Wednesday, March 17, 2010
TYT Hour 1/11/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBANyXmAbxQ&hl=en
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Audrye Sessions - "Relentless"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Yu6MthU0Q&hl=en
Monday, March 15, 2010
The Beat Freaks Performing in Las Vegas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH7LFgI_6v8&hl=en
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Michael Jackson Ben '1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPgLSuOP_s&hl=en
Saturday, March 13, 2010
青蛇与白蛇Madam White Snake EP.01 2/8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVdSHjL0EGE&hl=en
Friday, March 12, 2010
High Risk Merchants Black Book Guide on Building E-Commerce Websites
Building an e-commerce website -- what does it entail? Again, don't let me go into that harangue of telling you guys that this task is something only 21-year old eggheads in stiff white collars can do. You would either need a little of their help or search online for a reliable company that offers a package of services for high risk merchant account owners. And if you got lucky on the latter, you still would need to create a checklist on which elements you need to prioritize for your website. I'm talking about the bare bones. After you have decided on those, it's time to figure out whether to add some fancy stuff on your website or keep things simple.
So what elements should you consider added on your e-commerce website? If you've published a book before (not e-book, but if you want to go into that detail, see my article "Homemade Remedy for Download Theft"), most likely you'd already be familiar with the steps you need to take from the time you've conceived the story to the moment it's out in the bookstore shelves. Yes, you would need an endorsement from celebrities, too! Remember Harvey Mackay's "Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive"? Well yeah, that one's a classic.
Web copy, layout and other visuals, e-commerce elements, marketing elements, and customer service tools, are some of the basic stuff you need to incorporate in your e-commerce website. Each one of these elements come with its own set of structure that would also require a bit of search engine friendliness or better yet, full-blown SEO campaign.
THE WEB COPY
For your e-commerce website's copy, consider the number of pages. Major search engines such as Google usually favor more webpages but be careful about using Javascript or adding frames. The simpler the structure of your text pages are, the better. Do not forget adding basics such as "About Us" or product description pages. When it comes to adding extra content such as blogs and RSS news feeds, the more optimized for the search engines (using keywords, backlinks, etc.) the better. You would also need the help of a flexible database so that each time you add new product or text elements, the storage can be extended. Administration area for uploading text content should be user-friendly.
IMAGES AND FLASH CLIPS
Images are important for your e-commerce website but be selective in handling them. Look into how they will improve your catalog or shopping cart before you assign your web designer into building elaborate Flash intro pages, logos, or banners for affiliate programs or other online marketing campaigns. Image incorporation can be expensive. Worse, they are not often crawled by Google's spiders anyways. Also, the heavier the image files in your e-commerce website, the longer the loading time, the harder it is to retain customers who go by split second click-browse shopping method.
SHOPPING CART
Setting up the shopping cart itself requires the help of a good programmer but you can always make use of osCommerce. The important thing is that you are able to handle credit card payment processing with the aid of a low risk or a high risk merchant account provider. Your shopping cart has to be user-friendly enough to foster a good online shopping experience for your customers.
CUSTOMER SERVICE ADD-ONS
For a good discussion of customer service tools you need to add in your e-commerce website, see "7 Best Tools for First Rate Customer Service". The key here is to provide interactivity measures for your customers to learn more of their buying tendencies, suggestions for improvement, inquiries, and above all, a way to reach them via mailing lists! Shouldn't be complicated. When these foundations are built, you're all set to sail in the gritty world of e-commerce industry.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Don't Forget Your Eyes! The Importance of Sunglasses
Because of what we now know about skin cancer and its association with UV rays, sunglasses are essential not only on the beach, by the pool, or any other outdoor recreation, but also it is indicated that sunglasses are important all the time.
In the summer or winter, sunglasses must be a part of your daily attire to help fight off the dangerous UV rays of the sun from your eyes. It has also been recommended by physicians that one should wear sunscreen every day. Even if you are not in the sun more than a few minutes during the day, recent studies show that you can still be affected by dangerous UV rays if you do not protect yourself.
Here are some different styles of sunglasses that you and your family can choose from--so that you will have sunglasses as accessories you are proud to wear every day for your own protection.
* Celebrity sunglasses: wear sunglasses designed to look like those worn by John Lennon or Ozzie Osbourne.
* Driving sunglasses -have a pair of sunglasses you can keep in your car!
* Sunglass clip-ons--these sunglasses are designed to fit over your regular glasses, so you do not need prescription sunglasses
* Fun & Funky Styles--sunglasses come in all different styles--choose your sunglasses to fit your personality perfectly.
* Glitter Party sunglasses --fun for children and some, daring adults, these sunglasses are fun and shiny.
* Golf sunglasses--golf sunglasses will protect your eyes from every angle as you enjoy sunny days on the golf course.
* Kids sunglasses--kids sunglasses come in all different styles and colors, just like adult sunglasses do, but these childrens sunglasses often have trendy designs on them with Disney and other cartoon themes, like princesses, Winnie the Pooh characters and more.
* Matrix sunglasses--sport your sunglasses like neo or trinity. Need I say more?
* Mirrored sunglasses--hide your eyes--and when people look at you while wearing your mirrored sunglasses--they are really looking at themselves.
* Motorcycle sunglasses--for faceless helmets, or just for walking around looking like a biker--motorcycle sunglasses are important to protect you not only from the UV rays of the sun, but for protection against the wind.
* Oversized sunglasses - large frames are popular--are you a big-frame lover? There are sunglasses out there for both men and women who like to wear sunglasses with large frames.
* Polarized sunglasses--polarized sunglasses are perfect for fishing or boating etc. They take away the glare that some other types of sunglasses may have.
* Cop sunglasses--these sunglasses are popular if you are looking for a particular look--the cop look.
* Rhinestone sunglasses--daring and fun sunglasses! Wear Vegas-style/early 20th century style sunglasses for a unique look.
* Sport Wrap sunglasses--if you are a skier, snowboarder, or participant of any other sunny outdoor sports, these sunglasses are perfect for you! You will want your sunglasses to protect you from all angles, don't let the sun slip under the exposed sides of your sunglasses and blind you. Protect yourself with Sport wrap sunglasses.
* Super Dark sunglasses--fun and mysterious, these sunglasses are great and very much in style.
* Designer sunglasses--designer sunglasses are very popular and, of course, very expensive. However, if you want to look the best you possibly can in your sunglasses, usually a pair of designer sunglasses work best.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Psychology and the Celebrity
Anna Nicole Smith was famous for being herself. She led a self-created extravagant, loving-every-minute lifestyle. She was constantly in the tabloids pertaining to her mood swings, slurring speech, choices of male companions, and greater-than-life persona. Her sudden death, on February 8, 2007 (Anna Nicole Smith 2007), made the public wonder who this voluptuous woman truly was.
Anna Nicole Smith, born Vickie Lynn Hogan, never seemed to be happy in her environment as a child. She would continuously change her name (Anna Nicole Smith, 2007), trying to be someone else. She used this defense mechanism to flee the emotional inhibitors present in her childhood home. Anna's half sister has reported that their father had sexually and physically abused Anna and her sisters (msnbc.com, 2007). Anna's mother removed her from that environment and ended up poor in a trailer park. Anna seemed always to want better, and would do what she needed to achieve her goals.
As described in the Cognitive/ Social Theory (Kowalski & Westen, 2005), Anna felt that by creating a different persona, she would escape her reality and achieve these goals of her ultimate dream of stardom. She believed that by reflecting certain over-exuberant behaviors, she could achieve her pie-in-the-sky dreams. Most anyone who watches television would say that she strived to be the next Marilyn Monroe. This is called a behavioral-outcome expectancy (Kowalski & Westen, 2005). Self-efficacy expectancy explains that Anna knew that she was in control and capable of achieving these goals. She set high personal goals in order to change her life into a dream she had always hoped would come true.
The Humanistic Theory explains that personality is created by one's environment and societal experiences. Rousseau clearly states (Kowalski & Westen, 2005), "man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains." (pages 447-448). Anna was a compassionate, life-loving person, but felt held back by society and economics. She found employment in all work environments, from a chicken fry, to Wal-mart, to a strip club, in order to achieve her goals.
While working at the chicken fry, she wed a boy one year younger than she; he was sixteen at the time. They divorced shortly after; she also had a son by this man. Anna Nicole began stripping at a club, while mailing in body shots to Playboy Magazine (Anna Nicole Smith, 2007), trying to get into the Hollywood scene. She was aware of her true self, but was willing to delve into a false self in order to escape her binds (Kowalski & Westen, 2005). She wanted to be accepted and loved by all, literally. Anna met an oil tycoon while stripping, and married him years later. This marriage and relationship was extremely controversial because the gentleman was eighty-nine at the time, she was only twenty-seven. Many, including the man's son, thought of Anna as a gold digger, but Anna stated that she was self- sufficient and truly loved this man (Goldman, 2001). Again, Anna was making a name for herself and placing herself into the tabloids. She was continuously creating an ideal self. The presence of an ideal self is the complete absorption of the false self, and the complete suppression of one's true needs and personality (Kowalski & Westen, 2005).
Anna became a widow only one year later. Her husband's son took Anna to court, preventing her from getting any money. She demanded that she loved him, and he loved her. He wanted her to be taken care of (Goldman, 2001). The case was still dancing in and out of the court system at the time of Anna's death.
Anna's death was sudden to everyone. However, she did suffer from depression continuously. She did not hide from the public the fact that she took antidepressants. She had been shown on television obviously mixing alcohol with antidepressants, slurring her speech and flailing her arms in the air (msnbc.com, 2007). Anna especially suffered from depression close to her demise. She had lost her first-born child, twenty years old, and given birth to a daughter, just months before. Anna had not stated who her daughter's father was; this was discovered after Anna's death (Anna Nicole's Afterlife, 2007). Even though she wanted to paint the tabloids with her life, Anna seemed to want this part of her life kept secret. It seemed that she wanted different for her new family.
The Humanistic theory best supports Anna Nicole Smith's personality. Her childhood was filled with unavoidable situations of her environment. Her adulthood was built on self-created drama and stardom. Anna buried her true self as a young child, renaming herself several times until finally settling on Anna Nicole Smith. She was willing to share her ups and downs with the nation through the ever-honest tabloids, and never flinched when exploited. The one trait Anna never did hide was her big, loving southern heart. She wanted the world to love and remember her for who she was and for what she came from.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Color Contacts For Some Beauty Change
Most of us often change our hair color. Is it so because we get bored of same looks? Now there are so many opportunity that you can change your color of eye by using contact lens or color your hair by applying different hair dyes.
A colored contact allows a moderate or drastic change in you and this is a real option in your beauty change.
Basically colored contacts come to you in four types:-
1.Visibility tint/color - This type of contact usually does not change your eye color. It mainly has a small amount of green or light blue tint added to it and thus make it easier to see the contacts. This type is helpful for introducing and replacing the contact. It is advantageous if one ever drop it. This tint will easier to speck it.
2.Enhancement tint -This tint basically affects one's eye color. It is a trace different from a visibility tint. It doesn't change eye's color of person but it makes it to look even darker or deeper. This tint is used by those people who have light eye color and wish to have color of eye to be a bit darker and look deeper.
3.Colored contact - These are used by those people who love to have some change in color of their eyes. They comes in many different color such as:-
GREEN
BLUE
HAZEL
VOILET
GREY
AMETYST
4. Light filtering tint- These tints are the latest forms of tints. These tints help to improve certain colors. These are mainly used in sports game such as tennis, cricket .basketball etc so that one can easily see the ball.
Before going for any colored lenses one should consult eye surgeon or physician regarding advantages and disadvantages of colored lenses. Eye physician should conduct series of eye tests before giving advice for contact lenses. All care should be needed before applying lenses and all precautions should also be kept in mind.
One of the drawback of wearing contact lenses is that since pupils of our eyes keep on changing when any light falls on to it. Sometimes size of pupil reduced when bright light falls on it or some time size increases when there is dim light under such circumstances one with contact lenses find trouble in seeing objects clearly.
You are only judge for your beauty and you should be aware how will you look when you bring out some changes in yourself.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Films - Black Rain
Nick, played by Michael Douglas, is a New York City cop riding his motorcycle on his way to work. He meets his police partner Charlie, played by Andy Garcia, at the station. They both been given the task by their superior to escort a Japanese assassin named Sato, played by Yusaku Matsuda, back to Osaka, Japan.
The flight is smooth and peaceful and as the plane lands, Nick and Charlie are greeted by two Japanese officers. Nick and Charlie handed over Sato to the Japanese officers. Five to ten minutes later, another set of Japanese officers arrive at the plane to pick up Sato and turn him over to the Japanese authorities. Nick and Charlie are stunned and then they realize that the first set of Japanese officers weren't the real police, but were in fact Sato's men helping Sato to NOT serve any "time" at all. Sato makes a clever escape.
Humiliated, Nick and Charlie are greeted by a real Japanese officer named Masahiro, played by Ken Takakura. He escorts them to the Japanese police department. There Nick and Charlie find out quickly that the Japanese police department operates differently from the New York City police department. Nick and Masahiro immediately clash against each other. However, Charlie tries to keep the peace between the two. On their own, Charlie and Nick go to a drug warehouse of Sato's and find not only drugs, but a counterfeiting operation as well. They tell the head of the Japanese police who was more interested in whether they used correct police procedures rather than what was found. They told Masahiro about their "find" as well, but he was not interested nor impressed by what they found. The scene now takes you to a Japanese bar and karaoke where Nick and Charlie decide to go to relax and have fun. They see Masahiro who is sitting at a table by himself. Charlie invites Masahiro to their table and he joins them. Nick is still furious with Masahiro and yells at him and eventually leaves the table. Charlie, bewildered about Nick, leaves and tells Masahiro to stay with him. Charlie offers Masahiro a tie and the two become fast friends. They end the dinner by both of them singing karaoke on stage. Meanwhile, Nick walks around the bar and meets up with an American woman named Joyce, played by Kate Capshaw. Nick asks her about information on Sato. Joyce gives Nick a few hints and leaves. Nick joins Charlie and they both leave the nightclub.
As Nick and Charlie are walking along the streets of Osaka, a motorcycle gang appears and takes Charlie's coat. As Charlie chases them, the motorcycle gang encircles him. Nick blocked by a fence, watches helplessly as the motorcycle gang encloses on Charlie. One of them reveals himself and it's Sato. Sato driving his motorcycle with a sword kills Charlie by beheading him. Nick, grieving for Charlie, is met by Joyce and both of them go to her apartment. Masahiro knowing about Charlie's death visits Nick at Joyce's apartment. Masahiro give Nick Charlie's belongings and then leaves. Nick later ask Joyce for help in finding Sato. A Yakuza conflict is going on between two men fighting for leadership. Sato and Sugi, played by Tomisaburo Wakayama. They each have one side of the pair of a counterfeit plate of a $100 bill. They come to an agreement to meet to give Sugi both plates. Earlier, Nick playing a double agent talks with Sugi and offers to take Sato "out of the picture" for him. Sugi agrees and as Sato visit's the Yakuza council at a private location, Nick waits in the forest for the time to strike.
Nick has some unexpected company when Masahiro arrives and offers his help. The peaceful meeting turns out to be a farce, when Nick and Masahiro are in the center of a raging, brutal gangland battle between Sugi's men and Sato's men. Sato escapes and Nick chases him and they both have their own private battle. Nick is the winner and both Nick and Masahiro take Sato to Be turned over to Japanese authorities. Nick and Masahiro are awarded at a Japanese ceremony where Joyce is in attendance. As Nick about to board his plane back to New York, both Nick and Masahiro exchange gifts. Masahiro discovers that under his shirt is both the $100 bill plates. He shakes his head at Nick as Nick is leaving and boarding his plane.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Do You Have This Problem With Dry Skin Around the Eyes?
A lot of people have experienced a problem with dry skin beneath the eyes.
There are numerous products on the market which claim that they will alleviate dry skin around the eyes, but not all of them are capable of living up to their promise.
Let's take a look at what should, and should not be included in a cream for such a sensitive area.
The most important thing that you should do when searching for a cream for dry skin beneath the eyes is to be sure to study the label carefully.
Many products contain ingredients too harsh for the tender flesh which you are attempting to treat.
Some of the compounds in these products can actually make your problem worse.
Too often, symptoms such as dry skin around the eyes are a direct result of the creams and lotions that we apply to our skin.
A great majority of cosmetics companies include such irritants as alcohol and TEA to their moisturizing products.
Both of these chemicals have a drying effect on the skin, and TEA is known for irritating the eyes.
Mineral oil is another popular additive to creams that claim to cure dry skin beneath the eyes. Being oil, it would seem as though it were the right ingredient for the job, but it's actually not.
Mineral oil clogs the pores, strips away natural oils, causes dryness, and with frequent use leads to premature aging of the skin.
Be careful to look for whether or not your cream for dry skin beneath the eyes contains Parabens.
These are widely used as preservatives in many cosmetic products, including many moisturizers.
Studies suggest that Parabens may cause cancer and interfere with the body's endocrine system, as well as causing allergic reactions and rashes.
It would also be wise to avoid a cream for dry skin around the eyes that contains any artificial fragrance.
There are about 4000 separate compounds that are used in cosmetic in order to produce certain aromas, and some of these are toxic or carcinogenic.
There have also been cases where fragrance chemicals were shown to have a detrimental effect on the central nervous system.
You need to choose a product for dry skin beneath the eyes which contains all natural products, instead of these harsh and dangerous chemicals.
Look for ingredients that sound as though you could eat them, because in effect that's exactly what you are doing.
The lotions that you rub on your skin are eventually absorbed into your body.
A lotion for dry skin around the eyes should contain things like avocado oil, grape seed oil, Babassu palm oil, natural vitamin E, and passion fruit extracts.
It should also contain antioxidants, like the specially blended CoenzymeQ10 formula created by an innovative company in New Zealand.
These are the kind of pure ingredients that you should want to put on your skin.
No matter what an advertiser may say about his solution for dry skin beneath the eyes, be sure to find out what is in it. If it doesn't contain ingredients from the earth, then keep searching.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Celebrity Makeup Secrets: How To Get Your Best Look Ever With Celebrity Tips And Products!
Why does celebrity makeup always look so perfect?
Celebrity makeup artists have tons of tips and techniques for applying makeup that most people never heard of! Want to be one of the few in-the-know? We've gathered some great ones for you right here! Here you will learn some great makeup application secrets to get your most flattering eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows, concealer, foundation, blush and lips ever
!
Celebrity Eyes:
Makeup artists have many tricks up their sleeves to make celebrities' eyes pop! They first put an eye shadow primer or some foundation on the eyelids, so that the eye shadow has something to hold onto. For eye shadow colors, they'll select three shades which are variations on the same color (i.e. light green, medium green, and dark green), or in the same neutral color family (i.e. beige, brown, and dark brown). They will put the lightest color on the brow bone, the medium color on the lid, and the darkest color in the crease. This will emphasize the shape of the eyes and make them stand out!
Other tricks for glammed-up, red carpet eyes include lining the lower inner rim of the eyes with a white pencil to make them appear bigger and applying shimmery clear lip gloss to the top eyelids to make eyes sparkle. Celebrity makeup artists also apply shimmer powder under the brow bone to draw more attention to the eye area and they always smude eyeliner with a Q-tip to make it look less severe or smokier.
To create cat-eyes (like Brigitte Bardot in the sixties or Pamela Anderson today), celebrity makeup artists use dark brown or black eyeliner to exaggerate the end of the eye so it turns up slightly. If you decide to go this route, remember that smudging is the key to perfecting this look!
Celebrity Eyelashes:
Celebrity makeup artists also have many secrets for eyelashes! They always curl eyelashes first to maximize length and curl. They then dust them with powder which makes the eyelashes look much thicker after the mascara is applied! Celebrity makeup artists will often use two coats of mascara, the first will be a lengthening or separating formula, and the second, a thickening formula, to max out eyelash potential! Mascara clumps are combed out between coats.
For special occasions celebrities may use false eyelashes (their secret is dark eyelash glue) or may have eyelash extensions applied which are semi-permanent variations.
Celebrity Eyebrows:
Celebrity makeup artists know that enhancing the shape of the eyebrows is one of the most dramatic ways to improve a celebrity's appearance. Celebrity makeup artists use Treezerman brand tweezers most often to shape eyebrows. They tweeze the hairs under the arch of the eyebrow to further emphasize it and pluck away any strays. Eyebrows are filled in with the feathery strokes of an eyebrow pencil in either "blonde "or "taupe" for blondes, "auburn" for redheads, and light brown or medium brown for brunettes. Only black-haired gals should fill in their eyebrows with a "dark brown" eyebrow pencil" and nobody should use a black eyebrow pencil as it looks too severe. A secret weapon of celebrity makeup artists is brow sealant, which keeps this brow look in shape all day.
Celebrity Concealer:
Amazing Concealer by Amazing Cosmetics is favored by many celebrity makeup artists. Concealer is usually applied with an eye shadow brush. It is applied in thin layers which are "built up" until the blemish is covered. Concealer typically is applied before foundation. For really red blemishes, makeup artists often use a green concealer first which tones the redness down under foundation.
Celebrity Foundation:
Laura Mercier Foundation is very popular with celebrities. Foundation is usually applied by celebrity makeup artists with a sponge for the most natural looking coverage. Celebrity makeup artists use a foundation primer which is worn between your moisturizer and your foundation. This product refines the skin and helps foundation stay in place all day. If you can't spring just yet for celebrity products, try Revlon's Color Stay Foundation with Soft-flex, which stays in place all day and comes in an extensive variety of shades.
Celebrity Powder:
Celebrity makeup artists almost always use loose powder in a translucent or skin matching shade. They will apply it with a puff and then dust it away with a big brush, or will apply it with the big brush, being sure to shake off any excess first. Then the celebrity will carry around a pressed powder or blotting papers in her evening bag for touch ups. Some celebrities skip powder all together for their dry skinned clients. Powder is great for keeping foundation in place for the longest period of time, however.
Celebrity Blush:
Nars and Stila blushes are very popular with celebrity makeup artists. While these are powder blushes, there are other makeup artists who prefer gel blush because of the dewy, healthy glow it imparts. Blush is never applied with anything but a big, fluffy brush. It is applied on the apples of the cheeks in circles, or is swept from the apples to the hair line. Shimmery blushes like Nars blush in Torrid can make the cheeks appear to be glowing, according to celebrity fans.
Celebrity Lips:
MAC lipliner in Spice is the shade thought to most closely resemble natural lip color for most people and is a favorite of celebrity makeup artists. Celebrities often use lip-plumping products like City Lips and LipFusion which have both won awards from Good Housekeeping! Lip gloss is applied at least to the center of the bottom lip to make it look fuller.