Sometime's A Mother's Kiss Can Be Deadly!

A newborn baby is one of the loveliest sights that your eyes could ever behold.Your heart just surges with so much love & affection for this helpless little being.It's hard not to hold them.And it's especially hard not to kiss them.But, in one case, a mother's innocent kiss may have become the kiss of death.Here's more from Sky News:

"A mother whose baby girl died shortly after her birth has told Sky News she was devastated to learn she may have passed on a deadly infection to her daughter through kisses.Ruth Schofield's baby Jennifer was just 11 days old when her vital organs failed and she died in hospital.

She had been infected by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) passed on by her mother, Ruth, either by kissing or breastfeeding, an inquest was told.

Miss Schofield told Sky News she did not have the words to describe the shock of her new-born daughter's death.

"It was soul destroying," she said.

"I don't want any family to have to go through the devastation I have."

Lancaster coroner Dr James Adeley said Miss Schofield, 35, of Lancaster, probably caught HSV in the late stages of pregnancy.

But he said no-one could be blamed for failing to identify the virus and recorded a narrative verdict.

Miss Schofield had felt ill with flu-like symptoms a few days before giving birth to Jennifer in November 2006. She was then treated by her GP for a number of mouth ulcers.

Her daughter subsequently became unwell and died in Lancaster Royal Infirmary the following month.

Miss Schofield said she was campaigning to raise awareness of the condition, which is said to kill six babies a year in the UK."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

While Robert Mugabe Sips Champagne,Zimbabweans Drink Cholera-Infected Water!

As cholera & starvation spreads rapidly through Zimbabwe,Robert Mugabe celebrated his 85th birthday as if he doesn't have a care in the world!It amazes me that he is sipping champagne while the people of his country die from not having one of the barest necessities of life,which is clean water.Not only that,Robert Mugabe asked for contributions from Zimbabweans for his lavish weeklong birthday celebrations.How deplorable!This man has no soul.Here's more from Sky News:

"A week of birthday celebrations culminates today for the Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, as his country remains in crisis.
Mr Mugabe turned 85 last weekend and is today set to enjoy a huge public feast and concert at Chinhoyi, about 50 miles west of the capitol Harare.

Critics say it shows a continued confidence by Mr Mugabe - just weeks after he agreed to a power-sharing deal with the opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

The lavish event promises to be a party fit for a king.

It is reported to include 2,000 bottles of champagne, 8,000 lobsters, 100kg of prawns and 4,000 portions of caviar.

Yet whilst Mr Mugabe feasts, half of his population survives on just one meal a day in a country battling hyper-inflation and a worsening cholera epidemic.

Controversially, Mr Tsvangirai has said he will attend.

He evidently believes his best hope of bringing real change is from within government, not outside fighting Mr Mugabe in opposition.
Last year, Mr Tsvangirai railed against Robert Mugabe's birthday celebration as "a gathering of the satisfied few" in a nation crippled by food shortages.

His spokesman James Maridadi said of today's bash: "Morgan Tsvangirai was invited and he is attending.

"It is courteous on (the part of) his party and it is in the spirit of national unity."

As leader of the opposition, Morgan Tsvangirai faced intimidation, physical assault and at one stage was charged with plotting to kill Mr Mugabe.

However, in February he was sworn in as the country's Prime Minister.

The Mugabe birthday celebrations will reportedly cost £350,000 - amid suggestions it would take more than £3bn to rehabilitate Zimbabwe's collapsed health, social and education systems."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Apparently,Morgan Tsvangirai used some good judgement & decided not to attend.Here's more on that from Zimbabwe Metro:

"President Mugabe invited Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, but Press Secretary James Mariradi said the majority party leader turned it down. Tsvangirai said it is a political party function and as the prime minister, he is not obligated to attend, the spokesman said.

The spokesman would not acknowledge whether Tsvangirai had initially agreed to attend, but it was widely reported in Zimbabwean media that he had agreed to do so."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Is Rihanna Really Back With Chris Brown?!!! Some Women Just Never Learn!

I can't stand Geraldo Rivera,but damned if he wasn't right!He said that Rihanna was probably going to get back together with Chris Brown & she would refuse to press charges & testify against him.It looks as if he was right about the first part at least.Look what the Seattle Pi is reporting:

"Could Rihanna and on-again/off-again beau Chris Brown really be spending time together just three weeks after his arrest?

People reports the singers are at one of Sean "Diddy" Combs' homes on Miami Beach's Star Island. "They care for each other," a source tells the magazine. "While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves."

Brown was accused of attacking a woman and booked for making criminal threats in the early hours before the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Rihanna, who along with Brown canceled performances for the Feb. 8 show, was widely reported to be involved in the case, though police have not identified the woman.

Brown, who has not been charged, said he was "sorry and saddened" a week after his arrest. "I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones, and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person," Brown said in a statement.

Rihanna has not commented on Brown's arrest, but thanked fans a week ago for the support "she has received during this difficult time."

Brown reportedly reached out to Rihanna for the first time since his arrest on Feb. 18 - her 21st birthday.

Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, tells Us of the apparent reconciliation, "I love my daughter with whatever road she takes. I'm behind her win or lose. I will be supportive. If that's the road she wants to choose, I'm behind her."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

WTF are you thinking,Rihanna?!!!! Some women just never learn!