Hot In The Hive: Tweezerman Holiday Edition Tweezers
This holiday season, give the gift of perfect brows (or at least the resources to achieve them) to your dearest beauty-obsessed friend. Tweezerman not only boasts the most popular tweezers known to man (a little on the pricey side but definitely worth the splurge!), but now in time for the holidays , the brow experts have just released a collection of limited edition tools, perfect for the makeup maven on your list. This particular winter-inspired style, the Polka Dot Slant Tweezers , are festively cute in red and white, and are encrusted with Swarovski crystals for that extra twinkle.
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Hot In The Hive: Tweezerman Holiday Edition Tweezers
Helena Bonham Carter Says Son Not Impressed With Acting
Daniele Venturelli/WireImage Portraying children’s author Enid Blyton in the new BBC biopic Enid was a labor of love for Helena Bonham Carter , who shot the film in 15 days on a shoestring budget. Her enthusiasm for the project was not matched by her 6-year-old son Billy Ray , however! Helena tells the UK’s Telegraph , “[He] threw my script to the opposite end of the room just before I started filming, saying, ‘I like you but I don’t like what you do ‘cos it takes such a very long time.’” Although she, herself, was not a big fan of Enid’s writing growing up she is quick to point out that she is reading it to Billy now “whether he likes it or not.” She adds, “And he does like it. All the things people criticize her for, such as repetitive language, he loves it.
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Helena Bonham Carter Says Son Not Impressed With Acting
Save Face With These Winter Skin-Saving Beauty Products
Just when you thought your skin was safe from the scorching sun’s harmful rays, the sleet, snow, and just plain coldness of the winter elements are here to wreak havoc on your epidermis! Even if it’s not exactly snowboarding weather in your locale, the dryness of the wintry air is enough to make anyone want to switch up their skincare regime accordingly, no matter how dramatic the drop in temperature! But don’t fret — I’ve got a selection of skin-quenching solutions to your icy dryness! Whether your biggest worry is cracked cuticles , chapped lips , or a frightful case of all-over scaliness (yikes!), I’ve got your bases covered with products from our favorite tried-and-true brands like Bliss and Korres . Scroll through the slideshow for a full skincare arsenal that’ll help you brave the elements!
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Save Face With These Winter Skin-Saving Beauty Products
Nicole Sullivan Recounts ‘Cell Phone Incident’ With Sons
Flynet The presence of brotherly love in Nicole Sullivan ’s household is still up in the air. Although the actress and her husband Jason Packham made the decision to let nature take its course between their sons Dashel Pierce , 2 ½, and Beckett Edward , 11 weeks, she tells Celebrity Baby Blog the sibling pair are still on shaky ground. “There was an incident with a cell phone on the head, but other than that [Dashel] is doing pretty well,” she shared while attending the March of Dimes 4th Annual Celebration of Babies luncheon
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Nicole Sullivan Recounts ‘Cell Phone Incident’ With Sons
Utah Students Protest Animal Testing
In the wake of the recent release of our undercover investigation exposing cruelty and suffering inside animal labs at the University of Utah , students, local PETA supporters, and members of Salt Lake Animal Advocacy Movement gathered outside the university’s Park Building yesterday and urged the swarm of spectators to help put an end to the cruelty committed against the dogs, cats, and other animals confined to the University’s labs. The demonstrators weren’t just humans—some adorable companion animals campaigned for the cause too. Together, they collected signatures for a petition to scrap the law that requires government-run shelters to make homeless animals—even those who are friendly, trained, and adoptable—available to universities and private labs for experimentation and testing.
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Utah Students Protest Animal Testing
Cozy Up In Tweed Clothing And Accessories That Aren’t So Traditional
There’s something about tweed that undeniably conjures up images of wintertime coziness… not to mention old-fashioned office attire and your grandma’s go-to outfit for Sunday brunch. The good news is, however, that tweed has been updated to suit the styles of modern trends — from platform pumps to boyfriend blazers — and has expanded beyond its traditional use in plain ol’ pea coats and conservative skirt suits.
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Cozy Up In Tweed Clothing And Accessories That Aren’t So Traditional
The loads keep on spinning in the Consumer Reports washing-machine lab
The folks who test and rate washing machines for Consumer Reports have been doing a ton of laundry. Make that almost two tons over the past five months, as they measure the cleaning performance, water and energy efficiency, and other criteria of the machines in our continuously updated ratings of front-loaders and top-loaders (available to subscribers ). Among the washing machines we've recently covered for our Inside Consumer Tests Labs posts are the: • Maytag MVWC6ES , which determines how much water is needed for a load; • Estate ETW4400W, Whirlpool Cabrio WTW6500W, and Whirlpool Duet Sport WFW8400T , all of which proved tough on laundry; • LG WM2010C[W] , a real mover and shaker; • Frigidaire FTW3014K[W] , which automatically advances a load from the soak or prewash cycle to the wash and extra rinse cycles; • LG SteamWasher WM2801H[W]A , which can hold a whopping 21 pounds of laundry; and • Whirlpool Duet Steam WFW9750W[W] and Duet Sport WFW9150W[W] and Maytag Performance Series MHWE950W[W] , which are designed to prevent laundry from developing an odor in case you've left it sitting in the washer
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The loads keep on spinning in the Consumer Reports washing-machine lab
Shoe of the Week: The Melissa ‘Ashanti’ Bootie
While the first thought of plastic shoes brings me back to my childhood summers playing in parks while wearing jelly shoes, they’re not something I’d typically wear today. However, Brazil-based Melissa Shoes has been on my fashion radar for the last few years and I think I’m ready to take the plunge into plastic shoes again. If you’re not familiar with Melissa, you may have heard some of the other world class designers the company has worked with including Vivienne Westwood , Alexandre Herchcovitch, and an there’s an upcoming collaboration with Jean-Paul Gaultier.
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Shoe of the Week: The Melissa ‘Ashanti’ Bootie
A Pit Bull’s Merciful Death Ignites Controversy
The case of Oreo, a pit bull who inspired headlines and received an outpouring of public sympathy when her “owner” tossed her off a Brooklyn rooftop in June (she fell six stories and broke both of her front legs), has ignited a controversy. Oreo was nursed back to health by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), but during her recovery, her caretakers noticed that she was prone to bouts of severe, unpredictable aggression. So despite the threat of a public relations black eye, the ASPCA decided to do what was best for Oreo and the community and euthanized Oreo instead of tossing a ticking time bomb into the midst of an unsuspecting populace
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A Pit Bull’s Merciful Death Ignites Controversy
Hot In The Hive: Blinc Eyebrow Mousse
For anyone who suffers from too-sparse brows (or is dealing with the consequences of past over-tweezing — guilty!), I’ve got the perfect product to get your arches back to their full Brooke Shields potential (…or not quite so bushy). Blinc’s “Fountain of Youthful Color” Eyebrow Mousse not only fills sparse brows with water-resistant, natural-looking color, but also keeps them in place the whole day through and treats skin with its anti-aging and conditioning properties. Plus it comes in six different colors — from light blonde to black — to suit just about anyone’s brows
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Hot In The Hive: Blinc Eyebrow Mousse
Daily Roundup: November 17, 2009
Super Powers: President Obama and China’s Hu Jintao, the leaders of the world’s two most polluting nations, agreed to share information about renewable-energy technologies and to work together to pursue efficiency and greener modus operandi. Treehugger and Dot Earth ( NYT ) The Other Kind of Green: More Americans would prefer that Obama focus on the economy rather than the environment, according to a new report. GreenBiz.com Gassy Blip: Fossil-fuel carbon emissions rose 2 percent last year to an all-time global high, which sounds like bad news –- and it is –- but it’s actually a decline over the average annual increase of 3.6 percent since 2000.
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Daily Roundup: November 17, 2009
‘Concentration Camp for Animals’ Discovered
Sharon McDonough has been accused of running what her son calls “a concentration camp for animals” after officials found the bodies of 20 dogs buried in her backyard in Selden, New York , and discovered six living animals (who were reportedly confined to soiled cages) inside her house. McDonough allegedly forced her children to commit nightmarish acts of cruelty, including restraining a dog and duct-taping his mouth shut while she beat the animal. McDonough was arrested, and her six children have been taken into protective custody.
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‘Concentration Camp for Animals’ Discovered
Peter Facinelli on More Kids: ‘Never Say Never’
Beetham/Whittle/Splash News Online Twilight star Peter Facinelli has made no secret of his belief that the “world is made for a family five.” Although he concedes in a new interview with Time Out New York Kids that he’ll “never say never,” he and wife Jennie Garth remain united in their content with their daughters Luca Bella , 12, Lola Ray , 6 ½ and Fiona Eve , 3. The 35-year-old actor admits, however, that a subconscious desire to expand their brood might have been at play with one recent purchase. “We take our RV to our daughter’s soccer tournaments and we drove to Portland, Oregon this past summer,” Peter shares. “I just bought a new RV the other day.” “We had a 33-foot and now we’ve moved up to a huge 40-foot Class A motor home
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Peter Facinelli on More Kids: ‘Never Say Never’
The Ultimate Holiday Cookie Contest!
The Four Seasons Hotel here in Seattle is calling all cookie enthusiasts to join the search for the Ultimate Holiday Cookie Recipe! The winning cookie will be served at ART Restaurant and in the Hotel this holiday season. And, you don’t have to be in Seattle to submit a recipe! In fact, they’ve gotten recipes from England, so join in the fun! Here are the details: ART Restaurant and Pastry Chef Ryan Witcher are searching for the ultimate holiday cookie recipe. From November 1 to December 1, the public is invited to submit a recipe , along with 150 words describing what makes it a holiday cookie
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The Ultimate Holiday Cookie Contest!
5 Food Games to Help Burn Off The Turkey
For many of us, Thanksgiving is about the day, not just the evening meal. And though eating is a time consuming affair (in my family we have one meal mid-afternoon and a second later in the evening), there’s always some down time. Here are five ways to fill it – consider them ice breakers, education tools, or the Thanksgiving equivalent of a treadmill. 1. Food Lover’s Trivia – With food as your game pieces and 1800 questions about all things food, this game may replace the turkey as the highlight of your Thanksgiving. It manages to be a challenge to the food-educated without isolating the less food saavy. 2. Foodie Fight – A somewhat simpler version of Food Lover’s Trivia with a thousand questions about all things foodie – formal service, celebrity chefs, cooking methods, cookbook authors, and ingredients. There’s room for debate with some of the questions, which can lead to discussion, debate, laughter, and occasionally an actual food fight
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Black Friday Means the Beginning of Dreading Last Minute Gifts
Black Friday and last minute gifts don’t seem to be two concepts that go together all too easily, but take it from the people over at Christmas gifts.com: there’s more in common about these two things than would at first seem to be the case. Last minute gifts are the dreaded side effect of waiting to find the time for shopping for perfect, unique gifts for everyone on your list. Just about everyone suffers from the desire to find personalized gifts for every person on their list, and all too often we take lots of time searching and searching and eventually we’re left having to settle for last minute gifts.
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Nicole Kidman On Taking a Step Back From the Spotlight
Courtesy Ladies’ Home Journal Home is where the heart is and for Nicole Kidman , it has led her to establish her roots alongside her husband Keith Urban and their 16-month-old daughter Sunday Rose in Nashville, Tenn. While the small town feel and country living is a far cry from her days in Hollywood, the actress has come to prefer it that way. “I love living here,” she tells the December issue of Ladies’ Home Journal
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Hot In The Hive: Serio Glass Speakers
The latest development in speakers from the sound-quality experts at Waterfall Audio are like none you’ve ever seen before. There are no crazy or cutesy shapes like Lego or Sanrio characters, and no three-in-one capabilities like reading lights, alarm clocks or microwaves. In fact, the Serio Glass Speakers are innovative and stylish because of their minimalism — small, square, flat, and therefore widely versatile, these speakers can be mounted on the wall , sit discreetly on your desk or shelf, or perch atop their optional floor stand
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Hot In The Hive: Serio Glass Speakers
Latest science headlines
Time to bring you up to date on the latest science headlines I’ve put together for other sites this last couple of weeks, so here’s a quick round-up: On the SpectroscopyNOW site, this issue, I covered natural chemicals that can help sunflowers soak up toxic cadmium from the soil (another example of the phytoremediation process I discussed in more detail on Sciencebase.com recently). I also describe a new approach to spectroscopy that could help chemists work out the absolute structure of natural products with medicinal potential
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Angie Harmon Marvels At Her ‘Michelin Tire’ Baby
Christopher Polk/Getty Baby girl is on the move! Mother-of-three Angie Harmon is preparing to move past the stationary stage with her daughter Emery Hope , 11 months this week, as she reveals that her youngest is quickly approaching her latest milestone: walking. “She is crawling now and she literally pulls herself up on everything,” the actress tells Us Weekly . Emery’s tentative steps are quite the sight to see! Calling the learning process “hilarious,” Angie admits Emery bears resemblance to a well-known cartoon figure
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Angie Harmon Marvels At Her ‘Michelin Tire’ Baby