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B2 -Tuesday, April LIVING www.thedailyjournal.com The Daily Journal Not all gifts need be 'age appropriate' PHOTO PUZZLE Wnafs the difference? changes in these two photos taken from The Daily Journal Archives. a sharp eye to find them all. Need help? You'll find the answers below. dolls to be future heirlooms. Sentimental in Seabeck, Wksh.

Dear Abby: When my granddaughter was born, my mother gave her a chest of sterling silver flatware because she calculated that she wouldn't be here when "that baby grows up," and the price of sterling silver would be out of reach. Through the years, we have added serving pieces to match. Now that my granddaughter is married (and my mother is no longer with us), she has a beautiful service for eight thanks to her great-grandmother. When it was determined that my step-grandbaby was to be a girl, I bought the prettiest, most expensive doll I could find, as I wanted her first doll to be special. For her first birthday we gave her a diamond drop necklace with instructions that it was to be put away but worn on her wedding day.

Because of our advanced age, we won't be alive when she is married, and we wanted to be part of her very special day. Ann Tupelo, Miss. Dear Ann: I'd say your step-grandbaby is a lucky little girl and not because of the jewelry. 1 If 4 I Spot the 8 You'll need 7 Found 1976 'vv 'X wjp i i Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.

Box 69440, Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. It's still good There's good news for those of you who stocked up on bottled water during the past few years. Whether you bought your bottles back in 1999 (in fear of the Y2K utility shut-down that never happened) or in response to more recent calls for at-home disaster preparedness, your water should still be safe. "Properly sealed bottled water doesn't have a (limited) shelf life.

There's nothing in it to spoil," said Stephen Kay, spokesman for the International Bottled Water Association. Some bottles do have expiration dates, but that's because some retailers require them on all foods and beverages; until recently, the state of New Jersey did, too. ounces, along with some vitamins. And Capri Sun's Roarin' Waters Fruit Flavored Water Beverage with a label boasting "Finally, a great-tasting water beverage kids will love to drink" has 35 calories per 6.75-ounce pouch and a very sweet taste (to this adult), thanks to high-fructose corn syrup and sucralose. In other words, it's a reduced-calorie fruit drink, apparently made for children who expect all drinks, even water, to be sweet A DeBP Abby butions to a 529 college plan.

Someday, between political science, beer and young women, we trust he will have kind thoughts about his grandparents. More important we hope he will repay the gift in kindness to his own grandchildren. An Appreciative Grandpa in California Dear Abby: As a very young girl in the early '50s, I received by mail a beautiful string of pearls in a velvet case from my bachelor godfather. Talk about age inappropriate! (How can you play with pearls?) My disappointment turned to pride as my parents explained they were a special gift my "first pearls" to be worn when I became a young lady. The case graced my dresser top for years, until I was finally deemed "old enough" to wear the elegant necklace.

I still cherish the pearls and their memories of a sweet godfather I rarely saw, and of the times I would carefully open that fancy case and rub the pearls against my cheek, daydreaming of someday being a lady. Let other friends buy their children the soft things they can play with now. "Not Ungrateful's" father-in-law may also intend for the fancy Growth in bottled water Wholesale U.S. sales (in billions): $10 $6J $8 $6 $4 $2 0 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 8ouit: Bovmge Martwtkig Cwp. Adrteniw Lswtt.

USA TODAY spokesman for the American Dental Association Some dentists worry that an increase in early childhood tooth decay might be linked to less tap water consumption, Stamm said. But, he said, dentists are more worried about what many children are drinking instead: sugary sodas and juice drinks. Which brings us to what some bottled "water beverages" have that tap water does not sugar, artificial sweeteners and calories. Though traditional bottled water is free of such additives, a newer, growing category blurs the line between water and soft drinks. Pepsi's Propel Fitness Water contains sucrose syrup (sugar), sucralose (artificial sweetener Splenda) and 10 calories per 8 Name and Age of Name of Mother: Address: Phone I I Dear Abby: I disagree with your advice to "Not Ungrateful," regarding the beautiful dolls that were sent to her children by their grandfather.

I run a children's store. Not all grandparents want to give a gift that might end up in a garage sale or giveaway box years down the road Many want to give a special gift that their grandchild will enjoy later and that will be a special memory of them when the children are older. Keepsakes are treasures that can be cherished long after the grandparents are gone. Special gifts should be put aside until the children are old enough to play with them and enjoy them. Be sure to remind the children that Grandpa gave the gifts when they were babies because he thought they were so special.

Cuddly stuffed animals are cute for babies, but generally don't last, nor is their origin ever truly appreciated by the child So let Grandpa give the most special gifts he can. Those gifts are worth receiving at any aga Vicki in Wyoming Dear Vicki: I heard from many readers who agree with you. Read on: Dear Abby: Perhaps that grandfather is thinking down the road that someday (when he may be gone) his grandchildren will appreciate his foresight We get our grandson the "appropriate cuddly gifts," along with substantial contri- Water FromBl American Rivers, a clean-water advocacy group, found 59 percent of respondents nationwide drank both tap and bottled water, 16 percent drank only bottled and 25 percent drank only tap. But "we don't have anything to indicate whether tap water consumption is going up or down," said Jack Hoffbuhr, executive director of the American Water Works Association. "We do want people to know tap water is every bit as safe as bottled water.

In fact, it's tested more." Makers of bottled water are just as quick to say that their products are safe and well regulated. Assuming that both kinds of water are essentially safe (though both have had lapses), consumers choosing bottled water still need to consider how it differs. First, the most popular brands don't contain fluoride, which is important for dental health. Most fluoridated tap water despite reports of a few local systems with too much natural fluoride provides a safe and effective amount, said Jack Stamm, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry and a get a sense of satisfaction each time I squeeze into a pair. That satisfaction leads to confidence, and confidence is sexy." Though British jeans designer Suzy Radcliffe, whose Radcliffe line is sold at Barneys New York, is giving boot cut the boot for fall (she'll focus on new washes and colors for her best-selling skinny), most say the boot cut isn't going to fade all that quickly.

Said Greenberg: "Everyone can wear a boot-cut jean. There's one for every body shape. I don't think that's necessarily true of a skinny jean. Very, very curvy just doesn't look great" The Daily Journal TUESDAY APRIL 18 Jeremy M. Alanna Marie Ocasio Zachariah Tyler Snow Mannw Rirt-HHav from the staff at( The Daily Journal 4 tp .1.

get slender Skinny" Capital jean in August At Girlshop.com, an online retailer of designer duds, sales of skinny jeans have increased 80 since last summer. When the site introduced a skinny jean last spring, "some people got it, but most people were scared of it," founder and CEO Laura Eisman said. "Now we've seen a progression of people embracing them." Women don't need to be rail-thin to pull off the look, said Michael Carl, Allure magazine's fashion director. Paired with a stiletto or wedge heel, skinny jeans can add visual height, and a tunic can camouflage the hips and accentuate below the knee. Cassidy Karakorn, 28, a Washington, D.C., marketing director, said skinnies make her feel sexy.

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Levi's skinny-fit jeans are so popular that the brand plans to expand its offerings, rolling out a "Rock Skinny" style in its mid-range Levi's red line now and introducing a premium "Stacked (thetruthaboutdavinci.com). The site, sponsored by Westminster Theological Seminary, seeks to "create doubt about doubt," says a statement quoting seminary president Peter Lillback. There will be a national advertising campaign for the site in secular and Christian media Sony Pictures Entertainment has not yet responded to the disclaimer requests. But Sony has joined the controversy by sponsoring a discussion Web site (thedavincidialogue.com) where 40 Christian theologians, scholars, and journalists present their views on Biblical, histori By ALISON MAXWELL Gannett News Service The skinny on jeans this spring is just that: Thin is in. After years of boot-cut denim dominance, slim cuts, a la '80s punk rock, are squeezing back into the fashion vernacular.

"For so many years, boot-cut jeans were it," said Lucky fashion director Hope Greenberg. "It was the one thing that almost every woman went to. Boot cut is universally flattering, but the trend had to go somewhere else." Cameron Diaz, Hilary Duff and Avril Lavigne donned "skinnies" at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards. American Idol hopefuls Kellie Pick-ler, Lisa Tucker and Katharine McPhee have rocked out in slim cuts on stage. Other celebrity fans include Mischa Barton, Lind Da Vinci FromBl "a sign of respect towards the figure of Jesus Christ, the history of the Church, and the religious beliefs of viewers." "We are stressing that the novel is unfair in its treatment of Opus Dei and the church and for a reminder that there should be some sensitivity shown," says Brian Finnerty, US.

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