‘Cuss-Free Week’ in California

Watch your mouth, California.

The nation’s most populous state is asking its 38 million residents to stop using four-letter words for an entire week beginning Monday.

On a voice vote, the Assembly passed a resolution Thursday declaring the first week of March each year as “Cuss-Free Week” and inviting, but not requiring, Californians to comply.

The resolution honors McKay Hatch, who started a no-cussing club at his South Pasadena junior high school nearly three years ago.

The 16-year-old Hatch, who has seen no-cussing clubs expand to more than 100 schools and 35,000 online members, attended Thursday’s Assembly vote.

Full Fresno Bee Article

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The Final Season of LOST as Seen by Someone Who Has Never Seen

Hi.  As you can probably tell from the totally sweet title of this blog, I have never seen LOST.  The final season starts tonight.  I thought I would watch the final 12 episodes even though I have very little knowledge of what is happening.  Since blogging is the kewlest, you get to read my interpretation of what is happening on a potentially confusing show.

First Post: The Final Season of LOST as Seen by Someone Who Has Never Seen LOST

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Catholic Church suing Columbia Pictures over use of Christ statue in apocalypse movie 2012

Brazil’s Catholic Church is suing Hollywood for using unauthorized images of Rio’s famous giant Christ statue in its disaster movie blockbuster 2012, a lawyer involved in the case said on Wednesday.

Rio de Janeiro’s archdiocese is demanding unspecified damages and interest from Columbia Pictures for showing the iconic landmark being destroyed in a worldwide apocalypse in a film that came out last year, the archdiocese’s attorney, Claudine Dutra, said.

The archdiocese manages copyright issues related to the 40-meter (130-foot) high statue erected in 1931, which overlooks Rio with its arms outstretched.

Under Brazilian law, copyright resides in the author of a work until his death, and then is passed on to his heirs or estate or successor entity for another 70 years.

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