Whether it be a one-piece, bikini or tankini, the trick to feeling confident in wearing a swimsuit is to choose a style that suits your body shape.

Often we get caught up in what’s trendy and forget to look for a suit that flatters our good features and plays down those we’re not so eager to share with the world. Following are some helpful tips to finding the women’s swimsuit that will flatter your body type. First you need to recognize that you are your own harshest critic! In reality, most people are not going to look at you and think you look like a beached wale. The right bathing suit will draw their eyes away from areas you don’t want them looking at as well as focusing their attention on your finer points!

Finally, a benefit of our failing economy!  It turns out that the crocs franchise may not be around as long as we had feared.  Instead of scrambling to keep up with (inexplicable) demand, they are now facing millions of dollars of debt and a surplus of really ugly shoes.

Why are they having this problem?  Well, they made the little monsters nearly indestructible, so nobody feels the need to buy a second pair.  If only no one felt the need to buy the first pair…

Almost everyone I know agrees that crocs are possibly the ugliest things we as  humans have ever put on our feet.  However, most of my friends own a pair.  When I give them my patented look of revulsion and pity, they shrug and give me the same argument: “They’re comfortable.”

Well…so what??!!!  A lot of unacceptable things are comfortable!  You know what else is comfortable?  Mumus.  I don’t see anyone walking around in a mumu because they are BUTT UGLY.  Just like Crocs.

Another argument commonly thrown around is that they are acceptable for some professions, namely those in the  medical community or those who work in horticulture.  No.  I mean, if you saw your surgeon saunter up to your bedside in purple Crocs (possibly with those little things stuck in the holes, like a doggy or a kitty or a fake diamond), would you have much faith in his skills, or would you remove that IV and get the eff out of there?

It seems, for now, that the croc crisis is over.  All we have to do is figure out a way to destroy the surplus (and, hopefully, every other pair).  Chemical warfare, anyone?

Silicone injections were first used in the 1940s to augment the appearance of the breast. In the 1950s, the liquid was used in the face as an injectable, permanent cosmetic filler, and the 1960s silicone became a popular filler for breast implants. Subsequent decades witnessed controversy surrounding the side effects of both silicone implants and injections. Liquid silicone was known to cause infections, granulomas (bumps), deformities, and pulmonary embolism. Migration of the product from the intended areas to other parts of the body had lethal effects.

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The loss of Michael Jackson shook the world on Thursday. Michael Jackson the entertainer not only impacted the music world in tremendous ways, he was also a global humanitarian, lending his support to 39 charity organizations either with monetary donations through project sponsorships. He received recognition in the 2000 edition of the Guiness Book Of World Records for breaking the world record for the “Most Charities Supported By a Pop Star”. Despite media allegations, Michael Jackson loved all children, and took time out while touring to secret visting sick children and even had special roms at his Neverland Ranch for sick and terminally ill children.

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