Affiliated Computer Services Sells to Xerox Corp.

Xerox makes largest-ever purchase
Xerox has seen a decline in demand for its services, and now it has decided to buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for $6.4 billion and shift the focus of its business.
Xerox will pay $18.60 a share in cash and 4.935 Xerox shares for each Affiliated Computer Services [...]

Xerox products have gotten smaller, but its business is getting bigger. Image from Flikr.

National Dog Daydream

Dogs need people
One day Puppy found Al in a parking lot. It was August 26, which happens to be National Dog Day. On National Dog Day, people are supposed to say “thank you” to all the dogs by having bark-a-thons, photo contests, and picnics.
It was hot out, but [...]

Bump Up Your Credit Score

To get the best deal on a loan today, you need better credit than ever before
We’re in the middle of a credit crunch, and getting an installment loan – whether it’s an auto loan, a home loan, or a personal loan – requires better credit than ever before. Creditors [...]

Jan Meza, AIDS Group Protests Unsafe Porn Practices

Blackballed for Being Responsible
Jan Meza was willing to work. All she wanted was working conditions that wouldn’t permanently disable or kill her. But the California adult entertainment industry responded by running her out of town. If you find Jan Meza borrowing money for car loans, know that she’s a lot [...]

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Eddie Murphy is Not Dead | Seriously, Who Started This?

Who says Eddie Murphy’s dead?
OK, someone, somewhere today started this “Eddie Murphy’s dead!” business. I just want to know who and how and why. I am just about getting sick of this. These ridiculous Eddie Murphy’s dead, Jeff Goldblum is dead, Steven Tyler is dead rumors get started somehow. I [...]

Yes, we all miss the old days. That doesn't mean Eddie Murphy is dead.

Tyler Perry Sends Snubbed Valley Swim Club Kids to Disney World

Tyler Perry ‘makes matters less ugly’
Tyler Perry — well-known movie director, producer, writer and actor — is sending 65 children to Disney World. To catch you up, Natasha VC from Gawker puts it well at http://gawker.com/5319538/dont-say-weve-never-said-anything-nice-about-tyler-perry:
“Remember that sad story we told you about the group of black kids who were [...]

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