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Tutorial for Bleaching your Hair Blonde, Platinum or White at Home
Updated on Feb 13, 2019: Due to the large volume of emails concerning this post, I am asking that everyone please read this blog post and comments below before asking questions. It may take me up to 7 days to answer your important hair questions. Thank you! Scroll to the bottom for product updates!
NOTE: People find this blog through Google, etc. while searching for "Why did my bleached hair turn yellow or orange"? Answer: YOU NEED TO TONE YOUR HAIR. If you want bleached blonde hair like Lady Gaga and Gwen Stefani, and me (on the left) Read on!
I am going to post something that a lot of people have trouble finding: info on how to bleach your hair to white or platinum. It took me many years to find this information! With my findings, I'd like to share my experience with you all! Please note, I am not a licensed beautician. What may work for me may not work for you. In my experience, most of the salons I've visited will not attempt to bleach dark hair platinum blonde. I have been stopped by beauticians many times to ask me how I got my hair so white.. read on and you will know my secrets!
If you have experience in bleaching your hair, these tips will help you give your blonde that extra lightening that you want and reduce the yellowing. A lot of people think that buying a box of blonde hair dye at the drug store is going to make their hair blonde.. unless your hair is already a light shade of blonde, your hair will turn ORANGE if you attempt to use a box hair dye! You need to bleach your hair to a pale yellow (think inside of a banana) first, then tone it. You may need to bleach it several times before you are able to tone it to the desired shade of blonde you want. You cannot tone to platinum if your hair is still darker than that pale yellow blonde shade. Toners are usually very pale violet or blue (I've even seen brown and grey toners) and they only add a tiny tint of color. With that said, you cannot tone orange hair to blonde or even remotely blonde. It will still be orange, unfortunately!
Stuff to buy
First off.. you gotta grab your purse and go shopping. Since I have experience using both public beauty supply products and exclusive high-end bleaching products, I am going to separate both parts of this tutorial so you can decide which route you would like to go. Personally, I think that the higher-end salon products keep your hair healthier in the long run. After bleaching so much at home with cheaper products, I noticed my hair was breaking off rapidly, even with the use of high-end conditioners.Olaplex is a MUST when bleaching, toning and for aftercare. I was introduced to Olaplex in 2013 when it was used on my hair at a salon. I have personally not tried adding the products to my bleach or toners, but I have used the conditioning treatment at home called Olaplex No 3.
The inexpensive Sally Beauty Supply Bleaching Method: Sally Beauty Supply is a public beauty supply store that you can walk into any day of the week and purchase all of your bleaching products. You can also order online: (www.sallybeauty.com) I suggest that when you shop in the store to request a Sally Beauty Club Card (you can also purchase one online now). It costs $5 for one year, and in the end, it's worth it! Since you will be touching up your roots about every four weeks, this membership will help you save money.
Product List:
Wella Color Charm Liquid Permanent Hair Color #12A/1210 Frosty Ash – TONER: I use this on damp hair right after bleaching. This translucent, pastel violet toner is used with 20 or 30 volume creme developer, depending on how yellow your hair is. If after I touch-up my roots with bleach and see that they are too much into the yellow stage, I will use 30 vol. with this product for extra lifting.
Manic Panic Virgin Snow Classic Formula Semi Permanent Hair Color Cream – TONER ALTERNATIVE: This herbal and protein-based dye contains no harsh chemicals. If my scalp is too sensitive to use a peroxide-based toner, I will use this. This is basically a pastel-colored conditioner. I use on damp hair with 10 minutes heat. (I use a softhood dryer) Without heat, I leave on for an hour with a plastic cap on.
NEW !! Manic Panic Virgin Snow AMPLIFIED on Amazon – TONER ALTERNATIVE: This is just like the Manic Panic Classic Toner above, except I feel like this one has a little more platinum power. See my tutorial on how to use this below!
Ion Color Brilliance Powder Lightener 1 lb. Tub – BLEACH: This is the best inexpensive powder bleach I've tried. The consistency is really creamy and does not dry out like other powder bleaches. Read directions carefully and do a hair strand test first!
Ion Sensitive Scalp 30 Volume Creme Developer 8 oz. – PEROXIDE: I use this strong developer every time I do my root touch-ups. An awesome developer that I sometimes mix with the below Clairol 40 – vol. Pure White to make it a little stronger for my dark roots.
Clairol Pure White 40 Volume Creme Developer – PEROXIDE: This is the only 40 vol. developer brand I will use. I don't really use 40 vol. toner since it is very strong (known to melt hair off) I only use it mixed with 30 vol. to dilute it if I need an extra lift of lightening at my root area.
Scroll down for information about shampoos and conditioners/treatments.
The "a little more expensive" Goldwell Oxycur Platin Lightening Powder / Redken Shades Method:
This method is a professional salon method I learned from someone in the bleaching biz. The products can still be purchased online, but are hard to find. (Try Amazon.com) This method is a bit more expensive than the Sally's method, but will be better for your hair long-term. The end result will look the same as the Sally's method, except your hair will be healthier. There is no such thing as a healthy bleach..as far as I know.. and if there is, please let me know!
Product List:
Bleach: Goldwell Oxycur Platin Lightening Powder on Amazon.com
Developer/Peroxide: Goldwell Topchic Developer Lotion – 30 Vol. (I wouldn't go higher than 30 volume with this. Please do not use any heat with the Goldwell products! I burned my scalp!)
Toner : Redken Shades EQ Equalizing Conditioning Color Gloss on Amazon.com – Click here for the Redken Shades Color Chart. There may be a better color reference elsewhere on the web. Let me know if you find one! These toners are gentle and were used on me after bleaching on damp hair. (Platinum Ice mixed with Chrome is what was used on me.) This was left on for only about 15 minutes. You could see a dark hue forming as the dye developed. Don't get scared! I also saw some patches of gray/lavender, but after my hair was dry, they disappeared.
Toner Processing Solution : Redken Shades EQ Processing Solution on Amazon.com – You need this to use with the Redken Shades Color Glosses.
UPDATE: The "Cadillac" Bleaching Method: L'Oreal Professionnel Platinum Ammonia Free Lightening Paste
This is the mother of all bleaches, or so I'm told, the L'Oreal bleaching PASTE is supposed to be the best you can buy. I paid a whopping $70 for a 17.5 oz jar of this paste, but since 2014 the price has dropped to about $45.
Normally, you'd have to purchase this bleach through a professional store, and I'm sure it is cheaper there. I purchased the paste along with the L'Oreal Platinum Developer in vol. 30 for about $15. With $60 worth of products before me, I had high hopes that this ammonia-free product line would work miracles. Just like the reviews that I saw online, these products delivered results. The paste is really thick, so it doesn't run into other lengths of your hair. It stays on the roots where you need it when doing touch-ups. My scalp did not burn one bit, not even as much as a tingle. The product works rather quickly, so my bleaching time was cut in half. My hair was shiny after washing and hardly felt as if it had been bleached at all.
After about one month since I bleached, I went in for a hair trim. The stylist was in awe of the outstanding condition of my hair. There were a few dry spots in the bangs area, but I had not had those trimmed in about 6 months, so I think I did pretty good. Since I am now using Manic Panic "Pretty Flamingo" semi-permanent hair dye after I bleach, my hair stays conditioned and hydrated. I no longer worry about hair breaking off or becoming "mushy" when using this bleach. In my personal experience with this product, I only needed to bleach for 30 minutes (Note that I have to use other bleaches for more than 1 hour).
I wanted to note before I finish this review that 30 volume peroxide has become a bit of a controversial item. I have been using that volume of peroxide on my hair since I was 16 years old, and I have only had problems with it when used with cheaper bleach products. With over 20 years of bleaching experience on my own head of hair, I think I have a handle on what I can and can't use. Again, if you aren't sure, you can have a professional do it the first few times and then repeat the process at home if you feel comfortable.
Removing Hair Dye Color
I went from dyed black hair to white platinum blonde and it wasn't easy. If you have dye in your hair, whether it's black, red or blue, You need to use a color remover like L'Oreal Effasol (must have pro Sally's card to get this), or Color Oops Extra Strength, to get rid of the hair dye first. You can't just put the bleach over your dyed hair, although I know people who have done this and they wished they used a color remover first! Here is a bleach stages chart to help you with your lightening process:
Yes, your hair will most likely turn orange when you use the color remover as shown in the picture here. Yes, you will have to deal with orange hair for quite some time, but it's worth it in the end. I left the color remover on for an hour (read the directions), and I went to a dark reddish color that went from bright orange at the roots, to dark red at the tips–a rainbow effect. This could have been minimized if I would have only applied the color remover to the tips of my hair first, but I was alone, impatient, and tired! If you can get a friend to help you, that's great–they can help you with your lightening process!
Below are photographs of my hair when I decided to place a rather large chunk of blonde, removing permanent black hair dye using Effasol, bleach, and then the Manic Panic Virgin Snow toner. I did have to cut the orange ends off of my hair since they were resistant to bleach. I HIGHLY recommend about a 3 inch or more trim after you bleach. Not only will your color look more even, but your ends will be healthier than what was there before. I trim my hair every month or so.
When I first bleached my hair, I used 30 volume peroxide mixed with Clairol Kalidecolors violet toned bleach (the Blue toned bleach is best for higher lifting, I've found), I was very careful and tried to bleach the ends first and work my way up to the roots. I left the bleach on for about 30-40 minutes, with 10 minutes of using a heat bonnet, checking it as I went along.
You want to get your hair to that very pale yellow stage, like the color of the inside of a banana. If you don't get it light enough, the toner will NOT work. If you need to spot bleach parts of your hair that stayed orange after your first bleaching, you can do so, I used 40 volume peroxide on areas that I needed to touch up quickly. You want to give your hair a rest for about a week or so if you want to bleach again.
Orange-yellow hair may be unsightly to some, but I rocked it by wearing a cute bandana for a few days! You can wear your hair in a top bun or something until you give your hair enough time to gather up natural oils again. It took my hair probably two bleachings and two spot bleachings until I got it to a shade that I liked. I still had to keep cutting inches off my hair to remove the orange tips.
Product Note: I no longer use Clairol Kalidecolors bleach. That bleach did not lift high enough for me to get to platinum blonde.
Toning : Wella Toners, Redken Shades, Natural Toners, Roux Leave-in Toners
I use several different toners depending on how my hair is looking or how much time I have. Right after bleaching, if my scalp feels sensitive, I'll use the Manic Panic Virgin Snow AMPLIFIED peroxide-free toner since it is free of chemicals and will not burn my scalp. Basically, the M.P. toner is like putting conditioner in your hair that has a purple tint in it. Virgin Snow will only work if your hair is perfectly within the palest yellow stage. You will use this product alone, do not add any other product in with this.
After bleaching, rinse out your hair VERY well, shampoo, and pat dry. Do not use conditioner or the toner will not penetrate well. I dip my tinting brush right into the jar of toner and quickly dab it on all of my hair. You can already see the yellow starting to "disappear" as you work the toner into your hair. The scary thing about the toner is that it may turn your hair a light shade of purple. I only leave it on for about 10 minutes, with a conditioning cap on, with heat under my bonnet. If you do not have a heating bonnet, you may wear the conditioning cap (it's like a very lightweight disposable shower cap) for about 15 minutes and rinse well with cool water.
If you find your toned hair is a bit too purple, you can step right back in the shower and shampoo gently and condition again until you get the purple out. Sometimes even if my hair looks slightly purple, after it dries the purple goes away. My secret is to take a small mirror into the shower and check out how the toner turned out.
If after I bleach and my hair looks too yellow, I'll use the peroxide-based toners (which chemically lift your hair color a level or two) and I always mix a TINY amount of the peroxide-based toners and touch it to my scalp to see if it will burn or not. Sometimes it does, sometimes not… sometimes I just grin and bear it and the burning goes away within a few minutes. I leave these toners on (full head application on damp hair) timing depending on the directions on the box. If you just want to touch-up your hair if it is yellowing a few weeks after bleaching and toning, you may tone your roots first (30 min – but read the directions first for timing) which will not turn blonde since you are not bleaching, but doing this WILL lighten your roots a few levels and make them less noticable. Then, after the 30-40 minutes is up, you may comb through and apply more of the toner to the rest of your hair and wait about 10 minutes and rinse well, condition and style.
You may experiment around with different peroxide-based toners, like the popular Wella T18 Lightest Ash Blonde and Wella Frosty Ash hair color. (Wella White Lady is now called : Lightest Ash Blonde) (Sometimes I mix them both together since Lightest Ash Blonde is very purple-toned and sometimes leaves a stain on the hair – which is removed after your next shampoo) It's all about experimentation. If you are too scared to apply a toner to your entire head, you may do a test spot (I test about a 2-inch chunk) to make sure it's a color you can live with. I used to use the awesome Clairol Creme toners, but they have been discontinued!
Super Secret Revealed!!! Daily/Weekly Toning : Yes, people stare at my hair, people ask how I achieved the bright white look, even professionals! One of my best-kept secrets is using the Roux line of temporary toners, found mostly at Sally Beauty Supply. I use Roux White Minx Temporary Color Rinse, which is a light gel-like formula that is very easily applied to damp hair and combed through for INSTANT brightening. Only use a little because it does condition your hair a bit as well. I also use the Roux Fanci-Full Color Styling Mousse in White Minx, which I have great success with and sometimes use on dry hair if my roots are starting to yellow.
Maintenance & Treatments: Root Touch-Ups and Platinum Shampoos & Conditioners
Root touch-ups can be a pain and sometimes takes me a few hours to complete. Currently, I use 30 volume peroxide for the back of my head, working my way to the crown and switch to 40 volume peroxide. I try not to get any bleach on my scalp, but it's very difficult. I place a conditioning cap on and use the soft bonnet heat for 10 minutes, then set the timer for about 70 minutes — NOTE that this timing will be different for everyone!!! With almost 2 years of bleaching my roots every month, I finally know how long it takes to bleach my roots to pale yellow, and this timing is a lot longer than most since my hair is naturally dark red.
To maintain my hair color and to keep the yellow tinge from returning, I use the very amazing Healing ColorCare L'Anza Silver Shampoo. I use this shampoo every single time I wash my hair. This is another trick to my white hair and how "beyond unnatural" white it looks after shampooing. Some have said they only need to use it a few times per week, but it depends on how your hair behaves. The shampoo is very dark purple, nearly black in color and it will stain your hands temporarily. I apply lotion to my hands frequently to keep my hands from getting dry, so that the staining is minimal. It will surely stain artificial nails. Been there, done that! Wear gloves if you are scared of that happening to you.
I've heard other toning shampoos like Schwarzkopf Bonacure Color Silver Shampoo are good too. A lot of people ask me about Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo and Conditioner – I do not like this shampoo at all. It is very drying and ends up ruining my hair after many uses. I stick with Sulfate-Free shampoos. If I find that my hair is catching too much of the purple tinge, I will mix a little bit of the L'Anza Silver Shampoo (pictured on left) with sulfate-free Pureology NanoWorks Shampoo ($44) or less-expensive R + Co Gemstone Shampoo ($24). These silver shampoos are also excellent to use on those with blonde highlights who want to brighten them up. If you want to find a good sulfate-free shampoo, visit a Planet Beauty or Peninsula Beauty store or website. They carry a lot of great sulfate-free shampoos that will keep your hair color from fading.
My conditioner, which is really important for keeping the ends of my hair from breaking, I use the Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Blonde Conditioner ($40). A few times per week, I use a heavy cream conditioner, which is actually the free conditioner you get in the box of L'Oreal Excellence Cream Hair Dye. My mother dyes her hair with that product quite often, so she gives me the conditioning tubes and I've been using it for over 20 years. I can't exactly suggest anything else because it is wonderful, but I'm sure there is something similar out there you can try.
After my shower, I use several products to keep moisture in my hair. I spray on a detangling conditioner Healthy Sexy Hair Tri-Wheat Leave-In Conditioner. I absolutely LOVE the Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum ($21) on damp hair after my shower. I don't use any hot oil treatments.. I probably should, but I just don't have the time. After using the conditioning products, I will use the Roux White Minx Temporary Color Rinse in White Minx and comb well.
Bleaching your hair is a long and experimental process, and sometimes I have to bleach my roots twice because I didn't process them enough. Have fun experimenting, I've never found a salon that will bleach hair to white, so you may want to try it on your own and start out with streaks and highlights first. Start with streaks in the front and work your way to the back, taking more chunks of hair as you go. I had dyed black hair before, as mentioned above. It took a really long time to actually get my hair white, and it takes a lot of patience. It doesn't happen overnight. It doesn't happen in a week, either.
My current regimen:
I have been currently seeing a beautician for root touch-ups, which saves me a lot of time, but not a lot of money. I haven't yet decided if this is the right thing for me to do. It seems like most salons want to get you out the door, so they will put you under heat with the bleach, which doesn't work for me since my scalp burns. You have to be very specific and straightforward with the salon and let them know what you want and that you want to minimize burning and scabbing on your scalp. I have been to high-end salons where my scalp started bleeding due to the use of 40 vol. peroxide and heat, they pulled me under the water to rinse and my hair was still yellow. Toning it did not help! Keep this blog bookmarked and check back for my updates!
Manic Panic Virgin Snow Amplified Formula Photos
- After washing my hair with a clarifying shampoo, I towel-dried my hair lightly.
- The jar of Manic Panic AMPLIFIED Virgin Snow. Semi-permanent, no chemicals!
- This toner is a very translucent lavender shade, which means your hair needs to be very light before you apply this. It cancels out the yellow tones left in your hair after bleaching without chemicals. You can use this as often as you like, as long as you like. I have not yet tried this on dry hair or with heat.
- As you can see, the lavender tones are already going to work on the yellow in my hair. I put on a plastic shower cap and left it on for one hour.
- After the hour is up, my hair is very juicy with the product. The front of my hair has absorbed more product than the back, which is okay. After the hair is dry, it blends together.
- I rinsed my hair with cool water to close up the hair shaft and add shine. I rinsed for about 5 minutes to make sure the remaining product was rinsed out well. I applied my Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Hair Serum.
- Before and after! Yes, your hair may vary in shades of white, gray, silver, platinum, etc. My hair was an even shade of lightest yellow before I started, so it worked well and turned out even for me.
- After your hair dries, you will notice how soft it is.. and light in color. Try this product and let me know how you liked it by filling in a comment in the box below!
The Bleaching Archives: Oct. 23rd, 2010
I decided to try a new bleach called Ion Powder Lightener, found only at Sally Beauty Supply. I heard very good reviews from both newbies and experienced hair dressers, so I decided to try it. I actually was pleased with the product and seem to like it better than the Clairol Kaleidocolors Blue Bleach. For the back of my head (I process both the back of my head and top/front of my head separately) I bleached with Ion and Clairol Pure White 40 volume developer. I did not use heat with this since the bleach directions say to not use it. I put on a plastic processing cap and waited 50 minutes… I checked my root progress and they were still too yellow, so I set the timer again for 20 minutes to complete the processing time at 70 minutes total. I rinsed it out and did not condition.
As you can see from the picture above, the roots turned out very good.. just a tad yellow, but I plan on toning it several times. I dried my hair and moved onto bleaching the top of my hair. For the top of my hair, I decided to try the Ion Sensitive scalp developer in 30 volume. I used the measuring cup in the Ion Bleach to measure both products. I used 1 cup of bleach and 1 1/2 cups of the developer. The consistency of these products together is very creamy and easy to work with. I found the coverage to be excellent and I ended up not using that much product. The bleach did not dry out at all. I left this product on for 50 minutes (checking after 30 minutes) and I wished now that I would have waited maybe 20 more minutes. My scalp still did burn with this Ion developer, but not as bad as it usually does. I rinsed and washed my hair with my new Rene Furterer Okara Mild Silver Shampoo, towel dried my hair and then applied the Wella Frosty Ash toner with Clairol Pure White 30 volume developer (on damp hair) . I left that on for 20 minutes, rinsed then applied a mixture of both my conditioner and Clairol Shimmer Lights Conditioner (toning), left on for about 5 minutes, rinsed and then applied the Ion Color Brilliance After Color Treatment to seal in my color. I love how my hair turned out.. still a little yellow on the roots to work on with 2x weekly shampoos of the Rene Furterer Silver Shampoo, but very good, indeed!


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Episode 56 Science Books for Teens
Episode 56 Science Books for Teens
Books about science allow readers to encounter new concepts, ask new questions, and discover what we can learn simply by paying close attention to our surroundings. Tune in to hear about an array of science books for teens, books which offer up crisp writing and memorable characters while telling a good story. Youll hear about ecology and climate change, food production, infectious disease, ancient human history, the universe, and our power as humans for both ingenuity and destruction.
After listening to this episode, be sure to print out this list of recommended titles to take to the library or book seller.
Books featured in this episode:
- Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2012)
- The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin OConnell & Donna M. Jackson (Houghton Mifflin, 2011)
- Citizen Scientists: Be Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard by Loree Griffin Burns (Henry Holt, 2012)
- The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe by Loree Griffin Burns (Henry Holt, 2010)
- Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure by Jim Murphy & Allison Blank (Clarion, 2012)
- The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA by Mark Schultz, Zander Cannon, and Kevin Cannon (Hill and Wang, 2009)
- Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World by Sally M. Walker & Douglas W. Owsley (Carolrhoda Books, 2012)
- A Black Hole is NOT a Hole by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano (Charlesbridge, 2012)
- Bomb: The Race to Buildand Stealthe Worlds Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin (Roaring Brook, 2012)


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Review: Apple's iPad miniApple's new iPad mini is likely to become its most popular iPad, due to a light, thin design that delivers tablet optimized apps in a more portable package at a reduced price.
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Apple's new iPad mini, at first glance, appears to be an attempt by the company to annex the only portion of the tablet market it doesn't already own: the niche between the new 4-inch iPod touch and the full sized, 9.7-inch iPad.
Amazon, Google and a variety of other Android licensees have attempted to establish a position in 7-inch tablets that they can use to grow upward (and in some cases downward) in size. To many observers, the iPad mini is simply following this trend, albeit with a significantly more expensive entry point.
Apart from price, critics are also complaining that the iPad mini lacks the high-end Retina display of the latest iPad 3 and 4 (and Apple's most expensive new MacBooks, and all models of iPhone and iPod touch currently being sold).
However, looking at the iPad mini as a low end, 7-inch rival is just as misleading as the perspective of those who saw the original iPad as a poor netbook option saddled with such flaws as not having a physical keyboard or mouse and lacking the ability to run conventional desktop apps. People who thought that in 2010 were blindsided by the success of the iPad and the collapse of netbook sales.
Similarly, the iPad mini is not a cheap, low end tablet trying to establish the first rung of a new platform by stretching some existing smartphone apps across a larger screen.
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On the other hand, Apple could have sourced a mini-sized iPad Retina Display, paired it with its new A6X processor and 128GB of storage, and sold it to a few million people who would pay anything (probably around $1200) to have the latest iPad device.
Instead, Apple gave the iPad mini specs comparable to iPad 2, but reduced in size. This reduction sheds a lot of weight (from 1.33 lbs or 601 grams to the iPad mini's 0.69 lbs or 312 grams). In addition to its new thinness and more hand-friendly rounded rectangle shape (shown below, next to iPad 3 and iPhone 4S), this huge weight reduction makes iPad mini far more portable.
It's still too big to stick in your jeans pocket (a smartphone level of mobility that Steve Jobs said no tablet could realistically offer), but it's effortless to hold or carry around. It's a very different kid of iPad experience. It makes full-size iPads feel clumsy and heavy in comparison.
In addition, the new iPod touch/iPhone 5 body style of the new iPad mini also makes it easier to hold, and its two-thirds size makes it both easy to grab in one hand and much less of a stretch to thumb-type or play games on when held in landscape orientation.
It feels a lot more like a "big iPod touch" than the full sized iPads, but this comes at a cost: the screen is scaled down. Text on the screen is smaller, but interestingly, the title bar and lock screen text and graphics that appear about 60 percent smaller than other iPads is now about identical to the size of those elements on the iPhone. This evokes memories of lugging around a 17-inch MacBook Pro until realizing that, if you can get the same resolution in a smaller, lighter machine, why wouldn't you?


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Junior Gabrielle Shipe recorded a match-high 21 digs at Presbyterian College, giving her 1,006 career digs.
The Liberty volleyball team posted a 3-1 (25-12, 25-16, 20-25, 25-21) win over first-place Presbyterian College, Friday night at the Templeton Center. During the match, Liberty junior Gabrielle Shipe became the 19th player in program history to record 1,000 career digs. The Lady Flames (6-15, 5-3 Big South) won for the third match in a row, while the Blue Hose (7-16, 5-3) saw a brief two-match win streak snapped. Liberty and PC are now in a five-way tie for second place in the Big South, behind league leader Radford (6-2). Liberty hit a season-best .295, while Presbyterian attacked at a .123 pace. The Lady Flames won the blocking battle, 13-10, while also leading in aces, 6-4. The Blue Hose held a 55-51 advantage in digs. Redshirt sophomore Caroline Douglas recorded a season-high 13 kills to lead Liberty, followed by 12 kills and four aces from senior Lillie Happel. Shipe recorded a match-high 21 digs, giving her 1,006 career digs. Senior Jade Craycraft totaled 42 assists and nine digs. Redshirt senior Kendle Rollins registered six blocks, while freshman Nzea McQuitery, Happel and Craycraft all posted four blocks. Junior Melissa Racz chipped in with a season-best 10 kills. Presbyterian's Rachel Hall led all players with 15 kills, while Andrea Barman had 11 kills. Kelly Berryman tied for the match high with six blocks. Mary Trimpe recorded 14 digs, while Ashtin Frank dished out 37 assists. The Lady Flames rolled to a 25-12 set-one victory, outhitting the Blue Hose, .526 to .-050. Liberty disrupted PC's offense throughout the session, with four blocks and three service aces. Liberty's Happel served up three aces during an 8-0 run that pushed the team's advantage to 18-6. For the set, five Lady Flames recorded multiple kills, led by three each from Douglas and Happel. Liberty controlled set two from the beginning, racing to an 11-point lead, 17-6, after back-to-back blocks from McQuitery. The Lady Flames held a sizeable advantage from that point on, winning the set, 25-16. The guests hit .270 in the second set, compared to .029 for the Blue Hose. Douglas scored four kills for Liberty, while PC's Hall answered with seven kills. The Lady Flames led by five, 17-12, during the third stanza, before PC staged a seven-point run to surge ahead, 19-17. Rollins stopped the run with a kill, and Racz sent down a kill after a rally point, making it 20-19. The Blue Hose then outscored Liberty, 5-1, down the stretch, keeping the match alive with a 25-20 set-three victory. Both teams hit well during set three, with Liberty holding a .303-.297 edge in hitting percentage. Berryman sent down four kills for PC. Liberty built a 17-11 lead in the fourth set, following a Rollins-Racz block. PC chipped away at the deficit, but the Lady Flames still led, 22-17, when Happel recorded a block. Barman then scored a kill and a block during a 3-0 PC rally, trimming the deficit to 22-20. A Happel kill made it 23-20, and Liberty clinched the set and match, 25-21, with a block from Rollins and Douglas. The Lady Flames outhit the Blue Hose, .200-.132, in set four, with both teams registering five blocks. Liberty will next compete at Winthrop, tomorrow at 2 p.m. inside Winthrop Coliseum, to end the Lady Flames' two-match stint in South Carolina.


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Beaver Falls, PA - It is truly the reason for the season. The Christmas holiday means a lot of things to a lot of different people. At Geneva College and specifically when it comes to the Golden Tornadoes′ softball team, the Christmas season is an opportunity to help those families who are less fortunate.
Throughout the fall months, the Geneva softball team gathers weekly for team devotionals. During one such devotional, senior Anjelica Marsh, who was working at T.R.A.I.L.S. Ministries for a required internship, proposed the idea of teammates helping out families during Christmas through the Angel Tree program. "We have such a great group of players on this team," said Marsh. "I knew this was a project that everyone would be excited for and that we would have the chance to help so many children in our area."
Angel Tree give groups an opportunity to share Christ′s love by helping to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the families of prisoners. Mainly through the work of area churches, Angel Tree is a way to care for some of the most overlooked members of our communities. Angel Tree Christmas works by connecting parents in prison with their children through the delivery of Christmas gifts.
Marsh acquired the names of ten children that were targeted by an incarcerated parent for specific Christmas gifts. Each member of the softball team, in their very limited free time and with their own limited funds, purchased gifts for these very special children. The gifts were wrapped and labeled and are set to be delivered sometime prior to Christmas morning.
"Angel Tree is a very special program," said head coach Van Zanic. "All of the credit goes to our players. They wanted to do something special for others during the holiday season and this opportunity was placed in front of them and they grabbed it without hesitation. We are so blessed at Geneva College to have student-athletes that are not about themselves, but are about helping other people. It is a real tribute to this school and to the students that are at Geneva."
With the presents set for delivery this week, there will be a few more smiles on the faces of children throughout Beaver County because of the Angel Tree program. If Christmas is truly the time for giving then the Geneva College softball team certainly got it right this year. "I hope this will make a difference in the lives of some of these children," said Marsh. "My hope is that our softball team can grow a little bit more through this program and have an understanding of what it means to help others during the holidays. I am just so thankful to be associated with such a great group of teammates and coaches that have been so supportive in helping make this program a success."
Geneva College is a comprehensive Christian college of the arts, sciences and professional studies. Founded in the tradition of the Reformed Christian faith, Geneva prepares students to serve Christ in all areas of society: work, family and the church. Geneva College′s philosophy of education is based on the Foundational Concepts of Christian Higher Education. Geneva is a founding member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU).
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Ever since Bruce Benson became University of Colorado president in 2008 the family Christmas card has had a distinctive CU flair.
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Alpha Preparatory School is located in a church in Walthamstow. It is an independent school for boys and girls aged…
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Age Ranges: 4 to 11 years
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Azhar Academy, 470High Road LeytonstoneLondonE11 3HN
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Big Creative Education is a creative arts college based in Walthamstow, East London. Specialising in Music Performance, Music Production, Digital…
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Forest School is one of the very few diamond structure schools in the country. Our 1,300 boys and girls, aged…
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Lantern of Knowledge is an independent Muslim school based in Leyton, London E10. We are a vibrant and focused school,…
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Dynamic coaching organisation specialising in lasting behavioural change, goal setting and work/life skills needs inviting stationery and business cards that will grab the attention of our target market you can check our website at http://www.lifepuzzle.com.au - however we have just had a new logo designed and i have attached this. We want to position ourselves as unique, fun, experienced and at the forefront in personal development. Our business cards and stationery should reflect that we are positive, professional and successful.
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Our company is run by a mother-daughter duo we conduct one on one coaching sessions which specialise in removing specific negative states/decisions and promotes tools for success and lasting change and we also provide seminars/workshops which address common issues people deal with as a result of the world, people and their experience. Our main target market is women who are struggling with balancing a career and family. She is between the ages of 28-35 and considering a family or wanting to return to the work force after having a baby/children. We are looking for designs that include our logo/image corporate colours - it should be inspirational, eye catching and prompt further investigation into the brand. The successful designer will be also be invited to promotional brochures for the seminars/workshops (I will be running a competition for this within 2 weeks)
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tag line is "believe, achieve, succeed (however it doesn't have to incorporate the tagline)
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It has been said that the greatest amount of damage done by UV rays is that received before age 20. Research definitely indicates that over exposure to the sun's UV rays during childhood significantly increases the risk of developing skin cancer later in life.
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Mid Carolina Internal Medicine Has Moved!
Mid Carolina Internal Medicine has moved to a new location on the Lexington Medical Center campus. The physician practice is now at 120 West Hospital Drive in West Columbia.
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Hill's two-RBI knock in 12th picks up D-backs
Clutch hit caps wild night in LA, ending slide against Dodgers
LOS ANGELES -- As Friday night's game wore on, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson had a message for second baseman Aaron Hill.
"Gibby told me in the seventh or eighth 'You're going to get the game-winning hit tonight,'" Hill said. "I don't know if I believed him at the time."
That's understandable, given that Hill was 0-for-5 through 11 innings.
But in the 12th, it was Hill's two-run single that led the D-backs to a 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
"He knew I was frustrated a little bit, so he just picked me up a little bit and I appreciated it," Hill said of Gibson.
The win snapped Arizona's six-game losing streak, and it was the D-backs' first win against the Dodgers this year, after dropping the first five they played.
To this point the D-backs had little to smile about this season. They lost ace Patrick Corbin and setup man David Hernandez to Tommy John surgery, and there had been public speculation about the job security of the general manager and manager.
Friday night as they celebrated the win in the clubhouse, the screams of joy could be heard from 20 yards down the hallway.
"It's huge," D-backs catcher Miguel Montero said of the win. "That tells us that we're better than we've been playing lately. [The Dodgers] are a great team. After losing six in a row, to come back and beat the Dodgers, it's a good feeling."
A.J. Pollock started the winning rally with a double off Chris Perez, and pinch-hitter Cliff Pennington was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second.
Gerardo Parra sacrificed the runners up a base, and Hill brought them in with a single to right-center.
Trevor Cahill pitched a flawless 12th for his first career save.
The D-backs thought they had the game won before the extra innings.
Montero led off the ninth by drawing a walk from Chris Withrow, who was in his second inning of relief.
Tony Campana pinch-ran for Montero and stole second on the first pitch to Cody Ross, advancing to third when Ross grounded out to second.
After falling behind Martin Prado 2-0, the Dodgers decided to walk him intentionally. But on the first intentional ball, Withrow's pitch sailed high and off the glove of catcher Tim Federowicz, which allowed Campana to score and gave the D-backs a 2-1 lead.
"I've seen that before but never been a part of it," Federowicz said. "I think if I would've jumped a little higher, I might've got it."
Closer Addison Reed, however, was not able to shut things down in the bottom of the ninth, as Juan Uribe hit a one-out home run off the foul pole in left to tie the game and send it into extra innings.
"It was supposed to be down and away," Reed said of the slider that Uribe hit for the homer. "Left it over the plate and you saw the result."
For the first five innings the game was a pitcher's duel between Wade Miley and Zack Greinke, with neither man giving an inch.
Greinke did not seem to have his usual pinpoint control early as he walked a pair in the first inning, but he settled in after that and through five he had allowed just two hits.
The third one would cost the right-hander.
After fanning the first two hitters of the sixth, Greinke threw Montero a 2-1 curveball that hung, and Montero crushed it over the wall just to the right of the batter's eye in center.
"He's a great pitcher," Montero said of Greinke. "He's a tough guy to face because all his pitches are nasty. Every single pitch he has is a plus."
Miley, meanwhile, cruised through six innings, allowing just one hit, though he did walk five over that span.
Leading 1-0 with two outs and a runner on first in the seventh, Gibson elected to let Miley hit for himself despite the fact that he had thrown 106 pitches.
The move would backfire in the bottom of the inning, when Scott Van Slyke led off by smacking a 1-0 fastball into the bleachers in right to tie the game and send Miley to the showers.
"That's on me," Miley said. "I wanted to go out there. It wasn't a terrible pitch. He did a good job."
Gibson wrestled with the decision whether to allow Miley to face Van Slyke, who came into the game 3-for-4 against Miley this year with a double and a homer.
"He was begging me to leave him in the game," Gibson said. "He earned the right to go out there."
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This webinar features a MATLAB based risk management system for natural gas trading called EwITA (Entwicklung IT-Zielarchitektur Gas). The system, which was developed by RWE, the second largest energy supplier in Germany, considers the following factors:
RWE based EwITA on SAP, as an acclaimed enterprise solution, and on MATLAB, as a precise computational engine. MATLAB Compiler and MATLAB Builder JA were used to create the production version of the system and interface it with SAP. Since February 2009, when EwITA went in production, it has had zero downtime.
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Prepping my hair before styling is a massive step in my hair care routine. Having long, fine hair with lots of it can leave my hair either a variety of ways flat straight to my head, weighed down with the wrong sorts of products, one big lions mane or generally just not sitting right on my head. I've been testing out product combinations for a while to give me root lift while also leaving my hair in tip top condition with minimal volume loss. Prepping my hair before blow drying and styling makes sure it doesn't look like I've just wacked a load of product in it or roughly dried it while I lay down (I have actually done this before… a few times…).
First off after washing and leaving my hair for about a hour while wrapped up in a hair towel. I like to use one of those hair turbans to make sure I take all the excess moisture out before adding products and drying. Although it's adding a hour or two to my routine is does mean I can use less heat on my hair. I take a few pumps of my favourite hair oil the Wella SP Luxe Oil. This is a really lightweight product that has a gorgeous scent of almond oil and also contains Argan Oil and Jojoba Oil that leaves the hair silky smooth and soft. I work this into the very ends of my hair and then work any excess towards the roots.
I then pick my prepping product. I either use a mousse, a texurising cream or a spray depending on the looks that I want to achieve. I wear my hair normally in three different ways, straight and volumised, soft and beachy or curled. I try to prep with the right product for that look so here's my simple guide on what I use to create each look.
Messy hair is my thing and I always try to embrace it but I find it always needs a product to get it ready for styling. For a this undone look I tend go for Bumble and Bumble Texurising Creme. This was a firm favourite of mine for a while as I loved the beachy look it gave my hair without weighing it down. I would normally take about a 50p sized dollop and apply it to the mid sections of my hair, avoiding both the roots and the ends. I'd then flip my hair over and give it a good blast with a hair dryer.
I currently actually quite like wearing my hair straight and natural. If I want to go for a sleeker but volumised look I tend to reach for the L'oreal Ellnett Heat Styling Spray in Volume. This is perfect for those days when you want to wear your hair straight but also have some lift. I spray this all over my hair and then flip it over and do the same. I then comb through with a wide tooth comb to distribute product evenly and then blast it with a hair dryer. This also contains heat protectant up to 230C which is a bonus. This is one of my favourite products to use when styling my hair at the moment as I light to wear it straight with a little bit of lift.
Now mousse is a tricky one. I've tried it countless times before as a volume booster but I've been left with crispy, not very nice looking hair. However I've been using this Four Reasons Volume Mousse and it's actually been doing a pretty good job. Not to mention the super cute packaging this mousse is light and perfect for adding to the roots. I take a good dollop and flip my hair over and work it into the root area, focusing on the crown. I tend to use mousee on those days I want to style my hair with heat as I feel it gives something to my hair that makes it easier to hold a curl or a wave. It's a great product to use when prepping your hair but you do need to be careful not to overload!


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