tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43166843763391966072024-03-14T00:23:23.320-07:00Mode et Style de vieFashion and LifestyleLecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-28667538279071263612014-12-07T18:49:00.000-08:002014-12-07T18:49:00.888-08:00Benefits of Skin Icing<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skin icing is a popular morning and evening ritual to get better looking skin. Cold therapy has been used in spas and in skin care treatments for several years and for numerous reasons, including cryotherapy (treatments using cold temperatures), to destroy fat cells (CoolSculpting), and get rid of spider veins (through Cryo 6, a new method of sclerotherapy). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Proponents of skin icing believe it can be used to:</b></i></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Refresh the face</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fight the formation of wrinkles</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heal blemishes and fight acne</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gives skin a healthier appearance by promoting blood circulation</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1. Skin Smoother</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skin icing tones the face, making it look smoother. It also helps tighten and shrink enlarged pores by helping to unclog pores that can appear larger due to debris and excess sebum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before applying makeup you first ice the face and then apply primer because it acts as an inexpensive skin toner. It minimizes the appearance of enlarged pores underneath the makeup, helping foundation look smoother and flawless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>3. Improves Circulation</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ice is known to improve circulation in the skin. This is how it works cold constricts the blood vessels so that less blood goes to the surface of the skin (which reduces any inflammation or swelling). The body responds by gradually by sending an increased flow of warm blood to the area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>4. Relief for Puffy Eyes</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The swelling under the eyes are reduce due to the ice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skin icing can ease the signs of wrinkles and slow the appearance of new wrinkles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The redness of pimples are reduced due to the ice. It also soothes irritated skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the first sign of a pimple use ice cubes on blemishes to slow inflammation. This can help reduce the size and number of blemishes. Hold the ice on acne for a few seconds or until the area feels a little numb. Ice the blemishes every other night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another bonus of icing acne prone skin is that it actually helps antibacterial agents and topical antibiotics get into the pores. The topical medications are more able to penetrate the skin because icing makes the skin surface more permeable. How? The cold helps reduce inflammation that has clogged the pores with swelling. Swollen skin makes it difficult for topical creams to reach the bacteria inside the pores. By reducing the inflammation the pores will open (i.e. they will be unclogged). This also helps keep the other pores from getting clogged, thereby reducing the appearance of new blemishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>How to “Freeze” the Appearance of Pimples</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Gently rub the ice cube over the affected area were the acne treatment will be applied to cool the skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Rub the ice over the area for about two to three minutes or until the skin is wet and feels cold to the touch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Be careful to not hold the ice cube on the skin too long which can freeze the skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Ice Facial</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>You can do a simple ice facial in the morning and/or evening. Here’s how:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Thoroughly cleanse the face before you start your ice facial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. For about one to two minutes hold the washcloth on the different areas of the face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Move the ice cube(s) gently with circular movements up along the chin and jaw line, up the cheeks and along the forehead and along the nose and take special care underneath the eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A Final Note About Skin Icing</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many people find it really terrible smoking but don't know how to quit. You can start by thinking out various reasons why you must stop or at least, a reason. Review these reasons thoroughly and draw a conclusion at the back of your mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because smoking is a passionate habit, having analyze reasons why you must quit smoking,make one but a brave and bold decision to put an end to the habit. Get a pen and write your decision boldly somewhere you can see it everyday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try to be very determined to quit, be very passionate about your decision. Memorize on it all time and above all, seriousness counts, be very serious about you new decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Engage in worthwhile activities</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try be creative, get yourself engaged in meaningful activities that can occupy your mind frame completely, it could be something you love doing before or something new. When you think/feel about smoking "don't give in to it." Concentrate on the worthwhile activities and be true to yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During this period of training yourself to quit smoking, abstain from your friends that are smoking. Meanwhile, withdraw from co-habit like alcohol and other form of drugs. These may hamper your success.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Go closer to friends that don't smokes</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go closer to friends that doesn't smoke at all and hates it. They are your true friends at this period and can encourage you, make you begin to enjoy your new decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Alternate smoking with regular intake of fruits</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let your intake of fruits increase than as you use to. This is because you have to feed your cells with healthier chemicals as you want to flush out the unhealthy chemicals from your cells.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Be persistent on your decision</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To effectively quit smoking, you have to be persistent on your new mind-set. By the count of each day, go to where you had boldly written your decision on earlier and re-assure yourself of the goals to be achieved, following these tips and again; truthfulness to yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Practically realize purpose</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Practically realize the purpose of applying these steps by following the steps from start to finish continually until you starts seeing positive results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Give your reasons a pass mark</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having applied these tips to quit smoking, measure your purpose. Make out time and review each reason, check out for the one that has been met with then, give it a pass mark and apply tips again until achieve any reason that had not been met with if any.</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-81369250010582425282013-04-20T05:39:00.002-07:002013-04-20T05:39:28.386-07:00Professional Clothing Tips for Summer<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer is a season everyone looks forward to. It is a season with lots of outdoor activities. It is also a time for bright colors that replace the dull and dark colors of winter. Summer season nevertheless has its own challenges. The peak of summer is often characterized with scourging heat of the sun that leaves a lot of people longing for cold drinks and cool environment. It is a time when a lot of people are scantily clothed, so as to allow evaporation of water (sweat) from their body, as evaporation leads to cooling. The greater the part of the body that is exposed to air the greater the cooling sensation people experience. In an attempt to maximize the cooling effect they experience, some people tend to be overly scantily clothed such that they stray from norm of decency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dressing professionally to work during the summer season can be a challenge for many as professional dressing prohibits any form of scanty dressing. To ward off the heat of the sun and also enjoy the cooling effect of evaporation of water (sweat) from the body in the summer season, there are couple of clothing tips you can consider. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the summer season endeavor to wear clothes with very bright and reflective colors, when shopping for summer clothing, buy clothes with very bright colors especially clothes with white background such as stylish tops and blouses, dresses, bright colored skirts, white pants, or white men's dress shirts, bright colored t-shirts. Avoid clothes with dark colors especially solid black clothes, such as solid black pants, black men's dress shirts, black dresses or black skirts, black men's suits. Bright colors are very reflective, they reflect the heat of the sun away from your body, while dark colors are very good absorbents of heat and you certainly do not want to wear such clothing during the summer season. Wearing bright colored clothing in summer will help to reduce the amount of heat your body absorbs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When possible avoid clothing with long sleeves. Wear clothing with short sleeves, such as short sleeve dresses, knee length skirts, 2 or 3 piece dress suits or skirt suits with short sleeves. You can also wear a cotton jacket over a sleeveless top or blouse. Men can wear men's short sleeve dress shirts, men's walking suits or men's casual shirts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Different clothing are made from different types of materials, some of these materials are cotton, nylon or synthetic in nature. The material from which clothing is made from gives it its unique characteristics. These characteristics determine the durability, comfort and safety of such clothes around certain environment. It is very important to take into consideration the material your clothes are made from. During summer you need to wear or dress in clothes that will give you maximum comfort. For this reason it is always preferable to buy clothes made from cotton than clothes made from synthetic materials. Cotton material besides being hypo-allergic and dust-mite resistant allows better air circulation than synthetic materials. The easy circulation of air in cotton materials helps to remove and absorb body moisture (sweat), draw heat away from the skin and keep the body cool and dry. There are many different clothing types that are made from cotton materials. They include cotton tee-shirts, cotton men's suits, cotton dresses, and cotton men's dress shirts. When buying your clothing make sure to read the descriptions of the material from which the clothes are made from.</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-34680756856487884902013-04-18T03:28:00.000-07:002013-04-18T03:28:12.701-07:00How to Have a Long Lasting Manicure<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every so often I treat myself to a salon manicure. This is usually during the summer or when I have to attend a special event. When I don't want to spend the money on a professional manicure, I have tricks that I use to do my own manicure at home and have it looking just as good as - and in some cases, better than - the one I paid for. The following tricks and tips will help you achieve great results at home too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Buff and File Your Nails</u></b> Buy a good quality nail file and buffer that will let you smooth ridges, smooth the nail surface and impart a high shine to your nails instantly. It is also a good idea to keep your nails filed to a reasonable length to prevent breakage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apply 2 Thin Coats of Polish Remove the excess polish from the brush and swipe the color up the middle of the nail. Follow with one swipe of color on either side of this to completely cover the nail. Resist applying more polish at this point. Let it set and then apply another thin coat using the same technique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With these tip and tricks, you will have a perfectly professional-looking manicure done right in your own home for a fraction of the cost of one done at a salon.</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-29513901611206356252013-04-15T07:16:00.000-07:002013-04-15T07:16:34.883-07:00Heel Heights in Relation to Economic Trends<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's fairly common knowledge that women like to keep pace with the latest fashion trends. However, it probably is not common knowledge that fashion trends can sometimes take on a role of prognosticator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An IBM study that was particularly focused on social media and fashion blogs revealed some interesting and unsuspected results. The study suggested that when women's shoe fashion trends toward lower heels, that may be a signal of an improving economy. IBM, in the study, tracked the trends in women’s heel heights. The study showed a seeming correlation between the heel heights of womens's footwear and the stability of our economy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bureau of Economic Analysis defines gross domestic product as the output of goods and services. Quarterly statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that the United States' gross domestic product increased annually at an approximate rate of 3.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011. In the third quarter, however, the gross domestic product increased by only 1.8 percent, suggesting an upturn in the economy from third to fourth quarter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition, the analysis of personal income in the United States for February 2012 showed an increase by $28.2 billion, and disposable personal income increased by $18.9 billion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bureau of Economic Analysis of private wages, payrolls from goods-producing industries, and payrolls from services-producing industries showed significant increases. Such increases would seem to suggest that the economy is making a slow, but steady recovery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the Great Depression, the low-heeled women’s shoes of the 1920’s were replaced by high heels and platform shoes. During the oil crisis of th 1970's. there was a trend from the low heels of the 1960’s back, once again, to the higher heels and platform heels. During the dot-com crisis of the 1990’s, women's low-heeled shoes were replaced by significantly higher heeled fashions and stilettos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to some consumer product experts, during a downturn of our economy, women's shoe fashions trend to higher heels. Some experts surmise that this may be because women turn to more showy clothes, shoes, and accessory fashions as as a form of fancy, whimsy, and escapism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heel heights trended to their greatest heights in 2008 and 2009, just as the economic crisis was beginning. Since fashion magazines and fashion bloggers are now showing a return to lower heels, the IBM study seems to suggest that the trend toward lower heels could be an prognosticator of a gradually improving economy.</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-77440746242301919642013-04-14T21:34:00.000-07:002013-04-14T21:34:23.761-07:00Truth Behind Weight Gain <br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The topic of soda and weight gain is fraught with conflicting information.
“Yes, soda makes you fat!” “No, it doesn't as long as it is consumed in
moderation.” What to believe? Who is telling the truth? It’s important to know
who and where the information is coming from. Below are five scandalous and
scary facts about soda and weight gain: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Soda Turns You Into a Mutant!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, not really, but it does mess with your body on the cellular level and
makes you more susceptible to soda weight gain. A study involving 33,000 men
and women showed that sugary beverages (including soda) interacts with our
“obesity genes” and increases that risk more than heredity alone. This is true
even when taking into account diet and exercise. In other words, the more soda
you drink, regardless of how you eat and exercise can lead to soda weight gain.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drinking too much of that carbonated stuff not only helps you perfect your
ability to burp out the alphabet like a pro, it can also lead to soda
addiction. The possibility of getting cracked out on Coke (Coca-Cola that is)
is something that the beverage industry denies, but those of us who have had
(or still have) a soda addiction knows it's true. Let’s see now. What are some
of soda’s key ingredients? Sugar. Check. And/Or corn syrup. Check. Caffeine.
Check. Oh. Those ingredients have addictive properties. And if you have a soda
addiction, you’re probably drinking way more than you should. Those calories
add up and guess what? Soda weight gain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Soda Industry is Lying to You and Pays Off Companies to do the Same!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coca “don’t blame us for the obesity epidemic” Cola is a leader of
information spin when it comes to soda and weight gain. They have an entire
“institute” devoted to providing the “truth.” Their message, along with other
impartial sounding “associations” like the American Beverage Association maintains
that no single thing causes obesity and soda can be a part of a healthy life
style. Blah, blah, blah. Hah! If the overall soda intake in the United States
was at a healthy level (i.e. having an occasional soda) the soda industry would
go out of business.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know that studies that refute the relationship between weight gain
and soda tend to be conducted by people who are financially supported by the
beverage industry? Did you know that the makers of Dr. Pepper donated millions
of dollars to the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and in exchange was
allowed to place the ADA label on their diet drinks? There are many more
examples. How can we trust these “authorities” to tell us the truth about
healthy levels of soda consumption and the connection between soda and weight
gain?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The price of soda relative to that of fresh fruits and vegetables is much
less expensive. From 1979 - 2009 the price of fresh fruits and vegetables has
risen over 300% while the price of soda and other sugary goods has risen 125%.
With so many people watching their wallets, less expensive and less healthy
foods are tempting to reach for. However, what we save in money we gain in an
abundance of over processed foods, full of sugar and beverages like soda that
can lead to weight gain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coca Cola has marketed their products extremely hard in poor areas such as
New Orleans and Rome, Georgia where the people drink three Cokes a day on
average. Coke has pushed its campaign to places like Brazil where they made
smaller sizes and charged twenty cents per can in an effort to get people
hooked. When former Coke chief operating officer in both North and South
America, Jeffrey Dunn spoke out about the lack of morality of marketing cheap,
bad food to poor people, he was fired.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Your Kid is a Walking Target!</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start ‘em young and get ‘em hooked I always say. Whether it’s vending
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in schools in exchange for sponsorship and money (did you know that one
such sponsorship required the school to print the beverage's name of its
rooftop so that planes arriving at a nearby airport could see it?!), or the
incessant advertisements and availability making it hard to resist, soda now
makes up 2/3 of the average child’s beverage calories. For every can of soda a
child drinks each day, the risk of soda weight gain increases by 60 percent.
Sixty percent!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When your child is drinking soda s/he is not also drinking healthy
beverages like water along with it. The soda is replacing healthy drinks. This
gets them addicted early, packs in calories, messes with their genes, not to
mention possible teeth and bone decay and more, and yes, can lead to soda
weight gain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make no mistake about this. The soda industry has no interest in us being
occasional consumers. They want to be every day, multiple times a day
consumers. They want us to want and need our soda fix like many coffee drinkers
to get going in the morning. Sugar in drinks like soda are the single most
caloric food source in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the information in this can apply to non-soda sugary beverages and
a host of sugary foods. Soda has been singled out because of the calorie intake
market share it has steadily gained. After all, you can also gain weight from
drinking fresh orange juice if you drink enough of it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-22534533982515507052013-02-11T21:25:00.000-08:002013-02-11T21:25:49.144-08:00The Truth Behind Hand Sanitizer<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We often spend on hand sanitizers that claim to kill 99.9 percent of germs, but all too often, we’re not getting the protection we’re paying for. Studies show that sanitizers aren’t very effective against some of the germs we fear most, including colds, flu and the nasty stomach bug norovirus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, there’s also research showing that alcohol-based sanitizers can reduce overall rates of GI infections, cut the number of days kids stay home sick from school, and lower illnesses among college students living in dorms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New studies also raise concern about potential health risks from a widely used hand gel ingredient—and there’s also evidence that many of us use these disinfectants incorrectly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dirt, especially proteins or fatty materials, reduces the effectiveness of hand sanitizer, so alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not suggested if hands are visibly soiled. Instead, wash with soap and water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was the startling finding of a study comparing various products, according to the CDC. Volunteers placed their dominant hand on plates of agar growth medium (used to grow bacterial cultures in lab dishes) before and after various treatments, such as rinsing with tap water, lathering with antimicrobial soap, or rubbing hands with sanitizers, including one purchased at a discount store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though the study doesn't specifiy which hand sanitizer raised bacteria counts, there have been several voluntary recalls of hand sanitizers due to bacterial contamination, including Kleenex-brand Luxury Foam hand sanitizer in June, 2012 and X3 Clean Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer in November.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It depends on which hand sanitizer [you’re] using. Alcohol-based sanitizer with 60% concentration is very effective at killing a wide range of bacteria and viruses on the hands—and the product of choice in the hospital setting based on rigorous randomized intervention studies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, “hand washing with plain soap and water is the preferred regimen, but if a sink is not available, or you are in rush or cannot leave your desk, hand sanitizer is an appropriate alternative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Alcohol-based gels and sprays only kill certain microbes. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a few germs against which alcohol gels are not very effective. This includes spores from Clostridium difficile (a cause of diarrhea in persons who have received antibiotics) and norovirus. Infections with the superbug C. difficile are at an all-time high, the CDC reports, killing about 14,000 Americans a year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 2011 CDC study found that long-term care facilities where staff used alcohol-based hand sanitizer were six times more likely to have outbreaks of norovirus than facilities where staffers lathered up with soap and water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>There’s not much evidence that sanitizers prevent colds and flu.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the University of Virginia study, volunteers who used alcohol-based antiviral hand sanitizer every three hours had no significant drop in flu or rhinovirus infections, compared to non-users. The findings were presented at the 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Boston. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These results suggest that hand transmission may be less important for the spread of rhinovirus [the main cause of colds] and influenza virus than previously believed. Instead, these germs are mainly spread through airborne droplets released when infected people cough and sneeze.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>An ingredient in many hand sanitizers, soaps, and deodorants may harm the heart and muscles.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 2012 study reports that that the antibacterial chemical triclosan impaired muscle function in fish and mice, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 2009 study by Northwestern University found that kids raised in ultra-clean environments may have higher levels of inflammation as adults, which could boost risk for heart attack, stroke and other dangerous disorders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conversely, kids who grow up in less hygienic environments have five to seven times lower levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein as young adults.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The findings suggest that overusing sanitizers and antibacterial products may cut the number of infectious diseases kids get when they’re young, but make them less healthy over the long term—something parents may want to consider before reaching for disinfectants to protect kids from childhood diseases.</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-65008351347147267912013-02-10T22:34:00.000-08:002013-02-10T22:34:42.137-08:00Common Myths About Sleeping<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When running your own business starts to feel like more than a full-time job, one of the first things to take a hit is sleep. While sacrificing a good night's rest might seem to be par for the course for entrepreneurs, too little shuteye could soon hurt your business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may believe you can function on less sleep than you need, catch up on the weekends or compensate by drinking more coffee. If only it was so simple. Here are five common beliefs about sleep and why they aren't really so:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Sleep is just a way to let your brain rest.</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People often think the brain is resting when they sleep, but it is actually more active at night than during the day. During sleep, your cardiovascular system and brain are doing a lot of work when it comes to creativity, critical thinking and memory. For example, short-term memories get registered and stored in the brain during sleep. There's a physical change in the brain that happens only as a product of adequate sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>I can get used to sleeping less.</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you believe you can condition yourself to operate on less sleep, you're wrong. When you are chronically sleep deprived, your mental performance declines. We lose the ability to accurately judge how impaired we are. Chronically reducing sleep time to six hours or less per night hurt cognitive performance as much as staying awake for as many as two nights straight. You're going to lose the ability to focus; you have a greater likelihood of making mistakes; and you'll have greater risk taking behavior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't get enough sleep during the workweek, sleeping in on the weekend won't easily make up for it. If you lost about two hours of sleep for five nights straight, you would need to tack an extra 10 hours onto two full nights of sleep. And that's highly unlikely. Without that much extra sleep on the weekend, you will start the next week just as depleted as you were at the end of the previous week. What's more, even if you did catch up on your sleep on the weekend, it won't undo the damage done in terms of lost productivity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's no doubt that caffeine is a potent antidote for drowsiness. It inhibits adenosine, the chemical in the brain that makes us feel sleepy, but it can only go so far. Coffee might help you feel more awake, but your body doesn't get the same nourishment from caffeine that it gets from sleep. This means your thinking speed and ability to move through problems and situations will still be impaired. It keeps you awake and moving around, but it doesn't replace the need for sleep. Your body doesn't heal; your memory doesn't get better. What's more, besides making you jittery, excessive caffeine can also cause you to feel even sleepier than before when it starts to wear off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You might think being in bed for longer will make you less active and cause weight gain, but the opposite is true. A 2011 University of Chicago study found that lack of sleep affects metabolism and can lead to obesity. Ghrelin and leptin, the hormones in your brain that cause you to feel hungry, actually increase in your body with less sleep. And when we are tired and sleep deprived, we tend to have cravings for high-fat, high-carbohydrate foods. </span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-83501189032808769222013-01-27T21:34:00.000-08:002013-01-27T21:34:08.358-08:00Understanding the Different Type of Stress<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Managing stress can be stressful. Stress brings on feelings of overwhelming strain or pressure, and can cause a wide range of symptoms that can include panic attacks, exhaustion, skin rashes, depression and even sexual dysfunction To be able to successfully understand and deal with your stress and its symptoms, or to be able to effectively help someone who is suffering from stress, you have to be able to first identify what type of stress it is. There are three main types of stress, acute, episodic and chronic. Each one is different and has its own set of symptoms, characteristics and treatments. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Acute stress is the most common form of stress. This type of stress is brought on by situations, pressures or demands of our present, or what we anticipate in the near future. While short bursts of this type of stress, like having to make a public speech, can provide a positive release or thrill, like having an adrenalin rush, it can also be a negative situation, that can lead to psychological and physical symptoms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because of the short term nature of acute stress, symptoms don’t have time to manifest and cause long term damage. The most common symptoms of acute stress are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Acute stress is common in day-to-day life – being late to a meeting, losing an important document at work, dealing with a trouble child at school, trying to meet a deadline – are just some of the situations that can bring on acute stress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fortunately, these situations and symptoms related to acute stress are easily recognise and highly treatable and manageable. If you feel that you are getting stressed over something small in your everyday life, take a step back,, relax and breathe – it probably isn’t as stressful as you think!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are people who suffer from acute stress frequently, to the point where it becomes overwhelming and demanding on their every day life. They are constantly in a disorderly and chaotic state, always in a rush, always late, and they always have a string of demands and pressures that are constantly overtaking them and their time. This is known as episodic acute stress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For sufferers of episodic acute stress, they seem to have a lot of nervous energy, and can be abrupt, irritable, short tempered, tense and occasionally hostile. You will find that relationships can deteriorate rapidly as they go through behavioural changes that include mood swings, as well as being impatient and anxious. Work also becomes a very stressful environment, that will carry on in to their home and personal life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other symptoms of episodic acute stress include persistent tension headaches, migraines, hypertension, chest pain, and heart disease. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Treating episodic acute stress can require intervention on a number of levels, and generally includes professional help, which may take many months. This is because most of the sufferers of episodic acute stress don't see anything wrong with the way they conduct their lives, and will instead blame their stress on other people or factors, like work or school. They view their lifestyle and consequent levels of stress as simply the way their world works and is just who they are as a person. This type of mindset makes sufferers fiercely resistant to change, but usually it is a need for relief from the pain and discomfort of their symptoms that keeps them on track with their treatment and recovery program. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chronic stress sufferers are people who are constantly ground down every day by stress. Chronic stress is long-term and destroys bodies, mind, spirit and lives. It is bought about by large, overwhelming long-term problems like poverty, unhappy marriages, dysfunctional families or high-strung jobs or careers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chronic stress is persistent as the sufferer never sees a way out of their miserable, stressful situation. They give up trying to find a way out, and become accustomed to their way of life. This is probably the worst aspect of chronic stress, in that the sufferers get used to it, as it just becomes a part of who they are and how they live.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some forms of chronic stress are born from traumatic, early childhood experiences that become internalized and remain part of that person forever. Their trauma or view of the world, or even just their situations, causes unending stress for the individual. Professional help is needed to be able to start addressing and coming to terms with the deep, psychological issues that are causing the chronic stress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chronic stress can kill, through suicide, violence, heart attack or strokes. The sufferers of chronic stress will simply just shut down, or wear down, resulting in a final breakdown. Because physical and psychological aspects have been ongoing for a long time within the sufferer, the symptoms of chronic stress are difficult to spot, let alone treat. The victims of chronic stress may require extended medical and behavioral treatment, as well as stress management and meditation plans.</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-22602011956827318352013-01-27T21:20:00.001-08:002013-01-27T21:20:23.954-08:00Facts You Should Know About Sleeping<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A good night’s sleep is vital for the human body. While there are many theories as to exactly why we sleep and what happens when we do sleep, it is generally agreed that sleep helps our bodies repair damaged cells, process and store information and helps our bodies process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all sleep in different stages. Every night when you go to sleep your brain goes through a pattern and cycle of sleeping. Tests conduction on people’s brain activity while they are asleep showed that there are two basic types of sleep. The two forms of sleep are rapid eye movement (REM) and slow-wave or non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM). These two states of sleep occur in 90 minute cycles that are repeated five or six times every night. Infants spend about half their sleep time in the REM sleep phase, adults about a fifth, and it is sometimes even less with elderly people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>STAGES THREE AND FOUR:</i></b> In these stages is when you are in a deep sleep. You whole body, including your muscles is very relaxed and you have a slow, regular heartbeat and breathing. Trying to wake someone while they are in these stages is very difficult. During these stages growth hormones are released in our bodies, which encourage growth and development in children, and muscle and tissue repair in adults. A healthy adult will spend about seven per cent of total sleep time in stage three and eleven per cent in stage four.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The REM stage makes up roughly 20-25 per cent of a normal night’s sleep. It is called REM as while you are in this stage, your eyes move about rapidly, flickering and twitching behind your closed eyelids. In this stage you are also temporarily paralysed, except for the muscles needed for basic life-sustaining functions, such as breathing. The blood flow to your brain increases during this time, which is thought to help children’s brains to grow and adult’s brains to repair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adults experience REM sleep within 90 minutes of falling asleep and as the cycle repeats during the night, usually either five or six times, you spend a little longer in the REM stage. It is also during the REM stage that dreaming occurs, which lasts between five and thirty minutes. It is unclear exactly why we dream, with some suggesting it is our minds way of dealing with the events of the day, while others say it is how we sort through memories and what we have learnt in order to process it into long term memory, while others suggest that it is just our brain dealing with things that are worth forgetting, overlapping memories that might otherwise clog up our brains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many theories as to why our bodies require sleep. Many believe that sleep, particularly the REM phase, is important for memory, healing and learning. Also, physical exustion is another reason for sleep, as the body requires time to rest and repair any damaged tissue or muscles. For infants and children, sleep is vital for brain development and growth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lack of REM sleep is believed to increase irritability and decrease concentration during the day, while a lack of all four phases of NREM sleep has been shown to leave a person complaining of physical tiredness while awake. After three days without any sleep, a person will normally start to hallucinate, be unable to think clearly, and lose their grasp of reality, as well as show signs of physical fatigue, like headaches and pain.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Narcolepsy is the medical condition for the uncontrollable desire to sleep anywhere.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The average yawn lasts for six seconds and during a yawn your heart rate can rise as much as 30 per cent.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sleepwalkers are called somnambulists, and sometimes they recall their adventures the next day, other times they are completely unaware of what has transpired. Sometimes somnambulists will dress and eat in the middle of their sleep. Sometimes they don’t always go back to their beds to resume their night’s sleep.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1965 17 year–old US high school student Randy Gardner stayed awake for a record of 264 hours, or 11 days. This was part of an experiment conducted by researchers from Stanford University. During the experiment, Randy showed no signs of madness but used loud music and cold showers to stave off sleep. After finally going to bed he awoke after a 15 hour sleep feeling fine.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elephants sleep standing up during NREM sleep and lie down for REM sleep.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of what we know about sleep we have only learned in the past 25 to 30 years.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scientists have not been able to explain a 1998 study showing a bright light shone on the backs of human knees can reset the brain’s sleep-wake clock.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our body’s ‘natural alarm clock’ which enables some people to wake up more or less when they want to is caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studies suggest that women need an extra hour of sleep a night than men.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2000 a camper aged 14 fell 4m off a cliff in Australia after sleepwalking out of his tent. Thankfully, he survived.</span></li>
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Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-76781055983142884012013-01-16T21:19:00.000-08:002013-01-16T21:19:11.193-08:002013 Must-Try Hairstyles for Women<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's no time like winter break to do a little beauty experimenting! Your hairstyle is a great place to start because even small changes can make a big difference. If you're timid, try a temporary change, like adding a new accessory into your routine. If you're bold, consider bangs. Grab your comb, some hairspray, and a few bobby pins and don't forget to deep condition! Whether you like updos, braids, or major waves, you'll reemerge from vacation with a new look that you can soon be calling your signature this season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you already have blunt bangs, then you're halfway there-just keep on growing! But if forehead fringe isn't in the cards for you, go for clip-ins. Make sure they match your hair color as closely as possible and pop on a set. Look for ones made of real hair so you can style them as you would if they were natural. Should the length get in your way during classes, just brush them to the side for an equally flatting swoop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perk up winter hair with a touch of pink. There are many ways to add streaks to your strands, but start by using spray-on versions of wash-out formula color at home to test out the look. Make sure to isolate the strands you want to color and pull back the rest so you don't end up with a complete head of cotton candy-colored hair. Begin with a few small sections-it's always easier to add more than to remove the hue and start again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hairstyle that goes along with the "headband" can be a bun, a ponytail, or even mussed waves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The size of this braid makes the look a snap to recreate at home because you're only working with a very little section. Use a bobby pin that's similar in color to your hair to discretely secure it into place behind your ear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This simple style is elevated by sleek side bangs. There's a retro feel to the sophisticated and elegant look that could dress up a t-shirt and jeans or accompany a prom dress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't have fringe of your own, fake it by sweeping a section of your hair across your forehead and pinning it at the back. You can use a curling iron to get a bit of flip at the end of your ponytail or bangs. Complete the 'do with a shine spray to achieve a high gloss finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wearing your hair parted all the way to one side of your head is quick and easy but also ultra-glamorous. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pick a side and start parting! You can go for major old Hollywood glamour with added volume or go for a beachy feel using a salt spray and a touch of teasing to achieve the more tousled look from the runway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every look could use a little leather. For a simple take on the trend, look for a leather (or pleather!) headband. </span></div>
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Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-71920927987016331672013-01-10T21:37:00.003-08:002013-01-10T21:37:52.143-08:00Nail Trends for 2013<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether you want something dark and sultry or bold and funky, you can find a new favorite nail color for the new year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From neutral nail color to new technology, check out what's hot in nails for 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2012, we saw plenty of reverse French manicures with dark tips instead of the traditional white. For the new year, expect French manicures with a new, different twist. The sideways French manicure will be popular (a vertical split) as well as pale nails with a striking diagonal tip, half moon accent or other graphic shape in a contrasting shade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ombre hair color has been trendy for a couple of years now, and, in 2012, we were introduced to ombre nails. If you like this look, you are in luck because the trend will continue throughout the next year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It looks professionally done if you have the patience for it, and all you'll need are two different shades of polish. Use a top coat and a base coat, and find that having a makeup sponge handy can help to clean up any mess and tighten up the edges of the colors. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use a paper bowl to pour a small amount of the second color (the one that will appear at the tip of your nail), and dab a tiny amount on your makeup sponge. Do this slowly and carefully, never applying too much at a time. This will help to keep the mess manageable.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is important: Make absolutely certain that your nails are fully dry before applying the second color. Dip the makeup sponge into polish and dab the tips of your nails in quick, short strokes. Make sure to cover the end of your nail.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black nail polish isn't just for Twilight fans and teenage goths. Dark nail polish is usually hot for winter, but this trend will even carry into spring this year. Dark shades we love include OPI's Suzi Skis in Pyrenees (a deep, rich blue-gray) and Essie's Licorice (a beguiling jet black cream).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other end of the spectrum, light shades of nail polish will also be trendy for the new year — especially in the springtime, of course. We like CND's Pink Lily as well as the new Zang Toi Spring Summer 2013 Collection for Zoya. This collection features three "Ice Princess" shades with subtle metallic tones of cool lilac (Julie), icy pink (Gei Gei) and shimmery yellow (Piaf).</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mint — Mint green has been popular in spring for the last two years, and we'll see more of the same in 2013. If you like pale shades of polish but want something a little different than girly pinks, then mint might be the answer for you.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Accents — Bold color combinations are going to be on-trend all year. One of our favorites is jet black nails accented with brilliant green designs.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>What it means:</i></b> The average woman may lose as many as 100 hairs a day, but if you suddenly notice fistfuls coming loose when you brush or piles on your pillow, it may be a clue that you have a hormonal imbalance called PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome. PCOS can trigger your ovaries to produce too many androgens, or male sex hormones, and contribute to hair thinning or hair loss. Other signs of PCOS include stubborn belly fat, facial hair, acne, and irregular periods. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>What it means:</i></b> If your once-thick locks morph into thin strands, it could be a sign of hypothyroidism, a condition by which the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough hormones, causing your metabolism to slow down. The thyroid is the master gland that regulates your endocrine system and it also impacts how hair is formed. Other symptoms of hypothyroidism include unexplained weight gain, being cold all the time, and feeling fatigue despite getting adequate sleep. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>What it means:</i></b> Genetics are mostly to blame for those white hairs sprouting all over your head, and usually aren't indicative of an underlying health problem. However, if you have a lot of grays before age 35, some studies suggest you might be short on vitamin B12 and folic acid. Researchers discovered that folic acid, vitamin B12 and sun exposure could help re-pigment patches of both skin and hair that stopped producing melanin, according to a study by the Department of Dermatology at University Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>What it means:</i></b> Dandruff can be seriously embarrassing - it's definitely not an accessory you want to wear with a little black dress during the holidays. Besides using too many products, those little white flakes can also be the result of stress and anxiety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Fix:</i></b> Try adding more fish to your dish - such as salmon and sardines - to up your levels of omega-3 fatty acids. This healthy fat not only helps keep skin and hair supple, but researchers have shown that people with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids are least likely to report symptoms of depression, and report having an overall more positive outlook. Also try an exfoliating scalp mask to slough off dead cells and moisturize skin. Think about your scalp the way you think about your skin because it's the base for your hair follicles to grow out. You want to moisturize it and soothe inflammation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>What it means:</i></b> Your hair is made of a protein called keratin, and a lack of protein in your diet can weaken tresses to the point that they snap. Vegans or vegetarians may be especially at-risk since meats are one of the most common sources of protein. If you're certain you're getting enough protein, the damage may be caused by heat and overstyling. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The fix:</i></b> If you're eating an 1800-calorie-a-day diet, aim to get at least 68 grams of protein to help fortify strands. An example of an easy swap to up your intake includes trading a six-inch pancake sans butter or syrup (5 grams protein, 175 calories) for 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt with 1/2 cup apricots (13 grams protein, 186 calories). To prevent weakening the cuticle and further breakage, turn the heat setting down to medium on your styling tools. Also try cutting two minutes off of your usual styling time, because it usually doesn't change the overall look of your hair but can potentially lessen cumulative damage that makes strands more fragile. </span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-60534719225376149752013-01-06T00:36:00.000-08:002013-01-06T00:36:12.472-08:002013 Fashion Trends<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year yielded a few new trends we liked, some we grew tired of, and many we really never liked (hidden wedge heels inside sneakers just seem so masochistic). Suddenly not feeling your neon clothing anymore (or perhaps you've singed your retinas)? Fear not! Fashion is cyclical and you may want that bright chartreuse dress one day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebs love showing off their legs, but this swooping hemline is having an identity crisis. Rather than a sexy mini or a flowing maxi, there's this weird, confused, hi-low monstrosity. It's like a rat-tail: we just want to snip it off!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This in-your-face trend has been popular for years, and when done in small doses (like the trim on a clutch) it can be playful and unexpected. But in 2012 people got way too comfortable wearing head-to-toe neon and outfits are starting looking like Halloween costumes. The clothes, the nail polish, the hair! Ahh, our eyes! We'd love to put these colors on mute. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, top knots were our easy, go-to holiday style, and they’re prefect for days when there's no time to wash. They're also an ideal 'do for the gym, the beach, running errands, and pie-eating contests (we're just guessing). Grab a bottle of dry shampoo and experiment with a new style this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From ikat to cevrons to everything in between, this year's music festival gear was like a vomitous explosion of tribal prints (and coordinating arm parties, of course). We yearn for simple, crisp stripes, or dare we say solid fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, Rihanna's silk PJs and robe is a far cry from grungy sweats or Snuggies, but we still think jammies have no business outside the home, let alone on the red carpet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharp talons like Fergie's are a little intriguing, kind of scary, and difficult to maintain. We prefer our neatly filed round and squoval nails, thanks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dresses and sneakers don't quite compliment each other like a burger and fries. Designer Isabel Marant and countless imitators decided to put a wedge heel on their kicks in an attempt to make them more formal. Well, it didn't really work, and now the only footwear designed to be comfortable and good for your feet is anything but. That's a fail in our book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We felt like someone's grandma this year, wanting to go around and cover up all the women in sheer clothing. In 2013 we vow to leave more to the imagination. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The right style on the right girl is so flattering as it can slim the waist, hide a tummy, and enhance the hips. But not all trends are for everyone and we've seen too many peplums gone bad. Slapping a ruffle on the wrong place in a bulky fabric can actually add weight! Peplums are still hitting stores this spring, but let's avoid a fashion disaster.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jeans are typically an investment piece you wear every day. But be honest: how often are you really wearing your jeans adorned with leopard print, stripes, flowers, or polka dots? And might those patterns be more flattering on, say, an accessory? Thought so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kate Winslet were some of the first starlets to try Stella McCartney's "illusion" designs with strategically placed colorblocking designed to make women look thinner. Thing is, these ladies all have amazing figures to begin with, and up close those silhouette lines aren't fooling anyone. We hope this dress and all the knockoffs it spawned go the way of the ubiquitous Herve Leger bandage dress and slowly disappears. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many beautifying techniques sound like a really great idea -- who wouldn't want to restore moisture and elasticity to their skin, deep condition and soften their hair, or get a pretty glow? But in our ever-enduring efforts to look our best, we can sometimes fall prey to unhealthy and even dangerous treatments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are five beauty trends we saw this year that are just plain bad for you:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've long been concerned about keratin treatments -- also known as Brazilian Straightening treatments. But as of earlier this year, the two biggest manufacturers of the treatment will include a warning about the carcinogenic effects of formaldehyde gas that is emitted when the product is mixed.`</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Loose solutions like silicone are not approved for injections in humans, and yet this fast-growing treatment that is meant to augment your posterior is regularly conducted at home or by unlicensed people, often known as "shot girls". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a certified surgeon's office, the typical augmentation would be done using the patient's own fat. And though any medical procedure caries its own set of risks, it's obvious that the regulated and controlled process conducted by a licensed physician is a safer bet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year's tanning mom was a cautionary tale if there ever was one -- though the majority of tanners obviously don't look quite like her. But even if that tanning-bed session gave you a healthy-looking glow, you're now 29 percent more likely to develop basal-cell carcinomas and 69 percent more likely to get squamous-cell carcinomas -- two types of deadly skin cancer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It sounds harmless enough: Toothless carp known as "doctor fish" nibble away at the dead skin cells that form unsightly callouses on a person's feet. But a recent analysis of fish slated for spas throughout the U.K. showed they were found to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio cholerae, S. agalactiae and even Streptococcus agalactiae, which can cause pneumonia and other serious infections. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At least one crusader -- a family doctor who runs a student health center in the U.K. -- is out to end the practice of bikini waxing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Emily Gibson explains that waxing pubic hair creates microtears in skin that, in turn, makes waxers more vulnerable to picking up infections -- either from bacteria that grows in the genital region, or from sexually transmitted disease. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Pubic hair does have a purpose, providing a cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury, and protection from bacteria," wrote Gibson in MedPage Today. "It is the visible result of adolescent hormones and certainly nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about.”</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-89588362610491526432012-12-23T05:44:00.001-08:002012-12-23T05:44:29.909-08:00How to Treat a Stuffy Nose?<br />
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Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-84077160762849909962012-12-23T05:29:00.003-08:002012-12-23T05:29:37.268-08:00Holiday Beauty Tips<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the holidays--holiday parties! You may already have your outfits planned for the numerous get-togethers on your schedule, but have you figured out your statement-making beauty looks to go with them? We're highlighting the eye-catching beauty tips and trends that will make you truly sparkle this season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>For work-related events</i></b> - You don't want a look that's too out there--focus on sophistication with a touch of glamour. Always remember to apply moisturizer before any sort of foundation, ensuring a smooth base. Try an eyeshadow in either gold, brown, or silver, depending on skin tone, and stick to neutral lip shades close to your natural lip color. Vamp it up with eyeliner and a heavy coat of mascara on top and lower lashes. For hair, test drive the down 'do with a side-swept and modern version of a French twist. Be sure to try a tailored pair of printed pants with a simple tank and a tuxedo blazer for an authoritative yet festive holiday outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>For weekend night parties</i></b> - Cat eyes are perfect for sexy and adventurous weekend looks. Starting with a clean eye, use a liquid liner to achieve this retro style--no need to line your lower lids. Try tousled and voluminous hair for a seductive vibe. We suggest a peplum mini dress in a fun metallic shade with black ankle booties instead of pumps, and feel free to accessorize with an embellished belt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>For daytime shindigs</i></b> - Be daring with a bold lip--they're not just for the evening anymore! A sheer red for daytime, with the rest of your look clean and understated, of course, is the perfect way to take that beauty leap. For your hair, try a half-up style with volume for an effortless yet jazzed up feel. A cozy sweater with leather leggings are all you'll need to shine during any daytime event!</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-83230151566611637242012-12-23T05:22:00.002-08:002012-12-23T05:22:34.761-08:00Eating Healthy This Holiday Season<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pause for a moment amid crazy schedules to appreciate the joy surrounding you this holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The true testament to the power of food goes beyond any sensory gratification to the feelings of love and togetherness it evokes. Yet, it seems so easy to overlook the deeper pleasures of the table amid the hectic holiday swirl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The body's logic is to respond to any stressor by focusing on taking as much food as possible and storing it. But you're not enjoying it. So if you're stressed-and most people are during the holidays-you will overeat and won't enjoy the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By encouraging you to let go of stressors and enjoy the food you're eating, mindfulness can help you make the most of your food choices, paving the way for truly appreciating and savoring them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slow, deep, even breathing tells the brain stem to put the entire brain into a state of calm. Take five deep in-and-out breaths after you sit down at the table and before you lift your fork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The parts of your brain that are associated with gratitude and appreciation cannot operate when there is stress. But the good news is the reverse is also true: If you're focused on gratitude, the stress can't take over. Gratitude stops addictive patterns in the brain. After your five deep breaths, allow yourself a moment of gratitude, silent reflection, or prayer for the food you are about to eat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remove "good" and "bad" from your food vocabulary. You can't completely enjoy a piece of cake if you're telling yourself it is bad for you. There is no such thing as a bad or wrong food. If you get rid of the judgmental language around food, it becomes less stressful. When making food decisions, try replacing "I should" or "I shouldn't" with "I choose to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you do find yourself mindlessly eating or reacting to stress by reaching for something sweet or salty (it does happen to everyone), forgive yourself and move on. Because we tend to remember what we did wrong, it helps to replay it in your mind with a different outcome. It's a way of rehearsing that behavior so it replicates more easily. Instead of mentally putting yourself through the ringer, replay the situation in your head again. You went overboard with the cheese board or the cocktail bar, and you're unhappy. Replay the scenario, only this time you're taking a bite or sip, enjoying it slowly, and truly savoring every flavor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never eat anything you don't enjoy, and truly enjoy everything you eat. Take the first four bites of your meals slowly and with full attention on the food: Savor the flavors and textures so that you can begin to understand what mindful eating feels like.</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-19480599002092540332012-11-19T09:00:00.000-08:002012-11-19T21:46:13.056-08:0012th World Bazaar Festival at the World Trade Center - December 7 to 23, 2012<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In celebrating their tradition of promoting and organizing world-class events, Worldbex Services International (WSI), in cooperation with ABS CBN, brings you the 12<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">th</sup> World Bazaar Festival. It is the year’s longest Christmas charity bazaar’s running from from December 7 to 23 at the World Trade Center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drop in at the fair from Monday to Thursday from 12 noon to 10pm and Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 12 midnight for the opportunity to experience while being entertained by different shows and attractions provided by ABS-CBN talents live on stage. Relax and enjoy yourselves as you shop and dine in this Christmas shopping haven for the benefit of your family and ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The World Bazaar Festival will be featuring over 800 booths from the country’s top retail brands covering everything from toys to gadgets to books to handicrafts, kitchenware, and houseware. The bazaar has over 618 participating companies and a 25,000 square meter shopping area for 230,000 shoppers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be updated with the latest Kapamilya shows as ABS CBN launches their 2013 programs for everyone to enjoy at the event. You can also check out homemade desserts to give this coming Christmas at <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Woobie’s Goodies</em> where pavilions of baked organic goods and snacks are available for sale<em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 12<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">th</sup> World Bazaar Festival will also showcase top brands in <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Designers Avenue<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </strong></em>like Rustan’s, Rayban, Rudy Project, Converse, Celine, CMG group, Play and Display, Goody, Hang Ten, Enfant, Adidas, Puma, FILA, Converse, Triumph and unique, hard to find Christmas decorations and ornaments from the Christmas Decors Producers and Exporters Association of the Philippines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Last year’s World Bazaar Festival was an overwhelming success, with thousands of people pouring in to shop their hearts out with our wide selection of products. This year, we look forward to organizing a Christmas charity bazaar that’s bigger and better than before with all our new highlights,” JR Ang, Worldbex Marketing Director, shares.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year, there will be two weekend highlights for the World Bazaar Festival. Get the chance to grab the hottest gadgets as top suppliers gather to put together the best shopping experience for you in the <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Appliance & Gadgets Craze</em>. Meet and greet your favorite bloggers in <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bloggers Block</em>, done in cooperation with Bloggers United, where the top bloggers will pool together for a weekend blog hopping attraction with names such as Laureen Uy, Divine Lee, Camille Co, Victor Basa, David Guison, Lissa Kahayon and Kryz Uy to name a few. Both are pocket events which will happen simultaneously in the WTCMM East Wing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For many people in their 20s, when it comes to health, beauty and just life in general, skin care is not their primary concern. With all the many changes that often occur during this period of our lives, from identifying life and career goals to surviving college and to truly entering the ‘real world’, the 20’s are a time of great upheaval for many people. What most people don’t realize, however, is that your 20s is also a critical time to create a skin care routine that will prevent wrinkles and set the tone for good skin throughout the rest of your life. Here are some simple tips on how to maintain a good skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1) Protect Your Skin From the Sun.</b> The number one thing you can do to stay young and beautiful is to protect your skin from harmful sun rays. Not only does tanning (naturally or in sun beds) harm your skin and make you look older, it can also cause skin cancer. Wear an sunscreen with SPF 25 or higher on your face and body every day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2) Drink Plenty of Water.</b> Dull looking skin can simply be the result of skimping on water intake. Many women don't realize that when you hydrate your body, you hydrate your skin too. Water helps plump up your cells to make them look younger and fresher, so be sure to drink up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>3) Get Your Beauty Sleep.</b> It seems cliché, but nothing drags down your looks like a lack of sleep does. When you're tired, your skin shows it by looking dull, your eyes can get puffy and dark circles appear. Shoot for at least seven to eight hours of quality sleep every night if you want to look your best. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>4) Keep it Clean.</b> Although washing your face at the end of the day may seem like a chore, your effort is well worth it in the long run. When you go to bed without washing, the dirt of the day mixes with your makeup and skin oils to clog pores and dull skin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5) Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize.</b> Just like your body needs hydration from water, your skin needs moisture to keep it looking fresh and healthy. Apply a high quality moisturizer with an SPF of at least 25 every morning before you apply makeup. At night, wash your face and then apply a heavier night cream to maximize moisture absorption as you sleep. </span></div>
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Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-91742335598434412952012-11-05T20:54:00.000-08:002012-11-05T20:54:23.797-08:00Tips in Buying a Blazer for Men<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> When it comes to blazers, there are two points to note: one- that it is an absolute must-have in every man’s wardrobe and two- it is superbly versatile, more than a suit or a sports jacket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A blazer is great for a winter evening as it keeps you warm and stylish at the same time. They make you look sleek and smart and covers all that extra, err, baggage that you’re trying to get rid of and are definitely a hot pick this season. We give you simple steps into choosing a blazer that will look perfect on you and last you long enough to make an impression.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most important step when it comes to getting the right blazer is the measurement aspect. Your blazer’s fit can make or break your outfit. Remember, if it’s shapeless, it’s useless. We understand that your blazer should have enough room for movement and not let you feel all suffocated, but we surely don’t understand why you would get a size bigger just to let it loosely and shapelessly hang on your body! Your blazer should just smoothly follow the natural shape of your body without being too tight or loose. The shoulders of your blazer should end at the shoulder, the length should be just above your bottom covering just an inch of it and the arms should be tapering towards your wrist. Isn’t that simple? Blazer fit is definitely not complicated if you remember these simple steps while getting one made or selecting one from a store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A blazer comes in many styles that you can choose from like the American style blazer with two buttons in the front with soft shoulders, an English blazer that is more suppressed or an Italian blazer that is more relaxed, flexible and less structured. Choose your style according to your personality and comfort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A blazer can be made of different fabrics, the most common one being the flannel wool that is good for colder climates. The corduroy is also a smart choice for a classy evening while linen blazers are perfect for a hot summer’s afternoon. Different patterns or woven wool is also preferred for the winters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Navy blue blazers are definitely the classic choice with or without brass buttons. If you’re wearing the buttons, accessorize it with a gold watch and a gold belt buckle to complete the look. This type of blazer can be paired with any coloured pants like brown, beige, olive and black. Its versatility is quite prominent once worn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your overall comfort is very important. So once you have worn your entire outfit, look and in the mirror and see if you feel good. If your mind makes no complaints, you’re definitely on the right track!</span></div>
Lecor Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531315733445984239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316684376339196607.post-39072139467744276092012-10-16T23:42:00.005-07:002012-10-16T23:44:00.816-07:00Complete Rules of Style for Men's Suit (Part 2)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On <a href="http://modeetstyledevie.blogspot.com/2012/10/Complete-Rules-of-Style-for-Mens-Suits.html" target="_blank">Complete Rules of Style for Men's Suit (Part 1)</a>, we already list down <b>18 rules</b> you need to know about suits. Here is the 2nd part of my blogpost on Complete Rules of Style for Men's Suit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #19</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you go without a tie, it's best to keep your shirt collar on the smaller side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call attention to special suit material—like this marled wool—by keeping your accessories to a minimum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #21</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tailoring your pants a little bit short will add distinctiveness to your simple look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Advice from a Suit-Maker</u></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #22</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get a Uniform. Men do well when they find something that works for them and stick to it, rather than continually try to reinvent the wheel—one of our customers must have 20 double-breasted jackets in the same cut. If you establish your own sense of style, you don't subject yourself to the vagaries of fashion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #23</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You Can't Beat English Tailoring. English tailoring gives suits more shape and a well-defined shoulder. It just looks sharper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #24</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mind Your Silhouette. "You can tell a good handmade suit by looking at it from 50 yards off—it's about overall harmony and balance. The trousers should be slim, the shoulders narrow, the waist nipped."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #25</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't Go Too Short. A suit jacket should come down to the first knuckle on your thumb. Too many people are cutting short jackets now, and they just make men look too heavy in the middle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #26</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep Your Cuff Buttons Buttoned. Undoing the button on your cuff looks kind of naff. It doesn't signify quality anymore because there are plenty of working buttonholes done by machines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #27</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go For Side Vents. Most of the suits being made on Savile Row have two vents because it's considered almost cheap work to do fewer. A jacket with one vent or no vents uses much less cloth, and it's much less sewing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #28</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gray-Flannel Suits Always Look Good. They just work brilliantly with everything. They're elegant without being stuffy and look beautifully luxurious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #29</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When your jacket is buttoned, you should be able to fit a fist between your chest and the fabric—no more, no less.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #30</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before buying a suit online, try it on in a store first to make sure the shoulders fit, as sizing varies widely among brands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #31</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your jacket sleeves should reveal about half an inch of shirt cuff. If they don't, try a short size instead—you could save yourself a trip to the tailor later on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #32</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choose fabric according to how often you'll wear the suit. The most versatile option is a soft but durable wool like super 120 (a measure of yarn fineness; any higher is too delicate for daily use).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #33</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your pants should sit at your waist (not your hips). You should be able to fit one finger into the waistband comfortably.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Coats</u></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Remember, people see your coat before they see your suit. If you've gone to the trouble of putting together the perfect ensemble, you owe it to yourself to finish the look with the right top layer. Whether you want single- or double-breasted, a classic or a bold color, a solid shade or a pattern, there's a well-cut coat to suit you.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #34</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A double-breasted overcoat should be slim so it doesn't billow when open.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #35</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A slightly cropped overcoat will elongate your silhouette.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #36</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pattern is a great complement to a neutral suit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #37</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like a gray suit, a gray overcoat is always in fashion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #38</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Navy goes with any suit in your wardrobe—including black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rule #39</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camel will give you the ultimate luxe look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Find out 18 more rules on the last part of my blogpost about Complete Rules of Style for Men's Suit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've said it before and we'll say it again: Fit is everything. Even the world's most expensive suit will look bad if it isn't tailored to the contours of your body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some think button-down collars are for casual wear only, but they can work great with dressier looks as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Polka dots are a great way to bring energy to a suit. Make sure they're big enough to be recognizable, but not so large that they're goofy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A tried-and-true pattern like herringbone or glen plaid in a muted shade makes an impression without crossing into the realm of garishness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visible stitches around the edges of your lapels (called pick-stitching) aren't necessarily a sign of a well-made garment anymore. However, they can be an attractive decorative flourish—as long as they're subtle. No contrast stitching!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some say you shouldn't cut the stitching in your jacket pockets, because putting objects in them will cause your jacket to lose its shape. Don't listen. It's pointless to have nonfunctional pockets, and a concert ticket or a business-card holder certainly won't do any damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some think three-pieces are stodgy, but when the waistcoat is cut close to the body and hemmed to the belt line, you'll look slim and modern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your tie bar should never be wider than your tie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The difference between classic and cliché is often in the material. The timeless appeal of this gray suit begins with its super-luxe cashmere wool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Always unfasten your jacket buttons when you sit. No exceptions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never fasten the bottom button of a double-breasted jacket (unless it has only a single row of buttons).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Avoid over-accessorizing. If you're already wearing a pocket square and a tie bar, you'll want to reconsider that clever lapel pin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When wearing corduroy, steer clear of fusty wide wales, but don't go so narrow that the material starts to look like velvet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A dark, patterned pocket square provides a welcome visual anchor to a light-colored suit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it comes in a sandy tan rather than the usual rust or chocolate brown, this cold-weather suit gets a dose of sunny energy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Save yourself some embarrassment: Always remove the stitching on the vents and the label on the left sleeve before wearing a new suit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween for the year 2012 is just about to bash! So, it is obvious for you to look for the trendiest Halloween costumes. The month of September is the best time to plan for the most whimsical holiday, and that checking out the latest trends of the costumes is just one of the vital tasks of the plan. This year the great costume picks include your most preferred Super Heroes, games you love to play, monsters of all kinds, and your favorite pets. Dress up to look like Lady Gaga, show off your reverence for Angry Birds, or play funny wicked tricks by being a Dracula – the choice is perfectly yours! Well, to make your task of picking the best costume easier, here are our top 10 Halloween costume Ideas – 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This collection will fit both kids and teens who would love to look like the Iron Man and Captain America. And yes, even women can be in with the Black Widow costume. Since Captain America, the superheroes have really dominated the designs of Halloween costumes, which allows a common man to look like a superhuman. A person of any age can enter into this blockbuster-inspired style to dress up like their preferred heroes and heroines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one such collection that is loved and admired by people of all ages. Right from kids to senior citizens, being a teddy has always been a fun way to enjoy and make others enjoy a festive occasion. Such costumes are also very effective for playing the trick or treat game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How about representing and behaving like the President Obama at the festival venue? All you have to do is wear his mask and coat and start acting like him! Usually, parents themselves prefer to dress their children in a political getup so that the kids can campaign in the entire locality as they fulfill the old tradition of trick or treat. Now, this can be cute or annoying, and you will feel as if it is the time of the election, and not Halloween! Then, how about tricking everybody by declaring the presidential nominees of 2013?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dressing up like a Disney character has always been trendy. There is no year in this century when anybody had believed that the Disney costumes have gone out of fashion. Both kids and adults always dream to look prince or princess. And if you are one among them, this collection is just made for you! You can really find very cute designs and several sizes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you love to play this smartphone game? It is agreeable that a few such birds were there in the costume stores. This time, the reserved and dormant birds are now out in those stores. These addictive Angry Birds costumes are sure to burst out laughs when you enter into a Halloween party hall with a feathery look. Right now, these costumers are available mainly in red and yellow colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This collection seems to be specifically made for Halloween. Can there be a Halloween without monsters and spirits? Well, the name of this collection makes you of the ‘Monster High’ TV series that features those classic monsters such as the paranormally amazing Dracula, Clawdeen Wolf, and Frankie Stein. It is certain that looking like one of these monsters with wigs, leggings, and other ghoul-friendly accessories is going to make you the focal point of the dark night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow! This dress will be the most beloved one of those individuals who are the crazy fans of Lady Gaga. By the way, she is once more into the breaking news this year for her several number 1 singles and sales of millions of albums. So, why not rock the party floor by representing this beautiful lady? Of course, this costume is for the females. So, what about the males? Well, they can be in sync by representing Michael Jackson on the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, this costume does not represent the twilight time. But even more interestingly, it allows you to dress up as the famous Twilight characters such as Kristen, Edward, Pattinson, or Bella. An apologetic Kirsten dress with full black and sad look is one choice, while dressing up like a pregnant Bella is another. Even more suitable will be the look of a Vampire, the role played by Edward. If you want to look like Pattison, his mask is just amazing to wear it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hottest trend for Halloween Costumes 2012 is to represent this tech spirit whose death will just make up a year this October. So, why not revere the late Apple maker by dressing up as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod? Even more interesting would be to have the keypad active so that it turns up bright when somebody touches it. Or to be simple, just wear his style – a black turtle neck, his face mask, glasses, and blue jeans. You can choose either of the ways or can even come out with your own idea of representing the superhero behind Apple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Christmas Season is getting near, Cad Concepts; in partnership with SMX Convention Center; are inviting all concessionaires to join "<b>The Holiday Bazaar 4"</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year, The Holiday Rush 3 featured over 140 concessionaires selling clothing apparel, shoes, accessories, toys, gadgets, specialty food/pastries and many more gift items for the Holidays. There are also tons of giveways and surprises such as photo ops with Santa Claus and his Elves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year, The Holiday Bazaar 4 will features not only Santa Claus and his Elves, but also there will be acrobats and magician show, PAGCOR mobile bingo, and the BIGGEST Gingerbread display. The Holiday Bazaar 4 will be held at SMX Convention Center on December 14-23, 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more bazaar details and booking reservations, you may reach Cad Concepts thru the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Mobile Number:</b> 0905-3157778 (Globe), 0933-1630622 (Sun), 0908-3429889 (Smart)</span></div>
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