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I refer to the Travel supplement particularly to the feature regarding the hunting of wildlife in South Africa (The Sunday Times, December 9).
It stated that 32,000 animals were shot in one year by hunters coming mainly from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the US. I am not in favour of local hunters shooting birds but if some person particularly from the mentioned countries suggests that the Maltese are crazy bird killers, I would call them bigots.
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Wes Moore joined the US Army to pay for college, but the experience became core to who he is. In this heartfelt talk, the paratrooper and captain—who went on to write "The Other Wes Moore"—explains the shock of returning home from Afghanistan. He shares the single phrase he heard from civilians on repeat, and shows why it's just not sufficient. It's a call for all of us to ask veterans to tell their stories — and listen.
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February 11, 2014 at 7:43 am
Last month Digitimes reported that TSMC had begun production of iPhone 6 fingerprint sensors and that the company would switch to a larger 12-inch fab from the current 8-inch fab.
However, it seems that plans have changed now.
The publication writes that TSMC will continue to work with the 8-inch processing for the smartphone.
The move apparently has to do with Apple's concerns with the yield rate of the 12-inch fab.
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CAMP LEJEUNE - A Marine based at Camp Lejuene died in a car accident in South Carolina, according to a Camp Lejeune Public Affairs Officer.
Corporal Kevin A. Dabrowski, 24, of Webster, Mass., died Aug 11th after his vehicle was involved in an accident in Florence County, S.C., said 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Officer 1st Lt Kristen McCarthy.
Dabrowski was a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He joined the Marine Corps in September 2006 and was promoted to his current rank in May 2010. Dabrowski's awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and NATO ISAF Medal.
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Located in Amsterdam West, Hotel2Stay is within a few miles (5 km) of popular sights such as Anne Frank House and New Church. This 157-room, 3-star hotel has conveniences like a 24-hour fitness center, free in-room WiFi, and a rooftop terrace. Royal Palace and Leidseplein are also near this Amsterdam hotel.
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Sullivan Street Bakery (Twitter handle: @SullivanBakery) first opened in 1994 SoHo by Jim Lahey who had a was inspired during a recent trip to Italy to bring its handcrafted breads to the American table. In October 2000, the new headquarters for Sullivan St Bakery was opened in Hell's Kitchen on West 47th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenue. I didn't know this location existed until my boss, and fellow foodie, brought me here.
As soon as we entered the bakery, the aroma of bread just made me happy, too happy – I wound up buying a various items just because I wanted to try them all. My favorite was the strecci, shown below. Strecci is a bread made from pizza bianca dough. Never heard of it? Neither have I, so I Google'd it and found out it's trademarked by Sullivan Street Bakery. Interesting.
Sullivan Street Bakery sells two kinds of strecci: plain and one with seasonal toppings. The foot long flat bread is soft and chewy with a thin crust coated with olive oil and lightly salted. The strecci I ordered was topped with tomatoes and garlic. It tasted like a gigantic garlic knot and focaccia bread married together. Sullivan's sells if for $2.50 for half, and $4.75 for a whole bread.
Other items I enjoyed were:
Pane pugliese – an oval loaf with a chestnut-colored crust and open, irregular crumb structure. Slightly sour, caramel aftertaste, $4.00
Cruccolo santi – a round loaf with a dark chestnut-colored crust and medium crumb structure; loaded with walnuts and raisins and finished with a touch of black pepper and cinnamon to enhance the nutty flavor. Priced at $0.85 per piece.
Sullivan Street Bakery also sells a variety of panini for $6, pizza sold as slices or whole pies, and doughnuts, or bombolinis, for $3.
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Undoubtedly, as one of the most famous and effective home-schooling mothers, Susanna continues to inspire me and many others. I admire the way Susannas selfless attitude held her family together when many others would have fallen to ruin. Always humble and gentle of spirit, Susanna employed a remarkable teaching philosophy envied by many less patient observers. Once when coming upon Susanna calmly teaching one of the children, her husband remarked, "I marvel at your patience! You have told that child the same thing twenty times. Looking fondly at the child, Susanna replied, "Had I spoken the matter only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor." Even though severe physical punishment was a normal part of seventeenth-century education, Susanna always patiently and faithfully stood by her policy of strength guided by kindness.
These teaching methods served both Susanna and her children well. Even with six hours spent schooling her children each day, Susanna rarely failed to spend daily personal time alone with God and even found time to write several manuals on Christian doctrine for her children, aimed to help each child learn, mature, and develop Christian character. Overall, Susanna Wesley lived an amazing yet humble life, not receiving any fame or fortune during her lifetime. Two of her sons, John and Charles, became famous and influential men in the Christian church, a lasting testament to her effectiveness in the home. I respect Susanna Wesley because she is someone people can look up to, learn from, and above all, hold as a godly example. Because Susanna embodied all these qualities, her parenting changed the world.
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Harold Camping To Be Released From Hospital Say Report
"Thank you for calling and sharing" is the favorite line of Harold Camping who had a stroke last week. News reports have circulated that Family Radio's Harold Camping will be released from an Oakland area hospital. Camping suffered from a mild stroke on Thursday evening after the airing of his show 'Open Forum'.
A phone operator at Family Radio confirmed Camping would be released from the hospital Monday. "We will be airing pre-recorded programs of Open Forum until further notice," she told Christian Post.
Failed Rapture Predictor Harold Camping Suffers From A Stroke
The Bay Area of Oakland, California Family Radio Network preacher known for his recent predictions of the second coming was hospitalized this week. Reports say Harold Camping, 89, suffered a stroke on Thursday night at his home in Alameda.
A neighbor of Harold Camping reportedly said that Camping's speech was affected by the stroke.
Regardless of his false prophecy of the second coming of Jesus, we need to keep Camping in our prayers because he surely needs them right now.
Faithful Harold Camping Follower Left Her Estate to Him When She Died
The family of Doris Schmitt are very upset right now because when Doris died she left most of her estate to Family Radio, associated with Harold Camping. Her family states she was very lonely and was a faithful follower of Harold Camping and Family Radio. But they believe had she lived to see the failed doomsday prediction from Camping, she would not have left her fortune to him.
Can Harold Camping Be Blamed for What Led Teen's Fear To Suicide?
This is a very sad story and we are having a hard time covering it, but it must be told. Investigators have found that a 14 year old Russia girl was frightened over the prediction of the end of the world for May 21 that she committed suicide.
Family Radio's preacher Harold Camping made a prediction that the end of the world would come on May 21st as the world took notice to all of the billboards, buses advertised all over the news last week.
Harold Camping Says Judgement Day was Invisible but The End Will Be Oct. 21
News reports out of Dallas Forth Worth area in Texas received news that Harold Camping's prediction for May 21's Judgement day was in error. The report stated he now knows that May 21 was a 'spiritual judgement day' and the actual date for Judgement day will be Oct. 21, 2011.
Harold Camping a 'No Show' to Give Explanation for False Rapture Prediction
False predictor, Harold Camping of Judgement Day for May 21, 2011, did not show up to work at 5p.m. PST. Camping was to face the music about his false prediction of the Lord's Judgement Day at his Oakland, California based radio station, "Family Radio".
News reporters visited Harold Camping's home in Alameda, Ca. and he stated: "I will be putting out a message in our broadcast," which he stated it would occur on Monday. Reports said Camping was "bewildered" and "mystified" over the ruptured "rapture" many call it.
Although, a lot of people are disappointed Jesus did not come back for His children on May 21, 2011 and Harold Camping was wrong, again, we must all make sure our souls are purified and we follow God's commandments He left for us in His Word. Harold Camping is not the only false prophet who has displeased God, there are others who are yet misleading people: Bishop Carlton Pearson who is teaching that hell does not exist and everyone goes to heaven, Bishop Yvette Flunder who teaches it is okay to be a homosexual, Tonex who carries on his father's church in pride while teaching Pearson's Gospel of Inclusion, the son of Jim and Tammy Faye-Jay who teaches it is okay to be gay and a Christian, Rob Bell who teaches there is no hell and the list of false prophets go on… Although, Harold Camping was wrong about the end of the world on May 21, 2011, are you right with God? Are you taking God for granted that Jesus did not come in the rapture? Let us not take God for granted and continue to live our lives the way we want to live it.
Reporters of the San Francisco Chronicle approached Harold Camping's front door as he slowly opened it and embarrassingly faced the camera. He said, it was a tough weekend and he replied, 'no interviews'. He also mentioned he has to take time to look for answers and think things over, regarding over the world not ending on this past Saturday. This is the third time, his prophecy was false. Tell us, what is there to think about?
He looked very embarrassed on this following video while avoiding an interview.


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Correction: Obama is too cool to joke about
posted at 6:22 pm on April 25, 2012 by Howard Portnoy
My bad. Last July I penned a column that challenged the conventional wisdom that Barack Obama was too cool to joke about. It turns out I was mistaken. Mediaite's Noah Rothman writes that "opinion leaders" Jimmy Kimmel and the Chris Cillizza (a writer for the Washington Post) both recently observed "within 24 hours of one another … that Obama maintains a monopoly on cool."
While I can't say I'm that familiar with the work of Chris Cillizza, I am better acquainted with the oeuvre of Jimmy Kimmel, whose CV includes that laugh riot The Man Show. Kimmel may not know that much about politics, but he's an expert on cool. A regular doctor of coolology he is. And according to Kimmel, the president is one cool daddy-o. OK, I'm exaggerating: Kimmel didn't really say daddy-o.
He did, however, say in an interview with Reuters that "It's hard to make fun of Obama in general because he's a cool character. Outside of his ears, there's not a whole lot."
Hmm. Fancy that. So when Obama intones the names of foreign places (well, most foreign places—he says Afghanistan like everybody else) with the foolishly exaggerated accent of someone struggling to appear erudite and worldly, Kimmel sees no comedic grist. Nor apparently does he find any yuk potential in Obama's many Bushisms ("I don't know what the term [for wheeling and dealing] is in Austrian," "We're the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad," Cinco de Cuatro").
Apparently, wearing "mom jeans" and a fielder's glove to throw out a ceremonial first pitch and then delivering said pitch like a girl doesn't float Kimmel's boat, either. And if you don't see any humor in that, you're certainly not going laugh when the president, posing for a group portrait of world leaders, sticks his hand up to wave just as the shutter is being snapped and obscures the face of the dignitary standing next to him. Anyone else committing a boo-boo of this magnitude would seem like a gigantic doofus, but Obama's coolness obviously spares him ridicule.
Cilliza agrees that Obama is too cool for school. Here he is on MSNBC's Hardball declaring, "This is important, he [Obama] is cool. Mitt Romney is not cool." Matthews demonstrates his own coolness by playing a video of Romney echoing Obama's support for extending the current student loan interest rate and then asking, "Can you dig it?"
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I watched Green line up four times to block a punt and he blocked the ball all four times successfully which is in incredible feat we've never witnessed before. It didn't matter how many bodies they put on Green's 'side to help block him - he always found a seam in the blocking and made the play every single time, four times in a row. The staff was pretty exasperated about figuring a way to block. It was the best four play series I ever saw on the Florida practice field, bar none. Green went on to block three punts that year, but a problem for the staff was he was the best threat the Gators had at receiver. They couldn't risk him laying out for a punt block and coming down with an injury. In the big scheme of things, they didn't think it was worth the risk.
Six years later and I have a new position on the football staff. I am out at practice and helping the offense chart plays. In the middle of offensive and defensive drills, they usually have a special teams session. There is a particular drill where they split the punt protection team from the snapper over to one side. Then a few yards over they have another snapper and the other half of the punt protection team. The staff has the blockers line up on the two halves and both sides get an extra clocker.
This drill was tough enough until they found a new weapon and his name is Jemalle Cornelius. Jemalle has an affinity to block punts like a certain wide receiver from yesteryear and we can only hope that he can emulate Green when the lights come on in The Swamp for history to repeat itself.
Cornelius was kind enough to share a few minutes with us about what he thinks about the upcoming season. His role on the team, he humbly states is, "Just like anybody else at receiver; we have to just go out there and make plays when they throw the ball your way. When you're not getting the ball, make sure you are blocking, going downfield and giving all out effort on every play."
We asked him what he wants the quarterback to think when he drops back, knowing that Jemalle is on his route and going to be open. He said he wants the quarterback to think to himself, "If I get the ball to Jemalle, there is a possibility that he will make a big play on any given play."
What does Cornelius think about his fellow wide receivers and the competition between them? "It's great because you come out here every day knowing that it's wide open. The depth chart is not etched in stone so you have to come out every day and work hard. You have to be prepared mentally and physically because there are five or six guys out there just as good as you. I think it has really helped me a lot to come out here everyday with the same intensity and not take any day for granted."
If he remains the starter as he is now, the season opener will be the first official start for him ever. Will there be any jitters? "Not really any jitters, maybe a little excitement on the opening snaps." He is tight with his family and will bring his own cheering section to the game when his mom, dad, grandma and youth pastor are there to witness his starting debut.
When he lines up for that first punt block, the Gator Nation's eyes should rest feast on number 6 as he comes off of the left end of the line of scrimmage. Jemalle is certainly looking forward to snagging a blocked punt here and there. "Its fun, it's an adrenaline rush out there especially when you get one. We only got two last year, so we want to make sure we get some points and make that a force on defense this year." When he gets into his stance on the punt blocking team, his thoughts are to "Get off the ball. Get off the ball quick and go to that block point. As soon as I see the tip of the ball I'm trying to get off the block as fast as I can."
As we wrapped up our interview with Jemalle, we suddenly remembered one more question to ask him: Did he have a favorite Gator player while growing up? Imagine our feeling of déjà vu' when he replied: "I really liked Jacquez Green. I really liked watching him. He made a lot of plays. He wasn't the biggest guy, but he made plays when he got the ball in his hand. I looked up to him when I was coming up."
Talk about a real coincidence and a blast from the past! Hopefully the past will meet the present in Jemalle's case for the Florida Gators and he'll start reminding us of Jacquez Green's famous heydays at Florida. Keep an eye out for #6 and get ready for that feeling of déjà vu all over again.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Blissful Whites Wednesday!!
27 comments:
- Penny Phillips said...
Thank you so much for hosting! Have a great week...hugs, Penny
- 1/22/2013
- Art and Sand said...
I am so excited that I could actually join your party today. I am a primary color girl, but I just redid a kitchen cabinet from red to white.
Thanks for hosting.
- 1/22/2013
- Donna said...
Sure hope those babies arrive soon, Becky! How excited you must be! Love your hearts, I really would love to try my hand at making some. Thanks for hosting another party!!
- 1/22/2013
- June said...
I love that sweet plaster heart Becky! It looks like fun to make too!
I also love the Sandy's wings painted. Now I wish I would have bought them when I saw them :(
sending hugs...
- 1/22/2013
- chateau chic said...
Thank you for hosting each week, Becky! Trust those sweet babies will arrive safely!
Mary Alice
- 1/22/2013
- hong kong property said...
really pretty hearts.=) the wings look gorgeous!
- 1/22/2013
- Createology said...
Lovely white Valentine heart. Thank you for the link. Blissful. Creative Hearts are Happy Hearts...
- 1/22/2013
- Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...
Oh dear! I know that waiting game all too well! Yes, all in due time! Or overdue time if that's the case! haha! Thank you for hosting. Maybe it will distract you a little. Good luck!
- 1/22/2013
- Katherine Wolak said...
That heart is beautiful! Thank you for showing us how! :D And I am waiting alon with you, cant wait to hear the good news! :)
- 1/22/2013
- Lynn Stevens said...
Oh my gosh...still no babies. Well hopefully soon.
hugs Lynn
love those wings!
- 1/23/2013
- Shabby chic Sandy said...
I am so tickled to be spotlighted on your party..thanks so much! I am feeling sorry for those poor Mommy's--I was always early with my babies..thankfully because being pregnant wasn't my favorite thing :) Thanks again for the spotlight! :)
- 1/23/2013
- Karen Mary Butterfly said...
Thanks so much for hosting! happy to join! Love the sweet hearts!
- 1/23/2013
- Sweet Melanie said...
I am so happy that I seen Sandy's post on facebook about being on your blog! I am in love and now a new follower! I also am sharing my white for Blissful Whites Wednesday...thanks for sharing!
- 1/23/2013
- Tina´s PicStory said...
so beautiful whites! i´m first time here :)
- 1/23/2013
- MY SHABBY FRENCH LIFE said...
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- 1/23/2013
- victoriantailor said...
I feel your anxiousness Becky about the babies, don't worry, they know when they will be ready!
You must send a post as soon as they are on their way! Will be thinking of you all, Celeste
- 1/23/2013
- Anne said...
Can't wait for you to share the news!!!!Thank you so much for hosting!
- 1/23/2013
- Tina Knepper said...
Hi there, friend! Well, I'm back to business after being M.I.A. for a few weeks. I see you've had your share of activity as well....sure am praying for you and your family as you await those little blessings! Hugs your way! :)
- 1/23/2013
- Sandi~A Cottage Muse said...
The waiting game is tough isn't it?!!
Loving your hearts and I too fell in love with Sandy's wings!!
Thanks for hosting!
- 1/23/2013
- Lady of the Woods said...
Yes, Sandy is a sweet heart, one of the Grande Dames of the White Loving Blog World. I love visiting all the white linkies here! I too linked up, and I thank you for hosting! blessings, lady
- 1/23/2013
- NanaNor's said...
Hi dear friend, Love all your touches-the Valentine is beautiful! No babies-well they'll get here soon enough. So excited for you; hope the girls don't go into labor at the same time-you'll be running around like a chicken. Have missed you my friend!
Love, Nor
- 1/23/2013
- Pamela said...
Thanx so much for hosting! Hope your week is going well and that the new grandbaby has arrived!:)
- 1/23/2013
- sallie said...
Hi, The quote is from poet John Greenleaf Whittier.
"If thou of fortune be bereft,
and in thy store there be but left
two loaves, sell one, and with the
dole, buy hyacinths to feed thy soul."
- 1/23/2013
- Di said...
So excited for you that a baby is on the way. My newest grandchild is 13 weeks old, he is gooing and smiling and it warms my heart. Thank you for hosting today~ Di@Cottage-wishes
- 1/24/2013
- Joy@aVintageGreen said...
Love the angel wings. Thanks for hosting. Have a wonderful week.
- 1/24/2013
- Sandra said...
Wonderful blog. Thanks for hosting
Love from Sunny South Africa
De Oude Huize
- 1/24/2013
- pipigirl said...
you should hang one of your hearts on elenours crib, and the other baby too. they would have an heirloom that grama made....just a thought
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Who has used (or heard about).. "N-Hance" cabinet renewal process ?
This is a franchise with ties to Home Depot. They were here today with a proposal to refinish our 20 y/o solid oak kitchen cabinets. 211 sq.ft. will cost us $4642. or $22 per sq.ft.
No sanding or harsh chemicals. They use their own degreasers and solvents to prepare the wood, seal it and use tint or stain to the shade you are asking for. Then comes 1 or 2 coats of a finish.
They take the doors to their shop and do the box frames here. About 5 to 7 days. 2 or 3 workers. They will show us the MSDS sheets. Only one side of the doors are done.
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Never heard of it, but a Google search turns up a lot of information. It seems a reasonable approach if you want to keep the cabinets you have. My only reservation would be that they are affiliated with Home Depot - I have heard nothing but horror stories about HD contractors and installers. I wouldn't hire one of them to change a lightbulb.
Did you ever find anything else about this? Did you pursue this. While looking in last few months, I noticed that HD starting selling Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformations (http://community.homedepot.com/t5/Wh...ions/td-p/6513) a kit for "coloring" or refinishing cabinets. Was this a similar process?
you can get brand new cabinets for less than that.
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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
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Beginner Looking to buy
Weight: 160
Height: 5,9
Budget: ~$250-500
I used to ski however i recently tried snowboarding last time i went to the resort and i LOVED it. I am still learning to link my turns and I am looking for a good board to start off with. I was looking at the Burton Clash because I think it might be half off at a local store near me, i think the size they have is 151 not sure if that is too small either. However, I want to get some input before i go out and buy. I just want something that has nice control. I enjoy going down the mountain more than doing tricks when I ski.
Also how much do boots and bindings matter and how much should you spend on those?
buy boots first...they are the most important....spend your money there
since ur a skiier, get at least an intermediate board...a beginner board you will quickly progress beyond its capicity or try to find a used in good condition higher end board (money better spent imho)...it might beat you up for a bit...just take ibuprofen.
I learned on a clash and liked it. You'll want something better when you start to get better but I had no regrets buying my clash.
I should specify I am a beginner skier. this was my first season ski'ing.
Yes, boots first and take your time finding the right ones!
As for boards: In my opinion the K2 Raygun is an amazing beginner's board that you won't outgrow too quickly. Also it is very decently priced. Pick a 153 or 156. I'd prefer the latter.
They should be very snug because they will pack out when riding. Your toes should touch the end of the boot while standing up and not touch them when you bend you knees. If your heel lifts it's the wrong boot. Heel lift is the worst. Of course they should be comfortable too but some pairs just take a few days to get comfy.
Make sure you go to a specialized store if you have one around and they will help you find the right pair. Don't buy online without trying them on first.
I posted this somewhere else but can't find it right now. I used to work in a shop and fit a lot if people for a board, boots, and bindings. Here is what I suggested all the time and it used to help a lot.
1) buy boots first and take your time picking them out. This is the single most important piece of equipment you need since you have to wear them for eight to ten hours sometimes. Go to a shop and try on as many pairs as you can from different companies too. Just because one boot fit one way don't assume another will fit similar. Go for a mid range boot, not too stiff but not overly soft either. Let your feet decide which is the best and don't stress about dropping extra scratch here, it's well worth it later.
2) next pick out bindings that fit your boots very well. A good rule of thumb is if you buy burton boots burton bindings will fit them best. But other will fit just as well too. But make sure it a good fit and again you can spend here because you can recycle them later to another board. Get a mid flex binding again not too stiff but not too soft used for park either. A good set of bindings could end up on three or four boards over their lifetime.
3) finally pick your board with the remaining money you have. This is the most disposable of your equipment because its the only one that comes in contact to with the snow, rocks, dirt, and other boards and skis. So you will replace this sooner. So make sure you buy something in your weight range first time out and maybe slightly longer too. This will let you ride pow, and give you good stability as you learn. You can size down later once you get better and figure out where you want your skills to progress.
Now I know I'm going to catch shit for this but I would steer clear of Burton EST boards for now. They are expensive, and you will have to buy EST bindings that will only work with a Channel Board. I say this so later if you decide you want to try out one if the many other board companies out there you can use your current bindings to do so. You can always buy adapter plates to put them on an EST board but an EST binding can only use a channel board. This way you leave your options open.
Good luck buying and pick wisely, listen to the shop employees advice and you should be able to get hooked up with good setup that will keep you going for a few seasons.
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Teenagers have body self-esteem and functional issues just like adults, with a desire to look their best. However, the pressures to look good, feel attractive, and not be "too different" are usually more intense since peer pressure is strong, bodies are maturing but ego strength is not yet strong in many young people.
The following information is designed for parents of teens as well as teens to help with pre-consultation understanding of some of the issues that will determine success versus a not-so-positive experience for a teen considering an aesthetic surgical procedure.
A. Examples of cosmetic facial procedures
1. Traumatic nose/disproportion nose: this may involve both cosmetic and functional (breathing) issues, and surgery to improve these problems seems to be greatly appreciated, allowing the teen to both look normal and function better.
2. Acne scarred skin: the bane of many teens, acne can cause intense stress, which in turn worsens acne, and then often is worsened by scarring. Efforts to reduce acne and soften scars can make a major psychological improvement in self- esteem. Microdermabrasion can sometimes help with active acne (as can a number of medical therapies). An actual "dermabrasion" is sometimes used to smooth acne-scarred skin.
3. Receding chin: sometimes a weak chin suggests a weak personality, and when coupled with a large nose the profile seems out of harmony. Improving a teen's profile with an implant can improve self -esteem.
4. Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating): profuse perspiration, especially during social situations where this is not expected, creates great embarrassment and stress. When not controlled by traditional means (antiperspirants) it can be reduced by Botox injections which act to reduce sweat gland activity for several months.
5. Traumatic scars: few people desire an unattractive scar including teens. Whether from a fall, burn, automobile accident or dog bite, it is important to do everything possible to reduce the size and severity of the wound and scar.
6. Protruding ears: when ears stick out more than the ears of most of one's peers, some kids are ridiculed, and then try to hide the ears under their hair. Otoplasty is the procedure designed to reposition ears to a less conspicuous position. This has the widest age range, from age 5 to older.
There are other body image issues that may relate to excess weight or breast size, but these areas are not in the realm of facial plastic surgery.
B. Development issues
7. Physical maturation: most boys continue to grow until about age 18-19 and most girls until age 16-17. Operating on a still-growing and developing teen risks having physical changes affect the outcome even some time after surgery. Some studies have shown that body image improves as the teen matures, and is higher among 18 year olds than it is with younger teens. So sometimes body image self- corrects with or without surgery.
8. Psychological maturation: teens mature emotionally at varying rates, and those who seem able to grasp some of the psychological aspects of cosmetic surgery will do much better with surgery and the ultimate physical changes the surgery produces. Surgery creates not only physical discomfort but also emotional distress. All patients, including teens, need to possess the emotional reserves and have parental support to cope with this temporary increased stress. So those who are already struggling with life and emotional issues may not be ready to take on additional stresses.
9. Age: while the chronological age of the teen is important, just as vital is the "emotional age" and "perceptive age." This separates those who understand what is happening from those who do not.
10. Impulsivity: some teens make impulsive decisions, sometimes based more on emotions than reason. Usually there is no real rush to surgery, and a careful methodical approach usually is beneficial. A teen who has a history of making impulsive decisions (illegal drug use, body alterations with tattoos and piercings, unprotected sex, inappropriate alcohol use, for example) may be more at risk of making a spurious surgical request.
C. External influences
11. Peer pressure: while there are many reasons that a teen might request cosmetic surgery, and most of us just want to look average (although an "attractive average" is even better), it is important for them to understand that neither happiness nor social acceptance can really be produced from cosmetic surgery. There can be no denial that society rewards those who are pretty, handsome and young. In my opinion, one understandable but sometimes misguided malady is the pressure for girls to be sexy enough to attract the "coolest" guys. While surgery can help boost self esteem, it is equally important that teen girls hear the message that they possess great value apart from their physical beauty.
12. Parental support: it is important for a teen patient to be able to openly discuss the pros and cons of a procedure not only with the surgeon but also with their parents. Ideally parents are supportive and insightful. But sometimes parents can act as barriers or even create more stress and problems for their children if not in tune with how they feel. Another side to the coin is the parent who wants their child to undergo an elective surgical procedure but the teen has no desire to do so: here the doctor generally should discourage surgery.
13. "Star power": Fame, Hollywood, and sex all are powerful forces that can influence and even seduce vulnerable teens who may want to emulate the appearance and behavior of their show-business idols. Not all of these famous people are healthy role models and parents play a pivotal role in healthy decision- making.
14. The "retail experience": in today's world, medicine sometimes is presented as something easily purchased at a mall, shopping center or spa. Cosmetic services are sometimes trivialized and it is not uncommon for non-medical people to offer medical procedures (lasers, Botox, Fillers, skin care), creating a very casual atmosphere. Teens need to be reminded that surgery involves more than a trip to a glitzy spa-like facility, on a level with manicures, tanning beds and waxing. There are serious complications that can occur, even when performed by well-trained surgeons. And if a teen does not really like their new look, it is not like the purple hair they find remorseful: surgical results do not fade away.
D. The physician
Physician suitability: One of the most important factors in successful surgery with a teen patient is the discernment and judgment of the surgeon. In addition to necessary surgical skills, the wise surgeon knows when to refuse surgery as well as to take on requests from teen and non-teen patients alike. An experienced board certified facial plastic surgeon with good people skills is key during the first consultation.
It seems wise for a parent to trust their child's face and health only to those with whom there is complete confidence. By a commitment to understanding the goals and needs of the teenage patient, and by keeping the health and well being of that patient at the forefront, the wise surgeon will usually make the right decision.


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Many times, the dumping occurs at night or out of sight. One dump site behind a vacant house looks like someone moved out in a hurry or was thrown out of their home. Clothes, a sofa, children's toys, household trash, and six or seven pairs of shoes littered the alley.
When inspectors are lucky and find bills, mail, or other clues, a new computer search tool does the detective work.
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Last season, the Wildcats were a national title contender behind the play of freshmen John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe. But that group fell short of the Final Four, losing to West Virginia in the Elite Eight.
This season, another group of youngsters has come in and done what last year's group didn't -- reach the Final Four and get a chance to bring an eighth championship banner back to Lexington.
Junior DeAndre Liggins said Thursday that he believes the reason for this team's success is the lack of egos among its young stars.
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Bruce Elder falls in love with one huge corner of Australia's biggest state.
Western Australia
really is a
country. Oh,
yes, the people
speak with an
identifiable Aussie accent and
the suburbs of Perth have that
same identikit Australian
project-home look about them.
They still all watch Big Brother and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and they have John Howard as their Prime Minister, but somehow they look at life differently - after all, they watch the sun set over the ocean and they swim in the Indian rather than the Pacific - and just below the surface there are profound and enduring differences.
It is impossible not to feel that you are at the end of the world. All those cliches about Perth being the world's most isolated capital city, the third-windiest city (after Chicago and Wellington, according to a local bus driver) and the city where everyone who isn't unemployed is a small businessman or woman seem to be true.
Stay in Perth for any time and you'll know, even if you can't accurately name or define it, that this isn't like eastern Australia. The locals go offshore to Rottnest Island as Sydneysiders used to go to Manly. They love the intimacy of their central business district and yet West Australians, worse than suburban dwellers in any other state, have spread further to the north and south of their city. Today it seems as though Perth suburbia starts around Bunbury and heads north through Mandurah, Rockingham and Fremantle to Perth and right up to Yanchep.
Then there is the issue of heading east. Head off from Perth for Brookton and you'll be amazed, when you get beyond the city's suburban sprawl, that you are suddenly in nowheresville. There's no gentle decline from urban to rural.
One minute you're in suburbia. The next you are confronted with nearly 100 kilometres of nothingness. Not a service station, a pub or a general store. Just bushland slowly dissolving into the wheat belt.
And there are the trees. Most people from the eastern states look upon eucalypts with justifiable lack of interest or with disdain. They are large, ugly, chaotic trees that turn landscapes into endless grey monotonies. But in Western Australia the eucalypts are seductively gorgeous: the delicate pink of the salmon gum, the polished Spanish leather sheen of the gimlet, the stately grandeur of the giant jarrah, karri and tingle trees. There are moments, particularly in some of the inland national parks, where you stand transfixed as though someone has just given you a new pair of spectacles that allows you to see things more clearly.
And, lastly, there are the beaches. Nowhere in Australia (with the possible exception of Victoria's Wilsons Promontory National Park) are there beaches to match the special magic of those that, buffeted by the winds of the Southern Ocean, stretch from Esperance along the coast to Augusta.
(The locals laughingly call the winds "the doctor" and insist they blow up only in the afternoon, but every time I have visited this region the doctors have either employed a team of hard-working locums or they've decided to offer a 24- hour service.) The magic is simple. Low cliffs of pale brown granite edge perfectly white, firm sands that ensure the ocean dissolves from pale blue-green into ever-darker blues.
If that isn't enough to whet the traveller's appetite, there's a simple route - from Perth across to Kalgoorlie, down to Esperance, along the coast to Augusta, up the coast and hinterland to Busselton and Bunbury and back to Perth - that allows the traveller to experience the isolation and retro-charm of the wheat belt, the bustle of modern mining towns, the ghostly past of dead mining towns, the harshness of the desert, the beauty of the coast, the grandeur of the karri and jarrah forests and the sophistication of the Margaret River wine region. You can do it in a week but, more sensibly, you should take two and be prepared for some long drives.
The great thing about wheat-belt
towns - and this applies
as much to South Australia and
Victoria as it does to Western
Australia - is that they are all
the same. A typical town
comprises a pub (commonly
with demountables that serve
as a motel for itinerant
workers), a small community
often living in quite run-down
houses, a general store, a huge
farm machinery saleyard on the
outskirts and a grain silo and
railway line. In Western
Australia, because of the low
rainfall in the wheat belt, towns
are often located near large
granite outcrops, which the
early settlers dammed in some
way to collect rainwater from
the infrequent storms.
No trip through the wheat belt is complete without a visit to Wickepin, where the enterprising locals, responding to the huge success of A. B. Facey's A Fortunate Life, have brought his old farmhouse (the one he simply walked away from during the Depression) into the main street and set it up opposite the general store and post office, surrounded by proteas and a garden Facey would never have had.
Everyone who visits the wheat belt visits Wave Rock at Hyden. There are granite outcrops all the way from York to Kalgoorlie, but only one is shaped like a huge wave and suitably enhanced by black lichen, which makes it look dramatic. Back in the 1920s the locals, unaware of the rock's tourist potential, built a low-lying concrete barrier above the wave (it can be seen from the base) so that the rare rain that fell on it would be channelled into a nearby holding area.
A warning about all mining
towns in Western Australia:
local businesses know that
miners earn huge amounts of
money or have their expenses
paid by the mining company.
Therefore you can add about 20 per cent to the price of eating and accommodation. Just to complicate matters, it is nothing for the mining companies to book out the town's accommodation at a moment's notice.
When I arrived in Kalgoorlie, every motel, apart from a one-star establishment ($69 a night), was booked out. But the joys of the Kalgoorlie-Coolgardie area are considerable. Coolgardie has a main street so wide it once was used for turning camel trains around, and it is home to a fascinating pharmaceutical museum (with ancient and perfectly preserved bottles of Aspro aspirin, plugs of Lifebuoy soap and bags of Reckitts blue). There is a grave in the local cemetery where the great West Australian explorer Ernest Giles is buried and, in Hunt Street, a remnant of Western Australia's racist past - a tree with chains that was used to lock up local Aborigines.
Kalgoorlie has an excellent visitors' centre, which can answer all your questions about the beautiful gimlet and salmon gums that abound in the area, and the excellent Goldfields Museum. But the real attraction is the ghost towns. Kanowna, once a thriving township of 3000, is now just scrub on the edge of the desert with placards to indicate where once the battery, state school, hotels, railway siding and bank stood. There is nothing left.
Ora Banda is a single building and a lot of barren space and Broad Arrow is a strange corrugated-iron pub, a couple of houses and a water tower. There are still active open-cut mines in the area where modern machinery digs far deeper than the early prospectors could and extracts rock that has to be pummelled until it gives up its minute quantities of the precious metal.
The trip from Kalgoorlie to
Esperance is 389 kilometres with
only the drab modern mining
town of Norseman in the
middle. But the drive is worth
the effort because Esperance
has some of the most beautiful
beaches in Australia.
You haven't seen how beautiful a beach can be until you have driven west from Esperance on the Great Ocean Drive and gazed in wonder at the picture-perfect Twilight Beach, Salmon Beach and the Recherche archipelago, the name given to the granite outcrops dotted along the coastline beyond the pristine white beaches.
Esperance is at the beginning of a stretch of beautiful coastline that reaches all the way to Perth. It deserves a week or two to just meander, fish, swim and indulge your senses in the perfection of the Great Southern and South-West regions.
There are the Cape Le Grand, Stokes and Fitzgerald River national parks. Fitzgerald River, west of Hopetoun and south of the tiny town of Ravensthorpe, boasts a staggering 20 per cent of Western Australia's described plant species and is so botanically significant it has been recognised as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. As you enter the park you will see plants, such as the royal hakea, that seem to have come from outer space. The beaches are perfectly white and deserted, apart from perhaps one or two anglers and a couple of deeply committed surfers.
The Great Southern region also includes the accessible and popular Torndirrup National Park near Albany, with its justly famous Natural Bridge and the Gap, both dramatic rock formations carved out of the hard granite coastline.
But the piece de resistance, possibly the most beautiful beach in Australia and one of the three or four most beautiful beaches in the world, is the unromantically named Green's Pool in William Bay National Park, which lies to the west of Denmark. Edged by granite outcrops, and with small granite islands just off the shoreline, it is a family-oriented beach-swimming hole protected from the Southern Ocean. It is safe and, as at so many of the beaches in the area, the colour of the water, refracted from the ever-deepening white sands, seems to belong more to fantasy than to reality.
The South-West is the region of
wines and tall trees. If you are
truly daring, and slightly crazy,
there are a number of fire-watching
lookouts that can still
be climbed. The Gloucester Tree
at Pemberton (a 60-metre-high
karri with spectacular views)
and the Diamond Tree Lookout
at Manjimup (51 metres above
the ground) are for the daring.
A more sober and no less spectacular option is the Tree Top Walk in the Walpole-Nornalup National Park. Completed in 1998 at a cost of $1.8 million, it is a suitably frightening (if you are scared of heights and structures that move in the wind) 600-metre-long walkway which, at times, is 40 metres above the forest floor. It offers a superb opportunity, with no climbing involved, to walk among the upper branches of a tingle forest.
But this alone does not do justice to the South-West. For walkers there is the pleasurable 120-kilometre-long Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. For drinkers there's the Margaret River region, which boasts high-class wines and excellent restaurants and cellar doors. For surfers there's the legendary Yallingup Beach. For collectors of experiences there's the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, where you can stand and gaze southward across the Southern Ocean and westward across the Indian Ocean, and for divers there's the unique Hamelin Bay shipwreck trail.
And this is only the southern part of Western Australia. To the north at Geraldton, at Ningaloo, at Monkey Mia, Broome, Derby, the Bungle Bungles and the Ord River lie wonders of equal magnificence. It is very easy to get very excited about this strange and wonderful alien land.
Fast facts
Getting there: Both Qantas and Virgin Blue fly regularly to Perth. There is always a range of deals. Getting around: The usual range of car rental companies have desks in Perth airport. There are some restrictions on taking sedans onto dirt roads so check carefully. The roads to Ora Banda and Kanowna are both dirt and the roads inside the national parks invariably have some dirt sections.
Reading: Click on "walkabout" at The Age Travel site (www.theage.com.au/travel), which has detailed historical and tourist information on all West Australian towns. Lonely Planet's Western Australia is a good, comprehensive guide. Also read those works by well-known West Australian writers including Robert Drewe, A. B. Facey and Tim Winton that deal specifically with the state.
Visitor information: Be warned: the coastal regions are typically buffeted by endless and strong winds. For the Western Australian Visitor Centre, call 1300 351 361; online www.westernaustralia.net.
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