Lot 49News, or something like it.Taaz. It's For Women.- March 19, 2008 Taaz.com is a fun, easy-to-use website that gives women the opportunity to "try on" the hottest makeup and hairstyle looks from the convenience of their homes. From creating the perfect smoky eye to painting on a dramatic ruby-red lip for a night out on the town, taaz.com allows women to become their very own makeup artist and create the perfect look for any occasion. taaz.comhttp://www.lot49.com/2008/03/taaz_its_for_women.shtml U.S. v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins- March 18, 2008 Yes, that's actually the name of a case filed by the U.S. government. Best of all, approximately 64,695 pounds of shark fins won, though the victory is a Pyrrhic one. After more than five years of litigation, the estimated 64,695 pounds of shark fins are presumably beyond their expiration date. (By way of The Chronicles of Dissent.) Linkhttp://www.lot49.com/2008/03/us_v_approximately_64695_pound.shtml The Monstrous Information Flow- March 14, 2008 We live in an age of forgetting. The monstrous information flow that washes over us on a hourly basis, pushes out recent events and their lessons and fills our minds with new obsessions: Spitzer, Ferraro, Spears, Market Meltdown. The fact that men and women are dying and being maimed in their loyal service to a fatally flawed policy is soon pushed off our TV screens and the front pages of our newspapers. Communications scholars have long understood the power of governments to persuade by...http://www.lot49.com/2008/03/the_monstrous_information_flow.shtml Hairspray Turns Habitat- March 7, 2008 Scientists in Japan have discovered a new species of bacteria that can live in hairspray, according to the results of a study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. "Contamination of cosmetic products is rare but some products may be unable to suppress the growth of certain bacteria," says Dr Bakir from the Japan Collection of Microorganisms, Saitama, Japan. "We discovered a new species of bacteria called Microbacterium...http://www.lot49.com/2008/03/hairspray_turns_habitat.shtml |