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Read Real Testimonials about Aurora Clinics PIP Implants Support

Look what others are saying about PIP Implant Removal & Replacement at Aurora Clinics! You’ve seen our many PIP implants videos; you’ve read our PIP blogs; maybe you’ve already even been for your PIP Implants initial consultation? But if you are considering implant removal and replacement (especially of such highly controversial and anxiety-causing implants as […]

3 Tips to Get The Best from your 2012 Cosmetic Surgery

Last year, our ‘New Year: New You Resolutions’ blog was a big hit. This year, however, with the media dominated by the PIP implant scandal and talk of a second recession getting people down, it is easy to forget how little changes – not just the big ones like cosmetic surgery – can really get […]

Notes on a Scandal: Mr Adrian Richards of Aurora Appears on ITV’s The Silicone Scandal PIP Implants Documentary

Aurora Clinics & PIP Implants Making another television appearance regarding the current PIP implants controversy, renowned surgeon Mr Adrian Richards of Aurora Clinics appeared on last night’s ITV feature documentary - The Silicone Scandal. The show, presented by reporter Chris Choi, highlighted the fear and confusion caused to women worldwide by recent revelations that PIP […]

Breast Reduction Surgery: How Small Can I Go?

Many women are currently having their breast implants removed or replaced. Some women simply need breast reduction surgery because they are unhappy with the appearance of their large breasts in clothing or feel the weight of them is uncomfortable. Either way, if you now wish to significantly reduce the size of your bust, a consideration […]

Mr Adrian Richards warns of the PIP Implant Silent Rupture Rate

Appearing in an interview for ITV International news yesterday (Wednesday 4th January 2012) Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics, Mr Adrian Richards, warned that the reported PIP implant rupture rate may only be the tip of a less apparent iceberg. Obvious breast implant ruptures (also called symptomatic rupture) produce symptoms you couldnt miss: changes to the […]

PIP Implants: Keep Calm and Carry On (Cautiously)

If you woke yesterday to the breaking news that the PIP implants controversy had taken yet another turn, you would be forgiven for feeling somewhat confused. The debate over PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) Implant safety is not new. The Aurora Clinics Blog reported back in April on the issues surrounding PIP implant safety . In November, surgical Director […]

What to Bring to your Breast Enlargement Sizing Consultation

Here at Aurora Clinics, we frequently get asked by patients what they should wear or bring to their breast enlargement sizing consultation, so we thought we would compile this quick checklist to help! Why do I need a sizing consultation? The Breast Enlargement Sizing consultation is a really important part of your decision to have […]

Your Questions Answered by the Surgeons at Aurora Clinics

Is Areola Reduction Included with my Breast Uplift Package?

Question: Dear Aurora Clinics, I am having a breast uplift with your surgeon Mr Adrian Richards in August but I have a further enquiry. My areolas are very large and take up a lot of my breast. Will Mr Richards be able to reduce them so as they look smaller and rounder? Can areola reduction […]

French woman’s death sparks renewed PIP fears: Aurora advise about breast implant safety

Guest blog by Amin Elmubarak for Aurora Clinics PIP Implants: The Background According to a popular consumer watch website, on March 30, 2010, France’s health regulators issued a recall of all pre-filled silicone breast implants manufactured by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a company based in southern France. The breast implant recall is said to affect […]

Breast Cancer Month Blog: Breast Cancer concerns? What Cosmetic Surgery can do for you.

As October draws to a close, Aurora Clinics cannot forget to mention that this month has been devoted to Breast Cancer Awareness. For a cosmetic surgery centre with many expert surgeons specialising in breast surgery procedures, this is a topic very close to our hearts. In the field of cosmetic surgery, breast cancer has an impact […]

Breast Enlargement sizing: how to measure your cup size

Breast Enlargement Surgery  – How to Measure Your Cup Size At Aurora Clinics, we’re often asked in our breast enlargement clinic how to measure your cup size. Studies have shown that over 80% of UK women are wearing bras which are the incorrect cup size for them! Interestingly, the most common UK cup size […]

Are Breast Implants safe after having breast cancer?

Guest Blog by By Lisa Moore of Plastic Surgery Guide Are Breast Implants Safe for Patients who have had Breast Cancer? In the aftermath of cancer treatments like mastectomies, many women opt to have reconstructive surgery. The most popular type of reconstructive surgery involves breast implants. Before opting for such a procedure, however, most patients […]

Top Tips: when to remove or replace your Breast Surgery implants?

How can you tell when it’s time to replace your breast surgery implants? Increasingly, patients want to know whether they should have their implants exchanged, what are the pros, what are the cons. Here is a Top Tips guide by Aurora Clinics’ expert surgeons to put your mind at rest… If your breasts feel OK and […]

Cosmetic Surgery: hospital worries explained…

Cosmetic Surgery: Worries about being in hospital Most people have some worries and concerns about having any kind of operation and being in hospital. People going into hospital for surgery for breast enlargement often come up with the following questions: 1. How many people stay overnight in hospital following surgery? Whenever possible, after you have […]

Your Questions Answered by the Surgeons at Aurora Clinics

Is Areola Reduction surgery permanent?

Question: I have had areola reduction surgery twice. My first treatment took place in 2007 and the second in 2008. I opted for secondary surgery because the size of my areolas did not turn out as agreed and there was a difference in their shape! I became unexpectedly pregnant eight months after my last surgery […]

Can I examine my breasts for lumps after having Breast Implants?

Our specialist surgeons often get asked by patients about Breast Enlargement surgery and how breast implants might affect examination for breast cancer. In fact, if you have had breast enlargement surgery there is no need to be concerned about this. Can I examine my breasts for lumps after Breast Implant Surgery? Yes, it is possible […]

Busted about my Breast Implants! Will people know I’ve had Breast Enlargement Surgery?

Breast Enlargement Surgery at Aurora Clinics: Are the Results Obvious? Generally, Aurora Clinics’ aim to produce a very natural-looking bust which nobody could guess is the product of breast enlargement surgery. Our aim is to match your bust to your shoulders and hips to create a natural, feminine figure without making you look top-heavy or […]

Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery: A Good Advert?

Are Celebrities Good Adverts for Cosmetic Surgery? On balance, we feel that many celebrities are not particularly good adverts for cosmetic and plastic surgery. Here are the reasons why… Celebrities who are in the press for having had cosmetic or plastic surgery are frequently those who have had very obvious – and sometimes extreme – […]

Should I choose saline or silicone Breast Implants?

When deciding to have breast enlargement surgery one of the major issues that crops up is whether to opt for saline or silicone breast implants for your breast augmentation. As with many decisions there are pros and cons to be weighed up before you can make an informed choice. What are the pros and cons […]

Kirsty’s Breast Enlargement surgery experience: REAL patient report!

Big Brands Use Bullying Tactics For Breast Enlargement Surgery I had been looking into having Breast Enlargement Surgery for quite a while and had initially gone to see the ‘large high street companies’ which advertise on TV, the underground and social networking sites. I found it strange that I didn’t meet with a surgeon or […]

4 Bilateral Breast Enlargement surgery myths

Bilateral Breast Enlargement Surgery Myths There are many myths regarding breast enlargement surgery. These include the fact that: Breast implants can mysteriously blow up whilst flying at altitude. Silicone implants can deflate whilst scuba diving. Seatbelts should not be worn with breast implants. Breast examinations are impossible after breast enlargement surgery. Aurora Clinics decided that […]

My Experience of Breast Enlargement at Aurora Clinics

Reading through the March newsletter, I noticed you were looking for people to report back on their experiences of surgery with Aurora. Here’s my story… I met Mr Richards just before Christmas to discuss the possibility of breast enlargement surgery – something I’d been considering for years, but had been too scared to pursue. Mr […]

Bilateral Breast Reduction: Aurora Clinics patient testimonial

1 Week Post-Bilateral Breast Reduction Surgery I’m doing great and amazingly I’m not in any pain! We are travelling down tomorrow for my appointment at Aurora Clinics in Northampton (The Three Shires) to sort out my stitches. I can see a bit of bruising on the sides under my armpit but it doesn’t hurt. I spoke […]

Are your Breast Implants a timebomb? The explosive truth about PIP implants

Already had a Breast Enlargement? Or perhaps you’ve been researching getting one? Either way, you’ve probably heard the recent scandal about PIP exploding implants. But how seriously did you take it? PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) Implants are simply the name of a brand. They are French and, for the past 20 years, have been very […]

Tina’s Diary of her Blepharoplasty and Breast Reduction at Aurora Clinics

I have been considering Blepharoplasty (eyelid) and Breast Reduction operations for some time. My eyes were beginning to look tired and it was difficult to apply eye make-up, my breasts felt heavy and I was suffering from back, shoulder and neck ache trying to keep my breasts supported. I would travel anywhere to choose the right […]

Zoe’s Diary of her Bilateral Breast Augmentation (Enlargement)

I checked into Auroa Clinics in Northampton (The Three Shires) at 7.30 am feeling excited and apprehensive with my bloke (who is hospital phobic) at my side looking as anxious as me!! We got shown to my room and almost straight away a nurse came in to admit me, ask a few questions and tick a few […]

Explaining the latest Cosmetic Surgery trends: new 2010 BAAPS statistics

Some clear trends in Cosmetic Surgery were apparent when The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) released the UK’s 2010 statistics this week. Despite the recession, there are more cosmetic surgery procedures being carried out in the UK than ever: a 5% increase on the previous year. But whilst some procedures are clearly on […]

Do I need Cosmetic or Plastic Surgery? The differences explained

The terms Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery are often used interchangeably or cause confusion: many people in the UK think that Plastic Surgery is just the American term, when in fact it is a completely different field. When looking into procedures to change the way you look, it is important to get the basic terminology […]

Fight Fat & Fight Cancer! 2011 Cosmetic Surgery Trend

2011 is the year of the war on obesity. So the big buzz in Cosmetic Surgery is Fat Removal procedures: “We’re talking freezing fat, zapping fat, melting fat away, as well as vacuuming fat from places where it is plentiful (thighs, tummy and love handles)”, says Denise Mann (ed. Ceatus Cosmetic Surgery Group). This comes […]

Breast capsules – what is the best treatment for me?

Mr. Richards (Aurora Clinics) performs a Capsulectomy If you’re unlucky enough to develop breast capsules after breast enlargement there are a number of treatments available for you. The first and most simple is gentle massage of the breasts. In early capsulisation there is some evidence that gently massaging the tissue on the breasts to the 12 […]

What are breast capsules and how are they best treated?

All foreign materials in our body become surrounded by a thin layer of tissue. This is the body’s way of fending off material that it does not recognize.This occurs around hip replacements, heart valves and any implant or device.  With breast implants, in the majority of patients, this lining (which is called a capsule) remains soft and […]

Which organisations should your Plastic Surgeon be a member of?

There are a number of organisations which Plastic Surgeons and Cosmetic Doctors can be affiliated to. As a basis, all doctors & plastic surgeons should be registered by the General Medical Council (GMC). This organisation is mandatory to belong to for all registered doctors and you can check their registration at For plastic surgeons, […]

When will I be able to get back to normal activities following Breast Enlargement surgery?

With modern anaesthetics and surgical techniques, recovery is now much quicker following breast enlargement surgery. Generally, we do advise people in manual work to take a week off work and then they find they can return to normal activities. During the week after surgery most people do have some discomfort in their chest which they […]

How uncomfortable will I be after breast surgery?

Generally, breast surgery is not as painful as many people think. Of the 3 main procedures, breast uplift, breast reduction and breast enlargement, breast enlargement tends to be the most uncomfortable. This is because the tissues are stretched and most people have a feeling of tightness in the chest following surgery. In the 8 hours following surgery […]

Can I develop bad scarring following Breast Enlargement surgery?

As a guide if you have developed unsightly scars in other areas of the body you are more likely to developed unsightly scars following breast enlargement surgery. If you do developed more or lumpy scars I would think very carefully about having breast augmentation surgery as what is discussed are lumpy and unsightly they are […]

What type of breast implants are most used in the United Kingdom?

The main types of breast implants used in the United Kingdom are those made by the following companies: 1. Allergan 2. Mentor 3. Nagor 4. Eurosilimed 5. Sebbin. All these breast implant manufacturers have different pros and cons but all have a long safety track record and are among the best implants available today in […]

Free nipple grafts – what are they?

Free nipple grafts are a slightly old-fashioned breast reduction technique in which the nipple is completely removed from the breast and replaced as a skin graft. Free nipple grafts were used some years ago because they were believed to be a safer technique in performing very large breast reductions of 1 kilogram and over per […]

Should Breast Reduction with free nipple graft techniques be used?

In our opinion, breast reduction surgery that involves free nipple graft should be used only very infrequently. Our surgeon Adrian Richards has not used this technique for over 10 years and he treats over a hundred people for breast reductions per year. The reason we feel free nipple grafting should not be used in most patients is […]

What physical problems does having large breasts cause?

Having breasts that are not in proportion to your physique causes significant problems – including wearing clothing and the way they look. The main problems with large breasts are: Neck and shoulder ache. Cutting in of a bra strap in their shoulders. Infections in the fold underneath the breast where the skin surfaces rub together. […]

What is a pedicle and how does it relate to Breast Reduction surgery?

A pedicle is the plastic surgical term for a bridge of tissue which connects one area of skin to another. In breast reduction surgery, the pedicle is used to bring blood and nerve supply to the nipple when the tissue around it has been removed. The pedicle (bridge of tissue connecting the nipple) can lie […]

Breast Reduction surgery – what is the maximum weight that can be reduced?

There’s really no upper limit to the weight that can be removed in a breast reduction and operation. In most cases, the average weight removed will be between 400 and 800 grams of tissue. Over 800 grams per breast comprises a larger breast reduction and over 1.5 kilograms per breast classifies as a very large […]

What is the best technique for a relatively small Breast Reduction?

If your breasts are relatively small and your surgeon anticipates they would be removing less than 500 grams of tissue per side, often a vertical scar technique or a short transverse scar technique might be appropriate for you. The advantage of these techniques is that the scar does not extend wholly along the crease under […]

I am considering breast surgery. What advice would you give me to help me select my surgeon?

When considering any type of plastic surgery, it is very important to do research adequately. In particular, to seek a consultation with a surgeon who specialises in the field you are considering. For example, most plastic surgeons will have specialised in facial rejuvenation surgery such as facelifts or body surgery. It is certainly worthwhile asking your […]

Carly talks about her recent Breast Enlargement Surgery

Here Carly talks about her recent Breast Enlargement Surgery that she had carried out six weeks ago by Mr Adrian Richards, Leading Plastic Surgeon for Aurora Clinics. To find out more about Mr Richards and the procedures he carries out please visit our website.

Polyurethane-coated implants: are they a significant advance?

Recently, there has been lots of information in the press about the use of polyurethane implants for breast enlargement, and there has been a resurgence in their use. The main advantages of polyurethane implants over conventional textured implants are that they: Reduce the rate of capsular contracture. Reduce the risk of implant descent. The polyurethane-coated […]

Is Liposuction an option for Breast Reduction?

Many people who are considering a reduction in the size of their breasts are very worried about the scars that can occur following traditional breast reduction techniques. If you are worried about the scarring from traditional breast reduction, liposuction may be an option for you. The advantages of liposuction are: Minimal scarring. Quick recovery. With […]

What are the best options for excess skin following weight loss in my bust area?

For both men and women, after losing a significant amount of weight, there’s likely to be excess skin in the chest area. This can be manifested by a low nipple position with loss of volume from the chest and excess of skin. The excess skin in this area is normally treated with a breast uplift […]

Ever wondered how a Breast Reduction operation is performed?

Here, Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards shows you how each stage of the operation is performed. In the video he shows you: Which bit of the breast is removed. How the blood and nerve supply to the nipple is preserved. How the remaining breast tissue is shaped. The result at the end of surgery.

Using tummy tissue to reconstruct the breast after breast cancer surgery

One of the best ways of reconstructing the breast following the removal of breast tissue with breast cancer is by removing tissue from your tummy. The tissue removed lies underneath the tummy button down to the fold above your pubic skin area. Most women do have some excess tissue in this region, specifically if they […]

Are there any alternatives to a pedicle for Breast Reconstruction?

In recent times more advanced techniques have been employed in which  tissue is transferred after complete removal from the body. The blood vessels which supply blood to this skin are then reattached to  either vessels in your underarm area or from your chest. These techniques are known either as a free TRAM flap reconstruction or DIEP flap […]

What treatments are available to reconstruct the breast after breast cancer?

There are now many more options for reconstructing a breast which has been treated following breast cancer. The simplest form of treatment if you have sufficient breast tissue is to remove the breast cancer and at the same time reduce the size of the breast on both sides. This has the dual benefit of reducing […]

What reconstruction techniques are there after breast cancer using my own tissue?

There are two main sources of tissue which are used by surgeons to reconstruct the breast after breast cancer surgery. These are transferred tissues from the back or from your tummy. Removing tissue from the back uses a muscle called the latissimus dorsi muscle, whereas from the tummy it uses the lower tummy tissue below […]

Reconstruction of the breast following cancer with breast implants – pros and cons

One of the simplest ways to reconstruct the breasts following mastectomy or removal of breast tissue following breast cancer is with a breast implant. The advantage of this procedure are that it is relatively straightforward and does not involve removing tissue from another area of the body. The disadvantage of this procedure is that it […]

What options are available for breast reconstruction after breast cancer?

Following breast cancer operations and mastectomy there are now a number of options to reconstruct the breast tissue. In a previous blog post, we’ve talked about oncoplastic techniques which are suitable if you have sufficient breast tissue to allow for breast reduction and removal of the breast cancer in one operation. If, however, you haven’t sufficient […]

Rupture of breast implants and a case we operated on today

The video and photos below show an interesting case of a lady we operated on earlier today.   This patient had Breast Enlargement surgery six years ago with what looks like thin-walled cohesive gel implants. You can see the implant on the right was ruptured while the implant on the left was intact. We managed to […]

The double-bubble effect – how we treated a patient

Today in clinic we saw a very interesting patient who had a Breast Augmentation five years ago. From examination, her implants were lying in a very high position under the muscle. We could tell the implants were under the muscle by asking her to place her hands on her hips and press inwards. This causes the […]

Rippling following Breast Enlargement – what is the cause?

Rippling is unfortunately a possibility with breast implants – but what causes it, and how can it be corrected? People develop rippling in the upper part of the breast because there is insufficient soft tissue padding over the implant. This allows the outline of the implant to show through the skin. Rippling can be avoided […]

Is it possible to remove breast implants and still achieve a reasonable size bust?

Yesterday we performed an operation on a lady who had previously had breast augmentation performed by another surgeon. She felt that her breasts were too large, so we performed a removal of the implants and redistributed the remaining breast tissue. This gave her a smaller, neater bust with a slight uplift. We have found that in […]

Saline implants – is there a reason for having them?

Type of implants is just one of the decisions you have to make when having breast enlargement. But is there a reason to choose saline implants over silicone? Saline implants are essentially composed of a thin silicone shell and filled up with salty water (saline). The advantage of these implants is that they are not silicone, […]

Saline or silicone breast implants?

There are two main types of breast implants – saline (salt water-filled implants) and silicone implants. Since the silicone controversy 20 years ago, silicone implants were removed from the market in the United States. However, there was never enough evidence for them to be removed from the market in the UK and most of Europe. There have […]

How can I tell whether my breast implants are under the muscle?

This is a question we are often asked and many people are not sure whether their breast implants have been placed under the muscle or over the muscle. There is a simple test for this. If you place your hands on your hips and press inwards this contracts the muscle of your chest. If the […]

Which is the best incision for breast implants?

Which is the best incision for breast implants? Aurora’s Specialist Breast Surgeon Adrian Richards shares his thoughts. Essentially there are 4 ways of introducing a breast implant and these are as follows: 1. Through a 3-4 centimetre incision in the fold underneath the breast. 2. Through the armpit. 3. Through an incision at the base […]

Can you have a breast enlargement after Macrolane?

Can you have a breast enlargement after Macrolane? Adrian Richards shares his thoughts… The answer to this is yes. I’m seeing an increasing amount of patients who have had Macrolane treatment in the last couple of years. Most patients who have had Macrolane decide to have a formal breast enlargement with silicone implants. This is […]

Breast implants – do they need replacing?

This is one of the common questions we’re asked in clinic and our answer is generally unless there is a problem with the breast implant they do not need replacing. With the latest fourth generation of breast implants, the manufacturers recommend that they are guaranteed for at least 15 years against rupture. However, the technology […]

Polyurethane Implants – what’s all the fuss about?

Recently, there has been a lot of interest in the use of polyurethane implants. These are silicone implants coated with a polyurethane foam. This implants are now used much more than previously, and the principal reason for this is they have a very low capsular contraction rate. Capsular contraction is caused by the body forming […]

Breast Enlargement Surgery – under the muscle or over

Here, Aurora Clinics Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards shares his thoughts on the placement of breast implants. I find the decision as to whether to place implants above or below the muscle a difficult one and each surgeon that I talked to has a different percentage of patients in which they place the implant under or […]

A testimonial from Janice

Hi there, Reading through the March newsletter, I noticed you were looking for people to report back on their experiences of surgery with Aurora, so I thought I would share mine. I met Mr Richards just before Christmas to discuss the possibility of breast surgery – something I’d been considering for years, but had been […]

Botched boob jobs up by 30% a year in the UK

The number of British women suffering botched breast implant surgeries has increased by a shocking 30 per cent in a year, figures have revealed. Figures from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency showed that surgeons received 173 complaints last year  up from 135 in 2007, reports the News of the World. Health watchdogs […]

Breast Reduction operation

Interested in Breast Reduction? Watch our video of the procedure being performed below. Hello, my name’s Adrian Richards. I’m a Plastic Surgeon and the Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics based here in the United Kingdom. Today I’m going to be talking you through an operation I did recently on a lady who required a breast reduction surgery.  […]

When should you replace your implants?

Worried about implant removal and replacement and when’s the right time? Read on. Hello, my name’s Adrian Richards. I’m a Plastic Surgeon and the Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics. Today I’m going to be talking about replacement of breast implants. This is an increasing problem and I’m seeing more and more patients who come to me to […]

Breast Implants – behind the muscle

Thinking about Breast Enlargement surgery? Below, Aurora Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards talks about a recent operation where he positioned the implants behind the muscle. Hello, my name’s Adrian Richards. I’m a Plastic Surgeon and the Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics. Today I’ll be taking you through each stage of a procedure which I recently performed on a lady, inserting a teardrop […]

Breast Implants – in front of the muscle

Thinking about Breast Enlargement surgery? Below, Aurora Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards talks about a recent operation where he positioned the implants in front of the muscle. Hello, my name’s Adrian Richards. I’m a Plastic Surgeon and the Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics. Today I’m going to be talking to you about the different stages in a sub-glandular breast implant. This […]

What to bring to your sizing appointment

Hi, I’m Aggie Oakley. I tend to do a lot of the breast sizings for Mr Richards and the other consultants working in the practice, and I’d like to talk to you about breast sizing appointments. When I actually do a breast sizing, I ask patients to bring lots of different tops along with them, tops […]

Aneka discusses her Breast Enlargement Procedure with Mr Adrian Richards

Thinking about Breast Enlargement surgery? Below is an interview between a patient, Aneka, and Aurora Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards, where she talks about her experience of surgery. Hi Aneka, you had breast augmentation surgery six weeks ago. Can you tell us how you felt coming in, having the consultation, how the whole process went, making an appointment etc?  I […]

What is the best treatment for Tuberous Breasts?

Concerned about tuberous breasts and thinking about treatment? Below is a guest post written by Aurora Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards. Hello, my name’s Adrian Richards. I’m a Plastic Surgeon and the Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics. We specialise in plastic surgery, particularly cosmetic surgery, and I tend to specialise in breast surgery. In a previous […]

An Aurora patient explains her experience of having a Breast Augmentation

We always like to hear how our patients have found their experience with us. Below is a patient’s account of her Breast Augmentation at Aurora Clinics, in her own words. “I decided to have my operation done after years of going through ‘shall I, shan’t I’. A friend of mine had it done and a […]

How to restore a more youthful look to the bust

Loss of volume from the breasts is a common legacy of motherhood and breastfeeding, as the distension of the breasts with milk causes the skin to stretch. With the subsequent shrinking, the unsupported breasts settle into the stretched skin and gravity pulls them down. Putting on weight and then losing it can have the same […]

Breast Augmentation Surgery up year on year

Breast Enhancement is proving year on year to be one of the most requested treatments in aesthetics. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed in its annual audit that breast augmentation was the most popular procedure among women treated by its members in 2008 – a 30% increase on the previous year. Adrian […]


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SXSW Picks and Sleepers

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HEIRUSPECS: Falling off the same Twin City tree that's brought us a Midwest movement of garage-hop with bleeding heart poetics, Heiruspecs brings another new sound to hip-hop. Bluesy live instrumentation, including flute, bass, guitar, and DJs keeps a tempo that MCs like Slug and Sage Francis are dying to flow around. (Zero Degrees, 7:30pm) -- Christopher Coletti

OTIS TAYLOR: Boulder's Otis Taylor won last year's "Best New Artist" honors at the W.C. Handy Awards, and thanks to the John Lee Hooker-meets-Corey Harris acoustic blues of his Respect the Dead, he's up for "Acoustic Artist" and "Contemporary Blues Album" this year. (BD Riley's, 8pm) -- Raoul Hernandez

BLACK-EYED SNAKES: What do the trashin', screamin', distorted Delta sounds of the Black-Eyed Snakes and the slowcore sounds of Low have in common? Both bands are fronted by Duluth, Minn.'s Alan Sparhawk, who released It's the Black-Eyed Snakes in 2001 on his Chairkicker's Music label. (Beerland, 8pm) -- Michael Chamy

PEELANDER-Z: Residing in NYC, this Japanese trio is CBGB rock: Ramones' tempos scuzzed à la Johnny Thunders. Apt to be wearing plastic hair, wrestling masks, and any other sort of rock & roll kabuki accouterments, PZ is cartoon punk for a SXSW Saturday night. (Elysium, 8pm) -- Raoul Hernandez

HOLOPAW: Holopaw was "discovered" in Gainesville, Fla., by Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, who facilitated the band's demo, which he then delivered to Sub Pop. The final product is a layered accumulation of heartbreaking songs as varied and mysterious as the Deep South itself. (Red Eyed Fly, 8pm) -- Melanie Haupt

ENTRANCE: Guy Blakeslee, 21, releases his first solo album, The Kingdom of Heaven Must Be Taken by Storm, on Tiger Style this spring. And what a breathtaking debut it is. Part of the new anti-folk movement that started in New York, Blakeslee bears a startling physical resemblance to Tim Buckley and combines languid blues guitar with earnest, wrenching vocals that channel Robert Plant. (Mercury, 8pm) -- Melanie Haupt

TARA ANGELL: This snarling NYC singer-songwriter has earned a reputation for the unlikely combination of heartbreaking songs and a spunky live set. Her upcoming disc, Come Down, was produced by Joseph Arthur; Daniel Lanois described it as "the darkest and truest record I've heard since early Black Sabbath." (Lounge, 8pm) -- Andy Langer

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: Too jangly to be garage punk and too earnest to be quirky, Austin's the American People are best described by an anonymous Web review: "This band fed my inner desire for lusty politico-gunwah on a level yet to be achieved by any artist in any genre visual, aural, or otherwise." Their worthy debut, Because We Can, was followed this year by Thought We Could. (Privilege Patio, 8pm) -- Margaret Moser

BUCK 65: Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Buck 65 has held hip-hop down in our northern neighbor since his start as a B-boy in 1982. A decade later, Buck grabbed the mic, boards, and turntables for a deep, lavish study of the Language Arts. Stepping past the Centaur in 2002, this Canadian bacon gets sizzling by showcasing "synesthetic" scratches and rhymes. (Zero Degrees, 8:15pm) -- Christopher Coletti

SWEDISH NIGHT NO. 2: And ... action: Stockholm sweeties Pineforest Crunch come out kicking girl-pop, while the Mo follows with Billy Joel/Rufus Wainwright pianistics. The Thousand Dollar Playboys lasso clean, North-countrified Blue Rodeo moves. Another Stockholm girl, Marit Bergman, leads into the Divinyls-like slap of blonde Linda Sundblad and Lambretta. (Maggie Mae's, 9pm-midnight) -- Raoul Hernandez

CHRIS WHITLEY: Whitley has been busking since God was a boy, starting out with a blues vibe and evolving into something more rocking and electronic. Da blues orientation never totally went away, which is evident on Whitley's seventh record, Rocket House, which is also his debut on Dave Matthews' ATO Records. (Aussies, 9pm) -- Melanie Haupt

SCOUT NIBLETT: Scout Niblett, an intriguing lass from Nottingham, England, will remind some of Chan Marshall, and others of a young Polly Jean Harvey. It all depends on her mood, whether she's quiet like her 2001 debut, Sweet Heart Fever, or letting loose onstage with discordant thrashes. (Buffalo Billiards, 9pm) -- Christopher Hess

ALBERT & GAGE: The Austin duo of Christine Albert and Chris Gage go in many directions. Most likely you'll hear grownup duets from Burnin' Moonlight and Jumpin' Tracks since it's too unseasonable for their charming Christmas songs. Still, some of Albert's French recordings would be nice among their lovingly crafted compositions. (Cactus Cafe, 9pm) -- Margaret Moser

FRUIT BATS: Although their lush new album Mouthfuls isn't due until April on Sub Pop, Chicagoan Eric Johnson and keyboardist/bassist Gillian Lisee's folk experiment is on its seventh national tour. (Red Eyed Fly, 9pm) -- Melanie Haupt

NOAM WEINSTEIN: Singer-songwriter Noam Weinstein, 25, currently calls NYC home, but he grew up in the cradle of latter-day folk music, Cambridge, Mass. In 2002, he released his second CD, Above the Music, which features new superstar Norah Jones throughout the disc. (Pecan St. Ale House, 9pm) -- Jim Caligiuri

THE FRIENDLY: This Albuquerque trio draws inspiration from New Mexico's open rugged beauty. While their punchy drums, Stratocaster shards, and beefy bass sound like they digested Rush's Caress of Steel and Beat-era King Crimson, their aural landscapes are heavy on inspired interplay. (Club DeVille, 9pm) -- David Lynch

GINGERSOL: Brooklyn's Gingersol plays delightfully melodic, rough-edged rock that recalls the Replacements, early Wilco, or a more scruffy Gin Blossoms. 2001's The Train Wreck Is Behind You was their most confident work. (Opal Divine's, 9pm) -- Jim Caligiuri

LOUD HOUSE RECORDS PRESENT: Looking for something a little different? The Loud House Records showcase is where you want to be, and here's why: Mike Kindred is one of Dallas' truly underrated talents, a keyboard demon with killer songwriting chops who co-authored SRV's "Cold Shot." Ex-Loose Diamond Troy Campbell is an Austin-based singer-songwriter with rock leanings and an unexpectedly lyrical edge. Nashville bluesman David Olney has his first release out for the label, The Wheel, a solid offering of acclaimed songwriting being compared to John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, and Randy Newman. Austin accordion king Ponty Bone & the Squeezetones close the night with the Texas-flavored Cajun riffs and rockin' soul honed on his Loud House CD Fantasize. (BD Riley's, 10pm-1am) -- Margaret Moser

THE SILOS: Walter Salas-Humara has kept the Silos going in one form or another since the late Eighties, playing an infectious folk-rock hybrid that often defies categorization. 2002's Ask the Dusk is their ninth release. (Opal Divine's, 10pm) -- Jerry Renshaw

REX HOBART & THE MISERY BOYS: Kansas City's Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys are arguably the best honky-tonk band the Midwest has to offer. With Hobart's deep, strong vocals out front, theirs is heartfelt, slightly threadbare country music. The new Bloodshot offering, Your Favorite Fool, was produced by Dwight Yoakam's right-hand man, Pete Anderson. (Mother Egan's, 10pm) -- Jim Caligiuri

EARLY DAY MINERS: The quiet, restive rock made by Bloomington-based Early Day Miners uses hushed vocals and creeping, stirring structural soundscapes to create a mood so thick you could wear it like a hair shirt. These somber sonic netherworlds are taking a back seat on the band's new release, Jefferson at Rest, which moves in the direction of pop. (Buffalo Billiards, 10pm) -- Christopher Hess

MOTH WRANGLERS: Beghtol and Xefos aren't a pharmaceutical brand, they only sound like one. NYC's LD Beghtol (Flare/Magnetic Fields) and SF's Chris Xefos (ex-King Missile) make rich, red-eye (as in bicoastal), lo-fi, 2001's Never Mind the Context a dreamy floater found in your pop closet munching on your flannel Belle & Sebastian T-shirt. (Hideout, 10pm) -- Raoul Hernandez

ERIN MCKEOWN: From Providence, R.I., Erin McKeown calls herself a mix of "Django Reinhardt and G. Love." Her blend of swing, jazz, edgy pop, and cabaret-inflected vocals is difficult to pigeonhole, yet is wholly original. Nettwerk will release her next CD, Grand, on June 10. (Lounge, 10pm) -- Jim Caligiuri

PATRICK PARK: On his recent Under the Unminding Skies EP, this Colorado-raised punk-turned-singer-songwriter makes a memorable first impression with a batch of slightly twangy but well-built tunes. (Pecan St. Alehouse, 10pm) -- Andy Langer

HANG ON THE BOX: Seems like "all-girl punk rock from Beijing, China" should be enough to get your goatee off that cell phone and your smarmy A&R ass down to the Elysium. (Elysium, 10pm) -- Kate X Messer

THE CHERRY VALENCE: Chapel Hill's Cherry Valence offers a generous dose of sloppy rock & roll skronk, with plenty of MC5/garage influences to be heard. Their self-titled Estrus release was followed by 2002's Riffin'. (Emo's Main, 10pm) -- Jerry Renshaw

WAKEFIELD: These mostly 18-year-old rock prodigies from Maryland sold over 10,000 copies of their debut EP. Now Arista's releasing their Matt Wallace-produced American Made, and it's easy to see why. It's exactly the type of guitar-driven, radio-ready pop-punk that never goes out of style. (Fox & Hound, 10pm) -- Andy Langer

THE REDNECK MANIFESTO: Formed in 1998 from the remnants of Dublin, Ireland, hardcore bands, this quartet uses rock instrumentation to explore loud sound in a jazzlike way. The results blend soundtrack etherealness and Isotope 217 like development, found on 2002's Cut Your Heart Off From Your Head. (Privilege Patio, 11pm) -- David Lynch

HIS & HER VANITIES: With more plugs than a bad hair transplant, this new/old wave generator from Madison, Wis., skronks a kind of future-rustic, modern revisionist take on old baldies like Wire and Sonic Youth, while keeping current with the latest coifs for 2003. (Hard Rock Cafe, 11pm) -- Kate X Messer

THE AEFFECT: Thatcher and Reagan collude/collide to take over the world in this body slam of early-Eighties Brit-synth-tech meets Southern U.S. jangle pop in ways they just couldn't back then. (Tequila Rock, 11pm) -- Kate X Messer

SINGLE FRAME ASHTRAY: Amid the biting calliope synth-rock of last year's self-titled debut, Austin's Single Frame Ashtray is singed with dark glee, like Oingo Boingo getting thrashed by Fugazi. (Club 505, 11pm) -- Raoul Hernandez

ELEFANT: Just in time for Blur's return to Austin comes this sultry and swarthy band of NYC pretty boys with an elegant take on the poppier side of Roxy Music and the less foppish side of Todd Rundgren or prissy Morrissey. Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid is their first wicked full-length on Kemado. (Privilege, 11pm) -- Kate X Messer

TORA! TORA! TORRANCE!: Young, angry, libidinous Tora! Tora! Torrance! crosses prog-punk with arena rawk and throws in a lead singer who channels the self-abusing desolation of Pete Shelley. The Twin Cities-based quintet's debut, Get Into It (The Militia Group) is a twisting, raucous affair that makes you want to drink beer and brood. (Fox & Hound, 11pm) -- Greg Beets

GIT: Melbourne's Git is a three-girl, one-guy combo that's captured hearts down under and across the U.S. Their new CD, Flowers, captures their glorious three-part harmonies and infectious brand of country with a twist. (Speakeasy, 11pm) -- Jim Caligiuri

TRAILER BRIDE: Don't take Melissa Swingle's weary warble for apathy. Chapel Hill's Trailer Bride is one of Bloodshot's stranger acts: bits of country, bluegrass, and a creepy crawl through the pine trees to where ghosts reside. 2001's High Seas is a weird journey indeed. (Mother Egan's, 11pm) -- Jerry Renshaw

SCOTT H. BIRAM: Ex-Bluegrass Drive-By picker Scott H. Biram breaks into Leadbelly, Lightnin' Hopkins, and "Brown's Ferry Blues" at Club DeVille, and it's hard to tell if it's 2003 or 1935. With hardscrabble rural authenticity -- the San Marcos native lives on a farm, for godsakes -- Biram carries on like a man possessed on 2002's self-released Preachin' and Hollerin'. (Opal Divine's, 11pm) -- Christopher Gray

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW: This Nashville-based quintet has been raising a ruckus in Music City with their high-energy acoustic music. Boasting blessings from both Tommy Ramone and Ricky Skaggs, they've appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and are currently in the studio with David Rawling producing. (Aussies, 11pm) -- Jim Caligiuri

ASTRONAUTILUS: Tucked away in the DFW suburbs, Astronautilus is an MC still in the shaping stages of flow. Fencing words over shifty production terrain, this newly 21-year-old malleable mic gripper rhymes over devious drum 'n' bass, dropping hip-hop poetics, and taking out sucka MCs across Texas. (Zero Degrees, 11:30pm) -- Christopher Coletti

DEAD MEADOW: Pavement this is not. Matador's newest signing from Washington, D.C., instead prays at the altar of Sabbath and Bardo Pond, loosing fuzzy psychedelic sludge feasts that blend into vocalist Jason Simon's echoey croon. Not quite metal, this is stoner-something for sure. (Privilege, midnight) -- Michael Chamy

YUPPIE PRICKS: Doling out some of Austin's most trenchant high-concept gutter punk, the Yuppie Pricks actually throw money at the audience. The fashion conscious may have seen the Pricks in the February issue of GQ. Their debut, Initial Public Offering, is just out. (Club 505, midnight) -- Greg Beets

DÆMIEN FROST: Dublin's Dæmein Frost is built around weird keyboard loops and quirky sounds -- not your traditional Irish fare. Their instrumentally frenetic calling card, Corpus Dæmo, evinces the quartet's bills with Trans Am and the Fucking Champs. Fans of Drums & Tuba, Tortoise, et al. take note. (Privilege Patio, midnight) -- David Lynch

LIVING THINGS: A trio of teenage brothers from St. Louis, Living Things shake some political action on Turn in Your Friends & Neighbors, an Albini-produced EP setting up their Dreamworks debut. With Lillian Berlin's deft balance of rage and complexity, they might be that blast of Cult AWOL from emo. (Steamboat, midnight) -- Andy Langer

ERASE ERRATA: Erase Errata are four chicks that rock, and for once they rock smart. No Donnas here, we're talking wild improvisation and wild time signatures that have pushed Erase Errata to the front lines of the current NYC buzz crop along with the Liars, Interpol, and the SXSWesting Rapture. (Emo's Annex, midnight) -- Michael Chamy

SHAT: With song titles like "Mouth to Cunt Resuscitation," "Gonorrhea Fountain," and "Oderous Yellow/Green Vaginal Discharge ..." you know exactly what to expect from this grindcore farce. The stage show is rated X. (Fox & Hound, midnight) -- Michael Chamy

COBRA VERDE: Cleveland's Cobra Verde combines the balls-out visceral impulses of hard rock with coliseum bombast and just enough quirk-laden pop. Robert Pollard drafted the quartet to replace the original GBV lineup on 1997's Mag Earwhig!. Cobra Verde's fourth full-length, Easy Listening, will be released on MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer's MuscleTone Records on April 15. (Filling Station, midnight) -- Greg Beets

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK: There's nothing shocking about the hardcore garage grind of Tokyo's indie kings EES, but the vicious moray chomp of their live show took out the UK, where Kyuss and Black Sabbath set in just before the rock & roll convulsions. (Iron Cactus, midnight) -- Raoul Hernandez

DIXIE WITCH: Denton's Dixie Witch is a Southern-fried hard rock power trio that holds its own with fellow travelers like the Suplecs and Alabama Thunderpussy. The group is currently laying down its follow-up to 2001's Into the Sun (Brainticket) with Honky bassist Jeff Pinkus at the board. (Room 710, midnight) -- Greg Beets

JESSE DAYTON: Originally from Beaumont, Jesse Dayton has marked out his own territory when it comes to Texas music. A first-class songwriter with impressive chops as a guitarist, Dayton can get gritty and let the sweat fly or charm the ladies with his steely good looks and smoldering emotional balladry. (Broken Spoke, midnight) -- Jim Caligiuri

TAWNYA LORAE: Formerly of Austin's all-grrrl Morningwood, Tawnya LoRae has taken a much more low-key direction as a solo artist. Her latest release, The Bear Claw Incident, is funky, organic, and inventive and features a few of Austin's best musicians. (18th Floor Plaza, midnight) -- Jim Caligiuri

SCRAPPY JUD NEWCOMB: Beginning with Austin's Loose Diamonds, Scrappy Jud's sideman credits include work with Lee Ann Atherton, Beaver Nelson, Michael Hall, Toni Price, and too many others to name. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, Newcomb is the consummate musician. (Speakeasy, midnight) -- Jerry Renshaw

RALPH WHITE: A founding member of Austin punk-grass band the Bad Livers, multi-instrumentalist Ralph White now records and performs his own music, while also playing fiddle with Austin's Gulf Coast Playboys. His debut Trash Fish (Terminus) is an eight-track manifesto that demonstrates White's prowess with the banjo and African thumb piano. (Opal Divine's, midnight) -- David Lynch

THE CHICHARONES: Gearing up for the next stop in a never-ending tour, North-North American underground hip-hop artists Josh Martinez and Sleep of Ol Dominion, teamed up for a seven-track EP that flexes more than just MC capabilities. Martinez's keys and Sleep's guitar create multigenre-infused melodies to accompany their witty and picturesque subject matter. (Zero Degrees, 12:30am) -- Christopher Coletti

THE LASCIVIOUS BIDDIES: The Lascivious Biddies compose original songs and re-arranged midcentury standards, displaying mellifluous four-part harmonies, Juilliard School-technical proficiency, and a mélange of cabaret, jazz, and vocal pop. Their fun-and-refined debut, Biddi-Luxe!, came out last year. (Elephant Room, 12:45am) -- David Lynch

MARY MCBRIDE: Equally at home in the clubs of her adopted NYC or in a Texas dance hall, singer-songwriter Mary McBride has a rock & roll voice, but delivers a down-home, countryfied mix of all things American without becoming Americana. Her recent Everything Seemed Alright is building a fan base that ought to keep this young lady on the road for as long as she wants to be there. (Speakeasy, 1am) -- Christopher Hess

TOM FREUND: A singer-songwriter's singer-songwriter, Tom Freund opened his year with a long-overdue reissue of his back catalog, including 1998's North American Long Weekend. The former Ben Harper compadre and Silo has earned a reputation for turning in magnificent SXSW performances. (Pecan St. Ale House, 1am) -- Andy Langer

MARK MORRIS: It may have been a novelty cover that put Dynamite Hack on the map, but former frontman Mark Morris' solo turn is serious business: He's recently been playing acoustic shows, testing material that leans in the Badly Drawn Boy/Elliott Smith direction. (Lounge, 1am) -- Andy Langer

ULTIMATE FAKEBOOK: The Midwest's Little Apple, Manhattan, Kan., isn't exactly a hotbed of cool, but the boys of Ultimate Fakebook are busting out of the grain belt with last year's Open Up and Say Awesome, a driving, lighthearted masterpiece of hiccuppy-yet-edgy boy-pop. (Friends, 1am) -- Melanie Haupt

VHS OR BETA: The premise reads like a gimmick -- five Louisville lads playing house music live -- but VHS or Beta's live sets are as disinhibiting as Kentucky moonshine. The group's Le Funk EP says it best on two live tracks, but hinted at mad-hatter music skills to come. Everybody sweat now! (Tequila Rock, 1am) -- Raoul Hernandez

PEAK SHOW: While there's not much on the Net about this L.A. outfit, the standout is an LA Weekly mention of frontwoman Holly Greco's stagewear: a "Fuck the Olsen twins. I did" T-shirt. Their Atlantic debut sounds like the Neptunes producing Elastica. (Hard Rock Cafe, 1am) -- Andy Langer

LOCAL H: This Chicago-based duo has been around for nearly a decade, scoring a critical hit with "Smothered in Hugs" from the Sling Blade soundtrack, a tune that could be a lost work from Cobain's songbook. (Steamboat, 1am) -- David Lynch

MY EDUCATION: Having a two-man string section and a keyboardist with feet in both the avant-classical and rock waters gives My Education quite the Godspeed-like edge. Their helix of guitar swells is more Mogwai, but without the Spartan repetition. Their upcoming full-length builds on last year's debut, 5 Popes EP. (Elysium, 1am) -- Michael Chamy

RACEBANNON: This has got to be the hardest, insanest, balls-to-the-wallsest shit to ever come skidding full tilt out of Bloomington, Ind. Racebannon delivered a concept album with last year's Satan's Kickin' Yr Dick In, a screeching, shredding account of a young man named Rodney Mitchell and the pact he makes with the Dark Lord. (Buffalo Billiards, 1am) -- Christopher Hess

AWOL ONE: As a member of the ill-experimental Shapeshifter crew, AWOL One has represented all four elements of hip-hop while holding down the L.A. underground since 1988. Starting with B-boying and evolving into a calm, collected MC, he's capable of cruising over beats, cuttin' up the 1200s, and then retiring into the night to hit up walls with the "All-City" graffiti experience. (Zero Degrees, 1:30am) -- Christopher Coletti

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Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis : for SSA choir

by Keren Terpstra (2002)

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Work Overview

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: for Floreat was commissioned by Floreat, a group of six women based at St Peter's Eastern Hill, Melbourne. Written in February, it was premiered at the Melbourne Art Gallery in May 2002 as part of a series of afternoon performances. Although the commission originally was for a concert work, this setting is very adaptable to liturgical use, and has been performed as part of the liturgy at Evensong in several places to great effect. Evensong is the Anglican evening office from the Book of Common Prayer 1662; this work is a setting of the two canticles most commonly used at that service.

The music of this work features a variety of interplay between parts, from the antiphonal pitting of one voice against the other two, to imitative polyphony, and limpid homophony. It is primarily modal, although pitch centers in the work do switch; it is the first of a series of experiments with the principle of "intersection of modes", whereby, for example as in this work, the Plagal mode on E will be combined with a Dorian mode on E, together pointing in several other modal directions.

The use of only three vocal parts, together with sparse imitation lend the work as a whole an austerity characteristic of late Medieval music. This is summarized particularly in the open 5th/octave chord which concludes the Gloria Patri.

Work Details

Year: 2002

Instrumentation: SSA choir.

Duration: 6 min.

Difficulty: Medium

Commission note: Commissioned by Floreat.

First performance: by Floreat — 19 May 02. Melbourne Art Gallery

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MMDA implements one-strike policy against abusive employees to curb corruption

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clearly wants to turn around and polish its image by ensuring that no corruption occurs among its ranks.

A strict ‘one-strike’ policy has been implemented by the MMDA to protect the public from abusive employees and prevent it from breeding within the agency.

Employees, whether permanent, casual, or on job order status, suspected or accused of any illegal activity will be put under preventive suspension immediately.

“Even a simple insinuation or word that our employees are engaged in any corrupt practices shall be investigated immediately. And if proven guilty, then we will file the necessary administrative charges and apply the appropriate sanction after due process,” said MMDA General Manager Thomas Orbos.

The memo issued by the MMDA instructs all departments involved in the investigation of corrupt activities to resolve the cases as quickly as possible.

All agency field personnel, including tow truck personnel, are also instructed to wear their identification cards at all times.

“They also represent MMDA in the public. As such, we will never tolerate any acts of abuse from all the accredited tow truck companies and their personnel. Any accusation of wrongdoing shall be dealt with in accordance to the rules and regulations of MMDA, as if they are also our employee,” added Orbos.

Reports and complaints versus MMDA employees and other traffic issues may be sent to the agency via the I Will Act online portal of the Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) on the MMDA’s official website.


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Dear Pepsi, That Ad was a Gold in the Fail Olympics

I gotta say that sometimes, I’m impressed by how people fail so spectacularly. Pepsi is the latest inductee into the FAIL Hall of Fame. I don’t think we’ve fully forgiven them since they set Michael Jackson’s hair on fire back in 1984. We just knew they didn’t curl allaway over. And now, they’ve taken their proclivity to hustling backwards to new levels.

Pepsi released their latest ad and showed what it looks like when upper management lacks sensitivity, has no checks and balances, and no person of color who has a voice in the C-suite. It is what happens when peak caucasity is at the wheel.

What happens in the commercial that has everyone riled up? Well, you can watch it below. OR you can just read my description of it.

Edit: Soooo the video of the ad isn’t playing because Pepsi took the ad off their YouTube. Since odds are, they’ll be making people pull copies off YouTube and I don’t feel like chasing around videos, Google the ad yourself if you wanna see it.

Because they need to be deep, there’s an Asian dude playing a cello to kick it off as a crowd holding basic ass protest signs that say peace, love and “join the conversation” walk through the streets of a big city smiling. Because nothing says “we need a revolution” like a scene out of Coachella.

A Muslim woman artist paints while elsewhere, blonde Kendall Jenner takes pictures while giving blank stares. Asian Cello guy stops his music to drink a Pepsi as the crowd moves in the streets below him. And then Muslim woman is frustrated with her art and throws a tantrum, scattering it to the floor. She hears the jolly ass crowd and grabs her camera to join them.

Coachella crowd is joined by random Black guys who are breakdancing, and it’s just a pordee in the streets. AN ORGANIC PORDEE, y’all!! Grassroots party, if you will. All this good times and revolutioning is giving Kendall FOMO (fear of missing out). She too, wants to throw up random peace signs with her fingers, when cello guy gives her a “come through” head nod. Kendall sheds her costume, in the form of a blonde wig to reveal her true brunette self.

Kendall Jenner Remove Wig

BECAUSE THE REVOLUTION DOES NOT ACCEPT HAIR DYE. Only authenticity! Also, hold my wig, Black lady!

2 Trans women and 2 Black guys with a white girl in the middle of them (GET OUT) giving the peace sign are shown. BECAUSE UNITY. LOVE. PEACE. Kendall walks through all of them, and grabs a Pepsi from a cooler. She proudly walks through the crowd in a confusing denim patchwork #alphet, while dapping up a Black dude with cornrows. Muslim woman (remember her?) is capturing it all on her camera. This is just can’t miss. The revolution must be captured by a Muslim woman in a hijab otherwise it’s not real.

Kendall has made it to the promised land. She’s in front of the line of police men who are facing the Coachella crowd. She hands one a Pepsi. The music stops as Blue Life opens the can and takes a sip. Once he does that, the crowd goes nuts, fist-pumping, for having witnessed the end of racism and injustice.

Pepsi ad Kendall

Muslim woman hugs Black cornrowed man, as the cop who drank the Pepsi gives a nod of approval to his buddy. Kendall celebrates, because she saved Gotham City from the Joker. Coachella crowd, with Black cornrows, Muslim woman, cello guy and other tokens are in the front of a line, with Kendall in the middle. They’re walking to go to Chipotle (I assume), as the words “LIVE BOLDER. LIVE LOUDER. LIVE FOR NOW” end the commercial.

I got some things to say to Pepsi. So, my sternly-worded letter is below.

Dear Pepsi,

On the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., y’all decided to drop an ad that features a protest where a Kardashian hands a can of Pepsi to a cop to establish common ground.

Read that slowly. And take in how everything about it is wrong. EVERYTHING about it was stupid.

This commercial was 2 minutes and 39 seconds of “OMG STAHP” because everything about it was cringe-worthy. First, was the pandering to people’s calls for media and commercials to reflect the world as it is. This ad made sure to tick off every box in diversity bingo. Muslim! Trans! Black! Asian! Woman! Y’all must have thought that once you did that, everything else didn’t matter. Know that the presence of marginalized people makes no difference if they’re being tokenized, and that’s what happened here. It was shoved down our throats with no deeper meaning attached to any of them.

Pepsi Ad Kylie

Furthermore, the idea of protest being one giant party. People just showing their gums and teeth as if they’re at a festival that happens to just take place in the streets. That reduction of what real protest looks like is insulting. It trivializes the real danger people are in when they take to the streets, and put their bodies on the line in the name of fighting for justice. Basically, it Kardashians the Movement, taking all the depth from the work, and turning it into some celebration for hipsters who just want to hold signs.

Which then takes me to the fact that the white knight in shining denim who saves the day is Kendall Jenner. You want to talk about the epitome of white privilege and the flourishing of white mediocrity? Just say the word: Kardashian. And in true Kardashian form, the commercial shows one of them in the middle of taking pictures, unaware of what’s happening around her, and then joining in when it distracts her enough. You can’t say they aren’t creature of habits, and I’m not even gon drag Yung Darth Millicent, since I don’t expect her to know better. Because: Kardashian. But talk about adding insult to injury. Pepsi, you really outdid yourselves on this. This ain’t even half-baked as much as it’s fully foolish. Especially when you realize that one frame of the ad is a direct copy of one of the most iconic pictures from the new Movement.

The original. Iesha Evans being queenly.

Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad 3

The counterfeit

Sweet alabaster, 5 lb 7 oz Baby Jesus in that manger. Y’all really ran out of fucks to give about not being douchecanoes? The blatant co-opting of Black work, Black pain and Black struggle. It makes me want to run into your headquarters and break all your staples. And use all your printer ink. And douse everything with Coca-Cola as I laugh evilly.

But I guess when you decide to create an ad where a cop drinking Pepsi during a protest is your climax, you have no other choice but to commit to going full wack. Who knew that Pepsi could be a tool for peace? Who know that all the Ferguson protestors needed was to hand a thug in blue a blue can? Maybe if Trayvon Martin was carrying a Pepsi that night, George Zimmerman would have let him walk home.

I’m just wondering. In the circle jerk of meaningless buzzword-filled showdown y’all called a planning meeting, was there no one present to call bullshit? Was there no one there throwing a red flag on the shenanigans? Was there not one person who told all of you to occupy every seat in a 4 mile radius and go back to the drawing board? OR was there someone of color in the room who knew this was imbecilic but feared speaking up because they were the ONLY and they’d have no backup? Even worse, maybe there was a minority in the room who didn’t speak up for fear of the negative repercussions they’d face?

Here’s the thing, though. Even if there wasn’t a person of color in the room, someone along the lines of approval should have called time out. Marginalized people in corporations should not be only the chaperones for empathy and compassion. We should not be the only champions of sound judgment. ·      Even in an all white room, one of you should have enough sense to see things like this for what they are: trash. SHOULD, is the operative word, like how this commercial SHOULD NOT have happened. But you don’t have the presence of mind to see the garbage, because privilege has blinded you from seeing it. I am sure you all patted each other on the backs for a job well done on this ad. You were off base. So off base that you’ve been charged with going AWOL.

This commercial is so bad that the word “bad” is now offended. The type of bad where I hope many people get fired for it. MANY. My goodness. The level of utter disrespect is off the charts. The message is basic as fuck, just like the protest signs throughout. And this is what marketing looks like when it checks the boxes without having the depth. This ad didn’t have the range.

Pepsi, you gotta do better, because you’re outchea winning gold medals in the FAIL Olympics.

Update: Pepsi pulled the ad and issued this weak ass apology. To Kendall. Because you can’t hurt the feelings of little white girls, even though she’s a grown ass woman who got paid millions to make a mockery of a movement that is fighting for our Black ass rights to LIVE.

They just keep failing.

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  1. yasmara
    April 5, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    Pepsi’s CEO is a woman of color. She should have known better.

    • kerisha
      April 5, 2017 at 12:32 pm

      yeah I was about to say this, an Indian woman I believe, but you know they trying hard to be closer to whiteness so…

    • 11of13
      April 5, 2017 at 12:33 pm

      Then she should have the decency to fire herself!

    • Bekabran
      April 5, 2017 at 12:57 pm

      You know they have a marketing division that signs off on everything, she probably never even saw it.

      • ringerroses
        April 5, 2017 at 1:31 pm

        well how about Deborah Rosado Shaw
        Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer

        • Zil N
          April 13, 2017 at 9:17 am

          That role usually handles internal diversity and engagement. They don’t get final sign off on ads. Usually an ad agency does the storyboard and the marketing team signs off on it.

    • Nichole
      April 5, 2017 at 5:10 pm

      I’m sure she wasn’t clued into the commercial since it was through their beverage division. That being said, because their CEO is a woman AND a visible minority, they should have known better. Another reason it is important for us to not only be in the room but also have a seat at the table with power.

    • GeeGee
      April 5, 2017 at 8:25 pm

      She supports 45 so there’s that.

      • Let porter
        April 6, 2017 at 9:02 am

        Actually she was an active supporter and campaigner for Hillary. But she did agree to be part of 45’s business advisory panel.

    • NiHi
      April 6, 2017 at 12:17 am

      She didn’t become CEO of Pepsi by “knowing better.” wink, wink

    • The Truth
      April 6, 2017 at 12:20 am

      Yeah, she should have known that the crazy race baiting BLM thugs wouldn’t let her try to bridge any racial divides. They want nothing more than white people to die and give them the money they have earned. Give me a break. You know what, this is America kids. Things are going to offend you but that doesn’t mean it was intentional.

    • Ashely
      April 6, 2017 at 1:20 am

      I have to disagree. As someone said, they have a marketing department who can do whatever they want without CEO approval. It is just like managers who can hire of fire people from a company without approval from the CEO of the company

    • Trudy
      April 10, 2017 at 6:27 pm

      When you said Pepsi’s CEO was a woman of color, nobody had to tell me she was Indian. I just KNEW.

  2. Simone
    April 5, 2017 at 12:15 pm
  3. Whitney
    April 5, 2017 at 12:16 pm

    Congratulations Pepsi, you’ve become an SNL skit brought to life in the worst way:

    • Shellene
      April 5, 2017 at 1:31 pm

      YES!!! That is EXACTLY what I thought of when I saw this mess.

    • Choc
      April 5, 2017 at 7:42 pm

      OMG! Nailed it!

  4. Bridge
    April 5, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    I WISH this was a fail but to me it looks more like a win for all lives matter/ blue lives matter/ trumps America. Those people will support this brand. Their CEO is on Trumps Economic advisory council.

  5. Dee
    April 5, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    OMG Whitney, I watched the SNL clip and it’s like Pepsi took all those pitch ideas and ran with it.

    • Whitney
      April 5, 2017 at 1:12 pm

      Right??? I can’t decide if no one from Pepsi watches SNL or if everyone at Pepsi saw that skit and said, “hey, now there’s an idea…”

  6. Laurie
    April 5, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Yes, everything you said here. I couldn’t vocalize it this morning when I first saw the ad. I just kind of bleated at the screen.

    The stupidity. I can’t even get my head around it. The number of people that could have brought any of this up at any time and it is all SUPER OBVIOUS!

    I love your letter pretty hard. Let me know if you need me to go read it out loud in Pepsi’s conference room. It would be a delight.

  7. Tree
    April 5, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    Soooo black women are only good for holding wigs?

    • Lisa
      April 5, 2017 at 3:48 pm

      The look on that lady’s face was ALL of us. “Da fuq?”

    • April 5, 2017 at 7:26 pm

      Exaaaaactly what I was thinking. 😒

  8. Iris
    April 5, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    I just received a news alert that thy have pulled the ad all together, not just on YouTube. I guess the backlash shamed them into hiding their bad act. Too late.

  9. eillim
    April 5, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    When the C-suite peeps at Pepsi don’t watch black-ish.

    • Courtney
      April 6, 2017 at 12:04 pm

      That is exactly what I thought. 🙂

  10. Nikki
    April 5, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    Clearly the Pepsi ad execs, didn’t see the latest episode of Black-ish.

  11. Andrea
    April 5, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    As someone who worked in advertising I can say with 100% certainty that there is no one within the realms of reason who looked at that and saw FAIL. You know what they saw?
    Muslim? Check.
    Black? Check.
    Undetermined clearly ethnic person? Check.
    LGBTQ? Check. (They weren’t going to delve deeper than that.)
    KENDALL JENNER. And I bet you that the highers-up SWEAR that she is “of ethnic descent.”
    99% of the people that sign off on those ads are white men who THINK they’re progressive. They would read this piece and be all…”but I don’t understand why this is bad?” And you could spend 2957290752076207 years explaining it to them and then die of frustration.

    • The Truth
      April 6, 2017 at 12:27 am

      Just because you think it’s bad doesn’t mean that other intelligent and reasonable people don’t think it’s bad. Is your opinion worth more than theirs? Are they racist because they don’t agree? The left and BLM are the true fascists.

      Take some direction from Morgan Freeman….you’ll never end racism by bringing it up all the time. Stop with the black, white, asian, hispanic labels. It’s just people morons! And just because someone is of a different skin color than you doesn’t mean they are racist. No white person alive today is responsible for slavery or should pay you anything for it. You have all the chances that I’ve had, and more with affirmative action. But that doesn’t matter to BLM thugs or snowflake libs who can’t use logic because their feelings get in the way.

  12. shoshana
    April 5, 2017 at 1:40 pm

    the image of you joyously rampaging at pepsi hq is giving me such joy.

  13. Lauren Jiles Johnson
    April 5, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    You can still find the ad if you google it. I just watched it linked to a NY Times article.

  14. notconvincedgranny
    April 5, 2017 at 1:58 pm

    I’m officially old. I viewed it as an attempt to ripoff of Coke’s “teach the world to sing” campaign, especially since this is the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and the 60s protests. Just another lame attempt at relevance that didn’t resonate.

    • julah
      April 5, 2017 at 7:43 pm

      At least Coke had a catchy song. *CRAP* now its going to be stuck in my head *sigh*

    • pdarden
      April 6, 2017 at 9:59 pm

      that’s exactly what i saw ….

  15. malingose
    April 5, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    Pepsi have pulled this ad completely. Not just on YouTube. It should never have seen the light of day. What bothers me about this ad is it’s so MEANINGLESS!! It diluted and made light of all meaningful protest. Shame on Pepsi.

  16. April 5, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    Pepsi earned that dragging, and yours is a MASTERPIECE.

  17. Joy
    April 5, 2017 at 2:45 pm

    That commercial makes me want a Coke and a smile.

  18. Pepper Potts
    April 5, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    Don’t forget to STEAL THE TONER!!!

    • SW
      April 6, 2017 at 1:00 pm

      Dear God I was thinking that the entire time!! That’s the most expensive stuff!

  19. Arie
    April 5, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    “Here police officer. This refreshing carbonated beverage will make you forget all of your ingrained biases and help you not to perform acts of injustice while you carry out your oath to protect and serve. Tee-Hee.” There were many opportunities to make this disaster, not such a cluster****. For one, they could have just stopped with the protest street party of minority tokens. “Join the Conversation” I’ll join the conversation, alright…I don’t blame the Kendall for making her money. I blame Pepsi. 100%. I blame Pepsi for their insensitivity, for their appropriation, for their lack of insight and for their lack of attempt and effort to truly understand why citizens of this country have been protesting and crying out with fresh abandon.

  20. Tracygrrrl
    April 5, 2017 at 3:13 pm

    My back hurts from cringing so hard. Kendall Jenner is still proudly displaying the video on her YouTube channel. No words.

  21. Don
    April 5, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    Honestly, the only thing pepsi did wrong was to use the struggles and frustration of everyone represented in the video to their commercial advantage, in the form of the advert.

  22. Ifunanya
    April 5, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    I thought this was the only issue to be had in the tales of poor marketing, insensitivity, and straight up racism in today’s news but alas, the world continues to provide us with gifts. Apparently, Nivea had to pull a “White is Purity Ad”.

    Are these Marketing execs getting their degrees from Trump University? My people, wetin dey happen for here? I actually use Nivea but now….**side eyes white cream container**

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  23. gykendall
    April 5, 2017 at 5:10 pm

    Oh, and lord help us, Sony just pulled “White is Coming?” ad. Look it up. That level of tone deafness couldn’t be fixed at Juilliard.

  24. Twilla Amin
    April 5, 2017 at 5:28 pm

    I like to imagine that there was a POC in the room. When the non POC (either Becky or Ross) pitched the idea and the other non-POCs, Sage Steele and Stacey Dash excitedly supported the idea the POC was in the back rolling their eyes. Like “dis bish”. And when Becky or Ross realized that POC was not here for this crap, they got offended. “What’s not to like? Its diverse.” So then POC, who is tired of white tears and microaggressions, turned on their petty and was like “You know what, all its missing is Kendall giving the cop a Pepsi because Blue Lives Matter.” They took the bait and now POC is watching the fire while eating their popcorn and sipping a Coke.

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  26. Shantel
    April 5, 2017 at 5:46 pm

    Bubble butts, kissable lips, R&B music, Rap music, non-violent protest. As usually it’s not “OK” unless it gets the “White” stamp of approval and they pat themselves on the back for being a marketing genius. No wonder Darth Rachel thinks she Black.

  27. KIM
    April 5, 2017 at 7:39 pm

    WaHeLL … As If NoBody Would Notice.. REALLY

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  29. SIPort
    April 5, 2017 at 9:07 pm

    I don’t believe for one minute that there wasn’t a person of color – or three – in the room. I even believe that they googled the original photo on their cellphone. They told them that it wouldn’t go well. They were told that they didn’t see ‘ the big picture’. And, since said people of color had bills to pay, they were like, ok.

    They went to their cubicle, typed out an email to ‘the team’, expressing one final time their problems with the pitch, hit send, printed out a copy for ‘receipts time’, and went about their business.

    When it blew up in Pepsi’s face, they pulled out a bag of popcorn – as a snack, of course.

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  31. April 6, 2017 at 11:14 am

    Oh my goodness THANK YOU Luvvie! From the time I saw this, I went straight to your site because I needed you to articulate my rage, confoundment and disgust at this ad. Whew! Been waiting for this for about 48 hours.

    This ad was so embarrassing to watch! Omg. It’s like they HUNTED for every possible way to fail, offend, piss off and get themselves mocked and ticked them.
    Release on anniversary of MLK Jr’s death ✓
    Insert Kardashian/Jenner ✓
    Reference iconic BLM movement image ✓
    Trivialise the true atmosphere of recent protest movements ✓
    Insert meaningless white saviour who joined at the end ✓

    It was so bad it could have been satire. Amazing really.

  32. jamiebell
    April 7, 2017 at 11:39 am

    My petty is particularly stimulated by:
    1. The fact that Kendall really only got involved when she got a “come hither” from a cute guy. Before that she was all: meh. Like she needed the possiblity of some D to make her woke.
    2. The realisation that she took off her wig and handed it to a BLACK woman…who obviously exists just to be a wig stand….with nary a glance in her direction (“Here, hold this, Calpurnia.”)
    3. The cop looking like he is mall security…in Caracas, Venezuela. Because we all know cops are non-threatening, all the time.

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Dreams, we all have them at one time or another, and in one form or another. They can be daydreams, when we're awake, wishing and hoping for something more (bigger and better) than we already have, or the way we hope things should and would be. Next there is the wish, this is when there is a strong desire for a specific thing, a longing for one particular thing. Then there is the nightmare. They are the dreams that are very disturbing, full of fear and horror. They are often a very scary event played out while one is asleep, although we do not know we are asleep. "Dreams are a sequence of images etc. passing through a sleeping persons mind" (Webster's 182). Because dreams are often complex and very vivid, many
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"A secretion of our thoughts, and through them our thought is purified" (Webster's 155). A daydream is a passive imagination. "If we mistake these imaginings for reality, they would be called hallucinations" (World 67). Daydreams allow one to temporarily escape from reality, to overcome frustration or satisfy hidden wishes. However when one lives only in his daydreams, he may have a serious mental disorder. The daydreamer may imagine himself as a hero or superstar or a highly successful businessman. These daydreams are universal and may actually help the person's ambition or creativity. Wish, "a strong desire and longing for a specific thing" (Webster's 1336). A wish is to hope for something with the expectation of it being fulfilled. We continue to hope and wish for things all our lives, but it seems "Young people have an almost biological destiny to be hopeful" (Digest 49). Our great writers have often used the word wish in their writings. Shakespeare is often quoted in his work, for instance; "Wish-vb. Recommended (a person) to (another), commend to SHR 1. 1. 112. I wish him to her father, SHR 1. 2. 60." To wish for something is similar to a daydream; however, it is usually for a particular thing, like a bigger and better house or car. Also a wish can be an illusion where one's perception of reality is mistaken. Nightmare, "A frightening dream, often accompanied by a sensation of


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