By MARGARET STAFFORD,
Associated Press Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Margaret Truman, the only child of former President Harry S. Truman who became a concert singer, actress, radio and TV personality and mystery writer, died Tuesday. She was 83.
Truman, known as Margaret Truman Daniel in private life, died at a Chicago assisted living facility following a brief illness, according to Susan Medler, a spokeswoman for the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence. She had been at the facility for the past several weeks and was on a respirator, the library said.
Her father's succession to the presidency in 1945 thrust her into the national spotlight while a college junior.
"I feel that I've lived several different lives and that was one of them," she said in 1980. "Some of it was fun, but most of it was not. It was a great view of history being made.
"The only thing I ever missed about the White House was having a car and driver," she once said.
Her singing career attracted the barbs of music critics — even the embarrassment of having her father threaten one reviewer. But she found a fulfilling professional and personal life in New York City where she met her husband, journalist Clifton Daniel, who later became managing editor of The New York Times. They married in 1956.
She published her first book, an autobiography titled "Souvenir," in 1956. She said it was "hard work" and told reporters: "One writing job is enough."
But then she did a book on White House pets in 1969, and later more, one a biography of her father. The idea of doing a mystery called "Murder in the White House" came "out of nowhere," she said.
That 1980 title was followed by mysteries set in the Supreme Court, the Smithsonian, Embassy Row, the FBI, Georgetown, the CIA, Kennedy Center, the National Cathedral and the Pentagon. The last book, "Murder on K Street," was released last year. Donald Bain, a well-known ghost writer, was rumored to have written Truman's mysteries, but he has denied it.
Later in life, she was a grandmother and sang only in her church choir.
"I've had three or four different careers," she told an interviewer in 1989. "I consider being a wife and mother a career. I have great respect for women — both those who go out and do their thing and those who stay at home. I think those who stay at home have a lot more courage than those who go out and get a job."
Mary Margaret Truman was born Feb. 17, 1924, in Independence. She was the only child of Bess and Harry Truman, who was a county judge at the time.
For a few years after her father was elected to the Senate in 1934, she split her school year between Independence and a private girls' school in Washington D.C. She later attended George Washington University. She also had taken voice lessons, at the urging of a church choir leader. After graduation, she used the political limelight to launch her singing career.
"I wanted to establish myself as an individual capable of standing on my merit, to experience the satisfaction of achievement," she explained.
She made her professional singing debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1947 and gave her first Carnegie Hall concert two years later. Critics generally praised her poise but were less impressed with her vocal talent.
When Washington Post critic Paul Hume wrote after a 1950 concert that she "is extremely attractive on the stage ... (but) cannot sing very well. She is flat a good deal of the time," her father fired off a note on White House stationery scolding Hume for a "lousy review."
"I have never met you, but if I do you'll need a new nose and plenty of beefsteak and perhaps a supporter below," the president wrote.
The note made Page One news — but was not the sort of publicity an aspiring artist seeks. Years later she was able to laugh about it: "I thought it was funny. Sold tickets."
She soon turned more to radio and television, where she made regular guest appearances with Jimmy Durante and Milton Berle.
On radio, she was co-host, with Mike Wallace, of a daily talk show on the NBC network and had her own nationally syndicated interview program for eight years. She also worked with Fred Allen and Tallulah Bankhead.
Her stage career began in 1954, about the time she quit the concert stage.
"I learned my comedy timing from Fred Allen and Goody (Goodman) Ace," she recalled. "You couldn't do better than that. I'd still rather hear an audience laugh than do a serious play."
Throughout her 20s, reporters were constantly asking about marriage prospects, but she said she was pursuing her career for the time being.
When she met Clifton Daniel at a dinner party in 1955, he was working in New York after a decade as a foreign correspondent. It was not until a month before their wedding in April 1956 that their romance became public.
"We had a lot in common," he wrote in a 1984 memoir. "We were the kind of people who wouldn't marry anybody our mothers wouldn't approve of: a couple of citified small-towners, puritans among the fleshpots."
She and Daniel had four sons; he died in February 2000. Son William died in September 2000 when he was hit by a taxi; he was 41.
She was honorary co-chair of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute, the nonprofit partner of her father's presidential library, and a governing board member of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Health issues had prevented her from visiting the library in recent years, but she remained actively interested in its operations, said Michael Devine, director of the library.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Harry Trumans Daughter Dies at 83
This Beetle Really Rocks!
Jeanna Bryner LiveScience Staff WriterLiveScience.com
Mon Jan 28, 1:16 PM ET
A new species of beetle that appears as if wearing a tuxedo has been named in honor of the late rock 'n' roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.
Entomologist Quentin Wheeler of Arizona State University announced the discovery and naming of the beetle, now dubbed Orectochilus orbisonorum, during a Roy Orbison Tribute Concert on Jan. 25.
The ending of the species name, "orum," denotes it was named after a couple. If the beetle were just named after Roy it would end in "i," and for just Barbara, the name would end in "ae."
Barbara Orbison, who attended the concert along with Orbison's sons Wesley and Roy Kelton Orbison Jr., remarked on her appreciation for the new species name. "I have never seen an honor like that," she said.
To mark the occasion, Wheeler presented Barbara with an original work of art titled “Whirligig." Completed by ASU scientist and artist Charles J. Kazilek, the painting included nine images of a whirligig beetle on cotton watercolor paper.
"The style of the print is [Andy] Warhol meets Carl Linnaeus," Wheeler said, referring to the pop art icon and the father of taxonomy (the method of classifying living things).
Less than a quarter-inch long (five millimeters), O. orbisonorum belongs to the Gyrinidae family, a group of beetles that typically live on the surface of the water.
Called whirligigs because they swim rapidly in circles when alarmed, the beetles have "divided" eyes that can see both above and below the water. A band of material separates the eyes so that on first glance you'd think the insect were four-eyed.
Unlike other members of the Indian Gyrinidae, however, this one has a white underbelly due to a clear cuticle through which the white internal tissues are easily visible. Its top surface is shiny black with dull patches covered with dense, tiny hairs. "The contrast between the two areas is visually very stunning," Wheeler said.
The beetle's elegant appearance is one reason for the naming. "It almost looks like it's wearing a tuxedo," Wheeler said.
In 2005, Wheeler, Kelly Miller of the University of New Mexico and taxonomist Paolo Mazzoldi of Brescia, Italy, discovered 65 new species of slime-mold beetle in the genus Agathidium. They named one of the beetles after Darth Vader and others for President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
The new species will be detailed in an upcoming issue of the journal Zootaxa.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Marriage
Question:
Right now, my husband is the only one working while I am a full-time college student. I am looking for a job but honestly have been so depressed and stressed out that I haven't been trying very hard.
He is very obsessed with money, and with our money situation being so tight at the moment, he has turned into a monster. He calls me lazy and worthless all the time. He sometimes refuses to let me buy necessities, like razors, because he "feels better if he can go one day without spending any money.
"I feel like I have completely lost myself in this marriage. Every single dollar I spend he makes me feel guilty about. When I try to explain to him how hurtful his words are, he said "I will respect you more when you get a f***ing job." One day he will be nice and do sweet things, like clean the entire house and cuddle with me, and then the next day he will be so cruel.
He has told me things like he hates buying gifts for anyone (including me) and just wishes no one would ever get him anything so he wouldn't feel obliged. He actually uses my wedding ring against me. When I tell him he is cheap, he will say "who bought you that $1200 ring?" Even when I was making money as well, he has been like this.
Over time I have realized that I am now completely dependent on him and ridden with guilt over it. We are going to go to marriage counseling soon, but it took me telling him I wanted a divorce for him to finally agree to go. He doesn't feel like anything is wrong.
I feel like I have actually come so far. I was raped last year and went through a depression where I pretty much did not get out of bed for 10 months. Now I am meeting new people, going to school, and living on my own 5 out of 7 days a week because my husband goes to school in a different town. But instead of being proud of me for coming so far, he just sees the negative and tells me I need to 'get over it'.
So do you think there's any hope this man can change or should I get out while I can? He can be so good at times but then he says such hurtful things I can hardly stand to have my emotions up and down all the time.
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Answer:
Its hard to say if he can change. I think some people are just the way they are, and there is no changing that. But others, I think if they want it enough and will work hard enough, they can. I don't know which one your husband is, because I don't know him. Its hard to imagine a man as insensitive as your husband being able to completely change his attitude and ways.
I DO think counseling is a great idea, that way you can figure out what is causing his anger and disrespect towards you. It doesn't seem normal for a husband to be calling his wife names, and making her feel so awful... especially when she is dealing with depression, and having had been raped only a few months before. I agree, he should be applauding you in the progess you have been able to make... not making you feel like crap for not being able to just 'get over' your depression over your rape.
You need to fully devote yourself to counseling... and after a good amount of time if you do not see progress in his attitude, and treatment of you, or even a hint of it... I would leave. You should not be with someone who is so unsupportive, hurtful, cruel, cold, harsh, and disrespectful... especially considering your circumstances. You have been through something awful, and he should be understanding of that... despite what you have been through, however, how he is treating you is wrong.
I truly hope you can work it out, and get to the bottom of why he is like this towards you. I hope things work out for the best. Just do not put up with it.
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Heath Ledger Final Resting Place.
The remains of Heath Ledger were removed from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in New York City Friday afternoon, and are en route to an unspecified airport, police confirm to PEOPLE.
A little before 4 p.m., the body – carried inside a light-wood box – was loaded into a Cadillac hearse to be transported to a local-area airport.
Police had set up barricades outside the funeral home earlier in the day.
Ledger's grieving father Kim, mother Sally and sister Kate placed messages of remembrance in Friday's West Australian newspaper.
One signed by the entire family read: "You dreamed your dreams and lived them with passion and intelligent commitment. We have been privileged to accompany you on a ride through life that has simply been amazing and through it all, we have loved each other beyond imagination."
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Miss Michigan Crowned Miss America
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press Writer
Sun Jan 27, 7:30 AM ET
LAS VEGAS - Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant's new, hipper look.
Haglund, of Farmington Hills, Mich., sang "Over the Rainbow" and walked a crowd-pleasing strut in a black and gold bikini to clinch the title. She beat Miss Indiana Nicole Elizabeth Rash, the first runner up, and Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto, the second runner up for the $50,000 scholarship and year of travel that comes with the crown.
Haglund, who studies music at the University of Cincinnati, grew up in a pageant family. Her mother is an active volunteer, and her grandmother Iora Hunt, competed for the crown as Miss Michigan 1944. Hunt joined Haglund at a news conference.
"The only words that come to my mind is that this is a dream come true, not just for me but for my family as well," Haglund said. "I'm not just standing up here alone."
Haglund, a cheery, classic blond, wore a revealing silver sequined dress and black bikini during the evening gown and swimsuit portions of the pageant. As her platform issue, she promised to advocate for awareness of eating disorders, an illness from which she has recovered.
The crowning at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip was aired for the first time on TLC. It capped a four-week reality series, "Miss America: Reality Check," which followed the contestants as they were pushed to shed the dated look of Miss Americas past and adopt a more updated style.
The show was the latest in a series of attempts to find an audience with a younger demographic after more than a decade of declining ratings.
The 52 newly made-over aspiring beauty queens who sought the top tiara sported updated hairdos, sassy attitudes and red carpet-worthy fashion throughout the competition.
Usually tame by modern TV standards, the swimwear competition kicked it up a notch. Most contestants wore black bikinis, and some struck provocative poses and twirled as the audience howled. Contestants also wore blue jeans and added a bit of humor to the traditional opening number, the parade of states.
Haglund's moves won howls from the audience. "I think for the audience, the swimwear and evening wear was much more entertaining, am I right?" Haglund said when asked about the show's new look.
The changes included a chance for "Reality Check" viewers to text message votes for their favorite contestant. Miss Utah, Jill Stevens, an Army medic who served in Afghanistan, was named "America's Choice."
Stevens did not make to the final 10, but she took the disappointment with pluck. She dropped and gave the audience push ups before joining the other losers on a riser on the side.
Producers added a twist to the interview portion, as well. They asked people on the street to pose questions, and the results were edgier than usual. Contestents were asked about binge drinking, HIV and Britney Spears' pregnant younger sister, Jamie Lynn.
"No I don't think she should be fired," Miss Indiana Nicole Elizabeth Rash said. "They're still people, they're still human beings. We all deserve second chances."
The long-struggling pageant had promised a new look for this year's beauty battle. "Entertainment Tonight" reporter Mark Steines was the master of ceremonies of the show. Clinton Kelly of TLC's hit "What Not to Wear" also helped with the hosting duties. Kelly had instructed the girls on how to update their looks during the reality show.
The pageant sounded different, too. A deejay spun dance music from turntables set up on stage. Contestants danced and waved to the audience during commercials breaks. The losers were seated on risers on one side of the stage, while the parents of the finalists, in black tie, were seated on the other.
The show was the latest in a series of attempts to find a new audience after more than a decade of declining ratings. The fading institution was dropped from network television in 2004. It spent a two-year stint on Country Music Television before being picked up last summer by TLC, a cable channel reaching 93 million homes in the U.S.
TLC added the pageant to its reality-TV stable, and announced plans to reinvent the look of the show and find an "It girl" ready for modern celebrity.
In addition to the $50,000 scholarship, Haglund will embark on a year of promoting the pageant, her platform issue and the Children's Miracle Network, a pageant partner.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_re_us/miss_america;_ylt=AiB_CcPzXSrVecvp7IFlWyJvzwcF
Disabled Spy Satellite Threatens Earth
Sun Jan 27, 7:26 AM ET
WASHINGTON - A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday.
The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret. It was not clear how long ago the satellite lost power, or under what circumstances.
"Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council, when asked about the situation after it was disclosed by other officials. "Numerous satellites over the years have come out of orbit and fallen harmlessly. We are looking at potential options to mitigate any possible damage this satellite may cause."
He would not comment on whether it is possible for the satellite to perhaps be shot down by a missile. He said it would be inappropriate to discuss any specifics at this time.
A senior government official said that lawmakers and other nations are being kept apprised of the situation.
The spacecraft contains hydrazine — which is rocket fuel — according to a government official who was not authorized to speak publicly but spoke on condition of anonymity. Hydrazine, a colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor, is a toxic chemical and can cause harm to anyone who contacts it.
Such an uncontrolled re-entry could risk exposure of U.S. secrets, said John Pike, a defense and intelligence expert. Spy satellites typically are disposed of through a controlled re-entry into the ocean so that no one else can access the spacecraft, he said.
Pike also said it's not likely the threat from the satellite could be eliminated by shooting it down with a missile, because that would create debris that would then re-enter the atmosphere and burn up or hit the ground.
Pike, director of the defense research group GlobalSecurity.org, estimated that the spacecraft weighs about 20,000 pounds and is the size of a small bus. He said the satellite would create 10 times less debris than the Columbia space shuttle crash in 2003. Satellites have natural decay periods, and it's possible this one died as long as a year ago and is just now getting ready to re-enter the atmosphere, he said.
Jeffrey Richelson, a senior fellow with the National Security Archive, said the spacecraft likely is a photo reconnaissance satellite. Such eyes in the sky are used to gather visual information from space about adversarial governments and terror groups, including construction at suspected nuclear sites or militant training camps. The satellites also can be used to survey damage from hurricanes, fires and other natural disasters.
The largest uncontrolled re-entry by a NASA spacecraft was Skylab, the 78-ton abandoned space station that fell from orbit in 1979. Its debris dropped harmlessly into the Indian Ocean and across a remote section of western Australia.
In 2000, NASA engineers successfully directed a safe de-orbit of the 17-ton Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, using rockets aboard the satellite to bring it down in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.
In 2002, officials believe debris from a 7,000-pound science satellite smacked into the Earth's atmosphere and rained down over the Persian Gulf, a few thousand miles from where they first predicted it would plummet.
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Christian Brando Dies at L.A. Hospital
By ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press Writer
Sat Jan 26, 5:54 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late famed actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, an attorney said Saturday. He was 49.
Brando died Saturday morning at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, said David Seeley, an attorney representing Marlon Brando's estate.
Seeley said Brando was taken to the hospital on Jan. 11. There are no funeral plans yet scheduled, he added.
"This is a sad and difficult time for the family," Seeley said.
Born May 11, 1958, the younger Brando had small roles in a handful of movies, including 1968's "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!" but he was better known for his brushes with the law.
He spent five years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in 1990 for killing his sister's boyfriend, Dag Drollet, at the Brando family's estate.
Brando said he accidentally shot Drollet as they struggled for a gun during an argument over whether Drollet, 26, had beaten Brando's pregnant half-sister, Cheyenne.
Cheyenne, who later gave birth to Drollet's son, committed suicide in 1995 after losing custody. She was 25.
Brando's ex-wife, Deborah Brando, sued him for domestic violence in 2005. She claimed that shortly after their 2004 marriage, Brando repeatedly beat her and threatened to kill her in the presence of her teenage daughter.
Brando countersued, alleging that his ex-wife broke into his home and beat him because he wanted to annul their marriage only 10 weeks after exchanging vows.
The lawsuits were settled last year on undisclosed terms.
Brando was charged Jan. 10, 2005, with two counts of spousal abuse and he pleaded guilty. He was placed on three years' probation and ordered to drug and alcohol rehabilitation as well as a spousal-abuse prevention program.
Brando also was the one-time lover of Bonnie Lee Bakley, who was shot to death in 2001. At one time, Bakley claimed Brando had fathered her child but tests showed it belonged to actor Robert Blake, whom she later married.
Blake was tried for her murder and acquitted but later ordered to pay $30 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. During that civil case, Blake's lawyer suggested Brando was the killer.
Brando, who had denied any involvement, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on the stand during the trial.
Seeley said Brando was not married at the time of his death and did not leave any children.
The Silent Treatment, Just as painful?
Apparently giving your boyfriend the "silent treatment" or "cold shoulder" is just as painful as being physically hurt...
Ostracism is more powerful now than ever because people have fewer strong family and friend support systems to fall back on when faced with exclusion in relationships, the workplace or even Internet chat rooms, says a Purdue University social psychologist. "The effects of ostracism are a health concern," says Kipling Williams, professor of psychological sciences who researches ostracism. "Excluding and ignoring people, such as giving them the cold shoulder or silent treatment, are used to punish or manipulate, and people may not realize the emotional or physical harm that is being done. Some purposely hurt others by not inviting them to a party or ignoring them at work, and others may not even realize they are ostracizing someone when they ignore a new temporary employee or a friend after a disagreement.
When a person is ostracized for even a brief period of time, the anterior cingulate cortex, the part of the brain that detects pain, is activated, Williams says. People experience the same initial pain when excluded by strangers or close friends, or even enemies. However, the pain may not linger once the person has had time to consider the importance of the group which has excluded him or her or had time to talk about it with a friend, Williams says.
"Ostracism is one of the most widely used forms of social punishment, and some see it as more humane than corporal punishment, as when used in a time-out, but there is a deeper psychological impact that needs to be taken seriously," he says. "We know that when people are ostracized, it can affect their perceptions, physiological conditions, attitude and behavior - all of which sometimes can lead to aggression."
To find out more: http://www.psych.purdue.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=325&Itemid=82
Autism Difficult to Detect in Girls
At first glance, 8-year-old Kaede Sakai is a typical first grader. She's a smart student, and most of the time she is kind and cordial in class. But recess is an exercise in frustration for her because no matter how hard she tries to fit in, she just doesn't click with the other kids.
It's heartbreaking to see, especially for her mom.
"[She's] been very sad lately, because a lot of the kids have their play as a set group," said her mother, Kristi Sakai.
There's something about how Kaede approaches play that turns off a lot of kids. "She's inflexible and has difficulty engaging properly with other peers," said her mom. "She needs them to do things her way, period. And kids aren't able to do that." And while Kaede might appear like nothing more than a little girl having a bad day, it takes someone who has seen a lot of autistic children to recognize that Kaede has autism.
Brenda Myles, one of the lead researchers specializing in the quite narrow field of girls with autism, said autism can be more difficult to detect in girls.
Difficulty of Diagnosis
"Almost all the research is on boys," said Myles. "Well, first of all there are more boys than girls with autism spectrum disorders, but second of all, girls are underdiagnosed."
For a while, the Sakais dealt with the consequences of this narrow field. Kristi Sakai sensed something was wrong when Kaede was very young, but she struggled with a diagnosis.
"I had a really hard time getting her diagnosed," she said. "The early intervention people would not recognize the things that I was seeing even though they were identical behaviors as the boys."
The Sakais also have two sons touched by autism. The family lives in a rural area of Oregon, not far from Eugene. It's the kind of place where everybody tends to watch out for everybody else. And in Kaede's family, that's important.
Kaede's brothers, Tom and Kito, have many issues, including an inability to give and take in conversation, and intolerance of various physical stimuli, like certain kinds of clothing.
"[Kito] would pull at the feet of his pajamas and scream until we would take them off," said Kristi Sakai.
Police Arrest 14-Year Old in Stabbing Murder
5:00AM Sunday January 27, 2008
By Alice Hudson
A 14-year-old boy has become one of the youngest people in New Zealand to face a murder charge after he was arrested over the death of a man in Tokoroa yesterday.
The Tokoroa youth was charged just hours after the 22-year-old man was found near the corner of St Andrews Drive and Fife Place early yesterday morning. The 14-year-old is in police custody and will appear in the Youth Court at Rotorua on Tuesday.
The killing was the ninth violent death this month. The dead man's name had not been released last night.
Police launched yesterday's homicide investigation after a woman returning home from work about 2.15am found the man. Paramedics were called, but the man died shortly after arriving at Tokoroa Hospital.
Last night police refused to be drawn on the cause of death, saying they would have to wait for the results of a post-mortem examination which was to be carried out today.
However, the Herald on Sunday understands the victim suffered serious stab wounds.
The scene of the murder was just a few streets away from Strathmore School where Tokoroa teacher Lois Dear was killed 18 months ago.
The street where the man was found was cordoned off for most of yesterday while police carried out their inquiries, which included interviews with residents in the area.
When asked if police were seeking anyone else in connection with the attack, investigation head Inspector Rob Jones would only say "extensive inquiries" were continuing.
Jones would not speculate on the victim's movements on Saturday night, saying it was still "too early" to comment.
One woman said she heard yelling, screaming and swearing on the street early yesterday.
Another resident, Iwi Bennion, said she was shocked to wake early yesterday to flashing lights and sirens, having not heard a thing.
"We hear the odd argument around here but this would be about the worst thing that's happened."
The street was not considered dangerous, she said.
Deal Offered in Missing Marine Case
By ESTES THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer
R.I.P.
So, Last night I was flipping through the channels looking for The Nanny when I couldn't believe what I heard. Heath Ledger DEAD at just 28. One of the few great actors of my time. I've been watching Heath Ledger since I was little, mainly my favorite movie where he plays as the gorgeous bullrider Lance Frost in 8 seconds. I cried when he died. I'm half tempted to cry right now. I'm still not sure if they are calling in suicided by drug over dose or not, Last I heard they still hadn't confirmed the cause of death. For those who don't watch the news he was found in a small apparted naked and dead with pills all around him. I don't know though, He just doesn't seem to be that type of person to me, but hey in the world of the rich and the famous drug problems aren't exactly something you want the world to know about. That is unless you are Brittney Spears, the media hungry whore.
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14 Year old Bullied to Death
For everyone that ever decided to call anyone names, this one is for you...
A girl of 14 committed suicide because she was taunted by bullies who called her a lesbian and laughed at her dress sense.
10 Tips for Keeping your New Years Resolution
First time this has happened in 13 years...
The transplants occurred in January at three Chicago hospitals. The patients infected with HIV and the virus for hepatitis C did not learn of their status until the last two weeks, according to medical officials.
Dr. Michael Millis, chief of the transplantation program at the University of Chicago Hospitals, said his staff was told of the problem on Nov. 1, and brought in the two patients who had transplants there for testing the next morning.
''It was very surprising and devastating for them, I'll be honest, just as it would be for any of us,'' Millis said.
Tests on the donor for HIV, hepatitis and other conditions came back negative, most likely because the donor had acquired the infections in the last three weeks before death.
Personal details about the donor were not released by medical official officials, who cited privacy laws.
