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It is said that Jennifer Lopez has done for the rear end what Pamela Anderson has done for the front end. Over the last few years the buttocks and abdomen have received more press coverage than ever before.

The brazilian butt lift is not just about big butts!.

The brazilian butt lift is a type of butt augmentation procedure which results in a youthful, prominent, perky buttocks and a more sensual body profile. People of all ages are having the butt lift procedure. Dr. Rodriguez removes fat from selected areas of your body, purifies the fat, then reinjects selected donor fat cells into your buttocks. The process of fat reinjection involves scores or hundreds of injections. The procedure is designed to fill the upper quadrant of your buttocks so that the butt appears lifted and perky. The resulting effect is that the woman appears more attractive and sensuous.

If I am more concerned with increasing the size of my buttocks, can I have butt implants instead?There are two different ways to enlarge your buttocks:
1) Brazilian Butt Lift: Fat injections or fat transfer to the butt
2) Butt Implants: Insertion of silicone implants

Dr. Rodriguez will recommend butt implants over the brazilian butt lift ONLY IF you are really tiny and have no body fat stored in your abdomen.If you have enough donor fat, Dr. Rodriguez prefers to augment the butt using fat injections-the brazilian butt lift. He believes that this method results in the most natural and sensual look for the buttock area. He only recommends butt implants if you are very tiny with no fat in your stomach or flank area. The fat transfer method has a lower risk of infection compared to the butt implant procedure.

An additional benefit of this fat injection method is that you not only get a more shapely buttock, but the area liposuctioned is now much leaner, giving your profile a more sensuous look. Dr. Rodriguez prefers the brazilian butt lift, as the combination of liposuction and fat injections produces the most attractive and natural profile.

How is the fat injected into the buttocks?

The buttock is first contoured by performing liposuction in the areas around the buttocks to make them stand out more. Common areas liposuctioned include the back- directly above the butt, the stomach, and the thighs. Note that even the liposuction alone will give your lower body a more attractive look.

The fat suctioned from these areas is carefully processed and purified such that only a fraction of the donor fat removed will qualify for re-injection to the buttocks. In order to get enough qualified fat, Dr. Rodriguez must liposuction at least 2 areas of your body. After liposuction, Dr. Rodriguez carefully purifies the fat so that only the best donor fat cells are reinjected back into your buttocks for augmentation. The fat is placed or transferred to the buttocks with special cannulas.

Dr. Rodriguez injects small amounts of purified fat into different areas of the buttocks and at various depths so that the patient will get the highest permanent absorption rate. Thus, the procedure usually involves ‘hundreds’ of micro fat injections. Correct injection methods are essential to achieve a uniform, smooth, natural appearance to the buttocks.

source: www.cosmeticsurg.net

Palm Tran, Palm Beach County’s public transit service, along with Broward County Transit, Miami-Dade Transit, South Florida Commuter Services, Tri-Rail and the Florida Department of Transportation, will be participating in the third annual National Dump the Pump Day Thursday, June 19.

Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), National Dump the Pump Day encourages people to ride public transportation to save money, conserve gasoline, and help reduce greenhouse gases. Households with two workers and one car that use public transportation save an estimated $6,200 every year, compared to households with no access to public transportation. Public transportation also plays an important role in helping to reduce greenhouse gases.

By participating in National Dump the Pump Day, Palm Tran officials hope people who have never used public transportation will give it a try, instead of driving their car. As part of South Florida’s Dump the Pump campaign, lucky transit riders will receive a scratch-off card to be eligible for the chance to win $1,000 cash, a three-day/two-night Hawks Cay Resort getaway for two in the Florida Keys, tickets to Universal Studios in Orlando, Dunkin Donuts gift cards, transit passes and more. The scratch-off cards will be distributed during the morning of June 19 at select bus and train stations while supplies last.

To plan your trip in support of National Dump the Pump Day or to learn more about all commuter options, please call 1-800-234-RIDE

source: staff reporters at Boca Raton News

Boca applies for certification as ‘green’ friendly community
Assistant City Manager Mike Woika outlined the application process to the City Council at a workshop meeting last week.

“Boca Raton is a leader in sustainability,” he said, pointing out a term that’s become synonymous with “green” friendly.

He said Boca Raton has taken a lead in processing wastewater into reclaimed water. The city, he said, also practices “environmentally sensitive land acquisition, recycling and energy reduction.”

Woika told council members he is filling out the application to have Boca certified by the Florida Green Building Coalition, which has established Green Local Government Designation Standards.

Ironically, to go “green,” Boca is applying for a “silver” designation. Other, more stringent regulations are gold and platinum.

What the city will get from the designation, he said, “is the recognition that it has done things that are environmentally friendly.”

“We will go through a list of standards and see how we stack up,” he told the Boca Raton News after the meeting. “We want to see what others have done.”

He said it will take some 60 to 90 days to file the application. As part of the process, the city will be reviewed in 221 “credit” areas, with varying possible point totals in the areas of city administration, agriculture, building and development, economic development, emergency management and public safety, housing and human services, resource management, environmental protection, public works and engineering.

The application process also involves an in-house assessment, review and evaluation. The Florida Green Building Coalition assigns a project evaluator to meet with the city and verify the application forms.

To earn a “silver designation,” the city has to receive 20 to 40 percent of maximum applicable points. Gold certification requires 40 to 60 percent of applicable points and platinum status requires a tally of 61 percent or higher. Recertification is required every five years.

Woika said he feels the city can get the silver designation “without too much work.”

source: Dale M. King

Sunday, June 15, 2008
Father’s Day

Where: Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12450 S.W. 152 Street, Miami, Florida, 33177 / 305-253-0063 | 888-608-7246 | www.goldcoast-r
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Bring Dad to the Museum and he will receive a Free Admission and Link Train ride with the purchase of an admission and Link Train ride.