She lived in a tiny one-bedroom cottage in Lake Forest, Ill. She bought her clothes at rummage sales, didn’t own a car and worked most of her life as a secretary for a pharmaceutical company. Yet after her death at age 100, Grace Groner left Lake Forest College a gift of $7 million to be […]
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TV’s `Newlywed Game’ features first gay couple
NEW YORK – “The Newlywed Game” is bringing on its first gay couple. It’s a celebrity duo for the long-running game show, now on the GSN cable network. George Takei, who played Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek,” will appear with his partner, Brad Altman. They just celebrated their first anniversary after being married in Los […]
Iceland says goodbye to the Big Mac
McDonald’s closes in Iceland as currency collapse takes a bite out of Big Mac profits REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation’s overexposure to the world financial crisis. Iceland’s three McDonald’s restaurants — all in the capital Reykjavik — will […]
Google acquires Carnegie Mellon’s anti-fraud tool
PITTSBURGH – Google has acquired a Carnegie Mellon University spin-off that seeks to cut down on spam and fraud at Web sites while digitizing books. ReCAPTCHA offers simple word puzzles that users must solve when registering at a Web site or completing an online purchase. Computers can’t decipher the twisted letters and numbers, ensuring that […]
Boost Your Social Security Benefits
These strategies will help you make the most of your benefits. There is no perfect time to apply for Social Security. You can claim early and take a smaller monthly payment for a longer period of time. Or you can claim later, collecting a larger benefit that is based on a shorter life expectancy. Your […]
U.S. Postal Service Reveals Designs for 2011
Alan Shepard will be honored on a 2011 U.S. postage stamp wearing the silver spacesuit in which he made history as the first American astronaut to fly into space. The stamp’s design, which was quietly released last week by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), shows Shepard from his shoulders up centered between images of his […]
China warns again against Hong Kong democracy push
HONG KONG – China has warned that a plan by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong to use a special election as a de facto referendum on democratic reform is a threat to stability in the former British colony. While Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997, it maintains a separate political system and enjoys […]
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Mary Poppins: When trying to express oneself, it’s frankly quite absurd, To leaf through lengthy lexicons to find the perfect word. A little spontaneity keeps conversation keen, You need to find a way to say, precisely what you mean… Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious! If you say it loud […]