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Janet, "Ms. Jackson" If You're Nasty

Few celebrity siblings can emerge from the shadows of their already famous relations to become superstars in their own right and with their own distinct personalities. That's exactly what Janet Jackson did in becoming one of the biggest female pop and R&B stars of the '80s and '90s. Since her breakthrough in 1986 with the album Control, Ms. Jackson's career as a hit maker has been a model of consistency, rivaling Madonna and Whitney Houston in terms of pop chart success over the long haul. A big part of the reason was that Ms. Jackson kept her level of quality control very high; her singles were always expertly crafted, with indelible pop hooks and state-of-the-art production that kept up with contemporary trends in urban R&B. Once established, her broad-based appeal never really dipped all that much; she was able to avoid significant
career missteps, musical and otherwise, and successfully shifted her image from a strong, independent young woman to a sexy, mature adult. With a string of multi-platinum albums under her belt, she showed no signs of slowing down in the new millennium.
Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born May 16, 1966, in Gary, IN. She was the youngest of nine children in The Jackson family, and her older brothers had already begun performing together as the Jackson 5 by the time she was born. Bitten by the performing bug at a young age, she first appeared on-stage with the Jackson 5 at age seven, and began a sitcom acting career at the age of ten in 1977, when producer Norman Lear selected her to join the cast of Good Times. She remained there until 1979, and subsequently appeared on Different Strokes (1981-1982) and A New Kind of Family. In 1982, pushed by her father into trying a singing career, Ms. Jackson released her self-titled first album on A&M; a couple of singles scraped the lower reaches of the charts, but on the whole, it made very little noise. She was cast in the musical series Fame in 1983; the following year, she issued her second album, Dream Street, which sold even more poorly than its predecessor. Upon turning 18, Ms. Jackson rebelled against her parents' close supervision, eloping with a member of another musical family, singer James DeBarge. However, the relationship quickly hit the rocks and Ms. Jackson wound up moving back into her parents' home and having the marriage annulled.

                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                
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 Health...                                                        Fake Colgate recalled from shops

Thousands of tubes of fake Colgate                                        toothpaste have been recalled by  Sainsbury's and Boots.                    

Both stores have contacted customers directly and put up notices in shops concerning the counterfeit product sold between the 28th of November and the 5th of December.
Fake Colgate found in the US last year was discoverd to contain a chemical ingredient used in anti-freeze.
Sainsbury's said there were "no health risks" with the toothpaste that it had bought from a "reputable" supplier.
"We believe there are no health risks associated with using the counterfeit toothpaste, but as it is not a genuine Colgate product we removed the affected tubes from our stores immediately," a spokesman for the supermarket said.
"We believed the supplier we bought the toothpaste from was reputable, and we are carrying out a full investigation into how this occurred so that we can prevent it from happening again," he added.

Warning notices
The fake toothpaste was labelled Colgate Cavity Protection and came in 100ml tubes.
Sainsbury's has written to 17,000 customers warning them of the problem, and has put up recall notices in affected branches.
For its part, Boots said it had contacted loyalty card customers who had bought the product and placed notices in stores.
"We take the health and well-being of our customers extremely seriously."
"As soon as we were made aware of a possible issue with this product, it was immediately withdrawn from sale," a Boots spokeswoman said.
Any Boots' customers that have any concerns should contact its customer care team at 800-915-0004.


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