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The slates just keep coming. Now MacRumors is reporting that Apple has filed a trademark for a device called “Magic Slate.”

The term was categorized broadly to cover computers, computer peripherals, computer hardware and much more. “Magic Slate” adopts a similar naming convention to the recently released multi-touch Magic Mouse from Apple. It’s not hard to imagine that a “Magic Slate” would be a multi-touch peripheral for computers, much like the multi-touch iGesture Pad released by Fingerworks before their acquisition by Apple.

Back in October a multi-touch trackpad was rumored to be making an appearance but it never materialized. If Apple does still plan on releasing the device, it would fit in nicely with the “Magic”-peripheral theme. Now, where’s that trademark for “Magic Keyboard”?

TUAWiSlate has a friend — meet the mysterious Magic Slate originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The 40-foot monster is helping scientists figure out what happened in our hotter past—and perhaps what awaits us in the future.

Better nutrition and synthetic estrogens seem to be bringing early maturation to China, Denmark, and the U.S.

Filed under: Motorsports, Acura

When Acura and Highcroft Racing announced last month that the defending American Le Mans Series prototype champions would switch back to running a P2 car in 2010, the fate of the de Ferran Motorsports team was left hanging in the balance. That fate has now been decided, as Acura and de Ferran have announced the end of their relationship. Gil de Ferran’s team was launched at the beginning of 2008 and ran the second half of the season in one of Acura’s P2 cars before moving up to P1 this year. The team won five races in 2009 but fell short of the overall championship.

Unfortunately, the continuing recession means that Honda has had to cut back its support for the ALMS program and de Ferran Motorsports is being cut loose. Last summer, de Ferran announced the addition of an IRL program for 2010. At this point, it’s not clear whether Acura will be able to bring in a second team for the 2010 ALMS campaign.

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Acura and de Ferran Motorsports end ALMS relationship originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As of December 26th, 2009, Sarah Palin’s official Facebook page has just over 1.1 million “fans.”  She was just another American face in the political crowd days prior to her infamous 03 September 2008 Vice Presidential nominee speech delivered at the Republican National Convention.  Over a year later, she is viewed as one of the most pivotal—and controversial—figures in American politics.  She identifies herself as a Christian and a Republican, though as the title of her book indicates, she has many times gone “rogue” from the GOP in her positions and actions throughout her career.

At 413 pages, Going Rogue:  An American Life is a thoughtful and insightful description of Palin’s life and of the principles upon which the greatest nation in history was founded.  The book opens with her annual visit to the Alaska State Fair.  Palin is playing the role of Mom and Political Figure concurrently.  She is enjoying the day with her children and visiting comfortably with Alaskans as their governor and fellow statesman.  This is the day she received the call from Senator McCain, asking her if she “wanted to help him change history.”

Palin’s book dives into a brief history of the state of Alaska and the values upon which it was founded and continues to prosper.  She is candid in the tenor of local and state politics and her vision for Alaska in the both national and international arenas.

Going Rogue starts with this brief, recent history and then retreats to Palin’s childhood and family life.  Her childhood framework offers great insight into her adult persona.  Though born in Idaho, Palin’s family relocated to Alaska when she was just three months old.  Her tales of childhood adventures and family lessons resonated with me.  My husband started the book after I was finished it and commented how much Sarah Palin’s childhood sounded like the stories from my own upbringing.  Only after he made that comment did I realize why so many Americans (including me) are drawn to her and her story—she IS an American Life, “unpackaged” and not “overproduced” (taken from the book jacket).  The majority of hard-working, middle class Americans identify with her story, because her story is also theirs.

Going Rogue has a collection of personal photos that include Palin’s family, friends and political adventures.  In her book, she describes the Elite 6, her group of lifelong girlfriends.  She emphasizes their importance in her life and in keeping her grounded.  Interestingly, she describes them as a mix of Republicans, Democrats and one “who still hasn’t said what she is.”

Whether one agrees with her politics or not, one has to appreciate the dedication and focus Sarah Palin has for doing what she believes to be right.  She does not sugar coat anything, and she is respectful of opinions different from her own.  Known for working with Democrats, Republicans and Independents while in office, she walks her talk by embracing a myriad of minds and views in the political decision-making process.  Her demeanor and delivery are crisp, down-to-earth and authentic, and it is for these reasons that the political and media elite despise her.  She does not attempt to bedazzle and awe by using political jargon, predetermined delivery lines and buzzwords, and it is for these additional reasons that she has been demonized and mocked by the political and media elite.  She is known for speaking with few notes (if any), candidly and electrically; and for that reason criticism is created because the political and media elite cannot legitimately condemn such talent.  Sarah Palin addresses how she was treated by the political and media elite throughout Going Rogue and has not let it shake her belief in the founding values of America.  This is refreshing in a political climate of backroom, shady deals that change daily with the flow of our tax dollars.

Without exception, Sarah Palin is complimentary and respectful of Senator John McCain and Cindy McCain throughout her book.  She is forthcoming in her frustrations with how she was handled as the VP candidate within the campaign, as well as some decisions made, but even her assessments of the shortcomings are done respectfully.  Rightfully, she uses the campaign experience as a life lesson.

Carrying Going Rogue around in public is a great way to get attention and start an electrifying discussion.  Single guys and gals should consider this strategy, to start a conversation with an attractive stranger.  Why does Sarah Palin get so much attention?  The answer is simple:  She is arguably the most controversial current political figure on American soil.  I am curious why, when Sarah Palin is mentioned in a conversation I am having with someone “less conservative” than me, people respond with such hatred for her.  I am MORE curious why these same friends cannot answer this simple question I ask them:  What is it about her that you dislike so much?  Inevitably there is a long pause, and strained facial expression, and I get this response (or one very much like it):  I just think she’s an idiot.  OK, I think the same thing about some people, so tell me WHY.  (Laugh)… (Pause)… She just is.  This lack of logic and reasoning is frightening.  On the other hand, I believe Sarah Palin has helped ignite a political movement among those who embrace Conservative principles, a movement that has helped fuel Tea Parties and the like.

What the book does not have are scandalous tales and misplaced blame for her failures.

Regardless of one’s political leanings, I whole-heartedly believe every woman (and man) in America should read her book.  Simply, she is a leading example of the founding principles of our country and all that we are capable of accomplishing.  She demonstrates that faith in God, hard work, strong family values and perseverance are the core ingredients to becoming whatever, and whoever, one believes one can be.  Sarah Palin is unabashedly American.

Going Rogue (HarperCollins/2009) by Sarah Palin

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Leo en este momento que en algún lugar de EEUU, un Ferrari resultó completamente destruido, la foto lo dice todo, en un choque contra un camión. No pasa una sola semana sin que sepamos que un deportivo fue destruido o severamente dañado en un accidente en algún lugar del mundo.

Si mis apreciaciones son algo correctas, este año hemos tenido al menos unas 50 noticias de este estilo, lo cual nos haría pensar que gran cantidad de Ferrari o Lamborghini vendidos, van a parar en corto tiempo al depósito de chatarra.

¿Deberían exigir un carnet especial sólo por conducir estos coches? Estoy comenzando a creer que sí. No por el valor que pueda tener el coche en cuestión, sino por la seguridad de sus conductores, convertidos en pilotos de un día para el otro y del resto de los motoristas. Un motor V12 enciende la sangre muy rápido y es en ese momento cuando se necesitan otras “habilidades” especiales de conducción y gran control de sí mismo.

Quisiera que existiera una estadística de cuántos de estos coches sobreviven en el primer año sin un solo rasguño y cuántos superan los 5 años de vida. Creo que de tener datos, nos llevaríamos una gran sorpresa.

Between the presents, family time and the eggnog, iPhone users will be hitting their device for competitive entertainment, says gaming community platform PlayHaven and mobile ad exchange Mobclix. According to data released today, the two companies predict that iPhone game usage is likely to set record in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, called a “Game Rush,” with usage 28 times greater than the same weekly period last year.

PlayHaven says as the number of games on the App Store increases (there are currently more than 15,000 games available), consumers can turn to their iPhone for entertainment vs. consoles. PlayHaven also predicted that in the coming year, discovery of games and applications is increasingly going to originate outside the App Store. By the end of 2010, PlayHaven’s founder and CEO, Raymond Lau, said up to 25 percent of iPhone app purchases may originate at some location other than iTunes or the App Store as companies like PlayHaven seek to capitalize on the increasing complexity of app discovery in a universe of more than 125,000 titles.

Lau may be right. More and more app directories have emerged to help users make sense of the 100,000 plus Apps on the App store. Appolicious, mPlayit, Chorus, Sidebar, and many others not only provide customized recommendations for your application tastes and interests, but also lead users directly to the App Store to purchase and or download the apps. Many of these directories also allow you to share your apps on Twitter and Facebook.

Mobclix and PlayHaven’s “Game Rush” forecast is based on analysis from Mobclix’s mobile ad exchange. Mobclix used historical app download data and calculated a projection based on the increased number of Apple mobile devices sold during the year.

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AnandTech is reporting that Epic Games have ported their Unreal Engine 3 game engine that powers games like Gears of Wars 2 over to the iPhone 3GS and the third generation iPod Touch.  The demonstration given to AnandTech consisted of a rather impressive fly through and playable Unreal Tournament level, and in practice "works well". 

This is great news for mobile gaming in general, and it looks like the iPhone isn’t going to be the only platform rocking UE3 next year: Epic will be announcing support for "another platform" at CES in January.  There are a number of mobile platforms that are likely candidates for a port of the engine, and while we’d love to see webOS on that list, as of right now it doesn’t look likely.

The engine requires that devices have an Open GL ES 2.0 equipped GPU, which both the Pre and the Pixi have, but lacking in webOS is an officially sanctioned way to write programs in anything other than JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Unless Palm announces a major shift in how folks can develop for webOS at their CES 2010 presentation, webOS is out.

[Engadget via The iPhone Blog] Thanks to DJ for the tip!

Filed under: Software, Bugs/Recalls, iMac, Mac Pro

There was a Parallels update available which I installed and it didn’t help. In fact, it got more interesting. The wuaucIt.exe file invited some friends over for eggnog, since lots of other stuff was crashing; like SharedInt.exe and more importantly, Explorer.exe. Every few minutes I was rewarded with messages saying that Explorer.exe had failed and Windows checked for the potential problem, which it never found. The Kaspersky Anti-Virus tool, which came with Parallels, showed up each time I rebooted. It gathered information to send to its server but when it tried to send the packet, it got nowhere and sent nothing.

Eventually I decided to trash the installation and start from scratch. This time I told Parallels to use all 8 processors, which according to iStat is a good idea, since the load is well balanced between all the processors. When it ran, it seemed to run much quicker. But it didn’t solve the problem. This, I thought, was odd since I’ve been running both XP and Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro via Parallels without a burp.

After a good deal of searching, I found the solution on the Parallels forum in a thread that started before Thanksgiving. There is a problem with Kaspersky Anti-Virus-Protection and Parallels Desktop 5.0 on some machines. The answer is to uninstall Kapersky and install something like AVG 9.0 (which is free).

I wasn’t convinced that it solved the problem totally, so I ran my iTunes library along with playing movies all night to put the installation under some stress. When I came back the next morning all was well.

On December 11th, in the forum thread, a rep from Parallels copped to the problem: they were working on it, he said, and asked everyone who was affected to send in a bug report.

It’s not clear which Macs are affected, but the thread only mentions it happening to a quad core Nehalem Mac Pro with most respondents not reporting what Mac they owned. Well, the iMac i7, at least, is affected as well. The only commonality I can see offhand is that iMac i7 and the Nehalem Mac Pro are both quad core. Whatever machine you have (except the Macbook Pro, where both someone in the thread and I can tell you that there is no problem), at the first sign of distress, jettison Kaspersky and your holiday season will be much brighter.

If you’ve seen this, please tell us in the comments. It would be quite nice if we can figure out which models are prone to this hell, and which aren’t.

And that’s the first post written on my new iMac.

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Nobody likes staring at a boring desktop when they fire up their computer every morning. Keep your wallpaper fresh with the five most popular sites Lifehacker readers use to satisfy their wallpaper needs.

Photo by goincase. Wallpaper on monitor available here.

Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite wallpaper site. We quickly learned that—while not everyone has a strong opinion about Linux distributions or encryption software—everyone has a favorite wallpaper site; readers logged nearly 500 votes for their favorite wallpaper sites. Now we’re back to share the five most popular sites used by Lifehacker readers to dress up their monitors with fresh wallpaper.

VladStudio

Vlad Studio features the work of Russian wallpaper artist Vlad Gerasimov. He cranks out hundreds of great wallpapers, ranging from holiday themes to abstract art. Vlad Studio has wallpaper in a wide range of sizes suited for everything from your mobile phone to a multi-monitor setup. Mobile wallpaper and desktop resolutions at 1600×1200 and below are available for free. Images larger than that are available only to registered users. If you want access to the larger resolutions, now is a great time to pick up a subscription. Vlad is running a Christmas-special where the $30 lifetime membership is available for $20.

4Chan Wallpapers/General/

4Chan is an image-based forum where anyone can anonymously post and share images and comments. It’s divided into sub-boards devoted to all sorts of topics like Anime, video games, etc., but has gained notoriety for some of its more unsavory sub-boards. The /Wallpaper/ board, nonetheless, is bustling and updated nearly 24/7 with images from around the web. Since the 4Chan boards are a bit kludgy to use if you’re not trying to comment and just looking for images, a variety of scrapers have sprung up to help you pick through all the images in /Wallpaper/. You can visit 4Chan directly at the link above or you can use services like Nik.Bot and 4Walled to browse through the wallpapers available through 4Chan. Be strongly forewarned, however: although the /Wallpaper/ forum is much tamer than other areas of 4Chan, you’ll still find a large number of Maxim-level NSFW wallpaper images and the occasional Playboy-level NSFW images when you’re browsing. If you’re not prepared to explain some really awkward internet memes to your boss, you’d better save 4Chan /Wallpaper/ for home.

Social Wallpapering

Social Wallpapering borrows the vote up/down model used by many social aggregators (Reddit, Digg, etc.) and applies it to desktop wallpaper. Users vote up their favorite, vote down their least favorites, and upload their own images to be ranked by other users. You can browse by rank, category, view random images, and sort by screen size to help you drill down through the huge collection to find the wallpaper you want. Prefer to grab everything and sort it out later? Social Wallpaper makes their entire wallpaper collection available for download via BitTorrent. If you’re looking for a site where you can not only find fresh wallpaper but participate in helping your fellow wallpaper lovers find the best images, Social Wallpapering is a solid choice.

Interfacelift

Interfacelift is an enormous repository of wallpaper images. Thanks to the button-based layout at the top of the screen, you can easily drill down through wallpapers using factors like rating, number of comments, screen type, and so on. Once you select your screen type—widescreen, full screen, dual monitors, etc.—you can pick from available resolutions so you never end up clicking on an image and finding out it’s not available in the resolution you want. Every search result gives you information about the image plus a drop down menu for size selection and a quick download. Interfacelift has recently added a feature called “The Loupe” which allows users to vote on incoming submissions to accelerator the process of new materials being added to the database.

DeviantART Wallpaper

If you’ve visited your fair share of wallpaper sites and gotten tired of the endless stream of glowing line-art and video-game wallpapers, then you’ll enjoy browsing the wallpaper archives of DeviantART—a subdivision of the artist-centric site. You’ll find everything at DeviantART from the more common to glow-lines variety of abstract wallpaper to quirky paintings, photographs, and computer-rendered images. Most of the users at DeviantART are prolific contributors, so if you find a wallpaper you really like, make sure to check out the user’s gallery to see if they have any other gems to share. DeviantART doesn’t have the advanced wallpaper-oriented search features that many of the other wallpaper sites have, but you can still search by image size and sort by popularity.

Now that you’ve had a chance to look over Lifehacker readers’ favorite wallpaper sites, it’s time to cast a vote for your favorite:

Which Wallpaper Site Is Best?(polls)

We have two honorary mentions to hand out this week to extremely deserving sites that have contributed a multitude of awesome wallpapers over the years: Digital Blasphemy and Mandolux. Got more to say about your favorite (or a favorite that didn’t make the list)? Let’s hear it in the comments.

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We’ve heard this before: men are better at parking than women. It sounds like a bunch of macho male ego BS that’s been perpetuated since the days of Leave it to Beaver (happy 94th birthday, Barbra Billingsley!) and Father Knows Best, but the U.K.’s Telegraph reports that a study shows that this myth may not be far from reality.

Dr Claudia Wolf from Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany lead a study of 65 men and women, testing different parking maneuvers of both sexes. The vehicle of choice was an Audi A6, and test subjects were timed during head-on, reverse and parallel parking. Parking accuracy was also measured. The end result? Men parked their vehicles an average of 20 seconds faster than women while also managing to park the Audi closer to the center of the spot. Dr. Wolf says the study demonstrates that men have better spatial awareness than women, but the good doctor was sure to keep men’s egos in check by adding, “it is not as if there was a massive failing by women. It is just about parking – not the triumph of men over women.”

We’re not sure that a study of 65 random test subjects is a big enough sample to definitively say that men are better parkers than women, but the test does give guys a small feather to stick in their caps nonetheless. We’d suggest not bragging about it to your wives and girlfriends, though, because that could lead to… unpleasantness.

[Source: Telegraph | Image: Bruno Vincent/Getty]

U.K. study suggests women don’t park as well as men originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you live in one of three major urban areas; Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York, you can snag up a Greenopia guide that will make it a little easier to stay green in your area. Greenopia guides are a little like yellow pages for tree huggers with local listings for green retailers, service providers, and organizations. Organic restaurants and grocery stores, dry cleaners, organic fashion, organic pest control services, sustainable building suppliers, landscapers and interior designers and more are included in the guides. Basically these small green guides contain all you need to keep it green when you need consumer services.

The downside – well, they’re only in these major urban areas, which is a drag. Especially when you consider that many areas could benefit (think Portland, OR, Seattle, and so on).

The upside – Greenopia is coming to other cities, in fact you can search right now online for green business info about many other cities but because the guides for other cities are newer, there’s not much to see. Still it’s a step in the right direction.The Greenopia website also offers green news and articles which are good, a community area, and more, although I’d skip the “product ratings” which offer very little substantial info other than what they got from the product site and almost no review substance.

The other upside – if you’re looking for green businesses, green products or green directories this is not your only option.

• Green America, formerly Co-Op America, is the king of green guides online, and offers a huge shop and service site featuring all sorts of green goods and services through their National Green Pages. You can get a paper copy of this guide, but it’s unnecessary as the business listings online are just as extensive.
• EcoHuddle has extensive green product reviews contributed by staff and members of the community so ratings are mixed and based on honest user opinions not company PR.
• Organic Consumers Association has a big list of green businesses to browse – mainly focused on companies who carry organics although other green businesses are listed as well.

See many other places to find green goods and services including books, houses, and more.

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Skåne County, Sweden | Instruments of Science

The island of Hven, though only 7.5 square kilometers in area, was once a mecca for 16th century scientists and the reason for Denmark to spend more than five percent of its national wealth (an all-time world record). Historically a farming island, Hven was given to the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe by King Frederick II in 1576 to develop a school and research laboratory. However, some initial tension between the astronomer and the local farmers resulted in a turbulent start to the period of Tycho’s ownership.

Danish agriculture in the 1500s was characterized by a tenant system, in which farmers paid substantial fees to utilize the land of noblemen.  The inhabitants of Hven, however, were not controlled by a nobleman and were considered freeholders.  Thus, when the island was enfeoffed to Tycho, Hven farmers became dissatisfied and many fled. In response, the king forbade the island’s farmers to leave without Tycho’s approval and permitted the astronomer to punish any dissidents as he saw fit. This course of action seemed to work as the locals completed construction on Tycho’s first building, Uraniborg, within a few years.

Named after Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, Uraniborg took the form of a stately Dutch-inspired castle. With astronomical observations as the chief design criteria, Uraniborg is considered the first custom-built observatory (it also holds the distinction of being the last observatory to be built without a telescope as its major instrument). The primary instruments were housed in several towers with outdoor observing decks, providing maximum coverage of the sky. Meanwhile, the building’s strict north-south layout simplified the alignment of the great mural quadrant.  This instrument is used to measure the angle of an object in the sky, and Tycho’s happened to be one of the largest astronomical instruments of its time (and part of the reason for the observer’s reputation for unrivaled accuracy).  

While modest in size, the “Castle of Urania,” also served as a residence for Tycho and his family, with additional accommodations for the astronomer’s students, visiting scientists, and even royalty. Astronomy was not the only science studied at Uraniborg, however, as an alchemical laboratory in the basement was the stage for Brahe’s secretive medicinal chemistry experiments. Often using herbs from the castle’s garden, Brahe created his own remedies and some have postulated that the scientist’s death was a result of self-medication with mercury. The garden itself was an important design element, and was laid out in an elaborate geometrical composition conceived by Tycho to symbolize the mathematical harmonies of the universe.

After the castle’s completion, Tycho noticed that the tower-mounted instruments were prone to high winds, thereby reducing the accuracy of his measurements.  This led to the construction of nearby Stjärneborg (or “Castle of the Stars”), a ground level observatory where the instruments rested in underground pits, covered by shutters or rotating domes.

In 1597, after losing financial support from the new king, Christian IV, Tycho abandoned the island. In exile, the astronomer brought his instruments along with him and the buildings were left to decay. Both buildings were eventually destroyed, but after an archaeological dig in the 1950s, Stjärneborg was restored.

Today, a multimedia show is shown at the old observatory, but all that remains of Uraniborg is an earthen mound that surrounded the original structure. While efforts are undertaken to restore the site to its former grandeur, the gardens are being recreated using seeds either left behind by Tycho’s original crops or identified in the scientist’s writings.

Also on the island is a paper mill, where Tycho had his own paper processed for the purpose of publishing his results. Paranoid that someone would plagiarize his findings, Tycho oversaw every aspect of the printing process.

Ultimately, Tycho may have been right to be paranoid. Some claim that Brahe’s student Johannes Kepler stole much of his research after Tycho’s death and published it as his own. Some even go as far as to suggest that Kepler poisoned Brahe to get at the research and take over Tycho’s job.

Recently a lot of research has been done to seek treatment for hair loss in women and also for men for baldness as well.  When women or girl starts losing her hair it is a real shock because any one will tell you that this is one of the most vital aspects in a woman’s appearance. There have been many polls where men have voted that women with long silky tresses are far more sexy and desirable than women that sport small boyish hairstyles. Although fashion trends continue to change when it comes to hairstyles; long gorgeous hair remains the ultimate in femininity. Hair loss in women can happen for a number of different reasons which we will not go into here, and ion turn there are hundreds of products on the market already that promise treatment for hair loss in women but many simply do not work, or deliver on their promise. Doctors can treat the cause and symptoms of your hair loss but as for real treatment for hair loss in women for re-growing your hair back, they may not have the real answers. There are some stunning treatments for women’s hair loss on the market if you know where to find them, and choosing natural treatments for men’s and women’s hair loss is the sensible option

Natural Products are best for treatment to hair loss in women

Hair dressers that style women’s hair and even women themselves can end up doing hurt to their hair by using harsh products that are packed with unnatural man made chemicals. Heavy chemical dyes and harsh shampoos, heat styling and drying and pool chlorine when swimming over the long term can start making your hair fall out in clumps. You need to find a natural balance from within in a health lifestyle in eating habits and nourishment for your hair itself, and choosing proper natural treatment for hair loss in women is the sensible choice. One FDA approved completely natural secret to promoting hair re-growth is certainly a product known as Provillus and there are others as well.

This is one of the brilliant solutions for treatment of hair loss in women and also for men; which has been acclaimed to beat all other products on the market.  What is superb about Provillus is that it contains many natural and essential minerals excellent for your hair, as well as vital vitamins that are helpful for hair follicle support and rejuvenation. Some examples of the ingredients include Magnesium, Biotin and Vitamin B6; all which are brilliant for your bodies immune function, for your skin and nail health and of course for a healthy head of hair.

Provillus hair loss treatment for men and women has been formulated using only botanical plants, natural herbs and extracts, and other special hair rejuvenation ingredients that offer stunning treatment for hair loss in women. Using natural hair restoring and re-growing products like this are the real solution to treatment for hair loss in women and also for men. Rather use a natural product you can trust and with patience you will certainly see some brilliant results in satisfying hair regrowth.

San Francisco, California | Outsider Art

Sometimes it can be a challenge when one’s passions and predilections overlap. Just ask Mark McCloud, proprietor of the world’s largest collection of acid blotter art. McCloud recalls that he originally, “kept tabs in the freezer for a long time because I was still snarfing them, but then when I first framed them I realized that truly was the way to avoid eating them!”

Enter the Institute of Illegal Images.

From his home in San Francisco’s Mission District, McCloud has amassed a curio of the Acid Age that is rumored to be larger than that of the entire United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The Victorian house’s lower level is a more ‘official’ gallery of chemically inactive sheets and individual samples of acid collected from the 60’s through the “Noughties.”

Famous artwork ranging from Mickey Mouse in ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ to comics by Robert Crumb have appeared on blotter sheets, but the images are used without the permission of the artists in order to protect them from prosecuted as co-conspirators in illegal activity. McCloud also made blotter art for years, though is careful to note that he is an artist and art advocate, not a chemist.

Curating this flashback incarnate hasn’t come without its share of drawbacks. McCloud has twice been brought to trial based on the Institute’s contents, and his collection has undergone inspection from the FBI. Both times, judges and officials have agreed with McCloud’s original statements: none of the sheets are dipped, it’s just a very specific genre of art!

Of course, part of the potency and perceived danger of the Institute is its demonstration of just the opposite argument: in its personal and societal effects, the image cannot be separated from the hallucinogenic chemical, for the two work together to influence the experience of those partaking in LSD. This idea has provided artists a foundation from which to build the myriad of subject matter appearing on the blotters, ranging from the spiritual (Hindu gods, lotus flowers) to whimsical (cartoon characters), as well as cultural commentary (Gorbachev) and the just plain demented (Ozzy Osbourne).

Whether taking a stroll down memory lane, or appreciating the ingenuity and sense of humor in each framed pane, either way McCloud’s enormous Institute of Illegal Images has a bit of good old subversive fun for everyone.

This guest post was written by Erik Fikkert, Lead Reviewer, AppVee. Also check out AppVee’s previous picks of the best apps in the App store

The iPhone and iPod touch have become immediately recognizable names around the world. Apple recently announced that the iPhone is the most popular mobile phone in the US. In addition, the iPod touch is generally regarded as the media player of choice, offering much more than just music. Perhaps the key to their success is the ever-growing app store which currently boasts over 100,000 apps. For those of you not crazy about math, that’s a huge number—you would have to purchase and download over 11 apps an hour, every single day for a year to test them all. While it is safe to say the majority of apps available are less than appealing, there are a few gems that stand out from the rest. We took a look and compiled a list of the best apps 2009 had to offer.

2009 brought some of the best apps to the iPhone and iPod touch to date. Gaming has now advanced to a point that rivals the Sony PSP or Nintendo DS. As the mobile market grows and hardware continues to improve, we are going to see some amazing things come our way. If 2008 was about experimentation, 2009 was about innovation. In 2010, developers will push this innovation to enhance our mobile experience—whether through augmented reality, cloud-based computing, or something completely new.

Below you will find our top 10 overall apps, our top 15 games, and top 5 innovations. Tell us which apps are on your top 10 list in comments.

TOP 10 APPS

Facebook 3.0
Access your friends, notes, pictures, and events using almost every feature the actual site offers. This app, based on the enormous social networking site, has seen many changes and just keeps getting better with time.
LINK: AppVee’s Facebook 3.0 Review

Fandango
View trailers, see showtimes, purchase tickets and read reviews using this free movie app. This is a must have for any moviegoer, giving you all you need to know about movies in your area at your fingertips.
LINK: AppVee’s Fandango Review

Beejive 3.0
One of the first applications to take advantage of push notifications, this multi-client instant messaging app is in a class of it’s own. Using its push features, iPhone and iPod touch users can easily hold IM conversations with their friends anywhere.
LINK: AppVee’s Beejive 3.0 Review

LogMeIn
Brings your desktop to your iPhone or iPod touch. Link up with your computer and access your computer screen from afar. The interface is easy and feature-filled, delivering the best VNC experience to your device.
LINK: AppVee’s LogMeIn Review

Mobile Navigator
Filling the void left by the default maps application, this app offers turn-by-turn directions from your device just like any dedicated GPS would. It provides a landscape GPS with plenty of features and a user interface that makes sense.
LINK: AppVee’s Mobile Navigator Review

Dropbox
Sync up with your Dropbox account and have access to all of your files right from your device. You can download files, upload photos, and maintain control of your folders.
LINK: AppVee’s Dropbox Review

Textfree Unlimited
No one likes paying to text. This app offers free texting via push notifications. The interface is similar to the default SMS app and is a great alternative to paying your phone company.
LINK: AppVee’s Textfree Unlimited Review

Google Mobile App
This app has revolutionized search on the iPhone with its voice search and in-app browsing. Speak a search query and the app will accurately recognize it and do a Google search. Not a Google fan? Check out the Bing app.
LINK: AppVee’s Google Mobile App Review

TweetDeck
All the wonderful features that can be found in the TweetDeck desktop app are packed into this iPhone version. With a sleek interface and great features, this app is one of the best of the many Twitter apps out there.
LINK: AppVee’s TweetDeck Review

Craigsphone
Offers the entire Craigslist experience in one easy package. Buy, sell, and save more by searching through posts and bookmarking ones for later use.
LINK: AppVee’s Craigsphone Review

Ustream
One of the first apps to bring live television to the iPhone, Ustream gives you the ability to see many live streams of all types of content on your mobile device.
LINK: AppVee’s Ustream Review

TOP 15 GAMES

Flight Control
The line drawing game that started it all, this app is very simple but insanely addicting. Each level gets harder as you play and keeps you coming back for more.
LINK: AppVee’s Flight Control Review

Peggle
Combining awesome graphics, addictive gameplay and a little bit of randomness, Peggle is an exciting mix. This game brings a casual experience to the iPhone that has yet to be rivaled.
LINK: AppVee’s Peggle Review

Rolando 2
The sequel to the hit game, this app takes the Rolando tilt formula and cranks it up. This game is an improvement in almost every way to the original and really shows what iPhone-specific gaming can provide.
LINK: AppVee’s Rolando 2 Review

Pocket God
The king of all time-wasting games, this app puts you in charge of some prehistoric pygmies who are completely at your mercy. Regular updates and features make it a pleasure to continue feeding them to the fishes.
LINK: AppVee’s Pocket God Review

Enigmo 2
Taking the puzzle genre to new heights, this app gives players everything they loved in the first game and puts it all in three dimensions. And you thought the first one was hard…
LINK: AppVee’s Enigmo 2 Review

N.O.V.A.
One of the best first person shooters that can be found in the app store, N.O.V.A. puts the Halo formula into your pocket with a complete single-player and four-player multiplayer experience.
LINK: AppVee’s N.O.V.A. Review

Labyrinth 2
Building on the app that started it all, this version gives you more than just holes to worry about as you will have to solve puzzles and dodge all sorts of objects. The game also offers the option to create your own boards and share them with the world.
LINK: AppVee’s Labyrinth 2 Review

Skeeball
Everyone loves skeeball. Now it has been brought to the iPhone in a fun way. One of the most recognizable arcade games, this app is simple and addictive.
LINK: AppVee’s Skeeball Review

Zenonia
As a full-fledged action RPG, this app brings the complete role-playing experience to the iPhone. Zenonia features attractive graphics and rewarding gameplay.
LINK: AppVee’s Zenonia Review

Real Racing
Arguably one of the best racing games for the iPhone, this app has great graphics, tight controls and immersive sound, making it one of the coolest racing experiences ever on a handheld.
LINK: AppVee’s Real Racing Review

Sims 3
Start a family and watch them interact in this full-featured Sims experience tailored specifically for the iPhone.
LINK: AppVee’s Sims 3 Review

Rock Band
EA’s answer to the popular Guitar Hero franchise, this app employs some big names in the music industry and lets you tap your way to fame.
LINK: AppVee’s Rock Band Review

Super Monkey Ball 2
This exciting balance game gets a small overhaul and some great new maps making it the king of its kind.
LINK: AppVee’s Super Monkey Ball 2 Review

Doodle Jump
Another highly addictive game that sells for cheap but never grows old. The game is casual and simple, a perfect addition to any iPhone.
LINK: AppVee’s Doodle Jump Review

Words With Friends
A Scrabble clone with a great interface, this app allows you to play multiple games against players all over the world by alerting you via push.
LINK: AppVee’s Words With Friends Review

TOP 5 INNOVATIONS

Red Laser 2.2
A step forward in innovation, this app scans barcodes using the iPhone camera and then returns pricing from various online sites. While still in its infancy, this app could revolutionize the way we shop.
LINK: AppVee’s Red Laser 2.2 Review

Hitchcock
Storyboarding in your pocket. Hitchcock allows aspiring cinematographers to create movie layouts while on the go.
LINK: AppVee’s Hitchcock Review

I Am T-Pain
Impress your friends by altering your voice with autotune. This app was an instant hit and gives you the ability to be a star the next time you are ‘on a boat.’
LINK: AppVee’s I Am T-Pain Review

Mailtones
Ringtones for email. Mailtones allows you to identify who just emailed you by their individual sound tone. Offers a new level of customization for your inbox.
LINK: AppVee’s Mailtones Review

Leaf Trombone
Leaf Trombone is a fun app that lets you play a slide instrument on your iPhone. Create your own songs and share them with the world.
LINK: AppVee’s Leaf Trombone Review

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