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aus·pi·cious (ô-spshs)

adj.

1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See Synonyms at favorable.

2. Marked by success; prosperous.

Don't do This

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an·te·bel·lum (nt-blm)

adj.

Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

Equal Time I Guess

Bottom News of the Week: George Bush is the Superhero of HIV/AIDS Relief | Jewcy.com: "Today, Bush upped the ante by asking Congress to double the size of his AIDS program, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, to $30 billion over five years. That is a vast commitment that dwarfs past efforts and provides real hope that humanity will in the near future be able to stop the spread of AIDS—an accomplishment akin, at least in scope, to putting a man on the moon. This disease has killed 25 million people so far and is still raging out of control, especially in Africa."

Spring 2007 Semester Review Shoe Winner

Coming in third we have my choice: Laura. Second place goes to previous winner Maddie. and the winner of this year's spring semester review shoe championship is:

Jillian!

Final Scores: Jillian - 15, Maddie - 11, Laura - 10, Samantha - 6, Emily - 5, Sylvia - 4, Jenn - 3, & Jennifer - 1
This should pretty much do it for the "stunt casting" entries in the future, but a win is a win. Jillian can look forward to receiving a one of a kind TANBI T-Shirt. Congrats to her and to all this semester's entries.

Ninety Seven

ac·u·men (ky-mn, -ky-)

n.

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.

Unhappy

E! News - Frak No! Battlestar Preps Final Voyage - Edward James Olmos: "The brain trust behind Sci Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica on Friday announced plans to wrap up the critically acclaimed cult series after its upcoming fourth season."

Studio 60

Did you know Studio 60 was on tonight? Did you know Studio 60 was on last week?

Note to NBC: If you expect people to watch your shows, you ought to do something to promote them. I don't watch Heros or Friday Night Lights but I always seem to know when they are on. I do watch Studio 60. I've really been missing Studio 60, and here it was on again and I had no idea. It's not like I don't watch TV. What's up with that?

How's a show supposed to make a ratings comeback if you never tell anyone its on? You might as well run it this Sunday against the Tony's, both of them: The Tony Awards and the Tony Soprano's.

This has to be one of the best crafted shows on television and I get the feeling they would really rather just see it fade away quietly. That's really too bad. The only reason I knew to watch tonight was that I happened to buy a paper today and see a listing. Pretty random.

Tonight's show had the same problems all the one's before it did. Seems like about half way through the season they got the feeling they weren't going to get a second season so they needed to air every plotline they could think of at once. The show tonight was the same way, just too much going on to remain interested in anything with any depth. And yet, the last 15 minutes were killer. In a strange way I could almost see how all of the preceding noise had built little by little to that moment at the end where he broke that really expensive TV. I was shocking and emotional and something other shows never really touch. Really, very good television.

It appears that they are now putting full episodes online, so I can go catch the episode I missed last week. That's nice.

There's plenty of lousy TV that gets renewed every year. Isn't there a throw away timeslot, maybe against Lost or Battlestar Galactica where they can stick a really good show just because its good? I'll buy the Tivo and promise to watch the commercials - really I will.

That Will Just Ruin Your Day

Bomb threat closes Fort Pitt, Liberty, Squirrel Hill tunnels: "A bomb threat led police to close the city's three major vehicular tunnels during the evening rush hour tonight, causing serious traffic snarls. Authorities said nothing suspicious was found and all three were reopened within an hour."

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ab·ste·mi·ous (b-stm-s, b-)

adj.

1. Eating and drinking in moderation.

2.

a. Sparingly used or consumed: abstemious meals.

b. Restricted to bare necessities: an abstemious way of life.