a Black Suit Jacket & Skinny Tie
 [7:20AM]    The Three Stooges -Beer Barrel Polecats
 [7:30AM]    The Three Stooges -An Ache in Every Stake
 [7:55AM]    The Three Stooges -A-Plumbing We Will Go
 [8:45AM]    The Three Stooges -Boobs in Arms
 [9:10AM]    The Three Stooges -Booby Dupes
 [9:35AM]    The Three Stooges -Busy Buddies
 [10:00AM]    The Three Stooges -Cactus Makes Perfect
 [10:25AM]    The Three Stooges -Calling All Curs
 [10:50AM]    The Three Stooges -Cash and Carry
 [11:15AM]    The Three Stooges -Cookoo Cavaliers
 [11:40AM]    The Three Stooges -Crash Goes the Hash
 [12:05PM]    The Three Stooges -Dizzy Detectives
 [12:30PM]    The Three Stooges -Dizzy Doctors
 [12:55PM]    The Three Stooges -Dizzy Pilots
 [1:20PM]    The Three Stooges -Dutiful but Dumb
 [1:45PM]    The Three Stooges -False Alarms
 [2:10PM]    The Three Stooges -From Nurse to Worse
 [2:35PM]    The Three Stooges -Gem of a Jam
 [3:00PM]    The Three Stooges -G.I. Wanna Home
 [3:25PM]    The Three Stooges -Goofs and Saddles
 [3:50PM]    The Three Stooges -Half-Shot Shooters
 [4:15PM]    The Three Stooges -Half-Wits Holiday
 [4:40PM]    The Three Stooges -Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
 [5:05PM]    The Three Stooges -Hoi Polloi
 [5:30PM]    Mystery Men
 [8:00PM]    Billy Madison
 [10:00PM]    Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie
 [11:45PM]    Mystery Men
 [2:15AM]    Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie
 [4:00AM]    The Birthday Boys -Catching up on Shows
 [4:30AM]    The Birthday Boys -Rock and Roll
 [5:00AM]    The Birthday Boys -Cool Machine
 [5:30AM]    Whitest Kids U'Know     (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00AM]    Bella
 [8:00AM]    The Color Purple
 [11:15AM]    Dragonslayer
 [1:45PM]    Cliffhanger
 [4:15PM]    Poltergeist
 [6:45PM]    Gremlins
 [9:00PM]    The Returned-Serge et Toni
 [10:15PM]    The Running Man
 [12:15AM]    The Returned-Serge et Toni
 [1:30AM]    Gremlins
 [3:45AM]    The Running Man
 [5:45AM]    Ten for Grandpa    (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has the movie 'Die Another Day', followed by the movie 'Casino Royale'.



TBS:
On a RERUN Conan (from 9/19/13) are Louis C.K. and Thompson Square.



TCM:
 [7:15 AM]      The Young Savages (1961)
 [9:00 AM]      Vengeance Valley (1951)
 [10:30 AM]      The Secret Garden (1949)
 [12:15 PM]      Lassie Come Home (1943)
 [2:00 PM]      National Velvet (1944)
 [4:15 PM]      Phantom Tollbooth (1969)
 [6:00 PM]      The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
 [8:00 PM]      Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
 [10:30 PM]      Doctor Dolittle (1967)
 [1:15 AM]      The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
 [3:00 AM]      Born Free (1965)
 [4:45 AM]      Snowfire (1958)     (ALL TIMES EST)



Friday   -  11/29/13

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      The Great Race (1965)
 [9:00 AM]      Jason And The Argonauts (1963)
 [11:00 AM]      Hang 'Em High (1968)
 [1:00 PM]      Zorba The Greek (1964)
 [3:30 PM]      Lover Come Back (1961)
 [5:30 PM]      Hello, Dolly! (1969)
 [8:00 PM]      The Lady Eve (1941)
 [9:45 PM]      Christmas In July (1940)
 [11:00 PM]      The Palm Beach Story (1942)
 [12:45 AM]      Four's A Crowd (1938)
 [2:30 AM]      Topper (1937)
 [4:15 AM]      Turnabout (1940)    (ALL TIMES EST)




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Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil performs during the 154th International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) General Assembly during the presentation of the finalist cities of the hosting Country of the World Expo 2020, in Paris November 27, 2013. Brazil, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates will learn on Wednesday whether their candidate cities will host the 2020 World Expo, with huge stakes for the winner in terms of investment, tourism and national pride. The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, Ekaterinburg in Russia, Izmir in Turkey and Dubai are in the running to host the next world's fair, which is to be decided in a vote by the 168 members of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions.
Photo by Benoit Tessier

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'Born to Run' Manuscript For Sale

Bruce Springsteen

A handwritten working manuscript of Bruce Springsteen's 1975 hit "Born to Run" will be offered at auction on Dec. 5, with a presale estimate of $70,000 to $100,000, Sotheby's said Wednesday.

The seller was not revealed. The auction house said the document used to be in the collection of Springsteen's former manager, Mike Appel.

Sotheby's said most of the lines in this 1974 version, written in Long Branch, N.J., are apparently unpublished and unrecorded, but the manuscript does include "a nearly perfected chorus."

Springsteen's thought process, written in blue ink on an 8˝-by-11 sheet of ruled notepaper.

There are also some words in the margins: "Wild" and "Angels" and a word that looks like "velocity," with the letter "t'' in Springsteen's curlicue cursive.

Bruce Springsteen

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The bodice of Princess Diana's Emanuel ball gown from the 1986 'Diaghilev' collection is seen at Kerry Taylor Auctions in London November 27, 2013. The dress is expected to earn 50-80,000 pounds (US$80-130,000) when it goes on auction December 3.
Photo by Suzanne Plunkett

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New Housecat-Size Feline Species Discovered

Oncillas

Oncillas are housecat-size felines found throughout much of South America, and are also known as little tiger cats, little spotted cats or tigrinas. But not all oncillas are the same: New research suggests that little tiger cats in northeastern Brazil belong to a different species from those elsewhere on the continent, although they look virtually identical.

Researchers analyzed the genetic material of oncillas in northeastern Brazil, and compared them with nearby populations in the south. They found that there was no flow of genes between the two populations of oncillas, and hasn't been any for millennia, according to the study, published today (Nov. 27) in the journal Current Biology.

This, along with other genetic differences, led researchers to conclude the two populations do not interbreed and are in fact different species, said study co-author Eduardo Eizirik, a researcher at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

Both species of little tiger cats live in rainforests and savannahs, and sport yellowish-ochre fur with a black rosettelike pattern. Though the cats primarily live on the ground, they are agile tree climbers, and feed on birds and small mammals like rodents, according to the University of Michigan. They are one of the smallest cats in South America, maxing out at 3 kilograms (about 6.5 lbs.).

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Court Acquits Pianist

Spain

A Spanish court has acquitted a 28-year-old concert pianist on charges of causing noise pollution and psychological damage to a neighbor.

The court in northeastern Girona absolved professional pianist Laia Martin and her parents of both charges, according to a written ruling issued Tuesday.

The trial this month caused a storm of ridicule and disbelief when prosecutors sought a sentence of seven years. They later reduced this to 20 months.

Martin's neighbor, Sonia Bonsom, complained the pianist practiced five days a week for eight hours at a time between 2003 and 2007 in an apartment building in the nearby town of Puigcerda. Bonsom told the court she now hated pianos so much she can't even stand to see them in movies.

The court said it found Bonsom's claims unreliable and exaggerated. It said there was no proof that Martin's playing surpassed the 30-decibel limit laid down for musical instruments in the town - as the prosecution claimed - or that the playing was the direct cause of Bonsom's problems.

Spain

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A man cuts dried grass in a field to use it to build the rooftop for his house on the outskirts of Jammu November 27, 2013.
Photo by Mukesh Gupta

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George Harrison's Sister

Louise Harrison

Before George Harrison died in 2001, the rock icon and former member of the Beatles reportedly saw that his sister, Louise, was given a $2,000 per month pension ? a small sum given his more than $300 million fortune.

In an interview with the U.K.'s Daily Mail, Louise Harrison claims that pension ended after her brother died. Now 82, Harrison still works to support herself. However, she isn't upset about the arrangement.

She told the Daily Mail, "I was never concerned about the termination of the pension, I have found a way to make a living."

She currently manages a Beatles tribute band called the "Liverpool Legends," who frequently perform at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri.

Her brother, often referred to as the "quiet Beatle," lived in Friar Park, a 120-room mansion near London, with his wife and son. Louise told the Daily Mail she doesn't care about money and "doesn't mind not living in a castle because [she] would rather be broke than live rich and heartless."

Louise Harrison

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Judge's Ruling

Sriracha

A judge has ordered a plant that produces the popular Sriracha chili sauce to stop emitting annoying odors in a ruling that left some nearby residents worried about a possible loss of jobs at the factory.

Judge Robert H. O'Brien on Tuesday ruled in favor of the city of Irwindale, where Sriracha recently relocated, saying sauce maker Huy Fong Foods must stop any operations that could be causing the odors and make unspecified changes to mitigate them.

The company had no immediate comment, but a few neighbors interviewed Wednesday dismissed the complaints and worried that jobs might be lost if the plant is forced to close.

"I don't want it shut down because I think a lot of people will lose their jobs," said Marta Torres, 47. "In two years it has never smelled as much as now, but I think it's OK."

The judge acknowledged there was a lack of credible evidence linking complaints of breathing trouble and watery eyes to the factory. But he said for residents the odor that could be reasonably inferred to be emanating from the facility is "extremely annoying, irritating and offensive to the senses warranting consideration as a public nuisance."

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Protesters sit on lavatories outside the headquarters of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), reading newspapers with a poster attached reading "Unemployment and Social Sevices Cuts are Crap" during a demonstation in Bilbao, November 27, 2013. Members of various social pressure groups staged a protest in Bilbao on Wednesday against proposed budget plans of the Basque regional government, which they claim are insufficient to protect families suffering from the economic crisis.
Photo by Vincent West

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Defendant Testifies

Bolshoi

A man charged with throwing acid in the face of the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director said the dancer accused of ordering the attack had only asked him to hit the victim and the use of acid was his own idea, a Russian court heard on Wednesday.

Testimony in the trial of three men charged in the attack on Sergei Filin also focused on the size and skills of defendant Pavel Dmitrichenko's girlfriend, a dancer who a previous witness said had been passed over for roles by Filin.

Dmitrichenko, 29, and the other defendants face up to 12 years in prison if convicted for the attack last January that nearly blinded Filin and laid bare bitter rivalries behind the scenes at one of Russia's leading cultural institutions.

Dmitrichenko, who denies guilt, has said previously that he gave co-defendant Yuri Zarutsky the green light to hit Filin and phoned Zarutsky on he night of the attack to tell him Filin was heading home, but had not meant for acid to be used.

That contention was supported by excerpts from a transcript of investigators' questioning of Zarutsky which were read out by the judge on Wednesday in the Moscow courtroom where the defendants were confined to a cage.

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Oh, Silvio

The Italian Senate on Wednesday expelled three-time ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his tax fraud conviction, ending his two-decade legislative run for now, but not his political career.

Berlusconi has warned that the unprecedented move would embarrass Italy internationally, and he maintained his defiance even as the Senate voted, addressing a cheering crowd outside of his Roman palazzo a short walk away.

Even though he won't hold a seat in Parliament for at least six years, the 77-year-old Berlusconi pledged to remain involved in politics and urged his followers not to despair - noting that other political leaders are not lawmakers. He has relaunched his Forza Italia party and he still commands millions of loyal supporters.

Supporters, including Berlusconi's 28-year-old girlfriend, who had a Forza Italia flag wrapped around her shoulders against the cold, were treated to a video montage of Berlusconi's greatest political hits from a career that began in 1994 when he first came into power with a political party named for a soccer chant "Let's Go Italy."

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The Travellers or Les Voyageurs, illuminated figures created by French artist Cedric Le Borgne, is pictured beside the Peace Bridge in Londonderry November 27, 2013. The project is one of 17 installations of the Lumiere festival, which are part of the UK City of Culture celebrations running in the city.
Photo by Cathal McNaughton

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Diplodocus Sells For $650,000

Dinosaur

The skeleton of a diplodocus dinosaur that roamed what is now the United States some 160 million years ago was sold for 400,000 pounds ($651,100) to an unidentified public institution at an auction in Britain on Wednesday.

Misty, as the dinosaur was nicknamed, will later be put on public display, the auctioneers said. It was found by the teenage sons of German dinosaur hunter Raimund Albersdoerfer in Dana quarry in Wyoming, in the western United States.

The remains of the 17-metre (56 ft) female are among the few more or less complete skeletons of diplodocus longus ever found. The sons of the German paleontologist came across Misty's fossilized bones after their father sent them to hunt another area because they were distracting him from his own search.

"The children wanted to find their own bits and pieces, so he sent them where he thought they might find a few fragments but nothing really important, and they came back saying that they had found this enormous bone," Fuller said.

Dinosaur

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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) Taylor Swift; $2,012,766; $81.55.
    2. (2) Bon Jovi; $1,518,974; $93.32.
    3. (3) Marc Anthony; $1,186,546; $85.53.
    4. (4) "Honda Civic Tour"/Maroon 5/Kelly Clarkson; $917,976; $51.42.
    5. (5) Depeche Mode; $913,053; $64.45.
    6. (6) Bruno Mars; $889,945; $65.49.
    7. (7) Michael Buble; $879,854; $84.05.
    8. (8) Luke Bryan; $683,446; $38.33.
    9. (9) John Mayer; $679,425; $51.14.
   10. (10) Brad Paisley; $662,573; $60.49.
   11. (11) Jason Aldean; $660,743; $38.28.
   12. (12) Blake Shelton; $632,906; $39.70.
   13. (13) Rascal Flatts; $549,454; $38.36.
   14. (New) Keith Urban; $536,147; $59.31.
   15. (15) Miranda Lambert; $493,423; $33.80.
   16. (14) Steely Dan; $486,111; $87.51.
   17. (16) Selena Gomez & The Scene; $451,215; $51.22.
   18. (18) Sarah Brightman; $349,384; $100.77.
   19. (17) Blue Man Group; $317,816; $50.51.
   20. (19) Fun.; $313,398; $38.97.

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People walk past a Louis Vuitton pavilion shaped like a giant suitcase in central Moscow November 27, 2013. The pavilion was erected to house a travel-themed exhibition. St. Basil's Cathedral (L) and Kremlim's Spasskaya Tower are also pictured in the background.
Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva

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