Monday, December 13, 2010

MAC Cosmetics was founded in Toronto, Canada by Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo in 1984. The first U.S MAC store opened in 1991, in Greenwich Village, New York.
The company's products were initially specifically designed for professional make-up artistsmake-, but are now sold to consumers worldwide.
Estée Lauder Companies acquired controlling interest of MAC in 1994, then completed their acquisition of the company in 1998. One year prior to the acquisition, original founder, Frank Angelo, died in 1997 due to complications during surgery. Make-up Art Cosmetics, better known as MAC Cosmetics, is a manufacturer of cosmetics

abercrombie and fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F)is an American retailer, currently headed by chairman and CEO Micheal S.Jeffris. A&F focuses on casual wear for consumers ages of 18 through 22. With over 300 locations in the United States, the brand has embarked on international expansion throughout various world markets.The company also operates three off-shoot brands: abercrombie , Hollister Co and Gilly Hicks. The company also operated a post-grad brand, Ruehl No.925, that was shuttered in early 2010.
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of Hurling, camogie, gaelic football, handball and rounders. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the largest participation sport in Northern Ireland.

Phoebe Prince


The suicide of Phoebe Prince, on January 14, 2010, led to the criminal prosecution of six teenagers for charges including rape and harassment  led to the criminal prosecution of six teenagers for charges including rape and harassment, Having recently moved to the U.S. from Ireland, Prince had been taunted and bullied for several months by at least two separate groups of students at South Hadley High School, reportedly because of disputes with other girls over her brief relationships with a senior high school football player and a second male student. On January 14, 2010, after an entire day of harassment and taunting, followed by a final incident in which a student threw a can at her from a passing car as she walked home from school, Prince committed suicide by hanging herself in the stairwell leading to the second floor of the family apartment. Her body was discovered by her 12-year-old sister. After her death, many crude comments about her were posted on her Facebook memorial page, most of which were removed. On March 29, 2010, Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel announced at a press conference that nine teenagers from South Hadley High School were indicted as adults on felony charges by a Hampshire County grand jury. Charges ranged from statutory rape for the two male teenagers involved to violation of civil rights, criminal harassment, disturbance of a school assembly, and stalking. Additional delinquency complaints were also filed against the three female minors indicted by the grand jury.  One was charged with assault with a deadly weapon for throwing a can at Phoebe Prince. A separate delinquency complaint was filed against one of the three female minors for assault and battery against another victim at South Hadley High School (a girl who was attacked at school after appearing in a TV news report describing the bullying that took place at South Hadley High School, Phoebe lies buried in Her hometown in Clare Ireland.

Facebook



Facebook is a sociel network service, It was launched in 2004 and it was operated privatley by facebook org. In july 2010 Facebook has more than 500 million active users. Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. Additionally, users may join common interest user groups, organized by workplace, school, or college, or other characteristics. better. Facebook allows anyone who declares themselves to be at least 13 years old to become a registered user of the website. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin Dustin Moskovits and Chris Hughes.

Ghd

GHD is a brittish hair styling company. by Martin Penny, Gary Douglas and Robert Powls, who collaborated to purchase the rights to produce a particular style of hair styling iron  from a South Korean inventor.The company initially sold its own products exclusively through hair salons. In the first two years, the company did no advertising. By the end of their second year, revenues for the business stood at £12million, against a forecast of between £3million and £4millionIn 2004, the company entered the North American market, with total worldwide sales generating £37million in revenue
Charity
Since 2004, ghd has raised approximately £2.5million for the Breacthrough Breast Cancer charity. The company produces a limited edition pink hair iron every year, with £10 of the sale price being donated in support the charity.
Endorsments
The brand has attracted endorsements from celebrities, with Victoria Beckham, Maddonna and Jennifer anniston,

Monday, November 8, 2010


 is an American rapper, singer, and record producer.first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work onJay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson . His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70, triphop,, folk, alternative, electronica, and synth-pop.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. His four albums have received numerous awards, including a cumulative twelve Grammys, and critical acclaim.All have been very commercially successful, with 808s & Heartbreak becoming his third consecutive #1 album in the U.S. upon release. West also runs his own record label GOOD Music, home to artists such John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear, a teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of four of his five albums as well as various single covers and music videos.[About.com ranked Kanye West #8 on their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list. On May 16, 2008, Kanye West was crowned by MTV as the year's #1 "Hottest MC in the Game.