14-Year-Old Forced To Get Pregnant

14-Year-Old Forced To Get Pregnant, A woman desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, a British judge said.

In a ruling reported for the first time Monday, High Court judge Peter Jackson said the mother had behaved in “a wicked and selfish way” that almost defied belief.

The judge said the woman, an American divorcee living in Britain with three adopted children, hatched the plan after she was prevented from adopting a fourth.

The scheme involved getting her oldest daughter to inseminate herself with syringes of sperm purchased over the Internet from a Denmark-based company, Cryos International.

Jackson said the daughter, identified only as A, “became pregnant at the mother’s request, using donor sperm bought by the mother, with the purpose of providing a fourth child for the mother to bring up as her own.”

In his ruling, the judge quoted the teenager as saying said she was shocked by the suggestion, but thought, “If I do this … maybe she will love me more.”

“My mum is a very determined person and she does her best not to let anything get in her way if she wants it,” the teenager added.

The judge said the mother also made the teenager use douches of vinegar or lemon and lime juice in hopes of increasing her chances of having a girl.

The judge said it was likely but not certain that the daughter soon became pregnant and suffered a miscarriage. After six more attempts with the donor sperm, she gave birth to a baby boy in July 2011, when she was 17.

But midwives at the hospital became alarmed by the odd behavior of A’s mother. Her daughter wanted to breastfeed the baby, but her mother said: “We don’t want any of that attachment thing.”

The hospital alerted the authorities, and the children were taken into foster care. The mother is now serving a five-year jail term for child cruelty.

Details of the case were heard during proceedings at the family division of the High Court over the children’s future last year. They were reported for the first time Monday after several British media organizations, including the publisher of The Guardian newspaper, challenged reporting restrictions.

Jersey Shore actor hospital

Jersey Shore actor hospital, One of the actor’s from MTV’s “Jersey Shore” is paying a visit to the hospital, and it is because of a lot of pain. The Huffington Post reported on Monday, April 29, 2013, that Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, simply known as just “Ronnie” to so many, has been hospitalized and is being treated for possible kidney stones.

The 27-year-old is in a Florida hospital per the actor’s representative.

“Ronnie was admitted to an Orlando area hospital late Saturday night,” the Jersey Shore star’s rep says.

“He’s in a lot of pain and is expected to remain there for several days.”

Word is already out that some of his “Jersey Shore” mates have gotten news of where he is located. It is reported that his 26-year-old girlfriend, Sammi Giancola, is on her way to be by his side while he is in the hospital.

PHIL JACKSON CANCER

PHIL JACKSON CANCER, Phil Jackson’s cancer battle in 2011 is a big part of his upcoming book, “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success.” Jackson was coaching the Los Angeles Lakers at the time, and Yahoo! Sports shared the details on April 28 of how the illness impacted the team’s playoffs.

Jackson was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March 2011, but he did not tell his team until two months later. The Los Angeles Lakers were in the midst of a playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks when Phil Jackson’s cancer news was shared with them. The book details how Jackson sensed the team needed something to push them, so after talked with captains Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant, Jackson shared the news.

It was, of course, a difficult time for the team. Phil Jackson had decided to delay his needed surgery until after the season was complete, and some players apparently found that difficult to know. The team was eliminated from the playoffs that year after some very challenging moments and losses. Phil Jackson’s cancer details come as a shock to many, but it seems he is doing well now. There have been escalating rumors he will step back into a role in the realm of the NBA, but so far nothing official has fallen into place.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Cal Ripken, Jr., Calvin Edwin “Cal” Ripken, Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed “The Iron man”, which fans later voted the “Most Memorable Moment” in MLB history. Ripken voluntarily ended his 17-year streak at 2,632 games in 1998. One of his position’s most offensively productive players, Ripken tallied 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense.

Ripken is considered one of the best shortstops and third basemen in baseball history. At 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 225 lb. (102.27 kg), he pioneered the way for taller, larger shortstops to be successful at those positions. When inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, he was a first ballot inductee with the third-highest voting percentage (98.53%) in Hall of Fame history, behind Tom Seaver (98.84%) and Nolan Ryan (98.79%).

He is a best-selling author and the President and CEO of Ripken Baseball, Inc., and focuses on several subsidiaries: Ripken Management and Design, Youth Camps and Clinics, Cal Ripken, Sr. foundation, Ripken Professional Baseball, with three minor-league teams-the Aberdeen IronBirds (affiliated with the Orioles);

Washington Monument Baltimore

Washington Monument Baltimore, The Washington Monument in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, was the first architectural monument planned to honor George Washington.

In 1815, a statue was designed by Robert Mills, who also designed the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Construction began in 1815 and was completed by 1829. The 178 foot doric column holds a ground-floor museum offering information about Washington as well as construction of the monument. Climbing the 228 steps to the top provides an excellent view of the city from the historic neighborhood where it is located. Its neighbors include the Peabody Institute.

The glorification of Washington began long before his death in December 1799, and the dedication of a memorial in his honor seemed certain. A monument honoring Washington in Baltimore was first proposed in 1809, and a committee was formed to commission and fund the monument. In 1811, the first of six lotteries, authorized by the Maryland General Assembly, was held, eventually raising enough funds to construct a Washington monument in Baltimore. Mills’s design was chosen in an architectural competition in 1815, and the cornerstone laid on July 4 of that year.

Early designs included rich ornamentation, six iron galleries dividing the hollow shaft into seven sections, and a quadriga surmounting the column. The design of the completed column is very similar to the Colonne Vendôme, which ultimately derived from Trajan’s Column and was adopted in this time of Neoclassicism in American architecture.

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