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Author: Courtney Love, not Kurt Cobain, wrote note Associated Press Writer
SEATTLE — One of the foremost experts on Kurt Cobain said the late grunge rocker did not pen a note mocking his wedding vows to fellow musician Courtney Love.
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FILE - This Dec. 13, 1993 file photo shows Kurt Cobain of the Seattle band Nirvana performing in Seattle, Wash.
Love herself wrote it, said Seattle author Charles R. Cross, who has written several books on Cobain, including the biography “Heavier Than Heaven.” Cross said Love emailed him to say that she wrote the note and that she gave it to Cobain before their wedding in 1991. “Early in their relationship, they wrote notes like that to each other constantly,” Cross said. “The handwriting is absolutely Courtney’s.” Police found the note in Cobain’s wallet after he killed himself in 1994. It received a lot of media attention last week after CBS News published it, saying it was presumably written by Cobain and that it was sure to stoke questions about what role his marriage played in his death. The note references Love as Cobain’s “lawful shredded wife” who would be “siphoning” his money for drugs. “The note was promoted as Kurt mocking their wedding vows three years after they were married. It just doesn’t make any sense,” Cross said. Cross said the couple often wrote each other such sarcastic notes. Cobain’s body was discovered in Seattle on April 8, 1994. An investigation determined that days
earlier Cobain had gone into the greenhouse of his home and taken a massive dose of heroin. He then shot himself with a 20-gauge shotgun. Earlier this year, in advance of the 20th anniversary of Cobain’s suicide, a Seattle detective reviewed the case files, including evidence photos and statements. He found no new information to change the police conclusion that Cobain took his own life. Cobain, who was 27 when he died, sold millions of albums with Nirvana and helped popularize the Pacific Northwest’s heavy, muddy “grunge” rock. Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month.
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Sea patrol step up ahead OGP meeting
‘Orange Is the New Black’ wins GLAAD Media Award
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NEW YORK — GLAAD celebrates “Orange Is the New Black.” The Netflix show set in a women’s prison was named outstanding comedy series at the 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards’ New York ceremony. Cast members — including Laverne Cox, who won her own GLAAD honor at the organization’s Los Angeles awards ceremony last month — accepted the award Saturday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. George Takei received the Vito Russo award, presented to an openly gay media professional for promoting equality for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Other winners Saturday included the films “Concussion” and “Philomena” and Oprah Winfrey’s interview with openly gay professional basketball player Jason Collins. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize fair, accurate and inclusive representation in media of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.
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The navy base in Denpasar, Bali, has increased its sea patrolling activities around Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport ahead of the Asia Pacific “Open Government Partnership” meeting at Nusa Dua on May 6-7.
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DENPASAR - The navy has increased its sea patrolling activities around Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport ahead of the Asia Pacific “Open Government Partnership” meeting at Nusa Dua on May 6-7.
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George Takei accepts the Vito Russo Award at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday, May 3, 2014 in New York.
According to Chief of Denpasar’s Naval Base, Col. Julius Widjojono, the increases of routine patrol are step up to secure the OGP meeting. “We have increased our routine patrol among others in the sea area around the airport,” said Widjojono after taking part in a patrol on Sunday, as quoted from Antara. Using two rubber boats and two jetskis some navy soldiers led by Col Julius scoured the waters
around the Bali Mandala toll road in the area between Benoa and Ngurah Rai close to the eastern part of the runway. He said the area near the airport is vulnerable to infiltrators and so it has been given a special security attention. “Several sea areas are close to where planes land and take off and therefore are vulnerable,” he said. He said he had asked fishermen to stay away from the area and in-
form the security authorities in case they saw suspicious activities. “We have informed fishermen in Kedonganan, Celukan Bawang, Gilimanuk and Serangan to support us in assuring security,” he said. He said the navy base has deployed 200 of its personnel to carry out patrol activities. Two naval warships namely KRI Tongkol and KRI Sawalku have stood by at the Benoa seaport to conduct patrol. OGP Meeting Indonesia has been appointed to host the Open Government Partnership Asia Pacific Regional Conference on May 6-7, 2014 in Nusa Dua, Bali, with Mexico as the
program’s co-chair. Open Government Partnership is a program that was established in September 2011, aiming to promote development of governmental openness in accordance with aspirations and commitment of its member countries. Indonesia was one of the eight pioneering countries besides Brazil, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, Britain and the United States of America. The conference is scheduled to be attended by a number of heads of state and ministers of the program’s member countries in the Asia Pacific, multilateral organizations, academicians, youth and the mass media. Indonesia’s involvement in the
program is a pledge to establish three pillars of implementing the democratic governance namely transparency, public participation and accountability. According to the Presidential Work Unit for Development Control and Monitoring (UKP4) press release received here Tuesday that Indonesia realizes that openness is fundamental for a modern governance, it is a key to open all potentials. Moreover, the rapid increase use of cellphones, internet and social media also triggered the commitment, where the public demands the government to be more transparent, accountable and allows public participation. Continued on page 6