Just like corporations, luggage are people, too: Vera Bradley luggage is not just “another pretty face.” The side bound construction is sturdy Bengaline piping, which protects corners, zippers and edges. The in-line skate wheel system has industrial strength steel ball bearing for quiet and effortless effort in pulling or pushing when full. Zippers are travel tested to stand up to rigorous use, yet they provide smooth and quiet operation. The hardware is highly polished chrome and many of the zipper pulls have Vera’s signature tape pulls. <

Actually, there are very few actresses without pretty faces: With a very pretty face and tall, slim body; Gao Yuanyuan always looks good in front of the camera. The sexy actress who was born in 1979 has slightly different background from most of the Chinese actresses. Gao Yuanyuan is not an art or film academy graduate, but directly plunged into the world of entertainment by starring commercials after accidentally being discovered by a local director.

Major spiritual law, first love yourself: I’m a big woman, and I’ve often been told I have a “pretty face.” Of course, the underlying sentiment is that I have an ugly body. Like when someone with a nice bod and not-so-pretty face might hear that they have a great bod (with an ugly face). I used to be upset about this, but I have finally embraced my fullness.

In my dreams, all women have pretty faces: Yoko Matsugane is known as a Japanese woman with a perfect body shape. She has beautiful body as well as extremely pretty face. At a glance, she reminds us of a barbie doll. Coupled with her cute oriental face, Yoko Matsugane looks like a dream girl for every man in the world.

Ain’t that the truth: When I was a young girl and a teenager I thought it was one of the worst things to have a long face. As some of you have shared, having a long face for some reason invites mean, nasty kids to make fun of you. Never mind that these jerks are no beauty queens/kings themselves. But then something wonderful happened in my twenties – I looked in the mirror and finally…. I saw a pretty face looking back at me. Although not “cookie-cutter,” “all-American”, it was pretty nonetheless. So, girls, what I am trying to say is: It gets better!!!!

Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. <

Makes sense to me: In some Indian cultures, they believed that the earth was a giant platform that was supported by eight mighty elephants. Earthquakes were caused by one of the elephants getting tired and lowering its head thus disrupting the balance of the earth.

At the Earth’s surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by a shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a tsunami. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally herald volcanic activity.

Four out of every 5 tsunamis that happen occur in the region called the Ring of Fire. This region that rings the Pacific Ocean basis has some of the most active plate boundaries in the world. If a major earthquake happens here is it will definitely be strong enough to cause a tsunamis.

Each major earthquake is a wake up call for Californians to develop, update, or maintain their own earthquake preparedness plans. If you live within 15 miles of an active seismic fault and/or liquefiable area, you should re-consider retrofitting your home and mitigating its contents to protect yourself and your family. The benefits of seismic retrofitting and mitigation go well beyond being simply reducing financial losses. It will make your home safer and help in returning your family much more quickly back to their normal life style.

In addition, re-considering earthquake insurance would help in managing potential costs of future earthquakes. Finally, develop an earthquake preparedness plan that includes maintaining emergency food and water for 1-2 weeks along with personal survival kits and a household emergency kit.