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Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
For once, Liz Jones has it spot on in her regular Liz Jones Moans column for the Daily Mail. She takes a pop at beauty adverts, in particular the TV ad for Nivea Visage Q10, for implying broadly that women should be taking responsiblity for their skin […]
Laura Lee’s New Book Coming Soon
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[?]Submitted by Valery Lantratov’s Ballet Blog
Laura Lee’s new book Broke is Beautiful will be officially released on April 13. Order a copy directly from her web site between now and then and receive a free copy of her 2000 book Bad Predictions.
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[?]Submitted by Inland Northwest Ballet Blog
“I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people to have to dance”
George Balanchine
(1904 - 1983)
Hopelink Coordinates Abortion Taxi Service for Seattle Area Teens
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[?]Submitted by Abortion in Washington Blog
Komo News broke a story late Tuesday about a 15-year-old Ballard High School student who was taken for an abortion in Seattle with neither her parents’ knowledge nor consent.
Alas, in Washington, secret abortions on high school students are nothing new. What comes as a shock to parents like […]
Something for the “We told you so” File
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[?]Submitted by Abortion in Washington Blog
This just in (February 2010):
“…no published study has yet demonstrated that increasing access to ECPs can reduce pregnancy or abortion rates in a population…”
From the EC source itself:
JIM MARSHALL - RIP
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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Details are a little sketchy at present, but it is confirmed that Jim Marshall, seminal rock photographer, whose unerring photojournalistic eye captured the spirit of rock like nobody else, has died in New York City on March 24, 2010. He was 74. New York Times.
Granted unprecedented access to […]
Polygamy: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Polygamy: a great idea in theory, until you realize it multiplies the number of your in-laws.
Warren Zevon: Rock & Roll Quote
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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
“I’ve been a walking advertisement for excess and chaos most of my life, so it’s about time I tried to do something for the other side.”~Warren Zevon
This one hits just a little too close to home for me.
Roger’s turn !
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[?]Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
I took a break from boring business paperwork to sew this shirt for my wonderful husband Roger. He’s been seeing shirt after shirt being sent to my clients, so I thought he more than deserves a new shirt too !
The fabric is wonderfully unusual…a medium […]
The War on Boredom
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[?]Submitted by PlasticLess.com Blog
The War on Boredom shares some traits with other recent and ongoing wars against mental states. These wars waste a lot of resources. I think the War on Boredom can be won without resorting to buying plastic things like gaming consoles or supersoakers.
First things first. You must know […]
Water and human rights — part 3
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
This post is one of ten in the serialization of my paper on human rights, which is introduced here.
Human rights in water
Rights create obligations and guarantees. If these are violated, civil and violent conflict can result. Thus, we have to be careful about who gets what rights. To […]
Collective action at home
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
In another extra credit assignment for my EEP100 students, I asked them to solve a collective action problem in their [group] household. These problems are the kind that drive roommates crazy: one person never washes his dishes, leaving them for others; another one claims that she doesn’t have […]
Water and human rights — part 2
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
This post is one of ten in the serialization of my paper on human rights, which is introduced here.
People need water — why? how much?
The Earth has abundant fresh water but not abundant clean water (Whittington et al., 2008). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are […]
That’s DEEP!
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
The Mariana Trench is over 11km deep. It lies between Japan and Papua New Guinea.
Check out this image for perspective. (Click to enlarge)
Who are beggars?
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
My EEP100 students wanted some extra credit assignments. In a flash of brilliance desperation, I told them that they could interview three panhandlers (beggars), to find out more about this particularly different class of people.
(The assignment allowed for 2 points for three interviews, up to four points total, […]
Mixed Feeding Flock #10 - Conservation
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[?]Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
We’ve been blogging about a lot of things lately, but not as much as we should about our favorite subject, the most important one: conservation!!
With that in mind, here’s a reminder that Earth Hour is just three days away, on March 27. That’s also Princess Lisa’s […]
Black-bellied Plover and Ruddy Turnstone, Piping Plovers and Red Knots
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[?]Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
Our last day on Kiawah was rainy all day, except for a short break of about an hour just before noon, when I headed out to the beach. It was beautiful. A low, stormy gray sky, gray-green water, and only three or four other people as far […]
White Ibis, Little Blue Heron and Clapper Rail
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[?]Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
In addition to the missing Osprey nest nearby, highlights around the Willet Pond on Kiawah included a fine Gray Catbird sitting among brown marsh grass, and several Red-winged Blackbirds, whose shoulder patches gleamed very bright, glistening red. At least three dozen Pied-billed Grebes were scattered over the […]
Is it spring?
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[?]Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
If it is, it’ll be the earliest spring has started that I can remember. Not that I’m complaining. The eagles out at the flight center seem to think that it’s here. They are strutting their stuff, getting their strength back, getting ready for release.
They’re flying […]
Shocking Story (Or Is It?) About A Public School And Planned Parenthood
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[?]Submitted by Stand for Life Blog
Why Do I Have To Reapply Sunscreen?
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[?]Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
Cubelixa’s question…I’ve been wondering about this for quite a while now. What happens to my sunscreen if I apply it to my face in the morning and then go to work (I’m an office girl)? If I don’t do sport and sweat a lot, take a bath […]
On Scent As Design :: Headspace Presents A One Day Symposium.
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[?]Submitted by Organic Beauty View Blog
How many of us think of scent as something that we can use to help construct or design the type of environment we want to live in – much like changing apartments, moving house or travelling – but this is the opportunity to affect our existence […]
Victoria’s Secret Model Launches New Organic Skincare.
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[?]Submitted by Organic Beauty View Blog
One of the gorgeous faces (and sublime bodies) to grace the Victoria’s Secret campaigns, model Miranda Kerr is not just a pretty face and her new organic skincare collection called Kora is here to prove it. Three years in the making with industry experts, field trials […]
Trish McEvoy Bronze Collection Summer 2010
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I like small, edited collections like this - perfect for the beauty baffled. This is just lovely quality make up with no drama, gentle and wearable shades and easy application. Its out on counter next month (April).
How Is Your French? Une Cosmetics from Bourjois
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I’ve only got the scantest of information about this new brand from Bourjois launching end of April/beginning of May, but it looks really quite exciting. The ‘natural’ range, with eco-packaging and Eco-Cert ingredients looks like an encouraging step towards deleting toxins from cosmetics, and forthcoming beauty innovations […]
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