Archive for November, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Here’s an encore to yesterday’s post on Little Steven Van Zandt’s birthday.
Little Steven is married to the woman who played his wife on The Sopranos, Maureen Van Zandt.
At their wedding on New Year’s Eve in 1982, Bruce Springsteen was his best man and the ceremony […]
Bruce Hornsby: 1-Minute Rock & Roll Birthday Tribute
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Happy 55th Rock & Roll Birthday to the brilliant keyboardist Bruce Hornsby.
If you can’t see the video, please Click here to watch my 1-Minute tribute to this groovy cat.
Osmosis: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Osmosis: what your mom was trying to teach you when she said, “Close your mouth and eat your dinner.”
The Beatles: Rock and Roll History
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The Beatles released a couple groovy albums on this date in Rock and Roll History…and here are my brief thoughts on them.
High Fructose Corn Syrup = Hypertension?
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High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has already been implicated in the dramatic rise in obesity over the last 20
years. Now research shows that HFCS is also associated with increased risk of high blood pressure — independent of other factors such as obesity.
A study released at this month’s annual meeting of […]
Viaspace Cultivating High-Biomass Grass
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A California company is developing a crop in subtropical areas of southern China that it calls “Giant King Grass” — a high-biomass dynamo that contains two-and-a-half times more energy than switchgrass.
New Biofuels Investment Holds Risks Similar to Ethanol
Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Caught Up in Senate Wrangle
Zenergy Secures […]
Cleaner water
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Walter Bauer contacted me with an interesting invention/process [pps]:
The Bauer Energy Design® Water Processor improves water quality through many fundamental phenomena: Zeta potential reduction, electrolysis, turbulence and cavitation. Zeta potential controls the growth of particles in water. Reducing Zeta potential allows for growth of particles therefore increasing particle […]
“Free” education taxes the poor & hurts students
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Brilliant:
One poor, “uneducated” resident of Watts, upon hearing Ralph Bunche say that he could not have had a college education unless tuition were free, opined, “Perhaps it’s time he repay out of his higher income for that privilege granted him by taxes on us Negroes who never went […]
Smile Bonus: China to US: “Stop fucking with us”
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Monday Morning Smile
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Maybe this photo* explains “contamination” problems with food imported from China. It’s normal to mix chemical products and food over there!
A reader sent this (kinda funny, kinda sad) piece:
In “Endangering People to Protect Fish“, we learn:
….with some farms receiving only 10% of their previous water allocation, the human […]
Lies, damned lies and politics
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As I warned in this post, Richard Howitt’s research into the connection between water and unemployment continues to be abused by politicians who interpret things to suit their goals.
On October 30, Rep. Nunes said [PDF]:
DISTORTION: Farm jobs have increased during the past year.
FACT: According to a May 2009 […]
Baghdad Update 3
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Warren has been filing quick posts during his six-week reporting assignment in Iraq….
I’m actually not in Baghdad (or Kansas) anymore. Am spending three to four days in northern Iraq, the primarily Kurdish region of the country. Today, we were in the cities of Kirkuk and Irbil, […]
New data on parabens suggests no adverse hormonal effect on the body
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[?]Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
OBE Note:: I’ve maintained the belief that this paraben fear was a bit of media hysteria without any scientific backing to the claims. Please do not email with comments regarding the use of animals for testing. It’s science. Take it up with them. As for the […]
New from Liz Earle Naturally Active: Superskin line
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[?]Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
Due to popular demand, Liz Earle has created a range of super-rich and extra-powerful solutions for the body, bust, lip and eye areas under the Superskin line. Containing ingredients such as kigelia and shea butter, these products aim to plump and smooth while helping the skin […]
Intelligent Nutrients (IN) Hair Care Review
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review by Gina Rafkind
This product line has a very natural look. As soon as I received it and saw the company name, I immediately went to the website to check something out. And what I had suspected was true – this line I was about to […]
Australian-based LillyPilly crosses into the US
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[?]Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
The Australian-based skincare line, LillyPilly™, a skincare line of hand and body crèmes and body washes made with native Australian plant extracts, recently announced that it will distribute in the United States.
The Australian plant extracts within LillyPilly’s products include Tasmanian Kelp, Kakadu Plum, Quandong, Bush […]
Strange Invisible Perfume: Fire & Cream review
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[?]Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
After a dreadful summer of mediocre perfume samples, this new scent from Alexandra Balahoutis is simply divine.
Company literature states that “Fire and Cream is a complex and elegant composition with many prismatic transitions from rooted notes of vetiver, sandalwood, and Indonesian patchouli to the twinkling […]
Who’s Who In Hair Care? Proctor and
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
The primary goal of the Beauty Brains is to help you, our readers, become smarter shoppers by educating you about cosmetic products. While most of our posts deal with the science and technology of these products, we will occasionally post about the business side of the beauty […]
Get Your Glam On :: New Organic Glam Makeup.
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I’m a self-confessed organic glamazon (in fact, that’s my blogging alias) and I looooove all things beauty, but I’m also a trained makeup artist who has used practically every cosmetic brand you can think of over the years, organic & not. As a discerning makeup user […]
Santa, We Need To Talk….
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
Just a heads up that there will be tears and tantrums if this limited edition Chantecaille Reve de Rose lipgloss, £28, isn’t in my stocking. Just saying.
Review: Blinc Brow Mousse
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
Last week I was sent Blinc Dark Brunette Eyebrow Mousse to try, and have to admit that I’ve used it every day since. Although the Blinc website promises it gives fantastic hold, I don’t seem to have unruly enough brows to test this out properly, and the […]
Limited Edition Hourglass Lip Gloss
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I’ve been trialling some eye shadows from Hourglass over the past couple of weeks and found them very impressive. They are made to such a soft formula that the blendability is almost second to none. Pigment quality is fantastic, giving depth and a kind of smoothing effect […]
11-23-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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Stocks are higher as the dollar weakened and overseas markets strengthen
Stocks have been trading in the opposite direction of the dollar in recent months. As the dollar weakens, it has pushed the value of commodities higher because they become cheaper for foreign investors. Gold hit a new record high […]
GWS Technologies, Inc. Joins Information Portal StockProfile.com
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StockProfile.com provides the investing public with a free unique information portal for investors who like to conduct their own research and make their own investment decisions. The platform allows users to review and investigate dynamic publicly traded companies in a user-friendly environment.
“This will ensure that our shareholders and the […]
Metatron Acquires PB Magic Inc.
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SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwire) — 11/23/09 — Metatron, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MRNJ) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of PB Magic, Inc. for five million shares of its restricted common stock valued at $0.15 per share.
Founded in 2000, PB Magic provides web hosting, design, development, […]
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