Kristian Anderson dies of cancer
Kristian Anderson, the man made famous by a Youtube tribute to his wife after he was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer, has died.
Kristian’s wife Rachel posted on his Twitter account yesterday: “My darling husband went to meet Jesus this morning. It was peaceful and beautiful. Funeral details to come soon.”
The 36-year-old Kristian made a video for his wife that broke hearts and brought them tributes from movie stars like Hugh Jackman, prime ministers and some help from Oprah Winfrey. Here’s the video:
Fuel additive used in French breast implants
French breast implant manufacturer PIP used an untested fuel additive in its now-banned implants that have triggered a worldwide scare. RTL said it obtained an exact breakdown of the materials used in the faulty implants, including Baysilone, Silopren and Rhodorsil, all of which are industrial products never tested or approved for clinical use. The products, used in the oil or rubber industries, allegedly caused the silicone gel implants to have a high rupture rate.
French authorities including health safety agency AFSSAPS already knew that the implants contained industrial rather than medical quality silicone, but this is the first time the use of petrol industry additives has been reported.
Between 300,000 and 400,000 women in 65 countries from Europe to Latin America have implants made with the sub-standard gel.
Check out our cheat sheet on the breast implant and cancer link here
ATO wants phone taps to catch criminals
The Australian Tax Office wants the power to use police phone tap information to catch tax cheats, aiming to charge tax on wealth that can’t be explained by people’s legal income .
But the potential for misuse of the power has been questioned by Attorney-General John Rau, who said it could only be applied on a case-by-case basis. “In general terms, data sharing between agencies can be beneficial. However, the particular circumstances of each proposal need to be examined because the devil is always in the detail,” he said.
Facebook used to catch Christmas present thief
A New Zealand thief who stole presents from a family’s home in the days before Christmas has been caught with the help of Facebook.
Neighbor Andrew Burns captured an image of the woman and her car on his home security camera, then immediately took to the social networking site where he posted the images. Within days, 11,000 Facebook users had shared the photo with their friends and thousands had commented, with three people identifying the woman within eight hours.
Jeans don’t get as smelly as you think
Melbourne researcher Tullia Jack recruited 30 volunteers to wear the same pair of jeans five days a week for three months straight without washing them.
She will soon exhibit the grimy garments at the National Gallery of Victoria so the public can smell them, hoping that the unusual experiment for her Master of Philosophy thesis will challenge our culture of “extreme clean”.
Despite stains and spills ranging from tuna and avocado to motor oil and chocolate, Ms Jack says the expectation dirty denim will be whiffy is much worse than the reality. “You really don’t need to wash clothes as often as you think. Stains come and go, they just wear off,” she said.
And while you ponder that, flick through our gallery of celebrities in their denim..
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Can't watch Kristian's video or read his blog as my bf's husband has the same type of cancer and prognosis :(
So sad for Kristian and his young family. I read some of his blog today and cried and cried. Life can be so unfair. RIP.