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Kurt Cobain Murdered?
From my investigation, the evidence points in that direction
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Eulogies for Carlin
We took your clippings in response to George Carlins death and rolled them into a pod. So dont say we never gave you anything.
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George Carlin dies at 71
Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital Sunday, a spokesman said. He was was 71.
Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PT after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.
Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Ange... more -
Johnny Cash: American V: A Hundred Highways
Rick Rubin, Producer of American V speaks about the songs and the mood behind making this great album which was released posthumously in 2006. News is that there will be an American VI released sometime this year. For me this album was Johnny Cash's way of saying farewell and preparing himself to meet his soulmate, June Carter. The songs are poignant and the album has a sad tone, but it is nevertheless beautiful and one of the best albums he ever made. The first song, Help Me, gets me everytime. He is more than a legend to me, he is a man who sang his soul and who touched mine. I will love him always and hope people who watch this are inspired to listen to more of his music. Long live The Man In Black. Rick Rubin, Producer of American V speaks about the songs and the mood behind making this great album which was released posthumously ... more
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Spiritual Mighty Sturgeon: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Great Lakes 2008 E...
(Keshena, Wisconsin) - The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin contributed over 4 tons of electronic and pharmaceutical waste to the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge.
This is the second of several videos explaining the numerous MITW projects including teaching youth about the legend of the sturgeon and its place in tribal culture, cleaning up the reservation, and replacing gang symbols with Native American art.
In part two, the non-profit interfaith Earth Healing Initiative looks at the sturgeon education classes.
The tribe was creative as it added other facets to the challenge like teaching the children about their culture and the close relationship to the earth and its many lakes and streams.
All classes at the tribal school taught the students about the sturgeon, that is a vital part of Menominee legend and heritage, said Joe Awanahopay, language arts instructor at the Menominee tribal school.
Earth Week tribal school classes applied subjects like math, history and others to different aspects of the life cycle, biology, habitat, legends, spawning grounds and the cultural and practical value of the sturgeon, an important fish to the Menominee people since the dawn of their tribe.
“The sturgeon are a historic importance to our people,” he said. “Since the beginning of time, our people have relied upon the sturgeons for various reasons including for food and scraping hides.”
“In our legends, the sturgeon are the protectors of our wild rice,” said Awanahopay of the slow-growing giant fish known for its thick hide and rubbery snout whose uses and related regulations have sometimes pitted white fishermen against American Indians. “We have been engaging the students in the culture, language, science and the social studies of what the sturgeon mean to our people.”
“They've been studying the anatomy and the physiology of the sturgeon and the students are looking at the sturgeon habitats and what the effects of pollution are.”
“They are looking at the different migrations, the geography, the path the sturgeon used to take to come to their home here - their traditional spawning grounds on the Menoninee Indian reservation,” he said. “Because of two dams that are here now south of our reservation, sturgeon are no longer able to come home here to their ancestral spawning grounds.”
“We are so fortunate to have so many elders that we still work with that are able to give us this knowledge and pass it from one generation to the next, despite all of the forced assimilation and the changes in our youth, who are trying to make their way in modern society yet integrate the traditions with the technology in today’s world," Awanahopay said.
Sponsors include the tribe's Community Resource Center, Menominee County Police, Menominee Tribal Police, Tribal Clinic Wellness Program (Maehnowesekiyah), Probation and Parole, Community Recycling Project, Recreation Department, EarthHealing.org and the U.S. Post Office in Keshena.
This video is possible by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with the EPA's Region 5 office and the EPA Great Lakes national Program Office (both in Chicago); in cooperation with the non-profit Interfaith Earth Healing Initiative in Marquette, MI.
The EHI involves American Indian tribes and "a coalition of churches, synagogues and other faith traditions joining together to heal, protect and defend the environment," said EHI founder Rev. Jon Magnuson of Marquette, Michigan.
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Menominee Indian Tribe of WI:
http://www.menominee-nsn.gov
MITW Tribal School:
http://mts.bia.edu/
College of Menominee Nation
http://www.menominee.edu
Earth Healing Initiative:
http://www.earthhealinginitiative.org
Interfaith graphics by Justice St. Rain (Bah'i Community) of Interfaith Resources Special Ideas website:
http://www.interfaithresources.com
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YouTube kicks off 'Living Legends' series with Jagger
Dying to know where Mick Jagger learned his trademark swagger? Or whether Keith Richards will cameo in any more Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
Here's your chance to find out. YouTube kicked off its latest interactive project, "Living Legends," on Friday by inviting users to submit burning questions to the British rockers via video.
Each month a new luminary will be chosen for the hot seat from "an exciting roster of leaders in film, sports, politics and a whole lot more," according to YouTube's official blog. Dying to know where Mick Jagger learned his trademark swagger? Or whether Keith Richards will cameo in any more Pirates of the Caribbe... more -
It's the year of the rat, but what's a rat king?
Behold the legend of the rat king, a giant rat beast created when a load of rats get their tails tangled together. Fable has it that the rats then grow together into a single creepy, dirty, squeaking entity. Behold the legend of the rat king, a giant rat beast created when a load of rats get their tails tangled together. Fable has it that t... more
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The Newcomer
Neo-burlesque performer Lux La Croix competes for the first time at the annual Miss Exotic World Pageant, the premiere burlesque event in the world held in Las Vegas, where she pays homage to the burlesque legend Josephine Baker. Neo-burlesque performer Lux La Croix competes for the first time at the annual Miss Exotic World Pageant, the premiere burlesque event... more
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Phife from A Tribe Called Quest
If anyone saw the VH1 Hip Hop Honors show and wondered if Phife from A Tribe Called Quest was sick (he certainly looked it), well the answer is yes. He has Type 2 diabetes and is suffering from kidney failure that requires dialysis. Here's an interview he gave last year discussing his situation and how he got to this point.
If you're a hip hop fan and/or historian, you know Tribe's place and importance. It would be a real tragedy to lose both J Dilla and Phife in a year. If anyone saw the VH1 Hip Hop Honors show and wondered if Phife from A Tribe Called Quest was sick (he certainly looked it), well the ... more
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