Poisonous plants put pets at risk: Checkers the cat’s run-in with a sago palm is a cautionary tale

Your home’s garden could be more hazardous than you think. When Destin resident Dana Whiteman’s 8-year-old cat, Checkers, consumed foliage from a neighbor’s plant, panic began to set in. “The whole thing started innocently, we were bird...

What’s up, buttercup?

THERE are some fascinating plants with common names in English or Malay that are related to a cat’s anatomy.

Clorox Increases Quarterly Dividend Nearly 7 Percent to 64 Cents per Share

OAKLAND, CA-- - The Clorox Company today announced that its board of directors increased the quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock by 6.7 percent, from 60 cents to 64 cents per share. The ...

CONVENTION REVIEW: I can has Internet?

By Stephen Suen Last weekend, the biggest names in Internet fame, academia, and entrepreneurship descended upon MIT for the third installment of ROFLCon, a biennial celebration of web culture. From accidental celebrities such as Scumbag Steve and Chuck Testa to researchers like hacker anthropologist Biella Coleman and MIT’s own Ethan Zuckerman, a diverse cast of guests came together to unite ...

What do you do if somebody 'steals' your baby name?

The top baby names of the year were released Monday and with them, a powder keg of a question has been raised: How do you feel about people baby-name poaching?