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30 Aug 2009 11:27

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U.S.: Details finally break in that bizarre Georgia mass murder case

  • The 911 caller: Arrested The crime scene in yesterday’s mobile home attack – for which details have been scarce until now – finally had some movement. 22-year-old Guy Heinze Jr., who called 911 in the attack, was arrested today on tampering and obstruction of justice charges. He is not currently a suspect.
  • Other details While no suspects have been named in the case, described as the area’s most gruesome ever, here’s what we do know: The victims of the attack – 7 dead, two injured – all lived in the trailer, and a tenth person – who was not in the trailer and may or may not be dead – was likely involved. source
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29 Aug 2009 18:04

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U.S.: A moblie home in Brunswick, Georgia the site of numerous deaths

  • 7 people were found dead, and two injured; no further details source
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12 Aug 2009 10:24

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World: Russia’s a big country willing to defend tiny pieces of land

  • $500 million to boost military in tiny Abkhazia source
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07 Aug 2009 12:31

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Tech, World: To silence ONE GUY, Russia had to take down Twitter

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  • The lack of logic and high level of selfishness here (on Russia’s part) is atrocious. Russian authorities tried to silence Cyxymu, a.k.a. “George,” for his stance on the Georgia conflict. (The timing was political.) But instead, Russia tried to shut down every major social network, causing the guy they wanted to silence to have an even bigger voice. Genius, Russia. Just genius. source
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06 Aug 2009 21:46

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Tech: Why was Twitter down so long due to the DDOS attack?

  • It’s unusual to see an attack on a site lasting that long. Generally there are procedures in place in case of such an attack, but unfortunately Twitter has a long history of security-related issues and this really shows that they are not very mature in this area yet.
  • Kaspersky Lab malware researcher Stefan Tanase • About the attack, which nailed a number of other big social media sites besides Twitter (Facebook, YouTube and LiveJournal) but only gave Twitter sustained fits and starts. Why did it happen in the first place? One researcher, Bill Woodcock, suggests that social networking got caught between the Russia/Georgia conflict: “One side put up propaganda, the other side figured this out and is attacking them.”  • source
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19 Jun 2009 19:26

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Music: Sadly, you missed your chance to go to an R.E.M. mecca.

  • A fire destroyed the Georgia Theatre. The theater, best-known for hosting the seeds of the Athens, Ga. music scene that birthed, among others, R.E.M. and the B-52s, was gutted this morning. R.E.M. still had a heavy interest in the 600-seat theater, hosting album release parties there. In a statement, they wished owner Wilmont Greene best of luck in rebuilding the landmark. source
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29 Apr 2009 23:49

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Music: Random music recommendation: The Humms

  • We were disappointed tonight that we couldn’t get to see King Khan & The Shrines at the 9:30 Club (long story), but these Georgia dudes, on songs like “Are You Dead?”, mine the same fuzzy psychedelic territory in an engaging way.

    Not bad guys. Come to D.C. You can sleep on our couch as long as you take turns sleeping on the couch, because we only have one. source

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11 Apr 2009 10:49

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World: More protests: Georgians want their president to step down

  • 60,000 showed up on Thursday, the peak of the protests against President Mikheil Saakashvili
  • 5,000 showed up today to protest, a sharp drop from the previous two days; they start again Monday source
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03 Mar 2009 09:51

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U.S.: Army: Oh, I know! Let’s recall the female soldier with the kids!

  • She finally got her discharge. Finally. 27-year-old Lisa Pagan of Davidson, North Carolina, was out of the military for a good few years and had started a family when she was recalled. Her husband has a full-time job, so he can’t take care of the kids. But she showed up at Fort Benning, Ga. – with her kids – on Monday, at which point, someone with a brain finally gave her that discharge she wanted. Oh boy. source
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18 Feb 2009 10:41

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U.S.: Feeling lazy about graduating on time? Go to Mercer U.

  • The school’s paying for anything after the fourth year. Mercer University officials say that the goal is to get students to graduate sooner from the Macon, Ga. school, but we see it working the opposite way. “Oh, you mean you’re gonna pay for my classes? Well, I’m gonna be a regular Van Wilder! Party in my dorm room!” source
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