Notes on the First World: Is Advanced Better?

I started writing this while sitting on a train in the south island of New Zealand, netbook on the table, Howard Zinn issue of The Progressive on my lap, and one coffee cup downed. I sit in this beautiful nation, one that knows enough to protect its part of the earth, pondering if the progress we [...]

Infusion 23 Owner To Buy Pert Plus, Sure

Helen of Troy estimates they will create annual sales of approximately $65 million after hair care and antiperspirant brands Pert Plus and Sure are acquired by the end of the month. According to CosmeticsDesign, both brands were part of Procter & Gamble before being sold to the Innovative Brands in 2006. The brands will be [...]

Starwood Reveals Expansion Plans, Fashion Appointment

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced plans to open 50 new hotels in its Europe, Africa and Middle East unit by 2012. The firm just opened the Sheraton Bratislava Hotel and is on track to add 13 more this year. The plans will build upon the existing 240 hotels in 55 nations in EAME. Following [...]

Jamba To Add Frozen Desserts

Jamba Juice Company has teamed up with Oregon Ice Cream for the release of a collection of frozen fruit sorbet and yogurt bars that will be available in the freezer section of retail stores in the United States. The bars are made with fruit and contain prebiotic fiber, and will be available in five flavors. [...]

Madonna Inks Clothing Deal

Madonna and Iconix Brand Group have created a joint venture called MG Icon LLC (MG Icon) that will develop and acquire global consumer brands. Iconix will own half, with the other 50% owned by Madonna and Guy Oseary.  
“Our strategy is to introduce brands formed through the joint venture in multiple countries and organically expand worldwide,” said Iconix [...]

Aniston To Launch Fragrance

Rumors have surfaced that Jennifer Aniston is planning to launch a fragrance with Falic Group, the company producing Eva Longoria Parker’s scent, according to WWD. The Hollywood actress who just celebrated her birthday in Mexico is also part of an upcoming romantic comedy.
 
According to TransWorldNews, she is also part of the cast of Just Go With It, [...]

New Zealand Part One: Auckland

Auckland is as you might expect the largest city in an island nation sandwiched between the South Pacific islands and Australia. With about 1.3 million, out of about four million for the entire country, Auckland is what I expected: a bit laid back, a bit isolated, somewhat homogenous, and overall, clean, pretty and pleasant.
On the [...]

Kate Spade To Launch Home Line

Kate Spade has teamed up with CHF Industries to create the Kate Spade New York Home Collection, which will launch in Fall 2010. The collection will include sheets, duvets, shams, bedding and bath accessories, bath towels and rugs, according to License. They will be sold at high-end department stores and home retailers. CHF Industries licenses collections from household names, including Donna [...]

Fibromyalgia Patients Considering Pot As Painkiller

Some Fibromyalgia patients are looking to marijuana as a means to treating pain, according to a CNN report. The body makes endorphins and substances that can ease pain in the “endocannabinoid system,” which impacts how we feel pain. Marijuana reportedly has cannabinoids that are similar to those naturally occurring in the body. The problem with [...]

S. Dakota May Put Medical Marijuana On Ballot

South Dakota is among a handful of states that might be the 15th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. According to KSFY, the South Dakota Coalition for Compassion collected twice the signatures they needed to get state election officials to consider putting the issue on the ballot for the November election.
Supporters mention its use [...]

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