Archive for November, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Bapcha’s Stocks
When it comes to global manufacturing, Mexico is quickly emerging as the “new” China.
According to corporate consultant AlixPartners, Mexico has leapfrogged China to be ranked as the cheapest country in the world for companies looking to manufacture products for the U.S. market. India is now No. 2, followed […]
Open Letter to Timothy Geithner: Is Your Nose Getting Longer
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[?]Submitted by Bapcha’s Stocks
Dear Treasury Secretary Geithner:
I noticed you recently told the Japanese press that you intended to maintain a strong dollar, and that the Obama administration would bring the U.S. fiscal deficit back to a “sustainable balance.”
Tell me, don’t you feel your nose extending like Pinocchio’s when you tell these […]
ZOLD Introduces Canada’s First Eco-Beauty Recycling Program
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[?]Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
from press release
ZOLD Eco-Sales Agency is proud to introduce the first Eco-Beauty Recycling program in Canada. In partnership with the company’s manufacturers, ZOLD will work with resellers and consumers to recycle every container and package that the company produces, reducing the amount of bottles and containers […]
How Does Brenda Christian Universal Brow Definer
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Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
Killingspree questions…How the hell is Brenda Christian’s Universal Brow Definer supposed to work? Is there any science behind this?
The Left Brain raises an eyebrow:
One or the maxims of the Beauty Brains is that “if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.” It looks to […]
Are Cosmetics Made With Fat From Human Corpses?
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[?]Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
CosmeticsDesign reports that Peruvian police have cracked down on a ring of fat smugglers who have allegedly been murdering people in order to sell their fat for use in European cosmetics.
Fat Bandits
The article quotes the police as saying that the criminals “murdered individuals in rural areas and […]
Holiday Survival Tools For The Glam Party Circuit.
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[?]Submitted by Organic Beauty View Blog
Letting your hair down and doing your face up, are never more appealing than when times are hard and your wallet is lean. It’s been a tough year and we can’t think of a better antidote to gear up for a fun and truly festive end […]
Sparkling Mineral Makeup For a Glamorous Holiday Season
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[?]Submitted by Organic Beauty View Blog
Holiday party season is approaching, which means it’s time to start thinking about party makeup! If you ask me, this is the best time of the year to use soft, subtly sparkling mineral colors because they all seem to look incredibly dramatic in the evening, under […]
Dior Little Luxuries Gift Set
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
Err, yes please! What’s not to love about this beautiful boxed set of Dior miniature fragrances? The mini sized line up is J’Adore, Midnight Poison, Miss Dior Cherie and Dior Addict. Priced at £25, I love the gold ribboned, white packaging that makes the set look very […]
Gorgeous Gifting: Bourjois Limited Edition Vintage Collection Little Round Pots
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I absolutely love these little sets from Bourjois priced very reasonably at £15. Both contain three eyeshadows -one for a grey smoky eye and one for a brown smoky eye. The pots have the vintage designs (from end of 19th /beginning of 20th century) embossed onto the […]
The Kisser or The Kissed? Clinique Longlast LipWear in I ♥. Kisses
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
The French famously say that lovers divide into the kissers and the kissed with the dominant partner being the kisser. Which one are you? Whichever category you fall into, you need to get your lips smothered in this beautiful new gloss from Clinique that sends £2 from […]
NYX At Harrods
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I’ve had lots of comments that USA brand NYX at Harrods seems an odd match. I’ve spoken now with the press office at Harrods and have some clarification about the situation. Harrods are mainly taking higher price point items from NYX such as the Snapshot case and […]
Jed Anderson and Louif Paradis Get Their Fix
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[?]Submitted by FrontLipped
Jed Anderson and Louif Paradis have more than a few things in common. Canadian roots, hesh(ish) style and technical jibbing skills are just a few.
Check them out in the 5 Trick Fix on Transworld Snowboarding.
Chris Bradshaw and Jonas Michilot also make guest appearances…if you’re interested in that business.
Steve Powling – Mount St Louis Park Check Interview
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[?]Submitted by FrontLipped
Steve greases a back lip in Walkerton PHOTO Andrew Rusk http://www.ruskent.com
I little while ago I interviewed Steve Powling for Park Check on Mount St Louis Moonstone in Snowboard Canada Magazine. Powling gave me a ton of good stuff that I couldn’t fit in to the article, so I thought […]
Teton Gravity NYC Re:Session Premier
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[?]Submitted by liv2ride
This past Friday Teton Gravity Research rolled into town for the NYC premier of their latest film, Re:Session at the Highline Ballroom in the heart of NY’s meat packing district. The event was a legitimate sell out, bringing out over 1,000 frustrated New York skiers and snowboarders looking […]
Spot Check: Killington 11-22-09
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[?]Submitted by liv2ride
Northeast or Northwest? Killington rises out of the fog.
The 2009/2010 snowboard season has been a little slow to get started to say the least. It seems like just when it looks like we’re starting to make progress, Mother Nature bitch slaps us two steps back again. Throughout […]
3rd Rail Jam Schedule Announced
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[?]Submitted by liv2ride
By: Press Release
Donner Summit, Calif. (Nov. 23, 2009)- Uniting some of the nation’s best amateur skiers and riders with the authentic, all elements brand of the hip hop culture, the renowned 3rd Rail Jam is making the rounds again for 2010. Expanding the urban edge to five resorts across […]
Canvas Croquis clip
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Click ahead to take a look.
This appears to be a Qix style game, where you try to uncover the pictures of beautiful women while trying to avoid the enemy beasties common in games like these. Pretty good for its time.
Cyber-coaching for exercise
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Here’s some news on a new fitness program for the Wii:
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.
“Your Shape” ramps up the healthy videogame genre with a custom camera that puts people […]
Stocks to Keep an Eye On
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[?]Submitted by The Ambitious Trader: Stocks, Trading, Investing..My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
Stocks to Keep an Eye On
Keep An Eye On: DCTH, DRAM, DSW, GPRE, HPJ, NUAN, SEED, SIGA, SPU
Thoughts: Buying today’s dips seems like a safe bet as the market has a high probability of swinging to […]
Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on November 24, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Ducimus Plinius
Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on November 24, 2009
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
U.S. Stocks
Under […]
Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on November 23, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Ducimus Plinius
Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on November 23, 2009
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
U.S. Stocks
Under […]
11-24-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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[?]Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com
Stocks are lower after a new report showed the economy grew at a slower pace in the third quarter than first anticipated
Investors are entering trading cautiously Tuesday as the updated report from the Commerce Department showed the nation’s economy grew at a 2.8 percent rate in the third quarter, […]
Royal Standard Minerals, Inc. (RYSMF) Goldwedge Underground Program Nye County, Nevada
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[?]Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com
MANHATTAN, NV — (Marketwire) — 11/24/09 — Royal Standard Minerals , Inc. (OTCBB: RYSMF) has continued with the evaluation of the underground development program on the 100% owned Goldwedge property located in Nye County, Nevada. For our new shareholders, currently there are essentially two areas of development the ‘A’ […]
GWS Technologies to Distribute the Solaranda(TM) Solar Shade Structure
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[?]Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com
Nov. 24, 2009 (Business Wire) — GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC) an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, announced today that it would begin distribution of the Solaranda(TM) Solar Shade Structure.
“The Solaranda is innovative, creative, and just the solution to give […]
Michael Perelman Needs Help ASAP
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
The school invited me to give the annual lecture on December 8. I’m trying to copyedit The Invisible Handcuffs, finish two articles before a December 1 deadline, and grade papers before school starts next week.
My idea is to show how ideas evolve with my books, paralleled with […]
