Robyn Hawk

Even using "rapid" prototyping, it took French jewelry house Boucheron's craftspeople 1,500 hours to produce Marc Newson's fiendishly complicated Julia necklace. The fractals-based diamond and sapphire piece will... - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

One A Week - A jewelry challenge based on Project Runway. This week was "Flower Power". Visit a flower market or shop and find materials to make a piece of jewelry. I just visited my neighbor's yards. Anything that stuck out past the fence I considered fair game! - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

Just discovered - I can shop from my "local" grocery store ads - make a list - print and take it with me...DUH! - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

Share the memory of the book that got you hooked. Your response may be shared along with your name on the “Your Favorites” page. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

Items like Betty Crocker’s Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix and Rice Chex cereal, which is gluten-free, are being promoted to serve this small group. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

I recently heard a client describe Public Relations as “the softening of the beachhead” for his Sales effort. That struck me as an apt analogy. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

Unlike more focused areas of collector interest such as classic antiquities, stamps, coins, antique furniture, automobiles, etc., the realm of collecting fossils encompasses such a broad spectrum and consequently demands a very broad knowledge and education. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

If you’re looking for a hidden gem of a fishing hole, Barnwell State Park near Blackville, South Carolina is the place for you! It is one of 16 state parks built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Palmetto State during the Great Depression. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

Good to see SuperGirl getting some love... - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

Consumer product companies have been cutting down on extraneous packaging for good reasons. The rise in raw material, energy, manufacturing and transportation costs, coupled with the rise in consumers' environmental consciousness all play a part in reducing packaging. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

"In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs based on its Chrome Web browser." - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

As the candy of meats, bacon has broken its breakfast banality and is now enjoying a successful crossover career in dinners and even desserts near you. This week we get our oink on to showcase the work of noble and ambitious bacontrepreneurs around OC. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

"If you thought a $99 Netbook was a bargain, Sprint Nextel's plan to sell Netbooks for a buck is a real steal. Sprint has teamed up with mega-retailer Best Buy to sell the Compaq Mini 110c-1040DX Netbook for 99 cents with a two-year service contract. The offer is good at participating Best Buy stores. Best Buy plans to sell the same Netbook for Verizon Wireless and AT&T for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Without any service contract, the Netbook costs $389.99, according to Best Buy's Web site." - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

"Many people think that the browser is starting to replace the operating system as the center of the personal computer. Naturally, the view that Windows is on a path to irrelevance is not one generally espoused by Microsoft. That said, at least some inside Redmond's walls argue that the Web browser needs to start acting more like an operating system. Helen Wang (Credit: Microsoft) "Some of today's browser policies are not very safe," says Microsoft researcher Helen Wang." - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

"Most heart jewelry doesn't feature a realistic rendition of a heart but then again most heart jewelry doesn't benefit real hearts. Anna Ruth Henriques' "Mini Heart" pendant is made from sterling silver and molded in the form of a human heart." - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

"Legislation to give Congress greater oversight of the Federal Reserve was severely watered down on the Senate floor Wednesday in private negotiations between two powerful Republican senators." - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

These are weird times for anyone who has watched the auto industry for, say, the last decade. The last few months have been something like culture shock for those who have come to accept it as natural law that the Japanese automakers would indomitably wear away Big Three market share as surely as the rising tide dissolves even the largest sand castle. - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

Interesting concept - HARO with no middleman - now they need participants! - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

If you need an invitation - PM your email and I will send one out! - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

"Bacon Belt If you keep eating BBMBs (Bacon, Bacon and more Bacon sandwiches) like that, you are definitely going to need a bigger belt." - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet

"Bacon Belt If you keep eating BBMBs (Bacon, Bacon and more Bacon sandwiches) like that, you are definitely going to need a bigger belt." - Robyn Hawk from Bookmarklet