Froma Harrop: The Coolness of Old Florida (creators.com)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent dig that Florida is "for the old people" cut locals here to the quick. "Florida's not cool to a 20-year-old, and it has to be," retail executive Larry Levine told the Economic Council of Palm Beach County. His own children have gone west.
Scott Burns: The Fat Fund Report, 2009 (assetbuilder.com)
The Devil ... took the hindmost. In the six months between the end of June and the end of December, the mutual fund population fell by 499 from 23,920. Should we shed a tear? I think not.
David Kaiser and Lovisa Stannow: The Rape of American Prisoners (nybooks.com)
Adults who want to have sex with children sometimes look for jobs that will make it easy. They want authority over kids, but no very onerous supervision; they also want positions that will make them seem more trustworthy than their potential accusers.
George Varga: Tonex, Fast in Pursuit of the Right 'Blend' (creators.com)
Trusting your creative instincts is one of the most important things any artist can do. But when charismatic singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tonex was putting together his fifth and latest major label album, "Unspoken," he ended up succeeding by going against his instincts.
Brian Mccollum: Five questions with Trace Adkins, country music artist (Detroit Free Press)
Trace Adkins chuckles when he considers his place in the 2010 country music world: In this new era, he's old school. "I never thought the day would come that I'd be thought of as a more traditional artist, carrying the banner for traditional country," says the 48-year-old Louisiana native.
Roger Ebert: Review of "STILL BILL" (NO MPAA RATING; 3 1/2 stars)
Bill Withers' songs run through our memories: "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean on Me," "Use Me," "Grandma's Hands." Learning there was a new documentary about him, I wondered how long ago he died. The answer is, he still lives and survives as a happy man. "Still Bill" is about a man who topped the charts, walked away from it all in 1985 and is pleased that he did.
WASHINGTON - With much of his legislative agenda stalled in Congress, President Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his executive power to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities... Obama Making Plans to Use Executive Power - NYTimes.com
Last November after Obama was elected, I asked about what Executive Orders you'd like 'The Man' to make. Puzzlingly, he did not utilize that option in any significant way, to my thinkin'... Now, however, with his "agenda stalled", he's decided to get 'Froggy' and make that leap... So, once again, I ask...
What specific issues would you like 'The Man' to address with Executive Orders?
The hallux, commonly referred to as the big toe (also as great toe or thumb toe), although it may not be the longest toe on the foot of some people, is the innermost toe of the foot.
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Marian the Teacher was first, and correct, with:
big toe
BadtotheboneBob responded:
My Big Toe, dontcha know! That's all it is, so away I go!... sorry... couldn't help it...
Alan J replied:
The Big Toe
~ Tony in Philly answered:
The Big Toe
Sally said:
OMG! Michelle in AZ is absolutely right - it was 'Burma Shave' billboards about which I was thinking, yesterday! Thanks for that link, Michelle - lots of good memories there :)
As for today's question, the human hallux is commonly called the big toe.
PS: Glad to see that JoeS is feeling better, and able to lust after actress, Julianne Moore, hahaha! (Luv ya, Mr S!)
Chipshot answered:
Oh, the things I learn watching "Bones" on RupertTV. The hallux is known by many names, including "the little piggy that went to market," or, more familiarly, "The Big Toe."
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
The big toe
Charlie wrote:
The hallux is the innermost digit of the foot. In other words, the big toe.
MAM replied:
The "Hallux" is more commonly called the big toe!
And, Joe S said:
The big toe
My God, the stuff you find on the Interwebs when you search images for
feet, or toes. Nearly burned my eyes out.
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'NCIS', followed by a RERUN'NCIS: The 2nd One', then a RERUN'The Good Wife'.
On a RERUNDave (from 2/4/10) are Jamie Foxx, Amanda Seyfried, and Robin Thicke.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig is Stephen Fry.
NBC fills the night with FRESH'Olympics'.
The Tonight Show is pre-empted for Olympics coverage.
Jimmy Fallon is pre-empted for Olympics coverage.
Carson 'The Scab' Daly is pre-empted for Olympics coverage.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Lost', followed by a FRESH'Lost', then a FRESH'the forgotten'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are David Spade, "Trailer Park Boys" Rob Wells, Mike Smith & John Paul Tremblay, and Miss Willie Brow
The CW offers a RERUN'90210', followed by a RERUN"Melrose Place'.
Faux fills the night with a FRESH'American Idol'.
MY recycles an old 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?', followed by another old 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?', then an old 'Deal Or No Deal', followed by another old 'Deal Or No Deal'.
A&E has 'Criminal Minds', another 'Criminal Minds', still another 'Criminal Mind', and 'CSI: The 2nd One'.
AMC offers the movie 'Space Cowboys', followed by the movie 'Forrest Gump'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 23 Paling
[1:00 PM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 14 McIntyre
[2:00 PM] Antiques Roadshow UK - Episode 11
[3:00 PM] Antiques Roadshow - Episode 25
[4:00 PM] Antiques Roadshow UK - Episode 12
[5:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 3 Sebastian's
[6:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 3 The Priory
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America
[8:00 PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 3
[9:00 PM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 8
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America
[11:00 PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 3
[12:00 AM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 8
[1:00 AM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 3
[2:00 AM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 8
[3:00 AM] Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - Ep 11 Michael McIntyre, Sarah Harding, Gerard Butler, David Haye
[4:00 AM] How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 7
[4:30 AM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 6
[4:30 AM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 6
[5:00 AM] BBC World News
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EST)
Comedy Central has last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', 'South Park', another 'South Park', still another 'South Park', and yet another 'South Park'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Jeff Garlin.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is Olympic coverage with guest TBA.
FX has the movie 'The Devil Wears Prada', followed by the movie 'Spider-Man 3'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', another 'Modern Marvels', 'WWII In HD'.
IFC -
[6:10 AM] Kinky Boots
[8:00 AM] The Nugget
[9:40 AM] The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
[11:25 AM] A Decade Under the Influence
[12:15 PM] Kinky Boots
[2:05 PM] The Nugget
[3:45 PM] The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
[5:30 PM] Get Shorty
[7:15 PM] Super Troopers
[9:00 PM] Arrested Development
[9:30 PM] Arrested Development
[10:00 PM] Wrong Door
[10:30 PM] Modern Toss
[11:00 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[11:30 PM] Monty Python's Flying Circus
[12:00 AM] Paranoia 1.0
[1:35 AM] Modern Toss
[2:00 AM] Ideal
[2:30 AM] Z Rock
[3:00 AM] Arrested Development
[3:30 AM] Arrested Development
[4:00 AM] Wrong Door
[4:30 AM] Modern Toss
[5:00 AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[5:30 AM] Monty Python's Flying Circus (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[04:45 AM] Born Into Brothels
[06:10 AM] A Prairie Home Companion
[08:05 AM] The Glass House
[09:45 AM] Love Songs
[11:30 AM] Approaching Union Square
[01:00 PM] Be Good Johnny Weir - Episode 1
[02:30 PM] Be Good Johnny Weir - Episode 2
[03:00 PM] Be Good Johnny Weir - Episode 3
[03:30 PM] Be Good Johnny Weir - Episode 4
[04:00 PM] A Prairie Home Companion
[06:00 PM] A Slim Peace
[07:00 PM] Brick City: Episode 4
[08:00 PM] The River Cottage Treatment: Episode 103
[09:00 PM] Garbage! The Revolution Starts At Home
[10:20 PM] The Metamorphosis
[10:30 PM] 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
[12:30 AM] Spectacle - Season 2: Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... Neko Case, Sheryl Crow, Ron Sexsmith, Jesse Winchester
[01:30 AM] Fear Me Not
[03:15 AM] The River Cottage Treatment: Episode 103
[04:15 AM] Garbage! The Revolution Starts At Home
[05:35 AM] The Grandmother (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has 'Stargate SG-1', followed by the movie 'Predator', 'Caprica', and 'WWE NXT'.
TBS:
On a RERUNLopez Tonight (from 12/17/09) are Ray Romano, Lake Bell, and Mariah Carey.
Jay Leno's first two weeks back as host of NBC's "Tonight Show" features a celebrity-packed lineup as NBC tries to revive the late-night franchise.
Leno, returning next Monday, will welcome former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R-Quitter), the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore," "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell and Olympians Apolo Anton Ohno, Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn.
Musical guests include Brad Paisley, Avril Lavigne, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, left, and actress Geena Davis pose for a picture before a news conference called 'Engaging Philanthropy to Promote Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment' at United Nations Headquarters , Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.
Photo by Seth Wenig
Cash-strapped music company EMI Group Ltd. has shelved plans to sell Abbey Road and is now looking for an investor to help save the London recording studio made famous by The Beatles.
News last week that EMI had been speaking to potential buyers sparked dismay among music fans. Former Beatle Paul McCartney said he hoped Abbey Road could be preserved, and the National Trust heritage group said it was considering buying the building.
But EMI now says it wants to keep the facility and is talking to "interested and appropriate third parties" about a revitalization project.
Abbey Road is one of the world's most famous music studios, used by artists including Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck and Radiohead.
A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million, smashing a record set just last year.
The issue sold Monday morning is a 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books. It features Superman lifting a car on its cover and originally cost 10 cents.
It was sold by a private seller to a private buyer, neither of whom released their names. The sale was conducted by the auction site ComicConnect.com .
The previous comic book record was set last year when $317,000 was paid for the same Action Comics No. 1 issue. This copy fetched a much higher price because it's in better condition.
Spain is offering free vacations to the person who best answers questions on Facebook about the country and its customs.
The state tourism office Turespana says the contest will last through the end of February.
Turespana said in a statement that the winner will get a week's holiday per year, for three years, plus air fare to and from Spain. Lodgings will be provided at stately Parador hotels, many of which are refurbished castles or monasteries.
"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi has given birth to a daughter, Krishna Thea Lakshmi.
Publicist Christina Papadopoulos says that the baby was born Saturday, and that both mother and daughter are "well and happy." No other details were provided in an e-mail Monday.
Lakshmi is host of Bravo's "Top Chef." She is the author of "Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day" and "Easy Exotic: A Model's Low-Fat Recipes From Around the World."
A former phone company worker convicted of lying to authorities about a Hollywood wiretapping scandal has been sentenced to nearly 3 1/2 years in federal prison.
Fifty-six-year-old Joann Wiggan was convicted of perjury and making false statements last year for lying to the FBI, a federal grand jury and in court.
Prosecutors say Wiggan connected wires at her SBC workplace so former private eye Anthony Pellicano could tap the phones of stars such as Sylvester Stallone.
Pellicano is serving a 15-year federal sentence for wiretapping, conspiracy and other crimes. Wiggan was the 14th person convicted in the case.
U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick talks at a media event in Sydney February 23, 2010. Tunick is in Sydney as a guest of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and plans to photograph thousands of naked people in front of the Sydney Opera House on Monday.
Photo by Tim Wimborne
Court records show actor Adrian Pasdar has been charged with drunken driving, and his arraignment is scheduled for later this week.
The 44-year-old actor was arrested Jan. 27 after authorities say they spotted him speeding and veering over two lanes of traffic on a Los Angeles freeway.
He was charged with one count of driving under the influence on Friday. City attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan (mah-tell-JIN') says Pasdar's arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.
Pasdar plays Nathan Petrelli on NBC's "Heroes." He's married to Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines.
Police say the wife of pro wrestler Ric Flair has been charged with assaulting him in their North Carolina home.
Authorities say officers were called to Flair's home in south Charlotte on Sunday night. Flair said his wife attacked him after they went out for dinner. He had minor injuries, but refused treatment from paramedics.
Police charged 41-year-old Jacqueline Beems with simple assault. She was released from jail a few hours after her arrest.
The 60-year-old platinum blond grappler nicknamed "The Nature Boy" is currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling after a long career with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Dancers from Easter Island perform during the opening ceremony of the 51th Vina del Mar International Song Festival in Vina del Mar, Chile, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.
Photo by Jorge Sanchez
Europe's top movie theater chain plans to withdraw from screening the Walt Disney Co's latest film "Alice In Wonderland", escalating a dispute over the U.S. studio's proposal to release the movie's DVD weeks earlier than usual.
But Disney's long-term strategy calls for less reliance on those chains in favor of revenue from Blu-ray video and online distribution, analysts say.
On Monday, less than two weeks before the movie's March 5 debut, exhibitor Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group, owned by the London-based private equity firm Terra Firma, said it does not plan to show the movie in its UK, Irish or Italian cinemas because Disney wants to sell the DVD five weeks earlier than usual.
A decade ago, DVDs were typically released six months after a film's theatrical debut. But Hollywood studios have been gradually moving up their DVD releases, to tap those consumers who rarely go to the theater. Disney's move will shrink that time to 12 weeks.
The rookie reincarnation crime drama "Past Life" is not coming back -- at least, not to Thursdays.
Fox Rupert is yanking the widely panned series after three episodes. It will air three weeks of original episodes of "Kitchen Nightmares" in the slot (with "Nightmares" also continuing to air on Fridays). "Bones" and "Fringe" repeats will take over March 18, with originals returning April 1.
Fox Rupert says the remaining episodes of "Past Life" will be burned off sometime later this season.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc will buy the fledgling Vudu online movie on-demand service, in a deal expected to close within weeks and pit the world's largest retailer against the likes of Netflix Inc.
Wal-Mart hopes to combine Vudu's technology with its own scale and expertise to get into a burgeoning market staked out by Netflix and other digital movie distributors, as viewers migrate to the Internet away from traditional movie rentals.
Santa Clara, California-based start-up Vudu, which operates a library of 16,000 movies, is already built into a growing number of televisions from LG Electronics Inc and Mitsubishi Electric Corp, among other manufacturers.
Customers use a broadband Internet connection to rent or buy movie titles through Vudu, which Wal-Mart said in a statement operated one of the largest high-definition movie libraries and watch them instantly.
In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana.
Long a fixture among young people, use of the country's most popular illicit drug is now growing among the AARP set, as the massive generation of baby boomers who came of age in the 1960s and '70s grows older.
The number of people aged 50 and older reporting marijuana use in the prior year went up from 1.9 percent to 2.9 percent from 2002 to 2008, according to surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The rise was most dramatic among 55- to 59-year-olds, whose reported marijuana use more than tripled from 1.6 percent in 2002 to 5.1 percent.
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