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Articles from the April 18, 2017 edition


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  • Veryones, The New Social Thing, Announces Launch of Exclusive, reference-only membership

    Zane|Apr 18, 2017

    Veryones announced today that it plans to launch on August 1, 2016. The Mobile-only app will be available to download from that date at Appstore.com/Veryones and will initially be available exclusively for iPhone. The startup, which raised $3 million in a seed-funding round completed in February 2015, was founded by Omar Azmy, whose first tech startup is one of the handful Apple ever seed-funded. Veryones is a curated, close knit community of people who are committed to the very best in life....

  • Doh! Airline Lands in Pyongyang, North Korea Instead of Pyeongchang, China by accident

    Observer Staff|Apr 18, 2017

    It is at its heart, a tale of two cities. Eight Corporate sponsors of the 2017 Winter Olympics were flying to the South Korean city of PyeongChang. But the pilot put the plane down in North Korean capital Pyongyang by mistake, only to be greeted by armed men and grim questions. The Embraer Brazilian jet was carrying eight passengers from Beijing to Pyeongchang, but landed instead in PyongYang, which after all sounds rather like PyongChang. With the aid of a translator, the pilot said he was sorr...

  • Coachella Radio to Launch on SiriusXM in Advance of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

    Zane|Apr 18, 2017

    SiriusXM has announced that it will be the exclusive radio broadcaster of live performances and interviews from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the third consecutive year. In advance of Coachella, SiriusXM's Coachella Radio, the limited-run channel, will feature music by artists who will be performing at Coachella 2017 leading up to the festival. Coachella Radio will then provide continuous coverage of the festival both weekends with live performances, artist interviews as well...

  • Residents Complain About Blade Helicopter Service to Coachella Music Festival

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Apr 18, 2017
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    If you're affluent enough to pay $695 a seat, you can helicopter from Santa Monica Airport to the Coachella Music Festival this weekend. But some people will not be happy for you. Several local residents have complained about commercial helicopter passenger service, between Santa Monica Airport and the Coachella music festival. They claim that while charter flights are legal, regularly scheduled passenger service out of a general aviation airport like Santa Monica, is not permitted. They claim J...

  • Pregnant Sea Lion Rescued From Overpass in Marina Del Rey, California

    Observer Staff|Apr 18, 2017

    Drivers called 911 to report a sea lion on the Lincoln Blvd Bridge in Marina Del Rey Friday morning. This according to Los Angeles County Animal Control officers. Officers with the Marine Animal Rescue helped safely coax the pregnant sea lion into a cage. The animal was determined to be pregnant and appeared to be sick but was not injured, officials said. On March 25th, 2017, Marine Animal Rescue saved a baby sea lion from a highway on the 90 freeway in Marina Del Rey. It was the second such...

  • North Korea Releases Photo of White House Spokesman Sean Spicer as the Easter Bunny

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Apr 18, 2017

    In what must be described as the worst attack in Cyber Space since the North Korean Army hacked Sony Pictures, the DPRK News Agency has released a photo of White House Spokesman Sean Spicer, wearing a rabbit suit. The smiling spicer's photo is accompanied by the following tweet: DPRK News Service‏ @DPRK_News Apr 13 Sean Spicer berated by US press for ignorance of German holocaust. Japanese holocaust against millions of Asians sees no coverage, as usual. The reference of course is to Spicer's g...

  • Austrian Hamlet of Fucking Considers Changing Its Unfortunate, but Famous, Name.

    Observer Staff|Apr 18, 2017

    The Daily Mirror said it best: The village of Fucking, Austria, is especially popular with British tourists. As a local tour guide explained: "The Germans all want to see Mozart's house in Salzburg; the Americans want to see where The Sound of Music was filmed; the Japanese want Hitler's birthplace in Braunau; but for the British, it's all about Fucking." Augustina Lindlbauer, the manager of an area guesthouse, noted that the area had lakes, forests, and vistas worth visiting, but there was an...