History of Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg, 23, founded Facebook while studying psychology at Harvard University. A keen computer programmer, Mr Zuckerberg had already developed a number of social-networking websites for fellow students, including Coursematch, which allowed users to view people taking their degree, and Facemash, where you could rate people's attractiveness.

In February 2004 Mr Zuckerberg launched "The facebook", as it was originally known; the name taken from the sheets of paper distributed to freshmen, profiling students and staff. Within 24 hours, 1,200 Harvard students had signed up, and after one month, over half of the undergraduate population had a profile.

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The network was promptly extended to other Boston universities, the Ivy League and eventually all US universities. It became Facebook.com in August 2005 after the address was purchased for $200,000. US high schools could sign up from September 2005, then it began to spread worldwide, reaching UK universities the following month.

As of September 2006, the network was extended beyond educational institutions to anyone with a registered email address. The site remains free to join, and makes a profit through advertising revenue. Yahoo and Google are among companies which have expressed interest in a buy-out, with rumoured figures of around $2bn (£975m) being discussed. Mr Zuckerberg has so far refused to sell.

The site's features have continued to develop during 2007. Users can now give gifts to friends, post free classified advertisements and even develop their own applications - graffiti and Scrabble are particularly popular.

This month the company announced that the number of registered users had reached 30 million, making it the largest social-networking site with an education focus.

Earlier in the year there were rumours that Prince William had registered, but it was later revealed to be a mere impostor. The MP David Miliband, the radio DJ Jo Whiley, the actor Orlando Bloom, the artist Tracey Emin and the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, are among confirmed high-profile members.

This month officials banned a flash-mob-style water fight in Hyde Park, organised through Facebook, due to public safety fears. And there was further controversy at Oxford as students became aware that university authorities were checking their Facebook profiles.

The legal case against Facebook dates back to September 2004, when Divya Narendra, and the brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who founded the social-networking site ConnectU, accused Mr Zuckerberg of copying their ideas and coding. Mr Zuckerberg had worked as a computer programmer for them when they were all at Harvard before Facebook was created.

The case was dismissed due to a technicality in March 2007 but without a ruling.

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beauty care tips

The most important aspect of enhancing one’s beauty is to maintain a healthy skin. Most women crave for a flawless soft and smooth skin. There are several beauty products available in the market to enhance the tone and texture of the skin.  These products are expensive and often have some side effects. In this article there is some simple skin care tips mentioned that will go a long way in achieving a beautiful skin.

Skin care enhances the beauty. The real beauty is associated with the good skin. Women’s need care about their skin. Women skin is sensitive compared with the men. Skin care makes you comfortable and appeal beautiful in the society. The real skin care is not to apply the beauty creams on to the face. The real skin care involves treating the skin, making it healthy.

Skin care tips for the women

Avoiding the sun

Most of the women skin problems are associated with the sun. The sun rays contains the UV rays .They are the factor to increase the melanin in the skin. This increased melanin causes the skin tans over the body, face, hands, and legs. So keep away from the sun .Morning and evening sun rays are not to much harm. But the sun rays in the mid day and sun rays in the hot summers make the large damage to the skin.  Other skin problems like acne, pimples are impacted due to this sun rays exposure.

Skin types

Skin type is the common word in the skin care. If you want to apply the cream you must know your skin type. There are few skin types. Oily skin, dry skin, mixed skin etc. Treat the skin problems according to the skin type. Oily skin may result early wrinkles on the face. Dry skin makes your skin inactive. So you have to maintain the skin in normal tone. Use the different tonner for the normal skin.

Over wash & over cream

Do not do the over washing it may harm to your skin pores. Some skin pores are sensitive. The skin pores on the face are sensitive than the skin pores on the hands. If you wash many times a day it leads to other skin problems. Apply the sensitive products on the skin.

Healthy food lifestyle

For the better skin you have to take the good planned diet. The vitamin E rich food does the great help for the skin. Apply the oils enrich with vitamin D, Vitamin E. The proper food diet makes the skin glowing. Take the vegetables, fruits, dry fruits, sea food for the better skin care. The food supplies the vitamins, minerals, proteins etc for the skin makes your skin looking beautiful and glowing

Use the natural products

Choose the right product for your skin type. The skin care for different types of skin varies. The skin care for oily vary from dry skin.  For the best results determine the skin type then use the right product on the skin. Better to use the natural, organic products.  The chemical products may harm the skin pores. The chemical products may cause the skin allergies etc. Use the right product in the right season. If you apply the winter skin care cream in the summer it may not work well. Choose the products according to the seasons..

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Perception of beauty in Islam

We live in a culture that exaggerates physical beauty above and beyond where its true status lies. The media and culture have indirectly pushed people’s minds to treat beauty as one of the determinants of self-worth, especially in young girls and women. It becomes crucial for everyone of us to examine what beauty really is, and what role physical beauty has to play in our lives.

Is beauty limited to physical characteristics or is there a higher dimension to it? Is beauty an independent trait or does it shine in people with good personalities? Although the answers to these questions are very subjective, the Islamic view of beauty helps us to shape our opinions in the best manner possible.

All Creation Is Beautiful

Although the eyes may not perceive every creation around us as beauty, the Qur’anic verse (32:7) tells us that all creation is beautiful. This verse is clearly talking about beauty on a higher level than the mere physical dimension that our eyes try to find in what they perceive. This verse urges us to appreciate beauty in all creation and to see the beauty in Allah’s universe through observing how interconnected and orderly it is!

The Perception of Beauty

How does Islam view human beauty? Is physical beauty always looked upon as a positive trait? Needless to say, physical beauty is indeed a blessing – but according to Islamic teachings, beauty is just like any other material and perishable trait such as wealth, rank, and occupation. Physical beauty by itself has little worth and is given no significance in Islam if it does not accompany inner beauty (piety and good moral traits). Real beauty is what we carry with us in our journey to the hereafter: our good deeds. In the Holy Qur’an (3:106) we are reminded of Judgment Day when people’s deeds will determine their physical appearance: “On the day when (some) faces shall turn white and (some) faces shall turn black; then as to those whose faces turn black: Did you disbelieve after your believing? Taste therefore the chastisement because you disbelieved.”

In our everyday lives we often come across people who may be good-looking but something about their character repels us from them; the reverse is also true for people who may not be so good-looking but appear beautiful to us because of their positive qualities. A recent article by plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Tornambe, published by the Huffington Post, presents an interesting conclusion about how the mind judges beauty. The article “What Makes a Person Ugly?” focuses on certain positive personality traits that serve to enhance and sometimes even determine how we perceive physical beauty. Some characteristics that are mentioned are self-confidence, cheerfulness, altruism, and optimism. When it comes to judging between physical beauty and personality, our mind inclines towards appreciating people who possess such positive traits and brighter souls.

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Emma Watson’s most powerful quotes about feminism

At the heart of HeForShe is the notion that to give women the same rights, respect, and opportunities afforded to men would not be detrimental to men; rather, the removal of the sexist social expectations that come with gender inequality would be freeing and beneficial to everyone.

“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong.”

Last March, she gave an interview in Esquire U.K. where she spoke more about the importance of feminism for men as well as women:

“[Feminism]’s not about us convincing you that gender equality is worth engaging in only because there might be something in it for you, or in it for your sister or your mother. The question is, what’s in it for humans?” she told the magazine. “Happier, healthier, more successful children? Being able to take proper paternity leave and see your baby? Being able to talk to someone if you’re feeling shit? Actually getting to be yourself? Getting asked out by a woman? Better sex? A marriage that is a true partnership? More diverse and interesting perspectives in art, culture, business and politics? Getting to crowdsource all the innovation and genius in the world, not just half of it? A highly increased number of safe, confident and fulfilled people on the planet, particularly women? World peace? Seriously. World peace!”

“Here’s what I think. Feminism is not here to dictate to you. It’s not prescriptive, it’s not dogmatic. All we are here to do is give you a choice.”“We want to empower women to do exactly what they want, to be true to themselves, to have the opportunities to develop. Women should feel free. There is no typical feminist, there is nothing anywhere that says you have to meet a certain [set of] criteria.”In September of last year, the actress lent her voice to a short film, Hurdles, narrating over footage of female athletes:“Women and girls have always faced hurdles. But that’s never stopped us. We’ve sacrificed, fought, campaigned, succeeded, been knocked back, and succeeded again. In a race for justice, we’ve leapt over countless obstacles to win our rights.

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Learn to love urself

Learn to love myself

1. Stop comparing yourself to others. People achieve success and fail at different rates.

2. You’re not as fat as you think. Besides, your body fat percentage has no bearing on what makes you a quality human being.

3. Spend time alone. It’s okay if you want to stay home on a Friday night, catch up on your DVR and eat froyo because you’ve had an exhausting workweek.

4. Spend time outside. Discover a new trail or a mountain to hike. Soak up the sun.

5. Let go of the past. Forgive the people who hurt you so that YOU can move on. Carrying around anger only poisons you.

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