Justin Timberlake has denied rumours that he volition duet with Britney Spears on her new album.
Tabloid reports suggested yesterday that Timberlake will guest on the popstar's follow-up to 2007's Blackout LP.
However, a representative for the 'SexyBack' singer insisted that he "is non scheduled to be in the recording studio with Britney".
Timberlake and Spears dated between 1998 and 2002.
Spears's new album is expected to be released early next twelvemonth.
> Cruz pens tracks for Spears, Timberlake
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Saturday, 30 August 2008
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Study Of Hair Dynamics May Lead To Better Hair-Care Products
�From kinky perms to over-bleached waves, "bad hair days" could soon go a less frequent occurrence. Chemists report the number 1 detailed microscopic analysis of what happens to individual hair fibers when they interact with each other, an go on 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 proverb, "Personal care begins with hair," consumers now drop almost $60 billion yearly on fuzz care products, one of the personal care industry's largest market segments. Despite the increasing availability of new hair care products within the past century, many products are inadequate for tackling today's strict hair treatments, the researchers say.
"Given all the unexampled hair treatments out on that point, there's a growing need to make hair feel more natural, especially for women," says study coauthor Eva Max, a doctorial student in chemistry at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. She notes, however, that researchers motionless are scrambling to put hair upkeep on a firm scientific basis. The research involves "haptics," the science of touch - how the subjective perception of match connects to objective aerofoil properties of hair and other materials
"For the first time, we present an experimental setup that allows measuring the subtle forces, both physical and chemical, that come up when single hairs slide past each other or are pressed against each other," Max says. "The findings will help provide clearer strategies for optimizing hair care products."
Max points out that conventional methods for testing the effectivity of tomentum care products involve measurement the forces required to comb hair under standardized laboratory conditions. Test volunteers are also asked to assess whisker feel, but this coming is largely subjective. A more scientific way to study hair conditioning is needed, the researchers say.
In the raw study, the researchers invented a unique technology for analyzing hair that involves mounting individual hair fibers on a cantilever tip of an atomic force microscope and measuring their interactions as they tint each former. "The scheme will reserve scientists to explore how different haircloth care products affect hair-to-hair interactions so that these products can be optimized in a more taxonomic fashion," Max says.
The researchers used this new proficiency to examine hair samples collected from volunteers. The samples, which were antecedently bleached, ranged from clean blond to dark blond in color.
The researchers constitute that pilus feels uncut and difficult to comb for 2 main reasons. On the one hand, mechanical impairment to a hair's surface, or cuticle, creates scabrous 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 making hair more difficult to comb. To soften hair, conditioners moldiness contain active agents to smooth-out these scales so that they produce less friction, the researchers say.
On the other hand, chemical changes occur when whisker fibers interact. Negative charges build up on the surface of hair that causes repulsive force between single hairs. This repulsion causes friction and makes whisker rough and difficult to comb. To solve the problem, positively charged polymers that neutralize the negatively charged surfaces are included in conditioner formula to leave a silken feel to hair.
But finding the correct 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 timbre, Wood says.
The key to repairing these processes is to find the right-hand 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 care products to achieve this goal more easily, giving consumers a more honest product, the researchers pronounce. Their study was funded by BASF Care Chemicals Division.
Mark T. Sampson
The American Chemical Society - the world's largest scientific high society - is a nonprofit organization organization leased by the U.S. Congress and a global drawing card 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.
Source:
Charmayne Marsh
Michael Bernstein
American Chemical Society
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Embracing that proverb, "Personal care begins with hair," consumers now drop almost $60 billion yearly on fuzz care products, one of the personal care industry's largest market segments. Despite the increasing availability of new hair care products within the past century, many products are inadequate for tackling today's strict hair treatments, the researchers say.
"Given all the unexampled hair treatments out on that point, there's a growing need to make hair feel more natural, especially for women," says study coauthor Eva Max, a doctorial student in chemistry at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. She notes, however, that researchers motionless are scrambling to put hair upkeep on a firm scientific basis. The research involves "haptics," the science of touch - how the subjective perception of match connects to objective aerofoil properties of hair and other materials
"For the first time, we present an experimental setup that allows measuring the subtle forces, both physical and chemical, that come up when single hairs slide past each other or are pressed against each other," Max says. "The findings will help provide clearer strategies for optimizing hair care products."
Max points out that conventional methods for testing the effectivity of tomentum care products involve measurement the forces required to comb hair under standardized laboratory conditions. Test volunteers are also asked to assess whisker feel, but this coming is largely subjective. A more scientific way to study hair conditioning is needed, the researchers say.
In the raw study, the researchers invented a unique technology for analyzing hair that involves mounting individual hair fibers on a cantilever tip of an atomic force microscope and measuring their interactions as they tint each former. "The scheme will reserve scientists to explore how different haircloth care products affect hair-to-hair interactions so that these products can be optimized in a more taxonomic fashion," Max says.
The researchers used this new proficiency to examine hair samples collected from volunteers. The samples, which were antecedently bleached, ranged from clean blond to dark blond in color.
The researchers constitute that pilus feels uncut and difficult to comb for 2 main reasons. On the one hand, mechanical impairment to a hair's surface, or cuticle, creates scabrous 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 making hair more difficult to comb. To soften hair, conditioners moldiness contain active agents to smooth-out these scales so that they produce less friction, the researchers say.
On the other hand, chemical changes occur when whisker fibers interact. Negative charges build up on the surface of hair that causes repulsive force between single hairs. This repulsion causes friction and makes whisker rough and difficult to comb. To solve the problem, positively charged polymers that neutralize the negatively charged surfaces are included in conditioner formula to leave a silken feel to hair.
But finding the correct 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 timbre, Wood says.
The key to repairing these processes is to find the right-hand 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 care products to achieve this goal more easily, giving consumers a more honest product, the researchers pronounce. Their study was funded by BASF Care Chemicals Division.
Mark T. Sampson
The American Chemical Society - the world's largest scientific high society - is a nonprofit organization organization leased by the U.S. Congress and a global drawing card 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.
Source:
Charmayne Marsh
Michael Bernstein
American Chemical Society
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Sunday, 10 August 2008
Jan Hammer and Neal Schon
Artist: Jan Hammer and Neal Schon
Genre(s):
Instrumental
Discography:
No More Lies
Year: 1998
Tracks: 19
Integrated Care: Aiming High
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Thursday, 12 June 2008
American Idol - Idol Pulls In Years Biggest Audience
Although the size of the audience for American Idol dipped significantly over
the season, Wednesday night's finale actually rose slightly from last year's. The
episode averaged 30.6 million viewers versus 29.5 million for the 2007 finale. Fox's
17.3 rating and 27 share was greater than the ratings for the three other networks combined
-- as was the network's rating for adults 18-49. The final half hour of Idol recorded
a 19.1/29, translating to 36.34 million viewers -- the biggest number for any regular
television episode of the year.
22/05/2008
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Friday, 6 June 2008
MTV Asia Awards heading to Malaysia
Jared Leto will host ceremony in August
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia is playing host to the MTV Asia Awards ceremony for the first time this year. The eighth edition of the annual show will be held at the 6,000-capacity Arena of Stars in Genting, northeast of Kuala Lumpur, on Aug. 2.
Hosting the event will be 30 Seconds to Mars vocalist/guitarist Jared Leto.
"It's an honor to be part of what I'm sure will be an exciting and unforgettable night in a magical and beautiful country," Leto said.
The annual MTV Asia Awards is broadcast to more than 291 million homes across Asia. Portions of this year's show will be broadcast on MTV channels worldwide, reaching 1 billion viewers in 162 countries, according to MTV.
"The MTV Asia Awards 2008 will set new benchmarks for the Asian music scene," said Amit Jain, executive vp and managing director of MTV Networks, Southeast Asia, China and India.
MTV will present 16 awards, nine for favorite artists from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan, and seven awards in categories for international artists.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia is playing host to the MTV Asia Awards ceremony for the first time this year. The eighth edition of the annual show will be held at the 6,000-capacity Arena of Stars in Genting, northeast of Kuala Lumpur, on Aug. 2.
Hosting the event will be 30 Seconds to Mars vocalist/guitarist Jared Leto.
"It's an honor to be part of what I'm sure will be an exciting and unforgettable night in a magical and beautiful country," Leto said.
The annual MTV Asia Awards is broadcast to more than 291 million homes across Asia. Portions of this year's show will be broadcast on MTV channels worldwide, reaching 1 billion viewers in 162 countries, according to MTV.
"The MTV Asia Awards 2008 will set new benchmarks for the Asian music scene," said Amit Jain, executive vp and managing director of MTV Networks, Southeast Asia, China and India.
MTV will present 16 awards, nine for favorite artists from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan, and seven awards in categories for international artists.
Friday, 30 May 2008
Superstar Nelly Hosts Las Vegas Celebrity Weekend Event at Red Rock Resort
Inviting just a few hundred lucky contest winners, fans and close friends, Derrty Entertainment/Universal Motown's superstar NELLY hosts a weekend-long event at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. The affair will preview Nelly's long awaited studio album Brass Knuckles.
The Las Vegas celebrity weekend takes place June 6th - 8th at the Red Rock Resort. Planned events include a VIP dinner, an evening of bowling inside Red Rock Lanes VIP bowling suite with radio contest winners, a press conference, an intimate live concert performance by Nelly inside Rocks Lounge, and an exclusive party at CHERRY nightclub.
News Image "Party People," the album's debut single featuring Fergie, and produced by Polow Da Don (Fergie, Ludacris, Usher), has bulleted into the Top 20 Rhythmic-Crossover radio format. The seethingly energized music video, directed by Marc Webb with signature imagery from the film musical Moulin Rouge, is in rotation on MTV and BET, and has generated over 2 million streams on youtube.com.
BRASS KNUCKLES, Nelly's first full album of new songs in four years is scheduled for release on August 19, 2008. On this fifth studio album, he's joined by top-notch producers and recording artists- Jermaine Dupri, Pharrell, Akon, Usher, T.I., Babyface, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Ciara, Ashanti and the St. Lunatics.
The three-time Grammy winner and six-time Billboard Award winner has sold over 40 million copies worldwide of his four studio albums. His previous studio project, the unique double release Sweat and Suit, made Nelly the first solo artist in history to make simultaneous album chart entries at No. 1 and No. 2. He starred in the remake of The Longest Yard and was also executive producer of the hit soundtrack album.
Nelly is CEO of the label he founded, Derrty Entertainment, and has launched two successful clothing labels, Apple Bottoms (the No. 2 junior apparel line in the U.S.) and Vokal, as well as the all-natural energy drink Pimp Juice. He is a co-owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats as well as a noted philanthropist. He has founded two charitable organizations, Jes Us 4 Jackie and 4 Sho 4 Kids.
Red Rock Resort, named one of the world's best new hotels by Conde' Nast magazine's 2007 Hot List issue, is Las Vegas' hottest off-strip luxury resort located 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The resort features more than 800 guest rooms and suites, a 25,000 square foot spa, CHERRY nightclub, nine restaurants, gaming, bowling, movies and live concerts. For more information, visit http://www.Rapweekly.com/www.redrocklasvegas.com
The Las Vegas celebrity weekend takes place June 6th - 8th at the Red Rock Resort. Planned events include a VIP dinner, an evening of bowling inside Red Rock Lanes VIP bowling suite with radio contest winners, a press conference, an intimate live concert performance by Nelly inside Rocks Lounge, and an exclusive party at CHERRY nightclub.
News Image "Party People," the album's debut single featuring Fergie, and produced by Polow Da Don (Fergie, Ludacris, Usher), has bulleted into the Top 20 Rhythmic-Crossover radio format. The seethingly energized music video, directed by Marc Webb with signature imagery from the film musical Moulin Rouge, is in rotation on MTV and BET, and has generated over 2 million streams on youtube.com.
BRASS KNUCKLES, Nelly's first full album of new songs in four years is scheduled for release on August 19, 2008. On this fifth studio album, he's joined by top-notch producers and recording artists- Jermaine Dupri, Pharrell, Akon, Usher, T.I., Babyface, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Ciara, Ashanti and the St. Lunatics.
The three-time Grammy winner and six-time Billboard Award winner has sold over 40 million copies worldwide of his four studio albums. His previous studio project, the unique double release Sweat and Suit, made Nelly the first solo artist in history to make simultaneous album chart entries at No. 1 and No. 2. He starred in the remake of The Longest Yard and was also executive producer of the hit soundtrack album.
Nelly is CEO of the label he founded, Derrty Entertainment, and has launched two successful clothing labels, Apple Bottoms (the No. 2 junior apparel line in the U.S.) and Vokal, as well as the all-natural energy drink Pimp Juice. He is a co-owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats as well as a noted philanthropist. He has founded two charitable organizations, Jes Us 4 Jackie and 4 Sho 4 Kids.
Red Rock Resort, named one of the world's best new hotels by Conde' Nast magazine's 2007 Hot List issue, is Las Vegas' hottest off-strip luxury resort located 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The resort features more than 800 guest rooms and suites, a 25,000 square foot spa, CHERRY nightclub, nine restaurants, gaming, bowling, movies and live concerts. For more information, visit http://www.Rapweekly.com/www.redrocklasvegas.com
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