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Friday, 12 June 2015

The High Cost of Keeping Bobbi Kristina Brown Alive...

Image result for bobbi kristina brown in hospitalAs Bobbi Kristina Brown fights for her life after being found face-down and unresponsive in her bathtub on Jan. 31, the ongoing struggle is clearly taking an emotional toll on her family. It is also likely taking a growing financial toll. Brown, the 22-year-old daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, was rushed to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, Georgia on Jan. 31. She was later moved to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta and reportedly transferred to a medical rehabilitation facility at the end of March. As time goes on, the bill for her health care ticks up. But just how much is Brown’s treatment costing? TheWrap spoke to Paul Hughes-Cromwick, senior health economist at the Center for Sustainable Health Spending at the Altarum Institute, which seeks to solve complex systems problems to improve human health, to determine the financial cost. 

Arrested Mount Kinabalu 'nudist' admits 'stupidity'...

Eleanor HawkinsA British woman arrested for posing naked on Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu has admitted she was "stupid and disrespectful", her father says. Eleanor Hawkins, 23, from Derbyshire, is among a group of 10 people who stripped before taking photographs at the peak of the mountain on 30 May.
Timothy Hawkins said he expects his daughter, who is "very sorry", to plead guilty in court on Monday.
Malaysian officials said she could be charged with causing public nuisance.

LOL: Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted of 'aggravated pimping'...


Former FMI head Dominique Strauss-Kahn enters his car as he leaves his apartment in Paris, France, on 12 June 2015.
A French court has acquitted former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes for sex parties in France, Belgium and the US.
Mr Strauss-Kahn stood alongside 13 co-defendants, most of whom were acquitted with "aggravated pimping".He has always denied knowing that some of the women who took part in orgies he attended were prostitutes.
The sexual habits of the former French presidential hopeful were at the centre of trial hearings in Lille in February. The verdict brings to a close four years of legal proceedings against Mr Strauss-Kahn, including charges of attempted rape which were later dropped in 2012.

A must read: What federal and state legislators earn...

Image result for nigerian federal and state legislatorsThe decision to review the current salaries and allowances of the nations’ public office holders has received approval of many members of the public who have complained that Nigerian law makers were about the highest paid worldwide. 
Senate The Senate President has a total Annual Basic Salary of N2, 484, 242.50 and Annual Allowance of N6, 210, 606. 25 , making a total Annual salary of N8, 694, 848.75 which brings the monthly salary to about N724, 570.75.  In addition, he collects 250 per cent of his Annual Salary as Constituency Allowance.  However, his vehicles and their maintenance are provided by the federal government.