Dr. Conrad Murray Shares Same Jail Block as Michael Jackson’s Ex Brother-in-Law
February 6, 2012 by Trend PK
Filed under Entertainment
Sometimes the world can feel super small.
Surprisingly, Dr. Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson’s former brother-in-law – James DeBarge who is Janet Jackson’s ex-husband – are in the same jail and are seeing a lot of each other these days. Both of them are being held in the L.A. County Men’s Jail which is home to almost 4,000 inmates at the time, yet they see each other daily. As a matter of fact, Dr. Conrad Murray is in a cell that is just a few feet away from James DeBarge.
James DeBarge is serving time for an assault with a deadly weapon and miscellaneous drug charges. However, since he was the lead singer in “El DeBarge” he is in the Administrative Segregation which houses famous inmates.
Murray has also been staying in Administrative Segregation since he was convicted of manslaughter in November 2011. It has been said that they run into each other quite often in the unit. The last time they saw each other was when they were both visiting with their lawyers on Monday.
According to DeBarge’s lawyer, Spencer Vodnoy, DeBarge is furious that he has to be so close to Murray. He feels that even though Janet and him were married briefly he still thinks of Michael as a brother.
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Singer Madonna to build 10 schools in Malawi
January 31, 2012 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
LOS ANGELES: Madonna announced plans to build 10 new schools in Malawi with a new partner after mismanagement forced the pop star to scrap her first project there last year.
The singer, who has adopted two children from the impoverished southern African nation, said she hoped the 10 new schools would educate at least 1,000 children a year, half of them girls.
That is double the number of children she hoped to help with her previously planned academy for girls, which was scrapped in March 2011 because of mismanagement and cost overruns.
Madonna said her Raising Malawi charity was teaming up this time with the non-profit group buildOn, which has constructed 54 primary schools in Malawi in the last 19 years.
“I am excited that with the help of buildOn, we can maintain our ongoing commitment to move forward efficiently. We now will be able to serve twice as many children as we would have served with our old approach,” Madonna said in a statement.
“I have learned a great deal over the last few years and feel confident that we can reach our goals to educate children in Malawi, especially young girls, in a much more practical way. Constructing smaller schools in partnership with buildOn has restored my faith that we can accomplish what we promised we would,” she added.
Madonna’s earlier plan to build a state of the art girls school for about 400 girls just outside the Malawi capital Lilongwe collapsed last year, and the board of her Raising Malawi charity was fired. The New York Times said at the time that $3.8 million had been spent on the school with little to show for it.
The singer has lent $11 million to the organization which she co-founded in 2006.
Malawi has more than half a million children orphaned by the AIDS epidemic and is ranked by the United Nations as one of the world’s 20 least developed countries.
Madonna’s plans for new schools came at the start of a busy week for the singer, actress and director. Her new movie “W.E”, which she wrote and directed, opens in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, she is performing at Sunday’s halftime show at the 2012 Super Bowl, and will release the first single from her upcoming new album on Feb 3. AGENCIES
Tribal elder among 3 shot dead in Sui
A clash between peace lashkar and armed persons in Sui left three people dead, including peace lashkar chief. The incident took place near Pat Feeder.
Police shifted the dead bodies to a nearby hospital and started search for the attackers. Tension gripped the area after the incident.
Chinese President focuses communist control over army
Chinese President Hu Jintao is stressing the ruling Communist Party s ultimate control over China s rapidly modernizing military.
Hu s assertion came Sunday in a statement in the military s Liberation Army Daily newspaper calling on the 2.3 million-member force to develop advanced military culture. That is communist shorthand for retaining a leading role for socialist ideology.
Such calls seek to counter any movement toward nationalizing the force by making it ultimately responsible to the government rather than the party.
The People s Liberation Army has in recent years acquired latest-generation jet fighters and other advanced equipment. Last year it began sea trials for its first aircraft carrier.
Stern action against those responsible for defective drugs: CM
Talking to media in Lahore Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that there is nothing to hide, the report on adulterated PIC medicines will be made public and those responsible will be brought to justice.
So far, more than 109 deaths have been reported due to suprious drugs intake provided by Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and dozens are in critical condition in various hospitals in Lahore.
Giving his remarks on other issues, Shahbaz Sharif said that unscheduled power cuts should have been controlled if government machinery had worked honestly.
He further said that loadshedding has completely destroyed country s economy by directly affecting agricultural and industrial sectors.
Damage done by the government during past three years cannot be mended within six months, he added.
Fertilizers sale falls by 3pc in FY 2011
According to Top Line research report, the fertilizers sale was 84 million tons during FY 2011
The sale of Urea also dropped by 3 percent and remained 59 million tons due to 5 percent decrease in production and delay in export.
Only 11 million ton DAP fertilizers was purchased during the whole year which was 15 percent less than last the previous year.
The decrease in gas supply also cast negative impact on fertilizers production.
Mumbai attack case: Foreign Ministry submits notification
Anti Terrorism Court Judge Shahid Rafiq conducted hearing of the Mumbai attack case in Adyala jail where the Foreign Ministry submitted the notification regarding departure of judicial commission to India.
The commission would record the statements of chief investigation officer Ramaish Mahalay, magistrate Mrs Arvi Sondbagolay and two doctors who did postmortem of accused killed in mishap.
The commission would also review investigation and evidence collected up till now. The commission is likely to leave for India during first week of next month.
Seven troops killed in ambush near Damascus
Seven Syrian soldiers, one an officer, were killed in an ambush by a “terrorist group” near Damascus on Saturday morning, state media said.
“A terrorist group attacked a bus that was carrying soldiers in Damascus province and seven troops were killed, among them an officer,” the official SANA news agency said, adding that they were from a signals unit.
DI Khan: Cop, terrorist killed in terrorism bid
According to details, four unidentified gunmen on two motorcycles stopped a cop and shot in his head and tried to flee from the spot. Elite Force personnel chased the terrorist and killed a miscreant in cross fire. The dead body of the terrorist is lying on the road with grenades tied with it and nobody is going closer to the body.
Afterward, miscreants took refuge in a closed private university. Cross firing between terrorists and police in continuing. Heavy contingent of police and Elite Force personnel have cordoned off the area and besieged the hideout of the terrorists. Locals are also cooperating the law enforcement agencies in capturing the terrorist.
Nisar asks rulers not to test peoples patience any more
In a statement, Ch Nisar Ali Khan said that constitutional amendments without establishing and independent Election Commission and authentic electoral list show double standards on the part of the current rulers.
On the issue of calling joint session of the parliament for debating NATO attacks, the opposition leader, asked that why the government want to put burden of its inability on the parliament.
