Lady Falls For a Facebook Fraudster

A 50 year old woman who does not want to give her name out, lost $23,000 to a man who she met on facebook. Between the phone and online, they talked for around three months. She says they even conversed about scammers and the dangers of them. After she gained his trust, he made up a fake story about needing money. He even cried over the phone and she felt horrible and gave in. He promised to pay her back, but obviously never did. She told her brother about what happened and he contacted the police in hopes of getting the money back, but once it's gone, it's gone. This lady spoke up to warn other people to never fall for sob stories, no matter how believable. You should never feel pressured or obligated in any way.


http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/woman-loses-23k-facebook-fraudster-4743272

Missing Girl Case Solved

Fourteen year old Nicholle Coppler was proclaimed missing in 1999. Her skeletal remains were discovered in a house being demolished in Ohio. The state took ownership of it because its taxes went unpaid. This house was owned by Glen Fryer who was one of the suspects of her death. He killed himself in 2002 after his conviction for raping a girl. The case of Nicholle Coppler has now reopened and police suspect that there were more people involved in her tragic murder.



http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/oddity/201202/81791.php

Excessive Eating Can Result in Memory Loss Among the Elderly

Memory loss had been tied to overeating with old age in a recent study. 1,233 people ages 70 to 89 were surveyed. All of the participants were free of dementia but 163 had some symptoms of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Participants kept track of their daily calorie intake and they were divided into three groups. The lowest group had about 600-1500 calories per day. The middle group had about 1500-2150, and the last group had between 2150 and 6,000 each day. The people who ate the highest number of calories were twice as likely to to have MCI. These extra calories doubled the risk of Cognitive Impairment.


http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/13/study-overeating-may-double-the-risk-of-memory-loss/

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2012/02/13/excessive-eating-can-result-in-memory-loss-among-elderly-study-says/

Duggar Family - Pictures From Funeral Posted to Internet Without Consent

The Duggar family has a reality show on TLC called "19 Kids and Counting." They are mourning the loss of what would have been their 20th child, Jubilee Shalom. Michelle Duggar miscarried Jubilee after a scary premature birth of their last daughter Josie who survived. At the funeral of Jubilee, a couple of pictures were given out of the fetus's little hand on her mother's. The pictures got posted to the internet and quickly spread to the news and media. They were intended for private use only and were posted without the Duggar's consent. A lot of controversy emerged from the photos and people have accused the Duggar family of not knowing when to draw the line in their personal lives. Many people are unaware that these photos were not intended for the public.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/12/photo-of-duggars-stillborn-baby-released/

No Transplant for Dying Illegal Immigrant

35 year-old Jesus Navarro is married and a father of a 3 year old little girl. His kidneys begun to shut down eight years ago. Every day after work he would come home and cleanse his blood of toxins using a home dialysis machine. But lately, he has been getting worse and is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Navarro has a willing donor and they have private insurance to cover the cost of a transplant. UC San Francisco Medical Center say they refuse to do one because he is an illegal immigrant so they can't be sure he will receive proper follow up care. Critics say that that providing this kind of care would discourage home countries to get their own health systems. If Navarro does not get the kidney transplant, he will die. His life hinges on the status of "Illegal Immigrant."

http://www.mercurynews.com/census/ci_19856536

McDonald's to Open Restaurant in America's Healthiest City

Loma Linda, California, has one of the longest life rates in the world. It has been tobacco free for 3 decades and about half of the population are Seventh-day Adventists. Many of them are vegetarians and do not have alcohol or even caffeine. Over half of the city council agreed to opening a McDonalds restaurant in Loma Linda, but the ones opposed are very upset and doing what they can to overturn the decision. The reason they outlawed smoking was because it was harmful to the health of the people. The opposed council members argue that fast food is also harmful to their health. A statement was made about how the McDonalds menu is improving but an outraged member of the Healthy Loma Linda Coalition didn't want to hear it. "Trying to say there's a healthy menu at McDonald's is like putting 5 milligrams of Vitamin C in a cigarette." 

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/mcdonalds-health-loma-linda.html

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-01-15/news/30630586_1_premium-salads-loma-linda-city-council-vegetarian-diets

Miss Wisconsin - Takes the Crown

For the second year ever, Miss Wisconsin won the crown of Miss America. Laura Kaeppeler is 23 years old and her platform is helping children with incarcerated parents. Her father served 18 months of jail time so she had first hand experience in trying to pursue the relationship with her father during this difficult time. Her mission is to make these 2 million children feel supported and was granted a $50,000 scholarship to help her purpose. The Kaeppeler family knew that the knowledge of her fathers arrest would bring a lot of attention, but they supported her decision in hopes of bringing good out of the situation. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087349/Miss-America-Laura-Kaeppeler-reveals-heartache-graduating-jailed-father.html


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57359505-10391698/miss-wisconsin-makes-fathers-prison-time-a-miss-america-platform/

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/miss-america-crowning-winner-las-vegas-15360261#.TxXMh1Ugc2Y