| Argentine entrepreneurs score a hit with the first Barbie entertainment theme store
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The idea came to Tito Loizeau in a Buenos Aires shopping mall three years ago: Build a Barbie-themed store and little girls and their parents' money will follow. Loizeau's marketing company had set up a small "House of Barbie" promotion for Mattel Inc. inside the mall. He was astounded by the reaction: Girls waited for hours to get in, and mothers made offers on clothes he had hung up for decoration - never mind that they didn't have anything to do with Barbie. "It would be a pink shirt you could buy anywhere in the mall," Loizeau said. "But they'd want the shirt because it was associated with Barbie." So he set out to open the world's first Barbie "fashion-tainment" store, where girls can get glittery hairdos and makeup at the Barbie beauty parlor or try on gowns and play with dolls in the Barbie playroom, all while their parents nibble pink-frosted desserts in the Barbie cafe.
Laneway Festival 2007 Melbourne & Sydney
The trip to Australia is a long, exhausting journey that's absolutely worth every minute spent cramped in airplane seats, wandering LAX looking for a place to eat, and trying in vain to get some damn sleep as the Pacific Ocean passes tens of thousands of feet below you. I left my home in Northwest Arkansas on a Wednesday afternoon and arrived in Melbourne at around 10 a.m., the following Friday, the result of crossing the International Date Line. The jetlag's not actually that bad so long as you don't nap on your first day in country, but I could've done without the sensation that my hotel was swaying as I showered before bed-- almost 40 consecutive waking hours isn't good for your equilibrium. Of course, sleep wasn't prominent on my Australian agenda. I had come for the third annual St.
Cambodia: Forced evictions must end
Two people dead, many injured and thousands homeless: two recent forced evictions demonstrate the urgent need for the Cambodian authorities to immediately end this practice. Forced evictions are driving an increasing number of Cambodians from their homes or lands without consultations, due process of law, legal or other protection, and without consideration of adequate alternatives.
Deadly price for land
On 15 November 2007 two people were shot dead by security forces during a forced eviction in the remote northern Preah Vihear province. The victims, one man and one woman, belonged to a group of 317 families -- over 1,500 people1 -- evicted by more than 200 armed police, military police and soldiers. Toeun Chheng, 29, was shot in the chest at point blank range as she was protecting her four children during the eviction.
ValueVision Announces Third Quarter Results $185MM in Revenue and $0.8MM Adjusted EBITDA
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ValueVision Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVTV) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended November 3, 2007. Third Quarter Performance ValueVision's third quarter revenue was $184.8 million, matching revenue of the prior year. Third quarter EBITDA, as adjusted, was $0.8 million compared to an EBITDA, as adjusted, of $1.4 million in the same quarter last year. Net loss for the quarter was ($5.7) million compared to a net loss of ($3.1) million for the same quarter last year. "Our results for the third quarter were certainly below our expectations, but there were several factors that were encouraging as we look more closely at the results," said John D. Buck, interim Chief Executive Officer of ValueVision Media, Inc.
This Report Aims to Provide a General Overview of the Emerging Market Often Referred to as Beauty Foods
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c74778) has announced the addition of "Beauty Foods - An Attractive Proposition" to their offering. Ingredients long used in beauty lotions and skin care products are becoming ever more popular in the food and beverage sector. Originating in Japan, this movement has seen ingredients such as collagen and hyaluronic acid becoming a natural extension to personal care, providing a more holistic approach to beauty with its message of 'beauty from within'. As appearance is increasingly associated with health, happiness and an overall feeling of wellness, there is growing recognition of the importance of a good diet for inner and outer health and beauty. This report aims to provide a general overview of the emerging market often referred to as Beauty Foods, including market share, market development and market barriers.
Opening TheDoor
ULTA one-stop beauty store opens in Oswego ULTA , a beauty resource store, recently held a grand opening celebration at Prairie Marketplace, 2510 Route 34 in Oswego. ULTA melds together a very large selection of brand-name cosmetics, fragrances, skin and hair care products with a full-service, in-store salon. They have beauty experts on hand to offer current advice without added sales pressure. ULTA's wide-ranging product assortment also includes professional hair and nail brands; independent beauty lines; fragrances, from Clinique, Estee Lauder, and Lanc�me, to Vera Wang, and Dolce & Gabbana; professional hair tools; and select products available only through ULTA. The store is illuminated with natural light so customers can see the true shade of the products they're testing. The ULTA salon offers convenient services at affordable prices with licensed designers and estheticians for hair and skin health services.
Dan Healy: Sound mix master for the Grateful Dead
FOR ONE reason or another, there won't be a member of the band at the first major university conference on the legacy of the Grateful Dead. But Woodacre's Dan Healy is the next best thing. "Someone asked me why we didn't have a band member," says band historian Dennis McNally, an organizer of the Nov. 16 to 18 event at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. "My answer was, 'We have Healy.' After (Grateful Dead lyricist) Robert Hunter, he's the next guy who was considered a member of the band." Healy will be among the panelists at "Unbroken Chain: the Grateful Dead in Music, Culture and Memory," presented in conjunction with the graduate history seminar "American Beauty: Music, Culture and Society, 1945-'95"; and the undergraduate course "How Does the Song Go: the Grateful Dead as a Window into American Culture." "It's probably an excuse to get together and have fun," Healy says with a laugh.
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