http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/3135570.html scans of the issue for those interested.

Rycona wrote:

Tishwitch wrote: Anna Nicole Smith is still dead... just an update. I wish they'd finally tell us the COD... unless they have and I haven't heard it yet.

Since it's relevant:

"The Broward County Medical Examiner officially ruled that Smith's death was an accidental overdose of around nine different prescription medications, plus a bacterial infection on her buttock and the flu.

The autopsy revealed what many had suspected: Anna had a buttload of different doctors all prescribing her different things without consulting each other and, along with her history of over self-medicating, the toxic soup of pills led to her untimely demise.

Although it answers many questions, the cause of death in no way puts to rest the Smith case, as the paternity of little Dannielynn is still to be determined."

James Doohan, the man who played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek will have his ashes blasted into space within the next month.

The company that does this, Celestis, contracts aerospace companies to launch ashes into space for $495 per person. Though Doohan died in July of 2005, it's taken this long to make the arrangements to get him into space.

Also:

"The Sacramento County district attorney said Monday that no criminal charges will be filed following the death of Jennifer Strange, that lady who drank too much water in a radio station contest to win a Nintendo Wii.

"The facts and circumstances of this ill-fated event do not support the filing of criminal charges against the radio station or any of its employees," the district attorney's office said in a statement. "Based on the evidence, no duty or special relationship existed or was created between the radio station and/or its employees and Jennifer Strange because of the contest."

Although the D.A. isn't issuing criminal charges, that doesn't mean there hasn't been negligence on the part of the "morning zoo" style radio program that sponsored the contest; the civil suit is coming, we're certain.

Roger Dreyer, attorney for Strange's family, said: "I am not surprised by the district attorney's decision. We do not believe the conduct of the individuals rose to criminal intent. It is consistent with our viewpoint from the beginning that the decision maker responsible was the management of Entercom.""