Detroit Free Press - This delay is too long to keep the computer running without losing data or custom settings. A UPS system uses a powerful rechargeable battery pack. When a computer is plugged into it, the computer continues to run on the 120-volt house power until

Jamie Lynn Spears pregnant
Chicago Tribune - NEW YORK - Another Spears baby is reportedly on the way — and it’s not Britney’s. Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old “Zoey 101″ star and sister of Britney Spears, told OK! magazine that she’s pregnant and that the father is her boyfriend, Casey

New year good time to start or revise your plan
Chicago Tribune - Whether you’re 20 and starting to save or already managing a sizable nest egg, next year could be an important one for your long-term money. There’ll be an election for a new president, who could try to change taxes or social security policy. Blink

Iglesias razes house
Miami Herald - Japanese-born couturier Kenzo Takada is asking 12 million euros ($17.3 million) for his custom-built Parisian mansion. In a historic district on the Right Bank between the Place de la Bastille and the Place des Vosges, the roughly 13,000-square-foot

Looking Back On a Memorable Holiday
The Ledger - It turns out that in Ecuador it’s the custom to make giant puppets of politicians, sports stars, TV characters and superheroes - and then burn them at midnight. “The idea is to burn away the bad things,” explains our guide, Ingrid Proano. Men dressed

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