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Monday, December 11, 2017

Roland Bautista, American guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire) died of natural causeshe was 60

Roland Bautista was an American guitarist and session musician who was a former member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire.[1] In his career Bautista also worked with artists such as Tom Waits, The Jackson 5, Ramsey Lewis, Randy Crawford and George Duke.

(May 30, 1951 – February 29, 2012)  

Bautista played on the 1972 Earth, Wind & Fire album Last Days and Time, but left the band soon after that album's release and subsequently released two solo albums on ABC Records, 1977's Bautista and The Heat Of The Wind which was released in 1978. He also worked as a guitar player for the Ronnie Laws Band, The Crusaders, Jackson 5, Lamont Dozier, Ramsey Lewis, Randy Crawford, George Duke, Wayne Henderson and Hubert Laws.
His contributions to Tom Waits' albums are for 1978's Blue Valentine and 1980's Heartattack and Vine on which he played the 12-string guitar as well as the electric guitar. He returned to EWF in 1981 replacing fellow rhythm guitarist Al McKay and performed on 1981's Raise!, 1982's Powerlight and 1983's Electric Universe. He left the band in 1983 when the group went on a hiatus that eventually lasted for four years. On February 29, 2012, Roland Bautista died of natural causes.

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Sunday, December 10, 2017

Hal Roach, Irish comedian died he was 84

Hal Roach  was a prominent Irish comedian died he was 84. He spent over 60 years in show business, and was featured in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest-running engagement of a comedian at the same venue: 26 years at Jury's Irish Cabaret, Jury's Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin.[1]

(4 November 1927 – 28 February 2012)

Born John Roach in Waterford, where he attended the Manor C.B.S., school, he began his career after winning a local talent competition as a  soprano. He initially toured with an illusionist and specialised in magic, but later moved to comedy.[2]

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A typical Hal Roach joke is as follows: "He told me that I have a cult following, at least I think that's what he said".
Another- "There is a man sitting in the middle of the road casting his fishing line... now none of us is perfect, but c'mon! So I asked him, "How many have you caught today?" He said, "You're the ninth."
Perhaps his most famous catchphrase is "Write it down, it's a good one!".

Roach has been cited as a major influence by other comedians such as Brendan Grace.[3]
Roach was popular particularly with American tourists visiting Ireland. His act played heavily on traditional tourist imagery of Ireland and on Irish jokes. Several of his shows have been released on cassette and CD, and they are popular with tour busdrivers in several English-speaking countries who play them to passengers to help pass the time between destinations.[citation needed]

After suffering from a long bout of ill health, Roach died on 28 February 2012. The following month, RTÉ broadcast a tribute to Roach in one of its graveyard slots, a repeat airing of a programme from the That's Entertainment series first broadcast in 1972.[4]

  • The King of Blarney Irish Records
  • We Irish Talk Like That Irish Records/Ceol
  • He Must Be Joking Irish Records/Ceol/Rajon
  • I Think I'm Having One of My Turns Cabaret Records
  • An Audience With Irish Records/Ceol/Rajon
  • The Best Of Irish Humour Grainne Music/Ceol/Rajon
  • Hal Roach & Friends Ovation
  • Write It Down Grainne Music/Rajon
  • It's That Man Again! Grainne Music/Rajon
  • He's At It Again Grainne Music/BMG/Rajon
  • Hal Roach It's himself Live at Jurys Cabaret Sony BMG
  • An Audience With Hal Roach, The King of Blarney Emdee
  • Hal Roach The King of Irish Comedy (2005) Irish Records (double-DVD)
  • Tony Kenny's Ireland - The Green Island (guest appearance)


  • Ireland's International Comedian: Hal Roach (His Greatest Collection of Irish Humor and Wit, Featuring the "Unnecessary Sayings" of the Irish in conversation) (1995) Folens
  • Party Laughs (1995) Grainne Music
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Abukar Hassan Mohamoud, c, Somali journalist, died he when shot he was 46

Abukar Hassan Mohamoud, also known as Kadaf, ( was a Somali activist and the manager/director for the independent Somaliweyn Radio in Mogadishu, Somalia ,died he when shot he was 46. At the time of his murder, he had been working on a re-launch of Radio Somaliweyn, which had been attacked and looted by Al-Shabaab in 2010.[1][2]

(1969? – 28 February 2012)

Mohamoud had a wife and two daughters.[3][4]
He was an activist, and police were said by the Committee to Protect Journalists to have beaten him twice and arrested him for publishing what police said was false information.[5]

Mohamoud worked as the manager/director of the independent Somaliweyn radio station in Mogadishu. He had been trying to relaunch Radio Somaliweyn after it was raided and looted by Al-Shabaab insurgents in May 2010.[3]
He was a member of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), and he was a regular participant in union campaigns for the protection of journalists against harassment and physical attack. NUSOJ said he always would sign his name to statements that condemned the murders of his colleagues.[4][6]

Mogadishu is in Somalia
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Mentioned locations in Somalia in relation to Mogadishu.
Mohamoud had arrived at his home in northern Mogadishu at around 6 p.m. when two men with pistols shot him five times in the head and chest. The shooting occurred in the Wadajir district of the capital.[3] Family members and colleagues believe Hassan was murdered for his efforts to re-establish the radio broadcast station.[2] No group took immediate responsibility for his murder.[7]

This was the second murder of a journalist in Mogadishu that year and the 29th since 2007, in a country that is considered one of the most dangerous places for journalists to work.[7] Following his death, the NUSOJ repeated its call for an Independent Commission of Enquiry into the murder of Somali journalists to address the widespread culture of impunity surrounding the death of journalists.[1]


Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, said, "I am deeply concerned to see that so many Somali journalists and media workers are dying for exercising the fundamental human right of freedom of expression and their professional obligation to inform the public. Letting such murders go unpunished only encourages their perpetrators to continue using violence to repress debate."[8]
Omar Faruk Osman, who represents the International Federation of Journalists said, "This murder of Abukar Hassan Mohamoud is another tragedy and continues to further undermine freedom of expression and freedom of the press in Somalia. Those who continue to murder journalists must be brought to justice, lest fear cripple both the media community and the people of Somalia who rely on journalists for the news and information."[2]
Mohamed Ibrahim, who is secretary general of the National Union of Somali Journalists, said, "(Mohamoud) was planning to bring the radio on air again. The reason is yet unclear, though he was very involved in civil society activism, such as youth in Banadir region in recent days. This is a really worrying trend for the journalists working in Mogadishu and the government has not done enough to investigate and bring suspects for prosecution."[5] He further said, "This murder is the latest example of the extraordinary violence to which journalists are exposed in Somalia. Indifference to the fate of Somali journalists must stop. We reiterate our call for an independent international commission of enquiry into crimes against journalists in this country."[2]
Henry Bellingham, UK Minister for Africa, said, "Sadly this shocking murder is yet another example of the ongoing intimidation of journalists in Somalia."[9]
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Jaime Graça, Portuguese footballer died he was 70

Jaime da Silva Graça  was a Portuguese football midfielder and coach died he was 70.
(30 January 1942 – 28 February 2012)
Born in Setúbal, Graça made his professional – and first division – debuts with local Vitória Futebol Clube, appearing in nearly 150 official games in five seasons and helping the Sadinos to the domestic cup final in his last year.
In the 1966 summer, after scoring 27 goals in his last two seasons with Vitória combined, he signed with S.L. Benfica, where he would win seven national championships and three Portuguese Cups, playing 229 matches all competitions comprised (29 goals). He netted the equalizer in the 1967–68 European Cup final, a 1–4 extra time loss against Manchester United.[1]
After only six appearances in his last two years combined, 33-year-old Graça returned to his first club, retiring from the game in 1977 with Portuguese top flight (the only division he competed in) totals of 303 matches and 56 goals. He was in charge of C.D. Santa Clara as the Azores side was promoted to the second division in 1987, but could not prevent relegation the following year.
On 5 December 1966, Benfica's new hydro massage bath short-circuited with seven players immersed. Luciano Fernandeswas electrocuted before Graça – an electrician by trade before he became a professional footballer – could save himself and the others, and the team played the rest of that season in black.[2][3]


Graça collected 36 caps for the Portugal national team and scored four goals, mostly whilst as a Benfica player. His debut came on 24 January 1965, in a 5–1 home win against Turkey for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Graça was selected for the final stages in England, appearing in all the games for the eventual third-placed team.[4] He also represented the nation in the Brazilian Independence Cup in 1972, where Portugal lost to hosts Brazil, in what would be his last international appearance.
Graça assisted José Torres in the ill-fated 1986 World Cup in Mexico, marred by the Saltillo Affair.
Jaime Graça: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 January 1965Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Turkey3–15–11966 World Cup qualification
213 November 1966Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Sweden1–01–2Euro 1968 qualifying
312 November 1967Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Norway2–12–1Euro 1968 qualifying
42 July 1972Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Uruguay1–11–1Brazilian Independence Cup


On 28 February 2012, Graça died at the Lusíadas Hospital in Lisbon after a long battle with illness. He was 70 years old.[5]



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Bai Jing, Chinese actress, died when she was stabbed she was , 29.

Bai Jing was a Chinese actress best known for her role in the film Kung Fu Wing Chun(2010)[1] in which she played the Chinese folk heroine Yim Wing-chun died when she was stabbed she was , 29. She was a student of Ip Chun.
(4 June 1983 – 28 February 2012)
On 28 February 2012 Bai Jing was murdered by her husband Zhou Chenghai, who took his own life shortly after the murder. The couple met in 2004 when Zhou was still married to another woman with whom he had a son.[2][3][4][5] Bai Jing had been cheating on her husband with [6]
Qiao Yu (now in jail) who had conned her husband out of 9.6 million rmb and an Audi A8.


She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.


Film
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleOther notes
2008Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon三国志之见龙卸甲Lady Mi
2009Iron Man铁人Guo Xiaomi
A Tale of Two Donkeys走着瞧Cai Feng
2010Kung Fu Wing Chun功夫·咏春Yan Yongchun
Television
YearEnglish TitleChinese nameRoleOther notes
2007Xue Se Xiang Xi血色湘西Tian Suisui
2009Gun Gun Xue Mai滚滚血脉Teenager Xian Hong
2011Da Li Jia De Wang Shi大丽家的往事Chen Qiao
2012Zi Gu Ying Xiong Chu Shao Nian自古英雄出少年Xiu Yun


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