An Awesome Bar

Firefox 3.5 includes a useful feature called the Awesome Bar that helps you quickly navigate to previously visited websites without having to type the full address of that site in the address bar of the browser. For instance, let's say you searched for "match scores" on Google a few days back and want to repeat that same search today.

If you are using an older browser, you will have to type the whole search phrase in the Google box and hit enter. But with Firefox 3.5, you can simply type a few letters - like "ma sc" - in the address bar and it will automatically show you a drop-down list of matching web pages from your browser history and bookmarks that contain those words, either in the title or the address (URL).

So Firefox's Awesome Bar saves a lot of time and effort. However, some people may be cautious of upgrading to Firefox 3.5 worrying that this feature might reveal their embarrassing Google search queries and visits to other inappropriate Websites. Luckily, there's an option to turn that off. Go to Firefox Tools > Options > Privacy > Location Bar and select either "Bookmarks" or "Nothing" from the option that says "When using the location bar.

Role of Family in Educating a Child

Education can be either formal or informal. Other than the formal school education, all the things that the child learns can be called as informal education. Informal education is anything that the child learns from the members of the family, the environment and all that is present in the environment. This education is very important in the all round development of the child. Nature and the environment play a very major role in the education and learning experience of a child.

The role played by the family and all the members is very important. This education actually plays an influencing role in the life of the child. It makes or breaks the child. This article talks of the various methods in which different members of the family influence the child.

The parents: Parents are usually the role models of the children. This is especially true about the mother of the child. The mother and the father can actually see that the child is imitating them in various things that they do. This is the important influence that the parents have on the child. Even when the parents do not do something consciously, they are influencing the child with their behavior. This also works towards the final outcome that is the adult child.

Changing role of parents: If the family is built on a foundation of love, the child also learns the importance of family and bonding within the family. Now a days the role is increasing and both the parents play a active role in educating the child.

Siblings: The role played by the brothers and the sisters of the child is also very important. The child understands in a practical way that he is not alone. There is love and rivalry that is present between the children. In the co existence with siblings, the child learns in a practical manner the numerous self denials and limitations that need to be imposed upon oneself. These are all lessons learn by the child that will go a long way in helping when the child grows into an adult.

Rules in the family: Every home should have certain rules by which things are done. This will greatly influence the child and its behavior. The parents should adhere to these rules. This will make the children also adhere to them. If the parents are the first ones to break the rules, there will be no control over the children on these rules. These rules are the first lessons on self control that the child learns. The actual rules can be varied depending on the family. It can be about the timings for sleep, watching television, and other such activities.

Freedom of choice: Though rules can be present in the family, it is not the only thing that will influence the child. The family must also have freedom of choice. This freedom will also help to make the child learn to make decisions. When choice and freedom to make a choice is not given to a child, then the child never learns to become independent.

Intellectually Fashionable

There is a common misconception in this society that people who are interested in and follow fashion are "fashion victims". They think that its dumb to be spending all that money to buy items of clothing that are "fashionable" one season and out the next. I would like to point out that

a) one does not necessarily have to spend all that money to be fashionable, although it helps and
b) there is nothing wrong with wanting to look good, smart and up-to-date. Besides, who said intellectual people are not fashionable? I consider myself to be intelligent in every sense of the word, and fashionable. Even intellectual celebrities, like Natalie Portman and Kate Bosworth, can be fashion inspirations.

In fact, some intellectual people have slight perfectionist tendencies in them, which makes them want to look good on the outside as well as on the inside. And so, I would like to conclude that people who are interested in and follow fashion are not fashion victims but in fact, "intellectually fashionable".

Stiletto Heels – A Must Have For Every Fashionista

Women have worn high-heeled shoes for hundreds of years, but the heel has never been so tall and narrow as on the stiletto heels that became popular in the early 1950s. A stiletto heel, named after a thin Italian dagger, could be as tall as four or five inches, and it narrowed to a point as small as three-eighths of an inch in diameter. The shoes forced women to stand on their tiptoes, clench their calf muscles, and thrust their chest forward for balance. The dramatic stance that the heels forced women to adopt was said to make the wearer look sexy and glamorous.



Stilettos are a hot rage these days! More and more women are realizing the inherent power of stilettos to make the wearer look slimmer, taller and sexier. Shoe designers too are harping on the growing penchant for stiletto shoes amongst women and displaying creativity more than ever when it comes to stiletto heels. From ballet and fetish styles to sleek and classic, there's a stiletto shoe for woman of every age, style and attitude.

Style

Stiletto shoes are available in chic and intriguing styles. Lace-up, ankle boots, knee-length, thigh high, court shoe, pumps, mules and pointed toe shoe, all genres of shoes are experimenting with spindly stiletto heels and are being lapped up by fashion conscious ladies.
To further accentuate the fun of sleek and sexy stiletto shoes, designers are playing with buckles, zippers, clasps to glitter, rhinestones, crystals and more. Two tones, flames, animal prints are also making a mark in stiletto shoes.

Shape

A popular trend observed in stiletto shoes these days are pointed toe shoes. These shoes are slender and elongated in shape just as the stiletto heel themselves and make the foot appear smaller and sexier. However, women also have the option of going in for more rounded or squared toe stiletto shoes if the slimmer versions are bit too uncomfortable for them.

Color

A lot of experimentation can be seen in terms of colors when it comes to stilettos shoes. Classic shades of brown, grey and black are sharing shelf space with the bolder and flirty tones of deep red, purple, white, pink, yellow and green. Gold, silver, clear and glitter are also catching attention at the same time.

Place a Phone Call…Via Twitter

Twitter users will soon be able to make short phone calls for free directly through the micro-blogging service. JaJah, an Internet telephony company that allows you to make VoIP calls using your landline or cell phone, is launching the beta version of its new Twitter calling service, named @call.

Jajah says its service will work whether you're using Twitter directly via its site or are logged on using a third-party client like Seesmic. Jajah says you'll even be able to make calls when using Twitter clients like Tweetie and TwitterBerry on your smartphone.

To place a call via Twitter, you and the person you are calling must be Twitter users and Jajah users (you can sign up for both services for free). The person you want to call must be following you on Twitter, and you both have to sign up for the @call beta.

Jajah says it is keeping phone calls to two minutes, because that amount of time is the "equivalent of a verbal tweet." Jajah says your phone number will never be revealed when using @call.
To sign up for Jajah's @call Beta program, you must first register with Jajah and then send an e-mail to twitter@jajah.com. You can also follow Jajah's @call program on Twitter.

Stylish & Classy Yet Comfortable - Leather Furniture

There's something luxurious about leather furniture. It feels rich to the touch and gives the person a feeling of success. Leather furniture is an investment, so good maintenance is very important.
Of all types of furniture, leather furniture offers the most benefits and the least drawbacks. Here are some strong reasons why leather furniture is right for your home or office:

Leather furniture is beautiful. This is an easy one. Through some indefinable quality, leather furniture has always impressed those who see it and sit on it because it feels like a higher quality, classier material. It has earned a reputation for elegance that far exceeds any of its competition.

Leather furniture feels good. Not all leather is the same texture. Some forms of leather invoke the smooth feel of velvet, while the weather-beaten look produces a soft cloud-like feel that only grows softer and more supple over the long haul.

Leather furniture adjusts to the weather. During the summer, plopping down in a leather sofa or chair with bare skin can give you that extra jolt of cool you need to fight the increasingly hot weather conditions. However, in the winter, leather actually seems to have the opposite effect. This is because most leather is made from cowhide, which is nature's protection for cows from the elements.
Leather furniture molds itself to you. The longer you have leather furniture in your home, the more it will adjust to the contours of your body, providing a custom fit over time at no extra cost or effort to you. All you have to do is continue to use it, enjoying its comforts and elegance, and it will take shape around you, growing more comfortable in the long run.

Leather furniture is made to last. Despite its soft and malleable feel, leather furniture is a lot sturdier than it looks. A good piece of leather furniture can last for over a decade before you even have to think about replacing it.

Leather furniture's look holds up in time. While many pieces of furniture fade and lose their luster, you will not have to worry about what color your furniture will be ten years from now, because quality leather furniture resists the natural color-fade that many other types of material do not.

Leather furniture is efficient. Again, leather furniture is made from cowhide, so it is really just a by-product that would otherwise go to waste. You are actually doing your part to help the environment when you find a use for leather furniture in your home or office.

Do not make the decision any harder than it has to be. Find the leather furniture that works for you, and get started enjoying its benefits for a long time to come.

The iPod With An Eye

For almost a decade Apple has led the portable music revolution with it's iPod range. Now they have planned to launch it's iPod nano range with a video camera application. It will have a speaker and microphone built in, while remaining just as slim as the devices it replaces.

The main difference will be a larger colour display. And not only is it the same size, the upgraded gadget will cost no more than the previous generation of iPod nano.
Users can shoot videos on their nano, watch them back and then use their computer to easily transfer them to You Tube. Special effects can be added, including thermal imaging, X-ray and sepia tones.

iPod nano is the world's most popular music player with over 100 million sold. It will be available in its familiar nine colours, including green, pink and purple. An 8 GB model will come for Rs 9,217 and a 16 GB model for Rs 10,820. It will also have an FM radio, a voice recorder application and a pedometer, which can be synchronized to run at the beat of the music track being played. The 8 GB model holds up to 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos, 8 hours of video and 14 hours of captured video. The device provides up to 24 hours of music playback or five hours of video playback on a single charge.

The video nano is Apple's latest application to refresh a brand which has achieved phenomenal success.

Global Internet Traffic Untouched By Recession

Not even the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression could slow the ongoing explosion of traffic over International Internet Connections, and Service Providers are still building to accommodate it.

The world economy slid into crisis about a year ago, crippled by key events such as the bankruptcy filing by investment bank Lehman Brothers, which occurred one year ago. But between mid-2008 and mid-2009, the volume of Internet traffic between countries has actually grown faster than the prior year, according to research company Telegeography.

International Internet traffic has grown at 79 percent since last year, up from 61 percent in 2008, a recent study has found.
For example, India's Tata Communications said last month it would increase the capacity of its 6,700-kilometer TGN-Intra-Asia undersea cable, which went into operation just this year. TGN-Intra-Asia was designed partly to alleviate bottlenecks between Japan and Singapore and currently has a capacity of 650Gb per second (Gbps). It originally was set for expansion next year, but demand has grown, partly because the cable bypasses a seismically active area around Taiwan where some other cables have suffered earthquake damage.

Service providers have been building up their international network capacity by 60 percent or more since 2007 and added 9.4Tbps of new international capacity just this year. Only two years ago, all international Internet links combined added up to just 8.7Tbps, according to Telegeography. Despite that expansion, the average utilization of networks has grown in some areas, rising from 56 percent to 62 percent within Asia.

Role of Media and Adolescent Sexuality

The mainstream mass media (television, magazines, movies, music, and the Internet) provide increasingly frequent portrayals of sexuality. We still know relatively little about how this content is used and how it affects sexual beliefs and behaviors.

The mass media are an increasingly accessible way for people to learn about and see sexual behavior. The media may be especially important for young people as they are developing their own sexual beliefs and patterns of behavior, and as parents and schools remain reluctant to discuss sexual topics.

Sexual talk and displays are increasingly frequent and explicit in this mediated world. One fifth to one half of music videos, depending on the music genre (e.g., country, rock, rap) portray sexuality or eroticism. Two thirds of Hollywood movies made each year are R-rated; most young people have seen these movies long before they are the required 16 years old.

Although teen girls' and women's magazines, such as Seventeen and Glamour have increased their coverage of sexual health issues over the past decade, the majority of advertising and editorial content in these magazines remains focused on what girls and women should do to get and keep their man.
The word sex is the most popular search term used on the Internet today (CyberAtlas, 2001). The Internet may have both positive and negative effects on sexual health.

Despite increasing public concern about the potential health risks of early, unprotected sexual activity, most of the mass media rarely depict three C's of responsible sexual behavior: Commitment, Contraceptives, and consideration of Consequences.

Media also should present information on the use of methods to avoid unintended pregnancies and STDs and their consequences. A few prime-time programs have done this. Promoting responsible and healthy sexual behavior by adults and adolescents may result in a greater percentage of wanted and well-spaced pregnancies, with improvement in the health and well-being of many children and their families.

Motorola Introduces Android Phone

Motorola has announced its first Android smartphone with T-Mobile USA under the name Cliq.

The touchscreen phone will use an upcoming Internet-based service for Motorola phones, called Blur, which will integrate information from users contacts on a variety of social-networking services including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Blur users will be able to combine their contacts on all those networks into one contact list, organize their own groups or divide contacts by social network.

The phone will come with Wi-Fi as well as 3G (third-generation) connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera that can shoot video at 24 frames per second and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack.

Motorola hopes the new social service, which goes by the full name of Motoblur, will help to differentiate its handsets in an increasingly competitive market. The service can provide a snapshot view of all of a user's e-mail, text and social-networking messages.

The Cliq will have a 320-by-480-pixel display, GPS (Global Positioning System), Google Maps with Street View, and an included 2GB MicroSD card with support for cards as big as 32GB. It will provide six hours of talk time and 325 hours of standby time, according to Motorola. Its standard headphone jack will let users plug in their own headsets.

Google Will Soon Launch Online Monopoly

Google will be working with giant toy company Hasbro to produce a spectacular online version of Monopoly.
The game uses Google Maps as a board, allowing players to choose from millions of streets worldwide in their bid to become virtual property tycoons.

The rules are almost the same as the traditional board game, where only one person can buy an address, and then build on the plot to earn extra rent and increase their fortune.
However, the online version also lets players build skyscrapers, football stadiums, and other buildings as well as the usual houses and hotels.

And the 'Chance' cards give players the chance to ruin rivals by building prisons, rubbish dumps and sewage works on their streets.

Players start with three million Monopoly dollars, with Downing Street costing 231,000 dollars, and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, where the White House stands, costing two million dollars.
Rent is paid automatically each day, from 50,000 dollars for a house to 100 million dollars for a skyscraper.The free game, which has no real cash prize, is being run to promote the new 3D Monopoly City game.

"It's a chance to escape the harsh reality of recession and enjoy building up an empire."

Farmville- The Most Popular Facebook Application

Farmville, an online game in which users run their own virtual farm is poised to become the most popular ever application on Facebook. The free game, which allows users to invest in farm equipment and sell their produce for profit, has exploded in popularity since being launched on June 19th.

It owes its popularity to a growing trend among urbanites to try to their hand to the rural life by harvesting vegetables, milking cows, and shearing sheep.

Online farming games have enjoyed a huge growth in popularity in recent weeks, even as the real-life industry is in steady decline.

Facebook, a website which tracks the popularity of applications, has estimated that there are over 72 million farmers on Facebook across a number of farming games.

Farmville’s San Francisco-based developer, Zynga, says that the game provided a simple, fun way for people to unwind at the end of the day.

Samsung's Prototype Remote Control

A 7-inch portable touchscreen that can not only control gadgets in the living room but also check out and what's playing on channels other than the one currently showing on the big screen.

One tuner is dedicated to the television and another is used to tune in channels to be shown on the remote control. An 802.11n WiFi link connects the two devices.

In its most basic mode, one tab displays buttons to control the TV, while a second tab shows a TV guide application. The user can browse information about what's on TV or watch an alternate channel on the remote control. The channel can be displayed full screen if the user wishes, so the device can double as a secondary television.

"The advantage is that if you have a family, your wife [can be] watching one channel, and you can browse on your small device some other channel or zap there without annoying anybody else," said Michael Zöller, a marketing director at Samsung Electronics Europe.

When the user finds a program they want to watch on the big screen, they hold down the channel icon on the remote control and then sweep the icon upwards towards the top of the screen. The channel then changes on the TV.

A third tab on the device can access basic Internet applications. This might be a very interesting application for the future.

AUDI - The World of Cars

Audi is a manufacturer with an illustrious history but also one that's looking to the future with an unshakable confidence.The marque has become one of the automobile industry's major success stories, through careful development of its brand image and product portfolio.

The Audi story back to 1899 and August Horch, a German engineer and former employee of Karl Benz. Horch built cars under his own name which means 'Hark' or 'listen' in German before settling on the name Audi which means the same thing in Latin.

Audi became part of Auto Union in the 1930s, a company that was purchased by Daimler-Benz in the late 50s before the Ingolstadt factory and the Auto Union brands were sold to Volkswagen in 1964. But it was a further merger with NSU in the late 60s that gave rise to the Audi's modern era.



Audi really made its name in the 80s when what had been a conservative and largely low key manufacturer committed to develop four-wheel-drive technology. The resulting Audi Quattro took the rallying world by storm and the production version rejuvenated the brand in the eyes of motorists worldwide.

Today, Quattro all-wheel-drive plays a pivotal role in every Audi model line and the manufacturer offers a diverse range that stretches from premium hatchbacks, saloons and the ubiquitous Avant estates to luxury 4x4s and even ultra high performance supercars.

The Audi brand has come to stand for cool understatement in a way that sets it apart from its more extrovert premium rivals. Advanced technology, elegant design and finely crafted interiors are all part of what makes an Audi.

Pamper Yourself with the Wisdom of the Ancients

Ayurveda is a holistic healing science which comprises of two words, Ayu and Veda. Ayu means life and Veda means knowledge or science. So the literal meaning of the word Ayurveda is the science of life. Ayurveda is a science dealing not only with treatment of some diseases but is a complete way of life.

Ayurveda combines physical, psychological and spiritual therapies in an approach to health, that has addressed itself to the fundamental principles of good health and longevity. It has developed a tradition of medicine and a system of treatment based on the inherent ability of the human body to rejuvenate, to heal and to restore its natural balance.

Benefits of Ayurvedic Medicines

@ By using ayurvedic and herbal medicines you ensure physical and mental health without side effects. The natural ingredients of herbs help bring 'arogya' to human body and mind. ("Arogya" means free from diseases). The chemicals used in preparing allopathy medicines have impact on mind as well. One should have allopathy medicine only when it is very necessary.

@ According to the original texts, the goal of Ayurveda is prevention as well as promotion of the body’s own capacity for maintenance and balance.

@ Ayurvedic treatment is non-invasive and non-toxic, so it can be used safely as an alternative therapy or alongside conventional therapies.

@ Ayurvedic physicians claim that their methods can also help stress-related, metabolic, and chronic conditions.

@ Ayurveda has been used to treat acne, allergies, asthma, anxiety, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, colds, colitis, constipation, depression, diabetes, flu, heart disease, hypertension, immune problems, inflammation, insomnia, nervous disorders, obesity, skin problems, and ulcers.

Significance Of Cosmetics

Most people use make up to enhance and beautify. Other uses of make up include covering up scars and deformities that can be cured. Although it is of the same purpose as a beauty aid, this use helps build up the self esteem and confidence of an individual.

Make up is also need in certain jobs and professions mostly centered in the show business industry. Being under harsh lights and the constant glare of camera flashes has prompted many show business personalities to arm themselves with make up. Since their appearance is one of their most valuable assets, they must make every endeavor to appear as the fans want them to appear.

Other use of make up that has just recently surfaced is as sun protection. Many manufacturers of beauty products and cosmetics have accommodated the need of most people to protect themselves and their skin from the rays of the sun. This is a great development because before, sun protection and make up were quite difficult to blend together.

Today cosmetics play a great role in everyday life and the industry generates crores of income in products. It has become an everyday tool to make men and women more presentable.

Sony To Launch 3-D Television

Sony Corp, which is one of the world's largest electronic company has decided to launch a liquid-crystal-display television which will be capable of playing 3-D programming.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co, LG Electronics Inc and Japan's Panasonic Corp, who are Sony's rivals have also said that they are planning to introduce 3-D products as well because 3-D video for the home is a big money maker.

At the moment, however, 3-D films in theatres are just getting off the ground, so the initial choice of such movies on video would be limited.
The 3-D plan has come up after Sony Corp incurred losses in its television sector for five years in a row and is undertaking cost cutting measures.

Over the past three years, 3D technology in Cinema as grown ninefold, with 7,000 digital 3D screens expected to be in use worldwide by the end of 2009.

Dell's new PC for kids

Dell Inc unveiled a line of Nickelodeon co-branded personal computer for children, the first in a series of branding deals intended to stimulate its consumer business.

Dell's move is the latest example of PC makers using design and targeting particular demographies to stand apart from rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co and Acer Inc in an increasingly commoditized industry.

The Dell Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition will come clad in the Viacom Inc channel's trademark "green slime" design, with additional designs based on programs such as "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "iCarly."

The 10-inch Netbook has wireless Internet access, weighs less than 3 pounds and comes loaded with entertainment and educational content. It will also feature a personalized user interface with Nickelodeon-branded desktop wallpaper and icons, and easy access to the channel's online content.

Michael Tatelman, vice president of global consumer sales and marketing for Dell, said “the Nickelodeon netbook is just the start of its co-branding effort as it pushes into areas such as college students and pro sports”.

"The PC, like the smartphone, has become a 21st century symbol of self-expression. People are identified by what they carry, and people identify with what they carry," he said.

The world's No. 2 PC maker did not announce pricing for the netbook, which will be available in October in the United States through Dell's online store, and at Wal-Mart Stores Inc outlets and Walmart.com.

The Nickelodeon PC is based on Dell's Inspiron Mini 10v, which starts at $300.