Life usually has a weird way of surprising people. The story of Donald Peters, a 79-year-old retired hat factory worker, is both ironic and shocking. The man bought a winning lottery ticket on the day he died, leaving his family $10 million.
Peters bought the lottery ticket on November 1st, just before he suffered a heart attack that caused his death. His wife, Charlotte Peters, found the ticket and checked the numbers. After she found out that the ticket was worth $10 million she...
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According to scientists, smoking is one of the hardest addictions to give up and because of this pricier cigarettes might lead to even more people feeling “food insecure.” A reliable solution might be a more aggressive campaign promoting the dangers of smoking and the hardships of quitting this vice. Families with at least one smoker, children were “food insecure” in a proportion of 17%. In houses with no smokers, “food insecure” children were only in a...
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The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope for many people living without medical insurance and in poverty. People who have very low incomes cannot afford the hundreds of dollars needed in order afford health insurance, and so they live without any, hoping not to get sick. Obama’s system would help these people and many believe that universal health-care is a step in the right direction for the US.
On the other hand, many...
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Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell are the proud parents of Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, who were born on December 28th. The twins are indeed happy news for the couple, as they have been very public with their intention of starting a family. Now they have it, and everything is fine, the twins are happy and safe at home.
Rebecca Romijn, best known for her role in “Ugly Betty”, has described the twins as a dream and is very happy that she can now take care...
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Intel has teamed up with adobe with the sole purpose of using flash technology in consumer electronics, such as set-top boxes and high-definition TVs. This is a great idea and it will provide Intel with a new market, in which strong and powerful processors are needed.
In order for Flash to work with such high definition pictures, powerful processors are needed and Intel is just the company to design and provide them. This comes after former chairman of Intel, said in an interview that it...
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