|events - exhibition| ::VIŽDE - OTROC SO LAČN, TK JE::

On Friday I went with my girls to Žalec, to check out what "Vižde" prepared for us this time.

They organised a charity (art) exhibition of young artists that are coming from Žalec & Celje. In my opinion it was great, very well organised, fresh & new for our region, which I approve very much, because I think we definitely need more events like this, so "Bravo" boys&girls, well done & keep it going! ;) 

Lately, I`m asking myself, what are all the talented artists from my town doing, because I know there are a couple of them, but I don`t see much going on...I really hope people will at some point collaborate and make something good out of it (a kickass fresh idea of an event would be a good start, or just something very simple, but good for the city - we really need to be working on bringing life back into it, because at the moment, it`s just sad).

You don`t really need much though. Just time, some effort and an idea of course.

So, Celje....please, surprise me.

If there is anyone with an idea, but he needs help with the organisation, just contact me, I`m all in, I really think, we could do so much more. Nobody is really trying for the public good anymore, everyone started to be egoistic and just do, whatever is best for them. I get it to some point, but I still think, that we are the ones that can change things, we just need to help each other out. Even though you`ll do something for free once, that doesn`t mean you are not valuable, it just means you`re trying at your best + hoping for the best and it will come back to you (good karma and stuff like that). :)

Ah, whatever, it`s better I go to sleep instead of writting an essay here, cuz I was a bit carried away....anyhow, my muscles are still soar from the marathon on Sunday, tomorrow is the last working day for this week (yey!) and I had a kebab today for lunch (healthy, I know) - which was superlicious btw. :)

Good night, 

xo, M.

High Icy Fashion Top 10: Miss Universe 2013 Glam Shots Call-Out

Miss Universe 2013 Post Arrivals!

The competition has already started, and what do you expect? It's showtime! All the girls have been doing what they can to stand out, and truly, their efforts have been very evident. And with their first days in Moscow, we immediately identified who are these girls who are bringing on their A-game! And they are:

Official Schedule of Activities - 2013 Miss Universe Competition

Friday, October 25 

Event: 2013 MISS UNIVERSE WELCOME DINNER 

Time: 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

Location: Zafferano 

Novinsky Boulevard, 8; LOTTE PLAZA, 3rd floor 

Details: The first official meeting of all Miss Universe 2013 contestants, Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, Russian show sponsors (president and vice-president of Crocus Group Aras and Emin Agalarovs). 

Saturday, October 26 

WELCOME TOUR – Red Square and Bolshoi Theater 

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Location: Red Square 

Details: Photo and video coverage of the contestants on a tour to experience Red Square and Bolshoi Theater. 

Sunday, October 26 

YAMAMAY MEET AND GREET FASHION SHOW 

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Location: Leninsky Mall 109 

Details: The Miss Universe contestants will meet with fans and take photos. In 2014, a Miss Universe swimwear collection will be distributed by Yamamay. The new swimwear collection will be available in all Yamamay stores both in Italy and abroad as well as online. 

Sunday, October 26 

MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK – TONY WARD FASHION SHOW 

Time: 8 p.m. 

Location: Manege Central Exhibition Hall 

Details: Olivia Culpo opens MB Fashion Week in Moscow and hosts an exclusive show of a new evening dress collection by Tony Ward involving 20 MU2013 contestants. 

Monday, October 27 

MISS UNIVERSE FASHION DAY 

Time: 11 a.m. 

Location: Crocus City Mall 

Details: Miss Universe contestants will walk in Yamamay swimsuit fashion show and greet guests at OPI manicure station and IMAGE Skincare consultation center. OPI Products, Inc., the official nail care sponsor of the competition, invites media to receive manicures. IMAGE Skincare, official skin care sponsor of the competition, invites media to learn more about the type of skin care routine that is best for them. 

Monday, October 27 

CHI MEET AND GREET 

Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Location: Atrium Mall 

Details: Contestants will meet with fans and take photos before they take part in a CHI hair show. 

Monday, October 28 

AMG TEST DRIVE AT MERCEDES-BENZ MOSCOW RACEWAY 

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Location: Raceway Track, 90 km from Moscow Ring Road along the Novorizhsky Motorway (plan) 

Details: Contestants take part in test rides at the racetrack. 

*Special bus departures for media from the central entrance to 

Crocus City Hall at 9 a.m. 

Monday, October 28 

SPA-DAY 

Time: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Location: Agalarov Estate 

Details: Bikini show, promotional shooting.

Tuesday, October 29 

VISIT TO THE FEDERAL RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CENTRE OF PEDIATRIC

HEMATOLOGY, ONCOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 

Time: 3:30 p.m. 

Location: Dmitry Rogachev FRC-PHOI, Samora Mashela street, 1 

Details: Contestants meet with center’s patients. There will be a beauty day for parents and exchange of gifts. 

Wednesday, October 30 

MISS UNIVERSE 2013 NATIONAL GIFT AUCTION 

Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. 

Location: Crocus City Mall 

Details: Press conference involving Chulpan Khamatova, Dina Korzun (Gift of Life Foundation), Paula M. Shugart, president of Miss Universe Organization, and Emina Agalarova, Vice-President, Crocus Group. There will be a red carpet for Russian and foreign celebrities. 

Friday, November 1 

NIGHT OUT WITH CONTESTANTS 

Time: 12 a.m. 

Location: Soho Rooms 

Details: The contestants enjoy a night out. International recording artist EMIN performs. 

Sunday, November 3 

NATIONAL COSTUME SHOW 

Time: 8:30 p.m. 

Location: Vegas mall 

Details: All contestants showcase their national costume. Media will be able to shoot photos and b-roll.

Monday, November 4 

PRESS JUNKET AND MEDIA WELCOME EVENT 

Media Arrival: 3:15 p.m. 

Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel 

Details : Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, international recording artist EMIN and the 2013 Miss Universe contestants will be available for interviews and photos (only requested contestants will be present). 

Tuesday, November 5 

2013 MISS UNIVERSE® PRELIMINARY COMPETITION 

Media Arrival: 7:30 p.m. 

Time: 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

Location: Crocus City Hall 

Details: Get ready as the competition heats up! Join us for the 2013 MISS 

UNIVERSE Preliminary Competition, where the world will get their first glimpse at the contestants. 

Wednesday, November 6 

2013 MISS UNIVERSE® COMPETITION PRESS CONFERENCE 

Media Arrival: TBD 

Time: TBD 

Location: Crocus City Hall 

Participants: Donald J. Trump, Aras Agalarov (president, Crocus Group), Emin 

Agalarov (vice-president, Crocus Group), Paula M. Shugart (president of Miss Universe Organization), Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo 

Saturday, November 9 

2013 MISS UNIVERSE® COMPETITION RED CARPET 

Media Arrival: TBD 

Time: TBD 

Location: Crocus City Hall 

Details: The 2013 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition Red Carpet will feature Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, judges, musical talent, hosts and celebrity guests.

Saturday, November 9 

2013 MISS UNIVERSE® COMPETITION TELECAST

Time: 9 P.M. (ET) ON NBC 

:: KICKSTARTER PROJECTS - FLYKLY SMART WHEEL & CHIPOLO ::

I`m sure that from time to time, you go and check what`s going on on Kickstarter, right? :) Well, if you don`t, that`s ok, but you can find some really awesome creative projects up there!
I decided to share two of them with you guys, cuz they come from Slovenia and I really love the idea of both of them + come on, we`re so small & yet we have so many talented people! It`s only normal to give them some support, even though it`s just a post on the blog, or sharing the news about it... I`m sure that means a lot. So, if you have a talented friend with a good idea or you are super psyched (this came to my mind from an episode of a south park - not really relevant, but still...) about a project someone did, spread the word, be supportive, show some love! I`m sure they`ll appreciate it. ;)

1.FlyKly Smart Wheel
http://www.flykly.com/#

I love this project, since my ride = my bike and this is an amazing idea with great solutions (check the video, to see what I`m talking about)!  ;)
Good job folx, let`s make cities people friendly! ;)

FlyKly Smart Wheel from FlyKly on Vimeo.


2. Chipolo - Bluetooth item finder for Android and Iphone
http://www.chipolo.net/ 

Ok, this really made me happy, since I`m "losing" my stuff all the time. All of my friends are laughing at me, cuz I`m constantly having panic attacks, because I don`t find my things, even though they are always where they should be - in my bag (btw I`m a sucker for large bags, which doesn`t really help me). :)
Anyhow, they got my attention and I`m definitely a happy (future to be) customer! ;)

Chipolo - Bluetooth Item Finder for iPhone and Android from Chipolo Team on Vimeo.

Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2013

Josselyn Garciglia was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2013 at Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" in Estado de México on October 19. This 23-year old from Baja California Sur will represent Mexico at Miss Universe 2014 pageant.

1st Runner Up is Vanessa López (Sonora), 2nd Runner Up is Vianey Vázquez (Aguascalientes), 3rd Runner Up is Nereyda Sánchez (Jalisco) and the 4th Runner Up is Ana Lucía Baduy (Chihuahua). The states Distrito Federal, Estado de México, Nuevo León, Tabasco and Veracruz completed the Top 10. Top 15 were composed of: Coahuila, Durango, Queretaro, Tamaulipas, and Yucatán.

On October 17, the National Costume competition was held. The national costume from Jalisco which was called "Quetzalcóatl" was the winner. And on the same night was the Nuestra Belleza Mexico Mundo 2013 pageant. Daniela Álvarez from Morelos won the pageant and will represent Mexico at Miss World 2014 in London. Vanessa López from Sonora was the 1st Runner Up and the representatives from  Baja California Sur (which later won Nuestra Bellezz Mexico pageant), Nuevo León and Queretaro completed the Top 5.

Fashion at Golden Jubilee of NSUD

Fashion (Naga): Ladies participation at the Golden Jubilee Celebration 2013, of the Naga Students' Union, Delhi held at Tyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi.
Courtesy: Andrew Humtsoe (Watermark (films & photography))

:: WHAT`S YOURS? ::

  I just want to wish you a wonderful (what`s left of) weekend! 

 xo, M.

+ I decided to share this video with you, because I watched it a couple of times already and it still makes me cry a bit ..  it`s beautiful.

What`s yours? I kind of get lost in my thoughts everytime I see this video... 

Miss Universe 2013 Pre-Arrivals

1. Puerto Rico - Monic Perez

2. Bolivia - Alexia Viruez

3. Paraguay - Guadalupe Gonzalez

4. Poland - Paulina Krupinska

5. Croatia - Melita Fabečić

6. Great Britain - Amy Willerton

7. Brazil - Jakelyne Oliveira

8. France - Hinarani de Longeaux

9. Spain - Patricia Rodriguez

10. Philippines - Ariella Arida

11. Colombia - Lucia Aldana

12. USA - Erin Brady

13. Dominican Republic - Yaritza Reyes

14. Venezuela - Maria Gabriela Isler

15. Switzerland - Dominique Rinderknecht

16. Ukraine - Olga Storozhenko

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17. Italy - Luna Voce

18. Indonesia - Whulandary Herman

19. Germany - Anne-Julia Hagen

20. Haiti - Mondiana Pierre

Miss Universe 2013 Hosts and Performers

MSNBC Live host Thomas Brown will host the 2013 Miss Universe competition. Together with him would be America's Got Talent host and a Spice Girl, Melanie Brown who co-hosted Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.

Grammy-nominated Panic! At the Disco will perform at this year’s contest from the Crocus City Hall stage. Watch it all go down Nov. 9 at 9p.m. on NBC. - MUO

Our second performer at this year’s Miss Universe Competition in Moscow will be international recording artist, EMIN! So excited to have this up-and-coming international sensation be a part of this year’s telecast. As always, tune in to NBC on Nov. 9 at 9p.m. to catch all the action. - MUO

"Beauty With A Purpose" -- Miss World - Philippines 2006 helps her people.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines particularly in the Visayas area. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Bohol and it also affected the islands nearby like Cebu. Most of the churches in these areas suffered a massive damage. There were reports that in Bohol, Philippines, they are really in need of the basic necessities like water, food and shelter.

Just a short trivia, Bohol is very famous of their rich culture and heritage sites. Many people of different parts of the globe do go there and see the cute tarsiers, delicious delicacy which is the famous “calamay,” many old churches and their famous floating restaurant.

Someone made a move for these people to be given their needs. Former Bb. Pilipinas – World 2006 (now called as Miss World – Philippines), Anna Maris Igpit spearheaded a group which gives aid to the people in Bohol who needs assistance and who needs the basic necessities. 

 

Anna Maris Igpit is a native of Bohol which was the epicenter of the earthquake and when the earthquake struck she finds ways for her fellow “Boholanos.” 

Her group is named as “Oplan Bangon Bohol” it’s a group that helps Bohol to rise again after the said tragedy. They are organizing a team of people for rescue and relief operations in Bohol. Her group has reached many people of different places and it even reached in a major media network, BBC with the help of the social networking sites and technology.

The beauty queen shared to us how she formulated the group. She said,

"When I got a call from my mom about the earthquake, I checked my twitter and facebook right away on some news about it. There I saw devastating photos. I got messages from people asking for help so I created the hashtag #rescuebohol, hooked up with a rescue unit in Bohol, to make it easier for people to send their concerns. I served like a "bridge". It started as a one woman effort. When more messages of needed rescue, relief goods and donations flooded in, that's when I started to message my Boholano friends on FB. I told them about the idea of forming a team and everything just fell into place. I immediately got calls from different establishments, organizations and individuals willing to work with us. And the rest is history."

"Our organization Oplan Bangon Bohol is a team that basically gather donations then we turn them over to our partner foundation, the Kapuso Foundation. They now do the repacking and distribution. People can help by donating goods, use ther influence and connections to gather donations, volunteer in the relief areas or on ground or simply by helping us monitor reports and concerns online. Each one of you can help in any way possible." she shared to us about her group.

 

She told us that the people need drinking water and food which she said are the 2 most important aids they need. They also need medicine, electricity, tents, sanitary kits, blankets etc.

  

Here are some of the posts of Anna Maris Igpit as she strives to help the people in Bohol:

Let's help her and the Philippines in this tragedy. You can go to her group page:
"OPLAN BANGON BOHOL" Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/OplanBangonBohol
All the updates and information about the situation in Bohol, Philippines is there. We hope that you would help the people who are suffering in this tragedy.