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A night of fashion wonder — and blunders - New York Post
Oscar s leading ladies were tickled pink and shades of nude last night, turning the red carpet fashion parade into a sea of soft blushing rose and sexy flesh tones. There was the good Jennifer Lopez in gutsy iridescent Armani Priv and Demi

Oscars 2010: The Glamorous Ladies - Softpedia
Last night, as the Academy Awards celebrated the best the movie industry had to offer in 2009, fashion critics also took a step back and savored the show, for this once-a-year prom night promised to be full of surprises from the first moment

Trend Spotting - Barron’s Online
It looks like the tech-driven “paperless society” has been put on hold: Prices of high-end fountain pens are hitting records. At a recent auction run by California-based Bonhams & Butterfields, buyers snapped up 125 unused, “limited edition” pens for

Hopkins, MN 55305 - City Pages
What follows will be the height of the fishy arts: cubes of tuna like dark rubies, elegant little strips of translucent horse mackerel presented sashimi style, fresh hotate (scallop) rolled in a spiral with black seaweed paper, and more, more, more.

Louvre sheds western light on Russian icons, past - San Francisco Chronicle
The solid gold piece, set with pearls, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires, was a gift from Czar Boris Godunov in 1599 to the church. This exhibit marks the first time it has ever left Russia, Durand said. The curators take pains to illustrate

Not even burglary charges faced by a wannabe starlet may derail - Sacramento Bee
LOS ANGELES - When detectives investigating a rash of burglaries at the homes of young celebrities raided a Westlake Village, Calif., house in October, they turned up a Marc Jacobs handbag reported stolen by the actress Rachel Bilson, a Chanel

Historic bridge over Ohio River being repainted - Dayton Daily News
COVINGTON, Ky. A multimillion-dollar paint job is getting under way on the historic suspension bridge that links Covington with Cincinnati over the Ohio River. Crews are setting up equipment to begin work on the Roebling Suspension Bridge. The

Russell Yip / The Chronicle - San Francisco Chronicle
Though Elston did not know it at the time, that three-week visit would turn into a lasting friendship and the launch of Tuareg Jewelry, an online store she runs to Elston handles the Web site, photography, gift fairs, trunk shows and events.

Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society’s annual show will feature rocks - Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ — Novice rock collectors and expert stonecutters will congregate in the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium next month to marvel at glow-in-the-dark rocks, ancient fossils and jade jewelry. The Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society will hold its

Experience has a nice ring to it - Boston Globe
The Celtics expect their newest addition to arrive in Boston today, the day Finley turns 37. Only four active players have logged more games than Finley s 1,082. His experience on the 2007 NBA champion Spurs is valuable, but Rivers said, so is his

CAPTION THIS: Divers find shark with ring around its neck - KSDK
NBC — You have to see it to believe it. And once you see it, you still might not believe it. South Florida divers John Dickinson and Chip Garber say they had a close encounter with a nurse shark sporting a large Frisbee-like ring around its neck

Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo - Sacramento Bee
The solid gold piece, set with pearls, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires, was a gift from Czar Boris Godunov in 1599 to the church. This exhibit marks the first time it has ever left Russia, Durand said. The curators take pains to illustrate

Giles Coren reviews Babbo - Times Online
I have mixed feelings about Mayfair. On the one hand, it is full of awful Italian restaurants charging hundreds of pounds for very ordinary food and being incredibly vile and unwelcoming about it in the way that only Italians can. And on the other

Woman sentenced for role in cocaine ring - Great Falls Tribune
players from the Billings Outlaws football team. Layne Pavey, a former catcher for the Montana State-Billings softball team, was sentenced Friday to one year and eight months in prison. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull His sentencing is

CAPTION THIS: Divers find shark with ring around its neck - KSDK
NBC — You have to see it to believe it. And once you see it, you still might not believe it. South Florida divers John Dickinson and Chip Garber say they had a close encounter with a nurse shark sporting a large Frisbee-like ring around its neck

The hunt for vintage jewelry - Vancouver Sun
Patricia Orme hops up from her chair, flits out of the room and flutters back seconds later, a heavy gold necklace in her hand. The dining room table at her Ottawa home is already covered with piles of glittery vintage bijoux, but this one is special

Www.wholesalejewelry-cn.com Give A New Perspective Of 2010 China - PRLog (free press release)
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Beneath the Lion’s Gaze - The Christian Science Monitor
Ethiopia, an independent country for almost 3,000 years, has its own written language and a larger population than any African country other than Nigeria. Yet except for the work of Dinaw Mengestu and Nega Mezlekia, not much Ethiopian literature is

Youth report - FOXSports.com
Lincoln Middle School won three of four titles in the Alameda Education Foundation’s Basketball Championships this past week. But it was no pushover as all the games were competitive and a couple came down to the wire. Lincoln 62, Wood 58: Lincoln

Giles Coren reviews Babbo - Times Online
I have mixed feelings about Mayfair. On the one hand, it is full of awful Italian restaurants charging hundreds of pounds for very ordinary food and being incredibly vile and unwelcoming about it in the way that only Italians can. And on the other

Wis. delays scalping bill sought by MLB’s Brewers - Forbes
MADISON, Wis. — A bill designed to crack down on ticket scalpers outside of Miller Park where the Milwaukee Brewers play has stalled in the Wisconsin Assembly. Under the bill, fans could still buy and sell tickets to each other, but only in the team

Diamond Foods Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering - Stockhouse
A copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus can be obtained by contacting Barclays Capital at Integrated Distribution Services, c/o Broadridge, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 (Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.

Ore. man arrested in burglary of honeymooners’ home - NWCN
Jamie Pierce burglaries, including diamond earrings taken from a Tigard home on Valentine’s Day last year. They say Pierce gave the earrings to his wife that night. Detectives say the honeymooners returned to their house in Garden Home last