Why women lie about makeup

Why women lie about makeup

Thursday, July 3, 2014 / No Comments

What men think is a natural look for women is more likely to take hours of effort and plenty of special makeup tricks.

Almost three quarters of men say they find women more attractive when they wear less makeup; however what they think is the natural look is more likely to take hours of effort and plenty of special makeup tricks, says a research.
The new research conducted by QVC, an online site dealing in cosmetic brands, saw almost a third of men say their partner wears no makeup.
However, when surveyed, only three percent of women said they are completely bare faced at all times, while one in seven admit they’re not always truthful about their beauty regime and sometimes tell people they are wearing less makeup than they really are, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
In seems that cosmetics play a huge part in empowering women as even those looking to achieve a natural look are reluctant to ditch their makeup altogether. In fact, well over two-thirds of women feel most comfortable in their skin once their makeup is applied.
Alison Young, QVC beauty expert, said: “Well this season especially with the summer months coming forward it’s all about heat it’s about waterproof make up but it’s also, our survey showed it’s about the natural look, but the natural look can take up to 30 minutes of make-up application to actually achieve during the day and to maintain.”
Furthermore the research from QVC beauty found that 68 percent of women agree perfectly flawless skin and styled hair are the key ingredients to making them feel beautiful.
A third of women also say they feel most confident in the warmer weather, despite the fact that they wear less make up with other big confidence boosters including a compliment from a female friend.

Mind Blowing Facts About The FIFA World Cup, 2014

Mind Blowing Facts About The FIFA World Cup, 2014

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The 2014 World Cup is being held in Brazil this year. The ceremony kicked off on 12th June with a colorful ceremony before Brazil, the hosts, beat Croatia 3-1. 32 nations in total will compete in 64 games and may the best country win. As the games continue, here are 9 mind blowing facts about the 2014 World Cup that you didn’t know:

1. Goal-line technology will be used for the first time in history

Due to the controversies that have sometimes surrounded world cup goals in the past years, the referee will now be able to tell if a goal is scored. 14 cameras have been set up where 7 of these focus on one goal and the other 7 on the opposite one. These are then connected to a central mainframe computer that analyses each goal. The referee feels a vibration when the match ball crosses the goal line. A visual sign ‘Goal’ appears on a special watch he will be wearing on his wrist. No more Lampard situations anymore!

2. Drones and US robots will be used

Image source: www.irobot.com

For safety purposes, Israeli drones and Robots will be used. The unmarked drones will monitor the crowds for security and defense purposes. PackBot 510 robots used in the US military will also be used to protect tourists and citizens. These can be operated remotely and will detect and examine any suspicious objects. They also explore any dangerous environments. To enhance security, they will also use facial recognition camera glasses, high tech surveillance equipment, helicopters with thermal cameras and night vision and Brazilian Armed Forces soldiers.

3. A paraplegic teenager Took The First 2014 World Cup Kick

 

The paraplegic teenager had on a mind controlled exoskeleton suit. Though paralyzed from the waist down, the suit helps them feel the kick due to sensory feedback. The suit helped the kid stand up from his wheelchair, walk to the midfield and take the kick. This is a huge technological step and wheelchairs may one day cease to exist.

4.‘Darth Vadar’ police

Brazilian police in all the 12 states that matches will be held, have masks that are inspired by the Darth Vader character in Star Wars. They protect the police from gas attacks, can withstand high temperatures, and are equipped with a visor that will not fog and a voice amplifier. They will be used in case riots break out.

5. Brazil has worn 5 world cups

World Cup Tournaments have been held since 1930. 19 of them have been held but only 8 countries have ever won. They include Brazil, Italy, Spain, England, Germany, France, Argentina and Uruguay. Brazil has won five times, Italy Four times, Germany thrice, Uruguay and Argentina twice while England, Spain and France have each won once.

6. Strange demands by the teams

You think superstars have strange demands, wait till you hear what the football teams asked for during the World Cup. Some of the craziest things demanded include:

• Portugal demanded 6 security guards with two assigned to Cristiano Ronaldo.
• France demanded two types of liquid soaps: one for washing hands and the other for showering. The players’ room should also be identical even in color.
• Uruguay demanded that each room should have silent air-conditioning units.
• Algeria wanted each room to have a Quran.
• Ecuador demanded every room should have an everyday basket of Ecuadorian bananas.
• Japan wanted a Jacuzzi in each room
• Germany on the other hand didn’t like the accommodations provided and went ahead and built their own World Cup Hotel and training camp. Beat that! 

7. Bazuka ball

Adidas designed this year’s World Cup named ‘Bazuka’. ‘Bazuka’ is slang for national pride and the name was chosen by fans. The ball maintains it roundness and weight even in the thickest of weathers. It also produces faster flight speeds. The ball also has an innovative camera that uses six different lenses to capture a 360° view of the action on the field.

EDIT : The chances of the ball with the cameras to be used in the actual matches is very less. They were put in just a few of the balls to make a montage of players having a kick-about which will be released as a promotional video for the WC2014.

8. It’s the most expensive World Cup ever

Brazil was not holding back in terms of expenditure when it came to preparing for the World Cup. It’s the most expensive with over 14-16 billion dollars used. In fact, it’s more expensive than the combined cost of the last two world cup events held. Costs incurred were from transport, stadiums and security. The Brazilians were not too happy about this considering their economy and they took to the streets about the issue.

9. “All In One Rythym” is the official slogan

The 2014 World Cup slogan is “Juntos num só ritmo” in Portuguese translated as “All in One Rhythm” in English. It refers to the Brazilian culture that has rhythm everywhere.

We can learn new languages while we sleep

We can learn new languages while we sleep

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Listening to other languages while you are asleep helps reinforce prior learning, a new study has found.

Want to learn a new language but don’t have the time? Do so while you’re sleeping!
Listening to other languages while you are asleep helps reinforce prior learning, a new study has found.
The study conducted at the universities of Zurich and Fribourg has shown that German-speaking students are better at remembering the meaning of newly learned Dutch words when they hear the words again in their sleep.
“Our method is easy to use in daily life and can be adopted by anyone,” said study director and biopsychologist Bjorn Rasch.
However, the results were obtained in strictly controlled laboratory conditions. It remains to be seen whether they can be successfully transferred to everyday situations.
In their trial, Thomas Schreiner and Rasch asked 60 volunteers to learn pairs of Dutch and German words at ten o’clock in the evening.
Half of the volunteers then went to bed. While they slept, some of the Dutch words they had learned before going to bed were played back quietly enough not to awaken them. The remaining volunteers stayed awake to listen to the Dutch words on the playback.
The scientists awoke the sleeping volunteers at two in the morning, then tested everyone’s knowledge of the new words a little later.
The group that had been asleep were better at remembering the German translations of the Dutch words they had heard in their sleep.
The volunteers who had remained awake were unable to remember words they had heard on the playback any better than those they had not.
Schreiner and Rasch believe that their results provide further evidence that sleep helps memory, probably because the sleeping brain spontaneously activates previously learned subject matter.
Playing this subject matter back during sleep can reinforce this activation process and thus improve recall.
For example, a person who plays a memory card game to the scent of roses, and is then re-exposed to the same scent while asleep, is subsequently better at remembering where a particular card is in the stack.
“You can only successfully activate words that you have learned before you go to sleep. Playing back words you don’t know while you’re asleep has no effect,” said Schreiner.
The study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) was published in the journal Cerebral Cortex.

Weight loss improves sleep, mood

Weight loss improves sleep, mood

Wednesday, July 2, 2014 / No Comments

Obese adults who lose at least 5 per cent of their body weight sleep better and longer after six months of shedding flab.

Obese adults who lose at least 5 per cent of their body weight sleep better and longer after six months of shedding flab, according to a new study.
“This study confirms several studies reporting that weight loss is associated with increased sleep duration,” said the study’s lead investigator, Nasreen Alfaris from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
The study found that weight loss at 6 months improved sleep quality, as well as mood, regardless of how the individuals lost the weight.
The 2-year study compared three behavioural interventions for weight loss in obese adults treated in primary care practices.
The 390 study subjects (311 women and 79 men) were randomly assigned to one of three programmes that provided varying amounts of support to achieve the same diet and exercise goals.
Researchers evaluated changes in weight, sleep duration and quality, and mood after 6 and 24 months of treatment.
They compared subjects who lost 5 per cent or more of their original body weight with those who lost less than 5 per cent, regardless of their group assignment.
At month 6, subjects in both lifestyle counselling groups lost more weight on average than those in the usual care group, Alfaris said.
Examining all three groups together, subjects who lost at least 5 per cent of their weight at month 6 reported that they gained an average of 21.6 minutes of sleep a night, compared with only 1.2 minutes for those who lost less than 5 per cent.
Likewise, subjects who lost more than 5 per cent of initial weight reported greater improvements on measures of sleep quality and mood.
The research was presented at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society in Chicago.

Malaria makes you smell delicious to mosquitoes

Malaria makes you smell delicious to mosquitoes

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 / No Comments

Malaria may alter the way people smell to make them more alluring to mosquitoes, according to a new finding.
Malaria may alter the way people smell to make them more alluring to mosquitoes, according to a new finding that can help detect the deadly disease non-invasively through body odour.
An infection with malaria pathogens changes the scent of infected mice, making those infected more attractive to mosquitoes, researchers have found.
Malaria is and remains a formidable disease that is transmitted to humans by the anopheles mosquito. The pathogen is a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. If left untreated, malaria can be deadly.
In order to complete its life-cycle, the plasmodium parasite must eventually be acquired by another mosquito, which occurs when the insect bites an infected person.
In a new study, researchers from ETH Zurich and Pennsylvania State University show that the plasmodium parasite appears to manipulate its host by changing the characteristics of the infected individual’s body odour, which makes the carrier more attractive to hungry mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes were most attracted to infected mice with a high concentration of gametocytes, the plasmodium parasite’s reproductive cells, in their blood.
When the mosquito consumes these cells along with the blood, a new development cycle starts in the mosquito’s gut.
However, the pathogens do not appear to trigger the expression of unique scent components.
“There appears to be an overall elevation of several compounds that are attractive to mosquitoes,” said Consuelo De Moraes, from ETH Zurich.
The researchers believe it is logical that infected people smell more attractive but do not form highly specific body odours, especially given that the malaria pathogen can also have adverse effects on mosquitoes.
“Since mosquitoes probably don’t benefit from feeding on infected people, it may make sense for the pathogen to exaggerate existing odour cues that the insects are already using for host location,” said study leader Mark Mescher.
What researchers found most surprising is the fact that the malaria infection leaves its mark on body odour for life.
Even when infected mice no longer had symptoms, their body odour showed that they were carriers of the pathogen.
However, not all stages of the disease smelled the same: the scent profile of the acutely ill differs from the profile found in individuals exhibiting later stages of malaria infection.
Although the findings cannot be directly transferred to human malaria, they suggest that similar effects might be involved in the attraction of mosquitoes to infected people.
In addition to aiding efforts to disrupt malaria transmission by mosquitoes, researchers hope that findings may also be used to develop new non-invasive diagnostic procedures that would facilitate effective screening of human populations for malaria infections, particularly in order to identify individuals who don’t otherwise have symptoms but remain capable of spreading the disease.