Each year, two fifth-graders are chosen from each elementary school in Wellesley as winners of the World of Wellesley essay contest. WOW is a nonprofit organization that celebrates diversity in the town through various initiatives, such as the essay contest and the annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast. For the contest, each student writes about some aspect of racial or cultural inequality, and the winners are recognized at a School Committee held in June. Phyllis Gimbel Schnitman, chairman of the board and president of WOW, wrote in an e-mail to the Townsman, that she “applauds all fifth grade students who…
A KIWI GRADE-SCHOOLER amazed his classmates with a remarkable feat of attraction. He suspended a spoon from his navel, held as if floating by an invisible attachment. An American preteen was the envy of her BFFs because she had a tongue bolt — achieved without the pain of piercing. Although magnets are part of our daily lives, they are not always harmless — in fact, they can exert very powerful and destructive forces on the human body. You may not have heard about it yet, but around the globe there’s a mini magnet problem. In the U.S., you might even…
In 1940′s it was forbidden for producers to show belly button on big screens. In order to get around this prohibition, Hollywood actresses were putting precious stones or jewelry ware on the navel so it would not be seen. Nobody knows where belly button piercing is coming from, some think that this tradition arose in Rome, Greece or Egypt. Historical research shows that it was appropriate to decorate the body with a tattoo or piercing exactly in those cultures. Within some time, cultures of those countries were changing, but the tradition of piercing continues to stay popular in our days. For many…
Belly is one of the recent trends in the field of body art. Unlike the other perforations done on other parts of the body belly is very painless. Many of the body art enthusiasts will remember the late 80s when navel piercing became very popular. Belly button piercing has encountered a very same situation in the present decade. The jewellery materials can vary a lot and my personal favourite is bio plastic. The advantage of using a belly button is that it can be shaped into numerous shapes.There are two categories of belly button rings piercing. The first one is…
Question by Cocky Cairns =]: belly piercing? (pic) i want to get this piercing.i have my inverse belyl piercing donebuti want a “horizontal navel piercing”lanejensen.com/gallery/118251/Horizontal Navel Piercing 2.jpg^its the one on the bottom but i want mine across the top.. good idea? how much will it hurt? cost?thankss!yes chalbri thats it.i wanted it before i got my inverse but my mom talked me out of it.as she talked me out of my rook,tragus,and septum, and monroe.hahahha but i have all of them/im shocked i never knew you dog people had piercings!lol i really want it im gnna save up money…
