Sunday, 29 January 2012
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Famous Deaths In January
Famous Deaths In January
Famous Deaths In January - Notable deaths in January 2012 - In January we lost many luminaries, including "The Matriarch of the Blues" and her mentor, a promising skier and a legendary football coach. Scroll through to read about these and others who passed away. famous deaths in january, james matriarch of r&b, johnny otis discovered james, looking forward sarah burke, winning paterno,
Died Jan. 22 (b. 1926)
Coach Joe Paterno stayed with one team for 61 years. "JoePa" gained an invincible winning record. Paterno most victories NCAA Division I only coach 400
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Cause of death: Paterno lung cancer
What were the circumstances of his retirement? Paterno retire sandusky
Died Jan. 20 (b. 1938)
Singer Etta James was a prolific crossover artist who brought together rhythm and blues and rock and roll. She won many awards in her decades-long career. Etta James bridged rhythm blues rock roll, Etta James Grammy "blues music awards" Etta James 1954 career
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Cause of death: +Etta James leukemia
What was her unofficial title? James Matriarch of the blues
Died Jan. 19 (b. 1982)
Sarah Burke was a multi-champion freestyle skier who successfully lobbied to add the superpipe to the 2014 Olympic Games. Sarah Burke winter x games "world championship" burke lobbied superpipe, Sarah Burke skiing superpipe, 2014 winter olympics
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Cause of death: Burke injury half pipe
Who was her skiing and romantic partner? Burke married rory bushfield
Died Jan. 17 (b. 1921)
The life's work of Johnny Otis made him the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues." He influenced musicians Etta James, Jackie Wilson and Little Richard.
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Cause of death: Johnny Otis poor health home
His brother is an accomplished diplomat: Otis ambassador Nicholas Veliotes
His son is a famous musician: Otis shuggie
Died Jan. 14 (b. 1995)
Arfa Karim Randhawa became a Microsoft Certified Professional at an unprecedented age. Bill Gates invited her to come to the Microsoft headquarters from her home in Pakistan.
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Cause of death: Arfa Karim seizure coma cardiac arrest
What landmark was named after her? Arfa Karim science park lahore
Died Jan. 14 (b. 1946)
Nancy Clarke was the White House "flower czar." After inconspicuous beginnings, she became the chief floral designer during the Reagan administration. nancy clarke carter volunteer
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Cause of death: Nancy Clarke respiratory ailment
Her tenure spanned how many presidencies? Nancy Clarke six presidencies
Died Jan. 12 (b. 1931)
Charles H. Price was the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, and then was reappointed by President Ronald Reagan to the ambassadorship of the United Kingdom. At that post, he mitigated a civilian bombing.
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Cause of death: charles price "cardiac arrest" home indian wells
He was a candy heir, and his wife was a frozen-food heir price carol ann swanson frozen food
Died Jan. 9 (b. 1909)
Mae Laborde became a star late in life through famous cameos, including a skit about John McCain. She also starred in the most-watched video on this website.
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Cause of death: +Laborde died in sleep
What was her job before acting? Laborde one-time bookkeeper Lawrence Welk Show
Died Jan. 8 (b. 1938)
Dave Alexander was a blues musician who played with Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters and many others. He helped create boogie-woogie music. Dave Alexander jimmy witherspoon buddy guy albert collin
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Cause of death: +Dave Alexander evidently self-inflicted gunshot wound home
What were his nicknames? Alexander Omar Sharriff Hakim Khayam magnificent
Died Jan. 7 (b. 1948)
Tony Blankley was the press secretary for Newt Gingrich and a political analyst for several news outlets. Blankley also worked for a president. blankley washington times mclaughlin group "left, right & center" blankley policy analyst speechwriter reagan
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Cause of death: Blankley "stomach cancer"
What were his credentials as a child actor? blankley lassie "the harder they fall"
Died Jan. 5 (b. 1926)
Don Carter was a bowling superstar. He earned the first million-dollar endorsement of any athlete. Don Carter endorsement Ebonite International
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Cause of death: Don carter complications emphysema pneumonia
How many times was he "bowler of the year"? Don Carter "bowler of the year" six
Died Jan. 5 (b. 1900)
Frederica Sagor Maas was a rare supercentenarian known for reasons other than longevity. She was a Hollywood writer, who was famous for her memoir about Tinseltown. sagor maas universal preferred mgm tiffany, sagor maas memoir miss pilgrim
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Circumstances of death: sagor maas nursing died
What did she say about payback? sagor maas outlived payback
Died Jan. 4 (b. 1912)
Eve Arnold (see photos) was a photojournalist who focused on Marilyn Monroe (see Arnold's photos) and migrant workers. Arnold also photographed Queen Elizabeth II and Malcolm X.
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Cause of death: Eve Arnold died sleep
Died Jan. 4 (b. 1947)
Gatewood Galbraith advocated for civil liberties and was a frequent candidate in his home state. He created a theory of "Synthetic Subversion." +Galbraith five governor "attorney general" commissioner, Galbraith marijuana privacy
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Cause of death: Galbraith emphysema
What was his job besides politics? Gatewood Galbraith lawyer
Died Jan. 4 (b. 1974)
Kerry McGregor was a musician and actress who became famous on the United Kingdom's "X Factor," for which she was mentored by Sharon Osbourne.
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Cause of death: Kerry McGregor complications bladder cancer
McGregor was due to record with another 'X Factor' star: Kerry McGregor record Susan Boyle
Died Jan. 3 (b. 1917)
Robert L. Carter was a civil rights activist and a New York judge. He assisted a future Supreme Court justice and served as counsel for the NAACP. robert carter new york district judge, robert carter legal assistant thurgood marshall, robert l. carter rights discrimination, robert carter legal assistant thurgood marshall
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Cause of death: Robert L. Carter stroke complications
What was his winning record in court? robert l. carter twenty one two
Died Jan. 3 (b. 1947)
Bob Weston was a hybrid musician best known for his time with Fleetwood Mac. He left the band amid personal controversy. bob weston guitar slide harmonica banjo, weston fleetwood mac guitarist songwriter early 70s, weston affair mick fleetwood's wife
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Cause of death: +weston gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Did Weston and Mick Fleetwood make amends? weston mick fleetwood no hard feelings
Died Jan. 2 (b. 1918)
Gordon Hirabayashi was a sociologist who powerfully opposed the Japanese internment during World War II, notably through Hirabayashi v. United States. hirabayashi sociology degrees
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Circumstances of death: hirabayashi alzheimer's edmonton, alberta
Why did he hitchhike to prison? hirabayashi hitchhike arizona prison pay
Died Jan. 1 (b. 1922)
Bob Anderson was an Olympic fencer and the choreographer of cinematic standoffs in "Highlander," "The Princess Bride" and "The Lord of the Rings." He was also the lightsaber stuntman for Darth Vader. anderson fencer olympics england
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Circumstances of death: bob anderson fencing west sussex hospital
Why was he called "Grumpy Bob"? bob anderson grumpy perfectionist
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Facebook IPO
Facebook IPO - The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Facebook is preparing to file initial paperwork for an offering that could raise as much as $10 billion and value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission could come as early as Wednesday, with an initial public offering of stock in three or four months.
The targeted amount would slot it among the world's 25 largest IPOs, although as recently as November 2010, General Motors raised $15.8 billion when it shed majority control by the U.S. government.
The IPOs of 14 companies would rank higher than Facebook's, according to investment adviser Renaissance Capital. Among them were Visa Inc.'s $17.9 billion IPO in March 2008, the largest for a U.S. company, and world-topper Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., which raised $19.3 billion in July 2010, not including extra shares issued to meet demand.
Facebook spokesman Larry Wu said the company will not comment on IPO-related speculation. The Journal had cited unnamed people familiar with the matter.
The Journal also said that Facebook was close to picking Morgan Stanley as the lead underwriter, which would be a setback for rival Goldman Sachs. Both declined comment to The Associated Press.
The buzz surrounding an outsized haul for Facebook's founders, employees and early investors remains a hopeful sign for capital markets following a deep recession. At the reported price, Facebook's IPO would be the biggest for a U.S. Internet company ever — topping the debut of one of its main rivals, Google Inc.
"We are expecting 2012 to be a year of recovery for the IPO market led by the Facebook IPO," said Kathy Smith, Renaissance Capital's principal.
The event will follow a string of tepid debuts by technology startups including social game maker Zynga and discount advertiser Groupon. The stocks of both companies are just pennies above their offering prices in December and November respectively. Zynga's stock fell 5 percent below the IPO price on its first day of trading.
Facebook's will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004. Not including shares sold by early investors, the Internet search giant raised $1.2 billion and grabbed a market value of $23 billion, the biggest so far for a U.S. Internet company. The IPO raised $1.9 billion, including shares sold by early investors and extra stock issued to meet the heavy demand. It's not known whether Facebook's $10 billion target includes shares owned by early investors.
Facebook's reported valuation of $75 billion to $100 billion compares with about $100 billion for McDonald's Corp., $90 billion for Citigroup Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. and $75 billion for Bank of America Corp. It would exceed the market cap of $55 billion for Hewlett-Packard Co., one of the world's largest technology companies by revenue.
Both Facebook and Google earn most of their money from advertising and are now competing to gain as much information as possible about their users to help advertisers target niche audiences.
According to eMarketer, Facebook is expected to grow its share of the U.S. display ad market to about 20 percent this year from 16 percent in 2011, above second-ranked Yahoo's expected share of about 13 percent. For overall online ad revenue, Facebook is seen grabbing just 8 percent of the market this year, compared with 45 percent for Google.
EMarketer estimates that Facebook's ad revenue will grow 52 percent to $5.78 billion this year and will reach $7 billion in 2013.
Despite presumably topping Google's public launch, Facebook spent more time growing behind the veil of private ownership than its rival.
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates in 2004 and is debuting on stock markets in its eighth year. Google's IPO came six years after being founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. When Google turned eight in August 2006, its market cap was roughly $116 billion. Today, the company is worth nearly $190 billion — down from a peak of about $235 billion in November 2007.
Investors may be asked to bet heavily on the belief that Facebook will continue to revolutionize the way people communicate around the globe. Even with Facebook's heady growth rate, Google had ad revenue last year of more than five times what Facebook is expected to get in 2013. Yet it is Google that is mimicking Facebook in building a rival social network called Plus.
"There's the general feeling that Facebook might be the future of the way the Internet works," said eMarketer analyst Debra Aho Williamson.
Zuckerberg, 27, is already worth $17.5 billion, based on the latest estimates from Forbes magazine. Most of that wealth is drawn from the value of Facebook shares that have traded among a small universe of well-heeled investors that buy stakes in companies before they go public.
As the company gauges public demand for its stock, the number of shares offered and the price asked could change significantly. Groupon had to refile its securities paperwork repeatedly as regulators questioned some of its accounting methods. Even Google took in less than it hoped as people shunned an unorthodox auction-based offering.
John Fitzgibbon Jr., publisher of IPOScoop.com, said it's too early to get excited.
"Until they actually put the ink on the paper and push it across the desk of the SEC, it's all speculation," he said.
The possible filing next week isn't all that surprising.
Federal rules require companies with at least $10 million in assets and more than 500 shareholders to disclose its quarterly financial results and other details. The reporting requirement kicks in 120 days after the fiscal year in which a company exceeds the shareholder threshold for the first time.
Facebook's fiscal year ends Dec. 31, so it has until late April 2012 to comply with this requirement, having hit the 500-shareholder threshold last year. Because it typically takes three or four months after filing paperwork to issue the IPO, a Wednesday filing would allow it to meet the deadline. If it happens in May, it could become a lucrative birthday gift for Zuckerberg, who will turn 28 that month.
Source: yahoo
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Ashton Kutcher At Brazilian Beer Bash During Demi’s Darkest Days
"Because of the stresses in her life right now, Ashton Kutcher At Brazilian Beer Bash During Demi’s Darkest Days, Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health," Moore’s rep said in a statement. "She looks forward to getting well and is grateful for the support of her family and friends." demi moore hospitalization substance abuse,
TMZ.com cites sources who say that Moore is seeking treatment for substance abuse. If their report is correct, this isn’t Moore’s first visit to rehab. “Drugs and alcohol took their toll,” People magazine reported in 1996 about the effect substance abuse had on Moore’s career during the early '80s. demi moore nitrous,
Things reportedly got so bad that “St. Elmo’s Fire” director Joel Schumacher threatened to fire Moore if she didn’t clean up her act. “Moore promptly entered a rehab program and arrived on the set two weeks later clean and sober,” reported People magazine. Ashton Kutcher At Brazilian Beer Bash During Demi’s Darkest Days,
A history of alcoholism runs in Moore’s family. Her mother and stepfather were reportedly alcoholics “who often fought and beat each other,” according to the UK Biography Channel.
Moore’s mother, Virginia Guynes, had a long record of arrests for crimes, including drunken driving and arson. According to People magazine, Moore paid for her mother’s rehab at the Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center in Minnesota in the '90s. When Guynes walked out of the program, Moore broke off all contact with her.
Guynes died from a brain tumor in New Mexico at the age of 54 in 1998.
Substance abuse or not, Moore has had a rough couple of months. In November, she split from her 33-year-old husband, Ashton Kutcher, after he reportedly had a series of extra-marital flings.
"It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton," Moore said in a statement announcing her divorce. "As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life. This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation." demi moore nitrous,
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/01/25/demi-moores-hospitalization-puts-spotlight-on-her-alleged-history-substance/#ixzz1kYsXTCkb
Sarah Burke Medical Bill
Sarah Burke medical bill - As the skiing community continues to mourn Sarah Burke's death, more than $185,000 had been raised by Friday evening on a fundraising website set up to help her family cover hospital costs.
Burke, sarah burke dies, the Canadian freestyle skier who was instrumental in bringing the women's skiing halfpipe event to the Olympics, died Thursday morning at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Burke died of cardiac arrest and lack of oxygen to her brain, complications that followed a traumatic brain injury she suffered during a training run on the Park City superpipe course Jan. 10. She was 29. sarah burke medical bill,
"Please consider helping them cover the enormous cost of Sarah's recent medical care and to provide for other arrangements by donating," read a letter on the fundraising site. "Your support in their greatest time of need will be gratefully appreciated and forever remembered."
The site was organized by her agent, Michael Spencer, and her husband, Rory Bushfield, is listed as the beneficiary. sarah burke website,
Although the original cost of her medical treatment was reported to be over $500,000, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association announced Friday that the final figure was expected to be approximately $200,000.
"Because of the donations in the last day, it is now clear that Sarah's family will not have any financial burden related to her care," the CFSA said in a statement. "Once charges are finalized, the University will work with Health Canada to determine what type of coverage may be available and what their contribution will be, as Sarah is a Canadian citizen."
The site listed a goal of $550,000.
"Sarah you were and always will be an inspiration to many," wrote one supporter on the site's message board. "Thank you for being a wonderful role model and someone girls can look up to in the skiing world. Your beautiful smile and soul will be forever with us. Thoughts and prayers go to your family and close friends."
The Vancouver Sun reported the CFSA has insurance to cover its athletes, but only in events sanctioned by the association. Burke was injured while on a training run at an event sponsored by Monster Energy Drink.
Monster Energy Drink's website featured a "We Love You Sarah!" tribute photo Friday which redirected fans to the fundraising site.
Burke had just completed a 540-degree "flat spin" trick, landing on her feet on the floor of the U-shaped superpipe. But what appeared to be a routine landing turned tragic in the few split seconds after Burke's skis made impact. According to a spokeswoman for her Canadian National Halfpipe Team, Burke bounced and fell on her head, suffering a torn vertebral artery.
CFSA CEO Peter Judge said in a conference call Thursday that Burke had completed the 540 flat spin "many, many times," and that the maneuver "was certainly in the realm of her skill capabilities.
"This injury was one - it was more of a freak accident than one caused by anything in specific terms," Judge said. "It was more of a fluke outcome. Safety was paramount to her."
IOC president Jacques Rogge expressed sadness over Burke's death, but said freestyle skiing is no more dangerous than other winter sports.
"It was with enormous sadness that I learned of the death of Sarah Burke," Rogge said. "She was a fine athlete doing the sport she loved. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/sarah-burke-family-reaches-covering-beloved-skier-500k-medical-bills-article-1.1009448#ixzz1kHMXWkzq
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