Saturday, 30. May 2009
Topic: MUSIK - on May 30, 2009 at 11:38:00 AM CEST
Phil Spector gets 19 years to life for murder
US music producer Phil Spector has been jailed for at least 19 years for murdering an actress in 2003.
The producer, 69, famed for his Wall of Sound recording technique, was last month found guilty of shooting Lana Clarkson at his California home.
Spector had pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder during the five-month retrial in Los Angeles. His lawyers said he would appeal.
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Topic: Phone - on May 30, 2009 at 9:08:00 AM CEST
DTXTR Deciphers SMS Shorthand
Ever get an SMS and have absolutely no idea what the acronym soup is supposed to impart? Web app DTXTR (read: de-texter) translates txt speak into human-friendly words.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on May 30, 2009 at 9:05:00 AM CEST
Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
Exclusive In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates.
Closing out the longest-running court case in Wikiland history, the site’s Arbitration Committee voted 10 to 0 (with one abstention) in favor of the move, which takes effect immediately.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on May 30, 2009 at 9:04:00 AM CEST
Scientology Trial in France: Can a Religion Be Banned?
As a fiercely secular nation, France has always had an awkward relationship with religious groups. Officials often find themselves struggling to strike the delicate balance between maintaining church-state separation and honoring the right of citizens to express their faith. But in the current case against the U.S.-based Church of Scientology, authorities have abandoned their usual attempts at fine-tuning religion's standing in French society — instead, they want to ban Scientology from France altogether.
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