Kronospan: Swiss Workplace Shooting [Updated]

Update: A fourth person has died. Victor Berisha, 42, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, has been identified as the Kronospan shooter. He had been with Kronospan for ten years. The weapon used in the attack has been identified as a Sphinx AT 380 handgun, a compact pistol produced by a Swiss company.+++Central Switzerland is the latest location of a mass shooting in a canteen. Reports of several people being killed at their Swiss Kronospan workplace...

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Victor Hugo, The Joker, and Joker Copycats

February 26, 2013 is Victor Hugo's birthday. He would have been 211 years old.The Oscars presented a large singing production of Les Misérables actors, from the movie based on the musical inspired by Hugo's popular 1862 novel. Perhaps it would be worthy of noting, on Hugo's birthday, that his writings are the source of some intriguing synchrocinematic moments.For example, few realize that Victor Hugo is the inspiration for the Joker, make...

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Oscars and Argo? CIA and Bigfoot?

A post on Twitter signed by Sec of State's Skull and Bonesman John Kerry wished the Oscar contender Argo luck from his official State Department account. Kerry said:"Good luck @BenAffleck and #Argo at the Oscars. Nice seeing @StateDept & our Foreign Service on the big screen.-JK".Do you recall the ties between Argo and covert activities?Will the CIA movie Argo, which has won many awards during the last few weeks, get some Oscars tonight?I alerted...

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Twilight Language: Before and After

What? In-depth insights? Hidden messages? Humor?One of this blog's followers has sent in a visual review of our contributions, in jest and reality.Thanks to Chris S. for creating commentary based on the above imagery (from Alexander L./the3drevolution.com) and sending the results along....

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Red Leaf Lane Killer

Red Leaf LaneRed Hill AvenueOrange CountySaddleback CollegeAli SyedLadera Ranch5 Freeway55 FreewaySanta AnaTustinEdinger AvenueOrangeEast Katella AvenueNorth Wanda RoadA Red Leaf Lane resident of Ladera (= hillside, mountainside) Ranch, named Ali Syed carried out an intense series of targeted and random shootings. The short reign of terror in Southern California, took place on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The 20-year-old Saddleback Community...

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Down The Road of Yellow Bricks: Oz and FLW

Yes, there are porcelain people in our future, folks.Oz: The Great and Powerful is due in theaters on March 8, 2013.By pure coincidence, I obtained a book a few days ago, opened it, and saw these remarkable endpapers above. The book's name is Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide by Thomas A. Heinz. It was published in 2005 by Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois.The homes and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) appear...

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