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Hold onto your two pieces, ladies. The bohemian chic women’s sports and swimwear line, Letarte , is hosting its annual warehouse sale.
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The Sweet Taste Of ‘Pop’ Culture Nostalgia
A new book celebrates the forgotten bits of 1970s and 1980s pop culture dear to kids who grew up in that era — from John Hughes movies and Pop Rocks to encyclopedias, Stretch Armstrong dolls and Fantasy Island .
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Local researchers continue provincial grizzly work
In 2010, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) are listed as a Threatened species under Alberta’s Wildlife Act. The University of Alberta in partnership with the Foothills Research Institute is conducting a grizzly bear DNA study within an area encompassed by Hinton, Cadomin and Robb.
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TrendHunter boss bags top innovation awards
At a time when trends expire faster than milk, Canada’s Jeremy Gutsche has carved a profitable niche plumbing the pop-culture depths for ideas with real staying power — whether in fashion, tech, art, luxury, design or marketing.
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Local woodcarvers bring home ribbons
Rick Wilson isn’t about to snub winning an honourable mention with his first entry at the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition in Ocean City, Maryland last weekend. Wilson was among 11 students from a St.[...]
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New fashion Trends for hair
With the change in seasons there is a change in women’s wardrobes, not just in the types of clothing they wear; heavy jumpers for winter and dresses for summer. As each season comes around there are new trends to follow, new items to try on and new accessories to be found. The one thing that [...]
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Analysis: Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder settle in for long series
The Grizzlies began round two of the playoffs against the Thunder in a fashion similar to their opening series against the Spurs.
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Alexander McQueen Exhibit: Fashion’s Big Night
At a fabulous new Met exhibit, stars from Madonna to Beyonce turned out to gawk at the genius of late designer Alexander McQueen. Robin Givhan and Jacob Bernstein report. Plus, see photos!
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Gary Gallant, VP of Global Applications Center of Expertise, Receives 2011 Ones to Watch Award From IDG’s CIO Magazine …
Coty Inc. Leader Nominated by Information Builders to Recognize Innovative IT Accomplishments
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Library program can help teens plan for prom season: A Place in the Sun
Fashion designer Lisa Milanij will present “Upcycled Prom” at 2 p.m. March 26 at the West Park Branch of the Cleveland Public Library, 3805 W. 157th St., in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood.
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Why NOW is the Time to Buy These Stocks
Think of the economic cycle as a wheel…     This image roughly captures the whole cycle, highlighting the various stages of economic growth and contraction.
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Men turn back the clock with cosmetic surgery
Facelifts are surging in popularity among American men as the country digs out of recession and the older set aims to compete with a younger, tech-savvy generation.
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Charming Shoppes, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Charming Shoppes, Inc. a leading multi-brand apparel retailer specializing in women’s plus-size apparel, today reported sales and operating results for the three and twelve month periods ended January 29, 2011. Â Additionally, the Company announced the alignment of its Lane Bryant and Lane Bryant Outlet divisions, and the further rationalization of its store base during 2011. Â In separate news …
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Wedding Ideas and Trends – in 2011 issue of Trinidad Weddings’ Bridal Magazine
Premier wedding website on the Caribbean islands of Trinidad & Tobago, http://www.trinidadweddings.com , launches the latest issue of their well-loved Bridal Magazine, the 2011 Collector’s Edition TW-Wed-Zine. A go-to-resource for wedding ideas and trends for Caribbean brides and for couples seeking a destination wedding in Trinidad and Tobago (PRWeb March 16, 2011 …
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Shopping Bag for March 17, 2011
Shopping Bag provides the latest news about retail business openings, significant changes to existing retail businesses, shopping trends or details about unique product offerings.
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Bakers Footwear Reports Fourth Quarter Net Sales
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. , a leading specialty retailer of moderately priced fashion footwear for young women, with 232 stores, today reported net sales for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2010.
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2011: Top trend predictions
What’s going to be hot in fashion next year? Get the lowdown on the big fashion trends for 2011.
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Fun, fashion and a day at the Trangie picnics
About 3000 people braved yesterday’s heat to attend Trangie’s biggest annual race meeting.
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Oklahoma population growth good but challenging
If present trends continue, Oklahoma’s population will top 4 million in a few years — a remarkable achievement, considering that the state didn’t top 3 million until 1980.Latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show a 9 percent gain in population between 2000 and 2010. To put that number in perspective, the state grew by more than 18 percent in the 1970s but by only 3.8 percent in the 1980s …
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Faster fashion and f-commerce top list of 2011 fashion trends
Faster fashion and selling styles directly through Facebook top the list of 2011 fashion trends, according to “Life and Style: Things to Watch for 2011,” a new trend-spotting report from New York market research firm JWT. Shoppers can expect even…
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Major Crosses Continue to Push to Multi-Year and Record Highs
Trading volume is seriously diminishing as we head closer to the major holiday weekend and it seems as though whatever the respective trends were for specific pairs and crosses going into the lightened holiday trade, are continuing in the final days of the year.
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Best of 2010: Fashion
The past year in fashion was marked by the stunning loss of the industry’s most captivating iconoclast and the dazzling return of its most charismatic star. Together these two outsize personalities helped transform the 21st-century fashion industry into an irresistible world of Hollywood theatric…
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TRENDS: Sew easy
SEWING, embroidery and quilting are tedious. The good news is, with technology, such work can be made easier. Two new computerised sewing machines from Brother International — the PR-650 and PR-1000 — aim to do just that.
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4 New Obscure Music Subgenres of 2010
Revisiting a year of tags, trends, and tribulations Artists may not like to admit it, but genres are and always will be invaluable for discussing music. RIDE THE CHILLWAVE? “Call it pop, or experimental pop, or something,” says Toro y Moi’s Chazwick Bundick. Artists may not like to admit it, but genres are and always will be invaluable for discussing music. The existence of descriptive terms …
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