The PHP Resource Index
The PHP Resource Index
Hundreds of ready-to-use PHP programs for your web site!
Although not complete scripts, these code pieces aid in development and often with little modification can become complete programs.
Rhianna's Groovy Tarot BLOG: What's in The Cards?
Blog of Rhianna, a Groovy Fortuneteller: read about political & economic rants and rambles as Rhianna reveals crystal ball forecasts and tarot card predictions with a mystical twist on celebrity gossip, fortunetelling, current events, astrology, humor, entertainment, news and advice.
Monday, November 29, 2004
Hundreds of ready-to-use PHP programs for your web site!
Although not complete scripts, these code pieces aid in development and often with little modification can become complete programs.
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Silktide SiteScore - SiteScore
Silktide SiteScore - SiteScore
SiteScore is a free tool which rates how well designed, popular and accessible your website is.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
SBA - Small Business Startup Guide
SBA - Small Business Startup Guide
"Startup basics, business planning, financing, marketing, employees, taxes, legal aspects, special interests, startup guide, supporting resources, ask yourself, getting started, finding the money you need, regulations, SBA assistance, local sources of assistance, the financial six c's, glossory of terms. "
Monday, November 22, 2004
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Introduction Course at FindTutorials.com
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Introduction Course at FindTutorials.com:
"Course Aims
To give an introduction to the Internet tools and features of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. Readers will create an active web and link web pages.
Assumed Knowledge
This course assumes no previous experience of Dreamweaver or any other web page design tool. Readers must have a good knowledge of the Windows operating system and should be familiar with standard word processing features. HTML is covered in this course in the context of Dreamweaver and a rough grasp of the HTML language concept would be beneficial.
Course Audience
People who intend to design or upgrade Internet and/or Intranet webs."
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Friday, November 19, 2004
Pixel2Life.com - Tutorial Index & Search Engine - Hosting Provided by ServerSeed
Pixel2Life.com - Tutorial Index & Search Engine - Hosting Provided by ServerSeed
"Pixel2Life is a Tutorial Index & Search Engine for designers and programmers. Thousands of tutorials, free image hosting, Photoship plugins & Filters, Free 3D models and much more!"
"Tutorials, Tutorial Index, Tutorial Search Engine, Flash, Macromedia, Adobe, Photoshop, Corel, Coreldraw, Photopaint, HTML Tips and Tricks, PHP Coding, ASP, SQL, Free Image Hosting, Forums, Help, Search, Free Tutorials, Free Hosting, Services, Sig Files, 3d Studio Max, 3D Models, Downloads, Filters, Plug-Ins, Brushes, Meshes"
Free HTML Frames Tutorials
Free HTML Frames Tutorials
"Free HTML Getting Started tutorials, HTML Tables tutorials, HTML Backgrounds tutorials, HTML Forms tutorials, HTML Frames tutorials, HTML Image Maps tutorials, HTML Images tutorials, HTML Colors tutorials, HTML Buttons tutorials, HTML HTML 4.0 tutorials, HTML Advanced tutorials, HTML CSS tutorials, HTML References tutorials, HTML .htaccess tutorials"
Silktide SiteScore - SiteScore Home
Silktide SiteScore - SiteScore Home
"SiteScore is a free tool which rates how well designed, popular and accessible your website is."
New Meta Search Engine Launched at DonBusca.com
New Meta Search Engine Launched at DonBusca.com: "One of the more unique features of the DonBusca search results is the 'Site Info' option which allows searchers to see the Google pagerank, Alex information, geographic data, link popularity, keyword density, and Whois information for each site in the results. No other meta search engine offers this menu of capabilities."
Community Building, Blogs and Forums - WMW Conf 7
Community Building, Blogs and Forums - WMW Conf 7
Community Building, Blogs and Forums - WMW Conf 7 is an important summary article to anyone who is trying to build a community with a forum or with a blog.
* 40% of American's participate in online communities
Types of the communities include:
* shared interests
* commerce
Online communities include: reviews, forums, blogs, email lists, chats, and wikis.
Read about the benefits of the communities and the advice given for establishing and maintaining these communities.
How Do I Improve My Web Site Conversion Rate? Part 1 : Internet Search Engine Articles
How Do I Improve My Web Site Conversion Rate? Part 1 : Internet Search Engine Articles
http://www.isedb.com/news/article/1046
How Do I Improve My Web Site Conversion Rate? Part 1 : Internet Search Engine Articles
Would you like people to browse through your site instead of landing & leaving?
This article, the 1st of a series, offers good advice to webmasters.
* Reflecting the website’s objective
* Differentiation
* Reading web log files
And there's more! Check out this article :)
Tutorials From FunctionX
Tutorials From FunctionX
http://www.functionx.com/
Want to learn about the basics? Would you like to go beyond?
This site offers lots of tutorials:
Programming, Tutorial, Learn, learning, Windows, application, programming, C++, Visual C++, C++ Builder, C#, J#, Win32, education, development, HTML, Delphi, MFC, VCL, ADO, database, ADO.NET, Visual Basic, .NET, StarOffice, StarCalc, JavaScript, VBScript, MS Excel, Microsoft Access, SQL Server, MS PowerPoint, StarImpress, Web, Design, FrontPage, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Frames, Small Business, Electronic book, ebooks & more
Testers keep watch on lipstick strength - Lloyd Instruments
Testers keep watch on lipstick strength - Lloyd Instruments: "Leading cosmetics manufacturers in France have purchased Lloyd Instruments' LFPlus materials testing machines equipped with a special grip for lipstick testing."
Welcome - SQL Database Reference Material - Learn sql, read an sql manual, follow an sql tutorial, or learn how to structure an SQL query!
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Color Schemer - Online Color Scheme Generator
Color Schemer - Online Color Scheme Generator
""web page design - color - scheme - color scheme - color schemer - rgb - hex - web color - html color - color pick - pick - picker"
"Generate matching color schemes like never before!"
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Benefit from these ten condensed CSS tips - Builder UK
Benefit from these ten condensed CSS tips - Builder UK: "A definitive list of 10 quick-and-easy ways to improve your CSS work"
Google Link Popularity Analysis Tool at RustyBrick
Google Link Popularity Analysis Tool at RustyBrick: "This tool enables you to easy gather enough data to analyze a page's link popularity. The Google Link Popularity Analysis Tool only looks at Google links and the pages associated with those links. The reports show PageRank data, internal and external link counts, anchor text weights, class C IP reporting and much more."
Search Engine Roundtable
Search Engine Roundtable: "A well-rounded view on search engines and search engine marketing from five segments of the Web population represented by senior members of the major SEO/SEM forums on the Internet."
"search engine marketing news and resources, search engine optimization news and resources, expert search engine marketers, expert seos"
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Burt's Bees Hand Repair Kit
Cold weather and harsh elements can age your hands. Keep your hands irresistibly soft with Burt's Bees Hand Repair Kit
Includes:
- 1 pair Cotton Gloves
- 1 Beeswax & Banana Hand Creme - 2 oz (57g)
- 1 Shea Butter Hand Repair Creme - .56 oz (16g)
- 1 Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme - .60 oz (17g)
- 1 Healthy Hands Instruction Booklet.
Beeswax & Banana Hand Creme - Hands, often exposed to heat, cold, dirt and harsh detergents, are one of the first areas of the body to show aging. Keep yours soft and smooth with our super emollient hand creme.
Shea Butter Hand Repair Creme - With cocoa butter & sesame oil. Penetrating botanical butters repair and protect rough, chapped hands. The soft thin skin on the back of the hands is constantly exposed to the elements and is prone to roughness and premature aging. Our Shea Butter Hand Repair Creme protects this delicate area from weather, reduces wrinkles, and soothes chapped skin.
Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme - A soothing blend of natural ingredients for intensive care of dry cuticles, brittle nails and chapped, cracked fingertips. Massage into and around nails daily and nightly.
Cascading Style Sheets
Many thanks to C A R T H I K . N E T for mentioning
Web Design References: Cascading Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets is chock full of tutorials & covers many topics including: general CSS help, forms, specificity, lists (including tabs & menus), positioning & layouts, templates, articles & so much more!
Rhianna has been collecting links to useful CSS sites throughout this blog...now, a goal is to put these tutorials to practice...
BlogShares - Exciting speculation
BlogShares - Rhianna's Groovy Tarot Blog: What's in the Cards?: "Rhianna\'s Groovy Tarot Blog: What\'s in the Cards? was the subject of much speculation when analysts at several firms were heard to be very positive about it's recent performance. It's share price rose from B$292.10 to B$414.78. Much of the hype was said to originate from Sage Enterprises whose Man Bites Dog (artefact) was said to be involved.
What is a Man Bites Dog (artefact)? How did Rhianna become involved with that? What's next?
Sage Enterprises declined to comment on the recent speculation.
Sage Enterprises: http://blogshares.com/user.php?id=15207
PRID# 148816 / Posted: 11:06 15 Nov 2004"
Monday, November 15, 2004
OCLC and Yahoo! Offer Joint Toolbar
OCLC and Yahoo! Offer Joint Toolbar
"November 15, 2004 — Today, OCLC (http://www.oclc.org) and Yahoo! officially launch a free co-branded toolbar that provides one-click access to Open WorldCat as well as Yahoo! Search’s Web search engine. The free toolbar plugs into Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. A whirligig OCLC logo to the extreme left on the toolbar clicks to a subset of Open WorldCat (currently 2 million of the 57 million records available in the full WorldCat, reflecting the holdings of some 9,000 libraries). In time, the click-through will access more—perhaps all—of the WorldCat database, as Yahoo! begins to 'harvest' the full file now offered by OCLC. The new toolbar also supports access to other OCLC database services, such as FirstSearch and netLibrary, for those using the toolbar via library networks. [See NewsBreaks: 'All of OCLC’s WorldCat Heading Toward the Open Web,' http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb041011-2.shtml and 'Yahoo! Search Joins OCLC Open WorldCat Project,' http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb040706-2.shtml.]
The new toolbar continues to expand OCLC’s Web-targeted initiatives to increase the online visibility of library collections.
Saturday, November 13, 2004
"Which literature classic are you?"
J.R.R. Tolkien: Lord of the Rings. You are
entertaining and imaginative, creating whole
new worlds around yourself. Well loved, you
have a whole league of imitators, none of which
is quite as profound as you are. Stories and
songs give a spark of joy in the middle of your
eternal battle with the forces of evil.
Which literature classic are you?
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Friday, November 12, 2004
Eris' Template Generator
eris : design
This form helps you to generate a blog template which you personalize and customize. A variety of designs to choose from
WebDesignHelper.co.uk - Web Templates, Vertical & Horizontal Menus and Flash. Tutorials, Graphics and java plus so much more !
Blog Templates
Blog Templates
Interesting purple page with links, reviews & ratings of Css templates, especially for blog scripts.
? Charm Bracelet Design
? Charm Bracelet Design
"free layouts, custom design, buttons, blinkies, psds, design, setup, script installation"
Web Design Rules and Webpage Tips from Professional Webmasters
Web Design Rules and Webpage Tips from Professional Webmasters
"Webpage Design Rules n Tips
Web Tips Collected from Professional Webmasters
These are Design Rules for professional web sites and/or professional webmasters. This questionnaire allows the designer to grade / score / rate a web site - to check the webpage design against a 'subjective' set of web design rules. The questionnaire contains 'brief' tips / rules that are used by professional web page designers. Most of these design rules were found on webmaster design sites, educational sites and a popular webmaster newsgroup (alt.www.webmaster). These are basic design rules for a Professional web page (NOT for a Personal web page)."
Free Basic HTML Code Generator - Make First CSS Web Page
Free Basic HTML Code Generator - Make First CSS Web Page: "This Basic CSS HTML editor / generator can be used to make a very simple starter page - or an extremely basic 'hello' page (by removing all input in the form :). After a visitor sees the code for a basic page, they can advance to more tutorials, such as Basic HTML (How to Tutorial); Simple CSS Template Tutorial; PHP CSS Template Code Generator; PHP Template Tutorial, etc. etc. (as shown on More Tutorial Site."
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Free CSS Template Code Generator - Maker for 3 Column Layout (tableless)
Free CSS Template Code Generator - Maker for 3 Column Layout (tableless)
"This HTML - CSS template generator yields a three column layout without using any Tables. This HTML & CSS Style Sheet template generator outputs a full featured 3 column template. Resulting in an instant web page with a customized template that can be used to control the look n feel of an entire site.
The resulting CSS web template is not just a static template because the visitor can modify setting until he/she is happy with the design. Therefore, the template generator serves as a full function HTML - CSS editor for the popular 3 column layout."
Eagles news: Eagles to soar through North America in 2005
Eagles news: Eagles to soar through North America in 2005
"Underscoring the facetious nature of their ongoing tour's title--Farewell I--the Eagles (news | tickets | CDs) return to the U.S. tour circuit early next year.
The classic-rock icons are due to launch the trek in South Carolina on March 5, and dates--which so far focus on the eastern U.S. and Canada--are set through mid April.
Tickets for a number of shows are scheduled to hit the box office in the coming days. Details are shown in the itinerary below.
Word of the 2005 tour and VIP ticket packages coincides with the launch of the band's new website, Eaglesband.com, and also heralds the demise of the band's official online fanclub, a short-lived endeavor launched last year with Yahoo.com.
The fanclub will be 'permanently discontinued' on Dec. 10, according to a message posted at the site, which also contains refund information.
The Eagles' most recent release is last year's 'Eagles -- The Very Best Of.' The 33-track, two-disc set features hits such as 'Hotel California,' 'The Best of My Love,' 'Heartache Tonight,' and 'Life in the Fast Lane.' Also included is a new single titled 'Hole in the World,' as well as 'Please Come Home for Christmas,' which was previously available only as a commercial single.
No word on when an expected new studio album--the group's first since 1979's 'The Long Run'--might surface."
Make Your Own Tarot Card!
Make Your Own Tarot Card!
"Make-Your-Own Card!
Click and drag the elements below left onto the blank card
below right to create your own Collage-style tarot card!"
Free Card Decks
Free Card Decks
Card images / decks and graphics under the GPL & GNU licences.
These are free but please read to see if any decks have restrictions.
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Google gives Gmail POP3 support, plans anti-virus
Google gives Gmail POP3 support, plans anti-virus: "Google will roll out POP3 support gradually over the coming weeks to Gmail users, who will be able to use the feature to download e-mail messages from Gmail servers to e-mail applications on devices such as PCs and wireless devices.
With POP3 support, users will be able to transfer their server-based Gmail messages to a client-side e-mail application such as Microsoft's Outlook and have the messages stored on their local hard drive and thus accessible when they are offline. Users with wireless devices that have POP3-compliant e-mail clients will also be able to download their Gmail messages to personal digital assistants or cell phones."
Wired News: Grim Signs Mark Global Warming
Wired News: Grim Signs Mark Global Warming
"Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65654,00.html
02:00 AM Nov. 10, 2004 PT
Global warming has disrupted the lives of dozens of types of animals, birds and insects in the United States and will soon make the Arctic nearly unrecognizable, according to two reports released this week.
The reports document sweeping 'you-can-see-them-with-your-own-eyes' ecological changes underway and offer dire predictions of massive species extinctions, an elevation of sea level by 3 feet and widespread disruptions to Earth's life-support systems.
These dramatic changes should be a wake-up call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and bolster efforts to conserve American wildlife and natural habitat, said Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that commissioned the Observed Impacts of Global Climate Change in the U.S. report.
'Continued climate change could drastically alter the U.S. natural landscape,' said Claussen."
Monday, November 08, 2004
Green Raindrop Iridescent Beaded Curtains
Green Raindrop Iridescent Beaded Curtains
The fun green raindrop shaped beads on this curtain will catch the light and really brighten your room! Easy to install! Just hook the rod over two nails (not included) and you've got a great new look! Measures 35" wide x 78" tall Plastic beads with color coordinating rod. With approximately 45 bead strands per curtain. Click here to see more cool beaded curtains!Click here to see our funky home selection! This item is OVERSIZED. We recommend shipping via UPS Ground. Other services may incur additional charges. Click here for more information.
Green Raindrop Iridescent Beaded Curtains
Sunday, November 07, 2004
Silktide SiteScore - SiteScore Home
Silktide SiteScore - SiteScore Home
"SiteScore is a free tool which rates how well designed, popular and accessible your website is."
Fraud epidemic in the United States - Local News - thespectrum.com
Fraud epidemic in the United States - Local News - thespectrum.com
- "Fraud is becoming the plague of the 21st century."
- Fraud Victims
- Over-payment Scam
- Nigerian advance-fee fraud
- Phishing scam
- Protecting yourself
- If you believe you've been scammed, file your complaint at www.ftc.gov and then visit the FTC's Identity Theft Web site at www.consumer.gov/idtheft to learn how to minimize your risk of damage from ID theft. Visit www.ftc.gov/spam to learn other ways to avoid email scams.
- BBB reports provide information on over two million organizations. It is a good idea to check before you invest or give. http://www.bbb.org/
- Identity Theft Resource Center: www.idtheftcenter.org.
Saturday, November 06, 2004
Friday, November 05, 2004
U.S. Food Labels Need Calorie Clarity -FDA Chief
Reuters Recommends News Article | Reuters.com: "The U.S. government wants food companies to make the answer clear on product labels.
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal, expected to be released next month, would tell food manufacturers for the first time to list on packages the percentage of daily recommended calories the product contains, Acting FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford said on Friday."
Thursday, November 04, 2004
ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers, Vol. 4: Populating an Access database
ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers, Vol. 4: Populating an Access database
"Okay, I’ve Built My Database, Now What?"
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Former Merrill Executives Convicted in Enron Scam
Former Merrill Executives Convicted in Enron Scam
"A jury convicted four former Merrill Lynch (MER:NYSE - news - research) executives and a former Enron employee of conspiracy and fraud in the first criminal trial involving employees of Wall Street and the once-beleaguered company.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the group was convicted of conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud resulting from a scam sale of interest in power plants mounted on barges to the brokerage at the end of 1999 so Enron could appear to have met earnings targets.
Among those convicted was Merrill's former head of investment banking, Daniel Bayly."
TheBostonChannel.com - Buyer Beware - Beware Of New Phone Identity Scam
TheBostonChannel.com - Buyer Beware - Beware Of New Phone Identity Scam
"In the latest scam, Wornick said, a friendly caller explains he's not trying to sell you anything and he is from a federal agency trying to protect your identity -- and guess how. He needs to check all your personal information against what's on his list. The caller asks you for everything, such as your name, address, and Social Security number.
Federal agencies aren't calling people checking on their personal information, Wornick said. They haven't begun a new national effort and there's no one in government aggressively trying to protect your identity.
If you get this call, you are talking to a legitimate scam artist who will do who-knows-what with your personal information. Don't even talk to this caller -- just hang up."
InformationWeek > Security > Warnings On New Phishing Threat > November 3, 2004
InformationWeek > Security > Warnings On New Phishing Threat > November 3, 2004
"This new form of attack, directed specifically at users of online banking, runs a script when a phishing E-mail message is opened, according to E-mail and virus security company MessageLabs Ltd. The script tries to rewrite the host files on the machine of the recipient. On subsequent attempts to access online banking services, victims will unknowingly be redirected to a fraudulent Web site designed to capture their log-in details."
How to disable Windows Scripting Host
"These instructions explain how to tell whether Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is installed on your machine and how to disable the running of VBS scripts. This can prevent some worms from infecting your computer."
Welcome to ACSH
Welcome to ACSH
Welcome to the American Council on Science and Health
"Founded in 1978, ACSH is a consumer advocacy organization directed and advised by over 350 physicians, scientists and policy advisors. ACSH promotes the use of sound, peer-reviewed science in the formation of a full spectrum of public health policies, including those related to food, pharmaceuticals, environmental chemicals, lifestyle factors, consumer products and terrorism preparedness and response."
The Psychology of the Flu Vaccine Shortage
The Psychology of the Flu Vaccine Shortage
By Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
ACSH > Facts & Fears > Archives: "When items are scarce people line up for them in droves. Scarcity has cache. There really is something to economists' thoughts about supply and demand.
A recent telling example is the flu shot.
Pregnant women, the elderly, and children who have resisted public health warnings in the past to be inoculated are overwhelming doctors' offices, supermarkets, and clinics to be first in line for a shot. Otherwise law-abiding people push, shove, and behave rudely as they line up and wait impatiently for their turn to get a flu shot. Law-abiding citizens who are not eligible for a shot under this year's vaccine-shortage-inspired guidelines are willing to pay exorbitant prices for black market shots, ignoring the possibility that what they get in the mail is not the real thing.
Is there a public health lesson in all of this? "
Free Mini Course On-line
Basic Bioinformatics: From Sequence Analysis to Genome Analysis
CE Course On-line
"Basic Bioinformatics: From Sequence Analysis to Genome Analysis—SOT is providing this popular 1999 CE Sunrise mini-course at no charge to assess the interest in On-Line courses in toxicology. We only ask that you answer a few survey questions before and after the course. Also, please use the most recent versions of either Internet Explorer or Netscape in order to get the best results from the course."
The Cosmetic Site | News | New report reveals many young UK girls use cosmetics regularly
The Cosmetic Site | News | New report reveals many young UK girls use cosmetics regularly: "Research by Mintel shows, after interviewing approximately 6,000 young people in the UK, that girls as young as seven are using makeup regularly. The survey, as reported by www.cosmeticsdesign.com, revealed that by the time girls reach 14, nearly all girls are regular cosmetics users and that young consumers start to establish habits they are likely to continue as they grow older. "
The Cosmetic Site | Articles | Computerized Measurement and Correction of Color Cosmetics
The Cosmetic Site | Articles | Computerized Measurement and Correction of Color Cosmetics
"Colors can be differentiated and classified according to their hue (color), lightness (brightness) and chroma (saturation). Black and white have no chroma or hue. A color can be specified completely in terms of its hue, lightness and chroma.
Hue: The term “hue” is used for the classification of an object’s basic color, such as red, yellow, green, blue or purple. The hue of orange results from the mixing of red and yellow, two completely different hues. A color’s specific hue is a single point on the continuum of the color spectrum that runs from red to purple.
Lightness: Lightness is how we differentiate between light and dark colors. The more light that is reflected by an object, the lighter it appears. The more light that is absorbed by an object, the darker it appears. Maximum reflection of all wavelengths of visible light is white. Maximum absorbance of all wavelengths of visible light is black.
Lightness can be measured independent of hue so we can compare the brightness of a blue to that of a red or any other two hues. Visually, it is easy to differentiate the brightness of the same hue, but comparing the brightness of different hues becomes more difficult.
Chroma: Chroma is used to distinguish vivid colors from dull colors. Chroma is the attribute of visual perception that deals with the saturation of a particular hue, or color. A red tomato is high in chroma while a pale pink flower is low in chroma. Chroma is completely independent of both hue and lightness.
Numerical Methods to Measure Color
We can now measure color numerically by creating scales for hue, lightness and chroma."
New Sunscreen Naming Requirements
The Cosmetic Site | Articles | New Sunscreen Naming Requirements: "The new active ingredient names are meradimate for menthyl anthranilate, octinoxate for octyl methoxycinnamate, octisalate for octyl salicylate and ensulizole for phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid."
Cosmetics Business
Cosmetics Business: "Whether you're sourcing ingredients, manufacturing or packaging for cosmetics, toiletries and perfume, looking for jobs in the industry or wanting to keep in touch with all the latest personal care news and events, check this site regularly."
Cosmetic Ingredient Review - Homepage
Cosmetic Ingredient Review - Homepage
"The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) was established in 1976 by the Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association (CTFA) with support of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the Consumer Federation of America. Although funded by CTFA, CIR and the review process are independent from CTFA and the cosmetics industry. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review thoroughly reviews and assesses the safety of ingredients used in cosmetics in an open, unbiased, and expert manner, and publishes the results in the open, peer-reviewed scientific literature."
FDA Consumer Reprint--Cosmetic Ingredients: Understanding the Puffery
FDA Consumer Reprint--Cosmetic Ingredients: Understanding the Puffery
"Federal regulations require ingredients to be listed on product labels in descending order by quantity, but often the list is not user-friendly. Because cosmetic ingredients are often complex chemical substances, the list may be incomprehensible to the product's average user. (See 'Cosmetic Safety: More Complex Than at First Blush' in the November 1991 FDA Consumer.) However, if the same name is used by all manufacturers, consumers can compare different products and make reasonable value judgments.
Although cosmetic claims, even those considered 'puffery,' are allowed without scientific substantiation, if a cosmetic makes a medical claim, such as removing dandruff, the product is regulated as an over-the-counter drug for which scientific studies demonstrating safety and effectiveness must be submitted to FDA."
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Coding DB2 SQL for Performance: The Basics
Coding DB2 SQL for Performance: The Basics: "Poorly coded SQL and application code can cause performance problems. This article is intended to give the basics of good SQL programming to application developers, particularly for, but not limited to, those who are using Borland tools."
United Press International - Kerry in hometown for the long wait
United Press International - Kerry in hometown for the long wait:
"The results remained close throughout the afternoon. Results released by polling firm Zogby International had the two candidates tied with 252 electoral votes each, excluding Virginia and Pennsylvania. The states, which account for 13 and 21 electoral votes respectively, were too close to call, Zogby reported.
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win.
Democratic National Committee spokesman Jano Cabrera sounded a cautious note about returns. 'Like everybody, we're just waiting for (returns) to come in,' he said from headquarters at a nearby hotel, adding that he had not heard results indicating Kerry was leading in several surprise states.
The night's celebrations had been complicated by the historic Red Sox victory in the World Series, which had thrown Boston into chaos between an unsure parade schedule and overall celebrations.
Once the schedule was nailed down, however, the celebration was to include singers Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Carole King, Jon Bon Jovi and the Black Eyed Peas. Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe was to be on hand, as was Boston Mayor Tom Menino and former Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia, who has been a major force in rallying veterans for Kerry.
Kerry said he was going to spend the evening surrounded by his immediate family, while running mate Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina was scheduled to arrive in time for the party..."
Zogby's predicting Kerry electoral win, Bush popular vote win:
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center: feature/21495: "In what may be a reversal of the 2000 Presidential elections, Zogby's prediction is now that Kerry will take the electoral college with 311 votes (compared with Bush's 213; however, Bush is predicted to take 49.4% of the popular vote (compared with Kerry's 49.1%)"
Bonds News
Futures mkts swing for Kerry victory at last minute
Latest News and Financial Information | Reuters.com
"The Iowa Electronic Markets, which has been trading election contracts since 1988, also showed a switch with the winner-takes-all contract showing a 52.3 percent probability of Kerry victory compared with 45.6 percent for Bush.
On Wall Street, major stock markets gave up most of their earlier gains late in the day after some Internet Weblogs showed unconfirmed exit polls pointing to a Kerry win.
As of midnight Monday, Bush had a statistically insignificant 51 percent probability of winning the popular vote in the election, according to the Iowa contracts, slightly ahead of Kerry's 49 percent.
Bush had once led with probability of victory as high as 74 percent in the Iowa winner-takes-all contracts in late September before the first of the election debates.
The contracts cost one cent for each percentage-point of probability, so an implied 50 percent probability would cost 50 cents. The winner-take-all contracts pay $1 to those who correctly predicted the victor and nothing to the loser. The Iowa exchange traded 44,000 contracts on Monday.
'What you're seeing is people have very strong opinions but they're very evenly split,' said Tom Rietz, an associate professor of finance at the University of Iowa, which runs the exchange as a way of studying markets. 'We've never seen anything like this before.'"
Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | Record turnout expected in US vote
Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | Record turnout expected in US vote
"Long queues formed at polling stations across the US today as voters turned out in record numbers to deliver their verdict on the bitterly contested race for the White House.
Election experts predicted that as many as 121 million people would cast their ballots, a figure which would easily surpass the current record of 106 million recorded four years ago.
With the race between George Bush, the Republican president, and John Kerry, his Democratic challenger, on a knife edge, the result could well end up going in favour of the party that does the better job of getting its supporters out to vote."
Yahoo! News - Wall Street roiled by early poll reports showing Kerry strong
Yahoo! News - Wall Street roiled by early poll reports showing Kerry strong
"NEW YORK (AFP) - US stocks closed mixed in cautious election day trade as an early rally faded amid Internet reports citing exit polls showing John Kerry running strong against President George W. Bush.
A rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average faded late in the session, and the blue-chip index fell 18.66 points (0.19 percent) to close at 10,035.73. The index had been up more than 70 points in early trade.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite gave up most of its strong rally, but ended with a gain of 4.92 points (0.25 percent) at 1,984.79.
The Standard and Poor's 500 broad-market index was virtually flat, closing up a fractional 0.07 point at 1,130.58.
The market turned lower late in the session after a strong start, with no apparent catalyst, although analysts said Internet reports on the polling may have influenced the market."
Monday, November 01, 2004
The Election and the Dollar
The Election and the Dollar
The Election and the Dollar
Voters know the differences between the two candidates, but after the election is over, what happens to the economy next?
by Irwin M. Stelzer
An excerpt from this brilliant economic article:
"...If the downward drift of the dollar turns into a precipitous decline, Alan Greenspan & Co. would have to raise interest rates so that foreigners would be willing to buy and hold Treasury bonds. Higher interest rates will cut into business investment and put further pressure on debt-burdened consumers, already hit hard by rising gas and heating oil prices. Result: an economic slow-down.
All of this means that whoever wins Tuesday's election might wish he hadn't. Unless, of course, he is able to tackle the government deficit by cutting back spending, pressure the Chinese into floating their currency and the Japanese into allowing the yen to appreciate against the dollar, and persuade E.U. policymakers to stimulate the region's economy so that it exports less to and imports more from America.
Fat chance. Congress has just passed a pork-laden spending bill that represents the triumph of business obbyists over fiscal sanity; domestic pressures are forcing the Chinese to create millions of jobs by stimulating exports; and E.U. policymakers are unwilling to adopt growth-enhancing reforms. So the next president may preside over a dollar debacle..."
Does Redskins Loss Portend Kerry Victory?
1010wins.com: "MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- John Kerry supporters got a welcome omen for their candidate on Sunday: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Redskins.
If history holds, the 28-14 score portends a victory for Kerry on Tuesday because the result of the Redskins' final home game before the presidential election has always accurately predicted the White House winner.
If the Redskins win, the incumbent party wins. If they lose, the incumbent party is ousted."
Wall Street keeps wary eye on elections
Quad-City Times Newspaper Online - the Quad-Cities Home Page
"NEW YORK (AP) — Does Wall Street like Bush or Kerry? At this point, investors would be happy with having a clear winner by the opening bell on Wednesday, no matter who it might be.
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The stock market hates uncertainty, and a second straight election decided by the courts could drive stocks lower for weeks — possibly until someone is inaugurated on Jan. 20. With the contest between President Bush and U.S. Sen.. John Kerry just as tight as the 2000 race, and thousands of lawyers from both parties primed to pounce on even the smallest improprieties, only a solid Tuesday night showing by one of the candidates would likely forestall a downturn in the markets on Wednesday.
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Regardless of the outcome, the election will likely overshadow a number of important economic reports and earnings releases in the week ahead, including the jobs creation report for October and earnings from media giants Time Warner Inc. and News Corp."
The Hindu : Front Page : Kerry, Bush tied in latest opinion polls
The Hindu : Front Page : Kerry, Bush tied in latest opinion polls: "WASHINGTON, OCT. 31. The United State President, George W. Bush, and his Democratic rival, John Kerry, are tied with two days remaining in a tense race for the White House. According to a Reuters/Zogby poll released today, Mr. Kerry and Mr. Bush were deadlocked at 48 per cent. "
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