�From frizzly perms to over-bleached waves, "bad hair days" could soon become a less frequent happening. Chemists study the number 1 detailed microscopical analysis of what happens to item-by-item hair fibers when they interact with each early, an throw out in noesis key to the development of improved shampoos, conditioners, and other products for repairing damaged hair, the researchers say. They presented the study at the American Chemical Society's 236th National Meeting.
Embracing that adage, "Personal charge begins with hair," consumers now pass almost $60 billion p.a. on haircloth care products, one of the personal care industry's largest market segments. Despite the increasing availability of new fuzz care products within the past century, many products are inadequate for tackling today's rigorous hair treatments, the researchers say.
"Given all the new hair treatments out on that point, there's a growing want to make hair feel more natural, especially for women," says study joint author Eva Max, a doctorial student in chemistry at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. She notes, however, that researchers inactive are scrambling to put hair upkeep on a firm scientific basis. The research involves "haptics," the science of touch - how the subjective perception of touch connects to objective open properties of hair and other materials
"For the number one time, we present an experimental setup that allows measuring the subtle forces, both physical and chemical, that stand up when single hairs lantern slide past each other or are pressed against each other," Max says. "The findings volition help bring home the bacon clearer strategies for optimizing hair caution products."
Max points out that conventional methods for testing the strength of hair care products involve measure the forces required to comb hair under interchangeable laboratory conditions. Test volunteers are also asked to assess hair feel, only this access is largely subjective. A more scientific way to study whisker conditioning is needed, the researchers say.
In the new study, the researchers invented a unique technology for analyzing hair that involves mounting individual hair fibers on a cantilever angle of an atomic military unit microscope and measuring their interactions as they tint each other. "The system will permit scientists to explore how different hair care products affect hair-to-hair interactions so that these products pot be optimized in a more systematic fashion," Max says.
The researchers used this new proficiency to analyze hair samples collected from volunteers. The samples, which were antecedently bleached, ranged from light blond to dark blond in color.
The researchers establish that hair feels harsh and difficult to coxcomb for two main reasons. On the one hand, mechanical damage to a hair's open, or epidermis, creates scaled projections that jut out at perpendicular angles to other hair fibers. When hair fibers slide past tense each other, these scales create more friction than smooth hairs, causing a rough feel and qualification hair more difficult to comb. To soften haircloth, conditioners moldiness contain active agents to smooth-out these scales so that they produce less friction, the researchers say.
On the former hand, chemical changes occur when hair fibers interact. Negative charges build up on the surface of hair that causes repulsion between individual hairs. This repulsion causes friction and makes hair's-breadth rough and difficult to comb. To solve the problem, positive polymers that neutralize the negatively charged surfaces are included in conditioner formula to offer a sleek feel to hair.
But finding the right formula for repairing damaged hair is no easy task, notes Claudia Wood, Ph.D., a senior scientist at BASF in Bayreuth, Germany. In addition to hair interactions, many other external factors, such as humidity, water content of hair, and hair stickiness, all regard hair quality, Wood says.
The key to repairing these processes is to get the right ratio of beneficial components in a conditioner or shampoo that optimize hair feel, Max and colleagues say. This new method will allow developers of hair tending products to achieve this goal more than easily, gift consumers a more dependable product, the researchers say. Their work was funded by BASF Care Chemicals Division.
Mark T. Sampson
The American Chemical Society - the world's largest scientific gild - is a nonprofit organization organization hired by the U.S. Congress and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.
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Charmayne Marsh
Michael Bernstein
American Chemical Society
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Sunday, 7 September 2008
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Fun Fun Fun lineup announced
Bad Brains [ ], a reunited All [ ], Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [ ] and The National [ ] are among the mix of punk and indie acts of the Apostles to appear at his year's Fun Fun Fun Festival [ ], fix for Nov. 8 and 9 at Waterloo Park in business district Austin, TX. FFF '08 also will feature Dead Milkmen, Adolescents and Flipper with Krist Novoselic of Nirvana.
The fete, which has expanded to four stages, also testament add dance music, hip-hop acts, and comedians to the mix.
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In an travail to hold on with the "fun" radical, festival planners are "eying a circus tent of events," including a dunking booth with members of bands and other "celebrities," according to a press release.
Festival details and a complete name of acts of the Apostles are usable at the FFF '08 website.
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Friday, 8 August 2008
Heltah Skeltah Leap Back Into Action As "da Incredible Rap Team"
Heltah Skeltah is the legendary rap duo comprised of Rock and Sean Price, a.k.a Ruck. The duo is most recognize for their debut album, "Nocturnal," which produced such hits as "Operation Lockdown," "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka," and "Therapy." Heltah Skeltah is also an intricate part of the mighty Boot Camp Clik, who over the past several age have released projects such as "The Last Stand," and "Casualties of War."
Since 2005, Sean Price, a.k.a. Ruck, 1/2 of Heltah Skeltah, has re-invented himself as a solo artist with projects such as "Monkey Barz" (2005), "Jesus Price Supastar" (Winter 2007) and his "Master P" Mixtape (Summer 2007). Sean P's newfound fans aren't aware at times that he is also RUCK from Heltah Skeltah; "At shows kids will approach shot me to my side and postulate how Ruck is doing...I just respond with he's chillen," says Sean Price. Fans wHO have number to lovemaking Sean Price for his witty pitch, bluntness, and incredible hang for word play, can expect the same P!!!! in the new Heltah Skeltah album. Sean Price went on to say "there's only one way I know how to rhyme and that is to straight consistence the mic and the verse."
Rock, the second half of Heltah Skeltah, has made headlines recently as he's battling an attempted murder charge, as comfortably as existence accused of pimping. In one of the opening lines from the record album Rock proclaims "I'm out on bail, fresh out of jail, Brownsville scheming, y'all require to run into me up North, just I'm mastered the j. J. Hill creeping." Since his release, the main place Rock has been creeping to is the studio, as he hardly released his critically-acclaimed Mixtape "Shell Shock," while at the same time completing the Heltah Skeltah album.
For Heltah Skeltah fans, and hardcore Hip Hop enthusiasts, the new "D.I.R.T." album will assist as a breath of fresh melody. With production from Khrysis, Marco Polo, Evidence, ILL MIND, Black Milk, Sic Beats, and more, as well as guest appearances from fellow Duck Down artists, Buckshot, Smif N Wessun, Ruste Juxx, and The Representativz, Ruck and Rock stuck to their proven expression and level-headed. Sean Price states: "We didn't stress and vex cute with this album and pick some 'out da box' beats and get on some philosophical system sh*t. We did what we knew best and that was rhyme about the street, while of course infusing the temper that you know you're going to get when you take heed to our rhymes."
One of the lead singles from "D.I.R.T." is the ILL MIND produced track "EVERYTHING IS HELTAH SKELTAH."
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Tuesday, 1 July 2008
(RED) to Launch New Way for People to Get Music in Their Lives; Weekly Delivery of Great Music Helps to Save Lives in Africa
Led by Don MacKinnon, Founder of HEAR Music
NEW YORK, June 30 -- In the fall of 2008, (RED) will
unveil a simple, seamless way for people to receive music from artists they
love and artists they will discover through (RED). By applying the (RED)
idea to music this new model will create a new revenue stream for artists
and labels and buy life-saving medicine for those living with AIDS in
Africa.
Don MacKinnon, founder of HEAR Music and former Vice President of Music
& Entertainment of Starbucks Coffee Company, conceived this concept.
"(RED) is such a powerful model," said Don MacKinnon, President of
(RED) Content. "The world's best brands created (RED) products that have
generated over $110 million. What we are doing now is applying the (RED)
model to music. Every week you will receive great music from amazing
artists and people living with AIDS in Africa will receive lifesaving
antiretroviral medicine."
For five dollars a month, members will receive weekly issues containing
a selection of four elements:
-- A (RED) SONG -- an exclusive song from one of the world's best
artists.
-- A Discovery -- a great song by an emerging talent, selected by
(RED).
-- A "Crackerjack surprise" -- a fun piece of non-music content (audio,
video, text, images).
-- Stories describing details of (RED) dollars being put to work in
Africa.
All the songs are permanent downloads in unprotected MP3 format. The
content is delivered via a small application that the user downloads to
their computer's desktop. The application was designed and developed in
collaboration with IDEO -- recently named by Fast Company as the #5 most
innovative company in the world. It was built by PassAlong Networks, a
media services company that powers over 200 digital content stores.
Half of each month's membership fee will be contributed directly to the
Global Fund. Just five subscribers will generate enough money annually to
provide a person living with HIV with antiretroviral treatment for one
year.
"Don MacKinnon just might be the penicillin the ailing music business
needs. He is an innovator by nature and I have no doubt that some of the
music software we are working on at (RED) will help change the way music is
received, as well as changing the lives of Africans who will die without
the AIDS drug that (RED) can provide," said Bono.
This is the first (RED) proprietary initiative that allows for a direct
link to customers. This digital platform provides an opportunity for
delivering curated content along with stories describing the impact (RED)
dollars are having in Africa. (RED) aims to build a large network of
members, which will in turn create a sustainable flow of money to African
AIDS programs. This idea lives at the core of the (RED) mission.
"This new direct link to customers is very important to (RED). Not only
because it creates an annuity to buy lifesaving medicine for those living
with AIDS in Africa, but also because it gives us a direct relationship
with (RED) consumers, creating a new platform to communicate the impact
(RED) purchases are having on people's lives," said Susan Smith Ellis, CEO,
(RED).
To pre-register please visit http://WWW.JOINRED.COM.
Background on (RED)
(RED)(TM) and (PRODUCT) RED's primary objective is to engage the
private sector in raising awareness and money for the Global Fund, to help
eliminate AIDS in Africa. Companies whose products take on the (PRODUCT)
RED mark contribute a significant percentage of the sales or portion of the
profits from that product to the Global Fund, to finance AIDS programs in
Africa, with an emphasis on the health of women and children. Current
partners are: American Express (U.K. only), Apple, Converse, Gap, Emporio
Armani, Motorola and Hallmark, Dell and Microsoft. Since its launch in the
spring of 2006, more than $110 million has been generated by (RED) partners
and events for the Global Fund. (RED) money is already at work in
Swaziland, Rwanda, Ghana and Lesotho. For more information, visit
http://www.joinred.com.
About The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has become the dominant
financer of programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with approved
funding of US$10.8 billion for programs in 136 countries. The Global Fund
supports programs based on agreed performance targets and disburses money
in response to proven results. So far, programs supported by the Global
Fund have averted more than 2.5 million deaths by providing AIDS treatment
for 1.75 million people, TB treatment for 3.9 million people, and by the
distribution of 59 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention
of malaria worldwide. (RED)(TM) is the Global Fund's largest private sector
contributor.
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NEW YORK, June 30 -- In the fall of 2008, (RED) will
unveil a simple, seamless way for people to receive music from artists they
love and artists they will discover through (RED). By applying the (RED)
idea to music this new model will create a new revenue stream for artists
and labels and buy life-saving medicine for those living with AIDS in
Africa.
Don MacKinnon, founder of HEAR Music and former Vice President of Music
& Entertainment of Starbucks Coffee Company, conceived this concept.
"(RED) is such a powerful model," said Don MacKinnon, President of
(RED) Content. "The world's best brands created (RED) products that have
generated over $110 million. What we are doing now is applying the (RED)
model to music. Every week you will receive great music from amazing
artists and people living with AIDS in Africa will receive lifesaving
antiretroviral medicine."
For five dollars a month, members will receive weekly issues containing
a selection of four elements:
-- A (RED) SONG -- an exclusive song from one of the world's best
artists.
-- A Discovery -- a great song by an emerging talent, selected by
(RED).
-- A "Crackerjack surprise" -- a fun piece of non-music content (audio,
video, text, images).
-- Stories describing details of (RED) dollars being put to work in
Africa.
All the songs are permanent downloads in unprotected MP3 format. The
content is delivered via a small application that the user downloads to
their computer's desktop. The application was designed and developed in
collaboration with IDEO -- recently named by Fast Company as the #5 most
innovative company in the world. It was built by PassAlong Networks, a
media services company that powers over 200 digital content stores.
Half of each month's membership fee will be contributed directly to the
Global Fund. Just five subscribers will generate enough money annually to
provide a person living with HIV with antiretroviral treatment for one
year.
"Don MacKinnon just might be the penicillin the ailing music business
needs. He is an innovator by nature and I have no doubt that some of the
music software we are working on at (RED) will help change the way music is
received, as well as changing the lives of Africans who will die without
the AIDS drug that (RED) can provide," said Bono.
This is the first (RED) proprietary initiative that allows for a direct
link to customers. This digital platform provides an opportunity for
delivering curated content along with stories describing the impact (RED)
dollars are having in Africa. (RED) aims to build a large network of
members, which will in turn create a sustainable flow of money to African
AIDS programs. This idea lives at the core of the (RED) mission.
"This new direct link to customers is very important to (RED). Not only
because it creates an annuity to buy lifesaving medicine for those living
with AIDS in Africa, but also because it gives us a direct relationship
with (RED) consumers, creating a new platform to communicate the impact
(RED) purchases are having on people's lives," said Susan Smith Ellis, CEO,
(RED).
To pre-register please visit http://WWW.JOINRED.COM.
Background on (RED)
(RED)(TM) and (PRODUCT) RED's primary objective is to engage the
private sector in raising awareness and money for the Global Fund, to help
eliminate AIDS in Africa. Companies whose products take on the (PRODUCT)
RED mark contribute a significant percentage of the sales or portion of the
profits from that product to the Global Fund, to finance AIDS programs in
Africa, with an emphasis on the health of women and children. Current
partners are: American Express (U.K. only), Apple, Converse, Gap, Emporio
Armani, Motorola and Hallmark, Dell and Microsoft. Since its launch in the
spring of 2006, more than $110 million has been generated by (RED) partners
and events for the Global Fund. (RED) money is already at work in
Swaziland, Rwanda, Ghana and Lesotho. For more information, visit
http://www.joinred.com.
About The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has become the dominant
financer of programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with approved
funding of US$10.8 billion for programs in 136 countries. The Global Fund
supports programs based on agreed performance targets and disburses money
in response to proven results. So far, programs supported by the Global
Fund have averted more than 2.5 million deaths by providing AIDS treatment
for 1.75 million people, TB treatment for 3.9 million people, and by the
distribution of 59 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention
of malaria worldwide. (RED)(TM) is the Global Fund's largest private sector
contributor.
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Thursday, 19 June 2008
Bill Cosby to get in some licks on drums at jazz festival
NEW YORK —
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Bill Cosby quips that he gave up his dreams of becoming a professional jazz drummer and turned to comedy after seeing how easily the pioneer bebop drummer Max Roach handled rhythmically complex tunes that he struggled to get through.
"I finally went to see Max play and he played a song `Parisian Thoroughfare' that Bud Powell wrote," said Cosby. "Max sat there so relaxed and playing it like he was wiping off a table top or something. And I said, `No, no. I got to be funny."
Despite that career detour, Cosby will be master of ceremonies at the 30th Playboy Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday - and he'll get in some licks on drums with his band Cos of Good Music before thousands of people packing the Hollywood Bowl.
Cosby, 70, thought about retiring from his M.C. role when he skipped the 2005 festival, but he missed it so much that he was back again the following year. Now he's instructed his agent not to book him anywhere else on the June festival weekend.
The comedian's friendship with Hugh Hefner dates back to 1963 when he was making his Chicago nightclub debut and received an invitation to a party at the Playboy Mansion. Hefner had no trouble persuading him to host the first Playboy Jazz Festival in 1979 and he's only missed three since then.
"We've been buddies since the '60s and we both love jazz," said Hefner. "It's just a natural."
Since 1995, Cosby has been performing regularly at the festival with Cos of Good Music, choosing the musicians and repertoire each year. He leaves the heavy lifting on drums to the veteran Ndugu Chancler.
This year Cosby plans to pay tribute to his fellow Philadelphian, Jimmy McGriff, who died last month, by opening his set with one of the jazz organist's biggest hits, "I've Got a Woman," which he describes as "a fast, popping, storefront church tambourine thing." And he has selected the fast tempo "Limehouse Blues" to honor his friend Roach, who died last year.
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On the Net:
Bill Cosby: http://www.billcosby.com
Playboy Jazz Festival: http://www.playboyjazzfestival.com
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Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Friday, 30 May 2008
Pedro Tornaghi
Artist: Pedro Tornaghi
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Meditaero Amazonica
Year: 2004
Tracks: 11
Mexican flutist Pedro Fernandez was a small fry prodigy wHO became far-famed for his operation of the theme song to the motion picture La Nina de La Mochila Azul, in which he likewise appeared. He was a popular artist in Latin America beyond childhood as well, cathartic albums like Me Forma De Sentir and Deseos Y Delirios as a mature performer.
Glastonbury festival stage announces additions to line-up
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