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** Style and Focus PR would like to send out late condolences to the families of: Lena Horne, Dixie Carter, John Forsythe, and Lynn Redgrave.** Congratulations to CW actors Jensen Ackles and Danneel Harris on recently getting married. The couple wed in Dallas over the weekend. (People magazine).** After 'Iron Man,' Marvel hopes its other characters are as successful. The comic book publisher is

News Bites: Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License

It's so horrible that someone would use their racist views to deny someone else their happiness. It's so sad that things like this still go on.HAMMOND, La. (MSN) - A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his

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** Must Read Article: Chinese Babies Stolen By Officials For Foreign Adoption (click link to read in full)(from the Los Angeles Times)Since the early 1990s, more than 80,000 Chinese children have been adopted abroad, the majority to the United States. The conventional wisdom is that the babies, mostly girls, were abandoned by their parents because of the traditional preference for boys and

Style and Focus News Bites 6/26

Style and Focus Lifestyle PR would like to send out condolences to the families of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon.** Sony Comments on the Passing of Michael Jackson. Commenting on his passing, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, Sony Corporation, said: "Michael Jackson was a brilliant troubadour for his generation, a genius whose music reflected the passion and

Work Chic Redefined In Tough Economy

by Jean PattesonOrlando SentinelOrlando, Fl. -- The popularity of dressing down for the office is sinking about as rapidly as the average 401(k). And the casual-Friday concept? Gone the way of CEO bonuses.In the current economic climate, women in the workplace need to make more of an effort, says Martinette Mitchell, manager of the Personal Touch personal shopping service at Nordstrom in

News Bite: Economy Has More Women Becoming Strippers

I know everyone's entitled to do what ever they want but I just find it a little disturbing that some women are chosing to go this route to make extra money.------------------------------------------------------Economy Has More Women Becoming StrippersMany Turning To Adult Entertainment Industry For Workby The Associated PressAs a bartender and trainer at a national restaurant chain, Rebecca

Style and Focus News Bites: Barbie, Brad and Birthday Visits

** According to the Associated Press, West Virginia Deomocratic Delegate Jeff Eldridge is proposing to ban the sale of Barbie dolls and others like her in his state. He wants to outlaw the dolls, because the dolls influence girls to place too much importance on physical beauty, at the expense of their intellectual and emotional development.--------My Response:This is one of the dumbest things I

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** Ashley Judd Protest Against Gov. Sarah Palin for Promoting Aerial Killing of Wolves. According to The Huffington Post (huffingtonpost.com), Ashley Judd stars in a new campaign targeted at Sarah Palin's alleged "anti-conservation agenda" and her promotion of the killing of wolves and bears in Alaska.The group that Judd is working with is the Defenders Action Fund which have a new Website,

Style and Focus News Bites: London Shoe Shopping, Katie Holmes New fashion IT Girl and more

** High-end Shoe Shopping at it's best. Browns, a temple of style in London, has recently opened up its first stand-alone shoe store on Brook Street. A London fashion institution since opening in 1970, the new Brook Street shop will feature the very best in designer fashion – from Chloé, Jill Sanders, Marc Jacobs, YSL and many more. For more information visit Browns official website.** Academy

News Bites: Spider-Man, Charities, and more

** Coming to a Comic Bookstore Near You. Spider-Man Saves the Day!!!. In the upcoming Spider-Man comic, Peter Parker goes up against one of his rogue gallery who is attempting to thwart the swearing in ceremony of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. According to Marvel, the comic will be written by Zeb Wells with artwork by Todd Nauck and Frank D'Armata.Marvel's Editor-in-Chief

Style and Focus News Bites: Movies, Magazines, Engagements and Eco-Business

** Disney Pulls Out of Next 'Narnia' Movie. Walt Disney Co. said it won't be involved in a third "Chronicles of Narnia" movie, pulling out of a longstanding partnership with co-producer Walden Media to finance the children's franchise that once represented one of the most promising film properties in the Disney stable.Disney cited "budgetary considerations and other logistics" as reasons for not

Condoleezza Rice Gives Piano Recital for the Queen

I saw this and wanted to post it because so many young women look up to the superficial and swallow I thought this little piece about Condoleeza Rice giving an inspirational piano recital for the Queen was empowering for young women.Rice Gives Piano Recital Fit for a QueenBy The Associated PressBritain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, shakes hands with Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State, as

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** Tony Dow better known for his role on the classic TV series "Leave It To Beaver" will have his artwork displayed at the famed Louvre museum in Paris, France from Dec. 11 - 14. Dow is one of serveral artists from the Karen Lynne Gallery to be featured at museum as part of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts exhibition. The sculpture that will be displayed is titled “Unarmed Warrior,” and is a

Style and Focus News Bites 9-29 Websites and Fragrances

** Web site helps young women with 'high tastes and low budgets' make the most of both. PoorLittleRichGirls.com was created by a group of friends who love the high fashion however their budget couldn't quite give them the high fashion perks. The Web site helps hip young women find places to score $3 cocktails, $20 blowouts and other moderately priced must-haves. It's the newest Chicago-based

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Style and Focus PR would like to send our condolences to the families of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes.** Advertising: Calvin Klein and Condé Nast Strike Online Ad Deal. Condé Nast has signed an exclusive deal with fashion brand Calvin Klein to run an ad campaign for its fragrance Secret Obsession on the vogue.com website. The deal, which will run for four weeks and will kick off before the campaign

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** Entertainment: Rupert Grint has signed on to do the independent film "Cherry Bomb". The movie centers on best friends Malachy (Grint) and Luke (Robert Sheehan), embarking on a wild weekend and come across a beautiful but troubled stranger (Kimberley Nixon). Production on the film, penned by playwright and screenwriter Daragh Caville has already begun and is tentatively scheduled for a 2009

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** Beauty: Leading Cosmetic Firms Fined for Exchanging Information. The German units of nine international cosmetics and fragrance firms have been fined a total of almost €10 million for exchanging information about sales, planned product launches and price rises which violates anti-trust laws. According to the German Federal Cartel Office, the following companies were implicated: Chanel, Clarins

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Style and Focus have been selected to view the Fall line of UGG's exclusively from Nordstrom. I will post my review of the line tomorrow.** 'The Dark Knight' Tickets are Selling Out on Fandango. Fans are Scooping Up Tickets for Late Night Showtimes Scheduled Across the Nation. With less than three weeks remaining till "The Dark Knight" opens on July 18, at 12:01 a.m., Fandango, the nation's

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** Actor Hill Harper's (CSI: New York) second book "Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny" (list price: $22.50) will be available in June. The book includes contributions from Angela Basset, Michelle Obama, Tatyana Ali and Nikki Giovanni. It is the follow-up to his national best selling first book "Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny".** 'Sex And The City' stylist to create