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Kaboodle (http://www.kaboodle.com/), the largest social website for passionate shoppers, today launched PopPicks, an exclusive, members-only online sale destination that allows shoppers everywhere to determine which products are offered at a special price for a limited time.

An ongoing program featuring a new retail partner each week, PopPicks features a collection of products selected by Kaboodle editors in partnership with the featured retailer. Once products are selected, the Kaboodle community is invited to "heart" (vote for) the products they like best. After four days of voting, the most "hearted" products are made available to Kaboodle members at an exclusive price for four days or until the reserved inventory is sold out. Once the quantities of specially priced items are completely sold, Kaboodlers can still buy the product at its original price. During voting and limited-time sales, Kaboodlers can invite friends to participate via Kaboodle’s peer-to-peer messaging system as well as on e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms.

Moxsie, an online fashion retailer featuring independent brands, will be the inaugural launch partner. Explaining the appeal, Julia Kung, Moxsie’s director of marketing,discount tiffany, said, "PopPicks is a unique way for Moxsie to unveil cutting-edge merchandise to the alpha consumers who appreciate it. The reason PopPicks is so different and appealing is because it allows retailers to present an interactive experience in a participation-rampant environment. Through PopPicks, Moxsie is also able to extend its reach to a very valuable group of sophisticated shoppers in a measurable way."

Additional participating launch partners in the coming weeks include other online fashion favorites, Karmaloop, Ssense, Ivy Blue and 80sPurple.

"As the leader in streetwear online, Karmaloop is always looking for exceptional programs that help us expand our footprint in a meaningful way,tiffany necklaces," said Natasha Chu, Karmaloop’s e-commerce manager. "Kaboodle continues to be on the forefront of innovation when it comes to creating distinctive marketing programs that provide consumers with a unique online shopping experience. This partnership allows us to broaden our online presence through emerging technology and tap into an increasingly important social dynamic around shopping and purchasing."

The debut of PopPicks reinforces Kaboodle’s leadership position in social shopping as it offers a first of its kind platform that directly integrates social commerce into its online shopping community. Shari Gunn, chief marketing officer at Kaboodle, explains, "At its core, Kaboodle has always been a way for shoppers to discover, share, and interact with products that have been vetted by other shoppers like them. This new feature extends community empowerment and amplifies their collective voice by allowing them to influence what,tiffany bangles, exactly,tiffany bracelets, is featured during our exclusive sales events. It also provides an innovative e-commerce opportunity and a new revenue stream for Kaboodle."

Initially, PopPicks will feature primarily fashion apparel and accessories. Soon Kaboodle will broaden its offering to include sought-after lifestyle brands in home, beauty and gadgets.

Keywords: Advertising, Kaboodle, Marketing.

West Virginia University issued the following news release:

A West Virginia University researcher has been honored for her exploration of customer satisfaction among African-American women.

Nora M. MacDonald, professor of fashion design and merchandising at WVU, Shirley A. Lazorchak, associate professor and program coordinator of marketing at California University of Pennsylvania, and Kristi M. Currie, currently pursuing a certificate in image consulting from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, were recognized by the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal for their article, "African-American Women’s Satisfaction with the Design and Marketing of Ready-to-Wear Clothing."

The article was selected as the top FCSRJ article in the apparel, textiles, and merchandising category and was a runner-up for the FCSRJ 2009 Outstanding Article Award. Articles were evaluated based upon the following criteria: originality of the topic, standards of research design and methodology, and potential to make a lasting contribution to theory and/or practice in family and consumer sciences.

MacDonald, Lazorchak,tiffany earrings, and Currie conducted a study to assess older African-American women’s perceptions of how well their clothing needs were being met. Thirty-two African-American women from the Charleston, W.

Va., area participated in the study, which indicated dissatisfaction with the portrayal of African-American females in targeted advertisements and the fit of clothing. The African-American market has increased dramatically as a percentage of the United States population, with purchasing power estimated at more than $800 billion.

The collaboration gave MacDonald the opportunity to catch up with two former students. Lazorchak (’79) and Currie (’00) both earned their undergraduate degrees in Fashion Design and Merchandising from WVU.

Published by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal publishes original research in all areas of family and consumer science concerned with the well-being of families and individuals, including areas such as human development and family studies; food and nutrition; family and consumer science education; personal finance and family economics; housing, equipment, and interior design; textiles, apparel and merchandising; and professional issues.

Based in the Washington, D.

C. area, AAFCS is the only professional association for FCS students and professionals from both multiple practice settings and content areas. For more than 100 years, AAFCS has focused its mission on providing leadership and support for professionals whose work assists individuals,tiffany bracelets, families, and communities in making more informed decisions about their well-being, relationships, and resources to achieve optimal quality of life. Members provide research-based knowledge about the topics of everyday life, including human development, personal and family finance, housing and interior design, food science, nutrition and wellness, textiles and apparel, and consumer issues. They are early childhood, elementary, secondary, university/college,tiffany money clips, and Extension educators, administrators and managers, human service and business professionals, researchers, community volunteers, and consultants who create integrated solutions to complex social and economic challenges. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement,Charm bracelet, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com

Scientists discuss in ‘Young girl presenting with heart failure 5 years after laparoscopic appendectomy (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Heart-Failure.html> Heart Failure). Case report of an ilio-iliac AV fistula’ new findings in heart failure. According to recent research from Munich, Germany, "Secondary arteriovenous (AV) fistulae following appendectomy are very rare. REPORT: We report the case of a 15-year-old girl suffering from progressive heart failure and sub-acute abdominal pain caused by an ilio-iliac AV fistula 5 years after a complicated appendectomy."

"The vessel-wall defects were closed by open surgery and the aneurysmatic iliac vein was gathered. Open fistula repair should be recommended to healthy and/or young patients, especially when they are not fully-grown," wrote A. Kuehnl and colleagues, Technical University Munchen.

The researchers concluded: "Endovascular treatment should be the therapy of choice in high-risk patients or patients with local contraindications against open surgery."

Kuehnl and colleagues published their study in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (Young girl presenting with heart failure 5 years after laparoscopic appendectomy. Case report of an ilio-iliac AV fistula. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2010;40(1):107-9).

For additional information, contact A. Kuehnl,tiffany, Clinic for Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen,Bead bracelet, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.

James E. Stein, MD, vice chair, Department of Surgery at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, is featured in People magazine’s August 2nd issue as the magazine revisits a story from 2003 when Dr. Stein led a 60-member medical and surgical team in a rare, highly complex and historic procedure to separate twin girls, Macey and MacKenzie Garrison. In this issue,tiffany earrings, on newsstands now, People shares how the girls are living – "A Beautiful Life."

Surgeons began the nearly 24-hour operation Wednesday morning September 10, 2003, delicately separating a number of the girls’ internal organs. When media originally covered this story,tiffany bracelets, the identity of the babies was confidential and the babies were simply known as Baby A and Baby B (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Childrens-Hospital.html> Childrens Hospital).

The identical twins were each born with one normally developed leg, and they shared a conjoined leg. Doctors used that leg to replace tissue and bone in the girls’ pelvic regions. The large intestine could not be divided and went to one twin. Surgeons also performed a liver separation and did reconstruction on the girls’ urinary and reproductive tracts. The girls were born with a fraternal triplet sister who developed normally. The case marks the second known instance of conjoined twins born as part of a triplet set, according to the hospital.

Dr. Stein has been an attending pediatric surgeon in the Division of Pediatric Surgery of the Department of Surgery at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles since 1996. He is an assistant professor of surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. For interviews with Jim Stein or any additional questions about the story, please contact Janet Dotson (323) 636-9306. Footage of the original surgery and still photographs are available.

New investigation results, ‘Prevalence of acquired melanocytic naevi in Brazilian schoolchildren,’ are detailed in a study published in Clinical & Experimental Dermatology (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Dermatology.html> Dermatology). According to recent research from Pernambuco, Brazil, "The prevalence of acquired melanocytic naevi (AMN) is one of the most important known risk factors for malignant melanoma (MM) in homogeneous white populations. However, there are few studies on AMN in heterogeneous populations."

"Insight into the causes of AMN in heterogeneous populations in a country with intense ultraviolet radiation should lead to successful strategies in the prevention of MM. To evaluate the frequency and anatomical distribution of AMN and to observe the influence of environmental and constitutional variables. A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of AMN was performed on 1279 Brazilian schoolchildren, aged 2-8 years, according to an international protocol. Both girls and boys had the same number of AMN. The number of AMN was higher on sun-exposed body sites, such as shoulders, thorax/upper abdomen, face/ears and back. A high number of AMN was associated with lighter skin type,tiffany bracelets, greater sun exposure, age, number of sunburns and presence of freckles. In genetically predisposed people, the body-site distribution of AMN in a heterogeneous population (mixed ethnic backgrounds) is similar to that in a homogeneous population and has the same tendency toward potential proliferation of melanocytes in the presence of ultraviolet radiation. Strategies to reduce the incidence of MM should start at an early age. We believe that these findings will have a direct effect on concepts for preventive strategies," wrote S. Yarak and colleagues, Federal University, Department of Dermatology.

The researchers concluded: "Studies in different populations may serve as a starting point for research into the mechanism underlying increasing rates of AMN."

Yarak and colleagues published their study in Clinical & Experimental Dermatology (Prevalence of acquired melanocytic naevi in Brazilian schoolchildren. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 2010;35(6):581-7).

For additional information, contact S. Yarak, Federal University of Vale of San Francisco, Dept. of Dermatology, Petrolina,tiffany pendants, Pernambuco, Brazil.

According to recent research from Beijing, People’s Republic of China, "Lingual dermoid cysts are squamous epithelial-lined cavities with variable numbers of skin adnexae in the capsule and are rare entities in the head and neck (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Cysts.html> Cysts). We discuss the presentation, possible aetiologies and the surgical management of these lesions and report on the ninth lingual dermoid cyst as an illustrative example, the first to be excised by laser."

"An extensive literature search was undertaken. We present the case of a 4-month-old di-zygotic twin girl with a firm midline anterior tongue dermoid cyst. Its extent was defined by magnetic resonance imaging. The cyst was excised using the CO2 laser via an extended median sagittal glossotomy approach. Lingual dermoid cysts most commonly present in early childhood or adolescence and are located in the anterior two thirds of the tongue. Eight lingual dermoid cysts have been reported, all of which were surgically excised, using varying techniques, and no recurrences have been reported. Our patient recovered well and was extubated immediately post-operatively. However, feeding was delayed for 48 h post-operatively due to pain,tiffany bangles, requiring opiate analgesia. The tongue healed completely with only a small indent in the tip. Treatment of these lesions consists of complete surgical excision. We propose that the midline sagittal glossotomy incision using the CO2 laser offers surgical precision, superior haemostasis and wound healing and minimal post-operative oedema," wrote H.X. Baoyin and colleagues, Tsinghua University.

The researchers concluded: "The involvement of the sensitive tongue tip in this approach may be its one drawback, however this may be compensated for with appropriate postoperative analgesia."

Baoyin and colleagues published their study in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (Capturing near earth objects. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2010;10(6):587-598).

For additional information, contact H.X. Baoyin, Tsinghua University, Dept. of Aerosp Engineering, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China.

Publisher contact information for the journal Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics is: National Astronomical Observatories, Chin Acad Sciences, 20A Datun Rd., Chaoyang, Beijing, 100012, People’s Republic of China.

Keywords: City:Beijing, Country:People’s Republic of China, Astrophysics, Cysts, Physics,tiffany money clips, Surgery

According to a study from Lublin, Poland,tiffany bangles, "It has been suggested that polymorphic variations in estrogen receptors (ERs) genes may have an impact on linear growth of girls during puberty (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Endocrinology.html> Endocrinology). The aim of the study was to investigate whether height at menarche is influenced by Pvull and Xbal polymorphisms of the ER alpha gene."

"The study population consisted of 127 healthy girls, who were observed from premenarcheal period at six monthly intervals, until menarche occurred in all participants. Anthropometric measurements were taken at each visit and their values at menarche were calculated using centile curves drawn individually for each subject. Pvull and Xbal ER alpha gene polymorphisms were evaluated with RLFP-PCR. The age at menarche was not related to ER alpha gene polymorphisms. Girls with pp genotype were at menarche on average 3.2 cm shorter than PP homozygotes and in addition xx homozygotes were shorter than subjects with XX and Xx genotypes: 3.0 cm and 3.9 cm respectively. with px haplotype were, at the onset of the first menstrual period, from 2.3 cm to 3.1 cm shorter than carriers of other haplotypes. The leg length-to-height ratio at menarche was lower in xx homozygotes than in Xx heterozygotes and lower in px haplotype in comparison to Px and pX haplotypes carriers. Corresponding associations were observed at the final visit," wrote B. Kulikrechberger and colleagues, Medical University of Lublin.

The researchers concluded: "Height at menarche is influenced by the ER alpha gene polymorphism. (J. Endocrinol. Invest."

Kulikrechberger and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (Height at menarche is influenced by estrogen receptor a gene polymorphisms. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2010;33(5):332-338).

For more information, contact B. Kulikrechberger, Medical University of Lublin, Dept. of Pediatric Propedeut, Chodzki 2, PL-20093 Lublin, Poland.

Publisher contact information for the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation is: Editrice Kurtis S R L,tiffany, Via Luigi Zoja 30, 20153 Milan, Italy.

Keywords: City:Lublin,Bead bracelet, Country:Poland, Chemical Actions and Uses, DNA-Binding Proteins, Endocrinology, Estrogen Receptors, Estrogens, Hormones, Pharmacologic Actions,tiffany bracelets, Physiological Effects of Drugs, Steroid Receptors, Transcription Factors

The 42-year-old Delmont woman who told police she had been sharing a tent in the woods with her stepfather for a week as they tried to avoid arrest is behind bars.

Accused jewel thief Debra McAdams and her stepfather now face theft-related charges in at least four counties.

After disappearing after paying $75,tiffany key rings,000 in bonds two weeks ago,tiffany bangles, and facing charges in more cases, the combined bond McAdams would have to pay in order to be freed while awaiting trial is $220,000.

McAdams and her stepfather, Arthur T. McGuire Sr., 63, of Slickville, Salem Township, surrendered to Kiski Valley state police on Sunday. They spent Monday in various judicial proceedings involving theft-related charges in Tarentum and in Clarion and Erie counties.

McAdams told police she and her stepfather lived in a tent in the woods in Salem Township and at locations off Route 380 to avoid arrest.

They already had been arrested and released while awaiting trial for a $35,000 jewelry theft scam at a Washington Township antique store in May.

The pair faced several court proceedings Monday:

Both were arraigned on theft and other charges involving a $38,000 ring-swapping scam at Seita Jewelry in Tarentum last month.

Brackenridge District Judge Carolyn Bengel revoked McAdams’ $25,000 bond in that case. Because McAdams allegedly violated terms of that bond by threatening a witness, Bengel quadrupled McAdams’ bond in the Tarentum case to $100,000.

Bengel also arraigned McAdams on the charge of attempting to intimidate a witness, her stepsister. Bengel also set that bond at $100,tiffany bracelets,000.

Also on Monday, McAdams was arraigned for allegedly stealing loose diamonds from a store in Clarion.

Clarion police are charging McAdams with theft and possessing an instrument of crime — a cheap ring — that police allege McAdams secretly swapped for a valuable ring.

Bengel set the woman’s bond in the Clarion case at $10,000.

Earlier Monday morning, McAdams had a video arraignment by an Erie County district judge on charges originating there.

Erie state police are charging McAdams with theft by deception and conspiracy. She allegedly sold three of the stolen Seita rings to a store in Erie County.

Bond was set in that case at $10,tiffany earrings,000 unsecured.

After all of Monday’s court proceedings, both McAdams and McGuire were sent to the Allegheny County Jail. McGuire’s bond was set at $50,000. Preliminary hearings for both are scheduled this month.

Chuck Biedka can be reached at cbiedka@tribweb.com.

Chuck Biedka can be reached at cbiedka@tribweb.com or 724-226-4711.

TITLE: Compacts and cosmetics; beauty from Victorian times to the present day.

AUTHOR: Marsh, Madeleine.

PUBLISHER: Remember When

PUBLISH DATE: 2009

PAGES: 250

PRICE: $50.00

BINDING: Hardcover

SERIES: Women with style

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION: HD9970

REVIEW: After expressing some ambivalence toward the culturally- and commercially-reinforced female urge to "put on a face,Tiffany pendants," Marsh presents a survey of women’s grooming habits that sheds light on trends in every era since the Victorian,Tiffany bracelets, development of the modern cosmetics industry and famous brand names, and changing gender roles (there’s make-up for men now). She also provides a guide to collecting vintage compacts and cosmetics. Illustrated lavishly and primarily with items from her private collection, the volume includes a bibliography. Distributed in North America by Casemate. (©2010 Book News,tiffany, Inc., Portland, OR)

TITLE: The American beauty industry encyclopedia.

AUTHOR: Ed. by Julie Willett.

PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press

PUBLISH DATE: 2010

PAGES: 338

PRICE: $85.00

BINDING: Hardcover

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION: TT958

REVIEW: Beginning with Acne, and ending with Wolf, Naomi this encyclopedia of beauty related phenomenon contains 116 entries. Practices, products, icons, media, and institutions pertaining to the American beauty industry are explained and analyzed in one to four page entries. Contributors include academics in the fields of history, women’s studies,Tiffany cuff links, fashion, and other social sciences. Although a time-line of important beauty related events and discoveries covering the period from 30,000 B.C.E. to 2009 is presented at the beginning, the encyclopedia’s focus is on the late nineteenth and twentieth century. Entries contain suggestions for further reading and many include black and white photographs. A list of entries as well as a separate list of entries by topic appear in the front, however neither contains page numbers. (©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)

Two Allentown men who ran a check forgery ring using filched bank numbers and materials they could buy at an office supply store will spend up to five years in state prison.

Kenneth J. Hill and James A. Stevens stole thousands of dollars in just nine days last year before they were arrested in Atlantic City. Northampton County prosecutors said they used magnetic ink and blank checks to forge checks bearing stolen routing numbers they had somehow obtained.

"It only lasted nine days, but that’s because you got caught," Judge Craig Dally said Monday as he sentenced the men to 30 to 60 months in prison in separate hearings.

"This enterprise,Tiffany bracelets, while maybe not the most brilliant, had a level of sophistication to it," Dally said.

Hill, 45, and Stevens, 50, were uncovered in November after Valley National Group, a Hanover Township, Northampton County, financial advisory business, contacted authorities to say someone was illegally forging company checks and passing them at businesses.

A total of 11 victims were identified, with losses that reached $16,500,Tiffany Sets, said Assistant District Attorney Michael Filingo. Seized were computers, software and blank checks for counterfeiting, showing a level of planning, he said.

"There was momentum to this conspiracy," Filingo said.

The checks were passed in Northampton and Lehigh counties and in at least Atlantic City in New Jersey from late October to early November, prosecutors have said. Two other co-defendants have also been charged.

In May, Hill and Stevens pleaded guilty to five felony counts of forgery and four of conspiracy. Beyond the jail time, they will have restitution, two years of probation, and 500 hours of community service under Dally’s sentence.

Defense attorney James Connell, who represented Stevens, said the crime wasn’t as well thought out as might appear. While they forged the checks, they didn’t use fake identifications to cash them, he said.

"They used their own names," Connell said. "It’s almost like they wanted to get caught."

Both men are drug addicts, their attorneys said. Alexander Karam,Tiffany earrings, who represented Hill, said his client was using crack cocaine and living in his car under the Eighth Street bridge in Allentown.

"I’d just like to say how sorry I am for all I did," Hill told Dally.

"This is not something I would do when I was in my right mind," said Stevens, who claimed he had relapsed to drugs after his wife died and he was involved in a serious car accident.

Hill also faces a probation violation for a 2005 forgery conviction in Berks County. Co-defendants Amy K. Holbert, 36,Tiffany bangles, of Bethlehem and Charles R. Sona, 38, of Allentown have unresolved cases.

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After pugilist Vijender Singh’s multi-crore endorsement deals, it’s the turn of women’s boxing sensation M.C. Mary Kom to step into the marketing arena,Tiffany Sets, albeit on a modest scale.

The diminutive four-time world boxing champion, tipped as India’s best medal hope in the 2012 London Olympics, is getting not one,Tiffany bracelets, but two sponsorship deals.

On Friday, nutrition company Herbalife India announced its tie-up with the Manipuri boxer, dubbed ‘Magnificent Mary’ for her superlative showing in the pin weight category (46 kg).

Sports management company Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS),Tiffany rings, which represents the boxer, also revealed to Business Line that Sahara Group too has signed up Mary Kom and the deal will be made public shortly.

However, IOS officials did not disclose how much these deals were worth – though they admitted that 27-yearold’s brand value is far less than badminton star Saina Nehwal.

"In terms of visibility and brand image, women’s boxing is not as prominent as badminton, though if Mary Kom brings back the gold from the World Championship later this year, things could change," said Mr Neerav Tomar, Chief Executive Officer and founder of IOS.

The deceptively fraillooking Kom, who is a mother of twins, pulled no punches when she revealed her determination to bring home a medal from the London Olympics, where women’s boxing will be introduced for the first time.

However, since Mary Kom’s category is not included, she will have to bulk up and fight in the 48-kg light flyweight segment, which could prove to be a challenge.

Mary Kom is one of the few sporting stars handpicked by Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) for training support for the London Olympics. Founded by Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone,tiffany, OGQ is a nonprofit sporting body set up with the aim of winning some golds for medalstarved India.

Even though women’s boxing is not an event at the CommonWealth Games this October in Delhi, Mary Kom has been named one of its six brand ambassadors – clearly proving the star boxer’s growing brand equity.

Bellezabandida.com,tiffany necklaces, the world’s first and only bilingual, private sale event website focused on luxury beauty and lifestyle products, is launching with partnerships with acclaimed makeup artist and YouTube sensation Lauren Luke and celebrity stylist Ric Pipino, today announced Diane Rankin, the company’s president and co-founder. The members-only site will enable visitors to browse, sample and buy prestige products from new and established brand names from around the world at prices discounted up to 70% off retail.

Luke will create a one-of-a-kind Latina "eye" especially for bellezabandida’s members and offer her popular cosmetics on the site. Pipino will offer his unique "hair care for your haircut" solution for all women.

"We created bellezabandida to redefine and improve online shopping for prestige beauty products and unite all women in a celebration of beauty," said Rankin, part of the company’s team of nationally known beauty, technology, product development, marketing and business leaders. "We’re passionate about making luxury products more accessible to all women, including Latinas, whom we believe will be very excited about our bellezabandida’s affordable prices, selection of top-quality products and social shopping features."

"We’re thrilled about our partnerships with Lauren Luke and Ric Pipino, who share our vision to help all women enhance the distinct qualities that make each of them uniquely beautiful," Rankin added. "These world-renowned beauty and style experts are the first of several who will become part of bellezabandida’s platform and support our mission."

As part of the company’s commitment to provide unrivaled online shopping experiences, new features and functionalities will continuously be added to the website, which will be differentiated by its:

– Consumer-centric focus, providing unique perks for its members – including free product samples, and accumulation and trading of reward points redeemable for merchandise – while allowing members to create their own user preferences and control the information they receive via e-mail and SMS alerts

– Blogs, advice columns, tips, articles and other unique content about beauty and lifestyle issues relevant for women of all ages

– Selection of top-quality products hand-picked by bellezabandida’s beauty insiders and buyers who know what products work best and what women really need

– Unique couponing and sampling programs that enable consumers to discover new products online and redeem personalized coupons offline at retail store locations

– Proprietary, custom-developed technology platform that enables bellezabandida and its brand partners to gather market intelligence to better serve their multi-cultural customers

– Commitment to giving back and supporting organizations dedicated to the empowerment and success of women

"Bellezabandida fills the void in e-retailing models within the prestige beauty category and marries e-retailing, private sale events, sampling and social networking," said longtime beauty industry executive Elizabeth Corrigan, the company’s co-founder and chief operating officer. "Through our interactive community, we are proud to create a dialogue between consumers and our beauty insiders to exchange information and insights about beauty solutions, tips and advice."

The website launch has been highly anticipated since bellezabandida announced its plans at a June cocktail reception hosted by LatinVision Media and sponsored by Business Wire.

About bellezabandida

Bellezabandida.com is the world’s first and only bilingual, private sale event website focused on luxury beauty and lifestyle products and created for all women. The site’s advanced technology platform enables visitors to browse, sample and buy prestige products discounted up to 70% off retail prices. Products from around the world are hand-selected by the company’s nationally known beauty insiders who understand women’s needs and know what products work best. The site, which provides unique content about beauty and lifestyle issues and trends,tiffany bangles, is designed to serve as a trusted resource for women of all ages. It also provides a new platform for brands to serve new markets,tiffany key rings, including the $1 trillion U.S. Hispanic market. The company’s headquarters and 400,000 square-foot warehouse, fulfillment and distribution facility are located in New Jersey. For more information, visit www.bellezabandida.com.

About LatinVision Media

LatinVision Media Inc. is a New York-based company that operates business portals targeting U.S. Hispanic and Latin American entrepreneurs, business owners, executives and professionals in small- and medium-sized companies. LatinVision’s portals include: www.latinvision.com; www.latinvision.com/finance; www.latinvision.com/jobs; and www.latinvision.com/digital, among others. For more information, go to LatinVision.com

About Business Wire

Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in multiplatform press release distribution. Thousands of communications professionals turn to Business Wire for superior optimization, presentation and distribution for their news, photos and multimedia to news media, websites,tiffany bracelets, search engines and wireless services. Our XHTML technology and patented NX distribution platform promotes news release interactivity, social media sharing and search engine optimization. With 30 bureaus around the world, Business Wire offers unparalleled local service, backed by global reach. For more information about Business Wire’s PR, IR, SEO and multimedia services, visit businesswire.com and check out our blog at businesswire.com/blog.

Editor’s Notes: Interviews may be coordinated upon request

Logos, product photographs and samples are available upon request