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• How to Dress 145 Monkeys in Black Robes and Have Them Pose for a Picture

  Published: August 3, 2007, 12:15 pm

  Tags: International Education, Buddhist, Japan, Monk, Monkey

  do you dress 145 monkeys in black robes and get them to stand still, well almost, for a picture?Easy...take away their keys and give them an o "k".In Japan, 145 devotees became Buddhists monks in a ceremony yesterday.The group ranged in age from 9 to 59.What's more, they didn't need government approval.I remember when I

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• Dr. Z Will Consider Art Monk for Hall of Fame

  Published: August 10, 2007, 8:05 am

  Tags: Art Monk, Artmonk

  will think about voting for Monk next year, after years of insisting that Monk doesn't deserve to be considered. This comes on the heels of another SI writer and longtime Monk opponent, Peter King, officially switching his vote on Monk from "no" to "yes."I'm still not convinced that Monk belongs (although I would have put him in ahead of Michael

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• What's On Tonight: Smackdown, Little League World Series, Flash Gordon

  Published: August 10, 2007, 1:02 pm

  Tags: August 10 2007, August102007, Bill Moyers Journal, Doctor Who, Flash Gordon, Flashgordon, Meerkat Manor, Monk, Preseason Football, Psych, Smackdown, Survivorman, The Soup, Washington Week

  There's a new Monk on USA at 9, then a new Psych. At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup. Check your local TV listings for more. Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• Books from the perspective of children

  Published: August 13, 2007, 7:30 am

  Tags: Fiction, Good Books, Goodbooks, Sue Monk Kid, Suemonkkid, The Secret Life Of Bees, Thesecretlifeofbees

  immersed in. I chose Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, remembering a recommendation of a friend several months ago. I've been meaning to read it forever, but I've been learning that single, working Moms of toddlers don't get an awful lot of time to sprawl on a hammock with a gift of shiny new fiction. But here was my golden

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• Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending August 12

  Published: August 15, 2007, 4:12 am

  Tags: Cable Ratings, Disney Channel, Espn, Hannah Montana, Monk, Nextel Cup, Psych, The Closer, Tnt, Tv Ratings, Tvratings, Usa Network

  (USA)4. Saving Grace (TNT)5. Monk (USA)6. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)7. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Disney)8. Ella Enchanted (Disney)9. Psych (USA)10. Hannah Montana (Disney) Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• What's On Tonight: Doctor Who, Monk, Little League World Series

  Published: August 17, 2007, 1:02 pm

  Tags: August 17 2007, August172007, Doctor Who, Flash Gordon, Larry King Live, Monk, Painkiller Jane, Preseason Football, Psych, Smackdown, Star Jones, Starjones, Survivorman, The Soup

  at 9. USA has a new Monk at 9, then a new Psych. At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup. Check your local TV listings for more. Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• What's On Tonight: Miss Teen USA, Smackdown, Meerkat Manor

  Published: August 24, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: August 24 2007, August242007, Bill Maher, Billmaher, Danny Phantom, Monk, Psych, Set For Life, Smackdown, Survivorman, Washington Week

  At 9, USA has a new Monk, followed by a new Psych. Discovery has a new Survivorman at 9. CMTV has a new Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge at 9. At 11, HBO has the season premiere of Real Time With Bill Maher with guests Mike Huckabee, Tim Robbins and Stephen Hayes. At 12:30am, ESPN2 has a woman's

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• Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending August 26

  Published: August 29, 2007, 4:09 am

  Tags: Army Wives, Cable Ratings, Disney, Espn, High School Musical 2, Lifetime, Monk, Saving Grace, Spy Kids 3, Spykids3, The Closer, Tnt, Tv Ratings, Tvratings, Usa Network, Wwe Monday Night Raw

  Nextel Cup Bristol (ESPN)5. Monk (USA)6. Saving Grace (TNT)7. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)8. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)9. Army Wives (Lifetime)10. Spy Kids 3 (Disney) Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• Buddhism College

  Published: September 2, 2007, 9:04 pm

  Tags: International Education, Buddhism, China, Chinese, College, Monk, Ninja, Religion, Shaolin, Temple

  While Shaolin Monks are fighting Ninja Warriors with Words China wants everyone to know that there are more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, 34 Buddhist Colleges and 200,000+ monks and nuns who don't care which one of the two fighting groups can kill the other.And perhaps, none of China's 100 million followers care either.

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• Salmos - Our Excitement and Our Disappointment

  Published: September 5, 2007, 5:14 am

  Tags: Denominacion De Origin Spain, Priorato, Spain, Bodega Profile, Tasting Note, Horns, The, Plastic, Bull, Hanging, Playfully, Magazine, Spread, Depicted, Traditionally, Dressed, Carthusian, Monk, Stupid, Ingenious, Addictive In, March, Craft, Small, Black, Bar, Incredibly, Well Writt

  from when the Carthusian monks cultivated the vines in the Priorat back in 1095. Unfortunately, as a result of religious upheaval in 1835 throughout the region, the monks abandoned the vineyards, leaving them to grow wild and unkept in the rocky steep terrain. It wasn’t until 1996 when Torres bought 150 hectares, replanting the

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• What's On Tonight: Smackdown, Monk, Flash Gordon

  Published: September 7, 2007, 12:09 pm

  Tags: Bill Moyers Journal, Fashion Rocks, Flash Gordon, Flashgordon, Friday Night Smackdown, Meerkat Manor, Monk, Painkiller Jane, Painkillerjane, Paula S Party, Psych, September 7 2007, September72007, South Of Nowhere, Survivorman, Washington Week

  USA has new episodes of Monk and Psych starting at 9. Discovery has a new Survivorman at 9. There's a new Paula's Party at 9 on Food Network. Also at 9: Sci-Fi has a new Flash Gordon, followed by a new Painkiller Jane. At 10, ABC's 20/20 investigates Dateline's "To Catch A Predator" series. TV Land is showing

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• No real surprises at the technical Emmy Awards

  Published: September 9, 2007, 1:30 pm

  Tags: 30 Rock, American Idol, Americanidol, Elaine Stritch, Emmys, John Goodman, Leslie Caron, Monk, Newhart, Stanley Tucci

  Filed under: Celebrities, EmmysThis past Saturday, the 59th Annual Creative Emmy Awards were given out and aside from a few exceptions, the winners were no surprise. The biggest event of the night came when American Idol won its first Emmy ever for "Outstanding Technical Direction." The spectacular "Idol Gives Back" episode was responsible for

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• Top ten TV psychos

  Published: September 13, 2007, 6:01 am

  Tags: Buffy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, Featured, Monk, Psychos, Seinfeld, Soap, The Oc, The Sopranos

  Shows, Desperate Housewives, Monk, Dexter, TV Squad ListsFor the most part, television is filled with wacky whimsical characters designed to help us forget about the darkness that invades our daily lives. However once in awhile a character comes along who dares to make us face our own evil within. What follows are my personal favorites. Dexter

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• Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending September 9

  Published: September 14, 2007, 2:03 pm

  Tags: Cable Ratings, Cableratings, Espn, High School Musical 2, Monday Night Raw, Monk, Mtv, Saving Grace, Savinggrace, The Closer, Tnt, Tv Ratings, Usa, Video Music Awards

  Dame vs. Penn State (ESPN)8. Monk (USA)9. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)10. 2007 Video Music Awards Post Show (MTV) Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• What's On Tonight: Out of Jimmy's Head, Monk, Real Time With Bill Maher

  Published: September 14, 2007, 12:04 pm

  Tags: You Smarter Than 5th Grader, Best Week Ever, Bill Maher, Billmaher, Meerkat Manor, Monk, Paula S Party, Psych, September 14 2007, September142007, Survivorman, Washington Week

  USA has the season finale of Monk, then the season finale of Psych. Food Network has a new Paula's Party at 9 There's a new Survivorman at 9 on Discovery. Also at 9: VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever. At 10, ABC has a new 20/20. E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10. At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher,

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