Tag Archives: for your information

Jesus Take The Wheel–TLC Shows Half Ton Woman Accused Of Killing Her Nephew In New Special!!!

This story has us asking way too many questions… Mayra Rosales weighs more than 1000lbs and is bedridden due to her severe obesity. After babysitting her sisters four kids on the regular for months, she confessed to crushing and killing her two-year-old nephew, Eliseo, Jr. back in 2008. Sadly enough we found out the conclusions of the case so we’ll give you a quick spoiler alert [STOP READING NOW!!] if you want to watch the special without knowing the whole story. Here’s the breakdown…Because of her condition, Mayra was bedridden. And because of her inability to move, she was not supposed to be taking care of her sister Jaime‘s kids, but she often babysat them. Although lawyers on both sides began to realize that Mayra hadn’t killed Eliseo Jr., she still had to go on trial. It took months to find a court room big enough (no pun intended) to accommodate Mayra and even then, they had to take walls out to get her in. Mayra confessed that her sister Jaime had been abusing Eliseo for a while and that in one instance, she’d whacked her son with a hairbrush when he refused to eat…but when the paramedics came to take Eliseo Jr. out of the home, Jaime begged Mayra to take the blame. “I thought I was dying anyway,” Mayra said, “so I decided to admit that I’d done it to protect my sister because I love her.” Jaime showed Mayra how much she loved her and bailed, leaving Mayra to possibly face a death sentence. Jaime did return though and confessed to killing Eliseo Jr. and was sentenced to 15 years in jail. The stress of the case was too much for Mayra’s health and sadly, she is confined to a hospital bed at a medical center for the super-obese. She’s said that it feels just like being in jail. This is a sad story for so many reasons…the full episode isn’t on until October and you’ll be damn sure we’re going to watch! Images via TLC

See the rest here:
Jesus Take The Wheel–TLC Shows Half Ton Woman Accused Of Killing Her Nephew In New Special!!!

Relive The Top Funniest American Idol Moments Of Past Seasons

Read more from the original source:
Relive The Top Funniest American Idol Moments Of Past Seasons

Trouble In Paradise…Again?? Vanessa Bryant Posts Newport Mansion Up For Sale

Is she pissed off or just making a good profit?? Vanessa Bryant has listed her 6,000 square foot pad for $3.75 Mill and, in case you didn’t know, Kobe signed the home (and two others) over to her back in January . The Mediterranean-style estate boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a library, spa, outdoor fireplace and bbq hookup. Kobe and Vanessa purchased the home back in 2003 for $2.65 Mill so the bitter chick’s making a pretty good return one “her” investment. According to TMZ… Vanessa’s mom, Sofia, has been living in the 6,000 square foot mansion. We don’t know if she’s moving in with Vanessa or moving elsewhere. As for Kobe and Vanessa’s relationship, we’re told it’s like a roller coaster. So who knows. Vanessa chose not to file divorce papers in June and she and Kobe reconciled are sorting their isht out. However, property records don’t show Kobe being added back onto the properties’ titles. Do you think Vanessa deserves to keep the proceeds from the sale? Images via Redfin/WENN

Visit link:
Trouble In Paradise…Again?? Vanessa Bryant Posts Newport Mansion Up For Sale

What The Hell: Did Money Mitt Romney Dye His Face Brown To Appeal To Latino Voters?!?

What would he do if he was on BET? Mitt Romney appeared on Univision Wednesday, but something was a little different about his appearance, his skin tone. Looking back at some of photos logging his every moment on the campaign trail, the Republican presidential nominee is usually not so shockingly tan. While his orangey-brown appearance on Univision could have been the result of bad lighting or a makeup mishap, left-wing blog the Democratic Underground concluded that Romney “dyed his face brown for his Univision interview.” The claim is not completely out of the ballpark. After all, as Gawker points out, Romney did say “it would be helpful to be Latino,” in a video secretly recorded at a campaign fundraiser earlier this year. Appearing at a campaign fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia, before his Univision interview, Romney showed a bit more color, but nowhere near the amount of bronze as seen on stage at the 6:30 p.m. ET filming. If Romney did indeed alter his skin tone, it was likely done in the past few days. Three days earlier, on Sunday, Sept. 16, Romney appeared much paler when he landed in Missouri. We’re just happy this fool didn’t wear blackface for the NAACP speech. By our estimate Romney looks “47%” more tanner and we’re not digging the convenient skin change. Do you think he’s just a victim of a bad makeup artist or a calculated (and horrible) plan to appeal to Latino voters? Source AP

See the article here:
What The Hell: Did Money Mitt Romney Dye His Face Brown To Appeal To Latino Voters?!?

Race Matters: Life Expectancy Of “Least Educated Whites” Drops Significantly Due To Drug Overdose And Smoking???

Life Expectancy Of “Least Educated Whites” Drops Significantly While life expectancy for black people are on the rise, the opposite is now the reality for “least educated whites”… Via NYTimes: For generations of Americans, it was a given that children would live longer than their parents. But there is now mounting evidence that this enduring trend has reversed itself for the country’s least-educated whites, an increasingly troubled group whose life expectancy has fallen by four years since 1990. Researchers have long documented that the most educated Americans were making the biggest gains in life expectancy, but now they say mortality data show that life spans for some of the least educated Americans are actually contracting. Four studies in recent years identified modest declines, but a new one that looks separately at Americans lacking a high school diploma found disturbingly sharp drops in life expectancy for whites in this group. Experts not involved in the new research said its findings were persuasive. The reasons for the decline remain unclear, but researchers offered possible explanations, including a spike in prescription drug overdoses among young whites, higher rates of smoking among less educated white women, rising obesity, and a steady increase in the number of the least educated Americans who lack health insurance. The steepest declines were for white women without a high school diploma, who lost five years of life between 1990 and 2008, said S. Jay Olshansky, a public health professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the lead investigator on the study, published last month in Health Affairs. By 2008, life expectancy for black women without a high school diploma had surpassed that of white women of the same education level, the study found. The steepest declines were for white women without a high school diploma, who lost five years of life between 1990 and 2008, said S. Jay Olshansky, a public health professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the lead investigator on the study, published last month in Health Affairs. By 2008, life expectancy for black women without a high school diploma had surpassed that of white women of the same education level, the study found. White men lacking a high school diploma lost three years of life. Life expectancy for both blacks and Hispanics of the same education level rose, the data showed. But blacks over all do not live as long as whites, while Hispanics live longer than both whites and blacks. Discuss…

View original post here:
Race Matters: Life Expectancy Of “Least Educated Whites” Drops Significantly Due To Drug Overdose And Smoking???

SMH: Usher’s “Confessions” And Evelyn Lozada’s Tears Give Oprah’s OWN Network Best Cable Ratings Of The Weekend

Fawkery, scandal, and sex always sell best… Usher, Evelyn Lozada Interviews Give Oprah’s OWN Network Best Weekend Ratings Via S2SMagazine OWN had its biggest weekend to date thanks to Evelyn Lozada and Usher. The network has announced that its weekend lineup came in at #1 for Saturday and Sunday among all broadcast and cable with key Black viewing demographics. For starters, “Welcome To Sweetie Pie’s” earned its highest ratings for an episode ever with 766,000 viewers when it returned for the fall premiere on Saturday night. It also placed in the top 5 of all cable shows for women between 25 and 54. The first of the two-part series premiere of “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” which featured Evelyn Lozada, ranked #2 in its time slot on Saturday among women 25-54. Just over 1.1 million viewers tuned in for the Saturday episode, but part two on Sunday received 1.59 million viewers. Those ratings earned it the #3 spot for its time slot on cable among women 25-54 and 18-49. However, it was #1 among Black women 25-54 and 18-49 across broadcast and cable. Meanwhile, Usher’s episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” raked in more than 1.5 million viewers, placing the show at #3 for female viewers 25-54 and 18-49 in that time slot on cable. It fared a little better when just looking at Black women viewers in those age groups, coming in at #1 for all broadcast and cable. Oprah better recognize. After all the positive programming she was shooting for, at the end of the day, people want to hear about the DIRT! Might be sad, but it’s damn sure true. Images via WENN/YouTube

See original here:
SMH: Usher’s “Confessions” And Evelyn Lozada’s Tears Give Oprah’s OWN Network Best Cable Ratings Of The Weekend

Pay Yo Bills: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Ordered To Pay Manny $114K!!!

You think Floyd’s having a bad week? The boxer was a no show for questioning from Manny’s lawyers and the Judge smacked Money-Lovin’ Floyd with the high amount…roughly $133k in legal fees and $774 in costs. Apparently Pacquiao felt Mayweather crossed the line when the fighter accused him of using performance-enhancing drugs. Manny filed in 2009 and has denied the claims since day one. According to ESPN , Pacquiao’s team defended their suit: “Calling a professional athlete a cheater is the most serious charge one can make,” the lawsuit said. “Accusing an athlete of using performance-enhancing drugs — however baseless and lacking in evidence — is toxic.” Floyd got the news while he’s dealing with two other issues: He was caught in a domestic dispute with his ex , (and Mother of one of his daughter’s), Melissa Brim and his Boy arch nemesis 50 Cent has been tweeting pics and boasting about his new collab with Manny Pacquiao! Looks like all that Ego is catching up to this dude. Images via WENN

Follow this link:
Pay Yo Bills: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Ordered To Pay Manny $114K!!!

Let’s Be Honest: RihRih Tweets Freaky Flicks From BFF’s Melissa Forde’s Bedroom

We like girls, who like girls… Riahnna informed her followers that she had sneaked into Melissa’s boudoir before posting a naughty picture of herself sprawled over her bed, wearing red lippy and clutching a teddy. Taking to Twitter, RihRih wrote: “Sneaking in my BFF M$$ room @mforde11″ Now we know these two chicks do everything together from shopping and partying to smoking dem tweeds, but do they share a bed too? Twitter/Instagram

Read more:
Let’s Be Honest: RihRih Tweets Freaky Flicks From BFF’s Melissa Forde’s Bedroom

All Hail King Bey: President Obama Says “Beyoncé Couldn’t Be A Better Role Model For Sasha And Malia!”

Uh, how about their mom? Isn’t she a great role model too? President Barack Obama is giving Beyoncé a lot of responsibility — namely the duty of giving his kids someone great to look up to. President Obama Says He And Jay-Z Are Both Have Daughters And Are Less Famous Than Their Wives According to US Weekly reports : Beyonce and Jay-Z proudly hosted a fundraiser for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign Tuesday night in NYC. The couple held the event at Jay-Z’s 40/40 club, and tickets cost $40,000 per head. “I can’t tell you how proud we are to host tonight’s event with President Obama,” Beyonce, 30, said while introducing Obama, 51. “We believe in his vision.” After taking the stage, Obama joked that wife First Lady Michelle Obama and their girls Sasha, 11, and Malia, 14, were “mad at me because they aren’t here.” “To J and B, thank you so much for your friendship,” Obama told his hosts. “Beyonce could not be a better role model for my girls.” Obama also joked that he and 42-year-old rapper Jay-Z — who welcomed his first child, daughter Blue Ivy, in January 2012 — have a lot in common. “We both have daughters and our wives are more popular than we are,” he said. “So, you know, we’ve got a little bond there. It’s hard but it’s okay.” We know Obama probably appreciated BeyBey and Camel helping him raise $4 milli towards his campaign last night but … sometimes we think he needs to get off that Hollyweird isht. Bey is great and all but Chelly-O is the real deal Holyfield! WENN/GSIMedia

The rest is here:
All Hail King Bey: President Obama Says “Beyoncé Couldn’t Be A Better Role Model For Sasha And Malia!”

Now What?? Chi-Town Teachers End Their Strike!

After seven days of picketing, Chicago teachers have voted to end their ongoing strike! This isn’t a sweet Wall Street deal by any means but pay cuts won’t be as detrimental and our kids can go back to their classrooms (even if they’re still overcrowded). SMH According to NPR… “Our brothers and sisters throughout the country have been told that corporate ‘school reform’ was unstoppable, that merit pay had to be accepted and that the public would never support us if we decided to fight. Cities everywhere have been forced to accept performance pay. “Not here in Chicago. Months ago, CTU members won a strike authorization, one that our enemies thought would be impossible. Now we have stopped the board are imposing merit pay! We preserved our lanes and steps when the politicians and press predicted they were history. We held the line on healthcare costs.” If you haven’t paid attention to the strike, you’ve missed seeing and hearing these brave teachers fight for our children out there. Overcrowded classrooms, deplorable conditions, and shady pay cuts (while millions of funding went to “richer” districts), all caused educators to hit their breaking point. We understand it put parents and caregivers in a bind for a week…but today those baby steps were worth it. Images via Facebook

Read this article:
Now What?? Chi-Town Teachers End Their Strike!