Gang of Four

Four armed men break into house

BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

A gang of four armed men burst into a house in Telford and demand money before escaping with £40.

You can now download “Feet”

Quomodocumque (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

A few weeks ago I mentioned, with appropriate reverence, the massive 1981 box set compiled by Ian Manire. Now Ian’s new .mp3 blog, Musicophilia, is up and running; and among the many interesting things available is the “feet” disc from the 1981 set. Here’s Ian’s description: From the ‘1981′ box set, the ‘Feet’ compilation [...]

Four held for murder of priest, aide

Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

DEHRA DUN: With the arrest of four persons in Meerut, the police here claim to have solved the mystery behind the sensational murder of Father Samuel Francis, popularly known as Sadhu Asthey, and his aide Mercy Bahadur at his ashram in Chhota ...

PHP Freaks: Design Patterns - Introduction

PHP Developper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

The PHP Freaks website has a new tutorial posted today thats an introduction to design patterns - what they are and which were the ideas of the "Gang of Four". Implementing Design Patterns is gradually getting more common in the PHP world. The hype around Ruby on Rails, which is based on the Model-View-Controller architectural pattern, has spawned a generation of PHP based frameworks which embrace...

Man gives supari to rob mother-in-law CriMe NOTES

Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

BANGALORE: The Fraser Town police, who solved a robbery case, were surprised to discover that it was the victim’s son-in-law who gave the supari. The son-in-law as well as his son were also injured in the attack. Apart from nabbing ...

Bands form organization to push for control over copyright, transparency from labels

Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Billy Bragg , Radiohead , Gang of Four , The Cribs , Klaxons and others have formed the Featured Artists Coalition . The goal of the group is to push for more control of copyrights and a bigger share of revenue for artists rather than the labels. The group states their manifesto: No one knows what the structure of the music industry will look like in future. But all artists face the same challenges...

• Featured Artists Coalition: Musicians Set to Take It All Back - PSFK Trend: PSFK
• U.K. Musicians Form Coalition to Lobby for Artists' Rights - Digital Media Wire

Shopkeeper threatened by gang

Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Browse SectionsInteractive Popular SectionsWeather RainTemp High: 16°C / 62°FNews| advertisementShopkeeper threatened by gang7/10/2008A SHOPKEEPER was threatened with a gun during an attempted robbery. The 22-year-old chased the armed gang of four masked men out of his Moss Side takeaway shop with a knife after they followed him inside in the early hours of the morning. The shopkeeper went into King...

"Forgotten" Neighborhoods Hold Festivals, Breath

Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

We admit it: Aside from the occasional Under 500 Club field trip, we rarely set foot in Portola, Visitacion Valley, Excelsior, or "the OMI" (Oceanview-Merced Heights-Ingleside). And we're not the only ones— these nabes have been thrown under the bus...

Radiohead Lead Featured Artists Coalition, Seek Greater Rights

Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Photo: Getty Radiohead, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and Iron Maiden are among the initial artists to sign up for and usher in the launch of the new Featured Artists Coalition. As the music industry continues to shift into the digital age, the Coalition seeks to protect the artist’s rights over their own [...]

Dumped after abduction, man dies in hospital

The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Balurghat, Oct. 5: A 45-year-old man who had protested against child traffickers died today in hospital, two days after he was dumped near a market from where he had been kidnapped.

Man stabbed in Joburg restaurant

IOL (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another during a fight at a restaurant in the Carlton Centre, Johannesburg.

Man stabbed in JHB restaurant

IOL (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another during a fight at a restaurant in the Carlton Centre, Johannesburg.

GUNS BEFORE BUTTER begins: This is it.

Vinyl Is Heavy (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

by Stephen J. Farrell I named this blog Guns Before Butter because I wouldn't have named it anything if that were possible, but it wasn't. The name comes from a Gang of Four song, and is of course a reference to the dilemma of a society being forced to choose between investing in military and civilian products, or more simply, between defending and feeding its people. I'm not sure how this is related...

Chinese shopping mall takes bids on Mao's private jet

Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

Bids are being taken for the personal jet of Mao Zedong, the late Chinese leader, as its owner wants it removed from outside the shopping mall where it is on display,...

Mall to sell off Mao's private jet

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

CHAIRMAN Mao Zedong's private jet is up for sale.