LA TIMES - Robert Ayres obituary: Illustrator who drew map of Ponderosa on "Bonanza" was 98, Mar 14, 2012

 

"As a set illustrator for Hollywood studios, Robert Temple Ayres created his most famous work at Paramount in 1959. Officially called "Map to Illustrate the Ponderosa in Nevada," it was conjured up just so it could burst into flames on television screens during the opening of the long-running show "Bonanza."

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IDOLATOR - Jimmy Ellis, Trammps Frontman & Singer Of “Disco Inferno”, Dead At 74, Mar 14, 2012

 "Just as Adele’s 21 is aiming to tie the 24-week run atop Billboard’s Top 200 chart that the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack enjoyed 35 years ago, one of the artists featured on the latter has passed away. Jimmy Ellis, frontman of Philadelphia soul and disco band The Trammps, died yesterday following complications from Alzheimer’s disease. The singer died in a South Carolina nursing home at the age of 74.
Ellis was a founding member of The Trammps, who were born out of previous acts The Volcanos and The Moods. Once The Trammps’ original lineup was established in 1972, the band caught disco fever and racked up minor hits with songs like “Hold Back The Night” and “That’s Where The Happy People Go”."
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NY TIMES - William Hamilton, Known for ‘Death of God’ Idea, Dies at 87, Mar 14, 2012

"William Hamilton was a tenured professor of church history at a small divinity school in Rochester in April 1966 when Time magazine created a sensation with a cover article featuring some of the ideas he had been writing about for years in journals read mainly by ministers and theologians."
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FRUGAL CAFE - Shocking, Sad News: Canada’s Ski Racer Nick Zoricic, Age 29, Has Died after Skicross Crash at World Cup Event in Switzerland… Rest in Peace (video), Mar 14, 2012

« Frugal Café Blog Zone: "Sad breaking news… Toronto’s champion ski racer Nick Zoricic has died following head injuries he sustained from an accident while skiing at the World Cup in Switzerland. Utterly tragic and shocking.
Zoricic, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), emigrated with his family to Canada when he was five. Only 29 years old, he had recently won third place during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Ski Cross in January in Les Contamines, France. This was Zoricic’s third year on the World Cup circuit.
Prayers go to Nick’s family, friends, and fans as they grieve and struggle to come to grips with this unforeseen, heartbreaking tragedy. May he rest in peace and God bless him."

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WTOP - Ore. physician behind Death With Dignity law dies, Mar 14, 2012

 "PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Peter Goodwin fought for years to give terminally ill patients the right to die on their own terms. When he couldn't fight anymore, that's exactly what he did.
The Portland physician died Sunday in his home after using lethal chemicals obtained under an Oregon law he championed. He was 83"
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MAIL Online - Switzerland coach crash: 22 Belgian children killed and dozens more hurt, Mar 14, 2012

 "A catastrophic coach crash that killed at least 22 children and six adults - after the vehicle veered, hit a kerb and then rammed into a concrete wall in a Swiss tunnel - could have been caused by speeding.
Police said the vehicle, in which the 12-year-old schoolchildren were travelling, was going 'considerably faster' than the 63mph speed limit as it careered into an underpass wall on the A9 highway, near Sierre, Valais, close to the border with Italy.
Swiss crash scene investigators told Belgium's Le Soir newspaper: 'The coach was travelling at very high speed. It was going considerably faster than the speed limit on a stretch of road where the speed is limited to 100kmh.'"
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