Milton Friedman dead at 94 (1912-2006)

Famed economist and champion of freedom Milton Friedman has died.

Some nice obituaries:

The New York Times.
The Financial Times.
Catallarchy: "RIP: Milton Friedman (1912-2006)" and "Milton Friedman Video" (the latter posted by his grandson, Patri Friedman)
Long or Short Capital: "Long Milton Friedman."
David Friedman's Blog. (Milton Friedman's son)
The Agitator: "Milton Friedman, RIP"
Technology Liberation Front: "RIP Milton Friedman"
The Only Republican in San Francisco: "Friedman passes away"

UPDATE (November 27, 2006):
Catallarchy has produced a series of postings on various aspects of Milton Friedman's life and work from different perspectives as a tribute.

Adrienne Shelly died

Adrienne Shelly, an actress who starred in Hal Hartley's films The Unbelievable Trust and Truth, was found dead in her NYC office by her husband. She was 40.

Shelly, an agnostic, was a writer and director of independent films as well as an actress.

UPDATE (November 7, 2006): A 19-year-old worker, Diego Pillco, who was helping renovate the Manhattan apartment that was Shelly's office, has confessed to killing her and hanging her from the shower rod in the apartment bathroom.

Very sad.

UPDATE (February 18, 2007): Adrienne Shelly's murder has now been fictionalized into an episode of Law & Order that aired last week, titled "Melting Pot." The episode is really a mix of Adrienne Shelly's murder and Theo van Gogh's murder after making the film "Submission" with Ayaan Hirsi Ali--the character Erin Garrett is a combination of Shelly and Hirsi Ali. She is found hanged in her film office, and to have recently made a documentary film called "Fire Under the Veil." (Shelly and Hirsi Ali are both known for being atheists, but atheism doesn't factor in the Law & Order episode.)

This may be the first time when the murder of someone who appeared on Law & Order was fictionalized in an episode of the show. She appeared in the episode "High & Low" in 2000.

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin killed by wild animal

It was just a matter of time, but the "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray, not a crocodile or a poisonous snake. While filming his show at Batt Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, he swam up too close on a stingray and the poisonous barb at the end of its tail penetrated his chest and heart. CPR was administered by crew members, but Irwin was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. He was 44 years old.