Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Beauty day spa

Dog breeding slammed over genetics - MSN UK News
Pedigree dogs are being bred and shown with debilitating genetic diseases, it has been claimed. Research by the BBC found the breeding process used to produce pedigree dogs has resulted in a high incidence of inherited genetic disease. But dogs

Turning Olympic medals into cash - Journal Times
The closing ceremony in Beijing is still almost a week away, but sports marketers are scrambling to determine which athletes are best positioned to squeeze sponsorship gold from their Olympic accomplishments. The early favorites are the whale in the

Print Or me? - Salon
Gays and lesbians, as you may have heard , may now take wedding vows in California. And as of Monday -- yahoo No. 2 for the state Supreme Court! -- they can expect fair treatment "in sickness," too. "If a doctor wants to refuse a service because of

Mirror, Mirror: Who's the Most Symmetrical? - ABC News
In the nightclub, some people select whom they approach based on the person's body. Others might wait to see how they look on the dance floor. Symmetry, as a sign of beauty, is a common theme in art and may also be a factor when it comes to dating

BBC ready to dock Crufts coverage after ‘Nazi-style’ breeding - Times Online
Controversy at Crufts may normally be confined to docked tails, unkempt coats and ill-timed barking, but the world’s premier dog show has found itself locked in a far more uncomfortable contretemps. The BBC, which has had exclusive broadcasting

Magazines mull legal action to fight digital piracy - Baltimore Sun
NEW YORK - The magazine industry, already facing a decline in newsstand sales and falling ad revenue, is being besieged by a new foe: digital piracy. A fledgling Web site called Mygazines.com encourages people to copy and upload popular magazines

Koreans Have Grown Taller with Changing Bodies, Faces - Digital Chosunilbo
Koreans look considerably different to decades ago. These days the average Korean is taller, heavier and has a smaller face. Figures show that over the past three decades the average person's height has grown 2 - 5 cm and their weight has increased

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Beauty girl

Bellevue Square is getting a couple of retailers new to the Seattle area. Free People, a women's clothing brand owned by Urban Outfitters, opens toward the end of this month on the mall's second floor near JCPenney. This fall, premium denim brand 7 Read More

ELAINE TERRANOVA: “I was never shy. The harder they clap, the more I give back.” When Elaine Terranova was 4 years old, her cousin came to her West Side home, dressed her in a pretty dress, her hair done in the requisite Shirley Temple curls Read More

Monday, August 11, 2008

Beauty shop supply

Departing Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman has landed a role as a writer for Reveal magazine, one of 11 TV stars signed up as part of a repositioning of the title as the "Celebrity magazine written by celebrities". Vorderman, who is leaving the Read More

Christopher Watson started his search for a condo by reading a tourism guidebook about Chicago, one that included descriptions of its neighborhoods. He liked what was written about Andersonville . After a job interview at Northwestern University in Read More

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Marnell Corrao Associates, known for its award-winning design and construction work in Las Vegas, topped-off the $1 billion M Resort, Spa and Casino on Friday, August 8 at the resort site located on South Las Vegas Read More

It was a glorious day in the park yesterday - Park Avenue that is - as thousands of pedestrians, bikers, skaters and joggers frolicked along an auto-free, sun-drenched stretch of Manhattan. The only gripes about the Park Avenue street closing from 7 Read More

Finding balance in your life was the theme of the Balance Expo for Women 2008 held Saturday at the Palmer Events Center. The expo is designed to help women manage their busy lives. It featured everything from heath and beauty aids, fitness, fashion Read More

The Alaska Railroad is a good way to see the state's natural beauty. Kenai Fjord Tours Sightseeing in Alaska is a grand adventure, from the panoramic views of 20,320-foot Denali to the 25-foot orca whales cruising Aialik Bay (above). Eastcott Read More