Marie Claire 20091201 Scan05 LG Vacuum Cleaner

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An allergic reaction is an overactive or misdirected immune response to a foreign substance. Dust mites are the bane of urban existence causing all sorts of allergies. We shed about 1.5 grams of skin flakes everyday, enough to feed almost a million mites. They thrive in mattresses, quilts and pillows due to the moisture generated by human breathing and perspiration. Sunning and beating the bedding would help but it is neither very effective nor very convenient. LG's Sani Punch vacuum cleaner punches the surface 50 times a second to suck out even the minutest of allergens and dust particles.

Marie Claire 20091201 Scan03 Kareena Kapoor

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I love snaps where the subject is looking away. Specifically, I love candid snaps of people in deep thought with a serious expression oblivious of what is happening around them. Here Kareena is somewhat is that sort of a state. Though the hair is a bit unmanaged and the legs are a bit awkward, the dress is nice with fabric contrast in the top (satin). The broad V neck also lends character.

Good Housekeeping 20091201 Scan02 Raima Sen

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Overall, it is a nice snap that has pastel colours contrasting with Boroline's trademark green. What I didn't understand is how could an ad claiming to help us get rid of dryness leave Raima Sen with such dry hair. It doesn't have even the natural lustre that hair belonging to someone so particular about her diet (she insists on only olive oil cooked food) might have. Also is it just me, I find her right index finger a bit jarring in the generally soft setting.

Computer Active 20091201 Scan02 xpresslive.in

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2009 was the year of cloud computing - the idea that location of the hosting does not matter, only its scalability does. Cloud computing can be regarded as some sort of a precursor to the idea of a web based OS such as Google Chrome, where we go back to the heavy server, thin client model of yesteryear despite the fact that Personal Computers i.e heavy clients have gotten so cheap.

The reasoning is that PCs require highly complex operating systems and applications which cannot be easily updated and especially maintained. And this despite the fact that remote maintenance capabilities have existed in Windows for almost 20 years, first as third party add-ons and later as built-in components.

It is almost as if low cost Remote Maintenance was discouraged in the name of security so as to make money off onsite maintenance and later take us to the Cloud model where the security is ten times worse. We should instead stick to Personal Computers and let Remote Maintenance services like xpresslive.in mature into an ideal mix of maintenance and security. Note the low subscription amount. It is less than even the license fee of the bundled Advanced System Care Pro.

Savvy 20091201 Scan02 Platinum Guild Ad

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I like the model's look especially the way the eyes, nose and mouth line up with the neck. But I don't like the shoulders and especially the hair. Actually the hair should've covered the shoulders. But then the object of attention - the pendant, may have lost some focus.

Filmfare 20091209 Scan03 Kareena Kapoor

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What grabbed my attention in this scan in not Kareena Kapoor's face but her neck. The neck and sleeves of the choli are very nice, the necklace however is altogether perfect.

Filmfare 20091209 Scan01 PC Jeweller Ad

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Giselle Monteiro looking as beautiful as ever.

The caption reads: Sona jo naye rishtey banata hai.

It figures. If you've got gold, let's be pals (spoof;)

Hello 20091101 Scan01 Anjalee Arjun Kapoor

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The model of the right really does exude the regal bearing that this ad demands. Also lovely gradient and over-exposure.

Stardust 20091201 Scan02 Tanushree Dutta

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I love the light play and expression on Tanushree's face. The movie Apartment is a thriller starring Anupam Kher, Tanushree Dutta, Rohit Roy and Neetu Chandra.

Stardust 20091201 Scan01 Amrit Maghera

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Amrit Maghera is an Indian - English model, Actor, Singer and a Dancer from the United Kingdom. She has had formal acting training in London and has a first class degree in Drama and Dance. She has trained professionally in many different styles of dance from a very young age such as Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Bollywood and Hip Hop. She has done several stage shows (London Astoria, Birmingham NEC, and Wembley Arena) and on television (MTV) and for International artists such as Kayne West, Guns and Roses and Body Rockers.

Femina 20091202 Scan09 Grazia Ad

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I love the model's face, hair and expression but not the dress or the clutch. Still this is quite an artistic image in its composition and toning. It is clearly the work of some old hand who understands the medium very well.

Femina 20091202 Scan06 Dipika Pallikal

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In a fairly elaborate advertorial with more than 10 pages, this image was the best of the lot. What I liked most about the photo is the play of colours topped off by the red line on the wall. The fact that the skin is toned down exaggerates the colour play.

Femina 20091202 Scan05 Coconut oil

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Very clean, natural and beautiful face.

Filmfare 20091125 Scan07 Citizen Ad

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The model is too sweet for my taste and the dress is too awkward and the watch shown has too deep a dial and too colourful a pearl finish, but the background has been done to perfection. No question about it.

Chip 20091101 Scan04 Thin Clients

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The only downer is that if the main PC conks off, all others go down as well. And also the fact that thin clients are usually priced not on the basis of how much they cost to build but on the cost of the PC they help replace.

From Wikipedia: The combination of NComputing hardware (access devices) and virtualization software (vSpace) use the excess computing capacity of one PC to create multiple virtual desktops. The vSpace software allows multiple simultaneous user accounts to run on a single computer. The access devices connect each user’s keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the shared PC. Each NComputing access device has ports for a keyboard, monitor, and mouse, but does not contain a CPU or memory. NComputing’s vSpace virtualization software, included with the hardware, creates the virtual desktops in the shared PC by dividing the computer's resources into independent sessions that give each user their own PC experience. The vSpace software uses the company’s proprietary display and communications protocol ("UXP") to communicate between the shared computer and the user stations. UXP serves a similar purpose as Microsoft’s RDP and Citrix’s ICA.

VogueIndia 20091101 Scan16 Tribhovandas

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Overall I like the snap but it is a bit too Teutonic for me. Also I don't like the necklace. It is too curvy and stiff for my liking. Neither can I really understand the choice of lipstick shade.

VogueIndia 20091101 Scan15 Ayesha Thapar

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This is an example of a great snap going way wrong. The hair is not only looking unmanageable but is also getting crowded out by that strange background. And is that her right hand behind her head? We would never know.

VogueIndia 20091101 Scan02 BMW Z4

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Ever since its launch, the BMW Z4 Roadster has been lapping up design awards, first the Eyes on Design award at Detroit Auto Show. Then the coveted Red Dot award. And in July 2009, the International Design Excellence Award 2009 presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America.

Sorry, but somehow I don't really like the design especially the front. It is too aggressive and crude for me. In fact, I might go so far as to call it ugly almost.

VogueIndia 20091101 Scan01 Kate Moss

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Kate Moss is literally the topmost model in the world pulling in tens of thousands of dollars per day from various activities and deals. This is perhaps her best photo to date. Everything is nearly perfect. The hair, the complexion, the eyes, the nose, the mouth, the dress and of course, the setting. I give it 98/100, the sunlight distribution is a bit unnatural.

Digit 20091101 Scan04 Nvidia Ion Intel Atom

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Green computing is a growing trend and Intel Atom has become its face. But the green computers, the so-called Netbooks and Nettops, we get today have single core Atoms and power hungry Intel 945 chipsets which are poor in graphics as well. In 2010, we would see widespread deployment of Dual core Atoms and Nvidia Ion chipsets that boast of low power consumption and excellent graphic capabilities. To run Windows 7 smoothly, insist on Dual core Atom N330, Nvidia Ion chipset and 2GB RAM in your Netbook or Nettop. Some of the better Netbooks have built in 3G which provides wireless broadband upto 3Mbps. Also make sure the built-in WiFi is 802.11n not 802.11g.