Annie Leibovitz - Famous Photog Escapes Lawsuit

Annie Leibovitz has a lot to be thankful for today. For one, Art Capital Group has dropped a lawsuit directed at her for the $20 million loan she could not afford to pay. The Art Capital Group decided to extend the due date for the repayment of her gazillion loan and restructure the payment terms for the famous celebrity photographer. It was just last year that Leibovitz was caught up in this debt imbroglio as her intellectual property (photos) and even real estate assets came into jeopardy as she nearly set them up for collateral last year to be able to pay up all her debts.

CNN reported that although Leibovitz escaped lawsuit she has to let Art Capital Group be the "exclusive agent in the sale of her real property and copyrights". She still retains ownership of the iconic photos she had taken over the years. One of the most controversial photos by Annie Leibovitz (shown above behind her) was the undressed and very preggy Demi Moore posing for the cover of Vanity Fair in 1991. Recently, Leibovitz was accused of forcing Miley Cyrus to do distasteful poses that are too provocative for her age.

Hoki Fish Dwindles Due to Overfishing for McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish

Ever wonder what's that fish that goes into the patty you're eating after ordering McDonald's Filet-O-Fish? That's called Hoki fish. Yep, you might not heard of it because that odd-looking fish is imported from New Zealand. Hoki fish (Macruronus novaezelandiae) is more commonly known as the blue grenadier or the New Zealand whiptail, which is an endemic fish species in the Australian and New Zealand region. It is an ideal fish filet ingredient because it has more meat and it has no scales because it resides in the sunless depths of the Pacific. McDonald's branches all over the world rely on Hoki fish meat for their Filet-O-Fish sandwich. Each year the Golden Arches buy off as much as 15 million pounds of Hoki fish each year and it became a major export of New Zealand.

Without admitting that hoki is being overfished, New Zealand did a move to lower the allowable catch, "from about 275,000 tons in 2000 and 2001 to about 100,000 tons in 2007 and 2008". According to an NY Times report, Hoki fish is still in an "unfavorable rating" according to ecological standards and steps are being made for hoki fishing to be sustainable. Read the whole story here.

Annie Le – Yale Student and Bride-to-be Goes Missing

The family and friends of Annie Le, 24, a graduate student in Yale University, are worried because she mysteriously disappeared in New Haven, Connecticut on September 8. Le, a petite 4'11 lass, is due to be married on Sunday, September 13, and her fiancé has not heard a word from her. A surveillance photo gathered Annie on her way to a pharmacology located in Amistad Street and she was not seen since then.

A co-worker informed that Annie even left her pocketbook and cell phone in the lab. No one was able to trace where she went or how she managed to leave the lab. Her family, friends and co-workers are now "pretty scared" of what happened to the young lady. Below is a news report about Annie Le the Yale bride-to-be who's now missing: