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Notices of dead folks.
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OT New York Bullshit Alert ...
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November 28, 2009 Bloomberg Spent $102 Million to Win 3rd Term By MICHAEL BARBARO To eke out an election victory over the city's low-key comptroller, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg spent $102 million of his own fortune - or about $174 per vote - according to data released Friday, making his bid for a third term the most expensive campaign in the city's history.... more »
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Jan Leighton, Actor Who Played Everyone, Dies at 87
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November 28, 2009 Jan Leighton, Actor Who Played Everyone, Dies at 87 By BRUCE WEBER Jan Leighton, an actor who conjured a career by dressing up as historical figures, appearing in so many commercials, print advertisements and industrial films as George Washington, William Shakespeare and Christopher Columbus that he was both ubiquitous and... more »
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Hale Smith, Who Broke Borders of Classical and Jazz, Is Dead at 84
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November 28, 2009 Hale Smith, Who Broke Borders of Classical and Jazz, Is Dead at 84 By WILLIAM GRIMES Hale Smith, a classical composer who also worked as a performer and arranger with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Chico Hamilton, died Tuesday at his home in Freeport, L.I. He was 84. The cause was complications of a stroke, said his wife, Juanita.... more »
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Yang Xianyi, Translator of Chinese Works, Dies at 94
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November 28, 2009 Yang Xianyi, Translator of Chinese Works, Dies at 94 By THE NEW YORK TIMES Yang Xianyi, a translator renowned for his skill at rendering both classic and contemporary Chinese literature into English, died on Monday in Beijing. He was 94. His death was announced by Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency.... more »
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Death hovers in the ring
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[link] Death hovers in the ring By Philadelphia Daily News Last Edit: 8 sec ago (Nov 27 2009 - 8:50pm) "The idea is to hit your opponent, to batter him if necessary. If you don't, he'll hit and batter you. Every so often, a boxer dies. Whenever... more »
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Mark Pittman, Reporter Who Foresaw Crisis, Dies at 52
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[link] Mark Pittman, Reporter Who Foresaw Crisis, Dies at 52 (Update1) By Bob Ivry Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Pittman, the award-winning investigative reporter whose fight to open the Federal Reserve to more scrutiny led Bloomberg News to sue the central bank and win, died Nov. 25 in Yonkers,... more »
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A forensic study of human death through the life of insects
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latimes.com/news/nation-and-wo rld/la-na-bugman28-2009nov28,0 ,7034292.story latimes.com A forensic study of human death through the life of insects A Cleveland entomologist is studying insects collected from the bodies found in Anthony Sowell's duplex. 'I follow where the bugs lead me. Their lives tell a story about death.'... more »
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OT:Obscure Lianiana
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Having sought over the years to see every filmed performance of Liane Langland,the two commercials I know her to have done in the early '80s had eluded me...but now,thanks to a Youtube user "raulriveranyc",her Windsong perfume commercial is available. She's got most of the spoken lines but isn't actually the "star"... more »
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