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Beautiful love story of chewing gum liners
The sweet romantic series “Love is …” has become the most popular in the post-Soviet space and the former republics of the USSR. The liners of this Turkish chewing gum were collectible and exchanged. Fortunately, I also have such a romantic collection. But I couldn’t even guess about a beautiful love story behind these bright images. It turns out that behind the images of a romantic couple of lovers were real prototypes. Actually, it was a story about love conquering death.

The author of these images was a cartoonist from New Zealand Kim Grove Casali. Aged 19, she began traveling around the world, and after 6 years she settled in California. There she met her future Italian husband Roberto Casali. It was he who inspired her to create two funny characters – a couple of lovers, the prototypes of which were they themselves.

Kim began to draw various episodes from the life of a married couple on napkins, signing above: “Love is …”, and ending the phrase below with text that matches the picture. According to the artist, it was like keeping a personal diary, which describes how her feelings developed.

Kim and Roberto got married in New Zealand, in the same church where her parents had once married together. This was very important for her, because her father died when she was very young. Therefore, the girl had the only request to her chosen one: “Do what you want, but you must not die before me.” In response, he laughed and said he would try. On the bride was a wreath of daisies and a veil – exactly the same she then painted for her cartoon character. In the future, she used many episodes from their real married life as stories for her comics.

Kim’s husband loved these cute characters so much that he decided to produce a comic book publication. First published in the newspaper in early 1970, since then they have been published in the Los Angeles Times weekly. At first, the characters even bore their names – the boy called the girl “Kim”, and she drew the first letter of his name in the sand – “R”. Soon these characters became so popular that their images began to appear not only in magazines, but also on t-shirts, mugs, calendars and posters. Noteworthy, the comics Love is were published in 50 countries!

Unfortunately, the family happiness of Kim and Roberto did not last long: 4 years after the birth of sons, the man was diagnosed with cancer at the last stage. Unfortunately, the doctors could not help him. Kim left her comics in order to spend more time with her husband. But she did not want to quit this art, so she asked the British designer and animator Bill Asprey to replace her, continuing to draw comics under her name. Thus, he became the author of the first color comics.

In 1975, Roberto had surgery, however doctors were not optimistic about his health, and the family was preparing for the worst. One day before Christmas, Kim told her husband that the best present for her would be another child. Then the couple decided to freeze Roberto’s sperm in case his wife could not get pregnant before his death. In 1976, at the age of 31, the artist’s husband passed away, and in the comics an image of a girl and a tombstone appeared.

16 months after his death, Kim decided to carry out her plan, and gave birth to a child! After that, Kim issued a new postcard, which depicted her heroine with a stroller. The signature read: “We are pleased to introduce Milo Roberto. Parents: Kim and Roberto (posthumously, through artificial insemination). ”

After a while, Turkish manufacturer Intergum used the color drawings of Bill Asprey for gum liners. Interestingly, each bubble gum consisted of two halves with different colors and tastes, which symbolized the love of the two “halves”.

Unfortunately, the same illness took the life of Kim herself. At the age of 55, she died of bone and liver cancer (1997).

Beautiful love story of chewing gum liners. Love is…

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Russian actress Larisa Udovichenko was born April 29, 1955 in Vienna (Austria), where her father, Ivan Nikonovich, served as a military doctor. Her mother, Muza Alekseevna, at one time she graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography, but did not become an actress. However, she tried to instill in her daughter a love for the theater, and was not opposed to her becoming an actress. Unfortunately, Larisa’s mother did not live up to her daughter’s finest hour – she died when the girl was 18 years old.

As a child, Larisa had two serious hobbies: sports and theater. For seven years she went to a sports school and had high grades in sports and rhythmic gymnastics. The coach predicted a good sporting future for her, but her love of art turned out to be stronger. Thus, in the 9th grade, the girl entered the national film actor’s studio, created at the Odessa film studio. It was on the stage of this collective in 1970 that the director Alexander Pavlovsky saw her, who had previously unsuccessfully searched for the leading actor.
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Jewish beauty Bella Darvi
Born Bajla Węgier October 23, 1928, Bella Darvi was one of the most beautiful Polish actresses, Golden Globe Award winner (1954). She grew up in a large Jewish family of five children. Her father Haim Vegier and mother Chaya Vegier were bakers. During the second world war, she was imprisoned by the Nazis in World War II, and released in 1943.

On October 7, 1950, she married businessman Elban Cavalkade and moved with him to Monaco. In Paris, Virginia Fox met her and became fascinated by her voice and appearance. She reminded her Ingrid Bergman. Virginia introduced Bella to her husband, magnate Darryl F. Zanuk. In 1952, Bella divorced from Cavalcade and moved with Zanuk and his wife to Hollywood (California, USA) – they became her mentors.
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1930s beauty icon Italian actress Assia Noris
Born 16 February 1912 in St. Petersburg, Anastasia Noris Von Gerzfeld grew up in the Russian-German family of wealthy parents. However, like many of the rich compatriots of that time, Asya’s parents had to leave Russia after the October Revolution. They settled in France, and Anastasia spent her childhood in Nice, where she graduated from school. Meanwhile, in 1929 Anastasia went to Italy, where she began to take lessons in acting. Soon she marries an Italian Gaetano Assia. Thus, Anastasia took her husband’s surname as a creative pseudonym, having started acting in films.

She made her debut on the big screen in 1932 with a small role in Mario Bonnard’s comedy “Three Men in Thaws”. However, the fame came to her in the mid-30’s thanks to the films of the director Mario Camerini, who later became the next actress’s spouse (1940 – 1943). In his comedies, which fit into the then fashionable trend in Italian cinema, the so-called “Cinema of White Phones” actress often acted in the roles of naive young girls, whose love sought by experienced smoothies. Her partners in the films of those years were young even then, but already popular in Italy, Vittorio De Sica (for example, “Dame Million”, 1937, or “But it’s not serious”, 1937). Also, no less famous Amedeo Nadzari (the comedy “One Hundred Thousand Dollars”, 1940).
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The Solstice Class of vessels deployed by Celebrity Cruises on behalf of Royal Caribbean International. Other vessels in the Solstice class include the Celebrity Equinox and the Celebrity Eclipse. The main dining room on the Solstice, designed by Adam Tihany. It was a nice departure from the usual way main dining rooms look on cruise ships.

Unusual restaurants from around the globe: Da Pancrazio

The restaurant located in Rome, Italy. A restaurant which is built over the ruins of Theatre of Pompey, and also one of the most original buildings in the city. A lovely old Roman institution, very traditional, with excellent service and wonderful food. For you who wanna taste the Rome’s original foods, this might be great for you.

Have you experienced a dinner time in a cave? No? If so, this Alux restaurant and lounge could be a nice consideration, well of course you need to visit Mexico first. Surrounded by a group of shining stalactites and stalagmites, this place looks like a mystical cave. Offering the natural taste of each ingredient cooked well by the chef, plus wine from the five continents, music and exotic cocktails.

Sarnic Restaurant (Cistern Restaurant).

An amazing restaurant, an extraordinary building which is built and cleaned out of the 1600 years old Roman Cistern. Featured a fire-place in ancient style, good quality foods, charming staff, and unique atmosphere — even during the hottest days of summer, the place will give you a pleasantly cool atmosphere.

Zanzibar, Tanzania

The restaurant, located on a small rock in the Indian Ocean near Michanwi Pingwe Beach, regularly tops the ratings of the most unusual establishments. Clay walls, plank stairs, thatched roof – what can attract visitors here? The answer is simple: a view of the ocean, as well as the need to get there by boat, because the rest is located on a small island. By the way, the building itself from the shore seems miniature, if not tiny, but this is an illusion: up to 40 guests can fit inside.

Mount Huashan, China

This mountain is considered one of the five sacred in Taoism and is famous for the difficult and dangerous climb to the top. There, at an altitude of more than two thousand meters above sea level, there is a tea house, converted from an ancient temple. It is believed that only experienced climbers can overcome the path along this “heavenly ladder”, but there were cases when tourists without training also succeeded.

Kemi, Finland

A small Finnish town is known for the fact that every year a fortress with a hotel, a chapel and a restaurant is built there from snow. Every year the architecture and design of the castle change, so many tourists do not get tired of coming here again in order to once again be amazed at the intricate statues and beautiful vaults. The local restaurant, where tables are made of ice and chairs are made of wood covered with reindeer fur, serves food and drinks from a special, warming menu.

Rangali Island, Maldives

This Maldivian restaurant is popular not only with divers, but also with those who do not dare to dive, but do not mind admiring the marine life and trying dishes from them. Its hall under a domed transparent roof is located at a depth of about five meters. Those who decide to visit should take into account that there are few places in the restaurant – 14 at seven tables, so you need to sign up for lunch at least a week in advance.

Chamonix, France

The name of the mountain peak Aiguille du Midi is translated as “midday peak”, because it is at twelve o’clock in the afternoon that the sun is above its peak (when viewed from Chamonix). But the best view, of course, is not on the peak, located at an altitude of more than 3800 meters, but from it. It is for this reason that tourists from France and other countries go to one of the highest mountain restaurants by cable car.

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m, Netherlands

Another restaurant with an unusual location is located almost in the very center of the capital of the Netherlands, in the Frankendael park. The institution opened in 2001 in a greenhouse with a hundred-year history. Vegetables and herbs for dishes are grown under the same roof – in the greenhouse.

An interesting detail: those who do not enjoy admiring the plants during lunch can book a table in the kitchen and watch how the food is prepared for extra money.

Weissbad, Switzerland

The first buildings on these high mountain ledges in the Swiss Alps were shepherds’ huts. Goats were brought here in search of better pastures. But the view from the ledge is capable of captivating anyone to such an extent that now there are no shepherds here, but there is a hotel with a restaurant.

Uluru, Australia

The owners of probably one of the most original restaurants (located in the desert and devoid of walls, ceiling and floor) invite visitors to look at the starry sky. Dinner here begins at sunset, when the first stars appear in the sky and the possibility of observations under the guidance of a specially hired astronomer opens up. Of the interesting dishes, tourists who have been here are advised to try crocodile and kangaroo meat.

Lanzarote Island, Spain

The idea of ​​this restaurant belongs to a sculptor who, together with his architect friends, constructed a huge grill over the crater of a small volcano. An institution that serves meat and seafood attracts not only this. The design of the hall is also interesting, which is a round closed observation deck with a panoramic view of the volcanic landscapes, reminiscent of many visitors to Martian ones.

Langata, Kenya

The restaurant in one of the Kenyan hotels does not offer unique views or unusual dishes, but tourists usually book tables here for a month. The reason is simple: lunch is held in the company of giraffes. The fact is that on the territory of the hotel there is a nursery for breeding Rothschild giraffes – today there are ten individuals. Most of the animals are completely tame and gladly not only look into the windows of the restaurant, but also stick their heads inside the room.

Italian Baroness Film Actress Alida Valli
Born in the family of an Austrian baron, journalist, professor of philosophy and Italian mother, Alida Valli became the legendary Italian actress. She became a movie star back in the time of Mussolini, filming since 1935. And the most successful works of the fascist period were “Little Old World” (1941) by Mario Soldati, the digest of Goffredo Alessandrini “We Are Alive” and “Farewell, Cyrus” (1942).

In the late 1940s Hollywood producer David Selznik noticed her, and decided to make the second Ingrid Bergman from Valli. In Hollywood, Alida Valli appeared in several films, including Alfred Hitchcock’s 1947 Case of Paradain and Carol Reed’s The Third Man (1949).

At the Venice Film Festival in 1997, the actress received an honorary “Golden Lion” for her long career in film.
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Swedish born actress Ann-Margaret Olsson
Born in Stockholm on April 28, 1941, Ann-Margaret spent her first five years in a small town of Valsjobyn. Back in 1941, Ann’s father moved to the United States, intending to transfer the whole family there, but the Second World War broke his plans. Only on November 29, 1946, Ann and her mother came to New York. The girl was then five years old and she did not speak English. Having settled in Fox Lake, in 1948 the family moved to Wilmette. And three years later, in 1949, Ann-Margaret became a naturalized US citizen.

The girl showed ner talents very early, and in 1950 Ann-Margret began to dance at a local studio. Then, in 1954, thirteen year-old girl became a cheerleader at school. In addition, she continued studies at New Trier High School, Winnetka, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
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Beautiful Italian film actress Stefania Sandrelli
The journal “Actors of foreign cinema” (1970) wrote about Stefania, that she is too young, so young that it is not easy to outline her creative profile. Indeed, she can still change, and able to reveal completely different, new for us sides of her talent. But still, the fact that she is very talented is undoubtful. Stefania Sandrelli does not possess the self-confident, aggressive beauty of Sofia Lauren, the soft femininity of Gina Lollobrigida, the exotic charm of Claudia Cardinale. However, at her twenty-four she is almost as widely popular in Italy as these famous movie stars, and fame came to her without long, painful years of waiting.

Her path to the top was swift, and glory evidenced by the fact that in Italy Stefania Sandrelli – for everyone is already just SS. Thanks to Stefania, who still has so much angularity and timidity of a teenager, managed to become one of the brightest young actresses of Italian cinema, rival # 1 of her much more experienced and, perhaps, more beautiful sisters on the screen? Moreover, she does not use either excessive help from producers or the support of a powerful advertising machine, her name and photos do not appear in newspapers and magazines, and not accompanied by sentimental or scandalous stories …
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Beautiful Ice Hotel in Sweden
Jukkasjarvi is a locality in Lapland in northern part of the country. Meanwhile, the village has become a popular tourist accommodation during the winter months, best known for the Icehotel.

Noteworthy, due to the specific material, the masters, artists and designers have to rebuilt the ice hotel each new year. And the source of ice is the nearest Torne River. In particular, the museum is open mid-December to mid-April. Accordingly, after the hotel closes in April, the ice melts back into the river.
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