No Heat Curly Hair So, my hair is SUPER stick straight. It hates holding a curl… hates it. So, I didn’t think this no heat curl headband thing would actually work… WELL: it did. BUT, with my hair it only lasted for about 3 hours. I only used hair spray… so, maybe if I put some product in my hair before-hand it will last longer? I love the No Heat Curl! In case you’re curious… here’s what my hair looks like naturally (well… it seems a little more fluffy in this photo since I just had a shower. Have you tried this? - Chelsey This post is brought to you by,
How to Replace Your Landline with Google Voice Crossword Puzzles How to design a successful disease-management program - McKinsey Quarterly - Health Care - Strategy & Analysis Health systems around the world are under increasing strain because of the rising prevalence of chronic conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and asthma. For more than 15 years, disease-management programs (DMPs) have been promoted as a solution to this problem. By carefully coordinating the delivery of high-quality care to patients with chronic conditions, the programs are supposed to enhance the patients’ health, reduce hospitalization rates, and lower treatment costs. Unfortunately, initial experience with DMPs was often disappointing. More recently, however, some DMPs have produced much better results. Why have some DMPs achieved some or all of their goals while others have failed? Beginnings The term “disease management” has often been used loosely to refer to general public-health campaigns (to promote regular exercise or influenza vaccination, for example), as well as to case-management programs tailored to individual patients. More recent experience Germany’s DMPs Size
DIY Floral Bag When H&M asked us to DIY a boho-inspired item for their summer issue, découpage was the first thing that came to mind. Honestly, does it get any better than customizing a simple handbag with a brilliant floral print? However you create it, it’ll be satisfying to know that you’ve designed yourself a one of a kind bag! You’ll need:a handbagcotton fabric with a large floral patternpainter’s tapeMod Podgecraft paint2 small plastic dishes2 brushesscissors Start by taping off the edges and hardware of the handbag. Squeeze a dollop of colored craft paint into a small disposable container. Allow the first layer to dry completely. While the paint dries, carefully cut out a handful of flowers from the fabric. Arrange them onto the painted section of the bag. Remove the painter’s tape when the Mod Podge has dried clear and your floral handbag is complete! (all images by HonestlyWTF)
Road deaths among children spiralling in poorest nations, says report | World news More schoolchildren are daily being killed by traffic on the highways of the world's poorest nations than by deadly infectious diseases such as Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, prompting campaigners to call for a UN-backed target to halt the spiralling numbers of traffic fatalities by 2015. Road accidents claim the lives of 3,500 every day, 3,000 of which are in poor countries. This will rise to more than 5,700 a day in 10 years' time unless governments act, according to a report by the FIA Foundation, set up in 2001 by motorsport's governing body to promote road safety. Kevin Watkins, the author of the FIA report and an academic at Oxford University's global economic governance programme, said the figures should be a "global wake-up call" ahead of a UN summit in New York next week. The summit is to review progress towards eight millennium development goals that focus on issues such as child mortality and hunger. This is partly due to the increasing level of traffic.
Braided Headband Hi there! This is Elsie and Emma from A Beautiful Mess. We had some leftover floral tights that we decided to restyle into a cute headband. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Now you are ready to wear your new headband! xo. Tunisia : “We Are Not Afraid Anymore ! ” This post is part of our special coverage of Tunisia Revolution 2011. Sidi Bouzid banner illustration from the website Nawaat.org The protests that followed the suicide attempt of an unemployed youngster in Sidi Bouzid two weeks ago followed by the suicide of Houssine Ben Faleh Falhi, 25 and Lofti Guadri, 34, are now reaching the Tunisian big cities and the capital city, Tunis. The social movement is no longer only asking for work opportunities and prospects for their future but for a complete reform of the “Ben Ali system”, a president who's been in power for 23 years. The videos of the first protests, organized by lawyers, journalists and Tunisian unions early last week, may have appeared modest to the outside world but those are already exceptional events in the Tunisian context. Tunisian blogger Anis who posted a review of the youth implication in politics entitled ” I am 31 and I never voted” (fr) wrote on December 30th: “Mr president, we are not afraid anymore“, wrote:
C'est La Vie | Clara's D.I.Y. Project - Ombre Nails Hey hombre, nice ombre! Can we just celebrate the fact that it’s summer & that I actually have time to paint my nails! So, have you ever wanted to ombre your nails? Well, it’s super quick and easy! So ladies, get ready because I’m about to step your nail game up 100%. Happy painting! Your Posthumanism Is Boring Me @Pumhart_von_Steyr: "Posthumanism" (though I think transhumanism is the more common term for what Cascio is talking about) involves more than its actual material components, and it shouldn't, that's the point. The religious overtones of singularitarianism and transhumanism are horseshit and it's not horseshit that's inherently inextricable from the concept that, like, somewhere down the line people'll have robot arms, or a computer you can talk to, or practical discussion thereof, but they've poisoned the well and there's no real reason to try and reclaim it. Sure, you can start at any of the specific technical fields that are predicted to make part of the transhumanist canon, arbitrarily lump it together with other fields that transhumanists canonize, and if you keep doing that eventually wind up with a category that comprises everything the transhumanists jerk off to, I don't know what that's meant to prove or why you'd bother.
Technology Review: Social Networking 3.0 If there were a competition for “Internet Buzzword of the Year,” last year’s winner would have been “social networking,” as a cohort of companies such as Ryze, Tribe, LinkedIn, Friendster, Spoke, and Visible Path, rolled out new or improved services that let Web users create online mirrors of their circle of real-life acquaintances. The idea was mainly to let users build online profiles that advertised their interests and to help them connect with friends and friends-of-friends around one of those interests – whether it be finding a job, making a sale, or repairing an old motorcycle. But with the exception of Friendster and Myspace, the initial response to these services among average Internet users was sluggish. Many users signed up for one or more services, created online profiles, formed connections with a few acquaintances, and drifted away, uncertain about how to use the networks. Social networking, in other words, is finally becoming a real business with a convincing product.