Mourning Roundup: June 10, 2010
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Roper on Talk of the Nation
“How do you pass on your sumptuously furnished mansion in Second Life… and whose gonna mend your fences in Farmville?” Those are questions that Neil Conan, host of National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, asked frequent Obit contributor Robert Roper, yesterday as they talked about his piece, “Life After Death, in Digital Form,” which appeared last week in Obit.
Of the emerging field of companies who are seeking to mend the gap between what’s lost and what’s left behind in the cyberspace after you die, Roper added pithily, “Of Course, lawyers are going to be involved.”
Polish Inmates Help Tend to Country’s Jewish Heritage
From the BBC:
"Before World War II, Poland was home to about 3.5 million Jews, the largest Jewish community in Europe.
Some 90% of them were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Today there are only a few thousand Jews left in Poland to look after the country's 1,400-or-so Jewish cemeteries, most of which are overgrown or in ruins."
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"It gets the prisoners used to working and it helps destroy the stereotypes which still exist in Polish and Israeli culture. Thanks to this programme anti-Semitism can be defeated and the prisoners can learn a lot about Jews."
No Lights for Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa would have turned 100 years old on Auguest 26th and a lay group, The Catholic League requested that the Empire State Building illuminate its spire in the late-humanitarian’s signature blue and white to commemorate her life. Anthony Malkin, the building’s owner, denied the group’s request, citing a policy of against honoring individual religious figures.
The Catholic League is calling foul. In 2000 and 2005, the building was lit up in honor of Cardinal John O’Connor and Pope John Paul II to commemorate their respective deaths. The City Council of New York is in the process of passing a non-binding resolution urging that the Empire State Building to honor Mother Teresa’s life of humanitarian service rather than her stature as a religious figure. Looks like the process of canonization might be easier than getting a nod from the skyline.
World Cup Heart Health
In the aftermath of last year’s Super Bowl, we ran a story about the effect of rooting for one’s team on a fan’s heart health. Simply put, if your team loses and you have existing heart condition, you might be in for a trip to the hospital.
Looks like that phenomenon applies to the other kind of football as well. World Cup watchers beware.
For fans of the French team that lost in the 2006 final, the following image may be hazardous to your health.
“How do you pass on your sumptuously furnished mansion in Second Life… and whose gonna mend your fences in Farmville?” Those are questions that Neil Conan, host of National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, asked frequent Obit contributor Robert Roper, yesterday as they talked about his piece, “Life After Death, in Digital Form,” which appeared last week in Obit.
Of the emerging field of companies who are seeking to mend the gap between what’s lost and what’s left behind in the cyberspace after you die, Roper added pithily, “Of Course, lawyers are going to be involved.”
Polish Inmates Help Tend to Country’s Jewish Heritage
From the BBC:
"Before World War II, Poland was home to about 3.5 million Jews, the largest Jewish community in Europe.Some 90% of them were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Today there are only a few thousand Jews left in Poland to look after the country's 1,400-or-so Jewish cemeteries, most of which are overgrown or in ruins."
…
"It gets the prisoners used to working and it helps destroy the stereotypes which still exist in Polish and Israeli culture. Thanks to this programme anti-Semitism can be defeated and the prisoners can learn a lot about Jews."
No Lights for Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa would have turned 100 years old on Auguest 26th and a lay group, The Catholic League requested that the Empire State Building illuminate its spire in the late-humanitarian’s signature blue and white to commemorate her life. Anthony Malkin, the building’s owner, denied the group’s request, citing a policy of against honoring individual religious figures.
The Catholic League is calling foul. In 2000 and 2005, the building was lit up in honor of Cardinal John O’Connor and Pope John Paul II to commemorate their respective deaths. The City Council of New York is in the process of passing a non-binding resolution urging that the Empire State Building to honor Mother Teresa’s life of humanitarian service rather than her stature as a religious figure. Looks like the process of canonization might be easier than getting a nod from the skyline.
World Cup Heart Health
In the aftermath of last year’s Super Bowl, we ran a story about the effect of rooting for one’s team on a fan’s heart health. Simply put, if your team loses and you have existing heart condition, you might be in for a trip to the hospital.
Looks like that phenomenon applies to the other kind of football as well. World Cup watchers beware.
For fans of the French team that lost in the 2006 final, the following image may be hazardous to your health.
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