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Badgley Mischka Collection — Spring Summer 2008
Known for their red-carpet gowns, Badgley & Mischka's designs epitomize elegance and easy-to-wear glamour. The duo continue to dominate the eveningwear market in 2008.
badgley mischka collection summer 2008 • red-carpet gowns • women's fashion • little black dress • america's top 10 designers

Marc Jacobs Collection for Fall 2008
Marc Jacobs for fall, in stark contrast to his spring collection, has subdued body cloaking and subtle pastels, sedate designs which are elegant and simplistic.
marc jacobs collection fall 2008 • maxi dress • pleated coats • pantsuits • marc by marc jacobs

Wrapped Suede Bracelet
The wrapped leather bracelet is a jewelry favorite for Spring 2008. Follow these easy instructions to make one to keep for yourself or give as a gift.
easy bracelet instructions • wrapped leather bracelet • gladiator style bracelet • suede bracelet • vera wang

Poetry and Politics
Do poetry and politics mix or are they like oil and water? This article explores some of the views that are out there.
views • personal • anemic • carolyn forche • adrienne rich

Shellfish and Death???--PART II
The GAO has released a study recommending that more regulations should be in place to protect consumers from illness and death linked to the consumption of contaminated shellfish.
shellfish • vibrio vulnificus • clams • mussels • oysters

Getting Real With Global Warming
US President Bush has killed support for the Kyoto treaty angering environmentalists and allies. In reality Bush saved us from a treaty that would do more harm than good.
kyoto • bush administration • global warming • environment • regulatons

Issuing Convertible Bonds
The article discusses the viability of issuing convertible bonds for internet companies.
convertibles • online companies • risk aversion • stocks • debt issues

Happy Birthday, Ohio
Ohio is 199 years old today. While that’s a pretty big deal, next year the celebration is going to be REALLY grand. Better put on your party hats now!
ohio • stresing • bicentennial • quarter • traffic light

Last Day Moans of the Year
The economy is hurting us all online and off. The end of the year in the French Quarter and such
new years • recession • french quarter • writers • travel

Top Ten piracy-stricken cities reported
The SPA announced in June the top ten metropolitan areas with losses due to software piracy. I piracy wrong absolutely, or is there a grey area?
spa • software piracy • warez

Are New Hull Designs on the Horizon for the Navy?
Even though hard at work finishing the designs for the next generation of ships, the Navy is already working on the "Navy-after-next."
us navy • navy • trimaran • dd21 • naval architecture

Breaking News 19
Papua New Guinea is eager to increase its tourism numbers dramatically by 2008. Guadalcanal suffers significant landslide damage due to torrential rains. PNG and Fiji discuss direct airline routes. Sumitomo will begin prospecting for nickel and cobalt on Santa Isabel. Tuvalu plans universal Internet access for all Tuvaluans.
bill gates • papua new guinea • tourism • guadalcanal • landslides

Carrots 'n sticks
A look at what it is going to take to defeat terrorism. Which nations do we need to befriend and which do we need to beat over the head with a stick.
terrorism • middle east • russia • china • japan

Olympic History in Canada
We hear more and more talks of the Toronto bid for the Olympics of 2008 and, well some talks of the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 bid. Toronto is competing for the bid with nine other cities: Beijing, Bangkok, Cairo, Havana; Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka and Paris. Anyway lets look at Canada's previous history of the Olympics:
olympics • canada • calgary • montreal

Seventeen Days in Greece: The Olympics
From August 13 through August 29, all eyes will be on Athens, Greece for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. This year, the Olympics will have special significance, being held in the country where the Olympics first began.
olympics • summer olympics • 2004 • greece

Shellfish and Death???--PART III
The GAO has released a study recommending that more regulations should be in place to protect consumers from illness and death linked to the consumption of contaminated shellfish.
shellfish • vibrio vulnificus • clams • mussels • oysters

The End of the Hubble Space Telescope
Efforts to save the Hubble Space Telescope seem to have run aground; does the great observatory now have only a few years of life left, or might we still find a way to rescue it?
hubble space telescope • nasa • astronomy • mission • hubble space telescope

Wearable Computers (1)
"Wearables" are portable computer devices, allowing hands-free two-way communication (email, Web, voicemail, or video). They are considered the next paradigm shift, providing a base for for computer-supported collaborative living.
wearables • hands-free • ubiquitous • paradigm • hmd

A Career in Archival Science
What is an archivist? An exploration of the discipline of Archival Science, its relationship to librarianship, and more.
archivists • archival science • master of archival studies • archives • librarians

Benefits of Shower Head Filters
Shower filters do more than prevent dry skin and split ends; shower head filters can also help fight against cancer and heart disease.
shower filter • shower water filter • shower head filter • shower head water filter • shower filters

Geology as a Career
Ever wondered what a geologist does? Check out a few of the career opportunities available to geologists.
geology • geologist • job • career • geophysics

IN-DEPTH: The Auburn-Florida State Feud
As first discussed in Suite 101's Feb. 9 NCAA college football news roundup, The University of Auburn has decided to excerise an escape clause in their contract to play Florida State, and will not open the season against the Seminoles as planned. In the first installment of a new series, NCAA College Football editor Chuck Bednar analyzes the story that has rocked the sport. Why is Florida State angered by the move? How did the ACC get involved and why? And where do both schools go from here?
as first discussed in suite 101's feb. 9 ncaa coll • the university of auburn has decided to excerise a • and will not open the season against the seminoles • ncaa college football editor chuck bednar analyzes

Pacific Islands Update
There's lots happening around the Pacific on big islands and small, even on atolls.
pacific ocean • kosrae • surfing • katrina adams • micronesia

Papua New Guinea Oils
Papua New Guinea lacks the capital necessary to provide badly needed infrastructure such as roads.
png • papua new guinea • palm oil • west new britain • west new britain palm oil limited

PR for PR - When elections fail to deliver fair results
A call for proportional representation in the Canada and other countries with unresponsive democratic systems.
proportional representation • democracy • canada • usa • elections

Restless Nights in May
This month we have a meteor shower; we have an asteroid; we have the planets and the moon.
restless nights in may • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • expansion • moon

Speak Out for Li Shaomin
An American citizen is being held by the Chinese government and the US government does not appear to be doing enough to secure his freedom.
li shaomin • china

Summer Doesn't Have To Mean Re-Runs
Television isn't all summer re-runs. Check out THE CHRONICLE, CANNONBALL RUN, BEYOND CHANCE and LEAP YEARS. Also, revisit THE PLANET OF THE APES and AMERICAN BANDSTAND.
the chronicle • cannonball run • beyond chance • americn bandstand • leap years

Taipei Plan of Action for Accessible Tourism
International Accessible Tourism Conference, held at Taipei from 5 to 6 May 2005, produced an action plan that promises continued, coordinated development of barrier-free tourism infrastructure in the region.
barrier-free • senior travel • wheelchair travel • turismo acessivel • pessoa com deficiencias

The Long Haul
The recent standoff between the United States and China over the fate of a downed spy plane is the first international relations crisis of the new millennium. The biggest lesson learned was that China is the next best thing to having a strategic rival. Forget rogue nations like Iraq and North Korea, China is the perfect foil for US policy makers.
us-china relations • diplomacy • business interests.

The Shrinking Pacific
The development of the Boeing 7E7 Sonic Cruiser concept, scheduled to enter airline service about 2007, will have a significant effect on international travel. Due to a combination of factors, Pacific island tourism is likely to grow unbelievably fast during the next decade.
boeing 7e7 • sonic cruiser • outbound tourism • long range flight • fuel economy

Wearable Computers
"Wearables" are portable computer devices, allowing hands-free two-way communication (email, Web, voicemail, or video). They are considered the next paradigm shift, providing a base for for computer-supported collaborative living.
wearables • hands-free • ubiquitous • paradigm • hmd

Cassini Meets The Ringed Lord
After a 7 year journey featuring safety concerns and controversy, and a spectacular December 2000 Jupiter flyby teaming up with the earlier Galileo probe, Cassini is entering the real business phase. To orbit Saturn for a minimum of 4 years. The European Space Agency's Huygens probe will for its part plunge into Titan's methane haze to reveal the moon's surface enigmas.
saturn • jupiter • cassini • huygens • galileo

Court ruling negates Proposition 16
A Philadephia district court has ruled that the NCAA may not use a minimum test score to determine student-athletes eligibility. The policy, known as Proposition 16, required freshmen athletes to have a minimum score of 820 on the Scholastic Assessment Test regardless of their high school grades. Read on to find out why.
a philadephia district court has ruled that the nc • known as proposition 16 • required freshmen athletes to have a minimum score

Defying Description
What is illustration? How is it different from fine art and graphic design? What is the outlook for the illustration market?
illustration • art • design • graphic design • definition

How Not to Go to Mars
With an historic opportunity right around the corner, the new direction of American spaceflight is probably about to be revealed. We can only hope and pray that it will not be brought down by the mistakes that always seem to rear their ugly heads.
mars • nasa • space • mission • flight

Malaysia, environment and arms
Conflicting priorities in Malaysia. Environmental issues in need of attention, arms deals on the rise.
malaysia • environment • development • politics • arms

Marvel Borrows Big To Go Hollywood
Special news release on Marvel borrowing $525 million to produce a block of ten motion pictures based on Marvel characters with Marvel having complete creative control.
marvel • marvel comics • marvel enterprises • marvel studios • sony pictures

Moral Values in the 2004 Election
Exit polls in the last election showed that "moral values" was an important issue for voters. The thesis here is that the term "moral values" was much broader for voters than code-language for the pro-life position of a rejection of same-sex marriage.
election 2004 • moral values • exit polls

Once More, with Feeling
On January 14, 2004, President Bush articulated a new vision for American spaceflight. Within a few years, we may finally, definitively, be on course for Mars.
space • mars • nasa • moon • spaceflight

Virgin Airlines Group—Aiming for the Stars…And Getting There?
This site has looked at the beginnings of commercial flight in the ventures of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Chalk's Ocean Airways. This article looks at an airline aiming even higher--to the stars! (If Ralph Kramden were around, maybe he'd buy Alice a ticket hoping it could go "to the moon.")
sir richard branson • virgin atlantic • virgin sun • virgin express • virgin america

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