April 2012
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Thanks for listening to Re:Fresh episode 25. Live...
Thanks for listening to Re:Fresh. Sorry for the technical problems at the beginning of the show. Want to catch what you missed? Tune in for our re-air at 8pm EST on Gamer Escape Radio.
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Newest Michigan museum showcases racist artifacts
The objects displayed in Michigan’s newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque — a full-size replica of a lynching tree. But all are united by a common theme: They are steeped in racism so intense that it makes visitors cringe.
That’s the idea behind the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, which says it has amassed the...
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May Day Directory: Occupy General Strike In Over...
While American corporate media has focused on yet another stale election between Wall Street-financed candidates, Occupy has been organizing something extraordinary: the first truly nationwide General Strike in U.S. history. Building on the international celebration of May Day, past General Strikes in U.S. cities like Seattle and Oakland, the recent May 1st Day Without An Immigrant...
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Woman's Torso Sent To BJ's Wholesale Headquarters...
Part of a dead woman’s body was mistakenly sent to the BJ’s Wholesale headquarters in Westborough, Mass. on Friday — all because of an itty bitty shipping error, WBZ NewsRadio reported.
The torso was headed for a research lab in Florida, but a misprinted label sent it to horrified employees at the home office of the members-only wholesale giant.
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Michael Kheop Drives Van Off Cliff Allegedly To...
A California woman was forced to jump from a speeding van, because her husband was driving towards a cliff in order to escape from police.
Malibu cops say that Michael Kheop, 44, started to flee in the stolen van at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday during a traffic stop. His wife Meru was in the passenger seat. and she told CBS2 that she wanted him to surrender and assured him that everything would be...
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'Hot Problems' Dubbed Worst Song Ever; Double Take...
But the “hot” duo, who go by the moniker “Double Take,” can’t even get dates to prom, they told ABC News.
Being discussed now on Re:Fresh 2pm-6pm on GhettoRadio
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Ousted Secret Service Agents New Job Offer -- Help...
The 11 Secret Service agents currently under investigation for their alleged Colombian sexual escapades have a steamy new job offer that will put their well-trained eyes to good use … TMZ has learned.
According to a letter obtained by TMZ, an escort service website called Adult Search is offering the former servicemen a chance to review potential escorts for their company AND actually get...
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Apple “ten years behind Microsoft” in malware...
Apple is a decade behind Microsoft in terms of Mac malware security, research firm Kaspersky has contentiously suggested, something it predicts the Cupertino firm will quickly realize in a fast-approaching storm of rogue software. “I think they are ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security” company CEO Eugene Kaspersky told Computer Business Review at a security event this week, predicting...
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As CISPA Hits Congress, Cybersecurity Company...
Through TNW, we learn of a survey published by threat protection company Bit9 that states an attack by Anonymous is the number one thing IT security professionals fear. Doubtless the release of this survey was timed to coincide with CISPA, the dangerous cybersecurity bill that is being debated in the House this week. It’s no surprise that a security provider would want to play up the fear...
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Malware Infects One In Five Mac Devices: REPORT
Following numerous reports on Mac malware like the Flashback and Sabpab trojans, new research released by computer security firm Sophos gives Mac users yet another reason why they should outfit their devices with anti-virus software as soon as possible.
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Being discussed now on Re:Fresh 2pm-6pm on GhettoRadio
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Valve Tries To Charge People Based On How Likable...
We’ve talked plenty of times about unique business models and experiments by Valve Software. it’s latest experiment sounds particularly interesting, if perhaps difficult to pull off well. It appears that the company wants to try to charge jerks more — but let likable people play free (story found via Slashdot). The specifics are a bit vague, but the plan is for the game DOTA 2....
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Norway Mass Murderer Was ‘Unremarkable,’ Says...
The Norwegian mass-murderer responsible for the deaths of 77 people was “unremarkable” and “not very opinionated,” one of his World of Warcraft guildmates has informed Kotaku. Last week, we profiled the virtual life of Anders Behring Breivik, who says at one point he spent an entire year playing Blizzard’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game for 16 hours...
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Walmart Bribery Scandal Under Investigation By...
Allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. covered up the findings of an internal probe that proved its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials in that country could have huge implications for the world’s biggest retailer and its executives.
The alleged bribery scheme was revealed by The New York Times, which reported that Wal-Mart failed to notify law enforcement after the company’s...
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Listeners: please switch back to GhettoRadio.us...
Too hard to maintain to simultaneous streams. Please switch back to http://ghettoradio.us as it seems to have stabilized
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Discounted Subway sandwiches key to Romulus police...
Subway sandwiches and a confidential police informant took center stage today at a court hearing on corruption charges filed against the former Romulus police chief, his wife and five Romulus police officers.
Both a Subway manager and a confidential informant testified receipts submitted into evidence weren’t accurate.
Mahmoud Farha, manager of the Subway on Goddard Road in Romulus,...
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Mother Of Oakland County Child Killer Victim Files...
The mother of a girl who was murdered by the Oakland County Child Killer has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the Oakland County prosecutor, sheriff and Michigan State Police, saying they withheld information about the 35-year-old case.
The lawsuit — filed Monday by Debbie Jarvis, the mother of Kristine Mihelich, who was 10-years-old when she was killed – asks U.S. District Judge Denise Page...
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Marine discharged for slamming Obama on Facebook
The Marine Corps said Wednesday it has decided to discharge a sergeant for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook.
The Corps said Sgt. Gary Stein will be given an other-than-honorable discharge for violating Pentagon policy limiting speech of service members.T he San Diego-area Marine has served nearly 10 years in the Marine Corps. He has said he was exercising his free-speech rights.
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Dutch PM resigns amid budget crisis
The Dutch government, one of the most vocal critics of European countries failing to rein in their budgets, has quit after failing to agree on a plan to bring its own deficit in line with EU rules.
Queen Beatrix’s office said she had accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his cabinet on Monday after Rutte informed her talks on a new austerity package collapsed over the...
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Google, Facebook Spent Record Amounts On D.C....
More dollars were poured into the Beltway from technology companies in the first quarter of 2012. As shown through previous lobbying spends, each quarter, Facebook and Google continue to spend more and more on lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. In the most recent disclosure reports filed in the U.S. Senate’s lobbying database, both of the companies hit all time highs in terms of lobbying...
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Cannibal gang cooked victims into meat pastries
Details of a purported Brazilian cannibal gang that allegedly murdered at least five women before eating their flesh - and in some cases selling it in the form of meat pastries - have shaken the country.
Details of the incident began to trickle out after the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo released a video on its website at the weekend.
In the video Isabel Cristina da Silva, 51, said she and her...
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GhettoRadio.us back up
GhettoRadio.us is back up now, but we’ll be broadcasting from on both GhettoRadio.us and Gamer Escape Radio just in case the site goes down again
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GhettoRadio.us is experienceing some problems
It was working, now it’s not. Well, while GhettoRadio sorts out it’s issues we’ve switched streams over to Gamer Escape Radio. Even if GhettoRadio comes back up today we’ll stay broadcasting at Gamer Escape Radio. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Playlist for Re:Fresh 25: 04/29/12
Another brand new Re:Fresh to tickle your Sunday. Today we’ll talk about cannibals, The Dutch, a Marine who got discharged for his comments on Facebook, and how discounted Subway subs could bring down the Romulus, Michigan police department. We’ll also talk about Apple’s recent security problems, the ousted Secret Service agents new job offer and the Wal-Mart Mexico bribery...
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Calvin Johnson Lands Madden 13 Cover
Despite Cam Newton’s best efforts, Megatron pulled in 52% of the votes and will be featured on the 2013 edition of Madden.
By way of 2DopeBoyz
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I raised my voice on Wall Street
On our next episode we’ll discuss the May Day general strike that’s planned for May 1st. This video should get you ready for civil disobedience. If these folks are willing to stand up, why aren’t you?
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Angela Davis for #Occupy The Justice Dept...
Short term goal: release Mumia. Long term goal: end mass incarceration.
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KnowMads - "The Love" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
We love KnowMads. Their new album The Knewbook is definitely on point. Give love to this group hailing from the 206 at their website knowmadfam.com
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Re:Fresh is all in your social media
Hey! Guess what! Re:Fresh not only has our fancy new website but we’re all up in your social media too!
We have active accounts on 3 social media networks: Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Make sure to follow us on the social network of your choice. Or get spammed like fucking crazy and subscribe to all 3. But write on our wall, tweet/retweet us, and/or reblog us and like our posts....
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/EndLiveBlog for Episode 24
Thanks for listening to Re:Fresh today. Wasn’t that a fun episode? But if you missed anything check out our re-air on Gamer Escape Radio at 8pm EST or check back here, on ReFreshPodcast.com on Monday for the podcast. Happy 4/20 or Earth Day, whatever day this is. Whatever.
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Safe For Work Pr0n
Hilarious!
This and other porn parodies being discussed now on Re:Fresh 2pm-6pm on GhettoRadio
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Joe Almosts Passes Out During Our 4/20 Holiday...
Here’s the first picture ever from the Re:Fresh studios. This is Joe…follow him @EpicJoeStatus. Joe nearly passed out several times during the show just like this.
Being discussed now on Re:Fresh 2pm-6pm on GhettoRadio
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Cosby Porn Trailer
This and other porn parodies being discussed now on Re:Fresh 2pm-6pm on GhettoRadio
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Drop In! Top Schools From Berkeley to Yale Now...
On average, it will cost $55,600 to attend Princeton, Penn, Michigan or Stanford next year. But now you can enroll in online courses at all four universities online for free.
The universities won’t just be posting lectures online like MIT’s OpenCourseWare project, Yale’s Open Yale Courses and the University of California at Berkeley’s Webcast. Rather, courses will require deadlines, evaluations,...
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Ted Nugent's Obama comments buzz around Romney
Rocker Ted Nugent’s controversial remarks about President Obama this weekend have put a spotlight on his support of Mitt Romney, as the likely GOP presidential nominee ratchets up his White House campaign.
Nugent slammed the Obama administration and singled out four members of the Supreme Court as not supporting the Constitution during his remarks at the National Rifle Association’s...
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Audi Buys Ducati for $1.12 Billion, But Why?
After weeks of rumors, Audi has announced plans to purchase Ducati for something in the neighborhood of $1.12 billion. But why does a gigantic auto conglomerate want a tiny bike manufacturer? What will VW do with Ducati? And, what does the deal mean for that most evocative of bike brands? Let’s examine the background, business and speak to experts that may be able to share some insight.
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Hacker Busted By FBI After Posting Picture Of His...
A simple photograph has quickly unraveled this bold hacker’s identity.
Higinio Ochoa III, 30, of Galveston, Texas was arrested in March after he hacked into police websites in West Virginia, Alabama and Texas and leaked confidential information to the public.
According to Gizmodo, Ochoa posted a picture of his girlfriend’s breasts holding a sign that read “Pwned by W0rmer and CabinCr3w, which...
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Man Jailed After Fathering Four Children WITH HIS...
A man jailed back in 2005 for fathering children with his sister has lost his appeal.
Patrick Stuebing, from Germany, had consensual sex with his sister when they met after years of separation and was jailed for 14 months by German authorities for incest.
According to CNN, Stuebing was adopted at age 7 and had no contact with his biological family until he was in his 20′s. His sister was 16.
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Local TV Network Accidentally Broadcasts HARDCORE...
A local TV station is under fire after accidentally showing pornography instead of Good Morning America.
According to The Huffington Post, the Colorado Springs station was having technical difficulties and showed the unrated material for a few seconds before the channel switched to religious programming.
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Being discussed now on Re:Fresh 2pm-6pm on GhettoRadio
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Why are video game sales looking so weak lately?...
If you’re the kind of person that pays attention to the monthly reports on new retail video game hardware and software sales from industry tracking firm NPD, then 2012 has looked like a bloodbath. Industry-wide software sales were down 37 percent, 24 percent, and 26 percent for the first three months of the year, respectively, when compared with the same period in 2011. Hardware and...
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Halo 4 hitting Xbox 360 on November 6—without...
Microsoft and developer 343 Industries have announced that the next title in the Halo series will launch on the Xbox 360 on November 6.
The worldwide launch date, the same day as the US presidential election, places the game after planned September and October releases for anticipated holiday titles like Borderlands 2, Bioshock Infinite, Assassin’s Creed 3, and Medal of Honor: Warfighter,...
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Diablo III beta taken down temporarily after brief...
Blizzard has temporarily taken down Diablo III’s closed beta servers after an apparent glitch opened up a “Starter Edition” of the game to anyone with a Battle.net account for a brief period earlier this morning.
Starting at about 6 a.m. Eastern time, discussion forums aroundtheWeb started lighting up with the apparent news that anyone with a valid Battle.net account could...
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Google Cloud Print can now "print" to an Android...
Although modern computing devices and software offer much richer ways to consume, manipulate, and share content, there are still people who prefer to put their documents and images on slices of dead tree. Google introduced a service called Cloud Print in 2010 with the aim of helping said people print physical copies of their files from smartphones and Chromebooks.
Google Cloud Print got an...
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European Parliament Rapporteur Recommends...
The controversial international anti-piracy agreement known as ACTA may soon be put to a bitter end in Europe. The European Parliament member responsible for monitoring the treaty’s progress through the European Union is saying publicly that it should be soundly rejected.
British MEP David Martin, the Rapporteur for ACTA, announced that he will recommend that the treaty be rejected. He issued...
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Worldwide Windows XP Eradication Day Only Two...
To the 100 million Windows XP users out there, Microsoft has a message for you: It’s time to move on. Seriously.
In fact, the countdown to the end of the Age of XP is on. In just under two years — on Apr. 8, 2014 to be exact — Microsoft will dump support for its once-ubiquitous OS and its faithful sidekick, Office 2003.
In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft spokeswoman Stella Chernyak said it’s...
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FBI: Motorcycle Gang Trademarked Logo to Keep...
We’ve always considered trademarking as a way to protect a company’s intellectual property and to aid consumers in identifying trusted products and services.
But on Tuesday, we stumbled on a novel use of intellectual-property law put into play by an alleged organized crime syndicate founded in Southern California.
The Vagos Motocrycle Club, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation has...
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The Hidden Role Of Drug Trafficking In The Secret...
Eleven Secret Service agents have been placed on leave for bringing up to 21 prostitutes to their hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, during a Presidential visit last week. Much criticism has focused on the possible threats to national security this posed — Sen. Susan Collins asked if the women could have been linked to terrorism. So far, there’s no evidence of that — but it’s not the...
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Michigan's medical marijuana law is no protection...
Users of medical marijuana cannot legally drive if they have any amount of the drug in their systems, the state Court of Appeals said in a ruling issued this morning.
The appellate court said the state’s “zero tolerance” law, which prevents motorists from operating a vehicle with any amount of a Schedule 1 controlled substance in their body, still applies for drivers who legally use medical...
