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Obituary: Former Pennzoil president Baine Kerr (Houston Chronicle)

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:50:09 GMT

Baine P. Kerr, a key figure in obtaining a $3 billion payment from Texaco to Pennzoil and who was awarded a $10 million bonus for attaining that settlement, has died at 88.

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Obituary: Edward N. Lorenz (1917-2008) - Meteorologist And Father Of Chaos Theory. (Complexity digest 2008.03)

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:08:54 GMT

In his book The Essence of Chaos, Lorenz recounts how he came to discover the extreme sensitivity of his model to small changes. Wishing to repeat his simulation, he restarted it with numbers that had been printed out for the start conditions, and left it to go down the hall to fetch a cup of coffee. On his return, he found that the result was nothing like the previous one. He soon identified the...

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Edwards: We shouldn't be writing anybody's obituary (CNN)

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:41:53 GMT

Elizabeth Edwards, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" Wednesday to discuss Sen. Edward Kennedy's cancer diagnosis.

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Obituary: Rest in Peace Tonderai Ndira! (Daniel Molokele)

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:49:00 GMT

By Beloved Chiweshe Fellow Comrades, On one Saturday afternoon I drove in a white Nissan Hardbody with a colleague.We had bumped into each other at the MDC headquarters and upon deliberations realised we were heading the same direction.We were heading for Chinhoyi.He had a workshop in the rural Chinhoyi and I was travelling to the university. He immediately offered me a lift and we departed.On arrival...

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Stanley Smith (Obituary) (DigElogROCORI)

insight@uslink.net (WOW Training Company) — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:05:57 GMT

Age 51 Rockville February 18, 1957 – May 19, 2008 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 23, 2008 at Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Rockville, MN for Stanley Michael Smith, age 51, who died unexpectedly at his home. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call from 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Friday morning in the Church in Rockville. Arrangements were...

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OBITUARY: Huntington Hartford II Spent His Fortune on the Arts (All About Jazz)

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:50:29 GMT

Huntington Hartford II, heir to the A&P supermarket fortune whose quest to be taken seriously as a patron of the arts led him to bankroll a series of movies, plays, galleries and publications that ultimately drained his wealth, died Monday at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas at the age of 97. No cause of death was reported...

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Obituary: Brian Keenan (The Guardian)

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:03:50 GMT

Obituary: Leading IRA strategist whose conversion from violence aided the peace process

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OBITUARY: Lola Montes Renown Flamenco Spanish Dancer (All About Jazz)

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:37:42 GMT

Lola Montes, One of the country's most renowned Spanish dancers, frequent Southland performer over a career of more than 70 years, has died at the age of 90. Montes died at her home in Laguna Woods on Friday of complications from pneumonia, Oscar Nieto, a lead dancer with her company, said. In 1955, Montes started her own company, the Los Angeles-based Lola Montes and Her Spanish Dancers. The troupe...

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What a Week for Obituaries! (My Open Wallet)

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Here's another one with an interesting financial element: Barbara Sears Rockefeller, Actress With a Famous Divorce Settlement, Dies at 91 Barbara Sears Rockefeller, a Pennsylvania coal miner’s daughter who married one of the richest men in America and, after their divorce six years later, won a settlement regarded as a record in its day, died on Monday at her home in Little Rock, Ark.... Mrs. Sears...

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Clinton Obituaries (David Frum's Diary)

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:25:13 GMT

Wednesday, May 21, 2008Clinton ObituariesObama's big showing in Oregon makes it virtually impossible for Hillary's last hopeful scenario - winning a majority of all the Democratic votes cast - to materialize. And so the obituaries begin. an interesting one from John Judis.My friend David Kusnet, Bill Clinton's former speechwriter, explained the difference to me by citing what ex-heavyweight...

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Obituaries: Hamilton Jordan, Who Was Carter’s Right Hand, Dies at 63 (New York Times)

Wed, 21 May 2008 04:55:42 GMT

Mr. Jordan, a self-proclaimed “political animal” and campaign whiz-kid, eventually became President Jimmy Carter’s chief of staff and top confidant.

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Obituary: Bill Humenick was an expert on roses (Sacramento Bee)

bdavila@sacbee.com (Robert D. Dávila) — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Bill Humenick, a longtime rose expert who teamed with his wife to share their knowledge and prize-winning blooms with visitors to their 4-acre garden in El Dorado County, has died at age 88. Bill Humenick

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Obituary: Arthur Jordan was advocate for minority hiring in California government (Sacramento Bee)

rdavila@sacbee.com (Robert D. Dávila) — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

A memorial service is planned for Arthur Edward Jordan, a retired civil servant who led an advocacy group for minority workers in state government. Arthur Edward Jordan was the first president of Black Advocates in State Service.

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OBITUARY: Bob Florence L.A. Times Obituary (All About Jazz)

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:35:15 GMT

SKILLFUL MUSIC MAN: Bob Florence was a pianist, composer and masterful arranger who led the popular Bob Florence Limited Edition big band in L.A. He was respected both as a professional and "as a human being," one musician said. Bob Florence, a pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader who won a Grammy and two Emmy awards in a career reaching back to the late '50s, died Thursday at Barlow Respiratory...

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Obituaries and priorities (RealChoice)

noreply@blogger.com (GrannyGrump) — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:39:00 GMT

"In my gut, I am completely aghast at what goes on at that place. But I staunchly oppose anything that would correct this situation in law." Prochoice activist Janis Compton-Carr I've noticed a major irony in the stands of prochoice organizations and the attitudes of high-profile advocates for abortion. And it's really bobbed to the surface, where it's easy to see, in the current round of abortion...

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Obituary: The Rt Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti (The Guardian)

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:23 GMT

Richard Harries: Exiled Iranian bishop preaching forgiveness

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Obituary: Robert Vesco (The Guardian)

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:23 GMT

Obituary: Fugitive American financier responsible for one of the biggest frauds in history

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"Zelma Henderson, Who Aided Desegregation, Dies at 88" (How Appealing)

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:05:44 GMT

"Zelma Henderson, Who Aided Desegregation, Dies at 88": The New York Times today contains an obituary that begins, "Zelma Henderson, a Kansas beautician who was the sole surviving plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the landmark federal...

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Get in on the Conversation about the Future of SEO (Search Engine Strategies Blog)

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:35:26 GMT

There has been much discussion about the future of SEO lately. A-list bloggers galore are writing SEO's obituary , much to the dismay of site owners and search engine marketers. Earlier this week, Mike Grehan delivered his thoughts on the matter over at ClickZ . He also started a thread in the Search Engine Watch forums to discuss his post. Here are some main takeaway points from Mike's post:...

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Zelma Henderson, 88; last surviving plaintiff in Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation case (LA Times)

Thu, 22 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Zelma Henderson, the last surviving plaintiff in the in Topeka, Kan., which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died. She was 88.Henderson died Tuesday in Topeka, six weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.Her son, Donald, said she wasn't physically imposing, but when she was passionate about something, "She was just fire."On behalf...

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