Love Is Delight

L’Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick

2012-06-02T16:02:00.001+03:00

L’Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick

Shades:

#01 Fashionista Pink
#02 Innocent Pink
#03 Lovely Rose
#06 Aphrodite Scarlet
#07 Cheeky Magenta
#101 Tempting Lilac
#202 Impulsive Fuchsia
#203 Rock ‘n Mauve
#301 Dating Coral
#401 Rebel Red
#403 Hypnotic Red
#501 Nude Ingenue

101 Tempting Lilac, 501 Nude Indulgence, 03 Lovely Rose, 301 Dating Coral, 202 Impulsive Fuchsia

DIY : glittery shoes

2012-05-20T19:21:00.001+03:00

Hi, lovely readers :)

Thank you for reading my blog.

I didn't have enough time blogging these past 3 weeks, because I was busy at work. And because in my work I have to be very creative at times (well, all the times) I decided to take some pictures of the beautiful shoes that I was assigned to do. I used hot glue gun in order to glue all the lace and pearls and rhinestones and at first I decided to do some kind of symmetrical pattern for both shoes (picture first layer of lace + outer view + inner view). Then you just fill the space between the lace with stones and pearls. If you are wondering how much time did it take - I spent about 3 days making them ( probably 10 straight hours ).

You need lots of patience and imagination - really!

Needed material:

satin pumps

lace

pears

different kinds of rhinestones

other glittery materials that you think they are "cute"


Plain satin pumps

First layer of lace

Outer view

Inner view

The final look

"Get The Look" - Cannes Film Festival 2012 - Freida Pinto

2012-05-19T00:02:00.000+03:00

"Get The Look"- Cannes Film Festival 2012 - Eva Longoria

2012-05-18T23:59:00.000+03:00

How to Be a Wingwoman

2012-05-18T23:42:00.000+03:00

Wingwoman

The friend who will stay by your side when you go out and/or dance with you while clubbing in order to keep the ugly/creepy/scary guys at bay. Unlike a Wing Man, this is not the girl who occupies the hot guy's ugly friend. Unlike women, guys have no problem ditching their friends for the hook-up (they just say, "peace out, man, I got to go tap that" and the discussion is closed). Wing Women are usually hot or at least cute so that they are easy to pass off if there happens to be a not so ugly/creepy/scary guy with whom the other woman would like to hook up. The Wing Woman position may be held simultaneously within a pair or group of women.

If in a group setting, stand one person away from your guy (We'll refer to the guy you're helping out as your "guy" from this point on) to show other women that he's not your boyfriend.
If it's just the two of you (which is fine), make a little space between you and avoid touching him too much.
Look out into the crowd, keeping an eye out for potential women. It also shows that you're not consumed by his conversation.
Approach girls and start a conversation, but don't mention your guy yet. You can compliment something she is wearing to create a friendly vibe. Once you bring her back to the group, you can introduce them and start them on a conversation of their own. (E.g., make it appear coincidental that they might be attracted to one another.)
Find something to link to two in conversation. If you know about a certain interest that they have in common, mention it off-handedly, to get them going on the topic, but join in as well—don't just disappear. It will make both parties more comfortable.
Once they seem to be hitting it off, excuse yourself to get another drink or say a quick hello to someone else.

Women are complex creatures

2012-04-27T23:24:00.000+03:00

If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman
If you don't, you are not a man
If you praise her, she thinks you are lying
If you don't, you are good for nothing
If you agree to all her likes, you are a wimp
If you don't, you are not understanding
If you visit her often, she thinks it is boring
If you don't, she accuses you of double-crossing
If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy
If you don't, you are a dull boy
If you are jealous, she says it's bad
If you don't, she thinks you do not love her
If you attempt a romance, she says you didn't respect her
If you don't, she thinks you do not like her
If you are a minute late, she complains it's hard to wait
If she is late, she says that's a girl's way
If you visit another man, you're not putting in "quality time"
If she is visited by another woman, "oh it's natural, we are girls"
If you kiss her once in a while, she professes you are cold
If you kiss her often, she yells that you are taking advantage
If you fail to help her in crossing the street, you lack ethics
If you do, she thinks it's just one of men's tactics for seduction
If you stare at another woman, she accuses you of flirting
If she is stared by other men, she says that they are just admiring
If you talk, she wants you to listen
If you listen, she wants you to talk

In short:

So simple, yet so complex
So weak, yet so powerful
So confusing, yet so desirable
So damning, yet so wonderful...

...WOMEN!

Men are complex creatures

2012-04-17T16:06:00.001+03:00

If you kiss him, you are easy
If you don't, you are frigid
If you praise him, he thinks you are fake
If you don't, he thinks you are ungrateful
If you agree to all his likes, you are submissive
If you don't, you are controling
If you visit him often, he thinks you're desperate
If you don't, he thinks you're not interested
If you are jealous, he says you're possessive
If you're not, then he fools around
If you attempt a romance, he say's you are cheap
If you don't, he thinks you are cold
If you are a minute late, he says you are fussy
If he is late, he says you're impatient
If you visit another man, you are fooling around
If he is visited by another woman, "oh we're just friends"
If you kiss him once in a while, he says you're too shy
If you kiss him often, he says you're too forward
If he fails to help you in crossing the street, he brings up the feminist movement
If he does, he expects to be rewarded
If you stare at another woman, he says you're jealous
If he is stared by other men, boy, you're in big trouble..
If you talk, it's always too much
If you listen, it's never enough

In short:

So complex, yet so predictable
So macho, yet so sensitive (usually to their own feelings)
So confusing, yet so funny
but most of all,
So irritating, yet so irresistible

...MEN!

36 Things Every Single Girl Must Do Before She Settles Down

2012-04-09T18:19:00.000+03:00

Erin Meanley, a dating blogger at Glamour, created a list of "key experiences every singleton should savor before they couple up." List is below. I've checked off stuff I've already done and there's still lots to tick off; looking forward to doing it all — whether single or dating.

To Build Your Confidence...

1. Go to a movie alone.

2. Lift weights.

3. Try surfing, water-skiing, or some activity you don't already know how to do. Could be riding a bicycle.

4. Take out the trash, set a mousetrap, do your taxes, build a bookcase.

5. Live alone, or at least move apartments in NYC without the help of family.

6. Train for (and finish) a huge physical test like a half-marathon.

7. Go to a scary doctor's appointment by yourself.

8. Quit your job.

9. Fly to a foreign country by yourself.

10. Learn to stand up for yourself.

To Be Able to Look Back and Say "I Had Fun"...

11. Witness something once-in-a-lifetime, like Jokulsarlon, a lake next to a melting glacier in Iceland.

12. Revel in being able to watch all the reality TV you want.

13. Get drunk during the day, just because you can. Attend Santacon, the convention for Santas, or something similar. [Living in Europe and/or being a soccer fan also granted the freedom to do this.]

14. Go on a date with someone who actually makes you nervous.

15. Go out with an older man who takes you somewhere nice and makes you feel like a million bucks.

16. Go out with a guy who makes you laugh 'til it hurts.

To Get Perspective...

17. Be a good wing-woman. It's not always about you.

18. Chill with your widowed and single grandma. She knows "alone"!

19. Volunteer.

To Make You Appreciate the Next Guy...

20. Do at least one Valentine's Day alone. [Oh, I was supposed to do only ONE??? ;)]

21. Attend a wedding (or 15) alone.

22. Date the creeps. You'll really value the nice guys afterward.

To Make You Feel Sexy and Attractive...
23. Buy yourself some flowers.

24. Invest in a LBD (little black dress) and some sexy stilettos.

25. Sit at a bar by yourself and drink a martini.

26. Buy something frivolous and expensive that you LOVE wearing.

To Make the Most of Your Free Time...

27. Finish all your schooling if you can.

28. Throw yourself into something time-consuming, like learning a foreign language.

To Make Yourself a Better Partner in the Future...

29. Make a list of all your faults.

30. Learn to cook well.

31. Get some hobbies. [Film, art, soccer, travel, politics, etc.]

32. Let your married friends edit your online dating profile.

33. Get your finances in order.

To Appreciate Being Single...

34. Babysit someone's baby for an hour.

35. Help a friend through her divorce or a bad break-up.

36. Host a girls-only night. I think some coupled-up women forget how much we need each other.

Color Riche Le Vernis - L'Oreal Paris

2012-04-05T13:26:00.000+03:00

Spring/Summer 2012

Nails Beyond Compare

Official ad campaign for the color collection.

Finally, color as vivid as your imagination. A unique formula that delivers luxurious shine. 10 day wear. Available in a delicious spectrum of must-have shades, the Color Riche Nail Collection is divided into 4 unique color stories. There's a perfect hue to mach your style, personality or mood!

Осмелете се да опитате мини лак за нокти с макси ефект! Благодарение на интегрирания топ лак, покритието е по-блестящо и издържа до 10 дни! Пробвайте модерните цветове: пастелни, ярки и класически нюанси!

Colors Galore:

From the "Trend Setter" set:

From the "Femme Fatale" set:

From the "Hopeless Romantic" set:

From the "Iconic Muse" set:

Price: $4.99 - $6.99

Why we love men

2012-04-04T13:06:00.001+03:00

We love men because they can never fake orgasms, even if they wanted to.
Because they write poems, songs, and books in our honor.
Because they never understand us, but they never give up.
Because they can see beauty in women when women have long ceased to see any beauty in themselves.
Because they come from little boys.
Because they can churn out long, intricate, Machiavellian, or incredibly complex mathematics and physics equations, but they can be comparably clueless when it comes to women.
Because they are incredible lovers and never rest until we’re happy.
Because they elevate sports to religion.
Because they’re never afraid of the dark.
Because they don’t care how they look or if they age.
Because they persevere in making and repairing things beyond their abilities, with the naive self-assurance of the teenage boy who knew everything.
Because they never wear or dream of wearing high heels.
Because they’re always ready for sex.
Because they’re like pomegranates: lots of inedible parts, but the juicy seeds are incredibly tasty and succulent and usually exceed your expectations.
Because they’re afraid to go bald.
Because you always know what they think and they always mean what they say.
Because they love machines, tools, and implements with the same ferocity women love jewelry.
Because they go to great lengths to hide, unsuccessfully, that they are frail and human.
Because they either speak too much or not at all to that end.
Because they always finish the food on their plate.
Because they are brave in front of insects and mice.
Because a well-spoken four-year old girl can reduce them to silence, and a beautiful 25-year old can reduce them to slobbering idiots.
Because they want to be either omnivorous or ascetic, warriors or lovers, artists or generals, but nothing in-between.
Because for them there’s no such thing as too much adrenaline.
Because when all is said and done, they can’t live without us, no matter how hard they try.
Because they’re truly as simple as they claim to be.
Because they love extremes and when they go to extremes, we’re there to catch them.
Because they are tender when they cry, and how seldom they do it.
Because what they lack in talk, they tend to make up for in action.
Because they make excellent companions when driving through rough neighborhoods or walking past dark alleys.
Because they really love their moms, and they remind us of our dads.
Because they never care what their horoscope, their mother-in-law, nor the neighbors say.
Because they don’t lie about their age, their weight, or their clothing size.
Because they have an uncanny ability to look deeply into our eyes and connect with our heart, even when we don’t want them to.
Because when we say “I love you” they ask for an explanation.

Style me Pretty: Casual in Shorts

2012-03-26T18:30:00.002+03:00

Get the look - Victoria's Secret tutorials

2012-03-20T00:26:00.004+02:00

Candice Swanepoel on the Very Sexy Tour:

Adriana Lima on the Very Sexy Tour

A Pretty Pink Valentine's Day

A Red-Hot Valentine's Day

Sexy Night Out

Sexy Night In

Gorgeous Campaign Shoot

Fashion's Night Out 2011

The Showstopper by Victoria's Secret™

Miranda Kerr at the 2011 Met Gala

Rachel Bilson

Bohemian Bride

Glam Goddess

Bridal Makeup

All of the images are taken from the FB page of Victoria's Secret

Dior Addict Extreme Lipstick: New from Dior!

2012-03-15T11:55:00.002+02:00

The new Dior Addict EXTREME: impulsive, bold and sophisticated, all in a new color partition.

In a cheeky, self-referential move, Christian Dior has tapped wild-child supermodel Kate Moss as their new face for the Dior Addict EXTREME range of saturated lipsticks.

What it is:

An extremely long-wearing lipstick that provides radiant shine.

What it does:

This long-wearing lipstick goes the distance, resisting fading while adding bold color and beautiful shine. The expert formula combines waxes, radiant oils, and hyaluronic microspheres for ultimate comfort and a lip-plumping effect.

Shades: 12

Shades From the left:

#316 Incognito
#339 Silhouette
#356 Cherry Bow
#476 Plaza
#536 Lucky
#639 Riviera
#667 Avenue
#759 Fireworks
#789 Bellissima
#829 Sunset Boulevard
#866 Paparazzi
#987 Black Tie

Size: 0.12 oz ( 3.4 grams )

Price: 30 $


Incognito 316

Plaza 476

Riviera 639

lucky 536

From the left: Incognito, Lucky and Black Tie

The Dior Addict Extreme collection will be available at Dior counters come April 1, 2012.

Style Me Pretty

2012-03-12T21:40:00.000+02:00

Eye make-up remover: Nivea vs Garnier

2012-03-07T17:47:00.001+02:00

Nivea - the better remover

Garnier

Обичам да си слагам сенки и спирала на очите .. И да бъда честна, не ми харесваше как Garnier Essentials eye make-up remover отстраняваше грима ми. Трябваше да търкам памучето на очите си, за да може да отстраня грима на 100%.
Новият продукт, който реших да пробвам е лосион за отстраняване на грим с двойно действие на NIVEA VISAGE Double Effect Eye Make-Up Remover и мога да кажа, че съм сравнително доволна. Преди употреба трябва да се разклати добре, заради дифузната му формула - безцветна течност на дъното и тъмно синя на върха. Нанасям лосиона на памучен тампон и с няколко движение остранява грима ми. Не ми се налага да трия много силно, но не успявава на 100% да отстрани спиралата в основата на миглите ми. В сравнение със предишният продукт, който използвах, Nivea Visage e фаворитът ми!

I love having eye shadows and mascara on my eyes .. To be frankly, I didn't like how my Garnier Essentials eye make-up remover removed my make-up :( I had to rub the cotton оn my eyes, to make it sure it comes off.
The new product I decided to give it a try is NIVEA VISAGE Double Effect Eye Make-Up Remover and I can say that I like it very much. Before using the eye make-up remover you have to shake it well, because of its ingredients - a white one on the bottom and a dark blue on the top. I apply the formula on a cotton and with some moves it removes my make up. I don't have to rub very hard but it can't remove completely the mascara of my lashes. Compared to the last product I used Nivea Visage is my new favorite product!

Признаци, че сте българин

2012-03-06T23:37:00.002+02:00

36 признака,

че сте българин:

1. Москвичът е ценност, която се наследява от първородния син.

2. Родителите се грижат за детето си, докато навърши пълнолетие на 48 години.

3. Майка ти влиза в стаята докато правиш секс с жена си, за да провери дали си добре завит.

4. Ядеш чесън докато ти изтръпне езикът и всички около тебе се разплачат. Нека мре мръсната гад!

5. Къпеш се рядко, но за сметка на това - кратко и без сапун.

6. Мислиш си, че като имаш бирено шкембе задължително разбираш и от футбол.

7. Софиянец си, но с нетърпение чакаш да дойдат празниците, за да си се прибереш във Вълчедръм.

8. Караш по-хубава кола от баща си (ако не си първороден син).

9. Мечтаеш да бъдеш служител на Дирекция "Митници". Или минимум на Регионално Данъчно Управление Костинброд... или поне щерка ти да се ожени за такъв "човек с перспективи".

10. На 60 години жена ти има по-гъсти мустаци от теб, но за сметка на това й става по-често.

11. На всеки виц отговаряш с "Аз тоя го знам, ама по друг начин".

12. Готов си с бой да чакаш на най-голямата опашка, без да знаеш за какво е, но само и само да не се минеш.

13. В заведение, в което е заета само една маса, задължително сядаш на съседната и вместо в менюто гледаш в чинията на другия.

14. Твърдо си убеден, че всеки успял човек задължително е връзкар/мошеник/мутра/курва, а теб съдбата те е прецакала, но въпреки това играеш двайста година на тото с една и съща комбинация от рожденните дни на децата.

15. Чаршафите се тупат най-вече през балкона към улицата, за предпочитане ако съседът е проснал прането си отдолу.

16. Когато се прецакаш е достатъчно и някой друг да се прецака, за да ти мине напълно.

17. Като правиш запой чупиш сватбения сервиз, за да му падне полилея на съседа; а когато той прави парти - викаш полиция защото не те оставят да спиш.

18. На 15-и взимаш аванс, на 30-и заплата, а на 8-и идват бурканите - ти си осигурен човек!

19. Държавата винаги е виновна. Това е аксиома.

20. Каквото кажат по телевизора е вярно, с изключение на прогнозата за времето. Но пък иначе за какво ще си говорим, когато изчерпаме за какво е виновна държавата и какви лекарства пиеш?

21. Купуваш си пакета “Прима патриот” главно “заради знамето”, но съседите ти вече втора вечер не могат да спят заради надутата уредба...

22. В редките случаи, когато се къпеш, оставяш косми по сапуна.

23. Вестникът е "предмет с двойна употреба". Минимум.

24. Бонус: На въпроса "Как си?" винаги казваш "Зле съм!" (току-виж ти поискали пари назаем).

25. Младите избягват да се женят, защото на сватбата трябва да поканят родата, в която задължително се намират роднини - бесни селяндури, от които всички се срамуват.

26. Българин си когато не пропускаш да минеш по мост без да се изплюеш.

27. Псуваш тези, които са решили “Аз съм българче” да отпадне от читанките, въпреки че ти също не го знаеш.

28. Черпиш докторите, които са те лекували в болницата.

29. До края на живота си, разказваш спомени от казармата, все едно това е най-великото нещо, което ти се е случило...

30. Отиваш на дискотека, за да се напиеш безпаметно, а не за да се веселиш.

31. Живееш в Бургас и от всичко най – много мразиш Варна. Или пък София.

32. През август отиваш да вариш компоти зад блока, за ужас на съседите ти.

33. Ядосваш се, че в градския транспорт е мръсно, но отново не дупчиш билет.

34. Носиш мобилния си телефон окачен на врата.

35. Правейки ремонт вкъщи пробиваш с бормашината дупка след дупка, забравяйки, че е добре от 2 до 4 да се пази тишина.

36. Пазариш се с касиерката в голям хипермаркет.

Тюркоазът

2012-03-02T16:21:00.002+02:00

„С цвят на тюркоаз” – дори само този израз е достатъчен, за да покаже неповторимото очарование на красивия камък. Превърнал се е нарицателно за нюанс, които не може да бъде описан по никакъв друг начин, освен чрез самия него. А аз .. го обожавам! Имам пръстени, брошки, гривни, гердани с имитации на тюркоаз разбира се, но за мен цветът е решаващият фактор за покупката :)

Общоприето е мнението, че названието тюркоаз произхожда от френската дума "turquois" - турски, тъй като през последните столетия камъкът най-често попадал в Европа през турските базари, посредством търговци от различни страни, въпреки, че по онова време е добиван в мини в Иран (тогавашна Персия). Освен името, камъкът няма друга връзка с Турция, тъй като в пределите на сегашните и граници не е откриван. Синоним на тюркоаз е името тюркиз. На руски се използва наименованието "бирюза", произлизащо от персийското "фирузе" - камък на щастието, или "пируз" - удържащ победа.

СЪСТАВ:

Самият минерал представлява фосфат на алуминия и медта. Ако в камъка има примеси и от желязо, то цветът става зелен, а нюансът на жълтеникавите тюркоази се дължи на цинка. Наличието на други минерали пък води до образуването на различни нишки и петна, което по-правило снижава качеството на камъка, но има не малко хора, които предпочитат именно тези тюркоази, заради интересното преливане на цветовете.

ИСТОРИЯ НА КАМЪКА:

Тюркоазът е изиграл важна роля в културата на много древни цивилизации.

Най-старите украшения и предмети, инкрустирани с красивия камък датират от времето на Древен Египет от времето на Първата династия (3000г. пр.н.е.). Намирани са в множество царски гробници, включително и тази на Тутанкамон. Свързван е с богинята Хатор. Египтяните толкова са харесвали този камък, че дори са правили имитации на тюркоаза от глазирана керамика. Това вероятно е първия имитиран камък в човешката история.

Малко по-късно започва да се добиват тюркоази и в Персия, от чийто земи и до днес произхождат камъните с най-високо качество. В Персия де факто е бил национален камък в продължение на хилядолетия и масово използван за украса на всичко: тюрбани, юзди и всякакви други предмети, както и за украса на сгради (интериор и екстериор).

Макар и доста по-късно ( след XVI век) персийския стил в използването на тюркоаза навлиза и в Индия и се наблюдава във величествени сгради като Тадж Махал.

В Тибет тюркоазът е свързан с религиозните вярвания. Това е единственото място, където се ценят повече камъните с зелен цвят.

В Централна Америка наследниците на древните индиански цивилизации се занимават основно с изработване на бижута от тюркоаз, като по този начин съхраняват култа на своите предци към този камък и техните вярвания, че това са сълзите на небето.

Ацтеките са инкрустирали тюркоаз в различни, обикновено церемониални предмети като маски, щитове и т.н. Някои индиански народи (Пуебло, Навахо и др.) широко използват тюркоаз за магически амулети, висулки и други изделия.

Тюркоаза изглежда е бил непознат в Япония чак до XVIII век.

НАХОДИЩА:

САЩ, Афганистан, Австралия (Виктория и Куинсланд), Чили, Великобритания (Корнуол), Германия (Саксония), Полша (Силезия) и в региона Туркестан.

ВИДОВЕ

Съществуват различни видове тюркоази – светлосини, зелени, дори жълтеникави, но небесносиният е най-ценен.

В днешно време широко разпространение са получила синтетичния тюркоаз, достатъчно близък по съостав до природния и имитация от тюркоаз заемат до 80% от пазара на тюркоаз.

Виенския тюркоаз - термично обработена и пресована смес от малахит, хидроокиси на алуминия и фосфорната киселина. Тюркоз под названието неолит, е от фосфат на медта и хидроокиси на алуминия. В такъв синтетичен тюркоаз се появява ярка и равномерна зеленовато-жълта окраска, нехарактерна за природния тюркоаз. При нагряване тя чернее, а не се напуква. Синтетичния материал е много еднороден, съдържа микро впръскани оцветени частици.

ЛЮБОПИТНИ ФАКТИ

Тюркоазът е един от най-старите ювелирни камъни, като сведения за неговото използване в Египет датират отпреди 3000 г. пр. н. е., т.е. отпреди времето на Първата Династия.

Погребалната маска на фараона Тутанкамон, превърнала се в икона на древно-египетското изкуство, е инкрустирана и с тюркоаз, наред с лапис лазули, карнеол и цветно стъкло.

Смята се, че около 2000 г. пр. н.е. находищата на тюркоаз в Синай - Древен Египет са били изчерпани.

Традиционно (има данни за около 200 г. пр.н.е.), тюркоаз е добиван от северноамериканските индианци, като и до ден днешен традиционна ръчно изработена сребърна бижутерия с тюркоаз, корал и седеф се предлага от ювелирните майстори от племената Навахо, Зуни, Хопи, Пуебло и др.

Той е и националният скъпоценен камък на Иран и на щатите Аризона, Невада и Ню Мексико, където украшения с тюркоази се продават от индианците.

МИТОВЕ И ЛЕГЕНДИ

Всяка култура е имала свои вярвания за символиката и въздействието на тюркоаза, но удивително повечето от тях се въртят около любовта.

Например персите подарявали тюркоаз в знак на вярна обич и също така го използвали като лек срещу разбито сърце.

През Средновековието жените правили любовни магии, като пришивали тюркоаз към дрехата на желания мъж, а в Централна Азия камъкът бил задължителна част от накитите на младоженката.

В древността се е смятало, че с промяната на своя цвят тюркоазът предупреждава своя притежател за приближаваща опасност или болест.

През Средновековието се е вярвало, че предпазва ездачите от падане от кон.

При всички народи, които са познавали тюркоаза се е вярвало, че камъка мени цвета си според здравословното състояние на собственика си и го защитава от неблагоприятни сили.

В Северозападна Америка тюркоазът се слага под пода , когато една къща се строи или подновява,за да привлече добрия късмет. Парче от тюркоаз е символ на власта и знанията на шаманите при Apache, Други американски народни поверия твърдят,че тюркоаз се носи за да се гарантира точен изстрел.

21 February: International Mother Language Day

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International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.

International Mother Language Day originated as the international recognition of Language Movement Day, which has been commemorated in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) since 1952, when a number of students including the students of the University of Dhaka were killed by the Pakistani police in Dhaka during Bengali Language Movement protests.

Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.

"Information and communication technologies can be especially useful in promoting mother languages. We must harness the power of progress to protect diverse visions of the world and to promote all sources of knowledge and forms of expression. These are the threads that weave the tapestry of humanity’s story. "

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
Message for International Mother Language Day 2011

Did you know that Irina Bokova is a Bulgarian? Proud to be Bulgarian!

20 February - World Day of Social Justice

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20 February - World Day of Social Justice

Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.

For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity. The adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is just one recent example of the UN system’s commitment to social justice. The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work.

The General Assembly proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice in 2007, inviting Member States to devote the day to promoting national activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly. Observance of World Day of Social Justice should support efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all.

"Social justice is more than an ethical imperative, it is a foundation for national stability and global prosperity. Equal opportunity, solidarity and respect for human rights -- these are essential to unlocking the full productive potential of nations and peoples.."

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Message for the 2011 World Day of Social Justice
20 February 2011

Source: http://www.un.org

On this day: February 15

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Holidays

United States: Susan B. Anthony Day.

United States: USS Maine Memorial Day.

Canada: Flag Day

Events

1758 - The first mustard, made by Benjamin Franklin, went on sale in America.

1804 - New Jersey became the last northern state to abolish slavery.

1842 - In New York City, adhesive postage stamps were used for the first time.

1879 - President Rutherford Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.

1898 - The USS Maine, sent to Cuba on a friendly visit, exploded and sank in Havana harbor, killing 260 crew members. The origin of the explosion is unknown. This incident led to the Spanish-American War.

1933 - An assassin aiming at President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt had his aim deflected and instead killed Anton J. Cermak, mayor of Chicago.

1942 - British forces in Singapore surrendered to Japanese, after their worst defeat of World War II.

1965 - The new Canadian Maple Leaf national flag was raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

1969 - R. G. Edwards of the Cambridge Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge, England, made the first in vitro fertilization of human egg cells.

1971 - Great Britain and Ireland switched to decimal-based currency.

1978 - Boxer Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight boxing crown.

2004 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Daytona 500 six years to the day after his father won his only Daytona 500.

2005 - YouTube, a popular video-sharing Web site, is started.

Births

1564 - Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer.

1797 - Henry Steinway, American piano maker.

1820 - Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist.

1929 - Graham Hill, British two-time Formula One World Champion.

1935 - Roger Chaffee, a U.S. Navy pilot who became an American astronaut in the Apollo program.

1951 - Jane Seymour, an English actress

1954 - Matt Groening, American cartoonist; Simpsons creator.

1964 - Chris Farley, American actor and comedian.

On This Day: February 14

2012-02-14T01:09:00.005+02:00

Holidays

Happy St. Valentine's Day!

Bulgaria: Viticulturists' Day / Trifon Zarezan.

International Book Giving Day

Events

1849 - The first photograph of a U.S. President, James Polk, was taken by Matthew Brady, in New York City.
1859 - Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state.
1870 - Esther Morris became the world's first female justice of the peace.
1876 - Rival inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell both applied for patents for the telephone.
1899 - President William McKinley signed legislation authorizing states to use voting machines for federal elections.
1912 - Arizona became the 48th state of the Union.
1912 - The first diesel engine submarine was commissioned, in Groton, Connecticut.
1920 - The League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago; its first president was Maude Wood Park.
1924 - Thomas Watson founded International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
1929 - The St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage when Al Capone's employees gunned down seven members of the George "Bugs" Moran North Siders gang.
1945 - Peru, Paraguay, Chile, and Ecuador joined the United Nations.
1946 - The world's first all-electronic computer was unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC.
1966 - Rick Mount of Lebanon, Indiana became the first high school male athlete to be pictured on the cover of "Sports Illustrated."
2003 - Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, was euthanized by veterinarians after being found to be suffering from progressive lung disease.

Births

1819 - Christopher Sholes, American, typewriter inventor.

1847 - Anna Howard Shaw, American, influential leader of the women's suffrage movement.

1859 - George Ferris, American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel.

1894 - Jack Benny (Benjamin Kubelsky), American comedian of vaudeville, radio, and television.

1913 - Jimmy Hoffa, American labor leader.

1921 - Hugh Downs, American TV host.

1948 - Teller, (born Raymond Joseph Teller), American magician, best known as the smaller, silent half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller.

On This Day: February 13

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On This Day: February 13

Fact of the Day: potato chips

Potato chips were invented in 1853 at Saratoga Springs, New York, where chef George Crum of Moon's Lake House shaved potatoes paper thin and sent them out to a patron who had complained that his French fries were too thick. The customers were delighted, ordered more, and encouraged Crum to open up his own restaurant. Crum's new restaurant had people standing in line to get potato chips. Wise potato chips were introduced in 1921 by grocer Earl V. Wise as a way of dealing with overstocked and old potatoes. He sold them in brown paper bags the then in cellophane starting in the 1930s.

Events

1633 - Galileo was detained by the Italian Inquisition in Rome.

1635 - The oldest public school in the United States, the Boston Public Latin School, was founded.

1689 - Following the Glorious Revolution in Britain, Mary II, the daughter of the deposed king, James II, and William III prince of Orange, her husband, were proclaimed joint sovereigns.

1741 - "The American Magazine" was published in Philadelphia, and became the first U.S. magazine, beating Benjamin Franklin's "General Magazine" off the presses by three days.

1795 - The first U.S. state university opened, the University of North Carolina.

1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) was founded.

1920 - The League of Nations recognized the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland.

1945 - Allied planes began the controversial and devastating bombing the German city of Dresden.

1974 - Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn was expelled from the USSR.

2001 - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit El Salvador, killing at least 402 people just one month after another quake killed more than 800 people.

Births

1728 - John Hunter, English surgeon and founder of pathological anatomy

1849 - Lord Randolph Churchill, English politician and father of Winston Churchill

1891 - Grant Wood, American painter

1910 - William Shockley, American Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work led to the miniaturization of radio, TV, and computer circuits.

1950 - Peter Gabriel, English musician.

1956 - Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member.

1974 - Robbie Williams, an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor.

1979 - Mena Suvari, an American actress, fashion designer, and model.

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On this day: February 7

2012-02-07T14:00:00.000+02:00

On this day: February 7

Events

1795 - The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.

1818 - "Academician" began publication in New York City.

1877 - The first Guernsey Cattle Club was organized in New York City.

1882 - The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.

1893 - Elisha Gray patented a machine called the telautograph. It automatically signed autographs to documents.

1913 - The Turks lost 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli.

1922 - DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace offered 5,000 copies of "Reader's Digest" magazine for the first time.

1931 - The American opera, "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor premiered in New York City.

1936 - The U.S. Vice President’s flag was established by executive order.

1940 - "Pinocchio" world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.

1941 - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Frank Sinatra recorded "Everything Happens to Me".

1943 - The U.S. government announced that shoe rationing would go into effect in two days.

1944 - During World War II, the Germans launched a counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy.

1959 - The play, "The Rivalry," opened in New York City.

1962 - The U.S. government banned all Cuban imports and re-export of U.S. products to Cuba from other countries.

1966 - "Crawdaddy" magazine was published by Paul Williams for the first time.

1974 - The nation of Grenada gained independence from Britain.

1977 - Russia launched Soyuz 24.

1984 - Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.

1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages.

1985 - "New York, New York" became the official anthem of the Big Apple.

1986 - Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country. 28 years of family rule ended.

1991 - The Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti's first democratically elected president.

1999 - King Hussein of Jordan died. His son was sworn in as king four hours after the announcement that his father had died.

2000 - California's legislature declared that February 13 would be "Charels M. Schulz Day."

2001 - Robert Pickett, 47, fired several shots at the White House near the South Lawn. He was subdued after being shot in the knee. No one else was hurt in the incident.

2003 - Nootka Sound, Sandra Bohn was cited for petting a killer whale under the federal Fisheries Act. She was later fined $74.

Births:

1932	Gay Talese, Author
1935	Herb Kohl, U.S. senator, D-Wis.
1952	John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado
1955	Miguel Ferrer, Actor
1960	James Spader, Actor ("Boston Legal")
1962	Garth Brooks, Country singer
1962	Eddie Izzard, Actor, comedian
1974	Steve Nash, Basketball player
1985	Tina Majorino, Actress

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Тюркоазът

СЪСТАВ:

ИСТОРИЯ НА КАМЪКА:

Тюркоазът е изиграл важна роля в културата на много древни цивилизации.

Макар и доста по-късно ( след XVI век) персийския стил в използването на тюркоаза навлиза и в Индия и се наблюдава във величествени сгради като Тадж Махал.

В Тибет тюркоазът е свързан с религиозните вярвания. Това е единственото място, където се ценят повече камъните с зелен цвят.

Тюркоаза изглежда е бил непознат в Япония чак до XVIII век.

НАХОДИЩА:

САЩ, Афганистан, Австралия (Виктория и Куинсланд), Чили, Великобритания (Корнуол), Германия (Саксония), Полша (Силезия) и в региона Туркестан.

Смята се, че около 2000 г. пр. н.е. находищата на тюркоаз в Синай - Древен Египет са били изчерпани.

Той е и националният скъпоценен камък на Иран и на щатите Аризона, Невада и Ню Мексико, където украшения с тюркоази се продават от индианците.

МИТОВЕ И ЛЕГЕНДИ

Всяка култура е имала свои вярвания за символиката и въздействието на тюркоаза, но удивително повечето от тях се въртят около любовта.

Например персите подарявали тюркоаз в знак на вярна обич и също така го използвали като лек срещу разбито сърце.

В древността се е смятало, че с промяната на своя цвят тюркоазът предупреждава своя притежател за приближаваща опасност или болест.

През Средновековието се е вярвало, че предпазва ездачите от падане от кон.

21 February: International Mother Language Day

20 February - World Day of Social Justice

On this day: February 15

Holidays

Events

Births

On This Day: February 14

Holidays

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