Consumed Links - August 24, 2011

Yet another round-up of things from around the web... here we go!


Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jerry Bruckheimer are reportedly set to work on a show about wrestling in the 1980s. (ign)


How did the major labels sell 'Electronica' to America? (npr)


Introducing the Top 10 Banned Dog Breeds. (listverse)


Ok kids, no shooting laser pointers at planes like the grandson of Clark Gable... (contactmusic)


A doctor in New Jersey is being charged ... you will not believe why.. (wendyista)


And finally, for now.... 


Check out these very different restaurants ... (mental_floss)

Useless Fact Of The Week

 Did you know that the Reno Ice Pavilion is a 16,000-square-foot rink once dismantled and moved to Reno, Nevada from Atlantic City, New Jersey?

It Has Been Read

Just another collection of great things around the web you may be missing out on…..

KMag has a great interview with the one and only DJ RAP!  KNOWLEDGE

I ask you…. doesn’t the word “help”  mean , well, shouldn’t you check it out regardless?  -- appnj

Did Steven Tyler quit??? Aerosmith

Now THIS looks promising…. it seems the makers of hit tv show “the Wire” are about to turn to a subject I love…. MUSIC INDUSTRY DRAMA

And finally… we all need to smile sometimes…especially with all the bad news in the world….

 

 

 

 

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Enjoy!

Useless Fact Of The Week

New Jersey has a spoon museum that has over 5,400 spoons from across the world.

A Picture I Took

Such a nice day out. I love this view.

Death By Chocolate

New Jersey - An employee working at a chocolate factory in Camden County died after falling into a vat of hot chocolate.



Vincent Smith II, aged 29, was on a nine-foot high platform dumping raw chocolate into the vat when he fell and suffered a fatal blow to the head from the vats agitator, a mechanism used to stir the chocolate.



The vat was churning a batch of chocolate for Hershey's at the time.



At the time of the incident, according to Camden County Prosecutors, there were three other workers on the platform. One worker managed to turn off the machine but it was too late.

News

Here's a little taste of things that may have been missed:

Is Myspace Moving Away From Social Networking? - a look at the recent changes.. (thewrap)

Question: Are Record Stores Worth Saving? (part 1) (part 2) (part 3)

Check this out: Reimagined Wu-Tang album covers... (urb)

A New Jersey Lawyer Has Pleaded Guilty... (nj)

Cardboard Figure Holds Up A Bank....

On the night of Nov 27th the alarm at PNC Bank of Montgomery Township (New Jersey) goes off.
Police arrive and after spotting someone in the window of the bank (blinds drawn) evacuate people in nearby apartments for safety.

With the area sealed the officers then used bullhorns and made telephone calls in an attempt to make contact with the suspected robber.

After some time and failing to get a response out of the person in the bank the SWAT team then enter the building and soon discover that there wasn't anyone in the bank....only a cardboard figure.

It is unknown what set off the alarm.

In The News....

From EurWeb :The Sundance Channel is teaming with Forest Whitaker to produce "Brick City," a new documentary series that takes an in-depth look at the challenges facing Newark, N.J., and its mayor, Cory Booker.

Rev. Al Sharpton has signed for an upcoming roast of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong of the comedy duo Cheech & Chong. Why?

Racial tensions increase.....more hate crimes reported.... (EurWeb)

TMZ is reporting that Don Cornelius has been ordered by a judge to turn over all of his firearms. He was also hit with a protective order, limiting contact with his victim to just "peaceful contact."


NYMusicCopyright.Org is a new Web site dedicated to copyright issues as they affect musicians from Public Knowledge.



Wow! is this a record?

The Prodigy’s UK tour sells out in 1 hour

Enjoy!