Tag: obituary
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media/memes: megaupload, golden globes, mythbusters
the megaupload song: pop star contract proves youtube takedown bogus* video satire: pop star’s single, ‘booty wave’, most likely civilization’s downfall* full list of golden globe nominees* video: woody allen gets best director golden globe nomination for ‘midnight in paris’* say it ain’t so, joe: ‘fear factor’ makes disgusting return to nbc* stray ‘mythbusters’ cannonball…
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Media/Memes: Film Future, Deliverance, Drift Away
Around the world in one movie – film financing’s global future // peter jackson, damien echols complete new ‘west memphis three’ documentary // jonny greenwood to score paul thomas anderson’s scientology movie ‘the master’ // alan moore contributes to occupy comics anthology
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12/1 newspurge: if we make it through december
biowars/envirohealth: extreme weather records in 2011, ‘bare-knuckle’ years ahead* oklahoma continues string of recent mild earthquakes* santa ana winds rattle nerves in california* ‘national level exercise’ disaster drill derailed by disasters* delegates say it’s too early to give up on cop17* US settles suit from widow of 1st anthrax victim* white powdery substance in inmate’s…
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11/24 newspurge: won’t start revolutions, but we’re giving it a whirl
9/11 updates: video: ron paul says flawed policies helped lead to 9/11* on 9/11, the US military was preparing for a simulated nuclear war* video: the curious case of united airlines flight 23 on 9/11* biowars/envirohealth: scientists mutate bird flu to make it more contagious – but critics claim the ‘bioweapon’ must be kept secret*…
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Swami Bhaktipada, Ex-Hare Krishna Leader, Dies St 74
Swami Bhaktipada, a former leader of the American Hare Krishna movement who built a sprawling golden paradise for his followers in the hills of Appalachia but who later pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges that included conspiracy to commit the murders-for-hire of two devotees, died on Monday in a hospital near Mumbai, India.
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10/20 newspurge: everybody’s talking ’bout the stormy weather
biowars/envirohealth: just hours before the real thing in east bay, millions participate in statewide quake drill* second quake jolts bay area* series of earthquakes strike big island of hawaii* earthquake shakes south texas* US, mexico to install quake sensors in two border city areas* palm beach, fl confirms first dengue fever case* video: albino cyclops…
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10/13 defcon: outage, buyout, lineup
video: fbi makes arrest after johansson emails hacked* mitsubishi heavy, japanese defense contractor, targeted by over 50 computer viruses* fake netflix app poses data-stealing risk* blackberrys buzz back to life after long outage* dennis ritchie, father of ‘c’ programming language, dies at 70* microsoft skype buyout is officially official* faithful line up as apple’s new…
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10/13 newspurge: we’ve got our eyes straight on you
biowars/envirohealth: 5.3 earthquake off oregon coast* strong quake hits off coast, no damage* 1 tokyo ward, 13 schools, radiation above safety standard* s. cali nuke plant ‘a cancer factory that generates electricity’ – 8.5 million people live within 50 miles of san onofre plant* fda approves dangerous new antidepressant drug for dogs* cdc official arrested…
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10/6 Newspurge: Cause Together We Can Make It Great
history/mystery: germany reopens 100s of cases of nazi death camp guards* video: hitler letter bought by simon wiesenthal center for $150k* media/memes: video: ‘the simpsons’ future looks dim; fox exec says this could be the last season* nbc’s playboy club canceled after 3 episodes* estevez says new film ‘the way’ inspired by ‘wizard of oz’*…
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Visionary Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dies At 56
Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. He moved technology from garages to pockets, took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them.
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Media/Memes: Keep Ya Head Up
2011 VMA’s a celebration of #Illuminati music industry? // Video: Remembering Tupac Shakur 15yrs later // No Beatles for you! EU adds 20yrs to music copyrights // Now we can all use the FBI anti-piracy warning! // Netflix spends $110K lobbing Congress in 2Q // 1 million customers exit after Netflix increases price
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8/11 Newspurge: That’s Where You’re Wrong
Japan government prepares plan to flee Tokyo // Americans’ use of antidepressants on the rise // “Number one problem in Hollywood was, is and always will be paedophilia,” alleges former child star Corey Feldman
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8/4 Newspurge: High Treason/Cruel Summer
Fatal radiation level found at Fukushima Daiichi plant // US ‘recovers’ narco sub with 7.5 tons of cocaine // Al Gore says US needs an ‘American Spring’ // Norway police raise attack death toll from 76 to 77 // Senate panel keeps ‘Secret Patriot Act’ a secret // US special forces will be deployed in…
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Oregon Rep Announces Resignation After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Rep. David Wu announced his resignation from Congress today, moments after U.S. senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden called for his resignation.