Bubble man in desperate search for a cure

An Indonesian man is in search of a cure for bubble-like tumors that caused havoc on his body - if not for himself than for his children, who fear they will be suffering a genetic disease.

Wisnu Chandra, nicknamed the "bubble skin man", wearing a ski mask and sunglasses to hide his appearance on the rare occasions when he walks outside.

Now, desperate for help, the 57-year-old is making public his condition. His plight will be presented in a one-hour documentary debuts Wednesday on The Learning Channel.

"People have never been teased or ridiculed me directly, but look at me and avoid me. Most people act very strangely around me," said Wisnu last fall, according to the news media.
"It makes me feel very insecure and angry when people treat me differently," he added.
He began to feel the bumps on his skin when he was 19, he said. He married a few years later, and his condition intensified ever since.

At the age of 32, it spread all over his face, according to reports.

The doctors told Wisnu the tumors were benign, possibly caused by a genetic disorder caused by abnormalities in the nervous system, reported the news media.

At first, he was prescribed different types of creams, but they did not work.
Meanwhile, he and his wife, Nanik Tri Haryani, had four children together.

He was sure she would leave him."But I refused," said his wife, according to the news media. "Seeing him get on with life despite his changing appearance was, for me, a sign of great strength, not weakness."

Adult Japanese women love to wear adult diapers

Some Japanese women have decided to level the playing field with men in some awkward way, by stinking more, according to reports.

In the U.S., adult diapers are mainly for the elderly, but in Japan, young women have started using diapers as a way of leveling the playing field with men.

The logic is that men are drooling dirty, horrible and have much lower standards when it comes to household cleaning and personal care. Therefore, women have decided to become raw through leaving the dishes in the sink, not removing body hair and peeing in their pants.

Instead of getting up to squat over the hole in the floor a strange bathroom passes for a toilet in the Far East, as women in Japan have decided they prefer to wear an adult diaper and let nature take its course.

One 25-year-old woman, identified only by a nickname, has been wearing a diaper to work in a real estate agency almost every day for the last six months. She does it to save time and hassle of going to the bathroom. She does not wear one when her boyfriend is around and only used it under a skirt because pants makes it too obvious for onlookers.

Thousands of dollars raised for teen jailed for missing school

A group in Louisiana has raised over $70,000 for an honor student, 17-years-old of Texas, who was jailed for skipping school a lot because she works two jobs to support her brother and sister.

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Diane Tran, an honor student in grade 11 at Willis High School near Houston, was sent to jail for 24 hours last week by Judge Lanny Moriarty. She was also ordered to pay a fine of $100 for excessively missing school.

It is unclear how many days Tran skipped, but state law allows only 10 absences in a period of six months.
Tran, who works full time at a dry cleaning company and part-time for a wedding planner, has been supporting her brother, sister and her parents, who are separated.

Houston Councilman Al Hoang and others have criticized the judge, saying he should have used discretion in the case of this honor student.

Fat couple addicted to McDonald's lose 238 pounds

An obese couple who was addicted to McDonald’s and Burger King food, finally decided to lose weight and fight their addiction after they couldn't fit into amusement park rides with their children, according to press reports in England.

The couple, who ate all their meals at McDonald’s and Burger King, have lost a combined 238 pounds between them after ditching the two fast food restaurants.

Emma and Dylan Smith ate three McMuffins every morning before returning for lunch when they would have two chicken wraps each.

For dinner, the couple, who have four children, ordered Burger King burgers.

Weighing in at nearly 560 pounds between them, the couple of Froome in Somerset, were shamed into weight loss when they learned they were too big for any of the rides during a family trip to Butlins.

Emma, 28, said: "We liked to take the kids to school and then go to McDonald’s on our way home.
We easily ate our way through three McMuffins every morning, every day. We lived in the restaurants.

"We snacked on McFlurries and hot chocolate too. It was embarrassing that the McDonald’s staff knew us so well, they knew our order without us having to ask.

"We received no fruit or vitamins and were anemic because of it. We never used to cook at home. It was McDonald’s or Burger King for every meal.”

The couple kept piling on the weight until they went to Butlins, to celebrate the fourth birthday of their son, but could not fit into any of the fun fair rides as the seat belts would not go over their waists.

The Breast Milk Baby now on sale at U.S. retailers

There is a new type of baby doll called “The Breast Milk Baby." however, U.S. retailers are worried about selling it.

The breastfeeding doll is having a hard time getting into the mainstream stores in the United States, due to the fact that the stores want to avoid potential disputes, said the manufacturer of the dolls, Berjuan Toys, a family owned business and a 40-year-old doll maker based in Spain.

This is how the doll works: Children use a special cap with sensors which attach to the nipples. When the doll makes contact with the sensors, sounds are activated in the doll that imitates infant sucking. The doll also burps and cries.

The Breast Milk Baby also comes in eight varieties, with different skin tones and facial features. They cost $89 - but are listed for a 50 percent discount on the company website in time for the holidays.

What do you think of the doll? Did you buy it for your child? Tell us below in the comments section.

A 12-year-old girl who sued her mother, won $256,000 - according to court proceedings.

Faith Varden-Carberry, who sued her parents and the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland, has been awarded $256,000 following the car accident that killed her younger sister Ava and friend Michaela Logan, in 2007.

The settlement agreement was reached in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Varden-Carberry, originally from Longford, sued her parents and MIBI through her grandfather Anthony Carberry.

In 2007, Mary Carberry, an alcoholic, blacked out drunk while driving with three children in her car. The younger sister, Ava, who was 6 years old at the time, and her friend Michaela Logan, died after the car went off the road and crashed into a muddy embankment outside Edgeworthstown, Co Longford.

Faith, wearing a seatbelt in the back seat, suffered severe physical and emotional trauma. She was confined to a spinal cast for two months, and went through months of therapy to help her cope with the tragedy.

Mary Carberry had been excluded from driving at the time of the accident, resulting from a previous conviction. However, with two young daughters, she needed a way to get to and from school. Carberry had her daughters ask their father Thomas Varden, whom Mary had little or no relation to, for help. 

Varden agreed to buy a car for the family on the condition that Mary did not drive it. However, Mary Carberry did not adhere to the condition, and ultimately caused the death of the two young children.

While young Faith had brought charges against her father as well, they were later dropped, leaving only her mother and MIBI responsible. Mary Carberry was sentenced to six years in prison with two years suspended, and MIBI was found by the court on Wednesday that they were responsible for a payment of $256,000 to Faith.

Awesome story of the mother with her baby must read

In Japan, a young mother has created unique works of art where the main character is her little sleeping baby girl named Nuno.

Mami Koide recently released a book with photos of the art she created around her sleeping daughter. The book became an instant hit.

When the baby fell asleep she became the studio space, and her mother became the artist. Koide used household items props such her as clothes, stuffed animals, towels, socks, toys, coat hangers and vegetables. Through skillful arrangement by the mother, a funny scene gradually appears on her mattress.

"At first, when I began making the art I was not sure whether my creation looked real or not, I wasn't sure others would see the picture as I intended it to look, so I sent a picture of my artwork to my husband, he saw it at work and he loved it,” she said.

Her husband Katsunori Sunami, the baby's father often has to work late at the bar, she said. The photos always reminded him of the important things in his life. “I look at the picture of my daughter and I try to work harder for her future,” the father said.

Koide published a book with 200 photos of art around baby Nuno. Only one week after it was published, the book became the best-selling album on Amazon in Japan.