More women shopping for home and garden products

Three times the number of women shop for home and garden improvement products compared with ten years ago.

The supermarket has said that sales of house hold appliances like Rapide Carpet Washer, paint brushes, rollers and paint have increased by 33 per cent in the last year with 60 per cent of women shopping for DIY tools in their stores compared to 20 per cent a decade ago.

Duncan Hayes, editor of Build It magazine, said the recession may be a key factor in the rise of DIY sales as it is cheaper for people to make home improvements themselves than to get in a professional, particularly for single-occupancy households.

"Decorating is a way to make your mark and improve your home at a very affordable cost, with very apparent results," he said.

A survey conducted by Shelter and the Royal Institute of British Architects revealed 73 per cent of those that own a home dream of improving it.

Casio G-Shock Watch is a Perfect Gift for Men this Summer

G-Shock is a brand of watches manufactured by Casio, known for its resistance to shocks (e.g. hard knocks and strong vibrations). They were, and continue to be, designed primarily for sports and outdoor adventure oriented activity; for example, practically all G-Shocks have some kind of casio stopwatch feature, countdown timer, light and water resistance. Recent models have become more luxury and design oriented.
The first G-Shock was the GW-M850-1ER- designed by an engineer working for Casio named Kikuo Ibe. It was released in April of 1983. For the next few years Casio released a handful of new models each year. The popularity of G-Shocks increased rapidly throughout the 1990's. There seemed to be a peak in demand in 1998 when over 220 new models were released in that year alone. Casio has collaborated with many designers, musicians and other pop culture luminaries to release hundreds of limited edition G-Shocks with custom designs.
This long tradition of unique casio watches has helped build an avid following among collectors world-wide over the years.

Related Designs:

1.CASIO G-SHOCK Watch (G-7800B-1ER), 2.Casio G-Shock Men's Watch (Dark Navy) (AW-591MS-2AER), 3. CASIO G-SHOCK Men's Chronograph (G-1000-1AER)
(CASIO G-SHOCK watch is designed to cope with rugged outdoor pursuits.)

Baby-G

Casio Baby-G Watch (BG-3000-7BER)
This Baby-G series watch is pretty tough, with the same exacting standards as G-Shock, but with a feminine fashionable flare and has all the features you'd expect from a quality Casio, Shock Resistant, Water Resistant, Stopwatch, and more.

Baby-G was created as an addition to the G-Shock brand.

How to choose the appropriate sunglasses for your face?

To choose the right sunglasses for your shape you have to know the different types of face forms.
Sunglasses are the perfect accessory for the hot days of the year.The sunglasses should be in proportion with the shape of your face. Also, you can match them with your other accessories like scarves, purses, etc.
Triangular shape – with wide forehead and narrow chin, contrast your shape by choosing thin-rimmed frames, cat-eyes styles and rimless bottoms. You can also try metal frames with straight top line.
Oval face – According to the canons of beauty that is the most versatile form, because it works with any type of glasses. Experiment with the latest looks, such as nueu aviator sunglasses or shields. The wider frames are the best choice for oval faces.
Square face – This face shape consists a broad forehead and strong chin. It is good to soften your lines with round sunglasses in lighter colors.
Rectangular face - It is characterized by a wider jaw. You can shorten it with round or square frames with decorations and embellishments that will detract from your jaw line.
Round face – this face needs a contrasting frame such as angular or straight one. You can make it appear longer and thinner with soft, rectangular styles and wider frames.

Brighton and Hove Festival of Shopping launched on Thursday

Brighton and Hove Festival of Shopping launched on Thursday with an open top bus tour of the city centre and continues throughout April.

Brighton's first ever festival of shopping is set to take the city by storm.

It showcases the very best of high heel shoes is fashion and the cutting edge health and beauty boutiques in The Lanes, North Laine and Hove.

The month long extravaganza offers the city's residents and visitors the chance to shop till they drop to andila.co.uk.

The festival targets fashion cheap designer sunglasses and bargain ed hardy tshirts hunters alike and is expected to attract visitors from across the south and from London.

With eight million visitors a year, andila shopping gives the city's economy an annual boost of more than £407 million.

They will be told about the fantastic range of high heel boots andila has to offer.

The festival will have something for everyone over the bank holiday weekend from Easter egg hunts to Mad Hatter's tea parties.

Sports and Leisures Equipments at andila.co.uk

◦Air Beds and Chairs
◦Bags and Luggage
◦Boats
◦Car, Truck and Motorcycle
◦Outdoor Recreation
◦Pools
◦Sports Equipment
◦Torch Lights
◦Water Sports
◦Wetsuits

Apple and Microsoft are in talks on a new partnership

It might not be long before you fire up your iPhone's copy of Safari, tap the search window and run yourself a search on... Bing?

While it's possible that this is the result of Apple being impressed by Bing (and if such a deal goes down I'm sure that will be Apple's standard explanation) it's just as likely that Apple is in fact pretty miffed with Google. It's hard to imagine a company being disliked enough by Apple to make Microsoft a favorable alternative. Perhaps Steve Jobs was a lot more upset about Eric Schmidt and the rest of the company's actions with Android than we were led to believe.

On another note, if Apple does in fact turn its back on Google and go to Bing, will the faithful follow suit? For so many years Microsoft was seen as the enemy, and the upstart Google was viewed by Mac users as a close ally. How long would it take for longtime Mac users to come around to the company's new stance?

Pets seek homes for holiday

There are two shopping days left before Christmas to find a nice pet at Southern Pines Animal Shelter.

The last day to adopt a pet and have it home for Christmas is Monday, said Michelle Bullock, office manager at the shelter.

"(Adoption) always increases during Christmas holidays," she said. "We're very busy right now. We may adopt 40 to 50 animals by Christmas."

Southern Pines Animal Shelter has more than 100 dogs and many kittens that can be adopted today or Monday. They've even given the city a friendly reminder in the way of a few billboards around town.

"So as everyone's looking for gifts and thinking about Christmas, they (could) remember the animal shelter and the several hundred animals there that would be great gifts for someone and their family," Valerie Rachal, director of the shelter's Spay/Neuter Clinic, said.

Adult animals are $70; puppies and kittens are $75. The fee includes spay or neuter, 30 days of health care insurance, cats are checked for feline leukemia and dogs older than six months are heartworm tested.

"We're trying to get all of ours fixed and ready to go home," Bullock said. "The adoption process is about 20 to 25 minutes of paperwork."

Bullock said there are things people need to think about before adopting.

"The first thing they need to do is consider this is a lifelong thing and not just a Christmas thing," she said. "A lot of parents adopt puppies to teach a child responsibility. It's not going to happen."

She said many parents bring animals back to the shelter because children won't take care of pets.

Bullock also discourages people gifting pets without the recipient's knowledge. Instead, opt to purchase a gift certificate.

Before heading to the shelter, Bullock said to research what type of breed would work well with the family.

"There are a lot of breeds that are good for kids," she said. "We have a database that shows some of our pets. If you type in the area we're in, it also has a breed referral."