How I've Stayed Married to My Business Partner | BNET

How I've Stayed Married to My Business Partner | BNET: "Shortly after my wife Rina and I met, we decided to go into business together. Our company Philip Stein, sells luxury watches that emit special frequencies designed to lower the stress of the wearer. Rina has a background in the watch retail industry and I have a degree in business, so it seemed like a perfect plan. But working together wasn’t as easy as we’d thought.

We butted heads at almost every opportunity. I am a very disciplined and analytical decision maker, whereas Rina is more emotional and intuitive. When we started out in 2003, we had just three employees, so the time lost in disagreement wasn’t such a big deal. But when our watch was featured on “Oprah” and our product received huge national exposure, we knew we had to find a more effective way of working together if we were going to succeed on a larger scale — and stay married."

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Mike DeStefano Dead; A Tribute to the 'Recovery Comic'

Mike DeStefano Dead; A Tribute to the 'Recovery Comic' "Mike DeStefano, whose recovery from heroin addiction fueled his no-holds-barred comedy, has died from a heart attack.

DeStefano, who was in his 40s, was born in the Bronx in New York, and according to his official bio, became a heroin user at the age of 15. Fifteen years later, he kicked his addiction and began working as a drug counselor. A spontaneous decision to entertain a crowd of fellow addicts turned into a full-fledged career in comedy.

In addition to his appearances on 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien,' 'The Howard Stern Show' and 'Comedy Central Presents,' DeStefano was a featured performer at HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Last year he competed on NBC's 'Last Comic Standing,' making it to the final five. His one-man show, 'A Cherry Tree in the Bronx,' was scheduled for a one-night-only performance this week at New York's Barrow Street Theater."

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US charity pays British drug addicts to be fitted with contraceptive coils | Mail Online

US charity pays British drug addicts to be fitted with contraceptive coils | Mail Online: "A US charity has paid 26 female drug addicts in Britain to have contraceptive coils or implants fitted, it was reported today.

Project Prevention said it had made initial payments of £60 and a UK-based charity is hoping to launch a similar scheme.

Barbara Harris, who founded the US charity, triggered an ethical storm in October after offering to pay British addicts £200 if they were sterilised."

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Charlie Sheen: Hugh Laurie's Two And A Half Men dream sequence in House | Mail Online

Charlie Sheen: Hugh Laurie's Two And A Half Men dream sequence in House | Mail Online: "Since the start of his very public meltdown a few weeks ago, Charlie Sheen has, unsurprisingly, left himself open to mocking and ridicule.

But in the wake of the Saturday Night Live spoof and Jimmy Fallon's mock cologne advert for 'Winning', another scene emulating the ranting, chain-smoking star has become the most talked about today - and it wasn't even intentional.

Last night in the U.S., English actor Hugh Laurie appeared as Sheen's character from Two And A Half Men in a dream sequence in his show House - ironically just hours after Sheen was fired from his show."

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