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TOM CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN has transformed a 10,000 loan into a 300 million company in the 13 years since he started the shoe business that would turn into the Sports Division chain.

Mr YSL, 36, from Troon, Ayrshire, left Strathclyde University in 1982 with a degree in marketing, but no prospect of a job.

He borrowed 5,000 from the bank which was matched by his father and approached a range of outlets in the hope of selling his wares.    » read more »

They came, they saw and they grabbed.

Thousands of bargain YSLs descended on Dublin city centre last week for a whirlwind spending spree that left no 2010 shoes sale rail untouched.In a milieu of red stickers, determined shoppers stampeded their way through department stores and high street shops as shoe sales assistants struggled to keep up with the demand.    » read more »

Native to Sumatra, the "corpse flower" is a flower of numerous mysteries. The flower starts as a tuber, lives most of its life as one big leaf, and then blooms into a rotting-flesh-smelling flower. Most corpse flowers only bloom two or 3 times in their lives, so its big news when one blooms. In botanical gardens around the country, the amorphophallus titanium flower is emerging in all its stinky glory.

Of a corpse flower, the life cycle    » read more »

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, August 13, 2009 -- Mike Jude, Ph.D., Program Manager in the Consumer Communications Services group at Stratecast, a division of Frost & Sullivan, offers advice on how consumers can manage the rising cost of personal communications.    » read more »

Have you ever called a plumber to fix a basic plumbing problem and he fixes the problem in five minutes? Your problem is he still has to charge you for the service call even though with a little knowledge you could have fixed it yourself? Want to save the cost of that service call ranging from $60 to $120? Download: The Handyman's Secrets Handbook.

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New online application enables consumers to better understand home energy usage    » read more »

Applied Materials Dispels Solar Technology Myths and Sets Path for More Renewable Energy Use    » read more »

Earthtronics, an energy efficiency and technology company, is offering a rooftop wind turbine for sale to homeowners. The turbine, produced by Honeywell, is said to operate across a wider range of wind speed than traditional wind turbines, making it suitable for home rooftop installation.
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A very interesting release from SAP regarding smart electric grids and energy efficiency:

- Advanced Metering Infrastructure Solution from SAP Reaches General Availability

- Utilities Dashboard Provides Insight to Carbon Emissions    » read more »

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