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I live in a very nice neighborhood, quite upscale and full of custom-built homes. It's not that we're pretentious or anything like that, it's just that people around here do well and feel comfortable spending some of their money on a quality home. It's not a gated community or anything exclusive, but we do have a neighborhood association that's paid for some extras.
For example, unlike most housing projects in our area of the same vintage, there are no big commercial mailboxes when you drive through our neighborhood. We received permission from the Post Office allow individual residential mailboxes on each of the homes. We also paid extra to have the city make allowances for several upgrades, including cast-iron Victorian-style lamp posts instead of the standard street lighting, and the sidewalks are made of nice, pink interlocking brick instead of poured concrete or asphalt. There was some sniping among a few of the original owners about the fee to have the pavers installed throughout the entire neighborhood, but most of those people are doctors or lawyers; they can afford it.
The one thing we didn't really think about when deciding on our mailboxes, though, was teenagers. We don't have gangs of teens spray-painting or tagging the commercial mailboxes like in some parts of the city, but we have had other issues; some of the local teens decided that it would be cool to wait until homeowners were at work, then rifle through their residential mailboxes, looking for credit cards and other useful bits of personal information.
Obviously, the solution was to catch the kids before they caused real harm to themselves and their unwitting victims, but that is always easier said than done. So Plan B was to suggest homeowners install locking mailboxes for their own protection, replacing their original mailboxes. That was not a popular suggestion. So many people had invested in attractive, decorative mailboxes.
Go to a hardware store and try to find locking mailboxes that make any attempt whatsoever to look attractive. Good luck to you.
Fortunately, a neighbor found the website for a company that specializes in this sort of thing and passed the URL around for everyone. The Mailbox Works not only offers a wide range of locking mailboxes, but many of the models they carry look nicer than the ones on our homes now.
In the end, one of the kids who was riffling through mailboxes was caught by his parents with a pilfered credit card, and that put a stop to the problem. But my wife and I and many of our neighbors still replaced our original Mailboxes with locking mailboxes. It was the smart thing to do.
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- Mentally challenged wife alleges rape by her paramour, court acquits man
Mumbai: A 34-year-old man accused of raping a 29-year-old mildly mentally challenged woman was recently acquitted by a special court. The defence had contended that the complainant, a married mother of one, who also had a speech impairment and was handicapped in one arm, had been having an affair with the man and had lied about being raped after her husband found a used condom in the bathroom. "The prosecutrix is a married woman settled in her married life...Therefore, though she has some hearing and speech trouble or is with low intelligence, it cannot be said that she cannot be involved in such relationship, voluntarily," special judge A S Shende said. The court also said that the communication between the accused and the woman in the form of missed calls made before the incident pointed out that they would meet each other by giving missed calls. The woman alleged that on May 1, 2014, she was alone at home as her husband had left for work and her child had gone to her mother's house. She alleged that when she opened the door for the accused, he forcibly entered the house and raped her. While leaving, the accused allegedly threatened her that if she revealed the incident to anyone, he would kill her child. During the trial, the prosecution examined 14 witnesses. Among them was the woman's husband. He told the court that on the day of the incident he saw the condom floating in the commode. The husband said that despite repeatedly asking his wife about it, she only told him after midnight that she had been raped by the accused. The woman's mother also deposed. However during her evidence it came to light that on the day of the incident, the woman had visited her house to fetch her son and she did not reveal anything. The court pointed out that neither the husband nor the woman's mother had seen her in a frightened condition on the day of the incident. Further the prosecution had not explained the delay in lodging FIR satisfactorily. The court also pointed out that the cop who registered the complaint had found missed calls from the woman on the accused's phone, dating to the day of the incident and a day prior.
- Minority panel recommends permament jobs for Mewat rape victims
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The National Commission for Minorities, in its report on the murders and gang rape of two members of a Muslim family in Haryana's Mewat, welcomed the transfer of investigation to CBI and recommended regular jobs for the victims or their kin.
- Kameri rape and murder accused arrested
Rampur: Police on Tuesday evening arrested Saleem, alias Chotu, 24, prime suspect in the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl who was raped and murdered at Kameri tehsil. The incident led to an uproar in the locality when prime accused Saleem's father Chuttan was found sitting on a cot with the girl's disfigured body, covered in a cloth, lying underneath. Police have arrested him as well as his wife Nathiya while Saleem and his cousin, Junaid, his accomplice in the crime, are on the run. All the four accused have been booked under the National Security Act and other sections of the IPC. District police had formed six police teams to nab Saleem who had chopped the dead body into several pieces. Speaking to TOI, Sanjeev Tyagi said, "Chotu is a habitual offender and his presence is a threat to the society."
- Assailants gang-rape woman, shoot at husband when he resists
Bareilly: The intervening night of September 26-27 turned out to be one of terror for a family in Bhojipura area of Bareilly, after a six-member gang of assailants allegedly broke into their house, held them captive, gang-raped a woman and shot at her husband when he tried to resist. They then decamped with cash and jewellery. The rape survivor's husband was rushed to a local community health centre where his condition is said to be stable now. According to police, she has identified four of the assailants who belong to the same area. The woman told TOI, "Around 2 am, six assailants broke into our house and held the family members at gunpoint. Two of the assailants raped me and when my husband tried to put up resistance, one of the assailants shot at him. Before fleeing, they took away all our jewellery and Rs 30,000 cash." Police have registered an FIR under Indian Penal Code's sections 376D (gangrape), 307 (attempt to murder), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement) and 356 (assault in an attempt to commit theft) and the woman has been sent for a medical examination. Superintendent of police (SP) (Rural) Yamuna Prasad, however, said this seemingly is a case of animosity between two families over a love relationship they were opposed to. "According to the rape survivor's claim, four people she identified belong to the family of a girl who was in a relationship with her brother-in-law. The two apparently wanted to marry each other. However, the girl's family strongly disapproved of the relationship and in an act of revenge, committed the crime," Prasad said. "There are many contradictions in the claims made by the rape survivor's family, but based on her complaint, we have filed an FIR at the Bhojipura police station. She has been sent for a medical examination, following which her statement will be recorded in front of a magistrate. We have begun our investigation and are in the process of collecting evidence to work out the case," the SP (rural) said.
- Serve fresh notice to Azam Khan in Bulandshahr gang rape case: SC to CBI
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the non-appearance of Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in the Bulandshahr gang rape case through his lawyer despite service of a court notice on him and directed the CBI to serve a fresh notice on him.
- Bulandshahr gang-rape case : SC asks CBI to serve notice on Azam Khan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over UP minister Azam Khan for not appearing before it in the Bulandsahar gang rape case and asked the CBI to serve notice on him. The top court had issued notice to Azam Khan for calling the rape case a political conspiracy.
- Outlaws gang rape girl after robbing family
In a horrifying incident which signifies deteriorating law and order and poor level of policing on city streets, a gang of seven to eight men wreaked havoc at a village located across Mohan road under Para police station. Having targeted and robbed away valuable items from four houses on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the group of assailants also went on to gang rape a girl in front of her parents.
- Woman threatens false rape case, extorts Rs 3 lakh from Pune Municipal Corporation engineer
A 35-year-old woman from Madhya Pradesh has been arrested by Pune city police for allegedly extorting Rs 3 lakh from a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) engineer whom she met on a matrimonial website. The 49-year-old engineer has lodged an FIR with Chatushrungi police station in this regard. According to the police, the engineer had created a profile on a matrimonial website and later got married in 2005. He has a daughter, too. According to the FIR, the complainant's details were not taken down from the website even after his marriage. In June this year, the accused woman received his personal details from the website and contacted him. Despite telling her that he was married, the woman allegedly kept contacting him on his phone number repeatedly. Later, she sent her photographs on his WhatsApp number, too. Police officials said that the woman came to Pune on September 10 to seek help for her child's education and organised a meeting with the victim in Warje. He offered to help her. However, later the woman threatened to register a rape case against him and demanded Rs 5 lakh for settling the matter. The complainant initially gave her Rs 15,000 and a six-gram gold chain. She again called him on September 15 and sent abusive messages on his phone. The complainant again gave her additional Rs 2 lakh to close the matter. But, after she refused to settle the issue, the man went ahead and lodged a police complaint in this regard. The police have booked the woman for various offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Information Technology Act. Police sub-inspector U B Shingade, who is investigating the case, informed, "The arrested woman claims to be a personal trainer of aerobics. She will be produced before magistrate court on Tuesday."
- Raped by uncle, minor attempts suicide in Jind
CHANDIGARH: A class X girl, who was allegedly raped several times by her uncle during the past three years, attempted suicide outside the residence of Jind SP on Monday afternoon after her pleas for help elicited no response from her family and cops. SP Shashank Anand, who was in his office around 3km away when the incident occurred, said a case under Section 376 of IPC (rape) was registered against the girl's uncle. "We are verifying the facts and have picked up the accused for questioning. We have also asked the girl's mother and grandmother to record their statements,'' he said. The girl had reached the SP's house around 1pm and asked the security guard to forward her application to the SP. "She said she was leaving, but a constable saw her trying to consume something from a bottle. She was overpowered and taken to a hospital. Her condition is stable and she is out of danger,'' the SP said. According to sources, the girl had been living with her maternal grandparents in Jind for the past few years. Since her family was financially weak, her grandparents had brought her here and enrolled her in a local school. Two months ago, the girl had filed a police complaint. However, police had closed the file following the intervention of the local panchayat. In her complaint, she had alleged that her uncle had also sexually abused her three years ago after giving her a soft drink laced with sedatives. She said she had informed her grandparents and mother about the incident. However, they did nothing about it and that encouraged the accused to repeat the crime several times, she stated in the complaint.
- Ex-MP booked for rape, says being defamed
Ashok Pradhan, a four-time BJP MP from Khurja and now a senior Samajwadi Party functionary, has been booked in a rape and attempt to murder case after a 24-year-old woman embroiled in a marital dispute filed a police complaint against him. The woman has also named her husband, parents-in-law, sister-in-law and one more person in the complaint.
- Govandi auto fire: Baby dies, 4 others critical
MUMBAI: The two-month-old baby who had suffered burns after an auto-rickshaw caught fire in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi, died on Monday. Nine people, including the auto driver, four women and the baby, had received serious burns when the auto they were travelling in caught fire due to a gas leak. After the auto-rickshaw got engulfed in the fire, passersby immediately removed the injured and rushed them to Shatabdi hospital. The injured were shifted to Sion hospital on Monday. A source said that three of the women, who suffered more than 50% burn injuries, are stated to be in critical condition. The Shivaji Nagar police have registered an accidental case and are awaiting a report from the fire brigade to know the exact cause of the incident. The police said that they will file an offence of negligence against the auto driver only after the fire brigade gives its opinion.


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The 36-year-old had hinted in the past that he would retire following the World Twenty20 campaign and after Pakistan's disappointing exit he said he would take his time before coming to a decision.
But Afridi, who has made just one Test appearance since 2006 as he focused on white-ball cricket and has not played a one-day international in over a year, revealed in a statement on his official Twitter page that he had decided to continue in the game's shortest format but relinquished the captaincy.
Taliban group threaten PM and media after Easter bombing
The Taliban faction who claimed to have carried out Easter Sunday's bomb attack in Pakistan have issued a new threat, singling out the nation's media and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
"Everyone will get their turn in this war, especially the slave Pakistani media," Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman for extremist group Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, tweeted. "We are just waiting for the appropriate time."
Sunday's attack, which killed 70 people including 29 children, led to at least 160 raids that targeted anyone suspected of Islamist extremism after Mr Sharif announced new powers for arrests and interrogations.
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to crack down on Islamist militants in the country after the attack claimed the lives of more than 70 people, including 29 children.
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Pakistan has vowed to crack down on Islamist militants in the country, after an Easter day suicide bombing targeting Christians killed more than 70 people - 29 of them children.
In Lahore today, the first of the funerals were held, while Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gave the military new powers to arrest and interrogate suspected terrorists.
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Pakistan will "avenge every drop of blood" spilled in a suicide bomb attack at a public park on Easter Sunday, the country's Prime Minister has vowed.
In an emotional televised address, Nawaz Sharif condemned a series of terrorist strikes across Pakistan in recent months - the latest of which left at least 70 people, including 29 children, dead and hundreds more injured.
My brothers and sisters, today again I am here to renew my commitment that we will avenge every drop of the blood of our martyred people and we are doing that, and we will not rest until we have accounted for everything to the end.
We will not let them raise their heads again, we will not allow them to play the lives of the people of Pakistan. This is my resolve, this is my government's resolve and this is the resolve of the 200 million people of Pakistan.
God willing, no terrorist can put a dent in our resolve.
He said the army would forge on with its operation targeting militant hideouts, and said police would hunt down extremists.
The impact of the operations to date were the reason behind the terrorists choosing "soft targets" such as playgrounds and schools, he added.
Candlit vigil for victims of bombing in Lahore, Pakistan
A candlelit vigil has been held in Lahore, Pakistan, in honour of the victims of the Easter Sunday suicide bombing.
At least 70 people -including 29 children - were killed in the blast, which has been claimed by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
Civil rights activists and lawyers gathered at the vigil, calling for unity and holding placards condemning the bombing and reading: 'Terrorism has no religion' and 'No to Talibanization'.
First funerals held for those killed in Lahore bombing
Grieving family and friends gathered for the funerals of at least four of those killed in the Easter Sunday bombing in Lahore, Pakistan.
Christian celebrations held in a public park were targeted by the blasts, which killed at least 70 people - 29 of whom were children.
Hundreds more were injured.
The Pakistani Taliban's Jamaat-ur-Ahrar faction, which once declared loyalty to the so-called Islamic State group, has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, which has been roundly condemned by world leaders including the Pope.
The Pakistani government has now launched a paramilitary crackdown on Islamist militants in the Punjab province, with several raids carried out since the attack resulting in an unspecified number of arrests and the recovery of caches of arms.
It was the deadliest attack in Pakistan since the December 2014 massacre of 134 schoolchildren at a military-run academy in Peshawar.
Paramilitary crackdown to commence in Pakistan
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Educators from across the country traded their classrooms for a night on stage, where they were honored by more than 850 national education leaders and supporters in Washington, D.C.
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Celebrating 42 educators from across the country
It is our pleasure to distinguish these extraordinary educators with the 2016 California Casualty Awards for Teaching Excellence. These prestigious awards recognize, reward, and promote excellence in teaching and advocacy for the profession. All deserve our recognition and sincere thanks, but we had to choose one for our highest honor.
And the award goes to...
Photo: Esai Morales, award-winning actor and gala host; Harriet Sanford, President and CEO of the NEA Foundation; Debra McDonald; Gary Phoebus, President and CEO of NEA Member Benefits.
In the evening's finale, Debra McDonald, an early childhood education instructor at Wayne County Schools Career Center in Smithville, Ohio, took home the top honor: the NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence and $25,000!
Watch Debra McDonald's acceptance speech below.
Five educators receive top awards
Photo: Dirk Andrews, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (WY); Pam Wells, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (SD); Debra McDonald, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (OH); Crystal Brown, The NEA Foundation Board Chair; Lily Eskelsen Garcia, NEA President; Heather LaBarbara, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (KY); Mohsen Ghaffari, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (UT)
Of the 42 educators honored that night, five also accepted the 2016 Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence and $10,000, as finalists for the evening's top honor. Their students could not be more proud of them!
Watch all five videos, which premiered during the gala, that students created using iPads to honor their award-winning educators.
Harriet Sanford shares story of hearing from former student—40 years later
Watch Harriet Sanford, the NEA Foundation's President and CEO, share a heartfelt story about a blast from her past — a text message she received from a student she taught 40 years ago — below.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund honored
Photo: Harriet Sanford, President and CEO of the NEA Foundation; Esai Morales, award-winning actor and gala host; Crystal Brown, NEA Foundation Board Chair; Fidel A. Vargas, President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund; Stephen Eulie, Executive Vice President of Consumer Banking, First National Bank of Omaha
The NEA Foundation also presented the Hispanic Scholarship Fund with the First National Bank of Omaha Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, paying tribute to their distribution of more than $470 million dollars in scholarships Latino college-bound students since 1975.
This award recognizes individuals and organizations for their lifelong commitment to advancing public education and is typically presented to those who work outside the field. Awardees have included former President Bill Clinton, Title IX advocate Billie Jean King, and Sesame Workshop.
Watch Fidel A. Vargas, President and CEO, accept the award of the behalf of Hispanic Scholarship Fund below.
With host, actor and activist Esai Morales
Photo: Esai Morales, award-winning actor and self-described "actorvist," reads tweets from the audience live on stage: "@MarkMautone: @Esai_Morales you rocked it! Thank you for supporting educators."
This year, Esai Morales, an accomplished actor who appeared in the biopic "La Bamba," the HBO Series, "The Brink," and the television series "NYPD Blue" and "Criminal Minds," served as charismatic emcee and host. Morales cofounded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, following in the activist footsteps of his mother, who was an organizer for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
That night, he led guests and those watching the live stream from home or at viewing parties in cheering on the night's biggest stars.
Special guests take the stage
Photo: Students from the Young People's Chorus of New York City, which now has 1,400 students from New York, ages 7 to 18, participate annually.
With students at the center of public education, a group of English Language Learner students, who participated in a NEA Foundation-funded, high school theater program in Annandale, Virginia, also took center stage to perform Shakespeare. The Young People's Chorus of New York City wowed audiences with renditions from "The Sound of Music," and audiences also enjoyed the music and dance of Furia Flamenca and Torcuato Zamora, an accomplished flamenco guitarist from Spain.
Watch the Young People's Chorus of New York City perform the evening's finale below.
A special thank you to all who helped us celebrate the best in public education! Save the date for next year's gala on February 10, 2017.


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