Birchbox Co-Founder Katia Beauchamp: We?re Poised To Grow Way Beyond Beauty [TCTV]

Birchbox, the New York City-based startup that provides a monthly delivery service of beauty and personal care product samples, seemed like a lark to some when it when it first came on the scene back in September 2010. Since then, of course, Birchbox has been validated a few times over. Female-oriented websites have skyrocketed -- Pinterest, anyone? -- and the subscription commerce space has taken off as well. Today, Birchbox itself now has more than 100,000 paying subscribers, a staff of 60 full-time employees, and has raised nearly $12 million in venture capital funding. So when we heard that Birchbox co-founder Katia Beauchamp (pronounced "Beechum") was in San Francisco this past week, we invited her to swing by TechCrunch TV to give us an in-person update on how things are going at her company. You can watch our full interview in the video embedded above, but here are some of the topics we touched on:

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Bankruptcies ripple through Chinese ... - The Finance Room

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - More Chinese property developers have filed for bankruptcy, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday, as failures ripple through small real-estate companies after more than two years of measures aimed at curbing home prices in China. Guangdeye Property Development, based in Shunde in the southern province of Guangdong, has declared bankruptcy, unable to pay back debt, the newspaper stated, citing the Shunde People's Court. ...

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Legality - Investigation, Arrest, and Trial - Criminal Law - FindLaw ...

I reside in Fullerton Ca. My question is, Can you legally be arrested, booked, blood withdrawn and cited out with a court date from a city officer who approached you on private property( condo with association, we own condo) while you were standing (INSIDE) your garage, at washing machines, breaking NO LAWS, have nothing illegal on person, and discharged parole over a month before the mentioned incident? Oh also, never took step outside of the garage until the officers ordered it, to be handcuffed and led to vehicle. Does this sound reasonable or legal? The citation was written up as,"under the influence " from a test taken at the jail. There was no positive results yet, blood hadnt been tested. After approximately 4 hours of detainment, cited out and released. Funny thing was, I was taken home( YES, given a ride home) in the same unmarked, undercover vehicle, by the same officer, dressed in his full uniform, that had picked me up on PRIVATE PROPERTY. What do you think about this odd experience? I really am curious about whether that was a legal arrest or at least legal grounds for an arrest. Thank you for your time and attention. ? ? ?Hollie

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Incept Yourself With Lucid Dreaming Goggles [Video]

Lucid dreaming is when you're dreaming, but you're aware of it. Theoretically, you could get to a point where you can control you the dream. It's a tricky process, but to help it along, Will Finucane built a pair of lucidity-inducing goggles. More »

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Kodak's summer layoffs increase by 41 (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

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Baby No. 5 on the Way for Taylor Hanson

"Natalie and I are so anxious to meet our fifth mini-Hanson," he tells PEOPLE. "As are the four siblings at home who are counting the days to the arrival."

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Windows Phone 8 reportedly coming to 'all' WP smartphones (updated)

We've heard it rumored, but this is as close to an official confirmation as we've seen. Windows Phone 8, affectionately known as Apollo 'round these parts, will reportedly be available on every single Windows Phone device to ever ship. Let that sink in a second. Now that you've been appropriately wowed, we'll point you to the video just after the break, which shows a Microsoft spokesperson affirming that "all" devices -- including those first-generation handsets from LG and Samsung -- will be included in the WP8 rollout. No details regarding timing were revealed -- and it remains to be seen if this will prove true in the States, where carriers have just as much say on updates as the OEMs -- but you can consider us cautiously optimistic in the meantime.

Update: Hard to say if wires have been crossed, but The Verge is reporting that while apps are included in the upgrade path, the spokesperson here may have been incorrect in his assumptions that devices will be upgraded in due time. At this point, we're left to wait for Microsoft to clear things up. So, Microsoft -- care to clarify?

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Get Experienced with Art Center at Night ? Dotted Line | Official Blog ...

Students in an Art Center at Night "Intro to Graphic Design" course. Photo: Four Eyes Photography.

Are you experienced in the ways of Art Center at Night?

No? Then you?re in luck because?the College is giving you three nights in a row?starting tonight!?to experience first-hand Art Center?s popular continuing studies program.

At Experience Art Center at Night, you can?sit in on several ACN courses, observe student presentations and critiques, take a self-guided?tour of South Campus, and watch ACN?s instructors in action. Whether you?re seeking to advance your?professional career, looking for a new creative outlet, or preparing a portfolio for entry in to Art Center?s?full-time degree programs, Art Center at Night has a wide range of courses to fit your needs.

Participating classes:

Monday, April 16, 7?9 p.m.
Digital Design 1;?Digital Magazines for iPad;?Fashion Illustration;?Intro to Environmental Design;?Intro to Graphic Design;?Intro to Product and Transportation Design;?Perspective;?Service-Based Products; and?Visual Communication and Form Development.

Tuesday, April 17, 7?9 p.m.
Contemporary Letterpress;?Introduction to Advertising;?Intro to Documentary Film;?Intro to Graphic Design;?The Next Great Idea;?Photo 102: Taking it to the Street;?Product Design: Process;?Physical Computing with Arduino; and?Web Fundamentals.

Wednesday, April 18, 7?9 p.m.
The Art of Storytelling;?Editorial Design for the iPad;?Essential Typography;?Exploring Lighting: Next Step;?Graphic Design;?Illustration Techniques and Concepts;?Intro to Environmental Design;?Intro to Package Design;?Intro to Product and Transportation Design;?Motion Design 1;?Printmaking Studio;?Product Branding Strategy; and?Visual Communication and Form Development.

See you there!

Experience Art Center at Night
April 16?18, 7?9 p.m.
Art Center College of Design
South Campus
950 South Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
artcenter.edu/atnight

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WD's 1TB VelociRaptor HDD gets reviewed: substantial gains, moderate price

Western Digital has expanded its line of desktop-grade VelociRaptors to include a 1TB model that's available now for $320, but those kidding themselves with that whole "250GB is enough" thing can get in for as little as $160. Top-level specs include a 10,000RPM spindle rate and a SATA 6Gb/s interface housed within a 3.5-inch heat sink -- useful for lessening the burden of the drive's thermal output on the rest of the machine. Storage Review's tests reveal that sequential read and write transfer speeds top out around 206MB/s, thermal dissipation is excellent with low power consumption, and that random access has improved compared with it's 600GB predecessor. They consider the new HDD to be a "very appealing value proposition" and "a blend of high performance, storage, capacity, and low cost."

Hot Hardware discovered virtually identical numbers with their tests, but wasn't quite as forgiving when it comes to the cost-per-GB versus 7200RPM hard drives. However, they call this VelociRaptor the "fastest HDD yet" at "nearly double the capacity of previous" model. You can find even more stats and impressions to chew on at the sources below.

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 134 - 04.16.2012

This week we've put together a Sprint-centric podcast with the help of TechnoBuffalo's Mark Hearn, but that doesn't mean afficionados of other services will be left in the dark: we'll use the carrier's yellow beacon to shine a light on more magenta, red, and orange providers and their policies. If you're not into network news, we'll wax poetic about Instagram for you, just to round things out, you know.

Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen
Guest: Mark Hearn
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)

00:01:33 - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE preview (video)

00:31:26 - LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd
00:32:00 - Sprint LG Viper 4G up for pre-order now, coming on April 22nd
00:46:40 - HTC Titan II review

01:03:05 - Facebook to buy Instagram
01:21:02 - Verizon pushes its upgrade fee to $30 on April 22nd

01:23:08 - PSA: AT&T now unlocking out-of-contract iPhones
01:27:12 - US carriers agree to build stolen phone database, blacklist hot handsets

01:32:30 - Sprint announces ICS for the Nexus S 4G, official download now available

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Ceton's Echo Extender for Media Center will be the first to support DTS surround sound

What's the Echo Extender for Media Center got that no other Extender for Media Center has? Support for DTS surround sound, that's what. The catch of course is that the Echo is still just on track for "later in 2012," but the press release after the break is a welcome reminder that the first new Extender for Media Center since 2008 is actually going to happen. Unfortunately, there's still no new updates on price, availability or really anything other than the fact that you'll be able to enjoy your favorite content in surround sound that is encoded with DTS -- hopefully that's enough for now.

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Twitter Digs Its Feet Into Japan

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said Monday that the company will bolster its investments and staff in Japan. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Costolo did not gives specifics on the number of employees or the extent of investment. But he did make clear that Japan is a key component of the company's global reach.

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ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway #51: Mobi Skin Case for Galaxy Note, OtterBox Commuter for Vibrant & more!

We're back for another week of giveaway's from ShopAndroid.com! Today we'll be featuring the Mobi Skin Case for Samsung Galaxy Note, OtterBox Commuter Case for Samsung Vibrant, E&B Company eCopilot Case, and the Mobi Hard Shell Case for T-Mobile Galaxy S II.

To become eligible to win one these featured accessories, just leave your comment below telling us which item you'd love to have for your Android device.  One lucky winner will be selected at random and announced next week.

Mobi Products Skin Case for Samsung Galaxy Note

The Mobi Skin Case is a standard silicone skin that covers the back and sides of your Galaxy Note while leaving the screen and camera exposed for full functionality.  This Galaxy Note skin case feels great in the hand and is a great option for keeping your device safe against drops.

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