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Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner 'I'll Have Another' was forced into early retirement due to injury, just days short of attempting to become the first Triple Crown Winner in 35 years. The Belmont Stakes was won by Union Rags in exciting fashion this past Saturday.
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Our Cooking Class Instructors
Mary Aebischer, a native of Mexico City, is presently living in New Mexico. Aside from teaching at UNM, she continues to teach cooking classes while finishing her book on Regional Cuisines of Mexico.
John Bryant attended Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, SC, earning 2 degrees in a three year span. He has worked with some truly talented chefs, most notably James Burns (of J. Bistro and James Burns Catering in Mt. Pleasant, SC), and
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Here in the Northeast the weather has been playing ping pong with us. It's mainly been warm (relative to what we're used to experiencing this time of year) with cold snaps that chill you to the bone. It is this time of year when butternut squash and other hearty vegetables are still in season. So, why not make yourself some butternut squash soup? Freeze it and pull it out during the next snowstorm. It will warm you right up!
Is there anything more sophisticated then enjoying warm
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Italians are famous for their Gelato - and Bormilo Rocco has many serving dishes to enjoy this treat with. The waffle dessert cone gives you plenty of room for several scoops, and features an embossed waffle design on the outside. Available in six colors and clear. Perfect for those summer ice cream desserts!
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We enjoyed this article by Deborah Needleman which appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Our store is known for crafting many of the trends mentioned in this aricle, including tips 1 and 9. The porcelain monkeys she praises are by Mottahedeh ($145).
10 Odd, Yet Essential, Elements of Style
Decorating today may be more relaxed, but that means it's up to you to give your home spirit and charm
The era of the perfect home has passed. This is
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How Jason Solarek Created The Facebook Of Retail
By Shira Levine
Freelance Writer, Business Insider
September 14, 2011
Building an e-commerce site can be expensive. Jason Solarek, who founded Bridge, realized that e-commerce sites were lacking their own free network, so he developed what he calls, “Facebook for retail businesses.”
“The E-commerce industry hasn&...
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I enjoyed this article from the WSJ about the power of video taping products. Excerpts:
In the fall of 2010, the company did a test. It showed its products two ways—with the video and without the video—to track shoppers' behavior. It found purchases increased about 10% when a product included a video description, says Laurie Williams, video and photo products manager at Zappos. The company is still testing to figure out what components affect sales the...
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The article below from the New York Times is about selling and promoting luxury goods online (such as Prada and Burberry). I suggest browsing the article because it shows how some companies are properly using the the web to make money.
Excerpt:
Selling luxury goods online isn’t the problem — that’s a done deal. Rather, it is that designers and fashion chiefs... can’t seem to grasp the most obvious aspect of the ... Web.
Go to the sites of ...
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The message below was sent out to retailers yesterday by the linens brand Sferra. I was intrigued by how open they were about their credit line. Excerpt:
"...We have over $3 million outstanding on our line and an interest charge of $15,000 per month falls right to the bottom line. Our "affordable luxury" pricing policy affords no financing of past due amounts."
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March 31, 2009
Dear Client:
As you probably have noticed during the first three...
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The hand-painted china of Arlington's Anna Weatherley made history last week when it was chosen as the first "informal" White House china.
First lady Laura Bush showed off the custom Magnolia Residence China Service to reporters on the table of the Family Dining Room. The dishes, made by Pickard China in Illinois and hand-painted by Weatherley's artisans in Budapest, are meant to be used in the private quarters of the White House. Weatherley says Bush had seen her work on several friends'
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