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Eh.

BUFFALO WOMEN, PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!

Suspect in holdups, sex attacks sought
Police cite similarities in incidents reported by half-dozen women

By T.J. Pignataro NEWS STAFF REPORTER

Buffalo police believe the same man may be responsible for as many as a half-dozen robberies and sexual attacks on women in the city dating back to last Thursday.

Detectives Wednesday night were piecing together what they believe were significant similarities in the attacks, which frequently have occurred around midnight.

The assailant is a black male in his 20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall. He has short hair and often has been reported wearing a green or gray hooded sweat shirt that is usually left open. In a couple of the attacks, he appeared to be jogging. He arms himself with a box cutter.

“Women should be aware of this,” said Dennis J. Richards, chief of detectives. “Women should be careful and are encouraged not to travel alone.”

The first attack occurred just after midnight Thursday on Potomac Avenue near Chapin Parkway. A woman was forced to perform oral sex on the suspect.

Then, less than an hour later, another woman was attacked at Potomac and Brantford Place. The attacker jogged up behind her, displayed a box cutter or knife and said, “Give me all your money.” When the victim said she didn’t have any, the suspect said, “I am just playing with you” and grabbed her breasts and buttocks.

The next night, just after midnight, another woman was attacked as she left a gas station at Elmwood Avenue and Hodge Street. She was robbed of $300. The suspect asked for oral sex but fled when the woman refused.

Within a half-hour, a 30- year-old woman reported she was accosted by a man at East Delavan Avenue and Spillman Place near the Canisius College Health Science Building. He demanded she follow him to a parking lot where he pulled down his pants and demanded oral sex. She refused and he grabbed her breast and took $15 from her.

Just before midnight Sunday, a fifth woman reported being attacked in the 100 block of Richmond Avenue. The suspect ran ahead of her and then grabbed her, displaying a knife. He took her purse and wallet and then pulled his zipper down and demanded sex. The woman screamed and was punched in the side of the head by the suspect before he fled.

The sixth attack, which police were still trying to link to the other attacks, occurred at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Atlantic Avenue. There, the suspect peppersprayed a 30-year-old woman and ripped her purse off her shoulder. No knife was displayed and the suspect did not demand sex, police said.

“There are enough specific things done and said to believe . . . they are related and could be the same perpetrator,” Richards said.

The Sex Offense Section and detectives are investigating.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact detectives at 851-4494.

Ouch.

Ok, so these news stories are really funky today. Check this one out. A 17 pound baby was born in Russia. Now, if that wasn't bad enough, this is this woman's 12th CHILD!!! Here is a picture of the GIANT child next to an average sized newborn.

BARNAUL, Russia - A Siberian woman who gave birth to her 12th child — doing more than her fair share to stem Russia’s population decline — was stunned to find that little Nadia weighed in at a massive 17 pounds, 1 ounce.

Nadia was delivered by Caesarean section in the local maternity hospital in the Altai region on September 17, joining eight sisters and three brothers, a local reporter said.

“We were all simply in shock,” said Nadia’s mother, Tatyana Barabanova, 43. “What did the father say? He couldn’t say a thing — he just stood there blinking.”

“I ate everything, we don’t have the money for special foods so I just ate potatoes, noodles and tomatoes,” she told the reporter, adding that all her previous babies had weighed more than 11 pounds.

The Guinness World Records lists a 22 pound, 4 ounce baby boy born in Italy in 1955, and a 23 pound, 8 ounce baby boy who was born in the United States in 1879 but died 11 hours later.

The average weight for most healthy newborn babies is around 7 pounds, 6 ounces, according to World Health Organization figures.

Um, huh?

Purchase at auction results in macabre discovery.

MAIDEN, N.C. - A man who bought a smoker Tuesday at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first.

Maiden police said the man opened up the smoker and saw what he thought was a piece of driftwood wrapped in paper. When he unwrapped it, he found a human leg, cut off 2 to 3 inches above the knee.

The smoker had been sold at an auction of items left behind at a storage facility, so investigators contacted the mother and son who had rented the space where the smoker was found.

The mother, Peg Steele, explained her son had his leg amputated after a plane crash and kept the leg following the surgery “for religious reasons” she doesn’t know much about.

“The rest of the family was very much against it,” Steele said.

Steele said her son, John Wood, plans to drive to Maiden, about 35 miles northwest of Charlotte, to reclaim his amputated leg, police said.

Color ME Happy!!

A remake I am REALLY excited for!!

Color Todd HAPPY!!!

NOSEBLEEDS!!!

We will be here on January 1st, 2008 watching the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins duke it out in the great outdoors. We may freeze our asses off, but we will be having one hell of a time in the process. That is all.

Back on the wagon...

I am back on the "better eating" plan my friends. Marriage makes you fat baby. If anyone is interested in shedding a few pounds, here is some GREAT advice. I also included a few of my favorite links.

8 Ways to Fight Fall Weight Gain

The summer's over, and with it, any need to show up in public in a bathing suit. But before you layer on the sweaters -- and the pounds they can hide -- check out this advice from Daphne Oz (yes, the daughter of Dr. Oz, RealAge medical advisor and Oprah health expert), who's just followed her first book, The Dorm Room Diet, with a down-to-earth sequel: The Dorm Room Diet Planner. After years of adolescent struggles with as much as 30 extra pounds, Daphne started to lose weight in high school -- and went to college determined: She not only avoided the loathed freshman 15 but lost 10 pounds. Talk about A+ work! Here are her top stay-slim tips, no matter what your age:

• Drink half your body weight in ounces of water daily, including one glass before every meal.
• Avoid emotional eating. The next time you reach for that cookie, ask yourself whether you're being prompted by stress, hurt, depression, boredom, or even joy. The purpose of eating is to fuel your body, not temper your feelings.
• Always have breakfast. It gives energy to your body and brain, and keeps you from going into starvation mode and binge-eating later.
• Schedule time to eat. Plan on three meals and two fruit or veggie snacks every day. Look at your schedule for the day and block out windows of time to eat; "not enough time" is not an excuse.
• Count to your age before you "cheat." Anytime you find you are about to eat something that's not healthy, count to your age. If you still want a bit after your countdown, feel free; you've made a conscious decision to indulge.
• Ditch the defeatist attitude. Everyone falls off the bandwagon sometimes. The important thing is to get back on. So when you succumb to that late-night bowl of ice cream, don't think, "Well, I've already been bad, so I might as well finish the rest of the carton." Instead, enjoy the occasional indulgence and resume your resolve.
• Get off the couch. A daily exercise routine would be ideal. But even walking up a few flights of stairs for a face-to-face conversation is better than instant-messaging.
• Avoid processed snacks. Always try to have a piece of fruit rather than processed snack foods, especially late at night. If fruit alone doesn't cut it, try adding some peanut butter. If you need a sugar fix, nuke a handful of dark chocolate chips in the microwave for a few seconds and dip your fruit into that.
  

Sounds simple. It is. And Daphne's proof that it works!!

MY FAVORITE LINKS!!

My Food Diary

Hungry Girl

Weight Loss M.D.

CURTAIN UP!!

Hi folks! It is that time again and this Friday marks the beginning of another wonderful Theatre Season here in Buffalo, New York. I am really excited about this year in particular as I get to work with my husband on a GREAT project. More on that later.

This time of year for me means getting back into shape, no more smoking (until New Years Eve), eating better, taking LOTS of Vitamin C, and getting a flu shot. OOoohhhh that winter cold better stay FAR away from me this year. It was kind to me last year. Let's hope it feels generous again.

Here is the line-up of shows that involve my friends and myself. (That I know of)

The School for Scandal
September 13 to October 14, 2007 at Irish Classical Theatre Company
Irish Classical Theatre Company Website
Among a wonderful cast is my husband Todd as Snake and Moses. Hmmm!!

Altar Boyz
September 12 – October 14, 2007 at Musicalfare Theatre Company
Musicalfare Theatre Website
Louis Colaiacovo, Marc Sacco, Paschal Frisina III, Brendan Cataldo and Angel Rosario are the bible bumping boy band. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS!!!



Bat Boy
Oct. 23 – Nov. 11, 2007 at Studio Arena Theatre
Studio Arena Theatre Website
Lou Colaiacovo, Marc Sacco, Nicole Cimato, Loraine O'Donnell, Tim Newell, Phil Farugia, Keith Ersing, Kelly Natale, Charmage Chi, Joe Wiens, Paschal Frisina III and ME!!!
Listen, you get to see people killed, Lou and I kissing AGAIN, Marc half naked and Nicole splunking. What more can you ask for??



Kindertransport
November 29 - December 22, 2007 for JRT Company at The Road Less Traveled Theatre
Jewish Repertory Theatre Website
Todd plays someone. Maybe a transport to someone's kinder??

The Servant of Two Masters
January 11 to February 10, 2008 at Irish Classical Theatre Company
Todd plays papa to Andy Moss. HELLO!!

Beyond the Rainbow
April 23 – May 25, 2008 at Musicalfare Theatre Company
I play Young Judy Garland to Colleen Marchella's Older Judy Garland. Kathy Weese plays my Mother among other female characters, Marc Sacco plays Vincent Minnelli and other male characters, Todd plays Sid Luft and other male characters.



NOW, there are more shows to discuss but I have NO clue when they are!! O'Connell and Company are putting on Dames at Sea with Nicole Cimato and Steel Magnolia's with me playing Shelby. I get to say the famous line, "If you don't leave me alone I'm gonna leave!"



So, get your tickets my friends!! Come and support local theatre companies and local actors. See you on the other side!!

Bat Boy Family

OOOOOH!

I must have shouted OH! OOOH! OW! each about 5 times with this video. How about you??