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S 49.95 ONLY$Q 95 CAMM mom December 1, Z and 3 Savings of $90 b Df \atf m a SOVAF. -frfUM MK ixztfnfs uxmftmf nfc axf nr uaicpv amfe « f art RB tar vrt* rrrf upnf ne wWJe BY DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) - NBC is making big changes to its prime-time lineup for Thursday - the night it used to own in the era of'must-see TV" - by instituting a twohour comedy block led by "My Name Is Earl." Banished from the night, and temporarily off the air entirely, is "Joey," the spinoff that lost all of the energy and most of the viewers from "Friends." Thursday's announcement represents NBC's attempt to recapture its magic on what is the most lucrative night of the week in television advertising. Through "The Cosby Show,"Cheers," "Seinfeld" and "Friends," NBC dominated Thursdays for nearly two decades, but CBS' combination of "Survivor" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" now rules. Starting January 5, NBC's new Thursday lineup will be "Will & Grace," in its final season; the new buddy comedy "Four Kings"; the strong freshman show "My Name Is Earl"; and "The Office." "ER" will remain in its customary spot at 10 p.m. ET, NBC said. "The four-comedy block plays to the history of the night," said Kevin Reilly, NBC entertainment president. He said it represents broadcast TV's only comedy night for viewers looking for something out of the ordinary. The changes were no surprise; many people in the television industry were surprised NBC started the fall season with its struggling Thursday lineup intact. NBC's announcement came the day after Fox said that it is keeping "American Idol" on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, after considering moving the "Idol" results show to Thursdays. "I think it's a step in the right direction," said Sharianne Brill, programming analyst for Carat USA, of NBC's move. "It will help them get back to their comedy roots. They've always been known for that." When "My Name Is Earl," the comedy starring Jason Lee as a loser trying to make amends for bad behavior, became a hit, NBC executives spent much of the fall debating whether to move it to Thursdays. At first they didn't want to risk alienating viewers who had just gotten used to seeing it on Tuesdays. "Joey" has been a huge disappointment for NBC, its audience only a third of that earned by "Friends" in its last season. It will be taken off the air until at least March, after NBC airs the Winter Olympics. Reilly said "Joey" will be back. Its likely destination is Tuesday night, where NBC will run "Fear Factor" and back-to-back episodes of "Scrubs" from 8 to 10 p.m. starting in January. After running two separate editions of "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump and Martha Stewart this fall, the boardroom will be quiet in the winter. Reilly said a Trump version of "The Apprentice" will be back after the Olympics but it's unclear where it will air. Wednesday night, where a short-run season of "The Biggest Loser" will air starting January, seems the most likely spot. Following the TV trend toward supernatural shows, NBC in January will introduce "The Book of Daniel," a Friday night drama starring Aidan Quinn as an Episcopalian minister who regularly converses with Jesus Christ. Montgomery, Ala., marks 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest BY AMANDA THOMAS Associated Press Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - About 2,000 children marched arm-in-arm Thursday, singing "We Shall Overcome" as this once-segregated city marked the 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her. bus seat to a white man. "Because of the action of Rosa Parks we have witnessed - here in Montgomery, in the state of Alabama, all across the South - unbelievable changes," Rep. John Lewis, DGa., said after laying a wreath at the site where Parks was arrested on Dec. 1, 1955. The children, both black and white, marched eight blocks from the downtown site to the Capitol, singing anthems of the civil rights era and chanting "Thank you, Rosa Parks." The march was one of many events in Montgomery and elsewhere remembering Parks' stand and the 381-day bus boycott that followed. She died Oct. 24 at age 92 in Detroit. In Washington, President Bush signed a bill directing that a statue of Parks go up in the Capitol's Statuary Hall, making her the first black woman to be represented there. In Montgomery, civil rights leaders joined the children for a program at the Alabama Capitol, where 12-year-old Courtney Meadows urged young people to stand up for what is right, just as Parks did. "I believe it was one of Mrs. Rosa Parks' greatest dreams and today she is looking down on us. It's time to take action," she said after the program. The program included readings from speeches by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who gained renown leading the boycott, and from fliers passed out by hand in 1955 urging blacks not to ride the buses. "Look back, but march forward," boycott veteran Johnnie Carr urged the crowd. Elijah Taylor, 12, said he joined the children's parade "to give tribute to all those people in Montgomery who walked during the bus boycott," as well as Parks. The boycott, which hurt the city financially and drew the nation's attention to the emerging movement for racial equality, ended Dec. 21, 1956, after the Supreme Court upheld a federal court ruling that outlawed racial segregation on city buses. All buses in Montgomery paid tribute to Parks by leaving a seat empty with a display commemorating her act of defiance. In New York, empty seats were marked with posters of her reading, "It All Started on a Bus," and bus drivers were keeping headlights on all day. In Philadelphia, middle school students planned to write comments about Parks on posters on the outside of a bus that would be put into regular service. Bus tributes had also been arranged in Boston, Cleveland, Newark, N.J., and Washington, D.C. In Detroit, a federal building on Detroit's east side was being renamed for Parks in an afternoon ceremony. The resolution renaming the building was signed into law by President Bush on Nov. 11. the College of Business site, Beck-Dudley lists that she1 was a recipient of the Kay Duffy Memorial Award in 1998, as well as numerous research and teaching awards from 1988-99 and was named one of Utah's Visionaries: 30 Women to Watch in 2004. Also on the Web site are listed other accomplishments during her time as dean. These include re-introducing a college newsletter, "create new and increase existing scholarships," and decreasing the size of the graduate program to improve academic standards. Although the move took members of USU's public relations department by surprise, Beck-Dudley said she is looking forward to it. "My family and I are very excited to join Florida State University," said Dr. BeckDudley, as quoted in the FSU press release. "The College of Business is one of the leading business schools in the country and provides a number of opportunities for continued excellence." -ella@ccMsu.edu wtsttntng to wot America's Choice Family SharePlair VWmi WidkM uatnriH wtwi o l t i Mm tht AmUort Chat* Qv H P » M i . 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