ABC News - Easter Celebrations Around The World, Apr 07, 2012

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MELD MAGAZINE - The meaning of Easter, Apr 07, 2012

 "repeatedly flog themselves with whips made of thornbushes. On a mound where the mass of people is thickest, a man grimaces in pain as red-costumed soldiers drive inch-thick nails into his wrists before he is erected on a cross. The murmur of prayers continue despite the scorching midday sun beating down.
This is a scene not uncommon in parts of the predominantly-Catholic Philippines, where religious fervor reaches its height during the Holy Week -  a period beginning Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday."
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MIRROR - I'm one of the lucky 8,000 carrying a torch for the Olympics, Apr 07, 2012

 "Four weeks ago, I found out I was to be one of the 8,000 lucky people to carry the Olympic torch. How cool is that?
I have always loved the Olympics, ­especially after I was in Beijing, where I was ­working for a travel company for the last Games.
There was a real buzz in the city and it really added a whole new dimension to my adventures out there."
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VOA NEWS - Malawian President Reportedly Dies After Heart Attack, Apr 07, 2012

 "Medical sources say Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after suffering a heart attack, but there has been no official announcement of his death.
Diplomatic sources say the president, 78, collapsed after falling ill at his home in the capital, Lilongwe, on Thursday.
He was rushed to a local hospital, where sources say he died.  However, the Malawian government has yet to issue a statement on the president's condition.

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NEWS.COM - Australian musician Jimmy Little dies, Apr 07, 2012

"Little, whose wife died last year, had been battling illness for a long period before passing away in his bed this morning.

The country singer enjoyed a string of hits from 1959 onwards including Danny Boy, Royal Telephone, El Paso, Baby Blue and One Road, written by Bee Gee Barry Gibb.

He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1999, following the success of the album Messenger

That album saw Little cover songs by a new generation of Australian musicians including Paul Kelly, the Church, Crowded House and Nick Cave."

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LA TIMES - Miguel de la Madrid obituary: Former Mexican president dies at 77, Apr 07, 2012

"MEXICO CITY —Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid, who led the country amid economic meltdown and natural disaster in the 1980s but laid the groundwork for freer markets and political opening, has died. He was 77"

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NY TIMES - Giorgio Chinaglia, Cosmos and Lazio Star, Dies at 65, Apr 07, 2012

"Giorgio Chinaglia, the Italian striker who found a way to overshadow even the soccer greats Pele and Franz Beckenbauer on some of the famed Cosmos teams of the 1970s and ’80s, died Sunday at his home in Naples, Fla. He was 65.
Chinaglia died of complications of a heart attack, according to his son, Anthony, and numerous reports. Lazio, the Italian club that named Chinaglia the greatest player in its history when it celebrated its 100th anniversary, also announced his death."
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LA TIMES - Harry Crews dies at 76; Southern writer with darkly comic vision, Apr 07, 2012

"Harry Crews, a rough-hewn Southerner who drew a keen following with novels that describe a Hieronymus Bosch landscape of grotesques — characters who are tossed into rattlesnake pits, walk on their hands, croon lullabies to a skull and literally eat a car — died Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla. He was 76"
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LA TIMES - George Anderson dies at 83; Raiders trainer created a knee brace, Apr 07, 2012

"George Anderson, the longtime athletic trainer for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders who devised an innovative knee brace that became standard for football players, died Thursday in Santa Fe, N.M., his daughter Kristi Anderson Ornstein said"
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LA TIMES - Harry Lawrence obituary: 'Mr. Laguna' dies at 97, Apr 07, 2012

 "Harry Lawrence, the globe-trotting former owner of an Asian art and antiques import shop in Laguna Beach whose contributions to civic improvements over the decades earned him the nickname Mr. Laguna, has died. He was 97

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NY TIMES - Warren Stevens, Busy Character Actor, Dies at 92, Apr 07, 2012

"Warren Stevens, a lanky, square-jawed actor with swept-back hair and a husky voice whose face became familiar through his more than 100 roles on television and in movies over six decades, died on Tuesday at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 92"
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GACTV - Banjo Legend Earl Scruggs Dies at 88, Apr 07,2012

 "GAC extends condolences to the family, friends and fans of Country Music Hall of Famer Earl Scruggs. The Tennessean reports Mr. Scruggs died Wednesday morning at a Nashville hospital. He was 88.
Scruggs popularized a three-fingered style of playing banjo that transformed the instrument, inspiring countless musicians and giving bluegrass one of its signature sounds.
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BOSTON - Feminist poet and essayist Adrienne Rich dies, Apr 07, 2012

 "FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2006 file photo, poet Adrienne Rich addresses dinner guests after receiving the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters at the 2006 National Book Awards sponsored by The National Book Foundation in New York. Rich, whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82. Rich, who had lived in Santa Cruz since the 1980s, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home. Her son, Pablo Conrad, says she died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)

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SFGATE - Leila Denmark dies at 114, was oldest doctor, Apr 07, 2012

"Dr. Leila Denmark, the world's oldest practicing physician when she retired at age 103, died Sunday in Athens, Ga., her family members said. She was 114.

Dr. Denmark became the first resident physician at Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children in Atlanta when it opened in 1928, said her grandson, Steven Hutcherson of Atlanta. She also admitted the first patient at the hospital, now part of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta."




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IBN LIVE - Sports car designer Ferdinand Alexander Porsche dies, Apr 07, 2012

"Frankfurt: He designed Porsche's classic 911 sports car, the sleek model that evokes power, wealth and envy among aficionados, cementing his grandfather's name into the modern psyche. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche died on Thursday in Salzburg, Austria at age 76, Porsche AG said. No cause was provided.

Porsche, known as FA to his colleagues, was head of the Porsche design studio in the early 1960s when the company developed the 911 model that remains its brand-defining product. The car, now in its seventh version, remains recognizably the same vehicle, with its sloping roofline, long, low hood and prominent headlights.

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