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Niki is an award winning Master Hair Colorist and has been professionally licensed since 1991. After winning awards for creative hair coloring and cutting, including the Wella Artististic Designing Award, she began teaching and imparting her knowledge to others.

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Entertainment > Music (Other) Remembering dead rock stars: The day the music died: 1 of 26
On a cold wintry night in 1959, the tragic and infamous plane crash happened that extinguished the lives of three very promising young rock and roll stars and has long been argued as the day the music died. Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens were strong influences on many aspiring musicians for years to come in th... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Unforgettable "done me wrong" country songs: 1 of 18
Are you in a relationship gone awry? Has he or she left you demolished with your heart in the gutter after running off with your best friend? Or have you come home to an empty house and your lover has moved out without a forwarding address? Well, someone could say Here's A Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares, as Travis Tritt did ... More..
Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse & Addiction (Other) Methadone: Is it really a proper treatment for heroin addicts: 1 of 13
After successfully completing 30 days of rehabilitation for cocaine abuse in my late 20s, I could finally aver that I personally knew someone who was a heroin addict who had been on methadone. Up until that point, the only visual I had was of a methadone line at the health department from some Hollywood portrayal, and that wa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Should the FDA require US food manufactures to reveal if foods are genetically modified?: 2 of 15
Free to Choose If there is one ideal we hold reverent in America above all others it is our freedoms, however real or imaginary they may be. No one can deny that freedom is the basis for all the wars that have been waged for American liberties. As Americans, our government decided in its fledgling days that they should protec... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Best heavy metal albums of the 1980s: 2 of 14
Are you longing to headbang with some classic heavy metal? As any fan of the music genre of metal will tell you, the 80s was full of some of the best bands that will ever grace the subculture. Heavy metal music was born of the deep blues rock from bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple melded with the speed pu... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair Color & Coloring How to manage dyed hair: 1 of 7
You've decided to either get rid of those premature grays, or else you have seen a fabulous hair color on your favorite celebrity or even a stranger who was in front of you in some checkout line. You want beautiful hair, but maybe you aren't sure how to keep your costs down when caring for your dream color or what caring for ... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair Color & Coloring Everything you need to know about hair color: 1 of 6
In the modern day woman's life, there are so many demands on their time and pocketbook that making allowances for lengthy hair salon appointments with a big price tag at the end is an expense which can be eliminated. Currently there are a plethora of hair coloring products that are of high quality on the commercial market, an... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair Styles How to tell your stylist what you want: 1 of 5
Most people, including you, have had a less than favorable experience after visiting a hair stylist at least once in a lifetime. It's even more frustrating when you search carefully for a hair professional and even choose your wording as carefully while explaining your desired look once you are sitting in their chair. Someho... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Unforgettable country love songs: 4 of 19
Are you looking for love in all the wrong places? Maybe you just need some good old Country mood music. Most couples have a song that reminds them of one another - It may have been a tune on the radio when that first kiss happened or the song that was belting out of the speakers as they twirled together on the dance floor. Co... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Greatest one-hit wonders of the 80's: 1 of 4
Every decade of music has a group of smash hits which are called one hit wonders. The artists that perform these hits are known for releasing one single that made it either into the Billboard Top 40 or received considerable air time on radios. Some artists are so talented that it surprises many when they don't ever produce an... More..