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Bangkok. An honors degree college student allegedly hanged herself after undergoing cosmetic surgery with disappointing results, news reports said Wednesday.

Benyapa Senachan, 22, who was due to graduate later this month from Bangkok’s prestigious Chulalongkorn University with honors in dramatic arts, was found hanging from a belt in her room at home on Tuesday by her parents, the Bangkok Post reported.

Police believe she committed suicide.

Benyapa’s parents told police that she had often complained about the results of a cosmetic surgery job she had undergone in April on her nose, chin and lips.

“She told her family she wanted to die so she could be reborn with new lips,” said the Bangkok Post, citing the outcome of the investigation of Police Lieutenant Colonel Jirawat Chokechai.

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It is not a strange sight to see fifteen year olds clad with 6 inch high heels teetering and tottering around. High heels are the picture of maturity power and glamor. Looking older than you actually are is what every Indonesian teenager yearns for, especially with the amount of make-up they slather on their face but that’s a different story.
 
Ultimately wearing high heels gives the illusion that your legs are longer and more proportional to the body, giving the air of confidence.

Tall women are also perceived as elegant and beautiful. Thus, high heels are already stereotyped as 'the vital shoe of beauty.' If one would go to a club or party these days, girls wouldn’t be caught dead without wearing high heels.    

Beauty does come with a price though. Most women go home after a day in heels to a warm foot bath to soothe their achy ankles and blossoming blisters. Some opt for more comfortable shoes to wear in the car, far from the nosy eyes of the ever so snooty public.

As seen in the movie “The Devil Wears Prada,” as Meryl Streep’s character starts to enter the building, one of the employed hastily switches from ugly yet comfortable shoes to pointed high heels which are deemed fashionable for work.

The problem with stiletto heels, an instance, is that all our weight is concentrated on the balls of your feet. And if this is continued for a long period of time, it would affect your bones and, in time, you would end up with metatarsalgia.

Metatarsalgia is a common problem developed among women because of the prolonged use of high heels. It is a condition which affects the metatarsal region (the ball of the feet), resulting in pain in the joints. Experts had also warned that towering heels could bring an increased risk of arthritis in later life. 

According to an article published by the Guardian, more than 40 percent of high-heel wearers have suffered an accident in them – most often from falling over. Examples could include various accidents on the fashion runway when models often twist their ankles when walking with impossibly high heels. How are we, everyday people, to possibly manage to stay vertical on high heels when professionals can’t help plunging on their face now and then?
 
Worry no more ladies, for there are other alternatives to stiletto heels and these magical walking devices are called wedges. Wedges are relatively healthier than stilettos because it supports the whole foot with its bigger chunk of heel at the bottom. Professor Anthony Redmond, a researcher at the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, further advised that women would choose for round toed shoes with a maximum heel of 1 inch and shock absorbent soles. Flats are also recommended as they’re comfortable and look just as professional as heels do.

The next time you slip on a pair of high heels, think if your ankles are worth sacrificing for that cute boy next door.

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The official cover art and updated synopsis for Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's first book for adults, The Casual Vacancy, was released by publishers Little Brown and can be found below. It will be out September 27 worldwide.

Little, Brown and Company releases the cover for The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling, along with updated cover copy, details of the audio reader, and confirmed page count.

Published worldwide in the English language on September 27, 2012 in hardcover ($35.00), large print hardcover ($39.00), e-book ($19.99), unabridged audio download ($29.98), and on CD ($44.98)

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.

Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.

Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems.

And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations?

A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J. K. Rowling’s first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.

The Casual Vacancy - 512 pages

The audio edition of The Casual Vacancy will be read by Tom Hollander, an experienced star of stage and screen.

Notes to Editors: Barry Fairbrother’s surname was incorrectly given as Fairweather in our original press release. This was Little, Brown UK’s error, and we are correcting it now.

Pre-order J.K. Rowling's 512-page book The Casual Vacancy now, via:

Amazon.com - The Casual Vacancy Hardcover | The Casual Vacancy Kindle
Amazon.co.uk - The Casual Vacancy Hardcover | The Casual Vacancy Kindle
Amazon Canada - The Casual Vacancy Hardcover | The Casual Vacancy Audio CD

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Russell Harding, director of the upcoming release of Sony's Wonderbook: Book of Spells, written by J.K. Rowling and exclusively sold for Playstation 3, revealed new tidbits about the interactive book, including the fact that the Harry Potter author wrote five extra poems related to the wizarding world in the book itself. Details of the wizarding world, including a history of spells, reveal themselves as the owner of the book and PS3, who have the Playstation Move addition that acts as a magic wand to cast spells, apparently against magical foes featured in the book.

Wonderbook: Book of Spells is set to be released this December in North America, and in November throughout Europe; it can be pre-ordered here on Amazon.com.

 

We have a lot of Harry Potter fans in New Zealand who are sad the books and movies have come to an end. Is Book of Spells the next step for them?
Harding: Well I think the Book of Spells explores the wizarding world further. It’s full of unique spell descriptions written by JK Rowling herself, so giving some of the background behind some of the famous spells, she’s created some really fun stories around how those spells were discovered.

We also have five nice poems that have been written around the moral values that wizards really need to obtain. They’re great pieces of poetry that are written by JK Rowling and are totally unique. So the fans will absolutely love that. There’s a lot more depth to this world.

Were any additions made to the Harry Potter universe in Book of Spells endorsed as canon?
Harding: It’s been a total collaboration with JK Rowling, she’s added a lot more depth to the world by exploring the spells, giving more background, naming some of the wizards that previously we hadn’t heard of, telling us dates when certain spells were invented and so on. She’s added more richness to that world herself.

This is a book that belongs in the restricted section at the library of Hogwarts, and you’re given the opportunity to take it from the shelf and actually explore it. No Muggle has been given that opportunity before.

What we’ve seen here at E3 is a lot of training spells and destroying targets and so on. Can players expect to face more fierce enemies from the dark side of the Harry Potter world?
Harding: As you explore the chapters through the Book of Spells of course you’ll meet a number of magical beasts, and as you go through the chapters the spells will become more challenging. There will be more depth to the book as you go through. You’ll meet some of those well-known foes and we’ll be revealing those as we go through our campaign over the summer.

 

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The official Pottermore Insider blog revealed that Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets may open very soon, though more details will be revealed next week.

We’re excited to announce that the first chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are coming very soon to Pottermore.

We will reveal more about this next week here on the Pottermore Insider, as well as the Pottermore Gateway and the new Pottermore house noticeboards.

The blog, which announced that the House Cup will take place this Thursday, July 5, updated with which chapters were recently worked on for the second installment of the series on J.K. Rowling's interactive website.

Monday 25 June
Chamber of Secrets update:

This week, we’re finalising artwork for Chapter Seven, Mudbloods and Murmurs, and Chapter Fifteen, Aragog.

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