Your guide for choosing gifts
May 2, 2010
A new maxim for a new age: beware of Greeks bearing hastily written promissory notes. Or, actually, just beware of Greeks, full stop. It’s not looking good for them, is it?
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It’s not just the Greeks – beware of all the siesta states
May 2, 2010
A wave of sympathy broke over the media sisterhood last week when the writer Allison Pearson confessed in her Daily Mail column that she was suffering from depression and was therefore no longer able to carry on; she said goodbye to her readers. The Guardian was quick to respond with dramatic headlines: “Women on the verge”, “Why do so many women have depression?” and “All too much”.
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The best tip for women wanting to have it all is: don’t bother
May 2, 2010
But consumers risk losing out on as much as £76 a phone according to the latest SellMyMobile.com Recycling Value Countdown.
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Average Value of Recycled Mobiles Rises to £65
May 1, 2010
I’ve been meaning to post this and may have already done so (all this traveling is killing my memory) but anyway, set your Tivos and mark your calendars – June 18th cupcakes go prime time (and on the horizon is Cupcake Sisters on TLC with the sisters behind Georgetown Cupcake). From The Cupcake Tribune : “Cupcake Wars”: It’s the battle of the cupcake.
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Cupcake Wars debuts on Food Network June 18th
May 1, 2010
“…wickedness never was happiness.” — Alma 41:10 I’ve only ever heard this phrase from the scriptures used as an encouragement toward righteousness — “if you are wicked, then you won’t be happy, so be righteous!” But reducing the scripture to a causal relationship like “if ( wicked ) then { not happy }” necessarily implies the contrapositive: “if ( happy ) then { not wicked }”. Both of these readings reduce the rich context of the passage to a logical proposition, and these sorts of shallow reductions don’t often translate well to the complexity of real life.
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Taking Happiness at Face Value
May 1, 2010
The most poignant moment of that dreadful day in Rochdale was when Gillian Duffy asked the Sky reporter exactly what the Prime Minister had said about her in his car. You could see from her beaming expectation that she’d counted on a “marvellous woman!” at the very least. Maybe even a chuckling “she should be in the Cabinet”
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How dare you diss Mrs Duffy? That’s my aunt
May 1, 2010
When I covered Barack Obama’s campaign trail, I was struck by the incredible political activity and energy on the web. The targeted e-mails, the fundraising, the co-ordinated news releases and the way in which Facebook and other social networks came into play created a level of participation we had never seen before
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The internet election that never happened
April 30, 2010
Birthday gifts make birthday occasions extraordinary. Gifts conveys your message what role the person has in your life and how much you care for his/her happiness. Therefore you should always take some extra care while purchasing a …
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Birthday Gifts- Tips to Get a Perfect Birthday Gift « Shopping …
April 30, 2010
Hello, and happy Monday! I actually finished a project this weekend–Project #3, the Hand-Painted Family Name Sign!! Again, let’s take a look back at the “roadmap” for the completion of my eating area:If you’ll remember, I finished Project #1, the Chalkboard Basket Tags, a couple of weeks ago.
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Project #3, Hand Painted Family Sign (and How Sandpaper Saved The Day)
April 30, 2010
This week the presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unveiled the first solar-powered LDS meetinghouse in Farmington, Utah. The building is one of five green prototypes being developed for LDS chapels in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada—and the building program will eventually expand across the US and around the world. The official press release cites other environmentally-friendly building innovations in the Farmington facility, including high efficiency heating and cooling system that can interface with the solar power equipment, xeriscaped grounds, plumbing fixtures that cut water use by more than 50 percent, and Low-E Solarban 70 windows that block 78 percent of the sun’s heat energy
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LDS Church unveils green meetinghouse prototype
April 30, 2010
We had a ‘House Day’ today – staying in the Casa, mooching, cooking, cleaning (crafting!) and LittleFish wanted to sew her Owl Kit that was a birthday gift… It is by “The Little Experience” Naturally we scrapped the instructions and use the sewing machine – you could easily sew by hand but my little one is just not that patient. The OWLS are fabulous darling! The printed pieces are just darling and we enjoyed it
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The Little Experience – Owl Review…
April 30, 2010
Jewelry events thrown by luxury design houses are often the best parties for bauble gawking, and no one does it better than Chopard. Celebrating 150 years of sparkling style and the launch of their couture collection, Animal World (see an earlier post for details ), the Swiss watch and jewelry maker threw a soiree last night at Manhattan’s Frick Museum where A-list beauties mingled with high society – all dripping in Chopard diamonds
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Chopard Celebrates with the A-List
April 30, 2010
Lava Mobiles, one of the newest entrants in the cellular space, is eyeing a customer base of around 10,000 customers in one years time, up from 7,000 customers right now.
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Lava Mobiles eyes over 40% growth in customer base in 1 yr
April 30, 2010
Everyday Flowers Vs Avante Gardens The Battle Of California! This arrangement we will call Black Magic Topiary . Whats in the mix Black Magic Roses Dahlias Cymbidum Orchids Ranunculus Bells of Ireland Galax Leaves Agonis Foliage Horsetail Curly Willow. This arrangement was created by Linh Shaw one of the owners of Everyday Flowers a Florist Located In Tustin California .
April 30, 2010
At first glance, the Fendi Studded Leather Satchel, seems basic. But on closer inspection, you will note that it is rich with quality and details! It’s the perfect lady-like bag with a teensy bit of edge. Fendi is known for chic, classic handbags and this satchel exemplifies that style, but ramped up just a notch.
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Fendi Studded Boston Satchel
April 30, 2010
Last week I concluded my post by mentioning the potential of mobile devices when we’re out and about shopping in stores. Mobile retail can begin pre-purchase with advertising, product searches and product reviews/comparisons. When we get to the store, we might decide to quickly run a price comparison, stock check, use those mobile coupons that we’ve
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The Role of Mobile in Retail Shopping
April 30, 2010
The President of Mexico doesn’t send out gifts , if you send him a wedding invitation you might get a telegramm congratulating you from his office, and that’s if you’re lucky. bassmeister-D says: April 30, 2010 at 2:30 am …
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Does the President of Mexico Send Wedding Gifts? — Wedding Questions
April 30, 2010
Attention sons and daughters…. Mother’s day is just around the corner and if you miss this momentous occasion to celebrate the unconditional love and sacrifice Mothers everywhere than I can tell you will have allot to answer for! On the 9 th of May, your selfless mum deserves a beautiful gesture from you to show her just how much she is lived and cherished and there is not better way of doing that than with a gorgeous gift from Everything But Flowers .
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Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts
April 30, 2010
Since the whole business kicked off in Manchester two weeks and a day ago, my profession has looked with ambivalence at the leaders’ televised debates.
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We came, we saw, but what did we really learn?
April 30, 2010
It wasn’t very nice to liken the Greek debt crisis to the Ebola virus but, as a former Mexican finance minister, Angel Gurria knows a thing or two about contagion and financial sickness. “When you realise you have it,” he said, “you have to cut your leg off to survive.” As the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was standing next to Angela Merkel, Germany’s tough-minded chancellor, at the time, his message will surely have got through.
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Europe’s economy is the sick man of the world