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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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If there is one thing that always gets pushed to the back, it's the shoes. Either we forget about them completely or feel they just aren't that important when compared to the dress. But the truth is that the right kind of shoes can make a great looking outfit look absolutely fabulous!



From Weddings to Proms

When it comes to big occasions, we all spend a lot of time searching for the right dress and accessories to go with it. Things like purses and jewelry always confuse you before you find something that is just right.





Not Just Looks





The right kind of shoe goes beyond good looks - comfort is also an important factor. Many people don't realize that a shoe with a small pinch in the toe can turn into a bloody blister over the course of an evening! Let's consider wedding shoes for example - many people don't realize how much standing, walking and dancing a bride does on her big day! An occasion that is tiring for the best of us can become a real nightmare if you have to face it wearing shoes that don't fit. In fact, in case of any kind of bridal shoes, comfort is as important as style.





Now let's take a look at prom shoes - people tend to put a little more thought into these because you have to dance in them. But you'd be surprised at how many girls end up sitting out a good portion of the evening because their feet are sore! The bottom line is that your big-occasion shoes need to be comfortable above all else.







Be honest when you try them on - are these shoes the ones you see yourself dancing in? While purchasing prom shoes, make sure your toes have ample room to breathe and move. Just as shoes that are too tight can be painful, don't forget that shoes that are too loose can give you problems too!




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The Great Library of Alexandria




Are you a lover of books? Do you enjoy browsing through your local library? Perhaps you read mystery novels, thrillers, or westerns. Maybe you prefer science fiction stories. If you like a little education with your entertainment, you might like biographies or historical fiction. Or you may go right to the non-fiction section of the library, looking for the latest self-help book, or digging into books on history and science. Whatever your reason for going there, you’ve discovered the wonders of your local public library.

Today, public libraries can be found in countries around the world, and often even the smallest town has one. These contain a wealth of information, representing the knowledge, philosophies, and creative work of generations. The largest libraries in the world today hold collections that are numbered in millions of books and other items. Some items in these collections are very rare, and therefore very valuable. Yet as impressive and valuable as these libraries are, a library that existed almost two thousand years ago would have been a worthy competitor.

The Royal Library of Alexandria Egypt is believed to have been founded by Ptolemy II around the beginning of the third century B.C.E. This was just after his father established the temple of the Muses, the patron divinities of the arts in Greek mythology. This temple was called the musaeum, which is where we get the word museum.

It has been estimated that at its peak the library of Alexandria held between 400,000 and 700,000 works. While this may not be a very impressive number compared to some of the biggest libraries today, it should be noted that these were not books, as we know them. They were parchment scrolls. There were no typewriters or computers back then. If you wanted to write a book, you wrote it by hand with a reed pen and a bottle of ink, on a long roll of parchment, or thin dried animal skin. They had no printing presses or bookbinderies to mass-produce what you had written. If someone wanted a copy, they made it the same way that you had created the original, with pen and ink. This was very time consuming and labor intensive. Today books are often valuable just because they’re rare. Back then, every book was rare, and the library of Alexandria had hundreds of thousands.
The Great Library of Alexandria


As can be imagined, with the scarcity of books, collecting them could have been a difficult and expensive task. Ptolemy III found a unique and inexpensive way to increase the library’s collection. By royal decree, all visitors to the city were required to turn over all of the scrolls in their possession. After scribes made copies, which were returned to the visitor, the originals were added to the library. A special department was created to oversee this operation, called "books from the ships."

The end of this great library is shrouded in mystery and controversial. Some ancient historians blame Julius Caesar for its destruction. During his invasion of Alexandria in 47-48 B.C.E. he set fire to the ships that were in the harbor. Some say that this fire spread to the city and the great library. Other ancient historians seem to know nothing about this, prompting modern historians to discount or minimize the possibility. It is believed that the books were stored in several places, so that even if some buildings caught fire at that time, only a portion of the books would have been lost. It is generally accepted that the Museum of Alexandria existed until about 400 C.E., when it and other pagan temples were destroyed by order of Roman Emperor Theodosius. It is possible that the great library, or at least what was left of it, was also destroyed at that time.

Imagine walking the halls of this ancient library. What would you find? Just as with our modern libraries, much of what was contained in the library of Alexandria was probably not worth reading. Yet, what insights into the thinking and daily lives of ancient peoples were lost when this great reservoir of knowledge was burned? We may never know.

Antique Earrings for Woman




If you go back in time to Namibia some 27,000 years ago you will come to the birth of the human desire to appear attractive. In those days bird feathers and animal bones, seeds and dried sticks were used as pendants and earrings. Since most of these articles of jewelry were degradable not much can be seen today other than in cave drawings perhaps. But the prehistoric desire has not ebbed. From the time a girl achieves puberty or even earlier, her ears and nose are pierced. The wearing of earrings from an early age is still practiced in villages around the world. Antique earrings are therefore the commonest articles of personal jewelry found along with antique pendants. Egyptian jewelry among others has some beautiful samples of antique earrings in online shops.

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Egyptian jewelry dates back to around 4500 BC during the time of El-Badari. Then came the golden age of Cleopatra, Nefertiti and the Pharaohs and the Greco Roman period when Egyptian jewelry flourished. The oldest among the antique jewelry from Egypt are probably the Fuluni Hoop earrings from the Sudan area or the Akuaba doll earrings worn as a symbol of fertility.

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The ancient Egyptians were staunch believers of symbolism. This trait is reflected in virtually all ancient Egyptian jewelry. Gold was considered divine and symbolic of the sun god. Lapis lazuli was considered a sacred stone of celestial origin and symbolic of truth. The scarab beetle was widely used and symbolized rebirth. The carnelian was a stone that symbolized courage and great physical power. The blue lotus was symbolic of the god Nefertum of Memphis. He was the gold of perfume and the lotus that opened at dawn and closed at dusk was symbolic of divinity and eternal life.

When you go online you are amazed at the degree of care that has been taken to faithfully reproduce antique Egyptian jewelry especially earrings. You can buy a most attractive set of lotus petal and onyx earrings in sterling silver gilded with 22 ct gold or a set of Ankh earrings worn as an amulet said to possess unusual powers.

Antique Fireplace Accessories




Antique Fireplace Accessories


When you are thinking that your fireplace could not get in the least more complex and exciting, here is some things that will astonish you, more than ever if you are a beginner in owning a fireplace. Antique fireplace accessories have different kinds. In addition to their screens, of course, those shielding tiny walls which you put in front of them to avoid the dirt and ashes from getting into the rest of the house you own, and it also comes in various shapes, makes and the sizes too.

In the earlier period, fireplace screens were distinguished in a minute by square covers and which was just in relation to that no added extras and styles, at all. On the other hand, given the improvement of interior designing and peoples on the increase and improving sense of fashion, there are at the moment a lot of fireplace screen shapes on hand, each by means of an exclusive motive other than as a visual decoration.

If you still have no knowledge of what is being discussed here. So just go on reading here in what we have for you. There is this one panel fireplace screen which is the most established and necessary of all antique fireplace accessories. They have flexible feet that may be leveled in the midst of your fireplace and comes in flat panel or a curved panel styles. No more than the flat panel fireplace screens have feet, despite the fact that, as the curved panel editions can position on their own. Curved panel fireplace screens are even at both sides except are to some extent bent away from the opening of the fireplace.

Then there is also the three panel fireplace screen which is perhaps the design that is the most usual for an antique fireplace to bear. The middle part is bigger than the other panels on each of its side and is more often than not seen in traditional homes. There is as well the four panel fireplace screen which is not that familiar, other than that they do provide a matchless appearance to your own fireplace.

Since they have several parts, they can with no trouble be propped up on your fireside and is just the thing for the fireplaces that are comparatively wider than the usual. To add, nursing the fire is as well much easier with this sort of antique fireplace accessories since you will just need to fold it back to two panels to do the work rather than taking the whole screen out.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Clare 'Simple Wedding Gown' by Jenny Packham

Clare 'Simple Wedding Gown' by Jenny Packham



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Rosalind 'Strapless Wedding Dress' by Jenny Packham

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Odette 'Ivory' Wedding Dress / Bridal Gown

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Odette 'Ivory' Wedding Dress / Bridal Gown flawless for winter wedding attire with warmly blithe coat