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12:00 AM CDT on Friday, September 29, 2006

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Tight competition

Ever wondered what it takes to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader (besides being smoking hot, of course)? Find out tonight as Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team kicks off at 8 on CMT. The eight-part series follows this year's squad from auditions to the first game.

Scarlett and Mary

Scarlett Johansson will return to the past again in Mary Queen of Scots. The actress will take on the role of Queen Mary of Scotland in the film depicting the antagonistic relationship between Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth I of England, who tried to undermine her rule. Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's 2929 Entertainment is producing the project.

Adios to Tia's

Tex-Mex fans in Denton and Plano will have one less place to indulge in a plate of fajitas or a combo platter. Tia's, the once-booming chain that began as a family-owned Lubbock restaurant in 1986, is closing, citing difficult economic times and rising costs. Raise a margarita in remembrance.

Birthdays

Anita Ekberg, 75 ... Jean-Luc Ponty, 64 ... Mike Post, 62 ... Jill Whelan (Love Boat), 40

Contributors

Chris Vognar, Alan Peppard, Stephen Becker, Scott Cantrell, Kim Harwell, Mr. Dallas, The Hollywood Reporter, news services

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