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Top 10 wallpaper desktop

Eu schimb in fiecare zi imaginea de pe desktop adica wallpaper-u. Petrec destul timp cautand imagini frumoase pentru desktop-ul meu, sunt foarte pretentios. De aceea m-am gandit sa va arat 10 poze din colectia mea.

1. wallpaper desktop 1229 x 717 Pixel

2.wallpaper desktop pana in 1667 x 1250 Pixel

3.wallpaper desktop> pana in 1280 x 800 Pixel

4.wallpaper desktop> 1024 x 800 Pixel

5.wallpaper desktop> 1466 x 1023 Pixeli

6.wallpaper desktop-> 1600 x 1200 Pixel

7.wallpaper desktop–> 1024 x 640 Pixel

8.wallpaper desktop> 1024 x 943 Pixel

9.wallpapers desktop–> 1920 x 1200 Pixel

10.Top 10 desktop wallpapers–> 1280 x 1024 Pixel

Sper sa va placa imaginile.

Depression Awareness Month

Everyone knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but few people know that it's also Depression Awareness Month. Just because it's not cancer doesn't mean that depression isn't serious. Here are some statistics on depression from Uplift Program:

• Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. This includes major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder.
  
• Everyone, will at some time in their life be affected by depression -- their own or someone else's, according to Australian Government statistics. (Depression statistics in Australia are comparable to those of the US and UK.)
• Pre-schoolers are the fastest-growing market for antidepressants. At least four percent of preschoolers -- over a million -- are clinically depressed.
  
• The rate of increase of depression among children is an astounding 23% p.a.
• 15% of the population of most developed countries suffers severe depression.
• 30% of women are depressed. Men's figures were previously thought to be half that of women, but new estimates are higher.
• 54% of people believe depression is a personal weakness.
• 41% of depressed women are too embarrassed to seek help.
• 80% of depressed people are not currently having any treatment.
• 92% of depressed African-American males do not seek treatment.
• 15% of depressed people will commit suicide.
• Depression will be the second largest killer after heart disease by 2020 -- and studies show depression is a contributory factor to fatal coronary disease.
  
• Depression results in more absenteeism than almost any other physical disorder and costs employers more than US$51 billion per year in absenteeism and lost productivity, not including high medical and pharmaceutical bills.
  
• Antidepressants work for 35 to 45% of the depressed population, while more recent figures suggest as low as 30%.
• Standard antipressants, SSRIs such as Prozac, Paxil (Aropax) and Zoloft, have recently been revealed to have serious risks, and are linked to suicide, violence, psychosis, abnormal bleeding and brain tumors.
  
• Government (FDA) warnings highlight concerns over the efficacy and use of antidepressants in children. Antidepressants with the exception of Prozac have been banned in Britain for children. The BMJ recently reported they found no scientific evidence whatsoever that SSRIs work for preschoolers (or for anyone under eighteen).
• Antidepressants (particularly SSRIs) work only as well (or less) than placebos.
  
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has an 80% relapse rate in the long term.
• Physiological problems, plus learned beliefs and behaviors, make functional decisions difficult, and the results reinforce the depression in a vicious cycle.
  
• Depression can “somatize,” or become expressed in the body.
• 80% of people who see physicians are depressed.
• Studies are increasingly linking more illnesses to depression, including: osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, some forms of cancer, eye disease and back pain.

Some of the symptoms of depression in adults are:

• Persistent sad or "empty" mood.
• Feeling hopeless, helpless, worthless, pessimistic and/or guilty.
• Substance abuse.
• Fatigue or loss of interest in ordinary activities, including sex.
• Disturbances in eating and sleeping patterns.
• Irritability, increased crying, anxiety or panic attacks.
• Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions.
• Thoughts of suicide; suicide plans or attempts.
• Persistent physical symptoms or pains that do not respond to treatment.

(From SAVE.org)

Depression is something that I suffer from and most people don't understand it at all. It makes everything in my life difficult, even very simple things. Maybe if there was more awareness about depression, more people would understand.

The color for depression awareness just happens to be my favorite polish color: Green.


You can find more information and resources for depression at the National Institute of Mental Health.

Illamasqua Fall/Winter 2009 Collection: Dystopia

Illamasqua has released two new polishes for their latest collection - Dystopia. I love the idea behind this collection. It's even inspired by one of my favorite films- Metropolis. Read about the Dystopia concept here, and I'll post the polishes.



Obsess. This is a really interesting polish- I wish I would have been able to capture all the personality on camera. It might look like just a plain neon pink in these pictures, but it's more than that. This color confuses me- I can't decide if it's pink or purple or neon or not. It seems to flicker between colors. It is a really unique fusion of hot orchid pink and kind of a pinkish bright violet. It also has some hints of warm oranginess... Hmm... I made up a word! It's just really cool. It's something you may have to see in person to get the full effect.



Velocity. A soft, sort of dusty-looking muted light lavender. Kinda like... Sephora by OPI Call Your Mother? Not an exact match, but a kind of similar feeling to give you an idea of what it looks like in real life. Velocity is a lot more saturated and purple compared to Call Your Mother. This is really creamy and pretty and I feel like it's a lot more flattering on me than other similar shades because there's more color to this one.

Of course, the formula on these is awesome. I've come to expect that from Illamasqua and they haven't let me down yet. It's thick but so smooth, rich and pigmented. It goes on with almost no effort at all- it's like the polish knows where to go all by itself! I did two coats. The drying time is average- not super-super fast but not at all long. I had zero application issues.

Really interesting choice for fall! This is the first year I can remember that we've seen more brights than dark vampy shades for fall. I can't say I don't miss the vampies, but I also love these bright shades and I'll never complain about polish companies doing something unusual.

I have more Illamasqua polishes coming up... As soon as I can finish editing this mountain of pictures I've been working on for.... weeks!

Sally Hansen HD Opulent Cloud

I need something non-glitter to break up all the glitter posts... Everything I've planned on posting is glitter... Awesome, yet monotonous. I wanted to post (among many, many other things) the new Jessica Burlesque collection or the Illamasqua Dystopia collection, but I haven't finished editing the pictures... Then I remembered I haven't posted this new Sally Hansen color!

Opulent Cloud. This is the fabled Opulent Cloud. I passed on it the first time I saw it on the display. I changed my mind and went back the next day for it and it was gone. I found it again a couple days later. So... Opulent Cloud. How do I describe this? It's a blue-grey base with golden shimmer. It has a slight duochrome effect. I was expecting more of the old Sally Hansen kind of duochrome, but this one is more subtle. It's a little frosty. To tell you the truth, I'm really not wild about it. I don't hate it, it's just.... meh. I could go either way on it. It's kinda cool, but I think the raves about it lead to heightened expectations so when I finally saw it, it wasn't as good in real life as it was in my head.

I think I feel the same way about the whole HD line. I thought I loved the colors, wow, blue, green, yellow, purple! But then when I was standing in front of the display I just didn't see anything about them that stood out to me. Yeah, they were nice colors, but not as special as I had pictured them in my mind.

I really have a love/hate relationship with Sally Hansen. Almost all of my most sought-after and coveted wishlist polishes are old Sally Hansen. I adore old Sally Hansen. Prisms, Magical Nail Makeup, glitters, Fire Opals, unique colors.... I can't get enough. And the funny thing is I really don't like the formula or the excessively long necks on the bottles, but I put up with it because the colors are just so fantastic. But new Sally Hansen... New Sally Hansen makes these cool colors, waves them in your face and then makes them IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!! Like those Tracy Reese Salon polishes. It's like hunting Jackalope. Or, what was it... Emerald Ring? And the other gem-themed ones? If I hadn't actually seen pictures of people wearing them, I'd think they never actually existed. I didn't see last Fall's collection until this Spring. Seriously, what is UP with that?

I feel like swatching my whole ancient Sally Hansen collection.

Calendar 2010

China Glaze Loves You Snow Much Holiday 2009

Is it too early to start thinking about Christmas? Cause I'm feeling pretty Christmassy right now. I know it's not even Halloween yet, but the trees and lights and light-up giant snowmen are already out in the stores and it's making me antsy. Now... where did I put my reindeer sweater?

5 Golden Rings. This is China Glaze's holiday newcomer. It's a light, delicate, airy-looking gold... A combination of superfine light neutral gold microglitter and slightly larger, darker, warmer-toned regular gold glitter. The effect is really magical. In fact, this whole collection looks magical.


Emerald Sparkle. Hmm... have I ever declared this the Best Polish Ever? That's sort of how I feel about it right now. I haven't worn it for a few months and sort of forgot about it... But now that I have it on my nails I can't stop fawning over it. Anyway, this is the 2009 edition and I'm happy to say that it's the "good" version. Sparkling rich emerald green glitter packed into a deep green jelly base. I know there was a while when there were two versions floating around, I have both... This is the one you want.

Ruby Pumps. You know, I have never been able to get a good picture of Ruby Pumps. I'm trying again and I think it came out pretty good this time. A little blurry, but somehow blurriness helps bring out the sparkle in the glitter. Ruby Pumps is a golden-red glitter in a cool red base. If you don't have this, you need it. It is mesmerizing and you won't be able to stop looking at it. Sure... there are a LOT of red glitters out there, but to me this is the original.

Tinsel. Fine sparkly shiny pure silver glitter in a clear base. So simple, yet so beautiful. This is snowy and icy, light and delicate. This goes well with the new 5 Golden Rings- really fine, delicate glitters. Not big chunky glitter. This was the new holiday polish last year, it came out with the Sleigh Ride set. Man... my pictures of that set were SO bad I'm going to pretend like I didn't even take any... But the 2009 version of Tinsel seems identical.

The formula on these is great. More thin and smooth than I remember their previous incarnations being. All pictures are three coats. Only Tinsel and 5 Golden Rings really needed the third coat, but I just really like doing three. I had no application trouble, the formula was very even and the brushes were without defect. These new versions also seem to dry faster than the old ones. I don't know if China Glaze is tweaking their formula or what, but I like it. Also worth noting: these are very smooth glitters. Not gritty or lumpy. I'd almost say you don't need topcoat, but adding topcoat just takes the sparkliness of these over the top. Either way, you won't feel like sandpaper nails while wearing these.

Ah... glitter. Seasonal glitter. GREEN seasonal glitter. I know that these aren't all new but I still majorly enjoy them. It makes me even happier knowing that this fall and winter season is going to be PACKED with glitter. Not just from China Glaze, either! I need more glitter... Why no, I haven't had enough... BRING IT ON!!!!!! BRING ON THE GLITTERS!!!