Monday, April 12, 2010

Quick Tips for Manageable Hair

Sleek and sexy hairstyles don’t have to take hours to create. If you are comfortable working with your hair, you can design beautiful new styles for yourself in just minutes. Once you know how your hair responds to heat, humidity, rain, styling products and other factors, you can quickly and easily style your hair for any occasion. Even if you don’t know what to expect from your hair, try these unbeatable tips for a quick fix or a lasting style!

Washing and Drying Hair Tips:
Avoid over-washing your hair. If you can stand it, try not to wash your hair with shampoo every single day. For days that you do not wash your hair, apply a fragrant mist designed especially to refresh tresses.
Don’t apply shampoo directly to the top of your head. Apply shampoo from the nape of the neck first, and then work it through the rest of your hair.
Distribute cleansing and styling products evenly through your hair. When you apply conditioner, use a comb to spread the product evenly through your hair.
Lessen trauma to your hair. Try to avoid wrapping your hair in a towel and leaving it twisted up on your head for long. It may be convenient, but it can damage your hair.
Avoid blow-drying your hair everyday. Allow your hair to dry naturally whenever possible, whether you shower at night or let your hair dry over the weekend.

Hair Styling Tips:
Accessorize! On days when you just don’t have time, go for a ponytail or a headband. Realize that your hair can look really cute even if you don’t spend a long time styling it.
Experiment with color. If you find yourself constantly bored with your hair, a new color might be all you need to add some zest to your appearance. Still a little wary of dying your hair? Try a brand that washes out in eight shampoos.
Opt for a new haircut. Colors and accessories do lend a lot to a hairstyle; however, haircuts are the true standby for a new look.
Select styling tools to vary your look. Curling irons, flatirons, combs, pins, clips and an assortment of brushes offer nice diversity for hairstyles.
If all else fails, wear it straight. If you don’t feel like fighting with your hair today, wear it down. For hair that behaves rather well, consider letting your hair dry naturally. If your hair requires more maintenance, apply a gentle styling product to prevent frizzy hair. Remember, a sexy, straight hairstyle can be perfect with any outfit, for any occasion.

Friday, April 9, 2010

The fact of Human Body

1. Scientists say the higher your IQ, the more you dream
2. The largest cell in human body is female ovum and the smallest cell is the men
sperm.
3. You use 200 muscles to take one step
4. Average woman is 15 cm than the average woman
5. Your big toe have 2 bones each while the rest have 3
6. A pair of human feet contains 250.000 sweat glands
7. The acid in your stomach is strong enaough to dissolve razor blade
8. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the encyclopedia
Britannica
9. It take seven secons for food to get from your mouth to your stomach
10. The average human dream lasts 2 - 3 seconds
11. Man without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver
than men with hair
12. At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell
13. There are about ane trilion bacteria on each of your feet
14. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to
boil
15. The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body
16. Your teeth start growing 6 months before you born
17. When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, and they do the
same when you are looking at someone you hate.
18. Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

History of April Fools Day

On April 1, it is quite possible that you – or someone you know – will play an April Fools’ Day joke. April Fools’ Day (sometimes called All Fools’ Day) is a fun holiday, known for its hijinks. Tricks great and small are played on friends, family and even the world at large. Despite its widespread popularity in Western culture, though, no one truly knows how the holiday came to be. It is important to note that playing tricks on others depends on where you are: In Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom, jokes are only supposed to be played until noon. In the U.S., Russia, Japan, Ireland, Canada, France, Italy and The Netherlands, jokes can last all day.
There are a number of theories about why we have April Fools’ Day. One of the most common has to do with the switch to the Gregorian Calendar in 1582. Pope Gregory XIII effected this change, moving the start of the New Year to January 1, instead of April 1. During the Middle Ages, the Feast of Annunciation was celebrated on March 25, and festivities often lasted a full week, ending with the beginning of the New Year on April 1. Those who didn’t get the memo (or were staunch traditionalists) were called “April Fools,” and tricks were played on them, with the practice spreading throughout Europe.
As plausible as this explanation sounds, it may not be the origin of April Fools’ Day. References to “April Fools” have been around since before 1582, and the English didn’t even adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752 — and April 1 tricks were played in that country before the arrival of the change.
Another explanation is that the change of seasons from winter to spring brings out lightheartedness and a propensity for fun. Hilaria was a Roman festival of rejoicing that took place around March 25, and the Hindu Holi, as well as the Jewish Purim, are happy festivals that take place in the general vicinity of the beginning of April. Other references to April Fools’ Day origins include a misconstrued reference in Canterbury Tales (Chaucer, 1392), “April fish” from a French poet in 1539, and a story from Flemish poet Eduard de Dene about a nobleman who made up up foolish errands for his servant on April 1.
The best “theory” about April Fools’ Day’s origins was itself an April Fools’ Day joke. In 1983, the AP ran a story quoting Joseph Boskin, a history professor at Boston University. He said that April Fools’ Day originated with the emperor Constantine, who allowed a jester to run the empire for one day. While the jester, named Kugel, was emperor, he declared that each year, to commemorate the day he ruled, a day of absurdity should be held. Of course, no such thing ever happened — Boskin was pulling his own April Fools’ Day joke.

Below are some famous pranks on this day:
1957: The BBC runs a program about spaghetti trees. Scores of people contact the BBC, wanting information on growing their own spaghetti trees.
1962: Swedish television explains the physics behind using a nylon stocking to change black and white TV to color TV. Many call the station angry that it didn’t work.
1996: Taco Bell announces that it has bought the Liberty Bell, renaming the “Taco Liberty Bell.” When asked about, the White House press secretary responded that the Lincoln Memorial had also been purchased, and was now the Lincoln Mercury Memorial.
2005: NASA’s official posts a story that there are pictures of water on Mars. When people got to look at the picture, they find an image of a glass of water balanced on top of a Mars candy bar.
2008: CBC Radio reports that Canada would replace it’s $5 coin with a $3 coin called the “threenie”.

There are, of course, countless hoaxes played on April Fools’ Day, some of the small and some quit big. And, of course, you have to be careful of almost anything you read online on April 1.