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• Sacramento designers decided to spruce up their home tech this holiday season by adding a silver frame around their flat-screen television. — Unplggd
• The SlingPlayer Mobile for the BlackBerry will be available for beta use by the end of this year! — Engadget
• Check out some of the top holiday eCards sites that offer something for everyone. — Switched
• TV makers HANNspree has just come out with some new digital picture frames which are actually quite chic and functional. — Gizmodo UK
• T-Mobile has dropped its $18 handset upgrade fee for good. — Gadgetell
• We're not only giving away one Palm Centro this holiday season — but seven — thanks to our friends over at Palm! Be sure to log in for your chances to win! — geeksugar

Want to be a solid gold hit at the holiday soiree? Do like these gilded ladies and do it up in sparkling, golden-hued gowns. I would like to point out that all three of these starlets are blondes — brunettes and redheads can shine equally as strong. Elizabeth Banks is straight up glam in her Kaufman Franco slit-front gown, Richie went retro in her heavily beaded Reem Acra, and Jessica Biel outshined in a strapless Oscar de la Renta column. I included gilded cocktail options for us, it's more pared down, unless your hot self has a fabulous upcoming red carpet to grace.

Check out our new site, CelebStyle for lots more celebrity red carpet style!

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From the Felted iPhone Case to the Leopard Print Case, you know I'm all about the exotic iPhone cases that are sure to turn a few heads.

Proporta has just showed off this glamorous number, the gold sleeve-style Maya Case, which I can't help but take a liking to; yes, I'm always going on and on about how great slip-on cases are!

Made from handmade leather and priced at $23, it's definitely a chic and affordable way to protect your phone.

The triumph of non-native English speakers, who won three LPGA majors this year, indicates that speaking English is not a required skill on the golf course. Even so, the international women's pro-golf association announced a policy recently that would suspend players who do not speak English. After much outrage, the plan has been rejected.

The LPGA Tour commissioner explained:

After hearing the concerns, we believe there are other ways to achieve our shared objective of supporting and enhancing the business opportunities for every tour player.

The original plan did not require players to be fluent, only "effective." The LPGA explained that it wanted players to interact effectively with pro-am partners, do media interviews, and give a winner's acceptance speech in English. The LPGA offers online language training, and also has a cross-culture program.

Considering that players have an incentive to improve their language skills if they want to further their careers off the course, it's probably not necessary for the LPGA to ban players with poor English from playing golf, a sport that doesn't require much speaking. We all have heard stories of white-only golf courses — why do you think the sport has a tendency to back away from diversity?

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In the story about children mining gold in Africa, lots of you were interested in making sure your baubles and bling had no part of the sad practice of exploiting children to extract the precious metal. I am not afraid to be servicey so I found this brand that answers that accessory predicament.

It's called Love, Earth and it's a pilot project that's a collaboration of companies in the jewelry supply chain. Not just committed to protecting kids, the brand produces pieces that can be traced back to the ecologically-sustainable mine it cam from. Since every single gold ring made produces 20 tons of mining waste, and the processing makes thousands of gallons of cyanide, they've gone ultraresponsible and transparent, allowing you to track the entire history of the piece.

Want to know where to find the line? You may be surprised. . . To find out, read more