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Check out the write-up on DESI Jeans on Fashiontribe.com, a top-10 fashion blog.
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Yes, for those of us that lived through the 80s I’m sorry to say it’s true – the shoulder pad is making a resurrgance! Inevitable I guess, considering everything truly does come back around. The revival of the shoulder pad is, according to some, in line with the state of the economy….women...
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By Samantha Critchell (Canadian Press) NEW YORK — The clone wars have ended: It is no longer cool to carry around the must-have handbag that all your friends have, too. Nor do you need to have matching designer outfits or easily identified mass-market kitsch. Tastemakers say there’s more value these days in owning the unique, even...
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Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced today that British Columbia will harmonize its provincial sales tax with the federal GST. The harmonized sales tax in BC will be 12 per cent, the lowest in the country. The change to the tax will take effect July 1, 2010 and will apparently reduce sales taxes...
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Thursday, May 21st, announced new credit card regulations aimed at protecting consumers, including a minimum 21-day interest-free grace period on new purchases and clearer bills. However, the minister stopped short of introducing caps on interest rates or retailer transaction fees, raising the ire of merchant coalitions. The new grace period, which...
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The Williams Lake High School Rodeo is coming to town this weekend (May 1-3). If you are looking for a way to spend your Saturday or Sunday outdoors without having to do yard-work, then a trip down to the Stampede Grounds to watch the High School Rodeo might just be the ticket. ...
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