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Sheila Johnson, Robin Roberts and Suzy Welch to Headline Women’s Business Enterprise National Council 11th Annual …

13 May 2010

Egyptian Cotton Today Announces Plush Bedding and Bathrobes via New Website
Founder of EgyptianCottonToday.com, Beverly Bacon is pleased to announce the debut of her website. Here, shoppers will find a luxurious collection of sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers, bath towels and bathrobes – all crafted from the silky threads of Egyptian cotton. With more than 60 years experience as a homemaker, Bacon surely knows the ins and outs of home decorating, incorporating style …
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BritWeek 2010 and UK Trade & Investment Announced Winners of the BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards at .....

Vietnam court upholds dissidents’ jail sentences

12 May 2010

The high cost of procrastination
You should be healthier, wealthier and happier. That’s what a professor at the University of Calgary says.
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Vietnam court upholds dissidents’ jail sentences
A Vietnamese appeals court has upheld a 5-year prison sentence for one of the communist country’s best-known human rights attorneys and an unusually harsh 16-year sentence for an activist accused of working with him to promote democracy.
Read more on AP via Yahoo! Philippines News
Vietnam court upholds dissidents’ jail sentences
A Vietnamese appeals court has upheld a 5-year prison sentence for one of the communist country’s best-known human .....

Energy industry lobbyists busy in D.C.

12 May 2010

Vietnam court upholds dissidents’ jail sentences
A Vietnamese appeals court has upheld a 5-year prison sentence for one of the communist country’s best-known human rights attorneys and an unusually harsh 16-year sentence for an activist accused of working with him to promote democracy.
Read more on AP via Yahoo! Philippines News
Vietnam court upholds dissidents’ jail sentences
A Vietnamese appeals court has upheld a 5-year prison sentence for one of the communist country’s best-known human rights attorneys and an unusually harsh 16-year sentence for an activist accused of working with him to…
Read more on KCOY Santa Maria
Energy industry lobbyists .....

The high cost of procrastination

12 May 2010

Election campaign reaches fever pitch this week
A few more days and we would know whether or not we will have a new president and a host of other elective officials. Even among personalities, elections seem now a part of their consciousness.
Read more on Manila Standard Today
Your chance to be mentored by music awards innovator Kanya King
Music lovers, listen up! You could be mentored the founder and CEO of the MOBO Awards, Kanya King
Read more on Marie Claire
The high cost of procrastination
You should be healthier, wealthier and happier. That’s what a professor at the University of .....

Election campaign reaches fever pitch this week

12 May 2010

Journalism Sense-Makers Convene at Poynter
Non-traditional journalists — bloggers, entrepreneurs and freelancers, among them — are gathering at Poynter to explore the ethics and values emerging from new media.
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The Small Equity Initiative to Present Business Case for Over-the-Counter Co-Op
DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire – May 5, 2010) – The Small Equity Initiative (SEI) today announced a Webcast scheduled for Monday, May 10 th to present a business case for over-the-counter (OTC) listed companies to join together in a co-operative for the purpose of containing costs associated with regulatory compliance, improving access to conventional .....

Sac N Pac Founder Garland Warren Dies

12 May 2010

Poop Bombs, Adjective Bombs and Poll Bombs
Is there something about Bend that generates weirdness? The air, the water, the altitude? We’ve had the Pregnant Man , the Lawn Chair Balloonist, the Clothesline Lady …
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Franchising your way to retirementHow semi-retireds turn to franchising to set up their retirement.
Owning and operating a franchise may be a great way to fund your retirement. Yet for more and more people who take an early retirement, it’s become a way to ease into full-time retirement. Franchising has even become a vehicle for some semi-retirees to .....

Cosmic Log: The pressure is on at SpaceX

12 May 2010

China Yuan Forwards Weaken for Fourth Day on Europe Concerns
China’s yuan forwards weakened for a fourth day, the longest losing streak in seven weeks, on concern the sovereign debt crisis in Europe will prompt the government to delay an end to its currency peg.
Read more on BusinessWeek
Gulf Oil Leak Could Be 12 Times More If Not Capped, Markey Says
Oil leaking from a BP Plc well in the Gulf of Mexico could increase as much as 12 times to 60,000 barrels a day if the company fails to stem the flow, Representative Edward Markey said after .....

BUSINESS CALENDAR: Events across the region

12 May 2010

Castle Rock businessman to announce bid for governor
“Without a doubt, the most important issue facing us in Colorado is the economy,” commented Gschwendtner. “We don’t need another politician and we certainly don’t need politics as usual. Colorado needs a governor who has a comprehensive understanding of the problems and the background and track record to fix those problems.”
Read more on FOX21 Colorado Springs
Turn a Product Idea into a Prototype
Walking around the office, laboratory, and workshop at Keck-Craig in Pasadena, Calif., is something like touring a strange mechanical museum. Quirky machines — from tennis-ball servers to .....

Cristina Carlino: Five Easy Tips to Inner Beauty

11 May 2010

ABC’S LOST AND V GROW WITH ADULTS 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 4.
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Review: IRON MAN 2
Solid summer entertainment, but inferior to the first Iron Man movie.
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Cristina Carlino: Five Easy Tips to Inner Beauty
My daughter, not my cosmetics, helped me recapture my timeless and ageless beauty. She brought the beauty back to my life — inside and out.
Read more on The Huffington Post

Poop Bombs, Adjective Bombs and Poll Bombs

11 May 2010

Cosmic Log: The pressure is on at SpaceX
Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: SpaceX founder Elon Musk says it’s hard to imagine being under more pressure than he is now, during preparations for the first launch of a rocket that could help replace the space shuttle. SpaceX – Elon Musk – Space Shuttle – Space – Technology
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Clifton Gunderson Welcomes New Regional Director of IT Assurance and Advisory Services
ARLINGTON, Va. (May 5 , 2010) – Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified p…
Read more on citybizlist Washington DC
Poop Bombs, Adjective Bombs .....

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