Originally posted by: wota
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Very sad.
Even if she survived, who would want to live like that? No kidneys means a lifetime of dialysis + no hands or feet. Poor gal is better off dead.
I like your spirit, we should euthanize all amputees and handicapped. :thumbsup:
Originally posted by: Pocatello
Originally posted by: Eli
What an incredibly adapted and diverse bacterium.. :Q
It's pathogenic to both animals and plants. That is pretty rare in and of itself.
Also..P. aeruginosa is capable of growth in diesel fuel and jet fuel, where it is known as a hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganism (or "HUM bug"), causing microbial corrosion.
:shocked:
Microorganisms are very adaptable. You find them almost every where, even in the harshest of condition.
Originally posted by: Baked
Meh, self inflicted damages don't warrant sympathy. Brazilian women do all sorts of weird shit to their own body to stay competitive and look good from an early age, and this what happens.
Originally posted by: Xstatic1
Originally posted by: Baked
Meh, self inflicted damages don't warrant sympathy. Brazilian women do all sorts of weird shit to their own body to stay competitive and look good from an early age, and this what happens.
u know when i first read the article a couple of days ago, i thought something was fishy about the whole thing. i suspected hospital negligence or she had one too many cosmetic surgeries.
RIP
"She comes from a humble family and she was the main breadwinner," said Simoes, who refuted rumors that da Costa was dieting and that might have affected her health.
"She never dieted, never took pills...she is a very simple, very warm human being," he said.
A doctor who recently published an article in The New England Journal of Medicine on the disease, told CNN that little was known about the illness, although it is the tenth leading cause of deaths in the United States.
"We know a lot about what happens once a patient contracts the illness but we know very little about what causes it," said Dr. Greg Martin of Emory University in Atlanta.
Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: Xstatic1
Originally posted by: Baked
Meh, self inflicted damages don't warrant sympathy. Brazilian women do all sorts of weird shit to their own body to stay competitive and look good from an early age, and this what happens.
u know when i first read the article a couple of days ago, i thought something was fishy about the whole thing. i suspected hospital negligence or she had one too many cosmetic surgeries.
RIP
Can anyone embellish these statements? What do these Brazilian girls do to their bodies?
Originally posted by: skyking
There was nothing in the article to place the blame on anything other than a rare condition and set of circumstances.
Originally posted by: Muse
Can anyone embellish these statements? What do these Brazilian girls do to their bodies?
This story is haunting. I'm reminded of 2 Cat Stevens songs:
Moonshadow:
Yes, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,
Oh if I ever lose my hands, Oh well.... I won't have to work no more.
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,
Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh well.... I won't have to cry no more.
And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg,
Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh well.... I won't have to walk no more.
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,
Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh well.... I won't have to talk...
Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light.
Did it take long to find me? And are you gonna stay the night?
Wow, generalize much?Originally posted by: Xstatic1
Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: Xstatic1
Originally posted by: Baked
Meh, self inflicted damages don't warrant sympathy. Brazilian women do all sorts of weird shit to their own body to stay competitive and look good from an early age, and this what happens.
u know when i first read the article a couple of days ago, i thought something was fishy about the whole thing. i suspected hospital negligence or she had one too many cosmetic surgeries.
RIP
Can anyone embellish these statements? What do these Brazilian girls do to their bodies?
so u don't believe Brazilian women have cosmetic surgeries? :roll:
Originally posted by: skyking
There was nothing in the article to place the blame on anything other than a rare condition and set of circumstances.
do u really think everything is reported after a death?
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UPDATE:
- From Wikipedia...
Miss Universe 2001 contestant "Miss Brazil (Juliana Borges) was heavily criticized after openly admitting to the media that she had about 17 plastic surgeries done".
- "Rio de Janeiro - Miss Brazil Juliana Borges had plastic surgery four times and underwent 19 smaller procedures - one of many competitors determined to nip and tuck their way to beauty. "Plastic surgery made me more beautiful and gave me confidence in myself and the perfect measurements that won me this title," she said after being crowned this week.
Miss Borges, 22, had liposuction and fixed her chin, nose and ears and, of course, boosted her bust.
More and more, Brazil's would-be beauty queens are finding it easier to achieve the ideal measurements than a decade ago. These days, young hopefuls from the steamy Amazon jungle to corn-fed ranching towns in Brazil's south are scheduling surgery. A third of the 27 finalists at the pageant went under the scalpel after rules were changed in the 1990s allowing plastic surgery, coloured contact lenses, hair extensions and dye,. "It's a war out there and all of the beauty tools that can be used are valid," said Boanerges Gaeta, organiser of the Miss Brazil pageant. "Other countries like Venezuela paved the way and Brazil is going to have to use those tools if it wants to compete in Miss Universe."
But Brazil's penchant for plastic is not confined to beauty pageants. A new obsession with cleavage, sparked by Brazil's buxom supermodel Gisele Bundchen, has helped make Brazil the capital of plastic surgery in per capita terms, last year surpassing the former champion, the United States. That's quite a feat for a country with one of the world's biggest gaps between rich and poor and where the minimum wage is 151 reais (NZ$173) a month.
Experts say the industry's success is due in part to the fact that plastic surgery is a status symbol. Unlike the US, Brazil's "siliconadas" proudly display their enhancements on magazine covers. Every week, Carnival queens, actresses and models show off new breasts and tummies. "Plastic surgery symbolises modernity, shows you have money to spend," US anthropologist Alex Edmonds said. "In Brazil, beauty is not something natural, it's something you have to work at." - Reuters
Source: http://www.flatrock.org.nz/top...y_of_plastic_surge.htm
- Brazil stands out from much of the cut-rate Third World crowd because it can keep a straight face as it offers First World quality. A Brazilian economist once dubbed the country ?Belindia? ? a place where the best of Belgium coexists with the worst poverty of a place like India. For those who live on the ?Belgian side,? plastic surgery is common. Over 600,000 operations were performed in 2004, including over 365,000, almost 60%, for purely aesthetic reasons, according to a Gallup poll conducted in conjunction with the SBCP. Brazil has been a recognized international leader in the area for decades. Indeed it might be the only country with a procedure named after it: the Brazilian butt lift. Though cheaper than the northern hemisphere, Brazil isn?t the rock-bottom option. ?Anybody who is worried only about cost can go to Argentina or Thailand,? said Peter Ryan, president of Cosmetic Vacations.
Brazil?s leadership in plastic surgery can be traced in large part to a single man, Ivo Pitanguy. Described by admirers as the father of modern cosmetic surgery, the 79 year-old Pitanguy boasts a long line of rich-and-famous clients, starting with such icons of 20th century beauty as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.
Source: http://www.brazilmax.com/news....origem/tt_prstuff/id/4
all i'm saying is don't be so naive!
Originally posted by: skyking
Wow, generalize much?Originally posted by: Xstatic1
Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: Xstatic1
Originally posted by: Baked
Meh, self inflicted damages don't warrant sympathy. Brazilian women do all sorts of weird shit to their own body to stay competitive and look good from an early age, and this what happens.
u know when i first read the article a couple of days ago, i thought something was fishy about the whole thing. i suspected hospital negligence or she had one too many cosmetic surgeries.
RIP
Can anyone embellish these statements? What do these Brazilian girls do to their bodies?
so u don't believe Brazilian women have cosmetic surgeries? :roll:
Originally posted by: skyking
There was nothing in the article to place the blame on anything other than a rare condition and set of circumstances.
do u really think everything is reported after a death?
---
UPDATE:
- From Wikipedia...
Miss Universe 2001 contestant "Miss Brazil (Juliana Borges) was heavily criticized after openly admitting to the media that she had about 17 plastic surgeries done".
- "Rio de Janeiro - Miss Brazil Juliana Borges had plastic surgery four times and underwent 19 smaller procedures - one of many competitors determined to nip and tuck their way to beauty. "Plastic surgery made me more beautiful and gave me confidence in myself and the perfect measurements that won me this title," she said after being crowned this week.
Miss Borges, 22, had liposuction and fixed her chin, nose and ears and, of course, boosted her bust.
More and more, Brazil's would-be beauty queens are finding it easier to achieve the ideal measurements than a decade ago. These days, young hopefuls from the steamy Amazon jungle to corn-fed ranching towns in Brazil's south are scheduling surgery. A third of the 27 finalists at the pageant went under the scalpel after rules were changed in the 1990s allowing plastic surgery, coloured contact lenses, hair extensions and dye,. "It's a war out there and all of the beauty tools that can be used are valid," said Boanerges Gaeta, organiser of the Miss Brazil pageant. "Other countries like Venezuela paved the way and Brazil is going to have to use those tools if it wants to compete in Miss Universe."
But Brazil's penchant for plastic is not confined to beauty pageants. A new obsession with cleavage, sparked by Brazil's buxom supermodel Gisele Bundchen, has helped make Brazil the capital of plastic surgery in per capita terms, last year surpassing the former champion, the United States. That's quite a feat for a country with one of the world's biggest gaps between rich and poor and where the minimum wage is 151 reais (NZ$173) a month.
Experts say the industry's success is due in part to the fact that plastic surgery is a status symbol. Unlike the US, Brazil's "siliconadas" proudly display their enhancements on magazine covers. Every week, Carnival queens, actresses and models show off new breasts and tummies. "Plastic surgery symbolises modernity, shows you have money to spend," US anthropologist Alex Edmonds said. "In Brazil, beauty is not something natural, it's something you have to work at." - Reuters
Source: http://www.flatrock.org.nz/top...y_of_plastic_surge.htm
- Brazil stands out from much of the cut-rate Third World crowd because it can keep a straight face as it offers First World quality. A Brazilian economist once dubbed the country ?Belindia? ? a place where the best of Belgium coexists with the worst poverty of a place like India. For those who live on the ?Belgian side,? plastic surgery is common. Over 600,000 operations were performed in 2004, including over 365,000, almost 60%, for purely aesthetic reasons, according to a Gallup poll conducted in conjunction with the SBCP. Brazil has been a recognized international leader in the area for decades. Indeed it might be the only country with a procedure named after it: the Brazilian butt lift. Though cheaper than the northern hemisphere, Brazil isn?t the rock-bottom option. ?Anybody who is worried only about cost can go to Argentina or Thailand,? said Peter Ryan, president of Cosmetic Vacations.
Brazil?s leadership in plastic surgery can be traced in large part to a single man, Ivo Pitanguy. Described by admirers as the father of modern cosmetic surgery, the 79 year-old Pitanguy boasts a long line of rich-and-famous clients, starting with such icons of 20th century beauty as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.
Source: http://www.brazilmax.com/news....origem/tt_prstuff/id/4
all i'm saying is don't be so naive!
Search up an article about some other person, make some innuendo about the deceased with no facts in evidence about her, and proclaim judgement.
You fail miserably in proving your assertion.
On the other hand I simply quoted what was available. I have no interest whatsoever in this person or her death or circumstances leading up to it.
I'm disgusted by the tendency to perform character assasination or cheezy attempt to somehow place blame or temper the tragedy of her story.
Originally posted by: Xstatic1
so u don't believe Brazilian women have cosmetic surgeries? :roll:
all i'm saying is don't be so naive!