Courtney Cox Stars in Cougar Town

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Courtney Cox apparently has some revealing scenes in her new sitcom, Cougar Town. She plays Jules Cobb, a recently divorced single mother who is discovering dating again. The show also explores dating and aging in a beauty and youth obsessed culture.

After being out of the dating game for so long, Jules Cobb is finally putting herself back on the market. But starting over isn't easy when your running your own real estate business, your two best friends are each other's best frenemies, your son is embarrassed by everything you say and do and your ex-husband still drinks his morning coffee in your kitchen. Yes, Jules is a mother to the world, but now she's finally putting herself first. Well, at least she's trying. And with a little help from her friends she's discovering it's never too late to live like a twenty-something, even if you're forty-something. Welcome to the world of crazy parties, hot boyfriends, and free limo rides. But be careful, side effects include: embarrassing photos, late night food comas, and all day hangovers.

The series premiere is Wednesday, September 23rd at 9:30pm EST on ABC. The cougar term has become heavily overused but the show looks funny. Take a look at this funny promo where Courtney's character Jules flashes a boy on a bicycle.

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Louis Vuitton Creates Petanque Ball Set

post from ShoppingBlog.com on 12 September 2009 11:44:00 PM. © ShoppingBlog.com

Louis Vuitton created this limited-edition petanque ball set to honor the sport's 100th anniversary. The set includes nine monogrammed balls and a cochonnet. The game originated in southern France. You can read more about the game here and here.

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Picture Frame Adds Snowy Scene to Your Pictures

post from ShoppingBlog.com on 12 September 2009 11:25:00 PM. © ShoppingBlog.com

This picture frame called the Really Snowing 4x6 Photo Frame can be made to appear as if it is snowing. The frame - which is a traditional frame and not digital - acts like a rectangular snowglobe. The battery powered presence actived frame makes snow "swirl" inside the frame when someone is nearby. You can buy it here for $24.99.

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Wal-Mart Sees Late Christmas, Won't Put
Decorations Up Before October

post from ShoppingBlog.com on 12 September 2009 11:13:00 PM. © ShoppingBlog.com

Chain Store Age reports that Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke is expecting a late Christmas. He expect customers to carefully monitor spending. You also won't see Wal-Mart setting up Christmas holiday displays early.

"You won't see us putting up Christmas decorations in September," he said.

Wal-Mart's chief executive noted that shoppers are keeping a watchful eye on prices and are less likely than before to stock up on items or to purchase lower-quality "throw-away" items.

"This is the new normal. This is not something that is going to change," Duke said.

The deals and bargains are generally better if you buy ahead of the holiday rush. If consumers are on a very tight budget they may not have much choice but to wait until the last minute to buy gifts.

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Yoox Plans to Go Public by End of 2009

post from ShoppingBlog.com on 12 September 2009 11:00:00 PM. © ShoppingBlog.com

Italian ecommerce fashion company Yoox plans on going public. It is considered one of the few successful Italian fashion-related companies these days. But Yoox says it is weathering the recession just fine.

The company informed Italy's market regulator, Consob, of its intention to do an initial public offering by the end of the year, making it the only Italian fashion player in more than a year to follow through on plans to list. Prada and Ferragamo both pulled the plug on their much-anticipated listings at the end of last year after the market slumped, and neither has revived those plans.

"We're not scared of anything," says founder and Chief Executive Federico Marchetti, who owns a minority stake in Yoox. "Yoox has a lot of untapped potential. We like to have a first-mover advantage."After presenting its IPO project to the stock-market regulator, Yoox must await Consob's approval before going ahead with the marketing and the listing by the end of the year. The process could still be canceled if market conditions worsen.

When it comes to the stock market, Yoox has more in common with e-commerce giants such as Amazon.com Inc. than with fashion houses, Mr. Marchetti says. Founded nine years ago, Yoox operates two Web sites selling labels such as Armani and Marc Jacobs, as well as running online stores for more than a dozen fashion houses including Emporio Armani and Valentino. While Yoox's valuation has yet to be set, other e-commerce players trade at 12 to 25 times operating profit.

"The difference between us and fashion companies is really simple: We're doing fantastically well and some fashion companies this year are not going to post good results. We've not been hit by the recession," Mr. Marchetti says.

It's nice to hear a success story. You can see what the company has to offer at Yoox.com.

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Annalynnes Best

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Annalynne McCord attends Monarchy Collection Spring 2010 Fashion Show at the Tent at Bryant Park in New York. I think this is one of her best looks so far! Annalynne wears a long-sleeved black dress with a sexy cut-out detail on the neckline. She wore simple black pumps and put her hair in a tousled [...]

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MRSA Found at Public Beaches on the Puget Sound

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MRSA USA Today reports that University of Washington researchers found methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) in seven public beaches on the Puget Sound.

The researchers identified Staph bacteria on nine of 10 public beaches that they tested. Seven of 13 Staph aureus samples, found on five beaches, were multidrug resistant, says lead investigator Marilyn Roberts.

"Our results suggest that public beaches may be a reservoir for possible transmission of MRSA," she told the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy here, the leading international conference on new and resurgent diseases.

This study and another recent study about beach pollution certainly make the idea of going to the beach much less appealing. Lance Peterson, a University of Chicago infectious disease specialist, told USA Today that "Staph is a salt-loving organism. It's not surprising to see it in the ocean."

MRSA is a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The CDC says it is a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin infections. MRSA can also cause bloodstream infections and pneumonia.

Photo credit: Janice Carr, Public Health Image Library (PHIL)

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Disney Unveils New Park Plans at D23 Expo

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo detailed Disney's future plans at the first D23 Expo. The announcements included the confirmation of a new Star Tours attraction and the largest expansion in the history of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Rasulo announced that a new 3-D version of the "Star Tours" attraction will debut at the Disneyland Resort and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2011. The attraction is based on the Lucasfilm Star Wars films.

"Storytelling is the DNA of Disney dreams and we're always exploring new ways to tell new stories in new places," Rasulo told the crowd at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.

For Walt Disney World in Florida, Rasulo outlined plans for the largest expansion in the history of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, vastly increasing the size of Fantasyland by 2013. Guests will soon be able to:

Visit their favorite Disney Princess in her castle, cottage, or chateau to share a dance with Cinderella; celebrate Sleeping Beauty's birthday with the Good Fairies; or join Belle in an nchanting story performance in the Beast's castle library.
Dine in one of three enchanted rooms inside the Beast's castle.
Fly with Dumbo high above brand new circus grounds, twice the size of the existing attraction with a new interactive, three-ring circus tent.
Journey under the sea with Ariel, The Little Mermaid, in her very own attraction - also opening at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim in 2011.
Meet Tinker Bell and her friends in the magical world of Pixie Hollow.

Rasulo provided updates on the expansion of Disney's California Adventure including the new "World of Color" attraction slated to open in the spring of 2010 and the addition of the 12-acre Cars Land scheduled to open in 2012 where guests can step into the town of Radiator Springs and its six acres of hand-carved rockwork. Other recently-announced projects include the three new lands coming to Hong Kong Disneyland by 2014; the Disney Dream, a new ship being built by Disney Cruise Line; and Disney's first family destination resort on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

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Microsoft Promotes Windows 7 With Kittens,
Unicorns and Marshmallows

Microsoft is trying cuteness in its campaign for its Windows 7 operating system, which goes on sale on October 22nd. One of the company's commercials features a little girl who finds links to reviews of Windows 7 on her father's computers. She says the reviews contain "happy words." She takes these "happy words" and pastes them into pictures with unicorns, kittens and marshmallows. Take a look: