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Is proposed 5% cosmetic medicine tax sexist?

A burden of a proposed 5 percent tax on cosmetic medical procedures would fall mostly on women, since nearly 90 percent of plastic surgery patients are female. But does that make the proposal discriminatory? Many doctors say it does. “A cosmetic ...

From COLIN STEWART, The Orange County Register,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Harry Reid,  Michael McGuire,  AlterNet

Plastic stars come out for American Music Awards

Photo: Singer/dancer Lady Gaga, who has had a nose job, performs at yesterday’s American Music Awards show. (Getty Images photo) HEIGHTENED REALITY Plastic surgery has given a boost to the careers of many of the performers and observers at yesterday’s ...

From COLIN STEWART, The Orange County Register,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Reba McEntire,  Michael Jackson,  Rihanna,  Toni Braxton,  Kate Hudson

Can Ads Help In-Flight Wi-Fi Take Off?

Airlines are pushing hard to bring in-flight Wi-Fi to their customers, but there’s little evidence consumers are willing to spend much to be connected in the air. So perhaps airlines should be looking to advertisers to fund their services. In-flight Wi- ...

From COLIN GIBBS, GigaOM,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American Airlines,  Air Canada,  Alaska Airlines

Dark thoughts of blacks, Indians seeking whiter skin

Black is beautiful, say the advocates of ethnic pride. To a white guy, that sounds right and proper.  Just try to disagree as you look into the face of Rubina Ali (pictured), the young star of “Slumdog Millionaire.” The Dominican Republic native has ...

From COLIN STEWART, The Orange County Register,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alicia Keys,  Newsweek,  Shahrukh Khan,  Bloomberg News,  Mariah Carey

Google’s Past Failures Offer Perspective on Chrome OS Release

Google Lively was a web-based virtual environment that allowed as many as 20 people to sit in a virtual room and chat with each other. The offering debuted in July 2008 only to have Google pull the plug a mere four months later. Google Print Ads was ...

From COLIN GIBBS, GigaOM,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Facebook Inc.,  LinkedIn Corp

Marketing Handsets in the Superphone Era

TheAppleBlog was started in November of 2004 by Josh Pigford. TheAppleBlog only exists because of the hard work of over 40 contributors since its inception. Thanks to all of our great writers we are able to reach over 500,000 readers each and every ...

From COLIN GIBBS, The Apple Blog,  21 Nov 2009

Calendar of job events (Nov. 24 and on)

Job Search Series: Part 3 - Job Search Strategies Laura U'Ren, Career Placement Officer will discuss ways to look for employment. 1:00 p.m. Info online. Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine Job Search Series: Part 4 - Mock Interviewing ...

From COLIN STEWART, Freedom Blogging,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Motors

Jennings does it again with 29, Bucks top Bobcats

Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Jennings (3) puts up a reverse layup in front of Charlotte Bobcats' Stephen Jackson, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) MILWAUKEE—Rookie Brandon ...

From COLIN FLY, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Milwaukee Bucks,  Charlotte Bobcats,  Brandon Jennings,  Stephen Jackson,  National Basketball Association

Real Housewives without plastic? Hilarious

This week’s episode of “Real Housewives of Orange County” didn’t follow up on the plastic-surgery plans of Lynne Curtin and her daughter, who visited Dr. Milind Ambe last week. Among the least of his jibes was his account of the introduction of the ...

From COLIN STEWART, The Orange County Register,  20 Nov 2009

Nokia to Consolidate Handset Lineup…Finally

RBC Capital Markets Managing Director – Mark Sue gives his take on Nokia’s prospects, “We’re looking for constructive comments at Nokia’s analyst day to be held in Helsinki on December 3rd. With improving demand despite the choppy environment, we’re ...

From COLIN GIBBS, GigaOM,  20 Nov 2009

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