Abby Sunderland LOST at Southern Indian Ocean

The 16 year old sailor who is trying to become the youngest sailor ever to circumnavigate the globe is feared to be lost in Indian Ocean some 2,000 miles east of Madagascar. The girl, Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks, Calif., departed alone Jan. 23 in her sailboat Wild Eyes. On Thursday, she lost satellite phone contact with her family and set off emergency beacons, triggering a rescue effort by United States, Australian and French authorities. Ms. Sunderland was trying to break the record for the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, a title held briefly by her older brother Zac, who completed his sail last year at 17. Two boats are now heading out to her position, the problem now is that the nearest of the two is around 40 hours from where Sunderland is. Zac said that right now they are just trying to figure out if there’s any way faster to get to Abby.

“She was having trouble with the engine and had taken on some water but she felt upbeat,” Mr. Pinkston said. An hour later the family was alerted that two G.P.S. emergency beacons had been activated, one on the boat and one on Ms. Sunderland’s survival suit.
“The family is fully, 100 percent focused on the rescue effort right now,” Mr. Pinkston said. “They’re seriously concerned but hopeful.” He added that Ms. Sunderland was well equipped and well trained for the sailing mission.
The two nearest ships — a fishing boat about 40 hours away and a French naval vessel more than three days away — were headed toward the location of Ms. Sunderland’s emergency beacons. Australia’s Rescue Coordination Centre planned to send a plane to look for Ms. Sunderland at daybreak, Mr. Pinkston said

THE ATLANTA CHILD MURDERS

The Atlanta Child Murders happened in between 1979 and 1981, wherein 30 African-Americans aged 9-28 were either killed or declared missing, which turned into the Atlanta Child Murders case. In early 80s, the bodies of the victims were found in vacant buildings, wooded lots and the Chattahooche River.  

     Wayne Bertram Williams (born May 27, 1958) was identified as the key suspect in the Atlanta Child Murders that occurred in 1979 through 1981. In January 1982, Williams was found guilty of the murder of two adult men. After his conviction, the Atlanta police declared that an additional 23 of the 29 child murders were solved, with Williams shown to be the murderer.

He first became a suspect in the child murder case in May 1981. His car was spotted directly above the sound of a loud splash heard in the river by a stake out team. He was stopped by police and questioned, and claimed that he was going out of town to audition a young singer. This alibi fell apart after police found that the address and phone number he gave them didn't exist.

Two days later, the nude body of 27 year-old Nathaniel Cater, who had been missing for days, turned up in the river. The medical examiner on the case ruled he had died of "probable" asphyxia, but never authoritatively said he had been strangled. Police theorized that Williams had killed Cater and had thrown him off the bridge the night they had pulled him over. Their suspicions about Williams increased after he failed a polygraph test, and hairs and fibers on one of the victims' bodies were found consistent with those from Williams's home, car, and dog. Throughout the course of the investigation, police staked out Williams's home for several weeks while he taunted them with insults and jokes. During this time, people working in Williams's studio also told police they had seen him with scratches on his face and arms around the time of the murders, which the police thought could have been inflicted by victims during a struggle.

Williams held a press conference outside his parents' home, proclaiming his innocence. He was nevertheless arrested on June 21, 1981, for the murders of Cater and 29-year-old Jimmy Payne

CADMIUM detected on McDonald Shrek glasses

     McDonald Corp. is recalling 12 million glasses sold as a promotional tie-in to the latest "Shrek: Forever after 3D"  movie because they contain the toxic metal cadmium. 

Cadmium is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. The soft, bluish-white metal is chemically similar to the two other metals in group 12, zinc and mercury. Similar to zinc it prefers oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds and similar to mercury it shows a low melting point compared to  transition metals. Cadmium and its congeners are not considered transition metals, in that they do not have partly filled d or f electron shells in the elemental or common oxidation states.Cadmium is a relatively abundant element. Cadmium was discovered in 1817 by Friedrich Stromeyer as an impurity in zinc carbonate.

           Cadmium occurs as a minor component in most zinc ores and therefore is a by-product of zinc production. Cadmium was for a long time used as pigment and for corrosion resistant plating on steel. Cadmium compounds were used to stabilize plastic. With the exception of its use in nickel-cadmium batteries and cadmium telluride solar panels, the use of cadmium is generally decreasing in all other applications. This decrease is due to the high toxicity and carcinogenicity of cadmium and the associated health and environmental concerns. Although cadmium is toxic, one enzyme, a carbonic anhydrase with cadmium as reactive center has been discovered.

         According to the Consumer Product Safely Commission, long-term exposure the Cadmium "can cause adverse health effects." Cadmium has been found on the painted designs of the glasses. CSPC stated that Cadmium is extremely toxic and normally it’s used to produce paint, coatings, and batteries along with other products.

Arc Intentional of Milville in New Jersey manufactured the glasses. Not surprisingly, Shares of McDonalds have fallen nearly 1% to $67.31 on Friday morning’s trading. It’s a relief to know McDonalds is voluntarily recalling these glasses but It’s unclear if the burger giant will offer a refund for them. Good thing CSPC caught this toxic chemical in time

Transformer 3: New Cast - Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

In late May 2010, several sources announced that Huntington-Whiteley would be replacing Megan Fox as the female lead in  Transformers 3, set for release July 1, 2011. Previously Huntington-Whiteley has worked with Bay on his Victoria's Secret "A Thousand Fantasies" ad. The Victoria’s Secret model has no acting experience — not that much emoting will be required from her. The robots will provide all the required acting in the action/sci-fi flick. Megan Fox and Bay had an ugly public rift following Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and filming has already begun on "Transformer 3" in Los Angeles, according to the LA Times, and will continue across the globe over the next 4 1/2 months. The movie is scheduled to open on July 1, 2011. To see more of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

The Golden Girls (1985) Rue McClanahan died on massive stroke

     
As the remaining Co-star in "The Golden Girl" and her long time friend, Betty White(88) paid a tribute to Rue McClanahan and she said: "Rue was a close and dear friend. I treasured our relationship,". "It hurts more than I ever thought It would, if that’s even possible."

Biography :

         A New York stage actress in the 1950s, McClanahan was plucked from the stage by Norman Lear for roles on "All in the Family" (1971) and later "Maude" (1972). For two years (1982 - 1984), she played "Aunt Fran" on "Mama's Family" (1983) until it was canceled by NBC. She hit her comedic stride as a sharp tongued oversexed Southern belle on "The Golden Girls" (1985). She once again worked with Bea Arthur and Betty White, and with relative newcomer Estelle Getty. All four of the women won Emmy Awards for their roles. After Bea Arthur left the show after eight seasons, McClanahan, White and Getty returned for a brief spin-off in "The Golden Palaca" (1992). In the mid-nineties, McClanahan was diagnosed with cancer, but was able to fight it successfully. In addition to lending her talents to a number of made for TV films, McClanahan has also appeared on the big screen in recent years co-starring with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the comedy "Out to Sea" (1997) and with Caper Van Dien in "Starship Troopers"(1997). McClanahan also spends her time joining and helping organizations against cancer, AIDS, and cruelty against animals.

 

STEVEN HILL killed 1 and wounded 2 people

A former pornstar Steven Hill attacked co-workers with a sword type weapon leaving 1 dead and 2 wounded people. After he was asked to evict the area during a late-night showdown in Los Angeles at Van Nuys area. Steven Hill is on the run in a 1996 Toyota RAV4 plate no. 5YTC423 and an until now largely unknown. watch video below for more details: