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Lipstick information

Something to consider next time you go shopping for lipstick ...Recently a lipstick brand called 'Red Earth' decreased their prices from$67 to $9.90. It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer. The lipstick brands that contain lead are: CHRISTIAN DIOR, LANCÔME, CLINIQUE, Y.S.L, ESTEE LAUDER, SHISEIDO, RED EARTH (Lip Gloss), CHANEL (Lip Conditioner), MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK. The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer. After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y.S.L. lipstick contained the most amount of lead. Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to stay longer. If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead. Here is the test you can do yourself: 1. Put some lipstick on your hand. 2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick. If the lipstick color changes to black, then you know the lipstick contains lead. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre (website accessible)

Waiting...

I am filling in the blog, waiting for PV to return to Bombay. I am looking forward to hearing some of the Dubai happenings. It will be fun taking the next set of photos. I goofed again! "My Work" photos were meant for my personal blog! Computer illiteracy is bad for your health. But it is helping me deal with some of my embarrassing moments! I make mistakes, feel bad, get over them, and hopefully learn from them!

My work

The community my associate and I worked with show the certificate of acknowledgment I received from my University of Oregon.

Going back and forth with a camera was an experience because many people like to get into the frame!
It has its nuisance value, but it is also an exciting part of such work.

We did brief group and individual therapy in this setting.
The conversations were enriching and slum dwellers, in Mumbai, in partiuclar, have great poise and confidence. Some of them, I feel, are Method Actors!

Next location?

I wonder where PV would like us to take the next set of photographs. The last shoot was in a real crowded spot, next to the train station. I must say, people didn't bother us. Usually they like to be photographed even if they never get to see their mug shots!

Oops! All mixed up!

The next entry was meant for my other blog! I am practising blogging right, left and centre, as I am to start my third blog with my professional associate, a psychologist who works in the Washington DC area.

Salvador Dali is pleasantly surprised! I was lucky to have seen some of his sculpture in a gallery last year.

Oops! All mixed up!