Madonna's Adventures in Photoshop

More of the pictures from Madonna's Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 campaign have been released.
Yes, she's wearing the godawful bunny ears, but that's definitely not the strangest aspect of this photo series. Where is Madonna's face?


In the rest of the shots, nearly every distinguishing aspect of Madonna's face has been smoothed over - stylistically, yes, but alarmingly as well. Madonna's blow-up-doll visage is distracting, frankly - they may as well have used a cardboard cut out. Madonna is one of the 50 Sexiest Women Over 50; she doesn't need to be eliminated by the gods of photoshop.

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Nopar: Pontiac G6 V6 Super Bee : Overview And Pictures

While Pontiac gets ready to take a dirt nap next to Oldsmobile and the folks at Chrysler's Auburn Hills HQ brush up on their Italian, at least one American driver is showing us what might have been if the once-proposed Chrysler/GM merger (remember those days?) had come to be. Consider the perfect storm of hideous product decisions that could have ensued under such a tie-up.


What's that? Your mind's eye can't envision a scenario so horrifying? No worries. Autoblog reader Berto snagged some photos illustrating just how kooky things could have gotten. Imagine one automaker's muscle heritage fused with the base-level front-drive mediocrity of another. Imagine, friends, the Pontiac G6 V6 Super Bee. Thanks, Berto!

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Change browser toolbar background...

This tweak customizes the appearance of the Internet Explorer Toolbar


XP Professional

1. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
2. Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface
3. Double click on Browser Toolbar Customization
4. Click on Customize Toolbar Background Bitmap
5. Browse for the new Background

XP Home Edition

1. Click Start > Run, type: regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
3. Right click on an empty spot and create a new string value
4. Name it BackBitmapIE5
5. Doubleclick on BackBitmapIE5 and type in the path of your toolbar bitmap
6. Click OK and close regedit
(always backup before making any changes in the registry)

Note: Because you can customize your browser toolbar there isn't a specific size which
you need to make this tweak work. Play around with the size until you get it right.



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The Width of your toolbar with be the width of your resolution. 1024 will be your width
if your resolution is 1024x768.

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PC Image Editor 3.90 (Download)

License:Free
Operating Systems:Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 98
Additional Requirements:No additional requirements
Limitations:No limitations.
Publisher's description of PC Image Editor
PC Image Editor is a free graphics editor with many of the features of a professional product. You can edit images from a variety of formats (BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, J2K, WMF, EMF, RAS); it contains an extremely user-friendly interface enabling you to work intuitively. Along with the usual assortment of file operations such as Copy, Move, Delete, and Rename; adjust colors in photos; apply filters such as Hue, Negative, Colorize, Posterize, Mosaic, Twirl, Emboss; rotations and transformations; Perspective and Skew; blur images; sharpen images; image resizing; setting an image as the desktop wallpaper. Additionally, it contains enhanced brushes and painting options.
There's nothing wrong with how PC Image Editor works--the program is simple and effective--but it lacks the options found in other editing programs. Newcomers to image editing will appreciate this simplicity, but experienced users will probably want more.

This freeware program presents itself much like Windows' Paintbrush utility. The screen is dominated by open white space that can be filled with a picture from your hard drive. Along the top run icons for saving, opening files, cutting, printing, reversing, and a clipboard. Along the side are the icons that allow users to edit their photographs. Icons for selecting, erasing, painting, drawing lines, making shapes, air brushing, and cropping will look familiar to anyone with previous experience with photo-altering software. Editing photographs is a simple process. Users can easily and intuitively choose a picture and start using the editing tools to change their shot, and all the tools worked as expected.

PC Image Editor is a basic program that doesn't have any flaws in its design. However, the editing choices are very limited compared with more professional software, and experienced users will probably want more than this freeware offers. Those new to image editing, though, might like this simple program's intuitive approach and easy navigation.


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Michael Jackson Best Dance Moves (1958-2009)

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Fit Tip: Do It in Sand

Walking and running are great workouts for your heart and lower body, and they're also free. So take advantage of the warmer weather and make your workouts even more challenging and workout at the beach. Walking or running on sand burns about 30 percent more calories than you would on a harder surface such as asphalt.


Resist walking on the flat sand right at the water's edge and go for the dry sand to make your workout harder. Walk without shoes so you can really use your toes to grip the ground. Walking and running barefoot in the sand is great for the muscles in your feet and your calves, but be careful running on uneven surfaces can increase the risk of sprains, sprains, and tendonitis. Build your running time up slowly and wear supportive shoes. Remember, if your feet get hot, you can always cool off by walking on the wet sand, which is great for exfoliating the dead skin cells from your heels and preventing fissures.

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Sardar Rani Mukherjee Photoshoot

Sardar Rani Mukherjee Photoshoot. Ekdum Hatke photoshoot from forgotten bollywood babe Rani Mukhejee. Rani will be seen in the get up of a Sardarji in her forthcoming YRF film Dil Bole Hadippa.


Even though not much is known about this film as yet, the first image that comes to the mind on its mention is that of Rani in a Sardarji’s attire along with Shahid Kapoor. Everything will be on line with this movie for Rani as she is almost forgotten in tinsel town. And if she want to keep her place then this movie has to have fire. Check Rani Mukherjee’s photoshoot in Sardar style.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Endorse Diamond Ban

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie endorse a ban on diamonds. Blood diamonds from Zimbabwe to be exact. The movie that Leonardo DiCaprio starred in several years ago was fictionalized, but based on real events. Brad and Angie are paying attention and think other stars should ban diamonds as well.


“Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have issued a call for a ban on any sale or purchase of Marange diamonds … until … the mining is not based on the violent abuse of residents in that region,” said Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch’s executive director.
Zimbabwe’s deputy mining minister, Murisi Zwizwai, has denied the allegations and said the presence of the military is to secure the area


More than 100 witnesses, miners, police officers, soldiers and children were interviewed for the report entitled “Diamonds in the Rough,” which details allegations of human rights abuses by Zimbabwean armed forces in an attempt to control access to the precious gems.


Brad and Angie continue to make the world a better place to live for those who don’t have a voice. Keep up the awesome work and make other stars do it too!

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Anna Kounikova dropping some serious

Sweet Christmas! Here’s Anna Kounikova dropping some serious cleavage and looking drop dead sexy at the HardBat Classic VIP After Party.


Wow, I’m freaking speechless. I think I can honest say that she has never looked this hot before. Hell, she looks so hot that she’s even checking herself out as you can see in that second picture. Kounikova definitely raises the bar with this shwingtastic appearance. Again, wow!

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Healthy Recipe: Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

Why not take advantage of the season's fresh strawberries and make this fruity salad dressing? It's refreshing and tangy — just the perfect topping to fresh greens from the garden. Since Japanese research shows that vinegar turns on genes that help fight fat, it's even more reason to make this incredibly easy salad dressing.


To learn how, read more.

Healthy Recipe: Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
adapted from AllRecipes.com

Ingredients

1/2 pint fresh strawberries, halved
1 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 teaspoon honey

Directions

1. Place strawberries, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, tarragon, and honey in a blender or food processor.


2. Blend until smooth. Drizzle on your salad and store the rest in a sealed container in the fridge.

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Deepika Padukone - Vogue India (July 2009)

Deepika Padukone - Vogue India (July 2009). Deepika Padukone graces the cover of Vogue India for the month of July 2009. She is in hotspot this month as her movie Love Aaj Kal is all set to hit the theater , and bollywood is expecting good from this movie particular after so many flops in this year.


Deepika looks gorgeous in the gown which she wear for the cover , full of flowers on it. Do subscribe www.bollyupdates.com , so that you won’t miss single bollywood babes updates. Check Deepika on the cover of Vogue.

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Fan Bingbing Cosmopolitan China

Chinese actress and pop singer, Fan Bingbing featured on leading fashion magazine Cosmopolitan China for the month of July 2009. The frequent cover star reveals a lot about how to deal with the fame, personal life and her career, which is overloaded with filming schedules and her own TV production studio.


Flamboyant actress Fan Bingbing shares her experience and impression of her upcoming romantic comedy “Sophie’s Revenge” co-starring Zhang Ziyi.

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Ashley Tisdale is showing legs

Ashley Tisdale is stepping out from her Disney inspired High School Musical image and getting a bit sexy these days. The brunette was showing off some serious legs in very short Daisy Dukes during her performance at The Grove in LA.

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Pentax W80 Rugged Digital Camera

Take Hart in the water, dust and shock resistant, the new Pentax Optio W80 digital camera – and probably the indestructible digital camera in the world. Pentax Optio W80 Rugged Digital Camera featuring a 12.1-megapixel sensor capable of recording 720p video at 30 frames-per-second.


Integration of shock-resistant materials throughout the internal components protects against drops from heights of more than three feet without damage to the body. The camera also works in temperatures down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit.


Users can view shots on a 2.5-inch high-brightness LCD monitor with an anti-reflective coating that minimizes glare. The camera also features a Digital Wide function that creates extra-wide-angle images from two separate captures, while a D-Range setting helps prevent against overexposed or underexposed images.


The W80 provides a 5X optical-zoom lens, while the digital zoom extends out to 31.3X. An automatic macro mode allows users to capture subjects from distances as close as one centimeter. Pixel Track SR is designed to reduce image blur when capturing still images, without adding ISO noise. A high-sensitivity mode automatically raises the ISO setting to ISO 6400 in low-light conditions.

While recording video, the camera utilizes the Movie SR system to automatically compensate for shake. An underwater mode optimizes the colors for submarine shooting, while 20 digital filters add special effects to still images.

The Optio W80 will be available in red, blue or gray colors beginning in July for $300. Customers can also purchase a protective skin for $17 or a wrist strap for $20.

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HP ProBook 4310s Notebook – First Look

HP ProBook 4310s Notebook with red body and 13.3-inch screen gives the possibility to choose between different resolutions, 1366 × 768, 1366 × 768 BrightView or 1280 × 720 BrightView, between a Celeron processor and a 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz,


including a DVD burner or a Blu-ray, a graphics processor from Intel GMA 4500MHD GPU or an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 with 512 dedicated RAM, between a hard disk from 160 GB up to 500 GB. You can also prefer a FreeDOS instead of Windows Vista.

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HTC Hero Android Phone Specs

HTC Hero Android Phone uses a Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU at 528MHz, runs a heavily customized version of Android, has 512MB of ROM and 288MB of RAM. Overall dimensions of the phone are 4.41-inches x 2.21-inches x 0.57-inches and it weighs 4.76 ounces.


The phone has a 3.2-inch TFT-LCD screen with a resolution of 320 x 480 and touch sensitivity. The phone operates on HSPA and WCDMA networks at 900MHz/2100MHz and quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. Other features include a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 1350mAh battery food for up to 470 minutes of GSM talk time. The phone will hit the U.S. later in 2009 and Europe in July.



HTC Hero Android Phone Specs:

* 3.2 inch fingerprint-resistant touchscreen display with 320 x 480 pixels
* Accelerometer
* GSM and HSDPA connectivity
* Wi-Fi
* GPS
* 3.5mm headset jack
* Google Maps, Google Streetview and various other Google apps / services
* 5MP camera with autofocus, but without Flash
* MicroSDHC card support

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