| Desperate for celebrity style?
With Americans' endless fascination with Hollywood celebrities, it's no wonder shoppers now have the chance to dress like their favorite TV stars. Several Web sites cater to helping viewers feel like they can have it all, too, by wearing the same garments they've seen their favorite characters wear on TV. And what retailer wouldn't want to get in on the style buzz certain shows create, selling outfits right off TV stars' backs? It's like the ultimate concept in product placement. I admit I'm addicted to Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters and Grey's Anatomy. But would I dare to try to dress like any of the Desperate hotties? Certainly not Edie (Nicollette Sheridan), but why not Bree? On www.SeenOn.com, I found Bree clothing (worn by actress Marcia Cross) ranging from the classically demure to kitchen sink chic.
Every school, every Thursday / West Des Moines
On April 13, student council representatives will hold a spring clean-up day at Clive. Students will be bringing rakes from home and will use compost bags donated by the Windsor Heights Hy-Vee to clean up the front yard of our school. Peggy Ostrander has organized this event and will assist as students beautify the front of our building.
Clive Elementary will hold our May breakfast at 7 a.m. on May 4 in the multi-purpose room. Students and their families are invited to enjoy breakfast here at school.
Crestview
Author Robert San Souci completed a weeklong residence with Crestview students. Students in grades one through six spent three hours with San Souci during the week learning about how he gets his ideas for books, revises his writing, and how a manuscript becomes a book.
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Launches Sprig.com
WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), a leading publisher of award-winning news and information Web sites and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) , today announced the launch of Sprig (http://www.sprig.com/), the company's new property for the sophisticated and stylish woman who also aims to integrate environmentally- friendly choices into her life. As green moves into the mainstream, Sprig caters to a consumer who wants to combine demanding taste-in fashion, beauty, home, food and lifestyle-with first-rate products and services that are LESS demanding on the environment. Sprig's original content and fresh and convenient ideas enable readers who want the best for themselves and their families to easily make choices that are beautiful, stylish and eco-friendly.
Dr Pepper Goes Punk
(April 23, 2007)--Most Americans over 40 can probably recall a commercial jingle from the late 1970s that told them, "Be a Pepper, drink Doctor Pepper." Now, the Plano-based maker of Dr Pepper is again turning to music to help sell soda, but in a way that shows how both music and advertising have changed in a generation. Dr Pepper is paying to have a pop-punk band live and work in a transparent bubble on New York's touristy Pier 54 for 20 days. Cameras will record the members of the band Cartel as they write and record a new CD. The bubble will be loaded with cameras so fans can watch the band online around the clock. Plans also call for MTV to produce four half-hour shows, although network officials won't be pinned down on which of its channels will air the episodes.
SAS Selects Datalex to Enable Direct Channel Distribution
DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have launched their new online distribution platform which will drive distribution cost savings, competitive advantage and a more rewarding online experience for travellers. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has deployed a new strategic distribution platform for online reservations; which was implemented by Datalex, a leading global provider of travel distribution software and solutions. Datalex will also provide a robust and secure hosting services environment for the SAS online reservations channels going forward. The new solution was built in partnership with SAS upon the Datalex Travel Distribution Platform ™ (TDP) as a strategic, scaleable and extensible platform for the future of SAS distribution.
Objectware, Inc. Releases Specialized eCommerce Solution for Small ...
Objectware Inc, a custom eCommerce and web development company, announces the release of a specialized eCommerce solution focused on affording small to medium sized businesses the same quality and reliability that was once available only to large players in the online shopping cart arena. In addition to the release of the small-business shopping cart core package, several high tech value-added module s are also available, enhancing functionality without breaking the bank. This solution was designed specifically for small to medium sized business owners attempting to take their business online and sell their products and services to an online audience. Retailers searching for a shopping cart that will offer an efficient system to manage and promote products online, integrate seamlessly with the look and feel of their existing website, provide secure online transactions and maintain stability in a high-traffic environment can now turn to Objectware for an affordable solution.
Getting just the right fit
Got a few minutes before your flight takes off? Why not find out what size clothes will fit you best? That's what Intellifit in Horsham is hoping Philadelphia International Airport travelers will say when they see the company's Virtual Fitting Room in airline terminals. The Virtual Fitting Room looks like a space-age capsule. A person stands, fully clothed, in the middle as he or she is scanned and more than 200 measurements are recorded. The machine then gives a personalized FitPrint, with sizes for brand-name clothing from Nordstrom, Levi's, Lands' End, the Gap, Nautica, Dockers and Jos. A. Bank. The service is free, but customers are encouraged to shop for clothes through www.intellifit.com. The company provides a log-in so people can shop from any computer in the world.
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