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Noted indie drummer dies in fall down elevator shaft - CNN.com

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:04 -0800

From the page: "(Entertainment Weekly) -- Thirty-four-year-old Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs, a beloved fixture of both the New York and Athens, Georgia, rock scenes who played with LCD Soundsystem, !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk), Turing Machine, MSTRKRFT, and The Juan MacLean, died Saturday night in a fall after attempting to crawl out of a broken elevator shaft at a benefit party in Brooklyn."

Floods, mudslides kill scores in El Salvador - CNN.com

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:15:13 -0800

(CNN) -- At least 130 people have died and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flooding and mudslides that buried communities Sunday and left a swath of destruction in El Salvador, officials said Monday.

The death toll was "preliminary," said Raul Murillo, subdirector of the Department of Civil Protection in San Salvador. Another 13,680 people were staying in emergency shelters, he said.

Laura Mata, communications manager for World Vision in El Salvador, said 40 percent of the dead were children.

ANIMALS ASIA

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:43:37 -0800

The imprisoned bears in Vietnam are suffering.

In September 2007, 80 bears in Vietnam were identified for confiscation into the care of Animals Asia Foundation. In the intervening two years, and despite constant urging from Animals Asia, the Vietnam government has released only ONE bear into our care at our sanctuary in Tam Dao National Park.

The remaining 79 bears are still confined to their cages, in the hands of the same owners who have used and abused them for many years.

They remain with owners who continue to:

* extract bile, openly flouting Vietnam laws prohibiting the practice
* break both national and international law by selling bile to tourists who transport it overseas
* cause the bears horrendous fear, suffering and pain on a daily basis in the extraction process

And still, the Vietnam government refuses to implement its own laws. It refuses to act to save these bears from deprivation, starvation and agonizing death from disease and despair.

Join our letter-writing campaign now and help urge the Vietnamese government to honour its commitment to end bear bile farming in Vietnam.

1. Bear farming and the extraction of bear bile is illegal in Vietnam.
2. There are currently 79 bears held illegally on farms in Quang Ninh province.
3. The bear farmers continue to extract bile illegally from these bears and sell it to tourists.
4. Under Vietnamese law, these bears should be confiscated.
5. Animals Asia Foundation has a rescue centre in Tam Dao National Park, which is ready and waiting to receive these 79 bears.
6. Animals Asia will provide veterinary care and a sanctuary for the bears for the rest of their lives.

Special Report - A Fateful Day, and the East Tasted Freedom - NYTimes.com

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:16:50 -0800

PARIS -- There was nothing through most of that gray, chilly Thursday to suggest that it would come to symbolize one of the great transitions of the 20th century, the triumphant end of a failed system. Even when the delirious crowds surged through the Berlin Wall shortly before midnight on Nov. 9, 1989, it was not because of any momentous decision or heroic feat; it was because of a bad translation, a confused border guard and a natural longing for a better life.

Book Review - Robert Altman - The Oral Biography, by Mitchell Zuckoff - Review - NYTimes.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:17:08 -0800

Robert Altman is my favorite film director of all time. My son worked on "Short Cuts" with him, and the experience was/is beautifully unforgettable.

Driftwood Horses by Heather Jansch & Zuza Fun

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:09:17 -0800

Just beautiful, remarkably so. What a talent, what a gift, and we're so lucky these photos can be shared.

Mimi Kirk - Sexiest Vegetarian

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:54:26 -0800

You have just GOT to see this 70-year-old woman for yourselves, folks! She looks 40. Hooray for a healthy diet... a vegan one (of course).

Art D'Lugoff, Village Gate Impresario, Dies at 85 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:24:22 -0800

Ohhhhhh............ SUCH good memories....!!!

Art D'Lugoff, who was widely regarded as the dean of New York nightclub impresarios and whose storied spot, the Village Gate, was for more than 30 years home to performers as celebrated, and diverse, as Duke Ellington, Allen Ginsberg and John Belushi, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 85 and lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.

Yankees Win 2009 World Series - Bats Blog - NYTimes.com

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:58:51 -0800

The New York Yankees just won their 17th World Series.

I'm not even a sports fan, but there's personal emotion behind this win.

Is Your Faux Fur Really Dog Or Something Else? - cbs2.com

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:56:14 -0800

Is it fur or is it fake? We went undercover with hidden cameras looking for fur-free fashions. But no matter what some of the salespeople said, we looked inside. You won't believe some of the things we found.