Pavaroti:1935-2007

One of the three tenors, Luciano Pavarotti died last September 6, 2007 due to pancreatic cancer.
Born in Modena, Italy, Pavarotti was influenced by his father, who has a great tenor voice too. Together with his father, they sing in local church choirs. He began the serious study of music in 1954 at the age of 19 with Arrigo Pola, a teacher and professional tenor in Modena. Pavarotti married Adua Veroni who is an opera singer.

Pavarotti's first career as a tenor began in a smaller regional Italian opera houses, making his debut as Rodolfo in La bohème at the Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia in April 1961. For how many years he has been Rodolfo in opera houses in Italy.

Pavarotti holds two Guinness World Records for receiving the most curtain calls — at 165 — and for the best selling classical album.

On 13 December 2003 he married his former personal assistant, Nicoletta Mantovani.
Pavarotti's remains were honored in Modena Cathedral. The Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival Hall flew black flags in mourning.

Lohan surrendered

July 19, 2007 Lindsay Lohan, accompanied by her attorney, surrendered at the Beverly Hills Police Department at 4:30 pm.

Lohan was under arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and of misdemeanor hit and run. After fingerprinted and photographed, Lohan was released on her own recognizance. A court date was scheduled for August 24.

Lohan and two other adults were in her 2005 Mercedes SL-65 convertible when she lost control and crashed into a curb and shrubs on Sunset Boulevard on May 26, police said.

Last week, Lohan checked out of a rehabilitation center after a stay of more than six weeks. It was her second stint in rehab this year. She said in January she had checked into rehab for substance abuse treatment.

what's that smell?!!??

Does your feet smell?haha:D

We take a bath, clean ourselves, put on colognes or perfumes to look good and smell nice. But did you ever come across a a person who never cleans himself or washes his clothes?

Yesterday, German police were informed by neighbors of an apartment, that they smell something rotten from the house. Police broke in the apartment fearing they would see a dead body since the house has been for more than a week already.

But instead, they saw a man sleeping with his stinky feet beside a foul-smelling pile of unwashed clothes.

Ok, that was really awful. So you better clean-up yourself often or else you'll smell like dead meat!!

Baby Born from Frozen Egg

Today marks the birth of the first baby born from frozen egg.
The baby created from an egg that had been matured in the laboratory, frozen, thawed and then fertilized, was born in Canada, scientists announced today. Scientists hoped that this will be a viable option for women who became infertile due to certain types of cancer.

McGill Reproductive Center in Montreal, Canada led this study. Three other women are pregnant by the same laboratory technique. All are part of a clinical trial at the McGill Reproductive Center of 20 patients with an average age of 30 who were infertile due to polycystic ovaries.

Oocytes (eggs before they mature) were collected from patients and matured in the the lab before freezing. The eggs remained frozen for no longer than a few months before they were thawed. After that eggs were fertilized with a type of sperm-injection technique. The the embryos were planted back to the patients.

But this process is still being studied by scientists for cancer patients.

Chris Benoit Tragedy

Are you fond of watching wrestling? If so, then you must know Chris Benoit. He was one of my little brother's favorite.

Last Monday, policemen found Benoit and his family dead and said they were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide and evidences should still be gathered.

Serious text messages were received from Benoit last Sunday Morning, so their friends alerted the police to check on the family. The bodies were discovered about 2:30 p.m. and will be autopsied on Tuesday. The house is in a secluded neighborhood set back about 60 yards off a gravel road, surrounded by stacked stone wall and a double-iron gate. On Monday night, the house was dark except for a few outside lights. There was a police car in front, along with two uniformed officers.

Benoit is a Canadian professional wrestler who performed for WWE and WCW. He has gained awards and has been a big part of the wretling world.

"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the organization said in a statement on its Web site.

Spurs sweep Cavaliers

Last June 14, 2007, Spurs swept the Cavs on an 83-82 Game 4 victory. Once again wearing their crown, San Antonio Spurs got their 4th NBA title since 1999.
Tony parker, who scored 24 points in the game, got the MVP award. Manu Ginobili scored 27 — 13 in the fourth quarter together with Tom Duncan, who was MVP in his first three final, expressed their awe and joy as they clutched their Larry O'Brien trophy.
Coach Gregg Popovich and the Spurs, now a perfect 4-for-4 together in finals appearances, spent most of the postseason dismissing talk that they should be considered a dynasty.
The Spurs weren't the Spurs earlier this season, and Popovich, ever the task master, criticized his squad, calling it the worst defensive one he had coached. San Antonio was 33-18 at the time, "struggling" for by its lofty standards, but it wasn't long before they started playing Spurs basketball.

They beat Denver, Phoenix and Utah to win the Western Conference title and then stormed through the Cavs, who were exposed during four games that looked competitive on the scoreboard but were hardly even close.
This wasn't their first NBA title. But for the Spurs, it's maybe the one that means the most.

Movie Awards from MTV

It was "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" that won the top prizes including Best Movie trophy by beating out favorites like "300" and "Borat." "Best Performance" award, which surprised everyone because Johnny Depp actually showed up to accept it, receiving a standing ovation in celebration of the majesty of Captain Jack Sparrow.


Best Comedic Performance and Best Kiss was awarded to Sacha Baron Cohen 300 went home with Gerard Butler accepting the Best Fight Award and MTV's Spoof Contest was Andy Signore, who entered with "United 300."


Jack Nicholson got the Best Villain award for his role in "The Departed." Jaden Smith, the son of Will Smith, both of whom starred in "



The Pursuit of Happyness," got the Best Breakthrough Performance.

The MTV Generation Award was given for lifetime achievement to Mike Myers.

The show was hosted by Sarah Silverman



Best Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Best Performance: Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Best Villain: Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"
Best Comedic Performance: Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat"
Best Breakthrough Performance: Jaden Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Best Fight: Gerard Butler vs. The Uber-Immortal, "300"
Best Kiss: Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen, "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"
Best Movie Spoof: Andy Signore, "United 300"
Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet: "Transformers"
MTV Generation Award: Mike Myers