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The degraded state of a worksite radio used to be a point of pride amongst tradespeople. The grungier, basically, the better. But one of the exhibits at CES that caught our eye might change all that. The Sangean Fatbox FB-100 has the look of a portable generator but, in fact, is a ridiculously rugged AM/FM radio and MP3 player that also safely protects an iPod against water, dust and the most brutal of treatment…

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Hollywood newcomer Gabourey Sidibe has been cast alongside Laura Linney in the new Showtime drama The Big C, the network announced at their Television Critics Association Event in Pasadena Sunday.

The actress, 26, will guest-star as a sassy student named Andrea in the show that stars Linney as a high school teacher who discovers that she has cancer. In clips shown at the event, Gabourey makes sarcastic comments in class and is caught lighting up a cigarette. Showtime has ordered 13 episodes of the series, which will debut this fall.

Gabby is looking forward to next weekend’s Golden Globe Awards, where she’s nominated for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in the box office hit Precious.

Before CES, we asked you to give us your predictions about what you thought would be at CES. The crazier the better, and whoever had the craziest one that came true would win a sweet prize package from SteelSeries. Well! We have a winner. Here it is, and no arguing now…

Pat predicted:

I bet there is a helicopter that can be remote controlled with your phone…(hmmm, amazing!)

Lo and behold, we got all kinds of hands-on with the AR Drone, which has a robust iPhone control interface. I’d say that’s close enough. Our runners-up were both “robo-wife” predictions, but those were at the porn expo so technically not CES. Congrats to the winner, I’ll be contacting you shortly!

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Dexim has launched five new accessories to be used with the iPod, iPhone and BlackBerry at CES 2010. One of the more clever offerings is the solar-powered P-Flip foldable power pack. The power pack can be flipped horizontally or vertically for hands-free viewing and is capable of extending talk time by up to eight hours…

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Yes there are many hair regrowth treatments and formulas and most are commercial, however one has to ask the question what is the best hair regrowth treatment

Understand for super fast hair regrowth you need to balance internal and external measures for faster hair growth

The first thing you need is Vitamin B: studies have shown over and over again

That Biotin does stimulate hair regrowth vitamin B does enrich the quality of your hair.

Another hair growth vitamin is Vitamin A. you can find Vitamin A in Fatty acids such as primrose oil, flaxseed oil and salmon oil. You need to consume these foods for hair regrowth

Another hair growth vitamin would be Vitamin E, vitamin basically stimulates blood flow across the body and also infuses the body with more oxygen –the result is faster hair growth

Another good hair vitamin is C. Vitamin C will help in the normal functioning of capillaries which carries your blood to the scalp and allows hair regrowth.  Fact is you need lots of vitamins and minerals. So make sure you take a good vitamin and mineral supplement on a daily basis for hair growth.

Be sure to take in lots of Biotin, biotin is important for hair regrowth. There are many sources of biotin such as brewer’s yeast, brown rice, bulgur, green peas, lentils, oats, soybeans, sunflower seeds, and walnuts.

Take a biotin supplement for super fast results. Whiles Biotin is present in some shampoos- it works best when ingested,

Now we are done with the internal measures for hair regrowth we can work on the external measures

Step 1. Use a good herbal hair growth oil like Mira hair oil

You should use the oil and Massage your scalp for 10 to 15 minutes before a bath and leave the oil in for 20 minutes and then wash it off with Luke warm water

This powerful oil will stimulates blood circulation and strengthens the hair follicles in the scalp leading to faster regrowth of hair.

There are many oils out there but very few that actually work.  I myself was skeptical until I tried it and it does work very well.

There are others out there but they contain chemicals which make things worse in the end

Stay away from commercial hair products as they tend to dry out hair, strip out natural oils from your scalp and stop hair regrowth. Stick with an all natural shampoo rinse made as follows: make a baking soda paste with water and apply on the hair and scalp as a shampoo and when done rinse your hair with a mix of apple cider vinegar and sage tea to help hair grow.

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French mobility company Peugeot is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year and in achieving the milestone, has announced grandiose grand plans. It’s the world’s second oldest car manufacturer (behind Daimler), the tenth largest car manufacturer, and with trucks, cars, motorcycles and bicycles, has the broadest range of mobility products in the world. In prep for its 300th year, it has updated the Lion logo it has been using since 1858, vowed to turn the brand into a style icon, adopted a new signature (Peugeot MOTION & EMOTION), stated its intention to move three places up the world’s auto maker ladder (to seventh) by 2015 with a massive new model offensive, announced a fascinating new credit/online/rental mobility service entitled Mu by Peugeot and took the wraps off a superb new hybrid 4WD and four-wheel-steering sports car – the SR1. Happy birfy to Peugeot!..

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Herbs hold an obvious appeal for many people because they support the body’s natural healing mechanisms to target the cause of the problem, as opposed to merely tackling the symptoms. It would be wrong to present herbal hair loss remedies as a miracle solution for all sufferers — there is however growing evidence to support the view that some herbal remedies offer real hope to many people.

Let’s examine the case for some of the more popular remedies to determine if they’re worth trying.

Ginkgo biloba: This popular herb is thought to improve blood circulation to the brain and skin. Herbalists believe that the increased flow of blood to the brain area delivers more nutrients to the hair follicles thus promoting hair regrowth. The recommended dose is 120-160mg of dry extract each day spread over three doses.

Green tea (Camellia sinesis): It is thought that catechins found in green tea may inhibit the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase that converts testosterone into hair-unfriendly DHT. It is therefore believed to be effective in preventing and treating male pattern type baldness. You should drink several cups of green tea each day or take it in capsule form as instructed by the manufacturer.

He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum): Also known as Fo-Ti, this Chinese herb has traditionally been used to reduce hair loss. It is found in many commercial preparations, or in tea and capsule form.

Pygeum (Pygeum africanum): Derived from the bark of an evergreen, it works in a similar way to green tea. It is widely used to treat prostate problems and male pattern baldness. Users should take 60-500mg per day in pill or capsule form.

Saw palmetto (Seranoa repens): This is the current treatment of choice for many men due to its ability to protect the prostate, slow hair loss and encourage hair regrowth. It forms the core element of many commercially prepared hair loss treatments but can easily be obtained in its pure form. The recommended dose is a 160mg capsule twice each day, but make sure the ingredients are made from the berry extract not the dried berries themselves.

Stinging nettle (Urtica diocia): This has long been favored as a means of preventing hair loss due to its ability to block the conversion of testosterone into DHT. It can be taken in pill or capsule form with an optimum dose of 50-100mg per day. It is particularly effective when combined with pygeum and saw palmetto.

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This chart from Calculated Risk shows the decline in jobs as a percentage of the work force at the peak. 

To date in this recession, we’ve lost more than 8 million jobs.  The decline as a percentage of the workforce is the worst since the Great Depression, matching the sharp but short drop in 1948, as the war machine wound down. 

Equally important, the duration of these job losses, as well as the lack of a sharp recovery (at least so far), suggests that the problem will be with us for a long while.  We’re now 24 months into this decline, and we’re still at the bottom.  By this point in most previous recessions, we had already recovered all of the lost jobs.

Here’s Calculated Risk:

This graph shows the job losses from the start of the employment recession, in percentage terms (as opposed to the number of jobs lost). The current employment recession is the worst recession since WWII in percentage terms, and 2nd worst in terms of the unemployment rate (only early ’80s recession with a peak of 10.8 percent was worse).

Note: The total jobs lost does not include the annual benchmark payroll revision that will be announced on February 5, 2010. The preliminary estimate is for a downward revision of 824,000 jobs – pushing the total jobs lost over 8 million.

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Fergie and Josh Duhamel are making it official — again. The showbiz couple wed for the second time outside of Santa Barbara on Saturday, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The superstars put rumors of infidelity behind them to renew their vows in a romantic beachside setting on the anniversary weekend of their Jan. 10 wedding, the site reported this weekend. Josh, 37, and Fergie, 34, jetted to the Bacara Resort where a mister renewed their vows on a bluff outside the hotel. The private ceremony lasted less than 15 minutes.

“Fergie was crying and seemed very emotional,” a source tells Radar.

The couple tied the knot in Malibu on Jan. 10, 2009.

Last fall, the Transformers actor was accused of cheating on Fergie with stripper Nicole Forrester, who alleged she and Josh engaged in a sexual relationship while he filmed a movie in Atlanta.

The star has vehemently denied the cheating claims.

A BMW 650 carrying actress Lindsay Lohan plowed through a throng of paparazzi, injuring one, around 1 AM Sunday morning.

The incident occurred behind the upscale Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, Los Angeles NBC news affiliate KTLA is reporting.

According to witnesses, after the car in question picked up Lindsay and her assistant, it was reportedly surrounded by members of the papazarri. The unidentified driver then allegedly stepped on the gas before the paparazzos could move aside, hitting one photog and injuring his wrist and leg.

“I was informed by an officer that a vehicle had sped away at a high rate of speed and hit a paparazzi photographer causing an injury to his hand, his wrist,” Sgt. Vasquez told KTLA this afternoon.

Authorities do not consider the case a hit-and-run.

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2010 is shaping up to be an extremely busy year for Ford’s powertrain engineering and manufacturing teams. By the end of this year, the folks in Dearborn will have launched nine engines and six transmissions that are all-new or substantially redesigned. Several of these combinations have already been revealed over the past month and more will be revealed at tomorrow’s Detroit Auto Show.

On Friday morning, Barb Samardzich, VP of powertrain engineering, ran down the list at a pre-show preview. Three years ago, Ford set about the process of completely revamping its powertrain lineup, and between 2008 and 2013, a total of 60 powertrain combinations will have been introduced globally, with half of those coming by the end of this year. We already knew about the new 1.6-liter inline-four and the six-speed Powershift dual clutch automatic for the Fiesta. The Mustang is getting new V6 and V8 engines that crank up output significantly while reducing fuel consumption.

Samardzich confirmed on Friday that the 3.5-liter Ecoboost V6 will land in the F-150 truck later this year. The list presented also includes the previously-announced 2.0-liter inline-four Ecoboost and a new six-speed automatic transmission for transverse applications.

As we reported earlier today, while no one would get specific about exactly which vehicles these would go into, there were smiles and the usual “not ready to announce anything” when we brought up the new unibody Explorer. When the Explorer America concept debuted at the 2008 Detroit show, there was discussion of 2.0-liter and 3.5-liter Ecoboost engines, and it appears that’s exactly what it will get.

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Here’s your job: Stand for ten hours in a noisy convention center. (You might want to wear something revealing.) Try to get the attention of thousands of men—and a few women—who rush by. And don’t forget to smile.

We didn’t approach these women—models, actresses, circus performers, dancers, students, nurses, programmers—just to ogle and schmooze. We didn’t simply want to collect pretty pictures for readers to drool over. (Although we did that, too.) We wanted to get to know the girls, their pasts, how they came to be booth babes, what they did when they weren’t charming strangers, and what they experienced during their times at conventions such as CES.

Many of these intelligent, charming women had a sense of reluctance when it came to taking members of the press seriously. Often we heard girls talk of men who don’t understand that a “press badge isn’t an excuse” to fondle them as one might touch “everything shiny and pretty” in the booths.

A booth babe‘s job is to lure convention attendees into her booths, to do a product demonstration or to pass people off to a coworker. That’s fine. But when misunderstandings occur—or attendees forget they’re interacting with living, breathing human beings—some attendees turn into jerks, pressing intimidatingly close and crossing boundaries.

Some slip these girls their hotel keys, pressuring them for a visit later in the day. Others mistake professional flirting for actual flirting and try pick-up lines. “Do you know what the speed of light inside a vacuum is? I do.”

We’ve shown off pictures of booth babes plenty and even encouraged ogling them. Others in the tech industry, such as game developer EA, have promoted this mentality to the point of offering a bounty to anyone harassing their booth babes with photo evidence. The point is that these girls are being paid to be pretty and cordial—and we aren’t ashamed to enjoy checking them out and laughing with them.

But there wasn’t a single woman we spoke to that didn’t have at least one icky experience. Let their confessions serve as a warning to you: don’t be a creep.

Many thanks to Adam Lam and Christopher Mascari for assisting with the video, Michael Margolis for sending in a few photos, every wonderful woman who spoke to us (particularly Bob Suicide whose encounter guided along this idea), and every single gal running a booth or promoting a product.