There comes a time when every breastfeeding mother dreads their sweet baby biting down on them while nursing. Some women fear this moment so much, they will actually stop nursing altogether just to avoid being bitten. Since babies will practically gnaw on anything that relieves the pain of teething, it’s not unusual for them to bite. There’s even another reason a baby will bite that you probably never imagined: Babies bite as a sign of affection. When a baby does this, mothers usually take them off the breast and put them down in a non-punitive way to let them know that biting means an end to the nursing. But one mother in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province decided to take matters into her own hands–leaving her eight-month-old baby boy in a pool of blood. Xiao Bao is lucky to be alive after his mother stabbed him 90 times with a pair of scissors, mostly on his face, for biting down on her nipple while breastfeeding. One of Xiao’s uncles found him in the yard of their home and rushed him to the hospital. After getting more than 100 stitches, the infant is recovering. Despite neighbors pleading with the local government to take custody of the poor child, Xiao will remain with his mother and two uncles. Please see the link below for the picture of this little baby boy. http://unseenvines.com/details.php?86&news=88

Hey 12th man are you sick of Troy Aikman and Joe Buck ruining our games? Reporting should never be biased, so why does former Cowboys QB Troy Aikman and his partner Joe Buck always get Cowboys game and why are they able to announce any Seahawks games when they obviously dislike the entire organization? If you want to stab your eardrums every time they speak, then sign here.

St. Andrew is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 20 Cardinal Hayes Place, Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1842. Above the entrance to the church, an inscription in Latin reads "Beati qvi ambvlant in lege Domini," which means, "Blessed are they who walk in the law of the Lord." It is vital to the community as well as the thousands who visit it regularly. St. Andrew has merged and its parish is currently at risk of being closed. Today, St Andrew in NYC is located and intertwined with the seat of New York City, State and Federal Government and it needs to remain viable church parish community including its weekday commuter parishioners. Please sign the petition, visit our church and pray for our success.

The proposed Illiana expressway would run from Indiana to Illinois, south of Chicago, cutting through farmland and threatening the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. The Iliana is projected to cost anywhere between $1.3 to $2.8 billion, and Illinois taxpayers would be on the hook for anywhere between $690 million to $1.35 billion of the costs. Driving has been declining in Illinois over the last decade, including in the region the Illiana would serve yet the Illiana planners justify the project with predictions that driving will steadily increase every year for the next thirty years. That's why Illinois PIRG highlighted the expressway as one of 11 highway boondoggles across the country. Governor Rauner has not taken a position on the Illiana but his transition team recommend he "pause and review" all major infrastructure projects. It also recommended prioritizing maintaining our current infrastructure over major expansions. Tell Governor Rauner to put the brakes on the Illiana boondoggle.

The murder of my daughter due to domestic violence seeking justice to the fullest extent murdered by Michael Eugene Neel

My petition is about people who have children and decided they don't want their children around the grandparents and that being their right as parents and adults.

Recently, the State of Indiana joined a host of other states in suing the federal government over the President's executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Indiana families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Indiana immigrants and deprive our state of $66 million in much-needed tax revenue over the next five years. President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Indiana and generate millions in taxes for the state, Gov. Mike Pence and Attorney General Greg Zoeller are joining with their political partisans to block it. It was bad enough when Gov. Pence opposed immigration reform and -- knowing how much our economy depends on immigrants -- would only support a guest worker program. Now by taking part in this anti-immigrant lawsuit, he’s showing just how cynical of a move that really was. We need Gov. Pence and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Indiana. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.

Recently, the State of Louisiana joined a host of other states in suing the federal government over the President's executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Louisiana families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Louisiana immigrants and deprive our state of much-needed tax revenue. President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Louisiana and generate new taxes for the state, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell are joining with their political partisans to block it. After Latinos handed a defeat to Mitt Romney in 2012, it looked like Gov. Jindal was ready to take his party on a modern path. But now that he’s joined this anti-immigrant lawsuit, it looks like Gov. Jindal is ready to repeat the same mistakes that cost Mitt Romney the election. We need Gov. Jindal and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Louisiana. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.

Recently, the State of Georgia joined a host of other states in suing the federal government over the President's executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Georgia families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Georgia immigrants and deprive our state of a massive $190 million in much-needed tax revenue over the next five years. President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Georgia and generate almost $200 million dollars in taxes for the state, Gov. Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens are joining with their political partisans to block it. It was bad enough when last year Gov. Deal wrongly assumed a Georgia college student was an undocumented immigrant simply based on the color of her skin. Now by taking part in this anti-immigrant lawsuit, he’s got his eyes set on millions of actual undocumented immigrants across the United States. We need Gov. Deal and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Georgia. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.

Those who suffer the devastation of mental illness, and their loved ones, quietly and in fearful isolation try to understand terrifying symptoms, find information and support, navigate the complicated path to accessing care and funding, come to terms with the loss of a planned and hoped for future, understand and accept a possible lifetime of medications (many with very difficult and serious side effects), and need for ongoing psychiatric care (a very altered new normal). We can no longer condone social stigma to further torture those who find themselves on this unbidden journey. We cannot continue to tolerate cruel jokes, careless, ignorant portrayals, and generalizations in the media of those who suffer with schizophrenia, bipolar and other affective illnesses, and psychotic symptoms of any origin. The mentally ill must be acknowledged as a minority class, be protected by anti-discrimination laws, and further protected by hate crime legislation. It is incumbent on our elected officials to educate themselves about this issue and address it with required legislation and vastly improved funding. It is incumbent on law enforcement agencies and medical professionals to understand Civil Commitment laws, and the unique needs of and how to recognize signs of mental illness, in order to appropriately and ethically respond to situations involving those afflicted and their loved ones. It is incumbent on every citizen to gain personal understanding via NAMI, or better yet, by initiating a conversation with a family member, friend, or acquaintance impacted by mental illness. Mental Illness is no respecter of persons, knows no social, racial, ethnic, gender, nor religious boundaries. It is the struggle and work of a lifetime for those afflicted, their loved ones, and every compassionate human being. Contact your elected officials and inform them that you are watching and demand that mental illness be addressed as a priority.

I am a Navy veteran who served honorably from 1958-1962. I have had numerous "compensation & pension" examinations where the examining individual did not fully examine me or listen to my complaints. Some did not even look at the "part" in question. I experienced one situation where a nurse practitioner rendered one decision in my presence and then called me a few days later to tell me that after reviewing biopsy reports from five years before, she was changing her opinion. This is just one of many ridiculous incidents. My appeals have been successful when I have sought out review by private physicians.

On the first day of the new Congress, Republicans quietly introduced a rules change that would force Social Security into a manufactured crisis. The new rule puts a new restriction on the routine transfer of funds between the Social Security trust fund and the Social Security disability program, an action so normal that Congress has approved it 11 times. Unless Congress approves new revenues (which they won't), disabled Americans or seniors will see huge benefit cuts as soon as 2016. The Republican Congress might want to spend their times playing games with our retirement. But as long as you are in the White House, President Obama, you have the power to veto bills that cut Social Security retirement benefits or disability insurance.