European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 s tar s an d stripes wednesday March 28 2007 in the states autopsy a playmate died from overdose by Matt Sedensky the associated press Dania Beach a Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental Over dose of a sleeping medication and at least eight other prescription drugs and she had recently had a bacterial infection from injecting drugs into her buttocks authorities said monday Broward county medical examiner Joshua Perper said Smith died of combined drug intoxication with the sleeping medication chlo ral hydrate As the major Factor she had been taking a lengthy list of medications including methadone for pain and valium he said a bacterial infection from injecting Medica Tion in her buttocks and a viral infection contributed to her death the autopsy report said chloral hydrate is a sedative used to treat in Somnia and alcohol withdrawal relieve anxiety and ease pos surgery pain Perper said Smith had been on several antidepressant and Antianxiety drugs and had recently taken longevity medications b12 and growth hormone we found nothing to indicate any foul play said chief Charlie Tiger of the Semi Nole police department Smith 39 was found feb 8 in her room at the Seminole hard Rock hotel and Casino in Hollywood or Chip Walls a forensic toxicologist for the Miller school of Medicine at the University of Miami said chloral hydrate is rarely pre scribed and is known to be fatal if combined with certain other the Seda Tive Lora Epam which the autopsy showed she was taking its very toxic if you mix it with any other Central nervous system Depres Sant drugs Wall said Tiger said authorities examined Laptop computers belonging to Smith and her Law  Howard k Stern and found nothing unusual related to her death Tiger also said nothing came up during an exhaustive review of tapes from hotel Security cameras and from interviews with numerous witnesses Perper said Smith Felt ill shortly after arriving in fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas on feb 5 and that she eventually developed a fever of 105 degrees Perper said Smith had a blood infection that could have been caused by a contaminated Needle but it was brought under control by antibiotics and an ice Bath Smith had arrived at the hard Rock on feb 5 she was Seldom seen outside her room Dur ing her stay she was said to be suffering from a stomach flu before she died Carlos Antonio Rios Anna Nicole Smith holds a photo of her late husband j Howard Marshall ii As she testifies in Harris county probate court in Houston in january 2001 an autopsy report released monday ruled that Smiths feb 8 death was a result of an accidental overdose because her death was so sudden and be cause her 20yearold son Daniel died under suspicious circumstances five months earlier there has been speculation about possible criminal activity surrounding the deaths an inquest into Daniels death is scheduled to Start tuesday in the Bahamas where he died High court to review child pornography Law Washington the supreme court agreed monday to decide the constitutionality of a child pornography Law that a lower court criticized As criminalizing merely talking about illegal images the Issue arose in the Case of Michael Williams whose conviction in Florida for promoting or pandering child porn on the internet was reversed by the Lith us circuit court of appeals the appeals court panel found that the promoting or pandering provision of the protect act of 2003 was Over Broad and impermissible vague noncommercial Nonin Riteful promotion of illegal child pornography even if repugnant is protected speech under the first amendment the at Lan abased court said in an undercover operation a secret service agent engaged Williams in an internet Chat room Williams advertised himself As dad of toddler has Good pics of her an me for Swap of your toddler pics or live Cam after the initial photo Exchange Williams allegedly posted seven images of actual minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct agents who executed a search warrant found 22 child porn images on will iams Home computer life Dies As newspaper supplement new York Magazine publisher time inc is shutting Down life Magazine again a Brand it had resuscitated in late 2004 As a newspaper supplement time inc said in a statement monday that it would keep the life Brand going on the internet where it will launch a web site with photos from its massive image collection and by publishing books the company cited the decline in the newspaper business and poor advertising Outlook As factors in its decision originally launched in 1936 As a weekly life was suspended from regular publication in 1972 and brought Back As a monthly in 1978 it was suspended again in 2000 then brought Back As a newspaper supplement in 2004 cholesterol drugs fail key tests new Orleans the hot new strategy of trying to pre vent heart disease by raising Good cholesterol had More set backs monday As new studies showed that experimental drugs didst work and also had safety problems the news follows Pfizer incs abandonment in december of an million investment in Torce traib the leading con tender in this class of drugs because it raised the risk of heart attacks and deaths the new studies reported at the groups conference gave a mixed answer the Pfizer drug seems uniquely risky but other drugs have problems too from the associated press Jeff members of the band of go perform during the August 2006 mtg video music awards in new York the band won most creative video in the first youtube video awards announced monday youtube lists new award winners the associated press new York the video series ask a ninja and of gos tread Mill choreographed music video Are among the winners in the first you tube video awards the video sharing site announced the seven winners from its inaugural awards on monday a week after the nominees were put Forth for voting each category included 10 nominated videos which users could rank in order of their liking of go perhaps the most professional of the mostly Amateur Nouv nees won most creative video for their Here it goes again music video ask a ninja the popular comedy created by Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine won for Best series ask a ninja triumphed Over per haps youtube biggest celebrity lonely girls that bedroom production finished fourth behind ask a Gay Man and Chad Vader Terra Naomi won for Best music for her song say its possible a on shot clip of her playing acoustic guitar and singing Naomi has parlayed her online Success into a record Deal with Island records and will re lease her debut album this summer Best commentary was one of the most hotly contested categories As it pitted several of youtube most High profile personalities against one another a blogger known As the wine Kone won Over Peter Oakley and Paul Robinett a video calling for a free hugs Campaign won for most inspiration Al video australian Juan Manns video set off an online wildfire of Sim Ilar free hugs campaigns Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox also known As Smosh won for Best comedy video Dony permed is Ani mated video Kiwi which began As a masters thesis on animation won for most adorable video tax fraud robs irs each year Pittsburgh pos Gazette if you were pretty sure you  get caught would you cheat on your Federal income taxes if your answer is yes youre far from alone an estimated 30 percent to 40 percent of taxpayers cheat on their returns defrauding the govern ment of some billion a year according to an internal Revenue service analysis of 2001 returns some believe the real percent age of tax cheats is much higher i people Are furious about another billion going to the War in Iraq Here is four times that amount every year going uncollected Joe Antenucci professor Youngstown state University one of the chief reasons people cheat is because its so easy according to three Ohio business professors who looked at Why so Many normally honest citizens be come tax thieves the current system is based largely on voluntary compliance less than 1 percent of returns Are audited so most cheaters Are not caught and those who Are usually face Small penalties said Joe an Tenucci a professor of accounting and finance at Youngstown state University the pressure to cheat Antenucci said conies from the big payoff the top tax rate is 35 percent in this investment environment peo ple scratch to make a 5 percent to 8 percent return and there is 35 percent sitting right there another key reason people evade taxes is that it is easy to rationalize Antenucci said typical justifications include the idea that everyone does it the system is unfair so the perpetrator is righting a wrong and the government just squanders the Money anyway when people read about a Coffee pot being sold to the government people dont want to pay their taxes he said with a staggering billion leaking from government coffers something should be done he said that a huge amount of Money people Are furious about another billion or billion going to the War in Iraq Here is four times that amount every year going uncollected on the flip Side people also overpay their taxes by some million annually by overlooking deductions according to the government accountability office