Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Blonde beauty

Travelers are facing mass flight delays today as the result of a computer problem at the Federal Aviation Administration. The Federal Aviation Administration said that one of its two systems that process flight plans is down on Tuesday, Aug. 26. All flight plans are now being handled out of Salt Read More

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A federal grand jury has indicted a third man in connection with the 1975 slaying of an American Indian Movement member on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Vine Richard Marshall, better known as Dick Marshall, of Rapid City, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to aiding Read More

DENVER (AP) _ A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities Read More

Hurricane Gustav grew into a Category 1 storm with 90 mph winds Tuesday as it rammed Haiti's southern coast, pouring steady rain over the region. The hurricane made landfall about 10 miles west of Jacmel, Haiti, at 1 p.m., and forecasters said Gustav will continue on a course through the mountainous Read More

DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- The last place Kathy Archuleta could have ever imagined she'd spend the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, was at a happy hour sponsored by the Republican Party. Hillary Clinton backers marched in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday. But the 54 Read More

A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls. A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright Read More

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