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RANDOM LINKS FOR 10/6/11

October 5th, 2011 by Clark Humphrey

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R.I.P.Â Charles Napier, 75. TheÂ square-jawed actor appeared in everything fromÂ Rambo toÂ Silence of the Lambs and the first twoÂ Austin Powers films. But I’ll remember him for his over-the-top roles in four Russ Meyer sexploitation classics, especially as the maniacally villainous Harry Sledge inÂ Supervixens.
They waited from last night until this afternoon, but city police and Parks Department crewsÂ took down Occupy Seattle’s tents at Westlake Plaza. Twenty-five protesters were arrested and released. Protesters say they’ll remain at Westlake, with or without camping gear.
Memo to Gov. Gregoire: The poor are not a budget line item to be x’ed out when it becomes incovenient.
Consolidation marches on, health care division: Swedish and Providence want to merge.
Could (or should) Microsoft buy Yahoo?
Say goodbye to another big chain bookstore, theÂ University Village branch of Barnes & Noble. Trivia: Its space was originally a branch of the long forgotten department store Rhodes of Seattle. Rhodes’ main store was where the north wing of the Seattle Art Museum is now.
UW women’s soccer legend Hope Solo is one of four athletes to appear pseudo-nude on alternating covers of ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue.”
A registered sex offender, being transported from Florida back to eastern Washington to face molestation charges, snuck out of the van somewhere in North Dakota. His excuse for escaping, upon getting re-caught: He was hungry because he was a vegetarian.
Two NY Times bloggers claim domestic debt forgiveness would have drastic economic side effects. This means insiders are beginning to treat domestic debt forgiveness as a serious possibility.
SST Records honcho Greg Ginn really hates YouTube.