https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/1048.jpg
Printable View
This reminds me of the lecturer who taught me most of my geology. He was well known for being a very clever chap, one of the worlds experts on Martian geology and obtaining most of his calorific intake from hard spirits. He would occasionally back out in the middle of a lecture only to reappear the next day still hung over from having his stomach pumped out. the only time we ever really saw him proper sober was on the sky at night being interviewed by patrick Moore
it needed to be on late, so that you could go out and see the stars, even furing the summer solstice.
does anyone else remember him doing a xylophone duet that that science presenter the bbc had in the 1970's magnes pike? another institution long gone :(
Kenneth Kendall, former broadcaster, dies
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/1421.jpg
The BBC's Nick Higham looks back at the life of Kenneth Kendall
Former BBC newsreader Kenneth Kendall has died at the age of 88.
The one-time presenter of the popular UK game show Treasure Hunt suffered a stroke a few weeks ago and died peacefully, his agent confirmed.
He joined the BBC as a radio announcer, later moving to television where he presented the Nine O'Clock News.
He also featured in the Doctor Who serial The War Machines and had a cameo role as a newsreader in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The first newsreader to appear in vision on BBC television in 1955, Kendall also worked occasionally for ITN in the 1960s.
He was voted the most popular newscaster by Daily Mirror readers in 1979.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/1422.jpg
A look at some of the programmes presented by Kenneth Kendall
Recognised for his elegant sense of style, he received an award for best-dressed newsreader by Style International.
Wincey Willis, a former weather presenter and current BBC radio presenter, paid tribute to Kendall on Twitter.
She said: "[He] was a lovely man, very kind to me when I started Treasure Hunt.
We were good friends. He was very funny and we both loved dogs RIP."
Born in India, Kendall became the face of the BBC Nine O'Clock News by 1975.
He left the corporation in 1981 to join Channel 4's Treasure Hunt, a gameshow which saw him direct Anneka Rice around the country in a helicopter to search for clues.
He returned to the BBC in 2010 to appear in a show called The Young Ones which featured six celebrities examining the problems of ageing.
Kendall retired to Cowes on the Isle of Wight where he ran an art gallery with his longtime partner Mark Fear.
Robert Bork, former federal judge and Supreme Court nominee, has died, his family confirms to FoxNews.com.
Read more: Robert Bork, former Supreme Court nominee, dies | Fox News
The most brilliant legal mind in recent history. Not one of more than 400 opinions by Judge Bork were ever reversed.
Not exactly 'famous' though was he.Quote:
Originally Posted by venturalaw
Must have been big some where.
He wasn't famous because I had never heard of him. Just because he was regarded as being clever in America does not mean that he would be regarded as clever in the UK. Clever by American standards, I daresay he was.
I'm sorry he is dead.
was thinkin the same...never heard of him
Quote:
Originally Posted by Koojo
You Ozzies are a tough crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by nedwalk
You wont be happy until its Rolf Harris or Skippy:)
Is Skippy the bush kangaroo?...He's famous...But yeah, tough crowd...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dillinger
"tkk tkk"
What's that, Skippy ? EggSandwich has fallen down the old mineshaft at 5 mile creek ?
"tkk tkk"
Compound fracture of the left femur, eh Skip ?
"tkk tkk"
Just leave him there to die and end his misery, eh Skip ? :rolleyes:
His nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the battle that ensued to defeat his becoming a justice therein, forever changed the manner in which the nominations are conducted. It was in 1987 and clearly more significant to me than others here (I was attending law school at the time). I just remember him as being unbeatable when it came to debating any issue. I admired him, but, I agree, on the world stage, he was not well known. Then again, there was a British astronomer and broadcaster mentioned in this thread of whom I had never heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by can123
I'm certain he was clever - at least by Brit standards. Pity.
Sir Lawie Barrett the bloke who made houses affordable to the masses in the UK has died. 85 I think.
Became a bit of a joke when we were buying properties years gone by...
Mike Scaccia, Ministry guitarist, dies at 47
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/2441.jpg Scaccia (left) came to attention with his first band Rigor Mortis in the 1980s
Mike Scaccia, guitarist with heavy metal bands Ministry and Rigor Mortis, has died at the age of 47.
Rolling Stone magazine reported that he was playing at a birthday celebration for Rigor Mortis singer Bruce Corbitt when he collapsed on stage in Texas.
He was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Al Jourgensen, Ministry's lead singer, confirmed his death on the band's website, telling fans: "I just lost my lil' brother and my best friend."
He continued: "Mikey was not only the best guitar player in the history of music, but he was a close, close, close part of our family - and I just lost a huge chunk of my heart today.
"Our lives are forever changed. Life without Mikey is like orange juice without pulp - kind of bland."
Scaccia was born in Babylon, New York in 1965 and formed group Rigor Mortis in 1983.
Jourgensen invited Scaccia to join Ministry in 1989, and he played on the band's most commercially-successful album, Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs, in 1992.
He also contributed to spin-off projects by bands such as Lard and Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, and was part of a well-received Rigor Mortis reunion in 2003.
According to the Fort Worth medical examiner, the guitarist died of a sudden heart attack brought on by a heart disease.
Rigor Mortis vocalist Corbitt paid tribute to his friend on Facebook, calling him "the greatest guitar player I ever knew".
Never heard of either of thosed bands.
Famous? In their local pub circuit?
Ministry are pretty famous. Not as much as Kylie, but in the circles of proper music, they were fairly well known.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koojo
US Odd Couple actor Jack Klugman dies at 90
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/2489.jpg Jack Klugman was also a stage actor
US actor Jack Klugman, who starred in hit TV series in the 1970s and 80s, has died at the age of 90.
He passed away in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, his son Adam said, without giving further details.
Klugman played a no-nonsense medical investigator in Quincy M.E. and a sloppy sports writer in The Odd Couple.
The actor lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but later trained himself to speak again. He returned to acting in the 1990s.
"He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same," son Adam Klugman was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
His brother David added: "His sons loved him very much. We'll carry on in his spirit."
Actor Charles Durning Dead at 89
BY ANNEMARIE FRASER ON DECEMBER 25, 2012
More sad news! We heard Jack Klugman passed away on Christmas Eve and now new actor Charles Durning also passed away on Christmas Eve, at his home in New York City, at 89 years old. Charles’ agent and friend Judith Moss told The Associated Press that he died Monday of natural causes in his home in Manhattan.
Charles was well known as a character actor and some of Charles most memorable roles were police officers in the Oscar-winning The Sting (1973) and crime drama Dog Day Afternoon (1975), along with the comedies Tootsie, To Be Or Not To Be and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. He earned Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and To be Or Not To Be. He won a Tony award for his portrayal of Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1990.
Charles was once asked about acting and he said, “what is acting?” “acting is listening. And if you ain’t listening, nobody’s listening.”
Charles was married twice and is survived by his children, Michele, Douglas and Jeannine. The family planned to have a private family service and burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
RIP Charles 1923-2012!
Actor Charles Durning Dead at 89 | Celeb Dirty Laundry
Thunderbirds' creator Gerry Anderson dies.
Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds and Joe 90 marionette puppet superhero series, has died at the age of 83, his son has announced.
Anderson had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease since early 2010, and his condition had worsened in the past six months, Jamie Anderson said.
Gerry Anderson also created Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
Thunderbirds was filmed on Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire and was first broadcast in 1965.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/2657.jpg
BBC News - Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies
Not forgetting my initial trade-training:
Fireball XL 5 - XFI EQ Proj 5 Mix - YouTube
before moving on to better things:
Stingray TV intro (1964) - YouTube
Can't imagine a childhood without him.........
Fontella Bass, US soul singer of Rescue Me, dies at 72
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/2749.jpg Fontella Bass performing at the legendary Apollo Theatre in New York in 2001
The American soul singer, Fontella Bass, best remembered for the hit single Rescue Me, has died of complications following a heart attack. She was 72.
She had been in poor health for much of the past seven years.
Rescue Me reached the top of the US R&B chart in 1965 and is one of the best known soul songs. It has been covered by many artists.
Fontella Bass had a powerful voice and a background steeped in music.
Her mother was gospel singer Martha Bass, one of the Clara Ward Singers and Fontella Bass began performing at a young age, singing in her church's choir at the age of six.
Like many of her generation, she graduated to soul and R&B in the 60s, signing to Chess Records.
She first found success in a duet with Bobby McClure on Don't Mess Up a Good Thing and You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone).
She co-wrote Rescue Me, a song her daughter Neuka Mitchell said "held a special place in her heart".
But it took years of legal battles for her to receive full royalty rights to the song. A final settlement was reached more than 20 years after the song was first released.
Ms Mitchell said her mother was an outgoing person. "She had a very big personality. Any room she entered, she just lit the room up, whether she was on stage or just going out to eat."
Fontella Bass was married to the great jazz trumpeter, Lester Bowie, who was her musical director.
She died in the city where she was born, St Louis, Missouri.
"Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf commanded the U.S.-led international coalition in Desert Storm. He was 78.
WASHINGTON — Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died Thursday. He was 78.
Schwarzkopf died in Tampa, Florida, where he had lived in retirement, according to a U.S. official, who was not authorized to release the information publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
A much-decorated combat soldier in Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was known popularly as "Stormin' Norman" for a notoriously explosive temper.
He served in his last military assignment in Tampa as commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command, the headquarters responsible for U.S. military and security concerns in nearly 20 countries from the eastern Mediterranean and Africa to Pakistan.
Schwarzkopf became "CINC-Centcom" in 1988 and when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait three years later to punish it for allegedly stealing Iraqi oil reserves, he commanded Operation Desert Storm, the coalition of some 30 countries organized by then-President George H.W. Bush that succeeded in driving the Iraqis out.
At the peak of his postwar national celebrity, Schwarzkopf — a self-proclaimed political independent — rejected suggestions that he run for office, and remained far more private than other generals, although he did serve briefly as a military commentator for NBC.
While focused primarily in his later years on charitable enterprises, he campaigned for President George W. Bush in 2000 but was ambivalent about the 2003 invasion of Iraq, saying he doubted victory would be as easy as the White House and Pentagon predicted. In early 2003 he told the Washington Post the outcome was an unknown:
"What is postwar Iraq going to look like, with the Kurds and the Sunnis and the Shiites? That's a huge question, to my mind. It really should be part of the overall campaign plan," he said.
Initially Schwarzkopf had endorsed the invasion, saying he was convinced that former Secretary of State Colin Powell had given the United Nations powerful evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. After that proved false, he said decisions to go to war should depend on what U.N. weapons inspectors found.
He seldom spoke up during the conflict, but in late 2004, he sharply criticized then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the Pentagon for mistakes that included inadequate training for Army reservists sent to Iraq and for erroneous judgments about Iraq.
"In the final analysis I think we are behind schedule. ... I don't think we counted on it turning into jihad (holy war)," he said in an NBC interview.
Schwarzkopf was born Aug. 24, 1934, in Trenton, New Jersey, where his father, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., founder and commander of the New Jersey State Police, was then leading the investigation of the Lindbergh kidnap case, which ended with the arrest and 1936 execution of German-born carpenter Richard Hauptmann for stealing and murdering the famed aviator's infant son.
The elder Schwarzkopf was named Herbert, but when the son was asked what his "H'' stood for, he would reply, "H." Although reputed to be short-tempered with aides and subordinates, he was a friendly, talkative and even jovial figure who didn't like "Stormin' Norman" and preferred to be known as "the Bear," a sobriquet given him by troops.
He also was outspoken at times, including when he described Gen. William Westmoreland, the U.S. commander in Vietnam, as "a horse's ass" in an Associated Press interview.
As a teenager Norman accompanied his father to Iran, where the elder Schwarzkopf trained the country's national police force and was an adviser to Reza Pahlavi, the young Shah of Iran.
Young Norman studied there and in Switzerland, Germany and Italy, then followed in his father's footsteps to West Point, graduating in 1956 with an engineering degree. After stints in the U.S. and abroad, he earned a master's degree in engineering at the University of Southern California and later taught missile engineering at West Point.
In 1966 he volunteered for Vietnam and served two tours, first as a U.S. adviser to South Vietnamese paratroops and later as a battalion commander in the U.S. Army's Americal Division. He earned three Silver Stars for valor — including one for saving troops from a minefield — plus a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and three Distinguished Service Medals.
While many career officers left military service embittered by Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was among those who opted to stay and help rebuild the tattered Army into a potent, modernized all-volunteer force.
After Saddam invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Schwarzkopf played a key diplomatic role by helping to persuade Saudi Arabia's King Fahd to allow U.S. and other foreign troops to deploy on Saudi territory as a staging area for the war to come.
On Jan. 17, 1991, a five-month buildup called Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm as allied aircraft attacked Iraqi bases and Baghdad government facilities. The six-week aerial campaign climaxed with a massive ground offensive on Feb. 24-28, routing the Iraqis from Kuwait in 100 hours before U.S. officials called a halt.
Schwarzkopf said afterward he agreed with Bush's decision to stop the war rather than drive to Baghdad to capture Saddam, as his mission had been only to oust the Iraqis from Kuwait.
But in a desert tent meeting with vanquished Iraqi generals, he allowed a key concession on Iraq's use of helicopters, which later backfired by enabling Saddam to crack down more easily on rebellious Shiites and Kurds.
While he later avoided the public second-guessing by academics and think tank experts over the ambiguous outcome of Gulf War I and its impact on Gulf War II, he told the Washington Post in 2003, "You can't help but... with 20/20 hindsight, go back and say, 'Look, had we done something different, we probably wouldn't be facing what we are facing today.'"
After retiring from the Army in 1992, Schwarzkopf wrote a best-selling autobiography, "It Doesn't Take A Hero." Of his Gulf war role, he said, "I like to say I'm not a hero. I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war." He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and honored with decorations from France, Britain, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.
Schwarzkopf was a national spokesman for prostate cancer awareness and for Recovery of the Grizzly Bear, served on the Nature Conservancy board of governors and was active in various charities for chronically ill children.
"I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that," he once told the AP. "But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional. I'd like to think I'm a caring human being. ... It's nice to feel that you have a purpose."
Schwarzkopf and his wife, Brenda, had three children: Cynthia, Jessica and Christian.
Ex-England cricketer Tony Greig dies
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/12/2916.jpgGreig was reportedly diagnosed with lung cancer just two months ago
Former England cricket captain and TV commentator Tony Greig has died in Sydney, aged 66, according to Australian broadcaster Nine Network.
South Africa-born Greig had been diagnosed with lung cancer two months ago, it was reported.
The all-rounder played 58 Tests for England from 1972-1977 and is described by ESPNcricinfo website as the most "complete cricketer" of that time.
He later became a popular commentator and had worked for Nine Network.
only 66, I thought he'd be 166 by now..
66 and out.Quote:
Originally Posted by TizMe
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/45.jpg
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, TMS commentator, dies aged 67
Test Match Special commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins has died of cancer at the age of 67.
Martin-Jenkins joined the BBC in 1970 and commentated on his first match, a one-day international, in 1972.
“It is doubtful that anyone has contributed more in a lifetime to the overall coverage of cricket than Christopher Martin-Jenkins” - Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent
In 1973 he succeeded Brian Johnston as the BBC's cricket correspondent, a post he held until 1991, with a break between 1981 and 1984.
He was cricket correspondent of the Daily Telegraph from 1991 to 1999 and of The Times from 1999 to 2008.
He was diagnosed with cancer in January 2012, shortly after returning from commentating duties in the United Arab Emirates.
Martin-Jenkins' Test Match Special colleague and friend, current BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew, was among those who paid tribute to the journalist.
"CMJ, as he was widely known, was one of cricket's most respected writers and broadcasters," said Agnew.
"With modern media now preferring the views and experiences of former Test match cricketers, Christopher's authority and respect was not gained from a high-profile playing career, but a deep-rooted love of the game linked to a strong protective instinct which helped him earn the most coveted position of president of the MCC [Marylebone Cricket Club].
"Listeners to Test Match Special were all too familiar with CMJ's eccentricities - like going to the wrong ground for the start of a Test match. His legendary, chaotic time-keeping was very much part of his charm.
"Considering the years he worked as editor of The Cricketer magazine, and as correspondent for the BBC twice, the Daily Telegraph and the Times, and 40 years commentating on Test Match Special and the many books he wrote, it is doubtful that anyone has contributed more in a lifetime to the overall coverage of cricket than Christopher Martin-Jenkins."
A statement from his family said: "Christopher died peacefully at home this morning after his brave resistance to cancer. The family is extremely proud of all that he did to pass on his love of cricket worldwide with his gift of communicating through the spoken and written word.
"He was above all a much loved husband, brother, father and grandfather."
Former England captain Sir Ian Botham tweeted: "Very sad to hear of the death of the 'Major', Christopher Martin-Jenkins. Our thoughts are with the family. A true Gentleman."
Test Match Special producer Adam Mountford said: "CMJ was one of the voices of the English summer - a true gentleman who embraced the changes in cricket whilst acting as a guardian of its traditions and values.
"Quite simply he will be remembered as one of the legendary characters of cricket writing and broadcasting. The thoughts of all of us on TMS are with Judy and his family."
ECB chief executive David Collier added: "Christopher was quite simply a cricketing institution. He will be hugely missed by all cricket fans as well as his many friends and colleagues within the game."
“CMJ was one of the voices of the English summer” - Adam Mountford Test Match Special producer
ECB chairman Giles Clarke said: "It was always a privilege and a pleasure to be in his company and share discussions with him about our great game. He was man of great personal integrity, a true gentleman and our thoughts today are with his family and his close friends."
Mike Griffith, current president of the MCC, said: "CMJ will be sorely missed. I was fortunate to know him from his schooldays at Marlborough College and we became good friends.
"As a commentator and journalist he was passionate about upholding the values of the game and always expressed his views with clarity and humour.
"Everyone at MCC shares the sadness now being felt by the cricketing world that his live commentaries will never be heard again."
Wisden editor Lawrence Booth also paid tribute: "RIP CMJ - a warm voice from childhood and beyond."
Martin-Jenkins was a useful schoolboy cricketer for Marlborough and also played for Surrey's second XI.
His journalistic talents were encouraged by the legendary EW Swanton and he joined the Cricketer magazine as his assistant editor.
Martin-Jenkins was given an MBE in 2009 and served as the MCC's president in 2010 and 2011.
His son Robin played county cricket for Sussex before retiring in 2010.
Epic contribution to the game Chris. Deserved a century. Very sad news that the man is no longer with us. R.I.P. sir
Patti Page, singer of Tennessee Waltz, dies aged 85
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/105.jpg Patti Page described herself as 'a kid from Oklahoma'
American singer Patti Page, one of the most popular artists of the 1950s, has died at the age of 85.
She recorded four US number-one hits, including Tennessee Waltz and the novelty record (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window.
She was to have been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at next month's Grammy ceremony.
Born Clara Ann Fowler into a poor family in 1928, she was discovered singing on local radio.
"I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing," she said in a 1999 interview. "And things snowballed."
She signed to Mercury Records, where she became their star female vocalist, selling more than 100 million records.
Tennessee Waltz, her biggest hit, topped the charts in 1950-1951 and was the last song to sell a million copies of sheet music.
Page became a fixture on US television. The Patti Page Show ran on TV for a year and its star was nominated for an Emmy award in 1959.
She also acted in films, including Elmer Gantry alongside Burt Lancaster.
But her popularity dipped in the 1960s as her style became dated by the arrival of rock'n'roll.
She recorded as a more overtly country singer in subsequent decades and continued to tour extensively.
Patti Page won a Grammy in 1998 for Live At Carnegie Hall.
Gutted! I never did find out the price of that doggie in the window. RIP Patty
Dr Tom Parry Jones: Breathalyser inventor dies, aged 77
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/1380.jpg Dr Tom Parry Jones was a 1958 chemistry graduate of Bangor University
The inventor of the electronic breathalyser which has been used to catch drink-drivers around the world has died, aged 77.
Bangor University said Dr Tom Parry Jones, of Menai Bridge, Anglesey, had a worldwide reputation.
He set up Dr Tom Parry Jones Fund to encourage young people into careers in science and technology, and it is used to stage the Bangor Science Festival.
It was set up by former students of the university and the inventor.
The festival promotes science and promote entrepreneurship in young people.
Dr Parry Jones also established Lion Laboratories to manufacture and market the breathalyser worldwide, and was awarded an OBE for his work.
Tom was always keen to inspire new generations of students to get involved in science and technology” - Bangor University
Speaking to the BBC in 2003 Dr Jones said: "I found inventing the device the easy part but producing it, developing it, and selling it was the challenge".
A Bangor University spokesperson said: "Bangor University has lost one of its most distinguished and cherished alumni."
"Tom was always keen to inspire new generations of students to get involved in science and technology."
He made the donation to established the Dr Tom Parry Jones Endowment Fund ten years ago with the aim of promoting science and engineering entrepreneurship in young people.
"This fund has supported a range of activities benefitting school pupils from across north Wales, ranging from the Dr Tom parry Jones Entrepreneurship Day to the annual Bangor Science Festival, which will be held for the third time this March."
Diff'rent Stroke actor Conrad Bain dies aged 89
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/1821.jpg Bain became a father-figure to the younger stars of the show
Actor Conrad Bain, best known for playing a white millionaire who adopts two young black boys in 80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has died aged 89.
Bain, who starred opposite a young Gary Coleman in the show, died in California of natural causes, his daughter said.
The comedy, which played on the contrasting lifestyles of rich white and poor black communities in the US, was seen as groundbreaking in the 70s.
It ran for eight seasons, over six years, coming to an end in 1986.
Its success was largely attributed to the play-off between the mischievous young Arnold (played by Coleman) and Bain's character, Phillip Drummond, a rich, widowed industrialist who takes in the two young sons of his housekeeper after she dies.
Coleman's oft-repeated line to his brother, "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?" became a catchphrase of the era.
Ned Kelly is getting his funeral today, 130 years after he was executed. RIP Ned.
Ned's last wish: Bushranger to be buried with family
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Ned Kelly.
Ned Kelly will be buried with his mother in a small cemetery near where he reached infamy as a bushranger.
Fairfax Media can confirm Kelly will be buried at Greta, near Glenrowan in north-east Victoria, where his mother Ellen lies in an unmarked grave.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, with the burial on Sunday.
A statement from the Kelly family says they want the burial to be in keeping with the bushranger's last wish before his execution in 1880.
"The descendants of the Kelly family wish to give effect to Ned Kelly's last wish and that he now be buried in consecrated ground with only his family in attendance in order to ensure a private, respectful and dignified funeral," the statement reads.
"The family wish for their privacy to be respected so that they may farewell a very much loved member of their family."
Kelly's remains were identified in 2011. His family had to wait until August last year before being granted an exhumation license by the state government which gave them control over the remains.
Fairfax reported in October that the family was considering a private burial or a public memorial.
Paul Griffiths, the great nephew of Ned Kelly, said the burial would respect "one of their own".
"Our aim is to give Ned a dignified funeral, like any family would want to," he said.
In their statement, the family detail Kelly's third letter to the Governor, written the day before his execution, pleading for the release of his mother from prison.
It also tells of Kelly's last meeting with his mother before his execution.
"Mind you die like a Kelly, Ned," she told her first-born son.
The location of Kelly's skull is still shrouded in mystery.
Last March, a witch in New Zealand claimed to have the skull, which was given to her by a Melbourne security guard while she was on holiday in the 1980s. In 2009, West Australian farmer Tom Baxter claimed to have kept Kelly's skull in a tree stump for 30 years before handing it in, but DNA tests concluded the skull actually belonged to another prisoner.
The skull was stolen from an Old Melbourne Gaol display case in 1978.
Pauline Phillips, best know as Abigail Van Buren or "Dear Abby has passed away at 94.
Her advice column first started running in 1954 and has millions of fans.
A few of her witty replies to questions mailed in to her:
DEAR ABBY: Our son was married in January. Five months later his wife had a ten-pound baby girl. They said the baby was premature. Tell me, can a baby this big be that early? — Wondering
DEAR Wondering: The baby was on time, the wedding was late.
DEAR ABBY: Is it possible for a man to be in love with two women at the same time? — Jake
DEAR Jake: Yes, and also hazardous
DEAR ABBY: I know boys will be boys, but my ‘boy’ is seventy-three and he’s still chasing women. Any suggestions? — Annie
DEAR Annie: Don’t worry. My dog has been chasing cars for years, but if he ever caught one, he wouldn’t know what to do with it.
Robert F. Chew, who played "Proposition Joe" on the American TV series "The Wire", died today in his home town of Baltimore (where the series is set) at age 52 of a heart attack. Guess all of that extra weight finally did him in - he must have been 50 kg overweight, at least. I post this, even though he is American and not extremely well known, as I know there are a number of posters who were fans of The Wire. (And in retribution for having to read about numerous obscure British soccer, cricket, etc guys who died). RIP Prop Joe.
Gotta love it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton
Alabama civil rights pioneer James Hood dies at 70
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/2202.jpg James Hood and Vivian Malone were confronted by the governor of Alabama when they tried to register for the state's all-white university in 1963
A US civil rights pioneer who confronted racial segregation in Alabama in the 1960s has died aged 70.
James Hood died in his hometown of Gadsden in Alabama, a local funeral home said in an obituary notice.
Mr Hood was one of two black students to enter the all-white University of Alabama in June 1963.
Their path was blocked by then Alabama Governor George Wallace and his state troopers until President John F Kennedy intervened.
President Kennedy ordered the Alabama National Guard to escort Mr Hood and Vivian Malone into the building so that they could register for classes and pay their fees.
Mr Hood attended the university for a few months but then moved to Michigan to complete his education in order to, as he once put it, "avoid a complete mental and physical breakdown".
He returned to the university in the mid-1990s to complete a doctorate in education.
On becoming governor of Alabama in January 1963, George Wallace had promised "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever".
In later years he underwent a complete political transformation and apologised to James Hood and Vivian Malone for his actions that day, saying he had made a mistake.
Andree Putman, famed French designer, dead at 87.
Andree Putman,
Michael Winner: Death Wish director dies aged 77
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/2544.jpg
The director became well-known for his action films
Related Stories
Film director and newspaper columnist Michael Winner has died, aged 77, his wife Geraldine has confirmed.
Born in Hampstead, London in 1935, he directed more than 30 films, including Death Wish and Scorpio.
He was also famous for his barbed restaurant reviews, written for The Sunday Times under the banner "Winner's Dinners".
Winner had been ill for some time. Last summer, he said liver specialists had given him 18 months to live.
Paying tribute to her husband, Mrs Winner said: "Michael was a wonderful man, brilliant, funny and generous.
"A light has gone out in my life."
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber said he would "deeply miss" his friend, writing on Twitter: "True originals come rarely in a lifetime."
Monty Python comedian John Cleese added: "I have just heard the very sad news about Michael. He was the dearest, kindest, funniest and most generous of friends.
"I shall miss him terribly."
And Winner's former editor at The Sunday Times, Andrew Neil, said: "So sad to hear of death of my old mate Michael Winner. One of life's great characters."
Martin Ivens, acting editor of The Sunday Times, added: "For nearly 20 years he delighted readers with his inimitable Winner's Dinners column.
"He was also not afraid to laugh at himself and rejoiced in the huge postbag of letters which poked gentle fun at him - often he would forward particularly insulting letters that had been sent straight to him for inclusion alongside his column. He will be greatly missed."
Michael Winner's one-liners
A law graduate from Cambridge University, Winner had written about film for local papers and, later, the NME, before he joined Motion Pictures Limited as a writer and editor in 1956.
- The only way to hold a decent dinner party in Hollywood now is to have a seance.
- Cooking is not a speciality act. It does not require four men juggling lavatories or a set of trapeze artists.
- Ideally, the average woman needs 25 hours attention a day and if she could get a bit more she'd try for that.
- Men are ridiculous. Women are far better people. Much wiser (not difficult) and with a temperament to deal with life's complexities and men's abrasiveness. They're also far better at washing socks and darning.
- I've had 130 lovers so I've had a good run. Geraldine makes up for all of them.
- A little vulgarity is a thoroughly good thing.
- I do not lurk. I ponce about, cause trouble, bring light and happiness to the world and generally behave with impeccable (if misplaced) self-assurance.
By 1962, he had directed his first full-length movie, Play it Cool, a pop musical starring Billy Fury, at Pinewood Studios.
He established his own film company, Scimitar, in the mid-1960s and made a number of satirical films starring Oliver Reed, including The System and I'll Never Forget What's 'Is Name.
But he became more well-known for his action movies, especially the violent Death Wish series, starring Charles Bronson as an architect who turns vigilante after his wife and daughter are murdered.
Speaking to The Big Issue last year, Winner said he knew the film would be his epitaph.
"When I die, it's going to be 'Death Wish director dies'," he said.
"I don't mind though - Death Wish was an epoch-making film. The first film in the history of cinema where the hero kills other civilians.
"It had never been done before. Since then it has been the most copied film ever. Tarantino put it in his top 10 films ever made."
In later years, Winner also directed and starred in a series of commercials for a car insurance company featuring the catchphrase: "Calm down dear!"
It was fuel to the fire of critics who felt Winner was a brash, sexist oaf, but he insisted it was all done with a hefty dose of irony.
"If you create this comedy character of wealth and opulence swanning around, people hate you," he told The Independent in 2010.
"But the ones who hate me don't get me at all. They don't get the joke."
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/2545.jpg In 1963 he directed Diana Dors in a bedroom scene for the crime drama West 11
For his entry in the 2012 edition of Who's Who, the director listed his interests as "eating, being difficult, making table mats, washing silk shirts" and "doing Pilates badly".
But he was also a charity campaigner, who established The Police Memorial Trust after the fatal shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984.
That led to the unveiling of the National Police Memorial in central London, which honours officers killed in the line of duty, in 2005.
Winner was reportedly offered an OBE for his charity work the following year but turned it down, saying: "An OBE is what you get if you clean the toilets well at King's Cross station".
The director had experienced a run of ill-health since eating a bad oyster on holiday in Barbados in 2007. It gave him the rare bacterial infection Vibrio vulnificus, which kills about 50 per cent of its victims within 48 hours.
He was on the brink of death five times and underwent a gruelling 19 operations, including the removal of three tendons, leaving him with mobility difficulties.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/2546.jpg The Queen unveiled the National Police Memorial alongside Winner in 2005
Later, he picked up the E coli infection from a steak tartare, and was hospitalised eight times in the last few months of his life.
But he continued to write his weekly column for The Sunday Times until 2 December, 2012, signing off with the headline: "Geraldine says it's time to get down from the table. Goodbye."
Winner met his wife 56 years ago, but did not marry until 2011 in a small ceremony witnessed by actor Michael Caine and his wife Shakira.
Mrs Winner said her husband had died on Monday at his home in Kensington, London, where she had been nursing him.
Last Andrews sister, Patty, dies in LA aged 94
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/01/4440.jpg The Andrews Sisters, from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne, epitomised the 1940s era
The last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters - the popular singing trio of the 1940s and 1950s - has died in California at the age of 94.
Patty Andrews's spokesman, Alan Eichler, said she died from natural causes at her Los Angeles home.
Patty was the youngest of the sisters whose hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B.
The Andrews Sisters sold more than 75 million records and entertained World War II troops in Africa and Europe.
The sisters specialised in swing and played with some of the top band leaders of the era, including Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.
They also appeared in 16 films, including alongside Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Buck Privates and with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in Road to Rio.
The sisters, who were born in Minnesota, started their careers by performing in local talent shows and later moved to California.
LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967 and Maxene Andrews died in 1995 after suffering a heart attack.
In an interview in 1971, Patty said: "There were just three girls in the family.
LaVerne had a very low voice. Maxene's was kind of high, and I was between. It was like God had given us voices to fit our parts."
Paying tribute to Patty, singer Bette Midler said: "When I was a kid, I only had two records and one of them was the Andrews Sisters. They were remarkable. Their sound, so pure."
I liked them. I bought one of their records for one penny, pre-decimal currency in 1960.
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch dead at age 88, sources say - NYPOST.com
Former Mayor Ed Koch dead at age 88: sources
From POST STAFF REPORT
Last Updated: 5:48 AM, February 1, 2013
Posted: 5:04 AM, February 1, 2013
AP
Ed Koch served as New York City's Mayor from 1978 until 1989.
Former Mayor Ed Koch died early this morning, sources told The Post. He was 88.
Koch had been in and out of the hospital in recent months, and was admitted Monday at New York Presbyterian Medical Center.
He was moved to intensive care yesterday as his condition worsened.
Koch – who served as mayor from 1978 to 1989 – died at about 2 a.m. today, sources said.
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch had battled health issues in recent months.
The three-term mayor and former congressman was first elected to City Hall in 1977. Since leaving elected office, he has worked as a lawyer and remained an active presence on the city’s political scene. He also appeared as the judge on the TV show “The People’s Court” for two years.
A new documentary about Koch’s career premiered at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday. He had been expected to attend before falling ill.
The former mayor's legacy also lives on with the Queensboro Bridge, which was officially renamed in his honor in 2011.
Etch A Sketch inventor Andre Cassagnes dies at 86
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2013/02/330.jpg Etch A Sketch has had a revival in recent years thanks to its appearances in the Toy Story movies
The inventor of the classic toy Etch A Sketch has died at the age of 86.
Andre Cassagnes died in Paris on 16 January, the Ohio Art Company, the US-based firm that made the toy, said.
Mr Cassagnes came up with the idea for a mechanical toy that creates erasable drawings by twisting two dials in the late 1950s, while working as an electrical technician.
Picked by the Ohio Art Company at a toy fair in 1959, Etch A Sketch went on to sell more than 100 million copies.
Etch A Sketch, with its familiar red-frame, grey screen and two white dials, allows children to draw something and shake it away to start again.
Kites
Mr Cassagnes saw the potential for the toy when he noticed, while working with metal powders, that marks in a coating of aluminium powder could be seen from the other side of a translucent plate.
The Ohio Art Company spotted the invention at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 1959, and the next year it became the top-selling toy in the United States.
"Etch A Sketch has brought much success to the Ohio Art Company, and we will be eternally grateful to Andre for that," the firm's president Larry Killgallon said.
"His invention brought joy to so many over such a long period of time."
The toy may seem old-fashioned in an age of tablet computers, but the Ohio Art Company says it still has a steady market, thanks in no small part to its appearance in the Toy Story movies.
And it became a feature of last year's US presidential campaign, when an aide to Republican candidate Mitt Romney likened his campaign to the toy.
"You can kind of shake it up and restart all over again," said campaign spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom, a comment seized upon by his rivals as evidence that Mr Romney was willing to change his position to get elected.
Etch A Sketch has been named by the American Toy Industry Association as one of the most memorable toys of the 20th century.
As well as being the man behind Etch A Sketch, Andre Cassagnes also developed a reputation as the most successful designer of competition kites in France during the 1980s.