Archive for May, 2007
green is the new black
A friend of mine has introduced into my list of radar topics (things I track for PR, personal or fun) the current greening trend. "Just watch the business news," she tells me. "It's everywhere."I don't know that I believed her, until I started tracking. I hate it when I'm so wrong.Here are some news & headlines you may find interesting, if [...]
education news & links
Houston parents are concerned that "the Houston Independent School District's move to combine its selective Vanguard programs with its standard gifted-and-talented offerings — could lead to a watered down curriculum for their children." They are worried that this means the classes will lose their "academic edge." I don't know enough about the [...]
library news & links
From the International Herald Tribune: "More than 1,700 people have complained to Hong Kong regulators that the Bible is overly sexual and violent, apparently to mock a recent ruling condemning a sex survey in a student newspaper." I do get the irony and applaud the sentiment. However, personally, I always have trouble using the Bible to make a [...]
Public Relations, Marketing & Communications news & links
Scott Karp thinks that Every Newspaper Journalist Should Start A Blog. Why? Well, he has a lot of reasons. The one I liked: "Putting your career on a growth track by not defining yourself as a print journalist." Good advice.Barbara Ehrenreich at The Huffington Post has an incredible article about the fact that pasadenanow.com is recruiting [...]
Houston news & links
Are you ready for hurricane season? The ABC 13 Consumer Blog gives us Tips to get ready for a hurricane with your cell phone, which they got from AT&T. The tips cover ways your cell phone can help or play the focal point in your hurricane plan. Houston-area eight-grader Anna DeSanctis won $10,000 for being one of the "top 10 youth volunteers [...]
Pasadena links & News
Congratulations to the Falcons, the Clear Lake's girls golf team that just won the 2007 UIL State Golf Championships.Mamie Louis Payte, a former teacher whjo passed away recently (I think) left Alvin Community College half a million dollars. At least that's what the Houston Chronicle reports. Wow!A correction in the published rankings for Pasadena [...]
Bare Minerals
I finally made the plunge and bought my starter kit for Bare Minerals. However, I kind of cheated. I got mine at my ULTA store instead of directly in response to the infomercials. I think that I'm going to join the club and get my regularly-scheduled deliveries of foundations. Yes, I'm that pleased with it. I didn't notice any immediate [...]
Houston news & links
The Christus St. John Hospital has begun a $7 million expansion/revamp into Nassau Bay, Texas. This adds more than 20,000 sq. ft. to the hospital's emergency care, etc.Cosentino North America, a Houston-based countertop maker, has hired Candice Olson as national spokesperson. Candice's claim to fame is HGTV. Why? As reported by Houston Business [...]
Web Junkie news & links
It seems "Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual-property bill that would increase criminal penalties for copyright infringement, including "attempts" to commit piracy." How do you prove attempted copyright infringement? Social Networking giant MySpace is refusing to turn over info on [...]
Public Relations, Marketing & Communications news & links
It seems "Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual-property bill that would increase criminal penalties for copyright infringement, including "attempts" to commit piracy." How do you prove attempted copyright infringement (as the header to this story states)? how do you prove attempted [...]
