Thursday, February 3, 2011
Strap Push up Bras
Many women believe the strap must be hidden; however, this can not be further from the truth. In fact, new trends exist to both hide and flaunt the bra strap this summer. Summer fashions are revealing a lot of skin and it is important to be decisive in whether you show your bra straps or not. Beyond the traditional strapless bra, there are some trendy decorative straps that can really accentuate the dress or shirt and make a fashion statement.
Porphura offers a variety of jeweled straps that are interchanged with a bra's removable straps. Recently, we had a client who was preparing for her son's wedding in Florida. She was wearing a St. John dress and we added decorative straps featuring crystals and it really added to the way the dress appeared. The crystal straps were very attractive and gave the dress an entirely different look.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Sexy Lingerie - An Added Sex Appeal to Your Body
The varieties of lingerie available nowadays are of wide range unlike earlier. One can have them online too if you are shy to buy them at a local market. Finally being sexy and tempting to your man in your sexy lingerie is just a click away. Wearing lingerie no longer a taboo and it's been a sex appeal to women.
Sexy lingerie is not an idea of eroticism; it's just about surprising your significant other and in turn it could be a journey into other world never imagined so far. This is a tease factor to your guy and diverts his work pressure towards pleasure moments. This is Just a factor to take you away from doldrums.
Sexy lingerie is a fashion accessory and no longer only for the bedroom. Just give it a try if you are not yet tried any. Try some bra with boost or a lacy camisole, etc; all would improve your feminine touch to tempting extent. Online lingerie stores are come as a real help for this kind of things in coping up with your shyness. You can see many different kind of lingerie to suit to your taste and sex appeal like bustier, camisoles, few thongs of different varieties and g-strings.
May be few think about themselves as a not a type to wear a lingerie, but secret is every female is deserve giving it a try and experience amazing results through it. This is just about choosing right lingerie which could make you tempting and desirable to your guy. An online lingerie shop will help you here to have an idea about which could be better suitable to you. By going to a local shop for lingerie one cannot browse through available things in detail as the way they could do on an online lingerie shopping.
An online lingerie purchase is not alone for women, a man who wants to buy a present to his girl friend or wife best lingerie, there this online lingerie shopping best option. Many men fantasize their woman in sexy lingerie and want to present one such. But going to a shop to buy such is self-conscious matter. Here buying a sexy lingerie in an online lingerie shop is quite possible.
Online lingerie shopping is your easy way to buy lingerie without any intrusion of your privacy. Through this way you can learn about lingerie and know more about many things without bothering someone watching or giggling at you. Sexy lingerie purchase is about privacy and inhibitions and these all can be kept at bay and buy your favorite lingerie happily to your taste. Through online shopping.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Report ranks America's safest cities
From toxic red sludge swelling the Danube River to freak tornadoes hitting typically twister-free Brooklyn N.Y., weird new threats are cropping up everywhere. It's enough to make you want to hide indoors with a Snuggie and a survival kit.
But risk-dodgers, take notice: There are still plenty of U.S. cities where the living is easy. Take Plano, Texas--residents of this wealthy Dallas suburb enjoy the lowest violent crime rate of all big American cities, and have a much lower rate of fatal car crashes. In fact, this "All-American City" tops our list of America's Safest Cities.
It's not hard to understand why it's so safe in a place like Plano: The city's median household income is 54% above the national average, at $77,140. Other wealthy cities also stand out as safe: Honolulu (No. 3), San Jose, Calif., (No. 4) and San Diego (No. 9) all have median incomes above the national average, and correspondingly low rates of fatal traffic accidents and violent crime.
But money alone isn't the key to safety. The size of the wealth gap matters more. "If you have low incomes in an environment with high incomes, it creates a crime vector between the 'haves' and 'have-nots,'" says Bruce McIndoe, president of iJet Intelligent Risk Systems, a Maryland-based risk-assessment firm. "Places like Plano and Honolulu are more homogeneous."
Behind The Numbers
To find out which cities are the safest, we started by making a list of all American cities with a population above 250,000. Then we ranked each city on the number of violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2009, as reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Since the FBI only has data for cities that submit complete crime data, we were limited to looking at 71 places--two big cities, Chicago, Ill. and Virginia Beach, Va, had to be dropped from our list.
Next, we ranked each city on the number of traffic fatalities per 100,000 residents, using 2008 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the most recent available. We averaged the rankings for violent crime and fatal crashes in each city, to arrive at a final score. When cities tied with the same score, we used the crime rate as tiebreaker.
Jobs Matter
Not every city on our list is a moneyed enclave. Omaha, Neb., which came in fifth, has a median household income below the national median, and the median home value of $134,600 is 27% below the national median, according to the United States Census Bureau. Omaha isn't poor, but its strong safety record also can't be explained by pointing to the fat wallets of its citizens. Rather, the high percentage of Omahans with jobs contributes to its safety: The Omaha metropolitan area's unemployment rate is the seventh-lowest in the country, at 4.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"High-growth cities with low unemployment are safer," says McIndoe. "When people are gainfully employed, they are more invested in their city."
Big City Surprises
Fans of small-town living might be shocked to find that the biggest city on our list is also one of the least dangerous: New York, with 8.4 million residents, is the sixth-safest city on our list.
Sure, the Big Apple ranks high in part because it's so pedestrian-friendly, and fewer drivers on the road reduce the risk of traffic fatalities: In 2008 NYC had only 3 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents. But New York also boasts a violent crime rate well below what you'd expect for a big city: Only 552 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents, better than two-thirds of the 71 cities on the list.
All considered, the country's safest cities are ones where residents are reasonably well-off, homeownership is high, infrastructure and employment are strong, and rates of drunk drivers are low, says McIndoe.
Don't Panic
While the world may seem scarier every day, the United States is actually becoming safer. According to the FBI, the violent crime rate in the U.S. fell 5.3% from 2008 to 2009, down for a third straight year.
American roads are getting less risky too, as more laws go on the books to combat distracted driving. This year 12 states joined the 18 that already have legislation to ban texting while driving. And eight states prohibit all handheld cellphone use in the car.
Still, an overriding sense of fear can cause people to overlook the statistics. "If you talk to the average citizen, they're very concerned about terrorism, but in reality the probability of the threat is so minuscule it shouldn't be on the radar," says McIndoe. "When it comes to risks, there are huge gaps between perception and reality."
Top 5 Safest Cities in America
1. Plano, Texas
Traffic Fatality Rank: 4
Violent Crime Rank: 1
2. Portland, Ore.
Traffic Fatality Rank: 5
Violent Crime Rank: 6
3. Honolulu, Hawaii
Traffic Fatality Rank: 14
Violent Crime Rank: 2
4. San Jose, Calif.
Traffic Fatality Rank: 13
Violent Crime Rank: 5
5. Omaha, Neb.
Traffic Fatality Rank: 3
Violent Crime Rank: 17
Sunday, October 10, 2010
George W. Bush avoids politics
WASHINGTON – Former President Bill Clinton is busy on the campaign trail, helping candidates in races from Florida to Washington state. His successor, George W. Bush? Holed up in Texas.
Bush left office deeply unpopular and sour on domestic politics. After leaving Washington and returning to Texas, he has kept a low profile, working on his memoir and appearing only occasionally at paid speeches. Aides say he has no plans to be a figure in this year's elections, which could see major gains for the GOP.
Republicans, who paid electoral costs in 2006 and 2008 for Bush's unpopularity, are hardly clamoring for the 43rd president to join them on the campaign trail. After all, an Associated Press-GfK poll last month found 55 percent of all Americans have an unfavorable opinion of Bush and 51 percent blame him for the economic crisis that began on his watch.
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EDITOR'S NOTE — An insider's view of this year's elections based on reports from around the nation.
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While he enjoys popularity with base conservatives, Bush is not necessarily an in-demand figure for candidates trying to fault President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats for the economic mess. Republicans across the nation are trying to lay the blame for 15 million out-of-work Americans at Democrats' feet.
Republican strategists are quick to say they respect the former president but add they are not begging him to join candidates at rallies. Bush's unpopularity was one of the chief reasons Sen. John McCain's presidential bid in 2008 failed, as then-candidate Obama's allies painted the Arizona Republican as a mere third term for Bush.
Since leaving office, Bush has written a memoir, set to be published after the Nov. 2 election. "Decision Points" will be released on Nov. 9 with an initial printing of 1.5 million copies — the same run Clinton enjoyed for his memoir.
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For his part, Clinton has emerged a popular figure for Democrats. Since leaving office in 2001, the president has repaired his image and used his star power to raise millions of dollars for developing countries and for Democrats. Clinton's schedule has him visiting Kentucky, Nevada and his home state of Arkansas on behalf of Democrats in tough races.
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The Federal Election Commission has flagged U.S. Senate candidates 24 times since major fundraising started last year for taking contributions that appear to exceed federal limits, but almost half of the notices have gone to just three candidates, an Associated Press review found.
GOP candidates Marco Rubio of Florida and Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho have received four notices each while Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York got three. Thirteen other candidates have received one notice each.
Individuals can donate up to $2,400 per candidate for the primary and another $2,400 for the general election.
Rubio's Democratic opponent, Kendrick Meek, got one notice.
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The committee that oversees Republican efforts in this year's U.S. Senate races says it's putting another $1 million into the California race between Carly Fiorina and Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Amber Marchand, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, says that the organization's investment in Fiorina's campaign now totals almost $3 million.
Polls have shown Boxer with a lead in the race, but Marchand said Friday that the additional money shows that GOP officials are confident that Fiorina can win.
The committee that oversees Democratic efforts in this year's Senate races has not said whether it will make a similar investment in the California race.
Boxer and Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is not up for re-election this year, have held both Senate seats in California since 1992.
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Annoyed by television ads from a third party group targeting him in his re-election campaign, Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley went to the group's headquarters for an explanation — and found a mailbox.
In a YouTube video his campaign distributed on Friday, Braley went to the address listed on the website of the American Future Fund. The group has paid for television ads targeting Braley, who is running against former Republican congressional staffer Ben Lange.
The Des Moines address listed for the American Future Fund is the location of a UPS Store, as Braley discovers. When Braley asks the store's clerk about a reference on the American Future Fund's website to a suite number, he's referred to the group's mailbox.
The American Future Fund is one of dozens of third-party groups running advertisements this election cycle and has pumped nearly $6 million into House races. Braley has criticized Lange for benefiting from the group's advertising.
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Quick hits:
• Failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Karen Handel shelled out more than $100,000 to fly former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family to Atlanta for a last-minute push in her runoff with Nathan Deal. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports Handel detailed on campaign finance reports $92,000 to charter a plane and spent another $13,000 at a hotel for the event.
• The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is endorsing Meg Whitman for California governor, saying the financially troubled state needs the former eBay CEO's experience to create jobs. The group has been active in California politics this year, having spent more than $2 million in ads backing Senate candidate Fiorina in her effort against Boxer.
• Democrat Robin Carnahan's campaign for Senate in Missouri says GOP rival Roy Blunt is "often downright boring" but "far more dangerous than candidates like Christine O'Donnell," the tea party-backed candidate in Delaware. In a fundraising pitch that mocks O'Donnell's campaign commercial, Carnahan's campaign includes a picture of Blunt with a sign also declaring "I am not a witch."
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