DIY Hair Color, Yay or Nay – Tip of the Day!

We were lucky enough to score an interview with some lovely ladies, Nikki and Riawna, from the Ken Paves Salon in Hollywood. Between the two of them, they have tons of experience, an amazing knowledge bank on the topic, and a crazy client list to boot (think Lindsay Lohan, Colin Farrell, and Eva Longoria). So I rolled what we got from these two into a week’s worth of tips so you can look like you just walked out of the Ken Paves Salon.

In the wake of the recession many of us are turning to at-home color to keep up with our hair maintenance on a dime. But Riawna and Nikki say no way! “Nine times out of ten it doesn’t work,” Riawna says. “We just don’t recommend it. Too many times women have damaged their own hair doing it.” And it’s not just a marketing ploy to get you into the salon. Here’s why you should either not color your hair period or splurge on a trip to the salon.

“If you’re brown and you want a darker brown, okay, not a big deal,” says Nikki. “But the at home stuff is so strong that it doesn’t come out and is very hard for a stylist to remove.”

“And most at-home kits use 20 volume developers which is used to cover grays. Most people, unless they really are gray, don’t need a color that harsh. Not even close!” says Riawna.

“Look, people do at-home color for two reasons. For financial reasons or because they have gray hair.” says Nikki. “If you’re going to an honest colorist, they need to set you up with a color that will suit your lifestyle.”

“Exactly,” says Riawna. “Say, ‘I can only come in every 10 weeks. ‘ I wouldn’t set someone up with a full head of highlights or something that grows out if they tell me that. You need to sit down and have a consultation. As a paying client, you need to demand it!”

“And,” adds Nikki, “if you don’t want the maintenance, can’t afford it, and don’t have grays, have your stylist dye your hair back to its natural color and let it grow out. It’s so much better than doing it yourself.”

For more tips from the Ken Paves Salon, check this out!

Charlotte Russe Bought by Advent

A private equity firm finalized its purchase of Charlotte Russe. Photo: CharlotteRusse.com

					

I know nothing gets between Brooke Shields and her Calvins, but who knew the actress was also a big Pamella Roland fan?

The green eyed goddess (yes, she’s still gorgeous in person) sat front row at the show. I asked the actress to share her best fashion tips for all the fellow moms out there. If you’d like to look as good as Shields, heed her three style tips for moms:

1. Pick the right dress.
Shields relies on two classic cuts for dresses that not only hide a few extra pounds, but also can be thrown on in a hurry: “There are certain shapes,” Shields says, when asked what types of clothes are good for moms. ” A-line and wrap dresses.”

2. Give yourself a break.
No one expects a new mom to look perfect, so don’t be your own worst critic. “It’s taken you a really long time to get that baby, so don’t expect to be rail thin right now, or maybe ever,” Shields says. “A lot of people want to instantly lose weight and I say… give yourself a break.”

3. Cute shoes are never comfortable.
When I asked if Shields has any tips for comfortable shoes, she says, “It’s never about comfort. It really has nothing to do with comfort,” she laughs. “Actually,” she adds later, “A platform shoe to me is the most comfortable.” Even so, Shields makes no qualms about her love of pretty shoes — comfort be damned! “I don’t care how uncomfortable and how high — as long as they’re gorgeous, I love ‘em!”

Brooke Shields' Fashion Advice For Moms - Fall 2010 Fashion Week

Brooke Shields. Photo: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images










					
					

						

							

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						14th April 2010 by admin 					
					

						










Animal Print Bags - Hot and Affordable!



We've been intrigued by some of the crazy animal print handbags out there, but the high price tags on designer models made us step away from the giraffe pattern. It just seems silly to spend so much money on a bag that you wind up with a pretty, but empty, tote. Lucky for the smart shopping recessionista, Handbag Heaven and their high quality "faux designer" bags make the hottest bag styles affordable and accessible. 

The silhouettes of many bags on the site will ring a bell, although they very ethically don't try to pass themselves off as the real thing. And for the animal print lover, it's a gold mine! They have a big selection of giraffe, zebra, snakeskin and cheetah, with contrasting trim, bright accent colors, and for your inner rocker chick, tattoos. And they are all under $100.

Shop now to take advantage of Handbag Heaven's New Year's sale, with 10% off all bags, plus free shipping. Our wish list of favorites in the gallery. 

Animal Print Bags from Handbag Heaven
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						14th April 2010 by admin 					
					

						
Taking advantage of its new Hollywood location, designers in Episode 6 of “Project Runway” head to an LA soundstage for their next challenge. 
They arrive to find Tim Gunn awaiting with a makeup artist and a velvet bag. Inside the bag are slips of paper, each with a different movie genre written on it: film noir, period, Western, action/adventure and science fiction. 
Every designer must draw from the bag and invent a character in the style of the genre they chose. 
And so the competition begins.
Irina, who won the last challenge, has first pick and takes film noir. Epperson goes last and unhappily ends up with Western. “I’m thinking ‘Hmmm, John Wayne,’” he says sarcastically.
After some quick sketching and a trip to Mood Fabrics with $150 to spend, the contestants go back to the workroom and have only until midnight to complete their costumes. Characters quickly emerge, from sexy assassin to pioneer woman to vampire bride.
Nicolas Putvinski, who is confidently comfortable with costume design, had the most complete story for his character: a banished, evil ice queen. Epperson, who had been so confounded at first quickly pulled together a dramatic denim ruffled gown. 
Ra’mon-Lawrence Coleman struggled from the get-go, in spite of being an avid sci-fi fan, his green Spandex outfit for an “it” girl from another planet ended up looking more Kermit the Frog gone awry, or as Gunn put it during his swing through the studio, “it could be sublime or a big, hot mess.” And two hours before midnight, Coleman scrapped the garment and started from scratch.
Gunn did not mince words as he left, urging all the designers to: “Work like there’s no tomorrow because for one of you there won’t be.”
On the runway, presided over by designer John Varvatos, costume designer Arianne Phillips and Marie Claire editor Zoe Glassner, the more dramatic looks quickly stood out, for better or for worse. 
Nicolas’ ice queen looked like she’d stepped right off the movie set in a frosty white gown. Christopher Straub’s gown was “spectacular” from both the front and the back — always good for a film. And Ra’mon’s redo was still, as Heidi Klum dubbed it, “a green hot mess.” 
Both Gordana Gehlhausen, who went for an unimaginative flapper look and Louise Black, who floundered with a 1920s-meets-1940s frock were taken to task for their lack of originality and vision.
The judges quickly settled on Nicolas as the winner. “If you would watch that movie, you would say, ‘Wow, what a beautiful dress that ice queen was wearing,’” Klum declared.
And in the end it was Ra’mon who took the fall. It all seems a bit unfair, because of the three bottom designers in this challenge, Coleman is definitely the one with the most promise. “You’re a fabulous designer and a fabulous person,” Gunn said in parting. 
But that’s life on the runway.
Tune in next Thursday at 10 pm ET/PT on Lifetime and then visit us for the recap.







'Project Runway' Recap - Designers Head to the Movies




Coleman's Spandex style was a stretch. Photo: MyLifetime.com










					
					

						

							

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						03rd April 2010 by admin 					
					

						
   Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service, and the Associated Press. E-mail Elinor.






Updated 1:55 p.m. PDT with Microsoft comment.
 The ActiveX control vulnerability was likely independently rediscovered by malicious hackers or leaked through the Microsoft Active Protection Program which the company uses to share early security information with third-party vendors, according to a statement from security firm Rapid7.
 The critical vulnerabilities affecting various Windows versions all could allow an attacker to run code remotely, while one of the non-critical holes involving Virtual PC and Virtual Server would allow remote code execution and the other non-critical holes could allow elevation of privilege.
 Affected software for the critical updates is Windows 2000, Windows XP,Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and 2008. The versions of Direct X affected are DirectX 7.0, 8.1 and 9.0.
Earlier this week, Microsoft warned of attacks being launched that exploit a hole in the Video ActiveX Control when used in Internet Explorer for recording and playing video in DirectShow. Microsoft offered a workaround on Monday for that hole, which reportedly it had known about since last year. 










 Asked for comment, a Microsoft spokeswoman provided a statement that said: “Microsoft received the original, private report from Ryan Smith and Alex Wheeler with IBM ISS X-Force in the early Spring of 2008. The company did not share any information with MAPP partners about the reported Video ActiveX Control vulnerability until immediately before the advisory posting on Monday.” 
 The non-critical updates affect 2007Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 and 2007, and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2. 
In May, Microsoft announced that there had been attacks against a DirectX vulnerability that could allow someone to take complete control of a computer using a maliciously crafted QuickTime file.
DirectX targeted in Microsoft security updates





Microsoft said on Thursday that it will issue six security updates on Patch Tuesday next week, including a critical one that will fix two outstanding holes in DirectX that have been targeted in attacks.
					
					

						

							

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						03rd April 2010 by admin 					
					

						
“Consumers’ desire for motion-sensing in smart phones and video game systems will boost demand for accelerometers,” Bouchaud added.
(Credit:Apple)
It’s called an accelerometer–and the iPhone brought these devices into the mainstream.
STMicroelectronics’ global accelerometer revenue rose to $220 million in 2008, up from $29 million in 2007, while the company’s accelerometer market share rose to 20 percent in 2008, up from 4 percent in 2006, iSuppli said. 
Accelerometers in recent years have emerged as a popular input device for some of the world’s hottest electronic products, causing shipments to boom, according to iSuppli. “Due to this rapid sales growth, accelerometers by 2013 will displace the current leading MEMS products–inkjet heads and Digital Light Processing (DLP) chips–to become the dominant type of MEMS device sold worldwide in 2013,” said Jérémie Bouchaud, iSuppli principal analyst for MEMS, in a statement. 

Apple uses an accelerometer to reorient the iPhone's screen










Device made popular in iPhone catching on





When youriPhone’s screen automatically reorients itself, it’s using a nascent silicon technology expected to become a $1.7 billion market by 2013. 
And who are the players? By the end of 2008, STMicroelectronics had taken the lead in accelerometers based on its success in supplying the consumer and wireless communications markets. The other major suppliers are Freescale, Analog Devices, Bosch, VTI, and Denso. 
Accelerometers are based on another burgeoning silicon field, Microelectromechanical Systems, or MEMS–also referred to as micromachines. MEMS are made up of components typically no larger than 100 micrometers in size and usually integrate a microprocessor and other components, such as the microsensor found in the iPhone’s accelerometer. 
 “When you turn your iPhone to the side and the screen automatically adjusts from portrait to landscape view, there’s an accelerometer at work. And when you swing your (Nintendo)Wii controller and bowl a virtual strike, there’s an accelerometer at work there too,” iSuppli noted in a report released Thursday. The market for these devices is expected to grow to $1.7 billion in 2013, up from $947.7 million in 2007, according to the market research firm. 
In 2009, revenue from consumer and mobile applications for accelerometers is expected to exceed that of automotive applications, iSuppli said. Until now, automotive has been the biggest application by far for accelerometers. Automotive applications accounted for 40 percent of global accelerometer revenue in 2008, down from 78 percent in 2006. In contrast, consumer electronics and wireless accelerometer revenue rose from 22 percent to 58 percent during the same period, iSuppli said.
   Brooke Crothers has served as an editor at large at CNET News, an editor at Dow Jones’ Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly, and a senior editor at InfoWorld. His CNET blog covers chip technology and computer systems, and how they define the computing experience. He also contributes to The New York Times’ Bits and Technology sections. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. Follow Brooke on Twitter @mbrookec.






A major catalyst for the rise in accelerometer sales is pricing, according to Bouchaud. Accelerometers broke the “magic” $1 barrier in 2008, making them attractive in a larger number of products, he said. 
					
					

						

							

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izju Dear ;Acuda, – Halos Heaven_542
					
					

						03rd April 2010 by admin 					
					

						







Dear ;Acuda, - Halos Heaven





You were right. About everything.

I must say…. You were right.
You were so right, in fact, that I now have as much man-love for K-Mo.
Because he deserves all those blog-boners.
I will now enjoy my crow, and apologize for all the times I flamed you for having such a blog-boner for a player.











All those times I shook my head as you predicted a .300+ AVG, 30+ HR, 90+ RBI in his first year.


All those long nights I would stay up and laugh at you for thinking Kendry was going to be a top-notch, awesome-sauce, who-cares-about-losing-Kotch player.
					
					

						

							

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						02nd April 2010 by admin 					
					

						











Cool Retro ;Website - Halos Heaven





So,I was bored on the internet the other day and i found this thing called the wayback machine. It shows older versions of current websites. I typed in mlb.com and went Oct. 28th 2002, and it was pretty awesome. I also found press conference coverage of the Mo vaughn signing XD, and tons of other cool stuff. The oldest angels website is from 98, but if you type in the dodgers in goes all the way back to 1996!
Mo Vaughn
First Halosheaven post with old format
OC Register WS coverage
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