The butterfly can be found in most countries in the world, but there tend to be more butterflies in warmer climates. The butterfly is a type of insect that feeds on flower nectar through its long and curled straw-like tongue. Butterflies are similar in appearance and tendencies to moths, with many species of butterfly often getting confused as a moth and moths with butterflies. In general the butterfly species tend to be more brightly colored than the moth species, but there are exceptions.
Sending Christmas cards to friends, relatives, co-workers and family members has long been a tradition in Christmas celebration to show greetings and care about this season. For your family members that live far away from you or your long distant intimate friends, the Christmas cards could be presented as a best Christmas gift and greeting.
When you are showered with Christmas gifts and good wishes from your loved family or friends, it would be also your time to show your care and gratitude towards people who care about you.
Christmas cards made from beautiful Christmas pictures or photos would be a pure perfect Christmas gift and a commemorative Christmas
Glue small fern leaves on a piece of paperboard. Putting them together simulates the look of a Christmas tree, especially if you add a small star sticker or cut-out on the top. The trees can be decorated with small gift packages, i.e. squares made of colored tape which you wrap with cross ribbons in contrasting colors.
Even if you are not good in drawing, you can still create beautiful Christmas cards. Cut out Christmas motifs from magazines, preferably colorful ones, and glue them together on a piece of paper (e.g. in several layers). It sounds simple, but you can really make very beautiful and creative cards in no time.
The History:
The tradition of sending Christmas cards begun in 1843 – about the same time as the first Christmas seal was published. The first Christmas card was produced in England, and the idea was well-received, because the following year, more than 25,000 Christmas cards were sold. However, the first Christmas card provoked controversy in certain circles in England, because the Christmas card pictured a company of people touching glasses and saying “Merry Christmas”.
Christmas is a very great event for all the Christian community and they wait all the year for this lovely event and do lots of preparations to celebrate the eve with more enjoyment and excitement.
There are different ways how a Christmas tree can be decorated. In fact, it all depends on the individual choice. The love for this great religious event comes out to be something greater than just an activity. It is all about entertainment and the refreshment.
We all have our perspective about the design and the art of having the theme of Christmas. We have a lot preparation for these decorations. But, Christmas trees are one of the most common Christmas decorations around the world.
For decorations Christmas Balls. These are one of the most important if you are decorating your own Christmas tree. Christmas balls have been traditional as a decoration for Christmas trees and it comes out with many different colors.
A cute little Christmas tree is also can be a good gift to give your best friend.
Making a photo book for someone is a great way of creating a unique, inexpensive gift that can be treasured for a lifetime on Christmas. If you’ve known them for a while you could create a look back over your friendship – include photos from all the activities you’ve done together or trips you’ve enjoyed.
If you are thinking about the dresses than they can be a perfect gift but dress should be in perfect size and related to the eve as you can give your mother or sister a red prom gown to war in Christmas and give your brother a Santa clause hat.
Stylish Christmas jewelry also is very top Christmas gift. You can give a tea mug to your friends on this special event. Family photo Frame is also a very good gift.
You can give the special T-shirt to your boy friend and your brother.
A perfect make up kit is also top gift to give your friend, mother, elder sister.
Winter scarves and elegant tops with denim is also very attractive gift to give.
Christmas lights. For its main purpose, Christmas lights are serve to give light and beauty to anything for Christmas. It is one of the most common Christmas decoration and so for the Christmas tree. Christmas trees and its decorations are useless if there are no lights with it. That is why Christmas trees have to fill it up so that it can be more entertaining and attractive even if it is in dark.
For decoration Candy canes. Candies are preferably for Christmas decorations as it is also somewhat general and traditional. But the most common candy as a Christmas decorations is the candy mint cane though others still decorate their own with other candies, chocolates and other sweetness.
Gifts may come from sizes from small to large with forms such as sphere or a box depending on the thing inside. It is not required to hang around a tree because it may block the other decorations as well as the tree. Unlike small gifts with the same size of other Christmas tree decorations, they can be hang up around the branches as they can be fitted to the tree.
Cats or kittens are world’s most favorite pets and people love their fluffy and silky fur and their playing antics. No one can deny that kittens (baby cats) are one of the most beautiful natural toys. Nothing can be more adorable and lovely than these cute baby cats. Their little meows sound more relaxing and cute than any blockbuster song. We have collected some really amazingly cute kitten pictures for you.
The Ragdoll is a cat breed with blue eyes and a distinct colorpoint coat. It is a large and muscular semi-longhair cat with a soft and silky coat.
The Persian is a longhaired breed of cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle.
Kittens open their eyes about seven to ten days after birth. At first, the retina is poorly developed and vision is poor. Kittens are not able to see as well as adult cats until about ten weeks after birth. Kittens develop very quickly from about two weeks of age until their seventh week. Their coordination and strength improve, they play-fight with their litter-mates, and begin to explore the world outside the nest or den. They learn to wash themselves and others as well as play hunting and stalking games, showing their inborn ability as predators. These innate skills are developed by the kittens’ mother or other adult cats bringing live prey to the nest. Later, the adult cats also demonstrate hunting techniques for the kittens to emulate.
The word tattoo is likely related to the Samoan tatau, meaning ‘to strike or mark’. Tattoos became popularized in the Western world when sailors began to explore the Pacific and return with tattoo work. A tattoo is an ink design inserted into the skin, commonly via a needle. The tattoo, in various forms, has been used ornamentally and religiously by humans for thousands of years, with examples of tattoo work found on numerous preserved prehistoric specimens. Humans also use identification tattoos on domesticated animals, particularly livestock.
Examples of tattoo work can be seen in most human cultures, and despite some social stigma, tattoos are becoming ubiquitous in the West, with an estimated 25% of Americans wearing at least one tattoo by the end of the 20th century.
Angelic tattoos are a common theme for body art due to their complexity and beauty. Angel tattoos can represent many different things for many different people because angels have so many different roles in Christian mythology.
Because of their versatile styles and timeless quality Celtic design tattoos are becoming very popular. Celtic design tattoos are recognized immediately not only for their meaning but because they are truly striking tattoos. Celtic design tattoos are mostly black but different shades of color are becoming increasingly popular.
Everyone knows that women are the nurturers of love, so it’s not surprising that women decide to tattoo their feelings about love on their bodies. Women having the strongest connections to their feelings understand that love is the strongest emotion on earth, and displaying a love tattoo expresses that emotion in a very individual and personal manner.
The chief tattoo on Beckham’s forearm is a giant angel sentinel who holds a flame in her hand which lights up her face from below. The wings spread around Beckham’s arm and join together with the other tattoos.
Because of the nature and body structure of the tiger, it’s a little more difficult to work with than other tattoo themes because most offer more flexibility than solid body mammals do, and still retain their essence.
Spider tattoos are becoming amazingly realistic, and I am surprised at how many people have them inked on, especially the number of women. What is really extraordinary about spider tattoos are the 3D spider tattoos.
New York City is an ultra modern, stylish and a beautiful place to visit. It is an important site when it comes to business, vacations and settlement. New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.
New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment.
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York.
Since its opening in 1883 as the then worlds longest and first steel-wire suspension bridge, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline. A walk across the Brooklyn Bridge on a clear day affords outstanding views of the East River and the city skyline.
Times Square is renowned for its electronic billboards that cover the facades of almost every building in the square. Such is the iconic value of the electronic billboards that zoning law now requires buildings to be covered with them.
Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square as the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located on the eastern edge of Central Park. Founded in 1870 and often referred to simply as “the Met”, it’s main building is one of the world’s largest art galleries. Its much smaller location called “The Cloisters” houses the medieval art collection.
Completed in 1959, the Guggenheim’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed museum is among the 20th century’s most important architectural landmarks. The museum’s great rotunda has been the site of many celebrated special exhibitions, while its smaller galleries are devoted to the Guggenheim’s renowned collection, which ranges from Impressionism through contemporary art.
The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at 1,047 feet (319 m),[5][6] it was the world’s tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931.
Located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, the Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 art deco commercial buildings. Many artistic features are on display in its halls and gardens and on its facades.
Presented by the people of France to the USA in 1886 to celebrate its centennial, the Statue of Liberty welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship from it’s home on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It commemorates the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Worldwide, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable icons of the United States.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, United States, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It is 1,250 ft (381 meters) tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State. It stood as the world’s tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center’s North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City.
In the heart of New York City, Central Park is host to approximately twenty-five million visitors each year who escape the sprawling and thriving metropolis for some quiet relaxation. The park contains several lakes and ponds, extensive walking tracks, two ice-skating rinks, the Central Park Zoo, the Central Park Conservatory Garden, a wildlife sanctuary, a large area of natural woods, a reservoir with an encircling running track, and the outdoor Delacorte Theater which hosts the “Shakespeare in the Park” summer festivals.
The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick’s Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in midtown Manhattan, New York City
Welcome to Dubai City, the largest and most fascinating city of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is situated on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, in the East of the Arabian Peninsula. The state of Dubai is commonly referred to as a city and as the most modern and cosmopolitan place in the Emirates, although, due to it’s islamic culture it is also strongly based on traditions. The currency is AED or Dh: Arab Emirates Dirhams.
The country’s ruler, Sheik Mohammed, is considered to be the i nitiator and mentor of the success. His idea to focus on tourism, technologies and the expansion of commercial and corporate activity instead of relying on the decreasing amount of oil made Dubai become the fastest growing and most popular city in the world.
Dubai Museum of Middle East Modern Art. The futuristic, elegant form created by UN Studio’s design is sleek and bold in its massing leaning over passers-by as though it were the bow of an enormous ship
Dubai Museum is the main museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the Al Fahidi Fort, built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai.
Burj Al Arab is a 5-star luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world.
The Jumeirah Mosque is a dominant landmark of Dubai city. Built in the medieval Fatimid tradition, this stone structure is a tribute to modern Islamic architecture. While strolling through the Mosque at sunset, you will be washed in shadows by this elegant formation.
Dubai Marina is an awe-inspiring city-within-a city that delights residents with its cosmopolitan, free-spirited atmosphere and unique, invigorating lifestyle. It will be an urban centre on the water, comparable to the most exclusive waterfront developments in the world’s leading cities. Dubai Marina is unlike anywhere else in Dubai, the Middle East and even the world.
Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Dubai.
Dubai Duty Free, which is currently the single largest airport retailer in the world.
Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest structure in the world, at 829.84 m (2,723 ft)
Emirates Concorde Hotel & Suites is located in the heart of Dubai City, on Maktoum Street. The Hotel Offers great panoramic view over the famous Dubai Creek. Only a short drive from Dubai International Airport, Dubai Creek, Golf & Yacht Club, the gold and spice markets, major shopping & leisure centers.
“The four towers, ranging from 54 to 97 floors, are clustered to form a choreographed sculpture, representing the movement of candlelight”
Atlantis, the Palm is a hotel resort at Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a joint venture between Kerzner International Limited and Istithmar PSJC. The resort is modelled after the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in Nassau, Bahamas.Almost everything in it is underwater themed.
Beautiful Palm Jumeirah Villa, Stunning garden home in the exclusive Palm Jumeirah, the eighth wonder of the world. Experience the true luxury holiday home of this Palm Island Villa. The villa boasts a private pool and access to a residents-only beach where you are facing the stunning Atlantis Hotel.
Jumeira Beach, named after the Jumeirah district of Dubai, is a stretch of beach ten miles south of Dubai where developers are creating large hotel resorts and luxury housing. Also built here is the Burj Al Arab (Arab Tower) hotel.
The Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is a touchscreen smartphone manufactured by Samsung. This Samsung smartphone is the recent Android superphone to reach market, with 1.2 GHz processor, 1GB RAM combined with Android 2.3. In current era the dual-core race is set to heat up massively over the market, with the HTC Sensation and iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S all set to bring the tech to market too.
The successor to one of the most popular Android handsets to date carries a burden of expectation almost as sizable as its 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen. It is thinner, lighter, and faster than the Galaxy S.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is almost impossibly thin when you pick it up – dimensions of 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5mm mean it’s one of the thinnest smartphones on the market at the moment.
The 3.5mm headphone jack lives on the top of the phone, bucking the lower placement on other 4.3-inch screen phones, and the microUSB slot lives on the bottom.
The screen is gorgeous; the colors are really vibrant, the blacks are impenetrable and it offers great viewing angles and improved outdoors visibility. The video quality of the Samsung SII’s 1080p is pretty good.
The internal memory of the phone is 16 GB expandable with a memory card slot that can take up to a microSD card of 32 GB. The allocation of the internal memory gives only 2 GB to applications and the rest will have to go storage.
But no phone is complete without Apps, especially an Android smartphone. Chances are that your telecom operator or Samsung will factory-install a number of most useful apps including the likes of Facebook, Twitter, e-book reader or more
The Galaxy S II’s onscreen keyboard is terrific, allowing us to get up to a fast typing speed within almost no time at all. And browser performance is superb in terms of speed.
The Samsung S2 makes great use of the gyroscope sensor through some nice display options that the phone owners will find great time impressing their friends
The other element of note is the 8.1 MP camera with single LED flash on the rear
The TouchWiz 4.0 integration can also be found in the Settings menu, where the user can:
-Change the overall font used in the device and download additional ones
-Change the lock screen wallpaper
-Change the display type (standard, dynamic and movie)