Iran has hanged a man sentenced to death for spying for Israel’s intelligence services, the official IRNA news agency quoted a judiciary statement, RFE/RL says. “Ali Akbar Siadat, who spied for Israel’s Mossad, was hanged inside the Evin prison this morning,” IRNA said.
Posts Tagged ‘man’
Daddy Elton John! “Rocket Man†Singer & Partner David Furnish Welcome Baby Boy
December 28th, 2010 |
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Just call him Papa John! Singing legend Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become parents after a surrogate mother gave birth to the couple’s baby boy on Christmas Day. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born in California Dec. 25, weighing seven pounds, five ounces, the proud parents said in a statement Monday. “We [...]
‘The Tourist’ fails to thrill despite Jolie, Depp
December 25th, 2010 |
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Film: “The Tourist”; Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; Cast: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff; Rating: *1/2 The “O’Henry twist”, as it began to be called after the author who chiselled the most unexpected ending to a story into a fine art, has been done to death in literature and cinema. [...]
Romania: Man jumps from parliament balcony
December 23rd, 2010 |
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Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has survived the latest no-confidence motion against his government, in the most dramatic of circumstances.
His speech to parliament was interrupted by a man jumping from the balcony in protest at austerity measures.
Minnesota Man Hacked Neighbor’s WiFi, Threatened Vice President
December 23rd, 2010 |
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A feud between neighbors has left one man facing prison after he hacked his neighbor’s WiFi connection and sent a threatening e-mail to Vice President Joe Biden. – Animosity between neighbors has a Minnesota
man facing the possibility of decades behind bars after he pleaded guilty to
impersonating his neighbor online, distributing child pornography and
threatening the vice president of the United
States.
Vincent Ardolf of Blaine, Minn.,
stopped his trial…
Injuries Continue To Plague “Spider-Man†Musical As Stunt Double Plunges 30 Ft. During Show
December 21st, 2010 |
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Let’s hope there’s a doctor in the house the next time Spidey swings on Broadway. A performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway went awry this week after a stuntman fell 30ft. and left the theater in an ambulance. Firefighters were called to the Foxwoods Theatre in Manhattan at about 10:45 PM Monday [...]
Kanye West Lady Gaga MTV Man & Woman Of The Year 2010
December 20th, 2010 |
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The year isn’t done with us yet, but MTV has gotten an early start on handing out its Year-End honors. This year’s Man and Woman of the Year trophies go to Kanye West and Lady GaGa. What a 2010 it’s been for pop sensation Lady Gaga. The multi-awarded “Poker Face” singer — Billboard’s Artist of [...]
Cold snap claims two lives in RS
December 19th, 2010 |
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A 72-year-old man from the village of Jakupovac and a 50-year-old man from the town of ÄŒelinac are victims of the cold snap that hit Republic of Srpska (RS).
Doctors have determined that the two men froze to death, the media in Banja Luka have reported.
Heidi Jones, “Good Morning America†Weather Girl, Lied About Central Park Rape
December 15th, 2010 |
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Talk About Warm Fronts! One of the Big Apple’s most popular Weather Girls has found herself in a pickle after blitzing cops with the ultimate snow job. The WABC-TV meteorologist is facing misdemeanor charges for filing a false police report after she lied about almost being raped. On Monday, Jones, who anchors the station’s weekend [...]
No “Iron Man 3″ For Jon Favreau
December 15th, 2010 |
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Jon Favreau isn’t stepping behind the lens for the next film in Marvel’s blockbuster Iron Man franchise. The actor-and-filmmaker — who directed the first two installments of Robert Downey Jr.’s comic book box office adaptation — will not be returning to the franchise for the third film. Favreau will instead turn his focus to another [...]
VBA man shoots two dead in motel
December 15th, 2010 |
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A brawl over unpaid bills turned into a shooting that killed two people and left three injured in a motel near Belgrade.
The incident happened early on Wednesday at the motel located in Batajnica, just north of Belgrade.
Third Man Records to Release Singles by First Aid Kit & Dungen
December 14th, 2010 |
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JACK WHITE-PRODUCED SINGLES OUT ON THIRD MAN IN JANUARY 2011
 Dungen |
Rising Swedish folk-pop duo First Aid
Kit and renowned psych-rockers Dungen are the latest artists to take part in Third Man Records’ Blue Series of releases.
The special series of 7-inch records, produced by Jack White and recorded at his own Third Man Studios in
Nashville, has featured releases from Wanda Jackson, Laura Marling and Secret Sisters, amongst
others.
Dungen recorded two brand new tracks for the label: a mesmeric psych-pop odyssey “Oga Nasa Mum” (which
translates into English as “Eye Nose Mouth”) and a haunting instrumental titled “Highway Wolf”. Since 2004 Dungen
have released a string of critically lauded albums. Their impressive sixth full length Skit i allt
(Subliminal Sounds/ Mexican Summer) was released earlier this year.
For their Blue Series release, First Aid Kit recorded spine-tingling covers of Buffy Sainte-Marie‘s “Universal
Soldier” (made famous in 1965 by Donovan) and classic blues standard “It Hurts Me Too”, a song much loved by fans
of Karen Dalton‘s 1969 folk-blues version. First Aid Kit is comprised of 17 and 20-year old sisters
Klara and Johanna Söderberg. They won international acclaim this year for their stunning debut
album The Big Black And The Blue (Wichita Recordings).
Dungen – Released on January 11th 2011
Side A) “Oga Nasa Mum”
Side B) “Highway Wolf”
First Aid Kit – Released on January 18th 2011
Side A) “Universal Soldier”
Side B) “It Hurts Me Too”
The Third Man’s Blue Series is available on iTunes and on 7-inch vinyl by mail order and from the label’s Nashville
store at 623 7th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203.
“Jeopardy!†Man vs. Machine Faceoff — “Jeopardy†Champs Compete Against IBM Computer
December 14th, 2010 |
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One small step for man. One giant leap for machine! Jeopardy! champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter will face off against an IBM supercomputer in episodes to be aired in February. It’s the first-ever Man vs. Machine Jeopardy! Jennings and Rutter two of the venerable game show’s most successful champions, will play two games against [...]
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: White House Cabinet Member Suggested Killing an American Service Man to Justify War
December 10th, 2010 |
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On Monday, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Hugh Shelton told told Jon Stewart that a Clinton cabinet member proposed letting Saddam kill an American pilot as a pretext for war in Iraq:(And see this; and this excerpt from General S…
Dec. 10, 1626: Measurement Man Meets the Measure of His Days
December 10th, 2010 |
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1626: Edmund Gunter dies. He invented tools for computation, navigation and surveying, and devised the trigonometry concepts of cosine and cotangent.
Gunter was born sometime in 1581 in Hertfordshire, England. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, in 1603, received a divinity degree in 1615, and was rector of churches in Oxford and London.
Gunter used [...]
Croatia detains man named in AI report
December 10th, 2010 |
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Croatia’s wartime deputy Interior Minister Tomislav MerÄep has been detained in Zagreb this morning, local media are saying.
MerÄep’s name has been mentioned in connection to several war crimes, reports Croatia’s state television HRT. He has never been indicted.
Aguilera’s new man loves shoveling snow for elderly ladies
December 7th, 2010 |
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It seems Christina Aguilera’s new man Mathew Rutler is a regular guy and a dab hand at shoveling snow for old ladies. “He”s just a solid guy all round,†the Sun quoted Helen Breuer, his oldest friend, as saying. “My mother was elderly and Matt was always all too happy to help her out, especially [...]
Croat president RS daily’s “man of year”
December 6th, 2010 |
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A Banja Luka, RS, based newspaper has announced that Croatian President Ivo Josipović has been chosen as their Personality of the Year. Josipović told Nezavisne Novine, published in the Bosnian Serb entity’s largest town, that coexistence of the peoples living in neighboring countries had no alternative.
Does Bernanke Look Like a Man Who is Confident About the State of the Economy and the Prospects for Recovery?
December 5th, 2010 |
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There is a lot to say about Bernanke’s comments on 60 Minutes today.Bernanke’s statement that unemployment is the biggest impediment to economic recovery is ironic, given that Bernanke’s policies have increased unemployment. See this and this.Harry Bl…
TV Land Greenlights “Happily Divorced,†Sitcom Adaptation Of Fran Drescher’s Marriage To Gay Man
November 30th, 2010 |
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When life serves up closeted gay spouses, write a television sitcom! Art imitates life in Fran Drescher’s new TV comedy Happily Divorced. On Monday, TV Land ordered a pilot of the Drescher-written sitcom, which focuses on the dating life of a now-divorced woman whose marriage ended after finding out her husband is gay. Happily Divorced [...]