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The Oscars has got us all abuzzing – from the winners to the celebrities who graced the red carpet (some of whom may or may not have gone to a san francisco drug alcohol rehab treatment center at one point of their lives).

FabSugar‘s verdict is out – Rooney Mara, Angelina Jolie, Jessica Chastain, Michelle Williams, and Gwyneth Paltrow were the best-dressed women on the red carpet!

Rooney Mara in Givenchy Couture
Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace
Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen
Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton
Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford

Who were your top picks?

Brights will play a major role with the popular colors for this year. Reds, greens and yellows will still be there, with a new variety. If you are into branding and plan to launch your own business, like for example several internet cigar stores, going through these colors can help.

Tomato – This is whole new kind of red. Yes, it is warmer and has more orange undertones, but it also has a commanding presence. Tomato red is to current fashion what ruby red was to the old Hollywood glamor of the forties. It is just as powerful (it’s still red, after all), but it’s a more modern kind of power. It’s less daring and more confident, less bad girl and more powerful woman, less secret mistress and more on-the-cover-of-Forbes CEO. It is understated strength personified or, in this case, color-sonified.

Raspberry – Deeply saturated, bold and feminine, you are a touch of sophistication in this color palette, like the cool Aunt who always has gum. Wear it with grays and creams to let it shine on its own, or with other brights like tangerine which will only enhance the depth of its beauty.

Lime – Lime is the like the adventurous, up-for-anything cousin in this color family. Striding though life with a wink and grin, lime is the most playful on the list. One of the best things about lime is that it suits practically everyone: blondes, brunettes, and redheads alike!
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Monster headphones are all the rage right now. I seem them everywhere I go, mostly in teens. It has become their staple accessory, I think. Somebody tell me why this is so please!

It hasn’t helped that Justin Bieber, the teenage singing sensation and heartthrob, has his own line of headphones called JB (Justin Beats). How did I know? My nieces and nephews have been asking for one since Christmas!

Converse and Marimekko have partnered to dish out more springtime excitement with the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star, Chuck Taylor All Star PJ and Jack Purcell Helen shoes.

With five signature prints from Marimekko master designers Maija Isola and Annika Rimala (and prices around $90), the shoes are a great way to add in this spring’s bright, bold colors without looking like a fruit salad.

I am loving the collaborations of OPI lately – and the OPI for the New York City Ballet collection is one of them! And like always, OPI knows what we need for spring: A new line of pastels to shake off the winter blues (and blacks, and burgundys…)

Their latest offering, OPI for the New York City Ballet, is comprised of five subdued polishes (mostly pale pinks and lilacs) and one punchy silver glitter called Pirouette My Whistle. It seems you would need more than a medication cart to cure this addiction

Lately, travel nursing jobs have become lucrative due to an overwhelming shortage of qualified medical staff in most health care unit across the world, especially in third world countries.

Specialty nurses, ones who are experienced and highly dynamic, are often prime candidates by travel nurse companies. Depending on your personality, priorities and preferences, being a mobile nurse might just be the perfect career for you.

Here are some disadvantages and advantages of being one:

Disadvantages:
1. No job security. Since you will be on assignment typically on a 13-week basis, there is no guarantee that you will be retained or your contract renewed. This is why getting good travel nursing companies is important. A good agency should be able to provide another assignment right before your assignment expires.

2. You are a floating nurse. Because you are hired to temporarily fill up vacant positions, you are also the first to be reassigned once a slot gets filled up.

3. Since you are paid more than regular staff, this can be a source of resentment for your co-nurses.

Advantages:

1. Travel opportunities

2. Attractive compensation package. Mobile nurses are paid at least 20% higher than regular nurses. You also get to enjoy other benefits such as travel allowance, housing allowance, meal allowance and many more.

3. You build such an attractive resume being exposed to various cases in different countries.

4. Career management and flexibility.

If ever you decide to be one, make sure you go through travel nurse companies like On Assignment Nurse Travel.

There are many reasons why you may need a custom label in a particular instance. Whether it is for business or personal reasons, FrontierLabel.com is your ultimate source for custom labels and custom stickers. Because no matter what kind of customized labels and stickers you need, you want a company that can provide high quality products in the quickest time possible.

The home page of FrontierLabel.com is very sleek and professional looking. It is well designed and easy to navigate. The best part of the website for those who plan to order their personalized labels and stickers is the live pricing page where you can see and choose from the various options available to you. You can indicate the print mode, size and shape, quantity, colors, material, form factor, length of processing time, and proofing. After specifying your preferences, you can immediately upload your file, place your order, and wait for the delivery of your custom labels and stickers.

The whole process is quick, easy, and hassle free for customers, allowing you to do all of these without leaving the confines of your home or office. The service of FrontierLabel.com is customization and personalization at its best with the great variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and material. You can even easily reorder additional quantities and you always get exceptional customer service through chat or call.

The site FrontierLabel.com is very simple and straightforward. Although it will be great to see more samples of labels and stickers, the site functions well as a venue where customers can easily place orders.

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Dressing up in costumes just got easier! Whether you need a Scorpion exo-500 helmet to look like a movie or cartoon character or a tiara to look like a princess, you can dress up in superhero-inspired outfits for your next party (and you don’t have to be in a strict costume!)

I wrote about a post about Disney-inspired outfits a few days ago and here I am, with another themed-outfit post! I just love Pinterest!

Which superhero-inspired ensemble do you like best?

Different safety and emergency equipments from Warning Products

Some of us might not give them much attention, but the police officers, fire fighter, emergency response team and others can be considered as our everyday heroes. Their day to day task involves life-threatening and extraordinary feats to save lives, put criminals behind bars, make our environment safe and secure and more.

With the number of threats that we receive everyday from terrorist attacks, to natural calamities and disasters, it is important that these service personnel must be equipped with the most reliable and high quality equipment so they can perform their job and keep them safe as well.
Because of these, they require tools and equipments that perform beyond the standard, no matter how extreme the conditions is and is ever reliable so that the safety and emergency personnel will be able to perform their job well. This is very crucial as any small error and mistake on their part can cost them the life of an individual.

That is why it is very important that our military, police force, emergency responders, fire fighters and all those whose jobs is to save lives must be provided with quality safety and emergency equipment that can help them enhance their work abilities.

This concern can be easily addressed by the different items sold by Warning Products. Their commitment: They only sell products that perform despite unbelievable odds.

Here are some of their safety and emergency products:

1. Emergency vehicle lights: Emergency vehicle lights are important as they signal and warn people of an approaching emergency vehicle. This is attached to a fire truck, an ambulance, or police car so that they can arrive at their destination faster to respond to an emergency or life-threatening situations.

Warning Products sells different kinds of emergency vehicle lights from LED, strobe, rotating, brite light, and more which can address any of the needs of an emergency vehicle.

1. Lifesaver Hammer. One of the military accessories that can be a great tool is the lifesaver hammer. It can really come handy in case of emergency as it has a window punch, seatbelt cutter, airbag deflation needle, a whistle and a mounting plate.
2. Road Flares. In cases of emergency where the victims are in need of help, like in a sea accident, road flares can be use to send signal of distress and request for help and assistance. The road flares from Warning Products have 16 LED lights for 360 coverage and can last up to 10,000 hour life. It is also made of TPR Plastic Shield so it is crash proof and water proof.
3. Two way radios. In emergency situations, communications among rescue teams is vital and two way radio can be a good tool for their reliable means of communication.

If there is a life at stake, there is no room for any error or mistake that is why it is very important to get safety and emergency products only from highly reliable company like Warning Products.

About the Author:

Aggie Aviso is a freelance consumer and business writer, writing comprehensive reviews, articles and how-to’s.

I cannot believe how creative this pinboard is – it makes you relive Disney and made me go over different disney packages – I miss Disney! Look at all the Disney character-inspired outfits she has come up with, totally creative (and can I say totally wearable too?)

Which one of these Disney princesses’ inspired outfits do you like most?
Mine is Rapunzel and Jasmine! Love the pink and green!