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May 19, 2008 News and Trends
Sexy isn’t so sweet
Sun, 18 May 2008 19:54:29 PDT
Sexy isn’t so sweet May 18, 2008 at 10:54 pm by Kristi Gustafson “Have you seen the prom dresses this year?” asked my colleague. “They look like something from Frederick’s of Hollywood.” Or something you’d see on Lil’ Kim on the red carpet at the Grammys. The dresses are revealing. The material drapes just so (double-sided tape a must), excessive skin is exposed and the fabrics are unforgiving. Some would call it sexy. I prefer slutty. Clothing for teens looks, well, promiscuous. It comes to
Weekend Recap
Sun, 18 May 2008 19:55:42 PDT
Had a nice weekend. We went to a lovely wedding on Saturday night for a family friend and ate lots of goodies. We went tonight to the new Moe’s near us and had more yummy food. It’s dangerous having such good burritos across the street! Excited about attending the National Stationery Show tomorrow. Should be very inspiring to see all the products and designs out there. I’m even taking a workshop on wedding trends sponsored by The Knot. I’m hoping this will help tap into the bridal market for
Podcast with an ELT recruiter
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:12:01 PDT
Joe of Zenkimchi has produced a podcast interviewing a recruiter for language schools in Korea. Recruiters generally have a vile reputation here in Korea so I’m sure this will be an interesting podcast. At 158 minutes it is rather long. Anyhow I haven’t listened to it yet, though it is queued up for my subway ride later today. This week we have one of those evil recruiters, Rowan Hall, from ESL-Planet Recruiting. He actually has a lot of background info on the current trends in the Korean
Complete data on world poverty, health, education and more
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:12:40 PDT
Sick of other's making gross and ill-informed generalizations using skewed data? (Read: Average state IQ measured by life expectancy) Gapminder is a tool which displays raw data and trends for individual countries, regions and the world. (Try graphing life expectancy against time and see what AIDS has done in Sub-Saharan Africa starting in 1990.)
Return of the Gallup Daily Tracker
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:20:05 PDT
We’re not even in the General Election yet, and I’m already running out of new title ideas for Gallup Daily Tracker posts. It’s going to be a long election. Sunday’s GDT provides some very interesting data as we look to transitioning from the primary to the General Election. Most notable, of course, is the fact that Obama has once again attained the highest level of support at 52% during this primary season. While it’s still early to tell, this does appear to signify perhaps a coalescing
Monday News Report…
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:32:34 PDT
National Poll: Obama Opens Commanding Lead Over Senator Clinton McCain's Latest Iraq Scheme: The Not-So-Straight-Talk Express T]aking his formulation at face value, McCain is claiming a willingness to keep our troops in Iraq, no matter the loss in life, for however long it takes to eventually have no more loss of life. The silenced names on the Vietnam Memorial know the value of such a policy. As a result, McCain has decided to break with his own precedent, and to claim that, unlike all
Hospitality industry goes along with trends (China Daily)
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:39:57 PDT
It's no exaggeration to say the evolution of China's hospitality industry during the past 30 years is a prime example of how the nation's economy has also progressed.
Have We Reached Bottom Yet in the Economy?
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:53:45 PDT
From average citizens to billionaire Warren Buffett, some have been convinced that the United States is in a recession. The University of Michigan reports that 9 out of 10 consumers think the economy is in a recession. Warren Buffett has now famously declared that in his opinion we are in a recession. Of course, many do not agree that we are in a recession. And certain signs in the past few weeks suggest things may not be as bad as feared. James Cooper writes over at BusinessWeek: Recession i
An eye for color, details and fashion needed for job (Winona Daily News)
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:29:14 PDT
Kari Buffalo makes men look good. The 33-year-old from St. Paul is a clothing designer for Knitcraft Corp.’s St. Croix menswear. She studies next season’s hottest trends for sweaters, polo shirts, pants and socks.
Population decline projected (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:33:49 PDT
SEMCOG forecasts fewer residents in Southeast Oakland, but more jobs. Growth trends in Southeast Michigan have certainly slowed, but a long-term look into the future projects that Oakland County will lead the region in population growth.
Skate Jam promotes healthy message (Indian Country Today)
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:53:11 PDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Hundreds of Native youth gathered for the second annual All Nations Skate Jam in Albuquerque, a daylong event celebrating one of the hottest new trends on reservations and Native communities from California to New York.
...Just Making Something Look Nicer?
Sun, 18 May 2008 22:04:28 PDT
Just a mirage? Rick Poynor, in a beautifully honest article for ID Magazine ("Down with Innovation"), takes the "design thinkers," the "innovators through design," or the "design-ovators," as he calls them, head on: "Design thinkers set great store by business targets, by driving the enterprise forward, because it is exactly what their clients want to hear and it gets them work. Seen from outside the cozy bond of service provider and client, this is a severely limited way of viewing design,
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Sun, 18 May 2008 19:54:29 PDT
Sexy isn’t so sweet May 18, 2008 at 10:54 pm by Kristi Gustafson “Have you seen the prom dresses this year?” asked my colleague. “They look like something from Frederick’s of Hollywood.” Or something you’d see on Lil’ Kim on the red carpet at the Grammys. The dresses are revealing. The material drapes just so (double-sided tape a must), excessive skin is exposed and the fabrics are unforgiving. Some would call it sexy. I prefer slutty. Clothing for teens looks, well, promiscuous. It comes to
Weekend Recap
Sun, 18 May 2008 19:55:42 PDT
Had a nice weekend. We went to a lovely wedding on Saturday night for a family friend and ate lots of goodies. We went tonight to the new Moe’s near us and had more yummy food. It’s dangerous having such good burritos across the street! Excited about attending the National Stationery Show tomorrow. Should be very inspiring to see all the products and designs out there. I’m even taking a workshop on wedding trends sponsored by The Knot. I’m hoping this will help tap into the bridal market for
Podcast with an ELT recruiter
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:12:01 PDT
Joe of Zenkimchi has produced a podcast interviewing a recruiter for language schools in Korea. Recruiters generally have a vile reputation here in Korea so I’m sure this will be an interesting podcast. At 158 minutes it is rather long. Anyhow I haven’t listened to it yet, though it is queued up for my subway ride later today. This week we have one of those evil recruiters, Rowan Hall, from ESL-Planet Recruiting. He actually has a lot of background info on the current trends in the Korean
Complete data on world poverty, health, education and more
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:12:40 PDT
Sick of other's making gross and ill-informed generalizations using skewed data? (Read: Average state IQ measured by life expectancy) Gapminder is a tool which displays raw data and trends for individual countries, regions and the world. (Try graphing life expectancy against time and see what AIDS has done in Sub-Saharan Africa starting in 1990.)
Return of the Gallup Daily Tracker
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:20:05 PDT
We’re not even in the General Election yet, and I’m already running out of new title ideas for Gallup Daily Tracker posts. It’s going to be a long election. Sunday’s GDT provides some very interesting data as we look to transitioning from the primary to the General Election. Most notable, of course, is the fact that Obama has once again attained the highest level of support at 52% during this primary season. While it’s still early to tell, this does appear to signify perhaps a coalescing
Monday News Report…
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:32:34 PDT
National Poll: Obama Opens Commanding Lead Over Senator Clinton McCain's Latest Iraq Scheme: The Not-So-Straight-Talk Express T]aking his formulation at face value, McCain is claiming a willingness to keep our troops in Iraq, no matter the loss in life, for however long it takes to eventually have no more loss of life. The silenced names on the Vietnam Memorial know the value of such a policy. As a result, McCain has decided to break with his own precedent, and to claim that, unlike all
Hospitality industry goes along with trends (China Daily)
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:39:57 PDT
It's no exaggeration to say the evolution of China's hospitality industry during the past 30 years is a prime example of how the nation's economy has also progressed.
Have We Reached Bottom Yet in the Economy?
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:53:45 PDT
From average citizens to billionaire Warren Buffett, some have been convinced that the United States is in a recession. The University of Michigan reports that 9 out of 10 consumers think the economy is in a recession. Warren Buffett has now famously declared that in his opinion we are in a recession. Of course, many do not agree that we are in a recession. And certain signs in the past few weeks suggest things may not be as bad as feared. James Cooper writes over at BusinessWeek: Recession i
An eye for color, details and fashion needed for job (Winona Daily News)
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:29:14 PDT
Kari Buffalo makes men look good. The 33-year-old from St. Paul is a clothing designer for Knitcraft Corp.’s St. Croix menswear. She studies next season’s hottest trends for sweaters, polo shirts, pants and socks.
Population decline projected (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:33:49 PDT
SEMCOG forecasts fewer residents in Southeast Oakland, but more jobs. Growth trends in Southeast Michigan have certainly slowed, but a long-term look into the future projects that Oakland County will lead the region in population growth.
Skate Jam promotes healthy message (Indian Country Today)
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:53:11 PDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Hundreds of Native youth gathered for the second annual All Nations Skate Jam in Albuquerque, a daylong event celebrating one of the hottest new trends on reservations and Native communities from California to New York.
...Just Making Something Look Nicer?
Sun, 18 May 2008 22:04:28 PDT
Just a mirage? Rick Poynor, in a beautifully honest article for ID Magazine ("Down with Innovation"), takes the "design thinkers," the "innovators through design," or the "design-ovators," as he calls them, head on: "Design thinkers set great store by business targets, by driving the enterprise forward, because it is exactly what their clients want to hear and it gets them work. Seen from outside the cozy bond of service provider and client, this is a severely limited way of viewing design,
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