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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1992 i The Palm Beach Post sl SECTION Agcek LOVE RECTANGLES Festival's 'As You Like lt' is twisting, turning tale REVIEW, PAGE 3D INS IDS: MARTINST. LUCIE COUNTY LIVING fcr. mm Book helps black parents discuss race I Put that silly grin back on your face. Amazing advances in dental technology have put an end to tlw days of 'drill and fill. 9 'A lit I Dirt is for guys who like music, girls, clothes and wheels cars, skateboards or The scoop: Teen guys dig 'Dirt' By BETH McLEOD Palm Beach Post Staff Writer For the dirt on what guys, say 14 to 21, care about, now there's Dirt.

Finally, a magazine for guys who aren't Boy Scouts, total jocks or grownups. Dirt's aimed at regular guys, the ones who may have been good at tying knots when they were 8 but now are more interested in music, girls, clothes and wheels, be they on cars, skateboards or mountain bikes. So, do boys just wanna have fun? Basically. But there's a heavy social conscience roiling across the busy, glossy pages of Dirt. The most recent quarterly issue includes a personal story about abortion from a young man's point of view, an editor's column about being involved (not just voting) and a variety of articles aimed at teaching the right thing.

Of course, it also features a step-by-step guide to kissing girls, a fashion shoot with the coolest freestyle biker on the planet and an interview with Al Jourgensen (described as "the frontal lobe of Ministry" grownups, if you don't understand that you need Dirt). Why was it 1992 before this market was tapped? "People didn't think these guysi read," says Mark Lewman, newly 25 and one of the three founding guys of Dirt. "They just didn't have Please see 'DIRT'5D Losing Fewer Teeth Average number of teeth missing. (1985) 25-29 years old By MARY JO KOCHAKIAN The Hartford Courant There are the universal problems discipline, rivalry, teenage sexuality and the like. Bad enough, but black parents have another whole set of issues to deal with beyond all that.

How do you prepare a black child for being stopped by a racist cop? How do you respond when your 3-year-old daughter says she's white? Black parents have had to struggle with such issues largely without professional advice. You won't find rows of child-rearing manuals dealing with such questions as: "Shouldn't black children learn the realities of life rather than be indoctrinated by 'white' ritual and fairy tales?" "My daughter has bought skin-bleaching cream. Should I say anything?" "My 18-year-old son wants a gun in the house because he says he needs it 'for What should we do?" Psychiatrists James Comer of the Yale Child Study Center and Alvin Pous-saint of Harvard Medical School, both black, bring their expertise to Raising Black Children (Plume; $12). "We've thought about it thought about it a lot and a lot of parents have faced these issues and been frustrated and don't know what to do about it. And we wanted to give them the benefit of our thinking," Comer says.

The book, which is also for teachers, also covers the developmental concerns of all parents. Parents often don't talk to their children about race, Comer says. "For many reasons, parents both black and white don't want to deal with race issues. There's anxiety, there's guilt, fatigue, frustration, wishing it would go away and we don't deal with it." But black children need to be prepared to deal with racism. "It is dealing with it and helping your child deal with it that enables your child to grow, maintain and develop their self-esteem and not be threatened by things that happen outside," Comer says.

"From the beginning, it's making certain that your child is exposed to a cultural context in which they feel they belong. So it's important (that black parents) read books to their children very early that have not only people with brown faces, black faces, but there's a cultural context. "And then when your child is 3 and becomes aware of differences, one of the differences he or she becomes aware of is race. Often the first thing they will say, given the nature of our society, is 'I'm Then you have to respond in a way that helps your child develop personal self-esteem and racial acceptance: 'No, you're not in a calm and confident fashion. Because if you respond with anxiety and lectures and so on, you will convey anxiety to your child." Parents have to get across very early "that if someone doesn't like you because of your race, that's their problem.

It helps you manage. You learn to focus." Many of the problems blacks face are the result of social policy, Comer says. "But in addition to that, as my father used to say, 'Prepare yourself; your time will Well, parents must prepare their children if their time is ever to come." It's helpful for white parents and teachers to understand what black families go through, Comer says, particularly if it leads to white children understanding and responding in less prejudiced ways. Leading two lives is double trouble for most people By BETH SHERMAN Newsday Leading a double life would seem to be the exclusive domain of professional spies, fictional secret agents and undercover operatives with foreign accents. But seemingly ordinary men and women sometimes hide extraordinary secrets from those closest to them, their families, friends and co-workers.

Consider the well-respected chief executive who embezzles money from his company. The man with two wives and two sets of children who know nothing of one another's existence. The housewife who moonlights as a prostitute. The married corporate executive who wears lingerie underneath his business suit. In the most shocking scenarios, these dual lives lead to criminal acts, violence and, sometimes, even murder.

In the past few weeks, many people have been fascinated by the saga of Judge Sol Wachtler, New York's esteemed chief judge who is accused of turning to blackmail, extortion and kid- Please see DUAL LIFE5D (1971-74) 40-44 By SHARI SPIRES Paim Beacn Post Staff Writer You've probably heard people brag about having a grandparent who still had most of his own teeth when he died. Even a few years ago, that was something unusual, but not any more. Recent statistics show that tooth loss is no longer an inevitable consequence of aging. Nor is a perfect smile at any age, a quirk of genetics or luck. "The denture days are pretty much over," said West Palm Beach dentist Ann Cipriani.

"In the 1990s, you can have your teeth for the rest of your life if you follow what your dentist prescribes." And they can be perfectly beautiful teeth as well. All of this is true because of the development of an amazing array of products, tools, materials Please see TEETH4D years old 50-55 yeais oia 12 13 0 3 6 9 Teeth lost SOURCE: Institute (or Dental Research Bonding: Protects. Repairs, Beautifies Small gaps (left) can be corrected by bonding, which can widen teeth. Bonding is a relatively inexpensive method using composite resin to replace old fillings, widen or lengthen teeth, repair chips and fractures or whiten teeth. Roots that have been exposed by gum recession also can be protected using bonding materials.

In addition to preventing root decay, bonding may make the teeth less sensitive to extreme temperatures. Sometimes bonding can substitute for a crown, providing the tooth is not one that is subject to extensive grinding. Not only is bonding less expensive (costs about $200 per tooth, compared with $550 or more for a crown), it can be completed in one appointment in the dentist's office. In addition, less of the natural tooth is lost when using bonding instead of crowns. For bonding, the tooth surface is merely etched to open pores in the enamel and help the filling adhere.

After the resin is applied, a high-intensity light hardens it. Then the dentist shapes and polishes the material. Bonding is not recommended for poorly aligned teeth, which may require orthodontic treatment or for severely damaged back teeth, which require more durable materials, such as crowns. One disadvantage is that bonding wears and has to be replaced every five to seven years. However, more durable materials are being developed, and dental researcners say bondings soon may have the same longevity as crowns.

MORE PROCEDURES, 40 'Beauty And The Beast' A Special Christmas Story The story of Disney's ty and the Beast didn't end with the celebrated movie. Today on Page 2 of Accent, The Palm Beach Post begins a monthlong holiday tale about Belle, the Beast and all the enchanted members of the Beast's household. The comic strip, created by the same animators who made the celebrated film, will run on Page 2 through Christmas Day. What will the Beast give Belle for Christmas? The tale begins on the next page. i 1 i I Chipped or fractured teeth (left) also can be fixed by the less expensive bonding.

Chipmunks return country style litically correct female chipmun- Alvin, Simon and Theodore team up with Chipmunkette Brittany in Chipmunks in Low Places as the rodents squeak out current hits and classics and some of their own new material. Question: What happens when a group of Grammy-winning cartoon rodents invites some country stars into the studio to record a bunch of country hits? Answer: You get Chipmunks in Low Places (Chipmunk RecordsSony Kids Music), by Alvin the Chipmunks, a charming novelty record that adults and children will enjoy. The record is No. 50 on the Billboard album chart and rising fast. Chipmunk Alvin, Simon Theodore have been joined by po The Chipmunks had been hibernating for more than a decade before making this new record.

These ageless wonders scored their first hit in late 1958, with the No. 1 Chipmunk Song. That hit single sold 4.5 million copies and won the first Grammy Award for children's music. These speed vocalists can boast a total of five Grammys (and 12 nominations) during their career. Other hits Include Chipmunk Punk and Urban Chipmunk.

But Low Places could top them all. i SCOn BENARDE Keue onuany. rne quartet performs Achy Breaky Heart, Stand By Your Man, Don't Rock the Jukebox and I Feel Lucky, as well as several original tunes, Gotta Believe in Pumpkins, I Ain't No Dang Cartoon and Brothers Old Boots (performed with Charlie Daniels). Billy Ray Cyrus, Tammy Wyn-ette, Alan Jackson and Aaron Tip-pin offer comedic encouragement while Waylon Jennings joins the critters to sinOutlaws, a song he wrote for the project. Smith will return Wednesday..