Mexican boys eyes gouged out to save the world
New Year’s resolution: don’t spend another year in a kitchen you don’t like Think Tank analyzes the second round of Democratic debates The Mexico City Health Department said the boy lost both eyes and was suffering some leakage of cerebral fluid. He was in intensive care and was listed in guarded condition, but doctors said in a statement that such leakage normally stops by itself and that no brain surgery is planned at the moment.The chief prosecutor for Mexico state, where Nezahualcoyotl is located, said the boy’s mother had apparently urged others to help her mutilate her son in order “to prevent an earthquake and save the world.”Several adults were at the home reciting a prayer, and had apparently been fasting because “the world was going to end,” said Nezahualcoyotl assistant police Chief Samuel Cuevas Monroy, quoting the boy’s grandmother. The mother, identified as Maria del Carmen Rios, 28, reportedly told the boy to close his eyes and when he refused, she decided to gouge them out “to clean them.”Some reported the mother had become incoherent and began shouting “Let’s kill him, to get the Devil out of him,” Neme said.Most of the others present at the time were relatives, including the boy’s aunt and uncle, and authorities said the adults appeared to have been consuming unspecified drugs. The mother and seven others were being held pending charges. 4 sleep positions for men and what they mean More Valley freeways to be closed this weekend for improvements The 22-year-old aunt allegedly held the boy while the mother gouged out his eyes, apparently with her fingers.Neme said it was not clear if the mutilation was linked to any sort of religious belief.Eight followers of the cult known as “Santa Muerte, ” or Saint Death, were recently charged with the sacrificial killings of two 10-year-old boys and a 55-year-old woman in northern Sonora state. The cult had never before been linked to human sacrifice.Mexico’s most notorious case of ritual sacrifice came with the “narco-satanicos” killings of the 1980s. Fifteen bodies, many of them with signs of ritual sacrifice, were unearthed at a ranch outside the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) 0 Comments Share Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) – A 5-year-old Mexican boy whose eyes were allegedly gouged out by his mother as part of a drug-fueled ritual “to save the world” is expected to live, but has been left completely blind, health authorities said Friday.The boy, identified by authorities only as Fernando, was taken to a hospital in Mexico City after police discovered the mother clutching her eyeless son at a home in the working-class suburb of Nezahualcoyotl early Thursday. Sponsored Stories Top Stories New high school in Mesa lets students pick career paths 5 people who need to visit the Ultrastar Multi-tainment Center Meghan McCain to release audiobook on conservatism, family
Source = e-Travel Blackboard: P.T Spain’s largest airline, Iberia revealed its restructuring plan, prompting staff to declare a pre-Christmas strike.Union representatives for the staff of Iberia announced the strike in response to the restructure’s proposal to reduce the carrier’s current workforce by 25 percent, slashing 4500 jobs.The strike will impinge on airline operations on 14, 7, 18, 19, 20 and 21 December 2012.Union representative Francisco Rodriguez said the strike will affect “all activities of the company.”The revolt has been labelled costly and “absolutely untimely and irresponsible” by Iberia managing director Rafael Sanchez-Lozano.The Spanish airline suffered losses of €262 million between January and September 2012.Iberia’s restructuring plan also includes fleet and capacity reductions. Pre-Christmas strikes planned for Spain’s largest airline.
With an aim to promote Buddhist tourism in Bihar, the Government of Bihar started the cross-border Bihar-Nepal bus service operated by Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC). Since the launch, around 10,000 people have availed the bus service.The bus service was launched by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar in September in order to promote tourism and strengthen cultural ties between Bihar and Nepal. The bus service is available on two routes – Bodh Gaya to Kathmandu via Patna and Patna to Janakpur. The fare for Bodh Gaya to Kathmandu is INR 1,250 and INR 275 from Patna to Janakpur while the fare from Patna to Kathmandu is INR 1,015.Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Secretary of the State Transport Department said, “Around 10,000 people used the bus service in just 60 days since its launch. It runs on public-private partnership mode. A few more buses may be introduced on this route in future.”He also added that the bus service to Nepal was launched to promote tourism as people from both sides were found willing to travel to a foreign country. “The number of passengers will further increase in the coming days,” he said.The 40-seater air-conditioned buses are equipped with facilities like Wi-Fi, GPS and LED television screens.
As the damages of Hurricane Harvey are still being accounted for, the threat of two other tropical storms has the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in need of more funding.Hurricane Irma, another category 5 hurricane, is heading towards Florida, with Hurricane Jose following in its path.Florida Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio wrote in a joint letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer addressing their concerns about FEMA rapidly running out of funds.”FEMA is scheduled to run out of money by Friday, September 8, just two days before Hurricane Irma is expected to hit Florida,” Sens. Nelson and Rubio wrote. “Unfortunately, the current disaster relief package Congress is considering for Hurricane Harvey doesn’t account for the additional costs FEMA will likely incur as a result of Hurricane Irma.”In fact, the letter also noted that even with the Harvey supplemental aid package, FEMA is likely to run out of funds before the end of September.Fannie Mae has taken notice of Hurricane Irma’s incoming effects, releasing Thursday a reminder to homeowners and servicers that mortgage assistance options are available for those impacted by Hurricane Irma.”It is important for those in the path of the storm to focus on their safety as they deal with the potential impact of Hurricane Irma,” said Carlos Perez, SVP and Chief Credit Officer at Fannie Mae. “Fannie Mae and our lending and servicing partners are focused on ensuring assistance is offered to individuals and families in need.”With FEMA expected to run out of money by the time Hurricane Irma hits, there is additional pressure put on Congress to provide more funding this week, Bloomberg reported.“If it’s down to $1 billion or less, then I would say there’s a great concern,” said Elizabeth Zimmerman to Bloomberg, who until January was FEMA’s associate administrator. Share September 7, 2017 533 Views Fannie Mae FEMA HOUSING mortgage 2017-09-07 Nicole Casperson
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