Cosmetic surgeries are no more done only for the famous celebrities and rich big shots as it is noted by the latest survey that even people from the dancers to old grandmas are going for this treatment. It has become really common that your neighbors have gone through a facelift, liposuction, and nose job and so on. the reason for the treatment differs for different people like it may be correcting the deformity caused by an accident, defect that has been there since birth or simply to have a younger look. Knowing all this you might be curious to have cosmetic surgery and clear any imperfections; however the cost that comes into consideration may put you off. But now there is no need for any fears to exist for cosmetic surgery as there are many financial choices that can be made from the below categories:f• Insurance policy: You can have an insurance policy for your health that also covers the cosmetic surgery treatments. this way you don’t need to panic regarding the cost of the treatment as it will be met by your insurance. A huge cash burden will be reduced through this support; you can even have a revise treatment if there was any mistake occurred in the process.• Loans: It is one of the best options where you can take a payday loan than a traditional loan, as the payday loans do not require any collateral to be produced for the loan approval. and also the credit check is not done that means you can secure a loan even with a bad credit score. the approval of the loan is so fast that you don’t have to wait months for the loan amount. As there is no need to mention the reason for the loan you can utilize it for any purpose, including cosmetic treatments.• Credit card: the credit cards offer you any amount that is needed to meet your expense, irrespective of the requirement. this helps you in financing your cosmetic surgery easily.• Savings: in order to meet the expenses without any of the above mentioned options, you can tap into your savings account that provides you with the necessary amount of money to have your treatment done without many complications. It is also a safe method as you are using your own money and can recover it soon with necessary money management actions.by opting any of the above mentioned choices you can easily finance your needs.my name is Michelle. I am a tech writer from UK. I am into Finance. Catch me @financeport
KHARTOUM, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Rebels clashed with Sudanese government forces in the oil-producing border state of South Kordofan during an Islamic holiday this week, both sides said, each claiming victory over the other.
Sudan’s regions bordering newly-independent South Sudan have been convulsed by conflict since last year, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, according to the United Nations.
Aid agencies have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in the border states as food stocks dwindle. The fighting has also stoked tensions between Juba and Khartoum and complicated efforts to resolve partition-related disputes.
The rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) said it fought off government “forces and militias” that attacked a village near the Abu Kershola settlement in South Kordofan’s northeast on Wednesday, and repulsed another attack on a village near Rashad on Thursday.
Fighting continued on Friday in the al-Murib area, the rebels said in a statement.
The insurgents claimed to have killed more than 30 “enemy” troops during the fighting, which coincided with the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, and accused government forces of burning homes and looting civilian property.
Sudan’s military spokesman Al-Sawarmi Khalid denied the rebel account, but confirmed the armed forces had attacked rebel positions in al-Murib on Friday.
“Our forces carried out an attack yesterday on the rebels in al-Murib, and after their defeat the rebels withdrew to the Libona area,” he said, adding 20 rebels were killed while Sudanese troops suffered only some injuries.
The two sides frequently make contradictory claims which are difficult to verify independently because of the remoteness of the regions where fighting takes place and restrictions placed on access for independent observers.
Sudan and South Sudan are expected to resume talks in Addis Ababa on Sunday over border security and other issues.
Under international pressure, the two this month reached an interim deal on oil exports, vital to both economies, but Sudan says it wants a deal to guarantee security along the border before crude flows resume.
South Sudan seceded last year under a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war. The rebels in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile border states had sided with the south during the war, but partition left them in north Sudan.
The rebels say they are fighting against the marginalisation of their ethnic minority groups, while Khartoum accuses them of trying to sow chaos with Juba’s backing. South Sudan and the rebels deny the support. (Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by Alexander Dziadosz)
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Pink. It’s the color of roses, bubblegum, and even the fight against breast cancer. Painting the town pink, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF) recently announced their partnership with Sientra in the first national Breast Reconstruction (BRA) Day USA. it will take place on October 17, 2012 and there are a number of events scheduled to take place throughout the United U.S.
The ASPS is a plastic surgery specialty organization that was first founded in 1931. the group is made up of board-certified plastic surgeons that complete cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries. On the other hand, the PSF focuses on research, international volunteer programs, and visiting professor programs. the organization’s mission is to boost the quality of life for patients through development and research. BRA Day is an event that culminates the values of the organizations at hand.
“7 out of 10 women eligible for breast reconstruction are not aware of their reconstructive options. we need to close that gap. taking one day out of each year to focus on awareness for this very important quality of life issue is necessary to increase education and access for breast reconstruction following breast cancer surgery,” commented Dr. Malcolm Roth, President of ASPS, in an e-mail to redOrbit.
Sientra, a company that focuses on the aesthetics and plastic surgery market, is also supporting the event in hopes that all women may become educated on the options available for post-mastectomy.
“We are excited to have Sientra as a sponsor of BRA Day USA and feel, as a trusted supplier of breast implants and tissue expanders, they understand the impact that reconstructive surgery can have on the lives of breast cancer survivors,” explained Roth in a prepared statement. “With their support, the ASPS and the PSF will be able to significantly raise awareness of women’s breast reconstruction options.”
20 other countries will be joining the U.S. for BRA Day.
“Sientra is privileged to be a major national contributor to BRA Day USA. we view this initiative as a critical one in educating women with breast cancer about their rightful options, considering 7 out of 10 women are not aware of these choices,” explained Hani Zeini, founder and chief executive officer of Sientra. “We applaud ASPS, the PSF and renowned singer-songwriter Jewel for their joint commitment and we are proud to play an exclusive role in supporting their efforts. This campaign is a natural fit for Sientra as it is consistent with our corporate values – passion and caring, about patients and their well-being.”
Musician Jewel will also be joining the two organizations as national spokesman for BRA Day; she has already released a benefit song, “Flower,” that has been written for breast cancer patients.
“when I was writing this song there were a lot of survivors that came to mind and I’m always continually amazed at how resilient women are, and how when face with a difficult position they find the courage to say, ‘I am going to fight on and I’m even going to be better.’ and that’s what really made me write this song,” commented Jewel in a statement.
Other sponsors for the event include Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, LifeCell, and Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation.
In the past, medical journals have highlighted the lack of knowledge available on reconstructive options after a mastectomy. For example, in one study completed in 2011, uninsured patients received inadequate information before the surgery. the study looked at 54 uninsured female patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer at a public hospital. Of the participants, 52 percent of patients were not knowledgeable on the options available. after providing patient education, there was an increase in the number of uninsured women who had breast reconstruction.
“Despite the clearly documented benefits of breast reconstruction after mastectomy, there has been an enormous disparity between rates of reconstruction for insured and uninsured American women,” noted Dr. Jamie Levine, study co-author, in a prepared statement.
“Private and government insurance are required to cover breast reconstruction for cancer patients. in spite of this, our research shows that many uninsured patients are being denied a key conversation about breast reconstruction that should take place at the time of diagnosis.”
Researchers concluded that patient education should be offered at the beginning of diagnosis.
“Ensuring cancer patients are receiving information about all their treatment options must become a multidisciplinary commitment. by offering breast reconstruction at the point of diagnosis we can build hope, empower women, and provide better outcomes,” commented Levine in the statement.
Another study conducted in 2007 found that general surgeons did not discuss reconstructive options with their patients before surgical treatment of breast cancer. according to the report, the options of breast reconstruction have expanded the number of choices for female breast cancer patients. the researchers discovered that surgeons were more likely to discuss the reconstructive options with their young, more educated patients. As such, patients who spoke about reconstructive options with their surgeon were more open to having a mastectomy and had a four times higher chance of having the surgery. the study was published in the journal Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
“This research suggests that patients should be informed of all options in order to be educated consumers of healthcare and ensure maximal breast cancer treatment decision quality,” the authors wrote in their report. “our results suggest a need for comprehensive breast cancer treatment decision aids, including information on initial surgery and other treatment options such as reconstruction.”
Plastic surgery has been controversial the moment it was invented, with some citing that it changes societal perception of beauty, and it puts pressure on women to conform to such societal expectations. Others claim that it has become an extreme movement, and puts a fake front to natural beauty.
How far is too far? To plump up the lips? To create double eyelids? To change the nose? To change the face such that it becomes unrecognizable?
How about to look like a celebrity?
Hai, I’m not pretty enough. I want to look like Jessica Alba, kthx.
Her name is Xiaoqing, and she’s from China. She had a boyfriend who was so obsessed with Jessica Alba, he constantly talks about her, has her posters on his walls, keeps her pictures in his phone, to the point that he tries to make his own girlfriend look like Alba. Blonde wig, fake eyelashes, the works.
‘He was always telling me to do my make-up like Jessica does, even when I’m asleep,’ she said.
However, when she was out one day, she noticed people laughing at her eye-catching makeup and wig, and she was so upset she threw down her wig and eyelashes. They both had a mutual break up due to the fact of seeing she no longer looked like Alba. Now, she’s regretted her decision and she’s decided she wants him back.
‘I love him very much,’ she said of her former lover. ‘That’s why I always followed his opinions. I don’t want to lose him.’
How to get him back? She’s decided on a drastic solution: undergoing plastic surgery to permanently look like his idol, Jessica Alba.
Well, how can mere mortals attempt to look like that?
Of course, plastic surgery like this must cost a fortune. even though money is of no ‘apparent object’, she still had to appeal to the public to raise funds for this surgery. Doctors saw the opportunity to ‘showcase their skills and capabilities’ and stepped up to offer her free plastic surgery, in exchange for worldwide publicity, of course. however, they declined to allow her to go ahead with the surgery, making sure first that she is psychologically ready to go through this irreversible task. Xiaoqing says, “I’m not only doing it for my ex-boyfriend, but for myself. I am a psychologically weak person. I want to do something to challenge myself and build a strong personality through it.”
Aaand, attempting to turn yourself into another person will repair your self-esteem.
But you know, she really is smart. She’s accomplished so much within an extremely short period of time.
1. Within a couple of days, the news broke and travelled all around the world. She became a minor celebrity while doing hardly anything. Google her name and all the news will be out.
2. Despite money ‘not being an issue’, she still had to have help from doctors who waived the charges. you know, it’s a great way to have free plastic surgery. In exchange for worldwide publicity? Sure, no problem.
3. And, you know, if her crazy boyfriend doesn’t take her back, she can always move to Hollywood and make it big as a Jessica Alba doppleganger. People pay loads for these kinds of lookalikes. the Asian version of Alba!
4. And lastly (and best of all), the news of her proposed surgery has reached the ears of Jessica Alba herself. News travels fast and far. And Alba, naturally, is disturbed by the goings-on behind this story. She’s been reportedly distressed by the news and had sent words of advice to Xiaoqing.
Hmm, maybe Xiaoqing herself’s a big fan of Jessica Alba. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have your very own idol attempting to contact you? I would be soo pleased. Pleased is an understatement. State of amazement and ecstasy maybe. Like, I would be so excited if that happened. Jessica Alba tried to contact Xiaoqing because of this piece of news.
I oughta try that.
Nah. Means I gotta shave everyday.
(HAHA I had no idea these pictures were so alike. I just happened to stumble upon an old picture that looked so similar.)
Every Sunday night, South Koreans tune in to a surprising hit TV show featuring a dozen women, all defectors from the North. With its mix of humour and tears, the hybrid talk and talent show, called Now On my way to Meet You, is hitting all the right notes, blending music and dance performances and gossip over the ideal mate along with serious discussions about life in the autocratic North.
The set features a lit-up runway for performances, mostly singing and dancing. one guest reprised a song-and-dance routine she once performed for Kim Jong Il, the late North Korean leader. another sang the song she used to teach her kindergarten class—no different, really, it turned out, from children’s songs popular in the South.
Panellists on the show have revealed some surprising cultural tidbits: plastic surgery is apparently popular in the North, particularly procedures that makes women’s eyes appear rounder and which are often carried out by unlicensed people.
But, by highlighting similarities between the two cultures, the show is helping bridge the gap between them. Playing the lottery, as another guest revealed, is popular in the North, just as it is in the South.
The show portrays North Korean women as modern and trendy, as normal, says Korea Times columnist James Pearson, and in this, the show is actually revolutionary. since the 1990s, more than 23,000 North Koreans have managed to make it to South Korea. but their struggle is far from over when they cross into the South. North Koreans often struggle to adapt and live second-class lives. Fewer than half are “economically active.” As a group they are often viewed by South Koreans as incompetent, like backward country cousins. but the eight-month-old show humanizes their struggle and is helping to dispel negative stereotypes.
After the dancing segments, panellists sit down to share their stories. “In the wintertime, it made me sad when I stepped into a warm apartment,” Lee Seo-youn revealed in one episode. “Thinking of my parents and sister who will be suffering in the cold, I couldn’t bring myself to stay warm. So I turned the heat off and stayed in the cold room, missing my family.” after every show, message boards light up with expressions of concern and sadness for the North Korean guests. one panellist, Shin Eun-Ha, 25, even inspired her own fan club after appearing on the show.
South Koreans often view North Koreans in contradictory ways, says Jung-Sun Park, who researches Korean popular culture at California State University. “They should be welcomed and supported,” given what they sacrificed in defecting, and the risks they undertook to do so. and “as dongpo [co-ethnic], they are “one of us,” she adds. “Yet they are not.”
That these panellists have adapted to life in the South seems to “reduce the psychological distance” between the two Koreas, says Park. “Panellists are both insiders and outsiders, and their in-between position seems to blur the connection between them and the audience.”
If this girl was not bullied, would she have even thought about cosmetic surgery? If she was my daughter I would teach her about inner beauty and help her with a different kind of education, such as helping others who have worse deformities than her like kids overseas with cleft palates that can’t afford surgery. and I would definitely teach her how to deal with bullies. there is nothing wrong with her “before” photo whatsoever. no one’s nose is perfect, nor are anyone’s ears. She is pretty now but she was pretty before also, if a bit sad because of being bullied a lot. her having cosmetic surgery sends the wrong message to those bullies and to her school.
Posted by: concerned educator | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 8:38 am
Concerned Educator, All you said is true and Good. But you left out something that should be first. Children need to be taught not to bully and be so mean! we shouldn’t have to teach kids how to deal with bullies. the bullies need to be taught how to deal with people.
Posted by: RRRRRRRRRRRR | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 9:13 am
What an amazing way to Give back to society, doing what you know best, that is what Dr Romo did. he does FREE surgery on people who have deformities and need the surgery but cannot afford it. in a real world bullying can not be based on appearances but apparently that is not the world we live in. as a mom i would certainly take my kids to fix their deformities if they needed it.
Posted by: jodi | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 9:16 am
Posted by: Olivia | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 10:05 am
I will forgive but I will not forget thats true. It’s sad how people use hurtful words and don’t know how bad it hurts other people. they look at it as a joke and tease the person about it everytime, and most bullies pick on people because they say their an “easy target”. Sad how people have nothing else to do but to bully others.
Posted by: Malaysha | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 12:50 pm
@concerned educator. Life for most is not seeking oppurtunties to absorb violence to enlighten others. This young woman wanted to change her apperance, her mother supported, a qualified surgeon accomadated. She should not be judged or criticized because of your idealogical quest. it is the bullies who are flawed and their flaws inflict pain on innocents. the bullies have already received the wrong message, that is the issue. For you to hold her respondsible to change their ways in insensitive at best, foolish at worst.
Posted by: Reyrip | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 1:02 pm
what will they make fun of next? her clothes? her makeup? her hair? her shoe size? should she change all of those things to make people happy? She was so beautiful before the surgery. I can’t believe this nonsense.
Posted by: thoughtful one | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 6:53 pm
How was this child deformed? what the hell she looked perfectly fine. Everyone has a little quirk about themselves. I think she looked like a cute kid. What horrible little monsters are there that picked on her should be getting surgery, preferrably to remove their tongues, and thier parents should have their breeding rights taken away. Why in our society do we encourage the victim to change when they have done nothing wrong? do we honestly believe that they will stop bullyign her after the plastic surgery? they foudn their mark and they will continue to be jsut as cruel. Bullies don’t need a reason. are we such a society of bullies that we side with the bully and think there must be something wrong with the victim?
Posted by: sevey | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 6:56 pm
I had my ears pinned back when I was 11 in 1977. it was the BEST thing my Mom could have done for me. I was bullied before surgery. I also benefited by starting Jr high in a new school district so no one @ the new school even knew about my ears before so it was a completely fresh start…clean slate. I know it helped me be more confident & outgoing post surgery. My Mom was wise beyond her years. Thanks Mom…i wouldn’t be the person I am today…& I like me.
Posted by: Lynnette H | August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012, 11:25 pm
I think she looked better before the after pic looks unnatural. I think kids need to carry recording devices if they are bullied and then record what the other child said. Then the bully needs to sit down with their parents and listen to the recording over and over and explain why they said it then develop a plan to fix the bully. My son has Asperger’s cannot fix that with surgery he get bullied all the time. Fixing the child that gets bullied is not the answer it is the bully that needs fixing.
Posted by: Kelly R | August 10, 2012 August 10, 2012, 10:55 am
I think it’s terrible that being who you are is considered a ‘disability.’ She has no idea what a real disability is! and for her mother to teach her that plastic surgery is the answer is only setting her up to fail in life. her mother did her a true injustice. there are going to be things in life that you can’t change by just going under the knife. It’s horrible she’s being bullied, but her mother should’ve really stepped up by going to the school board and the parents. This story disgusts me.
Posted by: Manda H | August 10, 2012 August 10, 2012, 12:15 pm
I am 35 years old and my ears stick out… like WAY out. they always have. I dealt with the embarrassment and humiliation of being made fun of all throughout school and even now in my adulthood I still get it now and again. I have always wanted to have them pinned back but because I have a rare bleeding disorder the risk of bleeding out is too high for an elective surgery. What most people are misunderstanding in this girl’s story is that wanting the surgery wasn’t just to silence the verbal abuse from her bullies at school, it was also to silence her own “inner bully” that spoke to her every time she looked into the mirror… that little voice inside her head that made her feel insecure about her looks. I KNOW how terrible it is to want so desperately to throw your hair into a ponytail and head out the door but instead opt to wear it down so not to feel like every eye is on you. even now I won’t wear a ponytail because I KNOW that everyone WILL notice them (how could they not). I can’t bear knowing that everyone I pass will think to themselves, “wow those are some big ears. Poor girl”. Obviously, we are not all made the same on the outside so it stands to reason we aren’t all made the same on the inside either so while some of you may be strong-willed and hard-headed enough to push through and get over all your flaws, some of us just don’t find it that easy & that is why plastic surgery exists. its not the right answer for everyone but for some its the right one.
Posted by: SunniD | August 10, 2012 August 10, 2012, 2:10 pm
I have protruding ears also, and was bullied all my life because of it. I was called Dumbo even from my siblings. I never had a boyfriend in school because of it or many friends. I have never worn my hair behind my ears, and never have had it “up”. When i saw this on teleivision i just broke in tears because i know what she has gone thru. My heart goes out to her and congratulations to her for getting the surgery. one day if i can ever afford it i will have it. I am 52 years old now and I still do not wear my hair up or behind my ears. God Bless the Doctors that helped her and did the surgery for her.
Posted by: Teresa Madsen | August 11, 2012 August 11, 2012, 2:07 pm
I’m glad she’s happy with her choice and the outcome. I’m happy there are doctors willing to help. however I’m in camp “She looked fine before”. I opened the page and said to myself, “what a cute kid” re the “before” pic. (also, I beg to differ with the mother re braces. Straight teeth give you a chance at healthy gums for life. Bad bite, crowding, etc, makes a variety of health issues more problematic – you know, breathing, stuff like that.)
Unless no one mentioned it, this girls’ changes seem only cosmetic.
If someone has resources to spare, toss them at programs that improve Communication. For less than 40k, bring a behaviorist into the school to work with all students on an awareness and improvement plan.
People are not born with communication skills and self-esteem, we require nurturing and instruction in how to deal with your place in the world or we suffer the consequences in our broken and hurt inner selves.
Communications seems to be a theme beyond bullying in this girls’ situation. there are limited helpful resources for parents of children with disabilities (and I mean the son with CP). Also, I’ve noted that teachers do not make it a priority to have robust supportive communication with children because of the priorities and limitation of our public education system. Admins and teachers cannot make bonding with the students a top priority because as budgets are more and more squeezed, school staff is asked to pick up the slack to help the school survive. it would be great if there were behaviorists available in every school district, but it’s expensive in dollars. Compared to the “price” of the loss of bullies to suicide, depression, or substance abuse, I think it would be worth it.
Posted by: Jeanette | August 11, 2012 August 11, 2012, 9:05 pm
What a terrible waste of money on vanity. That charity should have gone to someone who had a legitimate health related need. the girl should have been giving a shrink instead. even though she “feels more confident”; it’s all superficial. instead of being given coping skills that would help her her entire life, as well as making her a much more natural functioning human being. now all she learned is that by changing yourself and conforming to fit in is a healthy and viable way to live.I’m sure everyone has been bullied or poorly treated at some point in their life and of that number it is safe to assume the great majority simply learned to deal with it (with or without help either is fair). What will she cry for next when the girls and boys start making fun of her for being flat chested, or maybe her butt isn’t the right shape? Is she just going to get surgery to correct that instead of using the coping skills she didn’t bother to learn this time around? bottom line: a frivolous and ultimately more harmful than helpful waste of money on vanity. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and it has never rung truer here.
Posted by: TeddyKGB | August 12, 2012 August 12, 2012, 6:58 am
I find it amazing that most responders have focused on this young girl’s ears. Did no one notice that she had corrective surgery on her nose and chin? Correcting defects in the (probable) deviation(s) of the nasal septum is hardly cosmetic. had a profile photo been included, a (probable) mandibular misalignment would also be more noticeable, and surgical intervention would not be purely cosmetic, also.
Kudos to Dr. Romo. best wishes to Nadia. I hope you perservere through school and become successful as an adult so that you can pay this forward for another young person.
Posted by: Kim Roberts | August 12, 2012 August 12, 2012, 11:42 am
Kim R: Point taken, perhaps there was a medical issue with the chin or nose, however it seems the reason people are focusing on the ears is because the article focuses on them? (And the girl may have as well or it might just be the way the article was put together.) the point being, that the focus on the ears and wanting to kill herself over being made fun of makes her seem vain and overly superficial. now you might have a point, but it seems (according the article) she didn’t give a damn about the medical implications of her possible deformities and only cared about the social implications. it is still a grave disservice not to treat the emotional trauma through a mental health professional that could help her develop coping skills as well as maybe a better opinion of herself not so reliant on externalities. Any healthcare professional would be remiss ethically, professionally as well as in conscience to not provide more help than slapping a band-aid fix like this “doctor” has done.
Posted by: TeddyKGB | August 12, 2012 August 12, 2012, 3:43 pm
I read all the comments including the one from “Jeanette”. What idiots to go on and on about improving the bully. Bullies aren’t going away. They’ve been on this earth from the beginning of time and they aren’t leaving. her mom did the right thing. I know. At the age of 3 I was in a car accident that forever changed the way my face would look. Scars? no. Bone damage and deformity? Oh, yes. and all my life I’ve heard about it. From the jerk in the store making remarks about the ‘dog’ walking by, to coworkers, dates, and more. you can talk all you want about developing self confidence and learning to love the real you, but that doesn’t soothe hurt feelings. Confidence can only take just so much beating. My mother believed it was better to teach me to love myself. Crap. I love me just fine. Doesn’t make me feel any better about the way I look. I’m 53 now and as I age the problem, visually, is worse and worse. I totally support this girl and her mom. the reality is that part of our self esteem is based on the way others perceive us. That’s a fact. Here’s another. What you consider a disability may not be a disability to the one who has it. What you think is not a disability, really may be. I have a High Functioning Autistic teenager who does not consider this to be a disability. She’s sick of people who think it is. On the other hand, she looked at this and felt this girl had a physical deformity that can – and should – be fixed. If a child has a problem that makes them unhappy and it can be fixed, do it. Life’s too short to get caught up in stupid attitudes. and Jeanette – Vanity? You’re a woman. Vanity is – and should – be our middle name. Otherwise, we just all turn into old hags. She’s young. Vanity is cool. I hate to see what you look like if you’re a woman and you don’t have a little vanity. It’s okay to drive the newest and best car, have the fanciest house, eat at the nicest restaurants, take the most exclusive trips, but heaven forbid we should have any vanity. Bull hockey.
This girl is beautiful and she’s happy. way to go Mom. Hooray for the doctor who did the work.
Posted by: CD | August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012, 12:59 am
This article makes me sick. Basically, I am this girl. I have huge ears, I was called Dumbo in school, I had the song “I believe I can fly” dedicated to me by my classmates multiple times and I’m surviving. Half of the parents out there are not teaching their kids the implications of bullying and the other half aren’t teaching their kids the self-confidence and strength needed to stand up to their bullies. instead, we’re teaching our kids that if you don’t like something about your life, your face, etc….you can buy your way to a solution. or, go to someone with a sob story and hopefully you’ll get something for free. That doctor is a disgrace. This girl was not deformed, she had more noticeable features than some other kids but I cannot believe how selfish people can be. her sibling has Cerebal Palsy….if anyone knows anything about that disease, you can be handicapped, deformed, etc as a result, I’m sure that her issues were nothing compared to her sibling so the fact that this happened is appauling. I can understand surgery such as this for victims of accidents or who arew born with deformities but for a 14 year old girl who was being bullied it is absolute bull. I think this proves how vain and lazy the world is.
Posted by: kakaencha | August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012, 1:13 pm
Posted by: Peggy | August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012, 3:37 pm
There was nothing wrong with her nose and chin – they fell perfectly into the realm of normal. her ears were what go the attention and teasing. I can understand the ear tuck, but there is no reason this beautiful girl needed to have work on other parts of her face.
Posted by: pfk | August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012, 6:32 pm
Any boy or girl with ears like she had would have wanted surgery to correct the ears – they were bad. and she only asked for the ear job – it was the doctor who added the nose and chin. there is health reasons behind the nose – breathing had to been affected, as you will note how crooked her nose was between the eyes; and I’ll bet the chin surgery will help in future denistry needs – or lack of them.
I definitely side with the ones who have/had similar ear problems. they know that when your ears stick out so far that it limits your hairstyle so basically – and a boy/man can’t barely put a hat over his head without the ears sticking out and lifting the hat…this is major. It’s not a slightly messed up nose or a willowry body where small breasts go with it, and a boob-job would throw the body off. This gal won’t request anything – she got the ear job she really needed. I wish the others who commented who need a similar operation could get it.
Posted by: Virginia Gilley | August 16, 2012 August 16, 2012, 5:23 pm
Wonderful for this girl to have this done. People, especially kids, can be so cruel. Also, wonder if the mother might be covering up large ears under her hair? If so, how has she dealt with it? just a thought…
Posted by: Jolie | August 17, 2012 August 17, 2012, 8:59 pm
I had a child who suffered bullying in school to a ridiculous level. I was born to parents who taught me to appreciate all that I am, but that can only take you so far. If you are constantly being teased about a physical feature that can be corrected and you are able to have that correction done then bully for you. It’s a shame that some of you have no compassion and are unable to identify with this girl. I’m happy for her and I pray for continued success and a life of fulfilling dreams for Nadia.
Posted by: Evelyn | August 18, 2012 August 18, 2012, 11:00 pm
Posted by: Evelyn | August 18, 2012 August 18, 2012, 11:01 pm
For those of you who compare her to her brother, stating “imagine what he’ll have to go through”…it depends. I have CP, but it’s not as apparent as this little guys. I was picked on horrendously, primarily due to my looking “normal” but with a slightly funny walk. the kids at my school who had an obvious disability were generally left alone, except for a few ignorant arseholes. it really depends. he may be just fine, and maybe not, it’s not a given.
Posted by: Laurie | August 19, 2012 August 19, 2012, 1:01 pm
Ack, she looks worse than before. Come on guys, you can’t go changing yourself, it won’t make them stop making fun of you. just a case of ugly duckling, she WOULD have grown up beautiful if she didn’t do that to herself.
Posted by: c | August 20, 2012 August 20, 2012, 1:15 pm
People call me dumbo because i got big ears and a big nose…. but i look at it this way…. God’s creations are all beautiful…. nothing he creates in this world is ugly…. i used to get bullied all the time wen i was younger but now as i grow older it has reduced although people still spit out rude remarks…. I laugh it off and always remember that no one matters in this world but the love of GOD…. God always will deal with those who hurt others…. all you need to do is pray for peace in your heart and everything in the world will look beautiful to you… but congratulations
Posted by: Maria | August 21, 2012 August 21, 2012, 6:57 am
I love my children, but it’s time for them to go back to school. Are there things we didn’t get to do together this summer? Sure. there always are. but when they can’t even greet each other with civility anymore at the beginning of a new day, it’s time. If another parent tells you any different, don’t buy their line.
Many of my mom friends on Facebook have said the same thing lately. You might argue that I have a bunch of nonmaternal friends who aren’t fit to raise a pack of wolves. Only the brave would say that to our faces, though.
There is a downside, though. For, with the relief of the children heading back to school and stopping the near-constant WWE-like fights in the house must come the dreaded shopping lists.
A week before school starts, Tennessee’s tax-free weekend is upon me. Under the influence of serious amounts of caffeine and punk music, I begin collating data from both children’s supply lists, sending kids to the pantry like reconnaissance scouts to see if we have the item in question and compiling a master list on Evernote. Only when that is done, cross-checked against the sales circulars and coupons, do we leave the house.
When we return, the dining room looks like an episode of “Hoarders.” there are shopping bags piled on the table and lining the walls with express instruction to leave them alone until I’ve had a chance to sort through everything. Sometimes that process takes a few days as I mourn the sudden drop in my bank account balance.
Tissues. Hand sanitizer. Band-Aids. Resealable bags. Post-it notes. Eight dividers for the notebook that must be 3 inches wide. Why eight? they have only five subjects!
My son is just going to love having his own stapler. How long does it take for a sixth-grade boy to figure out how to shoot staples at his neighbor? Trick question. they are born with this knowledge.
Recently, I saw an infographic online that illustrated a new back-to-school trend, which has mainly taken off in California, Texas and new York: plastic surgery. My children are comfortable enough in their own skin not to ask for a nose job or chin implants.
Preparing your kids to head back to school means more than just buying them things. neither of my children are as bad at mornings as I am, but we still give them a week to acclimate by going to earlier bedtimes and waking them as we get ready for work. in the annual discussion about whether they deserve to stay up later, we tell them honestly, “That nine o’clock bedtime is there for your safety as well as ours.”
Everyone handles this time of year differently. some parents throw back-to-school cocktail parties. Tuesday afternoon I will be waiting outside the school for my kids so we can get ice cream and go to the park.
On July 8 Mob Wives break-out star Angela “big Ang” Raiola gets her chance to shine as her eponymous spin-off reality series big Ang premieres on VH1. since being announced back in April, fans have been wondering what the show would be like since big Ang’s anti-drama, live-and-let-live personality doesn’t seem to lend itself to the usual cat fight drama on shows like Mob Wives. now, thanks to a 3-plus-minute super trailer released by VH1, we get our first glimpse of what we can expect, which is b00bs, partying, b00bs, booze, b00bs, bars, partying, and b00bs!
Big Ang herself narrates the trailer and here’s how she describes herself and the show with a couple big Ang before plastic surgery photos thrown in! (You can see more of those here.)
“big Ang is BAAAACK!
“Listen, I’ve survived it all – house arrest, wise guy after wise guy – and I’m still standing.
“now my philosophy is ‘party every day, live day for day because you never know when you’re going to go.’
“Partying runs through my blood. my uncle Sal ??? loved big parties. ask anybody and they know, if big Ang is having a party, you gotta go! my house parties are always full of surprises.
“I run a bar on Staten Island called The Drunken Monkey. Anthony and Frankie are my two bartenders and they are good looking! They’re like f***ing players.
“I love working in bars. that is my life and my joy, because that’s all really I know how to do!
“When me and the girls get together, we’re nothing but fun. my girlfriend Linda I’ve grew up with since I’m 13. She’s a f***ing lunatic.
“little Jen is also a f***ing little maniac. That’s the kind of people I like: wackos that are loyal!
“my sister Janine is six years younger than me, and she thinks that she’s my mother.
“When I want something, I get it.
“little Louie’s my little baby. He’s so cute and lovable, just like mommy.
“AJ is my other baby boy. He’s very handsome and suave.
“I am who I am, and that’s just how I’ll be, because everybody loves big Ang!”
And here are a few bonus clips courtesy of VH1 including big Ang wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July, ordering fast food with Snooki, talking about her twins with good friend Linda, and more! (You can see more of big and Snooki’s limo back seat antics HERE.)
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Talk of death threats opened a hearing Monday before a Nevada state court judge, who is being asked to let Wayne Newton’s landlord evict the Las Vegas Strip entertainer and his wife or dissolve the business plan to turn their property into a tourist attraction.
With the “Danke Schoen” crooner and his estranged business partner Steven Kennedy both in court for the hearing, Newton lawyer J. Stephen Peek lost a request for beefed-up courtroom security.
Peek alleged that Kennedy, of CSD LLC, had threatened him, Newton, Newton’s wife, Kathleen McCrone Newton, and their associate and business partner, Geneva Clark, in heated arguments about their crumbling business relationship.
In a lawsuit and counterclaims filed since May, the two sides have traded allegations of breach of contract, fraud, mismanagement, animal abuse and sexual harassment.
CSD attorney Charles McCrea Jr. denied threats were made, or that extra security was needed.
Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled that courthouse security was sufficient.
The back-and-forth about security underscored the acrimony that has developed in recent months over the stalled plan to develop Newton’s 40-acre southeast Las Vegas estate, dubbed Casa de Shenandoah, into a public “Graceland West” venue commemorating the life and career of the 70-year-old “Mr. Las Vegas” singer. The Newtons have lived in the opulent home since 1968.
Kennedy bought the sprawling compound for $19.5 million in June 2010, with the intent of building a $2 million home on the grounds for the Newtons and converting the gold-trimmed main mansion into the centerpiece of public tours. his lawyers say CSD has spent more than $50 million on the project to date.
They’ve been before Gonzalez several times to resolve issues including the cost of upkeep of Newton’s more than 50 Arabian horses. On Friday, for instance, Gonzalez ruled that hay deliveries should be made more frequently and with less volume so that flammable hay stockpiles wouldn’t block breezeway doors in the horse barn in violation of fire codes.
McCrea and the CSD legal team allege in court filings that the Newtons were under “severe financial hardship” when they agreed to sell the property, and that the couple and their inner circle of family members and friends never really planned to cooperate with the development plan.
“Plaintiffs firmly believe that the actions of the Newtons have been calculated to ensure the museum never opens,” McCrea said in a July 23 complaint.
“The purpose of this action is to compel the defendants to immediately vacate the mansion on the property,” it said, “or to dissolve CSD and CSD Management and to recover damages from the Newtons.”
Testimony is expected to continue Tuesday. Gonzalez has scheduled hearings to continue all week.
The project was supposed to have opened in February 2011, but the Newtons still live in the main house with their 10-year-old daughter. The Newtons hold a 20 percent interest in CSD, and Newton has said he regrets going into business with Kennedy.
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Ryan Braun snapped an 0-for-18 slump with an RBI double in the eighth inning, lifting Milwaukee to a three-game sweep of Cincinnati with a 3-2 win Wednesday.
Jonathan Broxton (1-1) started the eighth with the Reds leading 2-1. he retired the first two batters before an infield single by Norichka Aoki. With Carlos Gomez up, Aoki stole second and took third on catcher Dioner Navarro's throwing error. Gomez hit a soft liner that just got over the outstretched glove of shortstop Wilson Valdez and Aoki scored to tie the game.
Gomez stole second and Braun followed with a sharp liner into left to drive in Gomez.
Broxton had given up only three hits and no earned runs in his last four outings.
John Axford (4-6) pitched the eighth for the win and Jim Henderson got his second career save in as many days.
The Reds' fourth straight loss matched their season-worst set June 18-22.
GIANTS 15, CARDINALS 0
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, leading Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants romped past St. Louis.
Scutaro had an RBI single in the third, a two-run double in the eighth and then hit his third career slam, connecting in the ninth off Mitchell Boggs.
Ahead 2-0, the Giants broke it open with five runs in the sixth. They turned the game into a rout with four runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth.
Vogelsong (10-5) gave up three hits in seven innings. he has gone at least six innings in all 21 of his starts, the longest such streak for a Giants pitcher since Bill Swift did it 24 straight times in 1993.
Joe Kelly (2-5) took the loss.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Chad Billingsley shrugged off an inside-the-park home run by Eric Young Jr. on his fourth pitch of the game to win his fourth straight start, Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Colorado to avoid a three-game sweep by baseball's worst pitching staff.
Billingsley (8-9) was charged with four runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings and struck out five against a starting lineup that included five rookie position players.
Ronald Belisario pitched a hitless eighth and Kenley Jansen got three outs for his 22nd save in 28 chances.
Carlos Torres (1-1) took the loss.
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Clayton Richard threw a five-hitter and San Diego swept Chicago.
Richard (9-11) held the Cubs to five singles and pitched out of trouble three times to hand Chicago its eighth straight loss.
Richard struck out five, walked one and hit a batter as the Cubs had a runner reach third base three times.
Chicago scored four runs – all in Tuesday night's 7-4 loss – and had 15 hits in the three-game series.
San Diego's runs came on Will Venable's RBI double in the second inning and Yonder Alonso's run-scoring single in the eighth.
Richard has three career complete games and two shutouts.
Jeff Samardzija (7-10) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings. he struck out five and walked two.
PIRATES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Neil Walker homered and drove in five runs, Kevin Correia won his seventh straight decision and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame four errors to beat Arizona
Walker hit a three-run homer in the first – his career-high 13th of the season – and added a two-run double in the fifth to give Pittsburgh the lead for good.
Correia (9-6) allowed three earned runs in six innings in his first start since the Pirates removed him from the rotation after they acquired Wandy Rodriguez.
Jordy Mercer hit his first major league home run and rookie Starling Marte homered for the second day in a row for the Pirates, who have the majors' best home record at 35-17.
Ian Kennedy (10-9) was charged with six runs and eight hits in four-plus innings. he had won his four previous starts.
Chris Young was ejected after being called out on strikes with the bases loaded to end the seventh with Arizona down 7-5 and was restrained by manager Kirk Gibson.
BRAVES 12, PHILLIES 6
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh after Tim Hudson blew a five-run lead and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia.
Ryan Howard's three-run homer off Hudson during a five-run fifth tied it at 6, but the wild card-leading Braves scored four runs after Antonio Bastardo (2-4) got the first two outs in the seventh.
Michael Bourn had three hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in three, and Uggla also had three hits.
Chad Durbin (4-1) tossed a perfect sixth to earn the win.
Hudson allowed six runs and six hits in 4 1-3 innings. it was his second-shortest outing of the season.
The Braves chased Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick in the fourth, taking a 6-1 lead that seemed insurmountable with Hudson on the mound. the three-time All-Star righty is 132-3 when given a lead of three or more.
NEW YORK (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton hit two two-run homers, Jose Reyes also connected against his former team and the Miami Marlins handed the Mets their ninth straight loss at home.
Reyes extended his hitting streak to a career-high 26 games, the longest in the majors this season. Stanton went deep twice against an ineffective Chris Young (3-6) and finished with four hits in the All-Star slugger's second game back from knee surgery.
After going seven games without a home run, Miami hit four in one night at Citi Field to back Nathan Eovaldi (3-7). Greg Dobbs capped the outburst with a two-run shot in the ninth.
NATIONALS 4, ASTROS 3
HOUSTON (AP) – Gio Gonzalez pitched a nine-inning complete game and hit a home run – both career firsts – to lead the Washington Nationals past Houston.
Nationals manager Davey Johnson was hoping Gonzalez (14-6) could go deep into this game after his bullpen had been taxed with games of 11 and 12 innings to start this series.
He got just what he wanted from Gonzalez, whose other complete game was an eight-inning outing with Oakland in 2010. Things got dicey in the ninth when he allowed three hits and a run and had the tying run on third before striking out Matt Downs to end the game.
Gonzalez put the NL East leaders ahead for good in the second with a two-run homer off Armando Galarraga (0-2).
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