Wigs For Kids: Caring for Children
When children lose their hair as a result of medical treatments, health conditions, or burn accidents, they don’t just suffer physically. The change in their appearance can drastically undermine their self-image and sabotage their self-esteem. To combat this additional trauma, Certified Cosmetic Therapist™ Jeffrey Paul founded Wigs for Kids, a nonprofit organization that has been serving children suffering from hair loss since 1980. Mr. Paul is the author of the newly published Solutions of Women's Hair Thinning and Loss.

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Spring Cleaning For The Skin
By Patricia Heitz

Now that spring is just around the corner, repairing winter-weathered skin is a great time to promote Alphy-Hydroxy Acid (AHA) facial skin treatments in the student clinic. In our Basics in Esthetics Education Series through The Career Institute, this is the subject of Module 6. This hands-on workshop for instructors allows for better understanding, from the instructor’s perspective, of this lucrative area in the salon.

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Fail Your Way to Creativity and Success By Letha Barnes, Director of the Career Institute That’s right, failure is an essential part of today’s formula for success! The key, however, is learning to fail swiftly and insightfully. The need for creativity is an integral part of success in all levels of business and education. When you think about it, the lessons we learn from failure are among the most valuable experiences we have. Our failures teach us valuable lessons in life, such as perseverance, flexibility, the value of modesty and even positive thinking and visualization.

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This quarter's product spotlight includes Thomson Delmar Learning's newest professional reference titles published for students, educators, and practicing professionals alike. For details and purchasing information for these products, visit the spotlight.

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Lindsay Roland is recognized for her outstanding academic performance in Esthetics Education

NEW ORLEANS, LA. February 21, 2005 – Milady, an imprint of Thomson Delmar Learning, a leader in educational resources for lifelong learning and part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announced Lindsay Roland as one of this year’s winners of the Esthetician Scholarship at the Third Annual Society of Dermatology SkinCare Specialist Meeting in New Orleans.

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