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...perhaps $500 million, reflects a lifetime of indulgence on antiques, houses, helicopters, more than $100 million in annual upkeep on the 2,500-acre (1,000 hectare) Neverland estate and the hosting of an army of parasitic hangers-on, pseudo advisers and business partners whose main concern did not seem to be him. Says a source with knowledge of Jackson's finances: "All these other guys tried to set these deals up - lucrative deals up - everything from starting theme parks in different countries to other brand-extension-type ideas. They were trying to set up deals and take fees regardless...
...power mom. The show approximated family life exactly: it was mostly good-natured and often boring and centered on the most basic transactions of daily existence - getting everybody dressed and fed, cleaning up, keeping quarrels to a simmer, not a boil. Now and then - in moments that genuinely did seem unscripted - Kate would wilt, leaning against the kitchen counter with a cup of coffee and seeming, for the twinkling of an eye, as though she were allowing herself to absorb the shock of it all. But then she would shake it off, plow forward, harass Jon into making himself...
...never see them, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you're going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. Known as the mysterious "black box," these flight-data recorders are actually not black but orange - and when a plane falls from the sky, they're sometimes the only thing that can help authorities discover exactly what happened...
...litigation around mattress prices because they set those reference prices very high to make you think that you're getting a good deal. In fact, often a department store will put one mattress on so-called "sale" and raise the prices of the other mattresses so it makes it seem that that mattress is cheap. The only mattress they really expect to sell is that mattress on sale...
...Such scenes of divided crowds protesting in a tropical republic may seem like a time warp to the war-ridden '80s. Indeed, as Honduras struggles with the first Central American coup in almost two decades, it hasn't moved on much since the bad old days of the Cold War. Pumped-up soldiers stand on every corner, backed by humvees and low-flying helicopters. In the heat of the afternoon, groups of young men gather on street corners burning tires and smashing windows before troops hit back with baton charges and tear gas. Then as darkness descends, everyone rushes...