Tag: obituary
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New World Next Week: Episode146 – Exit Chávez, Torture Crimes, Silent Cardinals
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode146 – Exit Chávez, Torture Crimes, Silent Cardinals Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Venezuela President Hugo Chavez Dead at 58 Flashback: Hugo Chavez Says US Is…
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R.I.P. Dave Brubeck: Pioneering Jazz Legend Dies At 91
from stereogum.com: The great jazz pianist >Dave Brubeck died [Wednesday, December 5th] of heart failure in Norwalk, Connecticut. He would’ve been 92 [the next day]. Brubeck grew up on a cattle ranch in California, and he studied zoology in college before switching over to music. While serving in Patton’s Third Army during World War II,…
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How Rev. Moon’s ‘Snakes’ Infested US
The death of Rev. Sun Myung Moon at 92 ends the long personal saga of a Korean theocrat whose life intertwined his bizarre religion with threads into organized crime and right-wing politics.
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#Newspurge: The Queen Is Dead
Econocrash: China Bridge Collapse Raises Infrastructure Concerns: “A nearly #330-foot-long section..dropped 100 feet to the ground”* Russian spies interested in Czech economy – military intelligence* Update: Postal Banking Could Save USPS* IRS says O.J. Simpson hasn’t paid income taxes since 2007* Geopolitiks: China to Deploy Marine Surveillance Drones* Russian Military Brass Look To Draft 50…
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Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82
Neil Armstrong, first astronaut to walk on the Moon, dies today from complications of heart bypass surgery. “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” is statement Armstrong made famous as he took first step onto Moon’s surface.
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Media/Memes: Profits, Porn, Plagiarism and More
Liberty Media to Grab SIRIUS XM // Hologram performances present celebrity estates with new afterlife opportunities, and issues // KISS rockers back ‘pretty’ Pussy Riot’s rights, but don’t think much of their music // Tony Scott: Divine Sacrifice of the King // Phyllis Diller: sassy, screeching, rapid-fire stand-up comedy; opened door for 2 generations of…
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Media/Memes: Olympics, Elvis, Obits and more
With pop, performance and pride, #London extinguishes #Olympics flame and passes the torch to #Rio* Spice Girls, The Who, Muse to rock Olympics closing ceremony* Here Are the Closing Ceremony Performances From The Who, Muse and Ray Davies That NBC Didn’t Broadcast* Here’s the Kate Bush Song That Was Cut from the U.S. Broadcast of…
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Martin Fleischmann, ‘#ColdFusion’ Pioneer with Pons, Dead at 85
from newenergytimes.com: Martin Fleischmann, co-discoverer with B. Stanley Pons of a phenomenon they initially attributed to nuclear fusion, is dead at 85… Fleischmann was regarded as one of the world’s top electrochemists. He was known for his driving passion for discovery and for breaking new ground, which other scientists then followed to great commercial success……
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#Newspurge: Into The Fire
Billions Spent Destroying and Rebuilding Elsewhere as Infrastructure Crumbles At Home // NATO started naval exercises off the coast of Syria // Roger Waters Points ‘The Wall’ Toward Abuse of Power // Death on the Obama Campaign Trail ~ Again // FBI Prepares Billion-Dollar Iris Recognition Database // Little Girl, Tired Of West Virginia Power…
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Media/Memes: Mayberry, Lamb of God, Heidi Bowl and more
Sheriff Confirms Andy Griffith Has Died* Video: TV Legend Andy Griffith Dies at 86* Singer in U.S. Metal Band Arrested in Fan’s Death in Czech Republic* Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe still in Prague prison* Julian Goodman, NBC Pres. Battled Nixon, Sorry for ‘Heidi Bowl,’ Dies at 90* Barry Becher, Creator of Ginsu Knife…
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Media/Memes: Unthinkable Breakup, Indentured Servitude and More
News Corp. confirms it may split entertainment, publishing // ‘America’s Got Talent’: Fake soldier Tim Poe gets the heave-ho, along with Marilyn Manson look-alike // Nora Ephron, ‘When Harry Met Sally’ writer, Academy nominee, dies 71 // The Black Keys File Lawsuit Against Pizza Hut, Home Depot // A$AP Rocky to Play JFK Alongside Lana…
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Media/Memes: Summer Bleakbusters, Concert Collapse and More
“This Is the Way the World Ends”: ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ and Other Apocalyptic Movies // ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’ on Blu-Ray – “still disturbingly topical” // ‘The Master’ Gets Its Scientology On In Second Trailer // Supreme Court Refuses to Say S*** About Legality of Cursing on TV…
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Erica Kennedy, Music Writer Satirized Hip-Hop’s ‘Bling’, Dead At 42
Erica Kennedy, Miami Beach Author and Journalist, Dead at 42 from miaminewtimes.com: Erica Kennedy, author of the novels Bling and Feminista and an inspiration to thousands of Twitter followers, was found dead in her Miami Beach home on June 13, according to reports. She was 42. Kennedy’s work spanned several fields: fashion publicist, journalist, blogger,…
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Rodney King Drowns at 47; LAPD Beating Victim Asked ‘Can We All Get Along?’
#HelterSkelter #Trayvon #ClassWar #RaceWar #Meme Continues… from nytimes.com: Rodney G. King, whose 1991 videotaped beating by the Los Angeles police became a symbol of the nation’s continuing racial tensions and subsequently led to a week of deadly race riots after the officers were acquitted, was found dead Sunday in a swimming pool at the home…