Archive for February, 2009

Smiles with Star Quality

Friday, February 27th, 2009

arrie Underwood
Grammy Award-winning artist and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has vocal prowess that will stop everyone in their tracks–and a smile to match. Her perfect, white, and endearing smile captured the hearts of America to catapult her into superstardom. As a multi-platinum recording artist, she has every reason to smile!

Beyonce Knowles
Everything about Beyoncé Knowles screams perfection from her flawless skin to her 1,000-watt smile. The beautiful tones of her skin illuminate her brilliant white smile everywhere she goes, in movies, music videos, commercials, magazine covers, and live in concerts. The R&B singer/songwriter and actress always has a smile ready for every occasion.

George Clooney
Who can resist the sweet, sheepish grin of George Clooney? He’s the type of guy girls want to date and guys want to hang out with. And while this handsome bachelor continues to tear up the big screen with blockbuster hits, he is also a heavy activist for social and political concerns. His charitable contributions have brought many smiles to many faces over the years.

America Ferrera
While the star of “Ugly Betty” graces the screen with a full mouth of metal, the opposite is true in real life for America Ferrera. Don’t be deceived by the metal braces that America wears in her hit TV show–underneath all that metal lies a beautiful, straight smile!

Dangers of Alcohol Consumption

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Everyone enjoys a drink every now and then. In fact, a large part of our modern society involves the apparent release of stress by going out for drinks, having people over for drinks and simply even incorporating alcohol into most recreational activities. It can seem harmless enough, although it would be difficult to find even one person who has not had a bad experience on alcohol. This usually involves drinking a bit too much, being sick or making a complete fool of themselves, including doing something which they regret.

Well the first thing we can look at is the dangers of drinking and driving. The vast majority of road deaths and car accidents are attributed to drunken driving, or driving under the influence (DUI). People just cannot seem to grasp, or do not realize the dangers of DUI. The problem is that alcohol consumption goes hand in hand with falsified courage, where the driver believes that they are straight laced and completely able and competent enough to operate a vehicle.

This being said, alcohol in itself can have some very dangerous effects on the human brain. Some seemingly calm and placid people, under the influence of alcohol, can become dangerously aggressive and violent. There have been studies proving that seemingly normal people can be pushed to theft, rape and even murder under the influence of alcohol.