CNN.com - Sandra Day O'Connor leaving Supreme Court - Jul 1, 2005: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and a key swing vote on issues such as abortion and the death penalty, said Friday she is retiring.
O'Connor, 75, said she expects to leave before the start of the court's next term in October, or whenever the Senate confirms her successor."
1.7.05
Supporters, detractors deny U.S. hostage link / Some ex-detainees say they remember Iran's new leader
Supporters, detractors deny U.S. hostage link / Some ex-detainees say they remember Iran's new leader: "Supporters, detractors deny U.S. hostage link
Some ex-detainees say they remember Iran's new leader"
Some ex-detainees say they remember Iran's new leader"
CNN.com - Live Aid 1985: A day of magic� - Jul 1, 2005
CNN.com - Live Aid 1985: A day of magic - Jul 1, 2005: "LONDON, England (CNN) -- 'The sun was shining ... so were the people, and so were the bands,' U2's Bono said after coming off stage, one of the undoubted major stars of 'The Global Jukebox,' Live Aid 1985."
28.6.05
dallasobserver.com | News | Balls Out | 2005-06-16 | Printable
dallasobserver.com | News | Balls Out | 2005-06-16 | Printable: "Thirty-five years ago, on June 12, 1970, Pittsburgh Pirate and future Texas Rangers pitcher Dock Ellis found himself in the Los Angeles home of a childhood friend named Al Rambo. Two days earlier, he'd flown with the Pirates to San Diego for a four-game series with the Padres. He immediately rented a car and drove to L.A. to see Rambo and his girlfriend Mitzi. The next 12 hours were a fog of conversation, screwdrivers, marijuana, and, for Ellis, amphetamines. He went to sleep in the early morning, woke up sometime after noon and immediately took a dose of Purple Haze acid. Ellis would frequently drop acid on off days and weekends; he had a room in his basement christened 'The Dungeon,' in which he'd lock himself and listen to Jimi Hendrix or Iron Butterfly 'for days.'
A bit later, how long exactly he can't recall, he came across Mitzi flipping through a newspaper. She scanned for a moment, then noticed something.
'Dock,' she said. 'You're supposed to pitch today.'
Ellis focused his mind. No. Friday. He wasn't pitching until Friday. He was sure.
'Baby,' she replied. 'It is Friday. You slept through Thursday.'
Ellis remained calm. The game would start late. Ample time for the acid to wear off. Then it struck him: doubleheader. The Pirates had a doubleheader. And he was pitching the first game. He had four hours to get to San Diego, warm up and pitch. If something didn't happen in the interim, Dock Philip Ellis, age 25, was about to enter a 50,000-seat stadium and throw a very small ball, very hard, for a very long time, without the benefit of being able to, you know, feel the thing.
Which, it turns out, was one of the least crazy things that happened to him on that particular day."
A bit later, how long exactly he can't recall, he came across Mitzi flipping through a newspaper. She scanned for a moment, then noticed something.
'Dock,' she said. 'You're supposed to pitch today.'
Ellis focused his mind. No. Friday. He wasn't pitching until Friday. He was sure.
'Baby,' she replied. 'It is Friday. You slept through Thursday.'
Ellis remained calm. The game would start late. Ample time for the acid to wear off. Then it struck him: doubleheader. The Pirates had a doubleheader. And he was pitching the first game. He had four hours to get to San Diego, warm up and pitch. If something didn't happen in the interim, Dock Philip Ellis, age 25, was about to enter a 50,000-seat stadium and throw a very small ball, very hard, for a very long time, without the benefit of being able to, you know, feel the thing.
Which, it turns out, was one of the least crazy things that happened to him on that particular day."
27.6.05
CBC Arts: Voices behind Tigger, Piglet die
CBC Arts: Voices behind Tigger, Piglet die: "The two actors who provided the voices of Tigger and Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh films have died within a day of each other.
Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger, died Friday morning in his sleep at his home in California. John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, passed away on Saturday."
Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger, died Friday morning in his sleep at his home in California. John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, passed away on Saturday."
Boffins create zombie dogs | The Other Side | Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (27-06-2005)
Boffins create zombie dogs | The Other Side | Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (27-06-2005): "SCIENTISTS have created eerie zombie dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans.
US scientists have succeeded in reviving the dogs after three hours of clinical death, paving the way for trials on humans within years.
Pittsburgh's Safar Centre for Resuscitation Research has developed a technique in which subject's veins are drained of blood and filled with an ice-cold salt solution.
The animals are considered scientifically dead, as they stop breathing and have no heartbeat or brain activity.
But three hours later, their blood is replaced and the zombie dogs are brought back to life with an electric shock."
US scientists have succeeded in reviving the dogs after three hours of clinical death, paving the way for trials on humans within years.
Pittsburgh's Safar Centre for Resuscitation Research has developed a technique in which subject's veins are drained of blood and filled with an ice-cold salt solution.
The animals are considered scientifically dead, as they stop breathing and have no heartbeat or brain activity.
But three hours later, their blood is replaced and the zombie dogs are brought back to life with an electric shock."
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