Month: January 2014
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Supertramp Meets 9/11 Conspiracies for ‘Breakfast in America’
‘Breakfast in America’ is a 1979 record by British rock group, Supertramp. Its cover artwork features a waitress standing in for the Statue of Liberty. Behind her stands the twin towers. It’s weird.
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Interview w/ Howard Sounes on ’27’
On the line from London, journalist/biographer Howard Sounes – author of ’27: A History of the 27 Club through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse’ – delves into the depressed, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll of those that “join that stupid club”. Download/Subscribe
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Hershey’s 3-D printer: dream it, print it, eat it
from eatocracy.com: Because apparently Americans don’t have easy enough access to junk food, soon getting a candy bar could be as easy as hitting “print.” 3D Systems announced a deal with Hershey’s Thursday to collaborate on developing a 3-D printer that makes chocolate and other edible products. In a statement, 3D Systems said making printers…
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Army prepares to replace thousands of troops with military robots
from rt.com: An all-out drone war seems inevitable given the rapid rate at which battlefield technology is advancing in this day and age, but a United States Army commander expects an arsenal of robotic warriors could be but a few years away. Gen. Robert Cone, the chief of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, said…
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Homeland Security special agents hold up a Google Glass moviegoer
from arstechnica.com: A patron of an AMC theater in Columbus, Ohio, was detained this past Saturday for wearing Google Glass while watching a movie, according to a report from The Gadgeteer. The Glass-wearer, who wishes to remain anonymous, was pulled out of the theater mid-Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and questioned for an hour by US…
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Atom Egoyan Talks ‘Devil’s Knot’ and Memphis Three Justice
from news.moviefone.com: The story of the Memphis Three is both heartbreaking and infuriating — in this modern day and age, we still have immense difficulty figuring out who’s guilty and who’s innocent. Canadian director Atom Egoyan’s latest movie, “Devil’s Knot,” (which premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival), looks at the famous case from a…
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Woman uses YouTube to snare her onetime school basketball coach for sex abuse
from nydailynews.com: A California woman — who says she was sexually abused for years by her basketball coach — confronts her alleged attacker in a damning YouTube video that quickly led to the educator’s resignation. “Everything was stolen from me,” Jaime Carrillo, now a mother of two, told KTLA5 as she choked back tears. “I…
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US, Russia Forces Hunt Jihad Widow Feared Inside Olympic Zone
from foxnews.com: U.S. counterterrorism operatives are helping Russian security agents in the hunt for four female potential terrorists, including a “white widow” — the wife of a dead terrorist — who could already be inside the massive security zone set up for next month’s winter Olympics. Ruzanna Ibragimova, the 22-year-old widow of a jihadist killed…
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7-Eleven Makes Push Into Fresh Foods
from chicagotribune.com: The world’s largest convenience store chain is banking on those sentiments as it ups its fresh food offerings, including a push toward more healthy snacks. With more consumers willing to pop in to a convenience store for a quick meal, 7-Eleven is aiming to build a name for itself in the competitive sector,…
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US judge rules IP address does not prove online piracy
from rt.com: A US federal judge in Washington wrote that a suspected internet pirate should not be prosecuted solely because his computer’s IP address was identified by a film studio. The landmark opinion may tip the fortunes of defendants in similar situations. The Hollywood executives behind the movie ‘Elf Man’ filed a lawsuit against hundreds…
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Scientists Invent ‘Machine’ That Helps Women Get Promoted?
from healthland.time.com: Women, according to about a million researchers, management experts and self help gurus, have trouble touting their own achievements. But a new study may have revealed a novel way to overcome that deficit by bamboozling women into more effective self-promotion using a mysterious black box. The small study, published in the Psychology of…
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CNN: Microwave “Best Ways to Retain Your Food’s Vitamins”
from cnn.com: The rumor: Zapping food in a microwave leaches out key nutrients. We’ve all heard about how microwaving food removes some nutritional value, but is it true? Is something bad happening to our food behind that microwave glass? The verdict: If you do it right, cooking food in the microwave is one of the…
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Today in History for January 20th: Iran Hostages, JFK’s Inauguration and Wannsee Conference
from youtube.com/ap: Highlights of Today in History: Iran releases American hostages; Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy innaugurated as President.
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911 Calls Released in Maryland Children’s Exorcism Deaths
from usatoday.com: Police on Monday released the 911 calls in relation to the two children who were stabbed to death in the Germantown, Md., home, allegedly by their mother and a friend. Zakieya Latrice Avery, 28, the mother of the children, and Monifa Denise Sanford, 21, are both in custody facing murder and attempted murder…
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Benedict XVI Defrocked Nearly 400 Priests… He Fired Some, Too
from bbc.co.uk: Close to 400 priests were defrocked in only two years by the former Pope Benedict XVI over claims of child abuse, the Vatican has confirmed. The statistics for 2011 and 2012 show a dramatic increase compared to previous years, according to a document obtained by the Associated Press (AP). The file was part…