Cartoon: The Death of Steve Jobs

In this cartoon from The Guardian Martin Rowson pays tribute to the co-founder of Apple Inc, who has died at 56 from cancer.

The image shows a funeral procession, but instead of a coffin, the pallbearers are carrying an iPad displaying a wreath made of apples with the letters RIP (Rest In Peace). The mourners lining the route all have iPads with 'Grief Apps' or virtual wreaths on them.

In a reference to events in the UK, PM David Cameron, Chancellor George Osborne and a fat cat (representing the world of finance), are depicted on the left of the cartoon. Cameron is reading a newspaper with the headline, "Jobs gone forever", a play on the death of Steve Jobs and the fact that every day seems to bring more job losses in austerity Britain.

Steve Jobs praised as Apple's visionary, creative genius

This belongs to Steve Jobs.

R.I.P.

(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary who led a mobile computer revolution with the creation of wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, was mourned Thursday by admirers and competitors as much of the world awoke to news of his death.

Jobs' death was announced Wednesday by Apple, the Silicon Valley company he co-founded with Steve Wozniak. He was 56.

"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Apple said in a statement on its website.

"Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor."

To read more à http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/06/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?hpt=T1

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[NEWS] "Spartacus" star Andy Whitfield dies at age 39"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Andy Whitfield, the former star of TV show "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," died on Sunday of lymphoma in Sydney, Australia, at age 39, his representatives said.

Whitfield played the indomitable hero Spartacus in the Starz network show when it launched last year.

The actor, whose other credits included the 2010 film "The Clinic" and the 2007 movie "Gabriel," had to step away from his role on "Spartacus" due to his illness, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"On a beautiful sunny Sydney ... morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18-month battle with lymphoma cancer," Vashti Whitfield, his wife, said in a statement.

Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht said he was "deeply saddened" by Whitfield's loss.

"We were fortunate to have worked with Andy in 'Spartacus' and came to know that the man who played a champion on-screen was also a champion in his own life," Albrecht said in a statement. "Andy was an inspiration to all of us as he faced this very personal battle with courage, strength and grace."

Whitfield was born in Wales and later moved to Australia. Due to his illness, he was replaced on "Spartacus" by Australian actor Liam McIntyre.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by David Bailey)

Source: http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE78B0J120110912

Dexter (TV series)

Dexter is an American television drama series that centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer.

The show debuted on October 1, 2006, on Showtime and the fifth season ended on December 12, 2010. As of December 2, 2010, the show has been renewed for a sixth season. Set in Miami, the show's first season was largely based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, the first of his series of Dexter novels. Subsequent seasons have evolved independently of Lindsay's works. It was adapted for television by screenwriter James Manos, Jr., who wrote the pilot episode.

Dexter structures his killing around "the Code of Harry", a body of ethics and procedures devised by his adoptive father Harry Morgan (who was a Miami cop) to make sure Dexter never gets caught and to ensure that Dexter kills only other killers. Harry also trained Dexter in how to interact convincingly with other people despite his dissociative mental illness, which Harry believed to be sociopathy, arising from Dexter witnessing the brutal murder of his biological mother, Laura Moser. As an adult, Dexter has largely escaped suspicion (with some exceptions) by being genial and generous and maintaining generally superficial relationships. However, his attachment to his foster (and ultimately adoptive) sister, Debra, his girlfriend (later wife), Rita, his stepchildren, Astor and Cody, and later his biological son, Harrison, have all complicated his double life and made him question his need to kill. In fact, in the first season, newly-found memories of his mother's murder set in motion the slow but steady humanization of Dexter, progressing further with each season, as Dexter begins to experience a variety of emotions for the first time in years.

In February 2008, edited reruns began to air on CBS. The series has enjoyed wide critical acclaim and popularity. Season 4 aired its season finale on December 13, 2009 to a record-breaking audience of 2.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched original series episode ever on Showtime. Michael C. Hall has received several awards and nominations for his portrayal of Dexter, including a Golden Globe. The series was picked up by Showtime for a sixth season, which was billed as not being the final season, leaving possibilities open for a seventh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_(TV_series)

Obama's talking time

I am not defending the idea of killing someone as an answer to what has happened to the world since the name Osama Bin Laden came in as a real terrorist. Well, I just think it is weird the moment things are happening: the USA is facing one of the worst economic situations of its history.

According to Barack Obama (May, 1^st 2011) “the American people didn’t choose this fight”. But who did it?  I am really sure about that, I mean, nobody wants to live in a planet divided into two worlds, in which, war is a solution for problems we are supposed to face.

Finally, I would like to say that the best way to perform, in this Osama’s case, is not by killing anyone. Bin Laden alive would be the best answer to the world that wants peace. Men are free, even those who fight for any illogical reasons, and every single person should have the right to be judged. And my next question would be: why did you guys not show the body?  Sometimes I am afraid that this is another American way of finding the answer for their problems. And war is not that answer.

From the Book of Ezekiel: "As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people" - Ezekiel 33:11