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Blendover Episode Twenty Six:
This week is a Snowden Free Zone on Blendover, and we kick off looking at Obama in Africa, and the ongoing Mandela Watch. Meanwhile, down under, there’s been a shakedown of the Aussie politicians, BUT this is all a huge distraction – from the upcoming Aussie Referendum about local government. We also come back to the mysterious murder of Texas DA Mike McLelland and unearth some disturbing information that connects the murders to major illegal conduct…
Topics Discussed:
- Devo: RIP Alan Myers
- Nelson Mandela
- Obama in Africa
- Arizona Fires
- Immigration Bill
- UK Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Australian Election 2013
- Australian Referendum 2013 – Local Government
- Google Nexus Gaming Console
- Xbox One
- Sony Playstation 4
- Grimes
- The McLelland Texas Murders
- Prejudice
- Pope Watch
- Slayer
- Diclofenac
- Moors Murders
- Nintendo Wii-U
BlendoveR is a fun, hard-hitting pod-cast where rules are regularly thrown out the window in favor of honest, open commentating opinions. Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), and Terr Ciavarra (Media Nox from medianox.bandcamp.com), we stray on to any topic that presents itself or wanders off onto its own tangent.
Devo: RIP Alan Myers
Alan Myers, Devo Drummer, Dead Following Cancer
Alan Myers, Drummer in Devo, Dies at 58
Devo drummer Alan Myers dead of brain cancer after career of whipping it good
Devo drummer dies of brain cancer
Devo – Official Site
Devo @ Amazon
Devo @ Last.fm
Devo @ YouTube
Devo @ Facebook
Devo @ MySpace
Devo @ Twitter
Devo @ Wikipedia
SkinInc. @ Paul-Miles.com
SkinInc. @ Last.fm
SkinInc. @ YouTube
Nelson Mandela
BBC criticised for describing Mandela as black
Nelson Mandela Life Support Shut Down as Respected Humanitarian Dies Age 94?
Nelson Mandela put on life support
Obama meets with Mandela’s family in South Africa
Obama trip to South Africa to go ahead
People seem to forget exactly why he was arrested
South Africa leader: Mandela ‘asleep’ during visit
South Africans Believe Nelson Mandela is Dead
South Africans dismayed by disputes
Obama in Africa
Hundreds protest Obama visit to South Africa
Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial
Obama has unveiled an ambitious program to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa, investing $7 billion in financial support for an initiative called “Power Africa.”
Arizona Fires
19 firefighters working Yarnell Hill fire killed and confirmed dead in Arizona today
Arizona mourning 19 firefighters killed in wildfire
How Hotshot firefighters made one last desperate bid for survival
One of the firefighters that lost his life in the Arizona fires
Immigration Bill
Bill to Expand U.S. Database to Verify Hires
UK Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance changes planned for unemployed
More than 100,000 jobless foreigners will lose benefits if they refuse to learn English to the level of a 9-year-old
Australian Election 2013
Abbott says Aus needs election certainty
Australia Recession Risk Flagged in Rudd Rhetoric Shift: Economy
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a leadership ballot to decide who will lead the country to the next election
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s resignation speech after being defeated by Kevin Rudd
Barack Obama phones Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard
Expect more sparks
Julia Gillard press conference
Kevin Rudd returns, Julia Gillard loses support of partyroom
Kevin Rudd trumps Julia Gillard in bid for Australian Labor Party ballot. 57 – 45
Rudd keenly aware of challenges
Australian Referendum 2013 – Local Government
2013 Local Government Referendum – FAQs
ALGA and Roads to Recovery
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013: Explanatory Memorandum
Labor’s woolly plan for a referendum on local government at the September 14 federal election has hidden fangs
Nation Building Program
Party Games: Election referendum seems a big ask given it’s easy to lose a winnable argument
Referendum funding 2013: the ayes certainly have it
Referendum funding appropriate: govt
What you’ll actually be voting on in the referendum on recognising local government in the Constitution
Wikipedia: Australian referendum, 1988 (Local Government)
Wikipedia: High Speed Rail in Australia – 2011 Study
Wikipedia: Referendums in Australia by year
Google Nexus Gaming Console
Forget Ouya as an emulator box: Google is developing its own Android gaming console
Google And Apple May Bring Us A Console War We Didn’t See Coming
Google is Developing a New Nexus Q, Gaming Console and Google Watch
Google to go gaming?
Google Working on Android Console Too
Skip the dedicated gaming console, Google
The New Console Revolution Is Upon Us
Why Would Apple and Google Want to Make Video Game Consoles?
Xbox One
300 Live Time Warner Cable TV Channels Coming to Xbox 360
Conan O’Brien visits E3 to check out PS4 and Xbox One
Fortunately we have a product for people who aren’t able to stay connected…
Microsoft no longer charges developers to patch Xbox 360 games
Microsoft removes Xbox One DRM – WE DID IT REDDIT!!!!
Microsoft threw out its only good idea with the Xbox One DRM policy reversal
Updated: Xbox One account ban comment clarified by Microsoft
Xbox 180: Microsoft Fully Reverses Xbox One’s DRM Policies
Xbox One Designed “With Advertising in Mind”
Xbox One will be capable of scanning QR codes with its Kinect sensor
Xbox Head Don Mattrick Leaves Microsoft; Is Now Zynga CEO
Zynga Hires Xbox Boss to Initiate Turnaround
Are the PS4 and Xbox One really that expensive, historically?
Sony PlayStation
July’s free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers revealed
Just to confirm for anyone interested, you DON’T need PlayStation Plus to use cross-game chat on the PS4
Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video
One Handed PlayStation Controller
PlayStation 4 Architect Talks About The Console’s Beginnings
PlayStation 4 operating system is called “Orbis OS”; a modified version of FreeBSD 9.0
PS3 Firmware 4.45 fix set to arrive on June 27, should fix all PS3 consoles affected by last week’s update
PS4: “We’re Going to Have Superior Graphic Fidelity,” Says Sony SVP
PSN down June 25 for maintenance – check times in your area
R.I.P. PlayStation 2: 18 years of greatness (including PS1)
Sony Confirms PlayStation 4 Does Not Have a Power Brick
Sony dropped PS4 camera to lower price
Sony marketing exec: Physical games are here to stay
Sony Sacrificed the PlayStation 4 Camera to Beat MS
Sony will roll out PS3 firmware update June 27 to fix systems bricked by 4.45 update
Grimes
Grimes – Official Site
Grimes @ Amazon
Grimes @ BandCamp
Grimes @ Last.fm
Grimes @ Facebook
Grimes @ Tumblr
Grimes @ Twitter
Grimes @ Wikipedia
The McLelland Texas Murders
Couple indicted on capital murder in killing of Texas prosecutors
Dallas County District Judge Mike Snipes appointed as visiting judge in Kaufman County prosecutor slayings
FBI Documents connect Aryan Brotherhood with Mexican Cartels/a>
Former Kaufman County, Tx, Justice of the Peace Eric Williams’ Wife, His Alleged Accomplice in Slayings of Kaufman Prosecutors, Files for Divorce
Kaufman County Murders Case Moving Forward
Mike Snipes – Experience
No Oral Arguments in Case that May Have Driven Eric Williams to Kill in Kaufman County
Texas DA slayings: Jailed couple suspected in killings seek divorce
The Killings in Kaufman
Veteran Dallas County judge to hear Kaufman County capital murder case
Wife indicted in DA slayings seeks divorce
Prejudice
‘Cracker’ slur slight, if any
Deen’s accuser: ‘This has never been about the N-word’
Girl on witness stand in Trayvon Martin trial says “creepy ass cracker” isn’t a racial term
Is The “N” Word The Worst Word Of ALL Time?
N-word versus cracker
Paula Deen never used the N-Word, guys
Prejudice by Tim Minchin
Why ‘Cracker’ Can’t Compare to the N-Word
Wikipedia: Cracker
Wikipedia: Nigger
Pope Watch
Cleric Arrested in $26 Million Plot, Leaving New Blot on Vatican Bank
IAMA Pope who turned atheist after browsing r/atheism, AMA
New Pope Forms Special Commission To Audit Vatican Bank
Pope Francis Gives New Hope to Catholic-Orthodox Reconciliation
Pope Is Quoted Referring to a Vatican ‘Gay Lobby’
Pope names commission to probe Vatican bank
Records: Dolan paid some problem priests to leave
The Pope tells bishops to stop living with the “mentality of a prince” and skips a concert in his honor
Slayer
Former Slayer Drummer, Dave Lombardo To Guest On New Sepultura Album
Jeff Hanneman’s Widow Details Guitarist’s Spider Bite Incident + Recovery Process
Slayer announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined band on full-time basis
Diclofenac
Heart risk warning over painkiller diclofenac
Painkiller (diclofenac) increases chance of heart attack, health officials advise
Study suggests that Diclofenac painkillers are linked to heart attacks and strokes
Wikipedia: Diclofenac
Moors Murders
‘Ashworth Hospital left Ian Brady free to assault me’ says author Christine Hart
Ian Brady and his existential experiences
Ian Brady is manipulative, fiercely bright and a child murderer but is he sane or insane?
‘Keep that tube up Ian Brady’s nose, fill it with gasoline,’ says victim’s stepfather
‘Maddie support is just hysteria and the James Bulger’s killers shouldn’t have been jailed’
Moors Murderer Ian Brady appears at mental health tribunal
Moors Murderer Ian Brady loses prison move bid
Moors murderer Ian Brady ‘only comes out of his room at night’
Moors murderer ‘killed four more’
Moors murders were ‘recreational killing’
The full Lesley Ann Downey tape transcript. Lesley Ann had been kidnapped and murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in 1964
Similar Case: The Moorhouse Murders by David and Catherine Birnie
Nintendo Wii-U
Nintendo loses bid to take over WiiU.com
Complaint Denied: Nintendo loses dispute over WiiU.com domain name
Music Featured:
Music used in the BlendoveR Intro Theme was performed and written by
GOTHIC KNIGHTS[Music and clips are copyright to respective owners, and are used under Fair Use]
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