Archive for May, 2007
By The man infected with TB is now receiving treatment at a Denver Colorado hospital. His name is Andrew Speaker, a 31 year old lawyer. Official are still trying to contact all the airline passenger who were exposed to the illness.
Andrew’s father in law works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Robert C. Cooksey, the father in law, is a microbiologist who has conducted research on tuberculosis for the National Center for Infectious Diseases.
Andrew Speaker was advised not to travel and was told how dangerous his disease was, but he did not listen and traveled to Europe, flew back to Canada and drove to the US since he knew he had a red flag.
Somehow there were some border security issues. When his passport was checked when crossing the border in New York and even though it triggered an alert in the Customs and Border Protection computer system, he was still allowed in the country.
Lindsay’s Partying Might Get Her In Big Trouble
By Lindsay Lohan crashed her Mercedes last Saturday after a weekend of hard partying. The accident happened at around 5:30am Saturday morning. She was cited for suspicion of DUI. It happened in the corner of Sunset and Foothill, just around the corner from Tom and Katie’s house. Lohan was driving and she had two passengers in her 2005 Mercedes. A witness called the cops, but when they arrived Lindsay and her passenger had already left the scene.
The cops said that it appeared the actress was speeding, lost control of her v12, hit the curb and crashed into some bushes. Investigators found a usable amount of a drug that seems like cocaine.
After the crash Lindsay was taken to a near by hospital to treat her minor injuries. The two other people in the car were not hurt. Lohan was arrested at the hospital for driving under the influence.
By The former Creed front man was arrested Sunday at his house in Boca Raton, Florida and was charged with felony assault. Stapp returned to his house Sunday at around 8:00am after a long night of partying and drinking. When he got home, his wife, former Miss New York 2004 Jaclyn Nesheiwat started asking him where he was and quizzing him on what he had done, Stapp became very defensive and the couple started arguing.
It seems like he got angrier and angrier and threw a glass bottle of Orangina at her. The bottle almost hit the left side of her face. That’s when she was in fear and called 911. She told cops he had guns in the house, maybe five or ten, and that he also had drugs in the house. No one was injured in the incident. The 33 year old rocker was “deceptive” when questioned about him throwing the bottle at his wife.
By The winner for this season’s American Idol is Jordin Sparks, after a new record of 74 million votes. Jordin is the youngest winner in the show’s history. Jordin, 17, prevailed over Blake Lewis, 25, after her performance Tuesday night when she wowed the judges and the viewers.
One of the first things she said was “Mom, Dad, I love you.” Her dad is retired NFL player, Phillippi Sparks. In an interview backstage she remembered talking with her dad about how she used to watch him sign autographs. Her dad replied “You’re more famous than me now” Jordin thinks that is weird.
Jordin was asked if she thought she grew as an artist during the competition with the judges’ remarks, and she said “I totally think I did, I’ve just been trying to top myself each week… I would sing my song and then after I was done I was, ‘OK, what am I going to do next week that’s going to be …just as good or better?’”
By The two time Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno became the new Dancing With the Stars champion Tuesday night. Apolo and his partner Julianne Hough, beat Joey Fatone from N’Sync.
Apolo said he felt amazing and also said “You put your mind to something, you give 100 percent, sacrifice and dedication, anything is possible.” He trained in the dance studio as he would on the ice. His coach said that his competitiveness is almost on the verge of insanity.
Joey Fatone, former N’Sync star, was this season’s showman. Although he didn’t win Joey said that the show had been an amazing journey and that it was probably one of the best things he had done in his life. “Congratulations to them. Well deserved” he said to Ono and Hough and added that he also felt like a winner.
By Deep-sea explorers have found the richest shipwreck treasure ever. The reaction to their discovery has overwhelmed them. The announcement of the discovery was Friday; Odyssey Marine Exploration from Tampa, Florida said that they found 500,000 Colonial-era silver and gold coins, possibly worth more than $500 million. The exploration group has withheld details about the shipwreck, where they found it and what kind of coins they found.
"We are overwhelmed by the worldwide interest in this project, and it reinforces our belief that shipwreck exploration hits a nerve with the public. I wasn’t prepared for the response," said Greg Stemm, co-founder of Odyssey Marine Exploration said. He was in Los Angeles where he was having a meeting with Disney about possible projects for the large and small projects. These film discussions have been going on for a year way before the treasure was found.
By It seems like Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco are getting back together after all. This all happened on the 15th anniversary of Joey’s ex wife Mary Jo getting shot in the head by Amy Fisher. Who back then was Joey’s teen lover. The pair was spotted in Long Island. Not even the rain was able to spoil their night. They took a walk through Long Island and ended up at Pace’s Steakhouse in Port Jefferson.
When they were asked what they were going to do tonight he said: “We are totally having dinner tonight, there is a lot we need to talk about.” Amy and Joey were arm in arm and holding hands. They even kissed for the camera. They both were wearing dark outfits but they both seemed very happy and relaxed to be with each other.
By Everybody though that Melinda was definitely going to be in the American Idol finale next week, however she was voted off Wednesday night. The results were a real surprise since Doolittle was the best singer in the competition. The two finalists are Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis.
“Congratulations to you two. My commiserations, Melinda, ‘cause you are one heck of a singer,” said a sad Cowell, who seemed pretty upset with the news. After all Simon always made clear that she was her favorite singer in the competition. The 29 year old back up singer turned Diva from Tennessee delivered solid performances through out the whole competition. Melinda never hit a bad note through out the whole season.
By Martin Luther King’s eldest daughter died at 51. Yolanda followed the footsteps of his father with the same dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking. She died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, California. The family still does not know the cause of death but they think it might have been a heart condition.
The King family said in a statement “She was an actress, author, producer, advocate for peace and nonviolence who was known and loved for her motivational and inspirational contributions to society.”
Yolanda King was born on November 17, 1955 in Alabama. When she was an infant her home was bombed in the civil rights era. Years later she became and actress and also ran a production company and appeared in several film like “Ghosts of Mississippi” and “King.”
By The Taj Mahal is one of India’s most iconic structures and is also one of the most visited landmarks. This popular icon is getting dirty. This structure is known for its paleness but lately it looks more yellow than white.
A report Monday stated that the cause of the Taj Mahal turning yellow is pollution, it is encrusted with “suspended particulate matter” or dirt and soot found in the air around the city of Agra.
The panel has recommended packing the Taj Mahal in mud a process that has been used on it in the past. The whole treatment takes around 2 months. They would put mud all over the structure; let it dry and then washing it off. When the mud dries it absorbs all the dirt.