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Paul Newman quote

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:42:44 GMT

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Paul Newman Dies at 83

He sometimes teamed with his wife and fellow Oscar winner, Joanne Woodward, with whom he had one of Hollywood's rare long-term marriages. "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?" Newman told Playboy magazine (NYSE:PLA) when asked if he was tempted to stray.

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NST on He Wood by Dsquared2

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:05:49 GMT

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Dsquared2 He Wood ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 9 January 2008

He Wood does not attempt to create “real” woodland scents in a bottle — there’s no damp moss or raw wood accords, no powerful “green” or “dirt” notes. He Wood’s woodland is dreamlike, impressionistic — all aromas are pale, blurred, and watery. He Wood, no matter its name, is not about pungent wood — the fir accord and cedar wood are barely noticeable on my skin. He Wood provides a new take on “wood” — its smooth, bleached woods float on sweet, cool, lightly flower-scented water.

He Wood does not provide moments of shock or awe; its notes blend together seamlessly. He Wood has excellent lasting power and is great for days when you want to smell good but don’t want others to notice the fragrance you are wearing (unless they get really close); it can easily be worn by women.

Tags: fragrance, perfume, scent

Economic slowdown in different markets

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:28:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.heise.de

Global Economic Slowdown

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:08:28 GMT

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Clip Source: preview.factiva.com.ezproxy1.lib.ou.edu

World Economy Shows New Strain --- European Output Shrinks, U.S. Inflation Jumps; Fresh Worries in Developing Nations

The global economy -- which had long remained resilient despite U.S. weakness -- is now slowing significantly, with Europe offering the latest evidence of trouble.

On Thursday, the European Union's statistics agency said gross domestic product in the euro zone contracted 0.2% in the second quarter, the equivalent of a 0.8% annual rate of decline. It marked the first time since the early 1990s that GDP has fallen overall in the 15 countries that use the euro.

With the European growth report, four of the world's five biggest economies -- the U.S., the euro zone, Japan and the U.K. -- are now flirting with recession.

"Every region of the world except the Middle East and North Africa -- a beneficiary of high oil prices -- will experience a slowdown this year," Global Insight, a Massachusetts forecasting firm, said in a recent report.

Tags: economy, usa, europe, recession

P&G and media spend

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:31:43 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gcimagazine.com

P&G Maintains Media Spend

According to a report in AdAge's Daily News (August 6, 2008) Procter & Gamble will not cut its media budget despite rising commodity costs. P&G maintained ad spending as a percent of sales for its fiscal year ended June 30, and plans to do so again in the current fiscal year.

P&G spent 10.4% of sales on advertising, as it had the year before, said Clayton Daley, the company's chief financial officer, on the company's quarterly earnings conference call. The company is expected to post $8.7 billion in global ad spending for the concluded fiscal year, up 9% from $7.9 billion.

Daley states that P&G will have to further cut costs in addition to raising prices to offset an expected $3 billion increase in commodity costs in fiscal 2009, double the $1.5 billion increase last year.

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Dior's DJ

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:53:22 GMT

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Clip Source: www.wwd.com

Dior Hires House DJ

Dior Beauty is getting a piece of the rock — rock ’n’ roll, that is. The brand has hired Harley Viera-Newton as its house DJ. In this new role, Viera-Newton will create playlists inspired by Dior Beauty’s seasonal color collections, consult on product launches and host and DJ events for the brand.

Viera-Newton, a British native who grew up in Los Angeles, plays bass for the band Lissy Trullie and has gained a following as a DJ at New York’s East Village bar Lit. In addition, she currently studies Egyptology and social sciences at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

Tags: dior, luxury, fashion, dj

WalMart and energy saving

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:30:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

August 11, 2008

Tags: walmart, energy, usa

Credit card crisis in US (in German)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:04:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Kreditkarten und die Effekte der Ueberschuldung

Clip Source: www.heise.de

US-Kreditkarten auf Subprime-Kurs?

Die Kreditkartenfirmen waren in den letzten Jahren ähnlich großzügig wie die Hypothekenbanken

Während Hypothekenbanken erst seit Kurzem in großem Stil Erfahrung mit "Subprime-Kundschaft" machen, sind US-Kreditkartenfirmen seit mehr als 20 Jahren an Kreditnehmer mit schlechter Bonität gewohnt. Dass derzeit aber selbst die bessere Kundschaft ("Superprime") auf Zahlungsschwierigkeiten stößt, zeigt der aktuelle Quartalsbericht von American Express.

Wie das aktuelle Quartalsergebnis von American Express aber zeigt, ist inzwischen aber auch das "Super-Prime"-Segment mit bislang bester Bonität in Schwierigkeiten geraten. Denn auch Amex, das seine Karten vor allem an besonders wohlhabende Kundschaft verteilt und dies oft auch ohne Kreditlimit, verzeichnete zuletzt einen starken Anstieg der Ausfälle.

Verschuldung der US-Amerikaner auf Rekordhöhe

Tags: credit, cards, usa, economy

US economy crash (in German)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:52:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Entwicklung des amerikanischen und europaeischen Marktes

Clip Source: www.heise.de

Düstere Aussichten bei steigender Inflation

Die Weltwirtschaft kühlt weiter ab und den USA stehen die schlimmsten Zeiten wohl noch bevor. Experten meinen, wegen der Rezession würden noch hunderte Banken in die Pleite getrieben und die Krise werde den Steuerzahler bis zu zwei Billionen Dollar kosten. Wegen der düsteren Aussichten macht die US-Notenbank weiter unverdrossen Konjunkturpolitik und hält trotz der Rekordinflation an niedrigen Zinsen fest, statt den Geldwert zu stabilisieren.

Die Löhne in den USA ziehen nicht der Inflation nach und so werden die Arbeitnehmer über die Geldentwertung für die Finanzkrise zur Kasse gebeten, wie es auch in Europa angestrebt wird.

Dabei steht das Schlimmste noch aus. Denn zuletzt haben sich Hoffnungen auf ein weiteres Wachstum deutlich eingetrübt.

"Die USA stecken in einer schweren Rezession, da können die BIP-Statistiker sagen, was sie wollen", kommentiert die Financial Times die Zahlen.

Incense scents

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:35:04 GMT

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Clip Source: legerdenez.blogspot.com

The Evolution of Wood

Incense and wood used to be dark, forbidding, sawdust, stone butch. No more. Recent releases have modulated the juice in this genre to a mellower tone that is succulent and fascinating. I have been wearing Estee Lauder Sensuous, Chanel Sycomore, and Jo Malone The Kohdo Wood Collection. Also in rotation are the masterful and mysterious Bulgari Black and Serge Lutens Five O'Clock au Gingembre. Stay tuned for my notes on these and other fragrances in this constellation.

Tags: incense, wood, fragrance, perfume

AXE Proximity

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:07:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The three new AXE scents in a review

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Proximity by AXE fragrance reviews: Amber, Bergamot & Vetiver

Proximity Bergamot smells like a typical sport fragrance; it begins with that familiar cold, metallic bergamot note we all know so well, then it goes into fresh musk-light wood territory. Proximity Bergamot is not unpleasant and it smells no less expensive than sport fragrances costing 10 times more that you’ll find at Nordstrom or Macy’s (in fact I find it just as wearable as Chanel Allure Homme Sport for one!) Since AXE is certainly making a profit with their $5 fragrances, we know we’re not paying for the bottle contents of designer fragrances of this type, don’t we?

Of the three AXE Proximity fragrances, Bergamot is the best, Amber is an average drugstore/discount fragrance and Vetiver is a nightmare. (After smelling Proximity Vetiver, the strong “teen” AXE scents smell downright pleasant.) All three AXE Proximity fragrances have decent lasting power but are not overpowering; they stay close to the body.

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Airlines in crisis (in german)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:34:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Marktentwicklung der grossen airlines

Clip Source: www.tagesschau.de

"Depressive Marktlage" für Europas Fluglinien

Jeder vierte Sitzplatz blieb leer

Europas Fluggesellschaften fehlen Passagiere. Im ersten Halbjahr 2008 sei jeder vierte Sitzplatz leer geblieben, teilte der Verband Europäischer Fluggesellschaften AEA in Brüssel mit.

Während die deutsche Lufthansa sich vergleichsweise gut behaupten konnte, hat sich die Lage für die ohnehin angeschlagene Alitalia weiter verschlechtert

Die Lufthansa konnte ihre Flugzeuge laut AEA im Juni zu 81,3 Prozent auslasten, ein Rückgang um 1,1 Punkte im Jahresvergleich. Stärker schrumpfte die Juni-Auslastung bei Wettbewerbern wie British Airways (minus 3,9 Punkte auf 76,7 Prozent), Air France (minus 1,5 Punkte auf 78,4 Prozent), Scandinavian Airlines (minus 2,7 Prozent auf 77,1 Prozent) und Iberia (minus 2,7 Punkte auf 81,1 Prozent).

Tags: airlines, cerosine, oil

Scents and memories

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:26:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Rachel Herz's work

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine

We’ve all heard about the mysterious powers of smell and its importance in love, friendship and food.

Olfaction is an ancient sense, the key by which our earliest forebears learned to approach or slink off. Yet the right aroma can evoke such vivid, whole body sensations that we feel life’s permanent newness, the grounding of now.

Moreover, numerous studies have shown that smell memory is long and resilient, and that the earliest odor associations we make often stick.

Here is a fun and easy experiment that Rachel Herz of Brown University suggests you try at home, but only if you promise to eat your vegetables first, floss afterward, and are not at risk of a diabetic coma. Buy a bag of assorted jelly beans of sufficiently high quality

Then, sample all the flavors in the bag systematically until you are sure you appreciate just how distinctive each one is, because expertise is important and you may never get another excuse this good.

Tags: smell, perfume, fragrance

Lauder in India

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:36:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ...cosmetics and fragrance industry

Clip Source: www.gcimagazine.com

Lauder Purchases Minority Stake in Indian Beauty Brand

[July 22, 2008]

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. announced its purchase of a minority stake in a privately held Indian company that manufactures, markets and sells beauty products under the Forest Essentials brand, which is based on ayurvedic formulations.

"Forest Essentials gives us a stronger presence in the rapidly expanding prestige beauty business in India," said William P. Lauder, CEO, The Estée Lauder Companies.

The company's products are rooted in age-old treatments from ancient ayurvedic scriptures, updated with innovative textures and scents.

Tags: india, estee lauder companies, fragrance, cosmetics

Obamamania

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:57:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ...in German(y)

Clip Source: www.digitalhijack.de

Auch die Fotos von der Siegessäule sind laut Obama ein ganz fieser Trick. Obama wörtlich: “Ich dachte das wäre die Loveparade.”
Im Gespräch mit Dowd verglich Obama sein Berliner Siegesäulen-Erlebnis mit einer Szene aus dem Film “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, in dem Johnny Depp einen Journalisten darstellt. “Johnny Depp sitzt einfach nur da und tut so, als fahre er nach Las Vegas”, so Obama. “Und dann plötzlich ist er in Bat Country.”
Selbst Obama, lernt noch dazu. “Ich merke jetzt erst”, sagte er zu Dowd, “an was ich mich noch alles gewöhnen muss.