Betty Ford Center: Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies at 93
by alejandrolavinjr Betty Ford, the former First Lady and co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, died on Friday night at the age of 93. She was the third longest-lived first lady, only after Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson. The family was said to release a statemeht later Friday. No other details were immediately available. Over 20 years ago, Ford underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery. She underwent radical surgery for breast cancer in 1974 and operations for blood clots in August 2006 and April 2007. The widow of President Gerald Ford suffered from poor health and increasing frailty, which caused her to largely curtail her public life. Read more... ...
Buzz Aldrin Drug Abuse: Buzz Aldrin Announces: The Axe Apollo Space Academy
The APP Company, makers of the “Buzz Aldrin: Portal to Space Science and Exploration” iPad and iPhone apps announce adding a special section for the AXE Apollo Space Academy. From her user will be able to join, monitor and enjoy all the excitement of this incredible program to put ordinary citizens in space. Axe’s recently announced that Buzz Aldrin will spearhead the Axe Apollo Space Academy campaign and be featured in a series of Super Bowl ads. This campaign will allow six contestants to travel to Space- Read more... ...
Passages in 2012: Notable Deaths in Music
Passages in 2012: Notable deaths in music Whitney Houston, 48, one of the MTV Generation's biggest superstars sold more than 170 million records in a career cut short by marital troubles and drug abuse. Her commanding presence and soaring voice fueled top … Davy Jones, 66, British-born, 5 … Read more on Metromix St. Louis 2012: The good, the bad and the ugly Holler At Your Boy singer, Wizkid is no doubt at the head of the pack when it comes to the younger generation of artistes in Nigeria. No concert is complete without the presence of this handsome musician. As a build … Plagued by rumours of alcohol … Read more on Daily Sun Read more... ...