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PostHeaderIcon Billy Mays' autopsy revealed heart disease as probable cause of death

6/30/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


The sudden death of Billy Mays, TV’s popular endorser of household products was a surprise and many of his fans want to know why. Feeling unwell before he slept, he was found dead in his Tampa, FL condominium last Sunday, June 28, 2009.

In an autopsy conducted, Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams said Mays could have died of a heart attack during his sleep. He suffered from hypertension and the left ventricle of his heart was enlarged.

Though more lab tests will be done to confirm the cause of death, there was no evidence of injury after he bumped his head during a rough plane landing in a trip from Philadelphia to Tampa prior to his demise.

The successful bearded 50-year old amiable pitchman of home products who popularized and sold household aids such as detergents, cleaners, and gadgets in TV suffered from hip problems. He planned to have surgery, but was found unresponsive, cold and cyanotic in bed. His wife called 911. Apparently he was dead.

Billy left his wife Deborah, a 3 year old son and a stepson past his teens. The initial post-mortem findings somehow provided some closure to the passing of Mays who will sorely be missed.

Of course there are other news worth paying attention to----the impending withdrawal of US troops in Iraqi cities that pose danger to the peace and order of the country, the coup d' etat of Honduras that ousted its president, the crash of a Yemeni jetliner with 150 on board in the Indian Ocean, and the continuing civil protest after the rigged Iranian election, among others. (Photo Credit: Ronin) =0=

UPDATE: August 7, 2009---Additional report of the medical examiner revealed that cocaine use contrbuted to the death of Billy Mays.

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PostHeaderIcon Foursome kinky sex: Calvin Klein’s raunchy ad stirs protests

6/19/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


In New York’s Soho district where thousands pass by everyday, Calvin Klein compnay has put up a 50-foot billboard advertising. Two young men, a woman and another man are in explicit pose with strong sexual undertones illumined high above the street.

Semi-nude man and woman are shown kissing. Another man is embracing. With navel exposed and a flat abdomen heaving, a confused guy undresses to the verge of the mon pubis----something that corporate business brings to sell blue jeans fast.

But many people aren’t happy. Parents are bothered by the racy poster which shows the disturbing unnatural sexual message to children. Even if others justify the risqué billboard claiming that “obscenity is on the eyes of the beholder,” Randy Sharp, the director of special projects for the American Family Association, vehemently protests with many others:

"Not only the billboard, but a company -- a corporate giant in America -- feels it appropriate to put a semi-nude photograph in a major billboard in a high-traffic area where tens of thousands of children see this kind of activity going on... If it were going on in the back of a parking lot with steamed windows, they would be arrested, and yet they broadcast it to a whole city."----ABC News (06/17/09, Donaldson James, S)

With liberalism all around, this is the kind of lewd advertising people get. There are reasons to be concerned and concerned citizens are justified to voice their displeasure.

That’s why members of the organization who find the ad disgusting have flooded the Calvin Klein Co. with thousands of email complaints against the sexualized billboard. It’s something the jean company wants---- Perhaps, to foment cultural and moral discord in pursuit of that attention which brings sales in the cash register. Photo Credit: stylelist/ Maggie Coughlan/ AOL) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon “Best Job in the World” search picks a winner

5/07/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


The Best Job in the World search to boost Australian tourism has concluded with the selection of Ben Southall as the winner. For a salary of 150,000 Australian dollars ($110,000) the 34 year-old British charity fundraiser and former tourist guide will serve as a promoter of Hamilton Island and Queensland tourism for 6 months.

“Southall and 15 other finalists spent the past four days on the island for an extended interview process, which required applicants to snorkel through crystalline waters, gorge themselves at a beachside barbecue and relax at a spa. The finalists also had to demonstrate their blogging abilities, take swimming tests and sit through in-person interviews”.---AP (05/06/09, Gelineu, K)

In his relaxing job as “caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef” he will swim, snorkel, and bask in the pristine sun-drenched beaches of the northeast tropical state. Beating 15 finalists culled for 35,000 applicants worldwide, the lucky winner of the unique job was announced on May 6, 2009 in Hamilton Island. Southall will start work on July 1, 2009. (Photo Credit: Reuters/Tourism Queensland/ Eddie Afari Handout) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Burger King withdraws ad which Mexicans find racially offensive

4/16/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post
Barely a month of bashing by the Hongkong magazine columnist Chip Tsao who insulted Filipinos as a "nation of servants," the giant fast food chain Burger King has to apologize for its new hamburger ad released in Europe.

It featured a tall lanky red-shirted American cowboy and a pudgy guy of diminutive stature wearing the Mexican flag in an advertisement. The commercial comes as a poster with a corresponding TV clip which has stirred the ire of Mexicans who threaten to take legal action.

Mexico’s ambassador to Spain Jorge Zermeño took offense on the poster which he said showed an erroneous and demeaning stereotype of Mexicans. The controversial ad introduced the hamburger “Texican whooper” using the Mexican flag inappropriately.

In a response to the complaint, Burger King wrote a letter to the ambassador saying the food company didn’t mean any harm to the Mexicans, but nonetheless, the food company apologized. Burger King promised to remove the derogatory commercial.

The move to get over the issue quickly by issuing an apology and withdrawing the commercial must be the most logical thing to do. There have been some instances of demeaning portrayals of a group of people which show racist tendencies in others. Putting Burger King on notice about the laws against desecration of the national symbols such as the Mexican flag sends a message of the need for respect.(Photo Credit; NY Daily News; ER M@rshall) =0=



RELATED BLOG: "Hongkong’s Chip Tsao & his cheap racial slur against Filipinos" posted by mesiamd at 3/31/2009

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