Tyra Banks Writing Fantasy Novels

The TV show Host and former model Tyra Banks has signed a deal for a series of fantasy novels about modeling. Her first book is called "Modelland" and it is about a teen-aged girl in a make-believe society at an academy for exceptional models called Intoxibellas. The book will be published in the summer of 2011 and will cover issues from relationships to body images. The book is meant to empower women of all ages. Banks is set to end "The Tyra Banks Show" later this year after five seasons to launch her own production company called Bankable Studios.

Rappers Foxy Brown and Lil Kim Gets Sued

The rappers Foxy Brown and Lil Kim are being used by a New York publisher, named Simon &Schuster Inc., which stated that they paid advances for books that were never delivered. Foxy Brown was paid $75,000 in 2005 for an autobiography called “Broken Silence” that was suppose to be delivered by February of 2006. Lil Kim was paid $40,000 for a book to be delivered by June of 2004.

The publisher wants its money back through the two separate lawsuits that were filed on Thursday. After signing the deals, both women spent time imprisoned. Lil Kim went to prison for lying in court about a shooting in 2005 and Foxy Brown was imprisoned for violating her probation by starting a fight with two manicurists in 2007.

Heart Doctor Pioneer Michael DeBakey Dies

Dr. Michael DeBakey, the famous cardiovascular surgeon that pioneered the bypass surgery and inventor of many devices to help people with heart problems, has died at the age of 99 from natural causes at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. In 1932, while he was still in medical school, he invented the roller pump, which later became the most important part of the heart-lung machine. The machine takes over the responsibilities of the heart and lungs during surgery. He was also the pioneer in the development of artificial hearts and heart pumps to help people waiting for transplants. He had helped to create more than 70 surgical instruments in his lifetime.

In the 1950s, DeBakey was the first person to perform the replacement of arterial aneurysms and obstructive lesions. He had developed bypass pumps and connections to replace parts of diseased arteries.

He had performed more than 60,000 heart surgeries in his career that lasted 70 years. His patients had included the Duke of Windsor, the Shah of Iran, King Hussein of Jordan, Turkish President Turgut Ozal, Nicaraguan leader Violetta Chamorro, President Kennedy, President Johnson, and President Nixon. He was a consultant when Russian President Boris Yeltsin had surgery.

He served as the chairman of the President’s Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke during President Johnson’s administration. He had helped to establish the National Library of Medicine and was the author of more than 1,000 medical reports, papers, chapters, and books on surgery, medicine, and similar topics.

In 1953, he performed the first Dacron graft to be able to replace part of occluded arteries. In the 1960s he started coronary artery bypasses. In 1966, he was the first person to successfully use a partial artificial heart. In the 1990s, he helped to create the Michael E. DeBakey Heart Instititute at Hays Medical Center.

Comedian George Carlin Dies

The comedian George Carlin has died at the age of 71 of heart failure on Sunday. He has had a history of heart problems and was taken to St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica after complaining about having chest pains on Sunday afternoon. He died later that evening. He has done comedy shows for many years and has even done appearances in movies. He is famous for his “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” routine.

In his lifetime, he produced 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, three books, and made appearances in several TV shows and movies. He hosted the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live,” won four Grammy Awards for best spoken comedy album, and was nominated for five Emmy Awards.

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How to Invest Wisely

It takes a lot of skill to invest wisely. With the right information, knowledge, and strategy, you can turn pennies into lots of dollars. Here are some tips so that you can invest your money well.

First, you should find some information on how investing works. It is a good idea to go to the library and find books on investing. You can also visit sites, such as smartmoney.com and cnnmoney.com to find information.

When you decide where you want to invest, spread out your money by investing in more than one company or place. By doing this you can decrease your risk of a loss. It is a good idea to invest in companies of different sizes and industries. You can also invest in international markets.

You can hire a financial adviser to help you. You should find out if the adviser works on a commission or a fee basis and if they are affiliated with a mutual fund or bank. You can check an adviser’s credentials at cfp.net or napfa.org.

You should watch out for any type of fees associated with your investment. Mutual funds and stocks have operating fess. Be aware of high and low fees and types of investments that charge commissions. The less fees and commissions you pay the more profit you can make.

Now that you have learned about investments and fess, you should allow time for your money to grow before you thing about making any changes or adjustments. Investing is not a get rich quick scheme. It takes time, knowledge, and strategy. With the right elements, you can go very far with investing.

Man Accused of Selling Library Books

It is reported in Denver that a man named Thomas Pilaar sold hundred of books, tapes, and DVD’s that he borrowed and checked out from the Denver area libraries. It supposedly has cost the libraries about $35,000.

Thomas used several different names to get seven library cards from the Denver Public Library. With the cards he checked out about 250 to 300 items. Authorities were notified after a woman who bought books from craigslist.org noticed the library identification stamps.

Thomas was jailed on an unrelated parole violation and is being investigated for theft. He is also being held without bond.