Every day, we wake up with a choice. We can choose to embrace the day as a new opportunity to learn, grow, and make a positive impact on the world, or we can let fear, doubt, and negativity hold us back. It's easy to get caught up in the challenges and obstacles we face, but it's important to remember that these challenges are what shape us into who we are. Each obstacle is a chance to learn something new, to become stronger, more resilient, and more capable than we were before.
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I recently was involved in a heated discussion with one of
my daughter because I said that they did not appreciate me dedicating my life
to take care of them as a single dad. She fires back with this arrogance that,
that it is what I was supposed to do. I said that is not true, because but I
have a choice to be in there life or not! She told me, NO I DIDN’T!!! She said that
it is a parent is obligation to take care of their children.
I stated that a woman has the right to make a decision to
bring a life in this world or take a life and there is nothing that I as a man or
the law can say to make her change her mind…
So to take it one step farther the one law that enforces what
a parent has to do in regards to their children, is called child support. Did
you know that child support can’t make you take care of your child, but can only
make you pay to take care of your child?
Don’t get me wrong I obligated myself to my children because
I did not have a father in my life, and I did not want them to not have a
father as well. In reality the only thing that obligates a mother or father to
their children is a conscious, not the law!
Lee James, 24, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years for
beating 44-year-old Bijan Ebrahimi to death before setting his body on
fire.
James admitted killing the victim, who was from Iran, outside his home
in Bristol in July in what the judge described as an "act of murderous
injustice".
A second man, Steven Norley, 25, was also jailed for four years at
Bristol Crown Court for assisting an offender after he admitted helping
to burn Mr Ebrahimi's body.
Lee James, left, and Steven Norley
Mr Ebrahimi was a vulnerable man who was mistaken for a paedophile by
his neighbours when he was seen taking pictures of young people who were
damaging his garden plants, which which he was devoted.
He had repeatedly contacted police complaining that he was the victim
of anti-social behaviour and was being unfairly targeted by his
neighbours.
Just hours before his death Mr Ebrahimi begged officers to help, telling them he did not feel safe in his own home.
But his messages to Avon and Somerset Police went unanswered, Bristol Crown Court heard.
Three days before Mr Ebrahimi’s death, a crowd had reportedly gathered
outside his home in Capgrave Crescent, Brislington, calling him a
"paedo" and the police arrested Mr Ebrahimi for breach of the peace.
As the officers arrested Mr Ebrahimi for "his own safety", he told
them: "I can't believe you are arresting me when I haven't done
anything."
Mr Ebrahimi's body was set alight with white spirits
Prosecutor Andrew Langdon QC said: "As he was led away, the neighbours began cheering. Some were shouting abuse.
"An eyewitness told PC Winter, 'Everyone seemed to be out of control.
It was like they were a posse or a vigilante group or a witch hunt'."
Neighbour Beryl Smith said the neighbours "were shouting 'get out of here you dirty paedo'."
Mr Ebrahimi was released without charge the following day.
On July 11, James entered Mr Ebrahimi’s house and threatened to take
the law into his own hands unless police "dealt with the situation".
Footage of the confrontation, which the victim had filmed, has been released by the court.
"During the course of the evening of July 12, Mr Ebrahimi made a number
of calls to police reporting hostile behaviour," Mr Langdon said.
"For one reason or another, these messages were not responded to. At
1.57am he sent an email to the local beat manager saying he was being
called 'nasty things' and did not feel safe at home.
"Regrettably that was not a message that was read until after his death."
Mr Langdon told the court how James repeatedly stamped on the head of Mr Ebrahimi, inflicting fatal injuries.
"Following that attack Lee James and Steven Norley dragged Mr
Ebrahimi's body about 100 yards out of the crescent on to the verge of a
neighbouring road before they poured white spirit over the body and set
fire to it," he said.
Footage filmed by Mr Ebrahimi of James
Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Nick Gargan issued an apology after
the tragedy, saying: "Mr Ebrahimi was someone who deserved the
protection of all of us and we are very sorry about what happened to
him."
Mr Gargan went on: "It is clear that there was a collective failure on
the part of statutory agencies and others to protect Mr Ebrahimi and we
cannot wait for all the various external investigative processes to run
their course before we start learning lessons for the future."
Police watchdog the IPCC has questioned six officers over their
handling of the case, three under police caution. All were served
notices of gross misconduct and three have been suspended on full pay.
The IPCC has also questioned six civilian police staff who are believed
to be call-handlers. Bristol City Council has also launched a review
into the case.
Mr Ebrahimi's sister, Manizhah Moores said her brother had suffered
racial abuse while living in Bristol and his previous home had been the
subject of an arson attack.
She said: "We hope that nobody else ever has to witness an innocent
disabled man being abused, taunted and tortured in the way that Bijan
suffered.
"The question that now must be answered is whether Bijan's death could
have been avoided had he been afforded the protection from the
authorities he deserved.
"Lessons must be learned before other vulnerable lives are lost."
I have no compassion for a fool,This girl assaulted the girl because she was mad. I have no doubt in my mind that she did not think of what if. Simply acting in a fit of rage would not have helped this girls mother if she would have died from this shocking attack. Sometimes as black people we act before we think, and the crack as she hit and kicked the girl means that the court should drop the hammer on her with like she is a common rouge!!!
Who is Irina Shaykhlislamova? The Modeling and entertainment world knows her as Irina Shayk or as Irina Sheik is a Russian model known for her 2007 through 2011 appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is the cover model for the 2011 issue.[3]
Shayk’ was born on January 6, 1986 in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia,[1]USSR). Her father was a coal miner and died of pneumonia complications
when she was 14, leaving her family with little money while she was
growing up and forcing her mother to work two jobs. It’s from her father
that she got her unusual looks, she says, which often cause people to
think she’s South American. “My father was dark skinned, because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian,” she says. “I get my light eyes from my mother.” Irina has a pet dog named Cesare, a Lab who, she claims, was fathered by one of the dogs who played the title role in Marley & Me.[20]
After winning the "Supermodel 2004" Chelyabinsk beauty pageant,[4] scout Guia Jikidze recommended Shayk pursue a career as a model. In 2007, Shayk debuted in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue,
and has appeared in each annual edition since, working with
photographers like Pamela Hanson, Steve Erle, Riccardo Tinelli, Rennio
Maifredi, and Raphael Mazucco, and shooting in locations such as St. Petersburg, Naples Grenada and Chile.
In 2007, she became the face of lingerie brand Intimissimi,
appearing in the company's catalogs and advertisements, as well as a
commercial in 2009. In 2010 Irina Shayk was made the official ambassador
for Intimissimi brand [5] In 2007, she also became the face of Lacoste and LaPerla. Her other modeling contracts include Beach Bunny (2009),[6]Guess (2008–2009),[7] and Armani Exchange (2010).[8]
Her magazine covers include Woman Spain, Paris Capital, Jalouse, Annabelle, and Bolero.[1
In 2010, starred in Kanye West's “Power”, directed by artist Marco Brambilla.[9] Is on the cover of Ocean Drive and GQ South Africa for the August issue.[10][11] She is ranked 10th in the "Top 20 Sexiest Models" list on Models.com[12] and 1st in the "50 Hottest Russian Women" list by Complex magazine.[13]
She made a change from swimwear to high fashion with a spread in Spain's Harper’s Bazaar and landing the cover for Elle Spain for their November issue.[14][15]Glamour Spain gave her the "Best International Model of 2010" award for her work.(Spanish: Mejor Modelo Internacional).[16]
At the end of the year she was pictured nude in GQ Spain December issue; however, she claimed that she had never stripped, and that the magazine had digitally altered the images to remove her lingerie.[17]
Shayk is helping a maternity hospital in her home town, Yemanzhelinsk.
She and her sister helped rebuild the children’s ward of the local
hospital, and now Shayk raises money on behalf of a Russian charity,
Pomogi (Russian: Помоги), which provides care to sick children.[20]Irina is the official ambassador for Pomogi charity in Russia.
Isabelle Caro was a French model from Marseille, France,
who became well-known after appearing in a controversial ad campaign
"No Anorexia" which showed Caro with vertebrae and facial bones showing
under her skin in a picture by photographer Oliviero Toscani died from Anorexia nervosa she was 28. She was the 3rd cousin of poker author Mike Caro.
(12 September 1982 – 17 November 2010)
Biography
Caro suffered from severe anorexia nervosa from the age of 13. Anorexia was caused by what she called a "troubled childhood". When she appeared on CBS's The Insider, it was revealed that at the worst of her eating disorder, she weighed only 25 kilograms (55 lb; 3 st 13 lb) at a height of 1.65 metres (5 ft 5 in); her most recent weight was 33 kilograms (73 lb; 5 st 3 lb).
She appeared on Channel 4's Supersize vs Superskinny which aired on 11 March 2008, in which she spoke to journalist Anna Richardson about her anorexia.
Caro was hospitalized for the first time when she was 20. At her worst, in 2006, she slipped into a coma, weighing just 25 kilograms (55 lb; 3 st 13 lb). The doctor said she would not survive the coma but she did. Caro was also interviewed in the second episode of the TV documentary series, The Price of Beauty, in which Jessica Simpson and her two best friends, Ken Pavés
and CaCee Cobb, traveled the world to explore the meaning of true
beauty. Simpson investigated the problem of how some female fashion
models have become obsessed with being skinny. Caro talked about how she
became anorexic and warned other girls about the affliction. Simpson
was moved to say "What you are doing right now makes you more beautiful
and I hope women all over the world hear about the story and it is
important to know that how skinny you are does not make you beautiful."
It aired on 22 March 22 2010 in the USA and on 21 August in Japan.
Death
Caro died on 17 November 2010 in France, after spending about two weeks in hospital with acute respiratory disease. The cause of her death is unknown. Ms Caro's acting instructor, Daniele Dubreuil-Prevot, told the Associated Press news agency that Ms Caro had died "after returning to France" from a job in Tokyo. Her family only reported Caro's death to the media a month afterward, on 29 December 2010.
