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Jewelry quality flatware is flatware that is free of any defect that cannot be removed or changed during the jewelry making process. Defects that can be removed from flatware during the jewelry making process include:
Tarnish tarnish is oxidation that occurs as a result of contact with air. This occurs on flatware that has sat untouched for a long period of time. Tarnish is something that cannot be prevented with normal storage.
Surface marks - marks that occur from contact with other flatware or from very light use. These are marks that do not affect the integrity of the silver plate.
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Silver loss Most authentic spoon jewelry is made from silver-plate flatware. Silver loss is when the silver-plating on the flatware is worn to the point that the metal underneath is exposed. Silver loss occurs on flatware that has been used heavily over a very long period of time. It is possible, with heavy use, to wear through the silver-plating. This usually occurs on flatware that is used daily over a long period of time. If a spoon jewelry maker purchases flatware that is visibly worn but does not show signs of silver loss, can the maker know the thickness of the remaining silver? The answer is obviously no. This is why it is necessary for purchasers of spoon jewelry to ask the maker if he/she is using flatware that is jewelry quality.
Dull Finish Flatware that has been used heavily will have a dull finish. Jewelry quality flatware should be able to hold a mirror finish shine. Worn flatware cannot be brought to this level of shine. Through years of use the silver-plating will have been thinned to the point that if a mirror finish shine is attempted it will cause silver loss.
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How does the maker purchase their flatware? Do they purchase complete sets of, well cared for, flatware from estates or do they purchase box lots (lots of miscellaneous flatware that have been used and abused).
Does the maker re-plate their flatware with new silver-plate or rhodium plating? The surface of worn flatware is often re-plated during the jewelry making process. The addition of new plating to antique flatware changes the overall appearance of the flatware. The most notable change in appearance would be the loss of detail due to the new plating filling in the pattern on the flatware. Jewelry made from flatware that has undergone new plating, or spoon jewelry that is put through this process, will have an unnatural look. The loss of the antique patina in the detail of the pattern is easily noticed. I have had many people ask me why does some spoon jewelry look fake? and I explain the process that is used by other makers.
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Nate: I think my father is a hateful person first. The religious beliefs gave him a forum and permission to be cruel to the world.
Another reason why the hate in the Bible and other books cannot be ignored - it is used by the haters to justify their hate.
As a matter of fact, religion has possibly been the most effective justification the haters have for the hate, because society, instead of finding religion repellent, find it attractive. Hate is thus disguised as wisdom, and sometimes even as love.
I'm so happy for Nate Phelps, that he could escape and that he did not become like his father.
I have a legal question: the way Nate describes his father would beat his children, is totally child abuse, very, very violent. Is that not punishable by law in that state?
The abuse would have to be proven in court and maybe no one wants to get involved - let me check. FromABC News
What's not well known, Nate Phelps told us, is the brutality and abuse that he says Fred Phelps inflicted upon his own family.
Phelps said his father would beat his young children with a barber's strap.
"He used it so frequently that the ends of it frayed, so you had this kind of cat o'nine tails whipping around, and it would open the flesh on the other side of the hip," said Nate Phelps. "So it was doing that kind of damage."
As the kids got older, Phelps said, his father would beat them with the handle of a mattock, a farm tool similar to a pickax.
"It's about four feet long and it's a solid, long, heavy piece of wood," said Phelps. "He would go down the back of the legs and up to the lower back, and when he was really angry and raging he would use it to hit you with the arms. On one occasion I can remember being hit with it in the head and it split my scalp.
"And his fists... there were times that he would be raging, and he would spit into his fists. He would be completely out of control and it could sometimes last for an hour. Going back and forth between physical violence and screaming Bible verses and berating the child."
We contacted the Phelps family at the compound where they live in Topeka, but Fred Phelps would not comment.
So we asked Fred Phelps' daughter, Shirley Phelps-Roper, a lawyer who serves as the church spokeswoman, about her brother Nate's allegations.
"He spanked [Nate], he spanked all of his children," Phelps-Roper said of her father. "Sometimes with a strap, until you got so big. A strap on a kid who is 12 or 13 years old?"
We asked whether it was true that Fred Phelps used a strap first and then a wooden handle.
"Exactly," said Phelps-Roper, "...and let's be sure we call it what it was, a paddle."
Not even their mother -- now 84 -- avoided physical abuse ... or the fury of Fred Phelps, according to Nate Phelps. He claims that his father beat his mother.
Phelps-Roper said her brother was lying.
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For the moment, however, it had gone beyond the pastor's control. Police detectives investigated the matter, and it was filed as juvenile abuse cases #13119 and #13120. Jonathon and Nate were assigned a court- appointed lawyer, as a guardian-ad-litem, to protect their interests. The assistant county attorney took charge of the cases, and juvenile officers were assigned to the boys.
In his motion to dismiss, the ever-resourceful Phelps filed a pontifically sobering sermon on the value of strict discipline and corporal punishment in a good Christian upbringing. "When he beat us, he told us if it became a legal case, we'd pay hell," says Nate. "And we believed him. At that time, there was nothing we wanted to see more than those charges dropped. When the guardian ad litem came to interview us, we lied through our teeth."
Principals involved in the case speculate the boys' statements, along with superiors' reluctance to tangle with the litigious pastor, caused the charges to be dropped. The last reason is not academic speculation. The Capital-Journal has learned through several sources that the Topeka Police Department's attitude toward the Phelps' family in the '70s and '80s was hands off-this guy's more trouble than it's worth'.
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By jayo1983 on 21 May 2011
Hi, Over the next few months im hoping to have a Rhinoplasty procedure done. I have giving it alot of consideration and think now is the time for me to do this. Im a 27 year old male from Canada. However the procedure prices up here in Canada are way out of my budget. Therefore im hoping to go to South or Central America and have it done. The only problem is that im unsure of which surfeon to go to. I have been looking at Dr Alejandro Afanador from the Lanariz clinic in Columbia and also Dr. Bukret in Argentina. However im hoping to get feedback from people on the site here. Perhaps some recommendations or your own story of getting rhinoplasty in one of these countries.
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- 19 Sep 2012
And Susan Speaker: Your paean of praise about Dr. Bukret is really strange!!! Maybe we can call you Priscila???
"There is NO WAY I could have had the same wonderful experience here in the states,"
What a absolute nonsense.
I have to spend a lot of money to fix his sh.......
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- 18 Jun 2012
I suggest you study law. As long as there is a basis in fact there is no such thing. My comments i made were based on actual experience so i suggest you do some research before making comments such as your earlier ones.
Dr Bukret does surgery at 2 locations not just sanitorio de los arcos, so again do your research! Sanitorio de los arcos is nice hospital but clinica matienzo is not!
- 22 Dec 2011
I am starting a website to showcase the horrors of Dr Bukret. If anyone has a story or would like to share, please contact me at {Edited by RealSelf: email address removed to protect you from spambots. Also, please do not post links to third party sites created primarily to criticize doctors.}
- 5 Mar 2012
I had surgery in Buenos Aires too (same Dr. like CDM2011) and it looks awfull. Do not use this Dr.
- 22 Dec 2011
Monte36, i agree with your comments wholeheartedly. {Edited by RealSelf. Please do discuss your experience using factual references, but do not call doctors names.}
- 22 Dec 2011
As someone who has experienced surgery in Argentina, based on internet reviews and cost, I would warn you strongly against it. It is a very sensitive and stressful process and it would be much better to seek personal testimonials, meet your surgeon well in advance of any procedure and ensure he is an expert in that precise procedure. I experienced some post surgery complications and it was very difficult being in a different country from the surgeon and getting follow-up advice from other surgeons. Furthermore, it is better not to travel after any surgery, you need to rest and be in familiar territory where you feel completely at ease. Really think hard about whether picking another country is worthwhile just to save a bit of money.
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Do not use Dr Eric Williams Bukret of Buenos Aires, Argentina. {Edited by RealSelf. Please refrain from calling doctors names on RealSelf. You are allowed and encouraged to discuss your experience, but please do not use blanket insults to do so} He did not turn over medical records to me when asked because he didnt do the surgery he said he did. Stay away. Not worth the money and risk. Stay in the US
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Keep in mind that rhinoplasty is a super intricate procedure (one of the most difficult) and should be embarked upon with care and a lot of research. I've read reviews where users who traveled out of the country for their nose jobs were happy with their results, and others where the users were devastated. Here's what a few doctors on RealSelf have to say about traveling out of country for rhinoplasty.
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NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Government is to amend the Immigration Act to allow for a longer period for spousal permits, Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell confirmed to Parliament. In a communication to the House of Assembly on Wednesday, July 25, Mr Mitchell said the Government also proposes to amend those provisions in the Constitution with regard to discrimination against women. The amendments were to be presented at the first reading stage for debate by Members of Parliament. The amendment to Section 30 of the Immigration Act is to allow for a longer period for spousal permits. "The law as it presently reads which applies to the spouses of Bahamian citizens will permit the Board to grant a spousal permit for an indefinite period," said Mr Mitchell. Spouses will still be able to apply for Permanent Residence with the right to work, and spouses of Bahamian men will still have their constitutional entitlement to apply for citizenship of The Bahamas, without having to renounce their citizenship of origin, he said. "This amendment is in fulfillment of the promise in our charter for governance on the question of spousal permits," Mr Mitchell told Parliamentarians."This should relieve many of the processing issues and delays accompanying applications for spouses who apply for a legal status in The Bahamas in order to reside and work here." Mr Mitchell said the Government is committed to removing "the constitutional anomaly" which exists with regard to women and the ability to pass on their citizenship to their children. The Government, therefore, proposes to amend those provisions in the Constitution with regard to discrimination against women, "so that it is clear that gender cannot be a reason to discriminate against an individual," Mr Mitchell said. This will mean that Article 26 to the Constitution and the preamble to Article 15 of the Constitution will have to be altered and the matter put to the country in a referendum, Mr Mitchell explained. "We trust that the proposed changes when they come will receive the unanimous consent of the House," he said. This will bring The Bahamas in line with other western countries and remove one of the last vestiges of formal discrimination against women, Mr Mitchell said. In commending the draft amendment to the Immigration Act with regard to spouses, Mr Mitchell hoped that it is seen as a first step toward ensuring that spouses and women in particular have equality of opportunity in this country, he said. Newer news items:
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