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Look at AAPL today

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The show of classical men’s hair style

2009-04-21T16:03:00.001-07:00

attrative men's hairstyleMen are busy taking part in commercial affairs and different kinds of parties. Now, what they pay attention to is not limited to clothes! The hair style plays a more and more important style in men's life.
The meek bang that is slanting is suitable for the students, which makes the boy younger. No matter the bang is long or even, the particulars of hair style is very important, including the nature bang and chaos one. The layering of hair makes you look more vigorous. The hair style with retro shows the couth and personal Britpop gentlemen.
It is wise for men to hurry up to get the right hair style, which show the particular charm belongs to them only!

Good to Great Hair: Celebrity Hairstyling Techniques Made Simple

2009-04-21T15:59:00.000-07:00

All you need to create your own great hair style at home!

Vetica preaches that professional techniques are not difficult; readers just need to know what to do and follow directions. In this ultimate hair styling book, he delivers to the reader all they need to know to create great hair at home or direct a professional stylist. He reveals insider secrets and techniques for recreating magazine and celebrity hairstyles, and how to adapt the look for the average reader’s tools and time constraints.

The book is divided into three parts;
1. hair treatment and care,
2. hair cutting and styling techniques and
3. how to find a look for your faces structure and personal style.

Even beginners will be able to style their hair like a pro while professional stylists can fine tune their skills with Vetica’s secrets and shortcuts. Step-by-step diagrams and photos illustrate different styles and how to work with tools of the trade such as curling irons, hair clips, and blow dryers. Before-and-after photos show readers the best hairstyles based on face shape, bone structure, type of hair, age, and personal style. Vetica peppers all of the techniques with his experience and insights gained from working with Hollywood’s top celebrities.

Ouch Clothing

2009-04-21T15:56:00.001-07:00

Ouch is a children’s fashion and accessories brand launched by Donna Schneider in 2003. Chic and fresh Ouch’s collections are inspired by Donna’s life, travels and fashion background. OUCH’S style is adventurous and the designs are individual with a romantic retro accent from the designer’s childhood. The range is for modern kids of fashion-conscious parents, cleverly constructed with soft cottons and knitwear focusing on design and creativity as well as detail and quality. Range product from newborn -12yrs available throughout Australia and New Zealand

www.ouchclothing.com.au

Review - Dr. Alkaitis Organic Eye Cream

2009-04-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

The delicate skin around the eye area deserves special attention and requires a specific cream that is lighter than your moisturiser but just as hydrating and effective. So which organic eye cream to try? When I heard Giselle Bundchen recently singled out Dr. Alkaitis' Organic Eye Cream (January, InStyle) as a favourite product, I figured it was time to try the line of 'living' skincare' products and see what all the buzz was about.

The 'certified organic, biodynamic and ethically wild-crafted ingredients' used in their raw state' create products that are so pure and natural, they are edible (but stick to using it on the skin). Research scientist, Dr Alkaitis believes 'if you can't eat it, don't put it on your skin'. I concur doctor. I only want the purest of ingredients on my skin and that is solely what you will find in the 'living' skincare range from Dr Alkaitis.

Dr Alkaitis' Organic Eye Cream has an aloe vera gel base which soothes, hydrates and refreshes the eye area and there is also wonderful exotic and nutritious ingredients from the unique 'herbal eye renewal complex' and 'eye rejuvenation support complex' such as wild rose buds, linden blossom, green tea, natural vitamin A, C and full spectrum E.

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Application: Apply a small amount underneath the eye area and on the lids remembering to gently tap the cream into the skin, rather than dragging the delicate eye area.

Feel on skin: Literally feels like organic gourmet food for the skin. It hydrates and absorbs quickly.

Scent: Fresh and botanical, like walking into the Eden Project

Skin types: All ('due to living complexity of the formulations' they will adjust 'to each individuals unique skin type' and bring the 'skin into balance'.)

Results: My mother saw visible improvements and reduction in eye 'puffiness' (technical talk) and is now refusing to use anything else. My late twenties skin felt hydrated and I liked how it worked well as a base for concealer. Sometimes eye creams can make your concealer look cakey or clumpy but this cream is the perfect base for achieving a smooth and natural make up look.

Value for money: I'm the kind of girl that doesn't part with £38.20 (to be precise) for an eye cream unless it's worth it. As I don't have time (or the ability) to research, source and concoct incredible batches of eye cream in my little London flat, I am willing to invest (that makes it sound better doesn't it?) in quality products for the eye area.

Who would like it? Those who love luxury products or extremely pure products. Women in their twenties and upwards who want to look after the delicate skin around the eyes.

Would I buy it again? I would buy this eye cream again because the ingredients are organic and 'living' and my skin looks and feels good. If this price range is an option for you, I would seriously go and get all the 9 Dr Alkaitis products pronto. If this a little too pricey for some, perhaps consider investing in the Dr Alkaitis moisturiser and eye cream.

Score: 10/10

Full Ingredient List (from Dr Alkaitis website)
Into an Organic Aloe Vera gel* base, the following herbals are blended:
Herbal Eye Renewal Complex (consisting of Wild Rose buds*, Linden blossoms°, Roman Chamomile flowers*, Quince°, St. John’s Wort blossoms*, Green Tea*, Cornflowers* and Mate*). Eye Rejuvenation and Support Complex (virgin cold pressed organic Jojoba*, Andean Mountain Rose Hip seed* and Borage* oils, and virgin cold pressed organic Shea butter*). Vegetable Lecithin. Natural complexes of: vitamin A (from Carrot* and Aztec Marigold*), vitamin C (from Camu Camu° and Acerola Cherry*) and vitamin E (D-alpha, beta, gamma, delta tocopherols and tocotrienols from Sunflower and Palm oils). Citrus seed extracts.

fauxhawk

2009-04-16T16:29:00.000-07:00

The fauxhawk (or faux-hawk) hairstyle is an approximation of a mohawk, made without shaving or buzzing the hair on the sides of the head, allowing an imitation of the look of a true mohawk without having to commit to removing most of one's hair.[1] In many cases, the look can be temporarily set aside by simply combing or restyling the hair. The name is a portmanteau of faux (the French word for false) and mohawk. The fauxhawk was popularised by football (soccer) star David Beckham, [1] who styled himself after designer Hedi Slimane. The fauxhawk is typically worn with a small but noticeable spike in the middle, though usually considerably shorter than many traditional mohawks. Because a fauxhawk does not involve shaving the head, most, if not all, of the hair will be gelled upward. It should be noted, however, that the term has its roots in the mid-80's punk scene. It was a term of derision, aimed at "outsiders" of the underground who would not commit to the social stigma conveyed by a true mowhawk. For African American men, the fauxhawk is created by cutting the hair short and lining it up while leaving the middle strip of the hair on the head.

More on Wikipedia.

Hairstyles

2009-04-16T16:21:00.000-07:00

A hairstyle, hairdo, or haircut refers to a styling of head hair. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although practical considerations also influence some hairstyles.

Length and trimming

Haircuts or hair trimming often involves creating a specific shape and form, and maintaining such sculpture. Haircuts can be used to define a hemline along the ends and edges of longer lengths. Hair cutting may include shaving the head. In some settings, hair cutting, creating forms and shapes are an expressive art form. Hair cutting often involves considerations of body proportions, hair density and hair type, face and head shape from all views (profile, 3/4 and 360 degree, from above and from below), overall bone structure, and pattern of how hair lies or falls.

Hair shapes and various lengths are often derived from concerns regarding personal expression and aesthetics (examples: dreadlocks, punk hair, the business haircut/style, very long hair), religion (for example, Pentecostal faith among others), social and cultural values. Hair is often a physical expression of one's sense of self, of a desire to present oneself to and amongst a community, of social status and roles, and of cultural values. Such expression may involve adding ornaments to the hair, or partial or full hair coverings (such as a Kippa, Hijab, or a Turban).

Although trimming may beautify hair by removing damaged or split ends, cutting does not promote faster growth. Nor does trimming remove all damage throughout the hair. Damage can occur anywhere in any length of hair. Trimming at regular intervals is only necessary for maintaining formed shapes.

There exist ways to trim hair oneself as outlined in places on the internet and hair care reading materials.

Wet hair stretches rather significantly in length. Curly hair will unfurl a fair amount when fully wet, and different areas of the hair may have a larger degree of curl or different direction of curl than others. Thus, cutting curly hair while wet may result in uneven lines or unexpected results with regard to actual length. Further, curly hair, in particular, once dry, might appear visually to have an uneven line depending on how the curl coils back up. Lorraine Massey, author of Curly Girl, specializes in the care of curly hair types, and has designed a specific method for trimming curly hair to avoid these problems. The reason stylists like working with wet hair may be related to weight. Wet hair is heavier and may be easier to manage in a cut/style situation since the hair remains in place thus holding a line and making it easier for the stylist to create a form.

More on Wikipedia

LATimes

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The good stuff

2008-10-06T17:33:00.001-07:00

CB Shot

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Gates Video

2008-09-08T13:26:00.000-07:00

Gates delivered the keynote for CES for the last eight years. He used the speech to outline his vision for the future of consumer technology, noting that advances in areas such as connectivity, user interface and high-definition video and audio will be the main driving forces for the sector in the next 10 years. “The first digital decade has been a great success”, he said of the past 10 years. “The second digital decade will be more focused on connecting people. It will be more user-centric.” Gates also plans to step down from day-to-day involvement at the software giant this summer.

A few videos:

Last Day

Guitar Hero

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2008-09-05T11:42:00.000-07:00

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RSS / Preview Shot - it is all about iPhone

2008-07-17T14:44:00.001-07:00

iPhone ads

Movies, movies, movies

2008-06-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

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the first mainstream unit to comply with the 80plus Silver standard

a scrollbar example

2008-05-15T14:33:00.001-07:00

Here's a post from TechCrunch that shows how the Scrollbar works inside a RSS Shot.

The title of the post is: The Social Network Wars Begin In Earnest: Facebook Bans Google Friend Connect.

Today they wrote a long 7 paragraph blog post to get a single point across: Facebook has banned Google’s Friend Connect access to the Facebook API:

Seals

2008-04-28T15:58:00.000-07:00

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Obamam vs. the Secret Service: The battle of the Blackberry

2008-04-17T16:17:00.000-07:00

President-elect Obama is a man who understands the power of the internet. He’s probably the most “wired”, as well. He receives thousands of E-mail messages a day, text messages, and who knows if he receives “Instant Messages” on the net. He’s probably got caller ID and Satellite TV, as well. He has a cell-phone. And he has the current fad, a Blackberry texting device which is used in conjunction with the internet. Call it a “Job description” accessory. He LOVES his Blackberry, and uses it to a point that most people would be called “Addicted”.

This has led to a dilemma for The Man Who Would Be President. The Secret Service wants him to give up his Blackberry. Clinton was forced to give up Email. So was Bush. Whether or not Reagan used it, I don’t know, but Email wasn’t commonplace during his term. The secret service has deemed Obama’s Blackberry to be a security risk. They are demanding that he give it up.
Obama is defiant. Like the NRA member who parrots “You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands”, Obama is on record saying that he WILL NOT GIVE IT UP. He has said something similar to the NRA member -- about the Secret Service having to pry it from his hands. It’s a stand-off. Obama is not the President yet, but the Secret Service wants the device. Here we go: It’s the clash of the Irresistible force and the immovable object.

The President-elect is a lawyer. A Constitutional lawyer. He’s a former Senator. And the clash of the iron wills of the President-elect and the Secret Service is going to be a dilly. I can’t help but wonder what the Vegas odds-makers are giving on the battle. Let’s see: You get the President-elect with a three lawsuit spread? Or do you choose the Secret service to win? The Smart money is on the Secret Service, but the BIG Money is on the President-elect.
On one side, it’s the President-elect, his lawyers, and the Constitution. On the other side, it’s the Secret Service, national security, and the President-elect’s safety.

The referee in the match is likely to be the Supreme court. And it’s funny, but I can’t see how they would decide such an issue. Or even if they will agree to be the mediator in such a match. It would be a real killer of a title, though: The President of the U.S vs. The Secret Service branch of the Treasury Department. I get the chills and the giggles just thinking about it!
George W. Bush has often been accused of living in an information vacuum. Obama wants to avoid this. Yet the Secret Service wants to protect the man who will be President. Can a Blackberry really be such a security risk that even the President will be denied use? Sure, the account could be hacked. So can any government computer. Telephones can be wire-tapped, cell phone calls monitored by unauthorized people, letters intercepted, Email improperly directed, eavesdropping devices can be hidden in private homes, and closed circuit TV is on many gas stations, and in many stores. Schools may have metal detectors and drug-locating dogs , and “spy devices” are in your local courthouse.

The last President who was somehow “well connected” to the People was Carter. The last one that I know of who was able to walk to church without an escort was Thomas Jefferson.

So, is a blackberry such a security risk that it must be confiscated from the President? Truly, I doubt it. I suspect this whole situation is merely a ruse to distract us from the ever-worsening economy and the military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Put up your bets, folks… Who’s going to win this battle? Secret Service? Or The President-Elect?
Yeah, it’s true: We really DO need some comic relief right now.

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test

2007-08-07T16:31:00.001-07:00

I was playing with the iPhone and saw Paris Hilton...

A WikiShot with images and a few other Shots

2007-08-03T12:40:00.000-07:00

Taj Mahal

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Jerusalem

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Nuo Camp

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Great Wall Of China

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MovieShot

2007-07-06T16:45:00.001-07:00

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more myspace profiles

2007-06-13T15:05:00.000-07:00

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couple of ProfileShots

2007-06-05T09:46:00.001-07:00

This is a test post to demo ProfileShot

here's another link

and one more

how about an RSS one

and a permalink

testing myspace

2007-06-02T11:32:00.001-07:00

Ben's page

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Mad Bliss

2007-06-01T11:00:00.000-07:00

Mad Bliss

myspace long url

scribd test

2007-05-25T11:40:00.001-07:00

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rat-a-too-ee

2007-05-24T09:39:00.000-07:00

A new movie

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from pixar

yet another test

2007-05-21T17:50:00.000-07:00

How to make money out of a Saleen Mustang even if you don't own one.

2007-05-10T15:39:00.001-07:00

snow

2007-05-03T18:30:00.000-07:00

Snowboarding

surfing

Surf the web

2007-05-03T18:26:00.000-07:00

and surf the waves

a cool clip

Paris

2007-04-25T18:07:00.000-07:00

The Tower

Guard Allegedly Hits Inmate With Bible

2007-04-12T16:02:00.000-07:00

Apr 12 01:54 PM US/Eastern

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - A jail guard has been suspended after allegedly thumping an inmate with a Bible.
James Lee Sheppard, 56, has been charged with two gross misdemeanors for allegedly swatting a Blue Earth County Jail inmate with the book, grabbing him by the throat and slamming him against steel bars on Feb. 8, according to the criminal complaint.

A video shows a guard entering the cell of inmate Jeremy Hansen, 26. The guard then takes Hansen's Bible and

Startup done right...

2007-03-30T11:37:00.000-07:00

You should have 3 co-founders - business guy, tech brain and creative artist...and they all share the same vision.

So close yet so far…

2007-03-23T22:45:00.000-07:00

It was really close, but that’s the difference betwee a 7-times grand slam champion and a soon to be grand slam champ. It was a great game, the best in the Australian Open so far.

New remote control

2007-03-23T14:27:00.000-07:00

What do you think about this cool remote control?

testing SPAN

2007-03-22T16:58:00.000-07:00

Amazon Rainforest

Selva Amazonica

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Amazon Rainforest

Selva Amazonica

What is going on with NASDAQ

2007-02-28T22:26:00.003-08:00

I thought Apple will cross $100

Idealab

2007-02-28T22:23:00.001-08:00

Idealab was founded in 1996 to create and operate pioneering technology companies. The structure of Idealab has allowed us to test many ideas at once and turn the best of them into companies, attracting the human and financial capital necessary to bring them to market.

Where's our office...?

2007-02-14T15:27:00.000-08:00

In Pasadena

cool pizza place

2007-01-24T15:00:00.000-08:00

check this cool place - CPK has a new pizza. very nice.

A strong candidate for the best SPA site...

2007-01-24T13:17:00.000-08:00

How about this?