Perfect Couples
Spencer And Heidi
Stuart Townsend And Charlize Theron
Vanessa Hudgens And Zac Efron
Will Smith And Jada
Halle Berry And Gabriel Aubry
Heidi Klum And Seal
Jessica Simpson And Tony Romo
JLo And Mac Anthony
Reggie Bush And Kim Kardashian
Ashton Kutcher And Demi Moore
Beckham And Victoria
Beyonce And Jay-Z
Gavin Rossdale And Gwen Stefani
Guy Ritchie And Madonna
Worked For Few Weeks, Got Millions
The CEO of the failed Washington Mutual Inc., would be earning Millions of Dollars. Mr. Alan H Fishman is entitled to get more than $13 Million, just for working for a few weeks. He was employed as the CEO of Washington Mutual Inc., before the nations largest bank was bought by JP Morgan Chase & Co.
He would be getting $13 Million for severance and bonus pay. He had signed an agreement which provides him with $6 Million Cash Severance and a bonus of $7.5 Million if he leaves his job. The board of Washington Mutual Inc., replaced Mr. Kerry Killinger with Mr. Fishman as the CEO as the bank was struggling with losses from soured mortgages.
Now with the takeover of WaMu, it is expected that the senior executives would be replaced by its new owners, JP Morgan Chase & Co., which paid $1.9 Billion. The deal was administered by the Federal Regulators who had shut down the bank.
When Mr. Fishman had taken over the bank, the bank was already in deep losses and had reported a $3 Billion Loss in the second quarter. The bank had loss its 70 Percent Face Value. Furthermore, Mr. Killinger was heading the bank since the 1990's and had built it into one of the country's largest banks.
The currect CEO Mr. Fishman was previously the president and CEO of Sovereign Bank and President and CEO of Independance Community Bank.
Japanese Space Tourist Wants Refund
A Japanese businessman, Daisuke Enomoto, has sued the International Space Station and is asking for a refund of $21 Million. Mr. Enomoto claims that he was defrauded by U.S. Firm which had arranged the Venture.
After completing training in Russia, Mr. Enomoto had planned to fly a Russian Capsule in September 2006, but he was pulled out of the mission a month before the lift-off and instead of him a Dallas Businesswoman Anousheh Ansari was given the seat.
Mr. Economoto filed the suit in the U.S. court in Virginia against the company Space Adventures. Space Adventures is the Space Tourism Company which had to take Mr. Economoto and three others into Space.
Mr. Economoto says the reason behind pulling him out according to the company was he had 'kidney stones'. But he complains that the company had through out monitored his health in the training period. But according to the company's lawyers, the company has the right to disqualify any person and this did not entitle a refund.
But Ecnomoto alleges that he was taken out, due to Ansari. Ansari has invested in the company Space Adventure and is also the winner of the Ansari X Prize which was awarded to her in 2004 for developing the first privately developed manned space flight.
Economoto has also further complained that, Space Adventures had also promised him a spacewalk while aboard the station and had collected $7 Million, though the firm claims that it had no commitment of this sort.
Mr. Economoto has filed the suit, against Space Adventures for $21 Million, none of which has been returned. Let's see who ends up with the case.
Richest Music Kings
1. The Police
$142.3 Million
The Police were seen bagging a handsome of $142.3 Million as their last tour with the Reagen Administration, the tour topped a total amount of $133.2 Million. They top among all the recording artists. Most of the people are referring it as the Police Reunion Tour. Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart were seen greatly performing on the tour with crowds going crazy.
2. Josh Groban
$104.6 Million
Josh Groban's famous album release Noel, in the year 2007, sold an amazing 3.7 Million Units in the U.S. To be more amazed, the album boosted so many sales in only 3 months. This was the year for the Pop-classical vocalist, who even sold concert tickets worth $43.1 Million. His album did make wonders.
3. Kenny Chesney
$96.2 Million
Kenny Chesney did enjoy the year 2007, as he was seen touring all over the U.S, this spring and summer, racking up $71.1 Million in concert tickets sales. And then came September, in which he released his album, Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates, which fueled his pocket due to Album sales and downloads, which made a worth of $25 Million.
4. Justin Timberlake
$95.7 Million
Justin Timberlake wasnt seen releasing any new album this year, but he was surely seen touring and promoting his old album which he released in 2006 named, Future Sex/Love Sounds. He nearly made $71 Million in Concert Ticket Sales and further $25 Million in album sales and song downloads.
5. Miley Cyrus
$87.4 Million
The Disney Channel Star saw immaculate ticket sales, and sometimes even her tickets being sold for thousands of dollars for her sold-out shows. The ticket sales were estimated to a mere $36 Million. Furthermore, Disney's ability was seen on album sales and downloads accounting to $50 Million.
6. Tim McGraw
$85.3 Million
The country music star and his wife (Faith Hill) were seen touring all year round on their successful "Soul to Soul 2" tour. The duo grossed $52.3 Million in sales on the tours. McGraw was also on the 10th best selling artist on the retail. He sold 2.4 Million Albums and 2.8 Million Song Downloads.
7. Rascal Flatts
$84.2 Million
The trio Rascal Flatts were seen grabbing alot, as their tours grabbed $41.5 Million. The new chart album Still Feels Good made these numbers grow. These guys do know how to rock the crowd. One of the toppers to shake the masses.
8. Celion Dion
$82.7 Million
Celion Dion was seen grabbing $82.7 Million. She closed out her successful five years at the Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The average ticket price sold was $141. Her total album sales reached 1.3 Million Units which was helped by her new album Taking Chances.
9. Van Halen
$63.8 Million
Van Halen's reunion with Diamond Dave was so hotly anticipated that they generated $56.7 Million gross. The band has earned so much anticipation that his tours were the main source of revenue.
10. Rod Stewart
$59.3 Million
Rod Stewart toured, which earned him $59.3 Million.
Official Mascot FIFA 2010 - Zakumi
Zakumi, the official mascot of the FIFA 2010 World Cup, made an appearance on the media in Johannesburg, South Africa. The appearance was made in Auckland Park, with a nice spectator. The mascot was named Zakumi, the first two letters representing the country in Afrikaans and 'kumi' means 10 in their official language.
"Zakumi represents the people, geography and spirit of South Africa, personifying in essence the 2010 FIFA world cup. We are certain we will have a lot of fun with him in the lead-up to and during the FIFA confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup", FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke was quoted as saying.
The mascot was designed by Andries Odendaal from Cape Town, who said the animal was given green hair so that it wore a 'camouflage' on the football pitch. Cora Simpson was the costume maker who was also the costume designer of Dazzler the official mascot of the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
Pictures of Hotel Marriott Bombed - Islamabad/Pakistan
A suicide bomber blew atleast 1000 kg explosives here in front of Marriott. An explosive laden truck was rammed inside a hotel gate, which falls under a strict security zone. The attack outside the Marriott Hotel which is in the direct vicinity of Parliament House, the presidency, the prime minister's house and the state run PTV Headquarters.
The streets surrounding the hotel, looked as if its a graveyard of destroyed cars. The explosion was heard and felt even 30 Kms far away from the blast. All 290 rooms were gutted with fire, which were fully occupied at the time the blast took place.
The blast caused a huge crater, almost 20 feet wide and 30 feet deep at the main entrance of the hotel. Some around 200 cars were destroyed which were park within a 500 yards radius. Number of trees, electricity poles, and buildings were badly damaged.
Well equipped U.S. Security Officers from the U.S. embassy were seen at the place of the blast, but soon dissappeard. The hotel was totally in flames, and almost all the rooms, cafe's and the halls were completely destoyed. The Building Control Authority have declared the building as Unsafe and have told that it could fall.
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