Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:03:14 GMT

JIMMY AND MARTHA LOVE ALL THINGS POT!

hey hey! funny man jimmy fallon stopped by the martha stewart show for a special episode (that aired today) dedicated to all things related to the word pot aka the pot show! except for the kind you smoke - although it was alluded to many times (i"m sure martha and jimmy have both taken a few tokes before - who hasn"t?) jimmy even joked by bringing her a fresh plate of brownies - claiming he baked them at michael phelps" house - plus he brought ms. stewart a pot with a small plant that definitely bears a resemblance to marijuana (pictured below) ever since mr.fallon left saturday night live - he"s been kind of keeping a low profile but that"s all about to change when he takes over for conan o"brien on late night - his first episode airs march 2nd - i"m so going to have to tune in for that one (although 12:35am is pushing it on a weeknight) it will be great to see him back on television - he"s super funny and pretty darn cute! popbytes over & out for now .... xoxo

PS martha stewart just got on the twitter train - now you can follow her! On the brownies Jimmy made for Martha:
JF: I made you some special brownies. I was over at Michael Phelps house and we....
MS: These are really good!
JF: Apparently he [Michael Phelps] loves to cook. They"re really good....I ate a half-a-pound backstage.

Jimmy on his new gig as host of "Late Night"
MS: Are you excited about your new job?
JF: I"m excited, I"m anxious, I"m nervous. I mean, there are big shoes to fill - Conan O"Brien, David Letterman.
MS: How can you be nervous? You"ve been on Saturday Night Live....do you write your own stuff.
JF: No, I have great writers that write my stuff. I barely even talk....I barely know English. I say everything phonetically - I"m like ABBA. Me and ABBA work the same way.
MS: You better have us laughing five nights a week. I"m an insomniac.
JF: 12:30 at night, my only competition is sleep.
MS: So if you"re funny and really good, nobody"s going to go to sleep.
JF: Exactly - I need to keep people awake, so I"m sending a Red Bull to everyone in America. I just need everyone"s addresses.
PHOTO | ANDERS KRUSBERG / THE MARTHA STEWART SHOW During a special taping of "The Martha Stewart Show", Martha was joined in studio by the hilarious Jimmy Fallon. Airing Monday, February 23, the hour long episode is entirely dedicated to the world of pot, well, not that kind of pot - the hour has a totally tongue in cheek feel with Martha talking about her personal pot stash in the show open alongside a crawl of every word that includes POT. She and Jimmy cook his favorite Crock-POT chili; she visits with some POTbelly pigs and she chats with her favorite POTters, Guy and Ben Wolf, about how to create clayPOTS. And at the segment"s end, Martha presents Jimmy with her own special POTted plant.... Posted by: Popbytes      Read more     Source

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:03:57 GMT

Photoshop To Create Vivid Colors For Your Digital Photos

While it may not be everyone's favorite, Adobe's Photoshop series of digital graphics software, is certainly fat and versatile enough to satisfy even the most demanding digital photo manipulator.

Photoshop's biggest drawback, however, is its steep learning curve, made so because of the wide variety of tasks the program can handle.

The trick, I find, to making big, complex programs easier to use, is to spend time looking for the best tutorials available for the processes you wish to master. Although there are many Photoshop books out there some of the best lessons are available free on the Internet.

Currently one of digital photography's popular applications allows the photographer to render "vivid" colors in the finished file.

Some of the programs I've researched and used cause the color saturation, IMHO, to simulate slide film or "chromes" which I like.

Check out this terrific tutorial, by pro photographer Kyle Hepp, and learn how to create vivid color digital photos using Adobe Photoshop.

Take a camera with you whenever possible, and look around, you'll find a picture somewhere.

Photo Source:www.kyleheppphotography.com Posted by: jim      Read more     Source

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:01:39 GMT

The samurai's way by Chipscompany

Chipscompany is a young french graphic designer who managed to build different graphic universes, by using illustrations, animations and photo manipulations.
His creations are always decale and full of humor.
Posted by: DonMNDL      Read more     Source

February 25, 2009, 5:18 AM CT

Catalyzing Change

A couple of years ago, researchers on the faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology saw a dire statistic. Of the new graduates from the colleges of education across the state, not one student had passed the Praxis certification exam in Physics.

While Georgia Tech by charter is not in the business of certifying teachers, it has a clear interest in the quality of science teaching in the state and the quality of undergraduates entering the university system. Now, through a new National Science Foundation (NSF) activity, Georgia Tech is integrating existing NSF-funded projects on campus that benefit science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, faculty and students at all levels who are interested in STEM teaching.

Georgia Tech is one of six institutions that received funding in fiscal year 2008 via Innovation Through Institutional Integration, or I3, an effort intended to link institutions' existing NSF-funded projects in STEM education and to leverage their collective strengths. The other five instiutions are Louisiana State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Washington, the University of Florida and Hawaii's Kapiolani Community College.

As a cross-divisional activity in NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources, I3 promotes increased collaboration within and between institutions and addresses important directorate initiatives: broader participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM, critical educational junctures, the integration of research and education, a globally engaged workforce and research and assessment......... Posted by: Ethen      Read more         Source

February 25, 2009, 5:15 AM CT

Open Access May Not Guarantee Wide Dissemination

If you offer something of value to people for free while someone else charges a hefty sum of money for the same type of product, one would logically assume that most people would choose the free option. As per new research in today's edition of the journal Science, if the product in question is access to scholarly papers and research, that logic might just be wrong. These findings provide new insight into the nature of scholarly discourse and the future of the open source publication movement.

Most research is published in scientific journals and reviews, and subscriptions to these outlets have traditionally cost money--in some cases a great deal of money. Publishers must cover the costs of producing peer-evaluated publications and in most cases also try to turn a profit. To access these publications, other scholars and scientists must either be able to afford subscriptions or work at institutions that can provide access.

In recent years, as the Internet has helped lower the cost of publishing, more and more researchers have begun publishing their research in open source outlets online. Since these publications are free to anyone with an Internet connection, the belief has been that more interested readers will find them and potentially cite them. Earlier studies had postulated that being in an open source format could more than double the number of times a journal article is used by other researchers......... Posted by: Ethen      Read more         Source

February 24, 2009, 6:15 AM CT

Mention time in your advertisements

Do consumers respond more positively to advertisements that mention time ("Miller Time") or money ("Perfection Has Its Price")? A newly released study in the Journal of Consumer Research observed that mentioning time makes consumers more likely to purchase and enjoy products.

When consumers are primed to think about time, they are more likely to feel personal connections with products, explain authors Cassie Mogilner and Jennifer Aaker (both Stanford University).

The scientists conducted five experiments: one field experiment (a lemonade stand), three in-lab surveys with university students, and one online survey with a national sampling. In the surveys, scientists directed participants to think about either money or time. They then measured consumer satisfaction with products using questionnaires.

In the case of the lemonade stand, the scientists rotated a sign that read "Spend a little money and enjoy our lemonade," "Spend a little time and enjoy our lemonade," or "Enjoy our lemonade." The stand's customers who responded to the "time" sign expressed the most satisfaction with the product.

"The effect was demonstrated amongst consumers purchasing a cup of lemonade from a lemonade stand promoted by a sign that mentioned time (vs. money), amongst university students led to think about the amount of time (vs. money) they had spent on their iPods, amongst restaurant patrons considering the amount of time (vs. money) they spend eating out, and amongst typical consumers evaluating their cars," write the authors......... Posted by: Ethen      Read more         Source

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:30:54 GMT

Rachel Roy - RTW - Fall 2009

Rachel Roy"s first few collections left me wanting more but lately, I haven"t connected with her vision. Her new lined debuted recently at New York Fashion week and the first thing that popped into many observer"s minds was that the presentation borrowed heavily from Stefano Piliati"s YSL show last fall, right down to the bowl cuts and black lips.
There"s not much in this lineup worth coveting in my opinion and I wonder if the recent buy-ins by TSM Capital and Jones Group (which left Roy with a minority stake in the company) have influence the overall direction of the line. Sales are definitely up, since former Givenchy CEO Marianne Tesler took over two years ago, but much of the spark seems to have left the building.
The inspiration?

Pics: Fashionista Posted by: Brigitte      Read more     Source

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:38:31 GMT

i-D Magazine - March 2009

i-D Magazine March 2009 : "The Best Of British" photographed by Sølve Sundsbø

Is it just me or does Jourdan look like she just got hit in the eye? The winking thing doesn"t seem to work out as well unless the eye is partially obscured, the wink is exaggerated or the head is turned slightly.

I do love Naomi"s cover hair.

S: The Fashion Spot Posted by: Brigitte      Read more     Source

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:06:04 GMT

Japan's Economy Unravels

The H Post is among a huge number of sources covering the sharp downturn of the Japanese economy.

If there was any doubt that this is a global recession, the economic news on Japan put an end to that this week. Tomoko A. Hosaka put it this way:Japan's economy contracted at the fastest pace in 35 years in the fourth quarter as a collapse in export demand drained life from the world's second-biggest economy.The short version.... Japan depends on exports and no one want to buy stuff anymore. Japanese exports were down almost 14% in the fourth quarter of last year.


Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 8143798 Posted by: Greg Cruey      Read more     Source

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:17:59 GMT

New Wave Flash Animation Via Moscow

A new wave of Russian flash animation is evolving the form. When an offshoot becomes a genre is debatable, but the Russian school is stretching the boundaries - most certainly in subject matter if not the animation itself.

Serious minded animation for those who want to see Flash used for more than just e-cards and Christmas sing-alongs. Take a look at the latest Russian Revolution.

(via Robert-John) Posted by: Gerard      Read more     Source