Fidelity scandal dwarfs all others (fundalarm.com)
Q: Fidelity's outside brokers apparently think it's worth spending $100,000 on a party for one Fidelity trader. Does this mean that Fidelity's trading business is profitable for these brokers?
A: Yes, a $100,000 party for one Fidelity employee suggests that Fidelity's outside brokers earn a healthy profit.
ROGER EBERT: A conversation with Werner Herzog
RE: What I admire above all about your film is the ambition of your imagination. You do not make small films and you do not have small ideas.
Roger Ebert: Stroszek (1977)
Who else but Werner Herzog would make a film about a retarded ex-prisoner, a little old man and a prostitute, who leave Germany to begin a new life in a house trailer in Wisconsin?
David Bruce: Weight (athensnews.com)
David Letterman gets some of his material from such publications as the National Enquirer. Once, the Enquirer used this headline: "How to Lose Weight Without Diet or Exercise." Mr. Letterman thought logically and realized, "That leaves disease."
Betty Bowers: Rex Ray the Ex-Gay
Goodness me, our breezily indolent President certainly deserves an interminable string of vacations from the pressures of Washington and reality!
I was up at the lake kickin' back with my 54" big screen TV…. after taking a nice swim…..I noticed while scrolling down the schedule that right after "The 20 greatest Country "City" Songs on CMT ("Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard was # 1) they were playing "Jailhouse Rock"….Elvis's prison musical!!!!!! Little did I know that by watching this flick I would solve one of the great Movie/TV mysteries of my life…I'll tell you at the END………
Vince Everett (Elvis Presley - "Love Me Tender" - "Flaming Star" - "Tickle Me" - "Spinout" - "Clambake") is a disturbingly handsome Tennessee plowboy who can't even have a drink in a bar without some married older woman throwing herself at him…..and her husband hates it…….and tells Vince and before you know it….FIGHT!
Vince has a lot of temper and attitude and finishes the guy off with a right….I mean he kills him!!!! 1 to 10 years in prison for manslaughter!!!!!
While in the slammer he meets Hunk Haughton (Mickey Shaughnessy - "The Sheepman" - "The Hangman" - "A Boy Called Nuthin' ") a tough ole' Country music singer who got jailed for robbin' a bank….He takes Vince under his wing, gets him to singin' and pretty soon they have a nationally televised prison hootenanny and Vince's sultry face gets seen by thousands of teenage girls…but before Vince gets out of prison there's a riot and Vince is right in the middle of it all …slugging a couple of guards….so they take Vince downstairs, strip of his prison shirt, tie his hands to an overhead pipe…and whip the snot out of his belligerent ass…….He gets released from prison with $54 and wants to be a singer…and make lots of money…..
Vince is in a night club trying to get a break and he runs into a music plugger named Peggy Van Alden (Judy Tyler "The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse" - "Bop Girl goes Calypso") who he tries to impress by jumping up on the stage and singing a song to…..She's impressed but the owner tells Vince he's only good enough to be a "bar Boy".
Long story…short……Vince and Peggy make a deal and cut a record and after getting screwed by a couple of record labels finally make it big and get lots of money, start their own company….and Vince makes a deal to premier his musical called "Jailhouse Rock" They perform the musical and it is a huge hit (pretty funny choreography) and then Hunk shows up and wants a part of the deal and Vince gets a role in a movie and starts hanging out with Blondes (and Peggy leaves him) and pretty soon it all comes down to a fight with Hunk who thinks that the money grubbing super star needs a good "Whupping" and beats the shit out of Vince including hitting him in the Larynx….will Vince ever sing again? Will Peggy come back?.....Cut to the end of the movie with Vince (backed by Bill Black, Scotty Moore and the Jordanaires) sings "Love Me Tender" (Lieber/Stoller) to an adoring Peggy and friends……………
……three days after the filming of "Jailhouse Rock" wrapped, Judy Tyler was killed in a car crash at age 23. It is said that Elvis never went to the movie premiere and never watched the movie because he was so distraught over Judy's death.
"And now a mystery is solved".….while researching this movie, I discovered that Judy Tyler's first break in show business, at the age of 17 was the role of "Princess Summerfall Winterspring" on the "Howdy Doody Show" (with Buffalo Bob, Clarabell the Clown and Chief Thunderthud). This kind of epiphany helps me sleep at night!
Purple Gene gives "Jailhouse Rock" 8 sexy Elvis lip curls out of 10 for being so black and white "cool" and helping me solve one of my great life mysteries!
A bit cooler, and starting to border on pleasant, again.
Talked to dear old Dad - he said it was raining hard.
He & the Babe went to a polkafest up in the Catskills over the weekend, where they had a great time, as usual.
Sure am glad the Babe also doubles as the Chauffeur.
Tonight, Wednesday:
CBS starts the night with a RERUN'Still Standing', followed by a RERUN'Yes, Dear', then a FRESH'Rock Star: INXS', followed by a RERUN'King Of Queens', then a RERUN'CSI: The 3rd One'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Rachel Weisz and Tom Dreesen.
On a RERUNCraig (from 6/29/05) are Dwight Yoakam, and Egyptologist Kara Cooney.
NBC opens the night with a FRESH'Meet Mister Mom', followed by a RERUN'Law & Order', then another RERUN'Law & Order'.
On a RERUNLeno (from 8/12/05) are Selma Blair, John Caparulo, and Avril Lavigne.
On a RERUNConan (from 6/7/05) are Cedric the Entertainer, Michael Palin, and Better than Ezra.
On a RERUNCarson Daly (from 10/12/04) Billy Bob Thornton, Diane Farr, and Five For Fighting.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'George Lopez', followed by another RERUN'George Lopez', then a RERUN'Lost', followed by a FRESH hourlong 'special' on Hurricane Katrina.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Al Michaels, 50 Cent, and Tony Yayo featuring Joe.
The WB offers a RERUN'One Tree Hill', followed by a RERUN'Smallville'.
Faux has a FRESH 90-minute 'So You Think You Can Dance', followed by a RERUN'Bernie Mac'.
UPN has a FRESH'R U The Girl With T-Boz & Chilli', followed by a RERUN'Veronica Mars'.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', followed by a FRESH'Inked', another 'Inked', 'Criss Angel: Mind Freak', and another 'Criss Angel: Mind Freak'.
AMC offers the movie 'Licence To Kill', followed by 'Bond Girls Are Forever', then the movie 'Indecent Proposal', followed by the movie 'Instinct'.
BBC -
[2pm] 'I'm Alan Partridge' - Series 1;
[2:40pm] 'Coupling' - Flushed;
[3:20pm] 'Blackadder' - Nob & Nobility;
[4pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Episode 7;
[4:30pm] 'What Not To Wear' - Sam;
[5pm] 'Brand New You' - Episode 7;
[6pm] 'BBC World News' - BBC World News;
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Innes;
[7pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 3;
[8pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Christian Slater;
[8:30pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Donny Osmond;
[9pm] 'Little Britain' - Episode 3;
[9:40pm] 'Blackadder' - Plan C-Major Star;
[10:20pm] 'Blackadder' - Plan E-General Hospital;
[11pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 3;
[12am] 'So Graham Norton' - Christian Slater;
[12:30am] 'So Graham Norton' - Donny Osmond;
[1am] 'Little Britain' - Episode 3;
[1:40am] 'Blackadder' - Plan C-Major Star;
[2:20am] 'Blackadder' - Plan E-General Hospital;
[3am] 'So Graham Norton' - Christian Slater;
[3:30am] 'So Graham Norton' - Donny Osmond;
[4am] 'Little Britain' - Episode 3;
[4:40am] 'Blackadder' - Plan C-Major Star;
[5:20am] 'Blackadder' - Plan E-General Hospital;
[6am] 'BBC World News' - BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'West Wing', 'Battle Of The Network Reality Stars', followed by a FRESH'Battle Of The Network Reality Stars', and a FRESH'Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List'.
Comedy Central has 'Distraction', 'Comedy Central Presents' (Paul Gilmartin), last night's 'Jon Stewart', 'Comedy Central Presents' (Steve McGrew), 'The Mind Of Mencia', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and a FRESH'The Mind Of Mencia'.
On a RERUNJohn Stewart (from 8/16/05) is Seymour Hersh.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'High Risk: Helicopter Linemen', 'Modern Marvels', and 'AutoManiac'.
IFC -
[6AM] 'Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession' (2005);
[8:15AM] 'Haiku Tunnel' (2001);
[10AM] 'The Spanish Prisoner' (1997);
[12PM] 'The Last Broadcast' (1998);
[1:30PM] 'At the IFC Center' (2005);
[2PM] 'IFC August Short Film Collection II' (2005);
[4PM] 'Sunshine State' (2002);
[6:30PM] 'The Last Broadcast' (1998);
[8PM] 'My Bloody Valentine' (1981);
[9:35PM] 'Humanoids From the Deep' (1980);
[11PM] 'April Fool's Day' (1986);
[12:35AM] 'My Bloody Valentine' (1981);
[2:15AM] 'Greg the Bunny #2: Barton Fink' (2005);
[2:30AM] 'At the IFC Center' (2005);
[3AM] 'April Fool's Day' (1986);
[4:30AM] 'Humanoids From the Deep' (1980). (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has 'Beyond Belief', 'Ghost Hunters', followed by a FRESH'Ghost Hunters', then a FRESH'Tripping The Rift', and another 'Tripping The Rift'.
Sundance -
[7AM] 'The Al Franken Show': (08/09/05);
[8AM] 'Unconstitutional': The War on Our Civil Liberties;
[9:15AM] 'Fat City';
[11AM] 'Tokyo Girls';
[12PM] 'Particles of Truth';
[1:45PM] 'Anatomy Of A Scene': Baadasssss!;
[2:15PM] 'Zulu 9';
[2:30PM] 'A Place Called Chiapas';
[4:15PM] 'The Navigators';
[6PM] 'Slings & Arrows': Episode 4 - Outrageous Fortune;
[7PM] 'Hope And Glory';
[9PM] 'The Sea';
[11PM] 'Zulu 9';
[11:30PM] 'The Al Franken Show': (08/10/05);
[12:30AM] 'The Serpent and the Rainbow';
[2:15AM] 'The Cathedral';
[2:30AM] 'The Al Franken Show': (08/10/05);
[3:30AM] 'Particles of Truth';
[5:15AM] 'The Navigators'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
In this photo provided by Electronic Arts, actor Abe Vigoda records a voiceover for 'The Godfather' video game by Electronic Arts in New York, Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Vigoda read lines of the character he played in 'The Godfather' film, Mafia captain Sal Tessio. The Godfather game is expected to be released in early 2006. One of Vigoda more memorable roles was in the television sitcom 'Barney Miller' where he played detective Phil Fish. Vigoda's character was so popular, a spinoff series called 'Fish' was created in 1977. 'Barney Miller' ran from 1975 to 1982.
Photo by Jon Simon
Oscar winner Charlize Theron is set to add some star power to Fox's "Arrested Development" when its third season debuts next month.
Theron has signed on to guest-star in five episodes of the critically acclaimed black comedy, playing a British woman who becomes the love interest of "Development" star Jason Bateman. Theron will debut in the second "Development" episode of the season, after its September 19 premiere.
CNN's self-styled mobile storm center, which debuted during Hurricane Dennis in July, became a casualty of Hurricane Katrina, which slammed into the Gulf Coast on Monday.
Hurricane One was severely damaged when a 12-by-8 section of fence struck the sport utility vehicle while it was parked in a Holiday Inn lot in Gulfport, Miss., during the heat of the storm. Correspondent Gary Tuchman and a crew of three had been working in the truck when they heard a loud bang and shattered glass.
The mobile unit wasn't even near the coast when it was damaged. Tuchman said the crew -- he and a photographer, producer and engineer -- had determined it wasn't safe to stay out in the hurricane and had parked all of CNN's vehicles near a strong wall that they thought would protect them. The hotel is about four miles from the coast, and Tuchman said the owners told CNN that it had survived Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Mary Badham, 52, talks about her experiences working in the 1962 classic movie, 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Va., on Monday, August 22, 2005. At age 9, Badham starred as Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch opposite Gregory Peck in the film about the Depression-era South.
Photo by Steve Helber
The Rolling Stones and NASCAR have partnered for a promotional video that rolls into cinemas nationwide September 2.
At nearly 2 1/2 minutes, the NASCAR spot features "Driving Too Fast," a track from the Stones' new album, "A Bigger Bang," due out in the United States on September 6 through Virgin.
For James Bond, 007 means having a having a license to kill. For Academy Award nominee Paul Haggis, 007 means having a license to write.
Haggis, who was nominated for an Oscar for "Million Dollar Baby" and wrote and directed this summer's sleeper hit "Crash," has been hired to do a rewrite of "Casino Royale," the 21st installment of the lucrative Bond franchise.
Singer Art Garfunkel, who pleaded guilty last year to pot possession in upstate New York, was charged again Sunday after a marijuana cigarette was allegedly found in the ashtray of his car, state police said.
The 63-year-old Garfunkel, who lives in Manhattan, was charged after being pulled over for failing to stop his vehicle at a stop sign, The Daily Freeman of Kingston reported Tuesday.
Upon approaching Garfunkel's car, a trooper noticed a strong odor of marijuana and a subsequent search turned up a joint in the ashtray, the newspaper reported. He was issued a ticket and is due back in Woodstock Town Court on Sept. 22.
The Little Rock Nine view the unveiling of the To Form a More Perfect Union stamp series released by the United States Postal Service to honor them for their role in the integration of Central High, during a ceremony held in the Central High Auditorium Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. The Nine, who as high school students in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High School, earlier gathered at the State Capitol grounds Tuesday for the unveiling of a monument marking their civil rights battle.
Photo by Brian Chilson
Television journalist Judy Woodruff has been named a visiting fellow for the fall semester at Harvard University's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, the center announced Monday.
Woodruff, who has covered politics and other news for more than three decades at NBC, PBS and CNN, will lead a study group for students on contemporary issues in journalism.
A tiny Arnold $chwarzenegger museum featuring some of the training equipment once used by the body builder-turned-actor-turned-California governor is about to close, officials said Tuesday.
The museum, which also displays photos and paintings, is tucked into a corner of a fitness center in the Arnold $chwarzenegger Stadium in Graz, a southern Austrian city near $chwarzenegger's home village.
The fitness center and the museum will close Wednesday because of financial problems, an administrator at the center said. She declined to have her name published because of privacy concerns. A letter sent to $chwarzenegger asking for financial help had gone unanswered, she added.
A policeman stands in front of the damaged Renaissance statue of Neptune in the central Italian city of Florence in this August 3, 2005 photo. A cook from southern Italy, fuelled by a heavy night of drinking, decided to try and climb the 450-year old statue, ripping off its hand in the process. Pollution, vandalism and natural decay have run up a maintenance bill for Italy's cultural heritage that the state says is too big for it to handle, so the art-laden country is calling on citizens to help fill the breach.
Peanuts turned to gold for Fantagraphics. Now the once-struggling comics publisher hopes another cartoon icon, Dennis the Menace, can follow in Charlie Brown's footsteps.
Fantagraphics will publish the first book in a 25-volume series, Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace, in early September. The series will run 11 years and reprint every Dennis the Menace newspaper strip drawn by Ketcham - nearly 11,000 strips spanning more than 44 years.
The 624-page first volume will reprint the first two years (1951-53) of the cartoon life of the mischievous lad who bedevils his parents and neighbours. The company also will republish Ketcham's autobiography as a companion to the first volume. The cartoonist was born in Seattle and died in 2001 at age 81.
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, left, in the role of Chief Justice Melville Fuller, talks to Chapman School of Law professor John Eastman, right, representing Joseph Lochner, during the re-enactment of oral arguments, Lochner v. State of New York Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at the Memorial Hall of Chapman University in Orange, Calif.
Photo by Sang H. Park
The gavel has sounded on Diane Dimond's time at Court TV.
The anchor's contract has run out with cable network, said Patty Caruso, a spokeswoman for Court TV, on Monday. The network isn't renewing and Dimond is leaving to concentrate on her book.
Tom Cruise reckons he has lived before and was even more talented and successful in his previous lives.
And despite all his wealth and fame, he believes his current life is "probably one of the least satisfying" he has led.
Cruise, a devoted follower of the Church of Scientology, said: "I was much happier in previous existences when I wrote plays, composed music, conquered nations, discovered continents and developed cures for diseases. I only took my present form because Bingodulla selected me to spread the gospel of Scientology to the glib, uninformed masses.
And at his news conference, a Scientology-themed event with selected reporters from his fan club's newsletter, he claimed that Brooke Shields was the lover of the founder of modern psychiatry, Sigmund Freud, in a previous life.
A London home, in dark paint at centre, which is just 5ft 5ins (162.7 cm) wide in places has gone on the market for 525,000 pounds (dlrs 945,315 US), it emerged Tuesday Aug. 30, 2005. The property, which is in Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush area of London, measures 9ft 11ins (298 cm) at its widest point and is described by the property agent as 'utterly amazing'. The bathroom is so tiny that it only contains the bath and a bedroom has a built-in bed to save space.
Photo by Michael Stephens
When Jon D. Miller looks out across America, which he can almost do from his 18th-floor office at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, he sees a landscape of haves and have-nots - in terms not of money, but of knowledge.
Dr. Miller, 63, a political scientist who directs the Center for Biomedicantist who directs the Center for Biomedical Communications at the medical school, studies how much Americans know about science and what they think about it. His findings are not encouraging.
While scientific literacy has doubled over the past two decades, only 20 to 25 percent of Americans are "scientifically savvy and alert," he said in an interview. Most of the rest "don't have a clue." At a time when science permeates debates on everything from global warming to stem cell research, he said, people's inability to understand basic scientific concepts undermines their ability to take part in the democratic process.
Dr. Miller's data reveal some yawning gaps in basic knowledge. American adults in general do not understand what molecules are (other than that they are really small). Fewer than a third can identify DNA as a key to heredity. Only about 10 percent know what radiation is. One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.
A Thai farm employee inspects a baby crocodile at a crocodile farm in Sriracha, 120 km (74 miles) west of Bangkok, August 30, 2005. About 1,200 crocodiles are being slaughtered monthly and the meat is mostly exported to countries like China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The price of the meat is around 600 baht ($14.53) per kilogram.
Photo by Sukree Sukplang
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