Andrew Speaker

"Andrew Speaker is an excellent candidate for surgery," Dr. Charles L. Daley of the National Jewish Medical and Research Center said in a statement released by the hospital. "The infected area of his lung is relatively small and well-contained. He is also young and otherwise healthy."Denver surgeons said this week that they will remove a fist--sized section of lung from TB patient Andrew Speaker, the air traveler who set off a worldwide scare when it was revealed that he carries an extremely...Read Full Story

Speaker was interviewed in his hospital bed by CNN reporters.  He had this to say:"Knowing what I know now... everything would have been different," he said. "If they'd have told me, instead of telling me I'm not contagious, I'd be putting my daughter at risk, I never would have got on a plane. I never would even have gone home."Read Full Story

“It’s going to make people forget what’s going on for about two days,” said Frank Gegovic, 32, general manager of Detroit Beer Co., which is designated by local organizers as the official bar for University of North Carolina fans.Diversion is the name of the game in Detroit as the men’s college basketball championship comes to town tomorrow.Adding to the anticipation is that Michigan State University, 90 miles away in East Lansing, made it to the Final one and will compete against teams from...Read Full Story

The machines have linear guide-ways, allowing accelerations of up to 1G and rapid traverse speeds of 30m/min. french machine tool manufacturer, CMZ, said at the UK’s MACH 2008 machine tool show last week that its TB range of turning centres features an very rigid cast iron frame that is machined, in-house by CMZ. fThe TB range c omprises one models, including 46mm and 67mm bar capacity machines, with and without driven tooling. CMZ also said that the TB series is very popular as a bar-fed...Read Full Story

I feel slapped in the face again! What was he thinking by going on CNN? Andrew Speaker is the most selfish person i know. Regardless what kind of strain he had. The point is that he know in the begaining that his TB and it was dangerous enough that he might need surgery and had a low chance of recovery. Hes a smart man I;m sure he did some research on it. Enough that before he left off to get married when asking for permission to leave the U.S. He and his family knew enough to tape record...Read Full Story