Nobel Peace Prize Concert to honor Wangari Maathai in Oslo
Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will host the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo on December 11 honoring Wangari Maathai the Kenyan environmentalist and laureate. Joss Stone Andrea Bocelli Diana Krall and Cyndi Lauper are among performers. Maathai 64 is Kenya's deputy environment minister and the first African woman laureate.
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Perry directs Scrubs in Thanksgiving sweeps episode
NBC says Matthew Perry will guest star and direct the November 23 Scrubs episode airing during sweeps. He plays a man willing to donate a kidney to his ailing father, played by Perry’s real life dad John Bennett Perry, as complications arise. Perry previously played Chandler Bing on Friends for 10 seasons.
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Moore’s CSU San Marcos appearance canceled over politics
Michael Moore pledged a five thousand dollar annual scholarship at California State University San Marcos after administrators canceled his off campus talk citing concerns over partisan activity. University president Karen Haynes cited state rules and time limits in canceling the event but said Moore could return after the November election.
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Best Bets at Granada and Local Venues This Fourth
The Democratic Party Elevator Division Fourth of July Drakkar Sauna Chemical Air and more perform at The Granada Theatre 1020 Mass at 7 30 p m John Gorka appears at Lawrence Arts Center 940 N H at 7 30 p m Sunday Drunks One Million Tiny Jesuses play The Jackpot Saloon 943 Mass at 10 30 p m 832 1085 contact info listed.
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History highlights from October 14 across years
On October 14, 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1966 Norman forces under William the Conqueror defeated the English at Hastings. In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt was shot in Milwaukee while campaigning, yet delivered his speech. In 1960 John F. Kennedy proposed the Peace Corps at the University of Michigan.
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Birthdays for Usher and other notable figures
Today marks Usher age 26 and other figures born on this day include C Everett Koop 88 Roger Moore 77 Ralph Lauren 65 Aileen Sorkin 48 Thomas Dolby 46 Natalie Maines 30 and Jordan Brower 23 This item also references Kansas Pick 3 905 and Super Kansas Cash Ad 21 27 32 with a partial parenthetical note.
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9 11 report named finalist for National Book Award
The 9 11 Commission final report is named a finalist in the nonfiction category for the National Book Award. WW Norton’s authorized edition is noted for readability and broad sales, with over 1.5 million copies in print. Winners are to be announced November 17.
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Green Arrow to feature HIV positive sidekick
In a groundbreaking DC Comics move the Green Arrow series introduces Mia a HIV positive teenage sidekick. Writer Judd Winick says the storyline treats HIV with realism focusing on empowerment and personal purpose rather than death. Mia later joins Teen Titans alongside Robin Cyborg and Raven.
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Drew Carey Show Falls Flat With Green Screen Gags
In its second week Drew Carey's Green Screen Show on WB combines live actors with computer generated animation after audience prompts. Cowboys and head-swapped babies appear on screen but viewers at home seem less entertained than the studio crowd. Also previews a seismic Survivor episode and notes a dull season.
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Tune In Kevin McDonough League Championship Series
TV guide notes at 7 p m Fox coverage of the League Championship series followed by Will and Grace on NBC at 7 30 p m CSI on CBS at 8 p m The Apprentice on NBC at 8 p m Without a Trace on CBS at 9 p m ER on NBC at 9 p m Prime Time on ABC features a hidden camera report on military veterans returning home with catastrophic injuries and ethical dilemmas.
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