Dana Plato Dana Plato led quite an interesting life, full of dizzying heights and shattering lows. She came to fame as a child star but found out soon enough that early fame often has its own pitfalls. Best known as Kimberly Drummond, the older sister on TV’s “Diff’rent Strokes,” Dana went through a lot while […]
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Unusual outcome for men switched at birth
Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn’t know of each other’s existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago. The discovery didn’t bring bitterness or recrimination. Rather, it led to the creation of a bigger family. Today, the two 25-year-olds are living and working together […]
Longest-Lasting Batteries
Store brands may save you money on household necessities, but generic batteries might not be your best bet, according to recent tests comparing name brand and store brand batteries. CVS AA Long Lasting alkaline batteries didn’t actually last longer than other batteries tested under the same conditions by Consumer Reports. In fact, those generics had […]
2011 Office Policy Change Notification
Dress Code: 1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. 2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. 3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your […]
Katherine Jackson gets $86,000
Katherine Jackson gets $86,000 a month to care for herself, Michael Jackson’s children LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s mother is receiving $86,804 per month from her son’s estate to support herself and her three grandchildren, according to court records released Thursday. Katherine Jackson is one of the primary beneficiaries of her son’s estate along with […]
World’s 2 most valuable brands
World’s 2 most valuable brands: Coca-Cola, IBM Consumers lost trust in brands amid downturn, but Coca-Cola, IBM remain world’s most valuable Consumers lost trust in brands this year as the recession deepened, according to an industry report released Thursday, although longtime staples Coca-Cola and IBM retained their spots as the world’s two most valuable brands. […]
The secret code in U.S. Cyber Command’s logo
The newly formed U.S. Cyber Command is supposed to centralize and focus the military’s ability to wage war over the Internet, but so far it’s basically famous for brainteasers. The command’s fancy logo contains a super-secret code in its inner gold ring: 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a. Though some people noticed the code late last month, Wired’s Threat Level […]
There is no NSA “backdoor”
Microsoft: There is no NSA “backdoor” in Windows 7 Microsoft assured users over the weekend that rumors of a secret “backdoor” in Windows 7 which would grant federal authorities access to Windows computers without their users’ permission were completely false. Reacting to the concerns raised by privacy advocates after it was revealed that the NSA […]