Headbands

Headband

Headbands are a clothing accessory worn in the hair or around the forehead, usually to hold hair away from the face or eyes. Headbands generally consist of a loop of elastic material or a horseshoe-shaped piece of flexible plastic or metal. They come in assorted shapes and sizes and are used for both fashion and practical/utilitarian purposes.

Horseshoe-shaped headbands are sometimes called Alice bands after the headbands that Alice is often depicted wearing in through the looking Glass.

Diamond weaving headband

Elastic headband

Fifa WorldCup - Welcome progress for pakistan

Welcome progress for Pakistan

(FIFA.com) Thursday 7 March 2013

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It seems strange to describe Pakistan, the world’s sixth-most populous nation, as a minnow on planet football. Yet their failure to make a single appearance at either the FIFA World Cup™ or the AFC Asian Cup make that description inarguable. However, progress is being made and, boosted by their impressive showings during the recent friendlies, the Green Shirts have fixed their sights on a return to the AFC Challenge Cup ahead of the qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan later this month.

The South Asians began their build-up for this qualifying campaign in early March with a pair of warm-up matches in Nepal, when Zavisa Milosavljevic's visitors claimed back-to-back 1-0 wins, with Hassan Bashir and Muhammad Mujahid grabbing the all-important goals. The victories also ensured the Pakistanis were rewarded with timely morale-booster in the shape of a 19-place rise to 170 in the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking.

Pakistan’s best performance in the global ladder came in February 1994, when they climbed to 141st, but they have long struggled in its lower reaches, plunging as low as 192 in May 2001. This downward trajectory continued even after Milosavljevic’s appointment as coach in November 2011, with the team slipping from a position of 174th to 189th this January. The recent spirited friendly performances have, however, brought this trend to an end and enabled Pakistan to emerge as Asia's biggest movers in the past month.

Challenge and opportunity The competition in Kyrgyzstan will now provide Milosavljevic's charges with a chance to make further progress in the global pecking order. And should they make it through to their second AFC Challenge Cup in 2014 in Maldives, their next target will undoubtedly be to win the tournament and book a historic place at the 2015 Asian Cup.

For the team’s down-to-earth Serbian coach, though, there are no easy games during qualifying, in which they have been pitted against the hosts, Tajikistan and Macau. Pakistan have won just once in their four previous meetings with the central Asian duo, with Milosavljevic all too aware what difficulties are facing them.

"The Challenge Cup is truly a challenge for us," said the former Lesotho coach, "We have a very difficult first match against Tajikistan. These central Asians are good at long-range shots and our keeper must be very wary of this."

Two opening wins will all but seal Pakistan's progression either among the group winners or the two best second-place finishers, and a good result in the closing game against Macau – a team they have never lost to - should be within their grasp.

"If we continue our form and the level of our technical play during the recent friendlies, we can expect to get results," added Milosavljevic, whose side travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for a week's training before heading to Kyrgyzstan. “We should keep fully focused on our preparation and our play."

Overseas back-up Despite cricket's dominance of the national sporting scene, football has indeed claimed its fair share of supporters over the past decade, largely courtesy of the inception of Pakistani Premier League in 2004. With the aid of FIFA, infrastructure has also improved, with FA headquarters and a training centre among the facilities constructed.

All this, of course, provides home-grown players with a stage to emerge and develop. The national team also boast a host of overseas-based players, spearheaded by former Fulham defender Zesh Rehman. The 29-year-old joins the national team hot off his brilliant form with Kitchee SC of Hong Kong, excelling in his club recent 3-0 defeat of India's Churchill FC in the AFC Cup opener.

Also on the list are England-based duo of midfielder Adnan Ahmed and defender Shabir Khan, as well as a Demark-based quartet in Hassan Bashir, Yousuf Butt, Yaqoob Butt and Mohammad Ali, all of whom have been named in Pakistan's AFC Challenge Cup squad. Bashir was on target in their first friendly against Nepal and Butt grabbed the equaliser in the closing minute against Maldives.

"These foreign players bring a lot of quality to the team," Milosavljevic concluded, "They can help the team with their international experiences and professionalism. This (Challenge Cup qualifying) is our toughest assignment in two years and I hope these players have the guile and character to take the team out of any sticky situations."

Gitex Shopper 2013 - Spring Edition

SPRING TO LIFE - GET READY FOR THE HOTTEST CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW!

Spring Fever for Tech Savvy Consumers

Get ready for GITEX Shopper Spring 2013  at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)!!Created under the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and similar in concept to its long-established sister show GITEX Shopper which takes place every autumn, the spring version runs from 3 – 6 April 2013.  and will offer the crazy offers on the latest electronic products and gadgets from the world’s leading tech brands.

With a wide range of products under one roof in Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2 and 3, GITEX Shopper Spring will offer the best bargains on the latest electronic products and gadgets from the region’s power retailers, including  E-Max, E-City, Jacky’s Electronics, Jumbo Electronic and Sharaf DG. Visitors can expect more choice, more convenience and a great shopping experience andstand a chance to win a car everyday!

In addition to platinum sponsor Samsung, other brands and retailers represented at the show include Blackberry, Dell, Nikon, Nokia, One Mobile, and many more. 

Food : Best Restaurants : Buffet

1) Ibrahimi Palace Resturant
Ibrahimi Palace Restaurant in Karama. Best Pakistani Buffet restaurant in town. Variety of food and well maintained . Taste is very delicious, I strongly recommend it to all Pakistanis and Asians .Enjoy Pakistani Cuisine in UAE!
Call 971 4 397 7070 for booking and information

2) Lal Qila - A theme Restaurant
The upscale Mughlai theme restaurant in Jumeirah area in Dubai. Join us for a touch of royalty and be ready for a historical hospitality befitting to Kings and Queens. Adorned with courtesy of Mughlai era, LalQila offers you authentic Mughlai, Tandoori, Live Bar-B-Que and Traditional Indo-Pakistani cuisine.

LalQila restaurant in Dubai is a franchise of LalQila Restaurant Pakistan and is owned by the Geek Restaurant Group LLC. Launched in February 2011, LalQila restaurant in Dubai builds upon years of excellent reputation and name of LalQila Pakistan. Now residents of U.A.E. can enjoy the best Indo-Pakistani hospitality and cuisine right here in Dubai.
Call 971 4 325 4778 for booking and information

Dubai World Cup 2013

Come join the fun and excitement at the Dubai World Cup 2013.

Date:

Saturday, 30th March 2013

Duration:

1 day

Timings:

4:30 PM

Audience:

Family, General Public, Retailers & Corporations, UAE Nationals

Category:

Family & Children, General Public, Sports

Venue:

Meydan Grandstand and Racecourse, Nad Al Sheba

Admission:

AED 25 for general admission and packages start from AED 350 per person

Telephone:

+ 971 4 327 2110

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Witness the 18th edition of the world's richest raceday, the Dubai World Cup from the stunning hospitality facilities offering you the opportunity to experience an electrifying atmosphere in style and comfort.

Select from a wide range of tailored hospitality packages at top-class restaurants, lounges and private suites – all with stunning views of the racetrack – or join the heart of the social action at Apron Views home to the famous Bubble Lounge, Irish Village and Jaguar Style Stakes competition. Visit the website to view the dining and hospitality packages on offer.

Samsung shows off Youm flexible display

The technology, Samsung says during a CES keynote speech, will let the company's partners make bendable, rollable, and foldable displays. Microsoft joins in the demo fun.

by Jonathan Skillings January 9, 2013 10:19 AM PST

Microsoft's Eric Rudder demos a prototype of how a Windows Phone would look using a Youm display.

(Credit: James Martin/CNET)

Samsung today showed off a new flexible display technology called Youm.

During the company's keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, company executives talked up Youm, which is designed to bring out better colors and contrast, with a superthin form factor. It uses OLED display technology.

Brian Berkeley, the senior vice president of Samsung's display lab in San Jose, Calif., held up a prototype of a phone that has one of these displays that's bent around the side of the phone, so you can see updates on the side. The technology will let the company's partners make bendable, rollable, and foldable displays, he said.

Flexible display technology has been cooking at Samsung for a while now -- the company showed off a display prototype, sans phone, at CES 2011. Samsung slapped the Youm brand name on the technology last spring.

Other companies are dabbling in similar efforts to produce bendy displays. LG and Nokia have also recently demonstrated flexible prototypes for smartphones and tablets.

Eyes-on Samsung's Youm flexible display tech at CES (pictures)

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During its CES 2013 keynote presentation, Samsung showed a concept video of just how flexible Youm displays could be. The video started out with three actors in a coffee shop, one of whom folds up his high-tech wallet phone thing -- imagine a tablet that folds like a bifold wallet. Another one breaks out a tablet that rolls out from something the size of a handheld voice recorder.

Microsoft's chief technical strategy officer, Eric Rudder, then came on stage to demo a prototype of how a Windows Phone would look using a Youm display.

"Man, that's neat," my colleague Josh Lowensohn, who was in the audience, wrote in our live blog from the Samsung event. "Just running through a demo video on the device itself, but it looks absolutely eye-popping from 100 feet away."

This prototype shows a Youm display wrapping around the side of the device.

(Credit: James Martin/CNET)

Samsung exec Brian Berkeley holds a demo device with a flexible Youm display.

(Credit: James Martin/CNET)

(Credit: James Martin/CNET)

Editors' note: This story was updated several times with photos, background, and additional details from the CES event.

Microsoft vs General Motors

Microsoft vs General Motors

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated that :- “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon.”

In response to Gates’ comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:

If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought “Car95″ or “CarNT”. But then you would have to buy more seats.

6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only work on five percent of the roads.

7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single “general car default” warning light.

8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt.

9. The airbag system would say “Are you sure?” before going off.

10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key, and grab hold of the radio antenna.

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car’s performance to diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the Justice Department.

12. Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would have to learn to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

13. You’d press the “start” button to shut off the engine.

Inspirational Stories - Two frogs in the milk

Two frogs in the milk

This is the story of two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn't get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around.

The fat frog said to the skinny frog, "Brother frog, there's no use paddling any longer. We're just going to drown, so we might as well give up." The skinny frog replied, "Hold on brother, keep paddling. Somebody will get us out." And they continued paddling for hours.

After a while, the fat frog said, "Brother frog, there's no use. I'm becoming very tired now. I'm just going to stop paddling and drown. It's Sunday and nobody's working. We're doomed. There's no possible way out of here." But the skinny frog said, "Keep trying. Keep paddling. Something will happen, keep paddling." Another couple of hours passed.

The fat frog said, "I can't go on any longer. There's no sense in doing it because we're going to drown anyway. What's the use?" And the fat frog stopped. He gave up. And he drowned in the milk. But the skinny frog kept on paddling.

Ten minutes later, the skinny frog felt something solid beneath his feet. He had churned the milk into butter and he hopped out of the vat.

Author: Melissa D Zartman

20 Home Remedies to Get Rid of Dandruff- Dandruff Treatment and Cure

Home remedies for dandruff is a natural way to get rid of dandruff, a common scalp disorder. A person looking fordandruff treatment can cure dandruff at home with the aid of naturally available remedies. Dandruff is the result of excessive shedding of dead cells from the scalp. Dandruff can be cause of hair loss, acne, pimples and hair premature greying, so it should be treated before it gets severe and chronic.

Treatment of Dandruff is necessary as it is embarrassing and creates self esteem problems. Dandruff can be spread if you make use of common comb, hairbrush, soap and towel. Getting rid of dandruff is not as hard as perceived. Dandruff home remedies are natural and very effective. They can give you long term results keeping you away from harsh chemicals and expensive hair care products.

Here are some best ways to get rid of Dandruff at home with the assistance of home remedies:

Yogurt and Black pepper as a anti dandruff treatment
Yogurt reduces the intensity of scaling. Mix 2 teaspoon of black pepper powder in a cup of curd and blend it thoroughly. Then rub this mixture into dandruff affected scalp and after an hour, wash it with a mild shampoo.

Olive Oil Treatment for Dandruff
You can get rid of dandruff with the consistence use of olive oil. Olive oil is natural clarifying and moisturizing agent. It is one of the most admired home remedies for dandruff. A lukewarm oil treatment of olive oil can help you to treat your dandruff. Don't make the olive oil too hot. Apply the olive oil to the problem scalp in circular motions before going to bed. Wash out your hair with a mild shampoo in the morning.

Lemon juice and Coconut oil 
Blend together 1 tbsp. of lemon juice with 5 tbsp. of coconut oil. Apply to the scalp to get rid of dandruff. Lemon juice is a natural home remedy for dandruff and will clear away flakes from your scalp. There is a myth that lemon juice can lead to hair graying. However this is not true. Leave this remedy on the scalp for 20 to 30 minutes and then wash with a shampoo.

Vinegar to get rid of Dandruff
Vinegar is extremely effective for the treatment of dandruff as it is rich in potassium and enzymes which will help to cure an itchy scalp and dandruff. There are several ways you can make use of vinegar to prevent dandruff. You can massage apple cider vinegar into the dandruff scalp 5 to 7 minutes. Apple cider vinegar will help you to get rid of the dead skin cells, which are responsible in clogging the hair follicles and lead to dandruff flakes.

Another way to use vinegar to treat dandruff is to mix a tbsp. of vinegar in your last mug of water when you wash your hair.

Baking Soda to remove dandruff flakes
This may be surprising, but true that Baking soda is potential to clear excess flakes and clarifies the scalp from dandruff. You can add 1 tsp. of baking soda to a handful of shampoo and you will find that it can remove dandruff flakes even hiding in hair strands.

Aloe Vera gel to cure dandruff
Apply aloe Vera gel on the scalp to remove dandruff. Leave on for 15 minutes. Aloe is a natural home remedy, which clarifies and repairs damaged skin. It fights dandruff and let you get rid of dandruff flakes so the scalp can heal.

Apply Eggs to remove dandruff
Beat 2 eggs to apply it on scalp and rinse it off with in one hour to get dandruff free hair. Eggs help in the treatment of dandruff and falling hair. Egg acts as a good conditioner for dry hair giving them glow and shine.

Neem Leaves
Neem has the antiseptic property, which helps in getting rid of dandruff. Apply neem leaves paste on your scalp to fight dandruff as it is a very effective home remedy. Neem leaves is successful in treating lice, treating dandruff and many other eruptions on the scalp.

Warm Oil Massage on Scalp
Luke warm oil massage is considered as one of the best home remedy to get rid of dandruff. Luke warm almond oil, coconut oil, or olive oil is used to massage on scalp to prevent dandruff. Leave it on scalp overnight.

Onion is a natural anti dandruff solution
Apply the paste of onion into your scalp. Leave it on dandruff skin for one hour. Wash thoroughly. This will assist to get rid of dandruff. Apply lemon juice to remove smell of onion from your hair.

Fenugreek (Methi) Seeds and Oil to get rid of dandruff 
Soak methi seeds in water for overnight and mash these fenugreek seeds in about half cup of warm coconut or olive oil. Apply all over the scalp. Leave it on for two to three hours. This home remedy will helps to get rid of dandruff naturally at home.

Besan and Curd to cure dandruff naturally at home
Mix 4 tbsp. Chickpea Flour also known as besan in curd to make thick paste. Apply on the scalp and leave it for an hour. You can few drops of lemon to get rid of oil of curd. This is a good home remedy to treat dandruff.

Reetha is natural dandruff treatment 
Reetha, which is soap nut, is an ideal solution to get rid of dandruff. You can use powder of reetha and make a paste out of it. Apply for two hours and rinse it off. This way you can treat dandruff at home.

Apples to get rid of Dandruff
Apply 2 tbsp. of apple juice mix in water directly to the scalp. Apples have enzymes that eliminate dead skin cells that further causes scalp flakes. Leave this home remedy on the scalp 5 to 10 minutes before washing your hair.

Tea Tree Oil to treat dandruff
Tea tree oil is a natural home remedy for dandruff. Tea tree oil has natural antiseptic and antibiotic properties, which make it best to get rid of dandruff. You can apply tea tree oil directly to the scalp, or add few drops to your regular shampoo.

Lemon and Garlic to cure dandruff
Mix 1 tbsp. of lemon juice with 2 tbsp. of garlic. Apply paste to the scalp. Lemon juice will help you to get rid of flakes. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and is best to kill the bacteria on the scalp. Leave this anti dandruff treatment on scalp for 20 to 30 minutes and then shampoo your hair.

Beetroot leaves and Henna
Crush beetroot leaves in heena powder to make a paste. Apply this mixture to remove dandruff.

Snake gourd is a home remedy to treat dandruff
Juice of snake gourd should be rubbed on the scalp. This will help to get rid of dandruff

Aspirin as a home remedy to treat dandruff
Two aspirin dissolved in the shampoo can let you get rid of dandruff. Aspirin helps to fight dandruff.

Rosemary to get rid of dandruff

Mix vinegar in oil of rosemary leaves (squeeze them). Use this home remedy for dandruff. You can also apply mixture of rosemary oil and coconut oil to your scalp to treat dandruff.

Dandruff can be prevented by washing your hair regularly or at every alternate day. This can help you to get rid of dandruff. Choose a home remedy for dandruff, which suits you and use it constantly to treat dandruff. I am sure once you try, you would love these natural home remedies.