We'll be a stand-alone subsidiary, and we have a commitment from Colgate that our formulas will not be tampered with.

Colgate will buy Tom's of Maine - The Boston Globe. "Other New England companies that focus on natural ingredients have also sold to bigger players in recent years. The list includes ice cream's Ben & Jerry's (Unilever PLC); Nantucket Nectars of Juice Guys fame (ultimately bought by Cadbury Schweppes); and Stonyfield Farm yogurt (Groupe Danone, a French company known for its Dannon brand yogurt)."

Since McKinley returned to the United States in April, the vision of the dead marine’s face has sat in her mind like an elephant blocking the road. ‘‘When I first got home, the nightmares were him basically calling me selfish, asking why didn’t I help save him,’’ she said, her voice so grave and quiet that it was nearly inaudible. ‘‘And now it’s changed to he’s asking me why I didn’t go with him.''

originally posted by xowie

Parents, children, and other humans should check out Dru Blood's fantastic posts on breastfeeding and vaccinations.

With a dance remix of Madonna's "Die Another Day" playing on his computer's hard drive, he took a miniature torch to the end of a glass pipe and inhaled the ghostly smoke, proclaiming it "the martini of the future."

originally posted by xowie

There are no condoms on the set. There's no toilet paper in the bathroom. The performers brought boxes of baby wipes. Soiled sheets litter the ground, creating a trail to the bed. For more than two hours, Taylor and Rain engage in unprotected sexual acts with a male performer. During a break, Rain asks director Thomas Zupko for her co-workers' HIV tests. Handed a stack of papers, she flips through the documents. One is missing--Taylor's. Rain asks repeatedly for her paperwork, but she balks. "I don't have [expletive] AIDS," Taylor finally says. "I am not [having sex with] you."

originally posted by xowie

If you do not have previous experience with Chinese culture or medicine, be prepared for a cultural experience that can not only relieve your medical condition, but enrich your life.

originally posted by daiichi