| America bids Sanjaya farewell from American Idol
Sanjaya Malakar, the under-talented but unflappable singer who horrified and captivated millions in his improbable "American Idol" run, was finally voted off the show Wednesday night. When the result was announced, Malakar wiped away tears and got a big hug from LaKisha Jones, the next lowest vote-getter. "I'm fine," he told Ryan Seacrest. "It was an amazing experience." "I can promise you: We won't soon forget you," Seacrest replied. Malakar then performed one last song, "Something To Talk About." Putting his own twist on the song, the 17-year-old known for his pretty looks and ever-changing hairstyles ad-libbed: "Let's give them something to talk about … other than hair." On Tuesday night's show, Simon Cowell had slammed his performance as "utterly horrendous." And for once, the notoriously mean judge was vindicated.
CMC Bids for Croation Mill
Commercial Metals International, a subsidiary of Commercial Metals Co., is seeking to acquire "Zeljezara Split" d.d. Kastel Sucurac (Split) from the Croatian Privatization Fund. Split is an electric arc furnace steel reinforcing bar mill with a wire mesh facility. The bid is around $28 million, which does not include additional working capital requirements for increasing production levels. This is the second of Croatia's two operating steel mills for which CMI has submitted a purchase offer. Earlier this year, CMC announced that CMI had submitted a bid for the Valjaonica Cijevi Sisak pipe mill. However, bids for that mill were rejected by the Fund, which has requested new bids by April 17. CMC expects to rebid on the Sisak mill. According to CMI, a total of six bids have been made for the Split mill.
Railways to invite fresh bids for modernisation of stations
New Delhi, April 13. (PTI): The Indian Railways has invited fresh bids from technical consultants for modernisation of 16 of its stations, including the one at New Delhi. All these stations are proposed to be made world class stations with all the standard facilities. The Railways has cancelled its first station modernisation bidding process wherein it had qualified about seven companies based on technical evaluation, Railway Ministry sources said. Earlier, the Railways had invited expressions of interests from consultants to advise it on the detailed design parameters and technical and legal aspects of the process to be adopted for modernising the New Delhi Railway Station. Railways has already technically qualified seven firms for providing advisory services that include the Italy-based Grandi Stazioni SpA vIA, Chinese firm East China Architecture and Design Institute and the UK headquartered Mott Mac Donald.
Elton John And Simon Cowell Sign Up To Help Sick Animals
Rock legends, sporting heroes and pop stars autographs are all up for grabs in aid of veterinary charity PDSA. So if you fancy getting your paws on the signatures of Sir Elton John (pictured), or everyone's favourite Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell, or Greased Lightnin' babe Holly Willoughby, then log on to eBay and get bidding!
The auction coincides with the start of eBay's animal campaign, encouraging people to either sell items they no longer need and donate a percentage of the sale to their chosen animal charity, or bid on items being sold. Funds raised for PDSA will help the veterinary charity provide free veterinary treatment for sick and injured pets.
PDSA so relies on the generosity of the public to funds its PetAid services, which cost more than 41 million every year - and is counting on your bids to help keep tails wagging across the UK!
So what are you waiting for? Log on to PDSA's website and follow the links through to the auction site.
Nicholas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio were reportedly locked in a ...
The two actors are said to have fought it out for a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar fossil in an auction which was broadcast live to Beverly Hills from New York's IM Chait Gallery. A source told National Enquirer magazine: "The auction was very heated. Both actors just went up and up and up." Bidding for the 32-inch-long skull began at $100,000 but Cage beat DiCaprio eventually with a final bid of $276,000. The 'Ghost Rider' star already owns a human skull which he has nicknamed Vince. .
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