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The Queensland Police Service advise Australian wildlife personality Steve Irwin has died.
It is believed Mr Irwin collapsed after being stung by a sting-ray at Batt Reef, Low Isle off Port Douglas about 11am. He had been filming a documentary.
After being stung by the sting-ray, his crew called for medical treatment and the Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter responded however Mr Irwin had died.
Mr Irwin’s family has been advised.
In a move that must be spurred by desperation, Samsung and Toshiba have joined forces to design a player that will support both Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats, according to bit-tech. The site says the player will be available later this year or early 2007, just not in a next-gen console. Tom's Hardware is reporting that Sony is also looking at a hybrid player with NEC. Too bad we're so close to the PS3 launch, it would be great if they could just throw a hybrid player in there instead of Blu-ray.
Of course, Microsoft could always just throw out another gaming appendage down the line if they felt like taking the hybrid route or, don't hold your breath, decided to support Blu-ray.
Heath Ledger... might be good, but i would have preferred Christopher Walken
Just saw the trailer.The voice....
Can't wait for this one although I'm not a fun of vg's.Suppose I'll have to buy playstation3,but it doesn't matter,because this one is a lifetime expectation.
Syd Barrett, Troubled Genius of Pink Floyd, Dead at 60
07-11-2006 11:03 AM
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer
LONDON -- Syd Barrett, the troubled Pink Floyd co-founder who spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, the band said Tuesday. He was 60.
A spokeswoman for the band said Barrett died several days ago, but she did not disclose the cause of death. Barrett had suffered from diabetes for years.
The surviving members of Pink Floyd _ David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright _ said they were "very upset and sad to learn of Syd Barrett's death."
"Syd was the guiding light of the early band lineup and leaves a legacy which continues to inspire," they said in a statement.
Barrett co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Waters, Mason and Wright, and wrote many of the band's early songs. The group's jazz-infused rock and drug-laced, multimedia "happenings" made them darlings of the London psychedelic scene. The 1967 album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" _ largely written by Barrett, who also played guitar _ was a commercial and critical hit.
But Barrett suffered from mental instability, exacerbated by his use of LSD. His behavior grew increasingly erratic, and he left the group in 1968 _ five years before the release of Pink Floyd's most popular album, "Dark Side of the Moon" _ to be replaced by Gilmour.
Barrett released two solo albums _ "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" _ but soon withdrew from the music business altogether. An album of previously unreleased material, "Opel," was issued in 1988.
He reverted to his real name, Roger Barrett, and spent much of the rest of his life living quietly in his hometown of Cambridge, England. Moving into his mother's suburban house, he passed the time painting and tending the garden. His former bandmates made sure Barrett continued to receive royalties from his work with Pink Floyd.
He was a familiar figure to neighbors, often seen cycling or walking to the corner store, but rarely spoke to the fans and journalists who sought him out over the years.
Despite his brief career, Barrett's fragile, wistful songs influenced many musicians, from David Bowie _ who covered the Barrett track "See Emily Play" _ to the other members of Pink Floyd, who recorded the album "Wish You Were Here" as a tribute to their troubled bandmate.
It contained the song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" _ "Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun." The band also dwelt on themes of mental illness on the albums "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall."
The band spokeswoman said a small, private funeral would be held.
