Rhianna's Groovy Tarot BLOG: What's in The Cards?: April 2004

Estee Lauder looks to the future

Cosmetics Design - Breaking News on Formulation, Packaging & Markets: " 29/04/2004 - Anti-ageing, cellulite and skin whitening are the words on everyone's lips this year at InCosmetics 2004 in Italy. As Estee Lauder reports double digit sales for its third quarter, the company's R&D vice president Dr Daniel Maes talks to CosmeticsDesign.com about where he thinks the cosmetics industry is heading."

LG Household and Healthcare taps 'kidadult' culture for brand facelift

The Korea Herald : The Nation's No.1 English Newspaper -- Cosmetics maker targets young at heart : "With a tube of lipstick or a case of eye shadow, one can go back in time. It is not by getting dolled up to look younger. Nor is it literally the case. It just requires a state of mind.
Tapping into the 'kidadult' culture, LG Household & Healthcare Ltd. has revitalized its Hercyna cosmetics into the new Tete-a-Tete (face-to-face) line, which is meant to be as much fun to apply as it is to wear.
Tete-a-Tete includes eye shadow, lipstick, makeup base and facial powder for young adults; all packaged in cases that piece together like Lego blocks.
Also, lip-gloss, named 'art-ketch,' is disguised as a brightly colored plastic toy pencil and is available in red or a combination of red and yellow or red and blue. This item is supposed to bring back memories of one's early schooldays and be fun to use, the company says. "

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/05/01/200405010003.asp

Estée Lauder

Economist.com: "Tactility was her byword. She loved to plunge her fingers in her own gently simmering creations, palpating and inhaling them. Her creams came in heavy jars, her lipsticks in cool metal sheaths, to advertise their quality."

Why do teens use cosmetics?

Cosmetics Design - Breaking News on Formulation, Packaging & Markets: "- 29/04/2004 - According to new research from independent market analyst Datamonitor, teenagers are using personal care products including cosmetics, makeup and hair care items for a variety of purposes; as a means to establish their sense of identity, fit in with their peers and experiment and have fun."

Telltale Lipstick: Lipstick On Air Bag Leads To Charges Against Deputy, Wife

ClickOnDetroit.com - News - Lipstick On Air Bag Leads To Charges Against Deputy, Wife: "A deputy and his wife were charged Friday after they allegedly lied about who was driving when they crashed his vehicle, Local 4 reported...Bailey, 40, and his wife, Dorothy, who was also in the car, told police at the scene that she was the driver in the crash, according to reports. But police said lipstick and other makeup marks found on the passenger-side air bag of Bailey's Ford Mustang proved that he was the driver, and not his wife." In this case, is lipstick evidence?

Shopping for Answers: Getting lipstick to stick is easy - up until lunch

Sacramento Shopping Insider - Guide to Shopping in the Sacramento Region

Could this happen in the U.S.?

Broadband heading for return to metered billing
: "The UK broadband market is returning to 'metered' charging, where bandwidth will be capped or billed on a usage basis, to help reduce risk for ISPs.

Flat-rate and unmetered billing has characterised the UK broadband market for the past couple of years. But changes to BT's wholesale charging model will bring the industry more in line with the mobile market. Metered charging was tried and tested with the original rollout of narrowband access, where ISPs charged customers for the Internet minutes they were using." It's no longer all you want, eh? Beware, a flip-back like this could also happen among ISPs in the United States.

Birdwatchers of the world unite to hear a dawn symphony

The International Dawn Chorus Day --Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' Garden Birdwatch project : "Some will be hoping for the mellifluous melody of the blackbird, others the liquid warble of the robin and still more the raucous, tuneless cry of the house sparrow. Whatever the preference, the promise of a memorable dawn chorus will be enough to attract hundreds of people this weekend for an annual communion that is drawing a growing number of avian devotees."

Investors May Not Dig Google's Quirks

iWon Money & Investing: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet lovers rave about Google's irreverent company attitude, but the No. 1 search service will find it is hipper to be square when it comes to Wall Street, analysts said on Friday."

New Issues & IPOs: Nasdaq or NYSE? Google leaves both still guessing

Latest News and Financial Information | Reuters.com: "Like a coy paramour being pursued by the most ardent suitors, Google may have sent both the NYSE and the Nasdaq into a frenzy on Thursday when it filed its shelf offering but demurred on the question of where it would list."

What would Charles Mackay say? Will this be a popular delusion? Extraordinary?

Google IPO share price seen high, maybe too high
: "NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Google Inc.'s plans for a $2.7 billion initial public offering has garnered a staggering amount of publicity. The IPO may also be staggeringly expensive for investors."

The Scotsman - International - Trump lines up wife No 3

The Scotsman - International - Trump lines up wife No 3
She's a Slovenian beauty. Let's see how long this marriage will last.

As Google insiders sell, should you buy?

As Google insiders sell, should you buy?: "SAN DIEGO (CBS.MW) -- Could it be that Google's innovative auction process for its IPO is really a veiled way for insiders to cash out on the deal? Whenever insiders sell, at least historically, the fall guy has been the buyer. "

bubble bubble housing & bond

KRT Wire | 04/29/2004 | Greenspan faces task of raising rates without hurting recovery

Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, "faces the tricky task of raising rates without undermining the recovery by suddenly popping what some analysts believe are bubbles in the housing and bond markets.
Inflation is the wild card."

Greenspan guesses what's happening with oil & natural gas

Greenspan predicts high oil, gas prices

"“Higher prices appear to be in our future,” Greenspan said."
Alan, you win the prize. How did you know?

PCWorld.com - Lock Down Your PC

Jeff Beard: Spyware statistics & suggestions

LAWTECH GURU BLOG by Jeff Beard: What to Make About Spyware Results from Earthlink

The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Technology

The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Technology: "Some Web sites -- either don't make it clear that they are messing with your computer or include the information in a confusing on-screen message with a big OK button at the bottom. Many users just click on the OK button so they can get on with the fun of browsing...adware and spyware...use up memory and computing power. Besides, since they report back to the manufacturer, they can dramatically slow down both your computer's operation and its speed on the Internet."

So what can be done?

SpyBot Search and Destroy. You can find and download it at: www.safer-networking.org/index.php

http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php

Bob Schwabach, On Computers

EH.Net

EH.Net
"EH.Net operates the Economic History Services fileserver and several electronic discussion lists to provide resources and promote communication among scholars in economic history and related fields"

White Pages Phone Directory

White Pages Phone Directory with Free People Search
Find people & businesses--includes reverse addresses, area & zip.

Harris Interactive

Harris Interactive: The leader in Internet market research using the world's largest online panel. Learn about client services, register for the Harris Poll Online.: "Harris Interactive is a worldwide market research and consulting firm, best known for The Harris Poll® and for its pioneering use of the Internet to conduct scientifically accurate market research. The company combines the power of unique methodologies and technology with international expertise in predictive, custom and strategic research."

Employees' PCs Have Been Contaminated With Spyware

Company > News > Press Releases > 92 Percent of Organizations with at Least 100 Employees Have Been Contaminated With Spyware, Yet Only Six Percent of Employees Believe They Have Been Infected: "92 Percent of Organizations with at Least 100 Employees Have Been Contaminated With Spyware, Yet Only Six Percent of Employees Believe They Have Been Infected "
Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications could be blamed

Washington wakes up to spyware, adware | CNET News.com

Washington wakes up to spyware, adware | CNET News.com
If the presidential candidates adopted spyware/adware as an issue to debate, both campaigns would sizzle!

Women more likely to recall how you look - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - April 29, 2004

Women more likely to recall how you look - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - April 29, 2004

"The ladies, apparently, never forget a face — or a hairstyle, necklace or argyle sweater, for that matter."

Reflections Article:" The Death and Resurrection of Mel Gibson" by Elenor K. Schoen

Reflections Article: The Death and Resurrection of Mel Gibson
"If there was such a thing as a "poster child" for the "Four Levels of Happiness," in the Life Principles program, Mel Gibson would win as the hands-down favorite."

"Message on the End of Life Issues" by Robert J. Spitzer and Shanelle Pierce

Message on the End of Life Issues

"I believe that human beings, in their fundamental capacity for love, can overcome even the most radical decline" -- Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.

"Our Message on Happiness" by Robert Spitzer S.J., Ph.D.

Our Message on Happiness
So, what's life about? What are the levels of happiness?
Is happiness the pursuit of ice cream cones?
You decide.

Web Page Design for Designers - Cascading Style Sheets

Web Page Design for Designers - Cascading Style Sheets
Wow! This page organizes the links to the information you might want about CSS

Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2

Cascading Style Sheets, level 1

Cascading Style Sheets, level 1
This Recommendation results from W3C activities in the area of HREF="http://www.w3.org/Style/Activity">Style Sheets. For
background information on style sheets, see [1].

SiteExperts.com - Your Community of Site Experts

SiteExperts.com - Your Community of Site Experts
"Comprehensive site and community for Web Developers.
Coverage of JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, Server Side Scripting,
Internet Product Reviews, HTML, CSS, and more...developers,
Microsoft,Web,Internet,Explorer,IE4,dynamic html,document,
object,model,jscripts,javascripts, VBScripts,CSS,programming,
XML,Communicator,cross browser,scripting,Netscape,W3C,
Reviews,Network, Computers,Books,scripts,stylesheets,
style sheets,community"
This site has forum discussions on many topics.

MaKo 4 CSS: Frequently asked Questions -

MaKo 4 CSS: Frequently asked Questions -
Dig that Blue Shark! Read the handy FAQs from the CSShark including: links & underlines; styles; table borders; background; table cells; forms & more
CSS Basics: Syntax; Elements; Links; DIV & SPAN; Class & ID; Stylesheet Tutorial
Mako 4 CSS has copious links to other CSS tutorials and to example sites, resources & tools & book reviews

Web Page Design for Designers Editorial April 2004

The Treasuries were stripped of early gains

MSN Money - Breaking News: Jobs Outlook Strips Treasuries of Gains
: "Analysts always caution that the various indicators of consumer sentiment have proved terrible at predicting actual consumer behavior in recent years. Thus spending boomed in the first quarter even while confidence was apparently fading. "

Hmmm, "The Treasuries were stripped of early gains"--that almost has a meter to it. One could write a poem around that line, it wouldn't quite stand up to Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib," but it could possibly make an interesting read. So, what's up with the Fed? Are their indicators flopping about or what? The Feds are itching to raise the rates, but Alan Greenspan needs to really analyze those indicators--more than that! Greenspan's policies would make more sense if he had a pack of Tarots of Marseille

Avril's sk8ter prince [ 27apr04 ]

Avril's sk8ter prince [ 27apr04 ]
Could things get "complicated" in a good way for a third decanate Virgo (Harry was born 15 September 1984) and first decanate Libra (Avril was born on 27 September 1984)?
Harry's decanate known as the Virgo-Taurus is also known as the Mercury-Venus decanate. His outgoing nature and ability to deal with the public will come in handy as the Mercury in his decanate makes the communication easy between these two.
Avril's Libra-Libra decanate is double on the Venus as seen in her ability to express feelings about relationships in new ways. These two share a love of music and a love of Australian animals--friendship is in the wings. Keep an eye on these two! Will Harry be her Sk8ter boi?

Tarot history

Tarot history

List of Tarot Decks and museum examples including foreign sources for decks

Examples of German Playing Cards 15th/16th Century

Mantegna-Tarocchi Cologne-Version / 16th century

windows1984.com

windows1984.com

"The aim of this website is to draw attention to issues, particularly those related to personal computer use, which threaten to bring us closer to the dystopian nightmare of George Orwell's novel, 1984."

How to disable Windows Messenger

Tools / Options / Preferences / Uncheck "Run this program when Windows starts" and uncheck "Allow this program to run in the background."

The Risk of Programs That Update Automatically

The Risk of Programs That Update Automatically
Excellent article

Seldom are heard discouraging words, "You're fired!"

STLtoday - Business - Workplace

"Instead, many companies have adopted more surreptitious ways to get
rid of unwanted employees. Human-resources experts call it "managing out," a
way to nudge an employee out the door while minimizing legal exposure.
Sometimes it involves making a worker's job so miserable that he'll quit. Other
times, it might mean building an airtight cause for a firing, even if the cause
is bogus."

FeedSweep - howdev.com

FeedSweep - howdev.com
"Including up-to-date information from other web sites and news services bolsters your site's content and lets your visitors know they can come back to get updates on topics that are related to their interests. FeedSweep is a new, free service that allows anyone to include news feeds on his or her web site."

Internet Resources - BEOnline (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress)

Financial Ratio Analysis - Index

Financial Ratio Analysis - Index

"A series of resources and worksheets examining financial ratio analysis."

JavaScript Source: Free JavaScripts, Tutorials, Example Code, Reference, Resources, And Help

Financial Ratios and Quality Indicators

Cosmetics Queen Estee Lauder Dies at 95

Newsday.com - National Business: Cosmetics Queen Estee Lauder Dies at 95

"NEW YORK -- Estee Lauder, who started a kitchen business blending face creams and built it into an international cosmetics empire, has died. She was believed to be 95."

CBS News | See This? Then You've Got Spyware | April 23, 2004 17:26:37

GetNetWise | Symptoms of Spyware

Datamonitor - The home of business intelligence

First Web Builder Site Map

Chami.com

Chami.com
Resources for Web developers and Internet users

XML Tutorial

EchoEcho.Com - Complete Web tutorials - HTML - JavaScript - Flash - Java Applets - Graphics - CGI - Design

What is your favorite font?

Code Style: Windows font survey results

Studio

JavaScript Kit Advanced JavaScript Tutorials

CGI Script.net :: Free Website Code Feeds

DHTML Tutorial

DHTML Cascading Style Sheet

DHTML Document Object Model

DHTML & Layer Tutorials

Macromedia - Products : HomeSite 5.5

Macromedia - Products : HomeSite 5.5
"Macromedia announces HomeSite 5.5. HomeSite 5.5 provides a lean, code-only editor for web development. Advanced coding features enable you to instantly create and modify HTML, CFML, JSP, and XHTML tags, while enhanced productivity tools allow you to validate, reuse, navigate, and format code more easily. Configure Macromedia HomeSite to fit your needs by extending its functionality and customizing the interface."

BEAUTY SALON STROKE FEARS

BEAUTY SALON STROKE FEARS: "Emma Guise of The Stroke Association said there was evidence that people suffered strokes during shampoos at the hairdressers."

dailyrecord - HOW TO WIN AN IDOL

dailyrecord - HOW TO WIN AN IDOL

"Dating a superstar doesn't have to be just a dream as these couples proved."
Could you date your idol?

Rhianna's Groovy Tarot BLOG: What's in The Cards?

Friday, April 30, 2004