FIJI LIVE - Gibb in 'spectacular' cancer recovery, Feb 04, 2012

"Bee Gees lead singer Robin Gibb said today he was making a "spectacular" recovery from colon cancer and felt better than ever.
"The prognosis is that it's almost gone and I feel fantastic and really from now on it's just what they could describe as a 'mopping-up' operation," the 62-year-old told BBC radio.
Robin's twin brother Maurice died in 2003 from complications resulting from a twisted intestine, and younger brother Andy died in 1988 following a battle against cocaine addiction."
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FIJI LIVE - Dels in star-studded squad for 10s tourney, Feb 04, 2012

"Fijian flyer and France-based Vilimoni Delasau has been included in the Asia Pacific Barbarians squad for next month’s Hong Kong 10s tournament which takes place just before the 7s competition.
Delasau, 34, joins a star-studded squad, including All Blacks legend Mils Muliaina and Anthony Tuitavake and coached by former All Blacks test captain Tana Umaga.
The Asia Pacific Barbarians, led by Australia legend David Campese and featuring George Gregan, Christian Cullen, Justin Marshall among others in an all-star line-up, reached the tens cup final on their debut in the tournament last year, losing to Hong Kong-based Tradition Valley 28-24.
The tournament will be held at Hong Kong Football Club on March 21-22."
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Surrealist Painter, Sculptor and Writer Dorothea Tanning Dies at 101, Feb 04, 2012

"The Dorothea Tanning Foundation has confirmed that American surrealist painter, sculptor and poet Dorothea Tanning died on January 31, 2012 at the age of 101. Tanning, a brilliant artist, writer and the oldest surviving Surrealist, had been married to German painter Max Ernst for thirty years until his death in 1976. In 2011, Graywolf Press had published Coming to That, a book of new poems from Ms. Tanning"
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LA TIMES - Wislawa Szymborska obituary: Nobel-winning Polish poet dies at 88, Feb 04, 2012

"During a five-decade career, Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska had so rarely appeared in public that a newspaper dubbed her the "Greta Garbo of poetry" after the notoriously private actress.

But in 1996, Poland's most reticent literary icon was forced to open her door to the world: She had won the Nobel Prize in literature and the world was clamoring for her reaction.

The public attention was so incessant that she stopped writing poems for two years, a consequence she later described, only somewhat jokingly, as "the Stockholm tragedy.""



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Patricia Disney, former wife of Roy E. Disney, dies, Feb 04, 2012

"Patricia Disney died Friday of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 77.
Patricia was the first wife of Roy E. Disney, the former vice-chairman of the Walt Disney Co.
She and Roy, the nephew of Walt Disney, were married in 1955 and divorced in 2007.
Her ex-husband died in December 2009. She is survived by four children and 17 grandchildren.
More information on her passing can be found in a story by The Hollywood Reporter."
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Ben Gazzara, The Big Lebowski Actor, Dies at 81, Feb 04, 2012

"Actor Ben Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer at New York’s Bellevue Hospital Center Friday, the NY Times has reported. He was 81.
In its obituary, the Times describes Gazzara as “an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes (Husbands, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Opening Night) and work with several generations of top Hollywood directors.”"
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BBC News - Egypt football violence leaves many dead in Port Said, Feb 01, 2012

"At least 74 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the Egyptian city of Port Said.
Scores were injured as fans - reportedly armed with knives - invaded the pitch after a match between top-tier clubs al-Masry and al-Ahly."
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Nigerian Entertainment Today - Pioneer Black Opera Singer Camilla Williams, Dies At 92, Feb 01, 2012

"Opera singer, Camilla Williams, largely remembered with the distinction of being the first black woman to perform with a major US opera company, passed away at the age of 92 on Sunday, January 29, 2012
The singer who was also a cultural ambassador and civil rights activist reportedly died at her home in Bloomington, Indiana, after complications associated with a terminal illness."
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Pioneer of rap reggae, King Stitt, dies at 72 « Repeating Islands, Feb 01, 2012

"King Stitt, a pioneer in rap reggae, died Tuesday in his Caribbean homeland of Jamaica, the Associated Press reports. He was 72.
Stitt died at his home in the capital of Kingston after a long fight with prostate cancer and diabetes, said Jamaican musicologist Bunny Goodison, who was a close friend to the performer for more than 50 years. Stitt had recently been discharged from a public hospital."
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LA TIMES - Dr. Richard Olney obituary: Researcher who sought cure for Lou Gehrig's disease dies at 64, Feb 01, 2012

"Dr. Richard Olney, an internationally renowned researcher who dedicated his life to finding a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, has died after his own eight-year battle with the disease. He was 64.
Olney died Friday at his Marin County home, UC San Francisco announced. He had spent nearly his entire 25-year research career at UC San Francisco, the last 18 investigating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS."
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Retired U.S. cardinal dies amid abuse testimony controversy, Feb 01, 2012

"PHILADELPHIA — Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the retired Roman Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia whose competence to testify in an upcoming church sexual abuse trial was being hotly debated in court, died in his sleep late on Tuesday, the church said.
The cardinal, 88, led the Philadelphia archdiocese, the sixth largest in the United States, from 1988 to 2003. Church spokeswoman Donna Farrell said Bevilacqua died at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, the traditional home for the leaders of the Philadelphia archdiocese, where he had lived since retirement."
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LOBSHOTS - Has Any Lobster Tried One of the “Top 50 Beers of 2012″?, Feb 01, 2012

"The above image consists of the Top 5 beers of 2012, according to ratebeer. Have any of you tried any of these? TBL posted this link and I went through it, I haven’t even had one… hell, I’ve only heard of a few of the fifty breweries. I’d like to make it a goal of mine to try the Top 5 at least. The rest of the time, I’ll just crush Miller Lite. Here is the list."
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New York City, One of the Best Places, Feb 01, 2012

"Why is New York referred toas "the Big Apple?"
Jazz musicians coined the phrase about 65 years ago. They referred to the "Big" Apple (vs. all the other apples) as the "big-time gig" in New York. They believed that New York was the place to perform and that if they could make it there, they could make it anywhere."


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CNN News - World's top new landmarks revealed, Feb 01, 2012

"Arizona's Grand Canyon Skywalk is the best new bridge, New York by Gehry the top new skyscraper and the Statue of Liberty the most visited landmark, according to Travel + Leisure magazine.
The New York-based travel magazine conducted an online survey last year to discover the world's top new landmarks.
Some 60 landmarks were rated in different categories -- skyscrapers; parks and public spaces; museums; bridges; sports and performance venues as well as classic landmarks.
New landmarks are defined as landmarks opened after 1996, while classic landmarks are those opened in or before 1996. "
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BBC News - Shirley MacLaine to join Downton Abbey, Jan 30, 2012

"Oscar-winning US actress Shirley MacLaine is to join the cast of Downton Abbey for its third series as the mother of Lady Grantham.
MacLaine - whose character is named Martha Levinson - will begin filming with the rest of the cast next month.
"It is so exciting to have an actress of Shirley MacLaine's stature joining our brilliant Downton Abbey cast," said Laura Mackie, ITV's director of drama."
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BBC News - EU summit: UK and Czechs refuse to join fiscal compact, Jan 30, 2012

"Twenty-five of the EU's 27 member states have agreed to join a fiscal treaty enforce budget discipline.
The Czech Republic and the UK refused to sign up. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said his government would act if the treaty threatened UK interests.
He still has "legal concerns" about the use of EU institutions in enforcing the fiscal treaty, he said."
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SMH - The world's best? Clarke's sheer weight of runs poses argument, Jan 30, 2012

"IS MICHAEL CLARKE the best batsman in the world right now?Had the Australian captain been asked that question as he mustered the energy to raise his bat towards the members in Adelaide as he walked to the dressing room with 210 against his name, he would doubtless have answered in his deferential way that he did not regard himself even as the best batsman on the field."
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LA TIMES - Ian Abercrombie obituary: Actor on 'Seinfeld' dies at 77, Jan 30, 2012

"Ian Abercrombie, 77, the British character actor who played Elaine's demanding boss, Mr. Pitt, on "Seinfeld," died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said his friend Cathy Lind Hayes. He suffered complications of kidney failure and recently had been diagnosed with lymphoma." ALEXANDER LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

LA TIMES - Gigi Gordon obituary: Crusading criminal defense lawyer dies at 54, Jan 30, 2012

"Gigi Gordon, a crusading criminal defense lawyer who battled corrupt police and overzealous prosecutors to free dozens of prisoners who had been wrongfully convicted, committed suicide after struggling with multiple sclerosis and depression. She was 54."
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Kim Schmitz Best Mw3 Player in the World, Jan 30, 2012

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