The present digital age, when less time and more gadgets are available, has the perfect conditions to favor distracted driving, a problem which has unfortunately become a part of our daily motoring life.
The American government is using a modern, non-sanctioning approach to solve this problem: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has created a website entitled distraction.gov.
If you browse it, you will become aware of the facts and figures which could… (read more)
While I spend today adding a new year and rolling my spreadsheets over, you may want to look back at the 5 most viewed articles in 2009:
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Olivia Munn, America’s sexiest nerd, is the cover girl for the January issue of Maxim magazine and she looks great as usual. Olivia has a fairly unique ability to look sexy while not taking herself at all seriously. Which, of course, makes her even sexier.
Here are a few of the choicer photos:
And here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the photo shoot with Olivia being typically adorable:
Start the new year off right – go out and buy a copy of Maxim with Olivia Munn on the cover. And if you’re too cheap for that, head on over to Maxim.com to see all the sexy shots.
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Apparently Levermir hasn’t been tested enough yet in pregnant women to know if its safe for baby, so I’ve been switched back to Protophane (NPH)… so far I’m on day 2, and I hate it. I was having major lows, but now I’m just all over the place. In one hour today, I went from 4.0 (72) to 27.3 (491). The slightest touch of novorapid, and I hypo, but without it, I stay high.
Does anyone have any suggestions, apart from testing hourly? (which, btw, I’m already doing!). We want our baby to arrive safe and sound!!
Oh also… PLEASE don’t post anything about this on facebook, to those of u on my friend list… a lot of our family and friends don’t know yet!!
Thanks 😀
A new year — a new F-bomb from Kathy Griffin.
The notoriously potty-mouthed redhead let the four-letter word loose as she co-hosted CNN’s live New Year’s Eve Special with Anderson Cooper, slipping the F-word into a discussion about “balloon boy” Falcon Heene as she fumbled his first name.
If you prefer other coverage NBC, Fox, CNN and Fox News will be among the others covering the New Year’s Eve. Fox will present “Billboard’s New Year’s Live” hosted by Carmen Electra from 11pm to 12:30 pm. Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly of Fox News will host the “All American New Year” also starting at 11 on Fox News channel. NBC will have “New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly” froem 10:00 to 11:00 PM EST and then from 11:30 pm on. And finally, CNN will have “New Year’s Eve Live” hosted by Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, also beginning at 11PM EST.
The third part will feature the Black Eyed Peas’ band member and singer Fergie hosting a Las Vegas edition of the New Year’s Eve. So this will make for one exciting bi-coastal coverage of our transition from 2009 into 2010!
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Looks like AT&T is about to get a version of the LG Arena — these shots of a GT950 with the carrier’s branding just hit the tubes. The phone hasn’t been officially announced by either AT&T or LG, but the safe bet is that the 950 is just a bespoke variant of the familiar Arena KM900, so look for a three-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen with LG’s S-Class UI, a five megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, and 8GB of storage. We’ll have to see whether this hits at CES next week or MWC in February — but until then you can get a feel for this thing by checking out our KM900 hands-on video right here.
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Bothered by baldness? There’s an organization for you! It’s called the Bald Headed Men of America and it’s open to “qualified” persons who have lost their hair.
Founded in 1974 by John T. Capps III, this special club is based in North Carolina and boasts of over 200,000 members. Club members believe “the best cure for bald headed men is to laugh about it, promote it, flaunt it, and remind others that the Lord made millions and millions of heads and those He didn’t like, He covered up.”
A lot of bald headed people appear to be taking that advice pretty well. In Hollywood, for instance, celebrities like Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart, and Bruce Willis ooze with sex appeal and continue to make blockbuster movies in spite of their lost hair.
For most people, however, baldness is a hair-raising problem that currently affects 40 million men and 20 million women in the United States alone. Few are prepared to part with their crowning glory and that has made anti-baldness schemes a $1 billion-a-year industry. The reason for this thriving industry is simple. A US study says men feel less attractive when they start losing hair. Bald people are generally seen as less alluring and look older than they really are which explains why people will do anything to hold onto their hair.
The sudden loss of hair can be very distressing since some men associate a full head of hair with virility and youth. So if their hairline recedes, they may feel robbed of their youth and masculinity.
The importance of hair was evident even in Biblical times where it was considered the seat of a person’s physical and moral strength. In Judges 16:17, Samson told Delilah that his strength came from his hair and “if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I will become weak.”
In Second Samuel 14:25-26, Absalom was praised for his beauty, especially his fair complexion and thick hair. Whenever he cut his hair every year, it weighed 200 shekels or as heavy as the king himself.
Famous saints associated with hair are Martin de Porres, a favorite of Italian hairdressers, and the twin brothers Cosmas and Damian. These examples show that hair was valued more than any other part of the body.
That same concern can be seen today. Many people spend hours cleaning, cutting, styling and “nourishing” their hair with various substances – all in an attempt to preserve it and make it attractive. What they don’t know is that hair is a dead structure and most of what is applied to it has little or no effect at all.
Hair is made of keratin, a protein found in nails and the outer layer of the skin. The part that rises out of the skin is called the hair shaft. The average head normally contains about 100,000 hairs, with brunettes having as much as 155,000 hairs and redheads, 85,000 hairs.
The living part of the hair is the hair root which is found beneath the skin. This is the part that grows and pushes the dead hair shaft out of the skin. Surrounding each hair root is the hair follicle. The number of hair follicles is determined before birth and this, in turn, determines the number of hairs a person will have. The two types of hair are terminal, meaning very long, thick and easily visible hair; and vellus or tiny, fine, almost unnoticeable hair.
Each hair follicle undergoes repeated cycles of active growth and rest. The three stages in the follicular cycle are the anagen or growth phase, the catagen or transition phase, and the telogen or resting phase during which hair is shed.
On a normal adult scalp, 80 – 95 percent of hair follicles are in the anagen phase while the remainder is in the telogen phase. The catagen phase which runs for 3 – 4 weeks affects less than one percent of hair.
When hair falls off faster than it is replaced, that’s when baldness begins. This can either be temporary or permanent. In any case, baldness can make you less attractive and older than you really are. That’s why it’s important to care for your hair. To complement your hair, don’t forget to care for your face too. You can do this with the help of Dermaxin, a popular skin cream that contains special ingredients to reduce fine lines and wrinkles by as much as 45 percent. Dermaxin repairs and rejuvenates the skin so you’ll look young, fresh, and wrinkle-free! It’s your best defense against the signs of aging. Check out http://www.dermaxin.com for more information.
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To treat hair loss naturally, there are some important factors that a consumer should bear in mind. Of course, proper hair care is still the primary way to lessen hair loss and this entails using natural products.
Vitamins and Minerals For Hair Growth
Herbal and seed products that can be used to treat one´s hair have different vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids that can be beneficial in maintaining and treating the hair´s condition. These remedies are natural so side effects caused by chemical products are avoided. It is therefore helpful to know what benefits one can get from a certain natural hair loss remedy available in the market, particularly the ingredients used in this product.
Polyphenol
To begin, green apples contain this compound called polyphenol which is effective in fighting against the so-called hormone-induced male-pattern baldness. Research has shown that extract from green apple is good for nourishing the growth of new hair.
Omega 3
Second, Omega 3 improves the growth of hair. Research reveals that Omega 3 contained in marine oils, grass-fed cattle, and free-range hens are rich in anti-inflammatory agents improving hair.
Ginger
Third, Ginger extracts stimulates hair follicles, promotes hair growth, and prevents hair from becoming thin. Ginger extracts are usually used in shampoos and conditioners.
Rosemary and Capsicum
Fourth, Rosemary and capsicum have been used as effective hair growers. Rosemary fights dandruff by removing sebum on the scalp while capsicum improves scalp blood circulation. Findings show that these two ingredients can help hair grow by 50-80 percent.
Rosemary particularly has been widely accepted as a potent ingredient in preventing hair loss. Its name believed to be of Latin origin is translated as “dew of the sea” which thrives in salty, calcium-rich soils of dry coastal areas. It has been used primarily as a hair-conditioning ingredient. Rosemary prevents hair loss by strengthening hair roots, supporting follicles, eliminating dandruff and cleaning the scalp for impurities.
Saw Palmetto
Fifth, Saw Palmetto extract is an effective anti-androgen which is used to treat hair loss. This natural ingredient lowers the level of DHT which causes androgenetic alopecia although women with hormonal problems are cautioned not to take products with this ingredient.
Nettle Root
Sixth, Nettle root extract is a rich source of vitamins A and C which are primary minerals of lipids beneficial to the hair. According to European studies, this ingredient inhibits 5-alpha reductase.
Jojoba Oil
Seventh, Jojoba oil has been used in Mexico for a very long time and has been found effective in treating skin problems like eczema, psoriasis, and dandruff. It is used to promote the growth of hair and imitates the scalp sebum making it a good moisturizer.
Aloe Vera
Eight, Aloe Vera helps promotes healthy hair and balances the scalp´s pH level and at the same time, this ingredient also cleans the pores of the scalp. And finally, Henna is an herb that helps seal the hair´s cuticle protecting it against breakage and loss of shine.
All of these ingredients are natural and can be used as ingredients in commercially manufactured shampoos and conditioners. A consumer concerned about his or her hair need only to look at the composition of their hair care products to see if indeed the ingredients are all natural and uses any of the mentioned natural ingredients.
Natural hair loss treatment supplement have shown the best result to help its users stop the hair drop and re grow their hair back. Hair loss products like Provillus and Procerin contain same essential Minerals and herb, such as : Saw Palmetto,Vitamin B-6,Biotin,Muira Puma Root, Pumpkin Seed.
The most obvious and noticeable part of the human hair is the hair on the head, which contributes a lot to a person’s good looks and beauty, and so the lack of it, or loss of it is always a source of distress to the person. Hair is an outgrowth that emerges from the follicles of the head and there are as much as 1 lakh follicles on the head. It is from these follicles that hair roots emerge .A single hair grows from one such hair root, and grows longer to a shaft, which is visible. The black color of the hair is due to a pigment called melanin, which is stored in a bulb found in the lower part of the hair follicle. One strand of normal hair looks so thin, yet it is very strong since it is made up of a protein called keratin. The hair that grows once is not permanent. It is shed periodically. There is a growth cycle and so it is normal for everybody to lose up to 50-100 hairs per day, which then are replaced by new ones. Actually at a time, about 10 percent of the hair on the scalp is in a resting phase while the other 90% is in growing stage. The hair in the resting stage falls off, once in every 2-3 months, only to be replaced by new ones. This growing phase lasts for 2 to 6 years and during this phase, each hair grows approximately 1 centimeter per month. If a person loses more hair than its growth and this loss is more than 50- 100 strands per day, the person is said to be suffering from hair loss. The disruption in the normal growth cycle of hair will lead to hair loss.
Hair Loss: Hair loss can be caused by a variety of conditions ranging from sudden stress (caused by illness), certain types of medications (like those given in treatment of gout, arthritis, anticoagulants, and also during chemotherapy for cancer treatment), hormonal imbalances (like hyper or hypothyroidism caused by overactive or under active thyroid gland, or in case of imbalance of sexual hormones like androgens in males and estrogens in females2), poor nutrition, (also causes hair loss as the body is not getting enough proteins or vitamins needed for growth), fungal infection of the scalp( like psoriasis) , male pattern baldness3,( which is an inherited trait is the most common cause of hair loss in men.) Men who start losing their hair at an early age tend to develop more extensive baldness. In male-pattern baldness, hair loss typically results in a receding hairline and baldness on the top of the head. Women may also develop female-pattern baldness. In this form of hair loss, the hair becomes thin over the entire scalp. Alopecia areata is the development of bald patches on the scalp, beard, and, possibly, eyebrows. Eyelashes may also fall out. This condition is attributed to an immune disorder. Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) is another reason for hair loss. Finally, hair loss is also due to diseases (like lupus, diabetes).. But sometimes hair loss may occur out of sheer negligence and improper care of hair, even without any of these above mentioned problems. It can occur when lot of pressure is exerted on the scalp (by tying extra tight pigtails), or by excessive chemicals and hot oil –treatment used during perming. Such rough practices damage the hair follicles, which leads to hair loss.
So the underlying problem causing hair loss must be detected and treated accordingly. People experiencing hair loss must seek medical help from a dermatologist, so that the doctor can perform tests and investigate the cause. Blood tests will reveal hormone deficiencies like that of thyroid gland, estrogen or androgens. If a problem is detected, the doctor prescribes the synthetic hormone and thus hair loss can be controlled. In case of male pattern baldness, medicines may help in slowing down or preventing the development of common baldness. The most common one is, minoxidil (brand name: Rogaine), which is available even without a prescription. It has to be applied to the scalp and can be used by both men and women. However, another medicine, finasteride (brand name: Propecia) is available only with a prescription. It comes in the form of pills and can be taken by men only. Alopecia areata if treated early, can be treated with steroids injections like triamcinolone into the area. The other factors causing hair loss can be determined by the doctor by asking the patient a lot of questions to find out about his diet, family history and also his recent condition. . In cases of stress and illness hair loss is often temporary and hair will start growing once the body attains normalcy. In case hair loss is attributed due to a fungus or ringworm infection, antifungal preparations are given. The ultimate desperate measure one can take if no treatment arrests hair loss, is trying out different hairstyles or wigs, hairpieces, hair weaves or artificial hair replacement. This is also called hair transplantation, which has become more common over the years. During a hair transplant, healthy hairs are harvested from an area of the scalp with normal hair growth and then these individual hairs are then placed into areas of hair loss. The transplanted hair looks very natural if the procedure is done with dexterity.
Know Effective Hair Loss Remedy through Natural Treatment. Also read some Home Remedies for other common ailments. Learn more on Ayurveda ? through World’s Finest Portal on Ayurveda and Herbal Remedies.
Olá! Sejam bem-vindos a 2010! Para primeiro post o WebTuga tem para lhe mostrar uma introdução da versão do genérico dos “The Simpsons” da Estónia, os “The Estonians“.
Trata-se de uma campanha publicitária para a Estonian TV, bastante semelhante ao genérico dos The Simpsons mas com pessoas reais de uma vila da Estónia.
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Article Tags: Fred Singer
Examiner: Does the International Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] have it all wrong?
Singer: The Panel was established by members of the United Nations with an assortment of political objectives in mind. Hundreds of scientists are doing commendable research and they have contributed to many of the Working Group reports, but they don’t participate in writing the final “Summary for Policymakers” that gets all the attention of media and national leaders. The IPCC procedure actually requires the Working Group reports to conform with the political conclusions of the Summary, written and negotiated by a group of U.N. politicians.
No doubt, there are some scientists who want to collect large government grants for studying climate. The recent release of emails from the East Anglia University’s Climate Research Unit suggests that some of them want to provide their employers with an unjustified political consensus that serves their purposes.
Thousands of competent scientists who have scrutinized the IPCC reports agree that many of the conclusions are unsupported by the scientific evidence. Many IPCC reviewers have publicly rejected the Summary’s conclusions. In my opinion, every good scientist is a skeptic. Humans don’t dictate facts to nature. As our knowledge of global climate improves, we may discover that all of the popular assumptions are wrong.
Source: examiner.com
According to the authorities Luster has been found in giving drugs and physically attacked on these women for sex. But it is true that women could never come to know that what had happened if Andrew has not recorded it all on the tape and he literally made his own tape.
Andrew Luster belongs to the line of the very lustrous family of cosmetic giant Max Factor, who founded the Max Factor cosmetic brand. He was convicted of serial rape charges in 2003. Two to three weeks before he was to go on trial, on January 2003, Luster had fled the country. He was declared a fugitive by the law, and the judges ruled that Luster would go on trial even in his absence.
On January 22, after 2 days of speculation and deliberation on the case, without Luster’s presence, the jury found him guilty of 86 of the 87 charges he had been indicted with. His conviction fetched him a total of 124 years in the prison. He was caught in Mexico by Doug “Dog” Chapman.
The truth about Luster came to light when he had used the GHB (date rape drug) on one of his unsuspecting victims called Carrie and admitted to her about giving her the drug. Detectives caught him using Carrie as a bait and discovered his other victims from the tapes found in his beach house.
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Article Tags: Bob Ellis
As we take one final look back on the almost defunct year of 2009, these are the top 50 articles at Dakota Voice during the year, based on the number of hits they received.
Some of these were immensely popular, garnering thousands of fresh hits, even months after they were published. Readership of Dakota Voice continued to grow this year, as well as increasing throughout the year, so many of the latest articles also became some of the most read articles as more people became aware of this voice of liberty from South Dakota.
The Dakota Voice team also expanded with several syndicated and exclusive authors, bringing fresh perspectives and new insights.
Who knows: maybe you missed one or more of these articles the first time around. Some of them contain important information you may want to take with you into 201o. An informed person is an armed person, and an armed person is a difficult person from whom to steal freedom.
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Source: dakotavoice.com
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Unfortunately, you will need to attend Gridlock New Year’s Event 2009 in person to get a load of Lambert. Indeed, the event will neither be put on television for posterity, nor will it stream the web live for instant gratification. So, again, I hope you have tickets to the sold-out party of the New Year with Adam Lambert as the main attraction.If not, don’t let that stop you from seeking out Paramount Studios. Instead, stop by for a tour of the famous movie lot when you’re in town.
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Anyone who has experienced chronic lower back pain knows that there are many treatments to try, but it may be difficult to find one that works for your specific problem.
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) is technique that many doctors and physiotherapists have been using to treat pain, including lower back pain. It’s a painless procedure that uses electrical currents to try to interrupt the pain signals from reaching the brain.
Electrodes from the TENS machine are placed around or on the painful area and the machine is then turned on. Electrical currents are sent through the electrodes and into the body tissue. The currents don’t cause any pain, but some people do feel a bit uncomfortable.
Now, new guidelines, published at the end of December 2009 in the journal Neurology say that TENS is not suitable for treating chronic lower back pain – that is pain that has lasted three months or longer. The researchers caution that this is not pertinent to acute back pain, new pain.
Many studies have looked at the effectiveness of TENS and lower back pain, and according to this article, the only pain that can definitively be helped by TENS is diabetic neuropathy, pain in the nerve endings that develops as a result of progressing diabetes.
“The strongest evidence showed that there is no benefit for people using TENS for chronic low-back pain,” said guideline author Richard M. Dubinsky, MD, MPH, of Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. “Doctors should use clinical judgment regarding TENS use for chronic low-back pain. People who are currently using TENS for their low-back pain should discuss these findings with their doctors.”
Have you used TENS for pain management?
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While you get a gander behind the scenes of this famous movie studio, you may possibly also enjoy a sighting of the showman — even if that sighting is just a pretty picture of the Adam Lambert performance someone posted at Paramount Studios as a memory of how the New Year started with a big bang on this iconic film lot.
Meanwhile, to get an idea of Adam Lambert in action, take a look at the photos of this showman in performance during this year’s American Music Awards, pictured below.
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Article Tags: CO2 Level, Headline Story
In contradiction to perceived wisdom, the airborne fraction of carbon dioxide hasn’t increased during the last five decades, or, indeed, for the last 150 years, claims new research
The findings suggest that estimates of mankind’s impact on the environment are more than 80 percent higher than they should be.
To assess whether atmospheric CO2 levels are increasing, Wolfgang Knorr of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol has re-analyzed available atmospheric carbon dioxide and emissions data since 1850, reports Science Daily.
Says Knorr: “Several recent studies have highlighted the possibility that the oceans and terrestrial ecosystems have started loosing part of their ability to sequester a large proportion of the anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This is an important claim, because so far only about 40 percent of those emissions have stayed in the atmosphere, which has prevented additional climate change.
Source: tgdaily.com
