$3.9 MILLION OUTLAY - Posted by Mike Fomkin

"Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Mark Niquette and Encarnacion Pyle THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH  After learning that taxpayers have picked up the check for nearly $3.9 million in food costs at state-sponsored meetings during the past two years, Gov. Ted Strickland has halted the...

Guest from the Future - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Guest from the Future (Russian: Гостья из будущего) is a five-part Soviet television miniseries, made at Gorky Film Studio, first aired in 1985. It is based on the novel "One Hundred Years Ahead" (Сто лет тому вперед) by Kir Bulychev....

365-day Grilling Recipes - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Grilled Pork Chops with Squash, Apples and  Cider-bourbon Jus  (Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes, 40 minutes active)  2 acorn squash, halved across the center, seeds removed Advertisement  1 cup apple cider or juice  2 tbs. unsalted butter  1...

CONNED! - WorldVoice Responds to Washington Post Article - Posted by Michael ...

"Conned!!  From - www.worldvoicenews.com  How does an internet extortionist, operating from an hidden location in Eastern Europe (Russia), get The Washington Post, a respected and trusted news organization, to publish a completely false story that assists him in his...

HP Is Going to the Super Bowl - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Riding on the success of a nine-month-old revamped marketing campaign, Hewlett-Packard is set to drop the big bucks on the year's largest advertising venue: Super Bowl XLI.  The PC maker, based in Palo Alto, Calif., expects to announce on Jan. 29 plans to run its...

Hands On: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Lucky us -- we got to try Lightroom 1.0 just before its official debut. This milestone for Adobe radically rearranges key Photoshop functions within a super-streamlined virtual workspace designed for organizing and processing large groups of images. Lightroom 1.0 should be...

EU goes mad for Bulgarian breast-boosting beer - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Bulgaria looks set to become a mecca for EU citizens looking to pump up their airbags without surgery following the lifting of customs duty on Boza beer - reputed to have magical breast-boosting properties.  According to Ananova, men are "flocking" over the Bulgarian...

Illegal Video Downloads Outpace Legal Downloads Four to One - Michael Fomkin

"Increased levels of broadband access, powerful and speedy PCs equipped with DVD readers and writers, portable video devices and next generation file-sharing services are making downloading of video content faster and easier than ever.  That's great news for movie and...

Web traffic on employment sites increase - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"According to research by Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service, the number of visits to categories for business and finance employment and training went up by 31 percent in the week ending Jan. 6, 2007, as opposed to the previous week.  CareerBuilder.com...

Italy : Mesmerizing 'Black' at Milan Fashion Week! - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"In Western fashion black is considered reliably stylish. It is the latest trend that black is always fashionable. It is also considered as the colour of prestige.  The colour black dominated at the Fall/Winter collection of 2007-08 for men’s wear during Milan Fashion...

Michael Fomkin Social Network - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Welcome to our blog about Michael Fomkin Social Network Written by michaelfomkin on Jan-12-07 9:18am This is our group blog, which is unique because any Zimbio member can post an entry to it. Some members blog about recent news and trends related to the portal topic, others...

Michael Fomkin from Impact 210 Partners with Brazilian Designer Chris Barreto

"IMPACT 210 and designer Chris Barreto are partnering to offer their clients and customers the unique opportunity to view her creations in their state of the art facility. Not only will Barreto showcase her clothing and accessories at IMPACT 210’s SOHO location, but she...

The Truth about Modeling - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"The Truth about Modeling and what expenses a model is really responsible for.  Desire and expenses are areas that seem to introduce the most confusion between inexperienced models and agencies.  Modeling agencies often hear new models say “Well, if you liked me...

Daryl Hannah Nearly Became a Sex Slave, Wants To Help Others

"Daryl Hannah Nearly Became a Sex Slave, Wants To Help Others  Daryl HannahDaryl Hannah narrowly avoided being sold as a sex slave in Las Vegas in the late 1970s and is now coming forward with her seedy secret to help others forced into prostitution. The actress, who has...

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