Archive for September, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Fashion Week News Blog
London Fashion Weekend tickets offer the opportunity to purchase designer fashion at discounted prices. If you’re a fashion lover this is the perfect way to spend the day with friends. And who knows what bargains you might find, just by picking up some London Fashion Weekend […]
Paris Fashion Week Dates and Schedule Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear Collections
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[?]Submitted by Fashion Week News Blog
This year’s Paris Fashion Week will be held from September 30, 2009 to October 8, 2009 for the Spring/Summer 2010 Ready-to-Wear collections.
Wednesday, September 2009, the 30th
10:00 am
IMPASSE DE LA DEFENSE
Gare de Lyon – Train Bleu – Salle Dorée – place Louis Armand – Paris 12e
11:00 am
CORINNE […]
Pro-Biofuels Group ACE Launches New Ethanol Magazine
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Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The American Coalition for Ethanol has launched a new magazine, Blending Fuels, designed specifically to address station owners’ questions about ethanol fuels and blender pumps, a news release from the group said.
EPA Excludes Ethanol from Mandatory GHG Reporting Program
Farmer Cooperative Acquires Ethanol Plant in Minnesota
RFA Criticizes EPA’s […]
Reusing Reusable Bags
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[?]Submitted by PlasticLess.com Blog
I’m usually an enthusiastic cheerleader about reusable shopping bags. Disposable plastic shopping bags are one of the most obvious targets for plastic reduction. I was given pause when I read a thoughtful article complaining about the fact that businesses are giving away tons of canvas bags as promotional […]
Speed Blogging
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
Here’s an update on DXV desalination technologies (see this water chat), with nice pictures. DXV has a small demo in place, and they are closer to funding a pilot “within a year.”
Charles Kolstad says [pdf] “cap and trade is not a tax,” and he points out that a […]
Monday Morning Smile
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
“Political Science, so Let’s Drop the Big One” by Randy Newman
And here’s more:
Some rules for modern living.
If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
He […]
18 Months of Aguanomics
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
Time flies when you’re having fun…
…and so do the words. After about 18 months (six month update; one year update), Aguanomics has:
About 2,000 posts: 35 by guests; 16 by Damian and about 1,950 by me.
Attracted about 900 subscribers (most on RSS; about 140 on email)
About 250-300 unique visitors/day; […]
Weekend Discussion: Political Influence
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
NOTE: This post will stay here until Sunday night. Posts for Saturday and Sunday morning go below this post.
Dear Aguanauts,
Discussion posts allow you to discuss a topic among yourselves — exchanging views, learning and teaching. (I only read the comments.)
If you are interested, take a moment to check […]
Not the Same Going Down as Up
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
Vernon Smith recommended this 1992 article [PDF] to me:
This analysis indicates that reference price formation does have significant effects on consumer behavior. Furthermore, these effects are asymmetric with consumers two and a half times more responsive to egg price increases that are in excess of the reference price […]
Flashback: 20 — 26 Sep 2008
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
These posts are still relevant, so please comment!
Six Months of Aguanomics — an update on how things were going then. (I’ll post the 18 month update on Monday.)
Poll Results — California Precipitation — you guys predicted a “dry” winter — and it was (good prediction; bad outcome). In […]
Chino Auctions Water for Real Money
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
CS, JR and TS all asked my opinion on this report that the Chino Basin Watermaster is planning to auction 36,000 af of water. (The water is just an allotment, not an annual right; see the auction website.)
Given projected prices of $800-1,000/af, the auction will raise about $30 […]
Pyrrhic Victory in McCloud?
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
Food and Water Watch joined local activists in celebrating Nestle’s decision to build a bottled water plant near Sacramento instead of in McCloud, CA.
I am not a fan of FWW’s hysterical anti-capitalist rhetoric (see this and this), and I am also familiar with the situation in McCloud, a […]
Bucketload from Greenville 2009
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[?]Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Thought I’d try to SQUEEZE (editors note: Wow…when I typed “squeeze” I didn’t mean literally! Sorry for the jumbled pictures if you viewed this post this morning. The problem should be fixed now.) a few more pictures into today’s post. Lots of good stuff still waiting […]
More cool stuff from Greenville, OH Show
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[?]Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Another car that belongs to someone I know. Chris Bunch lives in Arcanum, Ohio and has a Body Shop on the edge of town. I had a couple of his daughters in school when I taught at the high school there. He has had this yellow […]
More From the Rolling 50’s Fall Classic
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[?]Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Still posting from my trip to Greenville, Ohio a few weekends ago.
This orange sedan was parked on a cross street off of Broadway. You can see the entrance to a couple of great places to eat in “The Place”. The Place housed a 3 floor department […]
Choosing a Classic Car, Making the Right Choice
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[?]Submitted by Mikes Show-N-Shine Blog
How to Pick Out a Great Classic Car
Have you thought about taking the leap to purchase a classic car? Each year, across America, millions of people mull over the same thing, and many act on it. Before you plunk down that much cash on just any old […]
Readers Rides…Jim’s ‘49 Merc Convertible Part 1
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[?]Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
Jim and I have something in common. We are both working on 1949 Mercury Convertibles. Jim was nice enough to send some pictures of his project and a great short story about how he purchased the car.
After looking at the pictures, Jim was smart to purchase […]
Market Access Seminar in Spain: “Access to market for new drugs. Present and future in our country.” 5 and 6 November. Madrid
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[?]Submitted by THE HEALTH ECONOMICS BLOG
PORIB is organizing a conference entitled “Market access of new drugs” to be held on 5 and 6 November 2009, in Madrid. The workshop objectives are to review the current status of the criteria and procedures in this area and to determine who will decide the […]
Red Wine For Skin Care?
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[?]Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
Mid Brain reports:
I’m more of a beer person myself, but here’s good news for the red wine fans in the Beauty Brains community: a new technology that can turn vino into skin creams (and more.)
Red wine technology
ScienceDaily reports that the German chemical analysis company Spectral Service in […]
What Do I Do About Flat Iron Damage?
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[?]Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
Liz wants to learn…What specific products would you recommend to help minimize the damage of flat ironed hair?
The Right Brain’s Response:
The key to minimizing flat iron damage is to keep the hair lubricated while the iron is in contact with the hair.
Non-sexual lubricants
Normally we’d let Sarah […]
Can I Add Natural Ingredients and Vitamins To My Facial Mask?
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[?]Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
Michelle has two questions…It is true that natural facial mask ingredients like avocado, honey, and yogurt really don’t work because the molecules are so big that they don’t penetrate into your skin? And if I add a few drops of baby vitamins to my facial serum or […]
Review: Jo Hansford Intensive Mask
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I’ve got quite thick, unruly hair that endures a daily battle of trying to wilfully curl despite my savage attacks with straighteners. I don’t always win. But, try as I did over the summer to go into straightener re-hab and wean myself off the hot irons, I’ve […]
Clarisonic Review
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I’ve been using my Clarisonic for slightly over a week now, and I feel, well a bit ‘meh’ about it. I am in no doubt that it does cleanse skin effectively (using the same technology as Sonicare toothbrushes - and in fact, developed by the same team). […]
When Bloggers and Brands Collide….
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
It had to happen sometime; when things start going horribly wrong between bloggers and beauty brands. I’ve been watching a particular USA based company for a while now called Sunlove whose relationship with bloggers and YouTube reviewers has nose dived into abusive chaos. It’s happened for several […]
New RBR Colours Launching Tonight
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
These four brand new shades launch on Zuneta tonight: they are -
Grey Go-Away Lourie: slate grey semi-opaque;
Blackpepper Jay: smoky black/brown semi-opaque;
Papyrus Canary: pale creamy beige semi-opaque; and
Chestnut-napped Apalis: chestnut puree with hints of cocoa dust semi opaque.
