Cyanilla's

Update campanie Cosmetic Plant

2011-10-26T12:32:00.001-07:00

Folosesc deja de 2 saptamani demachiantul, crema de ochi si cea de maini din gama Catina si ulei de masline si am si un produs favorit pe care cel mai probabil il voi folosi in perioada post-campanie, asa cum s-a intamplat si cu crema antiimperfectiuni Gerovital , micelara de la Ivatherm si lotiunea de corp Fa . E vorba de crema de maini, da, a detronat Farmec cu glicerina.

Crema de maini intra rapid in piele, nu necesita aplicarea unei cantitati mari, ambalajul nu e de proportii cat sa existe scuze de a nu putea fi transportat in geanta (100ml).Poate singurul minus ar fi capacul, l-as fi vazut in varianta ce rabateaza si nu se desprinde, caci am bunul obicei cred eu de a inchide imediat flaconul si e un pic incomod cu crema pe maini.In rest numai de bine, si din cate am citit pana acum prin blogosfera, celelalte trenderite inclina tot catre acest produs ca fiind minunat.Are un pret prietenos (ca de altfel toate produsele Cosmetic Plant) si poate fi comandat direct de pe site-ul companiei, aici, precum si detalii despre compozitie pentru cei interesati.Eu una nu insist pe ingrediente, nu am aderat la trendul bio deci poa' sa contina orice,atata timp cat obtin rezultate satisfacatoare ma declar multumita.

Demachiantul impresioneaza prin textura si efectul de catifelare asupra tenului dupa indepartarea lui impreuna cu impuritati si machiaj.In general folosesc 3-4 dischete, indiferent de tipul sau numele demachiantului, asta traducandu-se in cazul meu cu o demachiere obisnuita, nici mai eficienta si nici mai putin eficienta decat in cazul folosirii altor produse.Cele mai recent testate au fost lotiunea micelara de la Ivatherm si laptele de bumbac si vitamina E skin moisture de la Elmiplant pe care l-am pus pe hold pana ma lamuresc cum sta treaba cu acesta de la Cosmetic Plant.Per ansamblu sunt multumita de el, dar deocamdata nu am gasit ceva anume care sa ma faca sa-l mai vreau.Cum prin magazine nu se gaseste, cel putin nu in Craiova, sunt mari sanse ca la raft sa aleg alt brand, dar evident tot romanesc.

Despre crema contur anticearcan nu am prea multe de scris, descrierea oficiala suna cam asa:
Hrănitoare, hidratantă, regenerantă, crema îngrijeşte pielea delicată din jurul ochilor. Uleiurile de cătină, măsline, sâmburi de struguri împreună cu vitaminele A, E şi pantenol fortifică epiderma fragilă şi contribuie la reducerea progresivă a ridurilor şi a liniilor fine. Peptidele purificate din soia şi orez alături de oxidoreductază şi extractul de albăstrele diminuează cearcănele şi pungile de sub ochi prin îmbunătăţirea microcirculaţiei şi consolidarea ţesutului conjunctiv.
Rezultate vizibile eu nu am obtinut momentan, poate doar reducerea ridurilor fine si nici aici n-as fi foarte sigura (deh, ma indrept spre 30 de ani, paranoia e in floare), problema cu cearcanele oricum nu am pretentia sa o rezolve o crema, cand eu nu ajut deloc dormind mai mult si consumand mai multa apa.Dar nu as vrea sa ii pun de pe acum patalama negativa, mentin atitudine neutra macar o saptamana in plus in speranta unor efecte mai bune.

Cosmetic Plant si Trender - redefinesc frumusetea

2011-10-12T11:17:00.000-07:00

Se intampla din nou,

dupa o pauza pret de vreo 2 campanii, iata ca fac parte iarasi dintr-un grup limitat de testeri (100 mai exact) pentru cea mai recenta campanie lansata de Trender in colaborare cu Cosmetic Plant.Mi-am declarat demult afinitatea pentru marcile autohtone de beauty, nu s-a intamplat pana acum sa ma dezamageasca si stiu ca asta nici nu se va intampla prea curand, asa ca m-am inscris repejor.
Astazi a sosit si coletul intru testare cuprinzand urmatoarele:

**Lapte demachiant vitaminizant 250ml;
**Crema pentru maini 100ml si
**Crema contur ochi 50ml, toate cu ulei de catina si masline

Pana la primele impresii despre aceste produse va las cu cateva linkuri:
Blog campanie
Site Cosmetic Plant
Facebook Cosmetic Plant
Subsemnata pe Twitter

SL cultural event : Loquacia Loon - Botanica

2011-10-02T09:18:00.000-07:00

Loquacia Loon

Loquacia was born in July 2007 and didn’t really find true purpose in her Second Life existence until she discovered that photography is one of the best ways to enjoy and participate in the creativity of Second Life.

She started posting pictures to Koinup (www.koinup.com) as a way of recording her every day adventures, but soon discovered that there were people making amazing art from their in-world photographs, and the hunger to make strong images of her own was created. Many of the photographers she most admired have become friends and she thanks them for their ongoing encouragement and feedback.

Loquacia started taking landscape pictures when she joined the Wandering Photographers group led by Elspeth Writer, and became fascinated by the (recreated!) natural world, especially of trees and flowers - both those native to Second Life and those introduced by settlers.

She is also fascinated by windows - the way that images are framed, and refracted or transformed by layers of glass - and is working on a project to take photos from windows across Second Life.

Loquacia’s real life counterpart is not an artist (but is amazed and grateful to have this opportunity to connect with this neglected part of herself) but works with words as a creative writing teacher, teacher-trainer, writer and literary blogger : http://thebookaholic.blogspot.com. In 2011 she became a small-press publisher with a first collection of writings, Readings From Readings from the literary event she organises : (http://www.amazon.com/Readings-New-Malaysian-Writing/dp/9671029205). She is British, but has lived in Malaysia for the past 27 years (yeah, she’s a little older than her glam avi!) and hopes to encourage more of Malaysia’s arts community into Second Life.

She's happy to stop and chat about SL photography or RL writing!

Taxi!

Tested & liked

2011-06-08T08:50:00.001-07:00

Nu stiu cum si pe unde decurg sesiunile voastre de testare produse de beauty, insa eu am preferat mereu sa le las pentru weekend, imediat dupa cafeaua sorbita impreuna cu cea mai buna prietena venita in vizita si care locuieste la fix 3 minute departe de mine.

Duminica aceasta am sorbit cu pofta o cafea cu zahar caramelizat si lapte, din cesti de portelan, satule dupa o saptamana plina de ness-uri baute laa birou din pahare de plastic, am re-vopsit pleata chinuita a amicei la un salon de fite din Craiova (tot vopsitul acasa e lucru facut bine), ne-am aplicat o masca peel-off Montagne Jeunesse cu extract de struguri, rodii si zmeura parca (o minunatie si alta nu, imi pare rau ca nu am pozat ambalajul si mutrele noastre rosii-lucioase), apoi ne-am facut curaj si am pus pe nas plasturii impotriva punctelor negre, tot de la Montagne Jeunesse.

Pachetul contine 3 plasturi ambalati individual ce contin carbune de lemn de esenta tare si cenusa vulcanica ce absoarbe excesul de sebum si indeparteaza celulele moarte.

Inainte de aplicare se curata cu putina apa calda si sapun pielea de pe nas pentru a se deschide porii, se indeparteaza folia protectoare de pe plasture, se umezeste usor si se aplica apasand.Peste 15-20min am tras plasturele fara graba de pe piele, de care se lipise zdravan, si maaare mi-a fost uimirea sa vad ce a putut sa astupe porii.Chiar a indepartat punctele negre, si asta in proportie de peste 80%, cel mai bine s-a observat pe varful nasului.Aproape ca am ramas cu "gauri", dar si cu o piele foarte fina si curata ce-i drept.Povestea s-a repetat si in cazul prietenei mele.Amandoua am avut o reactie gen "WOW!", asa ca nu aveam cum sa nu scriu pe blog despre aceasta experienta.Recomand din tot sufletul acesti plasturi.

Se gasesc in Real, probabil si in farmacii si drogherii, la aprox.11-13lei.

Update campanie Fa

2011-05-24T08:00:00.000-07:00

Salutare tuturor

In randul bloggeritelor am citit cateva review-uri referitoare la produsele primite in campania Trender-Fa, mai exact deodorante, despre care se zice ca nu trec testul timpului.Fara sa nominalizez, ma uimeste sa aflu din cadrul acelorasi review-uri ca se face in continuare confuzie intre deodorant si anti perspirant.Desi ambele tipuri ofera protectie impotriva mirosurilor neplacute, deodorantul in plus parfumeaza, pe cand antiperspirantul blocheaza procesul prin care ni se umezesc subtiorii.Ori, din ce reiese din unele postari din blogosfera, blonda de mine a inteles ca deo Fa (in special cel stick) "nu prea rezista", "48 de ore? nici vorba, abia tine cateva ore" si in plus "lasa urme".Eu una cand am scris despre deodorantul mineral Garnier ca a cedat dupa nici 4 ore, chiar m-am referit ca nu a protejat impotriva mirosurilor neplacute, nu ca aveam bluza umeda la subrat, nici n-as fi avut astfel de pretentie de la un, repet, DEODORANT.

Fetelor, fiti rezonabile cand desfiintati un produs de acest gen, e o diferenta considerabila intre un deodorant si un antiperspirant, indeajuns de considerabila cat sa i se puna patalama de "recomandat/nerecomandat".

As avea si eu cateva minusuri legate de deodorant: in primul rand, compozitia conform etichetei care specifica vreo 2 compusi cu aluminiu.Nu am aderat intru totul la acest bio trend, pana una-alta pot indura niste chimicale atata timp cat produsul isi face treaba.Apoi ar fi faptul ca se usuca destul de greu, ii trebuie intre 5 si 10 min sa intre in piele.As fi preferat sa se intample mai rapid devreme ce eu dimineata sunt mereu in intarziere.Si un ultim aspect ar fi capacul rotunjit al ambalajului; pe masura ce se consuma, am obiceiul sa intorc invers flaconul, ca si pe cele de balsam de par.Cu acest produs nu imi pot face meandrele, dar ma bazez pe faptul ca e indeajus de lichid cat sa curga si sa nu fac risipa aruncand un sfert.

Despre lotiune nu am vesti, imi pare la fel de light si apoasa ca si saptamana trecuta.Dupa cum spuneam, prefer texturi mai consistente, dar macar sa intre repede in piele daca sunt foarte lichide.Parfumul in continuare nu persista, si nici minuni nu pare sa fi facut aceasta lotiune pentru pielea mea.E strict pentru intretinere (nu e cazul meu, am nevoi mai mari de hidratare si hranire) si uz frecvent (daca s-ar putea si de doua ori pe zi, si aici iarasi nu e cazul meu, din dus intru direct in haine si zbor, numai de lotiuni nu am timp).Dar asta nu ma impiedica sa o recomand, ba chiar v-as indemna sa o incercati.

Deo & Body milk FA NutriSkin

2011-05-12T04:20:00.000-07:00

Salutare trenderite FAntastice.A venit si randul meu sa impartasesc parerile personale referitoare la cele doua produse testate, caci le folosesc deja de aproape 2 saptamani.

Deodorantul ales e tip roll-on deoarece, dintre toate tipurile existente incercate, cu textura umeda m-am impacat cel mai bine.Spray-urile imi pare ca se pierd aiurea in aer, iar de stick-uri sunt satula.Tin sa precizez din start ca nu am mai folosit deodorant pentru femei de luni bune pentru ca fie m-au plicitisit (asa cum e binecunoscutul Rexona care rareori vine cu ceva nou in materie de parfum), fie nu si-au facut treaba, si aici nu o sa ma feresc sa dau ca exemplu negativ Garnier Mineral stick.Atat de slab mi s-a parut acest produs, nici 4 ore nu a rezistat la subsuori, si vorba aceea - nu dau cu sapa, lucrez in birou din sezand.Fail total.In schimb m-am inteles minunat cu deodorantele de barbati, Mennen gel, Gilette si Old Spice solid pana sa primesc in cadrul campaniei Trender acest deo de la Fa cu parfum floral persistent.Faptul ca nu contine alcool e un plus pentru pielea proaspat epilata.Deodorant Fa am mai folosit si in trecut tocmai pentru ca acest brand are niste parfumuri dementiale in produsele sale, tin minte ca aveau la un moment dat o gama cu iaurt, vanilla yoghurt in special m-a impresionat placut.
Ambalajul e practic, tipic pentru un produs de gen, nimic de comentat aici.De fapt, nu cred ca am ceva de reprosat deodorantului.A trecut si testul a aproximativ 40 de ore, desi vremea a fost cam siberiana pentru perioada asta a anului, daca pot spune asa.Dar, din punctul meu de vedere, o sa revin la a folosi din nou deo feminin.

Lotiunea de corp Fa NutriSkin pentru piele uscata e cel de-al doilea produs primit.Are o aroma proaspata de piersica, ce completeaza minunat pe cea a gelului de dus pe care il folosesc momentan, Peachy Rose Balea:

Cu textura apoasa si lejera a lotiunii m-am obisnuit abia dupa vreo 4-5 folosiri, eu avand pielea uscata ca hartia obisnuiam sa aleg lotiuni mai grase, ba chiar uleiuri de corp.Poate tocmai din cauza texturii lichide am si avut impresia ca intra in piele cel mai bine dupa ce termin de masat, si nu in timpul.E doar o chestiune de timp si obisnuinta, cert e ca odata intrata in piele senzatia este de catifelare.N-as putea sa ma pronunt in privinta celor 48 de ore de efect garantat de hidratare si hranire totusi, cand vom adopta cu adevarat garderoba de vara, o sa fiu mai atenta la conditia pielii si evolutia nivelului ei de hidratare, pana una-alta inca am pielea cu tendinta de uscare si se simte oarecum dupa nici cateva ore dupa dus.

Un mic minus referitor la lotiunea de corp e persistenta parfumului.Pe cat de puternic si rezistent e cel floral al deodorantului, pe atat de suav si efemer e cel fructat al lotiunii.Dar per ansamblu, Fa este un brand pe care eu l-am asociat demult cu arome faine, starea de bine si senzatia de curat si proaspat.

Cel mai probabil o sa incerc si gelul de dus, dar varianta florala, nu cea cu piersicuta.

Voi ati folosit ceva din noua gama NutriSkin? Ce va evoca denumirea brandului Fa?

Cya.

Campanie FAntastica Trender (RO)

2011-05-02T11:03:00.000-07:00

Trender si Fa ne-au azvarlit (pe mine si alte 119 trenderite) incepand de azi 2 mai timp de o luna de zile intr-o campanie de testare nutri-delicioasa Fa.

Produsele alese de subsemnata sunt Fa NutriSkin lotiune de corp pentru piele uscata cu unt de shea si extract de piersica alba si Fa NutriSkin deo roll-on cu protectie maxima 48h, o% alcool, din aceeasi gama.

Livrarea a fost prompta si rapida ca de obicei.Asa cum spuneam si pe Twitter, i-am cam pus pe drumuri pe cei la TnT, caci eram deja la birou la ora 11 and am fost sunata.Cum nu era nimeni acasa, au fost draguti si au adus pachetul la birou cateva ore mai tarziu, ca nu cumva sa incepem saptamana altfel decat FAntastic.Colegii s-au obisnuit demult cu aceste campanii de testare la care eu particip de...ani de zile, nici nu mai tin socoteala, si ma alinta duios "cobai".Catalin, care stia ca de regula primesc si mostre, a intrebat curios azi de ce nu sunt.La care eu il intreb daca are cumva probleme cu hidratarea pielii, "a, nu, multumesc, eu imi beau cei 2 litri de apa zilnic".Mhm, sigur! Barbatii astia...

Asadar, sa incepem operatiunea "cobaiul" zic.Noi, trenderitele, testam, incercam, oferim feedback, pentru ca voi sa puteti alege in cunostinta de cauza.

Linkuri utile:
-Blog campanie
-Trender pe Facebook / Twitter
-Cyanilla pe Facebook / Twitter
-Site oficial Fa
-Lista participatelor la campania "Simte-te FAntastic" (pdf)

Cya

Royal wedding

2011-04-29T03:28:00.000-07:00

Unless you've been living under a rock, there is no reason not to have heard about the royal wedding happening today in London.

Prince William and Kate's ceremony has moved to online as well, many are following the event via Twitter, ustream and other social media channels.

My avatar's outfit in Secondlife was obviously inspired by the event.Wearing the latest released group gifted silk dress by Chantkare, Romantica LpD hat, also a group gift, Exodi Lily skin, [e] Lasting hair in brown, [e] Move pumps in nude, Elate bow tie ring in blush and Crystal line Rose necklace.Mind the henna tatts, just can't help wearing them ALL the time.

Happy Easter!

2011-04-23T03:01:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter everyone! Don't get high on eggs :P

Despre accesorizare

2011-04-21T03:28:00.000-07:00

Ii ramasesem datoare Ioanei@Stilistele ca postez despre colectia mea de ochelari.Nu sfatuiesc pe nimeni sa inceapa sa stranga mai mult de 3-4 perechi, caci genul acesta de accesoriu nu e o investitie cu rentabilitate, avand in vedere de cat soare beneficiem in decursul unui an.Trei (3, 13, 14) din cele expuse mai sus le am listate deja la vanzare pe blogul Fab4Ego.

Fiind pozate in graba, nu am mai apucat sa arat si cum vin pe figura.Revin cu un update cat de curand.

1.C&A ; 2.Luxottica (de la Miss Hunter ); 3.Retro (de vanzare aici); 4.C&A ; 5.Yves Chantal (tot de la Miss Hunter); 6.Retro (cadou); 7.C&A ; 8 - 9 -10 -11 okazii.ro; 12.Retro (de la ConTodaMirada); 13.Rame retro (de vanzare aici); 14.Genesis sport (de vanzare aici).

Si revenind la tema principala de azi, mai jos se poate vedea ideea mea de accesorizare (am omis esarfele, mai ales cea castigata la giveaway-ul organizat de Stilistele luna trecuta, iarasi promit sa revin cu update, eventual outfituri intregi cu ele purtate)

^NAVY.Pantofii sunt luati de pe un blog, nu mai retin care.Colierul e disponibil la vanzare aici

^BLACK.Pantofii de la 18 ani, acum o decada, inca in stare buna.Cerceii si brosa cadou, set bratara si inel Swatch, ceas Q&Q de pe vremea cand nu purtam ceas decat daca avea cadran dreptunghiular.

^NUDE.Pantofi Zara de pe okazii.ro, colier sticla turcoaz (favoritul meu), ceas Swatch.

^POP ART.Pantofi Zara de pe okazii.ro, plic de la Vintage Season, cercei cadou, colier incropit de mine din acel ceva ce se vrea a fi un nod.

^COLOR BLOCK.Sandale de pe okazii.ro, colier EllyWear, ceas Swatch, inel turcoaz.

^LUCITE.Thong flops DePeRaft, curea gasita printr-un noroc chior intr-un sh, imediat dupa ce primisem flopsii, ceas Swatch, inele inox unisex disponibile la vanzare aici

^RETRO.Sandale de la Leonardo, inel ceas, plic impletit (au fost 2, unul s-a vandut)

^CASUAL.Balerini aurii Quelle, brosa-ac incropita by me, curea no name.

Reminder: nu uitati sa va inscrieti in campania Fa NutriSkin pe Trender.ro

Cya

Campanie surpriza de la Trender

2011-04-19T02:15:00.000-07:00

Pesemne ca word of mouth incepe sa fie apreciat la adevarata lui valoare, cu atat mai mult in contextul online / social media.

Trender nu se dezminte si lanseaza incepand de azi 19 aprilie si pana pe 5 iunie o noua campanie legata de frumusete, cu produse Fa de data aceasta, un brand cu vechime si notorietate in ale ingrijirii.
Pentru detalii despre aceasta campanie, inscrieri si alte detalii, va invit sa vizitati blogul de campanie de pe Trender : http://www.trender.ro/campanie-fa-nutriskin

Cya

Home project vs personal style (pic heavy)

2011-04-15T15:46:00.000-07:00

Hello SecondLifers,

here' s my latest decorating project, according to this year's 70s style trend, along with a few snapshots with outfits worn by my lovely alter ego.

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Shape: Body Doubles
Skin: Glam Affair - Rebecca (VIP Exclusive)
Hair: Maitreya Sun, ash blond (Sales, 50L)
Earrings: A&A fashion Dream Gold earrings (for The Dressing Room)
Cardigan: Demise knit cardi
Skirt: Aoharu, beige skirt, part of DotShirt/BeigeSkirt set (New)
Tattoos: HUZ - Henna secret
Ring: Addicted knuckle
Clutch: Orta - Stella, sky
Shoes: [e] Move pumps, nude

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Essie (red coat, blue eyes) and Yellie (yellow coat, yellow eyes) my 2 female labradors, available for sale for 170L$ and 400L$.They are the last of a pack of more than 13 I had since the labrador business started.Time for me to move on to another business idea.

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"Pink Floyd", a must have flamingo to every retro home.Bought last year on the marketplace at a ridiculous price close to zero L$

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The house is called Marais, is from POST (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Orpheum/144/40/1201) and costed about the rent of this beach plot for 2 weeks, few hundreds over 1K but worths every dime.The styling, textures, ambiental lights are high quality.It even comes with 2 types of curtains, bathtub, sink, lamp and summer/winter pond.

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Furniture is from ETC, Retro chic penthouse set orange swirl mahogany

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Floor dummy and stand from LISP Bazaar, chandelier Tempura decors dollarbie, fur rug and bed from the marketplace.

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:FF: StarDust vanity dresser in the left corner.

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Artilleri Irvine chair . Artilleri is one of the most loved brands in SL when it comes to retro lifestyle.Not only Antonia Marat creates exquisite apparel and furniture, but the whole sim she has decorated in the 50s (and early 60s) rockabilly style.Check out the location at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/artilleri/91/123/26

I decorated the rest of the beach plot with huge flexi sculpted palm trees, added a surf board, some waves and a chaiselongue+umbrella set nearby to fully enjoy the scenery.

Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Denmark%20Odin/216/18/22
Radio: BOP sixties
Teleports are closed at least for a week, as the resident who rented the house asked me to restrict the access here, but I hope at least you enjoy the pictures, and join SL in case you haven't done so by now.It is an immensely creative environment where there is no place for boredom.

Cya.

Ivatherm - crema multiperformanta si lotiune micelara

2011-04-08T11:03:00.000-07:00

In aceasta postare o sa scriu la modul cat mai subiectiv parerea mea despre aceasta crema cu nume ce promite mult.Am urmarit si review-urile celorlalte bloggerite care au testat-o, si pot spune ca nu o sa difere prea mult nici impresia mea asupra ei.

Producatorul o descrie ca fiind o crema ce "asigura hidratarea si ingrijirea pielii sensibile prin mentinerea si protejarea echilibrului ei fiziologic si activarea procesului de regenerare."
Contine: Hidroxiceramide, Acid hialuronic, Ulei de Borago, Unt de Karite, Ulei de migdale dulci si Apa termala Herculane.

Tenul meu este preponderent uscat, motiv pentru care am si ales acest produs, cu episoade seboreice sporadice in zona T, in principal pe frunte, precum si cateva imperfectiuni (a se citi urme de cosuri atacate fara mila).

Imi place textura usoara ce intra imediat in piele, parfumul vegetal, discret si proaspat ce mie imi aduce aminte de coditele de zambila taiate, hidratarea ce se mentine pe parcursul intregii zile, ambalajul sticlos cu aderenta, si imi mai place ca pot aplica imediat machiajul, ceea ce este un mare plus dimineata cand sunt mai mereu in intarziere.

Trebuie sa recunosc ca am aplicat-o constiincioasa doar dimineata, pentru seara continuand tratamentul cu controversata crema antiimperfectiuni cu extract de floare de colt Gerovital Plant, care pentru mine aproape ca a facut minuni, mai ales dupa o experienta nu tocmai fericita cu o crema cu argila si factor de protectie solara de la AslaVital.Dar despre acestea va voi povesti alta data.

Minusuri: nu ma pot gandi la niciun dezavantaj, acum dupa mai bine de 2 saptamani de folosire.

Lotiunea micelara este un produs cu o denumire ce sigur ridica sprancenele neintiatelor.Inainte sa o incerc credeam ca e un produs complex ce se adreseaza unor nevoi speciale.Ei bine, in compozitia ei intra de fapt ingrediente simple si putine ca numar.

Pentru ca pe site-ul Ivatherm nu sunt specificate, le voi insira eu aici, asadar: aqua, apa termala Herculane, polisorbat 20, glicerina, poloxamer 184, poliaminopropil, biguanid, clorfenesin, alantoina, tetrasodiu edta, parfum, hidroxid de sodiu.

Micelele sunt structuri moleculare de forma sferica ce asimileaza particulele de praf, sebum si resturi de machiaj.Inlocuieste cu succes demachiantul clasic, dar si lotiunea tonica. Sterge chiar si machiajul rezistent la apa.

Lotiunea am folosit-o de doua ori pe zi, dimineata si seara, mai degraba ca tonic, dar si pentru a inlatura un machiaj simplu de zi.Nu si pentru demachierea de produse rezistente pentru ca momentan nu folosesc, nici macar mascara waterproof, caci doar vara la mare si/sau piscina aleg sa port.

Are un parfum fresh, vegetal, ca si crema multiperformanta, si desi pare cam...scuzati expresia, apa chioara, am fost placut surprinsa sa observ cat de bine curata tenul (fara machiaj), dar si senzatia de prospetime oferita.Poate trece asadar ca un tonic excelent.Desi am citit in unele review-uri cum ca se consuma foarte repede, eu folosind-o mai mult pentru a curata decat pentru demachiere, din flaconul de 250ml inca am mai mult de jumatate, in conditiile in care un sfert i l-am oferit prietenei mele ca sa incerce si sa scape de curiozitate.Ea mi-a marturisit ca nu a dat-o pe spate aceasta lotiune, si nici nu ar fi interesata sa cumpere pe viitor, din simplul motiv ca este obisnuita ca demachiantul sa aiba textura mai consistenta.

Minusuri: Pentru a da jos fardurile as prefera si eu sa fac uz de cel putin un lapte demachiant (sau emulsie, asa cum am momentan pe cea de la AslaVital cu complex detoxifiant).Si as mai avea o problema (pur psihologica) cu ambalajul ca de farmacie.Personal, aleg fie un ambalaj neutru fie unul vesel, tineresc, nu imi surade ideea de "doftoriceala" cand vine vorba de intretinerea frumusetii.Dar este o gama ce se vinde strict in farmacii pana la urma si inteleg ca astfel inspira incredere.Eu sunt doar o exceptie aici :)

In concluzie, as cumpara aceste produse dupa ce le voi consuma, desi e posibil ca in fata raftului sa cedez altor alegeri, caci imi place sa incerc mereu altceva, rar raman fidela unui singur produs.Am spus produs, nu brand.

Cya

Campanie testare Ivatherm

2011-03-21T14:34:00.001-07:00

Nu a trecut mult timp de la incheierea campaniei Gerovital Plant Tratament (tratament pe care il urmez cu fidelitate si in prezent), si iata ca Trender faciliteaza din nou intermedierea dintre un alt brand romanesc de succes, Ivatherm, si blogosfera, de unde se obtine cu acuratete feedback direct de pe urma testarii unor produse.

Si de aceasta data am avut posibilitatea de a alege, astfel ca mi-am indreptat atentia catre 2 produse despre care nu stiam nimic anterior, ci doar am intuit ca mi se vor potrivi. In 3 saptamani cat le voi testa, voi putea da si verdictul personal asupra lor.Am ales asadar intru testare:

1.Lotiune micelara. O denumire stiintifico-pretentioasa pentru un produs simplu si eficient.Cat de eficient, ramane de vazut.
2.Crema hidratanta multiperformanta. Promite sa scape de uscaciunea pielii si tot ce tine de implicatiile acestui neajuns.

Ca o prima impresie, produsele au fost foarte bine ambalate, recipientele au ajuns intacte si sigilate.Designul (englezesc din cate am inteles acum cateva zile de pe pagina de Facebook a Ivatherm ) e simplu, curat, asa cum da bine sa aiba orice gama de dermo-cosmetice (sau cosmetica de farmacie cum ii mai spun eu).Ce nu am inteles, din cele inscrise pe eticheta, este de ce sunt produse in Franta cand apa termala Herculane este aici? Pe vremea cand foloseam apa termala sub forma de spray, asta inainte sa isi schimbe straiele in unele englezesti, tin minte ca am avut fix aceeasi dilema.E drept, nici sapaturi nu am facut ca sa aflu.Poate ma voi lamuri pana la sfarsitul campaniei.

Dupa dus am facut cunostinta in mod direct cu ele, mai intai cu lotiunea micelara, conform instructiunilor de utilizare si apoi am aplicat un strat generos de crema.De remarcat este mirosul floral-dulceag, discret si placut, apoi textura fina din timpul aplicarii si cea a pielii de dupa aplicare.
Aproximativ un sfert din tubul de 250ml de lotiune a luat calea prietenei mele de suflet, care cu ocazia unei vizite pe inserat si-a manifestat curiozitatea despre "micelara aceea", printre alte subiecte de beauty dezbatute (obisnuim sa ne consultam reciproc periodic in aceste privinte functie de ce mai aflam sau experimentam).Asa ca i-am venit in ajutor, si in cateva zile o sa revin si cu un prim review mai pe larg in care o sa includ si parerea prietenei mele.

Linkuri utile:
Pagina de campanie de pe Trender
Trender si respectiv Ivatherm pe Facebook
Pagina web a Ivatherm
Subsemnata pe Facebook si Twitter

Cya

Figurine crosetate handmade

2011-03-16T14:50:00.001-07:00

Ansamblu artizanal reprezentand 3 flori de mac crosetate din fibre naturale reutilizate, pe suport apretat, impletit cu ochiuri mari.

Lungime 30cm, latime 20cm, cat o coala de hartie A4.

O piesa versatila ce poate constitui o alternativa interesanta de-a oferi flori, indeplini cu succes rolul de centru de masa, sau ce se poate folosi ca aplicatie pe o poseta de vara din paie sau, de ce nu, pe clapeta unui clutch ce se vrea a fi personalizat.

Se spala manual in apa calduta cu putin detergent.

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Iepurasii de Paste si a lor captura morcoveata.Cei trei urecheati cu ochi ca de smarald au dimensiuni aproximativ intre cea a unei mingi de ping pong si cea a unui ou de gaina.Locul lor de joaca si de luat masa il constituie un disc cu diametrul de 13 cm, captusit pe dos.

Se spala manual in apa calduta cu putin detergent.

Ansamblu potrivit pentru a fi oferit cadou cu ocazia Pastelui, sau pentru a decora in spiritul acestuia.

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Acesti vestitori ai primaverii si Pastelui nu se vor inmulti precum iepurii dar cu siguranta vor lumina fie propria locuinta fie o persoana draga.

Ca si in cazul modelului anterior, baza o constituie un disc cu diametrul de 13cm captusit in partea de jos iar figurinele nu depasesc dimensiunile unui ou de gaina.

Se spala manual in apa calduta cu putin detergent.

Click pe pozele cu figurine pentru comanda

Giveaway@Stilistele.info 2

2011-02-04T05:46:00.000-08:00

Un nou giveaway de la, de acum favorite in ale style-bloggingului autohton, Stilistele:

Black lips

2011-02-02T12:44:00.000-08:00

Promiteam in postarea anterioara sa revin cu detalii despre gloss-ul Black Diva de la Rimmel comandat de pe blogul CoolCosmetics.

Inutil sa mai mentionez mirarea si mistourile incasate pe seama achizitionarii unui asemenea produs total "nepractic".Numai ca eu consider machiajul o joaca, un experiment in continua derulare, in care regulile sunt scrise doar pentru a fi incalcate sezonul urmator.Desi adopt in majoritatea cazurilor un machiaj natural (cuminte, practic, dar oarecum plictisitor), ador culorile si puseurile de creativitate inspirate de acestea.

Inapoi la gloss-ul intunecat, pentru pozele in care l-am purtat pe buze, am ales ca baza/contur sfantul creion dermatograf Ada negru, peste care am intins lacul negru.Sprancenele sunt natur si tradeaza culoarea naturala a parului meu, tenul poarta un strat subtire de fond de ten mineral de la Maybelline fixat cu nitica pudra (compacta) Farmasi, la ochi am folosit fard alb dintr-o trusa primita demult de pe care s-a sters marca + Color Principal nuanta Proper Pink inspre arcada, mascara l'Oreal Volume Collagene.

Orice imperfectiune tradeaza acest negru gotic.Desi culoarea e persistenta, textura odata incalzita pe buze o sa aiba tendinta sa se scurga destul de urat in lipsa unui contur.

Joaca a continuat apoi la ochi prin aplicarea punctual haotica, ne-estompata de la pliu inspre pleoapa, rezultatul aducand oarecum cu petele felinelor, sau mai degraba cu ale hienelor, heh.Pentru ca a fost o poza de close-up, am indraznit sa mazgalesc si sprancenele.Blush-ul din obraz e de fapt un roz sidefat dintr-un trio seventeen pentru pleoape.Dupa cum spuneam, joaca.

Pe net se gasesc si cateva propuneri mai purtabile pentru un gloss negru, anume amestecarea lui cu o culoare oarecare de (alt) gloss sau chiar ruj.Propunerea mea este pentru corai (roz+portocaliu), hitul in primavara-vara a acestui an, daca e sa ne luam dupa trenduri.

<- Astor.Aparatul nu a surprins atat de bine tenta portocalie cat cea roz a rujului. Mai jos este rezultatul mixului celor doua produse cu textura diferita, comparativ cu buzele rujate doar cu Astor.Imi pare o adaptare reusita pentru sezonul rece a unei culori exclusiv estivale.

In final va intreb, ati purta gloss negru pe buze si daca da, in ce imprejurari?

Cool cosmetics

2011-01-19T15:45:00.000-08:00

Salutare.

Vin cu aceasta postare in ajutorul cumparatoarelor de make-up impulsive.Mentionez ca nu sunt vreo impatimita in ale cosmeticii decorative, la sfarsitul adolescentei m-as fi incadrat aici, dar astazi prefer cu lejeritate o pereche de pantofi sau ochelari de soare retro pentru colectie in defavoarea unei mascara, ruj sau mai stiu eu ce pensula cu denumire exotica.

In blogosfera exista de curand un blog cu mostre, produse testate/incercate dar si noi/sigilate la preturi mai mult decat accesibile: http://cool-cosmetics.blogspot.com/
Tipa care le vinde este foarte amabila si prompta, mi-a raspuns oricarei solicitari si a avut rabdare pana sa dau comanda finala, la care am tot adaugat/renuntat una-alta.Ati face bine sa ii acordati un follow, caci posteaza des si produsele se rezerva repede.

Mai jos va prezint mica mea captura, sau "haul" cum i se mai zice in blogosfera (nu agreez prea tare cuvantul asta totusi, suna...vulgar).Ar fi fost mai consistenta daca m-as fi hotarat mai din timp asupra unor produse care nu mai erau disponibile cand m-am dumirit eu.

...si swatchurile aferente (cu flash si in lumina artificiala).Click pe poze pentru marire.

1.Rimmel Stay Glossy My Eternity luciu buze 480 BLACK DIVA.Ei bine DA, este un gloss negru, si inca destul de opac.O sa revin cu o postare dedicata special acestui produs, intrucat din poza de mai sus s-ar deduce exact contrariul.Absolut intamplator e primul produs prezentat, dar si preferatul meu dintre toate cele achizitionate.Pana la postarea asta, gasiti aici un review pentru acest produs.

2.LipGloss GOSH.Probabil cel mai nud gloss avut vreodata in portfard.Consistenta placuta, nelipicioasa, rezistenta.S-a dovedit a fi o alegere inspirata.

3.Corector l'Oreal Touche Magique.Nuanta aleasa la risc, nu are numar sau denumire, cert e ca se potriveste la marele fix pe o piele alba hivernala .Nu ma da pe spate modul de aplicare (si in general al produselor l'Oreal), dar atata timp cat se impaca bine cu derma si exista ustensile auxiliare pentru aplicare, de ce nu?

4.Luciu de buze Rimmel Vinyl Gloss nuanta 145 Cosmic.Experienta mea cu glossurile a inceput acum multi ani exact cu un Vinyl Gloss de la Rimmel.Rezista surprinzator de mult pentru un produs prin definitie efemer.Nuanta este naturala, desi ambalajul prezinta un bronz de care m-as fi ferit initial.Primit ca bonus la comanda.

5.Maybelline Superstay PowerGloss 12h Color Shine.De asemenea bonus la comanda, ii lipseste fixatorul transparent. Purtat cateva ore.Usuca ingrozitor buzele, mai ales ca eu le am si asa ruda cu Sahara dar rezistenta e foarte buna daca asa ceva cautati de la un produs de gen.A se aplica in strat subtire.

6.Fond de ten Max Factor Flawless Perfection Step 2 nuanta Natural 70(15 ml).Nuanta atat de inchisa incat nu o vad purtabila mai devreme de august.Cei care au denumit-o Natural ori erau barbati (no offence guys, dar denumirile de culori au fost mereu niste enigme pentru voi) ori niste femei ahtiate de solar.

7.Boots Botanics The Power of Plants Lip Gloss-LONGABERRY.Toate 3 miros incredibil de bine a grepfruit, desi nu consum defel acest fruct, mirosul e demential.Nuanta opaca visinie, de rezistenta medie, se intinde perfect si nu ofera surprize.
8.Boots Botanics The Power of Plants Lip Gloss-HOLLYHOCK.Nuanta cat se poate de nud, usor translucida.
9.Boots Botanics The Power of Plants Lip Gloss-STAR ANISE.Textura diferita fata de surorile ei shiny, in sensul ca e ceva mai cremoasa, si ultra opaca.

10.Ruj Olay Color Moist cu filtru solar SPF 15 -nuanta 605 Gold Token.Habar nu aveam ca Oil of Olay are si rujuri in portofoliu.La cum arata pe piele si cum se simte, prevad ca acest ruj o sa predomine in machiajele mele estivale.Are FPS15

11.Fond de ten L`Oreal Paris Visible Lift nuanta 16 NUDE BEIGE.Se intinde bine, acopera mediu, nu are nevoie de pudra pentru fixare in cazul unui ten uscat.

12.Fond de Ten Maybelline Pure Liquid Mineral Ivory.Lichid, foarte lichid, acoperire usoara spre medie, il folosesc deja de vreo saptamana, nu imi dau seama cu ce ar trebui sa difere de cele non-minerale, isi face treaba la fel de bine ca mai toate fdt-urile Maybelline testate.

13.L`Oreal Paris Concealer Minerals corector mineral.20Natural.Cu produsul acesta am o mica problema referitoare la aplicarea lui, asa cum se prezinta el in ambalajul tester cu gaurele.Acoperirea imi pare mediocra, dar prefer sa nu ma pronunt definitiv pana nu gasesc metoda, si mai ales o pensula adecvata aplicarii lui.Apropo de asta, Anca are o postare despre aplicarea corectoarelor minerale.

In speranta ca v-a fost de folos cumva,
Cya

Sunsets at Tempura Island SL

2010-12-06T15:33:00.000-08:00

Sheer surreality Sailor's delight Sailor's delight Purple Incongruent truths Ghost Gelatto 3xFunky 2xFunky Fine Day Desert sunset Coastal sunset Barcelona
Inspired by Exupery's Little Prince and his sunsets on demand, I took these photos while admiring the beautiful sceneries at TempuraIsland in SecondLife, using the environment editor in a Snowglobe client.Features are listed next to each photo.My fave is 2xFunky.
Great as wallpapers.Enjoy!

Saptamana 2 cu Farmec

2010-10-25T12:06:00.000-07:00

De acum mai bine o saptamana cand am postat ultima oara si pana astazi, s-au intamplat mai multe, printre care o noua tunsoare de care sunt tare incantata si cateva achizitii de la Farmec (oja bej-rose, lapte hidratant de corp si emulsie demachianta AslaVital, restul din imaginea de mai sus sunt fie primite intru testare in cadrul campaniei Trender-Farmec, fie le aveam deja).

Din cauza programului de lucru, cumparaturile de beauty le fac de regula in weekend aproape exclusiv din supermarketuri gen Billa/Real, unde produsele Farmec se gasesc destul de greu.In Real a fost imposibil sa dau peste un gel de curatare din vreuna din gamele lor, drept pentru care m-am oprit pana la urma la unul exfoliant de la Elmiplant.M-am uitat si de servetele demachiante BioGenya in ideea de cumpara, dupa ce mostrele primite m-au convins ca sunt indeajuns de blande pentru pielea mea.Aceeasi poveste si in Billa, nici urma.Ramane sa bat cele cateva farmacii non-stop din minunata-mi urbe, caci mi-am propus sa achizitionez si fiolele tratament pentru regenerare totodata. Modul lor de folosire e convenabil, se rup cele 2 fiole, se amesteca intr-un recipient pana devin vascoase, se aplica pe parul spalat si in 10 min se obtin cosite moi si hranite.Nici de data asta nu m-am putut abtine si am facut un mix, din continutul fiolelor si masca pentru par degradat din aceeasi gama despre care tot vorbesc de 3 posturi incoace.

Cam asa arata un colt cu o parte din produsele de ingrijire, in diferite stadii de consum.Gama tratament impotriva caderii parului de la Gerovital e singura completa pe care o detin, in rest e un amestec haotic de branduri si rezultate promise de acestea.Sunt constanta doar in inconstanta.Apropo de mixuri, intrucat am in plan o sesiune de atac impotriva radacinilor intunecate ce-au iesit la iveala mai ceva ca spiritele Halloweenului american, am consultat specialistii Farmec in legatura cu amestecul lotiunii petroleum cu vopseaua de par, sperand sa reduc niste timpi de actionare, ei bine asa ceva nu se face, mi s-a raspuns, pentru ca petrolul actioneaza ca un diluant asupra vopselei, motiv pentru care e posibil ca pe perioada de testare a acestei lotiuni sa observam o usoara tendinta de estompare a culorii.E drept, eu una dupa 2 folosiri nu am sesizat o accelerare a scurgerii culorii.Gandesc in continuare metode de-a reduce sau combina cu altceva chinuitorul timp de 3-4 ore necesar actiunii lotiunii cu petroleum.Nu ma deranjeaza mirosul ei, care oricum iese la spalare, cat orele astea in care nu-mi gasesc locul.Ma intreb daca se mai gasesc in comert casti de baie cauciucate asa cum erau odata, sau cum ar fi daca in formula lotiunii s-ar introduce niste agenti care sa dea senzatie de cald, un opus al mentholului ceva, saaau daca n-ar fi musai sa fie aplicata si pe radacini, atfel incat sa se poata dormi noaptea cu ea in cap.Ca sa nu fiu carcotasa, pe cat de multe hibe ii gasesc in privinta celor 3-4 ore, pe atat de multumita sunt de rezultat.Numar pe degete firele de par care cad (cam tot atatea cati cititori are blogul asta), si asta inca de dinainte sa treaca foarfeca si briciul prin el, adicatalea dupa prima folosire.

Aspectul de umed se datoreaza serului termoprotector (declarat de multe femei - vedeta gamei) pulverizat fara zgarcenie, plus un strop de ulei de par.Poza e facuta duminica seara imediat dupa ce l-am terminat de intins cu placa, asta seara(luni) arata oricum numai cu ser si ulei in el nu.Sugativa nu alta.

Daca exista vreun cititor ratacit care vrea sa impataseasca ceva in legatura cu oricare din produsele Farmec, e liber s-o faca.

Cya.

Jurnal de Farmec.Ziua 1

2010-10-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

Povesteam in postul anterior despre o campanie de care sunt tare entuziasmata.Asta seara ma astepta cuminte pe birou pachetul de la Farmec via Trender, pe care aproape l-am sfasiat:

Acesta contine: un sampon regenerant, o masca pentru par degradat, o lotiune regeneranta cu petroleum, serul hidratant termoprotector, foarte multe mostre(atat pentru par cat si pentru ten) si nelipsita scrisoare cu care Trender ne-a obisnuit.Las cat colo punga de chipsuri si salata de ton programate pentru o cina tarzie, asez produsele in baie si ma hotarasc subit ca testarea nu suporta nicio amanare, asa ca ma pun serios pe treaba.Citesc modul de utilizare al produselor, dupa care imi spal parul cu sampon de doua ori.Acesta e transparent, parfumul lui imi aduce aminte de Pantene Clear.Dupa clatire observ ca parul scartaie, semn ca agentii de curatare si-au facut treaba.

Aplic si lotiunea cu petroleum (capacul a suferit un mic accident in timpul livrarii, drept pentru care s-a si varsat putin in cutia in care am primit produsele), cam de vreo doua degete din sticluta cu aspect farmaceutic, dupa care prind parul in crestetul capului cu un cleste, primesc un amuzant apelativ de "cocosel atomic" din partea familiei, si observ cu stupoare ca deja e ora 22."Sa te vad ce faci acum, ca tre' sa stai 3TREI ore cu asta in par" imi zic printre dinti.Nu-i bai, oricum sunt un fel de late owl, gasesc eu o ocupatie, postez pe blog pozele, completez chestionarul de prima impresie de pe trender.ro ...

... fac si o masca de argila...

Acum o sa merg sa dau tencuiala jos de pe fata, ca s-a intarit cat timp am scris postarea.

Va urma

Campanie Word-of-Mouth Trender si Farmec

2010-10-05T03:25:00.000-07:00

Oficial suntem in plina campanie word-of-mouth Farmec.Patruzeci de *trenderi, printre care si subsemnata, isi asteapta deja coletele cu produse Gerovital Plant tratament intru testare si impartasit impresii despre rezultatul lor, atat in blogosfera cat si in offline.

Cel mai mult ma entuziasmeaza sa incerc noul produs al companiei, serul hidratant termo protector, (vezi foto) intrucat sunt o mare "consumatoare" de placa de intins parul, si deci implicit produse de protectie.

Mai multe informatii pe pagina oficiala a campaniei de pe trender.ro

Farmec pe facebook
Trender pe facebook
Cya pe facebook

Inspirational nature photography

2010-09-13T11:51:00.000-07:00

Second Life (SL)

2010-07-22T14:06:00.000-07:00

Right after ranting on Facebook 2 days ago about the lack of insight in SecondLife among my fellow romanians, I finally decided to erase one of my dearest photo albums on Fb (containing in-world pictures of course) and gradually post them on this blog instead, as well as writing down my own perspective over this virtual world.

Since my writing skills sucks, at least for now, not being used to express myself this way, I'd recommend you to read this interesting article found via Twitter, regarding some of the bad reputed aspects of virtual environments, particularily SL.As far as I'm concerned, SL being labeled by many as a huge waste of time and other resources more material, starts from the name of the platform itself, Second Life.To them (detractors that is, non-players more likely), the etymology excludes the coexistence of both worlds, real and virtual allotogheter, right from the start.Those would be the same narrow-minded persons who see everything in black and white, with no shades or colors in between.Probably the worst kind of sane-but-not-quite-sane people one could encounter.Take World of Warcraft (WoW) for example, I ask purely retorical how often have you heard a WoW gamer being called "lifeless" compared to a SL resident?

Spring again

2010-03-17T13:52:00.001-07:00

26 Creative Teapots

2010-01-12T11:23:00.001-08:00

2009 in images

2009-12-22T05:28:00.001-08:00

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sailors march pass Tiananmen Square during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China.

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off.

A recently constructed section of the controversial US-Mexico border fence expansion project crosses previously pristine desert sands at sunrise on March 14, 2009 between Yuma, Arizona and Calexico, California. The new barrier between the US and Mexico stands 15 feet tall and sits on top of the sand so it can lifted by a machine and repositioned whenever the migrating desert dunes begin to bury it. The almost seven miles of floating fence cost about $6 million per mile to build.

A view taken from the International Space Station of the Sarychev Volcano on the Kuril Islands in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009.

Sixteen-month- old Aubrey Melton reaches for her father SSG Josh Melton as she views his remains with her mother Larissa before his funeral service June 27, 2009 in Germantown, Illinois. SSG Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack June 19.

Young revellers run from the "Fire Bull", a man carrying a metal structure loaded with fireworks, at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain on July 12, 2009.

Before the Iranian election, a supporter of main challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi forms a heart shape with her hands to indicate her support, while wearing green ribbons - the color of the party, amidst a festive atmosphere at an election rally rally in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

An Iranian supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi is beaten by Basiji (volunteer paramilitary militia) and government security members as supporters come to his aid during riots in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Iranian youth opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad take to the streets Sunday, setting dumpsters and tires on fire, in a second day of clashes triggered by voter fraud claims.

A boy touches an ice sculpture of a polar bear as it melts to reveal a bronze skeleton in Copenhagen, Denmark, host city of the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference, on December 8, 2009.

Smoke from the Station Fire rises over downtown Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. The Station Fire (caused by arson) lasted over a month, burning over 250 square miles, destroying 200 structures, and cost over $100 million (USD) and the lives of two Los Angeles County Firefighters.

Snow-covered pine trees sit in flood water March 31, 2009 near Moorhead, Minnesota. A snowstorm slowed recovery efforts as residents of Moorhead and neighboring Fargo, North Dakota tried to return to their homes as the flooded Red River slowly receded.

Pakistani men pray next to a bullet-ridden vehicle parked in the compound of radical Lal Masjid or Red mosque as the chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, not seen, talks to his supporters during Friday prayers, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 17, 2009.

Romain Grosjean (left) and Adam Khan (right) test Renault F1 cars in the desert in Dubai, April 9, 2009. The testing was part of the Renault F1 Roadshow taking place in Dubai.

Chinese military singers take part in a chorus performance of patriotic songs involving 10,000 participants held at a gym in Beijing, China, Wednesday Aug. 26, 2009. More than 80 chorus groups from various units in Beijing sang patriotic songs to celebrate China's 60th national day.

People sunbathe as Ferrari Brazilian's driver Felipe Massa drives at the Monaco racetrack on May 21, 2009 in Monte Carlo, during the second free practice session of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.

Chemical warfare - White Phosphorus

2009-12-16T14:21:00.000-08:00

Just received these images moments ago via email and I want to share them with the visitors of this blog.As you probably know by now, I don't comment upon most of the pictures posted here, as I consider that they speak for themselves.

Location: (UNRWA SCHOOL IN BEIT LAHIA, GAZA, PALESTINE)

Acid terrorism.OUTRAGEOUS!

2009-11-23T10:53:00.000-08:00

Nu sunt vreo feminista, singurul lucru de care ma fac vinovata e prejudecata referitoare la lumea araba, mai exact opresiunea, sclavagismul, salbaticiunea si ingradirea nesimtita a drepturilor umane ale femeilor arabe.Ceea ce veti vedea mai jos sunt niste imagini revoltatoare ce vorbesc practic de la sine, imagini socante cu cateva femei pakistaneze ce au fost mutilate cu acid de catre niste fiinte pe care as vrea sa le pot numi "barbati" dar nu merita.

Zainab Bibi, 17ani, isi ajusteaza valul in timp ce pozeaza in Islamabad, Pakistan, miercuri, 24.Dec.2008. Zainab a fost arsa pe fata cu acid aruncat de un baiat pe care a refuzat sa-l ia de barbat acum 5 ani.A trecut prin cateva interventii chirurgicale in incercarea de a-si reveni in urma arsurilor.

Zainab Bibi, 17, adjusts her veil as she poses for a photograph in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. Zainab was burned on her face with acid thrown by a boy whom she rejected for marriage five years ago. She has undergone plastic surgery several times to try to recover from her scars.

Shehnaz Usman, 36ani, pozeaza pentru un forograf in Lahore, Pakistan, duminica, 26.Oct 2008. Shehnaz a fost arsa cu acid de catre o ruda in urma unei dispute familiale acum 5 ani. Shehnaz a trecut prin 10 interventii chirurgicale plastice in incercarea de a-si reveni in urma arsurilor.

Shehnaz Usman, 36, poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Shehnaz was burned with acid by a relative due to a familial dispute five years ago. Shehnaz has undergone plastic surgery 10 times to try to recover from her scars.

Shameem Akhter, 18ani, pozeaza acasa la ea in Jhang, Pakistan, miercuri, 10.Julie 2008. Shameem a fost violata de catre 3 baieti dupa care au aruncat acid pe ea acum 3 ani.Shameem a trecut prin 10 interventii chirurgicale plastice in incercarea de a-si reveni in urma arsurilor.

Shameem Akhter, 18, poses for a photograph at her home in Jhang, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 10, 2008. Shameem was raped by three boys who then threw acid on her three years ago. Shameem has undergone plastic surgery 10 times to try to recover from her scars.

Saira Liaqat, 26ani, pozeaza acasa in Lahore, Pakistan, tinand potretul sau de dinainte de-a fi arsa cu acid, miercuri, 9.Juie 2008. Cand avea 15ani, Saira a fost maritata cu o ruda apropiata care mai tarziu a atacat-o cu acid dupa ce a insistat ca ea sa locuiasca cu el, desi familiile au cazut de acord ca el sa astepte pana ce ea isi va termina studiile. Saira a trecut prin 9 interventii chirurgicale plastice in incercarea de a-si reveni in urma arsurilor.

Saira Liaqat, 26, poses for the camera as she holds a portrait of herself before being burned, at her home in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. When she was fifteen, Saira was married to a relative who would later attack her with acid after insistently demanding her to live with him, although the families had agreed she wouldn't join him until she finished school. Saira has undergone plastic surgery 9 times to try to recover from her scars.

Najaf Sultana, 16ani, pozeaza la ea acasa in Lahore, Pakistan, miercuri 9 July 2008. Cand avea 5 ani a fost arsa de tatal ei in timp ce dormea, din cate se pare pentru ca nu mai vroia inca o fata in familie. Ca urmare a arsurilor, Najaf a ramas oarba, si a fost abandonata de ambii parinti.Locuieste in prezent cu rudele. A suferit 15 operatii.

Najaf Sultana, 16, poses for a photograph at her home in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. At the age of five Najaf was burned by her father while she was sleeping, apparently because he didn't want to have another girl in the family. As a result of the burning Najaf became blind and after being abandoned by both her parents she now lives with relatives. She has undergone plastic surgery around 15 times to try to recover from her scars.

Naila Farhat, 19ani, Islamabad, Pakistan, miercuri, 24.Dec 2008. Naila a fost arsa pe fata cu acid aruncat de un pretendent la casatorie pe care l-a refuzat acum 5 ani. A trecut prin cateva operatii ca sa-si revina.

Naila Farhat, 19, poses for a photograph in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. Naila was burned on her face with acid thrown by a boy whom she rejected for marriage five years ago. She has undergone plastic surgery several times to try to recover from her scars.

Munira Asef, 23ani, Lahore, Pakistan, duminica, 26.Oct 2008.Munira a fost arsa pe fata cu acid aruncat de un pretendent la casatorie pe care l-a refuzat acum 5 ani. A trecut prin 7 interventii chirugicale.

Munira Asef, 23, poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Munira was burned with acid five years ago by a boy whom she rejected for marriage. She has undergone plastic surgery 7 times to try to recover from her scars.

Memuna Khan, 21ani, Karachi, Pakistan, vineri, 19.Dec.2008. Menuna a fost arsa cu acid de un grup de baieti care vroiau sa incheie o disputa intre familiile lor si cea a Memunai. A suferit 21 de interventii chirurgicale.

Memuna Khan, 21, poses for a photograph in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Menuna was burned by a group of boys who threw acid on her to settle a dispute between their family and Menuna's. She has undergone plastic surgery 21 times to try to recover from her scars.

Kanwal Kayum, 26ani, isi aranjeaza valul in timp ce pozeaza in Lahore, Pakistan, duminica, 26.Oct. 2008. Kanwal a fost arsa cu acid acum un an de catre un baiat pe care a refuzat sa-l ia de sot. Nu si-a facut nicio operatie estetica de atunci.

Kanwal Kayum, 26, adjusts her veil as she poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Kanwal was burned with acid one year ago by a boy whom she rejected for marriage. She has never undergone plastic surgery.

Irum Saeed, 30ani, pozeaza in biroul sau de la Universitatea Urdu din Islamabad, Pakistan, joi, 24.Iulie 2008. Irum a fost arsa cu acid pe fata, spate si umeri acum 12 ani de catre un baiat pe care a refuzat sa-l ia de sot.Incidentul a avut loc in plina strada ziua. A trecut prin 25 de interventii chirurgicale.

Irum Saeed, 30, poses for a photograph at her office at the Urdu University of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Irum was burned on her face, back and shoulders twelve years ago when a boy whom she rejected for marriage threw acid on her in the middle of the street. She has undergone plastic surgery 25 times to try to recover from her scars.

Bushra Shari, 39ani, Lahore, Pakistan, vineri, 11.iulie 2008. Bushra a fost arsa cu acid acum 5 ani de catre sotul ei din cauza ca a incercat sa divorteze de el. A suferit 25 de operatii.

Bushra Shari, 39, adjusts her veil as she poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, July. 11, 2008. Bushra was burned with acid thrown by her husband five years ago because she was trying to divorce him. She has undergone plastic surgery 25 times to try to recover from her scars.

Shahnaz Bibi, 35ani, Lahore, Pakistan, duminica, 26.Oct 2008. Acum 10 ani Shahnaz a fost arsa cu acid din cauza unei dispute familiale. Nu a apelat la chirurgia plastica.

Shahnaz Bibi, 35, poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Ten years ago Shahnaz was burned with acid by a relative due to a familial dispute. She has never undergone plastic surgery.

Nu ca am putea noi vreodata sa influentam cu ceva cursul evenimentelor, dar sunteti invitati sa va spuneti mai jos parerea in legatura cu aceste cazuri, si de ce nu, in general cu ceea ce se intampla in tarile lui Allah in numele acestuia.

Photography as ART

2009-11-06T16:10:00.001-08:00

Choose colourful paintings

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Or simply use them as wallpapers

Beautiful nature photography

2009-09-08T00:02:00.000-07:00

10 Most fascinating deserts

2009-09-01T13:27:00.000-07:00

^Taklamakan (Central Asia): a desert covered with snowfall
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^Lençóis Maranhenses (Brazil): a ‘desert' with lagoons
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^Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia): the world's largest salt desert
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^Namib (Namibia): the only desert with elephants
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^Simpson Desert (Australia): the red sand desert
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^The Black Desert (Egypt): the desert with black stones
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^Antarctica: world's driest and wettest desert

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^and, of course, Sahara (North Africa): world's largest desert

Facts about our SUN

2009-07-28T00:59:00.000-07:00

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A sweeping prominence, a huge cloud of relatively cool dense plasma is seen suspended in the Sun's hot, thin corona. At times, promineces can erupt, escaping the Sun's atmosphere. Emission in this spectral line shows the upper chromosphere at a temperature of about 60,000 degrees K (over 100,000 degrees F). Every feature in the image traces magnetic field structure. The hottest areas appear almost white, while the darker red areas indicate cooler temperatures. (Courtesy of SOHO/EIT consortium)

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Detailed closeup of magnetic structures on the Sun's surface, seen in the H-alpha wavelength on August 22, 2003. (Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) operated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Oddbjorn Engvold, Jun Elin Wiik, Luc Rouppe van der Voort) #

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NASA's STEREO satellite captured the first images ever of a collision between a solar "hurricane", called a coronal mass ejection (CME), and a comet on April 4, 2007. The collision caused the complete detachment of the comet's plasma tail. Comets are icy leftovers from the solar system's formation billions of years ago. They usually hang out in the cold, distant regions of the solar system, but occasionally a gravitational tug from a planet, another comet, or even a nearby star sends them into the inner solar system. Once there, the sun's heat and radiation vaporizes gas and dust from the comet, forming its tail. Comets typically have two tails, one made of dust and a fainter one made of electrically conducting gas, called plasma. (NASA/STEREO)

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Image of an active solar region taken on July 24, 2002 near the eastern limb of the Sun. The image highlights the three-dimensional nature of the photosphere when seen at these large angles. The structures in the dark sunspots in the upper central area of the image show distinct elevation above the dark "floor" of the sunspot. The height of the structures has been estimated by Dr. Bruce Lites of the High Altitude Observatory to be between 200 and 450 km. The smallest resolvable features in the image are about 70 km in size. There are also numerous bright "faculae" visible on the edges of granules that face towards the observer. (Prof. Goran Scharmer/Dr. Mats G. Löfdahl/Institute for Solar Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)

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The total solar eclipse of February 16, 1980 was photographed from Palem, India, by a research team from the High Altitude Observatory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The photograph of the solar corona was taken with a camera system developed by Gordon A. Newkirk, Jr. This specialized instrument photographs the corona in red light, 6400 A -- through a radially graded filter that suppresses the bright inner corona in order to show the much fainter streamers of the outer corona in the same photograph. (Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee / High Altitude Observatory (HAO), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR))

The planet Venus is seen by NASA's TRACE satellite, at the start of its transit across the sun on June 8, 2004. (NASA/TRACE)

A view of a sunspot and granules on the Sun's surface, seen in the H-alpha wavelength on August 4, 2003. (Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) operated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Göran Scharmer and Kai Langhans, ISP)

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Solar flares produce seismic waves in the Sun's interior that closely resemble those created by earthquakes on our planet. On May 27, 1998, researchers observed this flare-generated solar quake that contained about 40,000 times the energy released in the great earthquake that devastated San Francisco in 1906, equivalent to an 11.3 magnitude earthquake, scientists calculated. Over the course of an hour, the solar waves traveled for a distance equal to 10 Earth diameters before fading into the fiery background of the Sun's photosphere. Unlike water ripples that travel outward at a constant velocity, the solar waves accelerated from an initial speed of 22,000 miles per hour to a maximum of 250,000 miles per hour before disappearing. (Courtesy of SOHO/EIT consortium. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA)

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An animation of the sun, seen by NASA's Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) over the course of 6 days, starting June 27, 2005. (Courtesy of SOHO/EIT consortium)

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Hinode (formerly known as Solar-B) successfully captured a massive solar flare on 13 December 2006. It was one of the largest flares occurring in that period of solar activity minimum. (JAXA/NASA/PPARC)

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The image shows the corona for a moderately active Sun, with some (red) hot active regions in both hemispheres, surrounded by the (blue/green) cooler plasma of the quiet-Sun corona. Notice also the north polar-crown filament, the trans-equatorial loops, and the coronal hole in the south-east (lower-right) corner of the image and the smaller one over the north pole. This image shows the solar corona in a false-color, 3-layer composite: the blue, green, and red channels show the 171Å, 195Å, and 284Å wavelengths, respectively (most sensitive to emission from 1, 1.5, and 2 million degree gases). (TRACE Project, Stanford-Lockheed Institute for Space Research, NASA)

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A view of an irregular-shaped sunspot and granules on the Sun's surface, seen on August 22, 2003. (Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) operated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Oddbjorn Engvold, Jun Elin Wiik, Luc Rouppe van der Voort, Oslo)

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On November 8, 2006, Mercury is seen, beginning a transit in front of the Sun. (NASA/TRACE)

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This TRACE 171Å-wavelength image from November 11, 2006 shows a sizeable active region at the east limb of the Sun (rotated clockwise 90 degrees so north is to the right) just as it rotates onto Earth-facing hemisphere. Notice the low-lying dark structures of filaments at the leading edge of the region, some "levitating" dark material on the right-hand side of the region, and the small ephemeral region towards the lower right. (NASA/TRACE)

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The Sun, observed on May 22, 2008. With the Sun persisting in a near-minimal state of activity, only a few small regions of some activity are seen on the disk. The cell-like appearance is formed by the multitude of small clusters of magnetic flux that are collected in the downflow regions of the supergranular network of convective motions. (NASA/TRACE)

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A display of thin loops is seen arching above active regions of the Sun on January 1, 2001. (Courtesy Dick Shine, NASA/TRACE)

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This LASCO C2 image, taken 8 January 2002, shows a widely spreading coronal mass ejection (CME) as it blasts more than a billion tons of matter out into space at millions of kilometers per hour. The C2 image was turned 90 degrees so that the blast seems to be pointing down. An EIT 304 Angstrom image from a different day was enlarged and superimposed on the C2 image so that it filled the occulting disk for effect (Courtesy of SOHO/LASCO consortium)

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Detailed closeup of magnetic structures on the Sun's surface, seen in the H-alpha wavelength on August 22, 2003. (Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) operated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Oddbjorn Engvold, Jun Elin Wiik, Luc Rouppe van der Voort, Oslo)

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NASA's STEREO (Ahead) spacecraft observed this visually stunning prominence eruption on Sept. 29, 2008 in the 304 wavelength of extreme UV light. It rose up and cascaded to the right over several hours, appearing something like a flag unfurling, as it broke apart and headed into space. The material observed is actually ionized Helium at about 60,000 degrees. Prominences are relatively cool clouds of gas suspended above the Sun and controlled by magnetic forces. (NASA/STEREO)

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A transit of the Moon across the face of the Sun on February 25, 2007 - but not seen from Earth. This sight was visible only from the STEREO-B spacecraft in its orbit about the sun, trailing behind the Earth. NASA's STEREO mission consists of two spacecraft launched in October, 2006 to study solar storms. STEREO-B is currently about 1 million miles from the Earth, 4.4 times farther away from the Moon than we are on Earth. As the result, the Moon appears 4.4 times smaller than what we are used to. (NASA/STEREO)

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On September 30, 2001, TRACE observed an M1.0 flare in an active region very near to the solar limb. Fragments of a prominence hovered above the regions, with filamentary dark (relatively cool) material moving along the field lines, which then spread to form this dragon-like bright outline. (NASA/TRACE)

In my garden at 10am

2009-07-17T08:42:00.000-07:00

Finally got to finish reading this book

That is Diesel, one of the 3 cats in the yard

Naomi, a 2.5 months old german shepard and 9 kilos of fur and soul.Love her alot.

Inside the wave

2009-05-14T23:33:00.000-07:00

Sun ... glints off wave
Clark Little/SWNS

Sand ... in surf
Clark Little/SWNS

Tubular ... shining
Clark Little/SWNS

Beach ... surf crashes down
Clark Little/SWNS

Molten ... liquid gold
Clark Little/SWNS

White ... tumultuous water

Splash ... stunning shot
Clark Little/SWNS

Red ... mysterious shot
Clark Little/SWNS

These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the best images of his career. He captures magical moments inside the "tube", as surfers say.

Thanks Sorin S. for this e-mail.

Amazing bungalow

2009-04-20T10:26:00.000-07:00

Swimming pools

2009-04-01T03:38:00.000-07:00

San Alfonso del Mar, Chile

Le Meridien Hurghada: Makadi Bay , Egypt

Intercontinental Hotel: Hong Kong

Hugh Hefner Sky Villa, Palms Hotel Las Vegas. This suite takes up the entire 52nd floor. The pool cantilevers off the edge of the tower.

Golden Nugget Las Vegas . Yes that is a 200,000 gallon shark tank in the middle.

Hotel Elan, Dallas

Burj Al Arab: Dubai

Crown Towers Hotel: Taipa Island Macau

Blue Lagoon Geothermal Resort: Grindavík , Iceland (not technically a hotel, but what a beautiful place for a swim)

Begawan Giri Hotel: Ubud, Bali

Banyan Tree Hotel: Intendance Bay , Seychelles

Life is everywhere and in every thing

2009-03-21T14:28:00.000-07:00

Creatures from the deep

2009-01-27T05:38:00.000-08:00

Amazing aerial view

2009-01-27T05:10:00.000-08:00

Islet in the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. More than 6,000 of the 7,100 Philippine Islands are uninhabited, like this islet in the Sulu Archipelago, a set of 500 islands that separate the Celebes and the Sulu seas. Their extraordinary biodiversity is under threat, not from distant industrial sites but from the effects of global pollution. These islands, which barely rise above the surface of the water, are among the first potential victims of global warming and are certain to disappear when the sea level rises. American cemetery north of Verdun, Meuse, France. Covering some 40 hectares (100 acres) at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Verdun, the American cemetery was dedicated in 1935 by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The commission was created in 1923 at the request of General Pershing, who had taken part in the American offensive of 1918. Its aim was to undertake architectural and landscape studies in order to restructure American cemeteries and commemorative monuments in Europe. Whereas the French army chose to build permanent cemeteries where temporary cemeteries had been made during the hostilities, the American army opted to create a single cemetery. Some 25,000 American tombs scattered around Verdun were then brought together at Romagne where, after almost half the bodies were repatriated to American soil, 14,246 soldiers have lain ever since.

Icebergs and an Adelie penguin, Adelie Land, Antarctica. Antarctica, the sixth continent, is a unique observation point for atmospheric and climatic phenomena; its ancient ice, which trapped air when it was formed, contains evidence of the Earth's climate as it has changed and developed over the past millions of years.
Tea cultivation in Corrientes province, Argentina. The fertility of the red soil and the regular rains of the Corrientes region create the ideal conditions for the cultivation of tea. In an effort to protect the soil against erosion, tea is planted along curved terraces and protected from the wind by hedges. Unlike Asian and African countries, where the young sprouts are handpicked, in Argentina mechanical harvesting is the rule, done mainly with high-clearance tractors that are driven along the straight rows of tea bushes.
Road interrupted by a sand dune, Nile Valley, Egypt. Dunes cover nearly one-third of the Sahara, and the highest, in linear form, can attain a height of almost 1,000 feet (300 m). Barchans are mobile, crescent-shaped dunes that move in the direction of the prevailing wind at rates as high as 33 feet (10 m) per year, sometimes even covering infrastructures such as this road in the Nile Valley.
The Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada. These oil deposits make up the largest reservoir of crude bitumen in the world, and as recently as 2006, produced over 1 million barrels of crude oil per day.
Village in the Rheris Valley, Er Rachidia region, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Fortified villages are frequently seen along the valley of the Rheris, as they are on most rivers of southern Morocco, inspired by the Berber architecture built to protect against invaders. Today, with the threat of raids now gone, the close clustering of dwellings, small windows, and roofs covering houses and narrow streets serve the purpose of protecting occupants from heat and dust. The flat, connecting roofs also provide a place for drying crops.
Iraqi tank graveyard in the desert near Al Jahrah, Kuwait. This graveyard of tanks will bear witness for many years to the damage that war causes both to the environment and to human health. In 1991, during the first Gulf War, a million depleted uranium shells were fired at Iraqi forces, spreading toxic, radioactive dust for miles around. Such dust is known to have lasting effects on the environment and to cause various forms of cancer and other serious illnesses among humans.
Elephants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The Okavango Delta is the world's largest inland delta, flooding seasonally, and is populated by five ethnic groups of people, sharing it with hundreds of species of animals.
"Tree of life", Tsavo national park, Kenya. This acacia is a symbol of life in the vast expanses of thorny savanna, where wild animals come to take advantage of its leaves or its shade. Tsavo National Park in southeastern Kenya, crossed by the Nairobi-Mombasa road and railway axis, is the country's largest protected area (8,200 square miles, or 21,000 square kilometers) and was declared a national park in 1948
Flock of sheep, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. After the missionary period, between gold fever and the first drillings for oil, sheep-raising became the chief activity in the north of the main island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The local cabanas (sheep pastures) are huge sheep farms with 3.5 acres of land per head of livestock
The Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix basilica in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. In 1983, Yamoussoukro replaced Abidjan as the official capital of Ivory Coast. President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who died in 1993, made his native village into a modern city with a grid of wide avenues - which are almost deserted - and every modern facility: international airport, luxury hotels, golf course, prestigious universities, and so forth. Yamoussoukro also boasts the world's biggest basilica, Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (Our Lady of Peace), consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1990. The former president, who donated this building to the Vatican, insisted that he had financed the basilica's cost out of his own personal fortune. This building was seen as a colossal waste by many Ivorians. It was highly controversial in a country that lacks schools and hospitals and has only nine doctors for every 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 413 in Norway)
Sand dune in the heart of vegetation on Fraser island, Queensland, Australia. Fraser Island, named after Eliza Fraser, who was shipwrecked on the island in 1836, is the world's largest sand island. On top of this rather infertile substratum, a humid tropical forest has developed in the midst of which wide dunes intrude, moving with the wind. Fraser Island has important water resources, including nearly 200 freshwater dune lakes, and has varied fauna such as marsupials, birds, and reptiles. Welcoming 200,000 visitors a year without damaging the local fauna and flora is a real challenge to sustainable development on the island, which was declared a World Heritage site by Unesco in 1992.
Worker resting on bales of cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Cotton crops occupy approximately 335,000 square klilometers worldwide, and use nearly one quarter of all pesticides sold
Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada.

Sky and space

2009-01-27T05:00:00.000-08:00

3D Wall paintings.Get inspired

2008-12-24T02:47:00.000-08:00

Digital art

2008-12-24T01:56:00.000-08:00

More artistic images

2008-12-24T01:50:00.000-08:00

Explorer of the seas - the new Titanic

2008-12-09T11:19:00.000-08:00

THE LEFT CORNER OF MY DESK...the second and probably the last time I'll ever write here in romanian

2008-11-12T14:39:00.000-08:00

"Odata raspandita, o idee-virus urmareste un ciclu de viata.Ignora-i ciclul de viata si ideea-virus va muri.Hraneste-l cum de cuvine si veti avea o calatorie lunga." (Seth Godin)

Obisnuiesc sa tin aproape lucrurile prioritare, si asta e valabil pana si pe biroul de acasa.
Inafara de PC, telefon fix, colectia de pixuri, creioane, agrafe si alte asemenea chestiute ce tin de birotica, tin sa dezvalui coltul de valoare pe care, ma gandesc, ca oricine il are, daca nu pe birou macar in oricare alta parte a incaperii.Asadar: organizer, o agenda primita la o promotie, factura de mobil, cateva pliante informative si cartea de actualitate.Aici vroiam sa ajung de fapt.Proiectul (daca il pot numi asa) care mi-a mancat o buna parte din atentie in ultima vreme se cheama *Trender
peste care am dat absolut intamplator cat bantuiam pe Twitter .

*Trender este o comunitate de *trend-setteri, o agentie de promovare de la persoana la persoana (sub sloganul: "de la mine la noi").Este legatura intre consumatori si producatori.Este locul in care acestia se intalnesc si comunica.
Ce faci mai exact pe *trender?Te inscrii...participi la campanii...oferi feedback real, pareri sincere...influentezi...schimbi...te implici...te schimbi...

Cartea ce se vede sub organizer, cea alba cu titlu mov se numeste Buzz Marketing ( de Mark Hughes) si reprezinta obiectul campaniei "Citeste, vorbeste, *trend-ereste", campanie in care am fost inclusa.Odata cu cartea am primit de la *Trender si Ed.Publica , to hold but not to keep, 4 taloane cu o reducere de 20% pentru comandarea online a cartii mai sus mentionate.Cum eu deja am aceasta carte, rog pe cei interesati de domeniul marketingului sa trimita un e-mail la cyanilla@yahoo.com pentru a intra in posesia talonului.Daca esti craiovean, facem in asa fel incat sa primesti cu imprumut exemplarul fizic.

Seclusion Bliss

2008-10-17T13:37:00.000-07:00