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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/charges-added-suspected-child-abuser-photos-posted-article-1.2288418The parents of a two-year-old girl who was allegedly beaten with a metal belt and slammed into a wall have posted photos of her sickening injuries on social media after charges were dropped against her alleged attacker -- their babysitter's husband.
That stunning decision, nearly two years after she was abused, fueled the North Carolina child's outraged father into uploading the photos on Facebook Wednesday where they were shared more than 134,000 times.
The end result: On Thursday Kyle Christopher Fox was recharged with not only the original count of misdemeanor child abuse, but felony assault by strangulation and misdemeanor assault on a child under the age of 12.
That easily proved to be relieving news for the girl's parents, notably her father, who had expressed frustration on having patiently trusted in the judicial system to fix something he felt he could have done himself.
fat shamed in school, hammer thrower learned to embrace her powerful frame
'I was told I was "too fat" to be seen with': Olympian who posed naked for ESPN's Body Issue reveals how she overcame cruel bullies who tormented her about her weight
The 25-year-old Team USA athlete, who lives in Texas, is one of the cover stars of ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue
Amanda weighed 207lbs on the day of her ESPN photoshoot but asked for her weight to be rounded up to 210lbs in the interview
In her interview with ESPN The Magazine, Amanda recalled first learning the word 'fat' when she was in middle school, and when speaking with Cosmopolitan.com she elaborated on that defining moment.
'I never realized I was bigger than anybody because back when I was growing up, we didn't have social media like we have now,' she explained. 'But once I got into middle school, I had asked a boy if he wanted to go to the movies with me and a whole bunch of my friends. He was like: "No, you guys are too fat, I would never be seen with you."'
Dealing with such cruelty has an adolescent has the potential to destroy a young adults confidence, but becoming an athlete helped Amanda embrace her powerful frame.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3156198/Olympian-posed-naked-ESPN-s-Body-Issue-reveals-overcame-cruel-bullies-tormented-weight.html#ixzz3fXbJ53ZV
audience member walks on stage and plugs in dying phone into prop outlet
http://nypost.com/2015/07/06/theatergoer-heckled-for-trying-to-charge-his-phone-onstage/At the start of a July 2 performance of the adult puppet-play, “Hand to God,” an audience member in serious need of charging his phone sought out the only outlet in the theater.
The fake one, a part of the set — onstage.
Playbill.com reports that the bold theatergoer walked onto the stage just as the show was about to begin and attempted to use the prop outlet.
“The crew had to stop the precook music, remove the cellphone, and make an announcement as to why you can’t do that,” explained audience member Chris York in a Facebook post.
“Truly. I am a quiet and reserved person and I took great joy in loudly heckling the idiot when he returned to take his phone back,” he quipped.
Cast members were just as shocked as the audience at the Booth Theater, as this definitely isn’t something they could improvise their way out of had the disturbance occurred mid-show.
doctor who gave patients chemo they didn't need sobs at sentencing
Judge sentenced a Detroit-area cancer doctor to 45 years in prison Friday for a massive scheme to collect millions from insurance companies while poisoning hundreds of patients through needless treatments that wrecked their health.
Fata, 50, offered no excuses before getting his punishment. Stone-faced all week in court, he repeatedly broke down in loud sobs as he begged for mercy Friday.
"I misused my talents, yes, and permitted this sin to enter me because of power and greed," Fata said. "My quest for power is self-destructive."
He said his patients came to him seeking "compassionate care" but "I failed, yes, I failed."
Fata, 50, pleaded guilty last year to fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. He didn't strike a deal with prosecutors, so Borman needed much of the week to hear details about treatments. Patients hired a bus to get to court Monday.
"He preyed on our trust, our exhaustion, our fears," said Ellen Piligiam, whose late father, a doctor, was administered powerful drugs he didn't need for a tumor in his shoulder.
girl sitting on man's lap mouthed "help me" to passing cops
Girl mouthed to officers: "Help me"
A pair of Walton County Sheriff's Officers, who were on foot patrol the night of July 3, saved a girl as she was being sexually assaulted under a pavilion area with beach access.
Deputy Ryan Hooks and Sergeant Paula Pendleton, were finishing up their patrol for the night when they decided to make a final lap around a pavilion area known as being a gathering spot for underage drinkers late at night.
According to officials, as Hooks and Pendleton approached the area, they noticed a girl sitting in the lap of a male. Authorities say, as the two approached they could see the girl mouthing the words “help me” in their direction. As Sgt. Pendleton approached she reported hearing the female victim say in a quiet voice, “help me, he won’t let me go.”
The suspect, later identified as Fidel Mandujano Jr., had his hand around the victim's waist from behind and was instructed to let her go by the deputies. The victim was released by Mandujano. Deputies said she appeared to be scared, shaking, and teary eyed.
http://www.kctv5.com/story/29496539/girl-mouthed-to-officers-help-me
El Salvador Farmers Successfully Defy Monsanto
Farmers in El Salvador are acutely aware of the importance of producing their own seeds, and avoiding those from the bioengineering giant. The farmers, who have already been consistently outperforming Monsanto with their seed, as the local seed is far healthier and more productive, have just managed to bring about a giant defeat of Monsanto by preventing it from supplying El Salvador with its seeds. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture released a new round of contracts to provide seed to subsistence farmers across the country.
RELATED: How Monsanto Could Get Even Bigger and More Powerful
"Remember that Monsanto is together with DuPont, Pioneer, all the large businesses that control the world's seed market," said Juan Luna Vides, the director of diversified production for the Mangrove Association, a nongovernmental organization that was created to support a grassroots social movement for environmental conservation in El Salvador. "Unfortunately, many of the governments in Latin America, or perhaps the world, have beneficiary relationships with these companies."
Vides said that his group is working to "minimize this dependency" — and the dire situation in El Salvador demonstrates the importance of doing so.
"The efforts of transnational companies are masked by other companies within small countries," he explained. "In the case of El Salvador, this example is very obvious ... the company of ex-president [Alfredo] Cristiani Burkard manages the business within the [national] market ... Although you don't see the Monsanto brand, it's Monsanto."
http://www.alternet.org/environment/el-salvador-farmers-successfully-defy-monsanto
New Mexico Cops Bummed They Can't Just Steal People's Money Anymore
New Mexico law that has just gone into effect bars police from seizing people's property without first convicting them of a crime, and the cops are already complaining. Equally bad, the cops say, is that when seizures are allowed, the money will now go to the state's general fund instead of to the law enforcement agency that seized it.
As the Farmington Daily Times reported, law enforcement is already yearning for the good old days. Without that incentive, they may just seize less stuff, and they might even reduce drug law enforcement, they said.
"We're going to try not to seize," said Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe, warning that "I don't think that they anticipated how much it's going to hit local law enforcement, and we're still trying to figure out how bad it's going to hit us."
Sgt. Kyle Dowdy, director of the Region II Narcotics Task Force, told the newspaper that without the money generated from asset forfeitures, "the task force may have to reduce the amount of equipment it buys, such as wiretaps and cameras, and train less often." Such training "is essential to catching criminals who are constantly changing the methods they use to distribute drugs," he added.
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/new-mexico-cops-bummed-they-cant-just-steal-peoples-money-anymore
it will take 29 years for college grads to save 20% down on SF home, study shows
According to a new Trulia study, it will take the average Bay Area college grad approximately 29 years to save 20% down for a typically priced home. For those prospective buyers with no degree, forget it. By this study’s calculations, that 20% down savings is impossible for millennials who didn’t earn a college degree. The gallery above gives a picture of what the San Francisco market looks like now. In the future, it’s going to be even worse, from the buyer’s perspective.
Method
Trulia says, “Our study calculates how many years it will take a millennial (young adult aged 25-30) to save a 20% down payment in the 100 largest U.S. metros assuming that home prices and incomes will increase over time – with and without a college degree.” Of course, the whole study projects into the future. By the time these grads begin looking for homes, prices will be higher still than they are today. To estimate how much the required down payment will grow over time, Trulia uses the 20-year Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) home price growth rate for each of the 100 largest U.S. metros based on current median prices.
This information is then correlated with potential household income grow
http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2015/07/09/college-grads-must-wait-29-years-to-earn-20-sf-metro-homes-for-those-without-education-its-never/
Alarming moment tourist came face-to-face with a cheetah when it jumped in his jeep
Alarming moment tourist came face-to-face with a cheetah when it jumped in his jeep
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3154536/Wild-times-incredible-moment-stunned-tourist-came-face-face-cheeky-cheetah-leaped-jeep.html#ixzz3fQGVfWfU
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'In her eyes it's a mansion': Homeless 83-year-old widow thrilled to move into yard barn
Source: times news
It might not be a mansion, but a newly renovated yard barn will be the next best thing for an 83-year-old Hawkins County widow who has been homeless for the past 15 years.
Last month a church mission group from Murfreesboro came to Rogersville and nearly completed renovating what started as a 12-by-24 yard barn for "Charlotte" to live in.
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Livesay said he doesn’t know why Charlotte became homeless after her husband died, but since losing her husband Charlotte has been staying with fellow church members.
“They said they have taken care of her within their church, and one family might keep her a month, and then another family, and then another,” Livesay said. “The lady Charlotte was staying with most recently decided it’s not fair — her being widowed and not having a place of her own. (Charlotte’s host said) even though it’s going to be small, I’ll provide her a home.”
Livesay added, “This lady bought a 12’ by 24’ yard barn, and they had the floor plan and living space well planned out without an inch to spare. But when the Murfreesboro mission group got there, they decided it was too small. They built 12 feet on to it so she would have one room designate as a bedroom, and she could spread out a little bit in the other room.”
Read more: http://www.timesnews.net/article/9089372/in-her-eyes-its-a-mansion-homeless-83-year-old-widow-thrilled-to-move-into-yard-barn
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