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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In this Newsletter: Introduction Sad news about the passing of Patricia L. Brown (nee Rust) Public List Changes Next Reunion Introduction: There has been no Class of ’70 news for a while so there have been no newsletters for a while.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Does the passing of Ronnie Drew mark the end of an era in Irish traditional music.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
With great sadness we have to announce the passing of Hilda Evangeline Greene (Dixon), peacefully and with family at her side, on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at the Cumberland Health Care Centre in Amherst, NS.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
McCartney joined Jay – Z and Linkin Park onstage at the 2006 Grammy Awards in a performance of “Encore” & “Yesterday” to commemorate the recent passing of Coretta Scott King.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I just wanted to say how shocked I am at the passing of Heath Ledger.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
After the passing of Donna in 2005, Ginger Beaumont agreed to serve as director for the 2005 / 06 season.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is with sadness that we report the passing of Rachel King.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I work at a newspaper, so when I heard of the sad passing of Ronnie Drew I whipped up an appreciation for tomorrow’s paper.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Many have said that Tejano music’ ‘died’’ with the passing of Selena, but the musicians I talked to this weekend said that’s just not true.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I just wanted to say how shocked I am at the passing of Heath Ledger.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There will now be a bi – election in the Forth ward with the passing of Elizabeth Maginnis.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ottawa has suffered a great loss today with the passing of Marion Dewar,? said Ms. May.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
SODOM founding frontman / bassist Tom Angelripper has released the following statement in regards to the passing of Chris Dudek (aka Witchhunter), the band’s original drummer :
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(: :)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Troy Powers had suggested to D. Hyman that we get a post on Crash’s site to post our feelings about the passing of Chris Pryor (aka Crashpryor).
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
After the passing of Heath Ledger in January of an accidental overdose, it was discovered that the actor had never updated his will to include his daughter Matilda Rose.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This year I’ve got a few little ideas and goals, though I think those are more deeply rooted in the passing of Dorothy and how it affected me.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
On top of my own personal problems, there’s the passing of Colleen Smith.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There also exists the possibility that none of these scenarios represents reality since all assume a high level of shrewdness and coordination between powerful leaders on both sides that probably has not existed since the passing of Kim Il Sung and Stalin.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Since the passing of Heath Ledger, this would be a pretty hard obsticle to get around, writing Harley Quinn into the script I mean.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
With the sad news of the passing of Heath Ledger, it seems all sorts of stories and pouring out of sympathy are surfacing.
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(. .)))
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