Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Sun block remark gets Gisele Bundchen in trouble

Bundchen is a Brazilian supermodel who is married to an NFL player and lives part time in the United States. The model is also trying to launch a skin care line. When talking about sunscreen, however, Bundchen was cited as calling the screen “poison”. {Gisele Bundchen declines labeling sun block poison, though, claiming it was a "mistranslation."|Representatives for the model, however, are saying that this was a mistake in translation.|The representatives for the model are denying this statement. Instead, they are calling the quotation a “mistranslation." Resource for this article – Sunscreen is poison, states Gisele Bundchen
At a press conference where Gisele Bundchen was promoting her skin care line, Gisele Bundchen said something surprising. When she was questioned about the SPF content of her products, Bundchen was quoted as saying “I cannot put this poison on my skin. I do not use anything synthetic.” Upon continued investigation, it was rumored that Bundchen tries to not go outside during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when UV rays are strong.
Gisele Bundchen refuses to admit to it
Gisele Bundchen said that she never labeled sun block poison a few days after the press conference. The quote was just a mistranslation, she says. A statement was released by Bundchen official representatives that said: “They misquoted her because of a language barrier. Gisele would never say not to use sunscreen because she has family members who have had skin cancer.” Instead, Bundchen purchases sun block that does not contain a long list of chemicals and tries to stay out of the sun as often as possible.
Sunscreen can be an issue too
Sunscreen is not a product without problems. Cancer experts and doctors recommend slathering on the sun block whenever you are outside to protect yourself from UV radiation. The Environmental Working Group does not like the idea of sun block though. Less than 5 percent are safe and effective of all sunscreens, they say. There is no FDA regulation on sunscreen. Sun block disrupts hormones though with the oxybenzone in it. Too much sunscreen can mean a vitamin D deficiency though. Cancer can be accelerated this way. It’s really bad for your body to be getting too much sun block on it. At the very same time, it is very dangerous to keep away from protecting your skin from the sun also.
Citations
AOL News
aolnews.com/2010/05/24/study-many-sunscreens-may-be-accelerating-cancer/
Clebrifi
celebrifi.com/gossip/Gisele-Bndchen-Responds-to-Sunscreen-Controversy-4679481.html


Monday, February 14, 2011

Logging on to your favored .gay and .nazi domain names

The public have pushed the .com domain name to the cap. In order to clear out the cobwebs and make up for the fact that the United States is used up of IP addresses, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) might shortly be rolling out some colorful competition like .god, .gay, .muhammad and .nazi. In accordance with the Washington Post, these and more noteworthy domain names might have their coming out party this spring. If you want a .com website, you might want to look into obtaining a large pay day loan, because they are running out. Source for this article – Internet land rush may lead to .nazi, .gay and .god domains by MoneyBlogNewz.
Getting the Internet land rush going
For a long time, every person has expected to be able to use .com, .net and .org. Domains like .edu, .mil and .gov are popular in the public sector. Critics feel like there is controversy around domain names like .nazi, .god, .gay, .muhammad and others. Things like .amazon could possibly be problems when it comes to ownership. Who would own .amazon: the online retailer or Brazil?. These are the types of issues ICANN expects to resolve by March or April. Soon, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will open the floor for businesses and governments to solicit their claims in what is being called the Internet land rush.
The way to claim
Corporations and celebrities don't have to worry too much though. Not everyone can afford the huge price that comes with a potential new domain. According to the Washington Post, it costs a whopping $185,000 to apply and $25,000 annually to maintain the domain. Only some of the application fee is refundable too, even if Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers rejects the domain.
Lauren Weinstein is of the Los Angeles-based Individuals for Web Responsibility. She is really angry about this. Trademark holders and users will just be upset about the domains being specific like this while Weinstein thinks it’s just a way for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to make money. Peter Thrush is the ICANN chairman who says that .gay, .nazi or other domain names have fees. There will most likely be lawsuits for the organization. That means that the non-profit ICANN will need the money and will also have to defend against cybersquatting in the future.
"Our job is to protect competition and give extra choices for consumers and entrepreneurs," said Thrush.
Articles cited
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020603940.html?hpid=topnews
Rocketboom on the horror of the domain name shortage
youtube.com/watch?v=3267Uh632XA